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I am rewatching your videos at the moment. I really miss your UK and European adventures. Do you fancy a long ride on a double-decker bus through some of the nicest countryside Yorkshire has to offer? The Yorkshire Coastliner service runs a bus service from Whitby to Leeds accross the Yorkshire Moors and into the Wolds. Although Leeds might be an interesting city to visit, you don't have to do the whole trip as Malton, Pickering and my favourite village in Yorkshire, Thornton-Le-Dale are part of the service, as is York. SERIOUSLY, look at some pictures of Thornton-Le-Dale! If you come back to York, maybe look at the history of chocolate in the city - you'll maybe be surprised at the number of modern day items that originated there. Also, a dive in to the railway history might be interesting. Even if you are not a rail or engineering buff, the National Railway museum will eat up your time without you ever noticing.
Did you go to Wales at all? Cardiff is a lovely city and Pembrokeshire is stunning. The whole country is beautiful with mountains and valleys and very green. It has a different culture and food to England and Scotland and many Welsh people speak their own language - Welsh
I'm so glad to see a video showing the whole of England. As someone who has lived here for 52 years, I was pleased that I had also been to all the places you had in your top 10.......except Lincoln ! Which is where my stonemason ancestors came from, before they moved in the early 1800s. I must rectify that !
Thank you for visiting and making this video. My country seems unfairly attacked a lot of the time - but this is a reminder of Englands beautiful places and history
So glad you found England so beautiful. I think we take all the history and culture for granted. I have been one of your subscribers for a long time. You are always welcome back to our country anytime. Maybe you could visit East Anglia, a wonderful rural region. Vast skies made to look bigger by the very flat countryside. Look forward to your next offering ❤️🏴🇬🇧
No we don't. I am proud of my history and culture, with enough knowledge of both to articulate the reasons why, which a lot of British people can do also.
Fascinating seeing an American's view of the good things about Britain. I think if you've seen enough of the main tourist sights and want to get away from the crowds, Ludlow in Shropshire is well worth a visit, it's a charming old town on a winding river with a medieval castle, lots of old houses, 12th century church, street market and great food. You can even get to it by train, but if you're driving Its easy to get from there to mid Wales with its stunning scenery, quiet roads and pretty towns and on to Snowdonia for mountains and seaside towns such as Barmouth and Aberystwyth.
The Lincolnshire Wolds are lovely too. The sister to the Yorkshire Wolds and both are hidden gems. Lincolnshire's beaches are really nice too, all that sea grass. :)
I grew up in Manchester, but now live in Newcastle upon Tyne. I've been to all of the places you showed here and thank you for showcasing our diverse and fab country. You didn't visit London? Surely not. It is a collection of places not just one city. Honourable mentions: Chester - Roman town and mediaeval walls. Saint Albans - More Roman ruins with a fab cathedral and vibrant commercial centre. Cambridge - University town with vibrant youth and historic spires. Durham - Meandering River Wear with ancient cathedral and old town. Cheddar Gorge - Caves and nature. Evidence of early man.
Necessarily broad brush but inspired, seminal and brilliant. I'm British and familiar with many of the regions and spots you've chosen. But your wonderfully well judged choices have inspired me to take another look. And may I say you are very charming yourselves and like your posts have truly graced these shores. It pleased me that you really appreciate your eats and found so much to please you. And your lovely dog and treasured friend is truly gorgeous. Thank you.
WOW!!! As a Brit, I could never, ever pick favourites, but thank you for you review of of our wondeful, insane island. Us Brits look forward to your next visit, to take in SO many places that you have yet to discover.
What a lovely video, and incredibly informative too! I've lived in England all my life and haven't been to half of these places - and now I want to. I love your appreciation of our history and culture and also the way you really know how to enjoy your food and drink! Really heartwarming and uplifting.
Love your videos, I’m for the North East and having Newcastle, Whitby, Durham and York within an hour of my home is amazing. Anyone visiting the UK from the states must check out the north you won’t regret it.
Alnwick and its Castle, Chillingham castle with its wild cattle and bats, Drudge Bay, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Hadrian's Wall, Vindolanda, Beamish Museum, the Glasshouse International Music Centre and the Baltic Art Gallery in Gateshead, and Newcastle has at least as many theatres as bridges - and you can go to see a play or hear a concert for very much less than you would pay in London or even Manchester.
A good choice, but so difficult. England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland are so full of such fascinating and beautiful places to visit. I sometime wonder why the British have any desire to go abroad.😄
Yes, I think you guys are pretty knowledgeable - you need the whole six or seven months of British Summer Time to get a fairly good insight into what there is to discover in Britain. I myself have been in every single county so I can back up your advice. An excellent eye-opener for the many tourists who come to UK seeing just London, and then go back home telling everyone they've seen Britain.!! Well done.!
Love your channel and honestly this is by far one of the best Top Tens I’ve viewed of the many out there. Agree with so much (I was born in the Lake District and raised in York) and yes, possibly you could have made it a Top Twenty so could have included places like Rye (you did show an image at the end), Ludlow, Oxford, Wells and a heap more towns as well as areas like the glorious Yorkshire Dales or Dartmoor in Devon, where I now live. Well, there’s a reason to make more videos! Thank you 🙏
Thank you for posting this lovely report on the land of my birth. Yes, England is a lovely place, and so is your homeland too. I hope sincerely that our respective countries' leaders find the strength and grace to keep our beautiful lands democratic and free
Knaresborough, Malham cove + gorge, Settle/ingleton and surrounding hills, Catbells, The Great ridge/mam tor at sunrise (common for cloud inversions), catching a play at minack theatre (Cornwall), joining or spectating one of the many unique festivals like the north York Moors railway 1940s festival, viking festival in York. I do photography based in Yorkshire.
