I am a Scottish truck driver, the uk has the most diverse landscapes, i love the lake district. the yorkshire dales, the brecon beckons, the whole of Scotland, Oxford Cambridge, the list is endless, the beauty of the uk is second to none.
@@nails3394poppycock. I think you're confusing the 'City of London' rather than 'London' itself. They are by-laws but the 'City of London' still comes under the jurisdiction of the common-law of the Land (UK Law).
I am from Perú, I have Navajo ancestry. The UK is the most beautiful island group on this planet. The Yorkshire dales when the weather is good is spectacularly beautiful. I married a Yorkshire man and settled over here where I am a neuro surgeon. It gets busy in the Summer months but it’s worth it. Try Harrogate it’s a beautiful Georgian town at the edge of the Yorkshire dales and you will enjoy its beautiful architecture. My homeland is amazing but here I feel at one with nature. I enjoy your channel.
I'm a true "Yorkshire lass" - West Yorkshire . I've travelled the world but I have to say there's no place like home. I fully appreciate the natural beauty of the UK 🇬🇧 and the fact that we can swim in our waters in safety along with wondering through our woods and forests in relative safety too - We are so blessed in the uk 🇬🇧 Thank you for your appreciation and for not just focusing on the capital - London 🇬🇧🙏✨️❤️Nameste
I'm a londoner, lived in Durham for 12 years then retired to The Lake District. We have the most diverse countyside in the UK. So proud to be British 🇬🇧 Keswick is pronounced Kes-ik by the way
Spot on. The Lake District is hard to beat. I was born, and have lived and worked in the area all my life. Now retired, like you.... You'll live longer in the Lakes than in London..... And, as you'll probably know, the Lake District has now gained World Heritage Status......
As a real American native American Choctaw nation at13 i moved to the uk and lived with my Welsh dad i had a great education and ive had great people as mates and family i love the uk
@MerrisWilliams Wow I have a similar ancestry to you, born and raised in England but my blood is a mix of Welsh and Native American. Think this was due to the fact the uk Air Force was stationed in the US many years ago.
@@rachaelfilby9486 sadly not my father did a family tree before he passed, it would of been my great grandmother who was a Native American and I believe it was Choctaw but there was another name of another tribe that I forget. I think the Choctaw grouped up smaller tribes? Might be wrong with that and I’d love to visit America and investigate more. I have dark eyes and darker skin than rest of family with Blue Eyes and pale skin haha
Born and raised in Durham City and now live in North Northumberland just outside of Bamburgh village can't think of a more beautiful place to live in, than north east england.
I'm from Devon in the south West of England and there is some lovely places down here but also look at the Cotswolds and Norfolk, some more places I'm sure you would appreciate
Their is a hidden gem in Lancashire. It's called Rivington. Their is a castle by lakes. two Anglo Saxon barns you can have a meal at. The Chinese gardens the Pike and many beautiful walks . I have been to all the places you viewed. If you could pick just two places it has to be Bamburgh castle and Whitby.
Just said goodbye to my Floridian friends last week. I live near Saltburn 18 miles North of Whitby. Took them to Whitby, York, Knaresborough, Staithes (Captain Cook trained there) and a country house up here too. They loved it
Drove them around the North Yorkshire moors too to Grosmont, Pickering and Glaisdale. Pub up there dates to 1500 and the food is amazing. Its called The Lion and it's at Blakey Ridge, you'd need to drive though
@@Trippingthroughadventures, if it's possible could you please stop talking when the commentary is on as he is telling you the history , just hit the pause button ty , as far as waterways go the waterways are generally not to clean at the moment due to the water companies not cleaning the water like they should and especially if there are rats in the water . Mountain wise there is one called Snowdon in north Wales , a big hill in the north west of England and lots in the north of Scotland otherwise we just classify everything as rolling hills 😂😂😂😂😂 , most are walkable but have the correct gear because the weather can change very quickly.
Visitors to Old Mother Shipton's Caves are often astounded by the seemingly magical process they witness, where everyday objects such as soft toys, hats, and bonnets are transformed into stone right before their eyes. This natural wonder is due to the petrifying well located near the caves, which has been a popular attraction since 1630. The well's water, rich in sulphate and carbonate, creates a unique phenomenon where items left in the well gradually become encased in a stone-like deposit, creating a fascinating spectacle for all who see it.
Just beware and consider that the short distances can be traumatic to cover because of tight bendy roads, and traffic congestion. I've been to the US and you have the advantage of straight roads that go from a to b. But the UK is worth that frustration .
Great that you realise there is more to the UK than London. I am originally from Newcastle upon Tyne but live in Switzerland now. But love going back and when I show my Swiss friends photos from Northumberland, the beaches, the Lake District etc they can't believe how beautiful it is. And that is just the tip of it!!
Hi guys, I've just watched your video in the top 10 most beautiful places in the UK. I'm from Yorkshire and it's totally separate to York. Derbyshire was where I grew up but I live in Sheffield which is South Yorkshire. The Derbyshire Peak District is a 15 minute drive from us, Chatsworth and Bakewell are simply STUNNING.
The problem with Britain is that England exists! That’s the truth! The English have always detested the native Brythonic/Gaels of these islands. The Welsh, Cornish, Scots and Irish will never be treated as their equals.
@@DerekLangdonabsolute rubbish! The people not government but the average person on the street loves Wales Scotland & Northern Ireland. I have 2 grandparents who are Irish. One Welsh & one Scottish! I was. It born in England. A lot of people like me. I love all of the UK.
It's a beatiful country , & you don't have to drive too long to be at the coast (seaside as we like to call it ), theres so much history , so many castles , churches ,abbeys ,cathedrals ,breath taking views , countryside ,lakes ,England , Wales ,Scotland ,Northern irland especally on a summers day, the lake district , York , etc etc , ive been to lots of counteries & they are really nice but you cant beat the uk on a sunny day .
York is a million times better than what you have shown, from the vid you don't feel the atmosphere and the warmth of the people. I live ten miles outside of York and go in most weeks...its a very very safe city, no guns, no pick pockets it's lovely. I've been in and around the military for 50 years, lived everywhere and ended up in York...its a fantastic beautiful safe place to live and visit.
Britains least diverse city. Although I was driving in one time and saw a lad walking down the side of the road with a light machinegun. He was in uniform.
I live in Salford uk, York is 90 minutes from me , we go to York regularly, walk round the city walls, see the minster, the castle, so much unbelievable history you will be blown away, we’ve been to York many times and still not seen everything, if you go to York you should read up about it first, I guarantee you’ll love York, not just the quaint narrow streets but the ancient ramparts, the university gardens,,, just go
I live 20 minutes away from Hebdon bridge. It's really nice. There's lots of beautiful places around here and around the UK. My favourite is Cornwalls saint Ives and Saint Michaels mount.
I think we take it all for granted - always been there - but visitors’ videos are making me realise that we have stuff others don’t. I’m seeing it anew I think..
We do. As a 67 year old I remember my childhood days and the adventures we got up to in the 50s and 60s in these beautiful places all within a few minutes walk. The woods all with a stream running through were a marvellous place to play. The places are still there just not used like they used to be.
This royal throne of kings, this scepter’d isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise, This fortress built by Nature for herself Against infection and the hand of war, This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea, Which serves it in the office of a wall Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England. ❤ from Lancashire 🌹
No one ever finishes quoting that speech ´is now leased out……like to a tenement or pelting farm……Is now bound in with shame with inky blots and rotten parchment bonds that Englandthat was wont to conquer others hath made a shameful conquest of itself.
@@stephanlazarz1921 I love Kazuo Ishiguro's description of England's mountains in The Remains Of The Day through the eyes of the butler who's forced to go on holiday. The mountains are big enough for an army to practice climbing mountains to be able to conquer foreign lands, but not so big as to be overly dramatic and ruin the view.
The ruins they admire are why America was founded. They're the Catholic Abbeys torn down by the raging Protestant King, Henry the 8th. His daughter, the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth the First is who Virginia is named for. America was founded on the principles of the separation of Church and State (which the UK still doesn't have) so that no Christians would ever be oppressed again - by other Christians. Those ruined Abbeys are all over the country, in most towns and cities on various scales. The violent oppression and genocide is why America fought for its independence.
I'm from Hartlepool in the Northeast of England, but now live in Shropshire. You would love it here, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Wales, lots of history, , castles stunning countryside and very rural. Visit Ironbridge, Ludlow, Thw Wrekin , supposedly where Tolkien got his idea for the lonely mountain, Shrewsbury etc.
As a kid I grew up in Northumberland, I left to go to university and worked in a variety of locations including London and around the UK, I have been back in Northumberland for the last ten years and will not be leaving to live anywhere else, the county is an absolute gem from the high moors to the coast, small towns, history to the Romans and further back, castles, beautiful beaches, the great city of Newcastle and so much more, not least the people as well, if you want to travel we have a good airport and great railway links to the rest of the country. I am in my 60's and my bones will be buried in the soil of Northumberland.
@Rushfanuk. Also the northern people are known to be really friendly. I'm a Geordie still living in the city of my birth ... We've so much beauty a car drive away in all directions. Loved your comment 👍
I live in North Yorkshire. Believe me it is this beautiful. I am privileged to live in this area. It is not only the beauty, the way of life is calm and laid back with everybody looking out for their friends.
I live in Scarborough, about 20 miles south of Whitby. It’s only really when one watches this video that I can immediately think of 30 plus places within 10 miles that are truly stunning.
As well as staying in Castles you can also go on Narrowboat holidays; not only do you get to drive them, but sleep onboard while you explore the canal network
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Hi from Cornwall UK, its beautiful here endless coastline and natural beauty. My first trip abroad was to Florida, very surreal huge as Cornwall is small. I loved seeing all the the different animals at seaworld. The Flamingoes and baby elephants were adorable, people so friendly . Loved it. ❤ I think most places have thier beauty each country unique. Thats the beauty of travel . Florida was spotlessly clean ❤❤❤
I’m lucky enough to live in the NE of England a mile from our gorgeous coastline. Seeing places I have been to so many times through new eyes really makes me appreciate what I can easily take for granted. Childhood holidays camping in the Lake District. I’m having a day out in Whitby this weekend and going on the steam train to Pickering. I’ve had holidays in the old fishermens cottages in Robin Hoods Bay. Last visit to Bamburgh Castle was at Christmas, beautifully decorated with the theme of Northumberland myths and legends. My university days were in York, ended up staying for 15 or so years before returning ‘home’. Walked past the minster every day coming to and from work at the National Trust Treasurer’s House. Can’t begin to scratch the surface of my so many fantastic memories of all of these places shown in the video 😊
I was born and bred in North Yorkshire. I went to school in Knaresborough and had a job in York as a teen. We took many holidays in Whitby, Robin Hood's Bay etc, as well as the Lake District. It truly is the most beautiful place on earth.
