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What's there to do in the UK?

Kinder Bueno

Looking for help and suggestion from the good folk of AH on this one.

I've never been abroad before and I have next week off work. I want to go to the UK just for a change of scenery and to experience the whole flying thing and experience another country. I know the UK is a lot like Ireland but I don't care as it's not Ireland. I want to go for maybe 3 or 4 days.

I'm unsure of what I'll do with my time once I get there. Any suggestions?

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deco nate

Kinder Bueno wrote: »

I'm 25.

And LordSutch, I don't know what part I'm going to go to, that's why I started this thread.

25 has 400-500 for the time to spend in the
uk...newcastle is the place to go great spot!
like nightlife= newcastle.like curry=newcastle
like ladies=newcastle.like good weather?
not newcastle..

Chuck Stone

Always fancied me a canal boat hire for a week or two and visit the industrial heritage and the nice little pubs you find near the canals.

On my bucket list for sure.

LordSutch

Ditto!

errlloyd

If you don't want a city OP visit Scotland.

Edinbugh, then see if you book yourself on a Haggis tour up to the highlands. Amazing.

ToddyDoody

Manchester to London on the West Coast Mainline takes only around 3 hours
.. So its not a case of either / or in terms of the cities. A good idea in Britain is to bite the bullet, put on your high brow glasses and go cultural for a while... Museums, galleries, churches, concerts.. Then slowly go lower and lower brow till, eventually, you're photographed on Facebook being turned down by coKed up prostitutes... Visit the Irish embassy at that point

pragmatic1

Kinder Bueno wrote: »

I don't know. I was hoping someone would point me in the right direction. I don't care where I go to be honest.

Give Liverpool a try. Great city and the people are really friendly and warm.

London is a great spot to. One of the best cities in the world.

Basil Fawlty

Has to be London, even just walking around the place is amazing. I highly recommend the tower of London, and HMS Belfast.

[Deleted User]

See what deals are on groupon OP, then check flight prices to those destinations.

Come back here with the options and we can vote on where you should go.

LowKeyReturn

UK is and isn't like Ireland. If you're going to the UK and want it to be different head to London, similar to Ireland head to somewhere like Liverpool.

Quite country walks and site seeing; Oxfordshire / Cambridge / Norwich area.

Swingers; Birmingham

Fights; Leeds

Or you could head to Edinburgh which is cheaper and about 10x the craic of London.

If you're an outdoorsy camping sort Wales, bring your wellys.

MagicMarker

Never been abroad before so you decide to go to the UK. It's kind of like saying I've never eaten foreign cuisine before so I think I'll buy a french stick down in the Spar.

Go further afield man! Barcelona, Paris, Prague, Madrid, Rome, Amsterdam, Vienna, Stockholm, Milan, Florence!!! Not fúcking Birmingham or Manchester.

brummytom

MagicMarker wrote: »

Not fúcking Birmingham or Manchester.

Oi!

joe swanson

You should go morris dancing. Great craic and everyone does it. You will become very socially acceptable and make lots of friends.

dd972

If you do go to London OP, base yourself in town, and I mean town, ie, Russell Square, Euston, Kensington, those places, and don't venture beyond Zone 2 or 3 of the Travelcard map.

80% of London is utter sh*te!

pablomakaveli

deco nate wrote: »

25 has 400-500 for the time to spend in the
uk...newcastle is the place to go great spot!
like nightlife= newcastle.like curry=newcastle
like ladies=newcastle.like good weather?
not newcastle..

I know loads of people who recommend Newcastle for a night out. Havent been on a night out there yet though but its top of my list.

Scruffles

MadYaker wrote: »

You've never left Ireland??? :eek: How old are you OP? London is probably the best, theres tons to do there.

I'm kinda jealous of you I think. I was too young to remember the first time I went on holidays, id say if I had spent all my life in Ireland until now my first trip to another country would be so amazing, a great experience that I'll never really have.

theres tons to do in so many other places to,most people who have only spent significant time if not all of it in london always say that.:P its a tourist honeypot but capitals are always cheesy and overrated thanks to the governments who overdo the funding they pump into specific areas but not enough into the deprived areas of their country.

if are going to have access to a car,then woud recommend the lake district OP, it is an amazing place for weird looking caves,scenic views, walks, kayaking, sailing,gorge walking and horse riding.

wales is also a awesome country-very beautiful,if avoid the deprived areas like rhyl which used to be decent.

woud also recommend manchester,its the home town of mine and it has many different things there to do.
it has one of the biggest irish communities in the UK if not the biggest so woud feel quite at home there,it things like has the trafford centre, the chill factor indoors snowboard/skiing centre,lots of equestrian centres horse riding, a hefty public transport system,oh and one thing can definitely recommend if a gamer-the kyoto lounge just off oxford road in picadilly [picadilly in manchester,not london for any london centric folks

],its aparently the only gamer bar/lounge in the UK,and its absolutely fookin amazing, we are trying to book the place but not sure if its accessible,a gamer geek staff of mine discovered it lsast night,they have every console available from the SNES onwards and once chosen by the gamer they sit down on individual sofas and have them hooked up to wall mounted flat screen tvs,they also have a state of the art PC room and a room for film nights-so imagine alcohol andd gaming on their top spec equipment,or a bunch of lord of the rings geeks doing their thing....whatever that is.:cool:

grenache

Anywhere but Birmingham is good OP. No offence brummytom but I find it a thoroughly gloomy place.

