Americans' First Time in the UK: Our 4-Week Adventure Across England & Scotland
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Join us as we recap our first-ever UK adventure! With so many new subscribers joining our channel, we thought looking back at where it all began would be fun. In this video, we'll take you through our first time in the UK as we took a month-long journey across England and Scotland, highlighting the delicious foods we tried, the incredible places we visited, and the unforgettable experiences we had. From trying fish and chips in Whitby to haggis in Edinburgh, from the Roman Baths to the Beatles' Liverpool, we'll share the moments that made us fall in love with the UK. This first trip meant so much to us - it's when we fell in love with the UK. It also inspired us to take two more trips to the UK, and we're thrilled to be planning our fourth!
What do you think about the itinerary of our first trip? Did we miss any must-see spots in the places we visited, or is there somewhere in the UK we absolutely need to explore on our upcoming trip? Let us know in the comments!
#UKTravel #england #scotland
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Sorry guys but had to laugh at 'high quality food like Fray Bentos pies ' ........ 😜😜
I quite like a fray bentos pie.
Whilst not high quality I do love a Frey Bentos pie 😂
Pretty sure it was meant sarcastically (they are becoming native if they can do sarcasm subtilty enough it's not noticed)
That said, recent Fray Bentos pies, since they realised that the changed (shite) recipes weren't selling have actually gone back to being acceptable as an emergency keeps in the cupboard for ever food item.
I love Pot Noodle but I have to hide them from my wife because she thinks they are trah food.
Just shows how shit American food health and safety standards are that they think Fey Bentos are good 😂
Hi Guys, did you look up the story of Greyfriars Bobby while you were there, or have you seen the film of the same name?
We haven't seen the film, but we did learn about the story when we were there.
My american friend still dreams about cheese x onion pies from the chippy 😅😅
I really don't understand why we don't do cheese and onion anything here in the US. Big mistake lol.
Have you guys been to Beamish - The Living Museum yet? I went for the first time a couple of weeks ago, and loved it…. You can see how the North of England looked right from the 1820s through to the 1950s, and walk through houses, try the food, experience shops and transport and pubs and cinemas….well worth a look!
There's one in Wales too. St Fagan's. It's free.
We did visit Beamish our first time in Newcastle, but decided not to film that day. We'd love to go again now that 1950s town is open.
@@TheMagicGeekdom Try the Black Country Living Museum (near Birmingham) or Blist's Hill Victorian Town (in Shropshire). Both are like Beamish, but with a slightly different slant to them. The Black Country Living Museum is about the foundries and coal mines, hence the Black Country name ; it was filthy with all the chimneys and foundries belching away! Blist's Hill has a slightly less grimy side to it, although it was the Cradle of the Industrial Revolution.
Just returned from the UK Thursday night - Scotland, Northern England, and London. Two weeks of pure bliss. Completely understand why you went back for six months - want to do the same. You're my idols! 😂
There's certainly a lot to love about the UK. Glad to hear you had a great time.
I've watched all of your UK content and this is a great summary of your adventures.
However, you've only scratched the surface. Can't wait to see you back over the pond again!!
Thank you! Hoping to see some new places that have been on our list for a while on our next trip.
One of the stones at Stonehenge has been forensically traced back to Scotland, now the experts just have to figure out how they transported it over 500 miles and why.
Since you like the Beatles, I have up a documentary I think youd really enjoy all about The Cavern Club its history and the early rise of the Beatles with a bunch of great rare footage from the time.
"I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern - FULL DOCUMENTARY - 2011 HD"
Oh wow I haven't heard of that. Thanks for the suggestion!
Hello Cara and Jeremy. Back when you did the trip I was watching Midwest Americans and It'sJPS. I found you from comments on those channels. The first seems to have just stopped, but I started watching your channel. I cannot watch everything on RUclips, but your channel is fun to watch, so I have stuck with it.
Thank you so much! We enjoyed watching their first trips too. 😀
@@alansmithee8831 JPS is cool. He really likes the UK too.
@@pulchralutetia I keep calling him an honorary Yorkshireman. This year he went to places in Germany and England I suggested and liked my comments saying it was good to see him enjoy places I had enjoyed when around his age.
