Britain and Ireland: A Visual Tour of the Enchanted Isles
FromBritain & IrelandClick on the photos below to open larger images.A Celtic cross stands against the evening sky on the Hebridean island of Iona.The monastery at Iona has long been a draw for pilgrims, past and present.Photography by Jim RichardsonThe image of Westminster Abbey reflects in the windshield of a London taxi.Experts on the capital’s road network, cabbies must all pass the Knowledge of London Examination System, commonly known as “the Knowledge.”Photography by Annie GriffithsThe English countryside holds many pleasures.Horse and hounds were once a more common sight than they are now. Since the Hunting Act of 2004, fox hunting with dogs has been banned in England and Wales. The issue continues to be an extremely divisive one among the British public.Photograph by Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesFor nearly a millennium, visitors have been traveling to Windsor Castle, which is the largest inhabited castle in the world.Although parts of it are usually open to the public, the castle may be closed for state visits and other occasions.Photograph by James L. StanfieldBook at the ready, an Oxford man lights up his pipe in one of the city’s pubs.Among the most famous of Oxford watering holes is the Eagle and Child, where C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien often met.Photograph by Mark Harris/Getty ImagesSaint Govan’s Chapel hugs the coast of southern Pembrokeshire.The tiny, 13th-century chapel can only be accessed by climbing down 52 steps from the cliff top.Photograph by Jim RichardsonThe weather is never “far away” in the Scottish Highlands.Storm clouds gather over the Old Man of Storr, a basalt rock formation on the Isle of Skye. Sightseers can reach the spectacular landscape after a mile-long walk along a well-constructed path.Photograph by Adam Burton/PhotolibrarySurf crashes against the Giant’s Causeway on the north Antrim coast.A tourist draw since Victorian times, the Causeway is one of the top attractions of Northern Ireland.Photograph by Jim Richardson