I'm from the UK and I can tell you that it doesn't rain all the time - we even have heatwaves in the summer sometimes ☺ Don't worry about not spending too much time in London as there is SO much more to see and enjoy in the UK.
Constant rain in Britain is a tourist myth. Last summer where i live, it didnt rain from March right through to September. You can get all seasons in one day and may need sun cream and an umbrella on the same day though.
The UK's annual rainfall is actually less the the US. And London gets less rain than New York, Rome in Italy, Sydney in Australia. When people say it always rains in the UK it's wildly exaggerated. Some parts of the UK do receive alot of rain but these are isolated areas and have alot to do with topographic position in the country, near the coast, mountainous regions etc. You should visit Bath, The Lake District, York, Cornwall, Cheddar Gorge (the home of Cheddar Cheese) , Longleat Safari Park, Norfolk Broads. There are literally hundreds of great places to visit in England! As for London, there are so many great places to visit and eat. Borough Market, Museums (most are free). You should definitely go to a pub for some food and the experience,they're not like bars in the US , they're very family friendly and some have hundreds of years of history. You don't have to drink alcohol. If you like Parks London has loads, there's a great video highlighting some of the best ones. It's on RUclips, Must Visit London Parks in 2023 by Suitcase Monkey. It's a great video to react to !! London is technically a jungle. Fact!
Do not go to stonehenge, go to Avebury, just down the road, it is bigger and you can go and touch the huge stones and it feels a bit ethereal. Good pub in the middle, you are missing out!
Yep, also came here to say this. A much better place to visit if you want to see a stone circle, it’s huge and has a village inside the circle. You can walk amongst the stones unlike Stonehenge (unless it’s the summer solstice). Also Silbury Hill and West Kennet Long Barrow where you can go into the burial chambers, these are all on the Avebury complex. Well worth a visit if you like history and easy to get to off the M4/A4 one of the major routes across the south of England.
im only 100 miles north, for sure gave me a reason to visit, also have very pretty village and church . looks a great place to take some pictures. Stonehenge im even tempted to go past the fence to get close as trespass only civil so they can ask you to leave but Stonehenge i feel if you taking pictures its prob better from a distance so long you get close as you wanted job done rest can be done inc it within a landscape from a distance what be the main reason for a visit, long lens compress the landscape behind rolling hills leading up to it with a sun rise. id prob get there for sunrise in summer so be there very early so who knows might be able to get close and not seen if willing to do a bit walking. i know people who been right up to them, it mad that i got to brake a few rules now. so a place just as old down the road but also has lots other pretty things to see its a big win i say. they want to charge over £100 per a person for special tours, the reason they give is so people don't get in to the photo of stones, ive always planned a very early start, most still be in bed. the thing what has attracted me more to it is the challenge getting close just because now being told i cannot , as really the only shot id like to get is from a distance. far many other places on my list before heading south inc lots wales still to see and 1.5k mile road trip around northern Scotland and visit an island or two so lots to do before heading south but one day maybe many years i get to the south. but thank you for tip Avebury im sure keeping that in mind
On a stone circle front. If you are up in the Lake district, just outside of Keswick is Castlerigg. While the stones are small you are often the only one there and regardless of weather the location gives either fantastic views or a mystical, spiritual feeing in the fog or rain.
1 - The Lake District - One of the most beautiful parts of the UK. 2 - North Devon - Lynton and Lynmouth, Illfracombe, Minehead...too many lovely places to name them all. 3 - Torbay - This is Torquay, Paignton and Brixham, the English riviera. If you do go here, climb up Berry Head, great views. 4 - North East - Rothbury, Morpeth, Alnwick, Bamburgh and Berwick upon Tweed just a few of the lovely places here. 5 - Cotswolds - Stunning villages in incredible countryside. Bourton on the water, Morton on the marsh etc.
Visit a countryside village pub, preferably by a river, sit outside with a fruit juice or soft drink….just experience it. If you intend to see London, I would book your next trip specifically for London…it’s that big with so much to see…..just get a tour bus and see the main sights this time. Dorset, Devon and Cornwall, the Lake and Peak districts, the Cotswolds and the Yorkshire Dales are all beautiful places. It depends on what you want to see….lots of castles and stately homes to roam around, but I’m sure you will make an itinerary to suit you 😊
If you’re a Jane Austen fan you must check out Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. It’s possibly the house Jane Austen had in mind for Pemberly. You can tour the house and amazing gardens and step back in time to the world of her characters. It’s about mid way in the Uk. Down south not to far from London is the Jane Austen House Museum . It’s were she wrote her books and where she died. As for London my fears you will need a heck of a lot more than 2 hours! A day at least to see just a small selection of historical places alone. And York! Yessss definitely!!!!!
I am English and moved to Ireland 7 years ago, it is always cloudy in the main, I get very little sunlight. England, although a cloudy country does get a lot more sunshine, being close to the Atlantic the weather here is very unpredictable and the temperatures are much cooler. There is a lot of history here and you can get close to all the ancient sites, it is unspoilt from that point of view
Bath, in the south west, is amazing for its Roman links, and also York, both for the Roman and the Vikings links (the Jorvik museum is incredible), and try and get to Edinburgh and the highlands. And also, I know you don't drink, but do try and go to a pub for a traditional pub meal. And being a 'lad from lancashire', it's through gritted teeth I have to say Yorkshire is amazing, and where Wuthering Heights was based
You've got to remember that the UK is an island so most of our weather comes from the sea also you must visit a pub when you're here you can get food and don't have to drink alcohol.
Missed out middle and North England. Lancashire and Yorkshire have so much history and beautiful countryside. Perhaps see videos on each county if there are some. 😊
@@dale897 The guy is an athlete, runner so it does surprise me he hasn't considered the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire Moors or the Peak District. He obviously has a penchant for rugged and beautiful country side, hence my guess is he hasn't experienced them. I would research all 4 of these National Parks as well, especially since they are not far from each other.
Regarding the weather. I live in the East of England in East Anglia, which is the hottest part of the UK. We get nice weather from like May to September. Last year it was blue skys for like 6 months and so hot we had fires and droughts. Temperatures went up to 104F. It ranges from like 68F to 100F +. The seasons are pretty much the seasons in England.
It doesn't rain everyday in England.. we might not have hot sunny weather everyday but we have nice weather a lot over the year.. even winter isn't always that bad.. x
I'm going back to London in September just to visit the British Museum. It has probably the greatest collection of artefacts from Egypt, ancient Greece, Rome and countries from all over the World. There's also the Natural History Museum to vist and the National Gallery by Trafalgar Square with 2300 paintings from the greatest artists in history. It has Van Gogh’s Sunflowers, Van Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait, Holbein’s Ambassadors and works by Turner, Leonardo, Velázquez, Titian, Constable, Botticelli, Monet, Caravaggio and Vermeer. Bonus - they're all FREE to visit.
a free museum. I’d also recommend the science museum at Kensington - free too. Space exhibits there. Also the imperial war museum over the river is very good and free
Hi Guys Lake district is a good place to see, Lake Windermere , Hope you guy's get dry weather when you visit, PS small roads & most cars are what you guy's call stick shift, so ask for auto if that's what you want, ATB Wayne UK..........
Big Ben and Elizabeth Tower. Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, at the north end of the Palace of Westminster.Elizabeth Tower, originally referred to as the Clock Tower, but more popularly known as Big Ben, was raised as a part of Charles Barry's design for a new Palace .
Wales is one not to miss, lots to see and do with great landscapes, if you like out door sports lots trails all over, steam trains, horse drawn canal boats, lots rivers / lakes two national parks, stunning coastline. well worth a visit, even if its just a taste, as next trip you might want see more
Yeah. I often stay in Yr Wyddfa (Snowdonia). The Dark Skies initiative is excellent. You get to see what a starry sky looks like without light pollution. Something I'm grateful for, as I live in a big city. Llanberis Pass is a drive that makes my jaw drop, it is so scenic.
If you only have a few hours in London then go on one of the open top bus tours, it's obviously not in depth but you get to see all the iconic sites and views around the city! This is what I did when only there for a few hours and was fantastic! 😍👍👀❤️
I suspect that his list is heavily weighted towards the places he's visited, which will be a small subset of the what's there to see. I think you're on the right track to not get too distracted by London, but there are many wonderful provincial cities; York, Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh are amongst the most picturesque with fairly concentrated historic centres . All the big industrial towns of the midlands & north will offer lots of fascinating cultural buildings, museums mixed with more industrial heritage. Beautiful countryside abounds but for the more distinctive National Parks in terms of scenery, I'd suggest the Yorkshire Dales, Lake District and Cotswolds. You'll never be far from castles or enormous country houses so it might be best to leave them till last in your planning, find out where you are when you have a half day to fill and then check the "National Trust" and "English Heritage" websites as there's almost certain to be a mansion/castle attraction within a very short drive. If you're confident you'll manage more than one trip, it's worth bearing in mind that traffic may make you're journeys longer than you hope so plan carefully. Scotland is less busy but more spaced out and many of the main arterial roads don't go as directly as you'd like. Standing stones - loads of great ones in the Western isles & Orkney but Avebury was a good more accessible idea as suggested below. I'm realising how silly it was to start making suggestions as I've barely scratched the surface - the West Country heading down into Devon & Cornwall past Bath and Wells offers some of the most beautiful culture & countryside. I would repeat the statement made by others - don't avoid the pubs on alcohol grounds - these days many will serve some of the best food you'll find and in buildings that are often many hundreds of years old and dripping with history. The Good Pub Guide will steer you to ones with good reputations local to wherever your journey takes you.
