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The Peak District and The Lake District have been criminally overlooked here. They're stunning.
The Peak District is often overlooked, and it is beautiful.
Also the Wye valley.
Totally agree the Peak District is awesome, I used to love taking my dog up to Curbar Edge near Chatsworth for an early morning walk, often in the spring time you are above cloud level if you go early enough. Also Langdale in the Lake District is one of our favourite holiday spots.
Living in Chesterfield l'm so lucky the Peak District is my like my back garden.
Peak District is great, as is the Yorkshire Dales.
Lake District is the nicest in England but Wales and even mediocre parts of Scotland are way better.
Ingleton falls is nice spot to hike.. lakes district and Cumbria area beautiful.. angle sea also .. cornwall st Michaels mount.. few spots to consider
I can't believe he missed out the whole of the North of England, The Yorkshire dales & the Lake District, some of the most amazing scenery in the country. The North isn't all like coronation street..lol
The Peak district is in the north. Between Sheffield and Manchester.
Whitby is worth a visit too. Got some nice countryside nearby also.
Plenty of great places oop North.
Exactly my thoughts
if you are from the north of England ( i live in cumbria in the lake district ) you should know that the north of England doesnt exist
even England doesnt know the north of england exists. People think the north ends in Manchester then its scotland
the lake district is a great place. steam railways, mountains, lakes, castles, forests. old villages and towns full of history.
defiantly a place to visit
How can you miss the lake district 😂
North is the best looking place in the uk
"so my wife wants to move to Ireland so she can own sheep"
*Wales "if it's sheep that you seek than hold my beer"
Be weary of a welshman and his sheep, he may love them a bit too much.....
you win today. class comment :)
@@jasonhendry8136 I think you mean "wary". Weary is what the shepherd is after loving his flock too much
"so my wife wants to move to Ireland so she can own sheep"
*Wales "hold my beer while I grab my favorite"
@@jasonhendry8136 Bro, told you to leave Baabra out of this. My girlfriend may get jealous -.-
How could he miss Devon And Cornwall. Absolutely unique and had the best scenery, coastlines and national parks in the UK. Its like a separate country.
Obviously you have never been to Scotland!!!
@@AlSnoopsReid unfortunately I haven't. Which is a shame since half of my heritage is Scottish. I have seen plenty of pictures in my many years, not been living in a hole! Scotland is beautiful but it doesn't have the climate like the south coast. And personally I like the look of the coastline better
Peak District and Lake District are stunning
If you're going to visit the UK, don't stay in hotels. Stay in Bed & Breakfasts/B&Bs.
If you want the true Britiah experience, these are the places to stay.
Genuine British couples, inviting you into their home. Cooking you home-cooked meals. Trust me, hotels feel so artificial in comparison.
P.s. It's also cheaper.
Nice comment 👌
Totally agree, loads of B&Bs, and local pubs and Inns often have rooms. Really cheap, proper breakfasts, local knowledge.
I agree totally
And pubs! Lost of pubs are called inns, you can stay in these. They are the perfect way the travel the uk, especially when the weather is unpredictable. Nowhere better to be snowed/rained in than an Inn.
Agree B&Bs are a good option, but be aware they are not what Americans expect it they go to one.
The video definitely undersells Wales, a land with more castles than anywhere else in the world, and (to please your wife) 3 times as many sheep as people. Stunning scenery everywhere!
And it's not in the southwest of the UK, it's in the west. Southwest is Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Dorset.
I'm not much of a patriot but whenever I watch your videos it does make me love the uk and us, thanks for your content 💙
York gets massively overlooked on everything, it’s the best city for history
train museum
Even just walking the walls is a good afternoon out
Some great pubs..The Golden Fleece Yorks most haunted pub. The Roman Baths with a roman bath house in the cellar...so many!
Have you not been to milton keynes?
@@alecneate76 Nobody has been to Milton Keynes. Every single human being that ever laid eyes on it spontaneously shriveled up and died. So I've heard.
Cornwall, Devon, The Cotswolds, York, Bath and Edinburgh are my favourites.
Somerset, The Gower, Lake District. The list goes on.
Edinburgh is my favourite city, luckily I'm only 2 hours away by train.
I could write a list like that, but it'd take till next November for me to type it out, and I'm not a particularly slow typist. Also I'd prefer to use the time to actually visit the places rather than type.
North Devon calling.Beatiful rugged coast,very green and agricultural.
The island of Lundy,pirate hideout.Dartmoor and Exmoor national parks.😍
I was brought up in Cornwall and the best places to see are off the tourist trail, that goes for Devon too. My dad being a Cornishmen who are nearly as legendary as Yorkshiremen & Scots for their "thrift" didn't believe in spending money to see places. Back in the late 60s and early 70s when petrol was cheap we'd go somewhere different every Sunday & learn about the history & culture from the Bronze Age through to the late 1800s/early 1900s with the tin & copper mines & their tramways.
I now live in the NE and love visiting Northumberland. In the summer months you can get a bus at Wallsend that travels along the route of Hadrian's Wall, fantastic scenery & you can hop on and off along the route.
‘Hot English summers’, yep you don’t want to miss those three days 😆 And Whitby man, the birth place of Dracula you have to see that beautiful seaside town.
