Has England anything to offer to tourists or is it just a sad awful country?

Answer 1

You really don't like England or English people

There is loads on offer it depends on what you are looking for, plently of sightseeing ot be done in London. You also have all the high street and fancy designer shops so you can shop till you drop. In the countryside there is plenty to see and beautiful scenery for driving or walking. There are some beautiful beaches and then you have the theme parks like legoland and Alton Towers and I asume there is loads more this is just what I have seen as a tourist

Answer 2

actually picnic i resent that, although I know cornwall has some charming people, to imply that devon doesn't is not quite right. I had a chat with some scot in my local (i live in devon) and we agreed that english hospitality isn't as great as one might expect. However the north of england is an exception with very welcoming people, the south however is a bit different, that said the whole of the south west is much more hospitable I would say not just the tiny county of cornwall.

And most people comment on how attractive the UK landscape is, especially western parts and some extreme southern parts, not forgetting scotland. For eastern and midland areas the landscape is dull and flat, but there you will find historic cities and great farm land.

Answer 3

I'm going to be honest Sebastien- although there are quite a few beautiful places in England, there are substantially less 'beautiful people'- except in Cornwall, where all the pretty surfer people go.
The ports, harbours and villages in Cornwall are beautiful and attract laid-back artists, cafe owners - and young ones too.
The seaside resorts in the rest of England are generally tacky places with almost entirely sportwear wearing people, drunks, drugs and fat people. Blackpool at least has the great Pleasure Beach, arguably the best theme park in the country (certainly the most historic).

As for the 'traditional' image of England peddled by the tourist industry- eg. cream teas, there are plenty of places that do them in villages (particularly in the far north and the far south) but don't expect them to be served by a vicar.

Durham in the north east of England is a place that is rarely promoted to tourists but it really is beautiful- including the unique Norman cathedral and castle (a university building)- a world heritage site- Bill Bryson, now chancellor of the university, said it was a 'perfect little city'. York has one of the finest gothic cathedrals in the world and is a beautiful (Viking) city with timbered buildings and some good modern shops.

London is regarded as historic but there is nothing that is very ancient (since the great fire of London destroyed everything in 1666). The modern parts of London are some of the most worth seeing- the Tate Modern, other art galleries, the Millenium Wheel, the trendy clothes shops and restaurants.

There are always lots of tourist trips to Oxford (but not very many to Cambridge, strangely- I know it's more small scale but parts of it eg. Kings College Chapel, are arguably more beautiful/beter preserved- not having so many people going there probably keeps it that way.) Oxford is really a collection of beautiful buildings surrounded by quite a bland looking city- it's nowhere near as lively or romantic a place as York or Edinburgh.

As for expecting to find many people with the legendary British 'good manners', they are few but, often, it seems underpinned by resentment!

Some of the English are stylish (but no more than other countries generally) but many don't have a clue about good dress sense. Even people who go tto the theatre don't dress up in many places. I don't call that good manners.

Despite the fact that Britain is famed as having a handful of some of the most creative people in the world in the arts, much of Britain is not a modern thinking country at all (we also have a relatively high number of old people, both chronologically and in terms of ideas) and it still has a socialist 'welfare state' way of thinking. This left-wing ideology is OK in universities but in the police force it is catastrophic as serial villains have to do something very serious before anyone will lock them up.

Anyway, out of all the places in the country, you are least likely to be unimpressed by the people and scenery of Cornwall, particularly if you like surfing.

Answer 4

England has many museums and castles, and many haunted places like the Tower of London. You can stay at a luxurious hotel or go visit the bars for a drink. If I ever went somewhere, England would be my first choice. By the way, you can see football players training in Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester, and so on!

Answer 5

It has good bits and bad bits like any other country. The worst bits are the tacky souvenir shops in London, the £3 pints, the overpriced rail system, the motorways and the gutter press that tends to slag everyone else off who isn't English.
Good bits? The comedy, the theatre, nice countryside (especially up North), unique weather, and the NHS.
Hope this helps.

Answer 6

I have only been into England a few times from scotland,

I was in Clitheroe and thought it was beautiful,
Ive been to Blackpool and thought it was lewd and smutty
Ive been to the airport in manchester and it was just an airport

Every country had its good and bad areas, just depends where you go I suppose!

Answer 7

at least England has more history then the United States, castles and abbey's. what does America have to offer for history? there history started 1700's. My husband is BRITISH, I'm American and I have to say England has so much tourist friendly places, if you can afford it mate!

Answer 8

http://www.britinfo.net/attractions/cityA.htm
Hi the link above gives an A to Z of all places worth seeing in England.
The white cliffs at Dover are best viewed from the cross channel ferry.
Why not check it out on your way back to France?

Answer 9

Oh please - what kind of narrow minded idiot are you? Hmm? England is full of beauty, culture, history and so much more. If you have to ask questions like this then you are the one who is sad and awful, and frankly, we don't want you here.

Answer 10

England is a lovely country. I don't understand the animosity here...I'm American, it's people like you who make us all look bad!