Try Toby Carvery, they give you the Yorkshire Pudding before they know what you are going to order. They usually have Roast Beef, Ham, Pork and Turkey crown, with Lamb on a Sunday, you can get one of each or just one or two or three. They always have Roast potatoes, a choice of cooked in Beef dripping (fat) which are delicious or oil, a choice of vegetables which you are allowed to go back for more of. It's an inexpensive way of getting a slowly roasted dinner and you can go large two Yorkshire Puddings, sausage and extra meat, this is my preferred option.
You've seen more of Great Britain than many of us Brit's have seen in all the years we have lived here. By hearing views from those not born here it makes one realise that we really need to appreciate our country more!
I spent 6 months in Australia staying with my brother. When I was telling his friends what I'd been up to out there, they all said "you've seen more of Australia than any of us". Ironically many of them had seen more of the UK than most Brits. It's strange how our sense of adventure seems to disappear in our homeland. I've seen most parts of mainland UK, but only because I've had reason to travel for business, visiting relatives or attending events. I've rarely decided, "let's just take a trip to wherever just to see it"
My favourite thing about the UK is the sense of humour!! Also I can't believe Yanks thought Hugh Laurie was an actual American!!! He is literally the most archetypal English man!! Even rowed in the University boat race!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂
The UK loves having you here too. I like your comments and views about our loverly country. I found when I hitched around America in the 70's I found your countrymen very friendly. I was there for 4 months and slept in my tent only 5 times, people always invited me to stay with them so much. I hitched from Detroit to the Grand Canyon and back via Oaklahoma. The frontier spirit still lives. I've a question for you, why don't Americans like beans on toast, are the beans differant somehow. Great list other than Lake Distric as when its worth being there, weatherwise, everyone in Britain is there. Liked your food list, it is rather large isn't it. Still you don't look fat, so carry on. Wales is also such a great place and I love the people so much we have moved to their borders.
Thank you for watching! Wow, that's so kind that so many people invited you to stay in the US - that doesn't surprise me, we are very open with our homes as a cultural rule. American baked beans are different to UK baked beans, which is why they don't go well on toast. :)
@@GirlGoneLondonofficial I worked with a guy from England,who,when He was Young,travelled across America,and the hospitality and kindness that He encountered,blew Him away.. I Love that You Love us.
Belfast was a very a very pleasant surprise, I completely agree. BTW profiteroles are called cream puffs in the States - in both cases there are many desserts I'd choose ahead of them. But I completely agree about mac & cheese.
It may be a generational thing, but for those of us who grew up here in the 90’s, we basically use the price of Freddo’s to measure inflation. I’m still outraged* that they aren’t 10p anymore! *Probable hyperbole, interchange with disgruntled/slightly miffed as appropriate.
Yes, I remember when Snaps and Burton's Puffs were 3p in the tuck shop at breaktime. I wish you could still get both the ready salted and the salt & vinegar Puffs!
Not a mac n cheese fan. I was brought up on cauliflower cheese. Boil/steam/microvave a cauliflower whole or floretted while making a thick cheese sauce to pour over it all. Lay lots more cheese slices /strips over the top & grill til it melts. Yummy.
@rogerjenkinson7979: american?? No, 'Mac n cheese' is just a commercial name to sell more ready meals.. Proper macaroni cheese is simple - remove cauliflower, put in loads of macaroni, and bit of meat to taste! or get the LARGE M & S one they do :)
I love that you included Milton Keynes in your list! My family is thinking of moving there from South Carolina (we’re all dual British/Americans). But I spent 9 years in London and loved every minute of it!
Not sure if you’ve moved yet. Though in many ways it has picked up some American traits in urban planning in the residential area still has some British charm
I have to admit I’m very impressed with the amount of the Uk you have visited. I’ve lived here all my life and not traveled as much as you. One area that didn’t seem to get a mention was the north of England. The north is so beautiful and has so much to offer. I highly recommend you try and visit. If Newcastle is too far of a trip you need to see York. Love your channel
As someone who lives within walking distance of Loch Lomond, if you love the Scottish Highlands I can recommend going further north than Fort William. Moving north brilliant places to visit include the villages around Loch Carron like Plockton and Lochcarron, then Torridon. Applecross. Loch Maree, Ullapool, Achiltibuie, Inchnadamph and Assynt, Scourie, Durness and Tongue. Knoydart and Fisherfield Forest are also amazing but only accessible by boat or walking ( though worth doing if you're happy to hike and camp). There's a circular 500 mile road route around most of these places called the North Coast 500 which also goes across to the east coast where the scenery is less good but the weather better. Basically, this is a long winded way of saying that there's still most of the best bits of the Highlands to see. And then there's the other islands in the inner and outer Hebrides and Orkney and..
Loch Carron gets my vote for best scenery. I and my (late) Mrs used to travel to Beauly at least once a year (sometimes three times) and used there as a base to explore the Highlands. We usually travelled west but now and again we'd go east which, whilst not spectacular, has its own charm. I've only been to Benbecula in the Hebrides and that was for live firing of missiles in my army days. The NC500 is on my bucket list even though I think I've visited most places on the route. I also visited my brother when he lived in Clydebank and we'd always go for a pub lunch at The Lodge on the Loch. Good times.
@@arthurjarrett1604 Yes, Lochcarron is nice and I've spent a few weeks staying in the village or in the hotel just outside, climbing the hills in the surrounding area. I think my personal favourite area is the area north of Ullapool, Assynt around to Tongue. I've stayed in Scourie and Tongue hotels for a few weeks over the years as well as staying in Ullapool a few times. The whole area is different from other parts of the Highlands with the landscape looking very primeval.
@@UnknownUser-rb9pd Yeah, primeval is a good description of that area. Never went as far up as Scourie due to time constraints. Had a nice lunch in the pub/hotel overlooking the harbour at Ullapool and had a chat with a very posh sounding bloke that was doing Lands End - John O' Groats in a Ferrari. Having just looked at the NC500 again, there's actually quite a bit I haven't been to!!
They absolutely are all UK things. Badgers though - have them in the garden every night and absolutely appreciate them in spite of them digging the lawn up, ditto the flower beds and then pooping in them - but I'd never call them cute. They are our largest predator now, and when they get themselves trapped in the garage, I open the door and steer well clear.
Ugh. 4-way stops. As a Brit on holiday in Wyoming, I hit one of these with cars simultaneously arriving at all 3 other stops. I didn’t know what to do, so floored it, closed my eyes, and waved “thanks!” furiously at the other 3 drivers. Give me a roundabout ANY day!
@@cavannaro1 That's so inefficient! All that space they have too! I know, we'll put out a rumour amongst our colonial friends that traffic lights are a socialist invention to slow them down... They'll have roundabouts (oops, sorry, Freedom Circuses 😆) countrywide within a decade!
