Contemporary
British Culture
and Society
Chapter 7 HOLIDAYS & TOURISM
October,2005
Xiao Huiyun
Abstract
? In Chapter Seven we continue to look at the
variety of ways in which people in Britain today
spend their leisure time,We especially look at
excursions away from home for a short or longer
break,But we first look at the transport
infrastructure of Great Britain — a network of
airports,railway lines,motorways and other
roads,which,together,connect up the even
remotest parts of the country and help to make
travel in Britain ―efficient,comfortable and
affordable‖,We then examine holidays taken
within Britain,There are a variety of things to do,
for example,the seaside,areas of natural beauty
and historical sites for long holidays or weekend
breaks or day trips,
Abstract
? We also examine holidays made by British
people abroad,We look at the travellers‘
selection of destination and their
expectations from holidays abroad,In the
second part of the chapter,we shift our
attention to the business of tourism and
tourist organizations,We consider the
impact of travel agents and other
organisations on tourism,The chapter
ends with a personal account of a
university student on how she managed to
make a trip through Europe.
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?
? The world is like a book; and those
who have not traveled have read
only the first page." - St,Augustine
A 1 Introduction
Conditions for travel
? British people who work full time
have 4-5 weeks paid holiday
? Shorter working week
? Good travel conditions
? Means of transportation
? Discounts for coach & rail travel
p118 SB
A 2 Day Trips & Weekend
Breaks
? The seaside
? Black Pool
? Bingo halls,Amusement arcades,
hotels,discos & restaurants,
especially fish & chips
? Theme parks
A 2 Day Trips & Weekend
breaks
? Roman Theme Park,
Chester
Chester Cathedral
A 2 Day trips & Weekend
Breaks
? Blackpool Tower ? Blackpool
Illumination
Blackpool
Blackpool
A 2 Day Trips & Weekend
Breaks
? Woodhall & Lincoln ? George Hotel,High
Street,Lincoln
A 2 Day Trips & Weekend
Breaks
? Woodhall Spa,5th
green
? Woodhall Spa,3rd
hole
A 2 Day Trips & Weekend
Breaks
? The Golf Hotel ? Lincoln Castle
A 2 Day Trips & Weekend
Break
? Lincoln Castle ? Lincoln Cathedral
A 3 Holidays at Home
? Where do the British like to go?
? The seaside
? Historical and cultural sites e.g,
Shakespeare‘s birth place,castles,
cathedrals,etc,
? The City of London – The square mile
? Accommodation
? Bed & Breakfast,camp sites,youth
hostels,hotels
Victoria Station
The City of London
? St,James Park
The City of London
? Greater London Authority Headquarters
Hyde Park Corner
City of London
? Bank of England
The City of London
? The Bank of England
The City of London
? Piccadilly Circus
The City of London
? St,Paul‘s Cathedral
The City of London
? Westminster Abby
The City of London
? Millenium Bridge
The City of London
? Trafalgar Square,
London
? Harrod‘s London
Shakespeare
? Shakespeare‘s
birth place (23 April
1564)
? The old grammar
school he attended
Shakespeare
? Schoolroom in which
he studied
? The curriculum was
mainly based on Latin,
studying such authors
as Virgil and Ovid,The
curriculum would also
have included some
Greek,probably
Homer,
? Today this building is
part of the King
Edward VI Grammar
School
Shakespeare
? Here is the desk
where Shakespeare's
teacher sat,This
teacher passed on his
own love of Ovid,
Virgil and Homer to
young William,and
thereby laid the
foundation for
Shakespeare's great
work
Shakespeare
? This is the spot where
he lies.
? Shakespeare died in
Stratford on 23 April
1616,and now lies in
Holy Trinity Church
Stratford,
? "O,such another sleep,
that I might see
But such another
man,..
As this I dream'd of".
ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA
TOWN VIEWS
? Coventry
? Warwick Castle
Bath
? Roman baths in
Bath
? Cathedral,Bath
? Dover Castle ? Stonehenge
A3 Holidays at Home
? Landscape & Heritage -- tourist attraction
? Varied beauty of landscape in a compact
geographical area
? Long history visible in well preserved
buildings(450,000) monuments and
? National parks
? The National Trust 1895 -- largest
landowners,functions & contributions
? Biodiversity Action Plan -- for further
conservation of plants & wildlife
NATIONAL PARKS
? British Definition of a National Park
?,An extensive area of beautiful & relatively
wild country in which,for the nation’s benefit
and by appropriate national decision and
action (I.e,government policy) the
characteristic landscape beauty is strictly
preserved,access and facilities for public
open-air enjoyment are amply provided,
wildlife and buildings and places of
architectural and historic interest are
suitably protected,while established farming
use is effectively maintained.”