Lovely video thank you for giving us such great reviews, you really do show the rest of the world our best side for sure. I was in Bourton on the Water a couple of weeks ago, such a beauty spot. But I’ve picked up a few tips from you. Thank you so much.
With just a passing mention in your video, might I suggest both Durham city and Northumberland? Durham is as lovely as York, and Northumberland is vast, full of similar villages to the Cotswolds and has castles coming out of it's ears. Alnwick, Warkworth, Bamburgh to name only the most well known. There is also mile upon mile of stunning coastlines. Everything from long sandy beaches to rugged cliffs and quaint harbours. Along with the harbours come (like Whitby) some of the best fish youll find. But not just fish & chips. Craster is famed for its smoked kippers and has a car park in an old quarry. Its also a lovely walk from there to another northumbrian castle, Dunstanburgh, which has one of the county's nicest beaches next to it. Oh,almost forgot. Holy island. If you enjoy history, you must visit. I seem to remember Time Team doing an archeological dig there. And that's just what comes to mind from the top of my head, but there are even more delightful places to visit, views to behold and history to explore in Northumberland. Then you have the Cheviot hills. Not as epic as the lake distric mountains, but stunning all the same. Simonside Ridge is popular for the fantastic views. Then, you have Hadrians wall and the Roman history to explore at places like Housteads and Vindolanda. And what a stunning walk it is from Steel Rigg to Housteads.
Interesting that you note 'Cornwall feels totally removed from the rest of England'. To many Cornish, it is. Fascinating history of a Celtic nation; well worth reading up on. Never formally made part of England, we have our own parliament, language and now the Cornish are recognised in the UK with ethnic minority status. Wonderful video. Thanks so much.
A lovely list of places to visit and lots of memories made in each. I live in the neighbouring county to The Lake District which is in Cumbria so it is only a short drive for me, but love it so much. Thank you too for pronouncing Keswick correctly as it does tend to confuse people as the w is silent. I hope it's not too long before you are able to return to the UK and can explore more new places and perhaps re visit those you are fond of too. Best Wishes.
Brilliant video - I love seeing travellers who go beyond the well-worn cliches of London, Stonehenge and Brighton - there's so much more to England than that! As a native northerner, I'm also delighted to see so many northern locations in your top 10... and extra happy to see your number one, since I'm actually moving from London to York in a few weeks! 😅
Go to Wiltshire too, visit Stonehenge, Avebury circle, west kennet long barrow and silvery hill. See the white chalk horses on the hillsides. Eat some of the local ham and bacon recipes, Lardy cake or druids cake. Stay in one of the historic market towns like Devizes or Marlborough etc then either moved west to Bristol or east to Oxford.
Great video, been to all of those places. It has taken over 50 years and while I have travelled the globe I still find treasure here. One point though is when you next travel here.....let me know as you always seem to get the weather right. Honestly a good mate of mine always did that, I turn up the next weekend and its wanging it down 😅
Glad to see you loved England. Your list is great but very touristy. There are so many places to explore that do not involve dodging thousands of other people but tick the foodie / history / scenery boxes as well or better than the areas on this video.
Wells, Glastonbury & Cheddar Gorge in Somerset. The New Forest, Bournemouth, Chain Ferry From Sandbanks (Up until recently, the most expensive place to live in England) to Studland. One of the best beaches in the uk. Then on to Corfe Castle all in Dorset. The Norfolk Broads, Wroxham as a base (Take a boat trip or hire one. If you hire one you could call at every pub along the way or even moor up for lunch) Horning, Wells-Next-The-Sea, Sandringham. All in Norfolk. If you’re ever in Cornwall again, Padstow,Falmouth,Polperro,Mevagissy & Charlestown where Tall ships are sometimes moored, Used for filming Poldark. Next to CharIestown is Carlyon Bay, Just a lovely beach now but once had a renowned music venue, The Collosium, where every band in the world had played from Kiss to Blondie to Motörhead to The Smiths. If they were playing in the summer, they would have had a great time there with the beach on the doorstep. I live in Derbyshire so would recommend Chatsworth House, Bakewell (The home of The world renowned Bakewell Tart! .Haddon Hall, Ashford In The Water, Monsal Dale & Matlock.
So lovely to see a top 10 list for England that doesn't include London, which is obviously a great city, but also a cosmopolitan international city like New York, wonderful to see Americans step out of the capital and see the real England. A lot of places have already been mentioned but if you like York, I'd check out Canterbury & Salisbury if you haven't been.
Brilliant video we have been to all those places really nice to see you showing them have you been to Durham one of the loveliest places. It's a city with cathedral Also Beamish museum amazing. Sherbourne abbey. With beautiful village. An area of different places near each other. Not far from Bath Devizes. Lacock and the Abbey Trowbridge Bradford upon Avon Chippenham. Calne Melksham Corsham with Peacocks walking the streets small places but very nice
Another great video. Watched it on Mark from the States Channel, but had to come over and say thank you for the tour of England - it's giving me itchy feet !!! All the best to you both.
had a few nice visits in recent years. Peak District (Chatsworth, Matlock, Bakewell, Buxton), Kent to see Hever and Leeds Castles, Severn Sisters at Eastbourne, Hastings including Battle. Lincoln for Castle and Cathedral. Liverpool for Mersey ferry ride and Waterfront. Also went to North Wales (Conwy, Caernarvon, Beaumaris and Harlech Castles) and Portmeirion. Just went to St Albans yesterday for Cathedral and Roman theatre. I can also recommend other Cathedral cities eg Peterborough and Ely. If you like history of English Civil War then Newark for Castle and Civil War museum. Nottingham has caves, Castle and interesting National Justice Museum. Huntingdon for Oliver Cromwell museum.
