Things to see and do in this country of ours.

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My American cousin is studying in London. See wants to see the rest of England, Scotland and Wales. She's not picky at all I think.

Now as a native I wouldn't know what a foreigner would want to see outside London.

Anyone got any suggestions?
 
Nazca said:
My American cousin is studying in London. See wants to see the rest of England, Scotland and Wales. She's not picky at all I think.

Now as a native I wouldn't know what a foreigner would want to see outside London.

Anyone got any suggestions?
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Stonehenge. Any one of hundreds of rubbish beaches. A decent castle - there's loads of them. You in the National Trust? They've got a few tidy places. Take them on our glorious train service.
 
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All the beaches in Scotland. You would honestly think your in the Caribbean in some of them, well minus the weather.
 
:p

I was thinking Edinburgh. Love that city, especially on NYE.
I've never been to Stonehenge. Is it as good as it's cracked out to be? I'll point her to Salisbury.

How 'bout the New Forest, Peak District, Moors, Dales, etc. etc. at this time of year. Cold, no?

She says she really wants to see Liverpool :confused:. God knows why... Probably wants to experience being mugged, and having her proverbial wheels stolen...
 
When I had some guys from Mississippi come and stay, all you had to do was tell them that a building was more than fifty years old and watch their faces go: ':eek:'.

I think history would be your secret weapon, show them places with a long history and you'll be home dry. :)
 
Cambridge/Oxford. Some castles - windsor, leeds - check the national trust website! Lake district. Maybe cornwall. Loads of nice places. :)
 
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Anywhere with more than a few hundred years of history, Stratford, Bath, that type of place.
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Anything more than about 10 minutes old impresses the Americans :p. And given that Bath first started out in 60–70 AD I'd say it's a pretty good candidate. Also if you've got any German friends you've got to make sure you walk them past the buildings with shrapnel damage in the walls :D.


Though TBH Fox sums it up. Do London & Bath and then off to T5 where the world really is your oyster.
 
She's already in London, and loving it. She hasn't set foot out of London except to take the Eurostar into Europe.

Lots of suggestions, thanks guys. I'll suggest them to her.

P.S. Is Heathrow that good? I've never been, only Manchester Intl. May have to pay a visit sometime :)
 
Warwick castle is not bad, Snowdonia, Edinburgh, the Highlands, especially around Torridon, Orkney for ancient history that makes Stonehenge look modern, far too many things too mention!
 
Nazca said:
P.S. Is Heathrow that good? I've never been, only Manchester Intl. May have to pay a visit sometime :)
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No, it's only sarcasm suggesting that she'd be better leaving the UK. And T5? All I've heard of it is that it's a bit of a mess, maybe that's changed though.

Edinburgh's fantastic - loads to see and do there. Up to the Highlands and lochs of Scotland should give her plenty of time for exploration, best if she either drives or perhaps gets on a tourbus to do that though. There's some amazing places to visit in England, cities with centuries of history, places like the Lake District which is beautiful and then there's the Yorkshire Dales which when you're at the top of one offer a stunning vista on a nice day (not necessarily the best time of year for that though).

What does your cousin like to do? It's all very well us suggesting natural beauty but if her idea of a good time is an arcade parlour then it's a bit wasted on her.
 
wow, you guys think a lot of your country don't you! The UK has some fantastic places to visit, both historical and beautiful. But as Semi-pro has said, it's worth finding out what she is looking for. I'm from the North East so could recommend a dozen or so places straight off that visitors would love to see.

I'm not as familiar with the South, but for me, the first places I would want to visit would be Oxford/Cambridge (Cambridge I'm sure would make her go wow) and Stonehenge. Stratford upon Avon a little further a field for some Shakespeare wow factor :)
 
Send her to Bath and if she's hot and under 30 she can have a free tour :cool:

:p

(But on a serious note Bath is a lovely place to live/work and has lots of touristy historic things to do. Roman Baths to give her some proper history! But I just like walking around and enjoying the Georgian architecture :))
 
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