@@TheMagicGeekdom Any idea what stopped them making videos suddenly, without news? I know they had a baby.
Really enjoy following your adventures in the UK. Hopefully you'll visit our great country again soon.
Wow, thank you so much! We're planning to return in November. 😀
A giant fillay? This is not France or MacDonalds. It's a Fillet "Fill~et". 😉
Lol yeah I'm not sure how we ended up with the French pronunciation, but that's how we say it in the US. 😆
Let's agree it's fillet as in "Fill It!"@@TheMagicGeekdom
I wonder why you say Paris and not Paree?
Yet you say Fall not Autumn 😂 @TheMagicGeekdom
You might also like the 'other' Richmond, in North Yorkshire. Great castle!
I (UK resident near Nottingham) have very much enjoyed your gentle and charming adventures in our nations and thank you for sharing them with us. Hopefully you'll be back again as there's plenty left to see!
Love that the video feels like a "Previously on Season 1 of The Magic Geekdom......" montage 😁
Defo a repeat, but it could just be Deja Vu.
Do the Scottish islands! They will blow you away. Coll and Tiree are stunning, and very few tourists. Come back soon! ❤
We'd love to see more of Scotland. We'll be back in November, but I'm not sure if we'll be able to pull off the Scottish islands then.
@@TheMagicGeekdom Save the Scottish islands for May, June and July. The weather can be very rough there. 😀
1 question I have for you about the houses and apartments in the US - I often see references to 'One and a half baths'. While I imagine the word bath means the same as a bathroom over here in the UK, what on earth is a 'half bath'?
It's generally just a toilet and a sink in a room. Similar to a small toilet at restaurant or pub.
@@TheMagicGeekdom, thank you 😊 I did think that was the explanation, but thought I'd ask while watching today's video.
Love watching your videos and thank you for being so complimentary about the UK, Pork Scratchings aside 😆
If the sunken lanes of Devon etc freak you out, drive on them at night instead. You can see the lights before you meet the oncoming cars, much safer.
Thanks for the suggestion! Maybe next time.
@@TheMagicGeekdom No worries, most accidents on country roads take place in the early mornings or evenings when it's not dark enough to need headlights but not brightly-lit either (no street lights on most of those roads). It's not unknown for people driving through narrow lanes in daytime to beep the horn before a blind corner in case anyone's coming the other way. Cheers for your considered and honest review of our country by the way, I've enjoyed watching you guys.
DId you ever manage to try drippers in cheltenham? I love Edinubrgh so much, it is why I made it my home :)
No, we didn't. I don't think I've heard of them.
@@TheMagicGeekdom Fair play, I guess you probably gets inundated with "ohh you should try this/that", well if you ever get back to Cheltenham/Winchombe area again I highly reccommend nipping into a bakery and asking for a dripper, total slice of nostalgic heaven for me :)
I reckon you'd love Blackpool, Scarborough, Leeds, Knaresborough, Hebden bridge, Skipton ( boat trips 😉 ), Dartmouth, Newquay, Padstow, Bowness. I could go on 😂
Blackpool? Really? Not the most exciting place at all, apart from the sea front and I find that incredibly tacky. I suppose the tower could be interesting, and I would imagine the views are good. But if you want to go to that area at all, I would say the whole of the Fylde coast from Fleetwood all the way down to St Annes, even Lytham. Southport would, I feel, be a far better and more interesting place to visit.
No way, didn't know you tracked your ancestry to dartmoor.
I was born in a caravan in an owl sanctuary on dartmoor and even as an englishman who has no recollection of living in devon i am proud of my birthplace.
Shame you didn't find your ancestral home but i'm very happy to call you a fellow devonian.
Oh neat! Yeah, I have Scottish and English ancestry from both of my parents and was able to trace ancestors from a village in Devon called Walkhampton on my dad's side, but still working on tracing the rest.
The White Cliffs of Dover would be worth a visit ....... for many reasons they are a symbol of England, it's history ........ they're embedded in the national psyche so much more than a few miles of cliffs !
An excellent and very professional video - well filmed and commentated and everything factually correct!
Thank you!
Looks like you had a great time in the UK.
Just curious, why didn’t you go in Windsor Castle or on The London Eye? Was it because they aren’t free?
