North England's Lake District and Durham
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- Опубліковано 30 бер 2014
- Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide © 2012 | Hiking through the Cumbrian Lake District - England's green and pristine mountain playground - we'll admire idyllic lakes, discover misty waterfalls, tour a slate mine, and conquer stony summits. And we'll meet the locals - and their beloved dogs and sheep - everywhere. Then we play a little cricket, hike Hadrian's Wall, and get dazzled by Durham's Norman cathedral. #ricksteves #ricksteveseurope #lakedistrict
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I have an obsession with England and its countryside. The fairytale-like cottages, churches, villages, cathedrals, countryside houses. This is what inspired so much English fairy tales and novels. I also love Bath and Oxford. York is another beauty. God bless England!
Thank you!
Have to admit I do love going to York and I also i like your description of England.
Me too 🙌🙌
God bless UK 🇬🇧
It’s the same all over GB 🇬🇧
People always mention New Zealand, Switzerland, Austria, Canada etc when they are talking about the most beautiful countries in the world, but the UK for me is up there with those countries. Very underrated.
Alan Wright Canada?
@@PlannedObsolescence It's highly rated, much higher than the UK.
@@alanwright3716 The World Economic Forum just released its list of best countries to visit in 2019, and Canada was listed at #9. The US was listed at #5. :D
@@PlannedObsolescence Yea but too much snow, and also, way too big, it's mostly just wilderness, incredible scenery though
Switzerland really is
Hello.
Am a Kenyan from Africa. I really adore Europe very much. It's my dream that I cruise across Europe. I have been following much happening in This miraculous continent.
Thank you for putting this together. So grateful from us dreamers🙏
"plain living and high Learning."
*high Thinking
I do hope you can make it. My daughter in law’s grandma is from Kenya and has lived within an hour of Keswick since she married 55 years ago. Her tales of Kenya make us want to visit there.
@@joelmaina6352 I am 🇮🇳
I am 🇮🇳
Hi maina
I was so impressed with the friendliness of the people in the north of England.
"Theres no such thing as bad weather - just inadequate clothing"
How very true
When I came upon the title of this video I immediately had the words of Lizzie Bennett's Aunt Gardner in my mind. " we shall travel only to the Lake district, ...", a place her aunt and uncle thought most beautiful in the world. Wish I could walk there and drink all the views in. 💜
Steven Cassidy inappropriate *
What's the appropriate clothing for temperatures between 40-49 degrees Celsius (day & night time)
Unless it's hot. You can only take so many layers off.
De U , Are you asking this now?
I have lived in UK between 2007-2009. Had the opportunity to visit the mesmerisingly beautiful Lake District. The stunning view from Orrest Head is still fresh in my memory. God bless the beautiful country.
So when are you coming back, Beautiful Lady ?
England especially the North has a most unique atmosphere to be found nowhere else. I was born and raised there . Now in EU .
There are many beautiful countries but they just don't seem to possess in my view ;that magical mystical element England does. History plays a huge part too of course
@@SSmith-dn9ib Absolutely agree. England is unique and charming. English villages, meandering network of canals, rolling green hills, Christmas markets have always fascinated me. I also love the weather. And steeped in history too.
Im South African did a bus tour from London...saw the North of England. Lake District Hadrian's Wall...but the beautiful green countryside is what I really enjoyed. I loved the trip through the North of England. Thanks so much.
I love England from every part of my heart.
Are you Indian 😂
Lake District is really a heaven💚💚
Hi Aslya, greetings from Ireland 😘😀
Omg the best countryside I have ever seen. England is too beautiful. No wonder why they had so many poets!
Lake district is one of the most beautiful places on earth, paying a visit to this beautiful and well preserved district is most enjoyable holiday.
GREAT BRITAIN IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY ON EARTH THEY HAVE BEEN BLESSED BY GOD THEIR ACCENT AND THEIR BEAUTIFUL FACES
I was there once. It's such a beautiful place but too much a monitored country. Police at every corner arresting suspected "illegal" immigrants, laws just too strict. Greetings from Ghana.
What on earth are you talking about? I am a native Brit and there certainly are not police on every corner - and arresting immigrants for no reason? How would they do that exactly? Demand to see your passport on the street? Don’t be absurd.
England is a gorgeous country but there are others just as good.
