Sunday, January 16, 2011

My top ten small towns in the UK

1. Keswick

Why?
  • Derwentwater and other lakes in vicinity
  • Awesome B&B (Goodwin House)
  • Vicinity of many sights (Beatrix Potter museum, William Wordsworth's house, etc.)
  • Amazing hiking


2. Kilburn

Why?
  • White Horse Cliff
  • Sutton Bank - Yorkshire Moors National Park
  • Robert Thompson Woodworker


3. Knaresborough

Why?
  • Market Day
  • Castle
  • Viaduct
  • Mother Shipton's Cave

4. Ripon

Why?
  • Market Day
  • Ripon Cathedral
  • Studley Royal Park and Fountains Abbey (vicinity)

5. Hawes

Why?
  • Ropemakers museum
  • Wensleydale Cheese factory/tour
  • Beautiful countryside


6. Conwy, Wales

Why?
  • Castle ruins
  • Vicinity of Llandudno
  • Lewis Carrol/Alice in Wonderland Museum
  • The Great Orm


7. Pitlochery, Scotland

Why?
  • Quaint town with lots of shops
  • Blair Athol Distillery
  • Beautiful countryside


8. Cromer

Why?
  • Beach
  • RNLI Museum
  • Norwich Castle (vicinity)


9. Bath

Why?
  • Quaint old town with shops.
  • Roman Baths
  • Vicinity of Stonehenge


10. Greenwich

Why?
  • Greenwich mean time line
  • Cutty Sark
  • Lovely indoor market
  • Quaint yet still on the London Oystercard zones


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