? (National Parks and Access to the
Countryside Act 1949)
NATIONAL PARKS,International
Definition
A relatively large area,(1) where one or several
ecosystems are not materially altered by human use
and settlement; (2) where plant and animal species,
geomorphological sites and habitats are of special
scientific,educational & recreactive interest or
which contains a natural landscape of great beauty;
(3) where the government of the country has taken
steps to prevent or eliminate,as soon,as possible,
use or settlement in the whole area and to enforce
the respect of ecological,geomorphological
aesthetic features,which have led to its
establishment; (4) where visitors are allowed to enter
under special conditions.”
(United Nations,1977)
UK - Cotswolds
? From Stratford to Bath and Oxford
? The Cotswolds stretch from Stratford upon
Avon in the north to Bath in the south,
From Gloucester in the west to Oxford in
the east,the rolling hills are full of story
book English villages,And we have added
Shakespeare at Stratford upon Avon,the
dreaming spires and colleges at Oxford
and the Georgian city of Bath.
UK - Cotswolds
? Anyone in search of the
true English
Countryside need look
no further than the
Cotswolds,considered
by many to be amongst
the most beautiful areas
in England,Two things
above all give the
Cotswolds their special
warmth and richness;
the soft natural
limestone and the
wealth of the wool
trade in days gone by
which has left a
heritage of superb
buildings.
THE COTSWOLDS
? The cars parked along the
street today don't do anything
to enhance the appearance of
the town
THE COTSWOLDS
Heart of England
? Upper Slaughter ? Lower Slaughter
The Cotswolds
Oxford
A 3 Holidays at Home
? Village,Cotswolds,
south-west
England
A 3 Holidays at Home
? Isle of Avalon ? Village
A 3 Holidays at Home
? North Yorkshire
Dales,England
A 3 Holidays at Home
? Lake District
Lake District
? Crummock Water
from Rannerdale
Knotts
? Aira Force
'Rydal - Rydal Hall Gardens?
Lake district
? Rydal Hall ? The gardens
Daffodils
The Lake District
? Daffodils William Wordsworth
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host,of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake,beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
? Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the Milky Way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of the bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in a sprightly dance
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 thought
What wealth the show to me had brought,
? For oft,when on my couch I lie
In 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
黄 水 仙
? 我独自游荡，象朵孤云
高高地飞越峡谷和山颠：
突然我望见密密的一群－－
是一大片金黄色的水仙；
它们在那湖边的树荫里，
在阵阵微风中舞姿飘逸。
象银河的繁星连绵不断－－
辉映着夜空，时暗时亮；
水仙就沿着湖湾的岸边
黄灿灿的一片伸向前方；
我一眼望去便看见万千－－
一边欢舞一边把头频点。
黄 水 仙
? 水波在旁欢舞，但水仙
比闪亮的水波舞得更欢；
有这样快活的朋友作伴，
诗人的心儿被快活充满！
我看了又看，却难领悟
这景象给了我什么财富：
因为，有时我心绪茫然
或冥思苦想地躺在榻上，
这水仙常在我眼前闪现，
让我把孤寂中的福安家－－
这时我的心被欢乐充满，
并随着那水仙起舞翩翩。
William Wordsworth
1770 -- 1850
? Cockermouth – Wordsworth House
Wordsworth Memorial
? Opposite
Wordsworth House
is this bronze bust of
the poet,unveiled on
7 April 1970,the
bicentenary of
William's birth,
by his great-great-
grandson,As part of the
same
celebrations,27000
daffodils were planted
on open spaces and
approaches to the town,
Hawkshead - Old Grammar School
? The old grammar
school
? The Old Grammar School
in Hawkshead was founded
in 1585 by the Archbishop
of York,Edwin Sandys,The
ground floor classroom
retains many old desks
covered in carving done by
the boys,including the
poet William Wordsworth
and his brother John,
Upstairs in the
headmaster's study and a
classroom containing an
exhibition relating to the
history of the school,the
founder and William
Wordsworth
The Wordsworth Museum
Grasmere - Dove Cottage