Absolute top effort getting around in the UK with the time that you had and I really enjoyed your vids., ten out of ten.!
Thank you so much! ❤
well as a Yorkshire fella I think you've seen more of England than me, well I don't think I know lol
Hi guys, when you visited Newcastle did you realise you were only approx 7 miles away from George Washington’s ancestral home? It is located in Washington Tyne and Wear. You should visit next time you’re here
Our friends tried to take us there when we went to Durham, but it was closed that day. 🙁
You can see it if you type in Washington old hall in google maps
Hi guys u should come and visit the Isle of Wight in the southern England
You’ve seen more of the uk than I have and I live here lol
Do you get to watch any UK TV shows in the USA ? There are some great shows that feature beautiful and interesting places. Escape To The Country goes all around the UK and you get to see some great houses.
Don't forget to watch Detectorists !!
It would be great to have a video about the technical parts of your trip. I'm planning two weeks in the UK but trying to figure out the stays. How many days in each place and all that. Can you do several cities in one day to avoid too many hotels/airbnb stays?
Thanks for the suggestion! It's easier to see several places in a day with a car, but it can be done by train.
@@TheMagicGeekdom I am debating between train or car at the moment. A car seems more economical since there will be three of us. Parking is another thing altogether. Lol
Try the national express coach or the mega bus to travel across Britain, it's much cheaper and more reliable than the train, the train service outside of London can be troublesome at times .
I live in Norwich, Norfolk in the UK, I travelled from Norwich to victoria bus station in London to Edinburgh in Scotland for £30 ..... Some hostels you can find for £20/40 a night ,
For a cheap meal, you can go to most supermarkets ( Tesco, Asda etc ) and get a meal deal for £3 or £4 , it includes a sandwich or wrap of choice, a drink and a packet of crisps or chocolate bar .
You could set up base somewhere and do day trips to other nearby cities. I wouldn't recommend more than one city per day though, and I would recommend not switching hotels too often because each time you do it you basically waste a day.
Have you guys ever been to Northern Ireland? Belfast, Giants Causeway, worth a visit.
We are planning to visit NI on our next trip. Planning to take a little road trip and have Belfast and Giants Causeway on the list. Please let us know if you have any other suggestions!
Next time you are back in London, try to meet up with Hannah Rickets, she does RUclips London vlogs
Awesome video Guys
Thanks for the suggestion!
Its nice to see things through someone elses perspective, reminds you there are good bits.
There is a lot to appreciate about your country!
"Borough market and Camden Market" - bro, no Covent Garden Market? Beats Borough by a mile. Camden is a whole different beast. It's huge.
Have you been to north wales ?🏴
Planned to spend a few days exploring North Wales last summer, but we both got sick and ended up only seeing Llandudno. Hopefully when we come back next spring, we'll visit again. Let us know if you have any recommendations.
@@TheMagicGeekdom In North Wales one would enjoy Conwy (including the castle- free entry) Also Bedgellert. In addition one can take the scenic railway from Porthmadog up to Ffestiniog in the Snowdonian mountains. Working ones way back to England, take in the scenic tourist town of Betws-y-coed And then on to the ancient town of Llangollen; all the while enjoying the beautiful scenic countryside of north Wales. You can even easily go on from there to the historic Roman city of Chester
@@TheMagicGeekdom Go to Llithfaen on the Lleyn Peninsula. Tiny hamlet on the beach with wonderful views of mountains. There is a pub right on the beach. 🙂🙂🙂
At last, American tourists who hire a car, and don't whinge & whine about having to drive on the 'wrong side' of the road. Thank you. Come back soon.😊
Fray Bentos pies are much mocked and maligned, but taste lovely. Been eating them for years!
Excellent video, great edit and you both narrating, nailed it 👏
Thank you!
I'm with you on the pork scratchings. Nasty.
I'm not a fan either, I'd rather get some Frazzles 😋
I've liked pretty much everything else, so I'd say we're not doing too bad. 😆
@@wildwine6400 Now I want Frazzles
Have just flown from vegas to Miami then back to the uk in a few days. Vegas was Great and driving out to Grand Canyon even better. I’ve just had American fish and chips and whilst it was decent it isn’t the same
Looks like you had a great trip! Lots of must-see places ticked off. I'm glad you took time to explore the rest of the country outside London - there's so much to see outside the capital. I haven't seen the itinerary for your other trips, but I've definitely got some ideas about where to go next time you're here. I'll send them across soon! Do you know yet what time of year your next visit will be?
