Where to go in England??

michaeljkrell · Jan 24, 2010

So my gf & I will be going to England for three weeks this May & June. Her mom's side of the family is over in Bedford (about 45 minutes from London) so room and board for the most part will be free and we plan on staying at YMCAs and hostels when we travel. We are definitely going to London, Bath, Bakewell (in Derbyshire to see the Chatsworth Estate) & probably York. We also plan on going to maybe Barcelona, Seville or Carcassone for a few days.

Do you guys have any suggestions? Is Liverpool worth a visit? We both rather prefer quaint towns and villages.

aj_del · Jan 24, 2010

I intend to visit the Cotswolds this summer if I dont go to Scotland. http://www.cntraveller.com/guides/eu.../where-to-stay Other areas rated highly are Devon, Cornwall and the Lake District. http://www.cntraveller.com/guides/europe/england

M.D. · Jan 24, 2010

Northampshire is the shoe mecca...

Tangfastic · Jan 24, 2010

Nice 'quaint' small cities and towns not mentioned are:

Winchester
Salisbury
Stratford
Chester
Wells
Oxford
Cambridge
Lincoln
Cheltenham
Durham
Stamford
Ely

If you are going to Bakewell got to Matlock Bath too. There's a good youth hostel in Catleton.

Stamford and Ely are nearish to Bedford.

michaeljkrell · Jan 24, 2010

Thank you gentlemen!

ter1413 · Jan 24, 2010

Def Oxford for some punting!

Connemara · Jan 24, 2010

One of my TAs is from Oxford and he raves about it all the time. Must be a nice place.

Sherlockian · Jan 24, 2010

Originally Posted by Tangfastic

Winchester
Salisbury
Stratford
Chester
Wells
Oxford
Cambridge
Lincoln
Cheltenham
Durham
Stamford
Ely

Make sure it's Stratford-Upon-Avon (as in Shakespeare) and NOT Stratford in London. The latter, apart from being a building site for the 2012 Olympics, is a great place to get forcibly relieved of your precious SF-approved belongings.

Some of the villages around the area of the Norfolk Broads are very nice too.

VKK3450 · Jan 24, 2010

I spent yesterday pub crawling in Oxford and it deffo reminded me how much I love that city.

I found Liverpool to be very friendly with a lot of interesting things to do / see. For some reason its one of my favourite English cities.

Cornwall is great, but you really need to rent a car to be able to cruise around and visit all the little seaside towns and country markets and pubs and stuff.

K

audiophilia · Jan 24, 2010

Other than three weeks is not enough for London, check out Oxford, Cambridge, Stratford-upon-Avon, Salisbury, Howarth, Windsor, Eton, York, Canterbury, Lake District, and a million others.

Enjoy.

michaeljkrell · Jan 25, 2010

I know three weeks is not enough, but it sure beats two weeks!

Augusto86 · Jan 25, 2010

Oxford is hands-down the most beautiful town I have ever seen.

michaeljkrell · Jan 25, 2010

Seems like Oxford is a must!

tc6 · Jan 26, 2010

You could take a drive to Cheddar, it's about a 2 hour drive from London. Also around London there's a lot of elaborate caves and tunnel systems that are open to the public if you're the exploring type, these actually end up being a lot of fun. Near the Maidenhead/Stoke Poges area the first ever bar/pub is still open for business, it's a really cool looking place.

Mr Herbert · Jan 26, 2010

for a true dose of english culture head down to the Dog racing in Milton Keynes

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