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Tell me of 10 uk attractions/landmarks that my children shouldn't miss out on.

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coodawoodashooda · 30/10/2021 22:15

Ill start.

  1. Buckingham Palace
  2. House of Commons
  3. Windsor Castle
  4. Hampton Court Palace
  5. Llangollan cannal
  6. Edinburgh castle
  7. Hadrian's wall
  8. Culloden battlefield
  9. Royal Mile
10. Cairngorms
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Twelveshoes · 30/10/2021 22:20
  1. Skara Brae
  2. Stonehenge
  3. Glencoe
  4. National Library of Wales
  5. Blackpool pleasure beach
  6. The Shambles
  7. Durham Cathedral
  8. York Castle Museum
  9. National Portrait Gallery
10. British Museum
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coodawoodashooda · 30/10/2021 22:22

Of course Skara Brae, good call.

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InTheLabyrinth · 30/10/2021 22:26

Just dropping in for my expat kids.
So far, we've had massive sucess with:
A castle (Warwick, but any I think would have done)
Heather moorland
Blackberry bushes (!)
London underground
Snowy hills
Theme park
Football match
Imperial war museum

I want to take them to Edinburg, The lake district and Cornwall.....

SourMilkGhyll · 30/10/2021 22:27

Angel of the north
Queensferry crossing + Forth road + rail bridge
Yorkshire dales, dry stone walls and barns
Lands end + John o'groats
Fort William to Mallaig train journey
Alnwick castle + Holy island
Natural History museum
Tower of London, London bridge
Lake District
Globe theatre

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coodawoodashooda · 30/10/2021 22:30

These are great. Id forgotten about Mallaig.

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bentleydrummle · 30/10/2021 22:30

Tower of London
Giants causeway
Stonehenge
Whitby Abbey
Edinburgh- yy Royal Mile
Lake Windermere
Glen Coe
British museum
Bodleian Library
Lindesfarne

AnGofsMum · 30/10/2021 22:30

St Michael’s Mount

Stratford upon Avon - Shakespeare’s birthplace trust tour takes in 7 really interesting places, including the Birthplace and Mary Arden’s farm.

Chakraleaf · 30/10/2021 22:31

Dunvegan Castle
St kilda (over 10s)
Windsor castle
Hampton Court
Skara brae
Snowdon
Old Sarum
Fossil hunting at Charmouth/Mary anning museum

hamsterchump · 30/10/2021 22:31

Bude Tunnel

Chakraleaf · 30/10/2021 22:31

Glen elg turntable ferry to skye

PlanDeRaccordement · 30/10/2021 22:33

Big Ben?

Grumpsy · 30/10/2021 22:33

British library

DuggeeHugPlease · 30/10/2021 22:33
  1. Natural History Museum
  2. Science Museum London
  3. Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
  4. New Forest
  5. Chester Zoo
  6. Longleat
  7. RHS Wisley
  8. Tower of London
  9. Blenheim Palace
10. Real Mary Kings Close Edinburgh
shylatte · 30/10/2021 22:34

Giant's Causeway

Just be warned, pictures of it are heavily filtered. "Is that it?!" ds12 lamented on the tour bus just as we pulled up.

Chakraleaf · 30/10/2021 22:35

Oh feeding reindeer up the cairngorms

Ritasueandbobtoo9 · 30/10/2021 22:36

Chips on a seafront
A high Mountain
A forest
A great train journey
Birmingham - the canals, the history
London - a double decker bus etc
A Stately home - or many
A castle - or many
A dam - they need to know where water is stored.
A river - the Wye - from a canoe.

carpetbugs · 30/10/2021 22:36

Tower of London/Tower bridge
Big Ben
Natural history museum
St. paul's
London eye
Buckingham palace
Windsor castle
Edinburgh castle
The Needles
Jurassic coast

PissyMum · 30/10/2021 22:37

Another vote for Bude Tunnel. It’s an underrated beauty 😁

LuluJakey1 · 30/10/2021 22:37

Lindisfarne
Hadrian's Wall
Alnwick and Bamburgh, Dunstanburgh and Warkworth castles
The Northumberland coast
Budle Bay
The North Pennine's - last great wilderness in Britain and stunningly beautiful
Grey Street in Newcastle
Angel of the North
The Lake District
The Eden valley

blitzen · 30/10/2021 22:38

Yes, @SourMilkGhyll - Angel of the North. No contest!

BurntO · 30/10/2021 22:38

Can’t agree with angel of the north. Surrounded by dual carriageway ways on both sides and nothing else to see there. If anyone was in the north east high force and low force are cool though.

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coodawoodashooda · 30/10/2021 22:39

@PissyMum

Another vote for Bude Tunnel. It’s an underrated beauty 😁
Never heard of it.
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blitzen · 30/10/2021 22:39

Oh, and if you're going to be in Orkney, then I think Maes Howe gave me a breathtaking moment

Doughnuts68 · 30/10/2021 22:39

What ages up to?

Chakraleaf · 30/10/2021 22:40

@PissyMum

Another vote for Bude Tunnel. It’s an underrated beauty 😁
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