Thinking of visiting the UK....

Torquay is a pleasant spot

staying more than 3days in one place can get very boring in europe, unless you at the pool all day drinking and having fun.

see the links i sent but for us here, I follow the flights and hotels websites. Those night trains go from germany to italy and visa versa.
called the nightjet

Agreed

I do a long distance walk in Europe every year. Went to Two Moors Way in southern England in the fall and Dingle Way in southern Ireland in the spring and the West Highland Way in Scotland the year before that. Loved all of them. We walked 16 miles or so each day for 6 days and the tour company moves your bags from B&B to B&B. You can do shorter stays, of course, or just do the trip on your own and get a room at the pub in the evenings. Worth checking out Contours dot com or just google walking holidays England so you can see the routes. You meet others on the trail or you can do it on your own. You meet the locals, and the trails take you past some great castles/stone circles/burial mounds etc. You can pick up guides/maps for the walks at Information Centers in the local towns where they start. We've stumbled onto fantastic pubs and great sites that we would never have seen otherwise. You get your day in the city when you arrive, but then you're out in the country and it's divine.

Why not visit Scotland ? Edinburgh Castle, the Royal Mile, or you could visit Ayr the home of Robert Burns our national poet,perhaps sail along the west coast anpd view our spectacular scenery! What ever you decide I wish you the very best holiday ever.

and before you book anything.
check [link to www.tripadvisor.com (secure)]
that way you know what you are getting.

also in some eu countries they charge a tourist tax they dont mention this sometimes at hotels.

the same applies in some resturants. one menu for the locals and one for the tourists. its normal, the trick is to find one whats decent. tripadvisor will help in this and google.

UK is ok they dont have this tourist tax. but public transort there is hunting ground for non payers. so always have the right ticket.

plan your trip. historic places and eats at special places like a resturant with blind waiter!!!! or Vertigo in London extra extra. some places will need to be booked. also scan for deals online on tickets on london eye extra.

If you can see past the promotion of tourism of the south of the country, the Northern parts are beautiful, less traveled and steeped in the kind of history you wont get anywhere else.

the mungrels here dont even know about this

Cotswolds lakes some cool lake houses to rent , Brighton on the coast , st Ives in Cornwall

Cotswolds lakes some cool lake houses to rent , Brighton on the coast , st Ives in Cornwall

Glamping in the uk safari tents all over

Look up mr and Mrs smith website - boutique hotels in uk

all I can tell you is the ones that shout the loudest deserve the least attention. the squeaky wheel gets the grease. go beyond what you are told and for that you will be rewarded.

Check out the north east, some wonderful coastline. Bamburgh castle is a glorious place, also Lindesfarne (holy island) is beautiful (and is cut off from the mainland twice a day.) Visit the Lake District, Keswick, Windermere, and the like for stunning scenery.

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Bowland and the Dales and Lakes to the north

Great suggestions and I am looking at them all! Thanks!!!

There've been a few mentions of Scotland....I hear the west coast is beautiful. What are a few good places to visit there?

Staying away from the big cities, and feel like going more rural. 3-5 days then jump over to Paris and Germany for a few more days, maybe Venice, still planning the end of this month.

Is anyone considering making a stand in a castle should there be a zombie apocolypse? It would be extra freaky if they got in and it might work if you could also fish. I guess you would need a decent team.

Do or do not. There is no try.

"The enemy will never attack where you are strongest...He will attack where you are weakest. If you do not know your weakest point, be certain, your enemy will." Sun Tzu

donegal


glenveagh national park

ramelton

horse racing in ireland

castle leslie estate

connemara

clifden

any of the above

all the castles and fairies you'll ever need

kylemore abbey

Ireland is good, just stay away from the rest of UK. Ireland is not UK,

I live in Londonistan and unless you are also non-white, I'd stay the hell away.

the english countryside is very nice pictures dont do it justice, result of centuries of careful cultivation

Just avoid the major cities.
Beware of the West of Scotland due to the biting flies called midges.

It can be quite cool and wet due to the April showers.
Highest forecast temp today is 50F.

Some suggestions:

Warwick castle - [link to www.warwick-castle.com (secure)]

a few miles up the road

Kenilworth castle - [link to www.english-heritage.org.uk]

Both are near Stratford upon Avon, with all the Shakespeare stuff - [link to www.visitstratforduponavon.co.uk]

On the edge of the Cotswolds - [link to www.cotswolds.com (secure)]

Also quite near to Oxford - [link to www.telegraph.co.uk (secure)]

And bicycles and students on bicycles.

Temple Church.

Visit birmingham. Its likee being in the middle east and the uk at the same time.

Scottish Western Isles has everything you're looking for.

Donegal
Fermanagh lakelands
Antrim coast (with bushmils distillery)
Lake District
Yorkshire Dales.

All very nice.

Edinburgh is good. There was an American tourist in a shop there when I visited a few years ago, that bought himself a full suit of armour and a massive sword. He was sorting out shipping when I left lol.

For scenery you will like Scotland, most of our towns and villages outside of Glasgow, Edinburgh etc are pretty much rural. Some are more dense than others, but it's not difficult to get away from people here.

As for recommendations I suggest just winging it unless you're looking for something specific.
Engineering? Go see the Falkirk Wheel.
Castles? Drive in any direction for 10mins, you'll find one.
Scenery? Get out of the cities/towns and you'll find what you seek.