At a 4 way stop, the vehicle that arrives first goes. If more them one vehicle, the person on the right goes first. I have both 4 way STOPS (everyone at least stops) and traffic circles where I live. I hate using traffic circles/roundabouts. I feel safer at the stop sign because Expletive must come to a complete stop.
I have just returned from the USA driving Route 66 and in the smaller towns, I encountered these and didn’t understand what was happening, so a few go no go moments, but I found most American drivers were very forgiving. I also found out that the USA does have roundabouts
I'm Irish ... but .... YEAHHH anyway, for the Channel shout-out at the end. Loved your blend of the majestic along with the mundane. I often think it's hard to beat a good cup of tea and toast (with marmalade) on a lazy Sunday morning with the sports newspaper supplements.
HI there really enjoyed this video and as an Englishman I was happy that youre happy here . My son is an actor . Every summer he works with a travelling Theatre company called Illyria ..Every year they tour round the UK for about 4 months . Its an outdoor performance . Weather is insignificant . This year he is playing Doctor Doolittle . Many venues Usually National Trust They will be near you but its very British to take a picnic and sit on the lawn watching a fun performance JUST A THOUGHT . They also have 3 other plays on tour
I live just a couple of miles from Conwy, such a lovely town, we get loads of seals around here too, best spot is Angel Bay on the little Orme in Penrhyn Bay where you often get dozens of them all at once, my favourite ever double decker buses went up and down the Llanberis Pass at the foot of Snowdon, one steep section had a sheer drop to one side so sitting at the front on the top deck was amazing, felt like a roller coaster! 🤣I also lived in Brighton for a decade once and absolutely loved The Pavilion, I was there when the West Pier was set on fire right opposite my flat, I just got home from work and watched it burning through my lounge window, that was pretty surreal.
Apart from our pudding, you missed out the best part of England - YORKSHIRE! It's England's Texas (without the appalling politics). Like, three National Parks, food institutions - like Betty's Tearooms & Cafés and over 300 breweries. Basically, there's more of everything here. And you have our permission to eat Yorkshire puddings (in all their many sizes and types - round or, the rare and exquisite, layered flat). Traditionally, we have onion gravy with the pud for starter; pud as part of the main roast course, and pud with your favourite fruit jam and/or custard. Enjoy (including your future holiday here - there is so much to do and see)!
Just spent the whole video saying 'yes'. Totally agree about snow being an event where no one knows what to do! Aw, and the final 101 made my heart sing! A great video. Thanks xx
I am very impressed with all that you have done. As a Brit who loves her country, I think you have taught me to check out a few things I have never done!
I love the British isles. I’ve been to all four nations. The most fascinating for me , was driving through the Scottish highlands. It’s beautiful and terrifying at the same time.
Crumpets exist for the carriage of melted butter to the mouth. Also I melt cheese on a toasted crumpet without butter. My favourites are cheddar with truffles, cheddar with garlic and herbs and sage derby.
The ultimate Yorkshire pudding, the ones you can buy that are so large you fit your roast dinner inside it like a plate, it then soaks up all the flavours which you then eat at the end 🥰🥰🥰
OMG You love MY castle! I grew up a short walk from that castle, and played there as a child. (It was free and one shilling and sixpence to go into the Keep). I think it is great that people are getting to see this fantastic place.
I have to say that you and I have remarkably similar tastes in food. Most Americans don't seem to get beans on toast, but you have the same deep understanding of them as I do.
I'm always fascinated by the fact that Americans - almost without exception - upon visiting the UK (for the first time) fall in love with Yorkshire pudding, having never encountered it before. And yet the ingredients and recipe are basic and simple. The 102nd best thing in the UK, is the fact that you Kalyn have become part of us and long may you remain here.
It's the same with American "biscuits" which serve the same function - they're a cheap way to fill the plate and soak up gravy. So far as I can tell, they're scones, without the sugar and fruit, yet you seldom see them here in the UK. That said, my preference is for Yorkshires. Crispy top, gooey bottom. The later innovation of making a giant one and putting the whole rest of the meal inside it, is genius.
There's a story that when Kevin Costner came here to film 'Robin Hood Prince of Thieves' he became addicted to Yorkshire puddings. So much so he got a bit porky and had to use a body double in some of the swimming scenes 🤣
I have spent time in other countries that have wonderful cultures, but being separated from the British coast tears at my heart. I remember coming back from a year in Zurich, ending up on Studland Bay Beach on a summer's day, and realising that I never wanted be away from Britain for any length of time. If you don't want to pay farm shop prices for decent vegetables, get a friend with an allotment. The vegetables will taste ten times better than anything from a shop and, by law he/she won't be allowed to charge you!
it is usually too cold to swim or enjoy British coast - The water never exceeds 17 C ... that's why no one has summer hols in Britain - cold / windy / rainy . Depressing and bad for MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH
@@barbarcreighton6726 There are 271 Million recreational visits to the UK coast each year, which is rather more than 'no one'. The water temperature in Southern California is currently 17C, I guess I must have imagined those tens of thousands of people I have seen swimming in Cornwall and Wales. Putting an opinion in capital letters doesn't make it true.
@@glynnwright1699 I am guessing she is not from UK then!!! there are plenty of people going for swim in brighton and bournemouth.. and the strong northern people don't need summer to do it!!!
Great list Katlyn, glad that Oxford came before Cambridge 😊. Note about Science and British Museums, To save queuing you can book a timed slot for free. You may need to queue for a bag search so leave the bags at home. The same for the Natural History Museum.
I replied on another video of yours, crumpets with butter and marmite. And beans on toast with butter and marmite. Spread it thinly. Very strong flavour. Interestingly, my Colombian girlfriend saw the Co-op for the first time and called it “coop” and now everyone who met her calls it the coop. As for Yorkshire puddings, cold covered in golden syrup is an awesome snack. I often make “seasoned” Yorkshire pudding, mix in chopped boiled onion, and sage in to the batter, fantastic.
I really couldn't fult much on your list, though have yet to find a shop bought 'veggie' option i like so may try thoose finger things. Not sure what id take out to includeit but our wonderful puddings and desserts, crumbles, Steamed sponges, Bakewell Tart and my fav, Queen of Puddings.
I come from UK(Wales). I visited Edinburgh 50yrs or so ago and went to a place in London Road which was a sauna and had a parrot. It was a lovely and strange (to me) place. There were people wandering around with hardly any clothes on. I could read a book and hang around. In those days waiting for a train. We knew (from the papers), we must not ask for 'extras' as that would embarrass the staff and possibly get them into trouble. I didn't and they didn't offer anything (I was quite young). It seemed a special UK thing. I miss it.
