Description
What's the #1 experience in the United Kingdom? The British Museum? Giant's Causeway? Edinburgh Castle? Sailing the Isles of Scilly? Hull Pier Toilets? For the first time, the experts at Lonely Planet have ranked the top 500 unmissable experiences and hidden gems across Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands - to create the ultimate UK travel hitlist.
Ultimate United Kingdom Travelist is the regional follow-up to our bestselling Ultimate Travelist and the must-own bucket list for both travellers to the UK and residents who want to discover their country's most iconic sights and activities.
With glorious photos, insightful commentary and details of how to visit each place, this is your essential guide to exploring the very best of the British Isles - from tiny pubs and giant cathedrals to world-class coastal walks and rollicking music festivals.
Destinations include:
- Edinburgh Fringe Festival
- Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
- Punting in Cambridge
- London's Borough Market
- Skara Brae
- Windermere
- Robin Hood's Bay
- Bonfire Night in Lewes
- The Making of Harry Potter
- Cairngorms National Park
- Titanic Belfast
- Cromer crab
- Boating on the Norfolk Broads
- Literary pubs of Oxford
- Henley Royal Regatta
- Natural History Museum
- Snowdon
- Brighton Pride
- Bristol International Balloon Festival
- Eden Project
How many have you visited and what's your number one?
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