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Contemporary

British Cultureand SocietyChapter 7 HOLIDAYS & TOURISM

October, 2005Xiao Huiyun

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Abstract In Chapter Seven we continue to look at the

variety of ways in which people in Britain todayspend their leisure time. We especially look atexcursions away from home for a short or longerbreak. But we first look at the transport

infrastructure of Great Britain a network ofairports, railway lines, motorways and otherroads, which, together, connect up the evenremotest parts of the country and help to maketravel in Britain efficient, comfortable and

affordable

. We then examine holidays takenwithin Britain. There are a variety of things to do:for example, the seaside, areas of natural beautyand historical sites for long holidays or weekendbreaks or day trips.


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Abstract We also examine holidays made by British

people abroad. We look at the travellersselection of destination and theirexpectations from holidays abroad. In the

second part of the chapter, we shift ourattention to the business of tourism andtourist organizations. We consider theimpact of travel agents and otherorganisations on tourism. The chapter

ends with a personal account of auniversity student on how she managed tomake a trip through Europe.


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Focal Points

All focal questions handouts

Conditions for travel

excursions for a short or longer break

holidays taken within Britain landscape &heritage, national parks, National Trust,English heritage

Holidays outside Britain Organization of tourism industry

Why travel?


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The world is like a book; and thosewho have not traveled have readonly the first page."- St. Augustine


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A 1 IntroductionConditions for travel

British people who work full timehave 4-5 weeks paid holiday

Shorter working week

Good travel conditions

Means of transportation

Discounts for coach & rail travelp118 SB


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A 2 Day Trips & WeekendBreaks

The seaside

Black Pool

Bingo halls. Amusement arcades,hotels, discos & restaurants,especially fish & chips

Theme parks


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A 2 Day Trips & Weekendbreaks

Roman Theme Park,Chester


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Chester Cathedral


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A 2 Day trips & WeekendBreaks

Blackpool Tower BlackpoolIllumination


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Blackpool


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Blackpool


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Woodhall & Lincoln George Hotel, HighStreet, Lincoln


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Woodhall Spa, 5thgreen

Woodhall Spa, 3rdhole


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The Golf Hotel Lincoln Castle


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A 2 Day Trips & WeekendBreak

Lincoln Castle Lincoln Cathedral


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A 3 Holidays at Home

Where do the British like to go?

The seaside

Historical and cultural sites e.g.

Shakespeares birth place, castles,cathedrals, etc.

The City of London The square mile

Accommodation Bed & Breakfast, camp sites, youth

hostels, hotels


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Victoria Station
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The City of London

St. James Park


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The City of London

Greater London Authority Headquarters


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Hyde Park Corner


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City of London

Bank of England


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The City of London

The Bank of England


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The City of London

Piccadilly Circus

St P l C th d l


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St. Pauls Cathedral


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The City of London

Westminster Abby


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The Millenium Bridge


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Shakespeare

Shakespearesbirth place (23 April1564)

The old grammarschool he attended


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Shakespeare Schoolroom in which

he studied The curriculum was

mainly based on Latin,studying such authorsas Virgil and Ovid. The

curriculum would alsohave included someGreek, probablyHomer.

Today this building is

part of the KingEdward VI GrammarSchool


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Shakespeare

Here is the deskwhere Shakespeare'steacher sat. Thisteacher passed on his

own love of Ovid,Virgil and Homer toyoung William, andthereby laid the

foundation forShakespeare's greatwork


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Shakespeare

This is the spot wherehe lies.

Shakespeare died inStratford on 23 April1616, and now lies inHoly Trinity Church

Stratford. "O, such another sleep,

that I might seeBut such another

man,..As this I dream'd of".

ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA


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ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPATOWN VIEWS

Coventry


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Bath

Roman baths inBath

Cathedral, Bath

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Stonehenge


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NATIONAL PARKS

British Definition of a National Park An extensive area of beautiful & relatively

wild country in which, for the nations benefitand by appropriate national decision andaction (I.e. government policy) the

characteristic landscape beauty is strictlypreserved, access and facilities for publicopen-air enjoyment are amply provided,wildlife and buildings and places ofarchitectural and historic interest aresuitably protected, while established farminguse is effectively maintained.

(National Parks and Access to theCountryside Act 1949)


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NATIONAL PARKS: InternationalDefinition

A relatively large area,(1) where one or severalecosystems are not materially altered by human useand settlement; (2) where plant and animal species,geomorphological sites and habitats are of specialscientific, educational & recreactive interest or

which contains a natural landscape of great beauty;(3) where the government of the country has takensteps to prevent or eliminate, as soon, as possible,use or settlement in the whole area and to enforcethe respect of ecological, geomorphologicalaesthetic features, which have led to itsestablishment; (4) where visitors are allowed to enterunder special conditions.

