Best places to see in the UK?

Question

hi there, i'd like advice from locals as well as visitors to the UK. I am at the very beginning of making a plan of going on an extended trip to the UK, for about 6 months to a year. what im asking for is advice on places to see, obviously London but im hoping to look at the real, non-tourist version! im thinking about renting a country property for 2 weeks here and there, taking it easy etc. this trip also includes ireland, wales and scotland. any suggestions would be much appreciated!

thankyou

Answer 1

England: London, somewhere in Cornwall, Hastings, Warwick, Statford-upon-avon, Bath, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, the lake district, the pennines and Isle of Wight

Wales: the pembrokeshire coast, Cardiff (sorry, don't know much else in Wales!)

Scotland: Isle of Skye, Hebrides, Orkneys, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Iverness (loch ness)

And I don't know about Northern Ireland- never been.

(Ireland, or Eire, is not part of the UK)

Answer 2

Go to the towns {cities} of hastings , brighton ,isle of wight , dover and any other towns that you or anyone can suggest . the UK is a fabulous place to do tours of any kind I adored all the above places { history is my passion in travel } and I will get back to see a lot more . ENJOY whatever you can you find your own little trips by getting maps and guides etc ...... GOOD LUCK

Answer 3

there's the ;

hyde park

queens palace

shopz

moree

Answer 4

England,

The UK is England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland altogether,

Answer 5

try Pembrokeshire in Wales... its really nice and has loads of lovely beaches and stuff...Newport pembrokeshire is a nice place Iv'e been there a couple of times and theres a golf course, beaches, loads of pubs and restaruants and fishing...its awesome and great fun! Pembrokeshire is where the ferry goes to Ireland from Wales so u wouldn't have to travel much if u stayed in Pembs.

check it out:

http://www.newport-pembs.co.uk/

i stayed in mount pleasant properties, really clean and a nice place:

http://www.walesdirectory.co.uk/holiday-...

Answer 6

Goodness, there is lots to see and you have plenty of time to do so. We (family) are based in London and travel extensively around the UK, so here are "a few" pointers.

If you like things historical/architectural, join the National Trust once you get to the UK. It's a charity that owns hundreds of properties across the UK, Wales, Scotland & Ireland and large amounts of coastal land & countryside, all accessible and well posted. You can see anything from ruined castles, stately homes, gorgeous gardens, windmills, historic cottages, etc. And with 4 visits you've broken even.

Get a large A to Z, good things to see are well marked in it.

The South / South West.

Land's End (Wind swept, desolate); Pensanze; tin mines nr Redruth; ruined Tintagel (possible birth place of King Arthur, nice at sunset); Bodmin Moor: Jamaica Inn (still standing, of the novel title); Cothele (National Trust, from Tudor times, no electricity!); tiny fishing village of Moulsey; are all in Cornwall. Loads more in that area, but top of my head all I can remember.

In Devon, Castle Drogo, modern but impressive. In Dorset (south coast) is Lyme Regis, small & colourful town and next to it the heritage coast Charmouth called the Jurassic coast of England on account of the large deposits of fossils (google Mary Anning).

Still on the south coast, s of Pool is Swanage (not so great) but just off it is the Dancing ledge and great cliffs/sea cave (low tide). St. Michael's Mount (not sure where, but off the s coast) is connected to the mainland by a causeway submerged at high tide, great building. Near Southampton is Beaulieu, great motor museum & mannor rolled into one and along the A31 is the Rufus stone, here the Black Prince was allegedly murdered.

The Isle of Wight is worth exploring. One of the few places in the Uk with any red squirrels left. Castle from which King Charles (I) tried to escape, lovely towns, sea, good food, nice people.

Leaping along the south coast eventually is Brighton with it's great promenade, Brighton Pavilion (oriental royal odditiy) and pedestrian area The Lanes.

If you want to see great white cliffs, no need to go all the way to Dover (though they are spectacular too). In Sussex, w of Eastbourne is historic Beachy Head, great views. Lewes is a small historic town just to the n w. Hastings, famous for the battle of 1066 isn't so great, but the abbey in Battle is (belongs to english Heritage). Re enactments take place there from time to time. Just e of Hastings is a great little beach (shingle) just after Fairlight cove, not on large scale maps, called Petts Level. At low tide (google tides tables for Hastings) you can see exposed a pre historic forest ie. stumps are still there, plus the odd timber from wrecked ships centuries ago. Fantastic. But it's dangerous as one can get marooned when the tide turns.

Moving up in to Kent, Rye is nice, Bodiam castle is massive, sissinghurst and Scotney castle gardens impressive. Penshurst Place is a large Elizabethan mansion. Standen by East Grinstead, a Makintosh inspired building.

I'm running out of time, so I'll just zip along places.

Roman ruins at St. Albans( n of London).Glastonbury Tor, magnificent views, & ruined abbey. Stonehenge, unfortunately very touristy but impressive (get there early). In Yorkshire, Whitby Abbey (think Dracula & Captain Cook), Robin Hood's Bay, v. pretty. York itself is amazing. Little Moreton Hall (Natl Trust) is quaint. Oxford is very nice too, murder to park. Stratfor on Avon, very touristy but Anne Hathaway's house is worth a trip.

Wales is amazing. Go and see silver /gold mines (somehing with R, Natl Trust). Lots of nice places there. Isle of Anglesey, Beaumaris castle, tiny Portmerion, difficult to find in maps, man made pastiche of transported buildings used as a back drop for The Prisoner series. Tousisty too but very colourful, don't miss a trip on any of those small gauge railways leading to the slate mines.

Much higher up is desolate Hadrian's Wall, mostly rubble now, but interesting.

In Scotland, obviously Edinburgh needs several days. Loch Lomond, just n of it, the Falls of Falloch (brown cascades, like Guiness) and a super little pub just before full of stuffed animals. Take any of the little roads leading to nowhere and you'll be amazed at what you see. At Fort William there is a falconry centre. Don't miss Eilean Donan Castle, very romantic. Isle of Sky has some pretty remote roads. Grave of Flora Macdonald who hepled Bonnie Prince Charlie to escape. That's pretty isolated. Watch out for the famous sea eagles. Loch Ness is silvery and larger than I expected. No monser though. Very tousity. The battle of Culloden site is big, maybe a clod, rainy day would do it better justice. Cawdor Castle. Must drive through the Cairgorms National Park.  For a steep, scary road with great views, try a remote unnumbered road that begins at Kenmore (e end of Loch Tay) to nr Amulree, connecting with the A822 to Newton Bridge (a dump). If that doesn't make your hair stand up, nothing will!

Have togo now, best of luck! No time to do spell check.