manctheknife
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Midland Hotel, Morecambe. love the place.
Recommend ten must see places in England to visit....
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Why Always Ste
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Holcombe Hill/Peel Tower (monument for Sir Robert Peel, Police Moderniser and Former PM)
Once there, on a clear day you can see large areas of Lancashire and Manchester City Centre.
Bury Market - plenty of independent shops, fresh produce, indoor fish market.
Tip - Park at Tesco in Bury (3hrs free parking)
Burrs Country Park - nice countryside walk, with the River Irwell running through.
Canoeing.
Catch the right time of day and you'll see old Victorian era Steam Trains running through.
East Lancs Railway.
From Bury, you can travel through towards Lancashire on steam trains and other historical trains.
There is now a on board restaurant on the train which is recommended for good cuisine.
Ingleton Falls.
Any Cathedral City, York and Chester are pleasures to visit.
Haslingden Halo - recommended at night time, and taking the kids.
It's a monument that somewhat resembles a UFO (lol) so can be funny taking the kids up there at night and telling them they're about to meet the Aliens (I'm a cruel bastard I know)
But yea, nice sight to see at night when it's all lit up.
Formby Beach.
Avoid bank holidays, try get there mid-week as half of Merseyside turns up and leaves the place looking like a council tip in Toxteth.
I've been midweek and literally had the whole beach and forest walk to myself.
Was so peaceful at one with nature.
Edgeworth/Jumbles - nice walk around the reservoirs here which supply alot of the drinking water in Lancashire.
Alright grub in Strawberry Duck as well (pub)
Nice places to Carp Fish around there as well (if that's your thing)
Buxton.
Nice place to visit. Take a bottle with you and you can fill it up with fresh water.
Lake Windermere.
Nice boat trips around the lakes too. Can be awful for parking though.
Heaton Park.
Never been? Take a visit before/after your next visit to the Etihad Stadium.
It's 15min away by car if that and considering how close it is to Mcr City Centre, it's a nice place to get away from the hussle.
Tip - have a walk up to the observatory and from here you can see a lovely view of Manchester City Centre.
Yes it isn't exactly Central Park (NYC) but say hello if you see me (I run most days around there wearing a city shirt)
Old Trafford - it's a lovely cricket ground.
Once there, on a clear day you can see large areas of Lancashire and Manchester City Centre.
Bury Market - plenty of independent shops, fresh produce, indoor fish market.
Tip - Park at Tesco in Bury (3hrs free parking)
Burrs Country Park - nice countryside walk, with the River Irwell running through.
Canoeing.
Catch the right time of day and you'll see old Victorian era Steam Trains running through.
East Lancs Railway.
From Bury, you can travel through towards Lancashire on steam trains and other historical trains.
There is now a on board restaurant on the train which is recommended for good cuisine.
Ingleton Falls.
Any Cathedral City, York and Chester are pleasures to visit.
Haslingden Halo - recommended at night time, and taking the kids.
It's a monument that somewhat resembles a UFO (lol) so can be funny taking the kids up there at night and telling them they're about to meet the Aliens (I'm a cruel bastard I know)
But yea, nice sight to see at night when it's all lit up.
Formby Beach.
Avoid bank holidays, try get there mid-week as half of Merseyside turns up and leaves the place looking like a council tip in Toxteth.
I've been midweek and literally had the whole beach and forest walk to myself.
Was so peaceful at one with nature.
Edgeworth/Jumbles - nice walk around the reservoirs here which supply alot of the drinking water in Lancashire.
Alright grub in Strawberry Duck as well (pub)
Nice places to Carp Fish around there as well (if that's your thing)
Buxton.
Nice place to visit. Take a bottle with you and you can fill it up with fresh water.
Lake Windermere.
Nice boat trips around the lakes too. Can be awful for parking though.
Heaton Park.
Never been? Take a visit before/after your next visit to the Etihad Stadium.
It's 15min away by car if that and considering how close it is to Mcr City Centre, it's a nice place to get away from the hussle.
Tip - have a walk up to the observatory and from here you can see a lovely view of Manchester City Centre.
Yes it isn't exactly Central Park (NYC) but say hello if you see me (I run most days around there wearing a city shirt)
Old Trafford - it's a lovely cricket ground.
bluevillain
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Portsmouth historic dockyard has
HMS Victory Nelsons ship
HMS Warrior revolutionary in its day
plus other things to see.
Bovington Tank museum.
RAF Museum Hendon.
Fourth rail bridge.
Western isles of Scotland.
HMS Victory Nelsons ship
HMS Warrior revolutionary in its day
plus other things to see.
Bovington Tank museum.
RAF Museum Hendon.
Fourth rail bridge.
Western isles of Scotland.
gordondaviesmoustache
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Some good shouts in there, mate.
Did you take a piss at the bar at the Shard btw? If you did, you'll know what I'm talking about!
Hart of the Matter
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As I live in Northumberland I will go for:
Embleton Beach
Alnmouth
Holy Island
Warkworth
Blyth South Beach and Chip Shop
Amble Harbour
Craster
Rothbury
Keilder
Hadrians Wall
Best 'hidden' county in the country (and I have lived in the lakedistrict and Yorkshire Dales!
Embleton Beach
Alnmouth
Holy Island
Warkworth
Blyth South Beach and Chip Shop
Amble Harbour
Craster
Rothbury
Keilder
Hadrians Wall
Best 'hidden' county in the country (and I have lived in the lakedistrict and Yorkshire Dales!
ColinBellsjockstrap
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M18CTID
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Some cracking suggestions in this thread and I can't really come up with 10 new ones as pretty much all mine have been covered. I will say that I'm surprised the Norfolk Broads has only been mentioned once though - for me it's up there in my top five at least.
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Swaledale/Wensleydale
Chillingham Wild Cattle/Castle
Rutland Water and surrounding area incl Stamford
The Test valley incl Stockbridge
The Royal Albert Hall
Wimbledon
Polperro in Cornwall
The Peak District including Bakewell
Langdale
The Etihad
Too many brilliant places to list in 10!
Chillingham wild cattle are incredible. Remnants of the massive herd of prehistoric cattle that once roamed Europe. They have lived within the walls of the Chillingham estate for centuries. They are not touched by mankind - no vaccinations or other treatment and no interbreeding with other cattle. A ranger takes you out (for your own safety) bulls can move at 40mph and are aggressive. Worth a few hours of anyones time. Castle is pretty cool too.
Chillingham Wild Cattle/Castle
Rutland Water and surrounding area incl Stamford
The Test valley incl Stockbridge
The Royal Albert Hall
Wimbledon
Polperro in Cornwall
The Peak District including Bakewell
Langdale
The Etihad
Too many brilliant places to list in 10!
Chillingham wild cattle are incredible. Remnants of the massive herd of prehistoric cattle that once roamed Europe. They have lived within the walls of the Chillingham estate for centuries. They are not touched by mankind - no vaccinations or other treatment and no interbreeding with other cattle. A ranger takes you out (for your own safety) bulls can move at 40mph and are aggressive. Worth a few hours of anyones time. Castle is pretty cool too.
Stuuuuuu
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Number 1: Buttermere