I love Whitby,i have parents that are both from Yorkshire so I have been all around Yorkshire, york and Robin Hoods Bay are beautiful, Robin Hoods Bay is really oldy worldly, I love going on the steam trains that stop at the old stations and going to where they filmed Heartbeat,
Lucy B robin hoods bay is my favourite place here. I was lucky enough to live there for 2 years and absolutely adore the place!
Transylvania was Dracula ' s birthplace
@@lucyb2014 They have steam trains going to where they filmed Heatbeat?!
I think a lot of people in the UK take how beautiful our country is for granted
Are U frigging Kidding me. Its a dam Waste Land. Russian styled Concrete Housing Estate and Boarded up and Decaying high Streets is what modern England has become. Plus local Council approved UK Architecture now promotes Grey, and oppression. England is Dead.
@@theboywithathorninhisside.4179 Here's a thought. Get off your council estate and into the countryside.
@@LuE87 haha. I don't actually reside in One Thankfully. But there obviously so prevalent now. And expanding ever more so. . It's actually now unreasonable to avoid them. @Luke with your rather strange Strategical Result Utube videos.. Who's Creepy now. Just saying. Dam. Ps do not ever DM me again. OK.
@@theboywithathorninhisside.4179 Relax, take a break and get into the countryside mate. It's a beautiful country if you make the effort
@@richardraymond878 lve seen and Experience enough.. And its becoming a sorry state of affairs. Wars and Pandemics are fabricated for a Reason. Control the Masses and Profit the few. England is Lost.
You sir, are welcome here anytime!
wookey hole and cheddar gorge are my favourite places in the uk to visit
I live really near them. :)
Left stinking N LDN 2 yrs ago for a wee mesmeric village just down the rd from Glastonbury. I stayed in Wookey Hole hotel whilst the sale of my cottage was completed. Visited Wookey twice as a kiddy. I like the fact that Somerset slips under the radar when It comes to the West country. It's as though it's a UK secret. Bloody love living in this part of England 🇬🇧🏴🏳️🌈❤️
Every time that dude in the video you're watching calls it "StoneHedge" I wince lol.
But not the oldest 🙄 we have that covered 😊🏴
Northumberland which has the most castles of anywhere in the uk with the cities of Newcastle upon Tyne and Durham close by always gets overlooked
Bamburgh Castle is awesome.
@@oldrunnerstepx2638 my favourite of all the castles although Alnwick and Warkworth to name but two aren’t bad either
Shhhhhh. Our scenery and coasts are secret. Don’t tell anyone. It’s like game of thrones in lots of parts. Some beaches in the north east are huge and no one around for mile sometimes.
For a Short visit. Yorkshire is the way to go. York has immense amounts of history all in a small area so it's all easy to access. The Dales provide some of the greatest limestone scenery in the world.
If you want you can go through the Dales out of Yorkshire into the lakes and that's probably the prettiest location in England.
If you come in mid to late spring you should check out a bluebell wood. The uk has half the world's bluebell population and they cover the forest floor in a blue blanket. You can get some nice ones on the grounds of old mansions
Bluebells seem to grow in both tiny bits of woodland close to where I live, I didn't know they were so rare worldwide
The swathes of wild garlic at Castle Howard in spring....
If you go to The Jurassic Coast / Durdle Door, you should look out for Maiden Castle, which is an Iron Age hill fort nearby. It's free and can be walked around in a couple of hours.
Snowdon is a nice place to visit in Wales, we've also got more castles per square mile than anywhere else in Europe. Cardiff is a nice place, the home of Welsh Rugby too
The UK is so green because it rains alot! 😁
TBH you need to plan on coming to Great Britain for a couple of months or 2-3 weeks each year. start at 1 extreme and work your way up or down the entire island. every county has something to offer, whether it be historical places/landmarks or incredible views.
We could all name personally experienced great places, the tourist maps don't mention.
Very true, even us Brits never get round to seeing everything in our lifetimes.
@@alanleys completely agree
Hi Alan, this guy makes a few mistakes in his presentation. He said Stonehenge first, then referred to it several times as stonehedge. He then said Mount Snowden was 10,085mtrs, that would make it about 4,000ft taller than Everest! The actual height is 1,085mtrs. He also said Norway ruled the Isle of Man in the 19th century, what he really meant was the Vikings ruled it in the 9th century! Btw, you being a Coastguard man, check out one of our best loved organizations, that work alongside the Coastguard, they are a volunteer group funded by charity and staffed by heroes The Royal National Lifeboat Institute. They respond to distress calls in any weather conditions. Please have a look at the Penlee Lifeboat disaster of 1982, when the Penlee Lifeboat was lost with all hands trying to save the crew of the Union Star. A tribute to very brave men!
He also said Westminister instead of Westminster
@@goldylocks3904 Yeh, I kinda let that one slide.
Lived in Scotland for 3 years and my father dragged me out (as an 11 years old) every Sunday for a hike up the Scottish hills and mountains (the highest Ben Nevis) - we lived in Stirling known as the Gateway to the Highlands. Apart from the shear beauty, there were certain "dangerous" elements non mentioned : the wild sheep and Highland cattle - they would come charging at you and the best thing to do was to run..... lol
Shakespeare described Britain as "This precious stone set in the silver sea, this sceptred isle".
"In Englands green & pleasant Land." -- Blake
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_did_those_feet_in_ancient_time
@@kevinshort3943 Blake was being highly ironic in Jerusalem, it's probably not the best sales pitch England will ever get!
