@@KingFinnchso true! I'm training to be a City of London Guide - ie only the Square Mile - and it's a year of study just to learn the basics! It's so sad that tourists think Big Ben and the Tower are the only must-sees...
Llyn Peninsula is my favourite coast. A 2.5 hour car ride from Shrewsbury, I often take my dog for a day for walkies. I spent many holidays here when I was a kid. Towns along the coast like Porthmadog, Criccieth and Abersoch bring back so many memories.
You missed out the biggest ancient stone circle in Europe 'Avebury' so ancient it is older than Stone Henge, has a viillage and a great pub in it once you have spent a few hours walking around.. its all free as well (except the pub)
@@jamesolive6475Stonehenge is NOT over-rated. In terms of historical significance they are an extraordinary feat of science and engineering. They mathematically align with the movements of the sun and moon for particular days such as the solstices. How they were achieved, considering the stones themselves were transported there from many miles away before there were roads or lorries, and the precision with which they are placed, is incomprehensible. And there’s no denying their presence and stature on Salisbury Plain. What IS horrific is how modern 21st century aesthetics have been introduced into what was once a sacred space. There are two main roads which now exist and meet right by them, so traffic noise and pollution wreck the atmosphere. There’s the obligatory carpark, visitors centre and exorbitant ticket price. There are gates and fences, and no close access is allowed. You used to be able to walk among the stones and touch them. Now you are kept 20m away. Stonehenge is an epitome of how humans fail to preserve iconic structures with conditions mirroring their original time and importance. It’s monstrous what we have allowed to happen around Stonehenge. But it itself is deserving of its World Heritage status. It’s probably the world’s most famous prehistoric monument.
Loving your reactions to this Connor! From your eyes popping in amazement, to sighs of longing. You’d love to visit here (north Wales). Cymru am byth! 🏴
I live near St. Michaels Mount and also sail in the yearly yacht race to the Isles of Scilly, you could be in the Caribbean it's so nice there with the emerald water and the warmth from the gulf stream.
My daughtersfirst boat ride was from St Michaels Mount to the mainland. We had walked there on the causeway at low tide. Explored the island (which is free) - it is basically a small village at the base then the castle (which isn't) although I thought it was worth it at the time although a very steep walk up- My daughter said it was 'Elsa's castle' - might give you a timeline of when we went. After that and then seeing the joy on her face on the boat ride back (small boat with an outboard motor) - has to be as is quite shallow. Spoke to a couple of the staff and some said they would swim home or to work depending on the tides.
Conor you have to appreciate this guy is fit hiker...and many shots are drone shots.. These places are way out of reach to regular folks... walking when you get there is one thing.but getting to these places is another.theyre miles from civilization.. country lanes and b class roads. Single file roads too. A drone makes it look so accesable.. The guy is a climber too.those rocks he climbs are 50 n 60 ft high and more..its not easy to get up those heights on foot..unless youre a climber..
Your bang on with your 10 hour drive from Edinburgh to London , although you can do it in 8 hours😉 I used to live just outside Glasgow and driven through Glen Coe a couple of times and it is amazingly stunning. You were pretty close with your pronouncing of the mountain. Closer to bookle Etive mor with not so much emphasis on the oo
I believe you would like BLACKPOOL a resort NW .3 piers and a tower like the Paris Eiffel...and a super sea front theme park called Pleasure beach....annualy hosts a 7 mile illumination display of lights and displays look at some vieos its quite something....the lights help extend the summer season by a few weeks as they start mid august and run till Nov when all other resorts are closed for winter....1000s of folk go every year...
Conner, You can travel on a journey over the Glenfinnan Viaduct on a steam train ,it's called the Jacobite ,it operates from 3rd April to 27th October from Fort William to Mallaig ,Mallaig is close to Isle of Skye pop over you'd love it .
The white scalloped cliffs are part of the Jurassic Dorset coast at Poole bay opposite the needles on the Isle of Wight. The south coast around Poole harbour is a worth a visit.
So many other places worth visiting that are unique in the world such as the Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire and the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct near Wrexham (where Ryan Reynolds owns the football team).
I visited Iron Bridge the other day it's stunning I only live half hour away and I like to visit every so often and just sit by the river and have a pint 😊
Skellig is part of Ireland (Eire) and therefore as they were a neutral country, no fortifications of any sort would have been allowed on there by Britain. Having a drone is a must to visit those rugged coastlines. Been to Looe (east and west). Great little cinema there in the 90s that seated about 30 people only. The Shard in London is an amazing piece of architecture. Been up to the top and the view was amazing as we had a clear day for it. Been to Dover a number of times to get the ferry over to France. It is really good to see the white cliffs from a boat. Brighton is just along the coast from us, so know it like the back of my hand. Been to the IOW several times as a kid and then a few years back. Nice place to visit. Been to Snowdonia in Wales and climbed up Snowdon. Been to Edinburgh too and the castle. Not been to Skye, but been to Arran and sailed around Ailsa Craig.
''Mr Trotter, It says here that you spent most of the war stationed on the Isle of Wight. Hardly 'overseas', is it?'' ''You wanna try walking it, mate!''
Looe Cornwall is a 20 minute drive for me. Gets very busy during the summer. I stay clear.. Lovely place to visit though. Polperro just further on west is nice to visit as well.
I live on the Northwest coast of England about 10 m9nutes drive away from the Lake District on an island called Walney, just look for the Isle of MAN and look over to the coast of England and a place called Barrow in Furness. we also have Piel Island whish has a pub on it and the resident landlord is made 'King of Piel' and annointed with a pint of beer. The latest one was last September. There is a castle on the island too.
