I'm in grave danger of sounding patronizing here, but I love this guy for his unalloyed enthusiasm. How I wish I had enough money to give him a month's all expenses paid trip to the UK - I know he would love it. Of course I would have to tell him that it is that green because it rains A LOT in the UK. And I'm actually from Ireland where, believe me, it rains even more!
Most castles and stately homes in the UK are "Listed" which means they are protected by law and therefore must be kept as close to the original as possible. that includes maintenance, if a listed building was constructed in a certain way 800 uears ago is damaged or wears out, the same production method that built it has to be used to fix it.
I believe Alton Towers (the actual Towers) have run into this problem several times during the refurbishment. The ruins are spectacular, but the skills to restore it to the standard it was in are in very short supply.
There are various organisations such as the National Trust and English Heritage that look after and maintain many of the castles and stately homes in the UK. Many are also public attractions that you pay to enter and that helps to maintain them.
The first lawnmower, invented in England, was crap. It wasn't until the American Black man, and ex slave, John Burr, invented the rotary blade, that lawnmowers really took off.
@@timglennon6814but I'm English so use MY flag - well aware what the union flag is mate - bet you wouldn't criticise a Scot using their flag would you? 🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴
I’m from Yorkshire too and I love discovering yet another beautiful spot in our great county - we are indeed blessed as our countryside, cities, town, villages and coasts are so exceptionally varied that includes Whitby of course lol
Hello, elderly English lady here, just stumbled across your channel. May I just say how refreshing it is to come across a lovely young man who is so interested in my beautiful country, yes it's very green....but then we do have an awful lot of rain! when you come remember your umbrella! Please do try and visit us, we the English people love to welcome visitors to our country. Yes we expected London to be number 1, but honestly, it's not so safe any longer. Come see our fabulous hidden treasures, and the very best of luck with your new channel, I have subscribed. Good luck.
There are four places in England alone that are my absolute favorite, Dorset including Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove, The Yorkshire Dales, Malham etc. and Cornwall :) Whitby for a seaside town
i live in York went to uni there and graduated in minster and damn it was cold in their during graduation. great place to live after living in Bradford before i moved.
@@LB-my1ej so many places i wanted to visit it was impossible, how to get to pretty remote valley or village at sun rise in summer impossible without very expensive taxi, remote parts scotland, villages in wales near my old home town they might have a van bus few times a week. very limiting public transport and restrictive like the time i went to betws y coed and time i got here the first train i could get the day was just a rush i basally had to fast walk almost run to lace i wanted to go and i only just made it for the last train, hows that enjoyable. i got bad health and so many places pubic transport cannot get as close as i need so its very limiting and i like my photography so i want to go to pretty remote or small pretty villages if you can get half the day is gone time you get there but often closest bus stop is just to far so very limiting and time wasted
Can't believe London is number 1. I was as disappointed as you about Whitby not being up there. I hope you make it to the UK at some point. All the best, from East Yorkshire.
Not sure if you know also, bit further along, the english channel, 22 miles of water, there is 2 train tunnels, that go under the sea, connecting, the uk to france, you drive your car on a train, 35 minutes your in france, and dont have to get out of your car
Orkney and the Shetland Islands (not on this list) are definitely worth checking out. I live in the Orkney Islands and while living here isnt for everyone, visiting is definitely worth it. Especially for the history. We have 160 known archeological sites on just the one small island I live on. Many of the ruins are older than the pyramids. Thanks for taking such an interest in our corner of the world.
Visited Orkney in 2021, we camped in the wee campsite near Kirkwall. Walking back in time on the walk to Skara Brae, learning about more recent history at Skaill House. Stone circles that knock the socks off Stonehenge. Talking to Orcadians and laughing at tales of farmers finding Neolithic items and saying to themselves "Nope, I've not seen that" Farmers blowing up stones etc etc. . Chatting about mutual friends with the barman in Torvhaug "Small world!" I read recently that they are stopping the dig at Ness of Brodgar, just covering it all up again, mainly due to the fact that there is even older stuff beneath the dig and they are going to leave it to future generations with more advanced scanning technology to deal with. Love Orkney and can't wait to go back and discover the ton of stuff we didn't have time for.
I've really enjoyed watching you seeing parts of our country, been a while since I've visited a few but it has brought back a few favourite holiday places
We all moan about the rain but I like to remind myself that we would not have the beautiful lush green fields and trees we have without the rain. Luv from 🏴🇬🇧
mate the first one you looked at the 7 sisters, with the chalk cliffs, runs all the way to dover, while lovely, the sight of the white chalk, for the troops during the wars, who were fighting in europe against germany, when they saw those white cliffs, they new they were home
Sorry, not quite. The Seven Sisters are on the coast of the South Downs, and the White Cliffs of Dover are on the coast of the North Downs. They're both chalk, but in between is the High Weald, formed at the same time as the Alps when Italy hit the rest of Europe, and it's sandstone there so the cliffs there aren't white.
Theres lots not shown here. But even when they cover the main attractions, You never get to see the fantstic views between them. But theres never bad weather, Just innapropriate clothing. Let that sink in and all will be good.
We used to go to London every year as a works outing, we stopped about 20 years ago, the tall modern building and Muslim high streets ruined it for us, i wouldn't go again if you paid me.
@@Maccaxxx Muslim high streets ? Seriously London is multicultural get over it ,as a great man once said if you are tired of London you are tired of life and that's coming from a proud Scotsman ,we don't do racism
Your genuine love and respect for our country is beautiful to witness. Yes, I agree, Whitby should have been on the list,,,,,London definitely should not!!!
Here's one for you buddy, if you want to see Yorkshire in all it's beauty watch an English comedy series "Last of the summer wine". Lovely gentle comedy and utterly stunning scenery. And I'm saying this sitting in the also stunning Scottish Borders so you know it must be true!