"It makes me homesick for a place I've never been." In Welsh we call that "Hiraeth", a longing for a place where your heart lies whether you've been there or not. There's no direct English translation. The correct pronunciation is: (Emphasis on capitals) HI-rye-th ('Hi' as in "hit" A rolling 'r' 'eye' (as in what you look out of) 'th' as in "bath".)
Yes, a very lovely word. It's almost a guarantee that there was an Old English equivalent though, now lost to time and technology, as I distinctly remember seeing an Old Germanic word for a similar concept. The people of the past, whatever their cultures or differences, had many beautiful words to describe emotions and concepts, and seemed far more bound to, and in tune with their homelands and Nature. Some words have survived but many are sadly lost. And no doubt worth reviving. I suppose in modern English the nearest there is (from the Old) is 'pining' - which is not as specific but can be utilised for the same concept as in 'pining for shores you've never been to'. If I can find the Old German word I will as it was very interesting and had a nice sound.
Bloke from Hebden Bridge here, checking in. It was lovely to see my home on the list - -that's exactly what it's like there. I live closer to Manchester these days, but regularly pop back to visit the fam.
Born and raised Manchester, now live Harrogate. North Yorkshire is stunning, York, Harrogate and the entire Yorkshire Dales are amazing. Must see on your next trips to the UK.
Shame visitors can no longer taste the Sulphur water from the tap behind the Pump Rooms Museum. I remember making my dad a cup of tea using that water, when I was little, thinking it was hilarious! My little 6 year old mind didn't register that he could smell the eggy stench before it went anywhere near his lips 🤦😂 He played along all the same, bless him.
Born and raised between Manchester and Liverpool and can say that there are many great places outside both cities when you get away from the metropolitan centre and even there you can find wonderful places that have been regenerated. As a mid Lancastrian hats off to both cities.
You're right about our small rural communities being peaceful and serene. Traditionally they lived their lives by the weather and the seasons and not the clock.
The mountains of the UK were once the northern tip of the Appalachians. When Pangaea broke up, we took the tip and North America took the rest. Then they were repeatedly covered over during the ice ages and eroded by glaciers. Its why many of the mountains have concave flanks where the glaciers once carved away the rock and why our valleys are wide and flat. If you could drain the coastlines of Scandinavia and reveal the bottoms of the fjords they'd look very similar to the mountains and valleys of the UK as they too were carved by glaciers during the ice ages.
@@nagillim7915 North and south America at that point in time were connected to the west side of africa. Canada coming in over the top where Algeria is. Greenland was connected to Canada and sandwiched England inbetween greenland and Europe was UK. We weren't connected anywhere near the americas .
@@peterchapman3740 I live just off the Leeds and Liverpool canal in Lancashire. I live by a marina , it is full of these vessels and all on them call them Barges. Maybe it depends what part of the country you come from. Even the Barge Inn, in Wiltsgire calls them Barges.
@@jeanthornton2107 i think your both right... it goes on the length,,,one not exceeding 7 feet (approx. 2.1 metres) in width or 72 feet (approx. 21.9 metres) in length is a Narrow Boats over that is a barge
I did teacher training in Ambleside in the Lake District and I was living in paradise! I was born in the North of UK so it wasn’t very far from my home, but once you enter the Lake District National Park you are in another world completely. The colours on the fells change dramatically from hour to hour, season to season. It is like the rest of the country/world has ceased to exist. You get caught up in the beauty and the magic of the unique scenery and the ways of life which don’t seem to have changed much. Even the dialect contains many Danish words, passed down through the families. My heart will always be there , even though I have defected to the South coast with its own language , culture and history, plus it’s a bit warmer!
Yes I for one really do appreciate beautiful Britain. I live in a town called Bewdley but sometimes I take for granted that my street has houses from 1400s and all the others are 1700s but sometimes when I look outside at night it feels like being transported to the 18th century.
My favourite place in the Country is the Peak District I visit a village named Edale it is a tiny village surrounded by mountains and has 2 old style traditional pubs
@@Dave534 I wasn't suggesting that you would walk the Pennine Way, though others reading this, may themselves be interested in doing so. They may also be attracted to that area which has so many spectacular walks!
@@judithmaca1570 it is something I want to do I just need to find the time. My advice to first time visitors would be visit the visitor centre pick up some maps and look at the different walks available
@@Dave534 I so wish that I had walked that full route when I was still young and fit enough! It used to be possible to walk from one youth hostel to the next across that beautiful area, and the same with the Lake District, but very sadly many of the hostels were sold off, and also block-booked for large groups of people, so no availability when arriving on spec. I always liked to be flexible in my plans and to stay and explore for a few days. Now I need a comfortable bed etc, but still have little money.
Doesn't matter where you go in England, North, East, South or West there are beautiful places everywhere, picturesque little villages in lush green surroundings, old castles and ancient churches, houses that are hundreds of years old, tranquil streams and rivers, and around the coast loads of sandy beaches in pretty little seaside resorts.
No. The Westcountry is absolutely stunning: Devon, Somerset and Cornwall but particularly Exmoor, which spans Devon and Somerset. Its steep valleys and sweeping hills go right up to the cliff edge and there are wild ponies and tiny, tiny churches. The views across the Bristol Channel to Wales are incredible. Often, videos don’t do it justice or show the best bits because some of the towns and villages are pretty remote by modern standards with very steep roads into them (the same goes for Cornwall). But they’re worth it.
Please react to the video about England’s South West Coast Path! It runs for more than 600 miles along Dorset’s Jurassic coast and all the way round Cornwall then up past Devon and Somerset. It was built so that the Coastguard could look out for smugglers coming in from the Caribbean trying to avoid the import taxes at Bristol.
Hi, the mountains you see in the lake district and other areas of the UK were sculpted in the Ice Age, with the UK being near the edge many valleys were formed by the flow of glacial ice this is maybe why they look a little different to what you are used to seeing
Also, you have to realise how old, geologically, much of northern Britain is. The mountains of this part of the world are so much older than the Rockies, Alps, Himalayas and Andes are. There are no mountain building forces acting on the UK, only erosion. Also historical deforestation and farming practices mean the mountains are much less tree covered than in other parts.
Just had a holiday in Northumberland from Birmingham. Love it. Walked the dog along the beach from Seahouses to Bambrugh. The sun shone and it was fabulous. Had fish and chips in Bambrugh. Noticed the locals prefer Northumberland to Northumbria?
Come and visit. We would love to see you. You can hire a canal boat and sail up the canals. America is very beautiful too it’s just that the UK is tiny and full of beauty and history.
Each Country of the UK and the Republic of Ireland are beautiful but other countries are beautiful as well. Travel anywhere wherever you can as much as you can!
You're right. I've been to a few places around the world, and, unless humans have made a dump of it, they are just so beautiful. It's remarkable that places can *be* so beautiful and yet so *different*! Even a surprising amount of the human stuff has its own beauty. The Creator does wonderful work.
As a native Cumbrian (Lake District), born and raised. I can tell you it is a privilege to live in the area we do, it is one of the most beautiful places on the planet.
Hebden Bridge is only 4 miles down the road, 2 hours your in the Lake District and Few hours more and you are in southern Scotland. Fly in to Manchester and see the beautiful North .Edinburgh , York, Newcastle are all easily accessible by train,bus or car. The only thing that will eat you is the fly’s in I think August in the Highlands. London is very expensive compared to the North. We are very friendly and welcoming.
It's funny you guys mention walking not being a thing in the USA, I visited Miami about 15 years ago, I decided to just go for a walk, didn't care where I was going, just wanted to get some miles under me, I was stopped by the police and they just couldn't understand that I was walking recreationally, it just didn't compute with them that someone would just walk, what made it worse was they asked me where I was going, and I just said "I don't know, I'm just killing some time", it was so weird being challenged for walking. 😂
When you said killing some time you were fortunate not to have been thrown to the floor and cuffed. An exaggeration but not if the officer misunderstands you.
Where I live there are sidewalks and bike paths everywhere. There are also 682 miles of hiking trails in the forest. Why do you think you can judge 50 states by one experience in one city in one state? Who would want to walk in the city of Miami, anyway? Go to the beach and walk in the water for miles and miles, all the way to Maine if you choose.
@@meditationandstudyvibes4416 I've always been able to do that in the USA and I've lived in six states and traveled in all 50. One person's odd experience means nothing.
@@reindeer7752 I’m struggling to see the judgement , I see an observation and a reaction to that observation. And then there is you lol Upset for some reason
I love american reaction to my country i think alot of british people take it for gramted , america in our veiw is a new country i have a stool thats older than america but still im glad u appreciate it more than even sometimes we do . .❤❤
Your view is wrong. The European invasion of what is now the USA began in the mid 1400s. St. Augustine, Florida dates to that time and so do towns in New Mexico. Jamestown in current Virginia was established in 1607 after the Lost Colony of Roanoke (1585). The oldest tavern in the USA, still in use, was established in 1673 (The White Horse, Rhode Island). The independent nation of the USA dates to 1776 however, Great Britain as a unified nation (but that's debatable) dates to 1707. Compare to France, 1792 and Germany, almost a hundred years later in 1871. Don't start with but, but, but. I know a lot about history. People in what you call the British Isles and Europe have been invaded and been invaders. Borders have changed many times. If you want to claim history from thousands of years ago, compare it to the indigenous peoples of what is now called the USA. Your stool means nothing.
Love too, you guys, so nice to hear lovely comments about any topic really but especially other countries, my travelling experience has taught me there is beauty in all lands, not least the US but as a brit I am biased the UK has so much history it literally is around every corner. We love our American friends. Much love from the UK.
If you enjoy the countryside of Northern England, you should think about the Cotswolds southwest of Birmingham.... this is an area of outstanding natural beauty with Cotswold stone buildings and cottages, tiny villages with an ancient history. Churches are everywhere, as are castles, manor houses, palaces, churches, of course, and plenty of beautiful towns and cities to wander around.... plus the countryside feels endless and wondrous. It's the most beautiful place to live, and the ancient stories of historic battles from our past are awe inspiring
The first time I ever visited Bamburgh beach and castle, I couldn't believe I was in England still. It was a beautiful, hot and sunny day and it felt like I was on holiday abroad. The sea was so clear and the beach wasn't crowded. Instantly fell in love with the place and go back there as often as I can.
I live and was born in West Yorkshire, where everything is conveniently close by, just a short drive away. These videos serve as a reminder of how often we overlook the abundance of natural resources available to us.
