Really truly beautiful places in the UK?

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The more specific the better, ideally.

But I am going to nominate the whole West Coast of Scotland (excluding Fort William and Mallaig).

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Not necessarily beautiful, but I love Dungeness - it's so dramatic.

LOL Skribble - that last bridge looks slightly familiar It does look especially beautiful in that picture.

Also Glastonbury Tor

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Longshaw, that is

erm Hat - cough - (whispers) exams!

I know!!!! But this is a lovely thread! and I'm only checking until it dies. honest.

ooooh HF you lucky thing!!
i grew up in llanelli

Dungeness, in a wild, industrial sort of way
Top of Castle Crag, Borrowdale (centre of AW Wainright's favourite square mile in Lakeland)
Hampton Court Gardens, Herefordshire
Holkham Beach, Norfolk
All of the round-Buttermere stroll, Cumbria
Ely Cathedral in winter...in fact all of the Cambridgeshire fens in winter
Borough Market on a busy Friday lunchtime
London's wonderful Thameside walks
Eltham Palace Gardens

HF - its only saving grace is the fact that you can be on the gower in 20 mins!

Walking along the River Ouse in York at Summer time.
I love Stratford Upon Avon too. Beautiful place.
Robin Hoods Bay also.

Isle of Skye
the northern bits of the Lake District
(both in bleakish ways)

TM - last time I looked Hampton Court was in Middlesex

\link{http://www.hamptoncourt.org.uk/\Different one,} Tutter!

loads of wales is very beautiful

don't think the \link{http://www.elanvalley.org.uk/dams_and_reservoirs.html\Elan Valley} has been mentioned yet

am begging your pardon TM and JanH. why 2 palaces with the same name? how very unoriginal (of the second one)!

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Foutains Abbey in N. Yorks. - a UNESCO world heritage site.

Lots of N. Yorks., really. The Dales... and the surrounding countryside

I thought the cottage owners were off their chumps when it was head of their visit recommendations Tutter (we were staying near Much Marcle...) no idea why the same name, possibly aspirational former owners? But if you are ever in the area the gardens are quite outstanding, in a lovely setting, and very off-the-beaten-track (unlike London's Hampton Court!)

According to the website, the Hereford one is the original, Marina (15th C v 16th)

has nobody said the north norfolk coast?

(except hunstanton of course)

Mazzy said Holkham Beach.
For N Norfolk, I would say the view down Blakeney High St when the tide is high and the sea heather clooming on the marsh, the coast, dunes and beach at Scolt Head and Thornham, and Blakeney point at low tide whan the seals are out on the banks and the sea is turquouise.

Glencoyne - a small valley above Ullswater. The little tarn on Haystacks. The walk up from Buttermere along Besomething (?) along the edge at the top, and round the horseshoe to Grassmoor.

Oooh, so many places.