A ‘proper’ pub in the UK is in no way equivalent to a bar in the US. It’s a centre for the community, a (usually cosy) place to chill out, socialise, have something to eat. The fact that the serve alcohol is largely incidental. You’d get every bit of the experience without touching a drop.
I'm from Wales and I've just come back from London with my 11 year old twins. We were there for 4 days and I wish it was longer, there was so much we didn't get to do. There's the Tower of London where the Crown Jewels are kept and where Henry the VIII imprisoned and beheaded a few of his wives. There's 'hop on hop off' open top double decker rides for tourists to go to Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, the London Eye, St.Paul's Cathedral, Tower Bridge, shopping in Regent Street and Oxford Street, Madame Tussauds, Camden Market and also boat trips on the Thames. London is also full of Theatres, with shows including top British and American stars from movies and films.
You're right about the reason for the changeable weather in UK , because the UK is an island on the western edge of Europe and the prevailing wind is from The South West the rain clouds roll in off the Atlantic Ocean have to rise up over any mountains where they cool and any moisture in clouds condenses and falls as rain .
Nick in response to your is Ireland overcast question, McIntyre covers that in his weather video. At the end of UK weather forecasts, even if it's sunny, they say "accept Scotland & Northern Ireland" (You'll get what you're used to, rain & misery lol). Its extremely picturesque but coming from Nevada, weather wise it'll be like night & day, so do be prepared.
If you're pressed for time, consider taking the River Bus to Greenwich, from the jetty next to the London Eye. It meanders down river, past many historical sites: Shakespeare's Globe, Tata Modern, St. Paul's Cathedral ++ (need to research) to Tower Bridge. After it passes under Tower Bridge, it picks up speed to Canary Wharf, then beautiful Greenwich. Greenwich: the Old Naval College (the Chapel and the Painted Hall are highlights), Queen's House, the Royal Observatory (inc. the Meridian Line), Cutty Sark and the covered market... some of the pubs have pretty garden areas and the food is reasonable. NB Lived here since 1990.
A lovely day out for you guys to try(weather permitting), while staying in London, is a day trip (by train) to 'Oxford'. You can get a fast, 1 hour train ride from Paddington Station, traveling on a 'GWR' train to Oxford. You can easily get to Paddington train station from central London by either the 'Tube' or taxi. Best to arrive in Oxford by 10am, before the other tourists/visitors arrive. (The main station in Oxford is around 10-15 minute walk into the city centre!!!) I would highly recommend you pre-book a 'walking tour', which lets you see a lot more, for your first visit, especially one of the popular 'Film/TV/Harry Potter'-themed tours!!! There are other 'themed' walking tours available!!!
Hello, I'm enjoying your videos. I particularly enjoy your endearing, head shaking followed by.... "NO!"..... reactions to comments made by comedians. Ha! Very sweet indeed. You are obviously lovely kind people. Anyway.... It’s lovely to see that beautiful shot of Old Harry Rocks, on the Dorset coast of Southern England. I work, part time, for the National Trust on the Purbeck Estate, where it is situated. Old Harry Rocks mark the Western edge of the land that we look after. It starts a few miles to the East, at the entrance to Poole Harbour and extends along 5 beaches to the chalk cliff headland shown in your video. Part of my job is to walk out along the headland checking that all is well. The view is absolutely wonderful. Odd to think we actually get paid to walk around this beautiful part of Great Britain, but I suppose somebody has to do it. There is actually a World War 2, defence fort up on the cliff top and machine gun turrets down on the beach. It's a bit of a worry though.... God help us all if the Germans ever come back for another war! You'll all be standing on the beaches shaking your heads as they invade, telling them "NO!"... and that their behaviour is inappropriate... and if they don't get back in their nasty landing craft and stop being so offensive they will all be cancelled! Ha! (Just joking) Thankyou again for your interesting videos and keep your wonderfully, appropriate, horrified head shaking up! It's very amusing.
I really don't envy you having to decide on a where to go list for your UK visit. But don't stress too much, its almost inevitable that you miss out on places. For such a small area the UK has an abundance of diverse things to see and do. As a northerner it pains me say that London is a must. On a personal level I'd recommend, Edinburgh, bath, York ,the lake District and the isle of Skye.
The bugs that are spoken of in Scotland are called midges , They are about the size of an needle eye but are ferocious little creatures with a big appetite .
Wolter's World has a lot of good videos about the UK and where to visit. York is definitely somewhere you should visit. There isn't really anywhere else quite like it in the UK.
Cotswolds is a pretty area to visit, york is stunning and for London I would suggest westminster Abbey it's full of historic statues , tombs of Kings and queens it's pretty amazing . 😊
If you want to see castles, the SE of Kent has three of the best in Britain. Dover castle is huge, complete and was in use militarily from William the conqueror right up to WW2. It has miles of tunnels within Dover cliffs and a stunning view across to France. Leeds castle is the classic fairytale moated castle with beautiful grounds that was lived in until the 1960s and is the height of beauty and opulence. Hever castle was built by Henry VIII and has all the glory of that era, a moat and acres of beautiful gardens.
I went to Edinburgh once when there were a few American tourists. They really loved getting involved with their Scottish roots. When you live in the UK its not as easy to be highly enthused by your history as its always around. I grew up right next to a roman fort!
Im from Essex in the UK. And whenever tourists come over, they say "it's not fair, you live in a place that belongs in a storybook". I say "go and see for yourself, what we have to show you"
The uk gets its fair share of different weather including rain but also we have our fair share of sunshine as well. Its a very unpredictable climate but we do have sunny sky's and there are some areas of England which hardly see any rainfall. The southeast is the drier part of the uk and it gets hot in the summer there.
I hope you have a great time when you come, and I hope you mange to spend some time in Yorkshire. It's a beautiful area of the UK with stunning countryside, and the historic city of York
If you are going to the North East then I would recommend, 1. York 2. Durham 3. Robins Hood Bay * 4. Whitby. 5. Bamburgh Castle. North Yorkshire. North West, The Lake District Wales, Caernarfon or Conwy Castle, Snowdonia. Ludlow. South West, The Cotswolds Cornwall - so many places, You must have scones with jam and clotted cream.( Jam on first) You don`t need to drink to go in a pub, you can have soft drinks or tea & cofffee, a lot of pubs are gastro pubs now and do very good food, they are not just for drinking in. Find an old one with stone floors and low ceilings for a good atmosphere and soak up the history, just ask Mr Google for reviews. You need a few days to do London.
You are correct, I live 10 minutes from stonehenge, its....ok....if your passing, but there are fields of the same stones you can walk around and touch in Avebury, it's free and the village is beautiful
When we first visited New Zealand from the UK in 2015 we had three weeks and we never expected to ever be able to go there again. Because of that we had to really focus on what we wanted to see. (and you must have no regrets about the things you didn't get to see), We had a great time. As things turned out we have been able to go back in 2017, 2019 and the beginning of this year. We are retired so we were able to spend 6 weeks there this time. When we go now we book all our accomodations (Motels) up in advance and we hire a car and we book our own flights. We plan our route to be 3 hours or less between accomodations and we spend a couple of nights in each place and explore the area. Quite often when driving between places we see something interesting ad stop for a while, or we have a break in a small town for tea/coffee break to break up the journey. It is a plan that has served us well for our last three visits. (the first time we went we did it all through a travel agent).
In London I would recommend the Royal Greenwich Observatory where the line of zero meridian is set. The history of the place and the story of calculating the longitude is shown there with the first hyper accurate ships chronograph. The views of Canary Wharf and the grand buildings of Greenwich is very photo-worthy. For standing stones I would recommend Avebury which is near Stonehenge. The stones at Avebury are 5000 years old and is the biggest henge. It is huge and you can walk up to and touch the stones…
Top 10's are Subjective, and this guys top 10 seemed to revolve around Scotland. The thing is, the UK have such an amazing array of stunning places to visit/live....he didn't broach Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, The Cotswolds, Dorset, Kent, The Norfolk Broads, Gower Coast (Wales), The stunning Wye Valley in Herefordshire, the beautiful Ridings of Yorkshire, The stunning Peak District, and off course the breathtaking Lake District....just a few ideas to whet the appetite. Hope you enjoy your visit to the UK.