Aww I’m from and live in North England. It’s so nice to see you guys so enthusiastic and visiting the lesser known parts of the UK and not just London. Great video 😊
It's a narrowboat and you cruise it up and down the canal which is man made it runs along the tow paths. You have a holiday narrowboat and live abroad narrowboats and wide beams.❤
Ive worked for many Americans in the forces who are based in the north of England who have opted to stay as they just fell in love with the place, my friend from Indiana is coming over next year I’m looking forward to showing her all the places you guys don’t normally see
I went to school in Harrogate and had a LOT of friends from the local RAF base that is used by the USAF. I'm wondering if you are talking about the same base 🤔 As a kid I was always fascinated by the giant Golf balls in the countryside 😂
May I recommend checking out the Channel Islands of Jersey Guernsey Alderney Sark and Herm. A beautiful group of islands, crown dependencies of the UK occupied by the Germans in WW2. Fine food, fine wine and some spectacular views, beaches and cliff walks.
I lived and worked on Sark 97to98 it was like stepping back in time no cars or street lights on the island just bicycles and tractors. if you went out at night you have to take a torch and a whistle with you so you didn't bump into people or get lost if you did people could hear your whistle I also spend time working on Jersey and Guernsey but I always preferred Sark.
You can go around the whole of Guernsey on a public bus for next to nothing if they still do the hour ticket. Great place and be amazed by how much the tide rises and falls by.
@@werewolf195 I think they still do that bus ticket. We take the car over now on the fast cat from Poole. Stayed in some lovely hotels. Cobo Bay, Wayside Cheer and my favourite was the Idlerocks which unfortunately burned down. Was right on the cliff top at Jerbourg point.?????? Overlooking Sark and Herm.
p.s. Keswick is pronounced as Kezzick. As in a lot of place-names here in the UK, the 'w' in the middle of the word is actually (mostly - but not always, confusingly!) _silent_! Sandwich though, that middle 'w' _is_ pronounced!! By the way, if you see a video about the beautiful Isles of Scilly... That 'c' is also silent, and thus, the Isles are called (correctly) the Silly Isles - or, the Isles of Silly.🙂🏴❤️🇬🇧...Good Luck.🙂🤞🤔🖖
It's odd isn't it? In Manchester, within a mile or so are the areas of Beswick and Ardwick. In Beswick the c is silent, but in Ardwick it's pronounced. And then there is the area called Blackley. Pronounced ... Bakely :-)
There are so many beautiful villages in the whole of the UK. London is a great city, but you don’t have to travel that far from it to witness other delightful villages and towns. Hope you come back and explore our wonderful country soon
@@trevorfuller1078 It looks quite Southern around there. Beverley looks more like a town in Hampshire, than the North. Malton is the same. Quite twee. Not the grandiose architecture we associate with the North. None of the big stone edifices, you get on the Pennines.
@@paulwild3676 : Hi 👋 Paul, There perhaps is a geological reason & explanation for such phenomena! The Cretaceous chalk/limestone belt that runs down more or less the Eastern-Central half of England 🏴 is maybe the common denominator & quarrying source of similar historical building materials! The northernmost end of this belt starts roughly at or around Flamborough Head, a significantly large & long limestone promontory, jutting out some six miles or so into the North Sea on the Yorkshire coast, lying some 25 miles north-north east of Beverley & conversely, this underlying Cretaceous geological strata runs on to finish southwards, approximately at the chalk cliffs of the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset (That is coincidentally also located at the beginning/end of the Jurassic Coast that encompasses the whole length of SW Coasts of Britain), & which includes the Isle of Wight & extends along the South Coast, running eastwards from there & south-east Hampshire to the North Foreland in Kent. Actually on reflection, Beverley’s Georgian, Regency & Victorian architecture bears a remarkable resemblance to those similar historical constructions in the town of Witney in Oxfordshire, not too far from Hampshire! Originally, I am from East Yorkshire, but some 15 years + ago, I had some business to transact in the Witney area that necessitated me spending about two months in this area in the Thames Valley on the edge of the Cotswolds! It struck me then on how distinctly similar both locations were to each other in terms of architecture & their ambience! But I suppose that relationship must exist & be replicated with numerous, similar, historic towns & cities up & down the country both in England & elsewhere!
I've been married to an NY born Sicilan beauty for 37 years. She was raised in FL. We lived in FL for a couple of years and CA for a couple of years before she decided living in UK offered a better standard of life than we could ever have in the US. She watched her home town Jupiter turn from a lovely little town into a concrete mess. It breaks her heart to see what it's become compared to her childhood idyll. We've been back in the UK for 32 years now and would never wish to live elsewhere. Besides we have the whole of Europe as our playground now and have taken advantage of that. I've lived all over the UK and abroad as a child (Dad was military and in turn I also joined the Army) He comes from Whitehaven (the coastal side of the Lake District) We did a wonderful holiday in Northumberland and caught a whole week of good weather (unheard of up there) More to the area than just Bamburgh Castle and the beach but it has to be said it is one of the most imposing castles I've seen (that includes the 7 years I lived in Germany) Durham is glorious, York is interesting and fun - the Viking museum is great and just off the Shambles (twenty feet or so) is a little square with some of the best street food outlets I've stumbled across anywhere in the world. Had relatives in Whitby and visited regularly - you're right it is fish and chips country and fresh from the boats too. The fish that is, the chips, I guess, are fresh from the tractor! Richmond in Yorkshire was a place I was based close to as a young soldier and it's just a beautiful, friendly little market town which I would have been happy to retire to. We do like to explore Wales - it is very underrated as a holiday destination and as castles are your thing you won't be disappointed. Pembroke castle and the whole story of a forgotten superhero of the British Isles called William Marshal (French born) who was the real deal of what the world pays to watch films of the knights of yore about. A giant of a man and a giant of a personality who left his sword marks and fingerprints on the service of 5 kings - some of whom he fought against before he served them. Cardiff is an underrated city break - surprised me on our first visit. My wife's destination of choice is anywhere along the south coast - gets crowded in the summer but there's something for everybody here from the impressive military museums in Portsmouth, to the Dorset coastal regions (where I was born) to the grand houses in Sussex. Our next holiday will be in Kent again - Rochester/Canterbury/Dover Castle (arguably the most interesting and extensive in Britain) It's a simple enough drive for us and we go back every couple of years to see again what we've already seen and to find something new. Last trip we stayed longer than intended in a beautiful little town called Sandwich. You could live ten lifetimes as a resident of the UK and still not hope to see/enjoy it all. We feel we have won the lottery of life - now if we could only manage the monetary one........... Florida - We enjoy it to visit as we have some local knowledge (and family there) and tend to avoid the usual tourist spots (though all of them deserve at least one visit in the lifetime of all of us - the US really does know how to do the theme park thing) We prefer the older, fast disappearing old Cracker towns. Jonathan Dickenson Park was a great escape spot. Northwards of Tampa along the coast and inland used to be laid back, easy going and a joy to visit (there are still some spots left) but in the last 30 years the bulldozers have wreaked havoc all the way along there. We still have a building plot near Crystal River but would feel hypocritical developing it for anything other than personal use now - and all thoughts of FL as a potential retirement spot have long been dispelled. We lived about half an hour from Yosemite in CA. We visited and drove the foothills extensively - Yosemite just takes the breath away and I would hope to see it again before I start decomposing. No great desire to see much else of the US however - four years filled my curiosity itch - would far rather spend the money and time visiting Canada (BIG trip planned for next year to do colonial (French and British) Canada) . Enjoyed your offering here. Re your urge to see and visit the UK - My wife (aka - She who must be obeyed) read a book when she was a little girl all about a lass living in a castle on a little island off the south coast of England. She, some years later, wrote in her diary, "I just have to go to England" I believe she even showed me that entry a lifetime ago now but cannot state that with absolute certainty. Little could she have known as she rewarded herself on Graduating university (Gainesville) with a whistle stop tour of Europe she would meet me in London and end up spending more of her life here than she did in the states and not just that but living and working on that little island and able to walk around that castle in the storybook on a daily basis should she wish to (It's an easy walk from our house) Almost spookey eh!? Me - I dreamed of never marrying and stomping all over the world having fun - sort of did that for a while but ended up with under the watchful eye and terrible temper of an NY jailor who read a book as a kid and servng a life sentence too scared to deny her anything she wishes. Beginning to think she planned it all and found the fool ......... gotta go now, her not so royal highness has a list of, "Stuff to do"...... one day I'm going to say no and risk castration or something really medievally abhorrent.
I'm from Whitehaven and its a lovely coastal town with probably some of deep history like its the only town in the UK that America invaded John Paul Jones the haig pit disaster also it was home to where England military used to buy there cannon balls from as they where the best
Whitehaven is in North West Cumbria, the Lake District is in Cumbria, we don’t say that Whitehaven, Workington and Maryport are part of the Lake District.
@@beverlybradley5485 Which is why I said it's on the coastal side of the Lake District as opposed to on the coast of the Lake District. I'm describing it to people who may not have much of an idea of the geography of Cumbria. If it were aimed at Cumbrians no further explanation would be necessary would it!?
For a relatively small country we have diverse culture, accents, language, cuisine and scenery. In my opinion the West Highlands of Scotland and the Cairngorms offer the best natural beauty and wilderness. Cornwall is also worth a visit
I live in West Yorkshire and yes I think our country is beautiful. North Yorkshire is stunning Northumberland is amazing. Scotland is too . Then we have Wales too blows you away 😊
I live in North Wales, you should definitely check it out if you get the chance. It's beautiful. The village we live in is called Rhuddlan, it's only small, a few thousand people, but we have a 750 year old castle by the river 😂
I live in Sunderland which is in the north east of England. Just a 5 minute walk from my house will take you to a church whose foundations date back to 674 AD. As to Harry Potter locations, they used Durham Cathedral's cloisters, and exterior and interior shots of both Alnwick castle and Bamburgh castle. My fairly local favourite has always been Hadrian's Wall, which was built by the Romans some 1900 years ago.There are so many great places to visit all over the British Isles.
The coastal route on m1 up to Scotland is just so beautiful that everyone should take time to enjoy this beautiful coastline. Beats the South hands down absolutely wonderful
5:30 I lived in Florida for 20 years , and had encounters with all you mentioned, however nothing prepared me for my return to UK and taking a stroll around our local mere & being intimidated to such an extent by a psycopathic goose , that I had to turn and go back to my car !! 😂( it still didn't give up as I was driving away)
I'm from Saddleworth, and although we do get a lot of rain, that's the reason the grass is so green. The North of England has a lot more to offer than just Oasis and Greggs (try their sausage rolls!). The industrial revolution started in Oldham, the Rights of Man was penned in Manchester, The Beatles came from Liverpool, Alan Turing worked at the University of Manchester. The north has far more history than you'd think, and the more you delve in, the deeper into the rabbit hole you go. Oh, and Manchester has a T-Rex called Stan. Typical Mancunian humour, we named a man eating predator Stan. Oh and the humour too. Didn't we vote on calling a boat Boaty McBoatface?
Yorkshire is a historic county, and was by far the largest in England. It is sub-divided into North, South, East and West Yorkshire counties now, in the past it was divided into three Ridings. All are Yorkshire (though there are some friendly internal rivalries between them), so Yorkshire itself has a particularly strong regional identity that defies modern administrative areas. York itself is the city from which the county and the House of York took its name. It's a wonderful place, with charming country villages, big vibrant cities, amazing coastline, ancient woodland, green rolling hills and windswept moors. I can't recommend visiting it highly enough.