Lots of comments ssying "you missed blah blah my town/counyy out". The fact is if she named every County/city/town/village the video would have been 4 days long and called 5001 things I love. What we should take from this is that the UK has lots of beautiful places...get out and see them before they're gone.
@@Lily-Bravo if you still hate the taste of rhubarb (like me..) try 'rhubarb & strawberry jam' !! bought by mistake.. I did not believe it, the strawberries take away the 'harsh' bit, lovely!!!!
🤣🤣 “You know what you’re going to get”. That’s such an American comment - Bill Bryson took his English family back to Des Moines, Iowa, to experience how his childhood was, and was bemoaning the closure of a family run restaurant there, leaving only MacDonalds, and his neighbour said ‘Yeah, but you know what you’re going to get’. I think in Britain we like different pubs food because you don’t know what you’re going to get…
I went to a pub once and had the worst meal I'd ever had,served by a waitress that had no neck and appeared to spit when she talked. The toilet wasn't screwed to the floor which added another dimension to the experience. My wife threw up as soon as we'd left.Whenever my wife and I have a bad meal it's always "it wasn't as bad as ....."
Point of order, Bill Bryson didn’t take his family back to his home town Des Moines, they moved to Hanover New Hampshire. And now as a coincidence, he lives in Liss in the original Hampshire! Cheers.
Anything that has the Virgin name attached to it, is usually pretty good. Virgin are Sir Richard Branson's company. For 22 years ran the trains on the West Coast mainline between Glasgow Central and London Euston. The key thing about the Virgin Group is that compared to many other businesses they actually do genuinely care.
I was amused that you waited until number 44 before saying 'not getting shot at'! This is probably the number one difference we UK folks would notice between our countries and the US.
2:04 Potato waffles. Have you never been to Chick-Fil-A in the US? Waffle fries are their signature side dish. A few side notes from an American who went to a UK boarding school as a child - 1. Never be a snitch (grasser) in the UK. Most cultures dislike snitches, but the UK takes that to a whole new level. If you become known as a grasser, your social life is kaput (never happened to me, but I saw one kid ostracized to the point he changed schools). 2. Visit Bourton-On-The-Water and Bath in the Cotswolds. I lived near both and they are truly amazing. 3. While you're doing "Roman" stuff like visiting Bath, also take in either Chedworth or Great Whitcombe Roman villas in Gloucestershire. You won't find any in the USA, so make sure to enjoy some of the ancient Anglo-Roman history.
Ham, egg and chips...how could that not have been on your list? Also, apple crumble and custard (and/or ice cream), and rhubarb crumble. And marmalade! Hmmm, my list seems to be very food orientated.
All reaction vlogs by our American cousins that show what they like in the UK typically show the same areas of the UK. The Northwest, apart from the Lake District is always missed out, Lancashire is full of history, sport, music beautiful countryside
What I enjoy about England, Scotland, Wales is diversity of landscape and people in a relatively compact area. Love Oxford, Bath, and stone circles. Not sure about Gorden R but like Lucy Worsley. Sadly a visitor will never have the same experience as a resident.
@@blackcountryme it was only traditionally beef to use the dripping for cooking the yorkshires. Nowadays dripping is available from a shop. So you can have them for breakfast, lunch, snack, anything
You seem to have done all the right things and actually SEEN a lot of the UK not just London. I'm born and bred here and you have done a few things I have'nt done in my 70 odd years here. Even more impressed that you have been to other European countries. All this will only improve your life. I've been to the US east coast but was unable to go into the "interior" and see what I would have liked to but I have been around Europe and a few other countries in the far east. I will always come home to the UK. Do carry on with your travels.
Yorkshire Pudding is traditionally made with lard or beef dripping (heated in the tray before the mixture is added), so that may be why you wouldn't be offered any with your nut roast, although I agree it's sometimes annoying to find that the beef comes with yorkies, but for some reason the other meats don't include this.
An eclectic list. I agree with you about the lambs, very cute and slow cooked shoulder of spring lamb has to be amongst my favourite foods of all time.
Yes, when it snows in the south east! In 2000 there was a big snowstorm in London and my bus route home from school had to stop because there wasn't enough grip to get over a humpback bridge. I was stuck walking home, it was only ~3 miles but it took forever because everything was so slippery. The traffic was completely stationary. On the face of it, it was a cold, dark, miserable experience. But I really loved it, and it's a cherished memory now, I don't really know how to explain why. I guess it was life-affirming, like this crazy shit can happen but we still endure, and even though everyone's suffering through it there's this sort of camaraderie in the air.
Hiya. I thought you may have added the Natural History Museum, but maybe you haven't been there, yet. Also, FYI, the musical version of The Devil Wears Prada opens October 24th and the Dominion Theatre is taking bookings now for performances upto 31st May 2025 (not sponsored). Stay safe. All the best to you.
@@leec6707 Definitely Ramsey, and I’d add most, if not all, ‘celeb’ chefs☹️. Didn’t really mind ‘Yellow’, otherwise wouldn’t go out of my way to listen to them.
Such a great list! Makes me want to visit again, sooner than later, to add to my own list. More research is needed!! You KNOW my list would also include Gregg's and Fortnum & Mason's. 😁 I did really enjoy the Millionaire Shortbread you gave us and our trip to the British Museum was awesome. Both are on my list, too. 😊 Hugs!!!
Agree with all of those - well maybe not Gordon Ramsay. Yes, I've often wondered why the Americans don't do roast potatoes (or decent cheese) - they have the ingredients!
I have eaten good American cheese but, unfortunately, it is not always widely available. Americans do roasted potatoes but they usually prepare them either baked, mashed, or boiled.
I love that you rank Freddos on the same level as the British Museum. (You're not wrong.) Speaking as a Brit, I love that when two buses pass each other, going in opposite directions, the drivers will always wave, or salute or in some other way acknowledge each other. I love that. Cheers for all the grace and enthusiasm :-)
From Dover you can see the coast of France, if you must, been their via ferry and channel tunnel, I recommend going to Le Havre. In 2005, UNESCO inscribed the central city of Le Havre as a World Heritage Site because of its unique post-WWII reconstruction and architecture.
I am a Brit, living in the UK. I very much agree with your list, which might be surprising with so many items on it. Personally I try not to each too much junk food, but I have a weakness for Walkers salt and vinegar crisps. I spent 14 years living and working in California. I loved it there, particularly the weather and the wonderful fruit and salads. However, after a few years I missed the greenness of the UK; that is the flip side of having more rain in the UK. The California countryside is brown in the summer, which I guess is why it is optimistically called “The Golden State”. 😊 I am really happy that you are here in the UK. That is good for all of us.