This video made me think of "The Catherine Tate Show - Aga Saga Woman" about a posh English mum so I had to request it. Anyway a BIG welcome to Britain from me for when you get here, you never know, you might get spotted lol. I'm a teetotaller too so I know where you're coming from pubs wise, but I think those guys in the comments re' sunday roast might be right, it is a big part of british culture, just go for the lamb not the beef.
Thanks for your videos. I would recommend the Lake District, north west of uk. There is a lot of very scenic lakes , quaint towns, and walking routes within easy travel of each other meaning you can spend less time travelling,
If you want Standing Stones try Avebury it's a proper Henge as well (Stonehenge isn't a Henge it's a banked enclosure). Avebury is huge in comparison there is also Silbury Hill (huge man made Neollithic hill) and West Kennet Long Barrow (Neolithic tomb). It's so big there is a village inside the Henge, you can go up to some of the stones. It's about 20 miles from Stonehenge, the whole area is pockmarked with Round Barrows (burial mounds). It's in Wiltshire you will have to drive to it (there is public transport but it will limit the time you will have there). It's easy to find and well signposted as most places are keep an eye out for Brown Signs with White Writing (places of interest). P.S. if you intend to drive in the UK get yourself a UK Highway Code Book (available from Amazon, not expensive) it will explain everything you need to know about driving in the UK.
A good castle to visit is Bamburg Castle in Northumberland. Not really a ruin but great to look around and you can visit Holy island nearby as well. Also if your in the north of England York is interesting.
Every pub serves non alcohlic / soft drinks and ( usually VERY good ) food if you simply wanted to experience the atmosphere and you will find a pub in even the tiniest towns and villages throughout UK . As to the rain you can stand in one spot in the dry and watch it pour with rain literally a few meters away with a straight wet/dry line dividing the two. It can rain at any time throughout .
Can't believe they didn't put Kent "the garden of England" or Canterbury in here which is where I was born and grew up. The happening part of London I would say is Leicester Square- you should def check it out!
Would recommend the north coast of Cornwall (plus Bodmin moor), Bath, the Cotswolds, the Peak District, the Lake District (especially the less touristy areas), North Yorkshire - especially York, Whitby, Robin Hoods bay and Staithes. For another time the island of Guernsey is a must
As a fellow Jane Austen fan, Bath is definitely a must, but also Chatsworth and Lyme Park are musts as they're the two main historic buildings used for Pemberley as I'm sure you know. The good thing is that they're both on pretty much the same main bus route between Darby and Manchester. While you're in that area you might also want to visit Haddon Hall, on the same route and was used for most versions of "Jane Eyre" as well as "The Princess Bride". Derbyshire and especially the peak district in general are lovely. Bakewell, Matlock and Matlock Bath and Buxton are lovely. Keddleston Hall in the same general area was I think used as one of the properties in the 1995 Pride and Prejudice. Plus there is the stables I think called "Redwoods" where you can see the carriages they used for this version. They also offered when I was there, the possibility of a carriage ride, (a more regular one) around the Dells. On a nice days it's just stunning. As others say outwith that the other locations shown here are definitely worth a look. Really when it comes to being a tourist, it depends on what you're interested in seeing. While you're in Bath, The Cotswolds would be great to visit. Castle Combe is a very nice and another of the towns in the Cotswolds was used for Meryton. Also it actually really doesn't always rain. There are times when it feels like that, but we can actually have stretches of good weather. But not normally quite as long or as hot as elsewhere.
In the last couple of weeks I've used my free bus pass to go to Buxton, Bakewell and Matlock easy peasy from Manchester Airport -bus 199 to Buxton (or 130 to Macclesfield and 58 to Buxton), then TP2 and TP3 to Bakewell and Matlock through the ups and downs, twists of the Peak District. Really enjoyable and no need to drink alcohol. I think there were some Ukrainians on the buses as well. I went to Chatsworth some years ago and it was amazing; also Tatton Hall, Lyme Park, Dunham Massey. Also Quarry Bank Mill.
@@alanmon2690 That whole area is just so beautiful. Hope to some day go back and visit it again and see more and take way more pictures. Though I do have a picture of me under the archway at Lyme Park, where Darcy says goodbye to Lizzie and the Gardiner's after their evening at Pemberley.
@@jennyk488 Bath is where there is the huge Jane Austen festival each year. Plus they have the Jane Austen Centre there. Bath is also a major location in Persuasion and in Northanger Abbey and is mentioned in the others, and many of the locations mentioned in the books are still visitable in Bath so you can visit them, such as the Pump Room and the Assembly Hall. Also Jane Austen herself did in fact live and write in Bath from 1801-1806.
Another place to visit is Windsor Castle, just outside London. The largest and oldest inhabited castle in the World. You can see the Royal state rooms, King Henry VIII armour, there are over 10 Kings and Queens buried there, the round tower built around 1000 years ago, galleries of portraits of all the monarchs, plus the changing of the guards.
If you have an idea where you want to go, there are many videos which show particular areas, Cornwall, Wales, both North and South, Yorkshire, The Cotswolds, Bath..Fish and chips in Whitby, Yorkshire, it was the seaside town where Bram Stoker got the idea for Dracula... Trains and other forms of transport are quick relatively inexpensive, there is even a posh overnight train to Scotland.. a tad too expensive for me, so I do journeys from A to B enjoying all I can on single days in each are.. Have fun. Mor castles than you can shake a stick atr in British Isles.
Northern England has many great places to visit. Cities, towns, villages, countryside. York, Whitby, Durham, Hadrian's Wall, Liverpool, Lake District, Bamburgh Castle, Kynren. The list is practically endless.
As a British man I am sick and tired of Americans who say it always rains in the UK, as a matter of fact it rains more in New York, Chicago and other parts of the US than it does in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. The South, South East and South West of England is the hottest part of the UK in Summer time and as a sufferer of psoriasis it can be very uncomfortable. The North, North West and the North East of England plus Scotland do have more rain than we do but nothing like certain parts of America have. Wales and Northern Ireland have have a lot more non rainy days than rainy days and as for the Republic of Ireland I have been there many times on very long holidays as my late dad came from and I have relatives living there and we had two days of rain out of 3 weeks holiday. My late mum came from Northern Ireland and I have relatives there and I have been there many times on holiday. I have also been to Scotland many times and my favourite place is the Cairngorms and the small town of Aviemore. I have been to America and boy it rained and so hard just like in Majorca which is a Spanish Island is part of the Balearic group of Islands. 💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🏴🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪💙💛🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
Jane Austen wrote her books at her home in Chawton Hampshire. It is a museum so you can visit. From there she loved to visit London, which to see everything is a holiday in itself. Jane also went to live in Bath for a while and there are often Austen related displays and such there. You'll need to check, but it is a lovely place to visit in it's own right. Bath is also steeped in history with it's roman bath house being worth a look. If writers are on the agenda then Stratford upon Avon is a must. The birth place of William Shakespeare, and the home of Anne Hathaway whom he married are there. He died there too! London has so many historical sites, museums, art galleries, and more modern stuff like, shops, markets and of course is world theatre central. Where ever you go in the British Isles you are never going to be far from something Historical, modern cool, sporty, or visually beautiful. Enjoy too the variety of dialects as you move around. We all sound different as we speak. But for the most part we are good friendly sorts. So whenever you're over, welcome, enjoy.
I'm from the UK and I wouldn't bother with Stonehenge. The weather, it doesn't rain all the time, but having a decent amount of rain does help make out country so green. But anywhere from June through to September you can have plenty of hot sunny days.
If your "Jane Austin Fan" is visiting Chawton, there is the city of Winchester, 16 miles away, or the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard (30 miles), Beaulieu (40 miles); there's so much to see in Hampshire and West Sussex.
There are so many really beautiful and accessible places that tourists rarely see that top 1,000 would still be hard to name. Some is seasonal. It depends on when the wild flowers bloom, bluebell woods are breathtaking. The scotish Highlands when the Heather us in bloom. We have many flowering hedgerows and trees. Brimham Rocks is best when it's covered in in wild blueberries. Yellow daffodils line many roads in spring in Yorkshire.
Guys you have to visit Cornwall in the south west of England. There is so much to see and do. We have some of the most stunning coastline, beautiful beaches, crystal clear waters. Be sure to eat a traditional Cornish Pastie as you sit on the end of England at Lands End. No trip to the UK would be complete without visiting our beautiful county.
