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  • ...thstead Manor Gardens to the Sea Life Centre at Scalby Mills.The North Bay Railway has what is believed to be the oldest operational diesel hydraulic locomoti ...did Regency and Victorian terraces are still intact and the mix of quality hotels and desirable apartments form a backdrop to the South Bay.
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  • ...1840s connecting it to the industrialised regions of northern England. The railway made it much easier and cheaper for visitors to reach Blackpool, triggering ...chester]] and [[Halifax]] was established. A few amenities, including four hotels, an archery stall and bowling greens, were developed, and the town grew slo
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  • ...len. Further north lie Glen Elchaig, Glen Carron, and Glen Torridon. The railway from Dingwall runs through Glen Carron to [[Kyle of Lochalsh]]. ..., with over 20% of the workforce employed in the wholesale, restaurant and hotels sector, second only to the public service sector. A little over 5% of the
    22 KB (3,583 words) - 09:40, 14 April 2018
  • ...lgolfclub.com/ Edzell Golf Club]. At one point the village had three large hotels, but it now has only two, along with a series of B&Bs. There are two tearoo
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  • ...ce had two railway stations; Peterhead railway station and Peterhead Docks railway station, but both are now closed. *Waterside Inn (Swallow Hotels), Hotel Services
    7 KB (944 words) - 08:47, 24 October 2015
  • The shipyard developed on the site where the railway bridge had been constructed, and was subsequently taken over by the enginee ...ced in the 1960s. Until 1959, passenger trains operated up the Wye Valley Railway to Monmouth – this service ceased owing to heavy financial losses. T
    19 KB (3,086 words) - 09:14, 8 April 2017
  • ...d in larger towns: two railway stations, a theatre and several substantial hotels. The town is also the location of Legoland, built on the site of the former
    12 KB (1,924 words) - 14:51, 10 January 2020
  • ...r arrived in Furness in 1839 and, with other investors, opened the Furness Railway in 1846 to transport iron ore and slate from local mines to the coast. Fur * Hotels and Catering: 1,730 (6.00%) ++
    20 KB (2,896 words) - 09:57, 1 April 2023
  • Parliament granted permission in the 1890s for a railway from Ullapool to the main Highland network at Garve, but insufficient funds ...nd fitness centre, and plenty of pubs, bed and breakfasts, restaurants and hotels. It is a centre for walkers, wildlife enthusiasts and other holidaymakers i
    5 KB (733 words) - 23:20, 17 January 2017
  • ...e main part of the old town, including the railway station as well as most hotels, restaurants and bars, is built on a mile–long peninsula, Ramore Head
    3 KB (492 words) - 17:50, 28 December 2020
  • ...ter and Holyhead Railway in 1848, and was, and remains, served by a branch railway line opened in 1858 from [[Llandudno Junction]]. In 1848, Owen Williams, a ...ch block and it is on these parades and crescents that many of Llandudno's hotels are built.
    9 KB (1,488 words) - 16:31, 31 January 2023
  • ...s, hotels, business district, ecumenical church, civic offices and central railway station. |The geography of Milton Keynes – the railway line, Watling Street, Grand Union Canal, M1 motorway – sets up a very
    29 KB (4,444 words) - 18:50, 25 October 2022
  • ...branch line was completed from Slough Station to Windsor and Eton Central Railway Station, opposite [[Windsor Castle]], for the Queen's convenience. ...te. Creating environmentally sustainable buildings, open green spaces, two hotels, a conference centre, cafés, restaurants, and better transport facilities
    13 KB (1,973 words) - 20:38, 29 January 2021
  • Thurso railway station is the most northerly location served by Britain's rail network, li Thurso has a small museum, several hotels and bars, a surf shop / café and a large skatepark. A plant making lithium
    6 KB (1,024 words) - 12:09, 18 December 2011
  • ...es of a grand resort from that period; an opera house, a theatre and plush hotels, along with shops and a busy market. Buxton, effectively the capital of th The opening of Buxton railway station in 1863 considerably stimulated its growth; the population of 1,800
    14 KB (2,206 words) - 12:12, 23 June 2018
  • ...in that area. Its most prestigious business district, the top address for hotels and professional offices, is around Colmore Row, where Birmingham Cathedral ...of the Grand Junction Railway, and a year later the London and Birmingham Railway.
    34 KB (4,887 words) - 11:07, 10 February 2023
  • ...the Morayshire Railway's return from crippling debt back to solvency. The railway and Lossiemouth harbour became very important to Elgin's economy. ...Securities Savings Bank, offices or agencies of 48 insurance companies, 5 Hotels and a newspaper. It was not until the 20th century, however, that the separ
    16 KB (2,641 words) - 12:08, 18 March 2021
  • ...here. Following the opening of the railway station in 1855, new houses and hotels were built in the elegant West End.
    3 KB (533 words) - 22:27, 26 September 2010
  • ...and soft fruit trade but the last train ran in the 1960s and the extensive railway yards are now the site of a Tesco supermarket and the Welton Road industria Tourism is probably now the biggest industry and there are three hotels, the Angus, the Royal and the Altamount. There are another 9 inns and pubs.
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  • - and various hotels and the building of the Caerleon Campus of the University of Wales, Newport ...in the [[Vale of Usk]]. In the north-west part of the village, across the railway bridges, the land rises sharply up to Lodge Wood and its hill fort. The [[R
    13 KB (2,035 words) - 17:30, 28 January 2016

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