I live on the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall and St. Michael's Mount is close by. When you drive past it, or have lunch in a restaurant overlooking the castle, it doesn't look real. I recommend you go visit one day. These videos just don't do it justice. On a sunny day the sea is a very pale blue
Ireland has been neutral since its independence. Hence no installations on any Irish territory.. That said, assistance was given to the allies in the form of not objecting to airspace violations and supply of weather info from the west coast. The cliffs of moher are impressive, they stretch so far.. But the tallest sea cliffs in europe are farether north in Donegal (most northerly county but in the republic.) Sliabh Liag is 1972feet or 600m tall vs the cliffs of mohir are 600ft tall but continue for 14 km whereas slieve league is basically a mountain on the coast with half of it eroded away. The islands sof scilly is not skilly... They are pronounced the "silly" isles. Scotlad is a hikers paradise (minus the midgies, tiny biting fly) the right to roam is HUGE. You can drive and get a ferry from the farthest part of Ireland to the farthest part of UK in 1 day no problem. The area is only that of one of your med to small states.
The London skyline has greatly changed since that picture of London was taken. Very many more skyscrapers. For a long time the very idea of tall buildings was frowned upon, but there was also the problem of the ground. London is built on mainly sand and mud. Great for underground trains (1863) but not skyscrapers. The building that was liked, known as The Shard has foundations going down to a depth about half the height of the building. And constructed in a “special” way. (I’m not qualified to say exactly how).
I live in Edinburgh, and have been to most of these places, except for the Irish ones. The mountain in Glencoe is pronounced like 'BOOK-ILL E-tive More', and is a Gaelic name meaning 'Big Shepherd of (Glen) Etive'.
Come to Ireland and stand up in a Pub and say you are happy to be standing on a British isle and i can guarantee youll be crawling out the door ,please come and try it .
I drove from London to Glasgow in about 6 hours once but i was doing over 100mph for alot of it. Just couldnt wait to get out of there and go back home.
You can go from John o greats ( most northern point of mainland scotland) to land end ( the most southern point of mainland England) in less than a day lol, we a small island
Connor, Edinburgh to Mallaig is about 185 miles, Edinburgh to Portree, Skye is 236 miles. London (Heathrow Airport) to Edinburgh is 615 miles. There are flights to and from the USA to either Glasgow or Edinburgh. There are many airlines that fly to Scotland from Heathrow, London Docklands, Gatwick and Stanstead, a lot of them budget airlines. Trains also run from London to Glasgow and Edinburgh. There are also cheap bus routes to Scotland.
It's about an 8hr drive from Edinburgh to London and to give you an idea of scale, the State of Colorado is bigger than the whole of the UK with 10% to spare.
You can drive from anywhere to anywhere on the UK mainland within 24 hours, the UK mainland landmass is small by global standards. Edinburgh to London can be done in a little over four hours by train, much longer by car because of traffic congestion.
One observation I have is that viaduct in the UK is pronounced ‘ vye-aduct’ and not ‘vee-aduct’. It may be that we are unique in this in case anyone should wish to chastise me!
Exactly, like via, “I am coming home via the shops, need me to pick something up while I am there?” Like dia-lect, dia-gram, dia-phragm, dia-logue, via-l, via-bility, via-ble etc
@@Penddraig7 Agree, but Americans and some Canadians say "I'm going 'vea' the so and so 'rout' " where we would say "via the so and so root". So it's a dialect thing, though I would argue that it's our language so they are wrong 😁We also don't pronounce Scilly as Skilly, because we're not silly.
Been to Stelling a few times. There is no natural spring water on the island. Instead, the monks built the settlement in such a way that rainwater would run off the beehive huts, across channels in the yard and into a stonelined pool to be saved for drinking water and washing. All this in the 6th century.
London to Glasgow is only a 5 hour drive if you don't get held up by traffic and have a heavy right foot. Glasgow to Edinburgh is under an hour. Everything is so close but none of us ever go to these places very often. Too much traffic, work, no money. It's a shame
I live in Snowdonia near to where he shot the opening image on that segment with the mountain Tryfan in the background, which was famously used for training by the first expedition to summit Everest, also the next shot in that sequence is Cwm Idwal which Charles Darwin visited when formulating his theory on how glaciation formed the mountains, I also lived in Brighton for about 10 years, awesome town (now city) with amazing nightlife, known for being very musical and arty, it's kinda the UK San Francisco, also famed for it's large LGBT community.
No WWII military presence on Skellig Michael as the Republic of Ireland (then called Éire) was formally neutral during that war. In London, the "egg one" is generally known as the Gherkin.
Please do a reaction video on Ireland.. Highly recommend Kerry!! Not the place he went to though - Skellig Island is cool and fascinating but not the best place in Kerry! The stand out winners are Conor Pass/Dingle/Ring of Kerry/Killarney National Park.. Also would recommend Slea Head Drive, Nuns Beach& Ballybunion and also Camp Beach/Stradbally Beach
@@britanniafirst1254Absolutely wrong. Ireland didn't collaborate with the Axis powers during WWII. If anything, Ireland was 'neutral on the Allies' side'.
Just a note. The term british Isles isn't really likes by people here in Ireland. It's like a remnant of the colonial times. The Irish government itself officially encourages the use of terms other than British Isles
You can drive the whole length on the UK, so anywhere in about 9 hours non stop, I had to get my head around what you were asking, I forget how massive US is compared to our Island, the longest drive I’ve ever done in 40 years was Leeds to Exeter, about 7 hours
That is optimistic. It took me around seven hours to get from West Sussex to the Lake District thanks to our hideously crowded roads and people that keep having accidents on motoways causing a major traffic jam in the process.