? Here Wordsworth wrote
much of his poetry,and his
sister Dorothy kept her
famous journals
? In 1802 after her marriage
to William,Mary
Hutchinson arrived,Their
three oldest children were
born at Dove Cottage -
John in 1803,Dora in 1804
and Thomas in 1806,
? The Wordsworths had
many visitors to Dove
Cottage - Walter Scott,
Thomas De Quincey,
Charles and Mary Lamb,
Robert Southey and most
of all Samuel Taylor
Coleridge
William Wordsworth
? Rydal Mount,in the heart
of the Lake District,
commands glorious views
of Lake Windermere,Rydal
Water and the surrounding
fells,
? It was the home of
William Wordsworth
from 1813 to 1850,
The house,which now
belongs to the
descendants of the
poet,retains a lived in
family atmosphere,
and has changed little
since Wordsworth and
his family came to live
here,They rented the
house from Lady le
Fleming,of nearby
Rydal Hall,
William Wordsworth
? Wordsworth was a keen
landscape gardener,and
the four acre garden
remains much as he
designed it,
? It consists of rare shrubs,
fell-side terraces,lawns,
rock pools and an ancient
mound,The mound dates
from the 9th Century,
when it was used as a site
for a Beacon Fire to warn
of coming Border Raiders,
In season the daffodils,
bluebells and
rhododendrons produce a
spectacular display of
colour,From the
summerhouse is a
stunning view over Rydal
Water,
William Wordsworth
? The Old Kitchen ? The Wordsworths at
Home – family Drama
in the garden
William Wordsworth
Rydal - Dora's Field
? After his daughter Dora died in 1847,
William went down to a small field
between the house and the main road,
and together with his wife,sister and
gardener,planted hundreds of daffodils as
a memorial to Dora,Dora's Field now
belongs to the National Trust,
William Wordsworth
Rydal - Dora's Field
? Daffodils
St Oswald's Church
? Here he lies with
his beloved
? William Wordsworth
planted eight of the yew
trees in the churchyard,
and one of them marks the
grave of him and his wife
Mary,Nearby are buried
his sister Dorothy,his
children Dora,William,
Thomas and Catherine,
Mary's sister Sara
Hutchinson,and other
members of the family,
There is also the grave of
Hartley Coleridge,eldest
son of Samuel Taylor
Coleridge,
William Wordsworth
? Tombstones for
the Wordsworths
? St Oswald's Church
A 3 Holidays at Home
? Belfast,N,Ireland
Wales
National Parks,Wales
A 3 Holidays at Home
? Palace of Holyrood,Edinburgh
A 3 Holidays at Home
? Prince Street Garden,Edinburgh
National Park
Scotland
The Scottish Highlands
Scottish Highlands
Scottish Highlands
? Bluebells of
Scotland
? Scottish Thistles
? Flower of Scotland
Heritage of Scotland
? Robert Burns was
Scotland's greatest poet
and many would say
that he was the world's
greatest ever poet.
? Burns was born at
Alloway,Ayrshire,
Scotland on 25 January
1759 and died in
Dumfries on 21 July
1796,In less than 37
years of life he
accomplished more than
most people do in a
normal lifetime
? Some of his work,such
as Auld Lang Syne is
among the most
familiar and best-loved
songs and poems in the
English language
Scotland
My Love is like a Red,Red Rose Burns
? 0,my love is like a
red,red rose,
that's newly sprung in
June.
0,my love is like a
melody,
that's sweetly play'd
in tune.
? As fair thou art,my
bonnie lass,
so deep in love am I,
And I will love thee
still,my dear,
till a' the seas gang
dry.
? Till a' the seas gang
dry,my dear,
and the rocks melt wi'
the sun!
And I will love thee
still,my dear,
while the sands of life
shall run.
? And fare thee well,my
only love!
And fare thee well
awhile!
And I will come again,
my love.
Tho it were ten
thousand mile!
一朵红红的玫瑰
罗伯特 ·彭斯
? 啊，我的爱人象红红的玫瑰，
在六月里苞放；
啊，我的爱人象一支乐曲，
乐声美妙、悠扬。
?
你那么美，漂亮的姑娘；
我爱你那么深切；
我会永远爱你，亲爱的，
一直到四海涸竭,
? 直到四海涸竭，亲爱的，
直到太阳把岩石消融！
我会永远爱你，亲爱的，
只要生命无穷。
再见吧，我唯一的爱人，
再见吧，小别片刻；
我会回来的，我的爱人，
即使万里相隔 !
