Favourite parts of the UK

[RaiderBoy 19]

I quite like it where i am now, in Cwmaman My house is surrounded by mountains and countryside and being this close to brecon but not close enough to have tourists means that i often have the place to myself its a good place to live but god awfull for shooting and fishing, i find myself travelling and hour or more away just for a decend weekends carp fishing and ive still failed to find any decent shooting permission The only other place ive ever spent any real time is deal in kent, i used to stay with relatives as a kid and i loved it, its got an awesome carp fishery not 2 mins away and a cracking pier on the sea front and surrounded by farmland, pretty much perfect for the shooter/fisher.

 

Richard

[Bosun11 537]

I'm lucky enough to have travelled most of the UK, many years ago I used to love simply jumping in my old an battered car and heading out to just simply follow roads wherever they may take me. I had time on my hands back then and would park up and sleep in the motor.

Loved it, seen so many beautiful places, this country is so rich in its geographical diversity with both stunning scenery and lovely towns and citys, interesting and facinating, we are very lucky.

 

As for the original question, for me, well I love it right here, in and around Liverpool, it has everything for me. A buzzing and vibrant city, steeped with history. A beautiful coastline and countryside that I 'served my time' in and now live.

 

I also have a soft spot for the Lakes, its simply stunning and for a scouse kid 'armed' with a first edition of the Fell Terrier book, way back in the early 's it was mecca.

Now its easy to knock the Lakes, a total tourist trap, nuts in summer, with thousands tramping round towns like Ambleside, dressed for the 'high fell', most never see 'em, simply drifting from one outdoor shop to another, stopping for a bag of fudge between shops BUT spend a little time there, out of season and then wander out, especially before the sun breaks, either round a village or head up a fell, because thats when you see it, all those ghosts, all that history, in the shadows.

It works for just about anywhere too, if your looking for 'somewhere' and your there but can't see it, change your time and all will become obvious.

[the_stig 6,614]

anderby creek ..... love the sea fishing at night ..

 

 

Know Anderby creek very well stig

we camp on a farm thr couple of decent pubs nearby decent beach bit of fishing try and get at least a couple of times a year .. had 2 vans at mablethorpe in the 80s that i used to rent out -- the mrs and kids used to spend the whole school summer hols thr i used to go to em at the week ends-- good old beach at mabe happy days ...

might even move that way in a couple of years when i retire ...

Edited February 14, 2011 by the_stig

[GHT 6]

grimey south london, surrey south downs, east lancs pennines, and the lake district for me.

[Caravan Monster 323]

I'd like to see more of north east england - northumberland / scottish borders area, never been there.

 

Not too far from me..... http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/reviews.asp?revid=4598

Supposedly a good site. The patrons come into my local and they all seem to come back every year.

Not too far from the borders either

 

Cheers Moll! (don't actually have a caravan anymore )but getting tempted to hit the road for a week or so and kip in the van. It's good to see some moor and coastland and not too many people around every once in a while.

[PeakOil 352]

What ever bit Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor reckons belongs to him I am guesting in next.

[Boysie 12]

Lake District around Keswick area. As said earlier, much better 'out of season'. Me and the girlfriend stayed in a B&B for my birthday end of last year, was lush waking up and looking out over the fields and hills covered in fog, crisp winter morning.

 

We often visit Kirkcudbright / Dumfriesshire and further up the west coast of Scotland. Spent a week by Loch Eck a few years ago, area is amazing. Looking at booking somewhere further north for this January, hopefully it'll snow again and we'll end up being stuck in a little log cabin for a few extra weeks

[robbo 868]

I'd love to see the highlands of scotland........

make the effort sometime pal you wont be disappointed

[byron 1,190]

anderby creek ..... love the sea fishing at night ..

 

 

Know Anderby creek very well stig

and dont forget the nudist beach at theddlethorpe..

[jack pyke 4]

you cant beat the northumberland coast beutifull beaches and scenery bambrugh castle holy island and another favourite of mine ingram valley sitting at the top of one of the peaks not a care in the world amazeing views

[gonetoearth 5,144]

I'm lucky enough to have travelled most of the UK, many years ago I used to love simply jumping in my old an battered car and heading out to just simply follow roads wherever they may take me. I had time on my hands back then and would park up and sleep in the motor.

Loved it, seen so many beautiful places, this country is so rich in its geographical diversity with both stunning scenery and lovely towns and citys, interesting and facinating, we are very lucky.

 

As for the original question, for me, well I love it right here, in and around Liverpool, it has everything for me. A buzzing and vibrant city, steeped with history. A beautiful coastline and countryside that I 'served my time' in and now live.

 

I also have a soft spot for the Lakes, its simply stunning and for a scouse kid 'armed' with a first edition of the Fell Terrier book, way back in the early 's it was mecca.

