CelestialBody
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If the weather's nice then I'd say the London eye is a must see...and stonehenge is a place that must be seen to be believed...it has a power.
But its all good, you might like to see the temple at Neasden (sp), they brought in carvers and masons from India...Beautiful.
But its all good, you might like to see the temple at Neasden (sp), they brought in carvers and masons from India...Beautiful.
DarlingBri
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Stonehenge, oh yawn. Sorry, sorry, I know it's a national treasure, but honestly, it's a pile of rocks. Very nice rocks, but it's actually more interesting to read about than see.
If you are going to go, however, go to Salisbury and see the cathedral. You can then get a day trip bus to Stonehenge.
Travel by rail here is easy. You can go to Scotland and Wales, and even go to Paris for the day! Ireland is a very quick and cheap flight, Dublin is great.
Why don't you tell us what you're interested in so we can help you?
If you are going to go, however, go to Salisbury and see the cathedral. You can then get a day trip bus to Stonehenge.
Travel by rail here is easy. You can go to Scotland and Wales, and even go to Paris for the day! Ireland is a very quick and cheap flight, Dublin is great.
Why don't you tell us what you're interested in so we can help you?
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Food...
...I always judge a country by the food. Show up at Cam Phat just off China Town before 19.00 (wait any longer and you won't get in). Choose the seafood set meal for four people. You won't forget it. Excellent service. Excellent food. Then off to soho to hang out in the Bohemian bars with the students...guaranteed to take ten years off your mind (or more...hmmmm).
The beaten paths are great, everybody's gotta do 'em, but put some distance between yourself and the tourists and experience some of the ethnic and cultural diversity London can offer.
Shows? Maybe book tickets for Chicago and the Big Breakfast's ex-side-host try her hand at acting (Denise van Outen).
Paris? If you're persistent you should be able to book a round trip on Eurostar into Gare d Nord for under £100. If you book accomodation near the station you will be in a less expensive and (IMHO) more interesting part of Paris. Metro stations are close and can take you anywhere you want to go.
Been here five years and still seeing the sites!
Have fun.
...I always judge a country by the food. Show up at Cam Phat just off China Town before 19.00 (wait any longer and you won't get in). Choose the seafood set meal for four people. You won't forget it. Excellent service. Excellent food. Then off to soho to hang out in the Bohemian bars with the students...guaranteed to take ten years off your mind (or more...hmmmm).
The beaten paths are great, everybody's gotta do 'em, but put some distance between yourself and the tourists and experience some of the ethnic and cultural diversity London can offer.
Shows? Maybe book tickets for Chicago and the Big Breakfast's ex-side-host try her hand at acting (Denise van Outen).
Paris? If you're persistent you should be able to book a round trip on Eurostar into Gare d Nord for under £100. If you book accomodation near the station you will be in a less expensive and (IMHO) more interesting part of Paris. Metro stations are close and can take you anywhere you want to go.
Been here five years and still seeing the sites!
Have fun.
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You must go see one of the old cities. I think York is the best, because you can still see every period in history from pre-roman to the present. It's still a walled city and there is the brilliant Coppergate Viking exhibition not to mention the National Railway museum if you have any interest in steam trains and the Minster is just amazing
Oxford is nice, and Cambridge. They have some gorgeous achitecture but they don't have everything like York does.
Cheers
Dave (a Yorkshireman living in Worcestershire, which is also gorgeous, especially the Malvern Hills which are outside my windows right now)
Oxford is nice, and Cambridge. They have some gorgeous achitecture but they don't have everything like York does.
Cheers
Dave (a Yorkshireman living in Worcestershire, which is also gorgeous, especially the Malvern Hills which are outside my windows right now)
DarlingBri
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I love, love, LOVE York! Bath is also a very good destination, and a day trip from London on a weekend.
In the City, try the V&A museum and the Tower.
Did you look at the Let's Go London book I suggested? Really, you NEED this book!