Scotland
? BURNS NIGHT
? It is celebrated on January,25th,the
birthday of Robert Burns
? In the evening people eat typical
Scottish food,such as ―Haggis‖ (a
special kind of sausage in a sheep‘s
stomach) and drink whisky while
bagpipes music is played and some
of Burn‘s poems are read aloud,
Robert Burns
? Burns Cottage ? Burns Monument
Scotland
? Tossing the Cabar,
Highland Games,
May -- Sept,
? Scottish Castle
Tossing the Cabar
A 4 Holidays Abroad
? Popular places abroad
? Culture -- Vienna,Venice,Florence
Athens
? Scenic beauty and Adventure
Key Causes of Tourism Growth in UK
? Develop of transport (in travelling time
makes places nearer),Railways,roads
and motorways and air transport.
? More time off work.
? Paid holidays.
? Higher disposable income.
? Wider horizons.
? More old OAP‘S.
? Package Deals.
VisitBritain,Marketing
English Tourism
? On 1 April 2003 the English Tourism Council is merging
with the British Tourist Authority to form VisitBritain,the
new organisation that will market England within Britain
and Britain to the rest of the world,The creation of
VisitBritain follows a review by the Secretary of State for
Culture,Media and Sport,resulting in the decision to
combine the resources and strengths of ETC and BTA
Kirkby Stephen,Lake
District
? Ravenstonedale,
Kirkby Stephen
? 19th Century barn
conversion for 4/6
19th Century barn
conversion
? Situated one mile from the
delightful small village of
Ravenstonedale,this spacious
barn conversion provides
excellent accommodation all
year round
The Cotswolds
? Cottage
The Cotswolds
? Cottage
A 5 Organization of the
Tourism 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 of
Students
? see p124 for more information
A 6 Conclusion
? Nowadays,in some Western developed
countries,it’s becoming more and more
difficult in everyday life to achieve,let
alone maintain,a balance over a long
period of time,On the one hand,people
are inundated with stimuli in the form of
rush,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.
A6 Conclusion
? Other key words are uneventfulness,
sedentariness,lack of contact and mobility,
In this case,it is not an exaggeration to say
that everyday life is the sum of negative
aspects of existence,Dirt — noise — work—
rush — school — trouble — pollution,All this
is part of everyday life,Thus,the possibility
of leaving,going on a trip,is obviously
something very important,To a certain
extent,everyday life is bearable in the long
run only if there is a chance to get away;
otherwise people lose their balance and fall
ill,Free time,and above all,travel are there
to add some colour to this bare landscape,
They are the vehicle for man’s restoration —
his re-creation; they heal body and soul and
bring vitality and new meaning to life.
A 6 Conclusion
? Travel is recuperation and regeneration,—
Travel restores bodily and mental strength used
up in everyday life,at work,school and in the
family,It is a recharging of batteries.
? Travel is compensation and social
integration,— Travel compensates us for what
we miss in everyday life,What people want is to
find a compensation for the one-sided demands
of their working life,they want to do and
experience something that is different from the
everyday routine,they seek diversion from the
daily monotony,they long for fun and
amusement.
A 6 Conclusion
? Travel is escape,—The theory sees the modern
industrial world as a prison from which its
inmates want to break out,Working life being in
fact ugly,the environment mostly unpleasant,
monotonous and polluted,a compulsive and
irrepressible urge to get out of it all emerges.
? Travel is communication,— Establishing
contact with people,in contrast to the anonymity
and alienation of everyday life,is an important
aim of holiday-makers,They want to spend more
time with their family and close friends as well as
make new friends and acquaintances,All this is
much easier during the holidays,since the
atmosphere is more casual than at home.
? Travel broadens the mind,—
“Broaden one‘s horizons,do
something for one‘s culture and
education‖,―Experience other
countries,see the world,meet local
people‖,or ―Experience something
entirely different,see new thing‖.
? Travel is freedom and self-
determination,— Freedom is,in the final
analysis,the ability to make one‘s own
decisions about a course of action,Travel
liberates people from obligations,They
can break loose from the ?must‘,from the
order and regulation which oppress us in
everyday 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.
? Travel is self-realization,— Holidays,says this
theory,provide an opportunity to confront the
self,to test one‘s soul,to come to terms with
oneself,to measure oneself against others and
discover one‘s own abilities.
? Travel is happiness,— In a recent study for
tourism,human happiness is described as a
harmonious state,trouble and tension-free,
combined with a certain degree of self-realization,
The probability of experiencing this state of
happiness is supposed to be much greater during
holidays than in everyday life.