Great picks. I’ve never been to Lincoln or Whitby so thanks for the recommendations. South coast from Dorset through Cornwall is fantastic and York is stunning - only went for the first time a few months ago. Glad you enjoyed yourselves!
So sweet and a lot of pie-love in evidence. ❤ I always thought the expression ‘as American as apple pie’ is odd because pies are about the best thing we have and we have definitely been making them since before the Mayflower! My suggestions are Dartmouth on the South Devon coast, plus around a bit to stunning Bigbury-on-Sea with Burgh Island. Lynton and Lynmouth on the north Devon coast - but you HAVE to drive over Porlock Hill to get there. Go through the Valley of Rocks to Lee Abbey tea cottage (I used to work there many years ago) and there are NO BETTER SCONES IN DEVON OR CORNWALL and yes, I do know that kind of talk could get me killed, and Lee Bay. My favourite beach in the whole of England is just North of Bude, and is called Sandymouth. There is no beach at high tide, so check tide times. Of course, Wales doesn’t get a place in this English list but North Wales via Chester would be great - Caernarfon castle is fairly unbelievable- and South West Wales (Pembrokeshire) is lovely, and there there are several great beaches but Barafundle is super. Even as an Englishman I have to admit that Wales is often just BETTER THAN ENGLAND. And yes, those that didn’t rise to the scone statement will probably be on the war path now. Scotland- it’s the West coast and I left a big part of me (and a good chunk of my wallet) drinking at Tobermory distillery. Yes the whisky I bought was £105 but I’d do it again in a heartbeat. In fact. I’ve just talked myself into going downstairs and pouring myself some. Is that wrong for a Wednesday evening? Well….
Well, somehow I landed here this morning, and enjoyed your video. Great to see Manchester on there, and even better to see This and That, randomly I'm going there for lunch today!!! Bests to you two :)
Thank you for this delightful informative video. UK is our next destination. Do you have any information about how to get to all these wonderful places? Train? Rent a car? Combo of both? Is there a video I missed? Thanks so much! So excited!
We've been to numbers 9, 8, 5, and 4, and loved them all. Next summer we're going to numbers 7, 3, 2, and 1. Manchester, your #7, we were only going to fly in and out of, but now, thanks to your video, we'll have to spend some time seeing. Thanks for the tips!
Suggest Kent with Hever Castle, Chartwell House(Winston ChurChurchill’ s home), Canterbury(the home of the Church if England), Dover castle and white cliffs experience, Rochester (famous for its castle and Charles Dickens). Hope this gives you some ideas . Good luck on your next travels
Totally agree with your #1 being York...Went there last year and was absolutely blown away by the place...Probably the best city I have ever visited in the UK and you have to try the famous Guy Fawkes pie in the Guy Fawkes Inn 😋
Nice video well presented however this is your opinion, mine would include parts of Devon like Dartmouth, Lynton & Lynmouth & Clovely. The North Norfolk coast Wells harbour & Holkham beach. Cheddar Gorge in Somerset, Corfe castle & the village in Dorset, i hope you come again and explore more and travel to different parts of England.
Sherborne and Arundel are two must sees. Bridgnorth and Ludlow in beautiful Shropshire are both brilliant. And I'd put Oxford, Cambridge and Chester along with Bath and Lincoln as my favourite English cities.
Thank you for making this video specifically about England 🏴 and not the UK 🇬🇧 as a whole. It's nice not to be clumped in with Scotland 🏴 and Wales 🏴 for those of us who are English 🏴 and like to see people's opinions and views on England 🏴 only.
A great video! I need to rewatch it to take notes. I have not been to some of these places, but you added new tips about the places I have visited as well. Frankly, you have more information than some mainstream TV travel shows, The tourist boards for all these places would be very happy to see this.
I have followed your journey for a long time on TH-cam from your taste tests years back in the US to your travels across the UK and beyond and I must say I am thrilled you have visited Newcastle so often! but also saddened as I have never seen you guys out and about in my city. It would have been nice to bump in to you and offer a 'hello' - next time you visit Newcastle you must go to Victoria Tunnels, a under ground tunnel below the city that has been around since 1839. It spans over 2 miles and you can take guided tours and I believe there is a tour you can take that involves drinks in a local pub either before or after the tour.....its also meant to be haunted down there! Next time you guys are here hit me up, be lovely to meet you for coffee or something!
I love your perspective of England 🏴 and our culture. You have made me want to revisit places I’ve been but missed some of the things you mentioned in your video. Definitely want to visit Whitby now Xx You should also visit Wales, Snowdonia is awesome 🏔️ 🏴
Hi guys . I know you had a short stay in Liverpool. So hopefully you get to come back & see how much there is to see & do. Amazing restaurants to. You can always get the train to Southport in the summer it’s lovely just life form by beach. We have it all in Merseyside. Xx
You should try Shropshire, Shrewsbury with Tudor buildings and wroxeter Roman remains, Ludlow, foodies paradise and Ironbridge, world heritage site, where the Industrial Revolution started, and nearby blists hill - recreated Victorian village with original local buildings moved there from around the local area.
Great video! Thanks for sharing! Make sure you visit Portsmouth! It's an amazing marine city filled with lots of history and an active port for international goods eg bananas from Costa Rica. Great info about the British fleet when you take the boat cruise
I recommend another visit to Cornwall, at low tide you can walk by all the coves in Newquay, Fistral beach is near too. Porthcurno and Senna are stunning beaches. Next time you could stay in Carbis Bay and then walk the coastal path to St Ives (30 min walk) or take the train ❤ love your channel.
Next time you visit take a look at both Heptonstall (which appears in the Doomsday book) and hebden bridge which is just amazing. I admit that I am biased as I live here.
