19 ReviewsThis is Arthur's Seat, the highest protrusion rising above Edinburgh in Holyrood Park, as seen from my son's kitchen window on South Oxford Street.
For some more views, please see my Views of...
5 ReviewsThe Lowry is a brand new arts complex with galleries, a huge theatre and eateries. the visual look of the building is stunning as well. Unfortunately the day i saw it, the sky was gun metal gray and...
5 ReviewsBarry Island is very much the traditional seaside resort with its long sandy beach, amusement arcades and fun fair, attracting visitors from far afield. Seafront shops will tempt your taste buds with...
12 ReviewsThe New Walk was created during the Georgian period to provide a space for the high society to promenade and socialise. It was laid out in 1730 as an avenue along the river Ouse. By 1824, 820 trees...
9 ReviewsIf you plan to travel from Glasgow to Loch Lomond then consider taking the A81 via Killearn. On the road you can visit the small an beautiful distillery GLENGOYNE.
They arrange tours, there is a shop...
6 ReviewsBirmingham is slap bang in the middle of England. With an excellent public transport system, there are literally hundreds of locations within a hour or so of the CBD by train or bus. Hiring a car...
3 ReviewsWhen you have seen the university buildings and are a bit tired of the touristy and noisy city, come to Iffley to enjoy its peace and quiet. Situated on the Thames, it can be reached by boat from the...
2 ReviewsThis little burial ground with its Neogothic chapel is the final resting place for many Cambridge academics. Probably the most famous is Ludwig Wittgenstein, others include two of Charles Darwin's...
7 ReviewsMarch 16, 2005 and yes that's me in the tee-shirt on the edge of Belfast Lough. If it's peace, tranquillity, fresh air and exercise you need then walk the coastal route from Crawfordsburn in an...
47 ReviewsThere were several bonny sections of gorse, as pictured, near where we started, at Flotterstone. This is about 7 miles/11km south from the centre of Edinburgh.
There is a small visitor centre here,...
8 ReviewsThe John Rylands library was built as a memorial to a husband, from a wife, in the late 19th century. It now is part of the University of Manchester and is open to the public. The building is...
8 ReviewsCastell Coch (which means Red Castle in Welsh), stands on a wooded hillside above the village of Tongwynlais, north of Cardiff, Wales.It was was probably founded in the early thirteenth century by a...
3 ReviewsIf you like airplanes and travel to North of England you MUST COME HERE! Yes, this originally small air museum is quickly becoming a menace for London's or Duxford's. Why? Come here and discover...
6 ReviewsOn the West Coast of Scotland about five miles south of Ayr and beautifully perched on a craggy cliff top knoll stands the ruins of Dunure Castle. It was originally built for the Kennedy family. The...
6 ReviewsCannon Hill is a reasonably sized park just on the out skirts of the city centre its about 5 to 10 minutes away on the bus ( no 45 or 47 from ouside the palisades shopping centre). it has a large...
3 ReviewsIf Oxford is a genteel, civilised place, Cowley Road is its uncouthed, yet strangely alluring neighbour.
Just 5 minutes walk from the town centre, but a million miles away in terms of atmosphere,...
4 ReviewsThis church is just a few steps away from the tea garden " Orchard ". A graveyard is all around it, many of the tombstones are too withered to read who has been buried there.
In front of the altar...
18 ReviewsFinding this sight along the banks of the River Lagan in March herald's the arrival of better days and Spring. It's a wild flower that grows in profusion. It's name is a mystery to me! But I am quite...
26 ReviewsA self guided audio tour in 15 languages is offered on the Royal Yacht Britannia. Adult price is £9.00 children £5.00 Over 60's £7.00. Opening times are April - October 9.30 - 4.30 November - March...
6 ReviewsPenarth is a small seaside resort on the South Wales Coast. It has a long esplanade, many Victorian style houses, nice gardens and a typical British pier which was built in 1894.
From Penarth you...
28 ReviewsMansion House is the beautiful red-coloured house located at St Helen's Square. It certainly is an eye-catcher!
It is the official residence of York's Lord Mayor and was built from 1725 to 1732 for...
5 ReviewsStirling- one of Scotlands former capitals, is one of its most historic cities as well, with a lot of tales of battles and struggles for Scottish independence centred around the region. Its was also...
4 ReviewsMany locals and tourists don't have the Birmingham Canal Network in mind when having a holiday - obviously I wouldn't suggest in Winter, but it is good to take a sideways trip from the city sights and...
4 ReviewsPort Meadow is a large open country public field that stretches as far as the eye can see,there are plenty of footpaths to walk on and you can cross bridges over the River Thames that flows through...
5 ReviewsEly Cathedral is a wonderful church inside and it has lovely stained glass.
Within the Cathedral, there is a Stained Glass Museum which is woth visiting. You need to pay separately to enter the...