@@chrispoole2438
I don't think it was irony.
It's the same as Tolkien, a reaction to industrialisation and a longing for the pastoral "good old days".
That's how Shakespeare described England rather than Britain, although in he describing England as a sceptred isle is incorrect because England is not an island.
@@anghinetti Yes, but it's been incredibly common vernacular for a very, very long time. It was not incorrect to say that in his time.
Hey EBG I am a proud English woman and I love watching you enjoying our country our sense of humor and many other things about us Brits. I am from an old medieval town named Shrewsbury in Shropshire not far from the Welsh border, it is a beautiful little town which is famous for it being the birthplace of Charles Darwin, Clive of India, our flower shows, and very old medieval and Tudor buildings. Also, the film Scrooge starring George C Scott which was made in the early 80/s so if you watch it you will be able to see our lovely little town. As well as that we have lots of green pastures and sheep for your wife. I am sorry I have no pics but it shouldn't be too hard to find would love to hear your reaction and thank you. And York is very very beautiful as well
I mentioned Shropshire too. I was a community nurse for 5 years there.
I preferred it when it was known as Salop to be honest, it sounds more down with the kids than Shropshire
I'm a Shropshire lad too, I'm Ludlow born and bred. Stunning part of the country and it's the most unpopulated county per square mile than any other county in the UK as well.
@@justinsmith6296 Yes it is a very beautiful part of the world I have visited a few times, I love the castle and the market you have there.
Shrewsbury for the win 💪
Rhossili Beach Bay in the Gower Peninsula, South Wales. Absolutely stunning.
Been there!
No idea what it looks like, as the fog was down :(
I'm shocked the Yorkshire dales didn't feature, such incredible scenery.
I am in Devon, Southwest England and am next to Dartmoor national park. I would suggest you look at Dartmoor and it ancient sites, myths and legends. A very beautiful and mythic landscape.
This is this guys top 10, take 10 other regular visitors and you'll have a lot more places and still miss even more. It depends what your "thing" is.
Dartmoor, Yorkshire Dales, North York Moors, Cumbria & the Lake District, the Highlands of Scotland, The Giants Causeway, Snowdonia.
Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling, York, Nottingham, Bath, Canterbury, hundreds of villages and rural areas, some remote, other not so remote.
You can't see it all in a week, a month, probably not in a year. I have missed out so many that I don't know or have forgotten.
Come on over, see what you can and be prepared to want tome back again.
I like the distinction "Cumbria and the Lake District," personally I lived there for a while and the only place in Cumbria that isn't also Lake District that I'd bother to visit is Cockermouth, unless you're doing the C2C, which is fun and should start each day with a hangover. One exception would be a certain Rally museum just outside of Cockermouth, but you need to know a guy, and he has to beg for the keys. And then if you're not a MASSIVE car nerd you won't even know what you're looking at.
edit: Cockermouth Castle Bar is a winner, as is a tour of Jennings, the local brewery. Sneck-Lifter is an excellent beer.
Spot on advice, I think because it looks comparatively small many visitors think they can see way more in a short space of time than they realistically can.
I’m surprised he didn’t mention York, it’s a beautiful city, there are visible elements of different periods from the Roman period to the present, the Shambles there looks like Diagon alley. Loch Ness is really amazing, whether you believe in lake monsters or not it is a really scenic place.
I haven't been there since I was a kid so I'm sure it's probably changed now, but there was almost always someone standing in the middle of the carrick-a-rede rope bridge and swinging it while you tried to cross. It was great fun.
These ten places mentioned are all interesting and worthy of a visit. There are though countless more places in the British Isles that are also worth seeing. One holiday could never cover it all. Enjoy your visit you'll be made very welcome i'm sure.
Most of the British coastline is stunning and very diverse. This video features a lot of beautiful places which are not too easy to get to on a general tour. I also spotted the Belle Toute lighthouse on the white cliffs between Brighton and Eastbourne, in Sussex - rather a long way from Dorset, and much easier to get to from London. Where ever you go, you will not be disappointed. Just be prepared for the weather - the main reason we have a very green and pleasant land!
I noticed the lighthouse too. 😁
Read the history of Glen Coe, then go there it's so eerie yet so beautiful
Northumberland, Newcastle, York the Lake District. Somerset, Cornwall..the UK is pretty special and has te most amazing coast lines and cities
I've been cycling and driving the length and breadth of the UK for fifty years, I think I've just about scratched the surface. Add up all of the suggestions, divide by a couple of thousand and allow two weeks a year for the rest of your life. Enjoy your visit (s).
Even then you would be rushing it.
To see all of the UK in depth would take at least 2 lifetimes.
The Lake District is a must! York, Chester, and Bath are definitely worth seeing if you have the time (All Roman). Stop off at Manchester (Birthplace of the Computer & Rolls Royce among many) on the way up to Scotland, and maybe visit the Museum of Science and Industry. Windsor Castle is also a great visit considering it is the oldest and largest inhabited castle in the world, and has been for almost 1000 years!
If you come to Northern Ireland drive the Antrim coast road. It goes from Belfast all the way up the east coast of NI with views over to Scotland, and ends up on the north coast passing Carrick-a-rede rope bridge and the Giants Causeway. If you take your time you can do it in a day , if you stop at a few places along the coast. If you go to Scotland go to the west coast as its stunning scenery...places like Glen Coe, Glen Nevis or the Isle of Mull.