I live in south west Wales, you really need to visit, people from Devon and Cornwall holiday here, when you ask them why, I ask them that because both places look similar to here, they always say because its not as crowded. Give Cardigan bay the Pembroke shire coast a try. Have a look at Bosherston lily ponds, Barafundle Bay and St Govans chaple, a few years back Barfundle Bay was voted 2nd or 3rd best beach in the world, that might give you an idea. hope to see them in future videos. All the best from Wales.
You might also want to check out York, Whitby, the Northumbrian coast, and Chester as well. Or a trip to Lyme Regis on the south coast, to walk along the beach collecting fossils. Do you like Indian food, and if so have you discovered Drummond Street close by to Euston station? Also in London, if you haven't been there are Spitalfields, Greenwich and Camden Lock markets, the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum, the Natural History Museum, the Museum of London near the Barbican, or St Paul's Cathedral (make sure to walk up the dome to the Whispering Gallery then up to the roof), a trip by boat on a sunny day to Hampton Court. For music the Proms (classical), or Glastonbury Festival (well worth going at least once). Have you been to the Globe Theatre close by to Borough market? If you like cinema have you found the BFI (British Film Foundation) on the Southbank - well worth joining. For wildlife have you encountered a hedgehog yet?
I was born in Leigh-on-Sea, have you tried the seafood there? Cockles whelks, mussels and jellied eels. An acquired taste maybe, but I think they're delicious.
only criticism, you said a lot of places, but live near to the Cotswolds, which as well as all the places you have mentioned it is a very beautiful area full of history and some really outstanding scenery
Try Toby Carvery, they give you the Yorkshire Pudding before they know what you are going to order. They usually have Roast Beef, Ham, Pork and Turkey crown, with Lamb on a Sunday, you can get one of each or just one or two or three. They always have Roast potatoes, a choice of cooked in Beef dripping (fat) which are delicious or oil, a choice of vegetables which you are allowed to go back for more of. It's an inexpensive way of getting a slowly roasted dinner and you can go large two Yorkshire Puddings, sausage and extra meat, this is my preferred option.
Some of the em serve Yorkshire puddings with the all you can eat breakfast!!
You need to visit York!
So glad you're an electric kettle convert!
You've seen more of Great Britain than many of us Brit's have seen in all the years we have lived here. By hearing views from those not born here it makes one realise that we really need to appreciate our country more!
I spent 6 months in Australia staying with my brother. When I was telling his friends what I'd been up to out there, they all said "you've seen more of Australia than any of us". Ironically many of them had seen more of the UK than most Brits. It's strange how our sense of adventure seems to disappear in our homeland.
I've seen most parts of mainland UK, but only because I've had reason to travel for business, visiting relatives or attending events. I've rarely decided, "let's just take a trip to wherever just to see it"
You know you're much more British than you perhaps realise. Honestly it's refreshing. 👍🏻
#5 ah yes the British summer, the best day of the year?
Although last year I missed it, as I got stuck in a queue in the local Post Office🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
As you would. The staff were wrongly in jail.
that made me laugh😁
Good one!
Lady you are so becoming a Brit, I virtually agreed with most everything you quoted. Thank you for sharing our country
Try the Northumberland coast if you like castles it's got the most castles of any county in England and beautiful beaches too
I heartily agree, she seems to have missed out not visiting Northumbria!
🤫… keep it secret
@Peter-uc2gk. Wales has 641 castles which holds the record for the most castles per square mile than anywhere in Europe. 🏴
Aye. Born and bred Northumberland. Lived away for 25 years. Moved back a few years ago and never moving again.
Aye the most recorded battle fields too and the best 'dawn chorus'( special mushrooms) in the world 55 Degree's north plus the oldest english dialect
Possibly the best review I've ever seen! Well done and may you continue loving Britain for many years to come! Fellow Londoner, Lee
My favourite thing about the UK is the sense of humour!! Also I can't believe Yanks thought Hugh Laurie was an actual American!!! He is literally the most archetypal English man!! Even rowed in the University boat race!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂
Hugh Lawrie: the Dragon School, Eaton & Cambridge.
both fry and Laurie and the Jeeves series appeared on American television.
IT'S CALLED ACTING.
Hahahaha
yip, the fun the rich making fun about the poor is really funny...
and the regards for their voters from the Tories is hilarious!
The UK loves having you here too. I like your comments and views about our loverly country. I found when I hitched around America in the 70's I found your countrymen very friendly. I was there for 4 months and slept in my tent only 5 times, people always invited me to stay with them so much. I hitched from Detroit to the Grand Canyon and back via Oaklahoma. The frontier spirit still lives. I've a question for you, why don't Americans like beans on toast, are the beans differant somehow.
Great list other than Lake Distric as when its worth being there, weatherwise, everyone in Britain is there.
Liked your food list, it is rather large isn't it. Still you don't look fat, so carry on. Wales is also such a great place and I love the people so much we have moved to their borders.
Thank you for watching! Wow, that's so kind that so many people invited you to stay in the US - that doesn't surprise me, we are very open with our homes as a cultural rule. American baked beans are different to UK baked beans, which is why they don't go well on toast. :)
American canned beans are more likely to be savory than sweet. Also, they eat them in our on other bread products, for example cornbread.
@@GirlGoneLondonofficial Have you ever tried the beans with lightly fried onion and bacon bits stirred in?
@@GirlGoneLondonofficial I worked with a guy from England,who,when He was Young,travelled across America,and the hospitality and kindness that He encountered,blew Him away.. I Love that You Love us.
Belfast was a very a very pleasant surprise, I completely agree.
BTW profiteroles are called cream puffs in the States - in both cases there are many desserts I'd choose ahead of them. But I completely agree about mac & cheese.
It may be a generational thing, but for those of us who grew up here in the 90’s, we basically use the price of Freddo’s to measure inflation. I’m still outraged* that they aren’t 10p anymore!
*Probable hyperbole, interchange with disgruntled/slightly miffed as appropriate.
In my youth it used to be Mars bars. But inflation put paid to that.
Yes, I remember when Snaps and Burton's Puffs were 3p in the tuck shop at breaktime.
I wish you could still get both the ready salted and the salt & vinegar Puffs!
Not a mac n cheese fan. I was brought up on cauliflower cheese. Boil/steam/microvave a cauliflower whole or floretted while making a thick cheese sauce to pour over it all.
Lay lots more cheese slices /strips over the top & grill til it melts. Yummy.
@rogerjenkinson7979: american?? No, 'Mac n cheese' is just a commercial name to sell more ready meals.. Proper macaroni cheese is simple - remove cauliflower, put in loads of macaroni, and bit of meat to taste! or get the LARGE M & S one they do :)
I love that you included Milton Keynes in your list! My family is thinking of moving there from South Carolina (we’re all dual British/Americans). But I spent 9 years in London and loved every minute of it!
