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Really truly beautiful places in the UK?

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Pruni · 03/04/2006 21:29

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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dinny · 04/04/2006 12:47

Isles of Scilly (LGJ - there's the answer! Grin)

Wallace · 04/04/2006 13:24

thewomanwhothoughtshewasahat - we used to live in Longshaw too when I was a kid!

muma3 · 04/04/2006 13:26

northamptonshire countryside Smile

kate100 · 04/04/2006 13:31

Porthmeor Beach, St Ives

Kynance Cove

London at Christmas, especially Covent Garden

The Lake District

Beer

The New Forest, more specifically the field where DH proposed to me, in the pouring rain, with a load of cows standing by, come to think of it maybe he was propsing to one of them Grin

Emma7 · 04/04/2006 13:31

The Peak District.
Chatsworth House and gardens.

The Northumberland Coast.

The New Forest - on a dewey autumn morning.

Celia2 · 04/04/2006 13:43

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Dophus · 04/04/2006 13:47

three cliffs bay in S Wales

suenorth · 04/04/2006 13:56

Agree with views from Alston (Cumbria) or from the top of the high road into Applecross (w. Scot). The bleaker the better for me. What a lovely thread for a sunny day - might even go for a walk Smile

podkin · 04/04/2006 13:58

Gosh, who needs foreign holidays when we have all this ?

ToujoursMarine · 04/04/2006 14:04

Janh, they do say that Wolsey was a social climber of the worst kind Grin

ToujoursMarine · 04/04/2006 14:05

Ooh, two more north of the borders favourites...the Italian POW chapel on Orkney and the view down the drive to Traquair House near Peebles in the borders

jenkel · 04/04/2006 21:50

London - on a lovely summer day and at christmas
Bath
Durdle Door
Tintagel - went there on a misty day and it really added to the atmosphere
Scotland - Too many to list but a fav is the ruined castle on the banks of Loch Ness.

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Skribble · 04/04/2006 22:01

What about \link{http://www.balbeg.co.uk/photogallery.htm\here in beautiful Ayrshire}.

philippat · 04/04/2006 22:11

the thames from the pub on the island in Abingdon
the walk past kings, cambridge on a crisp winter's day
wast water, lake district
the top of long mynd
driving across the causeway to lindesfarne
sunset in the fens
worcester cathedral from the river
the view from the road above the hot air balloon pub in gloucestershire

gosh we live in a beautiful country Smile

Whizzz · 04/04/2006 22:15

Porthcurno in Cornwall on a glorious sunny day
even better is the view from Minack down across the beach \link{http://www.cornwall-online.co.uk/westcornwall/stburyan.htm\here} but don't all go at once & don't tell anyone else Wink

(Puff put Tresco & I read it first as Tesco [grin)

chonky · 04/04/2006 22:21

The view from Rodborough Common across the Severn to Wales.
St.Brides bay coastline (Pembrokeshire)

chonky · 04/04/2006 22:21

The view from Rodborough Common across the Severn to Wales.
St.Brides bay coastline (Pembrokeshire)

chonky · 04/04/2006 22:21

The view from Rodborough Common across the Severn to Wales.
St.Brides bay coastline (Pembrokeshire)

chonky · 04/04/2006 22:21

Canary Wharf viewed from Observatory Hill in Greenwich

Skribble · 04/04/2006 22:22

Guess you really like that place chonky Grin.

chonky · 04/04/2006 22:26

Glad I got my point across :o

OldieMum · 04/04/2006 22:35

Pembrokeshire Coastal path, especially 15 miles north and south of St Davids

Wye Valley around Symonds Yat

Matthew Arnold's 'Dreaming Spires' view of Oxford from Boars Hill

milge · 04/04/2006 22:43

Mull and Iona, Western Scotland \link{http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/areamull/index.html\here} win my top award - especially Calgary beach.
Also, Durham city, especially the view up to the Cathedral from the riverbank
Agree with London from Waterloo bridge.
Agree with most of Gower.
Fountains Abbey in north yorks i find pretty and magical.
\link{http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=www.windowonwales.co.uk/dbfiles/Barafundle_Bay(1).jpg&imgrefurl=www.windowonwales.co.uk/sendcard.asp%3Fid%3D23&h=350&w=515&sz=47&tbnid=3OeChYh5prtzoM:&tbnh=86&tbnw=128&hl=en&start=4&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbarafundle%2Bbay%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26cr%3DcountryUK%7CcountryGB%26sa%3DN\barafundle bay} is my favourite place in Wales.