Holiday in UK and Scottland...please tell me

cumulus

If you are doing it by train, this might be of interest?

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenfinnan_Viaduct

http://www.westcoastrailways.co.uk/jacobite/Jacobite_Details.html
 
Azza said:
Do you live there Biohazard? What's the 2nd picture beach? It looks so nice!
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No I live in Edinburgh, but I've been all over my country. Got family in the N/E, nothing near the Isles.

I'm only a half a day from a lot of it.

The second picture is Iona (a lot of History).
 
Beautiful Edinburgh. The only thing, I had the impression that was a little bit chaotic. I don't know why, I've visited several big cities but in Edinburgh that sensation was perceptible.
 
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Tummy said:
Yup, St Davids is a little city next to a really really nice beach :) lots of nice walks and things to do (Pebbles is an awesome cafe)

Google for it :) the beach is called whitesands beach!
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Little city?

You mean a city with 12 houses? ;)

OP, it's the smallest city in the UK, but don't let that put you off, it is a very nice place.:)

Juggy1985 said:
york or newquay my fav places in the uk
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Newquay is a little built up and touristy IMO, Cornwall and southern Devon should definately be seen though, beautiful places and pretty easy to get to a lot of places by train/public transport.


Recommendations (accessable by train):

Penzance - End of the line (but you can get the Helicopter to the Isles of Scilly) but siuated in a very nice part of the country. Penzance itself is nice but it also has St Michaels mount and is only a shortish bus ride from Lands end and Cape Cornwall (Cape Cornwall is FAR nicer than Lands End!)

Truro - The "capital" of Cornwall and very nice to have a wonder round. It's also about 6 miles from Perranporth which itself is beautiful coastline and a bit like Newquay in the surfing stakes. It's also where the train to Falmouth stop, which is another coastal port with a lot of character and worth a wonder round.

The Eden Project (St Austell on the train) apparently worth a visit if you like gardens and giant greenhouses.

Newquay is accessable easily by train (don't stick your head out the window, really, I don't know how the trains don't scrape the tunnels and bridges on that line!) via Par.

As you'll be going through it its worth a stop at Plymouth for a day or two. The city itself is a bit bland but the seafront is very nice and you can get the bus up to Dartmoor which is definately worth a visit (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wildaboutlife/sets/72157603753002273/ ).

The whole of the north coast of Cornwall is pretty much the same, all beautiful, so definatly worth a visit. A few photos I've taken of that coast http://www.flickr.com/photos/wildaboutlife/sets/72157619468861337/ , they should all be georeferenced as well.

Yeah I miss the south west, the south east just isn't the same. :(
 
cumulus1978 said:
Beautiful Edinburgh. The only thing, I had the impression that was a little bit chaotic. I don't know why, I've visited several big cities but in Edinburgh that sensation was perceptible.
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It is chaotic to a certain extent, the city is build on seven hills, the layout is also hundreds of years old although the public transport system does its best to cope with this.

A lot of Edinburgh is gothic which I think only compounds this image or feel, especially when we are full swing into the tourist season..

But, everyone's welcome we don't mind sharing it on the whole. :D
 
cumulus1978 said:
yes very interesting, I love trains.
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Glenfinnan was the first place I looked for when I read your original post. I stayed there a while ago and have fond memories of it. The nearby lake (Loch Shiel) has some beautiful views. It's a good place to relax. It's also easy travelling for you - it has a railway station so you can just go straight there. When I went there, years ago, train service was very sparse. It's a very small station and most of the trains didn't stop at it (it's on a fairly busy line from Fort William to Mallaig). It might be a good idea for you to check in advance if you're thinking about going there.

Since you love trains, there's a new hotel in Glenfinnan that might appeal to you - they've restored and converted an old railway sleeper carriage, making it into a very small hotel.

There was a steam train running to Mallaig when I stayed at Glenfinnan, which was very cool. Mallaig was an interesting place in itself - it was a small working port with character when I went there - and had ferry services to various islands. I've just checked - it seems to be much the same now. There are plenty of reasons to visit the islands, too.

If you do go to the area, you'll probably want to make sure you've got plenty of storage space for photos and videos. You could fill a fair sized hard drive.

http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/areamall/index.html
 
To be fair he did say that's what it looks like during summer, summer being 2 randomly sunny days somewhere between july/august.
 
Biohazard said:
No I live in Edinburgh, but I've been all over my country. Got family in the N/E, nothing near the Isles.

I'm only a half a day from a lot of it.

The second picture is Iona (a lot of History).
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You're only 12hrs away? So is everyone else in the UK?:o
 
cornwall tbh

newquay is a dump, but padstow is lush. some great little harbour/ports around that area, port issac is worth a look

betsy- coed (sp?) in wales is a nice area
 
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