Transforming London Stansted Airport

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TOP 10 EAST OF ENGLAND ATTRACTIONS Colchester Zoo ZSL Whipsnade Zoo Imperial War Museum Duxford FROM OVERSEAS VISITORS IN THE EAST OF ENGLAND IN 2016 SOURCE: VISITBRITAIN.ORG

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“London Stansted is a critical economic asset for Essex and its increasing route network is a major attraction to international companies looking to invest and establish a presence in the region. Companies have chosen Stansted because of links to serve their burgeoning European market, while growth and new business at Chesterford Research Park and Harlow Science Park will benefit significantly from new direct US links to the life science clusters centred on Boston and New York.” David Rooke, Location Services Director, INVEST Essex connectivity offered by London Stansted Airport is of considerable importance to both the University of Cambridge and the wider regional economy.” University of Cambridge 13 “Cambridge is an engine room for innovation. It’s vital that Britain’s high- tech centres develop the business-critical infrastructure they need to grow, and we welcome the investment that London Stansted Airport is making in its facilities and towards improving international connectivity. As a truly global company, Arm’s people fly all over the world, from Cambridge, to Silicon Valley, to Asia. For us, saving time in travelling to airports equates to real, bottom-line savings, helping the business to become more efficient as we continue to expand.” Graham Budd, Chief Operating Officer, Arm Anglesey Abbey, Gardens & Lode Mill University of Cambridge Botanic Garden BeWILDerwood The Poppy Line (North Norfolk Railway) RHS Garden Hyde Hall Blickling Hall Audley End House & Gardens Left : Punting on the RiverCam Below Royal Horticultural Society GardenHydeHall Left: Suffolk&Norfolk Broadswindmills Far left: Moored punts on the RiverCam, Cambridge Far left bottom: University ofCambridge BotanicGarden “At a time when it is more important than ever for Britain’s high-productivity centres to be at the core of a new ‘Global Britain’, the international £854 MILLION ANNUAL INBOUND TOURIST SPEND IN THE EAST OF ENGLAND IN 2016 SOURCE: VISITBRITAIN.ORG

Cambridge ranks as the top UK city for innovation, with 102 patents per 100,000 residents

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TOP 10 LONDON ATTRACTIONS British Museum London Eye National Gallery Natural History Museum Science Museum Tate Modern The Shard Tower Bridge Tower of London Victoria and Albert Museum

Top left: Cambridge Folk Festival Top Right: University of Cambridge Above: Audley End House & Gardens, near Saffron Walden

Left: Beach Huts, Southwold Beach

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY IS RANKED AS ONE OF THE TOP UNIVERSITIES IN THE WORLD SOURCE: TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION 2017

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Top left: Millenium Bridge & St Paul’s Cathedral Top right : The Shard Iconic London skyscraper and Western Europe’s tallest building Middle left: Yeomen warders at the Tower of London Middle right: Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament Left: London Eye & River Thames