I live in Northumberland it has Alnwick castle as well which some of the Harry Potter movies & more castle as it near the Scottish border that’s why we have some many other castles to visit in Northumberland. Cragside house & gardens are beautiful Hexham abbey is stunning & you can follow & walk along the Roman wall which is a world heritage site. ❤
My kids were Harry Potter mad, so I took them to Alnwick Castle. They LOVED it. Got to see where the forbidden forest was meant to be and Hagrids Hut. As well as have broomstick flying lessons. Fantastic day out, even if you're NOT crazy for the Harry Potter films.
Hi guys ! I live in northeast of England. All what has been shown in your video is at most a 2hr drive to the lake district. I feel where I live we have beautiful scenery on our doorstep. All these places are worth a visit.
A.C isn't required in Britain. The climate is temperate. 4-6 weeks a year is quite warm. But just opening a window or a small fan suffice. And 200 years isn't old in Britain. We've still Roman sites (City of Bath) that are 2000 years old.
I was born n live in morecambe, morecambe bay over looking the lake district 45 min drive round the bay to get there but morecambe bay sunsets are the best 👌 quiet seaside town in summer very busy when warm n sunny people on beaches ⛱️ really gorgeous place here ,I've been to florida, Vegas n new York nice but I love the green of England and slower pace ,Liverpool my football team is best city in world love it there especially on game days 1 hour on train away awesome 👌
I'm Cumbrian and very pleased to see Buttermere make the list. Most beautiful lake in the Lake District, in my opinion, and where my partner proposed! ❤
@Trippingthroughadventures if it makes you feel better, they completely forgot the big speech, so we were sat next to a beautiful waterfall while they said, "Kate, my love! Kate my...stuff and... things..." and then just gave up and pulled out a ring 🤣🤣🤣
@@KateHolden lol idk some times things like that makes it 10x better because it’s unique and real. Big dramatic speech’s are great but something like that is special and can’t be rehearsed. Little stuff like that is what make our life journeys unique and amazing. Hints why we call ourselves “ tripping” through adventures. We embrace and appreciate the hiccups lol.
Hi I live in the Yorkshire Dales just outside Halifax in West Yorkshire..everywhere I look out of my windows is green fields ..we sometimes take it all for granted …I love that you know that there is so much more to the UK other than visiting London…where you watched Hebden Bridge is only a few miles from where I live
The Lake District is definitely worth it. You'll find a lot of outdoor pursuits places there that offer canoe trips, abseiling, even caving if you're adventurous. I'm sure I've seen somewhere that there are castle Air B+Bs and there are old castles and manors that are now hotels.
There's not much caving in the Lake District thought there are mines, but it's right next to the Yorkshire Dales which has loads of caves as it's limestone. The Mendip Hills in Somerset, Brecon Beacons in S.Wales and Peak District in Derbyshire are the other main caving areas.
The reality is that growing up surrounded by these elements, and seeing them constantly, becomes as commonplace as growing up in America and being accustomed to your own environment.I had a friend visiting from Kingsport, TN, and it became quite bothersome as they constantly stopped to take pictures every two minutes. Growing up with a nearly 1000-year-old building in your backyard can become as commonplace to you as your neighbor's house, as I have already mentioned. To put this in context, it would be akin to me visiting your city and taking photographs of ordinary buildings and the surrounding areas, leaving you to sit down and wonder why.Please don't misunderstand me; I'm not ridiculing tourists. I completely grasp their enchantment with castles and ancient structures. However, when you've grown up around these and lived with them your whole life, they become as familiar as the very ground you tread upon.
Yorkshire is the County. York is the historical capital city of Yorkshire. Historically, York was the capital city of the north of England back in medieval times. In religious terms, Canterbury is the religious centre for the south and York for the north. Both have an archbishop. Yorkshire is beautiful, especially when the sun is shining. 😊❤😊
As a Lancastrian we must disagree on that. Theoretically the house of Lancaster won the war of the roses even though the final battle was won by the house of York.
I live near Hebdon Bridge (great day out / pub crawl) and have visited many of the places highlighted in this video. Lancashire (where I am from) and Yorkshire (both are Counties and yes, York is a city in Yorkshire) are so beautiful and well worth a visit. The North of England has so much to offer and is so diverse. Happy travels!
Yip the north is by far the most beautiful part of the country I’m in Newcastle the most northern city in England, all us northern folk are lucky to be where we are, a truly stunning place,,, lots of real history old as sand , castles, cathedrals, keeps old and beautiful
With a gorgeous accent! Love your accents x I’m a scouser & love how we have so many different accents. Geordie my favourite. Irish a close 2nd for me. And a lovely Welsh lilt is just so lovely to listen to. I also have a love of any Scottish accent. Although Glaswegian is probably a favourite of mine x
I am a Scottish truck driver, the uk has the most diverse landscapes, i love the lake district. the yorkshire dales, the brecon beckons, the whole of Scotland, Oxford Cambridge, the list is endless, the beauty of the uk is second to none.
That is so true. In a relatively small island, the change in the landscape is incredible.
We are so lucky. The UK is beautiful. From the Scotish isles down to the White cliffs of Dover.
Tasmania shades it by a smidge😉
@@Chatters64You'll wake up soon love! 😂
Yes! I love that you said 'the whole of Scotland'! We just don't have many ugly places, do we?!
It's so annoying that the rest of the world thinks London is England. Thanks for seeing the real England 😊
London isnt even a piece of England...its its own place...Law...everything.
London City isn't part of the united kingdom ..own police and own laws hence the rich reside there
@@nails3394poppycock. I think you're confusing the 'City of London' rather than 'London' itself. They are by-laws but the 'City of London' still comes under the jurisdiction of the common-law of the Land (UK Law).
The `rest of the World` does not think London is England. Some idiots think that. Thats not the same.
London is awful
I am from Perú, I have Navajo ancestry. The UK is the most beautiful island group on this planet. The Yorkshire dales when the weather is good is spectacularly beautiful. I married a Yorkshire man and settled over here where I am a neuro surgeon. It gets busy in the Summer months but it’s worth it. Try Harrogate it’s a beautiful Georgian town at the edge of the Yorkshire dales and you will enjoy its beautiful architecture. My homeland is amazing but here I feel at one with nature. I enjoy your channel.
Oh wow! Thank you for your work ❤️
So glad you love it, we do too. And thank you for looking after us.❤
Harrogate is geet fancy! Lovely place :)
"Neuro Surgeon" ?? You must be REALLY BUSY in the UK .. 🤣🤣🤣
wow you made me love Durham even more is like York but with banks
I'm a true "Yorkshire lass" - West Yorkshire . I've travelled the world but I have to say there's no place like home. I fully appreciate the natural beauty of the UK 🇬🇧 and the fact that we can swim in our waters in safety along with wondering through our woods and forests in relative safety too - We are so blessed in the uk 🇬🇧 Thank you for your appreciation and for not just focusing on the capital - London 🇬🇧🙏✨️❤️Nameste
Say hello to Batley nash' from me! :D
We can swim in our waters in safety can we ??
@@admiralbenbow5083 possibly not in Blackpool 🤭
I've lived in the UK my whole life and it's depressing
@@Lee-ic2yn "in the UK"? Where in the UK?
I'm a londoner, lived in Durham for 12 years then retired to The Lake District. We have the most diverse countyside in the UK. So proud to be British 🇬🇧 Keswick is pronounced Kes-ik by the way
Spot on. The Lake District is hard to beat. I was born, and have lived and worked in the area all my life. Now retired, like you.... You'll live longer in the Lakes than in London..... And, as you'll probably know, the Lake District has now gained World Heritage Status......
England’s Wirral provided the stone cladding for the Empire State Building!
@@diane9656 born and raised in the Lakes, just beautiful even in the rain. And the west wales coastline that’s also a special place to visit.
Yes York is in North Yorkshire, a must visit when in the north of England.
As a real American native American Choctaw nation at13 i moved to the uk and lived with my Welsh dad i had a great education and ive had great people as mates and family i love the uk
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@MerrisWilliams Wow I have a similar ancestry to you, born and raised in England but my blood is a mix of Welsh and Native American. Think this was due to the fact the uk Air Force was stationed in the US many years ago.
@@BumbleStiltskin wow I bet your family history and heritage is fascinating. Have you ever been to your parents homeland?
@@rachaelfilby9486 sadly not my father did a family tree before he passed, it would of been my great grandmother who was a Native American and I believe it was Choctaw but there was another name of another tribe that I forget. I think the Choctaw grouped up smaller tribes? Might be wrong with that and I’d love to visit America and investigate more. I have dark eyes and darker skin than rest of family with Blue Eyes and pale skin haha
Oklahoma I beleive she was based
Born and raised in Durham City and now live in North Northumberland just outside of Bamburgh village can't think of a more beautiful place to live in, than north east england.
I LOVE Bamburgh! Gorgeous place! You are sooo lucky living there ❤️
You lucky man. Still live in Durham but Bamburgh is a beautiful place
Just came back from sea houses this very morning after going to see bamburgh castle and beaches there. Absolutely stunning.
Aye I'm still in Durham, I might escape one day 😂
It was a much nicer place before most of the shops closed
Try Horden
In all honesty the Uk is predominantly beautiful every county has its own character
True , too much to mention
I'm from Devon in the south West of England and there is some lovely places down here but also look at the Cotswolds and Norfolk, some more places I'm sure you would appreciate
Their is a hidden gem in Lancashire. It's called Rivington. Their is a castle by lakes. two Anglo Saxon barns you can have a meal at. The Chinese gardens the Pike and many beautiful walks . I have been to all the places you viewed. If you could pick just two places it has to be Bamburgh castle and Whitby.
As a Yorkshire man Lancashire has some hidden Gems
@davidwilkinson6949 As a Lancastrian North Yorkshire and Northumberland knocks the pants off anywhere in UK
"that makes me homesick for somewhere that isn't my home " ..That made me cry . So glad you like our our island home
Just said goodbye to my Floridian friends last week. I live near Saltburn 18 miles North of Whitby. Took them to Whitby, York, Knaresborough, Staithes (Captain Cook trained there) and a country house up here too. They loved it
By the grace of God we will be there sooner rather than later lol 😂
Drove them around the North Yorkshire moors too to Grosmont, Pickering and Glaisdale. Pub up there dates to 1500 and the food is amazing. Its called The Lion and it's at Blakey Ridge, you'd need to drive though
@@Trippingthroughadventures, if it's possible could you please stop talking when the commentary is on as he is telling you the history , just hit the pause button ty , as far as waterways go the waterways are generally not to clean at the moment due to the water companies not cleaning the water like they should and especially if there are rats in the water .