Nice collection of choices. I'm a huge castle and cathdral guy. I would include 1) Kent (Canterbury Cathedral, Leeds Castle and Dover Castle). 2)East and West Sussex (Battle and Abbey, Bodiam Castle, Hastings and castle...) (Pavilion, Worthing, Bognor Regis).3) Wiltshire Stonehenge and Avebury. Stratford Upon Avon (Shakespeare plays, house and town). 4)Snowdonia, Wales. 5) Isle of Wight.6) Lastly, All of Devon. I would live there if I could. On our next trip we do want to start in York and our way up and around.
Good video, everyone has their different versions on which ones should be top. I was surprised to see York, Whitby and Lincoln included. All three destinations I have been to several times and love.
Liverpool is a beautiful city so much historical significance and the river front is spectacular. Great atmosphere and wonderfully friendly people. Ate in some fab restaurants as well. If you haven’t been there you must put it on your list. Also recommend Keswick in the northern Lake District, Oxford and Stratford upon Avon we did these places plus Harrogate and York on our 5 week holiday in October. ❤
You guys are so awesome!!! I’m a well travelled Singer/Actress from the UK who also lived/worked in the US for 9 years. Please come visit the “Royal Forest of Dean”near The Cotswolds, Gloucestershire next time you’re here - I’ll be your guide 🥰
If you ever extend into Wales then you should visit Hay on Wye for all the lovely book shops, and then head to Pembrokeshire with it's gorgeous coastal path and beaches.
Try Shropshire - stunning countryside, beautiful villages, historic houses and castles, Roman ruins, the world's first iron bridge - and two absolute gems - Shrewsbury and Ludlow. One of my favourite English counties.
Arlington Row, Cotswolds is depicted is every British passport, My personal bugbear is the Cream Tea - everybody fails to notice the Scone is Scottish. In Cornwall a cream tea should be served on a Split (bread roll) to be traditional. Nice video!
I'm glad you specified England, otherwise I'd be fuming about Welsh places 😂I'm pleased you're showing love to places like Newcastle, Manchester, Lincoln etc even though I'm a soft southerner and would swap basically all of them for Bristol, if I was forced to choose 😂 Glad to be reminded of the other splendid places we have and take for granted.
Hi. Next time you visit Devon, try Lynton and Lynmouth and Clovelly in North Devon and Dartmouth and Salcombe in the South Hams area in the south of Devon. I would also recommend Beer and Branscombe in East Devon.
I've subscribed! The least I can do after you rated my hometown top of your list. I love the coast of Yorkshire and can imagine your dog loving Northumbria's beaches too.
You really should take a walk or, perhaps, hire a pushbike along the Monsal Trail. An 8 mile track bed of a section of the old Midland Mainline through the stunning scenery of the Derbyshire Peak District. It is located between the Northern Cities of Manchester and Sheffield.
The north of England is very well represented here. Wales Is definitely worth a visit too. I actually live in Kent, close to London in the south east and I yern to live in a northern national park. The peak district is a lovely playground too. Kent does have some lovely spots too mind, especially when you go further away from London.
You def need to come and explore the south east, Canterbury is such a beautiful city and we have lots of beautiful walks, villages and towns down in this corner of the UK. Dover castle is a must visit!! That being said your number 1 of York is my number 1 too 😊
I am glad Whitby comes up so high on your list. I went to school there. I was pleased to see you having your curry sauce Infront of a shop with a poster provided by my old school.
Absolutely loved this video .Ive travelled around England extensively and there are so many places I love .One thats close to me though and definitely worth a weekend is Cambridge. I love going there .
Great video guys & when you come back here to the UK visit Glasgow, Scotland it's an amazing just like Edinburgh as well too! Love watching your content and you're welcome back here to London anytime! 😀👍💂♂🏴ɢʙ
I’m wondering how you traveled from place to place with your dog. What about accommodation with your dog was that difficult? Thank you for lovely video
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Next time you are back, if you are in Whitby, travel to Gothland, the whole village was the setting for a 1960s based program called 'Heartbeat'
Glad you loved my two university cities; York and Newcastle.
I am rewatching your videos at the moment. I really miss your UK and European adventures.
Do you fancy a long ride on a double-decker bus through some of the nicest countryside Yorkshire has to offer? The Yorkshire Coastliner service runs a bus service from Whitby to Leeds accross the Yorkshire Moors and into the Wolds. Although Leeds might be an interesting city to visit, you don't have to do the whole trip as Malton, Pickering and my favourite village in Yorkshire, Thornton-Le-Dale are part of the service, as is York. SERIOUSLY, look at some pictures of Thornton-Le-Dale!
If you come back to York, maybe look at the history of chocolate in the city - you'll maybe be surprised at the number of modern day items that originated there.
Also, a dive in to the railway history might be interesting. Even if you are not a rail or engineering buff, the National Railway museum will eat up your time without you ever noticing.
Glencoe in Scotland
Did you go to Wales at all? Cardiff is a lovely city and Pembrokeshire is stunning. The whole country is beautiful with mountains and valleys and very green. It has a different culture and food to England and Scotland and many Welsh people speak their own language - Welsh
I'm so glad to see a video showing the whole of England. As someone who has lived here for 52 years, I was pleased that I had also been to all the places you had in your top 10.......except Lincoln ! Which is where my stonemason ancestors came from, before they moved in the early 1800s. I must rectify that !
Love how many of your locations are Northern. Great to see people enjoy the North.
Northerner loving American here X
Thank you for visiting and making this video. My country seems unfairly attacked a lot of the time - but this is a reminder of Englands beautiful places and history
Massive respect for really seeing what the UK has to offer so much more than London
So glad you found England so beautiful. I think we take all the history and culture for granted. I have been one of your subscribers for a long time. You are always welcome back to our country anytime. Maybe you could visit East Anglia, a wonderful rural region. Vast skies made to look bigger by the very flat countryside. Look forward to your next offering ❤️🏴🇬🇧
No we don't.