Durdle door, in the middle of the arch of durdle door, is a fossilised footprint of a dinosaur and part of a tree trunk, which you can see by eye from the beach. If you want jaw-dropping stunning? Go to the lake district in Cumbria. If you want castles, then we have them in many places, but they are very concentrated in Wales. Edinburgh, is great, as an American it might interest you to know (if you didn't already) that at the top of Edinburgh castle is an American war memorial that you walk in and through with the names of American servicemen who died in WW2. When I visited, the memorial stunned me into silence, reverence, and the upmost respect. Kent is known as the "Garden of England" and has plenty to see, including Canterbury cathedral. Yorkshire is England's biggest county plenty of countryside and farms, historic towns like York. Northern Ireland has beautiful countryside, and Belfast is a great city. You'll remember the DeLorean car? Well, their factory was in Northern Ireland, and I viewed it from beside a an ancient circle of stones that sat just above the factory overlooking it. London is my home town, and it's just futile to try and even list places of interest here, but safe to say you will never have time to see them all. I hope you find this helpful.
Biggest mistake visitors make is they look on the map and see the U.K is a small place - it is but an hours and a half’s drive in just about any direction will take to to completely different scenery.
Stonehenge has never been the same since the Griswolds visited.
Avebury stones are well worth seeing too
@@mayajrj I remember visiting there once. Famous for it's crop circles too I believe.
Never the same since Spinal Tap! “No-one knew who they were.....or....what...they were doin”
Jobrmar82, and they did dwell well
that was film yawn
The Sky Garden in London tickets are free, you have to pre-book two weeks before you want go .. that gives you a 360 view of London
You might also be interested in Skara Brae on Orkney Mainland. It is a remarkably intact neolithic village which was revealed after a storm washed away the covering sand.
From Wikipedia:
Skara Brae /ˈskærə ˈbreɪ/ is a stone-built Neolithic settlement, located on the Bay of Skaill on the west coast of Mainland, the largest island in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. Consisting of ten clustered houses, made of flagstones, in earthen dams that provided support for the walls; the houses included stone hearths, beds, and cupboards.[1] A primitive sewer system, with "toilets" and drains in each house, carried effluent to the ocean.[2][3] (Water was used to flush waste into a drain.)[4]
The site was occupied from roughly 3180 BC to about 2500 BC and is Europe's most complete Neolithic village.
Lake district and Cornwall both stunning places 💚
Agreed.. Lived close enough to the lake District to spend weekends there... But spent most of my childhood holidays down in Cornwall. Port issac is a fond memory for me... Loved it.
Shropshire/Herefordshire & north Wales are beautiful! It's an underrated part of the UK due to low population density but that's ultimately a good thing, just pure natural beauty & picturesque market towns. Also believe it or not, Wales has some of the best quality beaches in the world, so if you come during the summer time this is where you want to be!
Hereford the Cathedral holds Mappa Mundi mediaeval map of the world. Gorgeous countryside and the Malvern hills are pretty nice.
Avoid traffic at Stonehenge:
If you're travelling West, on the A303, leave at the Princess roundabout (Amesbury), taking the A345 for Marlborough. At the 1st roundabout (2 miles), take the 1st exit onto "The Packway" and drive through Larkhill Garrison; watch your speed as you pass through!
After 1 mile, you'll see the Fargo Ammunition compound, on the left - you're on the right road! Another mile takes you to the crossroads, with Rollestone Camp on the right. Turn left, onto the B3086; another mile will bring you to the Stonehenge Visitors Centre.
Congratulations, you have managed to avoid the frequent and very long traffic tailbacks, after the Countess roundabout, saving you up to an hour & a half (worst case).
Hadrian’s wall between Bowness on Solway and Wallsend near Newcastle. Built by Emperor Hadrian in AD122. It crosses the country. The central section is brilliant, North of the town of Haltwhistle. You can walk sections of the wall which is now about 5’ high, pass the famous Sycamore Gap (from Robin Hood Prince of thieves) and visit the nearby ruins of Roman forts such as Housesteads and Vindolanda. Vindolanda is my favourite. The museum is excellent and has small 2,000 year old writing tablets with writing on. There are places to stay in Haltwhistle or Hexham or Twice Brewed Inn which is a short walk to the wall. Fantastic!
Have to say, 2 places you should look at, Cornwall and Northumberland, both for different reasons, Cornwall has some of the best coastline in the uk and also a lot of heritage especially the mining (the county is a UNESCO world heritage site due to it) as well as has a lot of areas designated as areas of outstanding natural beauty and beaches
Northumberland has a lot of history and castles (bamburgh and alnwick the most prominent) plus the holy island of lindesfarne as well as very different landscapes from tall hills to rugged coast
Northern England has so much. National forests and parks. Amazing coasts with beaches and cliffs. Castles. Stately homes. Hadrian’s wall. Roman ruins. Mountains. Huge lakes. If you like to get out the cities the countryside is so green. It’s like game of thrones if you get off the beaten path and away from the cities. 10 mins from some of the cities and you’re in the “sticks”.
And the further North the friendlier people get.
Sorry not sorry southerners.
Come as soon as you can. I live in the peak district in the heart of England and you'd be welcome to stay here as a base for your exploring.
