Great places to visit in the UK.

[amazingview]

One of my favorite places is Cornwall. Sure, there are touristy areas, but if you can rent a car and drive around, there are lots of secluded trails and coastal areas that are perfect for exploring.
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[Asa Gislason]

There are so many lovely places off the beaten track in the UK. Picturesque villages, beautiful walking trails, friendly country pubs, etc. Buuut if pressed... then one of my favourite places in UK has to be the Minack theatre in Cornwall

[LookNetwork]

Very nice place to visit, if you are fond of castles, it is in the town of Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, west Wales; just google it

[dwibre]

Try Canterbury, Oxford and Bath

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[HolidayArmadillo]

My top 3 list of places is as follows:


Cartmel, Lake District - old English rural village with real ale pubs, cobbled streets, a racecourse and quaint tea shops right in the countryside
Beamish, Co Durham - The North east's museum town is well worth a visit
Lynton/Lynmouth, Devon - Twin towns joined by a funicular - both quaint and beautiful with coastal walks and Devon cream teas

[paul]

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If you want to see the real England, get away from the usual hoards of tourists and visit Norfolk & Suffolk. If Castles, Ruins, fantastic accommodation and bespoke vacations with your own driver-guide appeal to you, contact me for more details.

[Siegfried]

I would like to suggest Wales - Snowdonia National Park, absolutely beautiful ! You have to climb Snowdon Mountain in nice weather - stunning views.

As sleeping location I can recommend Llandudno (north to snowdon, 1hr drive) - very nice, quiet city with LOTS of hotels.

Regards!

[korn]

Disley in Lyme - for garden and estates
Liverpool - for music (of course) and architecture (love the brightness of it)

[Mar]

Well, I'm sure there are all sorts of good corners of the UK but I'll stick to two of my favourites.

Firstly, there's Galloway. I know it quite well because I was born and brought up there. It's got a wide range of scenery from hills, mountains, moors, coastline with some nice beaches to swim, castles, great gardens to visit and some really lovely eating places. The pace of life is much more relaxed than you'd expect and places like Kirkcudbright, with its artists colony and Wigtown with its range of specialist antique book sellers bring a spot of culture. The cult film, The Wickerman, was filmed in Galloway and there's a festival devoted to it once a year.

I also love the area where I live now; Helensburgh is a (very) quiet Victorian town on the north shore of the River Clyde. Just a few miles from Loch Lomond, it's also very easy to get trains to Glasgow, Edinburgh, Oban and Mallaig. It's a bit harder than it used to be to get ferries over to the south shore of the Clyde but road links are very good. There are good walks, great places to visit and access to some stunning scenery.

I don't know if that helps - but the Visit Scotland website will have further information to give you more of a flavour of what's on offer.

Margaret

ps - Crinan Canal is great - one of my favourite walks along the banks of the canal. South Uist and the Outer Hebrides - just amazing; it can be tricky going out of season if the weather upsets the ferries or the planes. Unfortunately I haven't managed to visit Orkney and Shetland but I've got them on my list!
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[johnbayBear]

There are too many sites to visit in England. Believe me, I tried to visit them all. Every little town has its own interesting history. Here are some of the bigger attractions I enjoyed the most:

1. Stonehenge - a mystical experience
2. Hadrian's Wall - walking on the wall that was the northern most border of the Roman Empire was magical.
3. Beatles Tour in Liverpool. - I am a big Beatles' fan
4. North Wales for the castles - Conwy was my favorite and Caernarfon Castle was spectacular
5. Westminster Abbey is more a crypt than a church but there is lots to see inside
6. Tower of London is very interesting
7. See a play at the Globe Theater. It will take you back in time.
8. Visit the Bronte Sisters Museum in the Yorkshire Dales. It is well worth it.

[blackpool_hotels]

If you are interested in historical places then I would recommend Staffordshire because of its links to Shakespeare. Or Stoke-on-Trent which is full of Victorian buildings and factories along a canal.
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[Langdale]

As wwkirk says... Whitby!

It's a superb place to visit. It oozes charm, history, outdoor adventure, is the ghost capital of England, has some fantastic pubs, some superb restaurants, and is where Bram Stoker wrote and set his epic novel 'Dracula'. It's a fantastic place to spend a few days!

Langdale