British Culture
and Society
Chapter 7 HOLIDAYS & TOURISM
October,2005
Xiao Huiyun
Abstract
? In Chapter Seven we continue to look at the
variety of ways in which people in Britain today
spend their leisure time,We especially look at
excursions away from home for a short or longer
break,But we first look at the transport
infrastructure of Great Britain — a network of
airports,railway lines,motorways and other
roads,which,together,connect up the even
remotest parts of the country and help to make
travel in Britain ―efficient,comfortable and
affordable‖,We then examine holidays taken
within Britain,There are a variety of things to do,
for example,the seaside,areas of natural beauty
and historical sites for long holidays or weekend
breaks or day trips,
Abstract
? We also examine holidays made by British
people abroad,We look at the travellers‘
selection of destination and their
expectations from holidays abroad,In the
second part of the chapter,we shift our
attention to the business of tourism and
tourist organizations,We consider the
impact of travel agents and other
organisations on tourism,The chapter
ends with a personal account of a
university student on how she managed to
make a trip through Europe.
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?
? The world is like a book; and those
who have not traveled have read
only the first page." - St,Augustine
A 1 Introduction
Conditions for travel
? British people who work full time
have 4-5 weeks paid holiday
? Shorter working week
? Good travel conditions
? Means of transportation
? Discounts for coach & rail travel
p118 SB
A 2 Day Trips & Weekend
Breaks
? The seaside
? Black Pool
? Bingo halls,Amusement arcades,
hotels,discos & restaurants,
especially fish & chips
? Theme parks
A 2 Day Trips & Weekend
breaks
? Roman Theme Park,
Chester
Chester Cathedral
A 2 Day trips & Weekend
Breaks
? Blackpool Tower ? Blackpool
Illumination
Blackpool
Blackpool
A 2 Day Trips & Weekend
Breaks
? Woodhall & Lincoln ? George Hotel,High
Street,Lincoln
A 2 Day Trips & Weekend
Breaks
? Woodhall Spa,5th
green
? Woodhall Spa,3rd
hole
A 2 Day Trips & Weekend
Breaks
? The Golf Hotel ? Lincoln Castle
A 2 Day Trips & Weekend
Break
? Lincoln Castle ? Lincoln Cathedral
A 3 Holidays at Home
? Where do the British like to go?
? The seaside
? Historical and cultural sites e.g,
Shakespeare‘s birth place,castles,
cathedrals,etc,
? The City of London – The square mile
? Accommodation
? Bed & Breakfast,camp sites,youth
hostels,hotels
Victoria Station
The City of London
? St,James Park
The City of London
? Greater London Authority Headquarters
Hyde Park Corner
City of London
? Bank of England
The City of London
? The Bank of England
The City of London
? Piccadilly Circus
The City of London
? St,Paul‘s Cathedral
The City of London
? Westminster Abby
The City of London
? Millenium Bridge
The City of London
? Trafalgar Square,
London
? Harrod‘s London
Shakespeare
? Shakespeare‘s
birth place (23 April
1564)
? The old grammar
school he attended
Shakespeare
? Schoolroom in which
he studied
? The curriculum was
mainly based on Latin,
studying such authors
as Virgil and Ovid,The
curriculum would also
have included some
Greek,probably
Homer,
? Today this building is
part of the King
Edward VI Grammar
School
Shakespeare
? Here is the desk
where Shakespeare's
teacher sat,This
teacher passed on his
own love of Ovid,
Virgil and Homer to
young William,and
thereby laid the
foundation for
Shakespeare's great
work
Shakespeare
? This is the spot where
he lies.
? Shakespeare died in
Stratford on 23 April
1616,and now lies in
Holy Trinity Church
Stratford,
? "O,such another sleep,
that I might see
But such another
man,..
As this I dream'd of".
ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA
TOWN VIEWS
? Coventry
? Warwick Castle
Bath
? Roman baths in
Bath
? Cathedral,Bath
? Dover Castle ? Stonehenge
A3 Holidays at Home
? Landscape & Heritage -- tourist attraction
? Varied beauty of landscape in a compact
geographical area
? Long history visible in well preserved
buildings(450,000) monuments and
? National parks
? The National Trust 1895 -- largest
landowners,functions & contributions
? Biodiversity Action Plan -- for further
conservation of plants & wildlife
NATIONAL PARKS
? British Definition of a National Park
?,An extensive area of beautiful & relatively
wild country in which,for the nation’s benefit
and by appropriate national decision and
action (I.e,government policy) the
characteristic landscape beauty is strictly
preserved,access and facilities for public
open-air enjoyment are amply provided,
wildlife and buildings and places of
architectural and historic interest are
suitably protected,while established farming
use is effectively maintained.”