Now its easy to knock the Lakes, a total tourist trap, nuts in summer, with thousands tramping round towns like Ambleside, dressed for the 'high fell', most never see 'em, simply drifting from one outdoor shop to another, stopping for a bag of fudge between shops BUT spend a little time there, out of season and then wander out, especially before the sun breaks, either round a village or head up a fell, because thats when you see it, all those ghosts, all that history, in the shadows.

It works for just about anywhere too, if your looking for 'somewhere' and your there but can't see it, change your time and all will become obvious.

[Simoman 110]

anderby creek ..... love the sea fishing at night ..

 

 

Know Anderby creek very well stig

and dont forget the nudist beach at theddlethorpe..

 

Theddlethorpe is also a popular male "meeting" place, remember years ago sitting on the dunes to have a sarnie, the R.A.F were detonating bombs on the beach, as the first explosion a dozen male heads popped up from the dunes, i hastily retreated to the van........and nipped to boots for some KY

[WILF 47,975]

I'm lucky enough to have travelled most of the UK, many years ago I used to love simply jumping in my old an battered car and heading out to just simply follow roads wherever they may take me. I had time on my hands back then and would park up and sleep in the motor.

Loved it, seen so many beautiful places, this country is so rich in its geographical diversity with both stunning scenery and lovely towns and citys, interesting and facinating, we are very lucky.

 

As for the original question, for me, well I love it right here, in and around Liverpool, it has everything for me. A buzzing and vibrant city, steeped with history. A beautiful coastline and countryside that I 'served my time' in and now live.

 

I also have a soft spot for the Lakes, its simply stunning and for a scouse kid 'armed' with a first edition of the Fell Terrier book, way back in the early 's it was mecca.

Now its easy to knock the Lakes, a total tourist trap, nuts in summer, with thousands tramping round towns like Ambleside, dressed for the 'high fell', most never see 'em, simply drifting from one outdoor shop to another, stopping for a bag of fudge between shops BUT spend a little time there, out of season and then wander out, especially before the sun breaks, either round a village or head up a fell, because thats when you see it, all those ghosts, all that history, in the shadows.

It works for just about anywhere too, if your looking for 'somewhere' and your there but can't see it, change your time and all will become obvious.

 

As usual, pure quality mate

[scothunter 12,609]

I like boscombe dorset area.also keswick is very nice.one day id like to visit cornwall.bit biased but highlands is by far the nicest scenery in the uk,not saying the folk that live there are lol

[mangy1983 51]

without a doubt my hart belongs to wales where i was born and bred ( gods country

but i long to get back to the western isles i first visited 36years ago a magic trip driving

through the night and arriving at the first ferry at the kyles of lochalsh then thrashing the

car across the isle of sky to catch the next ferry ( M.V Hebrides ) to tarbet on the isle of

harris the land that time has forgotten

first impression what have done where have all the trees gone wheres all the grass gone where

are all the people then as i drove across the island and arrived on the west coast of the island

i was greeted to the most beautiful beaches you will ever set eyes upon we camped in the sand

dunes on a beach called horgaboost and spent the next two weeks shooting and fishing first night

with the need to feed ourselves i dug some worms with my hands and fished the incoming tide on

the beach leaving after about 2 hours with 4 plaice between 1 and 2lbs in weight back to tent

cleaned filleted and cooked in oatmeal fried in butter

next shock to the system got up in the morning ( Sunday ) right we will have a drive around

pick up some petrol and supplies from the local shops

wrong nearest shop the clachan in leverburgh i spoke to a local who explained it was gods day

no shops no petrol so no food we limped back to the tent trying to save petrol having had it

explained to me that god would not look favorably on those who broke the sabbath i decided the

time to gather food was after dark so out with the lamp 1 hour and 3 rabbits later back to the

tent fore a rabbit supper

then monday morning down to the clachan for food and petrol about 4 miles drive car now stocked

up with food i asked were i could get petrol i was directed to the RODEL HOTEL that had a petrol

pump we parked the car up and enquired within as the keys for the pump were in the bar we thought

a drink was called for

meeting the locals was the best part they without doubt the friendliest most genuine people i have

met for a long time and 32yrs later still look forward to my two weeks in paradise as this post could end up as a book i will stop now

mike

 

AND BEHOLD THE FAR OFF HEBRIDES

 

I live on the Isle of Lewis and can tell you its still the same bar more pubs and fillings stations are now open on Sundays as there is an increasing number of incomers who are getting a say in the run of things whether that is good or bad it doesn't bother me. There is also a Sunday ferry nowadays believe it or not but unfortunately your secret is already out as the whole island is over run with campers and camper vans in the summertime the last couple of years which a lot of people put down to the recession....

 

cheers Callum