I live in Devon on the south coast near to salcombe with stunning coastal landscape Check out Cornwall, Clovelly , St Ives , The Eden Project, the Minack Theatre the list is endless
When you are England, it's perfectly acceptable to say English this or England that, just as in Scotland or Wales.... It's only British if you are referring to the land mass as a whole... If you refer to the UK you are referring to the four home countries that make up the UK.
King Arthur is associated with Cornwall and a place called Tintagel. You should check out a video on Cornwall. It’s beautiful. There’s so much this video didn’t cover that you should check out The Lake District The Peak District The Yorkshire Dales The Cotswolds The Norfolk broads Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park The new forest
Actually there is no evidence of King Arthur being in Cornwall except in stories. The only evidence at all is in a very old (1300's I think) Welsh book. In it they talk of a King and a magician called Merddyn (Mare- thyn) in old mid Wales. This could possibly be Merlin. Tintagel was more likely to be a trading port for the Middle East some 2000 years ago.
Do you know, in England & Wales , your never more than 80 miles from a beach (& that's only in what we English call the Midlands) . Where I live , Newcastle, England itself is just over 83 miles wide , I know this because I was born in Wallsend , Roman name Segedunum on the North Sea coast (it is actually the beginning of Hadrians Wall not the end but that's another story !) Hadrian's Wall actually ends in Cumbria, the Solway Firth, near Carlisle on the Irish Sea & the length of the walk is 83 miles travelling through THE most stunning & wild countryside . The Wall itself was 1900 years old last year & we celebrated it for the whole 12 months... If you've ever watched Robin, Prince of Theives, much of it was filmed here, especially the opening scene where an arrow was shot into a tree (sadly that tree was cut down last September but the criminals were caught & there's a big court case in Newcastle next month , you may hear about it, certainly the cutting down of the tree went global ! We also have a massive dark sky park around the Wall & up to the Scottish border, it was opened about 20 years ago, not long after the 1st dark sky park in the world in California, so we were the second ever , it's worth a visit to the Keilder Forest Observatory, Keilder Forest is, literally, the darkest area in the whole of England 🏴
Im with you on that, I’m from County Durham and I love Scotland. I lived in Kirkcaldy for 6 years and when I was a kid we used to spend 2 weeks of the summer holidays touring Scotland in a motor home. I’m particularly fond of the Inverness area and along the coast to Fraserburgh and one of the best beaches in the U.K is at Nairn (which is a really pretty seaside town) where there’s about 3 or 4 miles of white sand and you look over and see the mouth of the Cromarty Firth on a fine day. The scenery up in the highlands is 2nd to none in my opinion and Ive found no where as breathtaking in Europe Asia or west Africa.
Please have a look at the National Trust and English heritage. Two of the multiple trusts who look after the history of England there is also scottish heritage. If you want to visit a historic building, it is normally looked after by one of these. I have been lucky to travel around the UK in my life in Scotland I will always recommend stirling , stirling Castle , the Wallace monument, and scoone Palace.
What a lovely video, as a Scot, I’m so proud of my homeland, I live in England in the middle of the countryside, which is also beautiful. Have a look at the Lake District, Loch Lomond, the Cotswold area, Inverness. Wales is beautiful, as is Northern Ireland. Not forgetting beautiful Cornwall and all that has to offer.
There’s to much to see for a 3 hours video much less a 25 but we really have a burning desire to go explore Scotland it just seems so gorgeous. Edinburgh the isle of sky, the highlands in general. I’m at that point of obsession I look a homes for sale in Scotland with 2 dollars in my pocket 😂🤣😂
@@Trippingthroughadventures I'm English (Halifax,Yorkshire) and not to be too rude, you could actually buy a wee (very small) property in the Highlands for two Dollars. Lol.
@@Trippingthroughadventures , always be aware of the white cliffs ( chalk ) as plants grow on them so the roots weaken the cliffs and can fall without notice , same goes with the jurassic coast ( you'll need a small hammer to open stones , for sale in local shops , but you can get guides to help ) If you are thinking of Scotland the west coast is milder due to the Gulf Stream but the sea water around the UK is cold ( your very lucky if it goes above 12c ). Have you looked at the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy racing ? North East of England has the most castles in England .
@@Trippingthroughadventures , the UK is about the same size as Alabama but were Alabama has 6-7m people the UK has approximately 67m , hence the size of houses , roads etc. Keep up the good work as surely you're on your way to being a Anglophile 😂
On the jurassic coast you can pick up hand sized stones and with a small hammer break them open to discover fossils that date back millions of years your kid would love it.
The older I get I realise just how lucky I am to be born in the UK ,I've travelled a fair bit and from channels like this it reaffirms it . Not just the environment but the quality of life in northern europe is something I appreciate daily.
It is so heartwarming to see and hear your genuine affection for all of the UK. It's a beautiful reminder to us Brits and also the genuine friendship between the US & the UK. Thank you both, you are always welcome here x
My son and his family have just come back from Orlando, he could not get over the size of your country.We are so used to travelling from one place to another in a short space of time, you would be able to see a lot when you visit the UK. A three hour drive somewhere for us is a big event, as someone said,a 100 years to an American is a long time a 100 miles to a Brit is a long way. I live near York and when I walk along the city walls that the Romans built I think nothing of it we take our castles etc for granted and we should not.
Part of the reason for UK coastal variety is that in 7-8,000 BC after the last ice age in combination with the Storegga tsnuami 6,500BC, England as an island was formed by 400 foot increase in sea levels causing the flooding of Doggerland (now the North Sea) and expansion of the English Channel. This resulted in a lot of chalk hills being eroded forming the chalk cliffs famous as the Jurassic Coast and White Cliffs of Dover along the south coast in particular.
Also, the Tower he called Big Ben is not BB. It is the Elizabeth Tower after our late queen. Big Ben is the large clock bell that rings the hour, which is in the Tower behind the clock faces. There are many more beautiful places in the UK than these here, and the greatest thing is that they are in such a small place (less than 800 miles tip to toe) and so easily accessible. Henge, not hinge. We do occasionally get temperatures up to 100°F, but it only last for a couple of weeks at a time.
I like places that are off the tourist trail. The bordlands between England & Wales are largely unspoilt - towns & cities such as Monmouth/ Hay-on-Wye/ Gloucester / Hereford / Worcester / Shrewsbury / Welshpool / Chester. Natural features such as the Forest of Dean / Wyre Forest / Hergest Ridge / the Long Mynd / the Wrekin - and man-made structures like Offa's Dike and Chester city walls.
I was thinking Caernarvon and Conway castles in North Wales, Chester, Liverpool, Manchester all very close to each other would make a good place to spend some time for a visitor from the USA. Merseyrail gets you from Liverpool to Chester, North Wales coast line gets you from Chester to Conway and Bangor where you may be able to get a taxi to Caernarvon and back later. There are regular trains from Liverpool to Manchester as well.
just to add Cornwall is the most beautiful place in the UK and Bath is close to Cornwall and that is amazing too. named Bath after the ancient Roman Baths in the area, also nearby to Cornwall and Bath is Stonehenge. So well worth visiting that area.
York is a must see, Edinburgh is my favorite city in the UK. So many places to visit like the lake district, northumbrian coast, whitby, the dales etc.
The easiest way to understand the UK is think of it like a small continent. Europe is one land mass which consists of many countries, the UK is the same but on a much smaller scale. England, wales, Scotland and northern Ireland. We all take the piss out of each other, but the moment our island is threatened we are united.
They should ignore them. A pub in Scotland is a Scottish pub! A pub in Wales is a Welsh pub. A pub in NI is an Northern Irish pub. They are all UK pubs but no-one says I'm a Ukadian!!!
@@margaretnicol3423 Well of course once upon a time people used to be proud to say 'I'm British' or 'a Briton' but somehow these days that sounds a bit pompous - too much Imperial historical baggage I suppose...
Pompous to say you're proud to be British? A tiny loudmouthed minority who spend their time running our country down aren't representative. Every country has good and bad history but imo most are still proud to be British.
Henge. Definitely Stonehenge. There are many other standing stones across the UK. Stonehenge is one of the most famous sites. The white cliffs are made of limestone, which explains the colour. There are a lot of castles in Wales, mostly built by Edward Longshanks. Scotland also has a lot of castles, many of them attacked by Edward Longshanks! Come to Scotland. Edinburgh (yes, you said it right!) Glasgow, Dumfries and Galloway, the Highlands (Stirling and north, the Cairngorms, Inverness, Fort William etc etc) the Hebrides. Haggis, whisky, Irn Bru, fabulous sea food, and much much more. Game of Thrones was mostly filmed in Ireland and Iceland. Why are there cliffs? Sea, wind and rain erosion. He picked some lovely spots, but he didn't go to Cornwall. He missed a trick there. The Cornish coast is gorgeous.
Cant believe the Lake District wasn't on there. It's stunning. The most beautiful place in England I've ever been. I'm lucky as I only live 2 hours away.