I am proud of my history and culture, with enough knowledge of both to articulate the reasons why, which a lot of British people can do also.
Fascinating seeing an American's view of the good things about Britain. I think if you've seen enough of the main tourist sights and want to get away from the crowds, Ludlow in Shropshire is well worth a visit, it's a charming old town on a winding river with a medieval castle, lots of old houses, 12th century church, street market and great food. You can even get to it by train, but if you're driving Its easy to get from there to mid Wales with its stunning scenery, quiet roads and pretty towns and on to Snowdonia for mountains and seaside towns such as Barmouth and Aberystwyth.
I feel like these two really understand and give an accurate impression of the uk, not the same old talking points about London.
Very happy to see Lincoln on the list, it is all to often overlooked'
The Lincolnshire Wolds are lovely too. The sister to the Yorkshire Wolds and both are hidden gems. Lincolnshire's beaches are really nice too, all that sea grass. :)
If you like York, then you'll love Norwich.
We're going to visit Lincoln castle with 2 kids end of next month :)
I grew up in Manchester, but now live in Newcastle upon Tyne. I've been to all of the places you showed here and thank you for showcasing our diverse and fab country.
You didn't visit London? Surely not. It is a collection of places not just one city.
Honourable mentions:
Chester - Roman town and mediaeval walls.
Saint Albans - More Roman ruins with a fab cathedral and vibrant commercial centre.
Cambridge - University town with vibrant youth and historic spires.
Durham - Meandering River Wear with ancient cathedral and old town.
Cheddar Gorge - Caves and nature. Evidence of early man.
Necessarily broad brush but inspired, seminal and brilliant. I'm British and familiar with many of the regions and spots you've chosen. But your wonderfully well judged choices have inspired me to take another look. And may I say you are very charming yourselves and like your posts have truly graced these shores. It pleased me that you really appreciate your eats and found so much to please you. And your lovely dog and treasured friend is truly gorgeous. Thank you.
Great list! York is an incredible city for sure.
WOW!!!
As a Brit, I could never, ever pick favourites, but thank you for you review of of our wondeful, insane island.
Us Brits look forward to your next visit, to take in SO many places that you have yet to discover.
Thanks for reminding us in the UK how amazing the country is - places I haven’t visited that I will now. We take it so much for granted.
Im visiting the Lake District this summer, I can't wait! 😍🌲
enjoy, its a beautiful place 😊
Quintessential English I always feel at home there hope you really enjoy yourself
What a lovely video, and incredibly informative too! I've lived in England all my life and haven't been to half of these places - and now I want to. I love your appreciation of our history and culture and also the way you really know how to enjoy your food and drink! Really heartwarming and uplifting.
Love your videos, I’m for the North East and having Newcastle, Whitby, Durham and York within an hour of my home is amazing. Anyone visiting the UK from the states must check out the north you won’t regret it.
Alnwick and its Castle, Chillingham castle with its wild cattle and bats, Drudge Bay, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Hadrian's Wall, Vindolanda, Beamish Museum, the Glasshouse International Music Centre and the Baltic Art Gallery in Gateshead, and Newcastle has at least as many theatres as bridges - and you can go to see a play or hear a concert for very much less than you would pay in London or even Manchester.
A good choice, but so difficult. England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland are so full of such fascinating and beautiful places to visit. I sometime wonder why the British have any desire to go abroad.😄
A truly great comment. I feel the same and I'm British.
Yes, I think you guys are pretty knowledgeable - you need the whole six or seven months of British Summer Time to get a fairly good insight into what there is to discover in Britain.
I myself have been in every single county so I can back up your advice.
An excellent eye-opener for the many tourists who come to UK seeing just London, and then go back home telling everyone they've seen Britain.!!
Well done.!
We love you. Come back to the UK!
Love your channel and honestly this is by far one of the best Top Tens I’ve viewed of the many out there. Agree with so much (I was born in the Lake District and raised in York) and yes, possibly you could have made it a Top Twenty so could have included places like Rye (you did show an image at the end), Ludlow, Oxford, Wells and a heap more towns as well as areas like the glorious Yorkshire Dales or Dartmoor in Devon, where I now live. Well, there’s a reason to make more videos! Thank you 🙏
Thank you for posting this lovely report on the land of my birth. Yes, England is a lovely place, and so is your homeland too. I hope sincerely that our respective countries' leaders find the strength and grace to keep our beautiful lands democratic and free
We hope so too.
So glad you fell in love with England so hard! Come back soon and we'll share Cambridge with you!
I'm really glad you had such a great time here in England! Thanks for sharing your travels here.
Knaresborough, Malham cove + gorge, Settle/ingleton and surrounding hills, Catbells, The Great ridge/mam tor at sunrise (common for cloud inversions), catching a play at minack theatre (Cornwall), joining or spectating one of the many unique festivals like the north York Moors railway 1940s festival, viking festival in York. I do photography based in Yorkshire.
Lovely video thank you for giving us such great reviews, you really do show the rest of the world our best side for sure. I was in Bourton on the Water a couple of weeks ago, such a beauty spot. But I’ve picked up a few tips from you. Thank you so much.
With just a passing mention in your video, might I suggest both Durham city and Northumberland?
Durham is as lovely as York, and Northumberland is vast, full of similar villages to the Cotswolds and has castles coming out of it's ears. Alnwick, Warkworth, Bamburgh to name only the most well known. There is also mile upon mile of stunning coastlines. Everything from long sandy beaches to rugged cliffs and quaint harbours. Along with the harbours come (like Whitby) some of the best fish youll find. But not just fish & chips. Craster is famed for its smoked kippers and has a car park in an old quarry. Its also a lovely walk from there to another northumbrian castle, Dunstanburgh, which has one of the county's nicest beaches next to it.