(United Nations,1977)


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UK - Cotswolds

From Stratford to Bath and Oxford

The Cotswolds stretch from Stratford uponAvon in the north to Bath in the south.

From Gloucester in the west to Oxford inthe east, the rolling hills are full of storybook English villages. And we have addedShakespeare at Stratford upon Avon, the

dreaming spires and colleges at Oxfordand the Georgian city of Bath.


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UK - Cotswolds Anyone in search of the

true EnglishCountryside need lookno further than theCotswolds, consideredby many to be amongst

the most beautiful areasin England. Two thingsabove all give theCotswolds their specialwarmth and richness;the soft naturallimestone and the

wealth of the wooltrade in days gone bywhich has left aheritage of superbbuildings.

THE COTSWOLDS


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THE COTSWOLDS

The cars parked along thestreet today don't do anythingto enhance the appearance ofthe town


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THE COTSWOLDSHeart of England

Upper Slaughter Lower Slaughter


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The CotswoldsOxford


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Village, Cotswolds,south-westEngland


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Isle of Avalon Village


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North YorkshireDales, England


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Lake District


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Lake District

Crummock Waterfrom RannerdaleKnotts

Aira Force

'Rydal Rydal Hall Gardens


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Rydal - Rydal Hall Gardens Lake district

Rydal Hall The gardens


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Daffodils


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The Lake District The waves beside them danced, but they

Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:A poet could not but be gay,In such a jocund company:I gazed --- and gazed --- but little thoughtWhat wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lieIn vacant or in pensive mood,They flash upon that inward eye

Which is the bliss of solitude;And then my heart with pleasure fills,And dances with the daffodils


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Willi W d th


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William Wordsworth1770 -- 1850

Cockermouth Wordsworth House


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Wordsworth Memorial Opposite

Wordsworth Houseis this bronze bust ofthe poet, unveiled on7 April 1970, thebicentenary ofWilliam's birth,by his great-great-

grandson. As part of thesamecelebrations, 27000

daffodils were plantedon open spaces andapproaches to the town.
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Hawkshead - Old Grammar School The old grammar

school The Old Grammar School

in Hawkshead was foundedin 1585 by the Archbishopof York, Edwin Sandys. Theground floor classroomretains many old desks

covered in carving done bythe boys, including thepoet William Wordsworthand his brother John.Upstairs in theheadmaster's study and aclassroom containing an

exhibition relating to thehistory of the school, thefounder and WilliamWordsworth

The Wordsworth Museum
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The Wordsworth MuseumGrasmere - Dove Cottage

Here Wordsworth wrotemuch of his poetry, and hissister Dorothy kept herfamous journals

In 1802 after her marriageto William, MaryHutchinson arrived. Theirthree oldest children wereborn at Dove Cottage -John in 1803, Dora in 1804and Thomas in 1806.

The Wordsworths hadmany visitors to DoveCottage - Walter Scott,Thomas De Quincey,

Charles and Mary Lamb,Robert Southey and mostof all Samuel TaylorColeridge


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William Wordsworth Rydal Mount, in the heart

of the Lake District ,commands glorious viewsof Lake Windermere, RydalWater and the surroundingfells.

It was the home ofWilliam Wordsworthfrom 1813 to 1850.The house, which nowbelongs to the

descendants of thepoet, retains a lived infamily atmosphere,and has changed littlesince Wordsworth andhis family came to livehere. They rented thehouse from Lady leFleming, of nearbyRydal Hall.
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William Wordsworth Wordsworth was a keen

landscape gardener, andthe four acre gardenremains much as hedesigned it.

It consists of rare shrubs,fell-side terraces, lawns,rock pools and an ancientmound. The mound datesfrom the 9th Century,when it was used as a site

for a Beacon Fire to warnof coming Border Raiders.In season the daffodils,bluebells andrhododendrons produce aspectacular display ofcolour. From thesummerhouse is astunning view over RydalWater.
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William Wordsworth


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William WordsworthRydal - Dora's Field

Daffodils


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William Wordsworth

Tombstones forthe Wordsworths

St Oswald's Church


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Belfast, N. Ireland


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Wales


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National Parks, Wales


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Palace of Holyrood, Edinburgh


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Prince Street Garden, Edinburgh


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The Scottish Highlands


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Scottish Highlands


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Scottish Highlands

Bluebells ofScotland

Scottish Thistles Flower of Scotland
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Heritage of Scotland Robert Burns was

Scotland's greatest poetand many would saythat he was the world's

greatest ever poet.

