One of the best things about being British is that we get to be proud of coming from such a tiny island that is so full to the brim of history, culture and landscape.
I absolutely love that you can drive 30 miles down the road and people will be speaking with a different accent. Where else in the world would you get that?
We’re a funny ol’ lot, us Brits. We are this dense melting pot of people, cultures, tastes, and history. We have this huge stretch of history behind us, yet we bump together in a sprint towards progress. It’s utterly fascinating.
As much as I adore travelling abroad to discover foreign lands, I just love getting to know the country I was born and bred in. What is even more exciting is that we are a conjoined country of a few. So whilst I am born as British and English, I’m also part of a history and ancestry that is Scottish, Welsh and Irish. We have so much awesome in all of these little countries.
Yey for the UK!
So, as one does on a quiet Saturday afternoon, I decided to start putting together my list of things to do and see in the UK. I’m sure I’ve missed out loads but I figured this would be a perfect starting point for myself and others to get inspired by our fair land.
Some of these I have already been to and experienced but would love to visit again. Others just totally fascinate me. Here is a list of things to do in the UK.
Things To Do and See in the UK
- Stonehenge (on Solstice or Equinox)
- Library of Birmingham
- The Shard
- Broadway Tower
- Ffestiniog Railway
- Edinburgh Fringe Festival
- Blackpool Tower
- Glastonbury Tor
- Canal boat trip on the Norfolk Broads
- Tintagel, Cornwall
- Isle of Arran
- Stow on the World, Cotswolds
- New Forest
- Surfing in Newquay
- Lindasfarne
- Traditional Village Fete
- Hot Air Balloon Ride in Lake District
- Climb Mt Snowdon
- Visit a forgotten tube station such as Aldwych
- Hike along Hadrians Wall
- Find the Northern Lights in Scotland
- Isle of Skye
- Jersey
- Arthurs Seat, Edinburgh
- Valley Rocks, North Devon
- Rooftop bath in Bath
- Skara Brae on Orkney
- Wrest Park, Bedfordshire
- Avoncroft Museum
- Kew Gardens
- Ride the Thames Clipper along the River Thames
- Eltham Palace, London
- Eat Fish and Chips at the seaside
- Minack Theatre, Cornwall
- Witley Court
- Cardiff
- Watch rugby game in Wales
- Horniman Museum, London
- Osbourne House, Isle of Wight
- Gorge Walking in North Wales
- Lake Windemere
- Watch a play at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre
- British Museum
- Northern Quarter, Manchester
- York Cathedral
- Soho on a Friday night
- Colombia Road Flower Market on a Sunday morning
- Cocktails at the May Fair Hotel
- Eden Project
- Buckingham Palace
- Royal Opera House
- Chatsworth House, Derbyshire
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park
- Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland
- Tate Modern, London
- Coasteering in Wales
- Up Helly Aa – fire festival in Shetland
- Durham Cathedral
- Blenheim Palace
- The Jurassic Coast
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct – Wales
- St Kilda – Outer Hebrides
- Hampton Court Palace
- Windsor Castle
- Cutty Sark
- Royal Mile, Edinburgh
- The Pineapple House, Scotland
- Punting in Oxford
- Get a photo at Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch train station
- Search for the Loch Ness monster
- Eat a Pork Pie in Melton Mowbray
- Take a road trip through the Scottish Highlands
- Portmerion, Wales
- Kielder Waters, Northumberland
- Birmingham Back-to-Backs
- Seven Sisters cliffs, Sussex
- Gold Hill, Dorset
- The Needles, Isle of Wight
- Cheddar Gorge
- Picnic at Avon Valley Country Park
- The Thames Path
- Watch football at Wembley stadium
- Hay on Wye Literary Festival
- Exeter Underground Passages
- Drink at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, London
- Enjoy the beach on Anglesey
- Eat a Cornish Pasty in Cornwall
- Cider Museum, Hereford
- Shopping at Liberty’s
- Drinks on Southbank, London
- Cycle in Cambridge
- Brownsea Island
- Cavern Club, Liverpool
- Do a Charles Rennie Mackintosh tour in Glasgow
- Visit ancient woodland at Wyre Forest
- Climb the hill at Greenwich Park
- Highclere Castle
- Climb St Catherine’s Hill, Hampshire
- Warwick Castle
- Visit the Newark International Antiques Fair
- Take the boat to the Isles of Scilly
- Tea at the Ritz or Savoy
- Go to the Henley Regatta
- Learn about the codebreakers at Bletchley Park
- Visit Avebury Circle
105 Things to do and see in the UKPhew! That is quite the UK travel list. I’m sure there is loads more to add to this list of things to do in the UK.