Mountain wise there is one called Snowdon in north Wales , a big hill in the north west of England and lots in the north of Scotland otherwise we just classify everything as rolling hills 😂😂😂😂😂 , most are walkable but have the correct gear because the weather can change very quickly.
Visitors to Old Mother Shipton's Caves are often astounded by the seemingly magical process they witness, where everyday objects such as soft toys, hats, and bonnets are transformed into stone right before their eyes. This natural wonder is due to the petrifying well located near the caves, which has been a popular attraction since 1630. The well's water, rich in sulphate and carbonate, creates a unique phenomenon where items left in the well gradually become encased in a stone-like deposit, creating a fascinating spectacle for all who see it.
@@MrCoxy38 I was there last week in Knaresborough, the cave she lived in with the automated voice is nightmare fuel 🤣
Born and raised in Durham. The north of England really is that beautiful. Just like so much of the UK.
We're lucky.
Just beware and consider that the short distances can be traumatic to cover because of tight bendy roads, and traffic congestion. I've been to the US and you have the advantage of straight roads that go from a to b. But the UK is worth that frustration .
Great that you realise there is more to the UK than London. I am originally from Newcastle upon Tyne but live in Switzerland now. But love going back and when I show my Swiss friends photos from Northumberland, the beaches, the Lake District etc they can't believe how beautiful it is. And that is just the tip of it!!
Its not luck we are just much better at looking after countryside than every other nation. It takes a lot of people to put greed aside to maintain.
@@karlwilli1316 Scottish never British nothing united about Britain is not country
Me too, and feel v lucky. So beautiful
Hi guys, I've just watched your video in the top 10 most beautiful places in the UK. I'm from Yorkshire and it's totally separate to York. Derbyshire was where I grew up but I live in Sheffield which is South Yorkshire. The Derbyshire Peak District is a 15 minute drive from us, Chatsworth and Bakewell are simply STUNNING.
I was a child throughoput the "Blkitz It was something you could never ever forget.
The reason that we are so Green and peaceful is because of the amount of rain we have. Still, it is lovely.
Providing you are wearing the right clothes for the weather!
Today it was 200% rain.. seriously never seen so much🤣
@susanvanderbilt358 your percentage of rain match’s our temperature 😂🤣😂
Ireland has more...!
Was just going to write this lol
It's lovely to hear positive things being said about England for a change
From Americans ? - - they would say that of every EU country
The problem with Britain is that England exists! That’s the truth! The English have always detested the native Brythonic/Gaels of these islands. The Welsh, Cornish, Scots and Irish will never be treated as their equals.
@@DerekLangdonabsolute rubbish! The people not government but the average person on the street loves Wales Scotland & Northern Ireland. I have 2 grandparents who are Irish. One Welsh & one Scottish! I was. It born in England. A lot of people like me. I love all of the UK.
Lots of positive things are said about the UK every day, in thousands upon thousands of UA-cam videos.
It's a beatiful country , & you don't have to drive too long to be at the coast (seaside as we like to call it ), theres so much history , so many castles , churches ,abbeys ,cathedrals ,breath taking views , countryside ,lakes ,England ,
Wales ,Scotland ,Northern irland especally on a summers day, the lake district , York , etc etc , ive been to lots of counteries & they are really nice but you cant beat the uk on a sunny day .
York is a million times better than what you have shown, from the vid you don't feel the atmosphere and the warmth of the people. I live ten miles outside of York and go in most weeks...its a very very safe city, no guns, no pick pockets it's lovely. I've been in and around the military for 50 years, lived everywhere and ended up in York...its a fantastic beautiful safe place to live and visit.
Britains least diverse city. Although I was driving in one time and saw a lad walking down the side of the road with a light machinegun. He was in uniform.
@johnwade1095 exactly why it's still so beautiful and hasn't been ruined by forced multiculturalism
I live in Salford uk, York is 90 minutes from me , we go to York regularly, walk round the city walls, see the minster, the castle, so much unbelievable history you will be blown away, we’ve been to York many times and still not seen everything, if you go to York you should read up about it first, I guarantee you’ll love York, not just the quaint narrow streets but the ancient ramparts, the university gardens,,, just go
CORNWALL HAS THE BEST BEACHES IN THE COUNTRY. WORTH A VISIT.
I live 20 minutes away from Hebdon bridge. It's really nice. There's lots of beautiful places around here and around the UK. My favourite is Cornwalls saint Ives and Saint Michaels mount.
I think we take it all for granted - always been there - but visitors’ videos are making me realise that we have stuff others don’t. I’m seeing it anew I think..
We do. As a 67 year old I remember my childhood days and the adventures we got up to in the 50s and 60s in these beautiful places all within a few minutes walk. The woods all with a stream running through were a marvellous place to play. The places are still there just not used like they used to be.
This royal throne of kings, this scepter’d isle,
This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars,
This other Eden, demi-paradise,
This fortress built by Nature for herself
Against infection and the hand of war,
This happy breed of men, this little world,
This precious stone set in the silver sea,
Which serves it in the office of a wall
Or as a moat defensive to a house,
Against the envy of less happier lands,
This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England.
❤ from Lancashire 🌹
Yes sir, the English continue to love themselves.
@@DerekLangdon this English woman loves Wales Scotland & Ireland as well! I love my country. Love my city. Love the UK 🇬🇧
No one ever finishes quoting that speech ´is now leased out……like to a tenement or pelting farm……Is now bound in with shame with inky blots and rotten parchment bonds
that Englandthat was wont to conquer others hath made a shameful conquest of itself.
@@DerekLangdon And of course no other people, race or country would do this, eh? You'd never see a Scotsman who was proud to be Scots, eh?
@@silgenYorkshire isnt nicknamed the peoples republic for nowt 😂
Beautiful Britain, proud to be British.
Ever been to North West - - country side may look pristine not the case for towns
@@rob5197like that in most places in mate
@@CarolWoosey-ck2rg Always one isn't there...
@@stephanlazarz1921 I love Kazuo Ishiguro's description of England's mountains in The Remains Of The Day through the eyes of the butler who's forced to go on holiday. The mountains are big enough for an army to practice climbing mountains to be able to conquer foreign lands, but not so big as to be overly dramatic and ruin the view.
The ruins they admire are why America was founded. They're the Catholic Abbeys torn down by the raging Protestant King, Henry the 8th. His daughter, the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth the First is who Virginia is named for. America was founded on the principles of the separation of Church and State (which the UK still doesn't have) so that no Christians would ever be oppressed again - by other Christians. Those ruined Abbeys are all over the country, in most towns and cities on various scales. The violent oppression and genocide is why America fought for its independence.
I'm from Hartlepool in the Northeast of England, but now live in Shropshire. You would love it here, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Wales, lots of history, , castles stunning countryside and very rural. Visit Ironbridge, Ludlow, Thw Wrekin , supposedly where Tolkien got his idea for the lonely mountain, Shrewsbury etc.
FYI... This was about England. Wales is not in England.
@@johncummings9428 Hartlepool…..nee wonder you went south !!
I live outside of Durham and my favourites are City of Durham, Raby Castle and Northumberland beaches. Very beautiful and not crowded
As a kid I grew up in Northumberland, I left to go to university and worked in a variety of locations including London and around the UK, I have been back in Northumberland for the last ten years and will not be leaving to live anywhere else, the county is an absolute gem from the high moors to the coast, small towns, history to the Romans and further back, castles, beautiful beaches, the great city of Newcastle and so much more, not least the people as well, if you want to travel we have a good airport and great railway links to the rest of the country. I am in my 60's and my bones will be buried in the soil of Northumberland.
I am born and bred in Northumberland and won’t live anywhere else
parents hired a cottage on beach at Lesbury Nr Craster in 1976... every day was about 80 degrees never forgot it
@@jayveebloggs9057 Ah, '76, I was fifteen: what a year...
@Rushfanuk. Also the northern people are known to be really friendly.
I'm a Geordie still living in the city of my birth ... We've so much beauty a car drive away in all directions. Loved your comment 👍
@rushfanuk.......sshhhhhhh. Don't tell everyone. Countries best kept secret.
I live in North Yorkshire. Believe me it is this beautiful. I am privileged to live in this area. It is not only the beauty, the way of life is calm and laid back with everybody looking out for their friends.
That is the way to live 😃
North Yorkshire is the only place I’d like to move to. Beautiful
I live in west Yorkshire it has some beautiful place but i would rather move up north
I live in Scarborough, about 20 miles south of Whitby. It’s only really when one watches this video that I can immediately think of 30 plus places within 10 miles that are truly stunning.
I was born n raised in York. I love living in Yorkshire tho my favourite holiday destination is the Lake District
As well as staying in Castles you can also go on Narrowboat holidays; not only do you get to drive them, but sleep onboard while you explore the canal network
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Hi from Cornwall UK, its beautiful here endless coastline and natural beauty. My first trip abroad was to Florida, very surreal huge as Cornwall is small. I loved seeing all the the different animals at seaworld. The Flamingoes and baby elephants were adorable, people so friendly . Loved it. ❤ I think most places have thier beauty each country unique. Thats the beauty of travel . Florida was spotlessly clean ❤❤❤
I’m lucky enough to live in the NE of England a mile from our gorgeous coastline. Seeing places I have been to so many times through new eyes really makes me appreciate what I can easily take for granted. Childhood holidays camping in the Lake District. I’m having a day out in Whitby this weekend and going on the steam train to Pickering. I’ve had holidays in the old fishermens cottages in Robin Hoods Bay. Last visit to Bamburgh Castle was at Christmas, beautifully decorated with the theme of Northumberland myths and legends. My university days were in York, ended up staying for 15 or so years before returning ‘home’. Walked past the minster every day coming to and from work at the National Trust Treasurer’s House. Can’t begin to scratch the surface of my so many fantastic memories of all of these places shown in the video 😊
I have lived in Northern England for 50+ years and I forgot just how beautiful this place is, thanks for the reminder !
I was born and bred in North Yorkshire. I went to school in Knaresborough and had a job in York as a teen. We took many holidays in Whitby, Robin Hood's Bay etc, as well as the Lake District. It truly is the most beautiful place on earth.
@@HollyLyne gotta love that school kilt. 😜
"It makes me homesick for a place I've never been." In Welsh we call that "Hiraeth", a longing for a place where your heart lies whether you've been there or not. There's no direct English translation. The correct pronunciation is:
(Emphasis on capitals)
HI-rye-th
('Hi' as in "hit"
A rolling 'r'
'eye' (as in what you look out of)
'th' as in "bath".)
Mawkish
@@BunyipToldMe unimaginative.
Yes, a very lovely word. It's almost a guarantee that there was an Old English equivalent though, now lost to time and technology, as I distinctly remember seeing an Old Germanic word for a similar concept.
The people of the past, whatever their cultures or differences, had many beautiful words to describe emotions and concepts, and seemed far more bound to, and in tune with their homelands and Nature. Some words have survived but many are sadly lost. And no doubt worth reviving.
