English places of interest
This globe shows the pub that was in the long running British soap Emmerdale. You really can visit the pub at the middle of Emmerdale village. The Woolpack - is actually in the small West Yorkshire village of Esholt, in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales. its actual interior was used on tv before eventually being moved to a purpose bult set in a studio nearby
The Goathland Hotel, is located in the village of Goathland within the North York Moors National Park in North Yorkshire. In the long running Heartbeat tv program (1992–2010) it is called The Aidensfield Arms and is used as the 'local' by many of Heartbeat's characters, and is a central part of the programme.
Its exterior was used throughout the series and the interior was used for the first four years before moving to a replica studio set.
Viewers will notice the 1936 MG TA restored and driven off-duty by PC Nick Rowan in the show appearing within the globe..
The National Railway Museum (NRM) is a museum in York. The museum tells the story of rail transport in Britain and its impact on society. It is the home of the national collection of historically significant railway vehicles. The globe shows
Stephenson's Rocket, which is in the museum. It is an early steam locomotive. built in 1829.
It successfully combined the latest engineering innovations to create the world's first fast, practical, and reliable steam train.
The National Glass Centre (NGC) in Sunderland was opened in 1998 providing an insight into the city's hundreds years old trade. Glass has had a long history in Sunderland. The area has the earliest known references to stained glass in the UK. In the 18th Century several major glass factories could be found along the River Wear.
Sadly it closed in 2026 and is to be demolished.
Sea Life London Aquarium is a public aquarium in London, England, located in County Hall on the South Bank of the River Thames. Opened in 1997, the aquarium receives more than one million visitors annually
This globe obtained from the Greenwich Maritime Museum shows Launched in 1764 as the collier, Earl of Pembroke, it was purchased in 1768 by the navy for a scientific mission to the Pacific Ocean and "unknown southern lands". Lieutenant James Cook commanded the now named Endeavour to Tahiti, New Zealand and Australia on his first voyage of discovery from 1768 to 1771.In April 1770, Endeavour became the first European ship to reach the east coast of Australia, with Cook going ashore at what is now known as Botany Bay. After many adventures and roles it was rehired as a British troop transport during the American War of Independence, and was finally scuttled in a blockade of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, in 1778
Robin Hood is the world-famous English folk hero whose battles with the evil Sheriff of Nottingham and adventures in Sherwood Forest became famous. Nottingham Castle is home to the iconic Robin Hood statue seen in the globe, with the castle walls in the background.
Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England, is the historic market town where William Shakespeare was born in 1564, lived, and was buried. The globe advertises one of the plays of that age Hamlet and the skull with the words Yorick, the king's former court jester, and delivers the famous line: "Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio"