To see more of the UK from a ground level viewpoint try checking either "The Pennine Way" hike or the" Coast to Coast" Hike on UA-cam. The first is 370 miles long and the other is 250 miles from the West Coast to the East Coast. Both of which I have hiked more than once
@@valeriewalker3886 and it should only take the average person ten day to walk all the way from the West Coast to the East Coast and I did this carrying a 35kg backpack. First in 1975 and again 10 yrs later in 1985
Uhh? I'm in the north east, sun is shining, weather is sweet, makes you want to move your dancing feet, courtesy of Bob Marley, I get what you're saying but apart from this year I find our weather ok, can't remember them but there are some countries that one wouldn't expect that actually have more rain than the UK, don't kill me if I'm wrong but I think it's something like Paris and new york (I know they are cities but hopefully you get what I mean) anyway stay happy, safe and healthy 🏴
@@BobbieRockyBuster1415Yes, but those statistics are a little misleading because they refer to the amount of rainfall in millimetres. Whilst I believe Rome gets more annual rainfall than London (something like that), the actual frequency (which is really all anyone cares about) of the rain is far less. In other words, it rains most days in England/the UK, but it’s often just drizzle, so in terms of volume, it’s nothing to write home about. However, I personally don’t think it rains as much as people claim, and in the south, we get some extremely hot weather to rival any in continental Europe (it just tends to be brief and you can never guarantee it), but the green is hard to beat. That’s the trade off. I’m happy getting my sun on holiday but enjoying our glorious countryside the rest of the year. And sun gets me down when it’s unrelenting and all the grass and vegetation dies, and everywhere turns to dust, like most of the Mediterranean in the height of summer.
@@penname5766 Agreed. I`m in Scotland where our rainfall frequency is higher than in England, although the downfall intensity is higher in the south of England than it is here. Drainage calculations show that storm drains in England would have to be of a larger diameter than here, despite conveying potentially less volume of water pa.
@@BobbieRockyBuster1415 Absolutely correct - apart from Wales and Scotland we have some of the lowest rainfall totals in Europe. Americans always boast that they have sunny days 365 but we all know that this is complete and utter nonsense !!
Most if not all UK Castle are "Listed Monuments" and that means they can NOT be change AND must be kept in its Original State, yes modern Plumbing and Electrical supply is allowed but you can NOT change the overall look of it.
Yup, we do go visit. Some of the most popular places are the Lake District, Peak District, cities like York, Bath etc. Bath is very beautiful - I spent a lovely long weekend there. V dangerous on the wallet! York is one of my favourite cities and the York Minster is stunning. And I live in Cornwall so I have the luck of a vast amount of coastline 😊 We’re about to get invaded by the usual summer tourist hoards lol. It’s a very beautiful place.
you will have heard about loch ness and the monster, anyway, did you know, if you took all the water, from every lake in england and wales and all the water in the rivers in england and wales and all the water from the resevouirs in england and wales, it would not fill loch ness
we dont re model and you say, we have strict laws, about what you can and cant do, either building new property, ot renovating old property. alot of stuff, is look after by national heritage. But for example, you bought a cottage 300 years old lets say. you got your cottage, the chances are, it will be a listed building grade one or grade two. in general terms you cant change it, if you need to repair, lets say the windows, you have to have planning, and put in the same as what was in, you can go slightly modern, but it has to be the same design as as close to its original, thats why you see alot of old pubs, all look old, its because they are, and have to be update, to the same look and materials as best you can, to the original, we dont tear down history to re build, we protect it
Yes , the planning laws are strict these day but a good number of ancient castles have been "remodelled" usually in the 19th. century. Windsor Castle is largely early 19th, thanks to George IV. Other examples are Alnwick, Arundel, Bamburgh and all the others that are still lived in.
I live in Stockport and i can walk about 30seconds from my house and I'm in the woods an open country park and it has a waterfall golf course Stockport is up north Manchester yes our country is Beautiful 🇬🇧🏴🇮🇪🏴 the isle of man has the most dangerous motorcycle race called the isle of man TT
yer we go hiking campin fishin also bike rides n all that ,,, i seen most of my country its full history proud to born in the uk u shud defo visit ur welcom
I worked for a Historical Restoration Company, My Foreman was a National Trust trained Stone Mason what they could do was Amazing. Worked on Cathedrals, Churches Famous Halls and Houses even a Castle. It was the best 10 years of my Life .
We're not getting tired of you commenting on our lush green countryside - it gives us a boost of pride every time you say it. Great video, from York, UK! (Near Whitby).
Castles and old buildings have Grade 1 listed status and as such can not be destroyed or modified (except in very exceptional circumstances), the infrastructure of the building can be updated eg: modern electrics & plumbing, but the actual fabric can't be altered.
The UK has a special shade of green in it's plants, trees and grass, if I remember correctly it's a unique shade of green because of where we are located on the planet because of the amount of water we get and the nutrients in our soil.
Glad you liked, as an Englishman I lived in the US for several years. What I did was travel to as many states and cities as I could in that time and what was noticeable was my American chums had not been to nearly as many states or cities as I had. They seemed to to wonder why I had done it.
LOL, me too. Ours are hard wired but have back up batteries and when the batteries run low they beep continually every few minutes until you change the batteries.
Yes we do visit and stay in these places, i just got back yesterday from a few days away, travelling from the north east england to the west coast of england 300 mile round trip, cost me $50 petrol and $150 for 3 nights stay, but because we are what you would call the perfect location as a country, many brits, also travel and holiday in europe, france, spain holland, along with alot of other countries, because its just as cheap, to go to another country, take in the culture, the sun, cheaper beer lol, we brits, like a drink,
I know all of the places shown in this video. Surprisingly there are many other incredible areas of the UK that not even many 'Brits' know about. Thank you for your enthusiasm. If you ever make it to England, I would love to go for a pint with you, I'm sure you would enjoy our pubs. 👍
You’re right Whitby is the best.. and should be in the top 10.. I live in Whitby.. happy to give you any info you want.. beautiful town.. fantastic history.. and Whitby abbey wow 👍
along with strict planning, the UK is green, and the country side un touched, you cant build anywhere, we try to preserve, land, parks, you wont know this, but just in London, there are 3000 parks, would it help housing to build on it yes, but that will never happen, they are protected for generations to come
Some people moan about the amount of rain we have but I never do. It's why we have so much lush green places. Ps. Please stop tapping your foot and change that bloody smoke alarm battery.