? (National Parks and Access to the
Countryside Act 1949)
NATIONAL PARKS,International
Definition
A relatively large area,(1) where one or several
ecosystems are not materially altered by human use
and settlement; (2) where plant and animal species,
geomorphological sites and habitats are of special
scientific,educational & recreactive interest or
which contains a natural landscape of great beauty;
(3) where the government of the country has taken
steps to prevent or eliminate,as soon,as possible,
use or settlement in the whole area and to enforce
the respect of ecological,geomorphological
aesthetic features,which have led to its
establishment; (4) where visitors are allowed to enter
under special conditions.”
(United Nations,1977)
UK - Cotswolds
? From Stratford to Bath and Oxford
? The Cotswolds stretch from Stratford upon
Avon in the north to Bath in the south,
From Gloucester in the west to Oxford in
the east,the rolling hills are full of story
book English villages,And we have added
Shakespeare at Stratford upon Avon,the
dreaming spires and colleges at Oxford
and the Georgian city of Bath.
UK - Cotswolds
? Anyone in search of the
true English
Countryside need look
no further than the
Cotswolds,considered
by many to be amongst
the most beautiful areas
in England,Two things
above all give the
Cotswolds their special
warmth and richness;
the soft natural
limestone and the
wealth of the wool
trade in days gone by
which has left a
heritage of superb
buildings.
THE COTSWOLDS
? The cars parked along the
street today don't do anything
to enhance the appearance of
the town
THE COTSWOLDS
Heart of England
? Upper Slaughter ? Lower Slaughter
The Cotswolds
Oxford
A 3 Holidays at Home
? Village,Cotswolds,
south-west
England
A 3 Holidays at Home
? Isle of Avalon ? Village
A 3 Holidays at Home
? North Yorkshire
Dales,England
A 3 Holidays at Home
? Lake District
Lake District
? Crummock Water
from Rannerdale
Knotts
? Aira Force
'Rydal - Rydal Hall Gardens?
Lake district
? Rydal Hall ? The gardens
Daffodils
The Lake District
? Daffodils William Wordsworth
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host,of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake,beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
? Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the Milky Way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of the bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in a sprightly dance
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 thought
What wealth the show to me had brought,
? For oft,when on my couch I lie
In 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
黄 水 仙
? 我独自游荡，象朵孤云
高高地飞越峡谷和山颠：
突然我望见密密的一群－－
是一大片金黄色的水仙；
它们在那湖边的树荫里，
在阵阵微风中舞姿飘逸。
象银河的繁星连绵不断－－
辉映着夜空，时暗时亮；
水仙就沿着湖湾的岸边
黄灿灿的一片伸向前方；
我一眼望去便看见万千－－
一边欢舞一边把头频点。
黄 水 仙
? 水波在旁欢舞，但水仙
比闪亮的水波舞得更欢；
有这样快活的朋友作伴，
诗人的心儿被快活充满！
我看了又看，却难领悟
这景象给了我什么财富：
因为，有时我心绪茫然
或冥思苦想地躺在榻上，
这水仙常在我眼前闪现，
让我把孤寂中的福安家－－
这时我的心被欢乐充满，
并随着那水仙起舞翩翩。
William Wordsworth
1770 -- 1850
? Cockermouth – Wordsworth House
Wordsworth Memorial
? Opposite
Wordsworth House
is this bronze bust of
the poet,unveiled on
7 April 1970,the
bicentenary of
William's birth,
by his great-great-
grandson,As part of the
same
celebrations,27000
daffodils were planted
on open spaces and
approaches to the town,
Hawkshead - Old Grammar School
? The old grammar
school
? The Old Grammar School
in Hawkshead was founded
in 1585 by the Archbishop
of York,Edwin Sandys,The
ground floor classroom
retains many old desks
covered in carving done by
the boys,including the
poet William Wordsworth
and his brother John,
Upstairs in the
headmaster's study and a
classroom containing an
exhibition relating to the
history of the school,the
founder and William
Wordsworth
The Wordsworth Museum
Grasmere - Dove Cottage