Not sure if you’ve moved yet. Though in many ways it has picked up some American traits in urban planning in the residential area still has some British charm
Great list! Please, if you haven't already, try the experience that is the milk chocolate Hob-Nob. IMO, the emperor of biscuits!
I have to admit I’m very impressed with the amount of the Uk you have visited. I’ve lived here all my life and not traveled as much as you. One area that didn’t seem to get a mention was the north of England. The north is so beautiful and has so much to offer. I highly recommend you try and visit. If Newcastle is too far of a trip you need to see York. Love your channel
Great job lass welldone! and you nailed 'Edinbruh' i'm so proud of you lol!
..but failed with 'Attenbruh'!
Then undone it when she came to david 😂
As someone who lives within walking distance of Loch Lomond, if you love the Scottish Highlands I can recommend going further north than Fort William.
Moving north brilliant places to visit include the villages around Loch Carron like Plockton and Lochcarron, then Torridon. Applecross. Loch Maree, Ullapool, Achiltibuie, Inchnadamph and Assynt, Scourie, Durness and Tongue.
Knoydart and Fisherfield Forest are also amazing but only accessible by boat or walking ( though worth doing if you're happy to hike and camp).
There's a circular 500 mile road route around most of these places called the North Coast 500 which also goes across to the east coast where the scenery is less good but the weather better.
Basically, this is a long winded way of saying that there's still most of the best bits of the Highlands to see. And then there's the other islands in the inner and outer Hebrides and Orkney and..
Loch Carron gets my vote for best scenery. I and my (late) Mrs used to travel to Beauly at least once a year (sometimes three times) and used there as a base to explore the Highlands. We usually travelled west but now and again we'd go east which, whilst not spectacular, has its own charm. I've only been to Benbecula in the Hebrides and that was for live firing of missiles in my army days. The NC500 is on my bucket list even though I think I've visited most places on the route. I also visited my brother when he lived in Clydebank and we'd always go for a pub lunch at The Lodge on the Loch. Good times.
@@arthurjarrett1604 Yes, Lochcarron is nice and I've spent a few weeks staying in the village or in the hotel just outside, climbing the hills in the surrounding area.
I think my personal favourite area is the area north of Ullapool, Assynt around to Tongue. I've stayed in Scourie and Tongue hotels for a few weeks over the years as well as staying in Ullapool a few times. The whole area is different from other parts of the Highlands with the landscape looking very primeval.
@@UnknownUser-rb9pd Yeah, primeval is a good description of that area. Never went as far up as Scourie due to time constraints. Had a nice lunch in the pub/hotel overlooking the harbour at Ullapool and had a chat with a very posh sounding bloke that was doing Lands End - John O' Groats in a Ferrari.
Having just looked at the NC500 again, there's actually quite a bit I haven't been to!!
Yorkshire puddings with EVERYTHING!!!
You can’t go wrong, 😅
Egg, milk, and flour. SO easy
Profiteroles, badgers, easy tax returns, Hugh Laurie, and meal deals. Loved the total randomness of your list.😍
They absolutely are all UK things. Badgers though - have them in the garden every night and absolutely appreciate them in spite of them digging the lawn up, ditto the flower beds and then pooping in them - but I'd never call them cute. They are our largest predator now, and when they get themselves trapped in the garage, I open the door and steer well clear.
Ugh. 4-way stops. As a Brit on holiday in Wyoming, I hit one of these with cars simultaneously arriving at all 3 other stops. I didn’t know what to do, so floored it, closed my eyes, and waved “thanks!” furiously at the other 3 drivers.
Give me a roundabout ANY day!
Eh? No lights?
Nope. No lights, just 4 stop signs which I think work on a first come, first go basis. But when 4 arrive at the same time……😱😱😱😱😱
@@cavannaro1 That's so inefficient! All that space they have too!
I know, we'll put out a rumour amongst our colonial friends that traffic lights are a socialist invention to slow them down... They'll have roundabouts (oops, sorry, Freedom Circuses 😆) countrywide within a decade!
At a 4 way stop, the vehicle that arrives first goes. If more them one vehicle, the person on the right goes first. I have both 4 way STOPS (everyone at least stops) and traffic circles where I live. I hate using traffic circles/roundabouts. I feel safer at the stop sign because
Expletive must come to a complete stop.
I have just returned from the USA driving Route 66 and in the smaller towns, I encountered these and didn’t understand what was happening, so a few go no go moments, but I found most American drivers were very forgiving.
I also found out that the USA does have roundabouts
I'm Irish ... but .... YEAHHH anyway, for the Channel shout-out at the end.
Loved your blend of the majestic along with the mundane. I often think it's hard to beat a good cup of tea and toast (with marmalade) on a lazy Sunday morning with the sports newspaper supplements.
You’ve made me realise how grateful I am for my country, right when I’ve been losing faith in it. And love a TK Maxx candle too 😂❤
HI there really enjoyed this video and as an Englishman I was happy that youre happy here . My son is an actor . Every summer he works with a travelling Theatre company called Illyria ..Every year they tour round the UK for about 4 months . Its an outdoor performance . Weather is insignificant . This year he is playing Doctor Doolittle . Many venues Usually National Trust They will be near you but its very British to take a picnic and sit on the lawn watching a fun performance JUST A THOUGHT . They also have 3 other plays on tour
Well said, roysimpson! Try the Hever Castle summer events - splendid productions in an absolutely beautiful setting.
Get to Norfolk! ..beautiful coastline, Sandringham, the Broads and the fine city of Norwich.. bootiful!
Cool vid, very enjoyable
So happy you loved the tour of North Wales. Conwy, Cricceith, Canaervon castles, Snowdonia etc. Beautiful!
I live just a couple of miles from Conwy, such a lovely town, we get loads of seals around here too, best spot is Angel Bay on the little Orme in Penrhyn Bay where you often get dozens of them all at once, my favourite ever double decker buses went up and down the Llanberis Pass at the foot of Snowdon, one steep section had a sheer drop to one side so sitting at the front on the top deck was amazing, felt like a roller coaster! 🤣I also lived in Brighton for a decade once and absolutely loved The Pavilion, I was there when the West Pier was set on fire right opposite my flat, I just got home from work and watched it burning through my lounge window, that was pretty surreal.
1:47 I recognise that beach, it's Swanage! That shape in the cliffs gives it away, I used to go there with my parents as a child every summer.
Your list has made me re-appreciate the UK. Thankyou.