I was also busy trying to work out what was the most annoying thing on the video, too, m8 . . . It all began with the robot voice commentating on it - then the smoke alarm beeping - then we got all of the massive thuds from the pausing and restarting (Mike must be right next to the keyboard to be so loud?) - Then came the foot tapping - or the knee tapping the desk . . . In the end, I couldn't pick only 1 thing, as they all became an issue before the end, lol . . .
@@KGardner01010 agree. It all got more and more irritating as the video went on. I was beginning to wonder if he was going to start tapping his fingers on the desk next. By the way, who is this Mike bloke near the keyboard? 😂
@@coot1925 - Mike's the bloke who wears an acoustic coat usually to cover feedback noises for all of the reactors . . . so I guess he does get just about everywhere - but maybe he can muck it up sometimes, too?! 👍
@@KGardner01010Aah, I thought you were talking about his cousin Mr Mic Rophone, the guy who collects soundwaves from the environment and converts them into electrical pulses. My mistake. 😂👍
I live in bristol and my sister lives in bath. Which are close to each other.so I go to bath often.its lovely.there.s so much to see in the uk and the castles.scenery.beautiful villages.wouldnt want to live anywhere else.
Sadly, London will always be considered as the No 1 spot for anything to do with tourism in the UK . . . mainly as it's the most promoted place for tourists . . . (and why so much money is always spent on it!) . . . However, the further you go out from London, the better it gets - cheaper to afford, landscapes, quieter, peaceful, etc . . . Whitby is classed just as a town like many others in the UK no matter what may be on offer, so it would not be rated as highly for foreign tourism as cities here are, as you may have noticed - even if they are stunning in many ways and can beat cities for different things. Tourism-wise, natural beauty typically comes behind cities due to the ease of finding somewhere to stay . . . the smaller the town or village, the harder it would be; unless you're driving an owned or rented campervan and so can then just park and sleep wherever you prefer to do that . . .
Not Berkshire it is pronounced Barkshire. I do daytrips, I cannot afford to go to Cardiff, Devon, Cornwall, and the Isle of Skye. Our castles are protected from being destroyed or, changed. Many castles have museums inside, a few have families living there. I have been to, the Tower of London, Warwick Castle, Knaresborough Castle, Carlisle Castle, Lancaster Castle, Edinburgh Castle, Powys Castle, Carnarvon Castle, Conwy Castle and Beaumaris Castle. Durham is beautiful. Whitby should have been included, I also, love Scarborough and Bridlington (both near Whitby). I have visited Shropshire. Stratford upon Avon, Anglesey, the Isle of Man, York, Chester, Ripon, Richmond in Yorkshire, Lake District, Chatsworth House, Derbyshire Dales, Ludlow, Lincoln, Belfast and Jersey in the Channel Islands. There are others I have missed off, but you get the idea. I am from Liverpool, we are also, a tourist city. It is green here because of all the rain. Some of the land is owned by farmers, some by businesses, some by councils, some by the Royals, but the people have the right to roam almost everywhere.
What's happening is that people are buying up property in seaside villages and towns using them as holiday homes, raising property prices and forcing locals out of their vilages, so in off seasons a lot of places are empty.
Hi there! Yes we do visit these beautiful places. Usually as a weekend break. There are so many beautiful places to visit in the UK, I hope you make the journey one day x
When I fly home in the summer and I see the land from air, in sussexs and Kent. I just think wow, that's my home land. It's a beautiful isle, not always warm but so green. Come on summer solstice, as the nights are light. Around the 21st June, in the country, sometimes it feels like the pixies will come out in the summer evenings. Why cause it feels so majestic like a Shakespeare, mid summer nights play in June. 😊
I stayed at Thorsby Hall (a listed building that was now a hotel) Because it was listed they were not allowed to put loads of plug sockets in so they had to have huge floor standing battery lamps. We spent a weekend every year in Tourqay, Devon for our family holiday
I live in Whitby there's always something going on we just had a visit from a Spanish Galleon ⚓ there's always a weekend celebrating - Goths - tractors - the lifeboats - 40s music - 60s music - 80s music - folk week - you name it there's a weekend celebrating it ❤️
I am loving your videos. They make me homesick. If you want to get to know more of the UK through some of the older buildings look into the National trust. As an organisation it has a very interesting history and is today one of the biggest organisations in the UK. It basically preservers old buildings and beautiful landscapes. They make these sites available to the public and you pay a fee to visit. If you are a member then you pay an annual subscription and get to enter almost all the properties without and additional fees. The have hundreds of properties across the UK with some major properties but also loads of small properties. Well worth the subscription.
i just sub now u are at 260 subs. i'm from UK. i been to Cornwall before had fish and cips on beach. it was nice and sunny testy food. and alot of shop's
UK Beaches are plentifull but a word of warning Do NOT expect temperatures like you get in the USA, most summers seldom get above 75 to 80F. If you could move the UK to the USA we are approx in the MIDDLE OF HUDSON BAY CANADA, so naturally the sea water will be colder than I got used to when I visited Florida many years ago.
The National trust is responsible for Mail ting most areas that you see. They are fantastic at keeping the landscapes accessible to the public and as neat as you can see it on the videos 👍🏼
When you visit here just remember there are so many beautiful areas and towns throughout out the uk. London is great to see but away from London theres so much beauty. I hope one day you get to appreciate it as much as we appreciate living here.