Here is ANOTHER 25 to rival the ones chosen in the video. How could anyone miss (1) Stirling Castle (Scotland), (2) Lindisfarne known as Holy Island, a tidal island with a ruined Abbey and Castle and village & (3) Bamburgh with a Castle so dominant on the coast and looking down over a beautiful cricket ground (both on the Northumberland coast bordering Scotland), (4) Durham with its World Heritage Site cathedral, or (5) Whitby on the Yorkshire coast with its Abbey & links to Dracula & its harbour and associations with Capt James Cook RN, and the Roman and later Viking (6) City of York? Or (7) the Pembrokeshire Coastal Route which is also a National Park in South West Wales and (8) Caernarfon and its incredible castle in North West Wales near to Snowdonia and (9) the Italianate fairy tale village of Portmeirion used in the filming of "The Prisoner" TV series? And the Islands of Scotland offer so much in addition to Skye: to the North of Scotland are (10) the Viking Shetland Islands - look up the "Up Helly Aa" festivities on RUclips where longboats are ritually burned and much drink is taken - and the Orkneys which have incredible sights to see such as (11) St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, (12) the Ring of Brodgar and (13) the ancient ruined village of Skara Brae which was unearthed after a storm in the late 1800s, and which is Western Europe's best and oldest preserved viillage some 5,000 years old (before the Pyramids). Of course there is (14) the beautiful University and College buildings in the small and walkable city of Cambridge, especially The Backs seen best whilst punting on the River Cam, and similar sights to see in the even older University in (15) Oxford which features heavily in the Inspector Morse series. But in addition to the Georgian architecture with its Jane Austen links and the incredible Roman Baths in (16) the City of Bath, and the nearby City of Wells with its wonderful Cathedral, if that is not two-for-the-price-of-one, there is (17) the industrial heritage of the Severn Valley and Ironbridge in particular (the first iron bridge in the world). We could include the beautiful villages of (18) the Cotswolds, the incredible and iconic remains at (19) Stonehenge and at nearby (20) Avebury. But all of this would be to ignore Lincoln with its cathedral for which ground was first broken in 1072 and when it was completed it remained the tallest building in the world for over 200 years - it had one of the orignal copies of Magna Carta as one of the signatories to that document in 1215 was Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln and Magna Carta was displayed there for centuries but it was loaned to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California in 2009. And how about (21) Cheddar Gorge (the place the cheese originally came from) ? It is very beautiful and some skeletal remains were found in a cave there and a local teacher from a school half a mile away was prevailed upon to have a DNA test undertaken, which showed the teacher was a direct decendant of the man whose skeleton had been discovered - so that teacher hadn't moved far in the 9,000 years since the "old man" died! You could even visit a city like (22) Liverpool (the Beatles, former City of Culture and where this year's Eurovision Song Contest will be held on behalf of Ukraine which, for obvious reasons, is not in a position to host the competition after winning it last year). Or (23) Chester which has a medieval "shambles" shopping area and Roman remains including an amphitheatre? Or back to Yorkshire with (24) the village of Haworth and its Bronte family associations or up to Scotland and (25) the Isle(s) of Lewis and Harris (which is really ONE island but which has WONDERFUL beaches, a Gaelic culture and neolithic remains like the Standing Stones of Calanais (Callanish) which are also 5,000 years old, and lots more besides. You could write a list of 25 hundred.... And ALL of those I have listed are well worth a visit (or even a look up on the internet for more information) just as the ones in the original list are worth seeing.
He never mentioned any of the many huge magnificent Castles in North Wales. They were built by the English king Edward 1 to keep the Welsh people under control.
The only problem with this video is that, although it covers some beautiful walking destinations, it leaves out most of our beautiful towns and cities! I f you notice, apart from London, he leaves out the whole of the NE, the East of England, the Midlands and the South!😱
Ireland 🇮🇪 is not a British Isle/Island. This is an outdated Imperialistic and Possesive term that is not recognised by the Irish Government nor by the Majority of Irish people living in Ireland.
All pretty good but there's so much more to be seen. Incidentally it's not the S'k'illy Isles, it's the Scilly Isles pronounced Silly, the C is silent. Here are two of my favourites but I'm biased because these are in my home county, Northumberland. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamburgh_Castle - just stunning. Also; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindisfarne - Lindisfarne also known as The Holy Island. It has amazing ruins and a wildlife colony next door as part of The Farne Islands. Also, why do you always forget to go tinkle? Glad you washed your hands though, don't want to get my screen all yucky.
RThe Walkie Talkie building is ugly & when it was first 'unveiled' three or four cars melted from the reflected sun from the curve of the building. I think they refitted the windows with different material to stop this happening. The Shard is a great design and houses an hotel and a restaurant with views over London. I really like The Gherkin (you called the Egg) but I would want to be the window cleaner.
You can get a train from Edinburgh to London , about five hours, driving would take 8-9 hours being 400+ miles.NB in uk distances are in miles. In republic of IrelAnd distances in kilometres. Scilly isles are pronounced silly isles!