Oh,almost forgot. Holy island. If you enjoy history, you must visit. I seem to remember Time Team doing an archeological dig there.
And that's just what comes to mind from the top of my head, but there are even more delightful places to visit, views to behold and history to explore in Northumberland.
Then you have the Cheviot hills. Not as epic as the lake distric mountains, but stunning all the same. Simonside Ridge is popular for the fantastic views.
Then, you have Hadrians wall and the Roman history to explore at places like Housteads and Vindolanda. And what a stunning walk it is from Steel Rigg to Housteads.
Loved this video! I'm from the south west so I can certainly vouch on how stunning it is ❤
Definitely wanna try out some of these recommendations!
Interesting that you note 'Cornwall feels totally removed from the rest of England'. To many Cornish, it is. Fascinating history of a Celtic nation; well worth reading up on. Never formally made part of England, we have our own parliament, language and now the Cornish are recognised in the UK with ethnic minority status.
Wonderful video. Thanks so much.
A lovely list of places to visit and lots of memories made in each. I live in the neighbouring county to The Lake District which is in Cumbria so it is only a short drive for me, but love it so much. Thank you too for pronouncing Keswick correctly as it does tend to confuse people as the w is silent. I hope it's not too long before you are able to return to the UK and can explore more new places and perhaps re visit those you are fond of too. Best Wishes.
As someone moved from London to to Manchester I am glad Manchester is listed in top ten ❤
Brilliant video - I love seeing travellers who go beyond the well-worn cliches of London, Stonehenge and Brighton - there's so much more to England than that! As a native northerner, I'm also delighted to see so many northern locations in your top 10... and extra happy to see your number one, since I'm actually moving from London to York in a few weeks! 😅
Go to Wiltshire too, visit Stonehenge, Avebury circle, west kennet long barrow and silvery hill. See the white chalk horses on the hillsides. Eat some of the local ham and bacon recipes, Lardy cake or druids cake. Stay in one of the historic market towns like Devizes or Marlborough etc then either moved west to Bristol or east to Oxford.
Great video, been to all of those places. It has taken over 50 years and while I have travelled the globe I still find treasure here. One point though is when you next travel here.....let me know as you always seem to get the weather right. Honestly a good mate of mine always did that, I turn up the next weekend and its wanging it down 😅
Glad to see you loved England. Your list is great but very touristy. There are so many places to explore that do not involve dodging thousands of other people but tick the foodie / history / scenery boxes as well or better than the areas on this video.
Love your videos. I agree York is number one and drink in Fantastic Newcastle every Friday after food in the Grainger market
Wells, Glastonbury & Cheddar Gorge in Somerset. The New Forest, Bournemouth, Chain Ferry From Sandbanks (Up until recently, the most expensive place to live in England) to Studland. One of the best beaches in the uk. Then on to Corfe Castle all in Dorset. The Norfolk Broads, Wroxham as a base (Take a boat trip or hire one. If you hire one you could call at every pub along the way or even moor up for lunch) Horning, Wells-Next-The-Sea, Sandringham. All in Norfolk. If you’re ever in Cornwall again, Padstow,Falmouth,Polperro,Mevagissy & Charlestown where Tall ships are sometimes moored, Used for filming Poldark. Next to CharIestown is Carlyon Bay, Just a lovely beach now but once had a renowned music venue, The Collosium, where every band in the world had played from Kiss to Blondie to Motörhead to The Smiths. If they were playing in the summer, they would have had a great time there with the beach on the doorstep. I live in Derbyshire so would recommend Chatsworth House, Bakewell (The home of The world renowned Bakewell Tart! .Haddon Hall, Ashford In The Water, Monsal Dale & Matlock.
Sadly Bournemouth is not worth a visit anymore.
So lovely to see a top 10 list for England that doesn't include London, which is obviously a great city, but also a cosmopolitan international city like New York, wonderful to see Americans step out of the capital and see the real England. A lot of places have already been mentioned but if you like York, I'd check out Canterbury & Salisbury if you haven't been.
Brilliant video we have been to all those places really nice to see you showing them have you been to Durham one of the loveliest places. It's a city with cathedral Also Beamish museum amazing. Sherbourne abbey. With beautiful village. An area of different places near each other. Not far from Bath Devizes.
Lacock and the Abbey
Trowbridge Bradford upon Avon
Chippenham.
Calne
Melksham
Corsham with Peacocks walking the streets
small places but very nice
Another great video. Watched it on Mark from the States Channel, but had to come over and say thank you for the tour of England - it's giving me itchy feet !!! All the best to you both.
had a few nice visits in recent years. Peak District (Chatsworth, Matlock, Bakewell, Buxton), Kent to see Hever and Leeds Castles, Severn Sisters at Eastbourne, Hastings including Battle. Lincoln for Castle and Cathedral. Liverpool for Mersey ferry ride and Waterfront. Also went to North Wales (Conwy, Caernarvon, Beaumaris and Harlech Castles) and Portmeirion. Just went to St Albans yesterday for Cathedral and Roman theatre. I can also recommend other Cathedral cities eg Peterborough and Ely. If you like history of English Civil War then Newark for Castle and Civil War museum. Nottingham has caves, Castle and interesting National Justice Museum. Huntingdon for Oliver Cromwell museum.
Great picks. I’ve never been to Lincoln or Whitby so thanks for the recommendations. South coast from Dorset through Cornwall is fantastic and York is stunning - only went for the first time a few months ago. Glad you enjoyed yourselves!
So sweet and a lot of pie-love in evidence. ❤ I always thought the expression ‘as American as apple pie’ is odd because pies are about the best thing we have and we have definitely been making them since before the Mayflower!