I live 25 minutes away from Whitby and love going in the Winter , it gets too busy in summer. I have travelled all round our Country and have no real favourite because I love all the UK. Come visit when you can, our Country is so green and beautiful because we have a LOT of rain, so fetch a brolly when you come🤣😜🇬🇧
Great vid , have seen many Americans react to this one , yes Whitby is an amazing place , have been there several times as its a great journey on my motorcycle , im with you on this one , regards from the Lincolnshire east coast
We used to be able to play on stone henge when I was younger without all the fences etc, 😢now kids can’t enjoy jumping over the stones and having picnics there (this was over 40 years ago though). Also we do go to places shown as it is cheaper than taking a family of four away overseas x
The largest palace in Western Europe is in Madrid, Spain: the Royal Palace. 135,000 square meters and 3,400 rooms. We know a bit about castles and palaces, after all we have an Autonomous Community named after the castles: Castilla y León. A little trivia, the castle in the Disney logo is inspired by the Alcázar of Segovia. In short: in Spain there are more than 10,000 castles (probably twice as many), palaces and fortified constructions. I am Basque*, from Bilbao, and I bet you would love Spain, especially the north coast, from Galicia to the Basque Country (which has a part in France). A rough and beautiful sea, dream beaches, cliffs with more than 50 million years of history, breathtaking green landscapes, breathtaking mountains, ancestral traditions and modernity, 4 languages, diverse cultures, one of the best cuisines in the world... (*) the oldest living language in Europe, older than Latin and Greek.
I live in wales (8) on the list is Snowdonia and I love about 30 mins away, I have walked those mountains many times. Yes, we do visit those places, more often than you’d think. Whitney is a small town and I think the list is referring to county’s and cities
Hay man just found your channel. I live in cheddar and you're right I don't really walk up to the gorge because it's there and I do take it for granted. I have all ways thought that if I won the lottery I would set up my own channel and bring people over to this country for a holiday you would be on the list keep up the good work
I'm luck to live within a 20 minute drive of the Derbyshire Dales and, a bit further, is the Peak Dsitrict, which was Britain's first National Park. Beautiful scenery everywhere and , yes, so green.
We are in the temperate zone so it rains frequently and in Summer it's lush. My friend from Texas loved the greenery too. That's why gardening is so popular here. From Yorkshire. I think they made the list of where most people visited one year. Whitby is a bit of a secret because it's in Yorkshire.
Don't underestimate London.. With its beautiful parks and beautiful streets it where you should start your journey. London is huge and there are 4 zones. There are beautiful spaces to explore in Central and Greater London.
Many people in the UK visit these places, same as many people choose not to. It is a small island but there is much packed into it. Britain is such a small island you could easily visit places in Scotland, England and Wales in a few days. A train journey is also a great way to see some of the beautiful countryside, some great heritage railway, Steam, train journeys too - including 1 from Whitby. if you do get to visit the UK and go to Whitby you shoule know that it is ALWAYS windy, even in the summer - it is a northern coastal town bordering the North Sea.
New sub here. Yes the UK is amazing. Great channel. Castles etc are as was. They are taken care of but no remodeling. All is just taken care of. Very well. As you would any historical home.
Whitby is one of our favorite places for our holidays/vacation over the years. We have visited all the places on the list except Isle of Sky (daughter has) and the places South east of London (traffic trying to get around London from further north put us off). Enjoyed your casual approach to watching video's and wish you all the best in your progress as a You Tuber.
bath is lovely..im from the north west of england ,,but lucky to be able to travel to lots of places in the uk and use buses coaches and rail travel and stop in the hostels or camp,,can use the buses and rail to travel all around the coast from truro visit newquay tintagel padstow st ives lands end etc ..its a must
I'm in grave danger of sounding patronizing here, but I love this guy for his unalloyed enthusiasm. How I wish I had enough money to give him a month's all expenses paid trip to the UK - I know he would love it. Of course I would have to tell him that it is that green because it rains A LOT in the UK. And I'm actually from Ireland where, believe me, it rains even more!
He thinks the U.K. is lush, wait until he sees the Emerald Isle!
Most castles and stately homes in the UK are "Listed" which means they are protected by law and therefore must be kept as close to the original as possible. that includes maintenance, if a listed building was constructed in a certain way 800 uears ago is damaged or wears out, the same production method that built it has to be used to fix it.
I believe Alton Towers (the actual Towers) have run into this problem several times during the refurbishment. The ruins are spectacular, but the skills to restore it to the standard it was in are in very short supply.
There are various organisations such as the National Trust and English Heritage that look after and maintain many of the castles and stately homes in the UK. Many are also public attractions that you pay to enter and that helps to maintain them.
This is why they call it the green and pleasant land.
With all the green everywhere you can understand why we invented the lawnmower😆
There’s a lawnmower museum in Southport 😊
It's the payoff for all the rain.
Yeh, we got some good green here but it ain't legal yet 😮
@@leejones4757yeah I smoking some right now lol
The first lawnmower, invented in England, was crap. It wasn't until the American Black man, and ex slave, John Burr, invented the rotary blade, that lawnmowers really took off.
Green = rain 😊
Worth it as far as I am concerned (having come from a country that is mostly desert)
I was about to mention that to be green you need a fair amount of rain 😂. But someone else got there before me!
Thankyou for appreciating our little island - you are welcome any time 🏴
@CarolWoosey-ck2rg Pretty sure you got our little islands flag wrong 🙄🇬🇧
🇬🇧. This is the U.K. flag.
@@timglennon6814but I'm English so use MY flag - well aware what the union flag is mate - bet you wouldn't criticise a Scot using their flag would you? 🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴
We don't take it for granted. The other day, I was blown away by the greenery in my own little town. Everything is just so beautiful.
All the rain we have had
That happens to me every year when we enter springtime. Just beautiful.❤
I live in a small town in the Cotswolds so I see the fields while walking to the shops - It is beautiful
I've moaned about the rain this summer, but I just love how beautiful the countryside around me in Yorkshire is so lush and green.
I’m from Yorkshire too and I love discovering yet another beautiful spot in our great county - we are indeed blessed as our countryside, cities, town, villages and coasts are so exceptionally varied that includes Whitby of course lol
Hello, elderly English lady here, just stumbled across your channel. May I just say how refreshing it is to come across a lovely young man who is so interested in my beautiful country, yes it's very green....but then we do have an awful lot of rain! when you come remember your umbrella! Please do try and visit us, we the English people love to welcome visitors to our country. Yes we expected London to be number 1, but honestly, it's not so safe any longer. Come see our fabulous hidden treasures, and the very best of luck with your new channel, I have subscribed. Good luck.
