Loveliest place in the U.K.?

[Ticktockwoof]

There have been a couple of threads recently about places that you want to get out of as quickly as possible - Newport, Stevenage, etc!
It got me thinking, which towns do live up to expectations? Where is the perfect U.K.-topia?

The variety here makes us so lucky to live in the UK.

I live in Dorset near Wimborne and Poole and I absolutely love it.

Where do you mean by "the Staithes" op? Brancaster and Burnham Overy? Or do you mean the Burnhams in general?

It's interesting because I live in N Norfolk and have done since I was little (but moved away for my teens and twenties) and am now pretty much unmoved by most of Norfolk. I yearn to live in Scotland. I wonder if the places I think are stunning in Scotland are inhabited by people desperate to live in Norfolk.

Is the difference living in a place versus visiting a place when on holiday? Somebody mentioned Wells for example. I grew up a stone's throw from Wells and we had a beach hut there. We still go there regularly to sea swim. It's really not the place it was and has some real issues. Not sure you'd pick up on any of this as a tourist though.

Oh and different to where I live and love is my second favourite place on earth…. London.

Clovelly?

Yes, then a drive over to Rutland Water for a walk round Hambleton peninsula then lunch in the Finches Arms. Medbourne is a delightful village. A couple of years ago I drove through just before Christmas. There was snow on the ground, lights everywhere and the kids were coming out of school and heading up to the sweet shop. Just like a Christmas card.

It's Velan Dreath @HariKris has already revealed upthread.

Morayshire and Nairnshire and probably my favourite.

Northumberland coast.

I do love the Cotswolds but they are just so small and busy compared to other places.

Yorkshire Dales. I was recently pleasantly surprised how beautiful the Airedale valley was up towards Skipton. I'd only been more rural in the Dales before. And agree with pp about Saltaire.

In terms of pure beauty, it will be somewhere in Scotland. Stunning place, especially when the sky is the right amount of moody. Loved it there.

I also like York and Cambridge for towns.

Agree Saltaire has a great balance of nice to convenient.

Does anybody ever virtual travel using Google Earth? I do whenever someone mentions a great place to visit, either in the UK or overseas. You can get a sense of somewhere doing this.

Lovely thread @Ticktockwoof , I'm going to have a busy afternoon on Google

Glencoe

Bradford on Avon
North Devon

Tresco on the Scilly Isles. The sea is absolutely freezing though.

I'm about to book a break for my DH and I. Thank you for sharing.

Northumberland ❤️

Not Tresco!! Bryher I meant! Tresco is nice but a ghetto for rich tourists.

robin hoods bay. also lindisfarne. also staithes.

The Scottish coast from Thurso all the way West along the top. The most beautiful part of the UK for me.

Skye, the road through Glen Devon, Barra, the Northumberland beaches, the Cowal peninsula, there are so many.

That said, I adore these places in winter but wouldn't visit in summer because we don't like anywhere busy.

In that case can I recommend if you do go there the following;

The Kettle Sings for afternoon tea, or even breakfast.

Malvern Hills Hotel for sustenance after a long walk, the range of the Malvern Hills.

Also, Cornwall is brilliant January / February. Marazion. Flight over to the Scilly Isles, boat back. Nothing like a bit of sea air to get the toxins out of our bodies after Christmas. I recall one year having a barbeque at the little pub at the bottom of Cadgwith. Fresh sea food direct from the boat 20 feet away.

Love that neck of the woods too.

I've stayed a couple of times at a beautiful cottage in Stanbury, a couple of miles from Haworth...for me it really is heaven on earth.

Eastbourne?

Agree. Bradford upon Avon is gorgeous and the surrounding countryside.

One of the most stunning places on earth.