We aren’t the best country in the world but are one of the best and, yes we are very blessed to have such a beautiful country to live in.
@@huzi37709 I wonder if you say that on other countries pages.
My wife is English, while I’m from a small town in North Carolina. Although the Appalachian mountains are unbelievably beautiful, there’s just something... MORE about England. There’s a sense of permanence. Or a sense of stability. It feels like these gentle hills have been here for thousands of years, and will continue to be here long after I’m gone.
'It feels like these gentle hills have been here for thousands of years',
Possibly because they HAVE been here for 1000s of years
@@dinerouk thanks Sherlock
@@dinerouk the Borrowdale orogeny was 450 million years ago. The hills weren't so gentle then...
Nice put....
@@dinerouk millions actually
UK is absolutely wonderful
England is the most scenic country in the world in my opinion. Fairy tale countryside and breath takingly beautiful nature..
No, America is.
Agreed England surely is
@@simonduncan8327 I would have to disagree. England is beautiful, but if you compare it to countries like, let's say Norway, Spain, Greece or Italy, England looks bland and ugly.
@@BillViolator sir your knowledge of England is obviously very limited,
I suggest you look and appreciate a little more fortuitously
@@BillViolator
"England looks bland and ugly."
A remark that says NOTHING about England - but EVERYTHING about your aesthetic sensibilities ! And - apart from anything else - the British Isles, as a whole, have greater GEOLOGICAL variety than any other county in the world, for their size.
I think you're having a bit of a tease, aren't you ?
Great Britain the most beautiful place on earth. Gods country.
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the unseen and underestimated beauty of great britain.....
+Shehryar Khan Yeah, too many associate the U.K and many other countries with just the cities, and the people from the countries by just the city folk rather than the more traditional and old fashioned people.
Right! How come people want to go to Disney? I don't get it...
England is nice but it hasn't been blessed with the extreme natural beauty we associate with Ireland, Scotland and Wales. I guess we just don't think of England when we think of Europe's natural beauty. Some of its big old aristocratic houses are nice, although there does seem to be an awful lot of them.
Helenaville England has many natural areas of beauty. You just have to explore. The beautiful scenery doesn't just stop at the Welsh or Scottish borders haha
unseen?? The Lakes are most touristy spot outside of london.
I was lucky enough to visit the Lake District and Durham back in 1984. It was the best 2 weeks of my life and I wish could go back someday.
I live in Toronto but I did my masters degree in Durham University. The city is very beautiful. I want to go there again! Lake district is my favorite holiday destination in England. Keswick, Windermere, Grasmere, Ambleside are blessed with its natural beauty.
I remember an American friend coming over here for short visit. She was absolutely taken away by our countryside and wouldn't stop going on about it and showing pictures of, to me, average English countryside. I guess I've took Englands countryside for granted.
South England was pretty boring countryside wise, beautiful yes, but similar to the rural area in the US that I'm in. The more North I went though, the more obsessed. and OML, IRELAND! I would not mind living in Ireland for half a decade honestly.
@@annsanimationaddiction8024 south west England (Devon and Cornwall) has incredible countryside in my biased opinion 😊
@@annsanimationaddiction8024 Devon and Cornwall have amazing countryside on Top gear they said that Devon had the best countryside
@@joellukewarriorforjesusthe293 well Hammonds favourite place on earth is Buttermere and that’s very northern 😅
Back in 2003, I spent 2 months in England and Scotland, and spent time in Keswick. I ate at the Dog and Gun Pub on a rainy and chilly Sunday evening, just in time for the traditional and very delicious roast beef dinner. There was a huge, roaring fireplace and big tables full of happy diners. For dessert, I tried the famous Kendle Mint Cake which was gloriously minty and refreshing. I then sauntered back to my B&B, where I slept like a log under a warm goose down comforter, serenaded by the many sheep who roam the streets at night. Keswick was great fun!
That does sound nice, can't beat a roast dinner. Also it's spelt Kendal (just a minor mistake) ;)
Apologies for That. I stand corrected! That whole trip was truly wonderful - areal eye opener for me. I also found the people to be reserved, yet friendly. Another point: I believe that the days of "bad" British food are over. I had nothing but spendid food there. I like to try traditional foods from whatever country I visit, and England did not disappoint me in any way. Great stuff!
