Tag: England

Travelpod members shared this list of the best & least known beaches in the British Isles. Have you been swimming at any of them?

1. Sennen Cove, Cornwall

Inadar hiked through Sennen Cove

We selected the Cornwall region & hiked from St. Ives to the Lands End. We completed this trail of approximately 35 kms over three days. This is among my most memorable trips.

2. Botany Bay, Kent

Theskinners on Botany Bay

Our Friend Julie came to see us while on her 2008 European holiday.We tried to keep her busy with showing her the sights around Kent. We took her to Lily’s favorite beach (Botany Bay). Read the rest of this entry »

Uktokyoite is an expert on both the UK and Tokyo, hence the name. Her top 10 list comes from the TravelPod forums.

1. London – capital city with so much going on I’ll let you find your own way round ; )

Nickolt in London

We went to the Tower of London. Expensive to get in (17 pounds for me, 14.5 for Ricardo) but well worth it. – Nickolt

2. Haworth – West Yorkshire home of the Bronte family. If you like their books you can visit their home – otherwise go anyway for the olde worlde atmosphere of the cobbled streets and shops

Mrsmac in Haworth

I had always wanted to come here and it was a much higher class than the alternative of Blackpool that Fletcher had proposed. – Mrsmac

3. Center Parks Nottingham – set in Sherwood Forest this is a great get away – no cars allowed so you can bomb around on a bike all day long. Great wave pool too!

Sutiramisu in Sherwood Forest

Countless characters dressed up in medieval costumes, open air theatre with fire eating jesters, and a sensational skirmish between Robin Hood and the evil Sherriff of Nottingham. – Sutiramisu

4. Cambridge or Oxford for some genteel viewing and you have to check out the university buildings of either or both places – magnificent!

A fruit market in Cambridge

Cambridge is beautiful, made up of 31 colleges which are collectively Cambridge University, all so stunning. – Libbee

5. Northumberland – we used to stay in a farmers cottage for our holidays when I was a kid – only way in was to drive through 5 fields – we used to argue about who got to open the gate! Great memories therefore it’s on the recommend list.

Latestarter in Northumberland

The landscape was surprisingly varied and very beautiful. – Latestarter

6. Edinburgh – class and a Scottish accent wrapped up in the same package – fantastic – don’t forget the Edinburgh Festival

View of Edinburgh with Bblakely

What a city!  I drug my boss along for company, he’d never been either, and we took a bus tour around the city, and toured the Edinburgh Castle, and climbed a tower!  Whew!!! – Bblakely

7. Cleobury Mortimer – in Shropshire way out in the countryside – find Birmingham on the map – look West and find Kidderminster and then keep going west towards Wales – a real countryside experience

Cazjb in Shropshire

We walked through the little alley ways and looked at the shops before stopping for a cup of tea in a quaint little tea room. A lovely way to spend a Sunday afternoon. – Cazjb

8. Nottingham – great shopping by day and apparently the ratio in this city is 3 girls to 1 guy – or it used to be anyway – not sure anymore…

Nottingham in the rain

Left Nottingham after two weeks of tearful goodbyes and endless trips to the charity shops of Beeston. – Jonandjen

9. Newcastle – check out the geordie accent and get a taste of how different parts of the UK are from each other. Try a stotty cake or some pease pudding for good measure

Uncle_davros' friend in Newcastle

It was fun being in Newcastle, seeing the baby Harbour Bridge again, but seeing that the museum was closed, we either need to come here again, or maybe walk the wall again !!! – Uncle_davros

10. Cornwall – gorgeous – enough said

Inadar hiking in Cornwall

We selected the Cornwall region and hiked from St. Ives to the Lands End. We completed this trail of approximately 35 kms over three days. This is among my most memorable trips. – Inadar

Here’s a competing list to Sian’s list. Travelmonster who is another contributor to the TravelPod forums, has created her own list in the TravelPod forum discussion on the best places in the world. Here are her favourite places:

1. Cornwall

Fort Pendennis in Cornwall

“The sun was starting to burn off the fog…so everything looked surreal…as if rising out of the sea.” – Galavanttravel

2. New Forest & Dorset

Cheli in New Forest

“The weather was cold last night and I was fascinated by the thin, generously patterned glassy ice which sealed almost every puddle of water, large or small. It made a fntastic cracking noise when I tapped it with my foot, which was lots of fun!” – Cheli

3. London

Smiling_nomad at Parliament

It was so fascinating to stand in the room where Robin Cook declared his resignation in reaction to the UK’s pending involvement in the Iraq war; to learn about Lenthal and his defiant and incredibly brave act against Charles I, and to witness the current-day superstitious acts of members of the House of Commons rubbing the feet of Churchill or Thatcher. – Smiling_nomad

4. Cambridge

Phillipsb1 “punting” down the river

It is somewhat of a tradition in Cambridge to go ‘punting’. Punting is taking a boat, somewhat like a rowboat, and a person stands on the way back. – Phillipsb1

5. Peak District

Zento went gliding in the Peak District

When Ed told me we were going gliding in Kent, I was excited at first but soon became distressed.- Zento

6. Lake District

Shrubberies checking out the archaeological excavations

We spent 3 hours at Vindolanda, and could easily have spent longer. – Shrubberies

7. York

Fountains Abbey with Britt.mark

On to Fountains Abbey – established by 13 disgruntled monks in the 1200’s who stuck it big on Who Wants To Be A Medieval Millionaire and became the richest monastery in the known world. Absolutely awesome place. – Britt.mark

8. Chester

Latestarter in Chester

It’s several years since I was last in Chester and I’d forgotten how lovely it is with the quaint old buildings, riverside walk, tearooms and shopping. – Latestarter

9. Stonehenge

Stonehenge with Kamyp

Stonehenge is a love it or hate it kind of place for most people. I fall into the love it category. – Kamyp

10. Stratford Upon Avon

Roberth at Shakespeare’s house

The sheer quantity of preserved buildings is incredible. – Roberth