Although born in Putney, my parents were living in Richmond-upon-Thames at the time, in a flat in the Art Deco Hillbrow apartments on Friars Stile Road, up on Richmond Hill.
For the first two years of my life (of which, I only have the sketchiest of memories now), I grew up in the area where Ted Lasso lived in the TV series. It was only a 10-minute walk downhill to Richmond Green from the Hillbrow flat, which is the open grassy park across from The Princes Head pub (ie "The Crown & Anchor", in the Ted Lasso TV series).
All these years later, I can still clearly recall being taken many times to the Green as a small child, where I could play to my heart's content.
Shortly after I turned two, we moved away from Richmond and to a town located 30 miles deep in the surrounding countryside.
But Richmond was (and still is) lovely, and the many fond memories of the area, that were constantly evoked by the TV show, still give the 'warm-and-fuzzies' even now.
Next time in chippy; try batterd sausage, chips & curry sauce. Yummy 😊
Next time try going to the Scottish Highlands, you like movies so if you aim for Fort William you can ride the steam train over the viaduct featured in the Harry Potter films. If you wan a challenge you can climb Ben Nevis, Britain’s highest mountain
Stonehenge is a tourist honey pot. Go to Avebury instead... it is far more impressive.
Cringing at the way you pronounced Cornwall
Kinda cute I reckon
Also I think you also need to come to BLACKPOOL and Lytham St Anne’s!
Not sure if we'll have time for Lytham St Anne’s, but Blackpool is on the agenda for our next trip. 😀
@@TheMagicGeekdomLytham St Anne’s is only next door!
Fun fact - Big Ben is the name of the bell inside the tower. It’s actually called Elizabeth tower
there's one place you can definitely stay in a proper castle - Star Castle in the Scilly Isles. I stayed in one of the turret rooms but there is a big choice in accomodation. The food they do is first class, with a five course meal in the evenings that changes every day depending on what local produce has come in, not a bad price either. Definitely worth at least a weeks stay as there is so much to do.....The castle was founded at the end of the 16th century, with a major re-build in the mid 18th century
I think this is your best offering so far. I enjoy watching your vids and this one was well worth watching, I'm glad you both are enjoying your stay here.
So glad you got the chance to come down to Devon. Postbridge was a good choice to visit, the clapper bridge was built to carry the tin mined on Dartmoor to Tavistock in the 13th Century. Good to see you followed the correct etiquette with scones in both counties, I do the same but only because I'd get thrown out of Cornwall if I did it the right way. 🤣
Did you see the kelpies and the Falkirk wheel in Scotland? Love your travels, keep it up 😍
Love the videos!!
Thank you!
The UK has everything you need 🇬🇧👍
You won't find any disagreement here. 😀
They had to rope off stonehenge as people were using graffiti and chipping the stones for souvenirs.
Thanks for the repeat, forgot what was in the video from the first time, or was it Deja Vu.
Off the beaten path and little known spot : Highgate cemetery LOL
Highgate cemetery is worth a visit, don't understand LOL?
I think it is relative to other London sights where tourists are concerned.
Maybe not little known, but most American tourists don't make it there.
Those chips don’t look like proper fish and chip chips, go to a fish and chip shop in the countryside
Borough market is an overpriced tourist trap. You won't find many real locals going there.
Is there another London market you would recommend instead?
There are many around London, it depends on where you are. Probably best to ask a local person.
My local market is Romford, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. @TheMagicGeekdom
As a Local I can confirm.
That is a bit miserable, there many places which have affordable prices especially for London as they are competing which each other, and it is a buzzy place and there are definately more tourist trap places in the city.
Don't forget to come back as soon as you can.! 😃😃🐶
We'll be back soon! Just booked our flights. 😀
@@TheMagicGeekdom 👍👍
Come back soon! /love
We just booked flights and I can confirm that we will be back very soon!
I love❤ England 🏴 both North and South, I'm always somewhere exploring something new. I've been to Scotland 🏴 once and Wales 🏴 once and found the places I visited in both to be very nice.