E Mack Ah, the bad British food myth was started by American GIs stationed here in WW2. Britain was under severe rationing in those days, we found it difficult to import food as German U-boats decimated the Merchant fleet. We ate what we could get, not always the best quality. We were lucky to get anything. But there was an upside, the British population has never been healthier, before or since. We were forced to cut out the crap in our diets.
Interesting. I just watched a BBC series called "Wartime Farm" and how Britain coped with WWII food shortages, enlisting farmers to increase the production of food. I think of British food as fresh, wholesome, and very tasty and satisfying!
How was life in 2003 comparad to nowdays , just curios
The beauty of Northern England is undisputed but it comes at a cost of a somewhat grey climate which can become depressing. Any visitor to the region should not miss Durham Cathedral, one of the greatest and awe inspiring buildings in the World.
England is such a beautiful country!
The reason I love the landscapes in Britain so much is because they are not high. There comes a point with mountains where the scale is too big for the human eye so you don't take it as much as smaller scenes. You feel swamped instead of connected. The Scottish Highlands etc are just right. I also love the variety. Scotland is wild and awe-inspiring and England is luscious and romantic. Each have a purpose.
Beautiful thoughts thank you
my dream is visit uK , beautiful country And Nice people ,greetings from colombia
You are more than welcome to visit. England and its natural beauty awaits you.
Hi!
I’m Brazilian and I’ve been to north England for working some years ago (at Durham university) and I really loved it.
I was completely in love with this piece of the UK
One of the attractions of Durham University, founded by the Church of England in 1832 to provide the people of northern England with access to higher education, is that the Norman Castle (and Palace of the Bishops) is now a Hall of Residence for students! Although it's perched very precariously on top of a steep hill overlooking the River Wear, into which it could slide at any moment!
TENHO INVEJA DE VOCÊ, COMPATRIOTA!
Hi Márcia, how are you. Greetings from Ireland 😘😀
Who even needs to travel the world with a Friend like Rick to show us the highlights?!
Having only recently tripped over Rick Steves' travels regarding the British Isles, I am overwhelmed by his work all over Europe! Not able to afford such jaunts myself in retirement, Rick is keeping my carbon footprint low while my pocketbook intact.
I am in love with the English countryside
Britain is a pretty unspectacular place. It has no alpine peaks or broad rift valleys, no mighty gorges or thundering cataracts. It is built to really quite a modest scale.
And yet with a few unassuming natural endowments, a great deal of time and an unfailing instinct for improvement, the makers of Britain created the most superlatively park-like landscapes, the most orderly cities, the handsomest provincial towns, the jauntiest seaside resorts, the stateliest homes, the most dreamily spired, cathedral-rich, castle-strewn, abbey-bedecked, folly-scattered, green-wooded, winding-laned, sheep-dotted, plumply-hedgerowed, well-tended, sublimely decorated 50,318 square miles the world has ever known - almost none of it undertaken with aesthetics in mind, but all of it adding up to something that is, quite often, perfect. What an achievement that is...................US born author Bill Bryson
@@dinerouk it's not known for its wilderness but its countryside is beautiful.
Hi thank you very much for the wonderful vedio. I am Japanese . I have once visited the windmere lake district, which is the native town of Worldsworth and Peter rabbit. Your vedio reminded me of my old days visiting England and Scotland Edingburg. I took a big ship on the lake and was astonished at the beautiful scenery there Almost 30 years ago. Yes the district is like in a fairy land. Beautiful everthing beautiful. Thank you for a nice vedio.
Thank you for your words.
I have yet to visit lake district..
Japan and England two of my favorite beautiful places to visit. I could live in either place.
One of the beautiful place on earth~ it is like a Paradise. Brits are so lucky 🙏 the real beauty of nature😍
I like Europe s country's and their culture .so I like your videos. 🙏
It is my dream to visit and walk those trails! Nature inspires me.
One day you successfully
I have many times. It is glorious.
Beauty and purpose . God gives this kind of land and place to those who can handle it well . English people .
my next visit will be to England .............not any other
Go to France it's better and I'm English
Wow. Awesome, breathtaking views!
I am from Frankfurt and lot of love for UK.The country of hope and beauty.Thank you.
Thank you for your nice comments :)
Oh wake up will you.
