TravelPod forum regular, Sianeth compiled this list of the best things about England in the TravelPod forum discussion on the top 10 things about your home. Do you agree?
1. London town (specifically, go up to Primose Hill at night and look down over the lights of the city – awesome)
Evelyncagney on Primrose Hill
“At the weekend I had a great night out in Camden with the gang and eased the hangover with Sunday lunch and a stroll in Primrose Hill with Jenny, Steve and Paul.” – Evelyncagney
2. Lake District
Traylertravels on Hadrian's Wall tsk tsk tsk
We got up the next morning & headed to Hadrian’s Wall. Now if you tell anyone that we climbed on an ancient Roman archeological site, we will just deny it!!!! – Traylertravels
3. Peak District
Bandglittle on top the Heights of Abraham
The cable car ride is spectacular, the views amazing, and we are told this is the Peak Districts oldest attraction [not the cable cars just the mountain and caves]. – Bandglittle
4. Yorkshire Dales
Sianeth in the Yorkshire dales
We were given a guided tour of the Cave, complete with ridiculous hard hats.- Sianeth
5. Bath (slightly biased, but beautiful!)
Didi.smith in Bath
Bath has been lovely! Probably the most beautiful place I’ve ever been to in my life! – Didi.smith
6. Stonehenge
Bgtraveler2009 at Stonehenge
It was really windy and it’s fairly quiet so there’s definitely a mysterious, eerie air about the place. – Bgtraveler2009
7. York
Britt.mark at Clifford's Tower
“Strange city – not dirty but drab and maybe a little depressing but with a million arresting features everywhere you look and everything is dated pre 1800.” – Britt.mark
8. Chester
Matt_and_ames in Chester
We found Chester to be a very pretty town. – Matt_and_ames
9. Oxford
Bodleian Library in Oxford
“Oxford is amazingly beautiful. In the summer there are literally thousands of college and English language programs there – one can barely walk down the street.” – Jchiarie
10. The moors and beaches of Cornwall
Travelmonster at Perranporth Beach
“It’s fantastic being in Cornwall, wide open spaces, trees, rivers, rolling countryside and fresh spring air – I can breathe again, wonderful!!” – Travelmonster
April 22, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Personally, she missed the best part out. London !!!
September 26, 2009 at 1:10 am
Are you slow? The very FIRST on her list was none other than LONDON.
April 22, 2009 at 12:14 pm
London was the first one!
April 22, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Oh yeah, I was blind. Still I personally think there are better places than Primrose Hill. Walk the city looking at Wren churches and monuments with St Paul’s being the highlight
April 23, 2009 at 11:55 am
It’s just one lady’s list of the best of the UK.
May 23, 2009 at 3:32 pm
You’ve left out the Newcastle-Northumberland area, and clearly, no list is complete without the north east!
May 31, 2009 at 9:23 am
IMHO Portobello Market in Notting Hill on a Sat. morning is THE place to be for both visitors and locals.
It’s where you can buy fresh fruit and veg, antiques, souvenirs, be entertained by buskers, get a coffee/tea and people watch! Yes it can be crowded around noonish but that’s part of the charm, so go earlier or later if you want to miss the crowds.
If you’re there on a Sunday, then Camden Town and Camden Market are the places to be.
June 1, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Hey Patti, thanks for the tips, London is definitely a great place for market shopping.
May 31, 2009 at 9:02 pm
Very glad to see Peak District is mentioned as high as three. I was living there up until about 18 months ago – when Toronto got the better of me! Overall, an excellent choice. How about St Albans and the Chiltern Hills? Or the Dorset coastline?
Toodle-pip old fruits!
June 1, 2009 at 4:33 am
THE BEST IN THE WORLD IS ENGLAND
June 1, 2009 at 6:00 pm
Lakes is great, but Whitby is a must..seaside village that has it all
June 19, 2009 at 7:24 am
what about Manchester!!!!!!
June 24, 2009 at 8:15 pm
Chester is on my list as well. So lovely.
June 29, 2009 at 8:40 am
you seem to have missed out durham. durham is a better version of york. My parents live there now and it is such a nice place!
July 1, 2009 at 10:26 pm
Brick Lane is definitely a must see around the east end of London!
July 2, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Liverpool!!!!
January 11, 2010 at 6:31 am
Thanks for posting, Camden Lock has lots to offer every type of visitor, and it’s why it’s one of the city’s!the capital’s top holiday magnets.