You are as disappointed as most Brits, that they put London at number one :) Whitby Abbey is beautiful though, I agree
Absolutely love Whitby, I live in the north of England around a three hour drive from Whitby but go a lot :)
There are four places in England alone that are my absolute favorite, Dorset including Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove, The Yorkshire Dales, Malham etc. and Cornwall :) Whitby for a seaside town
York should be in the top 3 .....it's amazing.
Staines.
i live in York went to uni there and graduated in minster and damn it was cold in their during graduation. great place to live after living in Bradford before i moved.
I love York as well.
I lived in York for a year. The most beautiful of our cities. Unfortunately it reeks of Romans and Vikings!!!🤣😊
Our island is small but mighty and beautiful. We do visit these places as they are accessible to us via public transport
public transport you are very limited
@@stevekenilworth where do you live that you don’t have public transport then? I live in the middle of nowhere and I have public transport
@@LB-my1ej so many places i wanted to visit it was impossible, how to get to pretty remote valley or village at sun rise in summer impossible without very expensive taxi, remote parts scotland, villages in wales near my old home town they might have a van bus few times a week. very limiting public transport and restrictive like the time i went to betws y coed and time i got here the first train i could get the day was just a rush i basally had to fast walk almost run to lace i wanted to go and i only just made it for the last train, hows that enjoyable. i got bad health and so many places pubic transport cannot get as close as i need so its very limiting and i like my photography so i want to go to pretty remote or small pretty villages if you can get half the day is gone time you get there but often closest bus stop is just to far so very limiting and time wasted
The green is why we appreciate the rain.
Can't believe London is number 1. I was as disappointed as you about Whitby not being up there. I hope you make it to the UK at some point. All the best, from East Yorkshire.
No body goes to London anymore, it is a shithole.
I love that you are 'obsessed' with the green colours of our beautiful land.
Not sure if you know also, bit further along, the english channel, 22 miles of water, there is 2 train tunnels, that go under the sea, connecting, the uk to france, you drive your car on a train, 35 minutes your in france, and dont have to get out of your car
Yes! We visit them all the time. Never ever get tired of the rolling hills or the intense shades of green.
I love watching you react to our beautiful country. It reminds me how lucky I am to live here.
"Beautiful country" lol
Orkney and the Shetland Islands (not on this list) are definitely worth checking out. I live in the Orkney Islands and while living here isnt for everyone, visiting is definitely worth it. Especially for the history. We have 160 known archeological sites on just the one small island I live on. Many of the ruins are older than the pyramids. Thanks for taking such an interest in our corner of the world.
Visited Orkney in 2021, we camped in the wee campsite near Kirkwall. Walking back in time on the walk to Skara Brae, learning about more recent history at Skaill House. Stone circles that knock the socks off Stonehenge. Talking to Orcadians and laughing at tales of farmers finding Neolithic items and saying to themselves "Nope, I've not seen that" Farmers blowing up stones etc etc. . Chatting about mutual friends with the barman in Torvhaug "Small world!"
I read recently that they are stopping the dig at Ness of Brodgar, just covering it all up again, mainly due to the fact that there is even older stuff beneath the dig and they are going to leave it to future generations with more advanced scanning technology to deal with.
Love Orkney and can't wait to go back and discover the ton of stuff we didn't have time for.
As someone who lives in the South Shropshire Hills - Number 19 in the video I can agree, they really are as beautiful as she describes.
I've really enjoyed watching you seeing parts of our country, been a while since I've visited a few but it has brought back a few favourite holiday places
We all moan about the rain but I like to remind myself that we would not have the beautiful lush green fields and trees we have without the rain. Luv from 🏴🇬🇧
mate the first one you looked at the 7 sisters, with the chalk cliffs, runs all the way to dover, while lovely, the sight of the white chalk, for the troops during the wars, who were fighting in europe against germany, when they saw those white cliffs, they new they were home
Sorry, not quite. The Seven Sisters are on the coast of the South Downs, and the White Cliffs of Dover are on the coast of the North Downs. They're both chalk, but in between is the High Weald, formed at the same time as the Alps when Italy hit the rest of Europe, and it's sandstone there so the cliffs there aren't white.
Europe is slightly bigger than the USA mate with around 700 million people in Europe versus 320 million in the USA
Peace
Was going to say this.
And what?
Theres lots not shown here. But even when they cover the main attractions, You never get to see the fantstic views between them. But theres never bad weather, Just innapropriate clothing. Let that sink in and all will be good.
London number 1 seriously ,if and when you ever visit Scotland ,all of it is an absolute must especially Edinburgh old town
We used to go to London every year as a works outing, we stopped about 20 years ago, the tall modern building and Muslim high streets ruined it for us, i wouldn't go again if you paid me.
@@Maccaxxx Muslim high streets ? Seriously London is multicultural get over it ,as a great man once said if you are tired of London you are tired of life and that's coming from a proud Scotsman ,we don't do racism
@@4390hoover Multicultural ?, it is spot the white man more like.
@@Maccaxxx so what ,what's your problem you racist
I love Whitby as well. Go there often its beautiful.
I'm so lucky to live here :)
Fish, chips and bikes.
Your genuine love and respect for our country is beautiful to witness. Yes, I agree, Whitby should have been on the list,,,,,London definitely should not!!!
Here's one for you buddy, if you want to see Yorkshire in all it's beauty watch an English comedy series "Last of the summer wine".
Lovely gentle comedy and utterly stunning scenery.
And I'm saying this sitting in the also stunning Scottish Borders so you know it must be true!
To see more of the UK from a ground level viewpoint try checking either "The Pennine Way" hike or the" Coast to Coast" Hike on UA-cam. The first is 370 miles long and the other is 250 miles from the West Coast to the East Coast. Both of which I have hiked more than once
Coast to coast walk is amazing.