Just so you know, the term 'British Isles' is not officially recognised by Ireland or the E.U. British politicians (apart from a few die hard loyalists) say 'These islands' or 'Britain & Ireland' out of respect. It takes away any underlying political agenda. The European Union say 'The western most isles' or 'Ireland & Britain'. It's not really a big deal but you know, history. 😁
@@karenblackadder1183 Yes but as he stated the Irish largely do not recognise it as that. They do not want to be part of Britain or British territory at all..! Very similar to Derry being the 2nd largest city in Northern Ireland. NB. Derry, not LondonDerry!
@@AM-dz2shThe term "British Isles" derives from the ancient Greeks. They were the first to record mention of this archipelago and they coined the term "Great Britain" for the larger island and "Little Britain" for the smaller one (in Greek, obviously!). That was long before any unitary political entity called "Britain" ever existed. Their writings spread across Europe in medieval times.
@@karenblackadder1183 True but people get massive chips on their shoulders about political/geographical boundaries because they have little else to worry about in their lives. Bloody tribalism.
The term British Isles is a geographic description not a political one. The Republic of Ireland is part of the British Isles, but not part of Great Britain or the United Kingdom.
@@paulag7634 You'll find that is in dispute. Largely it is now referred to as the British and Irish Isles. And Ireland officially recognise there Island as being the Irish Isles, part of the British and Irish Isles.
@@spencerburke Is it not true that the majority in Northern Ireland want to remain part of the UK? I also have an issue with your use of the word "yoke" which implies that Britain is somehow exploiting the Irish. That was true in previous centuries but today Northern Ireland contributes little to the UK - from a pure financial perspective Northern Ireland probably represents a loss.
The thick American left out some of the best parts of the British Isles. Northumberland; Durham City and Cathedral; York and the Yorkshire Dales; the Peak District......and on and on.
Don't forget: Americans use the word "ocean" to refer to the sea (as in "I'm just going for a paddle in the ocean"), but most of us tend to distinguish between the two.
" NICE GRASS" !! Again with the grass fixation !? ELIZABETH TOWER....not BIG BEN !! BUACHAILLE ETIVE MOR is pronounced BUCKLE ETIF MOR. GLENFINNAN VIADUCT is pronounced GLEN FIN ANN V EYE ADUCT. NO. You CAN'T go on the Harry Potter route...because it doesn't exist. It's a kids book and film !! The viaduct , on the other hand, is on public land. The train from Edinburgh to London takes about 4.5 hours. If you go by car it will take about 7.5 hours and is just over 400 miles.
Almost breaks my heart when people visit the UK for the first time, only to stay in London for a few days then fly home again.
Me too. I was just going to comment that.
my peeve is people visiting london for a few days and thinking they've seen it all when they never went further out than the shard and parliament
yh it’s ironic, Uk has so much history and most of it isn’t in london
@@KingFinnchso true! I'm training to be a City of London Guide - ie only the Square Mile - and it's a year of study just to learn the basics! It's so sad that tourists think Big Ben and the Tower are the only must-sees...
One could say the same about Brits who go to Tenerife and spend the entire week by the pool. "What volcano?"
The Isles of Scilly (Silly) the "C" is silent for some reason...so Yes we have Silly Isles in the UK
6:18 :) I once delivered a red carpet to the mount in a large van when the tide was out. It's about 9 miles from where I live. Beautiful place.
Llyn Peninsula is my favourite coast. A 2.5 hour car ride from Shrewsbury, I often take my dog for a day for walkies. I spent many holidays here when I was a kid. Towns along the coast like Porthmadog, Criccieth and Abersoch bring back so many memories.
the Isles of Scil-ly? lol that man me laugh, a bit silly that
You missed out the biggest ancient stone circle in Europe 'Avebury' so ancient it is older than Stone Henge, has a viillage and a great pub in it once you have spent a few hours walking around.. its all free as well (except the pub)
I agree. I've visited both Avebury and Stonehenge. Stonehenge is over rated.
@@jamesolive6475Stonehenge is NOT over-rated. In terms of historical significance they are an extraordinary feat of science and engineering. They mathematically align with the movements of the sun and moon for particular days such as the solstices. How they were achieved, considering the stones themselves were transported there from many miles away before there were roads or lorries, and the precision with which they are placed, is incomprehensible. And there’s no denying their presence and stature on Salisbury Plain.
What IS horrific is how modern 21st century aesthetics have been introduced into what was once a sacred space. There are two main roads which now exist and meet right by them, so traffic noise and pollution wreck the atmosphere. There’s the obligatory carpark, visitors centre and exorbitant ticket price. There are gates and fences, and no close access is allowed. You used to be able to walk among the stones and touch them. Now you are kept 20m away.
Stonehenge is an epitome of how humans fail to preserve iconic structures with conditions mirroring their original time and importance. It’s monstrous what we have allowed to happen around Stonehenge. But it itself is deserving of its World Heritage status. It’s probably the world’s most famous prehistoric monument.
Avebury is impressive.
Loving your reactions to this Connor! From your eyes popping in amazement, to sighs of longing. You’d love to visit here (north Wales). Cymru am byth! 🏴
I live near St. Michaels Mount and also sail in the yearly yacht race to the Isles of Scilly, you could be in the Caribbean it's so nice there with the emerald water and the warmth from the gulf stream.
Skellig island , location for final scenes in The Force Awakens - Star Wars .
Was just going to check this. Thanks!
My daughtersfirst boat ride was from St Michaels Mount to the mainland. We had walked there on the causeway at low tide. Explored the island (which is free) - it is basically a small village at the base then the castle (which isn't) although I thought it was worth it at the time although a very steep walk up- My daughter said it was 'Elsa's castle' - might give you a timeline of when we went. After that and then seeing the joy on her face on the boat ride back (small boat with an outboard motor) - has to be as is quite shallow. Spoke to a couple of the staff and some said they would swim home or to work depending on the tides.