I live in Cumbria and can see the Southern most point of the Lake District mountains and i have walked the fells many times . The U.K.is having some very hot summers of late and that is a good time to travel because it is not called the Lake District for nothing as we get a good amount of rain outside summertime. The Lakes are full of beautiful scenery and old churches and cute villages.The best castles i would guess are in Wales though they are all over the country just like standing stones. London is more expensive for sure but still has some interesting historic buildings.York also has some interesting history and a wonderful Cathedral also Salisbury Cathedral .
Hi, non-drinking British lady here. I can assure you, you don’t need to drink alcohol to enjoy a pub! Some of the best food is a home cooked pub lunch!! You must visit a pub! Preferably an independent pub rather than a chain.
Visit the tiny village of Steventon in Hampshire where Jane Austen was born & grew up. The Church she attended is still there, up the hill. Lovely walks in the area too.
One thing to do in London, it’s go up the shard by London Bridge railway station you will see London from a great height also sometimes it’s easier just to get a tour bus because they’ll take you to the good sites and you can jump on and off
No mention of the Lake District in the video…that’s one area you really don’t want to miss out on, also if you want quintessential picturesque English villages then should also visit the Cotswolds
Warwick castle is probably the most iconic and most preserved. Having been to a lot of these places when I lived back in the UK he left out a lot of amazing visual spaces.
great castle, only 4 miles from it, even closer to kenilworth castle a big castle but not as well preserved. also part of a few shows years ago at Warwick castle when younger with my mum, me brother walked around with birds prey in costume while my mum and uncle went in to the battles in the show. great times. i do need to revisit as been a very long time since visited, driven passed it on my driving test prob the closest ive been in recent years. for years ive said i must go a visit again as it is a very nice castle and gardens
York, Lincoln, Edinburgh. If you're driving, Stonehenge is perfectly accessible, and you should divert through the countryside to check out some smaller villages - Grassington, Matlock Bath etc as well as take in the English / Welsh / Scottish scenery. If you only have a few hours in London, don't even bother with Buckingham Palaces unless they're changing the guard, isn't as impressive as you'd think. There's a castle on every corner up north, so you'll not be short of those. Also consider taking in a stately home, though they tend to be pricey to visit.
Only 'a few hours' in London? Would recommend having some traditional food in a pub. It's OK, you don't have to drink alcohol, pubs are used to serving soft drinks. You'll experience the atmosphere and can have some great food if you choose the right place. This video mainly focused on impressive outdoor rugged locations. There is gentler and different types of countryside across the UK, as well as picturesque and historical cities, towns and villages all with their own characteristics, quirks, history and traditions.
You are only going to see/tour one building in a couple of hours, London is BIG. London gets less than half the rain of New York, Rome or Sydney BTW, it's not like 1950s Jack The Ripper Hollywood movies 🙂
North Wales is great for castles. They were built there to suppress the Welsh but over time became part of the region and now fly the Welsh flag. Driving around the region can be slow going though. There are lots of narrow twisty roads with little opportunity to overtake and one slow vehicle can cause long tailbacks. My youngest brother lived in the Gwynant Valley, south of Snowdon, and in the summer it could be a nightmare to visit him. I digress, back to castles. Harlech Castle is worth the trip. It used to be on the coast but is now inland, and its small enough to walk round and understand it as defensive architecture. Further north are Conwy and Caernarfon castles. The latter is huge but now more like a fortified wall than the castles of the imagination. The city of Chester is close to North Wales and has a city wall dating back to the Romans, the remains of a Roman amphitheater and shops in medieval buildings. I think there’s still a court that operates at Chester Cathedral that isn’t part of the civil justice system but I can’t recall what it’s jurisdiction is.
If you have the time, the Scilly Isles off the coast of Cornwall and Land's End are truly magical. At a certain time of year the tide is so low and the islands are so low, you can walk between the islands with a guide to make sure you do it at the right time! It's a two hour ferry ride and a 20min helicopter ride if they have reinstated the helicopter by the time you get to visit us and you will need to book somewhere to stay as the rides are only once a day, but it's so worth going. You wouldn't regret it. Have fun.
If you're in London take a trip out to Windsor Castle just about 25 mins outside London. He's a young lad and clearly enjoys the outdoor activities but ask older people and they will be interested in History, Landscapes, Food etc so you'll get a different perspective
It comes down to dates when you intend to travel and available tickets but... England are scheduled to play eight Tests, 15 ODIs, and 13 T20Is, as well as the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in 2023 (not all in England of course). Failing that, it's fun to take a picnic lunch to a village cricket match - usually free entry - and see the grass roots of the amateur game if only for an hour or so. Ask at an Information Centre (there are lots around the country) for details of where and when - there will almost certainly be some games to see in and around Jane Austen country (Hampshire). So two birds with one stone there.
🇬🇧 Norfolk reports for duty , the city of Norwich is a must so much history even on the riverside walk . It has a church for every week of the year and a pub for every day of the year ( I know you don’t drink ) It has a Norman castle, 12 century cathedral and so much more 😊 Then we have the Norfolk broads most find a video on that
Don’t try to zig-zag all over the country. I know to American eyes the UK looks small so that you think you can drive from place to place, BUT our roads are often narrow and overcrowded so travelling everywhere will take at least twice as long as you predicted. You really don’t want to waste your holiday just being stuck in traffic. Train travel is over-priced and unreliable too. I recommend that you travel to London and visit Westminster Abbey and the Tower of London, if you are only going to see a few things. If you have extra time, check out the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum - both massive, so plan what you want to see in there. Then just restrict yourself to just one other area of the UK - either travel up to Edinburgh OR do the south-west of England and go to Bath (Jane Austen), the nearbty small city of Wells and Glastonbury. If you have any extra time there are also the counties of Devon and Cornwall to explore.
I can't believe he didn't mention the cotswolds. The villages are beautiful. I'm guessing you're an English teacher. The Lake District is beautiful too. I don't know why it wasn't on his list. It's where the romantic poets wrote their poetry or the inspiration for them. It does rain, not as much as people seem to think, but if it didn't the country wouldn't be as green. Pack a rain mac though. I would only do London for a couple of days. For cities, I recommend Bath, that'll be close if you're doing the cotswolds. Cambridge, Durham and Edinburgh.
Hi guy's it's such a shame that people think it's always raining here but it's not, the past 5 days there hasn't been a cloud in sight the weather can be wet at time but nothing like outsiders think, I live 25 miles south of London and if your thinking of going to London for a few hours honestly I'd give it a miss as you do need a few days at least, the Jurassic Coast is on the south Coast and if you go to a place called Lulworth Cove which is a small little village right on the sea and it's so pretty, but the best thing is if you don't mind a bit of a walk from the car park you can walk up and over down to Durdle Door which was shown in the video and i promise you it is breathtaking and i couldn't tell you how may time's I've been there and i know that you don't drink but if you pop in to the Castle Inn pub it again is so nice and old with the open fireplace and stone walls and a thatched roof and you have to go past it to get to the car park in Lulworth Cove. 🙏
No pubs? You're going to miss out on some great food and atmosphere and history. Pubs are not like bars in the US.
Yes bruv ❤
Okay, we’ll stop and eat at a few!
@@Jodi_BoringReviews ye pubs are very much a social thing here .. not just a place to get drunk, lots of them are family friendly
I'm from the UK and I can tell you that it doesn't rain all the time - we even have heatwaves in the summer sometimes ☺ Don't worry about not spending too much time in London as there is SO much more to see and enjoy in the UK.
Actually, new York has more rainfall than London.
And Rome!!
This is true
And Paris but they try to pretend it doesn’t ;)
And Melbourne
Yea London is drier than most parts of the uk.
I LOL'd hard at the narrator of the video repeatedly calling Stone Henge, stone hedge.
You were laughing. I was hitting my head with a hammer, trying to reduce the pain with other pain.
You should visit a pub. Have a Sunday roast and you don't have to have alcohol, just soak up the atmosphere.
Okay, will do!
The Sunday Roast is the best British meal , many moons ago meat was consumed only once a week so the Sunday Roasts was a special meal
Constant rain in Britain is a tourist myth. Last summer where i live, it didnt rain from March right through to September. You can get all seasons in one day and may need sun cream and an umbrella on the same day though.
I remember one year not so long ago, going out wearing shorts and sunglasses in November.
The UK's annual rainfall is actually less the the US. And London gets less rain than New York, Rome in Italy, Sydney in Australia. When people say it always rains in the UK it's wildly exaggerated. Some parts of the UK do receive alot of rain but these are isolated areas and have alot to do with topographic position in the country, near the coast, mountainous regions etc.
You should visit Bath, The Lake District, York, Cornwall, Cheddar Gorge (the home of Cheddar Cheese) , Longleat Safari Park, Norfolk Broads. There are literally hundreds of great places to visit in England!
As for London, there are so many great places to visit and eat. Borough Market, Museums (most are free). You should definitely go to a pub for some food and the experience,they're not like bars in the US , they're very family friendly and some have hundreds of years of history. You don't have to drink alcohol.
