What undiscovered corners of the UK worth a visit?

Answer 1

All the little towns and villages on the edge of and around the East Anglia coast - for example, Sea Palling, Walsham, Happisburgh, Wroxham.

They are scenically pretty and beautiful, it's very accessible for anyone with mobility problems as it's mostly flat and fenlands.

There are some amazing local pubs in the villages, the food is great and the local alcohol will actually take your head off after two pints!!

There is more than enough to keep a family holiday full with the 'traditional' seaside resorts of Great Yarmouth etc, but there are also some nice farms and activity centres in the REAL country. (Wroxham Barns is great for families and couples)

You can also got boating from Wroxham all along the Broads which are JUST BEAUTIFUL.

The major draw for me over all of the above is the different pace of life there - it's just so relaxing. For a start your mobile will only work sporadically there as the network coverage is appalling! Very few places outside the big towns with WIFI access so you can just get away from it all. You have no idea how relaxing it is not to be tied to the phone and the computer (and therefore home and work!) until you do it - after a day you just forget that people run round grabbing phones and typing frenetically in the 'real' world.

Try it - the whole East Anglia thing has probably been spoiled by the Great Yarmouth reputation of the 80's and 90's - of the sea never coming in and the dirt and tourists, but even Yarmouth it has really cleaned up it's act, and the rest of the county of Norfolk is just BOOTIFUL!

I escape there as often as possible!!

Answer 2

Maybe it's less an undiscovered corner and more an underrated corner, but my vote is the historical town of Berwick-upon-Tweed. It's relatively easy to reach, because it has it's own train station, about an hour North of Newcastle, and an hour and a half South of Edinburgh. It's really worth a visit, because of it's beautiful beaches, nice little shops and castle rampart walls that still surround part of the town. The view of the bridges over the Tweed is lovely, and the town is really laid back, almost idyllic.

In addition, once you're in Berwick, you're not far away from Holy Island! Lindisfarne isn't much more than an hour away by bus, and it's a very mysterious, beautiful island, with a lovely castle and an impressive ruined monastery.

Hmm... I might go this weekend myself ;)

Answer 3

If it's scenery you're after I have the perfect trip for you! The route into the Highlands of Scotland up the west coast is very impressive!

If you follow the M9 north to Junction 10, and leave following the road for Callander, you have the following:

- Callander itself is very nice - loads of nice shops, great sweet shops and stuff. Also, the river and meadows just off the main street are great to spend some time by.
- Further north you have Loch Earn (not to mention the lochs on the way there!) - the Lochearnhead Hotel has amazing food and the views over dinner are great.
- Further north again travel up through Crianlarich and you'll eventually pass into the Highlands - the scenery cannot be described in words - I'll leave it to you to see!
- You can then stop off in Fort William - again, amazing scenery.
- The road then goes up past Loch Ness (get in a bit of monster spotting!)
- You'll then end up in Inverness, where you'll probably want to stay the night! Plenty of nice hotels around Inverness for you to choose from!

Answer 4

I would check out the North Yorkshire Moors with a tent, map and compass.

Some of the views are breathtaking. The feeling of isolation, especially if living in a big city, is awesome.

No trip there would be complete without going on the Steam Railway that runs from Pickering, or visiting York Minister, and Whitby.

Railway

http://www.northyorkshiremoorsrailway.com/

Whitby

http://www.yorkshirenet.co.uk/visinfo/ymwc/whitby/

York

http://www.yorkshirenet.co.uk/visinfo/yw/index.htm

North Yorkshire is a truly fantastic place to visit.

There is a reason why this is called "Gods Country".

My time there was when the Fylingdale Early warning system consisted of three huge golf ball (dodecahedrean)stuctures that looked way out of place amidst all the barren widerness of the Moors.

http://cndyorks.gn.apc.org/fdales/fdinfo.htm


For examples of the sort of views etc, just switch on your TV and watch Heartbeat. The area is what you see, i.e. not a film set.

Also of Harry Potter fame, now it seems.

Answer 5

The undiscovered corners of the UK havent been discovered yet!
Hope this helps??

Answer 6

Aberdeenshire in the north east of Scotland. There's this little village called Muchalls and when you walk down to the beach it has a covered lagoon and the most beautiful rock formations. Then there's the Dee, the river that runs through Aberdeen itself, and that has some gorgeous views. Well, pretty much the whole of the North East is stunningly wonderful really.

Answer 7

In Yorkshire / North Yorkshire....... there's the City of York........ my hometown of Whitby, which was recently voted the UK's best tourist resort by WHICH? magazine.
Not too far from Whitby is the village of Goathland, and the North Yorkshire Moors Railway passing through it. Harry Potter nuts may recognise the place as HOGSMEADE from the first movie.

Not too far away is the village of Thornton-le-Dale, which has scenary that'll literally make your jaw drop.

Along the way, there are the North Yorkshire Moors...... in the summer, particularly when riding on one of the trains on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, the colours will make your jaw drop...... a mixture of greens & purples with various coloured bits of rock

Elsewhere, there's the Norfolk Broads....... the old Canal systems..... and the English Lake District.

Answer 8

The North Antrim coast in Northern Ireland is very beautiful, in terms of unspoilt seaside towns, good restuarants, and good quality hotels and guest houses etc, but then I/m biased, because I live nearby and never get bored with the breathtaking scenery. During the summer, the local railway company puts on steam train rides and there are a few good sandy beaches.

Answer 9

Pembrokeshire in Wales. Fantastic coastline with lovely little coves and harbour side pubs serving up the catch of the day. 186 miles of National Trust coast path, the Preseli mountains - where Stonehenge's stones came from. A truly gorgeous little corner of the UK.

Answer 10

If you take the train from London to Portsmouth, you can take the Fast Cat to the Isle of Wight (Ryde Pier). From there, you can take the Island Line train to Shanklin. It's an old fashioned seaside resort. You could take the train from Settle to Carlisle and stop off at remote stations in the Yorkshire Dales.