To be fair the UK is small enough that in 7 days if you are willing to travel you could go from London to Edinburgh stopping off at most places mentioned here comfortably.
Edinburgh has proved an excellent location for many, many ventures and I know American PAers have gone there in the past and been impressed. Castles and museums, great architecture, lots of stuff to see and do
Yes! As I recall they even try and replicate a few of the smells of the Viking period!
Also York Minster, which is really fun to climb to the top of (as long as you're not too tall/wide, because the passage gets reaaaaaally narrow towards the top).
To be fair the UK is small enough that in 7 days if you are willing to travel you could go from London to Edinburgh stopping off at most places mentioned here comfortably.
Edinburgh has proved an excellent location for many, many ventures and I know American PAers have gone there in the past and been impressed. Castles and museums, great architecture, lots of stuff to see and do
Also yes.
The great thing about the UK is that many of the cities are compact enough that you can very comfortably walk around them and see the majority of the sights.
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I will say that York is good for a nice city with history and lots of interesting things to see, but is up north. Go to the cathedral and on the tour - its fascinating.
It was good for the Meet-Up as it was in the middle of everyone, but other than that it is a bit thin on the ground for actual tourist stuff. Sheffield is the kind of place where you realise how great it is by living there, but not by passing by.
Basically @Halkun it's really what you're interested in
I mean, for Roman or Georgian architecture you'd go to Bath, for the Vikings/Tudor periods you'd probably want York, for mediaeval/Reformation you'd want Edinburgh, etc. For rugged countryside I'd look to anywhere north of the Peak District (especially Scotland), for gentle rolling hills and a lot of WW2 coastal history (and smugglers) the south is pretty amazing.
Dont go to England. Go to Scotland. Specifically Glasgow. Stay for a few days. Maybe 3 days (small city that is beautiful and quirky) take a trip (train or bus) to somewhere like Inverness (lovely viilage, also within spitting distance of Loch ness) maybe stay there for a night, perhaps 2. Then back to Glasgow for the last couple of days.
It was good for the Meet-Up as it was in the middle of everyone, but other than that it is a bit thin on the ground for actual tourist stuff. Sheffield is the kind of place where you realise how great it is by living there, but not by passing by.
Yessss
The draws of Sheffield are things like cheap rent, amazing nightclubs, cheap drinks, good cinemas, and easy access to the rest of the north. It's student/young person heaven.
It was good for the Meet-Up as it was in the middle of everyone, but other than that it is a bit thin on the ground for actual tourist stuff. Sheffield is the kind of place where you realise how great it is by living there, but not by passing by.
Yessss
The draws of Sheffield are things like cheap rent, amazing nightclubs, cheap drinks, good cinemas, and easy access to the rest of the north. It's student/young person heaven.
I actually did like Sheffield's museums/art galleries, but they are tiny compared to ones elsewhere in the country.
Well, I'm Cumbrian. I probably have a somewhat skewed viewpoint of size; excepting Tullie House, which is pretty hefty. But it's basically the only one we've got
Well, I'm Cumbrian. I probably have a somewhat skewed viewpoint of size; excepting Tullie House, which is pretty hefty. But it's basically the only one we've got
True, Cumbria's for the countryside and sausages. And Kendal mint cake.
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If I ever get the chance to visit England, I am going to go to great lengths to make sure I get to go to a taping of Antiques Roadshow.
I too want to visit every part of the UK individually.
Haha, it was mainly because vacationing abroad was too expensive for my parents! My dad likes to take a lot of holidays, but what with six children didn't exactly have the resources to pay for plane tickets or hotels. So he chose the sensible option of loading us all up in the car 2 or 3 times a year, driving us out to a rented cottage/farm, and exploring the surrounding countryside.
And my grandparents would make a gift of National Trust/English Heritage family season tickets, so we've seen plenty of the tourist attractions, too!
I'm also jealous that none of this was an option for me! I've always wished, for as long as I can remember pretty much, that I'd been born British.
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York's another great, small city that has a unique and interesting layout.
Plus, an excellent Viking museum.
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Also York Minster, which is really fun to climb to the top of (as long as you're not too tall/wide, because the passage gets reaaaaaally narrow towards the top).
Yes.
Also yes.
The great thing about the UK is that many of the cities are compact enough that you can very comfortably walk around them and see the majority of the sights.
all you other foreigners can suck it
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It was good for the Meet-Up as it was in the middle of everyone, but other than that it is a bit thin on the ground for actual tourist stuff. Sheffield is the kind of place where you realise how great it is by living there, but not by passing by.
I mean, for Roman or Georgian architecture you'd go to Bath, for the Vikings/Tudor periods you'd probably want York, for mediaeval/Reformation you'd want Edinburgh, etc. For rugged countryside I'd look to anywhere north of the Peak District (especially Scotland), for gentle rolling hills and a lot of WW2 coastal history (and smugglers) the south is pretty amazing.
Fixed that right up for you.
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Yessss
The draws of Sheffield are things like cheap rent, amazing nightclubs, cheap drinks, good cinemas, and easy access to the rest of the north. It's student/young person heaven.
The spoon museum was pretty neat!
...what?
It was a good weekend!
Well, I'm Cumbrian. I probably have a somewhat skewed viewpoint of size; excepting Tullie House, which is pretty hefty. But it's basically the only one we've got
True, Cumbria's for the countryside and sausages. And Kendal mint cake.
It's in North London, so you'll either want to spend a night in London or get a flight that lands early morning and then spend the first day there.
And the football hooligans, don't forget us!
I mean them. Them.
I'm also jealous that none of this was an option for me! I've always wished, for as long as I can remember pretty much, that I'd been born British.
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You'll get blood on it!
only with spoons. And secateurs.
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I hope Halkun's writing a longer, more informative post after all the assistance we've tried to give!
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