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Where’s the furtherest North & South you’ve been in the UK

191 replies

youllfindanotherlifetolive · 14/04/2023 15:30

For me Yorkshire/Whitby would be the furthest North, although I will be in Newcastle for the first time next month. Never been to Scotland but it’s on my list:

Furthest South would be Lulworth:Dorset, absolutely beautiful.

OP posts:
Theimpossiblegirl · 14/04/2023 17:31

South- Lands End
North- Loch Ness

ErrolTheDragon · 14/04/2023 17:31

The lizard and the Butt of Lewis.
Hoping to get to the Orkneys and Shetland sometime!

MrsMoastyToasty · 14/04/2023 17:34

South- Scilly Isles (mainland Lizard Point)
North- Skye (mainland Inverness)

ThreeRingCircus · 14/04/2023 17:35

Most northerly the Isle of Skye
Most southerly Looe in Cornwall

RandomUsernameHere · 14/04/2023 17:36

Durham
Newquay
The Channel Islands are not part of the UK but have also been to the most Southerly point of Jersey.

Clymene · 14/04/2023 17:36

Elgin in the north and Porthleven in the south.

Hedjwitch · 14/04/2023 17:37

North Shetland
South....Devon

havanesehope · 14/04/2023 17:38

North - Tongue, Scottish highlands

South - Lands End, Cornwall

Tallisker · 14/04/2023 17:43

Cape Wrath and probably Salcombe

Damnloginpopup · 14/04/2023 17:48

A couple of years back I took my camper around the UK and did the four cardinal points of the mainland starting at Ness Point then down to Lizard Point, up to Dunnet Head then onto Ardnamurchan Point. Caught the ferry to Orkney and went all around there before heading back home via John O'Groats. I was away five weeks in total but did those in three. Covered over barriers to get as far out on my GPS too, right to the edge. Most enjoyable tick list! Had previously been to lands end so didn't bother with that.

Done northern and southermost tips of Africa too.

WeeOrcadian · 14/04/2023 17:55

North - Shetland (fucking gorgeous)
South - Land's End (it was blowing a gale and we nearly lost DC to the wind)

JustDanceAddict · 14/04/2023 18:07

north - Glasgow
south - Cornwall! I went as a child but can’t remember if we visited land’s end. We stayed in Lelant, St Ives.,

fairtrauchled · 14/04/2023 18:07

North John O' Groats
South Lands End

timetorefresh · 14/04/2023 19:01

DontMakeMeShushYou · 14/04/2023 15:39

Kind of surprised so many people have given a trip to Land's End as their most southerly destination but not then ventured to Lizard Point (the actual most southern point).

Anyway, Lizard Point is the most southerly I've been, Inverness is the most northerly.

Is Lizard point privately owned and you have to pay to go there?

PussBilledDuckyPlait · 14/04/2023 19:27

timetorefresh · 14/04/2023 19:01

Is Lizard point privately owned and you have to pay to go there?

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Last time I went (2019) you'd to pay for parking but you could wander round the area freely - plenty of shops and cafes nearby.

AnotherEmma · 14/04/2023 19:41

AnotherEmma · 14/04/2023 17:06

North - Inverness

South - Cornwall, I think the Lizard Point but my memory is hazy as I was a child! Otherwise it would be St Ives or maybe Penzance. I'll have to ask my parents Grin

Why not East and West, OP?

East - Lowestoft

West - as for South (would like to visit NW Scotland though as I hear it's beautiful)

On reflection it was Land's End.

(Why is it called Land's End, I wonder, if it's not actually the most southern point?! I suppose it's the most westerley point in England... not UK as that would be in Scotland.)

TheFormidableMrsC · 14/04/2023 20:50

Furthest north was Aberdeen. Furthest South was Cornwall.

DontMakeMeShushYou · 14/04/2023 20:51

timetorefresh · 14/04/2023 19:01

Is Lizard point privately owned and you have to pay to go there?

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No, the other way round. Lizard Point is National Trust and free to visit (might have to pay to park). Land's End is privately owned I think and you have to pay for some things (having your photo taken next to the sign for instance).

User1794537 · 14/04/2023 20:53

Northumberland and Cornwall

Londre · 14/04/2023 20:54

North: Barra Island (gorgeous place!)
South: St Austell

DEtU · 14/04/2023 20:54

North - Fort William, Scotland
South - Lizard Point, Cornwall

Lovegossip · 14/04/2023 21:02

Leeds furthest North

Isle of Wight furthest South though I've been to Lands End which I think is a bit more south

JulesJules · 14/04/2023 21:02

The Lizard and Oban

GuiltyPleasure · 14/04/2023 21:04

North - Edinburgh
South - Newquay

Roseyleaf · 14/04/2023 21:08

North - Benbecula, Outer Hebrides
South - Isle of Wight