It is nearer to England.
England shares a land border with Scotland and Wales. The nearest foreign countries are Ireland, France and Belgium.
Scotland and Wales both share a border with England. If you mean outside of the UK, it would have to be France, Belgium and Ireland.
Ireland is west of England. Sailing from England to Ireland is relatively short, though it will depend on where you are sailing from in England and where you are sailing to. Depending on that it could take anything from a few hours to a few days. If you are sailing using an actual sailboat, this would be longer than if using a boat with an engine. There are scheduled sailings between England and Ireland by ferry, and more commonly from Wales to Ireland, as Wales is closer than England.
Belgium.
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Spain is closer to Ireland than Portugal.
The name Great Britain is used to describe an area within the United Kingdom. The description refers to the countries of England, Scotland and Wales. This means that Northern Ireland (which is a part of the United Kingdom) and Ireland would be the closest countries. Of course across the English Channel you have France, Belgium, Netherlands (or Holland as some people call it) and the rest of Europe.
Ireland shares a land border with Northern Ireland which is part of the UK. That makes Ireland the closest neighbour to the UK. Ireland is the offical English language name of the southern portion of the island of Ireland as used by the Government of Ireland and not Republic of Ireland or The Irish Republic.
No. Belgium is its own country.
No. Ireland is west of England.
in order of closeness;- France, Belgium, Netherlands, Wales, Germany, Luxembourg, Ireland, Scotland, Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, Sweden