Would love to know any recommendations for places to check out we maybe haven't yet.
No mucking around with fillers and unnecessary talk. Very interesting- loved the tour ❤ I'm in New Zealand and our buildings aren't old either.
Glad you enjoyed it
I lived there for 51 years but you have probably seen more of the iconic locations than me! Those film / TV locations would mean nothing to me although I would like to visit Goathland, where they filmed Heartbeat.
It wasn't until putting this video together that I realized how many movie and tv locations we went to on our first trip, because we also saw Trainspotting locations in Scotland. 😆
Blimey you packed a lot into that first month - especially as you spent the first week in London.
We do have a wide variety of experiences for such a small island - and sometimes it takes visitors to point that out.
By the way you are totally wrong about Pork Scratchings- but I won't hold it against you!😂
Lol I'm always willing to try them again. Maybe after our extended travels in GB, I might acquire a taste for them. 😂
I didnt realise you cant touch Stonehenge anymore
You can. You just need to take the Premium access inner circle tour. Or ofcourse during the Summer or Winter solstice
Not with regular admission, but we were told they do special VIP tours. It's otherwise roped off.
@@wildwine6400this is the way. Go on the solstice. It’s free and you get right ip there and touch the stones. Just tell them you are a Druid.
I love your content and I'm so pleased that you love the UK so much! I've lived in the UK my whole life but I'm taking recommendations from your "top 10 must see" video. I personally love London
I feel that a lot of people write it off prematurely. I think you definitely need to do a lot of reasearch about most places in the UK (esp Lpndon) to find the things that you'll enjoy and you're helping people do that. Keep making the content!!
Thank you so much! We agree about London. I think with any big city you visit, you have to do a little research to find good places to go. NYC, for example, has A LOT of tourist traps, but there are also a lot of amazing places and great restaurants. The internet makes finding those places a little easier.
Very enjoyable recap video. A good mix of touristy stuff and other sights. Glad you qualified that pot noodle and Frey bentos was good compared to similar American foods. I'm Scottish and I've not yet been tempted to try a deep fried mars bar (I'd like to live a little longer than the average Scot)
Thank you! Lol. I'm glad we tried a deep-fried Mars bar, but I don't think it's something we need to experience again. 😆
Hi. I started watching back when you were trying UK snacks.
Implored you to go beyond London. Was so pleased when you did.
I'm from Yorkshire and it was great to see you escape London.
Don't get me wrong, London's great but there's so much more to see.
Love the videos. You do them so well.
👍
Thank you so much and thank you for encouraging us to go beyond London! Yorkshire is top tier and it's a shame anyone would miss it.
Next time you're in Liverpool, you also need to visit the Catholic cathedral, it's a stunning building.
Paddy's Wigwam. Lol. I used to work on Hope Street. The road between the two cathedrals.
Always love watching your videos and great to have a recap of your highlights. As a proud Brit I am so glad you have so much love for our cultures, arts, landscapes and more…
Can’t wait for you to visit again
Thank you so much! We can't wait to return. 😀
I love watching Americans wondering around our small country, i know your history isn't so long and really love seeing your reactions to our deep history, you see it through different eye's than we do much love. ❤️
The amount of history is truly incredible! We get excited in the US about 100-year-old buildings. 😆
Hiya. Brilliant recap! I've definitely saved it to remind me where to go in my own country! Stay safe. All the best to you.
Thank you!
Any plans to come back to visit ? x
Brilliant video
I once had to explain the difference between Chips and “chippy chips” 😂😂 to my American cousin and
they were very confused.
Lol we did a lot of planning and research before our first trip, but I did not realize a chippy was called a chippy until after we got there. 😆
Seeing it all compiled into one video makes me realise how fortunate I am to live here in the UK. Being born and bred here I guess I take it for granted. But seeing so many diverse places here just makes me realise how good we've got it.
There's a lot to appreciate about your country!
We need you two (3) to come back !!
Looking forward to your next visit and accompanying videos. Great Channel.
Thank you! ❤
That is not the Ziggy Stardust phone box the windows are different
It's in the same location, so it counts for me. 😆
Hey guys try Richmond in North Yorkshire ….. stunning
Thanks for the suggestion!