I think the key thing you have to understand is that the UK is not a monoculture, it's comprised of four countries and we have 10 indigenous languages, plus large migrant populations mostly drawn from the Commonwealth who also speak their own languages. We have around 40 distinct dialects of English alone! Basically, I think it's fair to say there is more variety in UK culture than in American culture. So, when Americans come to London and think they've seen 'England' (really meaning the UK) it's pretty annoying. There are many UK tourists whose main experience of America is Disney World, so imagine if they came back to the UK and said that everyone in America dresses like cartoon animals and refers to the whole of the USA as 'Disney.' Even worse if when you corrected them they told you you're wrong! That's the annoyance.
The UK is beautiful and all the four countries have their own charm and beautiful countryside. Devon, Cornwall and Dorset, Wiltshire and Somerset are all beautiful. Then there is the South Coast: Hampshire ( where I live ). West and East Sussex and Kent. All beautiful and if you like history there is plenty to see in Cathedral's and Castles and beautiful Stately Homes like Highclere Castle ( Downton Abbey from TV program). Blenheim Palace , Oxfordshire. Northern England Yorkshire, Lancashire and Derbyshire etc etc. Wales and Scotland and Cardiff and Glasgow are worth a visit. Buy yourself a Lonely Plant Tour guide and it will cover the whole of the UK history, landscape etc etc. Also there is the Cotswolds and Lake District and Hadrians Wall built by the Romans, that Borders England and Scotland. I love my little island called UK and very proud of our history and landscape.
Try the Wye valley and the English/Welsh border country ….absolutely beautiful ,lots of old castles ,places like Chester and Shrewsbury. The British Isles are just beautiful and stuffed with history. If you have British ancestry,this is where your ancestors came from…..I think a lot of Americans forget that!
I live in the South East of England, near Canterbury and there are so many stunning places to see here BUT my heart is in Northumberland (not far from the Scottish border). The natural beauty of the area is breathtaking and tranquil and there are many ancient sites to visit including Hadrian’s Wall built by the Romans and around 73 miles long, together with ruined Roman forts. There are Castles including Bamburgh, which is on the beach and Alnwick (pronounced Annick). The Holy Island of Lindisfarne is nearby and also has a castle and a Priory. You can only get to the Island by way of a causeway but being tidal it’s under water at certain times and you have to know when the tide’s coming in. Just three of the many amazing places you can see and might want to look up. 10/10 by the way for your corrections to some of Ryan’s pronunciations!
The weather in the UK is much cooler than you're used to and we experience all the seasons, from 0 degrees in Winter with snow and ice, to average temperatures of 20-25 celcius (60-77 F). as well as spring and autumn (fall). High summer termperatures are around 29 - 32 C (84 - 89 F). The highest temperature ever recorded in the UK was a few years ago when it reached 40.3 C (104.5 F) but that is rare. Oh and don't forget, homes in the UK do NOT have air conditioning (AC)! You'll only generally find AC in offices and other buildings. The UK is a nice place to enjoy cooler temperatures and the seasons. It does rain a bit in the west of the country too.
Everything else is meant to be Experience in person, that’s the only thing I needed you to know, that was the true message my soul needed you to hear 🤣😂🤣😂
I watched a young boy on Mount Snowdon, one afternoon It's not Welles it's Wales, if you are Welsh it is Cymru. They speak their own language. Rounding up Sheep, with two dogs, he was amazing. Only used Welsh. When my parents were children they were banned from using Welsh in School, if they were caught they were punished. Of course they still used it at Home Unfortunately in the 1930s many had to leave Wales because they closed the Coal Mines, they had to leave Wales to find work. Luckily the men were intelligent enough to be able to adapt to other Industries. Many nearly as dangerous as Coal Mining ⛏️.My father worked in an Iron Foundry, before Automation. Hell on earth.They are now, self Governing, Early days yet.
Well spotted❤it is Westminster,the reason people will pick you up on uk,british,English,Scottish Welsh or Northern Ireland is because most people are proud of their country 😅❤ Ps I see you now have the travel 🐛 bug😂🇬🇧🇺🇸
Correct, Minister (servant) works in a religious organization or government. Minster on the other hand is a church. St Paul's cathedral was the church in the City of London (pretty much the old London Londinium) where money was made that polluted the air which was taken east by the wind and poop was thrown into the river before sewers ( and sadly today by privatized water companies looking to save money). The royals and their fan club thus built places upstream and west of the dirty capitalists and a rival west church (minster).
Our coastline is like that because of the Alps. Scotland is rising, England is sinking because of the tectonic activity that keeps the Alps up. That’s why the north and west has cliffs, eastern and southern England is lower down (with a few exceptions of chalk hills that have become cliffs). It’s also why the Jurassic coast is important because the rock strata got tipped on its side. That laid out aeons of geological history across the ground, just waiting for someone to get curious about why there was so much variety of rock in that area. They could just read the history off the surface, they didn’t need to dig it up.
@@Trippingthroughadventures of course Braveheart is an American movie for an American audience (initially), so nobody outside the UK really cared about the details. Blue woad on the face died out about 200 years before the Wallace story. It was, however, a useful identifier for the audience to who was who on the battlefield scenes.
You might want to check out Skara Brae in Orkney, Scotland. It's a stone age village that was uncovered in a storm. ruclips.net/video/n29TmCfEwXc/видео.htmlsi=ruNIzL6CU1XfqlUD
@@Trippingthroughadventures the romans made written records of the ancient Britton’s they faced during the south coast invasion being covered in blue wode.
I'm from the UK and family has a villa In florida it's strange that how you love the UK and we love America we try to come to florida twice a yea great videos
I think it’s the drastic difference lol it’s hard to impress a Brit with and old castle and a cobbled street and it’s hard to impress a Floridian with a nice beach and palm trees lol
Avebury Circle is what you are talking about. You are correct, it's 'Henge' not hedge. There are dozens of stone circles and other neolithic sites all over the UK. Thanks for being so interested and respectful, you're welcome back anytime!😊
Another huge benefit of the UK is that it is much smaller than the US, so everything is much closer, and we are close to Europe so other countries are only a train ride or short flight, 2 hrs, away!. In the UK you're never more than about 80 miles from the coast and you can drive from one end of the UK to the other in a single day (about 15 hrs).
Stonehenge is a tourist trap. There are dozens of stones circles as old or older around Great Britain. If you want scenery ANY national park will do, Scotland is blessed with scenic views as soon as you head north of the M8 (the Glasgow/Edinburgh motorways) but it's cold in winter and swarmed with insects in summer. Wales is a well kept secret, I think they are so quite hoping to be forgotten. It's no party central, but if you love nature it can be surprising... The south of England is expensive. An hour of London in any direction cuts costs, but head north and it's a different country... They're friendlier, more talkative and more sociable (on the whole) but accents will change rapidly as you move north... King Arthur was a myth, perhaps based upon some events long ago, but more a romanticised story... However Wales has the coolest national animal, a Dragon, yes a dragon, it's on their flag. The Scottish national animal is a Unicorn, but it's not on their flag.
My favourite stone circle is the Standing Stones of Callanish on the Isle of Lewis in the Hebrides, off the west coast of northern Scotland. It's close to the sea in a beautiful setting. Much daintier than Stonehenge.. The most interesting thing about Stonehenge is that the huge stones from which it is made came from Wales and were transported all that way, before wheels were invented.
@@missharry5727 The secret of Stonehenge is not what but how, and a little known secret is that some stones have been moved and cemented in place. The question as to its purpose is as intriguing as any of these stone circles, why would Stonehenge be any different other than size?
You want a stone circle? Go to Avebury. It's older and far bigger than Stonehenge, you can walk through and touch the stones, and it's got a pub in the middle. And it's down south.😅
I definitely think you should hire a car, you can drive from London to Scotland in about 5 hours, if you go in summer the scenery will be stunning, you can drive through the Highlands to Skye or go and see the lochs, basically Britain becomes your Oyster...
Land's End to John o' Groats is the traversal of the length of the island of Great Britain between two extremities, in the southwest and northeast. The traditional distance by road is 874 miles (1,407 km) and takes most cyclists 10 to 14 days; the record for running the route is nine days.
You’ve got someone in your party who really wants to go to Edinburgh so you’d better get that under your belt first! Then think in regions. These would be the South West (Devon and Cornwall), Wales (more castles than you can shake a stick at and spectacular scenery), the Cotswolds (stunning villages and cottages), the West Country (including Stonehenge and Bath), the Midlands (Manchester and Birmingham), East Anglia (Norfolk and Suffolk), the Lake District, the Peak District, the Yorkshire dales and the North East around Newcastle and Durham. Distance between the various regions is small in mileage terms compared to the USA but there’s so much to see and do when you get to the next point that you’ll be spoiled for choice. Our cities, towns and villages all have special places to visit, maybe cottages, stately homes and gardens, Viking relics, Roman walls, medieval churches or a castle or two. You could do a search for any of those topics and get a good selection of YT videos to whet your appetite. Good luck on your new journey of discovery!