My suggestions are Dartmouth on the South Devon coast, plus around a bit to stunning Bigbury-on-Sea with Burgh Island.
Lynton and Lynmouth on the north Devon coast - but you HAVE to drive over Porlock Hill to get there. Go through the Valley of Rocks to Lee Abbey tea cottage (I used to work there many years ago) and there are NO BETTER SCONES IN DEVON OR CORNWALL and yes, I do know that kind of talk could get me killed, and Lee Bay.
My favourite beach in the whole of England is just North of Bude, and is called Sandymouth. There is no beach at high tide, so check tide times.
Of course, Wales doesn’t get a place in this English list but North Wales via Chester would be great - Caernarfon castle is fairly unbelievable- and South West Wales (Pembrokeshire) is lovely, and there there are several great beaches but Barafundle is super. Even as an Englishman I have to admit that Wales is often just BETTER THAN ENGLAND. And yes, those that didn’t rise to the scone statement will probably be on the war path now.
Scotland- it’s the West coast and I left a big part of me (and a good chunk of my wallet) drinking at Tobermory distillery. Yes the whisky I bought was £105 but I’d do it again in a heartbeat.
In fact. I’ve just talked myself into going downstairs and pouring myself some. Is that wrong for a Wednesday evening? Well….
Well, somehow I landed here this morning, and enjoyed your video. Great to see Manchester on there, and even better to see This and That, randomly I'm going there for lunch today!!! Bests to you two :)
Thank you for this delightful informative video. UK is our next destination. Do you have any information about how to get to all these wonderful places? Train? Rent a car? Combo of both? Is there a video I missed? Thanks so much! So excited!
We've been to numbers 9, 8, 5, and 4, and loved them all. Next summer we're going to numbers 7, 3, 2, and 1. Manchester, your #7, we were only going to fly in and out of, but now, thanks to your video, we'll have to spend some time seeing. Thanks for the tips!
Good selection. I would suggest visiting the town of Rye in Kent.
Suggest Kent with Hever Castle, Chartwell House(Winston ChurChurchill’ s home), Canterbury(the home of the Church if England), Dover castle and white cliffs experience, Rochester (famous for its castle and Charles Dickens). Hope this gives you some ideas . Good luck on your next travels
Totally agree with your #1 being York...Went there last year and was absolutely blown away by the place...Probably the best city I have ever visited in the UK and you have to try the famous Guy Fawkes pie in the Guy Fawkes Inn 😋
The citys looks charming! And the Fish 'n chips made my mouth watering
Nice video well presented however this is your opinion, mine would include parts of Devon like Dartmouth, Lynton & Lynmouth & Clovely. The North Norfolk coast Wells harbour & Holkham beach. Cheddar Gorge in Somerset, Corfe castle & the village in Dorset, i hope you come again and explore more and travel to different parts of England.
Sherborne and Arundel are two must sees. Bridgnorth and Ludlow in beautiful Shropshire are both brilliant. And I'd put Oxford, Cambridge and Chester along with Bath and Lincoln as my favourite English cities.
Thank you for making this video specifically about England 🏴 and not the UK 🇬🇧 as a whole. It's nice not to be clumped in with Scotland 🏴 and Wales 🏴 for those of us who are English 🏴 and like to see people's opinions and views on England 🏴 only.
A great video! I need to rewatch it to take notes. I have not been to some of these places, but you added new tips about the places I have visited as well. Frankly, you have more information than some mainstream TV travel shows, The tourist boards for all these places would be very happy to see this.
Fantastic list, been to all of your destinations and live 40 minutes from York!
I have followed your journey for a long time on TH-cam from your taste tests years back in the US to your travels across the UK and beyond and I must say I am thrilled you have visited Newcastle so often! but also saddened as I have never seen you guys out and about in my city. It would have been nice to bump in to you and offer a 'hello' - next time you visit Newcastle you must go to Victoria Tunnels, a under ground tunnel below the city that has been around since 1839. It spans over 2 miles and you can take guided tours and I believe there is a tour you can take that involves drinks in a local pub either before or after the tour.....its also meant to be haunted down there!
Next time you guys are here hit me up, be lovely to meet you for coffee or something!
I love your perspective of England 🏴 and our culture. You have made me want to revisit places I’ve been but missed some of the things you mentioned in your video. Definitely want to visit Whitby now Xx You should also visit Wales, Snowdonia is awesome 🏔️ 🏴
Hi guys . I know you had a short stay in Liverpool. So hopefully you get to come back & see how much there is to see & do. Amazing restaurants to. You can always get the train to Southport in the summer it’s lovely just life form by beach. We have it all in Merseyside. Xx
Great video. I love York and the lake district. I would higly recomend Suprise view near Ashness Bridge. Its stunningly breathtaking.
Thank you so much for another informative and entertaining video. So pleased that you visited and enjoyed your time here!
The peak district is also quite lovely. It's where they filmed a lot of The Princess Bride.
Didn't know that, such a brilliant film.
You should try Shropshire, Shrewsbury with Tudor buildings and wroxeter Roman remains, Ludlow, foodies paradise and Ironbridge, world heritage site, where the Industrial Revolution started, and nearby blists hill - recreated Victorian village with original local buildings moved there from around the local area.
Great video! Thanks for sharing! Make sure you visit Portsmouth! It's an amazing marine city filled with lots of history and an active port for international goods eg bananas from Costa Rica. Great info about the British fleet when you take the boat cruise
We do need to visit Portsmouth. It looks lovely.
I recommend another visit to Cornwall, at low tide you can walk by all the coves in Newquay, Fistral beach is near too. Porthcurno and Senna are stunning beaches. Next time you could stay in Carbis Bay and then walk the coastal path to St Ives (30 min walk) or take the train ❤ love your channel.
