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England countryside.
Posted on 10/13/24 at 7:26 am
Posted on 10/13/24 at 7:26 am
My wife and I want to travel to England. Any recommendations for small medieval towns to visit? We are not big city people so we won't spend much time in London other than seeing the main sites.
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Posted on 10/13/24 at 7:55 am to BloodyNine
Cotswolds
Posted on 10/13/24 at 12:49 pm to BloodyNine
And just NE of the Cotswolds is the Breton Beacons park. I was supposed to hike it last spring but got rained out (shocker.)
Posted on 10/13/24 at 5:07 pm to BloodyNine
medieval towns?
Chester. Walled city with shops, tours, etc. I have been twice and not been disappointed wither time. It is on the western side of England. I drove there years ago and hesitate to drive on the incorrect side of the road again.
Also, consider southeast coastal area. Dover castle is huge and as medieval as I can think of. Then you can visit the WW II tunnels at Dover.
Or Windsor castle, which is "London" area.
Chester. Walled city with shops, tours, etc. I have been twice and not been disappointed wither time. It is on the western side of England. I drove there years ago and hesitate to drive on the incorrect side of the road again.
Also, consider southeast coastal area. Dover castle is huge and as medieval as I can think of. Then you can visit the WW II tunnels at Dover.
Or Windsor castle, which is "London" area.
Posted on 10/13/24 at 6:50 pm to BloodyNine
My wife and I just did this last summer. Rented a car from London and skipped around to a few Cotswolds B&Bs and then back to London. Every town has public walking/hiking trails. We walked through David and Victoria Beckham’s property without even knowing it until later. We passed a local brewery that had an honor box where we grabbed a couple of bottled beers out of a small ice box and chilled by a pond alone except with a live peacock on the brewery roof that acted as a guard dog when someone arrived. There’s also wonderful historic gardens in this area.
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Posted on 10/15/24 at 8:47 pm to BloodyNine
From London waterloo Station, take train to Windsor. Great small town around castle. Also can take train out to Hampton Court. Henry8 castle. But a 4 hour train ride from kings cross station is edinburgh, Scotland. A truly great small city. From there, do a short train ride to st Andrew's. Really nice golf town.
Posted on 10/15/24 at 10:15 pm to BloodyNine
Take a train to Leeds and rent a car and head over into Yorkshire. Spend a night in York then over to Scarborough . Work your way up the coast through Robin Hood’s Bay to Whitby. That place is an absolute hidden gem.
Posted on 10/15/24 at 11:32 pm to BloodyNine
Salisbury is near Stonehenge. You can take the train to Salisbury and not have to rent a car. The cathedral there is amazing.
If you are looking for sort of the same in Scotland, go to Stirling. The castle there is cool.
If you are looking for sort of the same in Scotland, go to Stirling. The castle there is cool.
Posted on 10/16/24 at 11:52 am to BloodyNine
Time of year would probably make a difference. Are you going to rent a car? I'd highly suggest it.
Dover Castle and Tunnels was amazing but I was underwhelmed by Dover the town.
Canterbury was fantastic and definitely still a "medieval" town, at least town center around the cathedral. We drove from Kent and went to Canterbury for the morning and lunch, and then went to Dover castle that afternoon. It was a longish day but definitely doable. I love renting a car and getting around the country side.
Some of my favorite days in England are the small mostly boring small towns that just have a really small old castle you can explore, having a beer in the beer garden, and enjoying the country.
Dover Castle and Tunnels was amazing but I was underwhelmed by Dover the town.
Canterbury was fantastic and definitely still a "medieval" town, at least town center around the cathedral. We drove from Kent and went to Canterbury for the morning and lunch, and then went to Dover castle that afternoon. It was a longish day but definitely doable. I love renting a car and getting around the country side.
Some of my favorite days in England are the small mostly boring small towns that just have a really small old castle you can explore, having a beer in the beer garden, and enjoying the country.
Posted on 10/16/24 at 12:18 pm to baldona
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Canterbury was fantastic and definitely still a "medieval" town, at least town center around the cathedral
This was my first thought. Canterbury has the original medieval city walls, which is extremely rare. It's a charming town, and of course the cathedral is amazing. I spent the night in the Hampton Inn inside the old city -- recommended.
Canterbury isn't at all hard to get to by train from London, which is what we did. We stopped on the way to Dover for a cruise, and we just took the bus from Canterbury to Dover, which worked out OK
Posted on 10/16/24 at 12:20 pm to all4AU
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Salisbury is near Stonehenge. You can take the train to Salisbury and not have to rent a car. The cathedral there is amazing.
I loved Salisbury and wished that I had more than a few hours to spend there
Posted on 10/16/24 at 1:31 pm to BloodyNine
Twenty years or so ago, the wife and I were traveling in England and on the advice of some locals in Coventry ended up in Llangollen in Wales. We loved the place and spent the rest of our trip there. Not English country side but small town feel all around that town.
Posted on 10/17/24 at 7:25 am to pennypacker3
I always find it interesting that most people, including myself, that have been to very few places in Europe outside of the big cities tend to love whatever small towns they have been to with very limited perspective.
In general outside of the main attractions big cities are overate for local food, culture, history, etc. I’d also suggest they are highly overrated to just relax and enjoy some Holiday time.
My point really is that I’ve found to just explore the areas that are convenient and not be timid. Small towns are generally extremely safe and the people friendly.
In general outside of the main attractions big cities are overate for local food, culture, history, etc. I’d also suggest they are highly overrated to just relax and enjoy some Holiday time.
My point really is that I’ve found to just explore the areas that are convenient and not be timid. Small towns are generally extremely safe and the people friendly.
Posted on 10/17/24 at 9:14 am to baldona
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I always find it interesting that most people, including myself, that have been to very few places in Europe outside of the big cities tend to love whatever small towns they have been to with very limited perspective.
In general outside of the main attractions big cities are overate for local food, culture, history, etc. I’d also suggest they are highly overrated to just relax and enjoy some Holiday time.
My point really is that I’ve found to just explore the areas that are convenient and not be timid. Small towns are generally extremely safe and the people friendly.
All of this applies to the United States too. You can keep NYC, Chicago, LA, etc, etc. Give me Savannah, Chattanooga, Logan (UT), etc, etc.
Posted on 10/17/24 at 3:22 pm to baldona
Thinking of fall time next year (2025). Near the end of September to avoid summer crowds.
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