If you like Parks London has loads, there's a great video highlighting some of the best ones. It's on RUclips, Must Visit London Parks in 2023 by Suitcase Monkey. It's a great video to react to !! London is technically a jungle. Fact!
Do not go to stonehenge, go to Avebury, just down the road, it is bigger and you can go and touch the huge stones and it feels a bit ethereal. Good pub in the middle, you are missing out!
Came to say the same thing! Avebury FTW. Check out Silbury Hill down the road too.
@@liamcorrigan3158 Will not argue with that, top pick.
Yep, also came here to say this. A much better place to visit if you want to see a stone circle, it’s huge and has a village inside the circle. You can walk amongst the stones unlike Stonehenge (unless it’s the summer solstice). Also Silbury Hill and West Kennet Long Barrow where you can go into the burial chambers, these are all on the Avebury complex. Well worth a visit if you like history and easy to get to off the M4/A4 one of the major routes across the south of England.
im only 100 miles north, for sure gave me a reason to visit, also have very pretty village and church . looks a great place to take some pictures. Stonehenge im even tempted to go past the fence to get close as trespass only civil so they can ask you to leave but Stonehenge i feel if you taking pictures its prob better from a distance so long you get close as you wanted job done rest can be done inc it within a landscape from a distance what be the main reason for a visit, long lens compress the landscape behind rolling hills leading up to it with a sun rise. id prob get there for sunrise in summer so be there very early so who knows might be able to get close and not seen if willing to do a bit walking. i know people who been right up to them, it mad that i got to brake a few rules now. so a place just as old down the road but also has lots other pretty things to see its a big win i say. they want to charge over £100 per a person for special tours, the reason they give is so people don't get in to the photo of stones, ive always planned a very early start, most still be in bed. the thing what has attracted me more to it is the challenge getting close just because now being told i cannot , as really the only shot id like to get is from a distance. far many other places on my list before heading south inc lots wales still to see and 1.5k mile road trip around northern Scotland and visit an island or two so lots to do before heading south but one day maybe many years i get to the south. but thank you for tip Avebury im sure keeping that in mind
On a stone circle front. If you are up in the Lake district, just outside of Keswick is Castlerigg. While the stones are small you are often the only one there and regardless of weather the location gives either fantastic views or a mystical, spiritual feeing in the fog or rain.
1 - The Lake District - One of the most beautiful parts of the UK.
2 - North Devon - Lynton and Lynmouth, Illfracombe, Minehead...too many lovely places to name them all.
3 - Torbay - This is Torquay, Paignton and Brixham, the English riviera. If you do go here, climb up Berry Head, great views.
4 - North East - Rothbury, Morpeth, Alnwick, Bamburgh and Berwick upon Tweed just a few of the lovely places here.
5 - Cotswolds - Stunning villages in incredible countryside. Bourton on the water, Morton on the marsh etc.
And the Norfolk Broads.
Visit a countryside village pub, preferably by a river, sit outside with a fruit juice or soft drink….just experience it.
If you intend to see London, I would book your next trip specifically for London…it’s that big with so much to see…..just get a tour bus and see the main sights this time.
Dorset, Devon and Cornwall, the Lake and Peak districts, the Cotswolds and the Yorkshire Dales are all beautiful places.
It depends on what you want to see….lots of castles and stately homes to roam around, but I’m sure you will make an itinerary to suit you 😊
If you’re a Jane Austen fan you must check out Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. It’s possibly the house Jane Austen had in mind for Pemberly. You can tour the house and amazing gardens and step back in time to the world of her characters. It’s about mid way in the Uk. Down south not to far from London is the Jane Austen House Museum . It’s were she wrote her books and where she died. As for London my fears you will need a heck of a lot more than 2 hours! A day at least to see just a small selection of historical places alone. And York! Yessss definitely!!!!!
I am English and moved to Ireland 7 years ago, it is always cloudy in the main, I get very little sunlight. England, although a cloudy country does get a lot more sunshine, being close to the Atlantic the weather here is very unpredictable and the temperatures are much cooler. There is a lot of history here and you can get close to all the ancient sites, it is unspoilt from that point of view
Bath, in the south west, is amazing for its Roman links, and also York, both for the Roman and the Vikings links (the Jorvik museum is incredible), and try and get to Edinburgh and the highlands. And also, I know you don't drink, but do try and go to a pub for a traditional pub meal. And being a 'lad from lancashire', it's through gritted teeth I have to say Yorkshire is amazing, and where Wuthering Heights was based
Love Wuthering Heights! We are actually going to most of those places! And we’ll visit a pub or two. 😊
You've got to remember that the UK is an island so most of our weather comes from the sea also you must visit a pub when you're here you can get food and don't have to drink alcohol.
Okay, we’ll visit one!
Missed out middle and North England. Lancashire and Yorkshire have so much history and beautiful countryside. Perhaps see videos on each county if there are some. 😊
To be fair this is this guys top 10 not THE top 10, everyone has different tastes and interests
@@dale897 The guy is an athlete, runner so it does surprise me he hasn't considered the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire Moors or the Peak District. He obviously has a penchant for rugged and beautiful country side, hence my guess is he hasn't experienced them. I would research all 4 of these National Parks as well, especially since they are not far from each other.
@@mark10505 Isn't it based on his first-hand experience though of the places that he has actually been to?
Regarding the weather. I live in the East of England in East Anglia, which is the hottest part of the UK. We get nice weather from like May to September. Last year it was blue skys for like 6 months and so hot we had fires and droughts. Temperatures went up to 104F. It ranges from like 68F to 100F +. The seasons are pretty much the seasons in England.
It doesn't rain everyday in England.. we might not have hot sunny weather everyday but we have nice weather a lot over the year.. even winter isn't always that bad.. x
I'm going back to London in September just to visit the British Museum. It has probably the greatest collection of artefacts from Egypt, ancient Greece, Rome and countries from all over the World. There's also the Natural History Museum to vist and the National Gallery by Trafalgar Square with 2300 paintings from the greatest artists in history. It has Van Gogh’s Sunflowers, Van Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait, Holbein’s Ambassadors and works by Turner, Leonardo, Velázquez, Titian, Constable, Botticelli, Monet, Caravaggio and Vermeer. Bonus - they're all FREE to visit.
a free museum. I’d also recommend the science museum at Kensington - free too. Space exhibits there. Also the imperial war museum over the river is very good and free
Hi Guys Lake district is a good place to see, Lake Windermere , Hope you guy's get dry weather when you visit, PS small roads & most cars are what you guy's call stick shift, so ask for auto if that's what you want, ATB Wayne UK..........
Big Ben and Elizabeth Tower. Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, at the north end of the Palace of Westminster.Elizabeth Tower, originally referred to as the Clock Tower, but more popularly known as Big Ben, was raised as a part of Charles Barry's design for a new Palace .
Wales is one not to miss, lots to see and do with great landscapes, if you like out door sports lots trails all over, steam trains, horse drawn canal boats, lots rivers / lakes two national parks, stunning coastline. well worth a visit, even if its just a taste, as next trip you might want see more
Yeah. I often stay in Yr Wyddfa (Snowdonia).
The Dark Skies initiative is excellent. You get to see what a starry sky looks like without light pollution. Something I'm grateful for, as I live in a big city.
Llanberis Pass is a drive that makes my jaw drop, it is so scenic.
If you only have a few hours in London then go on one of the open top bus tours, it's obviously not in depth but you get to see all the iconic sites and views around the city! This is what I did when only there for a few hours and was fantastic! 😍👍👀❤️
While in London, take some time to visit the British Museum, you won't be disappointed if you like historic things
A big myth that it rains all the time in England, it doesn’t, sometimes you can go for weeks in some parts ( especially in the summer )
I suspect that his list is heavily weighted towards the places he's visited, which will be a small subset of the what's there to see.
I think you're on the right track to not get too distracted by London, but there are many wonderful provincial cities; York, Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh are amongst the most picturesque with fairly concentrated historic centres . All the big industrial towns of the midlands & north will offer lots of fascinating cultural buildings, museums mixed with more industrial heritage. Beautiful countryside abounds but for the more distinctive National Parks in terms of scenery, I'd suggest the Yorkshire Dales, Lake District and Cotswolds. You'll never be far from castles or enormous country houses so it might be best to leave them till last in your planning, find out where you are when you have a half day to fill and then check the "National Trust" and "English Heritage" websites as there's almost certain to be a mansion/castle attraction within a very short drive.
If you're confident you'll manage more than one trip, it's worth bearing in mind that traffic may make you're journeys longer than you hope so plan carefully. Scotland is less busy but more spaced out and many of the main arterial roads don't go as directly as you'd like. Standing stones - loads of great ones in the Western isles & Orkney but Avebury was a good more accessible idea as suggested below.