As a Welsh expat now living in Australia I must say if you visit Wales you must go to North Wales.Absolutely stunning.When you take the train up Mount Snowdon make sure it’s going to be a clear day.
Although London is an amazing place to visit it's a very different experience to the rest of the UK. Visiting London and thinking one has visited the UK would be like one of us flying to New York and thinking we know what America is like 😊
Recommend Wales (north and south) and south-west England (especially Somerset & Devon, but Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Cornwall have their positives too). BTW when I was a child there were no restrictions at the Stones (Stonehenge), you just went up and touched them (too steep to climb) and also looked at the graffiti that had been carved into them in the preceding hundreds of years.
Hi I'm from Yorkshire and yes Yorkshire is the largest county in England, its split into ridings west Yorkshire, south Yorkshire, north Yorkshire, east Yorkshire. All have great countryside places to visit, lake district is in cumbria in north west England, we go there quite a lot as I'm only 2 hours drive from there, it's a beautiful place we hike all over in the lake district, a must to see if you come over again, keep up the great videos . Many thanks Steve and Christine.
The tall buildings in London are strangely shaped because of something called "St Paul's heights law"...this law stops buildings being built that would restrict the view of St Paul's cathedral from 10 different points around London
Skye is as far north as Kodiak Island in Alaska. if it wasnt for the gulf stream/north atlantic drift it would be a sub arctic climate in Scotland. as it is we have sub-tropical plants growing outside. there are stone circles all throughout Britain and Ireland. poarts of Europe too. there are a couple on the Orkney islands much older than Stonehenge. big ones
I am very happy to hear that you are a fan of “Only fools and horses”. I never get tired of seeing it. I love it. Especially Del Boy and Rodney but actually they are all great. Have you seen any of the episodes of “ Faulty Towers”. It is also very funny. If you haven’t seen any of them try some out. I am sure you will love it.
Scotland has a colder climate, England and Wales has a subzero deep winter and about 30°C max for no more than a month. We effective get 3 Months hot, 3 months cold and 6 months of anything goes often in the same day.
8,000-6,000 years ago England was actually connected to Europe via a land bridge called Doggerland, there was a huge deluge that raised sea levels and Doggerland didn't get destroyed, it simply exists as Dogger Bank under the sea now...
Hi Guys , great reaction ! plenty to do and see here on our little old island, look into some of our cathedrals ,Yorkminster , Canterbury and sailsbury they will blow your mind 😊. Best wishes
I live on the North Wales coast by Caernarfon and yes there's a big castle. When i look out of my kitchen window i can see an Iron age hill fort that sits right next to the beach at Dinas Dinlle. keep up the good work with your blogs and videos
There are loads of hendges, Ailsbury is stunning. There are much older ones on Shetland an island at the very north east of Scotland. A fabulous place to visit in north of Wales is Comrie, there is a fantastic castle well worth a visit. There is a fantastic grand house in the center of the town its medeaval and open through the summer. The town is walled and the smallest cottage in the UK is on the key, it is tiny but was lived in by a very tall man. The water way is famous for mussels, totaly yummy. There is a large butchers in the center of the town it sells all sorts of pick nick lunch stuff. The best cake i have EVER eaten was from this shop, its a vanilla sponge with what we decided was custard powder on the base, OMG it may sound boaring byt anything but. I tried it about 25 years ago and i have NEVER forgotten how amazing it was, unfortunatly i have been extreamly ill for years so i have not been back, but it is well worth a visit. You can go back into northen England, the city of Chester is another amazing day out. There are Roman ruins all over the place, even in shop and free to see. Chester has a amazing wall that is Roman and surounds the city, it is 2 miles long and is a easy walk. There is half a amphetheater which is easy to see just next to the Wall at East Gate. The oldest hourse racing course is also there and it has extreamly busy race days, best to avoid. The Rovs are amazing to wander around they are a compleat set of coverd walk ways, they are wood and the area you actually walk on area is set back from the outside, the rows are well worth a visit, comfy shoes are a help. There is a huge choice of hotels and B&B's and a fantastic choice of places to eat. It is imposible to get board in Chester apart from the great resturants and pubs to eat at the huge choice in eaterys will blow you away, maybe walk the Walls to give you sbace for pudding. There is also a huge cathedrel to spend time wandering around. If you have been to Liverpool or Manchester get the train to Chester ( make sure you get on the train with the shorter travel time because the journey can take an age if you get the wrong train). You can rent a car from Chester to get you to North Wales and Conway. These are two amazing places to visit, you realy will be blowen away by them. You can also visit Llandudno it is not far from Conway and is a old fashoned sea side resort with loads of hotels. There is a lovely free pier to prom along at the Orme (a lump of a hill ) with great views and wild goats. I realy do hope you have a great time visiting this cornor of the UK, Anglesea is a stunning island to drive round, it has got a fantastic unfinished castle to wander round. Anyway these are all places spending some time wandering around, hopefully you get good weather.
Shame you had volume issues. The volume on the video you were reviewing was much lower than your voices, so trying to get a balance was tricky. There's no war between London and the rest of the UK, it's just that London is not representative of the UK as a whole.
This was our first reaction video so you got to do one to see what you need for the next one lol, we are running a streaming software the issue is actually we need to let it play through the software but in order to do that we need a head phone splitter so we don’t double the sound coming from the computer and the software to create a horrible doubled sound lol. We were more referring to what people claim as being uk and what people consider their own country or town lol if we said it was a British thing someone would say “no that a English thing” and if we said it was a English thing “ they would say “ no it’s a British thing. For example our pub video. We had people saying it was not just English pub culture it was British as well as people saying “ that’s not how pubs work in uk that’s a London thing” or “ that’s a English pub “ lol.
@@Trippingthroughadventures Yep, the sound was distorted (double-tracked?) for me, as well as being lower volume. Could just about follow most of it, but it was quite an effort. Good luck getting the equipment you need sorted out. It all costs money!
Uk , is beatiful & i'm talking about all ,england,scotland,wales ,northern irland .im so lucky to have all this on my door step , you can jump in the car & drive for a few hours. The history is insane .born here & love it .
This should be subtitled, "Or... MY favourite places that I've visited"! lol. :) The UK is full of stunning scenery, beautiful countryside, historic sites and amazing architecture". It's a good top 10 but just remember that it's a very personal list. I think most Brits wouldn't half of his choices, at least, in their personal top 10s. Not because they're bad choices, rather because we're all different, coupled with the fact that he missed out many, much more obvious choices. For instance, most Brits would probably include the Lake District, Cornwall and the Cotswolds, which he didn't even mention. Some of the many picturesque historic towns would be included too, such as York, Cambridge or Bath, to give just 3 examples. :)
I do agree with you. When we would planning our trip to London, we were trying to include Cotswolds and bath. We had something booked and it ended getting cancelled. We did get to make it to Oxford and it was lovely.
There is so much more than just London, next to me in the west kennet long burrows ( I think you described it during the video. Oh yeah and Silbury Hill and its stone circle. A Henge is just mean's and circular construction...stone henge is a henge made of stone :)
You want to see magical creatures. I never forget when my daughter came back from a swim at our local pool, where she walks back through the park. She swears even now when she’s grown up that she saw a fairy!
Hi you guy's need to come live here, Lot's more holiday's, Free health care, it does have a lot of plus points, The weather is not so great, But i am with you with really hot weather it can be too much, as least we do get the 4 seasons here, ATB Wayne UK....😀👍
Castles are all over the UK... you'll find many in England, Wales and Scotland. You can't possibly see all of the UK unless you stay for months. If you have a couple of weeks then you could stay in an area of Wales, England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland for a few days at a time to get a flavour of each but it would only be a taste as there is so much to see and do.
A few points. 1) Dinosaur fossils from the Jurassic coast can be about the size of an adult human male but are of sea based creatures. 2) some of the shapes of new London buildings is because of laws to protect views of St Pauls Cathedral from various points in the city. If you moved here the summers are long endless days and can get very warm. Winter is wonderful with Christmas lights and festivals. I'd go visit your family for Jan and Feb as they are dark, cold and not much fun. York is amazing too.
Please note that at 7:15 the view is of the Belle Tout lighthouse (although it hasn't been a lighthouse since around 1902) with the much more famous Beachy Head lighthouse just round the corner and all part of the Seven Sisters Cliffs. The one slight problem is that they have NOTHING to do with the Jurassic Coast, and are a long way from there. I know this because I live very close to the Seven Sisters. They are part of the South Downs in Sussex and it is beatiful.
And the Romans, Saxons and Norman's. In S . Wales you have a Roman ampatheater too. A lot of history that we Brits don't visit often as we are surrounded by it. We take it for granted.
Right you guys. Go to the forest of Dean and the Wye Valley which is near the English/Welsh border. The Cotswolds is near the forest which has some of the most beautiful villages in England and goes all the way to Bath, a beautiful city. Do not go haring off up north.