@@valeriewalker3886 and it should only take the average person ten day to walk all the way from the West Coast to the East Coast and I did this carrying a 35kg backpack. First in 1975 and again 10 yrs later in 1985
It’s only green because it is usually cold and rains for days
A typical totally useless and unhelpful remark - Don't the American's just thrive on your stupidity !!!!
Uhh? I'm in the north east, sun is shining, weather is sweet, makes you want to move your dancing feet, courtesy of Bob Marley, I get what you're saying but apart from this year I find our weather ok, can't remember them but there are some countries that one wouldn't expect that actually have more rain than the UK, don't kill me if I'm wrong but I think it's something like Paris and new york (I know they are cities but hopefully you get what I mean) anyway stay happy, safe and healthy 🏴
@@BobbieRockyBuster1415Yes, but those statistics are a little misleading because they refer to the amount of rainfall in millimetres. Whilst I believe Rome gets more annual rainfall than London (something like that), the actual frequency (which is really all anyone cares about) of the rain is far less. In other words, it rains most days in England/the UK, but it’s often just drizzle, so in terms of volume, it’s nothing to write home about. However, I personally don’t think it rains as much as people claim, and in the south, we get some extremely hot weather to rival any in continental Europe (it just tends to be brief and you can never guarantee it), but the green is hard to beat. That’s the trade off. I’m happy getting my sun on holiday but enjoying our glorious countryside the rest of the year. And sun gets me down when it’s unrelenting and all the grass and vegetation dies, and everywhere turns to dust, like most of the Mediterranean in the height of summer.
@@penname5766 Agreed. I`m in Scotland where our rainfall frequency is higher than in England, although the downfall intensity is higher in the south of England than it is here. Drainage calculations show that storm drains in England would have to be of a larger diameter than here, despite conveying potentially less volume of water pa.
@@BobbieRockyBuster1415 Absolutely correct - apart from Wales and Scotland we have some of the lowest rainfall totals in Europe. Americans always boast that they have sunny days 365 but we all know that this is complete and utter nonsense !!
You have to come visit Bro!! Especially during July and August for at least a month you won't be disappointed man...
Most if not all UK Castle are "Listed Monuments" and that means they can NOT be change AND must be kept in its Original State, yes modern Plumbing and Electrical supply is allowed but you can NOT change the overall look of it.
A lot of the castles are still lived in. Bamburgh and Alnwick for example.
Yup, we do go visit. Some of the most popular places are the Lake District, Peak District, cities like York, Bath etc. Bath is very beautiful - I spent a lovely long weekend there. V dangerous on the wallet! York is one of my favourite cities and the York Minster is stunning.
And I live in Cornwall so I have the luck of a vast amount of coastline 😊
We’re about to get invaded by the usual summer tourist hoards lol. It’s a very beautiful place.
you will have heard about loch ness and the monster, anyway, did you know, if you took all the water, from every lake in england and wales and all the water in the rivers in england and wales and all the water from the resevouirs in england and wales, it would not fill loch ness
we dont re model and you say, we have strict laws, about what you can and cant do, either building new property, ot renovating old property.
alot of stuff, is look after by national heritage.
But for example, you bought a cottage 300 years old lets say. you got your cottage, the chances are, it will be a listed building grade one or grade two. in general terms you cant change it, if you need to repair, lets say the windows, you have to have planning, and put in the same as what was in, you can go slightly modern, but it has to be the same design as as close to its original, thats why you see alot of old pubs, all look old, its because they are, and have to be update, to the same look and materials as best you can, to the original, we dont tear down history to re build, we protect it
Yes , the planning laws are strict these day but a good number of ancient castles have been "remodelled" usually in the 19th. century. Windsor Castle is largely early 19th, thanks to George IV. Other examples are Alnwick, Arundel, Bamburgh and all the others that are still lived in.
@@digidol52 totaly agree, im north east and have been to alnwick many times
I live in Stockport and i can walk about 30seconds from my house and I'm in the woods an open country park and it has a waterfall golf course Stockport is up north Manchester yes our country is Beautiful 🇬🇧🏴🇮🇪🏴 the isle of man has the most dangerous motorcycle race called the isle of man TT
Me & my family go north Devon for our holidays and there is nowhere I would rather go as its beautiful and the people are so polite & warm
yer we go hiking campin fishin also bike rides n all that ,,, i seen most of my country its full history proud to born in the uk u shud defo visit ur welcom
I worked for a Historical Restoration Company, My Foreman was a National Trust trained Stone Mason what they could do was Amazing. Worked on Cathedrals, Churches Famous Halls and Houses even a Castle. It was the best 10 years of my Life .
the price of all our green, is lots and lots of rain,
but im used to it,
after all no rain, no green and pleasant land.
Whitby is lovely.
I'm so lucky to live here :)
We're not getting tired of you commenting on our lush green countryside - it gives us a boost of pride every time you say it. Great video, from York, UK! (Near Whitby).
Castles and old buildings have Grade 1 listed status and as such can not be destroyed or modified (except in very exceptional circumstances), the infrastructure of the building can be updated eg: modern electrics & plumbing, but the actual fabric can't be altered.
The UK has a special shade of green in it's plants, trees and grass, if I remember correctly it's a unique shade of green because of where we are located on the planet because of the amount of water we get and the nutrients in our soil.
Glad you liked, as an Englishman I lived in the US for several years. What I did was travel to as many states and cities as I could in that time and what was noticeable was my American chums had not been to nearly as many states or cities as I had. They seemed to to wonder why I had done it.
Bro, not the beep from the dead fire alarm at 4.40 😂
I kept having to check it wasn’t mine!
LOL, me too. Ours are hard wired but have back up batteries and when the batteries run low they beep continually every few minutes until you change the batteries.