I suppose in modern English the nearest there is (from the Old) is 'pining' - which is not as specific but can be utilised for the same concept as in 'pining for shores you've never been to'. If I can find the Old German word I will as it was very interesting and had a nice sound.
Is that 'hi' as in 'high' or 'hi' as in 'hit'?
Yorkshire born and bred. God's own country. So proud to be from Yorkshire. Cheers you guys - respect...x 🇬🇧
@@myrarowlands9216 Yorkshire born, Yorkshire bred, strong in t’arm, thick in t’head.
@@claymor8241 Yorkshire born, Yorkshire bred, strong int arm, ACE IN BED ...
@@myrarowlands9216 Maybe. I remember a Yorkshire lass telling me I was crap in bed. But how could she tell in two minutes?
@@claymor8241 😂😂😂
@@claymor8241 Ooo your pushing it there pal !!
Bloke from Hebden Bridge here, checking in. It was lovely to see my home on the list - -that's exactly what it's like there. I live closer to Manchester these days, but regularly pop back to visit the fam.
Born and raised Manchester, now live Harrogate. North Yorkshire is stunning, York, Harrogate and the entire Yorkshire Dales are amazing. Must see on your next trips to the UK.
Shame visitors can no longer taste the Sulphur water from the tap behind the Pump Rooms Museum. I remember making my dad a cup of tea using that water, when I was little, thinking it was hilarious! My little 6 year old mind didn't register that he could smell the eggy stench before it went anywhere near his lips 🤦😂 He played along all the same, bless him.
@@jordanb9915 lots of places near Manchester too
The peak district and the lakes for instance
Born and raised between Manchester and Liverpool and can say that there are many great places outside both cities when you get away from the metropolitan centre and even there you can find wonderful places that have been regenerated. As a mid Lancastrian hats off to both cities.
Try Pembrokeshire…friendly, musical Wales..I am from mucky Teesside…
I've lived in the Lake District all my life. When I fancy a change, I head for North Yorkshire, about an hour from me....
I lived in England for 4 years. The UK is a beautiful and diverse country.
You're right about our small rural communities being peaceful and serene. Traditionally they lived their lives by the weather and the seasons and not the clock.
Britain truly is A Green and Pleasant Land.
you missed out scarborough and its castle. the world oldest song is written about it. simon garthuncle did a cover. scarborough fair
Check out the SW UK, places like Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Wiltshire for example. Beautiful.
The mountains of the UK were once the northern tip of the Appalachians. When Pangaea broke up, we took the tip and North America took the rest. Then they were repeatedly covered over during the ice ages and eroded by glaciers. Its why many of the mountains have concave flanks where the glaciers once carved away the rock and why our valleys are wide and flat.
If you could drain the coastlines of Scandinavia and reveal the bottoms of the fjords they'd look very similar to the mountains and valleys of the UK as they too were carved by glaciers during the ice ages.
@@nagillim7915 North and south America at that point in time were connected to the west side of africa. Canada coming in over the top where Algeria is. Greenland was connected to Canada and sandwiched England inbetween greenland and Europe was UK. We weren't connected anywhere near the americas .
The Boat's on the canal are called Narrow Boats. Long boats are Viking ships.
Barge!
@@jeanthornton2107 nope thats something else
@@peterchapman3740 I live just off the Leeds and Liverpool canal in Lancashire. I live by a marina , it is full of these vessels and all on them call them Barges. Maybe it depends what part of the country you come from. Even the Barge Inn, in Wiltsgire calls them Barges.
@@jeanthornton2107 i think your both right... it goes on the length,,,one not exceeding 7 feet (approx. 2.1 metres) in width or 72 feet (approx. 21.9 metres) in length is a Narrow Boats over that is a barge
My mum calls the canal the cut.
Northumberland, County of Castles and Hadrian's Wall, my home County.
You can stay at Bamburgh Castle there's accommodation there.
I did teacher training in Ambleside in the Lake District and I was living in paradise! I was born in the North of UK so it wasn’t very far from my home, but once you enter the Lake District National Park you are in another world completely. The colours on the fells change dramatically from hour to hour, season to season. It is like the rest of the country/world has ceased to exist. You get caught up in the beauty and the magic of the unique scenery and the ways of life which don’t seem to have changed much. Even the dialect contains many Danish words, passed down through the families. My heart will always be there , even though I have defected to the South coast with its own language , culture and history, plus it’s a bit warmer!
It’s old Norse the Cumbrian dialect, so very similar to Scandinavian languages.
Chatsworth House in Derbyshire is a very cool day out !!
@@littletree1343 the cascade in not on this year though because of repairs. That is a very popular part of a day out there. Just bear that in mind
Castleton and Bakewell nearby too.
I visit Northumberland every summer. Great people, gorgeous beaches and castles and fantastic pubs.
Yes I for one really do appreciate beautiful Britain. I live in a town called Bewdley but sometimes I take for granted that my street has houses from 1400s and all the others are 1700s but sometimes when I look outside at night it feels like being transported to the 18th century.
Wow so fortunate ❤
I’m from Scotland where the scenery is amazing but I also love so many places in England. We have a beautiful country.
My favourite place in the Country is the Peak District I visit a village named Edale it is a tiny village surrounded by mountains and has 2 old style traditional pubs
And it is the beginning of the Pennine Way. Wonderful walking in that area!
@@judithmaca1570 I have walked every hill there I do need to make time to walk the Pennine Way I don’t know how long it will take though
@@Dave534 I wasn't suggesting that you would walk the Pennine Way, though others reading this, may themselves be interested in doing so. They may also be attracted to that area which has so many spectacular walks!
@@judithmaca1570 it is something I want to do I just need to find the time. My advice to first time visitors would be visit the visitor centre pick up some maps and look at the different walks available
@@Dave534 I so wish that I had walked that full route when I was still young and fit enough! It used to be possible to walk from one youth hostel to the next across that beautiful area, and the same with the Lake District, but very sadly many of the hostels were sold off, and also block-booked for large groups of people, so no availability when arriving on spec. I always liked to be flexible in my plans and to stay and explore for a few days. Now I need a comfortable bed etc, but still have little money.
Born in Yorkshire and lived here most of my life every bit of Yorkshire and the north of England is the most beautiful in the whole of England
It does look amazing, hopefully we can visit soon!
Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Cumbria disagree, but yeah there's some lovely places in Yorkshire.
Doesn't matter where you go in England, North, East, South or West there are beautiful places everywhere, picturesque little villages in lush green surroundings, old castles and ancient churches, houses that are hundreds of years old, tranquil streams and rivers, and around the coast loads of sandy beaches in pretty little seaside resorts.
No. The Westcountry is absolutely stunning: Devon, Somerset and Cornwall but particularly Exmoor, which spans Devon and Somerset. Its steep valleys and sweeping hills go right up to the cliff edge and there are wild ponies and tiny, tiny churches. The views across the Bristol Channel to Wales are incredible. Often, videos don’t do it justice or show the best bits because some of the towns and villages are pretty remote by modern standards with very steep roads into them (the same goes for Cornwall). But they’re worth it.
Please react to the video about England’s South West Coast Path! It runs for more than 600 miles along Dorset’s Jurassic coast and all the way round Cornwall then up past Devon and Somerset. It was built so that the Coastguard could look out for smugglers coming in from the Caribbean trying to avoid the import taxes at Bristol.
Hi, the mountains you see in the lake district and other areas of the UK were sculpted in the Ice Age, with the UK being near the edge many valleys were formed by the flow of glacial ice this is maybe why they look a little different to what you are used to seeing
Also, you have to realise how old, geologically, much of northern Britain is. The mountains of this part of the world are so much older than the Rockies, Alps, Himalayas and Andes are. There are no mountain building forces acting on the UK, only erosion. Also historical deforestation and farming practices mean the mountains are much less tree covered than in other parts.
I am from walk, it is truly the most beautiful city. Btw the shambles was originally fleishhambles I.e. butchers row.
Just a small point and it one of the many quirks of the english language, Keswick is pronounced with a silent w Kes-ick.
Walked my dog on Bamburgh beach this afternoon. And yes it is indeed beautiful. ❤️
Wonderful part of our country
@@loopyloo788 my brother passed suddenly and instantly on that beach, no warning. I can't help but think he picked a beautiful place to leave us.
Just had a holiday in Northumberland from Birmingham. Love it. Walked the dog along the beach from Seahouses to Bambrugh. The sun shone and it was fabulous. Had fish and chips in Bambrugh. Noticed the locals prefer Northumberland to Northumbria?
Come and visit. We would love to see you. You can hire a canal boat and sail up the canals. America is very beautiful too it’s just that the UK is tiny and full of beauty and history.
Each Country of the UK and the Republic of Ireland are beautiful but other countries are beautiful as well. Travel anywhere wherever you can as much as you can!
You're right. I've been to a few places around the world, and, unless humans have made a dump of it, they are just so beautiful. It's remarkable that places can *be* so beautiful and yet so *different*! Even a surprising amount of the human stuff has its own beauty.
The Creator does wonderful work.
It's beautiful , but the weather gets us down. But without the wet conditions it wouldn't look so green and lush
Doesn't get me down! I love the cooler weather and rain is so cleansing
@@Caterina22 nearly every day?
As a native Cumbrian (Lake District), born and raised. I can tell you it is a privilege to live in the area we do, it is one of the most beautiful places on the planet.
Except on a bank holiday weekend. Nightmare.
Hebden Bridge is only 4 miles down the road, 2 hours your in the Lake District and Few hours more and you are in southern Scotland. Fly in to Manchester and see the beautiful North .Edinburgh , York, Newcastle are all easily accessible by train,bus or car. The only thing that will eat you is the fly’s in I think August in the Highlands. London is very expensive compared to the North. We are very friendly and welcoming.
The whole Widdop/Gorple Reservoir area outside Hebden is as wild and fantastic as it gets.
It's funny you guys mention walking not being a thing in the USA, I visited Miami about 15 years ago, I decided to just go for a walk, didn't care where I was going, just wanted to get some miles under me, I was stopped by the police and they just couldn't understand that I was walking recreationally, it just didn't compute with them that someone would just walk, what made it worse was they asked me where I was going, and I just said "I don't know, I'm just killing some time", it was so weird being challenged for walking. 😂
When you said killing some time you were fortunate not to have been thrown to the floor and cuffed. An exaggeration but not if the officer misunderstands you.
Where I live there are sidewalks and bike paths everywhere. There are also 682 miles of hiking trails in the forest. Why do you think you can judge 50 states by one experience in one city in one state? Who would want to walk in the city of Miami, anyway? Go to the beach and walk in the water for miles and miles, all the way to Maine if you choose.
@@reindeer7752 the point is being able to walk wherever you want , when you want, and it doesn’t raise i eyebrow.