Add a few more 1. The English lake District visit Borrowdale and Langdale while you are there 2. Cornwall and St.Ives 3. North Devon coast
Wales has a lot of sheep as well, a lot of castles, one of my favourites is Conwy Castle in North Wales and the little historic town and harbour that houses the castle.
We have some beautiful beaches, especially Cornwall & North Wales
Presumably you've visited all the beaches, so in what way are they better in Cornwall and North Wales than elsewhere?
@@billythedog-309 They just are. I've been to beaches all over the UK. It's the scenery and the way they are usually laid out in a sheltered area so you can swim out far and. Cornwall especially has amazing weather for most of summer.
All of which pale into insignificance when compared to the miles and miles of white sand beaches in the Hebrides
@@billythedog-309 Well the east coast of England is on the cold north sea with murky waters while on the west coast of the UK, the sea temperature is normally warmer, and the sea a nicer colour. Wales & Cornwall are also generally much more picturesque and sparsely populated which makes for nicer surroundings, and cleaner beaches. North Wales actually has some of the best quality beaches in the world!
@@claverhouse1 To look at, maybe. But it's hardly the same atmosphere in my opinion.
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The Science museum, The Natural History museum, The British museum, South Downs National Park, Ashdown forest (aka 100 acer wood), Imperial war museum, Norfolk Broads, Alton Towers, Palace pier Brighton, etc, etc, etc, etc ..............................
Just pick somewhere, and you will find plenty of stuff near by.
If you come to the UK you should visit the Cotswolds in England pretty and old villages and shops i love it there, also Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset on the south west coast England has lovely scenery and beaches, Cheddar gorge is worth a visit too in Somerset, the lake district in the north of England, have a look at some of the pictures, best to come in the summer months more chance of nicer weather
It’s such a shame Cornwall wasn’t featured in the video 🥺
Kernow bys vyken
Definitely, I can think of dozens of places in Cornwall that he'd would love to visit, places that aren't in any tourist brochure.
I hear Cornwall gets mobbed in the summer from London tourists.
@@mickeypearce244 That depends on where you go. There are plenty of places to go to avoid the crowds. I grew up on the SE coast & we would just go to the beach very early or wait till they'd all headed back to their caravans for dinner. We'd also go inland, up on to the moors. Lots of great places to explore if you're interested in history. Old tramways for the mines criss cross the moors & some mine engine houses still just about standing. There is also part of the oldest "roadway" in Cornwall known as the Giant's Hedge, an Iron Age hillfort and on Bodmin Moor there are Bronze age settlements as far as the eye can see,
I live in Derbyshire but my favourite place is Cornwall - especially the south
There were a lot of places missed..unfortunately hard to cover everything in one video.
Nothing wrong with any of those choices, but I'd throw a few more in:
1) If you are anywhere near Durdle Door, you are close to The Tank Museum at Bovington. A different experience to all the natural beauty, but it's an absolutely spectacular collection. You aren't all that far from Devon & Cornwall, either.
2) Up through the middle of the country, you have the Peak District national park, excellent walking country with great views.
3) Just north of that are the Pennines, and to the east is the historic city of Lincoln - magnificent cathedral and a castle right in the city centre.
4) A bit further north is York, with ancient walls, gatehouses, a Norman tower, and several museums.
5) From York you have access to the Yorkshire Dales national park, countless walks, amazing scenery. Also the North York Moors, another national park with a preserved steam railway that goes to Whitby. Whitby is worth a visit all on its own.
6) On the other side of the country is the Lake District - beautiful, lush and green (but often very rainy!).
That's far from an exhaustive list - I've not picked out anything from Scotland or Wales, or mentioned some of the other historic cities/towns like Chester, Stratford-upon-Avon, Hereford, Oxford, Cambridge etc.
I'm a British native from Southwestern Essex, and sometimes wonder if I've been living in a fairytale. Beautiful scenery, lush green hills, waterfalls, Durdle Door. Please come Eclectic Beard
The UK would more than gladly welcome an educated visitor rather than the run of the mill tourist!
Absolutely!! EB will be very welcome!
I used to live in Dorset, which is where Durdle Door is. It's also near the tank firing ranges in Larkhill. In nearby Wool is the Bovington Tank Museum. Bovington is the home or the Royal Armoured Corps. If you have any interest in tanks, it's well worth a visit. Although only run on special days, it has a working Tiger tank.
From Dorset you travel through Dorset (Check out Dartmoor) then into Cornwall which has a lot of local legend, much associated with King Arthur. Tintagel castle is a beautiful place to visit, plus Bodmin moor and the rock formation called The Cheesewring. A word of warning, Tintagel castle is accessed by hundreds of uneven steps.
I lived in London 20 years, I hated it, would never go back again. The whole place is a rip off for tourists.
I agree about dorset i live in dorset too.there are many amazing places in Dorset
@@emmapark8530 I kind of miss it. I was in Dorset Ambulance, which I certainly don't miss, but I live in Spain now.
Sandbanks and Corfe Castle spring to mind too.
Also Maiden Castle outside Dorchester, one of the largest and most complex Iron Age hillforts in Europe
@@5hanesBoard I think the steam train service goes past Corfe Castle.