? Here Wordsworth wrote
much of his poetry,and his
sister Dorothy kept her
famous journals
? In 1802 after her marriage
to William,Mary
Hutchinson arrived,Their
three oldest children were
born at Dove Cottage -
John in 1803,Dora in 1804
and Thomas in 1806,
? The Wordsworths had
many visitors to Dove
Cottage - Walter Scott,
Thomas De Quincey,
Charles and Mary Lamb,
Robert Southey and most
of all Samuel Taylor
Coleridge
William Wordsworth
? Rydal Mount,in the heart
of the Lake District,
commands glorious views
of Lake Windermere,Rydal
Water and the surrounding
fells,
? It was the home of
William Wordsworth
from 1813 to 1850,
The house,which now
belongs to the
descendants of the
poet,retains a lived in
family atmosphere,
and has changed little
since Wordsworth and
his family came to live
here,They rented the
house from Lady le
Fleming,of nearby
Rydal Hall,
William Wordsworth
? Wordsworth was a keen
landscape gardener,and
the four acre garden
remains much as he
designed it,
? It consists of rare shrubs,
fell-side terraces,lawns,
rock pools and an ancient
mound,The mound dates
from the 9th Century,
when it was used as a site
for a Beacon Fire to warn
of coming Border Raiders,
In season the daffodils,
bluebells and
rhododendrons produce a
spectacular display of
colour,From the
summerhouse is a
stunning view over Rydal
Water,
William Wordsworth
? The Old Kitchen ? The Wordsworths at
Home – family Drama
in the garden
William Wordsworth
Rydal - Dora's Field
? After his daughter Dora died in 1847,
William went down to a small field
between the house and the main road,
and together with his wife,sister and
gardener,planted hundreds of daffodils as
a memorial to Dora,Dora's Field now
belongs to the National Trust,
William Wordsworth
Rydal - Dora's Field
? Daffodils
St Oswald's Church
? Here he lies with
his beloved
? William Wordsworth
planted eight of the yew
trees in the churchyard,
and one of them marks the
grave of him and his wife
Mary,Nearby are buried
his sister Dorothy,his
children Dora,William,
Thomas and Catherine,
Mary's sister Sara
Hutchinson,and other
members of the family,
There is also the grave of
Hartley Coleridge,eldest
son of Samuel Taylor
Coleridge,
William Wordsworth
? Tombstones for
the Wordsworths
? St Oswald's Church
A 3 Holidays at Home
? Belfast,N,Ireland
Wales
National Parks,Wales
A 3 Holidays at Home
? Palace of Holyrood,Edinburgh
A 3 Holidays at Home
? Prince Street Garden,Edinburgh
National Park
Scotland
The Scottish Highlands
Scottish Highlands
Scottish Highlands
? Bluebells of
Scotland
? Scottish Thistles
? Flower of Scotland
Heritage of Scotland
? Robert Burns was
Scotland's greatest poet
and many would say
that he was the world's
greatest ever poet.
? Burns was born at
Alloway,Ayrshire,
Scotland on 25 January
1759 and died in
Dumfries on 21 July
1796,In less than 37
years of life he
accomplished more than
most people do in a
normal lifetime
? Some of his work,such
as Auld Lang Syne is
among the most
familiar and best-loved
songs and poems in the
English language
Scotland
My Love is like a Red,Red Rose Burns
? 0,my love is like a
red,red rose,
that's newly sprung in
June.
0,my love is like a
melody,
that's sweetly play'd
in tune.
? As fair thou art,my
bonnie lass,
so deep in love am I,
And I will love thee
still,my dear,
till a' the seas gang
dry.
? Till a' the seas gang
dry,my dear,
and the rocks melt wi'
the sun!
And I will love thee
still,my dear,
while the sands of life
shall run.
? And fare thee well,my
only love!
And fare thee well
awhile!
And I will come again,
my love.
Tho it were ten
thousand mile!
一朵红红的玫瑰
罗伯特 ·彭斯
? 啊，我的爱人象红红的玫瑰，
在六月里苞放；
啊，我的爱人象一支乐曲，
乐声美妙、悠扬。
?
你那么美，漂亮的姑娘；
我爱你那么深切；
我会永远爱你，亲爱的，
一直到四海涸竭,
? 直到四海涸竭，亲爱的，
直到太阳把岩石消融！
我会永远爱你，亲爱的，
只要生命无穷。
再见吧，我唯一的爱人，
再见吧，小别片刻；
我会回来的，我的爱人，
即使万里相隔 !