In the City, try the V&A museum and the Tower.
Did you look at the Let's Go London book I suggested? Really, you NEED this book!
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The temperature in recent years...
...has been hitting the high 80's low 90's. Let's hope it keeps it that way for you.
Most things have been said but I'd suggest trips to Scotland, Wales and Ireland. For a small island we've got a very diverse country. Glasgow where only Glaswegians can understand the accent, Newcastle where Geordie (the name given to the dialect) has strong roots in Danish - in fact some phrases are Danish. Cornwall at one end of the country where you've got to try a Cornish Pastie and John O'Groats at the other end because it's there. Wales and Ireland to understand how everything fits together.
If you like history we've got heaps. We've been fighting each other for so long it's almost a hobby - more verbal nowadays than anything else - but God help anyone who insults a Briton then suddenly we're one country. So battlefields going back to the Roman invasion, English Civil War, Wars of the Roses (between Lancaster and Yorkshire - two of our counties). Museums, art galleries places of interest are literally everywhere.
I've gone on a bit but that's what this place is like - too large to describe in every sense except distance. Very easy to tavel around in.
Hope you enjoy yourself.
...has been hitting the high 80's low 90's. Let's hope it keeps it that way for you.
Most things have been said but I'd suggest trips to Scotland, Wales and Ireland. For a small island we've got a very diverse country. Glasgow where only Glaswegians can understand the accent, Newcastle where Geordie (the name given to the dialect) has strong roots in Danish - in fact some phrases are Danish. Cornwall at one end of the country where you've got to try a Cornish Pastie and John O'Groats at the other end because it's there. Wales and Ireland to understand how everything fits together.
If you like history we've got heaps. We've been fighting each other for so long it's almost a hobby - more verbal nowadays than anything else - but God help anyone who insults a Briton then suddenly we're one country. So battlefields going back to the Roman invasion, English Civil War, Wars of the Roses (between Lancaster and Yorkshire - two of our counties). Museums, art galleries places of interest are literally everywhere.
I've gone on a bit but that's what this place is like - too large to describe in every sense except distance. Very easy to tavel around in.
Hope you enjoy yourself.
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On Museums, I agreed with DarlingBri, The Victoria and Albert, is the only reason I would lower myself to step foot in London.
Salisbury Cathedral is good, (We had our school assemblies in there, many times I stared up and studied the ceilings!)
I prefer Lincoln Cathedral, plus there is a nice castle there as well.
York is a pretty nice place, but FULL of tourists and students. Bath is the same. Both very crowded and busy in
summer.
Edinbrough (I cant spell at this time in the evening)
probably has the most to offer outside London
in terms of monuments, (Castle, Palace etc) and good Museums.
Have fun where ever you go.
Cactiphile
Salisbury Cathedral is good, (We had our school assemblies in there, many times I stared up and studied the ceilings!)
I prefer Lincoln Cathedral, plus there is a nice castle there as well.
York is a pretty nice place, but FULL of tourists and students. Bath is the same. Both very crowded and busy in
summer.
Edinbrough (I cant spell at this time in the evening)
probably has the most to offer outside London
in terms of monuments, (Castle, Palace etc) and good Museums.
Have fun where ever you go.
Cactiphile
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I made the cathedral tour during a two month visit some years ago and would recommend two others not mentionned. Wells, which you could visit if you head southwest to Stonehenge and Salisbury, is a small, beautiful cathedral of integrated design. Salisbury is grand and sumptuous. Durham cathedral to the north is of the Romanesque style and is also very grand and the town of Durham on the banks of a winding river was delightful.
Edinburgh is a charming city and I loved traveling north to Inverness and west to the Isle of Skye. The Lakes district is gorgeous also, but if I'm not mistaken that's where the "foot and mouth" epidemic is centered. Brits can give you clearer info about that.
I agree with those above who suggest you tell us what interests you. We have enough Brits on the board that you should be flooded with suggestions. Any offers of a room?