21:50 Your natural home is the Northumberland National Park… least densely populated place in the UK and it’s one of the no light pollution zones so when it’s nighttime it’s really really dark. My friends live there and it’s like a planetarium above you. You can see satellites, space junk, so many stars, sometimes planets depending on the day you look.
Most of us here in GB live within half an hour from really cool places that could grace any top ten lists. Arbor Low for instance has a lot more to offer than Stonehenge in many respects. The Roaches in Staffordshire has some of the weirdest looking rocks you will ever see, and close by is one of the best kept secrets, Luds Church..
I live in the north east england, you have seen durham, where i am, i can drive, from here and be in france on the tunnel in 6 hours, i can drive through france 800 miles and get to spain, and drive to south spain in 2 days, putting my head down in the car for a couple of hours here and there, i have done it 6 times,
There are hundreds of prehistoric stone circles in the uk. There is one about 2 miles from my house. Generally you can visit these free and get right amongst them. Many have stories and folk lore attached to them.
A gherkin is a pickled cucumber. You don't sound the h in Buckingham and it's more hum than ham😂 The standing stones at Stonehenge came from the Preseli Hills of Pembrokeshire , S W Wales - a beautiful county. We have a lot of castles there as we Welsh were a rebellious bunch when the English and the Normans invaded! My home overlooks Old Harry! in Dorset.😊😊 Snowdonia is in North Wales. Wherever you go, I hope you have a wonderful time .
I would spend some holidays in the Channel Islands, Scilly Isles, Isle of Wight,bThe Isle of Man The Farne Islands, Inner and Outer Hebrides, The Orkney and Shetland Islands. All are different all have their own uniqueness, and the islanders are all friendly. Trust me!
that was a snapshot of great placess to visit but obviously there are many more. 10 best well not so sure but anything like that is always very subjective but it definately gave a taster of the sorts of places you can find.
There are plenty of ancient stone structures across the country. If you visit North Wales there is the Bryn Celli Ddu Burial Chamber on the Isle of Angelsey where you can walk into the chamber itself where you will find items left by the last celebration of the Summer Solstice. It's not far from Conwy, a walled medieval city with an impressive English castle. In the north of England you might also like the Roman Hadrian's Wall and Vindolanda, the remains of a Roman military town.
Well said. NORTHUMBRIA is NOT only Newcastle regardless of the Geordies ignorance. Northumbria was a kingdom (and largely Anglo Saxon). The County of Northumberland has more castles than any other county in the UK. The County of Durham is Fabulous. Go there, you will love it.
Hang on your pickle is actually a pickled gherkin because to pickle is a process and not a vegetable, the small cucumber has gone through a pickling process. See???
According to google there are 1,303 stone circles in Britain. Avebury stone circle, Castle Rigg, Stanton Drew stone circle and Cove, The Roll Right Stones to name but a few. We also have sites where there were wooden henges, where mostly today the post holes are left. I would suggest you go where you would like to go to on your next trip over here. Whatever you decide I will look forward to watching your travels thank you.
The stone circle located near to Stonehenge is Avebury which is large enough to encompass a real village, with a road running through it. Decent pub there too! Close by Avebury (within a short walk) is Silbury Hill, not to mention the West Kennet Long Barrow. The barrow is a burial mound, but Silbury's purpose is unknown. But both, like the stone circle of Avebury, are prehistoric.
Sounds like Australia and USA have some major similarities. Both HUGE, both BEAUTIFUL, but everything is so spread out. I live in Perth, Western Australia, and it's said to be the most remote city on earth. Takes a couple of days driving just to get out of the state.
lol that’s how it is Jacksonville (bout 20 miles south of the state line) to Miami is 350 miles and Miami still a couple hours north of key west. Meaning you could drive for 8 hours in Florida and still be in Florida. And we are not even close to the biggest state lol. We are just big countries.
I'm surprised there was no mention of Bath. It is one of (if not THE) most picturesque of UK cities. For sure, we have millions of tourists (a high proportion of which are American) every year - many just for the day. It's only 100 miles from London, 80 minutes on the train or an easy drive. It's a small city (100K pop) with 2 universities, exquisite Georgian architecture, and the Roman Baths - the only natural hot spa in the country. The entire city is a World Heritage Site, the only other European example being Venice. You HAVE to visit on your next trip. Let me know and I can take you on a crawl of our fantastic, historic pubs!!
I recently visited Harlech, in north Wales, took a wrong turning and found myself driving down what was the steepest street in the world. It's since been downgraded to second place, but still pretty scary.
Great vid , nowhere in the uk is more than 70ish miles from the sea, I'm in the middle of the south coast (below london) where today its sunny with a breeze with a temp of 66F , i watched your last trip where the Lady totally outclassed london lol,my only advise is to make it a holiday and not an ordeal, pick an area and stick in it as iv seen some trying to spread far too wide, travelling takes time as you know ,don't waste it, Hope you both get back soon
Lovely shots @ 7:19, not of Anvil Point Lighthouse close to Old Harry but of Belle Tout Lighthouse near Beachy Head, similar chalk cliffs but in East Sussex not Dorset.
No Cornwall, no Devon - you really have some further treats in store. Visit Brixham or St Ives, Port Isaac, Exmouth, Lamorna Cove, Looe, or the little village of Mousehole near Penzance. See Cheddar Gorge and the caves there (do some cheesemaking there), see the Woodford Velley in Wiltshire, see the city of Salisbury - so many recommendable places.
A pickle is something that has been pickled through the process of pickling, many things can be pickled, a gherkin is a pickled cucumber. Pickling is a preservation technique to keep food edible for long periods.
In the the states a gherkin is called a pickle and everything else is called “ pickled (insert name here)” idk why I missed that meeting when they were deciding that 😂
When you guys asked why Britain is like that, in terms of raised cliffs etc. I think some of it is down to the old "Doggerland" - basically Britain and Mainland Europe were once connected by land, there was no English Channel, no North Sea etc. - from around 16,000 BC - 7,000 BC that land mass shrunk due to rising sea levels as ice caps melted, then around 6,000 BC there was an enormous landslide off the coast of Norway that lead to the whole area being flooded. So what we see now as Cliffs, were once part of Mountain ranges, essentially. As to why they formed that way in the first place? That's plate tectonics over millions of years as the continents and land masses we now know separated from Pangea. Just look at the Continents of South America and Africa, they pretty much slot together
great video guys, im from CT orginally, but moved to the uk in 2006. you should check out the isles of scilly, these are the most southern islands in the uk and are a tropical paradise, i have visited the islands since i was 2 and my family has for generations, one of the top beautiful places in the uk.
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No Cornwall/Devon, no Lake District on this video. These are not totally indicative of UK's top 10. They are only the places Ryan visited
He didn't even visit some of these.
Completely agree
I live in Devon on the south coast near to salcombe with stunning coastal landscape
Check out Cornwall, Clovelly , St Ives , The Eden Project, the Minack Theatre the list is endless
Lots to see on his next trip then
Didn't gan to the lakes so no interest in this video
When you are England, it's perfectly acceptable to say English this or England that, just as in Scotland or Wales.... It's only British if you are referring to the land mass as a whole... If you refer to the UK you are referring to the four home countries that make up the UK.
King Arthur is associated with Cornwall and a place called Tintagel. You should check out a video on Cornwall. It’s beautiful. There’s so much this video didn’t cover that you should check out
The Lake District
The Peak District
The Yorkshire Dales
The Cotswolds
The Norfolk broads
Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park
The new forest
That’s where I want to go so bad I want to explore some of the more legendary parts of the UK!
Actually there is no evidence of King Arthur being in Cornwall except in stories. The only evidence at all is in a very old (1300's I think) Welsh book. In it they talk of a King and a magician called Merddyn (Mare- thyn) in old mid Wales. This could possibly be Merlin. Tintagel was more likely to be a trading port for the Middle East some 2000 years ago.
@@gagada124 Quite right, the Arthurian legends came over with the Normans, they had been doing the rounds in continental Europe for centuries.
True...also the North East coast.....all the way to Immingham ..beautiful unspoilt country with rolling beaches
Do you know, in England & Wales , your never more than 80 miles from a beach (& that's only in what we English call the Midlands) . Where I live , Newcastle, England itself is just over 83 miles wide , I know this because I was born in Wallsend , Roman name Segedunum on the North Sea coast (it is actually the beginning of Hadrians Wall not the end but that's another story !) Hadrian's Wall actually ends in Cumbria, the Solway Firth, near Carlisle on the Irish Sea & the length of the walk is 83 miles travelling through THE most stunning & wild countryside . The Wall itself was 1900 years old last year & we celebrated it for the whole 12 months... If you've ever watched Robin, Prince of Theives, much of it was filmed here, especially the opening scene where an arrow was shot into a tree (sadly that tree was cut down last September but the criminals were caught & there's a big court case in Newcastle next month , you may hear about it, certainly the cutting down of the tree went global ! We also have a massive dark sky park around the Wall & up to the Scottish border, it was opened about 20 years ago, not long after the 1st dark sky park in the world in California, so we were the second ever , it's worth a visit to the Keilder Forest Observatory, Keilder Forest is, literally, the darkest area in the whole of England 🏴
Im English but Scotland is my favourite part of the UK. There are so many wonderful places to explore there. It is a stunning country.
