LONDON -- The UK sometimes gets a bad rep at wintertime - all visions of grey, gloomy cities and drizzly countryside - but it can be beautiful at this time of year.
From the twinkling lights of London's South Bank to Dartmoor's breathtaking frost-dusted moors and the temperate climes of the Isles of Scilly, there's much to explore.
Here are 12 spots worth a trip.
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