Hello all!
I'll be going to Britain in September with my folks. We'll be doing a 8 day Trafalgar tour which includes places like York, Stratford, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester and Bristol.
We'll also be having 3-4 days free & easy within London and possibly travelling out. So far, I only have plans far day trips to cambridge and westminster, and probably catching a musical.
Besides the above mentioned, are there any places worth visiting in London or England? Any places with breathtaking scenery, or rustic charms which are worth capturing? I guess during most of the tour I would be seeing quite a few castles and places of religious worship.
TIA
Nice itinerary. You will have plenty of nice photo opportunities. Let me try to list them out as best as I can remember from my last trip there:
York
1. Yorkminster - only the largest cathedral in the Northern Hemisphere. The stained glass in the cathedral is beautiful - unfortunately parts of it were under maintenance when I was there in the winter of 2007. Lovely place. Must visit.
2. The Shambles - medieval cobble-stoned street in York with plenty of original timber buildings from circa 1500s. I was enthralled by the butcher shops there hahah don't ask me why.
3. Roman walls around the city center - old Roman fortifications from the Roman conquest era.
4. Clifford's Tower and Ghost Walks - think there are plenty of guided tours and walks offered there.
Edinburgh
1. Edinburgh Castle and the surrounding area - Royal Mile I think. Edinburgh Castle is massive. And when you get to the top, you have a superb view of the city.
2. The Elephant Cafe - this was where JK Rowling wrote her Harry Potter novels when she was still a struggling single mother, sitting down in the cafe the whole day so that she can save on the heater in her apartment. Other than that, the food is superb and price reasonable as well!
3. St Giles Cathedral - actually I found the often overlooked St Giles Cathedral a lovely little place with nice stained glass too. Try to check it out when you're there.
Glasgow
1. Downtown Buchanan Street Train Station - Nice place for photography. Bustling with nice train station architecture.
2. Mitchell Library - nice architecture.
3. If you're a football fan ... then it's either Celtic Park or Ibrox for sure, depending on whether you're Protestant or Catholic. Don't end up in the wrong area coz the rivalry is more than just secular!
London
Plenty of places, no need for me to mention, a simple search online will yield you the usual suspects.
Pop down to Lillywhites (Picadilly Circus) for cheap sports stuff. Kinda like our very own Queensway Shopping Centre haha.
PM me if you want to have the address to the best Fish n Chips in the world!
Have fun during the trip and share your photos on your return!
PS: My photos are on my FB account. PM me for the link. Cheers