@@meditationandstudyvibes4416 I've always been able to do that in the USA and I've lived in six states and traveled in all 50. One person's odd experience means nothing.
@@reindeer7752 I’m struggling to see the judgement , I see an observation and a reaction to that observation.
And then there is you lol
Upset for some reason
"In England's green and pleasant land", The last 6 words from William Blake's poem "Jerusalem".
Love that song
Jerusalem should be our national anthem ❤
I love american reaction to my country i think alot of british people take it for gramted , america in our veiw is a new country i have a stool thats older than america but still im glad u appreciate it more than even sometimes we do . .❤❤
Your view is wrong. The European invasion of what is now the USA began in the mid 1400s. St. Augustine, Florida dates to that time and so do towns in New Mexico. Jamestown in current Virginia was established in 1607 after the Lost Colony of Roanoke (1585). The oldest tavern in the USA, still in use, was established in 1673 (The White Horse, Rhode Island). The independent nation of the USA dates to 1776 however, Great Britain as a unified nation (but that's debatable) dates to 1707. Compare to France, 1792 and Germany, almost a hundred years later in 1871. Don't start with but, but, but. I know a lot about history. People in what you call the British Isles and Europe have been invaded and been invaders. Borders have changed many times. If you want to claim history from thousands of years ago, compare it to the indigenous peoples of what is now called the USA. Your stool means nothing.
Love too, you guys, so nice to hear lovely comments about any topic really but especially other countries, my travelling experience has taught me there is beauty in all lands, not least the US but as a brit I am biased the UK has so much history it literally is around every corner. We love our American friends. Much love from the UK.
If you enjoy the countryside of Northern England, you should think about the Cotswolds southwest of Birmingham.... this is an area of outstanding natural beauty with Cotswold stone buildings and cottages, tiny villages with an ancient history. Churches are everywhere, as are castles, manor houses, palaces, churches, of course, and plenty of beautiful towns and cities to wander around.... plus the countryside feels endless and wondrous. It's the most beautiful place to live, and the ancient stories of historic battles from our past are awe inspiring
My first holiday as a kid was in Bamburgh. Loved playing in the sand dunes. Beautiful place
The first time I ever visited Bamburgh beach and castle, I couldn't believe I was in England still. It was a beautiful, hot and sunny day and it felt like I was on holiday abroad. The sea was so clear and the beach wasn't crowded. Instantly fell in love with the place and go back there as often as I can.
I live and was born in West Yorkshire, where everything is conveniently close by, just a short drive away. These videos serve as a reminder of how often we overlook the abundance of natural resources available to us.
Piece hall in Halifax is a must
Aww I’m from and live in North England. It’s so nice to see you guys so enthusiastic and visiting the lesser known parts of the UK and not just London. Great video 😊
It's a narrowboat and you cruise it up and down the canal which is man made it runs along the tow paths. You have a holiday narrowboat and live abroad narrowboats and wide beams.❤
I’m developing a fascination with narrow boats lol 😂 you’ll see me in one eventually.
We are certainly blessed. I have travelled my country for many years and not seen 30% of its splendour. I'm glad people appreciate it as much as I do.
Ive worked for many Americans in the forces who are based in the north of England who have opted to stay as they just fell in love with the place, my friend from Indiana is coming over next year I’m looking forward to showing her all the places you guys don’t normally see
I went to school in Harrogate and had a LOT of friends from the local RAF base that is used by the USAF. I'm wondering if you are talking about the same base 🤔 As a kid I was always fascinated by the giant Golf balls in the countryside 😂
May I recommend checking out the Channel Islands of Jersey Guernsey Alderney Sark and Herm. A beautiful group of islands, crown dependencies of the UK occupied by the Germans in WW2. Fine food, fine wine and some spectacular views, beaches and cliff walks.
I lived and worked on Sark 97to98 it was like stepping back in time no cars or street lights on the island just bicycles and tractors. if you went out at night you have to take a torch and a whistle with you so you didn't bump into people or get lost if you did people could hear your whistle I also spend time working on Jersey and Guernsey but I always preferred Sark.
They're not actually part of the UK. This is why, even when the UK was part of the EU, the Channel Isles were not.
You can go around the whole of Guernsey on a public bus for next to nothing if they still do the hour ticket. Great place and be amazed by how much the tide rises and falls by.
@@simhedgesrex7097 yes you are correct they are crown dependencies of the uk👍
@@werewolf195 I think they still do that bus ticket. We take the car over now on the fast cat from Poole. Stayed in some lovely hotels. Cobo Bay, Wayside Cheer and my favourite was the Idlerocks which unfortunately burned down. Was right on the cliff top at Jerbourg point.?????? Overlooking Sark and Herm.
p.s. Keswick is pronounced as Kezzick. As in a lot of place-names here in the UK, the 'w' in the middle of the word is actually (mostly - but not always, confusingly!) _silent_!
Sandwich though, that middle 'w' _is_ pronounced!!
By the way, if you see a video about the beautiful Isles of Scilly... That 'c' is also silent, and thus, the Isles are called (correctly) the Silly Isles - or, the Isles of Silly.🙂🏴❤️🇬🇧...Good Luck.🙂🤞🤔🖖
Keswick is pronounced Kezzik. 🙂👍
It's odd isn't it? In Manchester, within a mile or so are the areas of Beswick and Ardwick. In Beswick the c is silent, but in Ardwick it's pronounced. And then there is the area called Blackley. Pronounced ... Bakely :-)
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And, Alnwick is pronounced Annick, (from what I can gather from previously corrected 'AI narrated videos')
There are so many beautiful villages in the whole of the UK. London is a great city, but you don’t have to travel that far from it to witness other delightful villages and towns. Hope you come back and explore our wonderful country soon
It's lovely to hear you being so positive about our country, thank you!
Just wish you would listen more to the commentary then you would know that the ruined building is an old abbey (cathedral)
Born and raised in East Yorkshire and yeah these places really are that beautiful
Bransholme?
Beverley is an little known treasure. Beautiful town.
@@paulwild3676Bishop Burton, Dalton & Middleton-on -the-Wolds too for picturesque village scenes in the Yorkshire Wolds countryside!
@@trevorfuller1078 It looks quite Southern around there. Beverley looks more like a town in Hampshire, than the North. Malton is the same. Quite twee. Not the grandiose architecture we associate with the North. None of the big stone edifices, you get on the Pennines.
@@paulwild3676 : Hi 👋 Paul, There perhaps is a geological reason & explanation for such phenomena! The Cretaceous chalk/limestone belt that runs down more or less the Eastern-Central half of England 🏴 is maybe the common denominator & quarrying source of similar historical building materials! The northernmost end of this belt starts roughly at or around Flamborough Head, a significantly large & long limestone promontory, jutting out some six miles or so into the North Sea on the Yorkshire coast, lying some 25 miles north-north east of Beverley & conversely, this underlying Cretaceous geological strata runs on to finish southwards, approximately at the chalk cliffs of the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset (That is coincidentally also located at the beginning/end of the Jurassic Coast that encompasses the whole length of SW Coasts of Britain), & which includes the Isle of Wight & extends along the South Coast, running eastwards from there & south-east Hampshire to the North Foreland in Kent.
Actually on reflection, Beverley’s Georgian, Regency & Victorian architecture bears a remarkable resemblance to those similar historical constructions in the town of Witney in Oxfordshire, not too far from Hampshire! Originally, I am from East Yorkshire, but some 15 years + ago, I had some business to transact in the Witney area that necessitated me spending about two months in this area in the Thames Valley on the edge of the Cotswolds! It struck me then on how distinctly similar both locations were to each other in terms of architecture & their ambience! But I suppose that relationship must exist & be replicated with numerous, similar, historic towns & cities up & down the country both in England & elsewhere!
I've been married to an NY born Sicilan beauty for 37 years. She was raised in FL. We lived in FL for a couple of years and CA for a couple of years before she decided living in UK offered a better standard of life than we could ever have in the US. She watched her home town Jupiter turn from a lovely little town into a concrete mess. It breaks her heart to see what it's become compared to her childhood idyll.
We've been back in the UK for 32 years now and would never wish to live elsewhere. Besides we have the whole of Europe as our playground now and have taken advantage of that.
I've lived all over the UK and abroad as a child (Dad was military and in turn I also joined the Army) He comes from Whitehaven (the coastal side of the Lake District) We did a wonderful holiday in Northumberland and caught a whole week of good weather (unheard of up there) More to the area than just Bamburgh Castle and the beach but it has to be said it is one of the most imposing castles I've seen (that includes the 7 years I lived in Germany) Durham is glorious, York is interesting and fun - the Viking museum is great and just off the Shambles (twenty feet or so) is a little square with some of the best street food outlets I've stumbled across anywhere in the world. Had relatives in Whitby and visited regularly - you're right it is fish and chips country and fresh from the boats too. The fish that is, the chips, I guess, are fresh from the tractor! Richmond in Yorkshire was a place I was based close to as a young soldier and it's just a beautiful, friendly little market town which I would have been happy to retire to.
We do like to explore Wales - it is very underrated as a holiday destination and as castles are your thing you won't be disappointed. Pembroke castle and the whole story of a forgotten superhero of the British Isles called William Marshal (French born) who was the real deal of what the world pays to watch films of the knights of yore about. A giant of a man and a giant of a personality who left his sword marks and fingerprints on the service of 5 kings - some of whom he fought against before he served them. Cardiff is an underrated city break - surprised me on our first visit.
My wife's destination of choice is anywhere along the south coast - gets crowded in the summer but there's something for everybody here from the impressive military museums in Portsmouth, to the Dorset coastal regions (where I was born) to the grand houses in Sussex. Our next holiday will be in Kent again - Rochester/Canterbury/Dover Castle (arguably the most interesting and extensive in Britain) It's a simple enough drive for us and we go back every couple of years to see again what we've already seen and to find something new. Last trip we stayed longer than intended in a beautiful little town called Sandwich.
You could live ten lifetimes as a resident of the UK and still not hope to see/enjoy it all.
We feel we have won the lottery of life - now if we could only manage the monetary one...........
Florida - We enjoy it to visit as we have some local knowledge (and family there) and tend to avoid the usual tourist spots (though all of them deserve at least one visit in the lifetime of all of us - the US really does know how to do the theme park thing) We prefer the older, fast disappearing old Cracker towns. Jonathan Dickenson Park was a great escape spot.
Northwards of Tampa along the coast and inland used to be laid back, easy going and a joy to visit (there are still some spots left) but in the last 30 years the bulldozers have wreaked havoc all the way along there. We still have a building plot near Crystal River but would feel hypocritical developing it for anything other than personal use now - and all thoughts of FL as a potential retirement spot have long been dispelled.
We lived about half an hour from Yosemite in CA. We visited and drove the foothills extensively - Yosemite just takes the breath away and I would hope to see it again before I start decomposing. No great desire to see much else of the US however - four years filled my curiosity itch - would far rather spend the money and time visiting Canada (BIG trip planned for next year to do colonial (French and British) Canada) .