I'm realising how silly it was to start making suggestions as I've barely scratched the surface - the West Country heading down into Devon & Cornwall past Bath and Wells offers some of the most beautiful culture & countryside. I would repeat the statement made by others - don't avoid the pubs on alcohol grounds - these days many will serve some of the best food you'll find and in buildings that are often many hundreds of years old and dripping with history. The Good Pub Guide will steer you to ones with good reputations local to wherever your journey takes you.
Even if you don't drink you should check out a pub.
A ‘proper’ pub in the UK is in no way equivalent to a bar in the US. It’s a centre for the community, a (usually cosy) place to chill out, socialise, have something to eat. The fact that the serve alcohol is largely incidental. You’d get every bit of the experience without touching a drop.
Lived in Edinburgh for 18 months and that place is truly magical! you will love it!
I can’t wait!
There's more then alcohol in pubs, there's also pub food, quality may very.
I'm from Wales and I've just come back from London with my 11 year old twins. We were there for 4 days and I wish it was longer, there was so much we didn't get to do. There's the Tower of London where the Crown Jewels are kept and where Henry the VIII imprisoned and beheaded a few of his wives. There's 'hop on hop off' open top double decker rides for tourists to go to Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, the London Eye, St.Paul's Cathedral, Tower Bridge, shopping in Regent Street and Oxford Street, Madame Tussauds, Camden Market and also boat trips on the Thames. London is also full of Theatres, with shows including top British and American stars from movies and films.
You're right about the reason for the changeable weather in UK , because the UK is an island on the western edge of Europe and the prevailing wind is from The South West the rain clouds roll in off the Atlantic Ocean have to rise up over any mountains where they cool and any moisture in clouds condenses and falls as rain .
It’s actually all located in the Northern part of Europe.
The Isle Of Skye seems nice..
Nick in response to your is Ireland overcast question, McIntyre covers that in his weather video. At the end of UK weather forecasts, even if it's sunny, they say "accept Scotland & Northern Ireland" (You'll get what you're used to, rain & misery lol). Its extremely picturesque but coming from Nevada, weather wise it'll be like night & day, so do be prepared.
If you're pressed for time, consider taking the River Bus to Greenwich, from the jetty next to the London Eye. It meanders down river, past many historical sites: Shakespeare's Globe, Tata Modern, St. Paul's Cathedral ++ (need to research) to Tower Bridge. After it passes under Tower Bridge, it picks up speed to Canary Wharf, then beautiful Greenwich.
Greenwich: the Old Naval College (the Chapel and the Painted Hall are highlights), Queen's House, the Royal Observatory (inc. the Meridian Line), Cutty Sark and the covered market... some of the pubs have pretty garden areas and the food is reasonable. NB Lived here since 1990.
The bit about the rain made me laugh, it doesn’t rain anywhere near as much as people think 😁
A lovely day out for you guys to try(weather permitting), while staying in London, is a day trip (by train) to 'Oxford'.
You can get a fast, 1 hour train ride from Paddington Station, traveling on a 'GWR' train to Oxford. You can easily get to Paddington train station from central London by either the 'Tube' or taxi. Best to arrive in Oxford by 10am, before the other tourists/visitors arrive.
(The main station in Oxford is around 10-15 minute walk into the city centre!!!)
I would highly recommend you pre-book a 'walking tour', which lets you see a lot more, for your first visit, especially one of the popular 'Film/TV/Harry Potter'-themed tours!!! There are other 'themed' walking tours available!!!
Jodi would love to visit Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. It is also near to The Peak District, which is beautiful.
Hello, I'm enjoying your videos. I particularly enjoy your endearing, head shaking followed by.... "NO!"..... reactions to comments made by comedians. Ha! Very sweet indeed. You are obviously lovely kind people.
Anyway.... It’s lovely to see that beautiful shot of Old Harry Rocks, on the Dorset coast of Southern England. I work, part time, for the National Trust on the Purbeck Estate, where it is situated. Old Harry Rocks mark the Western edge of the land that we look after. It starts a few miles to the East, at the entrance to Poole Harbour and extends along 5 beaches to the chalk cliff headland shown in your video. Part of my job is to walk out along the headland checking that all is well. The view is absolutely wonderful.
Odd to think we actually get paid to walk around this beautiful part of Great Britain, but I suppose somebody has to do it.
There is actually a World War 2, defence fort up on the cliff top and machine gun turrets down on the beach. It's a bit of a worry though.... God help us all if the Germans ever come back for another war! You'll all be standing on the beaches shaking your heads as they invade, telling them "NO!"... and that their behaviour is inappropriate... and if they don't get back in their nasty landing craft and stop being so offensive they will all be cancelled! Ha! (Just joking)
Thankyou again for your interesting videos and keep your wonderfully, appropriate, horrified head shaking up! It's very amusing.
If you are going to London for a short stop I would consider the Sky Garden and the British Museum.
I really don't envy you having to decide on a where to go list for your UK visit.
But don't stress too much, its almost inevitable that you miss out on places. For such a small area the UK has an abundance of diverse things to see and do.
As a northerner it pains me say that London is a must.
On a personal level I'd recommend, Edinburgh, bath, York ,the lake District and the isle of Skye.
The bugs that are spoken of in Scotland are called midges , They are about the size of an needle eye but are ferocious little creatures with a big appetite .
Wolter's World has a lot of good videos about the UK and where to visit. York is definitely somewhere you should visit. There isn't really anywhere else quite like it in the UK.
York is definitely on the list!
@@Jodi_BoringReviews No doubt only because Nick knows it is the birthplace of the Kit-Kat.
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Cotswolds is a pretty area to visit, york is stunning and for London I would suggest westminster Abbey it's full of historic statues , tombs of Kings and queens it's pretty amazing . 😊
If you want to see castles, the SE of Kent has three of the best in Britain. Dover castle is huge, complete and was in use militarily from William the conqueror right up to WW2. It has miles of tunnels within Dover cliffs and a stunning view across to France. Leeds castle is the classic fairytale moated castle with beautiful grounds that was lived in until the 1960s and is the height of beauty and opulence. Hever castle was built by Henry VIII and has all the glory of that era, a moat and acres of beautiful gardens.
I went to Edinburgh once when there were a few American tourists. They really loved getting involved with their Scottish roots. When you live in the UK its not as easy to be highly enthused by your history as its always around. I grew up right next to a roman fort!
Im from Essex in the UK. And whenever tourists come over, they say "it's not fair, you live in a place that belongs in a storybook". I say "go and see for yourself, what we have to show you"
I would look at getting a 'national trust' pass, they give access to about 180 parks, gardens and stately homes across the UK
The uk gets its fair share of different weather including rain but also we have our fair share of sunshine as well. Its a very unpredictable climate but we do have sunny sky's and there are some areas of England which hardly see any rainfall. The southeast is the drier part of the uk and it gets hot in the summer there.
I hope you have a great time when you come, and I hope you mange to spend some time in Yorkshire. It's a beautiful area of the UK with stunning countryside, and the historic city of York
If you are going to the North East then I would recommend,
1. York
2. Durham
3. Robins Hood Bay *
4. Whitby.
5. Bamburgh Castle.
North Yorkshire.
North West, The Lake District
Wales, Caernarfon or Conwy Castle, Snowdonia.
Ludlow.
South West, The Cotswolds
Cornwall - so many places, You must have scones with jam and clotted cream.( Jam on first)
You don`t need to drink to go in a pub, you can have soft drinks or tea & cofffee, a lot of pubs are gastro pubs now and do very good food, they are not just for drinking in. Find an old one with stone floors and low ceilings for a good atmosphere and soak up the history, just ask Mr Google for reviews.
You need a few days to do London.
You are correct, I live 10 minutes from stonehenge, its....ok....if your passing, but there are fields of the same stones you can walk around and touch in Avebury, it's free and the village is beautiful
When we first visited New Zealand from the UK in 2015 we had three weeks and we never expected to ever be able to go there again. Because of that we had to really focus on what we wanted to see. (and you must have no regrets about the things you didn't get to see), We had a great time. As things turned out we have been able to go back in 2017, 2019 and the beginning of this year. We are retired so we were able to spend 6 weeks there this time. When we go now we book all our accomodations (Motels) up in advance and we hire a car and we book our own flights. We plan our route to be 3 hours or less between accomodations and we spend a couple of nights in each place and explore the area. Quite often when driving between places we see something interesting ad stop for a while, or we have a break in a small town for tea/coffee break to break up the journey. It is a plan that has served us well for our last three visits. (the first time we went we did it all through a travel agent).