Apart from our pudding, you missed out the best part of England - YORKSHIRE! It's England's Texas (without the appalling politics). Like, three National Parks, food institutions - like Betty's Tearooms & Cafés and over 300 breweries. Basically, there's more of everything here. And you have our permission to eat Yorkshire puddings (in all their many sizes and types - round or, the rare and exquisite, layered flat). Traditionally, we have onion gravy with the pud for starter; pud as part of the main roast course, and pud with your favourite fruit jam and/or custard. Enjoy (including your future holiday here - there is so much to do and see)!
Yes, a disappointing dearth of all things Yorkshire, other than batter puddings. So sad when we have so much to offer.
Just spent the whole video saying 'yes'. Totally agree about snow being an event where no one knows what to do! Aw, and the final 101 made my heart sing! A great video. Thanks xx
I am very impressed with all that you have done. As a Brit who loves her country, I think you have taught me to check out a few things I have never done!
Mumford and Sons always sounds like a removals firm.
No, you're wrong. I think they did my roof. 😉😁
Hitmen?
Gentlemens' outfitters
Winston Marshall is sound, the others became regime followers.
@phildane7411 they play like one too ;)
I was waiting and waiting to see Marmite on the list. I'm shocked it didn't make it!
Marmite is a love/hate thing. Maybe Kalyn hates it.
I love the British isles. I’ve been to all four nations. The most fascinating for me , was driving through the Scottish highlands. It’s beautiful and terrifying at the same time.
Absolutely agree that the Scottish highlands are amazing! And intimidating!
@@GirlGoneLondonofficial Bit like many of the people then.
@@GirlGoneLondonofficial take the sleeper train to Inverness and then the train to Kyle of Lochalsh or Wick - the far north!!
@@stewartellinson8846- you have to go by care surely! So many gobsmackingly amazing roads to travel.
Crumpets exist for the carriage of melted butter to the mouth. Also I melt cheese on a toasted crumpet without butter. My favourites are cheddar with truffles, cheddar with garlic and herbs and sage derby.
The ultimate Yorkshire pudding, the ones you can buy that are so large you fit your roast dinner inside it like a plate, it then soaks up all the flavours which you then eat at the end 🥰🥰🥰
Or have a Yorkshire pudding wrap umm
Can’t fault your choices - you obviously have excellent taste 😀
OMG You love MY castle! I grew up a short walk from that castle, and played there as a child. (It was free and one shilling and sixpence to go into the Keep). I think it is great that people are getting to see this fantastic place.
I have to say that you and I have remarkably similar tastes in food. Most Americans don't seem to get beans on toast, but you have the same deep understanding of them as I do.
You call your channel Girl Gone London but it was a pleasant surprise to see you've travelled around the whole of the UK.
Thank you for your video. It's so important to love everything around you.
I'm always fascinated by the fact that Americans - almost without exception - upon visiting the UK (for the first time) fall in love with Yorkshire pudding, having never encountered it before. And yet the ingredients and recipe are basic and simple. The 102nd best thing in the UK, is the fact that you Kalyn have become part of us and long may you remain here.
The confusion to an American a pudding is a desert and not similar to a bread dumpling. Yes I know Americans to enjoy making Yorkshire pudding.
It's the same with American "biscuits" which serve the same function - they're a cheap way to fill the plate and soak up gravy. So far as I can tell, they're scones, without the sugar and fruit, yet you seldom see them here in the UK. That said, my preference is for Yorkshires. Crispy top, gooey bottom. The later innovation of making a giant one and putting the whole rest of the meal inside it, is genius.
There's a story that when Kevin Costner came here to film 'Robin Hood Prince of Thieves' he became addicted to Yorkshire puddings. So much so he got a bit porky and had to use a body double in some of the swimming scenes 🤣
And it is basically a pancake mixture that is cooked differently 🤓
Goes for me too , have a GREAT at time here ! 😄
Love the Co-Op. From the tip of Cornwall to the Hebrides the same prices and reliable.
Even in the Outer Hebrides you’re never far from a coop!
Thumbs up all the way!!
Much love and success in all your endeavours! 🇬🇧👍🏽👍🏽
7:50 Just to correct you - Milton Keynes predates the Domesday Book by a long way and there have been Roman buildings found in the city as well
I have spent time in other countries that have wonderful cultures, but being separated from the British coast tears at my heart. I remember coming back from a year in Zurich, ending up on Studland Bay Beach on a summer's day, and realising that I never wanted be away from Britain for any length of time.
If you don't want to pay farm shop prices for decent vegetables, get a friend with an allotment. The vegetables will taste ten times better than anything from a shop and, by law he/she won't be allowed to charge you!
it is usually too cold to swim or enjoy British coast - The water never exceeds 17 C ... that's why no one has summer hols in Britain - cold / windy / rainy . Depressing and bad for MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH
@@barbarcreighton6726 There are 271 Million recreational visits to the UK coast each year, which is rather more than 'no one'. The water temperature in Southern California is currently 17C, I guess I must have imagined those tens of thousands of people I have seen swimming in Cornwall and Wales. Putting an opinion in capital letters doesn't make it true.
@@glynnwright1699 I am guessing she is not from UK then!!! there are plenty of people going for swim in brighton and bournemouth.. and the strong northern people don't need summer to do it!!!
Great list Katlyn, glad that Oxford came before Cambridge 😊.
Note about Science and British Museums, To save queuing you can book a timed slot for free. You may need to queue for a bag search so leave the bags at home. The same for the Natural History Museum.
I replied on another video of yours, crumpets with butter and marmite. And beans on toast with butter and marmite. Spread it thinly. Very strong flavour. Interestingly, my Colombian girlfriend saw the Co-op for the first time and called it “coop” and now everyone who met her calls it the coop.
As for Yorkshire puddings, cold covered in golden syrup is an awesome snack. I often make “seasoned” Yorkshire pudding, mix in chopped boiled onion, and sage in to the batter, fantastic.
I really couldn't fult much on your list, though have yet to find a shop bought 'veggie' option i like so may try thoose finger things. Not sure what id take out to includeit but our wonderful puddings and desserts, crumbles, Steamed sponges, Bakewell Tart and my fav, Queen of Puddings.
I come from UK(Wales). I visited Edinburgh 50yrs or so ago and went to a place in London Road which was a sauna and had a parrot. It was a lovely and strange (to me) place. There were people wandering around with hardly any clothes on. I could read a book and hang around. In those days waiting for a train. We knew (from the papers), we must not ask for 'extras' as that would embarrass the staff and possibly get them into trouble. I didn't and they didn't offer anything (I was quite young). It seemed a special UK thing. I miss it.
Lots of comments ssying "you missed blah blah my town/counyy out". The fact is if she named every County/city/town/village the video would have been 4 days long and called 5001 things I love. What we should take from this is that the UK has lots of beautiful places...get out and see them before they're gone.