Conor you have to appreciate this guy is fit hiker...and many shots are drone shots..
These places are way out of reach to regular folks... walking when you get there is one thing.but getting to these places is another.theyre miles from civilization.. country lanes and b class roads. Single file roads too.
A drone makes it look so accesable..
The guy is a climber too.those rocks he climbs are 50 n 60 ft high and more..its not easy to get up those heights on foot..unless youre a climber..
Your bang on with your 10 hour drive from Edinburgh to London , although you can do it in 8 hours😉 I used to live just outside Glasgow and driven through Glen Coe a couple of times and it is amazingly stunning. You were pretty close with your pronouncing of the mountain. Closer to bookle Etive mor with not so much emphasis on the oo
Connor, you can travel by train from Edinburgh to London in just over 4 hours. During the day there is a half hourly service between the two cities.
I believe you would like BLACKPOOL
a resort NW .3 piers and a tower like the Paris Eiffel...and a super sea front theme park called Pleasure beach....annualy hosts a 7 mile illumination display of lights and displays look at some vieos its quite something....the lights help extend the summer season by a few weeks as they start mid august and run till Nov when all other resorts are closed for winter....1000s of folk go every year...
Such a joy to see Buttermere - it's my happy place :-) we used to wild camp there during my student days.
Even hearing the names in the Lake District makes me feel good.
Conner, You can travel on a journey over the Glenfinnan Viaduct on a steam train ,it's called the Jacobite ,it operates from 3rd April to 27th October from Fort William to Mallaig ,Mallaig is close to Isle of Skye pop over you'd love it .
The white scalloped cliffs are part of the Jurassic Dorset coast at Poole bay opposite the needles on the Isle of Wight. The south coast around Poole harbour is a worth a visit.
So many other places worth visiting that are unique in the world such as the Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire and the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct near Wrexham (where Ryan Reynolds owns the football team).
I visited Iron Bridge the other day it's stunning I only live half hour away and I like to visit every so often and just sit by the river and have a pint 😊
Skellig is part of Ireland (Eire) and therefore as they were a neutral country, no fortifications of any sort would have been allowed on there by Britain. Having a drone is a must to visit those rugged coastlines.
Been to Looe (east and west). Great little cinema there in the 90s that seated about 30 people only.
The Shard in London is an amazing piece of architecture. Been up to the top and the view was amazing as we had a clear day for it.
Been to Dover a number of times to get the ferry over to France. It is really good to see the white cliffs from a boat.
Brighton is just along the coast from us, so know it like the back of my hand.
Been to the IOW several times as a kid and then a few years back. Nice place to visit.
Been to Snowdonia in Wales and climbed up Snowdon. Been to Edinburgh too and the castle.
Not been to Skye, but been to Arran and sailed around Ailsa Craig.
As Ireland was neutral and independent during WW2 it was their decision not to have fortifications not Britain's.
@@markkominek9820 thanks for the clarification Mark.
Hi Connor, there are over 400 preserved steam locomotives in the UK, many heritage railways and lots of steam hauled tours on the mainlines.
''Mr Trotter, It says here that you spent most of the war stationed on the Isle of Wight. Hardly 'overseas', is it?''
''You wanna try walking it, mate!''
Grassgasms galore in this! Love it.
That London skyscraper you like is the Shard well worth a visit.. X
Looe Cornwall is a 20 minute drive for me. Gets very busy during the summer. I stay clear.. Lovely place to visit though. Polperro just further on west is nice to visit as well.
I live on the Northwest coast of England about 10 m9nutes drive away from the Lake District on an island called Walney, just look for the Isle of MAN and look over to the coast of England and a place called Barrow in Furness. we also have Piel Island whish has a pub on it and the resident landlord is made 'King of Piel' and annointed with a pint of beer. The latest one was last September. There is a castle on the island too.
I live on the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall and St. Michael's Mount is close by. When you drive past it, or have lunch in a restaurant overlooking the castle, it doesn't look real. I recommend you go visit one day. These videos just don't do it justice. On a sunny day the sea is a very pale blue
Ireland has been neutral since its independence. Hence no installations on any Irish territory.. That said, assistance was given to the allies in the form of not objecting to airspace violations and supply of weather info from the west coast.
The cliffs of moher are impressive, they stretch so far.. But the tallest sea cliffs in europe are farether north in Donegal (most northerly county but in the republic.) Sliabh Liag is 1972feet or 600m tall vs the cliffs of mohir are 600ft tall but continue for 14 km whereas slieve league is basically a mountain on the coast with half of it eroded away.
The islands sof scilly is not skilly... They are pronounced the "silly" isles.
Scotlad is a hikers paradise (minus the midgies, tiny biting fly) the right to roam is HUGE.
You can drive and get a ferry from the farthest part of Ireland to the farthest part of UK in 1 day no problem. The area is only that of one of your med to small states.
The London skyline has greatly changed since that picture of London was taken. Very many more skyscrapers. For a long time the very idea of tall buildings was frowned upon, but there was also the problem of the ground. London is built on mainly sand and mud. Great for underground trains (1863) but not skyscrapers.
The building that was liked, known as The Shard has foundations going down to a depth about half the height of the building. And constructed in a “special” way. (I’m not qualified to say exactly how).