This is the house were the composer B.Britten lived from 1957 until his death in 1976 with his partner the tenor P. Pears. It is where he wrote some of his greatest works - such as the War Requiem and Death in Venice.I was looking for more information about the Red House, and discovered it was probably closed for the year by the time we would be on holiday. I emailed the curator and asked the actual closing date and saying when we would be there. Quickly got an email back saying that they were actually closed but if we came he would open up and give us a tour. We arrived expecting a short tour but he took us around and we spend a happy and very interesting two hours looking around the house and learning a lot about the lifes of these two Britten and Pears. We were not rushed through at all but given a very individual and very informative tour and then the chance to look at the exhibition...
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Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire
by tvor
Rievaulx Abbey was the first Cictercian Abbey in the North of England and grew to be one of the most important. The ruins there today are some of the most complete you will find. They are nestled at the bottom of a narrow winding hill in a valley in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park and we spent a lovely few hours exploring them. The Abbey was founded in 1131 by Walter Espec, Lord of Helmsley as a temporary building prior to a stone abbey built shortly after under the supervision of the first Abbot, William and was expanded and rebuilt several times as the needs changed. The Dissolution of the Monasteries by Henry VIII in 1538 marked the end of the Abbey and it was dismantled.When you visit the abbey, I would definitely recommend getting the free audio guide. You first go to one of the outbuildings where there is a little museum telling you about the history and the life of monks...
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Selkirk
by solopes
The only thing that we could see in Selkirk was a glass studio. Nice people, good workers doing simple products. The Glass Center was correctly structured to tourism, and that was the subjet that we wanted to check.
Get an OS map.
by leics
If you are spending a reasonable amount of time in the UK, it is well worth buying the incredibly detailed and informative Ordnance Survey (OS) map of the area you are visiting. These maps show you all public rights of way (excellent for walking purposes), contour lines, land use and even very small historical and archaeological sites. The UK is full of hidden history and the OS maps are really useful, even for locals. You should not even consider walking in our mountainous or high ground area without an OS map, and with the ability to use a compass as well: our high ground may not be very high but our intensely changeable weather makes it very treacherous indeed, all year round.The Explorer and Landranger maps are most useful for the visitor (whether UK-based or from elsewhere). The Explorer is at a scale of 1:25000 (ideal for walking) and the Landranger at a scale of 1:50000 (also ok...
Cleeve Abbey
by tvor
For those of you that like to tramp around the ruins of castles and abbeys, there is a really good abbey along the north Devon/Somerset shore on the edge of Exmoor National Park called Cleeve Abbey. It was originally a Cistercian abbey from the 13th century and there's quite a lot there to see besides piles of rocks.You'll find it off the A39 at Washford, just a little way in and it's signposted so you can find it easily. There's a gatehouse and a visitor centre with a little shop. It's an English Heritage property so if you belong to that, it's free but it only cost about 4 pounds per person.One of the most interesting rooms that is still intact is the Refectory dating from the 15th century. It still has it's wood beamed roof, lined on both sides with carved angels looking down over the room below. The high windows let the light gleam in over the stone floors.There are rooms that were...
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Sunderland
by solopes
I only saw Sunderland while passing to a meeting in the university. Th university (and its museum) is nice but I saw nothing else to make me regret not having time to stop.Of course, a very limited view...
Island Life
by scotlandscotour
Now that arrival in the UK is easy by plane, that sense of visiting an island is largely lost.There is the Chunnel too, sneaking you into the country without a hint of water (Channel Tunnel from France). Even the ferries are floating casinos, distracting you from the coastline.So, in search of the "island life" we head to smaller islands around the UK ... Orkney Islands (70 of them), Isle of Skye, Isle of Wight, Man, Mull ... the list goes on.Here life is a little slower, friendlier, more "traditional". Here we feel "at home" - both relaxed and enchanted.So, to discover far more about life in Britain and Ireland, the celtic, viking and fishing past ... visit the little islands of the British Isles. This picture is taken on Skye, but is typical and could be many other places too. Step off the beaten path and you are rewarded by a feeling inside far stronger far more durable than any...
Clovelly
by tvor
Along the south coast of England is a small and ancient fishing village called Clovelly. The village is pedestrian only and there is a car park outside the village along with a visitor Center and there's an entrance fee that covers parking, a museum and a cottage. Uh oh... that smacks of tourist trap doesn't it? Well yes, there are a lot of tourists that come here to see the old houses and walk down the incredibly steep cobbled street to the harbour. There are donkey rides and you can pay a pound or two for a ride in a Jeep back up the hill if you don't fancy mountain climbing. There's a fudge factory and a couple of hotels that serve meals as well as some lovely craft shops .
A Walk on the Wild Side, in South East England
by i-tourist
The South Downs Way, a 110 mile trail through South East England is probably one of the the best walks in the country. I know that the hill walking in the North is great, but this is something you don't expect so close to London.I walked this path with my father and a friend in 6 days a few years ago, and we are still talking about it.
Uphill outside London
by i-tourist
The North Downs Way is not quite as spectacular as its Southern equivalent, but is a great trail nevertheless.Walking so close to London, and yet with such rural landscapes - this 150 mile challenge is well worth the effort.
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