In London I would recommend the Royal Greenwich Observatory where the line of zero meridian is set. The history of the place and the story of calculating the longitude is shown there with the first hyper accurate ships chronograph. The views of Canary Wharf and the grand buildings of Greenwich is very photo-worthy. For standing stones I would recommend Avebury which is near Stonehenge. The stones at Avebury are 5000 years old and is the biggest henge. It is huge and you can walk up to and touch the stones…
Top 10's are Subjective, and this guys top 10 seemed to revolve around Scotland.
The thing is, the UK have such an amazing array of stunning places to visit/live....he didn't broach Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, The Cotswolds, Dorset, Kent, The Norfolk Broads, Gower Coast (Wales), The stunning Wye Valley in Herefordshire, the beautiful Ridings of Yorkshire, The stunning Peak District, and off course the breathtaking Lake District....just a few ideas to whet the appetite.
Hope you enjoy your visit to the UK.
This video made me think of "The Catherine Tate Show - Aga Saga Woman" about a posh English mum so I had to request it.
Anyway a BIG welcome to Britain from me for when you get here, you never know, you might get spotted lol. I'm a teetotaller too so I know where you're coming from pubs wise, but I think those guys in the comments re' sunday roast might be right, it is a big part of british culture, just go for the lamb not the beef.
Thanks for your videos. I would recommend the Lake District, north west of uk. There is a lot of very scenic lakes , quaint towns, and walking routes within easy travel of each other meaning you can spend less time travelling,
If you want Standing Stones try Avebury it's a proper Henge as well (Stonehenge isn't a Henge it's a banked enclosure). Avebury is huge in comparison there is also Silbury Hill (huge man made Neollithic hill) and West Kennet Long Barrow (Neolithic tomb). It's so big there is a village inside the Henge, you can go up to some of the stones. It's about 20 miles from Stonehenge, the whole area is pockmarked with Round Barrows (burial mounds). It's in Wiltshire you will have to drive to it (there is public transport but it will limit the time you will have there). It's easy to find and well signposted as most places are keep an eye out for Brown Signs with White Writing (places of interest).
P.S. if you intend to drive in the UK get yourself a UK Highway Code Book (available from Amazon, not expensive) it will explain everything you need to know about driving in the UK.
A good castle to visit is Bamburg Castle in Northumberland. Not really a ruin but great to look around and you can visit Holy island nearby as well. Also if your in the north of England York is interesting.
Every pub serves non alcohlic / soft drinks and ( usually VERY good ) food if you simply wanted to experience the atmosphere and you will find a pub in even the tiniest towns and villages throughout UK . As to the rain you can stand in one spot in the dry and watch it pour with rain literally a few meters away with a straight wet/dry line dividing the two. It can rain at any time throughout .
Go to Avebury stones instead of Stonehenge, it's more accessible & if your heads in the right place look for the faces in the stones.
Don't have to drink alcohol in a pub you can get soft drinks too
Can't believe they didn't put Kent "the garden of England" or Canterbury in here which is where I was born and grew up. The happening part of London I would say is Leicester Square- you should def check it out!
Would recommend the north coast of Cornwall (plus Bodmin moor), Bath, the Cotswolds, the Peak District, the Lake District (especially the less touristy areas), North Yorkshire - especially York, Whitby, Robin Hoods bay and Staithes. For another time the island of Guernsey is a must
As a fellow Jane Austen fan, Bath is definitely a must, but also Chatsworth and Lyme Park are musts as they're the two main historic buildings used for Pemberley as I'm sure you know. The good thing is that they're both on pretty much the same main bus route between Darby and Manchester. While you're in that area you might also want to visit Haddon Hall, on the same route and was used for most versions of "Jane Eyre" as well as "The Princess Bride". Derbyshire and especially the peak district in general are lovely. Bakewell, Matlock and Matlock Bath and Buxton are lovely. Keddleston Hall in the same general area was I think used as one of the properties in the 1995 Pride and Prejudice. Plus there is the stables I think called "Redwoods" where you can see the carriages they used for this version. They also offered when I was there, the possibility of a carriage ride, (a more regular one) around the Dells. On a nice days it's just stunning.
As others say outwith that the other locations shown here are definitely worth a look. Really when it comes to being a tourist, it depends on what you're interested in seeing.
While you're in Bath, The Cotswolds would be great to visit. Castle Combe is a very nice and another of the towns in the Cotswolds was used for Meryton.
Also it actually really doesn't always rain. There are times when it feels like that, but we can actually have stretches of good weather. But not normally quite as long or as hot as elsewhere.
We are going to most of those places! I want to check out the Jane Austen House in Chawton. 😊
In the last couple of weeks I've used my free bus pass to go to Buxton, Bakewell and Matlock easy peasy from Manchester Airport -bus 199 to Buxton (or 130 to Macclesfield and 58 to Buxton), then TP2 and TP3 to Bakewell and Matlock through the ups and downs, twists of the Peak District. Really enjoyable and no need to drink alcohol. I think there were some Ukrainians on the buses as well. I went to Chatsworth some years ago and it was amazing; also Tatton Hall, Lyme Park, Dunham Massey. Also Quarry Bank Mill.
@@alanmon2690 That whole area is just so beautiful. Hope to some day go back and visit it again and see more and take way more pictures. Though I do have a picture of me under the archway at Lyme Park, where Darcy says goodbye to Lizzie and the Gardiner's after their evening at Pemberley.
Why Bath? -- Jane Austen spent most of her life in Steventon Hampshire.
@@jennyk488 Bath is where there is the huge Jane Austen festival each year. Plus they have the Jane Austen Centre there. Bath is also a major location in Persuasion and in Northanger Abbey and is mentioned in the others, and many of the locations mentioned in the books are still visitable in Bath so you can visit them, such as the Pump Room and the Assembly Hall. Also Jane Austen herself did in fact live and write in Bath from 1801-1806.
Also the Lake district is fantastic, the Northeast coast from the scottish borders down, Bamburgh castle, Holy Island all great places.
Another place to visit is Windsor Castle, just outside London. The largest and oldest inhabited castle in the World. You can see the Royal state rooms, King Henry VIII armour, there are over 10 Kings and Queens buried there, the round tower built around 1000 years ago, galleries of portraits of all the monarchs, plus the changing of the guards.
And Queen Elizabeth & Prince Phillip are buried there too, you can see their tomb.
If you have an idea where you want to go, there are many videos which show particular areas, Cornwall, Wales, both North and South, Yorkshire, The Cotswolds, Bath..Fish and chips in Whitby, Yorkshire, it was the seaside town where Bram Stoker got the idea for Dracula... Trains and other forms of transport are quick relatively inexpensive, there is even a posh overnight train to Scotland.. a tad too expensive for me, so I do journeys from A to B enjoying all I can on single days in each are.. Have fun. Mor castles than you can shake a stick atr in British Isles.
Northern England has many great places to visit. Cities, towns, villages, countryside.
York, Whitby, Durham, Hadrian's Wall, Liverpool, Lake District, Bamburgh Castle, Kynren.
The list is practically endless.
As a British man I am sick and tired of Americans who say it always rains in the UK, as a matter of fact it rains more in New York, Chicago and other parts of the US than it does in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. The South, South East and South West of England is the hottest part of the UK in Summer time and as a sufferer of psoriasis it can be very uncomfortable. The North, North West and the North East of England plus Scotland do have more rain than we do but nothing like certain parts of America have. Wales and Northern Ireland have have a lot more non rainy days than rainy days and as for the Republic of Ireland I have been there many times on very long holidays as my late dad came from and I have relatives living there and we had two days of rain out of 3 weeks holiday. My late mum came from Northern Ireland and I have relatives there and I have been there many times on holiday. I have also been to Scotland many times and my favourite place is the Cairngorms and the small town of Aviemore. I have been to America and boy it rained and so hard just like in Majorca which is a Spanish Island is part of the Balearic group of Islands. 💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🏴🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪💙💛🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
Even if you don't drink, you still visit s pub-most serve food afterall
You don't have to drink alcohol in a pub, they have coffee, tea, sodas, and good food.
Jane Austen wrote her books at her home in Chawton Hampshire. It is a museum so you can visit. From there she loved to visit London, which to see everything is a holiday in itself. Jane also went to live in Bath for a while and there are often Austen related displays and such there. You'll need to check, but it is a lovely place to visit in it's own right. Bath is also steeped in history with it's roman bath house being worth a look. If writers are on the agenda then Stratford upon Avon is a must. The birth place of William Shakespeare, and the home of Anne Hathaway whom he married are there. He died there too! London has so many historical sites, museums, art galleries, and more modern stuff like, shops, markets and of course is world theatre central. Where ever you go in the British Isles you are never going to be far from something Historical, modern cool, sporty, or visually beautiful. Enjoy too the variety of dialects as you move around. We all sound different as we speak. But for the most part we are good friendly sorts. So whenever you're over, welcome, enjoy.
