British wonders: 31 Brecon Beacons National Park

Location: South-Eastern Wales and Herefordshire
What’s the damage? Free
A rippling blanket of moors, valleys and uplands laid out over east Wales and a sliver of England, the Beacons tempt many a walker on to its two long-distance paths - Offa’s Dyke, along the border with England - and the Taff Trail. Some of Britain’s longest and deepest caves are hidden beneath its mountains. There are also long-distance pedals for cyclists and plenty of opportunities for horse-riding, cycling, caving, canoeing and hang-gliding.

British wonders: 32 West Belfast’s murals

Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
What’s the damage? Free
They are surely one of Britain’s more unlikely tourist attractions, but the murals of West Belfast continue to draw huge numbers of visitors every year. Born of sectarian hatred and violence, the paintings - daubed over houses, businesses and walls – reflect the bloody history and politics of their Loyalist and Republican creators.
They can make an intimidating sight, with masked gunmen, paramilitary symbols and martyrs all featuring heavily. However, many of the more hard-edged murals are to be replaced under a government-funded scheme and new murals symbolising peace and tolerance are springing up across the city.

British wonders: 33 Shakespeare’s Globe

Location: Bankside, London
What’s the damage? Tour £10.50
You need not be a fan of the bard to appreciate the labour of love that is this theatre. Faithfully reconstructed in all its thatched and timbered glory, the Globe sits on the site of the original playhouse built in 1599. It was rebuilt in the 1990s as a celebration of the greatest dramatic poet in the English language, whose freshly inked plays were played here in Elizabethan times.
To experience it fully, you will need to attend in a play in the summer months. But a year-round tour includes plenty of lurid tales from the Globe’s heyday, from where the audience went to the toilet, in the absence of loos (yes, you guessed it) to which types of people sat or stood where. The building also houses an exhibition on Shakespeare, the original Globe and its reconstruction.