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Many Miles From Edinburgh... Edinburgh
58 Reviews There 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,...
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Salford Quays/Lowry/War Museum Manchester
6 Reviews The 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...
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Loch Lomond Glasgow
11 Reviews If 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...
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Barry Island Cardiff
6 Reviews Barry 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...
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Castle Howard York
8 Reviews 14 miles. By bus including entry £15. Pay the driver board at Bootham Bar, across from the tourist info. This is where the TV series 'Brides-head Revisited' was filmed. The castle grounds are worth...
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Canals Birmingham
5 Reviews Many 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...
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Iffley Oxford
3 Reviews When 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...
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Cathedral City of Ely Cambridge
5 Reviews Ely 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...
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Political Belfast
6 Reviews one of the things that belfast is famous for is the murals. i had hard time finding them because you don’t really wanna go wondering into the “strange” areas... and i wasn’t sure this is something you...
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Surroundings Edinburgh
34 Reviews A 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...
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Libraries Manchester
7 Reviews Chetham's Library is off the beaten path. I'd never heard of it and neither had my boyfriend who has lived in Manchester all his life. Most visitors to Manchester may see the John Ryland's Library on...
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Stirling... Glasgow
6 Reviews Stirling- 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...
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Castell Coch (The Red Castle) Cardiff
9 Reviews Castell 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...
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Whip ma whop ma gate York
2 Reviews What a great name for a street. I wish more streets had great names like Whipmawhopmagate - it's rather more interesting than Castle St. or High St. Only 32 metres long, It's very easy to miss this...
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Nearby Attractions Birmingham
11 Reviews Birmingham 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...
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Cowley Road Oxford
3 Reviews If 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,...
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Mill Road area pubs Cambridge
4 Reviews Mill Road.Seen here in the early morning,but usually busy with people and traffic.The shops,cafes,restaurants and pubs on and around Mill Road are among the best on offer and well worth a wander over...
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Further Afield Belfast
22 Reviews Finding 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...
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Arthur's Seat Edinburgh
24 Reviews This 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...
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Ayrshire Glasgow
7 Reviews On 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...
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Llandaff Cathedral and Village Cardiff
6 Reviews At last I have managed to visit Llandaff Cathedral, and discovered this interesting little town. There are medieaval buildings, ruins and of course the cathedral which is much larger than it seems...
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Helmsley York
5 Reviews Helmsley lies about 20 miles west of York and is one of England's loveliest market towns. This is really the perfect English town - a large market square with a beautiful church and castle commanding...
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Museums & Galleries Birmingham
3 Reviews By Car: Take the A38 (Bristol Road), turning onto Edgbaston Park Road. Parking is available in the University's South Car Park, with the Institute situated at the top of the hill opposite King...
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Port Meadow Oxford
4 Reviews Port 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...
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Castle Hill Cambridge
3 Reviews .....is closed off at the moment. I suspect local skateboarders have been using and eroding it. A typical Norman motte, its bailey now hidden by the council buildings, it's still worth a visit....
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A little known town between York and Harrogate, Knaresborough is a lovely place to spend an afternoon, wandering around the castle ruins where Thomas a' Beckett's murderers hid, or renting a boat on the river Nidd, watching trains pass on the bridge spanning the gorge high above you.
Yes, there are tourists here, they come to see Robert Burns' birthplace in the pretty village of Alloway just outside. But there are still sooo many people missing Ayr in favour of more dramatic Scottish locations. Their loss as not only do they miss out on the impressive Kennedy clan Culzean Castle and lovely seaside views, but also on the fun of Rabbie's Bar! :)))
This must be one of the most overlooked little gems in all England! Those who stumble upon it are probably on their way between the ferries in Hull and historic York - lucky them. Beverley is a small town with a surprisingly big Minster (built by stones from a ruined York monastery) and lots of other nice buildings to see. There is also an Air Museum and a racecourse to help you spend time here. The latter is in the countryside on the way to York and has cows wandering around in the road outside!
This is a place that's often used in tv commercials & movies and on calendars - such a fabulous old street, full of history. It's Gold Hill in Shaftesbury, Dorset. Have a look if you're in that area. I took the photo from a coffee shop right at the top of the hill, a nice place to stop.
