philmurfin Loc: Bakewell, Derbyshire UK

Excuse me? South of Scotland maybe, I live in Bakewell and that's certainly not south!
Phil

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

Back in the 1970s while stationed in Germany, I took a 3-day bus tour to England and saw many of the sights. There was a free afternoon and evening, so I took the train to Cardiff, Wales and rode the open top bus there and walked around Cardiff Castle. Had a great time.

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

It's all a matter of perspective, if you're from Cumbria, Northumberland, Durham, Lancashire or Yorkshire then Derbyshire is just a suburb of London!

You do have some nice caves around Castleton though!

philmurfin Loc: Bakewell, Derbyshire UK

Each to their own, we won't argue, as suggested earlier, I don't want to big it up too much!
Phil

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

Phil, I'm just taking the piss, a Northern rite of passage. Perhaps we can make you an honorary Northerner with a bit more practice!

You heard about the Geordie that got caught cheating in the leek growing championships? He got completely ostracized and had to move down South. Durham I think it were!

cf. for context: http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/victory-blyth-pensioner-after-giant-7779399

philmurfin Loc: Bakewell, Derbyshire UK

Piss taken, cheers mi duk!

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

Perhaps we can share a Peak Ale sometime! Cheers!

philmurfin Loc: Bakewell, Derbyshire UK

PM me, we'll get it sorted!
Phil

Ricinus Loc: Leduc Alberta

Day trip to Stonehenge. Kew Gardens if you garden. One thing we have always enjoyed is jump on a double decker bus and go for a ride to nowhere in particular.

Mike

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

Bit far for a pint or two! I'd have to be in your neck of the woods first, but those caves are tempting, it's a long time since I went down any of them.

Take care!

therwol Loc: USA

Yeah, Northumberland, where you're out in the middle of nowhere, looking for a castle that's more out in the middle of nowhere, follow a sign, and end up for miles on a one lane road with nothing to see but sheep, with gates in the road to keep the sheep on their own land that you have to get out of your car to open and close as you pass, thinking that you are totally lost and need to turn around when all of a sudden, you see the castle. If I had only paid for GPS in the car. Then there was the time we stopped at a petrol station, lost again, and asked how much farther to the road to Holy Island. "What island? Never heard of that one. I've never been north of here." The turnoff was a mile up the road.

People who have only visited the south in England have no idea how desolate the north is, ignoring Newcastle and Durham and that whole eastern corridor. I'm talking about Cumbria and North Yorkshire where you can drive on desolate roads and see nothing but sheep for miles. I will say that the Lake District is the most beautiful land in all of England and very much worth a visit, though overrun by tourists at some times of the year.

Heather Iles Loc: UK, Somerset

Hi,

Therwol has some good instructions and ideas and you couldn't go wrong following the advice given. You will enjoy the UK, but at the end of your trip I hope that you will come back and see some more, as there is too much to fit into one visit. Sorry, I haven't read all of the thread, but some of the famous street markets in London are worth a visit. Just Google those and take your pick and use the Underground/tube (which are trains) or go by bus. Keep your Credit Cards in a pouch/wallet/purse on a string around your neck that will hang out of sight inside of your jacket/blouse etc. I am sorry folks, even I travel this way when I am travelling in a busy city anywhere in the world and please don't have anything in a Rucksack that can easily be taken while travelling on the escalators, unless it is in the zipped part next to your back and not on the outside. Just be sensible and you will be OK. Have fun.

johneccles Loc: Leyland UK

If you live in Newcastle on Tyne or Carlisle Derbyshire is in the South.

DaveHam Loc: Reading UK

Do not drive in London, it is quicker to walk and parking is a nightmare thanks to our car friendly mayor. The underground offers a good transport system when the drivers are not on strike.

Hundreds of opportunities. Look for photo tours in London on line or hook up with someone who will help you with some local knowledge via a photoclub, again search on line.

The Thames is a good place to start, walk the embankment from Battersea to the barrier; you have the south bank, the Canary Wharf area (great at night), the Tower of London, lots of bridges, HMS Belfast and assorted other historical ships; you could spend a fortnight there alone. Paddington Station for the architecture but do that late when you are not being trampled by the wage slaves. The City for architecture, the Bank of England, the Lloyds building. Soho, Leicester Square, Chinatown, Oxford Street, Regent Street; the list is endless.

Around London - Richmond park for the red and fallow deer, Kew Gardens, the greatest botanical garden in the world.

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

Castlerigg stone circle is a good photo opp.... http://www.google.com/search?q=Castlerigg&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj__u-Q_qbSAhWoi1QKHXASCVsQ_AUICSgC&biw=1397&bih=740 , but a visit to the Lakes takes several days...