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Opening originally in 1884 this beautiful Victorian building, next to Liverpool Street Station, houses 5-star luxury. Andaz London is a spectacular 5-star boutique hotel that enjoys a unique location. Stay here guests are steps from the financial district but within easy walking distance of the attractions such as St. Paul’s Cathedral, the London Bridge, the Bank of England and the Tower of London. A central location in the heart of the city makes the Andaz Hotel an ideal accommodation for leisure and business travelers alike.

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This 18 hole parkland course is renowned for always being a great condition with all year round playability. It offers a challenge to players of all handicaps, with several holes moulded around a lake. Lee Valley Golf Course is open to all standarts of players, members and non-members alike. It’s an interesting and clevery designed course with water in play on ten holes using the natural geatures of a large lake and the River Lee Navigation which is home to many birds. For those who enjoy nature there is even a specially designed bird hide so you can watch the wildlife on the lake.

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Rye House Gatehouse is all that remains of a once fantastic fortified manor house constructed by Sir Andrew Ogard in 1443. it was one of the first brick built buildings in the United Kingdom and one of the finest medieval moated sites in Hertfordshire. The gatehouse is a Grade I listed buildings. The site has a vibrant history from the Rye House Plot – an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate King Charles II, to being a workhouse and a place where the Victorians came to enjoy landscaped gardens, banquets and the delights of the countryside.

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YHA Lee Valley, Cheshunt is the perfect place to stay with your family, friends, school or youth group. The six Scandinavian style lodges offer en-suite rooms, including twins, doubles and family rooms. Other facilities include licensed restaurant, comfortable lounges, laundry and internet access. For a family get-together, private use of facilities can be booked in advance.

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Hotel Haller is fantastic place with super modern apartments in an enviable excellent location. Nestled amid a green, pristine natural setting and set against the backdrop of the Steinernes Meer and the Hochkonig, Austria… the hotel lies at an elevation of 802 meters above sea level and also is nearby the two mountain villages, Hintermoos and Hinterthal.

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Dare to put your nerves to the test and experience the thrill as you negotiate the rapids of this world class course. This brand new white water center will be used for the London 2012 Olympic Games but you’ll be able to ride the rapids before them when the center opens in spring 2011!

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Lee Valley Riding Center is set in 25 acres of wonderful open space in the heart of East London. It’s British Horse Society accredited and provides accessible, affordable riding for the local community and across the region. Catering for all abilities with 500 safe, fun and well-schooled horses and ponies, offering year-round riding in the floodlit indoor and outdoor arenas. Livery services are also available.

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With picnic areas, bird hides and viewing areas this is an ideal site for a little foray with nature. Voted one of the top 20 walks in the UK by The Times (April 2009). Amwell is a reserve not to be missed, where you’ll discover a very important place for wildlife. A former gravel pit, now flooded, Amwell forms a vital link in a chain of wetland sites that stretch through the Regional Park.

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Stavanger is a city in the country of Norway, very small, but extremely charming. The city has a perfect harbour setting, history and culture, excellent restaurants, lots of shops and good accommodation. Nowadays the city becomes the most influential and important Norwegian cities in the second half of the 20th century, after oil was discovered in the North Sea. Norway’s oldest cathedral, Stavanger domkirke, is situated in the city centre, right next to lake Breiavatnet. The two most popular recreational areas in Stavanger are situated around lakes, namely Mosvatnet and Stokkavatnet.

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Norwich, a two-hour train ride northeast from London, has increasingly become a refuge for writers fleeing the hectic pace of the capital’s publishing scene. If you visit the town, it looks like another charming medieval place, with a fantastically preserved castle and a 900-year-old cathedral. However, a closer deeper look look will lead you to the wellspring of author readings and literary festivals, featuring recent talks by Booker Prize winners like John Banville and Penelope Lively.

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