ABajaninCork

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Always fancied me a canal boat hire for a week or two and visit the industrial heritage and the nice little pubs you find near the canals.

On my bucket list for sure.

Go to the Llangollen canal. Lovely scenery, great pubs, even better food and beer and great people. The New Inn at Chirk's the best! And not too many locks either!!

ABajaninCork

If you don't want to go too far, then Cardiff's good for nightlife. Plenty to see and do in the surrounding area too.

But I always say you can't beat London. Especially in the summer.

kumate_champ07

The Backwards Man wrote: »

If your including transport and accommodation in that budget, London isn't really doable I'm afraid.

nice hostels for £16 a night, free internet and breakfast, showers etc. some have their own bars, great place to meet new people.

Oyster card for the underground, London can be done very cheap.

kumate_champ07

but ye, London is perfect for first time, it might give you the travel bug and you'll eventually want to visit NYC

stefan idiot jones

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Who me?
Oh I dunno.

Lots of stuff. Like for example tonight I went into work after every one had left and put black lids on all the blue pens. It's a comment on class segregation in the work place. I call it fart hands. Before I swapped the pension I farted on my hands. But that's not important right now.

Cambridge is nice OP.

I have lived, worked and travelled the length and breadth of the U.K. and Edinburgh and Cambridge are outstanding.
Oxford, York and Chester are all stunning but if anybody wants to go for a city break don't look further than Cambridge and Edinburgh.
I lived in Edinburgh and East Lothian for six years and never got tired of that city.

Pumpkinseeds

We lived in York for 7 years and really enjoyed it, there's lots to see and do. Easy to head off to Leeds and Manchester from there as well. You could try Devon and Cornwall too at the opposite end of the country, beautiful parts of England and a lot cheaper than London. I never liked London. When we'd travel from York to London to see the inlaws I found it depressing, the closer the train gets to London the more bleak it gets imho.

dr.bollocko

stefan idiot jones wrote: »

I have lived, worked and travelled the length and breadth of the U.K. and Edinburgh and Cambridge are outstanding.
Oxford, York and Chester are all stunning but if anybody wants to go for a city break don't look further than Cambridge and Edinburgh.
I lived in Edinburgh and East Lothian for six years and never got tired of that city.

I still haven't been to Edinburgh. I really must go.

Possibility the weather might be better down south at the moment though...?

[Deleted User]

Kinder Bueno wrote: »

I'm unsure of what I'll do with my time once I get there. Any suggestions?

If someone told you they had money and said "I am going into dublin City - what should I buy" you might appreciate how vague this question is. It really depends on what the questioner is into. Books - night life - drink - food - history - paint balling - excitment - sports - the list is endless. Without more information you can not really help them much.

Similarly asking what there is to do or where to go in the UK is a question that needs a host more data to go on than that. Theres everything from city shoping to adventure parks to history to be explored. And landscape. If you are into ales and beers there are places to go to test the real locally made stuff. If you like the quiet relaxing life than a few days in a B+B in the Dales or the Lake District would be for you.

Other than that there is little more we can do for you save suggesting you read the Lonely Planet guide to the UK from cover to cover and just see what jumps out at you.

[Deleted User]

The Backwards Man wrote: »

If your including transport and accommodation in that budget, London isn't really doable I'm afraid.

Yes it is, you would get a flit for less that 100, stay in an easy hotel or a hostel( hostel would be better if you are on you own) you should get a room in one for less that 35 make sure its near an undergorund...get an oyster card...go to museums that are free...eat in Indians restaurants you would get a main course for less that 10...find a cheap pub..london can be as cheap or expensive as you make it.

[Deleted User]

I do think if it you first time in London it is worth getting the open top tour bus, don't know how much it costs. It will take you to all the main tourists attractions.

gramar

Cut costs and try some couchsurfing! though 400-500eur is plenty for two days unless you're staying in the Dorchester.

If you go off the idea of England try Edinburgh. Lovely spot.

Legs.Eleven

MagicMarker wrote: »

Never been abroad before so you decide to go to the UK. It's kind of like saying I've never eaten foreign cuisine before so I think I'll buy a french stick down in the Spar.

Go further afield man! Barcelona, Paris, Prague, Madrid, Rome, Amsterdam, Vienna, Stockholm, Milan, Florence!!! Not fúcking Birmingham or Manchester.

It's true. If you came to Spain, you'd spend a lot less money. You can get pissed on a tenner here! Weather is great at the moment, so you can just walk around, sit in the park and get a farmer's tan. Plus it'd be something completely different.

gramar

Legs.Eleven wrote: »

It's true. If you came to Spain, you'd spend a lot less money. You can get pissed on a tenner here! Weather is great at the moment, so you can just walk around, sit in the park and get a farmer's tan. Plus it'd be something completely different.

Might be great down there where you are but it's effing freezing up here!

Legs.Eleven

gramar wrote: »

Might be great down there where you are but it's effing freezing up here!

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