Im with you on that, I’m from County Durham and I love Scotland. I lived in Kirkcaldy for 6 years and when I was a kid we used to spend 2 weeks of the summer holidays touring Scotland in a motor home. I’m particularly fond of the Inverness area and along the coast to Fraserburgh and one of the best beaches in the U.K is at Nairn (which is a really pretty seaside town) where there’s about 3 or 4 miles of white sand and you look over and see the mouth of the Cromarty Firth on a fine day. The scenery up in the highlands is 2nd to none in my opinion and Ive found no where as breathtaking in Europe Asia or west Africa.
Please have a look at the National Trust and English heritage. Two of the multiple trusts who look after the history of England there is also scottish heritage. If you want to visit a historic building, it is normally looked after by one of these. I have been lucky to travel around the UK in my life in Scotland I will always recommend stirling , stirling Castle , the Wallace monument, and scoone Palace.
What a lovely video, as a Scot, I’m so proud of my homeland, I live in England in the middle of the countryside, which is also beautiful. Have a look at the Lake District, Loch Lomond, the Cotswold area, Inverness. Wales is beautiful, as is Northern Ireland. Not forgetting beautiful Cornwall and all that has to offer.
There’s to much to see for a 3 hours video much less a 25 but we really have a burning desire to go explore Scotland it just seems so gorgeous. Edinburgh the isle of sky, the highlands in general. I’m at that point of obsession I look a homes for sale in Scotland with 2 dollars in my pocket 😂🤣😂
@@Trippingthroughadventures I'm English (Halifax,Yorkshire) and not to be too rude, you could actually buy a wee (very small) property in the Highlands for two Dollars. Lol.
@@Trippingthroughadventures , always be aware of the white cliffs ( chalk ) as plants grow on them so the roots weaken the cliffs and can fall without notice , same goes with the jurassic coast ( you'll need a small hammer to open stones , for sale in local shops , but you can get guides to help )
If you are thinking of Scotland the west coast is milder due to the Gulf Stream but the sea water around the UK is cold ( your very lucky if it goes above 12c ).
Have you looked at the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy racing ?
North East of England has the most castles in England .
@lawrenceglaister4364 awesome I’m sure if you watched our St. Paul’s video you just unlocked a brand new fear 🤣😂🤣🤣
@@Trippingthroughadventures , the UK is about the same size as Alabama but were Alabama has 6-7m people the UK has approximately 67m , hence the size of houses , roads etc.
Keep up the good work as surely you're on your way to being a Anglophile 😂
On the jurassic coast you can pick up hand sized stones and with a small hammer break them open to discover fossils that date back millions of years your kid would love it.
You can pick up pyrate ammonites too without even cracking a rock 😊
Not only ammonites.... many things such as massive Ichthyosaurs
Are fossils worth any money these days?
The older I get I realise just how lucky I am to be born in the UK ,I've travelled a fair bit and from channels like this it reaffirms it . Not just the environment but the quality of life in northern europe is something I appreciate daily.
It is so heartwarming to see and hear your genuine affection for all of the UK. It's a beautiful reminder to us Brits and also the genuine friendship between the US & the UK. Thank you both, you are always welcome here x
Avebury you can walk amongst the stones. It’s not far from Stonehenge and it’s free. Apologies if others on here have said this already
Your acquired knowledge is brilliant. You're doing just fine. Love from Devon.
My son and his family have just come back from Orlando, he could not get over the size of your country.We are so used to travelling from one place to another in a short space of time, you would be able to see a lot when you visit the UK. A three hour drive somewhere for us is a big event, as someone said,a 100 years to an American is a long time a 100 miles to a Brit is a long way. I live near York and when I walk along the city walls that the Romans built I think nothing of it we take our castles etc for granted and we should not.
I love your honesty, that comes across so well, cant wait to see you back in the UK
Part of the reason for UK coastal variety is that in 7-8,000 BC after the last ice age in combination with the Storegga tsnuami 6,500BC, England as an island was formed by 400 foot increase in sea levels causing the flooding of Doggerland (now the North Sea) and expansion of the English Channel. This resulted in a lot of chalk hills being eroded forming the chalk cliffs famous as the Jurassic Coast and White Cliffs of Dover along the south coast in particular.
"England as an island"
When did that happen? England is not an island. Did you mean Great Britain as an island?
@@sirderam1 there was no England, no Britain, no UK back then. Just saying. 😊
England is not an island. Great Britain is an island.
England is not an island. Great Britain is an island.
Also, the Tower he called Big Ben is not BB. It is the Elizabeth Tower after our late queen. Big Ben is the large clock bell that rings the hour, which is in the Tower behind the clock faces. There are many more beautiful places in the UK than these here, and the greatest thing is that they are in such a small place (less than 800 miles tip to toe) and so easily accessible. Henge, not hinge. We do occasionally get temperatures up to 100°F, but it only last for a couple of weeks at a time.
I like places that are off the tourist trail. The bordlands between England & Wales are largely unspoilt - towns & cities such as Monmouth/ Hay-on-Wye/ Gloucester / Hereford / Worcester / Shrewsbury / Welshpool / Chester. Natural features such as the Forest of Dean / Wyre Forest / Hergest Ridge / the Long Mynd / the Wrekin - and man-made structures like Offa's Dike and Chester city walls.
I was thinking Caernarvon and Conway castles in North Wales, Chester, Liverpool, Manchester all very close to each other would make a good place to spend some time for a visitor from the USA. Merseyrail gets you from Liverpool to Chester, North Wales coast line gets you from Chester to Conway and Bangor where you may be able to get a taxi to Caernarvon and back later. There are regular trains from Liverpool to Manchester as well.
just to add Cornwall is the most beautiful place in the UK and Bath is close to Cornwall and that is amazing too. named Bath after the ancient Roman Baths in the area, also nearby to Cornwall and Bath is Stonehenge. So well worth visiting that area.
York is a must see, Edinburgh is my favorite city in the UK. So many places to visit like the lake district, northumbrian coast, whitby, the dales etc.
I'm an Englishman and proud to be in my opinion you and your family would be more than welcome to come back home.
The easiest way to understand the UK is think of it like a small continent.
Europe is one land mass which consists of many countries, the UK is the same but on a much smaller scale.
England, wales, Scotland and northern Ireland.
We all take the piss out of each other, but the moment our island is threatened we are united.
Its perfectly fine to say any location or pub in England is English. Some people will say this doesn't represent them but its still English.
They should ignore them. A pub in Scotland is a Scottish pub! A pub in Wales is a Welsh pub. A pub in NI is an Northern Irish pub. They are all UK pubs but no-one says I'm a Ukadian!!!
@@margaretnicol3423 Well of course once upon a time people used to be proud to say 'I'm British' or 'a Briton' but somehow these days that sounds a bit pompous - too much Imperial historical baggage I suppose...
@@papercup2517 I think people still are proud to say they are British - but a local pub is a local pub. 😀
Pompous to say you're proud to be British? A tiny loudmouthed minority who spend their time running our country down aren't representative. Every country has good and bad history but imo most are still proud to be British.
@@papercup2517to the Scottish Welsh and Northern Irish it’s a synonym for England and that’s why many of us dont use the term.
Henge. Definitely Stonehenge.
There are many other standing stones across the UK. Stonehenge is one of the most famous sites.
The white cliffs are made of limestone, which explains the colour.
There are a lot of castles in Wales, mostly built by Edward Longshanks. Scotland also has a lot of castles, many of them attacked by Edward Longshanks! Come to Scotland. Edinburgh (yes, you said it right!) Glasgow, Dumfries and Galloway, the Highlands (Stirling and north, the Cairngorms, Inverness, Fort William etc etc) the Hebrides. Haggis, whisky, Irn Bru, fabulous sea food, and much much more.
Game of Thrones was mostly filmed in Ireland and Iceland.
Why are there cliffs? Sea, wind and rain erosion.
He picked some lovely spots, but he didn't go to Cornwall. He missed a trick there. The Cornish coast is gorgeous.
Cant believe the Lake District wasn't on there. It's stunning. The most beautiful place in England I've ever been. I'm lucky as I only live 2 hours away.
We will have to find a video on the Lake District and check it out!
@Trippingthroughadventures there are loads of drone footage videos. Whenever I go there, people always have the drones out.
I think the key thing you have to understand is that the UK is not a monoculture, it's comprised of four countries and we have 10 indigenous languages, plus large migrant populations mostly drawn from the Commonwealth who also speak their own languages. We have around 40 distinct dialects of English alone!
Basically, I think it's fair to say there is more variety in UK culture than in American culture. So, when Americans come to London and think they've seen 'England' (really meaning the UK) it's pretty annoying.
There are many UK tourists whose main experience of America is Disney World, so imagine if they came back to the UK and said that everyone in America dresses like cartoon animals and refers to the whole of the USA as 'Disney.' Even worse if when you corrected them they told you you're wrong!