I think you might also like some of the castle towns of north Wales - Conwy, Beaumaris, Caernarfon or Harlech
A real journey in non-London England. Youve listed some of my favourites, and I'm a Brit.
Very nice travel video, great photo work and commentary
Lovely locations to visit. Thanks for sharing.
Devon and the Peak District in Derbyshire are beautiful places to visit.
Next time you visit take a look at both Heptonstall (which appears in the Doomsday book) and hebden bridge which is just amazing. I admit that I am biased as I live here.
Nice collection of choices. I'm a huge castle and cathdral guy. I would include 1) Kent (Canterbury Cathedral, Leeds Castle and Dover Castle). 2)East and West Sussex (Battle and Abbey, Bodiam Castle, Hastings and castle...) (Pavilion, Worthing, Bognor Regis).3) Wiltshire Stonehenge and Avebury. Stratford Upon Avon (Shakespeare plays, house and town). 4)Snowdonia, Wales. 5) Isle of Wight.6) Lastly, All of Devon. I would live there if I could. On our next trip we do want to start in York and our way up and around.
canadian abroad, im very happy to see lincoln here, been living in the city for 2 years and its beautiful.
Good video, everyone has their different versions on which ones should be top. I was surprised to see York, Whitby and Lincoln included. All three destinations I have been to several times and love.
Liverpool is a beautiful city so much historical significance and the river front is spectacular. Great atmosphere and wonderfully friendly people. Ate in some fab restaurants as well. If you haven’t been there you must put it on your list. Also recommend Keswick in the northern Lake District, Oxford and Stratford upon Avon we did these places plus Harrogate and York on our 5 week holiday in October. ❤
You absolutely have to see Lynton & Lynmouth ❤
Also Porlock and the top of Porlock Hill.
You guys are so awesome!!! I’m a well travelled Singer/Actress from the UK who also lived/worked in the US for 9 years. Please come visit the “Royal Forest of Dean”near The Cotswolds, Gloucestershire next time you’re here - I’ll be your guide 🥰
I recall staying at the youth hostel and visiting the beautiful Wye Valley and Tintern Abbey. Splendid part of the country.
Totally agree with your no 1 choice. It’s my favourite place in England.
If you ever extend into Wales then you should visit Hay on Wye for all the lovely book shops, and then head to Pembrokeshire with it's gorgeous coastal path and beaches.
I love your videos....do you have a video explaining the process of how you took your sweet dog to the UK?
You guys and Whitby are a match made in heaven 😍 😊
Try Shropshire - stunning countryside, beautiful villages, historic houses and castles, Roman ruins, the world's first iron bridge - and two absolute gems - Shrewsbury and Ludlow. One of my favourite English counties.
Arlington Row, Cotswolds is depicted is every British passport, My personal bugbear is the Cream Tea - everybody fails to notice the Scone is Scottish. In Cornwall a cream tea should be served on a Split (bread roll) to be traditional. Nice video!
Please don’t listen to this “Scottish scone” - pure fantasy. They invented the deep fried mars bar
I'm glad you specified England, otherwise I'd be fuming about Welsh places 😂I'm pleased you're showing love to places like Newcastle, Manchester, Lincoln etc even though I'm a soft southerner and would swap basically all of them for Bristol, if I was forced to choose 😂 Glad to be reminded of the other splendid places we have and take for granted.
The north of England is under rated
This is such a fantastic video, i was genuinely excited to know what came in at first place ❤
Lovely video featuring so many cool places. Bath is my favourite and Brighton is also great, especially for eating out.
❤ such a great way of editing - winchester - the meon valley - worth a look one day.
Hi. Next time you visit Devon, try Lynton and Lynmouth and Clovelly in North Devon and Dartmouth and Salcombe in the South Hams area in the south of Devon. I would also recommend Beer and Branscombe in East Devon.
Incredible information and awareness
I've subscribed! The least I can do after you rated my hometown top of your list.
I love the coast of Yorkshire and can imagine your dog loving Northumbria's beaches too.
You really should take a walk or, perhaps, hire a pushbike along the Monsal Trail. An 8 mile track bed of a section of the old Midland Mainline through the stunning scenery of the Derbyshire Peak District. It is located between the Northern Cities of Manchester and Sheffield.
That’s a great list. I live in south west England and have not visited half of those 😂. Ant Flynn proud Patron
This list might prove the north of England is prettier than the south of England ;)
I suggest Wells, Somerset
The north of England is very well represented here. Wales Is definitely worth a visit too. I actually live in Kent, close to London in the south east and I yern to live in a northern national park. The peak district is a lovely playground too.
Kent does have some lovely spots too mind, especially when you go further away from London.
You def need to come and explore the south east, Canterbury is such a beautiful city and we have lots of beautiful walks, villages and towns down in this corner of the UK. Dover castle is a must visit!! That being said your number 1 of York is my number 1 too 😊
Seven Sisters and Beachy Head are worth a visit.
I am glad Whitby comes up so high on your list. I went to school there. I was pleased to see you having your curry sauce Infront of a shop with a poster provided by my old school.
Absolutely loved this video .Ive travelled around England extensively and there are so many places I love .One thats close to me though and definitely worth a weekend is Cambridge. I love going there .
Agreed! It's our home city think they'd LOVE Cambridge!
Great video guys & when you come back here to the UK visit Glasgow, Scotland it's an amazing just like Edinburgh as well too! Love watching your content and you're welcome back here to London anytime! 😀👍💂♂🏴ɢʙ
Kents Cavern, Babbacombe modal village, Golden Hind replica & William of Orange statue are all in Torbay, Devon & well worth a look!
I used to live on Babbacombe Road. Haven’t been back in 35 years!
I’m wondering how you traveled from place to place with your dog. What about accommodation with your dog was that difficult? Thank you for lovely video