London is an obvious must as it has so much to see and do, Buckingham palace, tower of London, waxwork museum, Shakespeare's globe theatre etc, but away from the typical tourist attractions , everywhere in the uk and Ireland has some historical and beautiful scenery. It really depends on what type of things you like to see. Oxfordshire is steeped in ancient history, stone circles, and has beautiful scenery and quaint villages like the cotswolds where alot of celebrities live, also blenheim palace, Whitehorse hill and weyland smithy, and close to the birthplace of king alfred the great born in wantage. Wiltshire is also worth seeing, they have a castle called Warwick castle which is a living museum, best to visit during jousting season. Stonehenge is a must even if to just say you've seen it, they have a museum there now as well, Wiltshire is also the birthplace of Shakespeare. Soooooo many places to mention really, up and down the whole breadth of Britain. Really depends what rocks your boat! As for keeping sheep, any part of the countryside in Britain will have sheep.
If you are coming to visit Britain, you need to know that the real 'ye olde Britain' is outside of London. You'll notice the difference almost immediately. As well as England, you can (and should) visit Wales and Scotland, and if you have time visit both Northern and Southern Ireland. In the north-west of England you will find the Lake district providing 2000 square miles of incredible beauty. The landscape wears many faces depending on the light and the weather. I live in Lancashire the county below Cumbria where the Lake District lies, and I go up there to walk alone amongst the fells and mountains and the lakes at least 2 or 3 times a year. Eventually I will retire there. In fact, outside of the large towns and cities you will find the Britain of old still living and breathing, nestled within areas of outstanding natural beauty.
You will never have a problem with a place to stay , we will all open our door to you 🍻
You need to go to the north Yorkshire moors (whitby).and the lake district is a must see .👍👍👍👍
If your coming to Scotland,hire a RV and do the NC 500, definitely check it out on UA-cam mate!!!! Absolutely stunning drive mate
This is just scenic places to visit. There are so many great places to visit. Lincoln with its massive cathedral, bath with the roman remains etc etc,
And he did miss out the Lake district and the Peak district. You cant being around Matlock and Bakewell
Britain is one of the most beautiful places. People think it's boring, farmers fields and always raining. But come here in the spring/summer and there are some breathtaking places in the UK. Coupled with over 2000 years of history. Castles, stately homes, churches, villages older than most countries in the world, you'll find it all here.
You don’t appreciate how nice it is when you live there. Worked/lived in the Netherlands for ten years where theirs absolutely nothing to look at.
Blown away by things I didn’t give a second glance in the UK now.
We take where we live for granted. Due to not being able to fly we have been to places in England and Wales and it's stonkingly beautiful.
Tintern in general in Monmouthshire Wales, but especially Tintern Abbey. Caldicot Monmouthshire Wales has it's own Castle. If you get to visit Usk Monmouthshire Wales in Summer you can view the Usk in Bloom (flowers planted everywhere) - gorgeous!
NOTE...Eilean Donan Castle was the setting of Highlander and one of the later bond films
You would love Chester, it is close to North wales and all its beaches and moutains and only 40 minutes from Liverpool. Liverpool is fun, friendly, vibrant and a great place to visit with lots for the kids to see and do. Chester is a small city and easy to walk around. Lots of historical buildings from medievil to Roman.
Great shout!
Oh, hell yeah! I used to work in Chester and could not get over how well preserved the city centre is. Plus you can walk through a sliding door in a bank and get out onto the city wall 6 meters up!
Chester is a stunning city. I spent a weekend there a few years back and loved it. Roman ruins dotted about and we spent hours wandering round the medieval split level shopping area. So much history there ❤
The Isle of Wight is beautiful too... :)
The kastime I was there (2010) I thought it was like being back in the 1950s... has it caught up any yet? :-)
I haven't been to the Isle Of Wight For about 30 years. I found it really quaint, lovely pubs with delicious country wines, is it still in a time warp of the 1950s? How cool is that
Channel Islands as well, beautiful reefs and beaches, stunning seafood and eateries, loads of history and medieval castles
@@terryloveuk lol...it does have a bit of that vibe admittedly but we do have Marks and Spencers, two Macdonalds and the internet...lol
@@lynnhamps7052 Wow! M&S, there's posh, but posh points list for McDs. My visit was to Ryde, had fish 'n' chips on the sea front, pretty good too.
Lincoln is a great place to visit. It has an amazing huge castle, A cathedral that took over the great pyramid as the biggest manmade structure, loads of old buildings and great night life. Very underrated place in England which was rated highly as a uk city break. If you ever come here I'll be happy to show you the sights and pubs etc.
Definitely it's an often overlooked national landmark
I'm in Yorkshire, so surrounded by farms that seeing a runaway emu is nothing unusual. We had a wallaby a few weeks back as we live near the wildlife park. we always went to Wales or the new Forrest for holidays. Free range ponies everywhere 😍 were a pull for me when I was little and the motor museum as I got older 😊.
I highly recommend watching the time team episode "finds on the fairway" which was filmed on the Isle of Man :) you can find it on youtube.
It’s green for a reason. It rains a lot and when it rains it can look miserable so remember this top top tip for visiting the UK. Come in May or June to get the best weather (hot sunny days). Keep up the good work. Steve from the UK
And if you're going to Skye, remember to take your insect repellant. Beautiful place but the midges can be a nightmare
Yes that's true the UK can look so miserable and dirty in winter especially it starts getting nice around mid may
Not much of England shown.