That's the annoyance.
The UK is beautiful and all the four countries have their own charm and beautiful countryside. Devon, Cornwall and Dorset, Wiltshire and Somerset are all beautiful. Then there is the South Coast: Hampshire ( where I live ). West and East Sussex and Kent. All beautiful and if you like history there is plenty to see in Cathedral's and Castles and beautiful Stately Homes like Highclere Castle ( Downton Abbey from TV program). Blenheim Palace , Oxfordshire. Northern England Yorkshire, Lancashire and Derbyshire etc etc. Wales and Scotland and Cardiff and Glasgow are worth a visit. Buy yourself a Lonely Plant Tour guide and it will cover the whole of the UK history, landscape etc etc. Also there is the Cotswolds and Lake District and Hadrians Wall built by the Romans, that Borders England and Scotland. I love my little island called UK and very proud of our history and landscape.
The UK is truly A Green and Pleasant Land.
All countries have beauty but one of the great things about the UK is diversity and depth of the beauty in an easily travelable area.
Go to alnwick in Northumberland to see the original hatty Potter castle from the first film 😊
Try the Wye valley and the English/Welsh border country ….absolutely beautiful ,lots of old castles ,places like Chester and Shrewsbury. The British Isles are just beautiful and stuffed with history. If you have British ancestry,this is where your ancestors came from…..I think a lot of Americans forget that!
I live not far from there.
I live in the South East of England, near Canterbury and there are so many stunning places to see here BUT my heart is in Northumberland (not far from the Scottish border). The natural beauty of the area is breathtaking and tranquil and there are many ancient sites to visit including Hadrian’s Wall built by the Romans and around 73 miles long, together with ruined Roman forts. There are Castles including Bamburgh, which is on the beach and Alnwick (pronounced Annick). The Holy Island of Lindisfarne is nearby and also has a castle and a Priory. You can only get to the Island by way of a causeway but being tidal it’s under water at certain times and you have to know when the tide’s coming in. Just three of the many amazing places you can see and might want to look up. 10/10 by the way for your corrections to some of Ryan’s pronunciations!
More and more people are finding us. "Vira" has a lot to answer for😀
I live there gods country
Yep I'm just down the road in Maidstone, and we really do live in a beautiful part of the world, despite becoming heavily over populated.
The weather in the UK is much cooler than you're used to and we experience all the seasons, from 0 degrees in Winter with snow and ice, to average temperatures of 20-25 celcius (60-77 F). as well as spring and autumn (fall). High summer termperatures are around 29 - 32 C (84 - 89 F). The highest temperature ever recorded in the UK was a few years ago when it reached 40.3 C (104.5 F) but that is rare. Oh and don't forget, homes in the UK do NOT have air conditioning (AC)! You'll only generally find AC in offices and other buildings. The UK is a nice place to enjoy cooler temperatures and the seasons. It does rain a bit in the west of the country too.
The thing i took from this vid is that you watch and understand 'Only fools and Horses' ? You are indeed turning British !!!
Everything else is meant to be Experience in person, that’s the only thing I needed you to know, that was the true message my soul needed you to hear 🤣😂🤣😂
I watched a young boy on Mount Snowdon, one afternoon It's not Welles it's Wales, if you are Welsh it is Cymru. They speak their own language. Rounding up Sheep, with two dogs, he was amazing. Only used Welsh. When my parents were children they were banned from using Welsh in School, if they were caught they were punished. Of course they still used it at Home Unfortunately in the 1930s many had to leave Wales because they closed the Coal Mines, they had to leave Wales to find work. Luckily the men were intelligent enough to be able to adapt to other Industries. Many nearly as dangerous as Coal Mining ⛏️.My father worked in an Iron Foundry, before Automation. Hell on earth.They are now, self Governing, Early days yet.
Try kent the garden of england, my home county,
I'm English, I can't stand only fools and horses.
Well spotted❤it is Westminster,the reason people will pick you up on uk,british,English,Scottish Welsh or Northern Ireland is because most people are proud of their country 😅❤
Ps I see you now have the travel 🐛 bug😂🇬🇧🇺🇸
Correct, Minister (servant) works in a religious organization or government. Minster on the other hand is a church. St Paul's cathedral was the church in the City of London (pretty much the old London Londinium) where money was made that polluted the air which was taken east by the wind and poop was thrown into the river before sewers ( and sadly today by privatized water companies looking to save money). The royals and their fan club thus built places upstream and west of the dirty capitalists and a rival west church (minster).
Always makes me smile when someone says “lt’s just like out of a movie” when looking at a movie location.
Our coastline is like that because of the Alps. Scotland is rising, England is sinking because of the tectonic activity that keeps the Alps up. That’s why the north and west has cliffs, eastern and southern England is lower down (with a few exceptions of chalk hills that have become cliffs).
It’s also why the Jurassic coast is important because the rock strata got tipped on its side. That laid out aeons of geological history across the ground, just waiting for someone to get curious about why there was so much variety of rock in that area. They could just read the history off the surface, they didn’t need to dig it up.
The Scottish people who painted their face's blue where the picts, they have some amazing artwork.
There it is and I was saying “they lied “ I was referring to the Braveheart movie, William Wallace never did that, they stole the idea from the picts
@@Trippingthroughadventures of course Braveheart is an American movie for an American audience (initially), so nobody outside the UK really cared about the details. Blue woad on the face died out about 200 years before the Wallace story. It was, however, a useful identifier for the audience to who was who on the battlefield scenes.
You might want to check out Skara Brae in Orkney, Scotland. It's a stone age village that was uncovered in a storm. ruclips.net/video/n29TmCfEwXc/видео.htmlsi=ruNIzL6CU1XfqlUD
Robert the Bruce was the real deal some say it was The Bruce that handed Wallace over to the English but there's all different versions of the truth.
@@Trippingthroughadventures the romans made written records of the ancient Britton’s they faced during the south coast invasion being covered in blue wode.
I'm from the UK and family has a villa In florida it's strange that how you love the UK and we love America we try to come to florida twice a yea great videos
I think it’s the drastic difference lol it’s hard to impress a Brit with and old castle and a cobbled street and it’s hard to impress a Floridian with a nice beach and palm trees lol
Avebury Circle is what you are talking about. You are correct, it's 'Henge' not hedge. There are dozens of stone circles and other neolithic sites all over the UK. Thanks for being so interested and respectful, you're welcome back anytime!😊
Thank you for watching 😊
Another huge benefit of the UK is that it is much smaller than the US, so everything is much closer, and we are close to Europe so other countries are only a train ride or short flight, 2 hrs, away!. In the UK you're never more than about 80 miles from the coast and you can drive from one end of the UK to the other in a single day (about 15 hrs).
Stonehenge is a tourist trap. There are dozens of stones circles as old or older around Great Britain.
If you want scenery ANY national park will do, Scotland is blessed with scenic views as soon as you head north of the M8 (the Glasgow/Edinburgh motorways) but it's cold in winter and swarmed with insects in summer.
Wales is a well kept secret, I think they are so quite hoping to be forgotten. It's no party central, but if you love nature it can be surprising...
The south of England is expensive. An hour of London in any direction cuts costs, but head north and it's a different country... They're friendlier, more talkative and more sociable (on the whole) but accents will change rapidly as you move north...
King Arthur was a myth, perhaps based upon some events long ago, but more a romanticised story... However Wales has the coolest national animal, a Dragon, yes a dragon, it's on their flag. The Scottish national animal is a Unicorn, but it's not on their flag.
My favourite stone circle is the Standing Stones of Callanish on the Isle of Lewis in the Hebrides, off the west coast of northern Scotland. It's close to the sea in a beautiful setting. Much daintier than Stonehenge..
The most interesting thing about Stonehenge is that the huge stones from which it is made came from Wales and were transported all that way, before wheels were invented.
It is however one of the supporters - the other is the lion of England - On the coat of arms of the United Kingdom.
@@missharry5727 The secret of Stonehenge is not what but how, and a little known secret is that some stones have been moved and cemented in place.
The question as to its purpose is as intriguing as any of these stone circles, why would Stonehenge be any different other than size?
You want a stone circle? Go to Avebury. It's older and far bigger than Stonehenge, you can walk through and touch the stones, and it's got a pub in the middle.
And it's down south.😅
@@adventussaxonum448 You had me until "it's down south"...
I definitely think you should hire a car, you can drive from London to Scotland in about 5 hours, if you go in summer the scenery will be stunning, you can drive through the Highlands to Skye or go and see the lochs, basically Britain becomes your Oyster...
Land's End to John o' Groats is the traversal of the length of the island of Great Britain between two extremities, in the southwest and northeast. The traditional distance by road is 874 miles (1,407 km) and takes most cyclists 10 to 14 days; the record for running the route is nine days.
You’ve got someone in your party who really wants to go to Edinburgh so you’d better get that under your belt first!