Scotland
? BURNS NIGHT
? It is celebrated on January,25th,the
birthday of Robert Burns
? In the evening people eat typical
Scottish food,such as ―Haggis‖ (a
special kind of sausage in a sheep‘s
stomach) and drink whisky while
bagpipes music is played and some
of Burn‘s poems are read aloud,
Robert Burns
? Burns Cottage ? Burns Monument
Scotland
? Tossing the Cabar,
Highland Games,
May -- Sept,
? Scottish Castle
Tossing the Cabar
A 4 Holidays Abroad
? Popular places abroad
? Culture -- Vienna,Venice,Florence
Athens
? Scenic beauty and Adventure
Key Causes of Tourism Growth in UK
? Develop of transport (in travelling time
makes places nearer),Railways,roads
and motorways and air transport.
? More time off work.
? Paid holidays.
? Higher disposable income.
? Wider horizons.
? More old OAP‘S.
? Package Deals.
VisitBritain,Marketing
English Tourism
? On 1 April 2003 the English Tourism Council is merging
with the British Tourist Authority to form VisitBritain,the
new organisation that will market England within Britain
and Britain to the rest of the world,The creation of
VisitBritain follows a review by the Secretary of State for
Culture,Media and Sport,resulting in the decision to
combine the resources and strengths of ETC and BTA
Kirkby Stephen,Lake
District
? Ravenstonedale,
Kirkby Stephen
? 19th Century barn
conversion for 4/6
19th Century barn
conversion
? Situated one mile from the
delightful small village of
Ravenstonedale,this spacious
barn conversion provides
excellent accommodation all
year round
The Cotswolds
? Cottage
The Cotswolds
? Cottage
A 5 Organization of the
Tourism 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 of
Students
? see p124 for more information
A 6 Conclusion
? Nowadays,in some Western developed
countries,it’s becoming more and more
difficult in everyday life to achieve,let
alone maintain,a balance over a long
period of time,On the one hand,people
are inundated with stimuli in the form of
rush,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.
A6 Conclusion
? Other key words are uneventfulness,
sedentariness,lack of contact and mobility,
In this case,it is not an exaggeration to say
that everyday life is the sum of negative
aspects of existence,Dirt — noise — work—
rush — school — trouble — pollution,All this
is part of everyday life,Thus,the possibility
of leaving,going on a trip,is obviously
something very important,To a certain
extent,everyday life is bearable in the long
run only if there is a chance to get away;
otherwise people lose their balance and fall
ill,Free time,and above all,travel are there
to add some colour to this bare landscape,
They are the vehicle for man’s restoration —
his re-creation; they heal body and soul and
bring vitality and new meaning to life.
A 6 Conclusion
? Travel is recuperation and regeneration,—
Travel restores bodily and mental strength used
up in everyday life,at work,school and in the
family,It is a recharging of batteries.
? Travel is compensation and social
integration,— Travel compensates us for what
we miss in everyday life,What people want is to
find a compensation for the one-sided demands
of their working life,they want to do and
experience something that is different from the
everyday routine,they seek diversion from the
daily monotony,they long for fun and
amusement.
A 6 Conclusion
? Travel is escape,—The theory sees the modern
industrial world as a prison from which its
inmates want to break out,Working life being in
fact ugly,the environment mostly unpleasant,
monotonous and polluted,a compulsive and
irrepressible urge to get out of it all emerges.
? Travel is communication,— Establishing
contact with people,in contrast to the anonymity
and alienation of everyday life,is an important
aim of holiday-makers,They want to spend more
time with their family and close friends as well as
make new friends and acquaintances,All this is
much easier during the holidays,since the
atmosphere is more casual than at home.
? Travel broadens the mind,—
“Broaden one‘s horizons,do
something for one‘s culture and
education‖,―Experience other
countries,see the world,meet local
people‖,or ―Experience something
entirely different,see new thing‖.
? Travel is freedom and self-
determination,— Freedom is,in the final
analysis,the ability to make one‘s own
decisions about a course of action,Travel
liberates people from obligations,They
can break loose from the ?must‘,from the
order and regulation which oppress us in
everyday 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.
? Travel is self-realization,— Holidays,says this
theory,provide an opportunity to confront the
self,to test one‘s soul,to come to terms with
oneself,to measure oneself against others and
discover one‘s own abilities.
? Travel is happiness,— In a recent study for
tourism,human happiness is described as a
harmonious state,trouble and tension-free,
combined with a certain degree of self-realization,
The probability of experiencing this state of
happiness is supposed to be much greater during
holidays than in everyday life.