Edinburgh is a charming city and I loved traveling north to Inverness and west to the Isle of Skye. The Lakes district is gorgeous also, but if I'm not mistaken that's where the "foot and mouth" epidemic is centered. Brits can give you clearer info about that.
I agree with those above who suggest you tell us what interests you. We have enough Brits on the board that you should be flooded with suggestions. Any offers of a room?
If you fancy a pub crawl and like PROPPER BEER (And it isn't warm...you Yanks drink Lager not Beer!!) come to Derby for a decent pub crawl (And we've got some very old pubs)...
You can get more infor from; http://www.thebeerboys.co.uk
You can get more infor from; http://www.thebeerboys.co.uk
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Well, after living in Ireland for many years, I can give you tips on Ireland:
The Cliffs Of Moher (County Clare on the West coast)
The Aran Islands (Inisheer is my favorite of the 3)
Gus O'Conner's Pub (very famous traditional music pub in Clare)
Kylemore Abbey (I went to school here and it is breathtaking)
Rinvyle (charming little town in Connamara with a pirate queen's castle in the center. I own a small cottage here if you need accomodations)
Bunratty Castle in Limerick (magnificently preserved castle, perhaps one of the finest in the world. Avoid Durty Nelly's Pub though, it is a fat tourist trap with bad food and shitty service. Walk through it but don't eat there.)
The Ring of Beara- (The Ring of Kerry is nice but Beara is nicer and less known so safer driving)
Bantry- lovely little town in Kerry.
Portmagee- fantastic fishing port with many festivals. A gentleman named Aidan will take you fishing for hours and baby you the whole way. We catch five fish on five hooks within seconds of dropping in the line.)
Avoid Dublin like the Plague.
Avoid Cork like a really nasty plague.
Kinsale- quite possibly the most romantic place on Earth. Visit the many pubs, hear the music, dance, see the ancient fort, the castle, go sailing in the beautiful harbor or call over the parade of stunningly gorgeous white swans by moonlight...
have fun.
The Cliffs Of Moher (County Clare on the West coast)
The Aran Islands (Inisheer is my favorite of the 3)
Gus O'Conner's Pub (very famous traditional music pub in Clare)
Kylemore Abbey (I went to school here and it is breathtaking)
Rinvyle (charming little town in Connamara with a pirate queen's castle in the center. I own a small cottage here if you need accomodations)
Bunratty Castle in Limerick (magnificently preserved castle, perhaps one of the finest in the world. Avoid Durty Nelly's Pub though, it is a fat tourist trap with bad food and shitty service. Walk through it but don't eat there.)
The Ring of Beara- (The Ring of Kerry is nice but Beara is nicer and less known so safer driving)
Bantry- lovely little town in Kerry.
Portmagee- fantastic fishing port with many festivals. A gentleman named Aidan will take you fishing for hours and baby you the whole way. We catch five fish on five hooks within seconds of dropping in the line.)
Avoid Dublin like the Plague.
Avoid Cork like a really nasty plague.
Kinsale- quite possibly the most romantic place on Earth. Visit the many pubs, hear the music, dance, see the ancient fort, the castle, go sailing in the beautiful harbor or call over the parade of stunningly gorgeous white swans by moonlight...
have fun.
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Foot & Mouth in GB
Areas are only closed in regard to walking and hiking.
This affects Lake District and Devon esp. The rest of
the attractions are open, if somewhat marred by the
smell of burning sheep flesh
Beerboy : Derby is a pretty horrible place. Plus York
has more pubs anyway, there were 361 when I lived there.
Cactiphile
Areas are only closed in regard to walking and hiking.
This affects Lake District and Devon esp. The rest of
the attractions are open, if somewhat marred by the
smell of burning sheep flesh
Beerboy : Derby is a pretty horrible place. Plus York
has more pubs anyway, there were 361 when I lived there.
Cactiphile
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