{"id":2848,"date":"2025-07-15T16:44:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T20:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/royalirishtdev.wpenginepowered.com\/england-wales\/?page_id=2848"},"modified":"2026-02-14T01:27:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T06:27:35","slug":"why-england-wales","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ritvacations.com\/england-wales\/why-england-wales\/","title":{"rendered":"Why England &amp; Wales?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<section id=\"content-block_cda3b52520fc399140bbb49b2045093c\" class=\"orange-block content-block has-no-bg-color align-center narrow-column\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"screen-reader-text\">Content<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"container\" data-aos=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col content-column\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>A land of legend, beauty, and timeless charm.<\/h4>\n<p>Rolling countryside. Rugged coastlines. Ancient castles and lively cities. England and Wales blend history, culture, and natural beauty in a way few places can. Whether it\u2019s your first visit or a return journey, you\u2019ll find stories, scenery, and warm welcomes waiting around every corner.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/section>\n\n\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<section id=\"hover-columns-block_50e4c7e07423812553ff626e5f90289b\" class=\"orange-block hover-columns-block has-no-bg-color column-count-6 columns-per-row-3\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"screen-reader-text\">Hover Columns<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\"\n\t\t\tdata-aos=\"\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"row hover-columns-row\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Single column - resembles the Card template part, with restricted functionality. -->\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 hover-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card hover-column-card display-block\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"display-block card-body\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-image-wrapper display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-image display-block\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/ritvacations.com\/england-wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/12\/Cliffs-of-Dover-1024x576.webp')\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-content-background display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-content-wrapper display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-title display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBreathtaking Landscapes\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-content display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From coastal cliffs to lush countryside\u2014pure visual magic.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Single column - resembles the Card template part, with restricted functionality. -->\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 hover-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card hover-column-card display-block\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"display-block card-body\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-image-wrapper display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-image display-block\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/ritvacations.com\/england-wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/12\/Stonehenge-1024x576.webp')\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-content-background display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-content-wrapper display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-title display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRich Cultural Heritage\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-content display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Music, myths, and millennia of history in every corner.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Single column - resembles the Card template part, with restricted functionality. -->\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 hover-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card hover-column-card display-block\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"display-block card-body\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-image-wrapper display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-image display-block\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/ritvacations.com\/england-wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/10\/Cotswolds-1024x576.jpg')\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-content-background display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-content-wrapper display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-title display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCharming Towns &amp; Villages\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-content display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Explore cozy streets, local shops, and hidden gems.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Single column - resembles the Card template part, with restricted functionality. -->\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 hover-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card hover-column-card display-block\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"display-block card-body\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-image-wrapper display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-image display-block\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/ritvacations.com\/england-wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/milestone-afternoon-tea-0264-1024x683.jpg')\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-content-background display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-content-wrapper display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-title display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWarm English Hospitality\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-content display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Experience England\u2019s timeless tradition of hospitality.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Single column - resembles the Card template part, with restricted functionality. -->\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 hover-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card hover-column-card display-block\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"display-block card-body\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-image-wrapper display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-image display-block\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/ritvacations.com\/england-wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Bodiam-castle-10My8-1197-1024x683.jpg')\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-content-background display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-content-wrapper display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-title display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHistoric Castles &amp; Ruins\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-content display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Step into England\u2019s storied past through ancient walls.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Single column - resembles the Card template part, with restricted functionality. -->\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 hover-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card hover-column-card display-block\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"display-block card-body\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-image-wrapper display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-image display-block\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/ritvacations.com\/england-wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/10\/Changing-of-the-Guards-1-1024x683.jpg')\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-content-background display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-content-wrapper display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-title display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA Legacy of Kings, Queens &amp; Coronations\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-content display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Where royal history lives on in magnificent palaces and ancient traditions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/section>\n\n\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<section id=\"rit-image-text-block_0b23708a776795f52405cfc7ad8b8250\" class=\"orange-block rit-image-text-block has-no-bg-color\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"screen-reader-text\">RIT Image Text<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"container image-text-block-container\"\n\t\t\tdata-aos=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row image-text-row image-right\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 image-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/ritvacations.com\/england-wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/10\/Windsor-Castle-England-iS9739184L-1.jpg');\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 content-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Culture<\/h2>\n<h5>A Story Around Every Corner<\/h5>\n<p>From medieval legends to modern masterpieces, England and Wales are steeped in stories. Every castle, cathedral, and cobbled street has a tale to tell\u2014woven through centuries of creativity, tradition, and pride.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row image-text-row image-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 image-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/ritvacations.com\/england-wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/10\/38-bottom-c-1-scaled.jpg');\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 content-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>People<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"90\" data-end=\"128\"><strong data-start=\"103\" data-end=\"126\">The Warmest Welcome<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"130\" data-end=\"290\">Locals are proud of their roots and love to share their stories. From friendly pub chats to heartfelt hospitality, you\u2019ll find warmth and wit wherever you go.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row image-text-row image-right\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 image-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/ritvacations.com\/england-wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/10\/Markree-Castle-Food-Image-scaled.jpg');\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 content-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Food<\/h2>\n<h5>A Modern Culinary Twist<\/h5>\n<p>From cozy gastropubs to Michelin-starred restaurants, England and Wales offer a vibrant dining scene where tradition meets innovation. Local ingredients and global influences come together to create flavours as diverse as the regions themselves.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/section>\n\n\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<section id=\"content-block_08c2c0894710328be8c9bad3f5de7b4f\" class=\"orange-block content-block has-no-bg-color has-bg-color-image has-bg-image align-center narrow-column\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/ritvacations.com\/england-wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/WEB_Page-62-Large-image.jpg');\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"screen-reader-text\">Content<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"container\" data-aos=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col content-column\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/p>\n<h4>Excellent tour, covered all of the highlights of Ireland. 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