Rhubarb crumble and custard
Oh yes! First was served that home made in South Africa by my mom whose parents were British.
Revolting, Apple and Blackberry crumble all the way.
Vile
The nay sayers could try rhubarb with Pernod and White chocolate, it was a game changer for me.
@@Lily-Bravo if you still hate the taste of rhubarb (like me..) try 'rhubarb & strawberry jam' !! bought by mistake.. I did not believe it, the strawberries take away the 'harsh' bit, lovely!!!!
So many of these made me smile! You're just lovely, I could listen to you talk all day! ASMR FR. Blessings to you. Love your channel!
🤣🤣 “You know what you’re going to get”. That’s such an American comment - Bill Bryson took his English family back to Des Moines, Iowa, to experience how his childhood was, and was bemoaning the closure of a family run restaurant there, leaving only MacDonalds, and his neighbour said ‘Yeah, but you know what you’re going to get’. I think in Britain we like different pubs food because you don’t know what you’re going to get…
Haha! Love that - so true. I love Bill Bryson as well, some funny insights he has!
I went to a pub once and had the worst meal I'd ever had,served by a waitress that had no neck and appeared to spit when she talked. The toilet wasn't screwed to the floor which added another dimension to the experience. My wife threw up as soon as we'd left.Whenever my wife and I have a bad meal it's always "it wasn't as bad as ....."
@@charlestaylor9424 Bump into Sir Lenny by any chance?
@@Trebor74😊😀😄😆🤣
Point of order, Bill Bryson didn’t take his family back to his home town Des Moines, they moved to Hanover New Hampshire. And now as a coincidence, he lives in Liss in the original Hampshire! Cheers.
Anything that has the Virgin name attached to it, is usually pretty good.
Virgin are Sir Richard Branson's company.
For 22 years ran the trains on the West Coast mainline between Glasgow Central and London Euston.
The key thing about the Virgin Group is that compared to many other businesses they actually do genuinely care.
Crumpets are made with a batter. Fried or poached egg on beans on toast.
Ah, ha, batter is the word I was looking for!
I love to put honey on crumpets along with the butter.
Yes, a nicely poached egg with baked beans!
Grated mature cheddar on the toast melted under a grill before the beans & egg if you want it to truly be elite 👌
Try frying until crispy too@@GirlGoneLondonofficial
Crumpet with smoked salmon andHollandaise sauce or orange marmalade and shaved dark chocolate.
So refreshing in the current climate,
thank you.
Happy Christmas
I was amused that you waited until number 44 before saying 'not getting shot at'! This is probably the number one difference we UK folks would notice between our countries and the US.
I really enjoyed this. Thank you! Well done for being here!!
2:04 Potato waffles. Have you never been to Chick-Fil-A in the US? Waffle fries are their signature side dish.
A few side notes from an American who went to a UK boarding school as a child -
1. Never be a snitch (grasser) in the UK. Most cultures dislike snitches, but the UK takes that to a whole new level. If you become known as a grasser, your social life is kaput (never happened to me, but I saw one kid ostracized to the point he changed schools).
2. Visit Bourton-On-The-Water and Bath in the Cotswolds. I lived near both and they are truly amazing.
3. While you're doing "Roman" stuff like visiting Bath, also take in either Chedworth or Great Whitcombe Roman villas in Gloucestershire. You won't find any in the USA, so make sure to enjoy some of the ancient Anglo-Roman history.
Waffle Fries are not the same as potato waffles 🤷🏻♀️
Waffle fries are potatoes cut fancy. Potato waffles are not cut potatoes.
Rule 1 could also be: don't go to boarding school in the UK, the culture is toxic
Ham, egg and chips...how could that not have been on your list? Also, apple crumble and custard (and/or ice cream), and rhubarb crumble. And marmalade! Hmmm, my list seems to be very food orientated.
All reaction vlogs by our American cousins that show what they like in the UK typically show the same areas of the UK. The Northwest, apart from the Lake District is always missed out, Lancashire is full of history, sport, music beautiful countryside
As someone from Lancs i'm glad it's not full of Tourists, or it would end up as pricey as the Lake district.
YT reaction videos are a racket, they deprive the original creator from income.
That's coz it's put in the shade by it's far superior neighbour.
I nearly jumped for joy when you mentioned Bournemouth Beach, my local stretch of golden sands. You have excellent taste!! ❤🙋♀️🤪
What I enjoy about England, Scotland, Wales is diversity of landscape and people in a relatively compact area.
Love Oxford, Bath, and stone circles.
Not sure about Gorden R but like Lucy Worsley.
Sadly a visitor will never have the same experience as a resident.
New to the UK... This is my go-to list now.
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Hats off compiling such a huge list; and then going through it
Someone get this girl some Yorkshire puddings, it’s 2024 and we no longer enforce the roast beef rule. They’re for roasts, she’s absolutely right.
If Kayln is buys a Nut Roast. Which implies a veggie. Good Yorkshires are cooked in animal fats. This is likely why they were not offered.
@@Yandarval can’t imagine that, because she said she asked for them but they don’t do them for that particular meat
Too right, i like a giant one filled with Chilli, don't even need a roast.
Beef is now expensive, and carries a security tag to prevent shoplifting. So it's chicken every Sunday, it's getting old now. Maybe pork today?
@@blackcountryme it was only traditionally beef to use the dripping for cooking the yorkshires. Nowadays dripping is available from a shop. So you can have them for breakfast, lunch, snack, anything
You seem to have done all the right things and actually SEEN a lot of the UK not just London. I'm born and bred here and you have done a few things I have'nt done in my 70 odd years here. Even more impressed that you have been to other European countries. All this will only improve your life. I've been to the US east coast but was unable to go into the "interior" and see what I would have liked to but I have been around Europe and a few other countries in the far east. I will always come home to the UK. Do carry on with your travels.
Yorkshire Pudding is traditionally made with lard or beef dripping (heated in the tray before the mixture is added), so that may be why you wouldn't be offered any with your nut roast, although I agree it's sometimes annoying to find that the beef comes with yorkies, but for some reason the other meats don't include this.
sorry Sherlock but there is no such thing as a "Yorkie"... they are Yorkshire Puddings. End of
An eclectic list. I agree with you about the lambs, very cute and slow cooked shoulder of spring lamb has to be amongst my favourite foods of all time.
Try Yorkshire Puddings with Golden Syrup..... not bad as a sort of dessert.
With a blob of ice cream on top
Really...... !!@@teresafinch7790
Yes, when it snows in the south east! In 2000 there was a big snowstorm in London and my bus route home from school had to stop because there wasn't enough grip to get over a humpback bridge. I was stuck walking home, it was only ~3 miles but it took forever because everything was so slippery. The traffic was completely stationary.