Burns was born atAlloway, Ayrshire,Scotland on 25 January1759 and died inDumfries on 21 July1796. In less than 37

years of life heaccomplished more thanmost people do in anormal lifetime

Some of his work, suchas Auld Lang Syne isamong the mostfamiliar and best-loved

songs and poems in the

English language

Scotland


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ScotlandMy Love is like a Red, Red Rose Burns

0, my love is like ared, red rose,that's newly sprung inJune.0, my love is like a

melody,that's sweetly play'din tune.

As fair thou art, mybonnie lass,so deep in love am I,And I will love theestill, my dear,till a' the seas gangdry.

Till a' the seas gangdry, my dear,and the rocks melt wi'the sun!And I will love thee

still, my dear,while the sands of lifeshall run.

And fare thee well, myonly love!And fare thee wellawhile!And I will come again,my love.Tho it were tenthousand mile!


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Scotland

BURNS NIGHT It is celebrated on January, 25th, the

birthday of Robert Burns

In the evening people eat typicalScottish food, such as Haggis (aspecial kind of sausage in a sheepsstomach) and drink whisky whilebagpipes music is played and someof Burns poems are read aloud.


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Robert Burns

Burns Cottage Burns Monument


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Scotland

Tossing the Cabar,Highland Games,May -- Sept.

Scottish Castle


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Tossing the Cabar


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A 4 Holidays Abroad

Popular places abroad

Culture -- Vienna, Venice, FlorenceAthens

Scenic beauty and Adventure

K C f T i G th i UK


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Key Causes of Tourism Growth in UK

Develop of transport (in travelling timemakes places nearer). Railways, roadsand motorways and air transport.

More time off work. Paid holidays.

Higher disposable income.

Wider horizons.

More old OAPS.

Package Deals.


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Kirkby Stephen , Lake


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y p ,District

Ravenstonedale,Kirkby Stephen

19th Century barnconversion for 4/6

19th Century barn


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yconversion

Situated one mile from thedelightful small village ofRavenstonedale, this spaciousbarn conversion providesexcellent accommodation all

year round


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The Cotswolds

Cottage


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The Cotswolds

Cottage

A 5 Organization of the


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gTourism Industry

Package holidays : transport ,accommodation, transfer

Self-planned holidays

Travel agent agents for clients &companies they make booking with

The Association of British Travel Agents(ABTA)

Travel Agency of National Union ofStudents

see p124 for more information


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A 6 Conclusion

Nowadays, in some Western developedcountries, its becoming more and moredifficult in everyday life to achieve, letalone maintain, a balance over a long

period of time. On the one hand, peopleare inundated with stimuli in the form ofrush, noise and stress. On the other hand,many things are monotonous,

unstimulating and one-sided: housing,the environment, the journey to work,work itself, even everyday leisure.


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A6 Conclusion

Other key words are uneventfulness,sedentariness, lack of contact and mobility.In this case, it is not an exaggeration to saythat everyday life is the sum of negativeaspects of existence. Dirt noise work

rush

school

trouble

pollution. All thisis part of everyday life. Thus, the possibilityof leaving, going on a trip, is obviouslysomething very important. To a certainextent, everyday life is bearable in the longrun only if there is a chance to get away;

otherwise people lose their balance and fallill. Free time, and above all, travel are thereto add some colour to this bare landscape.They are the vehicle for mans restoration his re-creation; they heal body and soul and

bring vitality and new meaning to life.


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A 6 Conclusion

Travel is recuperation and regeneration. Travel restores bodily and mental strength usedup in everyday life, at work, school and in thefamily. It is a recharging of batteries.

Travel is compensation and social

integration. Travel compensates us for whatwe miss in everyday life. What people want is tofind a compensation for the one-sided demandsof their working life: they want to do andexperience something that is different from theeveryday routine, they seek diversion from thedaily monotony, they long for fun andamusement.


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Travel broadens the mind. Broaden ones horizons, dosomething for ones culture and

education, Experience othercountries, see the world, meet localpeople, or Experience something

entirely different, see new thing.


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Travel is freedom and self-determination. Freedom is, in the finalanalysis, the ability to make ones owndecisions about a course of action. Travel

liberates people from obligations. Theycan break loose from the must, from theorder and regulation which oppress us ineveryday life. They can finally do what

they want and what they think is right.They can also do nothing. They are free,unrestrained, their own masters.


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Travel is self-realization. Holidays, says thistheory, provide an opportunity to confront theself, to test ones soul, to come to terms withoneself, to measure oneself against others anddiscover ones own abilities.

Travel is happiness. In a recent study fortourism, human happiness is described as aharmonious state, trouble and tension-free,combined with a certain degree of self-realization.

The probability of experiencing this state ofhappiness is supposed to be much greater duringholidays than in everyday life.

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