Outside of London,stunning Cornwall,the cotswolds,pennines,lake district,dartmoor,the black country,solsbury hill!
So so many.
When i had a 3week holiday in the states (loved it) i paid into a travel club monthly for 18mths,got discounts on loads of stuff,and paid a large lump sum.
They arranged itinerary,internal flights,entry to various attractions,i went for the rugged wild west trail and it was fantastic but the huge distances were a bit off-putting,but trust me,our little rock in the north atlantic has the ideal climate for everything really.
Our green and pleasant land,wouldn't dream of living anywhere else.
Stonehenge... imagine the upright stones are set into place and then buried in a large mound of earth with sloping sides. The capstones could then be dragged up the slope, manouevred on top of the uprights and then the temporary earth mound could be removed to leave the cap stones in place.
Or imagine the cap stones lying on the ground beside the uprights. You then lever up one end of the capstone and put blocks under it. You then lever up the other end and put blocks under that. Repeate the process until the cap stone is level with the top and then shove it over the uprights.
I'm not saying either of these is how it was done, but people tend to think the stones were 'lifted' into position, which is highly unlikely.
Loving the videos EB :)
Make sure you make a visit to the Black Country and visit the Black Country museum. They have saved old buildings from different eras and rebuilt them at the museum. They film some of Peaky Blinders there. If you've never seen Peaky Blinders I highly recommend it.
You mentioned in the video about it being so green here; there's a reason for that. It rains a lot. Even in summer (usually). Be prepared.
Personally I wouldn't bother with Stonehenge. My parents took me when I was young, and back then you could walk around the stones. Nowadays you can't get anywhere near them. The shot in the video is probably the closest you can get. Stonehenge could probably be described as a "Tourist Trap" IMHO.
I'd add: Bristol + Bath, Pembrokeshire Coast, Lake District, Settle-Carlisle railway line (especially the Ribblehead Viaduct).
In reality, you probably need to choose a relatively short list, or you'll spend the majority of your time here just travelling.
It would be useful to know the sort of things you like to see - wild countryside vs cities vs historical (ancient vs industrial), etc.
That[s a great idea. We must all know special events and odd things in our areas that tourists are never told about. Be nice if he could see some of them.
Also the weather is unpredictable if you head out when it's sunny an hour later it could have started snowing or raining.
The video was very good if not the pronunciation of places. I live in Cheddar famous for its George and cave's but mainly for it's cheese which is arguably the most known and used in the world, it is still made in the village and stored in the cave's to mature as it's been for hundreds of years. On the opposite side of the Mendip hills is a smaller George where the reverent Toplady sheltered from a storm that sent a flood down the George and would have swept him away but he climbed up into a cleft to survive and while there wrote his hymn Rock of ages.
18 miles North is BRISTOL where you will see the world's first ever iron suspension bridge designed by Isambard kingdom Brunel also down in the docks you will find his restored first in the world iron ship the S S Great Britain.
Further along the dock you will find the Matthew replica that in 1470 sailed from BRISTOL and made landfall in probably Newfoundland. The replica also built in BRISTOL made the same trip to America in celebration of this. Also on the dockside you will find a bust of Samuel Plimsoll who due to so many ships sinking from being overloaded introduced the safe loading line painted on all ships to this day named after him known as the Plimsoll line and saved countless lives.
Bear in mind that many of the pictures you see were taken from the air, which is different from the ground perspective. Another factor is things are green because it rains a lot, more so in the West. Also, remote places like Skye are spectacular but also rugged and you need time and the right physique to get around. Probably the best time to visit remote Scotland for weather and to avoid midges is in May. The English Lake District is more accessible with stunning scenery but also generally wet. Wales is worth it for the castles, the hills the coastline and the greenery with lots of sheep (but some of the locals may be touchy if you mention them). I'd avoid the middle and travel the periphery through the Gower peninsular, Pembrokeshire and up the coast to Cardigan, Harlech and then inland through Snowdonia. From there head into England through Shropshire, dropping in on Shrewsbury and then a short distance to the Iron Bridge Gorge and Coalbrookdale to see where the industrial revolution began. Then head south down the M5 all the way to the South Coast to get to the delights of Dorset and a warmer climate. London is a massive attraction of course and has everything. For me, I'd go to the big Museums in Kensington, the Tate gallery and book ahead for a concert at the Albert Hall (Prom season in late Summer)
4:40 The stones were also transported from Wales 100 miles away
North Cornwall. Boscastle. Stunning.
York is a must visit. So much history. And the street called the shambles is jaw dropping.
What about the best national railway steam museum in the world you can spend half a day in there on a rainy day and it's free
@@grahamfrear9270 yes thats true. Although its not for me. I do love the castle museum though and the minster.
Check out recent programmes like “Susan Calman’s Grand Day Out”, Julia Bradbury’s “Cornwall & Devon Walks”, or even just regular programmes like “Country File”
Beautiful picturesque Scotland is a must, who wants too go abroad when on our own doorstep there are sights too be seen here.
oH Staithes and Whitby too, they are all within like 10 miles of each other on the Yorkshire Coast.
No matter the UK town you find yourself in just pick a direction & you WILL find gob smacking stuff it is all literally on our doorsteps.
Gob smacking in the sense of violent assault in some cases. There's large parts of Manchester you could skip for that reason. I used to play CSI on the tram stops there late at night, trying to work out the direction the victim had been running by the blood splatter patterns... fun times!