I live in Edinburgh, and have been to most of these places, except for the Irish ones. The mountain in Glencoe is pronounced like 'BOOK-ILL E-tive More', and is a Gaelic name meaning 'Big Shepherd of (Glen) Etive'.
Come to Ireland and stand up in a Pub and say you are happy to be standing on a British isle and i can guarantee youll be crawling out the door ,please come and try it .
Crawling? Hard to do when dead.
Skellig Michael was the location used as Luke Skywalker's Island Sanctuary in the Star Wars films.
I drove from London to Glasgow in about 6 hours once but i was doing over 100mph for alot of it. Just couldnt wait to get out of there and go back home.
Lands End to John O Groats (which is the length of GB) takes about 15 hours 🤞🏼
You can go from John o greats ( most northern point of mainland scotland) to land end ( the most southern point of mainland England) in less than a day lol, we a small island
Connor, Edinburgh to Mallaig is about 185 miles, Edinburgh to Portree, Skye is 236 miles. London (Heathrow Airport) to Edinburgh is 615 miles. There are flights to and from the USA to either Glasgow or Edinburgh. There are many airlines that fly to Scotland from Heathrow, London Docklands, Gatwick and Stanstead, a lot of them budget airlines. Trains also run from London to Glasgow and Edinburgh. There are also cheap bus routes to Scotland.
London to Edinburgh is around 400 miles, not 615. Even London to Inverness is less than 600 miles.
London to Edinburgh is about an 8 hour drive, 4 hours by train and just over an hour if you fly.
It's about an 8hr drive from Edinburgh to London and to give you an idea of scale, the State of Colorado is bigger than the whole of the UK with 10% to spare.
Edinburgh - London drive time is between 7-8 hours .
and faster still depending if you pick to speed
Yes you can go from Edinburgh to London in one day. I’d say it would take about 6-8 hours depending on how busy the roads are
You can drive from anywhere to anywhere on the UK mainland within 24 hours, the UK mainland landmass is small by global standards. Edinburgh to London can be done in a little over four hours by train, much longer by car because of traffic congestion.
I recently came back from Edinburgh by coach it was overnight and it took 9hours 40minutes then back to home in Brighton by coach 3hours
Someone really did look down and smiled on these islands,no wonder we have fought hard to keep these beautiful islands free
One observation I have is that viaduct in the UK is pronounced ‘ vye-aduct’ and not ‘vee-aduct’. It may be that we are unique in this in case anyone should wish to chastise me!
Exactly, like via, “I am coming home via the shops, need me to pick something up while I am there?”
Like dia-lect, dia-gram, dia-phragm, dia-logue, via-l, via-bility, via-ble etc
@@Penddraig7 Agree, but Americans and some Canadians say "I'm going 'vea' the so and so 'rout' " where we would say "via the so and so root". So it's a dialect thing, though I would argue that it's our language so they are wrong 😁We also don't pronounce Scilly as Skilly, because we're not silly.
That last beach he showed is Silver strand in Donegal Ireland.
That's why Ireland is called the Emerald iles,so Green
Been to Stelling a few times. There is no natural spring water on the island. Instead, the monks built the settlement in such a way that rainwater would run off the beehive huts, across channels in the yard and into a stonelined pool to be saved for drinking water and washing. All this in the 6th century.
London to Glasgow is only a 5 hour drive if you don't get held up by traffic and have a heavy right foot. Glasgow to Edinburgh is under an hour. Everything is so close but none of us ever go to these places very often. Too much traffic, work, no money. It's a shame
Hope you visit the Cotswolds when you come over to UK
Ireland 🇮🇪 is an Irish Island not a British Island.
Ryan Shirley is obsessed with cliffs lol
I live in Snowdonia near to where he shot the opening image on that segment with the mountain Tryfan in the background, which was famously used for training by the first expedition to summit Everest, also the next shot in that sequence is Cwm Idwal which Charles Darwin visited when formulating his theory on how glaciation formed the mountains, I also lived in Brighton for about 10 years, awesome town (now city) with amazing nightlife, known for being very musical and arty, it's kinda the UK San Francisco, also famed for it's large LGBT community.
No WWII military presence on Skellig Michael as the Republic of Ireland (then called Éire) was formally neutral during that war. In London, the "egg one" is generally known as the Gherkin.
It's still called Éire in Irish, and always has been.
Cotswolds or some other traditional villages should be added to these lists!
We’ve swam to St Michaels mount , long time ago 1976
Please do a reaction video on Ireland.. Highly recommend Kerry!! Not the place he went to though - Skellig Island is cool and fascinating but not the best place in Kerry! The stand out winners are Conor Pass/Dingle/Ring of Kerry/Killarney National Park..
Also would recommend Slea Head Drive, Nuns Beach& Ballybunion and also Camp Beach/Stradbally Beach
Say "Buckle Etiv More".
“The egg” skyscraper lmao.
Ireland was neutral during WWII. So no radar stations or anything like that.
That cool, I thought was Switzerland only neutral
@@mlee6050 No, it's not cool. They collaborated with the Nazis during the war. THICKO
@@britanniafirst1254Absolutely wrong. Ireland didn't collaborate with the Axis powers during WWII. If anything, Ireland was 'neutral on the Allies' side'.
Just a note. The term british Isles isn't really likes by people here in Ireland. It's like a remnant of the colonial times. The Irish government itself officially encourages the use of terms other than British Isles
Scilly has a soft C, so pronounced as if you are saying Silly.
BTW your best reaction vidya to date, the guy that makes these is on a par with the legend Rick Steves
Book-al-et-iv more. The mountain in Scotland. But us Scots will pronounce the "k" like "ch" in "loch."