Then think in regions. These would be the South West (Devon and Cornwall), Wales (more castles than you can shake a stick at and spectacular scenery), the Cotswolds (stunning villages and cottages), the West Country (including Stonehenge and Bath), the Midlands (Manchester and Birmingham), East Anglia (Norfolk and Suffolk), the Lake District, the Peak District, the Yorkshire dales and the North East around Newcastle and Durham.
Distance between the various regions is small in mileage terms compared to the USA but there’s so much to see and do when you get to the next point that you’ll be spoiled for choice. Our cities, towns and villages all have special places to visit, maybe cottages, stately homes and gardens, Viking relics, Roman walls, medieval churches or a castle or two.
You could do a search for any of those topics and get a good selection of YT videos to whet your appetite. Good luck on your new journey of discovery!
Manchester in the midlands 😮 don’t let the Mancs hear you saying that. Manchester and Liverpool are both in the North West (Lancashire, Cheshire)
Great video guys. We are blessed living in the UK. History, great landscapes, nice people yet we embrace the future.
As a Welsh expat now living in Australia I must say if you visit Wales you must go to North Wales.Absolutely stunning.When you take the train up Mount Snowdon make sure it’s going to be a clear day.
Although London is an amazing place to visit it's a very different experience to the rest of the UK. Visiting London and thinking one has visited the UK would be like one of us flying to New York and thinking we know what America is like 😊
Recommend Wales (north and south) and south-west England (especially Somerset & Devon, but Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Cornwall have their positives too). BTW when I was a child there were no restrictions at the Stones (Stonehenge), you just went up and touched them (too steep to climb) and also looked at the graffiti that had been carved into them in the preceding hundreds of years.
Hi I'm from Yorkshire and yes Yorkshire is the largest county in England, its split into ridings west Yorkshire, south Yorkshire, north Yorkshire, east Yorkshire.
All have great countryside places to visit, lake district is in cumbria in north west England, we go there quite a lot as I'm only 2 hours drive from there, it's a beautiful place we hike all over in the lake district, a must to see if you come over again, keep up the great videos .
Many thanks Steve and Christine.
The tall buildings in London are strangely shaped because of something called "St Paul's heights law"...this law stops buildings being built that would restrict the view of St Paul's cathedral from 10 different points around London
Skye is as far north as Kodiak Island in Alaska. if it wasnt for the gulf stream/north atlantic drift it would be a sub arctic climate in Scotland. as it is we have sub-tropical plants growing outside.
there are stone circles all throughout Britain and Ireland. poarts of Europe too. there are a couple on the Orkney islands much older than Stonehenge. big ones
I am very happy to hear that you are a fan of “Only fools and horses”. I never get tired of seeing it. I love it. Especially Del Boy and Rodney but actually they are all great.
Have you seen any of the episodes of “ Faulty Towers”. It is also very funny. If you haven’t seen any of them try some out. I am sure you will love it.
You need to checkout the Lake District also Cornwall
Scotland has a colder climate, England and Wales has a subzero deep winter and about 30°C max for no more than a month. We effective get 3 Months hot, 3 months cold and 6 months of anything goes often in the same day.
There wasn't any on this video but along with the clear ocean we also have palm trees in parts of the UK
8,000-6,000 years ago England was actually connected to Europe via a land bridge called Doggerland, there was a huge deluge that raised sea levels and Doggerland didn't get destroyed, it simply exists as Dogger Bank under the sea now...
No doggerland was washed away because of a tsunami off the coast of Norway that killed 25% of GB’s population
You guys make me realise how lucky we are here in Britain. 😊 the history is amazing.
The Snowdon comes from the old English/Saxon words ‘Snow Dun’, meaning Snow Hill as is the mountain in Wales, I think.
There is a channel callled “day off adventures”, they are a couple of Americans who came here hiking the Cotswold way. Well worth a watch.
You must go to Whitby it is so beautiful and takes you back in time
Hi Guys , great reaction ! plenty to do and see here on our little old island, look into some of our cathedrals ,Yorkminster , Canterbury and sailsbury they will blow your mind 😊. Best wishes
I live on the North Wales coast by Caernarfon and yes there's a big castle. When i look out of my kitchen window i can see an Iron age hill fort that sits right next to the beach at Dinas Dinlle. keep up the good work with your blogs and videos
There are loads of hendges, Ailsbury is stunning. There are much older ones on Shetland an island at the very north east of Scotland.
A fabulous place to visit in north of Wales is Comrie, there is a fantastic castle well worth a visit. There is a fantastic grand house in the center of the town its medeaval and open through the summer. The town is walled and the smallest cottage in the UK is on the key, it is tiny but was lived in by a very tall man. The water way is famous for mussels, totaly yummy. There is a large butchers in the center of the town it sells all sorts of pick nick lunch stuff. The best cake i have EVER eaten was from this shop, its a vanilla sponge with what we decided was custard powder on the base, OMG it may sound boaring byt anything but. I tried it about 25 years ago and i have NEVER forgotten how amazing it was, unfortunatly i have been extreamly ill for years so i have not been back, but it is well worth a visit.
You can go back into northen England, the city of Chester is another amazing day out. There are Roman ruins all over the place, even in shop and free to see. Chester has a amazing wall that is Roman and surounds the city, it is 2 miles long and is a easy walk. There is half a amphetheater which is easy to see just next to the Wall at East Gate. The oldest hourse racing course is also there and it has extreamly busy race days, best to avoid.
The Rovs are amazing to wander around they are a compleat set of coverd walk ways, they are wood and the area you actually walk on area is set back from the outside, the rows are well worth a visit, comfy shoes are a help. There is a huge choice of hotels and B&B's and a fantastic choice of places to eat. It is imposible to get board in Chester apart from the great resturants and pubs to eat at the huge choice in eaterys will blow you away, maybe walk the Walls to give you sbace for pudding.
There is also a huge cathedrel to spend time wandering around. If you have been to Liverpool or Manchester get the train to Chester ( make sure you get on the train with the shorter travel time because the journey can take an age if you get the wrong train). You can rent a car from Chester to get you to North Wales and Conway.
These are two amazing places to visit, you realy will be blowen away by them. You can also visit Llandudno it is not far from Conway and is a old fashoned sea side resort with loads of hotels. There is a lovely free pier to prom along at the Orme (a lump of a hill ) with great views and wild goats. I realy do hope you have a great time visiting this cornor of the UK, Anglesea is a stunning island to drive round, it has got a fantastic unfinished castle to wander round.
Anyway these are all places spending some time wandering around, hopefully you get good weather.
Shame you had volume issues. The volume on the video you were reviewing was much lower than your voices, so trying to get a balance was tricky. There's no war between London and the rest of the UK, it's just that London is not representative of the UK as a whole.
This was our first reaction video so you got to do one to see what you need for the next one lol, we are running a streaming software the issue is actually we need to let it play through the software but in order to do that we need a head phone splitter so we don’t double the sound coming from the computer and the software to create a horrible doubled sound lol. We were more referring to what people claim as being uk and what people consider their own country or town lol if we said it was a British thing someone would say “no that a English thing” and if we said it was a English thing “ they would say “ no it’s a British thing. For example our pub video. We had people saying it was not just English pub culture it was British as well as people saying “ that’s not how pubs work in uk that’s a London thing” or “ that’s a English pub “ lol.
@@Trippingthroughadventures Yep, the sound was distorted (double-tracked?) for me, as well as being lower volume. Could just about follow most of it, but it was quite an effort. Good luck getting the equipment you need sorted out. It all costs money!
Uk , is beatiful & i'm talking about all ,england,scotland,wales ,northern irland .im so lucky to have all this on my door step , you can jump in the car & drive for a few hours. The history is insane .born here & love it .
This should be subtitled, "Or... MY favourite places that I've visited"! lol. :) The UK is full of stunning scenery, beautiful countryside, historic sites and amazing architecture". It's a good top 10 but just remember that it's a very personal list. I think most Brits wouldn't half of his choices, at least, in their personal top 10s. Not because they're bad choices, rather because we're all different, coupled with the fact that he missed out many, much more obvious choices. For instance, most Brits would probably include the Lake District, Cornwall and the Cotswolds, which he didn't even mention. Some of the many picturesque historic towns would be included too, such as York, Cambridge or Bath, to give just 3 examples. :)
I do agree with you. When we would planning our trip to London, we were trying to include Cotswolds and bath. We had something booked and it ended getting cancelled. We did get to make it to Oxford and it was lovely.
There is so much more than just London, next to me in the west kennet long burrows ( I think you described it during the video. Oh yeah and Silbury Hill and its stone circle.
A Henge is just mean's and circular construction...stone henge is a henge made of stone :)
You want to see magical creatures. I never forget when my daughter came back from a swim at our local pool, where she walks back through the park. She swears even now when she’s grown up that she saw a fairy!
Hi you guy's need to come live here, Lot's more holiday's, Free health care, it does have a lot of plus points, The weather is not so great, But i am with you with really hot weather it can be too much, as least we do get the 4 seasons here, ATB Wayne UK....😀👍
You should checkout York its stunning
Check out Cornwall/Devon/Somerset/Wiltshire for just 4 examples, also the Lake District and the Cotswolds.