Vielen Dank!
Lot of love for UK visite it and enjoy
I live in Durham dr. And I've never been 2 Germany ? If I was a younger man I'd come 2 Germany and settle there ! If it's not the best country in Europe my uncle and his son have mislead me 🤔😊my cousin lived there he was in the RAF he said yours is the most beautiful country in which 2 live ? He's not 1 that makes things up ! Inspirational and friendly says it all😍🤗🤔👍✌️😉
I am English and I LOVE watching these videos about the UK - especially Northern England where I am from! It's ridiculous how much of my own country I haven't even travelled, yet I have been all over Asia, and The Pacific!!! Thanks!
Katy O'Brien same here lived in Japan and been all over asia yet never even been to the lake district or the Yorkshire Dales
i want to come to visit uk , u can come india.
Con Ber Snowy days in the lakes are also beautiful!
can you fish in the lakes? Can foreign visitors obtain a license?
I agree, im northeast as well and i feel very lucky to enjoy the coastline, the hills and the history. it never ceases to amaze me of the places in the north to visit. this video really reminded me of the amazing walks ive been lucky to go on in the region.
I love ENGLAND! From Manila here in the Philippines
Cheers bro God bless you :)
I am English and hearing Rick speak in his videos is very refreshing. No clichés and mispronunciations. His guides are actually my go-to. Fantastic 👌🏼
Watching from Philippines 🇵🇭
Yest england best best best nature country and is my favorite cou...
Salute from Morocco!
I found this very amazing and had to stop by to see all this heaven beauty ..
would like to visit this place someday! thanks for showing this spot. I love it.
Wow! Fascinating.
If you ever hear a Southerner utter the phrase "it's grim up North", show them this video. As someone who grew up among the lush green hillsides, ancient monuments and traditional people of rural North Yorkshire, I don't think I would ever choose to live anywhere else.
@@arthurheywood5481 And trust me, it's grim up north when the weather is bad
@@F.O.O Are you saying I'm a southerner?? I'm from Durham, and I've always lived there.
@@F.O.O That's good :)
I think they were talking of the coal mines and cotton mills of the 17-1800s
Most of it is pretty grim mate lol. The South is much more scenic overall. The populated areas up north aren't the best.
I love when Rick is high up on the rock wall and yells freedom, the one word that describes how we feel when we travel. They should add this to the beginning of each film!
I live in the Midwest in USA and I'd retire here in a heartbeat, so much nicer than our country life.
You've never been to the NE U.S.A? Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, even Massachusetts.
Come and visit. You're welcome.
Alisha Rosey
As long as he doesn’t supports Trump
UK is so underrated. There’s so much beauty here. Brits most of themselves underrate their countries beauty. Look at the landscapes, villages, how serene, how calming and green, so much nice areas. This lake if it was In Switzerland then it would’ve been talked about and people gone in much bigger numbers. GB 🇬🇧 might need to build houses on hills like Switzerland to attract more
Dish Mac I want to move to England some kind of bad. I’m an American but my ancestors were from England
I'm from the States and I have always wanted to travel over to the UK it is absolutely beautiful over there. 👍🇺🇲🗽🇬🇧👍
You should come over July/ August time best time to explore the Lake District
@@perrytheplatypus6353 I bet it's beautiful that time of year. There is just something about the ole county that has my interest.
It's a 💩 hole now sadly we'll some parts anyway are..
@@Secretorder13 what part's would u recommend going to. And where not to go. 👍
If I ever got the chance to live in England, I would certainly abandon the big cities and rather settle in the country side. You Brits are so lucky. One love
It's a shame so many people think London when they think of England, there is so much more to see
I don't like large cities, and I love Devon and Cornwall
Tom Johns not British, English please :(
I also have the same thinking as we need calm and peace, great weather.environment.
There’s parts of Manchester in the Peak District and the Lake District is only 2 hours away England’s not that big lol
what a beautiful country, İ adore. I'm living istanbul and İ hope one day we can be like England.
Cenk yıldırım you mean the UK cause the most of the uk looks like this not just England especially Scotland !
Cool. England on the otherhand is turning into Istanbul now as we speak
Too much sand
@@floatingcup7110 Lol !
England is a beautiful country, I have been in london, manchester, and Leicester back in 2002 from the united states!
