What to do and not to in England. (Part two).
The lake district in the north is stunning and probably some of England's best scenery. It has our highest mountain, more of a hill really. Scotland hold's claim to Ben Nevis the UK's highest mountain.
Wales boasts some great countryside! Especially Snowdonia national park. Pembrokeshire has gorgeous coastline it's very rugged but quintessential to seeing wales. Word of warning you may have trouble understanding the welsh language. Sounds like their going to spit all the time. But most people will speak English!
The Scottish highlands: this is one of my absolute places in the UK! I go climbing here a lot. Lots of mountains and terrific scenery. It's so
Peaceful when your all on your own on the mountain you can't hear anything. You see most Brits are to fat and lazy to go up.
An ah one last place of note. The yorkshire dales I've been told are similar to inner Mongolia. Lots of rolling moors. If you go to York they're worth a look.
Food to try
Now obviously I bet your thinking that we have a crap cuisine but your wrong! England has some very good dishes!! Either try these home cooking or at a good pub for maximum culinary delight.
Fish and chips is obviously on the menu but try and have this at the seaside as freshly caught fish can't be beat! Lyme Regis has a great stand on the sea front.
Steak and kidney pie. Served with mash, gravy, cabbage and carrots. An absolute winner.
Others of note: Sunday roast dinner, full English breakfast (if you want a heart attack), Shepard or cottage pie, chicken tikka masala (Indian based curry dish created in the uk as the Brits can't handle their spicey food), jellied eels in London ;). So many pies to try. Bangers and mash is a good shout. Lancashire hotspot as well.
You need to try every English pudding under the sun while your in England. This is something we do very well. Apple Charlotte, rhubarb crumble, gooseberry fool, Victoria sponge cake, spotted dick, jam roly poly. All should be served with dollops of hot custard. Also try summer pudding and eton mess. I may have forgotten some as there's so many but ask any good Brit and they can recommend a few.
Places to avoid:
Unfortunately the list is staring to get bigger and bigger in the uk now but don't worry you can avoid these with the following list. Don't go to:
Leeds, Birmingham, Luton, Watford, Manchester, Bradford, some parts of London, Stockport, Glasgow (absolute shit hole in Scotland excuse my French!). That's it really most cities in the north
Search from various English teachers...
Corrections · 6
0
Ok to be fair, I just read part one, and Alex does say that Edinburgh is in Scotland, not in England. Alex I forgive you! :)
0
Interesting that you recommend Scotland and Wales as places to see while visiting England. Are you saying they're part of England, or are you saying the best thing to do when visiting England is to immediately leave and visit its neighbours?
Irina - his list of things to avoid is a bit odd. Luton and Watford are small towns with nothing to see, while Glasgow and Manchester have a really interesting cultural scene and are very friendly places. They have a bad reputation with people from down south who have never been there :)
0
I'm curious to know the reasons why those places should be avoided - just because there's nothing to see? Would be great if you could elaborate on that :)
0
Alex, many thanks for your recommendations;)
It was interesting to read! I hope they`ll be useful to me when I finally get to England:)
0
How much time can it take to see the most sights of London?
Want to progress faster?
Join this learning community and try out free exercises!
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to learn a language from the comfort of your own home. Browse our selection of experienced language tutors and enroll in your first lesson now!
Start Learning Today