I'm from the UK and I wouldn't bother with Stonehenge. The weather, it doesn't rain all the time, but having a decent amount of rain does help make out country so green. But anywhere from June through to September you can have plenty of hot sunny days.
If your "Jane Austin Fan" is visiting Chawton, there is the city of Winchester, 16 miles away, or the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard (30 miles), Beaulieu (40 miles); there's so much to see in Hampshire and West Sussex.
There are so many really beautiful and accessible places that tourists rarely see that top 1,000 would still be hard to name. Some is seasonal. It depends on when the wild flowers bloom, bluebell woods are breathtaking. The scotish Highlands when the Heather us in bloom. We have many flowering hedgerows and trees. Brimham Rocks is best when it's covered in in wild blueberries. Yellow daffodils line many roads in spring in Yorkshire.
Guys you have to visit Cornwall in the south west of England. There is so much to see and do. We have some of the most stunning coastline, beautiful beaches, crystal clear waters. Be sure to eat a traditional Cornish Pastie as you sit on the end of England at Lands End. No trip to the UK would be complete without visiting our beautiful county.
Edinburgh....please take time to go to South Queensferry on the Firth of Forth to see the 3 bridges including the world famous Forth Railway Bridge
I live in Cumbria and can see the Southern most point of the Lake District mountains and i have walked the fells many times . The U.K.is having some very hot summers of late and that is a good time to travel because it is not called the Lake District for nothing as we get a good amount of rain outside summertime. The Lakes are full of beautiful scenery and old churches and cute villages.The best castles i would guess are in Wales though they are all over the country just like standing stones. London is more expensive for sure but still has some interesting historic buildings.York also has some interesting history and a wonderful Cathedral also Salisbury Cathedral .
Apparently while on holiday, the giant from the Old Man of Storr left his Jenga set behind in Wiltshire.
For standing stones up close - Avebury, not that far from Stone Henge - the stone circle is huge.
Hi, non-drinking British lady here. I can assure you, you don’t need to drink alcohol to enjoy a pub! Some of the best food is a home cooked pub lunch!! You must visit a pub! Preferably an independent pub rather than a chain.
Visit the tiny village of Steventon in Hampshire where Jane Austen was born & grew up. The Church she attended is still there, up the hill. Lovely walks in the area too.
One thing to do in London, it’s go up the shard by London Bridge railway station you will see London from a great height also sometimes it’s easier just to get a tour bus because they’ll take you to the good sites and you can jump on and off
Corfe Castle is beautiful and you also get the triple whammy of a steam railway and the Jurassic coast!!
No mention of the Lake District in the video…that’s one area you really don’t want to miss out on, also if you want quintessential picturesque English villages then should also visit the Cotswolds
Warwick castle is probably the most iconic and most preserved. Having been to a lot of these places when I lived back in the UK he left out a lot of amazing visual spaces.
great castle, only 4 miles from it, even closer to kenilworth castle a big castle but not as well preserved. also part of a few shows years ago at Warwick castle when younger with my mum, me brother walked around with birds prey in costume while my mum and uncle went in to the battles in the show. great times. i do need to revisit as been a very long time since visited, driven passed it on my driving test prob the closest ive been in recent years. for years ive said i must go a visit again as it is a very nice castle and gardens
York, Lincoln, Edinburgh. If you're driving, Stonehenge is perfectly accessible, and you should divert through the countryside to check out some smaller villages - Grassington, Matlock Bath etc as well as take in the English / Welsh / Scottish scenery. If you only have a few hours in London, don't even bother with Buckingham Palaces unless they're changing the guard, isn't as impressive as you'd think. There's a castle on every corner up north, so you'll not be short of those. Also consider taking in a stately home, though they tend to be pricey to visit.
Only 'a few hours' in London? Would recommend having some traditional food in a pub. It's OK, you don't have to drink alcohol, pubs are used to serving soft drinks. You'll experience the atmosphere and can have some great food if you choose the right place.
This video mainly focused on impressive outdoor rugged locations. There is gentler and different types of countryside across the UK, as well as picturesque and historical cities, towns and villages all with their own characteristics, quirks, history and traditions.
You are only going to see/tour one building in a couple of hours, London is BIG. London gets less than half the rain of New York, Rome or Sydney BTW, it's not like 1950s Jack The Ripper Hollywood movies 🙂
North Wales is great for castles. They were built there to suppress the Welsh but over time became part of the region and now fly the Welsh flag. Driving around the region can be slow going though. There are lots of narrow twisty roads with little opportunity to overtake and one slow vehicle can cause long tailbacks. My youngest brother lived in the Gwynant Valley, south of Snowdon, and in the summer it could be a nightmare to visit him. I digress, back to castles. Harlech Castle is worth the trip. It used to be on the coast but is now inland, and its small enough to walk round and understand it as defensive architecture. Further north are Conwy and Caernarfon castles. The latter is huge but now more like a fortified wall than the castles of the imagination. The city of Chester is close to North Wales and has a city wall dating back to the Romans, the remains of a Roman amphitheater and shops in medieval buildings. I think there’s still a court that operates at Chester Cathedral that isn’t part of the civil justice system but I can’t recall what it’s jurisdiction is.
If you have the time, the Scilly Isles off the coast of Cornwall and Land's End are truly magical. At a certain time of year the tide is so low and the islands are so low, you can walk between the islands with a guide to make sure you do it at the right time! It's a two hour ferry ride and a 20min helicopter ride if they have reinstated the helicopter by the time you get to visit us and you will need to book somewhere to stay as the rides are only once a day, but it's so worth going. You wouldn't regret it. Have fun.
You will be told off on the islands if you say "Scilly Isles " The locals don't like it. Say The Isles of Scilly or Scilly.
If you're in London take a trip out to Windsor Castle just about 25 mins outside London.
He's a young lad and clearly enjoys the outdoor activities but ask older people and they will be interested in History, Landscapes, Food etc so you'll get a different perspective
It comes down to dates when you intend to travel and available tickets but...
England are scheduled to play eight Tests, 15 ODIs, and 13 T20Is, as well as the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in 2023 (not all in England of course).
Failing that, it's fun to take a picnic lunch to a village cricket match - usually free entry - and see the grass roots of the amateur game if only for an hour or so.
Ask at an Information Centre (there are lots around the country) for details of where and when - there will almost certainly be some games to see in and around Jane Austen country (Hampshire). So two birds with one stone there.
Castlerigg stone circle in Cumbria is similar to Stonehenge but you can walk right up to them, it's also a lovely walk in the lake District 👍
🇬🇧 Norfolk reports for duty , the city of Norwich is a must so much history even on the riverside walk . It has a church for every week of the year and a pub for every day of the year ( I know you don’t drink )
It has a Norman castle, 12 century cathedral and so much more 😊
Then we have the Norfolk broads most find a video on that
Don’t try to zig-zag all over the country. I know to American eyes the UK looks small so that you think you can drive from place to place, BUT our roads are often narrow and overcrowded so travelling everywhere will take at least twice as long as you predicted. You really don’t want to waste your holiday just being stuck in traffic. Train travel is over-priced and unreliable too.
I recommend that you travel to London and visit Westminster Abbey and the Tower of London, if you are only going to see a few things. If you have extra time, check out the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum - both massive, so plan what you want to see in there.
Then just restrict yourself to just one other area of the UK - either travel up to Edinburgh OR do the south-west of England and go to Bath (Jane Austen), the nearbty small city of Wells and Glastonbury. If you have any extra time there are also the counties of Devon and Cornwall to explore.
I can't believe he didn't mention the cotswolds. The villages are beautiful. I'm guessing you're an English teacher. The Lake District is beautiful too. I don't know why it wasn't on his list. It's where the romantic poets wrote their poetry or the inspiration for them. It does rain, not as much as people seem to think, but if it didn't the country wouldn't be as green. Pack a rain mac though. I would only do London for a couple of days. For cities, I recommend Bath, that'll be close if you're doing the cotswolds. Cambridge, Durham and Edinburgh.
The Isle of Skye is one of the most beautiful places been I've been to. Also London and Liverpool are must see tourist destinations.
Hi guy's it's such a shame that people think it's always raining here but it's not, the past 5 days there hasn't been a cloud in sight the weather can be wet at time but nothing like outsiders think, I live 25 miles south of London and if your thinking of going to London for a few hours honestly I'd give it a miss as you do need a few days at least, the Jurassic Coast is on the south Coast and if you go to a place called Lulworth Cove which is a small little village right on the sea and it's so pretty, but the best thing is if you don't mind a bit of a walk from the car park you can walk up and over down to Durdle Door which was shown in the video and i promise you it is breathtaking and i couldn't tell you how may time's I've been there and i know that you don't drink but if you pop in to the Castle Inn pub it again is so nice and old with the open fireplace and stone walls and a thatched roof and you have to go past it to get to the car park in Lulworth Cove. 🙏