Yes we do visit and stay in these places, i just got back yesterday from a few days away, travelling from the north east england to the west coast of england
300 mile round trip, cost me $50 petrol and $150 for 3 nights stay, but because we are what you would call the perfect location as a country, many brits, also travel and holiday in europe, france, spain holland, along with alot of other countries, because its just as cheap, to go to another country, take in the culture, the sun, cheaper beer lol, we brits, like a drink,
I know all of the places shown in this video. Surprisingly there are many other incredible areas of the UK that not even many 'Brits' know about. Thank you for your enthusiasm. If you ever make it to England, I would love to go for a pint with you, I'm sure you would enjoy our pubs. 👍
You’re right Whitby is the best.. and should be in the top 10.. I live in Whitby.. happy to give you any info you want.. beautiful town.. fantastic history.. and Whitby abbey wow 👍
Yes we do visit these places, we just did a tour of South Wales in our campervan.
along with strict planning, the UK is green, and the country side un touched, you cant build anywhere, we try to preserve, land, parks, you wont know this, but just in London, there are 3000 parks, would it help housing to build on it yes, but that will never happen, they are protected for generations to come
Hello from France 👍😉 please can you react the top 25 places to visits in France thank
Some people moan about the amount of rain we have but I never do. It's why we have so much lush green places.
Ps. Please stop tapping your foot and change that bloody smoke alarm battery.
I was also busy trying to work out what was the most annoying thing on the video, too, m8 . . . It all began with the robot voice commentating on it - then the smoke alarm beeping - then we got all of the massive thuds from the pausing and restarting (Mike must be right next to the keyboard to be so loud?) - Then came the foot tapping - or the knee tapping the desk . . . In the end, I couldn't pick only 1 thing, as they all became an issue before the end, lol . . .
@@KGardner01010 agree.
It all got more and more irritating as the video went on.
I was beginning to wonder if he was going to start tapping his fingers on the desk next.
By the way, who is this Mike bloke near the keyboard? 😂
@@coot1925 - Mike's the bloke who wears an acoustic coat usually to cover feedback noises for all of the reactors . . . so I guess he does get just about everywhere - but maybe he can muck it up sometimes, too?! 👍
@@KGardner01010Aah, I thought you were talking about his cousin Mr Mic Rophone, the guy who collects soundwaves from the environment and converts them into electrical pulses.
My mistake. 😂👍
I came here looking for the comments about the tapping. It’s driving me absolutely mad!!!!
Yes, we really do visit these places. My sister and I go to as many as possible, especially the castles and ancient sites.
I live in bristol and my sister lives in bath. Which are close to each other.so I go to bath often.its lovely.there.s so much to see in the uk and the castles.scenery.beautiful villages.wouldnt want to live anywhere else.
Sadly, London will always be considered as the No 1 spot for anything to do with tourism in the UK . . . mainly as it's the most promoted place for tourists . . . (and why so much money is always spent on it!) . . . However, the further you go out from London, the better it gets - cheaper to afford, landscapes, quieter, peaceful, etc . . . Whitby is classed just as a town like many others in the UK no matter what may be on offer, so it would not be rated as highly for foreign tourism as cities here are, as you may have noticed - even if they are stunning in many ways and can beat cities for different things. Tourism-wise, natural beauty typically comes behind cities due to the ease of finding somewhere to stay . . . the smaller the town or village, the harder it would be; unless you're driving an owned or rented campervan and so can then just park and sleep wherever you prefer to do that . . .
Not Berkshire it is pronounced Barkshire. I do daytrips, I cannot afford to go to Cardiff, Devon, Cornwall, and the Isle of Skye. Our castles are protected from being destroyed or, changed. Many castles have museums inside, a few have families living there. I have been to, the Tower of London, Warwick Castle,
Knaresborough Castle, Carlisle Castle, Lancaster Castle, Edinburgh Castle, Powys Castle, Carnarvon Castle, Conwy Castle and Beaumaris Castle.
Durham is beautiful. Whitby should have been included, I also, love Scarborough and Bridlington (both near Whitby). I have visited Shropshire.
Stratford upon Avon, Anglesey, the Isle of Man, York, Chester, Ripon, Richmond in Yorkshire, Lake District,
Chatsworth House, Derbyshire Dales, Ludlow, Lincoln, Belfast and Jersey in the Channel Islands. There are others I have missed off, but you get the idea. I am from Liverpool, we are also, a tourist city.
It is green here because of all the rain. Some of the land is owned by farmers, some by businesses, some by councils, some by the Royals, but the people have the right to roam almost everywhere.
i was going to pull them up on that lol, i was born in wallingford 60 years ago lol,
What's happening is that people are buying up property in seaside villages and towns using them as holiday homes, raising property prices and forcing locals out of their vilages, so in off seasons a lot of places are empty.
Usually the old houses very rarely come on the market, they get handed down in the family, but most are privately owned x
I’m English & my great aunts live in Whitby. My mum has fond memories of visiting them as a child. It’s such a beautiful place 🏴
I've been inside Windsor and would recommend the tour to anyone, the castle is truly jaw dropping.
P.S. Stop tapping your feet.
This was awesome ‼️‼️
Hi there! Yes we do visit these beautiful places. Usually as a weekend break. There are so many beautiful places to visit in the UK, I hope you make the journey one day x
My sister came back from snowdonia yesterday.they went for the weekend.they loved it. there were 2 sheep walking down the high street.lol.
When I fly home in the summer and I see the land from air, in sussexs and Kent. I just think wow, that's my home land.
It's a beautiful isle, not always warm but so green.
Come on summer solstice, as the nights are light. Around the 21st June, in the country, sometimes it feels like the pixies will come out in the summer evenings. Why cause it feels so majestic like a Shakespeare, mid summer nights play in June. 😊
I stayed at Thorsby Hall (a listed building that was now a hotel) Because it was listed they were not allowed to put loads of plug sockets in so they had to have huge floor standing battery lamps. We spent a weekend every year in Tourqay, Devon for our family holiday
That's all I see from my windows as in live in the country side. Aww thank you😊
I live in Whitby there's always something going on we just had a visit from a Spanish Galleon ⚓ there's always a weekend celebrating - Goths - tractors - the lifeboats - 40s music - 60s music - 80s music - folk week - you name it there's a weekend celebrating it ❤️
I am loving your videos. They make me homesick. If you want to get to know more of the UK through some of the older buildings look into the National trust. As an organisation it has a very interesting history and is today one of the biggest organisations in the UK. It basically preservers old buildings and beautiful landscapes. They make these sites available to the public and you pay a fee to visit. If you are a member then you pay an annual subscription and get to enter almost all the properties without and additional fees. The have hundreds of properties across the UK with some major properties but also loads of small properties. Well worth the subscription.