Enjoyed your offering here.
Re your urge to see and visit the UK - My wife (aka - She who must be obeyed) read a book when she was a little girl all about a lass living in a castle on a little island off the south coast of England. She, some years later, wrote in her diary, "I just have to go to England" I believe she even showed me that entry a lifetime ago now but cannot state that with absolute certainty. Little could she have known as she rewarded herself on Graduating university (Gainesville) with a whistle stop tour of Europe she would meet me in London and end up spending more of her life here than she did in the states and not just that but living and working on that little island and able to walk around that castle in the storybook on a daily basis should she wish to (It's an easy walk from our house)
Almost spookey eh!? Me - I dreamed of never marrying and stomping all over the world having fun - sort of did that for a while but ended up with under the watchful eye and terrible temper of an NY jailor who read a book as a kid and servng a life sentence too scared to deny her anything she wishes. Beginning to think she planned it all and found the fool ......... gotta go now, her not so royal highness has a list of, "Stuff to do"...... one day I'm going to say no and risk castration or something really medievally abhorrent.
You have just broken the longest comment record 👏
@@smitz7847 It's clearly too late to apologize!
I'm from Whitehaven and its a lovely coastal town with probably some of deep history like its the only town in the UK that America invaded John Paul Jones the haig pit disaster also it was home to where England military used to buy there cannon balls from as they where the best
Whitehaven is in North West Cumbria, the Lake District is in Cumbria, we don’t say that Whitehaven, Workington and Maryport are part of the Lake District.
@@beverlybradley5485 Which is why I said it's on the coastal side of the Lake District as opposed to on the coast of the Lake District. I'm describing it to people who may not have much of an idea of the geography of Cumbria. If it were aimed at Cumbrians no further explanation would be necessary would it!?
I come from the north east of england,And i suppose i take it for granted until i come home and revela in our rich history.But it does get cold 😂.
For a relatively small country we have diverse culture, accents, language, cuisine and scenery.
In my opinion the West Highlands of Scotland and the Cairngorms offer the best natural beauty and wilderness.
Cornwall is also worth a visit
Yorkshire is the biggest county in England, with York being the city of Yorkshire and yes they are beautiful I live North Yorkshire near Saltburn
Saltburn is a gem of a place.
I live in West Yorkshire and yes I think our country is beautiful. North Yorkshire is stunning Northumberland is amazing. Scotland is too . Then we have Wales too blows you away 😊
Wales is our sleeper, we are steadily picking up curiosity about it lol
I live in North Wales, you should definitely check it out if you get the chance. It's beautiful.
The village we live in is called Rhuddlan, it's only small, a few thousand people, but we have a 750 year old castle by the river 😂
I live in Sunderland which is in the north east of England. Just a 5 minute walk from my house will take you to a church whose foundations date back to 674 AD. As to Harry Potter locations, they used Durham Cathedral's cloisters, and exterior and interior shots of both Alnwick castle and Bamburgh castle. My fairly local favourite has always been Hadrian's Wall, which was built by the Romans some 1900 years ago.There are so many great places to visit all over the British Isles.
St Peter's Church? I'm originally from South Shields so I think I know which one you're talking about
@@kerrydodsworth4290 Yup, correct. I live in Roker - 5 minutes walk to St Peter's, the same to Roker Park and slightly longer to Roker beach.
The coastal route on m1 up to Scotland is just so beautiful that everyone should take time to enjoy this beautiful coastline. Beats the South hands down absolutely wonderful
5:30 I lived in Florida for 20 years , and had encounters with all you mentioned, however nothing prepared me for my return to UK and taking a stroll around our local mere & being intimidated to such an extent by a psycopathic goose , that I had to turn and go back to my car !! 😂( it still didn't give up as I was driving away)
I'm from Saddleworth, and although we do get a lot of rain, that's the reason the grass is so green. The North of England has a lot more to offer than just Oasis and Greggs (try their sausage rolls!). The industrial revolution started in Oldham, the Rights of Man was penned in Manchester, The Beatles came from Liverpool, Alan Turing worked at the University of Manchester. The north has far more history than you'd think, and the more you delve in, the deeper into the rabbit hole you go. Oh, and Manchester has a T-Rex called Stan. Typical Mancunian humour, we named a man eating predator Stan. Oh and the humour too. Didn't we vote on calling a boat Boaty McBoatface?
Saddleworth is part of Yorkshire, currently under occupation.
Saddleworth is the capital of child killers
@@billythedog-309dream on it’s lancs forever
@@DuruttiVisca 'forever' meaning as long as your feeble mind can comprehend.
What domyou mean please ? @@billythedog-309
Yorkshire is a historic county, and was by far the largest in England. It is sub-divided into North, South, East and West Yorkshire counties now, in the past it was divided into three Ridings. All are Yorkshire (though there are some friendly internal rivalries between them), so Yorkshire itself has a particularly strong regional identity that defies modern administrative areas. York itself is the city from which the county and the House of York took its name.
It's a wonderful place, with charming country villages, big vibrant cities, amazing coastline, ancient woodland, green rolling hills and windswept moors. I can't recommend visiting it highly enough.
Northumberland used to be much bigger from Edinburgh to the north banks of the humber including which much later became Yorkshire.
I live in Northumberland it has Alnwick castle as well which some of the Harry Potter movies & more castle as it near the Scottish border that’s why we have some many other castles to visit in Northumberland. Cragside house & gardens are beautiful Hexham abbey is stunning & you can follow & walk along the Roman wall which is a world heritage site. ❤
My kids were Harry Potter mad, so I took them to Alnwick Castle. They LOVED it. Got to see where the forbidden forest was meant to be and Hagrids Hut. As well as have broomstick flying lessons. Fantastic day out, even if you're NOT crazy for the Harry Potter films.
Hi guys ! I live in northeast of England. All what has been shown in your video is at most a 2hr drive to the lake district. I feel where I live we have beautiful scenery on our doorstep. All these places are worth a visit.
A.C isn't required in Britain. The climate is temperate. 4-6 weeks a year is quite warm. But just opening a window or a small fan suffice. And 200 years isn't old in Britain. We've still Roman sites (City of Bath) that are 2000 years old.
I am a Yorkshire man and York is the capital of the county of Yorkshire. Gods own county
“Hear all, see all, say nowt. Eat all, drink all, pay nowt”.
I thought Richmond was ?
Yorkshire is the biggest county in England.
I'm a Lancastrian and don't forget Lancashire won the war.
Devon runs it close. Devon rhymes with heaven; sort of..
I was born n live in morecambe, morecambe bay over looking the lake district 45 min drive round the bay to get there but morecambe bay sunsets are the best 👌 quiet seaside town in summer very busy when warm n sunny people on beaches ⛱️ really gorgeous place here ,I've been to florida, Vegas n new York nice but I love the green of England and slower pace ,Liverpool my football team is best city in world love it there especially on game days 1 hour on train away awesome 👌
I'm Cumbrian and very pleased to see Buttermere make the list. Most beautiful lake in the Lake District, in my opinion, and where my partner proposed! ❤
Well I propose to Tiffany in a high end Italian American chain restaurant called Maggianos… so now I’m regretting my choices and I’m jealous 🤣😂🤣😂
@Trippingthroughadventures if it makes you feel better, they completely forgot the big speech, so we were sat next to a beautiful waterfall while they said, "Kate, my love! Kate my...stuff and... things..." and then just gave up and pulled out a ring 🤣🤣🤣
@@KateHolden lol idk some times things like that makes it 10x better because it’s unique and real. Big dramatic speech’s are great but something like that is special and can’t be rehearsed. Little stuff like that is what make our life journeys unique and amazing. Hints why we call ourselves “ tripping” through adventures. We embrace and appreciate the hiccups lol.
Hi I live in the Yorkshire Dales just outside Halifax in West Yorkshire..everywhere I look out of my windows is green fields ..we sometimes take it all for granted …I love that you know that there is so much more to the UK other than visiting London…where you watched Hebden Bridge is only a few miles from where I live
The Lake District is definitely worth it. You'll find a lot of outdoor pursuits places there that offer canoe trips, abseiling, even caving if you're adventurous. I'm sure I've seen somewhere that there are castle Air B+Bs and there are old castles and manors that are now hotels.
There's not much caving in the Lake District thought there are mines, but it's right next to the Yorkshire Dales which has loads of caves as it's limestone. The Mendip Hills in Somerset, Brecon Beacons in S.Wales and Peak District in Derbyshire are the other main caving areas.
The reality is that growing up surrounded by these elements, and seeing them constantly, becomes as commonplace as growing up in America and being accustomed to your own environment.I had a friend visiting from Kingsport, TN, and it became quite bothersome as they constantly stopped to take pictures every two minutes. Growing up with a nearly 1000-year-old building in your backyard can become as commonplace to you as your neighbor's house, as I have already mentioned. To put this in context, it would be akin to me visiting your city and taking photographs of ordinary buildings and the surrounding areas, leaving you to sit down and wonder why.Please don't misunderstand me; I'm not ridiculing tourists. I completely grasp their enchantment with castles and ancient structures. However, when you've grown up around these and lived with them your whole life, they become as familiar as the very ground you tread upon.
Yorkshire is the County. York is the historical capital city of Yorkshire.
Historically, York was the capital city of the north of England back in medieval times. In religious terms, Canterbury is the religious centre for the south and York for the north. Both have an archbishop.
Yorkshire is beautiful, especially when the sun is shining. 😊❤😊
As a Lancastrian we must disagree on that. Theoretically the house of Lancaster won the war of the roses even though the final battle was won by the house of York.
@@royboy6890 "Theoretically the house of Lancaster won the war of the roses" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I live near Hebdon Bridge (great day out / pub crawl) and have visited many of the places highlighted in this video. Lancashire (where I am from) and Yorkshire (both are Counties and yes, York is a city in Yorkshire) are so beautiful and well worth a visit. The North of England has so much to offer and is so diverse. Happy travels!
Yes! These places are as beautiful as they look. I don't live too far from Malham, North Yorks and is a great place for walkers. So peaceful.
Yip the north is by far the most beautiful part of the country I’m in Newcastle the most northern city in England, all us northern folk are lucky to be where we are, a truly stunning place,,, lots of real history old as sand , castles, cathedrals, keeps old and beautiful
With a gorgeous accent! Love your accents x I’m a scouser & love how we have so many different accents. Geordie my favourite. Irish a close 2nd for me. And a lovely Welsh lilt is just so lovely to listen to. I also have a love of any Scottish accent. Although Glaswegian is probably a favourite of mine x
Would Carlisle not be further north ?
@@fishboy3626 There's not much in it but Carlisle is a bit further south. Just a bit though!
@@scottrobinson7739 Very friendly people too! My daughter lived there for a year or so.
Not to forget us Northners are the most nicest people in the whole entire world!