Though having a rough time these days at least in part thanks to Brexit, Britain is still a treasure trove of travel treats, from capital London out into England and Cornwall to Wales and Scotland. And across to Northern Ireland, too, of course!
Cover photo: Trey Ratcliffe
Victor Block Ask most anyone what comes to mind when they think of Scotland and you’ll probably hear bagpipes, kilts, tartans – maybe the brogue and haggis (about which more later). If the year were 1746, you would probably have heard the same thing. But it was in that year, after the Battle of Culloden when the English decimated the Scots, after which they set about to systematically rid the country and its people of their identity and traditions. It didn’t work, which makes it all the…
Read more…Jorge Franganillo The Lake District of Cumbria in northwest England, a 5½-hour drive from London and two from Liverpool and Manchester, is a mountainous region and national park renowned for its gorgeous scenery - centering around 19 eponymous lakes - as well as its literary associations with a group of 19th-century "Lake Poets" such as William Wordsworth (one of his most famous poems, "Daffodils," was inspired here), Beatrix Potter (of Peter Rabbit fame), and John Ruskin (a highly…
Read more…At just 206 metres (680 feet) above sea level, the Great Orme (below) might be thought of as rather a slight hill. But it looks as imposing as a far greater eminence, as it overlooks the seaside resort of Llandudno, on the north Welsh coast about a 4½-hour drive or train ride from London and just over an hour's drive and two hours by rail from Liverpool. It’s a limestone headland about two miles long and a mile wide where, back in the Bronze Age, copper was mined (but they only…
Read more…Photos courtesy of TheRealMaryKing'sClose.com The year is 1645. The most virulent strain of the bubonic plague - the "Black Death" - has immobilized Edinburgh, Scotland, claiming the lives of more than half the city’s population. The area hardest hit: Mary King’s Close off High Street, a lively, busy thoroughfare of pubs, shops, and residences. Cries of suffering have replaced the friendly chatter, and the stench of death the aroma of tea and scones. The place, the time, the horror have…
Read more…You need to be a member of Tripatini to add comments!
Comments are closed.
Comments
I'm new in Tripatini. Michael Schuermann, author of guide book Paris Movie Walks and now blogging about easy hiking (an activity you can undertake with the family on your next hols anywhere in the UK perhaps). I blog mostly about my hikes, which are mainly in Germany (my fatherland). My first hike however was in the UK, in the Peak District. I've heard a lot about hiking in the Lake District. If anyone of you love hiking and has done a hike or two anywhere in the UK, I would love to hear from you and perhaps you can do a blog post for me. Check out what easy hiking is about: http://easy-hiker.eu/2010/07/16/what-is-not-easy-hiking/ Don't be strangers...
http://www.tripatini.com/forum/topics/cambridge-uk-in-january
Thanks much!!
Jools. Excellent suggestions, especially based on the fact that they are free. Right next to the Natural History Museum (around the corner) is the Science Museum. Lots of hands on stuff for the kids. What's good for kids in Edinburgh?
In York there are some great things for kids. The National Rail Museum, the Jorvik Viking Museum and the Castle museum. I always recommend people get away from London for a day or two if they can and York is great for families and easy to get to.
http://traveltobritain.blogspot.com/2010/09/what-are-places-every-k...
-
8
-
9
-
10
-
11
-
12
of 14 Next