Lovely video, I'm amazed how you packed so much in. 🙂
Thank you! We did accomplish a lot, but at the time, we didn't know if we would visit again or when, so we wanted to see as much as possible.
Glasgow is fantastic.
Great stuff - luv the whole presentation- I live here but still luved it.
Thank you! ❤
I love watching your videos every Sunday evenings UK time here! If you come back to London here make sure to visit Kensington High Gate even Muswell Hill too!
Thank you so much! We haven't spent as much time in London on subsequent trips to save money, but we'd love to see more of the off-the-beaten-path places. Thanks for the suggestions!
@@TheMagicGeekdom Your Welcome!
Sorry to tell you this but that is not the original Ziggy Stardust phone box. The original was a completely different model with different windows...it was still there when I worked around the corner back in the 80s but was removed at some point and replaced with the version that is now there.
Our music tour guide told us it probably wasn't the same, but it's in the same spot, so it counts for us. 😆
@@TheMagicGeekdom Glad the guides are now telling people that. Next time you are in London I can take you to some Bowie locations even the guides don't know about.🙂
Jeremys hair on the train. 😂 Does your VPN allow you to watch BBC iPlayer and other UK catchup channels in the US? 😁
Yes, we've been trying to watch UK shows here and there while we can.
@@TheMagicGeekdomDetectorists (worth it )
An excellent summary of your trip. Come again soon.
We'll be back soon. Thanks! ❤
When you say you saw big Ben, you know it's a bell don't you cause you pointed the camera at the clock .I'm chuffed you got down to Cornwall and try the famous pasty as they say down here bloody ansome in um. I'm not Cornish but lived here misy of my life and live here by choice and not an accident of birth. If you come again you want to try some old towns in Shropshire like Shrewsbury you will fall in love with the buildings .Glad you enjoyed your selves
Noticed while we were editing, that we called it Big Ben. 😆 Shropshire is on our list, but I'm not sure if we'll be able to make it there on the next trip. Would love any recommendations in Shropshire you can give us. Thanks for watching!
@@TheMagicGeekdom
Shropshire is beautiful and well off the tourist beaten track especially over the west side in the Welsh border area. The Long Mynd area is great, traditional small market towns hills and sheep!
@@TheMagicGeekdom I would really like to give you ideas on where to go in Shropshire but I haven't lived up there for over 50 years things have changed Telford a place to stay away from it's one complete housing estate Ironbridge the very first Iron Bridge ever built in the world that's a little village right on the River but really I would stay to the smaller towns and basically you'll see the best countryside you might even see a few castles well fortified houses good luck
I appreciate that you did the cream tea the correct way in each county. Well done.
Thanks! Had to try it both ways. 😀
Seems five minutes since I watched the full vlogs of these. Time passes quick.
Oh it' the CoasterDad half of RollerBaz and CoasterDad here BTW. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Thank you! Truly appreciate you and the suggestions you've given us. 😀
Did you know that at least one of the stones at Stonehenge came from the north of Scotland?! 😮
Hurry back! The UK misses you and has so much more to share! N&Nx
I didn't realize that. I only remember seeing something in the museum about some coming from Wales. Pretty amazing! I don't know that we'll make it to Cambridge on our next trip in November, but certainly plan to visit when we come back in the spring.
@TheMagicGeekdom oh my days! Well please give us a holler when you're next in the UK. Too exciting!
When you say fillay do you mean fillet?
Yes, I guess in the US, we've borrowed the French pronunciation.
😏😏
Come back!
We'll be back soon!
The cavern IS in the original location, but not necessarily to the same plan or orientation.
They moved it
We were told they moved it across the street, but I just looked it up and you're right, they moved it back to the same side of the street.
worst place to try fish and chips is down south... the north just does it better
Amen to this, the north is always better 😂😂
Thanks for the laugh.
On the south coast is great, as the quality is high, but it is more posh than the working class style fish and chips youd find in the north covered in mushy peas and gravy 😅
NOPE 😂😂😂
To be fair, they're all better than most we've had in the US, even the ones in London. 😂
Pot noodle high quality 😂😂😂😂😂😂❤
Lol I mean relative to the US, they kind of are. 😂
@@TheMagicGeekdom That’s a terrifying thought. US has good food but lots of it is over-processed.