@@tSp289 LOL, got to the soccer or under some overpasses!
@@tSp289 Good one obviously murder investigation /victim location would be a gob smacking event in any town/city.. But It is hardly prevalent still if YOU find that experience to be 'fun' than can I suggest holidays in Syria? My point was you actually leave the urban area ..
@@seanhoare7639 I did, believe me. I'm back in Wales now.
I know that you want to see the greenery in the UK but please make sure that you visit the cathedrals. For example, Canterbury, Salisbury, Liverpool Anglican, Chester, Durham, York minster. I guarantee that you wil be overwhelmed by the sheer beauty and majesty of these buildings and such history within the walls!
Skye is gorgeous. On one trip there we were driving along, turned a corner and in the distance mist was rolling down the mountainside and out across the sea. It was surreal.
Eileann Donan castle is close enough to visit if using Skye as a base, as is Loch Shiel. The door at the bottom of the Bonnie Prince Charlie memorial was open one time a friend and I were there. “It’s open. Must be open to the public. They want us to go to the top.” Having agreed that we shot through the door and climbed to the top before anyone spotted us and said otherwise.
The Orkneys are worth visiting. The houses at Skara Brae are thousands of years older than the Egyptian pyramids. The Italian Chapel, built by WW2 POWs for their own use, is a must see. My friend who I was there with has plans to take his young kids to see it. The real shock was booking hotel rooms over the phone. We got there and were given our room keys. Ate in the hotel. They hadn’t asked for a credit card or deposit of any kind. We paid on departure. I’ve never experienced that anywhere else.
A bucket list trip for me is to the Shetland Isles for Up Helly Aa. It’s going to take some planning but its a trip I must make.
This year it was discovered that Stonehenge stones came from Wales ! Mind blowing
Duncan wyer , that's been known for years read Bernard Cornwell his king aurther series it talks about them in their.
I live in London - London is not the UK, you must visit Isle of White, Isle of Man, Devon, Somerset and Cornwall, Wales, BlackPool, Liverpool, Scotland -- Stonehenge is okay, but there is nothing more there, woodhenge up the road , the road is always busy and its just worth going on a tour that includes that place by bus. The people up North are diamonds -💎, I have such a laugh with everyone who has chatted with us, York is historic and they love to tell you about it - and being a bearded bloke you look like a Viking and you will fit in.. EB - I would defiantly buy you a few beers or mead and shoot the shit with yowl - Trooper
I'd skip Blackpool XD
@Nightmares Cook Yes it is, just a few miles... 5 or 10? EDIT: just looked it up, it's 7.3 miles
@Nightmares Cook I grew up in the North West I went countless times as child. I don't like ragging on places people live but all I'll say is I wouldn't recommend an American tourist spend thousands to visit Blackpool.
He might get into Yorvik centre - they'll never let him out!!! "Quick, one of the exhibits is trying to escape!!!" lol.
Avebury is much more interesting, and it's free.
The Lake District National Park in autumn (the fall) colours are stunning. Northumberland,Durham,York on the east coast for the history and beautiful coastline.
If you venture here to the South/ East Of England, a few good places to check out- Dover (The famous White Cliffs and the castle- iconic historical site),
Canterbury- lots of tourists and students but full of history and culture. Check out the cathedral, Canterbury Tales and of course many pubs to choose from. For food, I recommend a traditional roast in the Old Weaver’s House- a pub/ restaurant in an Old English building over looking the river Stour that flows through the city, dates back to the 16th century I believe.
Brighton- Expensive, but a seaside town full of life and culture, particularly the Quirky shops in the North Lanes and the Amusements on the Pier. Good choice of B&Bs overlooking the sea! Don’t forget to grab some Fish and chips for lunch if you visit the Seaside- it’s tradition ;)
Thorpe Park (Surrey, about an hour or so from London)- Home to some of Europe’s most extreme rollercoasters, if you like scary rides :P
Should come visit Lincoln, the Catherderal was built in 1072 and it stands proud at the top of the Steep hill, its a thing of beauty ( it was also used in the movie The Da Vinci Code )
Also i hope your mum is doing better!
Lovely place can’t wait to come back to visit Lincoln
Look into National Trust property's in the UK to visit they own many of the uk's castles and Statley homes. These are a must, maybe make a vid on the subject? 👍
The viking's were from Norway and they travelled everywhere, and were in England, Scotland and our island's for a long time.
I agree with a previous comment. Don’t miss York. From there you can drive across the beautiful North Yorks moors (fantastic in August when the heather is out), visit Whitby, the port that Captain Cook built his ship to sail to Australia, then go on to Northumberland which has beaches, castles and the fantastic Cragside which you must not miss. Then you can go up to Scotland.
Also make sure you check out some pubs!
I would give Stonehenge a miss its rather disappointing these days, you can longer get close and there is f'all else to see nearby
Yeah, good for one visit maybe to say you’ve seen it, but I do agree.
Avebury down the road is well worth a visit. Bigger circle, ditches, Silbury Hill and some barrows.
Beat me to it! If you are on a time limit, definitely skip it. Avebury is better, but I would hunt out some of the less well known ones, if it is stone circles you want. .
@@MrMann0123 Indeed, Avebury much better. You can get a good pint of ale in the Red Lion too!
100 percent agree with this comment.