Visit the Historical Quay in Hartlepool.This is a really good recreation of an 18th century seaport, with its shops and naval outfitters, stalls and seamen.You are taken back to the time of Nelson. There is an audio-visual about the press-gang, and one about a naval sea battle where you experience with the ships surgeon.Visit the Trincomalee at the Historic Quay in Hartlepool.The Trincomalee is the last of Nelson's frigates. This sailing frigate was built of teak in 1817 in India. She sailed the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. She is the oldest ship alfoat in the U.K. The ship has been restored but over 60% is still original,She was actually based at Hartlepool from 1862 - 1877.Open 7 days a week from 10.00 to 17.00at:Jackson DockMaritime aveHartlepooltel: 01429 860006.
See some of the wonderful views along the glens in Scotland - this one is along Glen Sheil. I think my favourite glen though is Glencoe, there are fantastic walking opportunities and I remember watching wild deer in the glen one lovely autumn evening - it was magical.One of my favourite glens though is Glen Torridon. This glen is wonderful with great walking opportunities. The Torridonian sandstone is about 750 million years old. There is a National Trust of Scotland Countryside Centre at the junction of the A897 and the Diabaig road which has an audio-visual presentation about the scenery and wildlife of the area.to find it follow the A896 - 9 miles SW of Kinlochewe
it is the historical capital of Shropshire and is almost encircled by a horseshoe bend in the river Severn. This meant that the site lent itself naturally to fortification. The town's strategic significance is suggested by the names of the old two oldest river crossings: Welsh Bridge in the west and English Bridge in the east. Charles Darwin was born here at The Mount in 1809. His father was a doctor in the town. The house is on the A458. Darwin was baptised in St Chad's church. When he was 9 years old he was sent to 'Dr Butler's great school in Shrewsbury' as a boarder. The school had been founded in 1552. and today it is the library, there is a bronze statue of its most famous scholar outside it. In Darwin's time the school was very primitive indeed - with 20-30 boys sharing a dormitory ,damp beds and poor food. His brother was very interested in Chemistry and Darwin was allowed to...
This small group of islands are situated about 5 kilometres from the nearest point on the Isle of Mull. The main islands are Lunga, Fladda, Bac Mar (also known as Dutchman's Cap) Cairn na Burgh More and Cairn na Burgh Beg but there are also numerous tiny islands in the group. They are all now uninhabited and a nature sanctuary for many seabirds and grey seals. In spring the island of Lunga is a nesting place for thousands. You can see guillemot, kittiwake, razorbill and, my favourite little character the puffin. Late autumn you can see the grey seal around the smaller islands, it is then their breeding season. The two Cairn na Burg islands have in the past often been fortified and they have ruins which date back to before the Vikings.On the boat trip back to Mull from Staffa you often see seals on the Treshnish Islands and although you cannot go on land you do get photos chances. If you...
Go from Oban to The isle of Mull and Iona, and then take the ferry to Staffa and visit Fingal's Cave. A beautiful island with a lot of history. This is the island where, in 563, St.Columba began his mission in Scotland. The abbey ruins are lovely and the island is very pleasant for walking. This is one of Scotland's most historic and sacred sites. This is the harbour on Mull.This small island is lovely to wander around and there are several nice places to eat. The views over the sea are wonderful.The Isle of Mull and the ferry to Staffa and Fingal's Cave. The sea is often rough but the trip is worthwhile. The times of the trips vary but tey are advertised at the harbour. Take warm waterproof clothing.
This is a truly extraordinary place and walking around it takes you back 4000 years. The various walks take you from the early 17th century AD laird's house through Medieval and Viking times to the prehistory. That really shows that the first dwellers in 2400 BC had the ability to choose a good site, otherwise later generations would never have gone on building on the site. Jarlshof lies on the southern tip of Shetland beside a shallow bay known as the West Voe of Sumburgh and on the lower slope of the sandstone promontory of Sumburgh Head.This was an ideal place for sheltered fishing, a good place for boats and it was fertile well-drained land with fresh water springs. A added bonus was the beach which provided good quality building stone for the settlement. It was Sir Walter Scott who gave the laird's house the name Jarlshof. The house was built on top of an artifical mound, the...
The Montague On The Gardens London
5 Reviews and 1067 Opinions The concierge was fabulous, the hotel very grand, and despite the rooms being small they were...
The Balmoral Hotel Edinburgh
5 Reviews and 770 Opinions Two men wearing kilts (or trews) welcome you at the door and an open fire welcomes you in the lobby,...
Radisson Edwardian Manchester Manchester
4 Reviews and 929 Opinions I had a great time there. Stayed due to business 4 nights in the hotel. Staff was great, friendly...
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