MANCHESTER and LEICESTER ?? are absolute SH💩T HOLES so is LONDON now sadly..
Best awesome place ever😍😍 i love England from Nepal 🙏🙏🙏🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵
What a beautiful place on earth-just like paradise on earth
Yeah i can smell the classic,traditional,melodious countryside of North England.
Thanks you very much Sir for this video
listen to classical music as you drive throuh its like magic
That place is really breathtaking. I'll move to England in three months and I can't wait to visit those places. Greetings from south Italy
Visit India
A brilliant insight into Durham which is a lovely unspoiled city and definitely one of my favourites Northern England is criminally under rated and a must visit for anyone.
I really enjoyed this....and I'm from Durham. Funnily enough just returned from a few days away in the Lake District which is, in my humble opinion, one of the most beautiful places on the planet. Definitely a crown jewel of England.
I’ve never had much of a desire to travel to England before because I didn’t really look past the city life of London. Although, after watching this video and the one of west England, I’ve realized that England has many captivating places to visit. It’s now in my bucket list of countries to visit. Thank you for sharing your experiences.
This is the real England! It brings a tear to my eye to see all the commenters here want to come. It's a beautiful part of the world, you just need to come when it's not raining!
I go to Durham University and I get to graduate in this beautiful cathedral, I see it every morning as I walk to lectures and I still can't believe how lucky I am! There is a tradition here amongst students that you aren't allowed to go up the bell tower until you graduate. If you go up before, it's supposed to be bad luck
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Super, joshua from India
I'm from Thailand ,I love England so much and hope visitting in my life.
You are always welcome,just don't be 1 of them annoying tourists..
Nana kee , London looks like Thailand now, and Turkey, Pakistan, Israel, china good luck with your visit to everyone's capital, all the born Londoners are slowly moving out to the countryside, being squeezed out I'm afraid. 😉🏴
When he pronounced Durham correctly, I knew this was gonna be a good watch!
Hello
I am Cumbrian born and bred,this was a fascinating look at my region from a visitors perspective. Thank you.
I'm Cumbrian born & bred also, makes me feel homesick live in Surrey now 😢 would love to Gaa Yam marra ! 😂
I really, really want to go back to the Lake District one day. it's simply beautiful. I envy the people who live there. Moving to the Lake District after I retire from work is not out of the question for me.
God bless you all , keep growing all
Hi Steeve love🌹from India. We love Englad for various reasons and I'm learning a lot about Englad from your videos. Hope someday I could visit those exotic and beautiful places.
As always, great job, Rick! Many thanks!
The conversation trying to sort out the what & how of cricket was priceless.
How lucky I am to live in Cumbria and the ability to see this countryside every day and night
I live in the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina USA and I''m watching this because I love beautiful scenery
You are lucky to live in such a beautiful place. The Blue Ridge Mountains are pure magic!
Where else is beautiful in the States? Oregon, New England?
Both are beautiful regions, the Pacific Northwest and New England as well as many other regions.
Where's the most beautiful and low cost States in US? I want to move
250 million years ago your mountains were joined to the British mountains. They were the same mountain range.
This deserves a netflix show.
Love from Bangladesh
wowowowoowowo beautiful,,wathcign,,davao city philippines,,lockdown,june 14,2020,,very beautiful country nature,,so nice,,
I been living in London for 5 years, right now im in Brazil but for sure i Will come back to my heart place (England) ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Needs to get back for England because i Love all in England .
"This royal throne of kings, this sceptered 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." William Shakespeare
OMG! 😭😭😭😭😭😭
But it ain't scotland 🏴😇
@@autoblipper3546 both are beautiful
His Birthday today 23/4 !
Oh How I wish I had wrote that!
I love the way Rick explains my backyard, as a local i can assure any visitors coming here, he has it pretty much spot on, and i always learn something new from his videos about my country. From an American...wierd !
I've been to the Lake District and climbed a hill. It seemed fun and I would do it again in a heartbeat. A simple life, a simple trip. A beautiful part of the world.
Don't you mean you climbed a fell !
One of life’s greatest pleasures …
Durham is such an atmospheric city, many happy memories of rowing on this river as a kid and hiking on the Roman wall
It's nearly unbelievable, that Harry gave up something so incredible as his native land, for life in LA.