My neck of the woods! Stonehenge 🫶🏼 Wilton is beautiful. Salisbury and our Cathedral is stunning!
i just sub now u are at 260 subs. i'm from UK. i been to Cornwall before had fish and cips on beach. it was nice and sunny testy food. and alot of shop's
Learn some grammar then
UK Beaches are plentifull but a word of warning Do NOT expect temperatures like you get in the USA, most summers seldom get above 75 to 80F. If you could move the UK to the USA we are approx in the MIDDLE OF HUDSON BAY CANADA, so naturally the sea water will be colder than I got used to when I visited Florida many years ago.
Not in Cornwall ❤
Excellent matey ❤
The National trust is responsible for Mail ting most areas that you see. They are fantastic at keeping the landscapes accessible to the public and as neat as you can see it on the videos 👍🏼
When you visit here just remember there are so many beautiful areas and towns throughout out the uk. London is great to see but away from London theres so much beauty. I hope one day you get to appreciate it as much as we appreciate living here.
Watching this had made me realise I need to see more of our beautiful country. Lol so lanzarote is cancelled next year.
Cambridge is a city, it's beautiful and home to some of the biggest brains in the world 😍
I live 25 minutes away from Whitby and love going in the Winter , it gets too busy in summer. I have travelled all round our Country and have no real favourite because I love all the UK. Come visit when you can, our Country is so green and beautiful because we have a LOT of rain, so fetch a brolly when you come🤣😜🇬🇧
Yes I live near London and have travelled over 80 countries and the UK has got it all I'm 61 and still visiting stunning places in uk
Great vid , have seen many Americans react to this one , yes Whitby is an amazing place , have been there several times as its a great journey on my motorcycle , im with you on this one , regards from the Lincolnshire east coast
you just have to remember your rain coat. Can't have all the green without rain 😃
We used to be able to play on stone henge when I was younger without all the fences etc, 😢now kids can’t enjoy jumping over the stones and having picnics there (this was over 40 years ago though). Also we do go to places shown as it is cheaper than taking a family of four away overseas x
The largest palace in Western Europe is in Madrid, Spain: the Royal Palace. 135,000 square meters and 3,400 rooms. We know a bit about castles and palaces, after all we have an Autonomous Community named after the castles: Castilla y León. A little trivia, the castle in the Disney logo is inspired by the Alcázar of Segovia. In short: in Spain there are more than 10,000 castles (probably twice as many), palaces and fortified constructions.
I am Basque*, from Bilbao, and I bet you would love Spain, especially the north coast, from Galicia to the Basque Country (which has a part in France). A rough and beautiful sea, dream beaches, cliffs with more than 50 million years of history, breathtaking green landscapes, breathtaking mountains, ancestral traditions and modernity, 4 languages, diverse cultures, one of the best cuisines in the world...
(*) the oldest living language in Europe, older than Latin and Greek.
I live in wales (8) on the list is Snowdonia and I love about 30 mins away, I have walked those mountains many times. Yes, we do visit those places, more often than you’d think. Whitney is a small town and I think the list is referring to county’s and cities
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Hay man just found your channel. I live in cheddar and you're right I don't really walk up to the gorge because it's there and I do take it for granted. I have all ways thought that if I won the lottery I would set up my own channel and bring people over to this country for a holiday you would be on the list keep up the good work
A lot of the UK do go out and visit these places as day trips or holidays, I've barely scratched the surface with where I been so far
I live 30 minutes away from Bath and haven't been since I was a school child. It's busy and expensive. But beautiful.
Yes we do go and see other parts of our country/countries.
I'm luck to live within a 20 minute drive of the Derbyshire Dales and, a bit further, is the Peak Dsitrict, which was Britain's first National Park. Beautiful scenery everywhere and , yes, so green.
The castles in Britain are either still lived in, used as museums or in ruins yet still regularly visited.
We are in the temperate zone so it rains frequently and in Summer it's lush. My friend from Texas loved the greenery too. That's why gardening is so popular here. From Yorkshire. I think they made the list of where most people visited one year. Whitby is a bit of a secret because it's in Yorkshire.
There are so many beautiful little villages all over the UK, Cornwall has loads and North Wales and more
Don't underestimate London.. With its beautiful parks and beautiful streets it where you should start your journey. London is huge and there are 4 zones. There are beautiful spaces to explore in Central and Greater London.
as good as they are ,I would be able to show you 10 other places
Many people in the UK visit these places, same as many people choose not to. It is a small island but there is much packed into it.
Britain is such a small island you could easily visit places in Scotland, England and Wales in a few days.
A train journey is also a great way to see some of the beautiful countryside, some great heritage railway, Steam, train journeys too - including 1 from Whitby.
if you do get to visit the UK and go to Whitby you shoule know that it is ALWAYS windy, even in the summer - it is a northern coastal town bordering the North Sea.
My wife and I have just got back from a holiday in the Lake district, and we stayed near Windermere. It's sooo beautiful
lol
New sub here. Yes the UK is amazing. Great channel.
Castles etc are as was. They are taken care of but no remodeling. All is just taken care of. Very well. As you would any historical home.
Whitby is one of our favorite places for our holidays/vacation over the years. We have visited all the places on the list except Isle of Sky (daughter has) and the places South east of London (traffic trying to get around London from further north put us off). Enjoyed your casual approach to watching video's and wish you all the best in your progress as a You Tuber.
bath is lovely..im from the north west of england ,,but lucky to be able to travel to lots of places in the uk and use buses coaches and rail travel and stop in the hostels or camp,,can use the buses and rail to travel all around the coast from truro visit newquay tintagel padstow st ives lands end etc ..its a must