You can drive the whole length on the UK, so anywhere in about 9 hours non stop, I had to get my head around what you were asking, I forget how massive US is compared to our Island, the longest drive I’ve ever done in 40 years was Leeds to Exeter, about 7 hours
That is optimistic. It took me around seven hours to get from West Sussex to the Lake District thanks to our hideously crowded roads and people that keep having accidents on motoways causing a major traffic jam in the process.
The london skyscraper you call egg
Is The Gherkin / cornishon to you l guess
Fun fact: One of The ancient names for England is Albion and that comes from the white Cliffs of Dover.
Hey Connor great content!
Edinburgh to London is a two day drive.
The Isles of Scilly - the "C" is silent (as in scissors) so it is pronounced "Silly" not Skilly.
Here is ANOTHER 25 to rival the ones chosen in the video. How could anyone miss (1) Stirling Castle (Scotland), (2) Lindisfarne known as Holy Island, a tidal island with a ruined Abbey and Castle and village & (3) Bamburgh with a Castle so dominant on the coast and looking down over a beautiful cricket ground (both on the Northumberland coast bordering Scotland), (4) Durham with its World Heritage Site cathedral, or (5) Whitby on the Yorkshire coast with its Abbey & links to Dracula & its harbour and associations with Capt James Cook RN, and the Roman and later Viking (6) City of York? Or (7) the Pembrokeshire Coastal Route which is also a National Park in South West Wales and (8) Caernarfon and its incredible castle in North West Wales near to Snowdonia and (9) the Italianate fairy tale village of Portmeirion used in the filming of "The Prisoner" TV series?
And the Islands of Scotland offer so much in addition to Skye: to the North of Scotland are (10) the Viking Shetland Islands - look up the "Up Helly Aa" festivities on RUclips where longboats are ritually burned and much drink is taken - and the Orkneys which have incredible sights to see such as (11) St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, (12) the Ring of Brodgar and (13) the ancient ruined village of Skara Brae which was unearthed after a storm in the late 1800s, and which is Western Europe's best and oldest preserved viillage some 5,000 years old (before the Pyramids).
Of course there is (14) the beautiful University and College buildings in the small and walkable city of Cambridge, especially The Backs seen best whilst punting on the River Cam, and similar sights to see in the even older University in (15) Oxford which features heavily in the Inspector Morse series. But in addition to the Georgian architecture with its Jane Austen links and the incredible Roman Baths in (16) the City of Bath, and the nearby City of Wells with its wonderful Cathedral, if that is not two-for-the-price-of-one, there is (17) the industrial heritage of the Severn Valley and Ironbridge in particular (the first iron bridge in the world).
We could include the beautiful villages of (18) the Cotswolds, the incredible and iconic remains at (19) Stonehenge and at nearby (20) Avebury. But all of this would be to ignore Lincoln with its cathedral for which ground was first broken in 1072 and when it was completed it remained the tallest building in the world for over 200 years - it had one of the orignal copies of Magna Carta as one of the signatories to that document in 1215 was Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln and Magna Carta was displayed there for centuries but it was loaned to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California in 2009.
And how about (21) Cheddar Gorge (the place the cheese originally came from) ? It is very beautiful and some skeletal remains were found in a cave there and a local teacher from a school half a mile away was prevailed upon to have a DNA test undertaken, which showed the teacher was a direct decendant of the man whose skeleton had been discovered - so that teacher hadn't moved far in the 9,000 years since the "old man" died! You could even visit a city like (22) Liverpool (the Beatles, former City of Culture and where this year's Eurovision Song Contest will be held on behalf of Ukraine which, for obvious reasons, is not in a position to host the competition after winning it last year). Or (23) Chester which has a medieval "shambles" shopping area and Roman remains including an amphitheatre?
Or back to Yorkshire with (24) the village of Haworth and its Bronte family associations or up to Scotland and (25) the Isle(s) of Lewis and Harris (which is really ONE island but which has WONDERFUL beaches, a Gaelic culture and neolithic remains like the Standing Stones of Calanais (Callanish) which are also 5,000 years old, and lots more besides.
You could write a list of 25 hundred.... And ALL of those I have listed are well worth a visit (or even a look up on the internet for more information) just as the ones in the original list are worth seeing.
@7:00 the Scilly Isles are pronounced Silly Isles, had to Google it cos I’ve never heard them pronounced Scilly
Why is Ireland included in the video it's not part of the British Isles
Too much Brit propaganda circulating, is why.
He never mentioned any of the many huge magnificent Castles in North Wales. They were built by the English king Edward 1 to keep the Welsh people under control.
7-8 hr drive London to Edinburgh
The only problem with this video is that, although it covers some beautiful walking destinations, it leaves out most of our beautiful towns and cities! I f you notice, apart from London, he leaves out the whole of the NE, the East of England, the Midlands and the South!😱
Come on Conner, how many history videos have you watched now????? Ireland was neutral during WW2 , no defences on skellig (except "The Witcher" lol)
Our Islands belong to us. WE will fight to the death to keep them, ours.🙂
Isles of "Skilly" 😆
Ireland 🇮🇪 is not a British Isle/Island. This is an outdated Imperialistic and Possesive term that is not recognised by the Irish Government nor by the Majority of Irish people living in Ireland.
All pretty good but there's so much more to be seen. Incidentally it's not the S'k'illy Isles, it's the Scilly Isles pronounced Silly, the C is silent.
