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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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Aber Falls in North Wales - its only a short walk to these beautiful falls, perhaps the lovliest in Snowdonia. The falls are some 8 kilometres along the A55 from Bangor. The waterfall descends from a height of 70 metres of which the last 40 metres is sheer overhang drop. A visit here could easily be combinned with a visit to earby Conwy - a lovely day's trip combination.
well worth a visit. the royal Observatory on top of the hill, registred as World Heritage, Maritime Greenwich situated on the River Thames and the historic landmark of the Cutty Sark the last surviving tea clipper.it is the home of Greenwich Mean Time and the Meridian Line, Longitude 0"
Wharram Percy is a deserted medieval village on the edge of the chalk wolds in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The site is about one mile south of Wharram le Street and it is clearly sign-posted from the B1248 (the Beverley to Malton road). The site dates from the 10th century. We found it by chance as we were deviated because of roadworks. Wharram Percy is perhaps the best known deserted medieval village in the whole of England although there are in fact thousands of them in the country, and many are much better preserved. Wharram Percy became famous because it was researched each summer and in 2002 English Heritage's Landscape Investigation Team started a detailed investigation of the little that can be seen of the once thriving village – the church is ruined and the foundations are overgrown. You have to park in a little carpark and then walk about two miles along a narrow country path...
It was May and we had this tropical beach to ourselves. You really need to take time to just sit and watch the movement of the sea and the shadows of clouds ahead - it is a wonderful magical place.Somehow we never expected to see sand and sea like this. There are no restaurants, seaside cafes or ice cream shops there just the sea, sand and the wind and sun - wonderful.
The almost majestic wonderful ruins of this beautiful abbey lie in the steep woody valley of the river Rye. The abbey was founded in 1132 by the French Cistercian order from Clairvaulx. It was their first major monastery in Britain and it lay almost completely surrounded by steep riverbanks, which formed a natural barrier to the outside world. The enormous Cistercian house, which numbered about 150 monks and 500 lay brethren at one time, was the nucleus from which other northern abbeys were colonised. The Cistercian religion rarely broke with convention when building and used a east-west axis for their buildings. At Rievaulx Abbey the church had to be built on a north-south axis because of the deeply sloping ground levels.The model for the first church, which was built about 1135 to 1145, was probably based on the mother church in Clairvaulx; it reflected the functional austerity of the...
The World of Beatrix Potter.This is a world of countryside sights and sounds inhabited by Beatrix Potter's characters. It is a light and sound show where the figures are brought to life in three dimensions. Also includes a tearoom and shop. Recently the "World of Beatrix Potter" has been refurbished and improved. All the attractions are now translated into Japanese, French, Dutch and Chinese. Old Friends such as Jemina Puddle-Duck and Jeremy are in new settings.There are also new highlights such as Mr McGregor's Greenhouse where you can creep into the greenhouse of scary Mr McGregor and look for your favourite characters between the plant pots and seed trays. I do not think there is anyone who does not love Beatrix Potter's wonderful characters.At The Old Laundry,Crag RowBowness - on - WindermereCumbriaTel: (05394) 88444
One passtime that I enjoyed was walking through the countryside. In Britain the 'right to roam' law allows people the freedom to walk cross country without trespassing. Some areas cannot be accessed but it was a novelty for me to traipse across cow paddocks and sheep fields at will. You must of course respect farmers property and livestock and those lovely little stiles over the fences were fun to use.This passtime is free, healthy and a great way to get some good photos. Some public walks were sign posted with little arrows etc and I constantly found well used and well constructed little pathways for the public. It was like going on a little adventure and these paths took you to, through and accross some lovely countryside.
Stonehenge is the most famous of the man-made ancient rock structures, but if you are interested in them there are others in various parts of the country to see. This one is Avebury in Wiltshire, which is actually the largest circle of them all.
The Shetland museum in Lerwick is also worth a visit. It tells the story of the local people who are dependant on the sea. It is not a large museum but very worth visiting.Found at The Hillhead in the centre of the town of Lerwick and easy to find. and open monday to Saturday.
Mousa Broch is one of Scotlands greatest treasures. It is an iron age tower and is very well preserved. It can be reached by fishing boat from Sandwick, there are regular trips which can be booked at the tourist office in Lerwick on Shetland. If you happen to be lucky and it is pouring with raining during your trip out on the little boat you will be given charming "up to date" yellow oilskins to wear.
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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