On the face of it, it was a cold, dark, miserable experience. But I really loved it, and it's a cherished memory now, I don't really know how to explain why. I guess it was life-affirming, like this crazy shit can happen but we still endure, and even though everyone's suffering through it there's this sort of camaraderie in the air.
Hiya. I thought you may have added the Natural History Museum, but maybe you haven't been there, yet. Also, FYI, the musical version of The Devil Wears Prada opens October 24th and the Dominion Theatre is taking bookings now for performances upto 31st May 2025 (not sponsored). Stay safe. All the best to you.
Oh my gosh Andy!! How did you know I would be dying to see the Devil Wears Prada?! Can't wait!
As someone who lives in the Chilterns I’m glad you included it in your list! Excellent list by the way!
Yes, Coombe Hill in the Chilterns, Boar War monument, excellent views.
The thing I love about Britain is that some of us think Ed Sheering, Adele et. are firkin bobbins!
@@leec6707 Definitely Ramsey, and I’d add most, if not all, ‘celeb’ chefs☹️. Didn’t really mind ‘Yellow’, otherwise wouldn’t go out of my way to listen to them.
I can't stand Ed Sheeran, dislike Gordon Ramsay.
Such a great list! Makes me want to visit again, sooner than later, to add to my own list. More research is needed!! You KNOW my list would also include Gregg's and Fortnum & Mason's. 😁 I did really enjoy the Millionaire Shortbread you gave us and our trip to the British Museum was awesome. Both are on my list, too. 😊 Hugs!!!
Hi kalyn , one thing I love about England is that you live here 🤷♂️👍
There is a Milton Keynes village that they decided to build the city around. The village is lovely and historical
There's a program on channel 5 tonight about Cambridge which you might like, Susan Calman's british cities
Hi, you didn't mention that the British Museum, the Science Museum, the V& A etc etc are all free to enter.
you should check out Guernsey and while you are there take the ferry to the much smaller island of Herm
Love you ; love your videos ; and your enthusiasm : glad you're here. Cheers ! Sheffield South Yorkshire
Agree with all of those - well maybe not Gordon Ramsay. Yes, I've often wondered why the Americans don't do roast potatoes (or decent cheese) - they have the ingredients!
Yep Gordon Ramsey is a failed footballer who has turned into a bullying bore who relies on his father in law to bail him out financially!!!
I have eaten good American cheese but, unfortunately, it is not always widely available. Americans do roasted potatoes but they usually prepare them either baked, mashed, or boiled.
Not just roast potatoes, don't forget roast parsnips, roast carrots and roast sweet potatoes as well!
@@terrystewart1973roast parsnips - now you're talking.
Great video. What you love is yours to choose, no matter what anyone else thinks. I love your videos!
British plugs you can just switch on or off individual appliances
Good one!
ooh don't forget to plug the plugs...electrifying 🥱
I love that you rank Freddos on the same level as the British Museum. (You're not wrong.)
Speaking as a Brit, I love that when two buses pass each other, going in opposite directions, the drivers will always wave, or salute or in some other way acknowledge each other. I love that.
Cheers for all the grace and enthusiasm :-)
Try Yorkshire puddings drizzled with Tate & Lyle Golden Syrup as a desert. One of my favourites.😋
Will definitely try!
Or ice cream and toffee sauce / caramel
I like how you present yourself as natural and agree on many of your 'opinions' well done
You love me!!!! - And I'm Welsh - Our countryside is amazing but sadly see it now befoire it's gone!
Cannot believe I actually get to converse with a Bourbon biscuit! Day made!
When you said about Yorkshire puddings and roasts I was expecting Toby Carvery but to each their own I guess
From Dover you can see the coast of France, if you must, been their via ferry and channel tunnel, I recommend going to Le Havre.
In 2005, UNESCO inscribed the central city of Le Havre as a World Heritage Site because of its unique post-WWII reconstruction and architecture.
Wonderful - great choices, great places. I could listen to you for hours.
Kalyn, if you love the Welsh coast, you should visit Portmeirion if you get the chance. Assuming you haven't already.
I would LOVE to visit Portmeirion - might be on my list for this summer. :)
And Chester to walk the walls that surround the city.
I am a Brit, living in the UK.
I very much agree with your list, which might be surprising with so many items on it.
Personally I try not to each too much junk food, but I have a weakness for Walkers salt and vinegar crisps.
I spent 14 years living and working in California. I loved it there, particularly the weather and the wonderful fruit and salads.
However, after a few years I missed the greenness of the UK; that is the flip side of having more rain in the UK.
The California countryside is brown in the summer, which I guess is why it is optimistically called “The Golden State”. 😊
I am really happy that you are here in the UK. That is good for all of us.
I live in south west Wales, you really need to visit, people from Devon and Cornwall holiday here, when you ask them why, I ask them that because both places look similar to here, they always say because its not as crowded. Give Cardigan bay the Pembroke shire coast a try. Have a look at Bosherston lily ponds, Barafundle Bay and St Govans chaple, a few years back Barfundle Bay was voted 2nd or 3rd best beach in the world, that might give you an idea. hope to see them in future videos. All the best from Wales.
Thank you for the recommendations! Will definitely check them out!
You might also want to check out York, Whitby, the Northumbrian coast, and Chester as well. Or a trip to Lyme Regis on the south coast, to walk along the beach collecting fossils. Do you like Indian food, and if so have you discovered Drummond Street close by to Euston station?
Also in London, if you haven't been there are Spitalfields, Greenwich and Camden Lock markets, the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum, the Natural History Museum, the Museum of London near the Barbican, or St Paul's Cathedral (make sure to walk up the dome to the Whispering Gallery then up to the roof), a trip by boat on a sunny day to Hampton Court. For music the Proms (classical), or Glastonbury Festival (well worth going at least once). Have you been to the Globe Theatre close by to Borough market? If you like cinema have you found the BFI (British Film Foundation) on the Southbank - well worth joining. For wildlife have you encountered a hedgehog yet?
Great list. I wouldn't disagree with any of your choices. Oh, except malt vinegar - don't like it. And probably Milton Keynes. And the veggie fingers.
I was born in Leigh-on-Sea, have you tried the seafood there? Cockles whelks, mussels and jellied eels. An acquired taste maybe, but I think they're delicious.
only criticism, you said a lot of places, but live near to the Cotswolds, which as well as all the places you have mentioned it is a very beautiful area full of history and some really outstanding scenery
Good point! I do also love the Cotswolds, will have to include it in another list. :)
Thank you besides that you a great zest for this green and lovely country