Here are two of my favourites but I'm biased because these are in my home county, Northumberland.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamburgh_Castle - just stunning. Also; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindisfarne - Lindisfarne also known as The Holy Island. It has amazing ruins and a wildlife colony next door as part of The Farne Islands.
Also, why do you always forget to go tinkle? Glad you washed your hands though, don't want to get my screen all yucky.
Ports MOUTH 😂😂
I live in Brighton born and bred
Wow whistle stop show of Wales there 😔
RThe Walkie Talkie building is ugly & when it was first 'unveiled' three or four cars melted from the reflected sun from the curve of the building. I think they refitted the windows with different material to stop this happening. The Shard is a great design and houses an hotel and a restaurant with views over London. I really like The Gherkin (you called the Egg) but I would want to be the window cleaner.
Don’t worry about the skyscraper you don’t like we will knock down 😢and start again
I was born in Cornwall
I thought giants was Ireland, I always thought Scotland
His visuals are amazing but his facts and pronunciation are hmmm.
I think the alligators came from your imagination only 😂
You can get a train from Edinburgh to London , about five hours, driving would take 8-9 hours being 400+ miles.NB in uk distances are in miles. In republic of IrelAnd distances in kilometres. Scilly isles are pronounced silly isles!
The Seven Sisters are far better than Dover but as I am from Sussex,I am biased. 😂
the Scilly Isles are pronounced as 'silly' and NOT 'Skilly!'
Ireland was neutral during the ww2 so there was no gun implacements would ever be put on the Skellig islands
Just so you know, the term 'British Isles' is not officially recognised by Ireland or the E.U. British politicians (apart from a few die hard loyalists) say 'These islands' or 'Britain & Ireland' out of respect. It takes away any underlying political agenda. The European Union say 'The western most isles' or 'Ireland & Britain'. It's not really a big deal but you know, history. 😁
The British Isles is a geographical term not a political one. Consult an atlas!
@@karenblackadder1183 Yes but as he stated the Irish largely do not recognise it as that. They do not want to be part of Britain or British territory at all..! Very similar to Derry being the 2nd largest city in Northern Ireland. NB. Derry, not LondonDerry!
@@AM-dz2sh It's normally referred to as "Derry/Londonderry" so as not to offend either community.
@@AM-dz2shThe term "British Isles" derives from the ancient Greeks. They were the first to record mention of this archipelago and they coined the term "Great Britain" for the larger island and "Little Britain" for the smaller one (in Greek, obviously!). That was long before any unitary political entity called "Britain" ever existed. Their writings spread across Europe in medieval times.
@@karenblackadder1183 True but people get massive chips on their shoulders about political/geographical boundaries because they have little else to worry about in their lives. Bloody tribalism.
Hang on , is the Republic of Ireland part of the British Isles ?🫤
Yes, all of the 5 countries on the British Isles are included.
The term British Isles is a geographic description not a political one. The Republic of Ireland is part of the British Isles, but not part of Great Britain or the United Kingdom.
British and Irish Isles is a more modern description
@@paulag7634 You'll find that is in dispute. Largely it is now referred to as the British and Irish Isles. And Ireland officially recognise there Island as being the Irish Isles, part of the British and Irish Isles.
Ireland is not part of the British Isles, and anyone who says otherwise is a British nazi.
Isles of Scilly pronounced ‘Silly’, not ‘Skilly’.
5:11 That reaction reminds me of this meme. ruclips.net/video/uvsPzuriDdA/видео.html
Connor, Ireland was neutral during WW2 - shamefully they couldn't bring themselves to ally with the British.
Why ally with your occupier?
@@spencerburke We're talking about WW2 - Ireland was an independent country. So why do you refer to Britain as an occupier?
@@stumccabe The UK remains an occupier to this day. It is an occupying imperialist until all of Ireland is free from the British yoke.
@@spencerburke Is it not true that the majority in Northern Ireland want to remain part of the UK? I also have an issue with your use of the word "yoke" which implies that Britain is somehow exploiting the Irish. That was true in previous centuries but today Northern Ireland contributes little to the UK - from a pure financial perspective Northern Ireland probably represents a loss.
@@stumccabe No. There's no clear majority for the union anymore. Hence the DUP going more insane than they were before.
The thick American left out some of the best parts of the British Isles. Northumberland; Durham City and Cathedral; York and the Yorkshire Dales; the Peak District......and on and on.
The English Channel is not an ocean.
Don't forget: Americans use the word "ocean" to refer to the sea (as in "I'm just going for a paddle in the ocean"), but most of us tend to distinguish between the two.
@@ftumschk thanks, I had no idea!
Please tell the Council in Plymouth that im fed up with them putting Britains ocean city on the road signs. The Ocean is about 200 miles away.
" NICE GRASS" !! Again with the grass fixation !?
ELIZABETH TOWER....not BIG BEN !!
BUACHAILLE ETIVE MOR is pronounced BUCKLE ETIF MOR.
GLENFINNAN VIADUCT is pronounced GLEN FIN ANN V EYE ADUCT.
NO. You CAN'T go on the Harry Potter route...because it doesn't exist. It's a kids book and film !! The viaduct , on the other hand, is on public land.
The train from Edinburgh to London takes about 4.5 hours. If you go by car it will take about 7.5 hours and is just over 400 miles.
Buachaille Etive Mòr is pronounced /ˈbuəxeɪl ˈɛtɪv ˈmɔːr/. Written phonetically /BOO-a-HEIL ET-eev MOHR/ - Heil rhyming with Aisle.