Castles are all over the UK... you'll find many in England, Wales and Scotland. You can't possibly see all of the UK unless you stay for months. If you have a couple of weeks then you could stay in an area of Wales, England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland for a few days at a time to get a flavour of each but it would only be a taste as there is so much to see and do.
A few points.
1) Dinosaur fossils from the Jurassic coast can be about the size of an adult human male but are of sea based creatures.
2) some of the shapes of new London buildings is because of laws to protect views of St Pauls Cathedral from various points in the city.
If you moved here the summers are long endless days and can get very warm. Winter is wonderful with Christmas lights and festivals. I'd go visit your family for Jan and Feb as they are dark, cold and not much fun.
York is amazing too.
Please note that at 7:15 the view is of the Belle Tout lighthouse (although it hasn't been a lighthouse since around 1902) with the much more famous Beachy Head lighthouse just round the corner and all part of the Seven Sisters Cliffs. The one slight problem is that they have NOTHING to do with the Jurassic Coast, and are a long way from there. I know this because I live very close to the Seven Sisters. They are part of the South Downs in Sussex and it is beatiful.
And the Romans, Saxons and Norman's. In S . Wales you have a Roman ampatheater too. A lot of history that we Brits don't visit often as we are surrounded by it. We take it for granted.
I live 10 mins away from the Amphitheater
Theatre. Don't start using American spelling. We have to fight that to keep our language.
Right you guys. Go to the forest of Dean and the Wye Valley which is near the English/Welsh border. The Cotswolds is near the forest which has some of the most beautiful villages in England and goes all the way to Bath, a beautiful city. Do not go haring off up north.
All of the nations and regional groups in them are proud of their heritage and guard them avidly.
21:50 Your natural home is the Northumberland National Park… least densely populated place in the UK and it’s one of the no light pollution zones so when it’s nighttime it’s really really dark. My friends live there and it’s like a planetarium above you. You can see satellites, space junk, so many stars, sometimes planets depending on the day you look.
Most of us here in GB live within half an hour from really cool places that could grace any top ten lists. Arbor Low for instance has a lot more to offer than Stonehenge in many respects. The Roaches in Staffordshire has some of the weirdest looking rocks you will ever see, and close by is one of the best kept secrets, Luds Church..
I live in the north east england, you have seen durham, where i am, i can drive, from here and be in france on the tunnel in 6 hours, i can drive through france 800 miles and get to spain, and drive to south spain in 2 days, putting my head down in the car for a couple of hours here and there, i have done it 6 times,
There are hundreds of prehistoric stone circles in the uk. There is one about 2 miles from my house. Generally you can visit these free and get right amongst them. Many have stories and folk lore attached to them.
A gherkin is a pickled cucumber.
You don't sound the h in Buckingham and it's more hum than ham😂
The standing stones at Stonehenge came from the Preseli Hills of Pembrokeshire , S W Wales - a beautiful county. We have a lot of castles there as we Welsh were a rebellious bunch when the English and the Normans invaded!
My home overlooks Old Harry! in Dorset.😊😊
Snowdonia is in North Wales.
Wherever you go, I hope you have a wonderful time .
I would spend some holidays in the Channel Islands, Scilly Isles, Isle of Wight,bThe Isle of Man The Farne Islands, Inner and Outer Hebrides, The Orkney and Shetland Islands. All are different all have their own uniqueness, and the islanders are all friendly. Trust me!
that was a snapshot of great placess to visit but obviously there are many more. 10 best well not so sure but anything like that is always very subjective but it definately gave a taster of the sorts of places you can find.
There are plenty of ancient stone structures across the country. If you visit North Wales there is the Bryn Celli Ddu Burial Chamber on the Isle of Angelsey where you can walk into the chamber itself where you will find items left by the last celebration of the Summer Solstice. It's not far from Conwy, a walled medieval city with an impressive English castle. In the north of England you might also like the Roman Hadrian's Wall and Vindolanda, the remains of a Roman military town.
No York ,I can't believe it .Derbyshire Peak District .Lake District,
Well said. NORTHUMBRIA is NOT only Newcastle regardless of the Geordies ignorance. Northumbria was a kingdom (and largely Anglo Saxon). The County of Northumberland has more castles than any other county in the UK. The County of Durham is Fabulous. Go there, you will love it.
Hang on your pickle is actually a pickled gherkin because to pickle is a process and not a vegetable, the small cucumber has gone through a pickling process. See???
The east of England is almost totally flat with low beaches and drier weather. The rain comes from the west and mostly drops on the mountains.
According to google there are 1,303 stone circles in Britain. Avebury stone circle, Castle Rigg, Stanton Drew stone circle and Cove, The Roll Right Stones to name but a few. We also have sites where there were wooden henges, where mostly today the post holes are left. I would suggest you go where you would like to go to on your next trip over here. Whatever you decide I will look forward to watching your travels thank you.
The stone circle located near to Stonehenge is Avebury which is large enough to encompass a real village, with a road running through it. Decent pub there too!
Close by Avebury (within a short walk) is Silbury Hill, not to mention the West Kennet Long Barrow. The barrow is a burial mound, but Silbury's purpose is unknown. But both, like the stone circle of Avebury, are prehistoric.
Sounds like Australia and USA have some major similarities. Both HUGE, both BEAUTIFUL, but everything is so spread out. I live in Perth, Western Australia, and it's said to be the most remote city on earth. Takes a couple of days driving just to get out of the state.
lol that’s how it is Jacksonville (bout 20 miles south of the state line) to Miami is 350 miles and Miami still a couple hours north of key west. Meaning you could drive for 8 hours in Florida and still be in Florida. And we are not even close to the biggest state lol. We are just big countries.
I'm surprised there was no mention of Bath. It is one of (if not THE) most picturesque of UK cities. For sure, we have millions of tourists (a high proportion of which are American) every year - many just for the day. It's only 100 miles from London, 80 minutes on the train or an easy drive. It's a small city (100K pop) with 2 universities, exquisite Georgian architecture, and the Roman Baths - the only natural hot spa in the country. The entire city is a World Heritage Site, the only other European example being Venice. You HAVE to visit on your next trip. Let me know and I can take you on a crawl of our fantastic, historic pubs!!
We like it didn’t mention any of the towns cuz we want to do sounds on a separate vlog. Bath is on our list it looks so beautiful 🤩
I recently visited Harlech, in north Wales, took a wrong turning and found myself driving down what was the steepest street in the world. It's since been downgraded to second place, but still pretty scary.
Great vid , nowhere in the uk is more than 70ish miles from the sea, I'm in the middle of the south coast (below london) where today its sunny with a breeze with a temp of 66F , i watched your last trip where the Lady totally outclassed london lol,my only advise is to make it a holiday and not an ordeal, pick an area and stick in it as iv seen some trying to spread far too wide, travelling takes time as you know ,don't waste it, Hope you both get back soon
Lovely shots @ 7:19, not of Anvil Point Lighthouse close to Old Harry but of Belle Tout Lighthouse near Beachy Head, similar chalk cliffs but in East Sussex not Dorset.
No Cornwall, no Devon - you really have some further treats in store. Visit Brixham or St Ives, Port Isaac, Exmouth, Lamorna Cove, Looe, or the little village of Mousehole near Penzance.
See Cheddar Gorge and the caves there (do some cheesemaking there), see the Woodford Velley in Wiltshire, see the city of Salisbury - so many recommendable places.
Watch Stonehenge on the summer solstice, thousands of people there....i grew up in east london but i moved to wales best thing I've ever done
In Scotland they have vast swarms of tiny mosquitos called Midges. You can buy veils to put over your head.
Wales is also beautiful! Im sure you will love it also! Good job! Love your reaction videos
A pickle is something that has been pickled through the process of pickling, many things can be pickled, a gherkin is a pickled cucumber. Pickling is a preservation technique to keep food edible for long periods.
In the the states a gherkin is called a pickle and everything else is called “ pickled (insert name here)” idk why I missed that meeting when they were deciding that 😂
Then there's Branston pickle, great with cheese and cold meat...
When you guys asked why Britain is like that, in terms of raised cliffs etc. I think some of it is down to the old "Doggerland" - basically Britain and Mainland Europe were once connected by land, there was no English Channel, no North Sea etc. - from around 16,000 BC - 7,000 BC that land mass shrunk due to rising sea levels as ice caps melted, then around 6,000 BC there was an enormous landslide off the coast of Norway that lead to the whole area being flooded. So what we see now as Cliffs, were once part of Mountain ranges, essentially. As to why they formed that way in the first place? That's plate tectonics over millions of years as the continents and land masses we now know separated from Pangea. Just look at the Continents of South America and Africa, they pretty much slot together
great video guys, im from CT orginally, but moved to the uk in 2006. you should check out the isles of scilly, these are the most southern islands in the uk and are a tropical paradise, i have visited the islands since i was 2 and my family has for generations, one of the top beautiful places in the uk.