To think there is nowhere lovelier than England on a clear Spring day

[FredSoftly]

And anyone who disagrees is WRONG!

@Loopyloututu2

And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon Englands mountains green: And was the holy Lamb of God, On Englands pleasant pastures seen!

And did the Countenance Divine,
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here,
Among these dark Satanic Mills?

Bring me my Bow of burning gold:
Bring me my arrows of desire:
Bring me my Spear: O clouds unfold!
Bring me my Chariot of fire!

I will not cease from Mental Fight,
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand:
Till we have built Jerusalem,
In Englands green & pleasant Land.

You know this was written as a sarcastic response to the Church?

Alright, I'm wrong then.

But yes I love springtime in England! It's just not the loveliest. How dare you?!

I don't think I've ever been in England during the spring so I can't really give a proper opinion on that. But Ireland is rather lovely in the spring, so I'd imagine England is nice too.

Op, you’re wrong.

I’d give the Lake District 5/10 for effort compared to Scottish scenery from the Highlands onwards. I made a mistake of wasting 2 days of a 14 day holiday touring Scotland, staying in the Lake District.
Very disappointing.

I’m English, BTW.

@Loopyloututu2

And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon Englands mountains green: And was the holy Lamb of God, On Englands pleasant pastures seen!

And did the Countenance Divine,
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here,
Among these dark Satanic Mills?

Bring me my Bow of burning gold:
Bring me my arrows of desire:
Bring me my Spear: O clouds unfold!
Bring me my Chariot of fire!

I will not cease from Mental Fight,
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand:
Till we have built Jerusalem,
In Englands green & pleasant Land.

That still doesn’t convince me😜

[quote BobbinThreadbare123]@AryaStarkWolf geographically, the British Isles is an archipelago with over 6000 separate islands, two of which are the island of Ireland and the largest one, the island of Great Britain. You can call it the Atlantic Archipelago instead if you like. The nicest set of views I've ever seen is still the Lakes and the Ring of Kerry.[/quote]
At last, someone who understands what the British Isles means!

There is somewhere lovelier,

Scotland! In any weather, most beautiful place on earth.

My heaven is a wide open english rolling field on a clear and bright and not-too-warm spring day. Dog by my side.

Ah! The possibilities that scene promises. Both of a lovely walk but also of the new life of spring and the summer to come.

@BobbinThreadbare123

I live in the Lakes. There is no better view than when you come over a hill and see the mountains in the distance. I've been to some lovely countries but the British Isles (E, S, W, NI and ROI) cannot be beaten for scenic greenness. There's something very soothing about it.

I'm part Lakes, part Kiwi, and the Lakes side of me graciously bows out to NZ I'm afraid.

The North Island has plenty of our "gentle green" type landscapes, but then the mountains are more spectacular too, plus jungle, hot springs, glaciers... I just adored it.

I woke to a view of lovely gentle green fields, and then walked down the road in Kaikoura to go whale watching with snow capped mountains in the distance, followed by lunch at a vineyard.

And they get the aurora borealis, clean skies - NZ is heaven.

I think we're just so lucky to have a bit of everything. I know we get some awful rain and it can be gloomy, but there's plains, hills, forests, mountains and coast within easy reach. I've been to Norway (exotic, I know) and I enjoyed the mountains but they just weren't Cumbrian or Scottish enough. Too 'samey' I think.

It’s nice. But there are many nice places.

Oh I completely agree! I’ve noticed too that my local council has been seeding grass verges etc with what I assume are wild meadow flower seeds. I am ridiculously excited about it. I’m hoping May time they’ll start to flower, maybe June?
I also look forward to the cherry blossom as there’s loads of cherry blossom trees where I live. I am not a Spanish bluebell fan though

As a foreigner here I disagree spring for us is a warm 21c at least

That's not Spring weather - that's hot and clammy!

Big love to Ireland too. Seriously hope we get a nice spring this year. If we get rain and all the tree blossom goes soggy after a day I will be seriously pissed off

21°C is boiling

@AryaStarkWolf

Ireland is more beautiful, sorry to disappoint you

You've not disappointed me, you're just wrong.

In general I agree.

But...

The top of Killiney Hill in Dublin is a very close second.

They look lovely and sunny but there's always a slight chill in the breeze and I find I still need quite a big coat in spring

That is the beauty of an English Spring - you don't have to take any garments off to enjoy it. Summer is a minefield!

I give you... North Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

I grew up in England and moved to Wales when I was 18. 15 years later and it still takes my breath away on a daily basis

And they get the aurora borealis, clean skies - NZ is heaven

Aurora australis actually :o

Springtime in the Lake District is just like walking through God’s Garden

Yes!

Nowhere except Scotland

@HesterShaw1

And they get the aurora borealis, clean skies - NZ is heaven

Aurora australis actually :o

Oh bugger - I even managed to stop myself saying Northern Lights.

Pretty wavy green night skies

@WonkyCactus

Did you mean England OP? Or did you mean the UK? Genuine question.

Definitely England, Wonky - nowhere is lovelier than England in Spring. Nowhere.

@LizzieBirmingham

Nowhere except Scotland

Is that you, Nicola?