Nothing wrong with LA. And the Blue Ridge Mountains beat anything in England
@@hannahd6513don’t be silly
I studied at UCLan, Preston for one semester as an exchange student this year. I am an English major in Korea and visiting Lake Distirct was one of the most memorable expriences in England. I could see why so many poets like Wordsworth and others came to this beautiful place. Wish I could go Lake District again near future.
Wordsworth was born there. Local lad.
Preston?? Horrible place
No place like EUROPE.♥️♥️♥️
Artistically presented,nature and its beauty personified.
I studied in England and I never had a chance to see the real beauty of England. I must travel again and go Northwest
what i like much about England is that all hills and mountains are accessible by walk
As beautiful as Nepal . Love uk from nepal.
I wouldn't go that far mate...blimey the Nepalease countryside must be the most dramatic in the 🌎
There is more and limitless greenery than anywhere in the World. I Really love Europe.
I was born in County Durham and the Lake District is my favourite place in the world..so this was a bit of a no brainer. Thanks for sharing.
Excellent. Beautiful countryside. I have been to lake District while studying in UK. Beautiful country and nice people
How I love Rick Steves! What a great way to get an uplift, and do the traveling I'll never get to actually do!
Grew up with Rick and his world travels. Love this man and his narrative.
I'm hoping to visit England someday. such a beautiful country.
Go to Keswick just got back from there truly beutiful
Yeah, Durham is also a great place to go as it's got a very varied landscape and feel.
You won't be disappointed!
Jesus loves you , Not as beautiful as Scotland, over populated and riddled with crime film doesn't tell real story of England, sorry , but true. 🤔👍🏴
@@neiltaylor8198 it's not a competition, Scotland is beautiful too but there is plenty of beautiful spots in England. But yes some parts are very overcrowded
I am lucky enough to live just a train ride away from the Lake District, I'm going tomorrow actually!
The air is so fresh. And whatever you drive always green.
I live near Durham But was born in Cumbria. (The lakes) And love it with a passion and makes me feel proud when others come and enjoy it like me
He is so right, Catbells does leave a lasting impression on your memory! I'm 23 now, and I still remember climbing Catbells at the age of 5 or 6 with my parents and grandad. It was a beautifully sunny and warm day, but the wind was strong, so there were even a couple of mini tornadoes / dust devils on the hillside, and the view on this video is just as I remember. Amazing, when you consider I haven't thought about that day for perhaps 10 years or more.
Visited Durham 35 yrs ago. Stayed in the university dorm next to the cathedral while students gone on summer break. Can still vividly remember the area like it was yesterday & this video brings it all back to mind. The feeling of history surrounds you here & I believe strongly it's haunted - but not in a bad way. Definitely stop here if touring England.
I am watching from Bangladesh.l don't know how many people from my country watch your video.I have no total capacity in listening english,but l am watching.I enjoy beauty and your speaking.Great!
STAHP. MY EYES ARE FALLING OUT IN AWE OF THIS BRUTALLY BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE.
I was born in a village near cambridge,then moved to Durham city when i was 3 years old,after school and college years i moved south when 18 to find work in 1962,it was'nt easy having been shot and blinded in one eye.My only offer to employers was an o level pass in maths.Over many years i moved more than 20 times to find employment,and i had a business in Hampstead NW3 for 10 years.7 years ago when i had retired i chose to return to Durham city,THE BEST DECISION i made in my whole life.Pure fresh air,high percentage of honest happy friendly people,History and beauty round every corner,i even love the variable weather and very inexpensive to live here.My" Kwik pics" photos if you would like to look around !!!
Wow
David Hind I agree with you. I’m Brazilian and have been in Durham 4 years ago. I really loved this place. The historical places, great people and the typical architecture. I thought you made a good choice.
Enjoy this wonderful part of the world!
The Lake district is easily one of the jewels in the tiara of England . Everywhere you look nature has endowed it with superlative views and fabulous scenery .A journey through this enchanting region will leave a lasting impression on the mind of the traveller .You would be forgiven if you attempted to break into verse however maudlin . Was Wordsworth destined to be born here or did he find his calling because of his place of birth !
Rick Steves must have the most fun life on Earth.
i am from north east England. Great part of the world!
walkernick86 me too
One of the greatest places on earth!
maybe locally
The