Britain has a rich mixture of activities, attractions and traditions that you just cannot experience anywhere else. From scaling the summit of Mount Snowdon to taking the waters at Bath we bring you 50 of the best days out this country has to offer.
1. Get eco-friendly with The Eden Project in Cornwall
2. Discover the Isabella Plantation in Richmond Park when the azaleas and rhododendrons are out
3. Go monster-spotting at Loch Ness
4. Admire the view at The Needles, Isle of Wight
5. Have a full English breakfast and a Sunday roast
6. Take the Kent and East Sussex Railway to Bodiam Castle
7. Enjoy a day by the seaside in Blackpool
8. Relax in the thermal spring at Bath
9. Eat jellied eels, cockles and winkles in the East End or on the Essex Coast
10. Tour The Queen’s home at Windsor Castle
11. Watch the sun rise at Stonehenge
12. Take a trip on the London Eye
13. Buy a book in Hay-on-Wye
14. Go reeling in Scotland
15. See the sailing at Cowes Week
16. Go shopping in the Leeds Corn Exchange
17. Ride on the West Highlands Railway
18. Ride a Boris bike past the Serpentine in London’s Hyde Park
19. Drink real scrumpy in Somerset
20. Go on a Ghost Tour around York
21. See the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall
22. Rediscover Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon
23. Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival
24. Indulge in a traditional afternoon tea
25. Climb to the top of Mount Snowdon
26. Take a cruise on Lake Windermere
27. Try skiing in Aviemore
28. Go on a gin tour of London’s Sipsmith distillery
29. Watch a polo match at Guards Polo Club
30. Visit the Cadbury chocolate factory in Bourneville, Birmingham
31. Go on long walks in the Yorkshire Dales
32. Go racing at Aintree or Ascot
33. Learn the rules of Test Cricket with a match at Lords
34. Sing the national anthem at Twickenham Stadium, home of England rugby
35. Take the historic ferry from Teignmouth to Shaldon in Devon
36. Play poohsticks at Pooh Bridge in Ashdown Forest
37. Hunt for fossils on Charmouth Beach
38. Picnic in the grounds of Kenilworth Castle
39. Ride the Mersey Ferry and then climb to the top of Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral
40. Catch a wild salmon in Loch Lomond
41. Dress up for a night at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
42. Walk along Holkam Beach
43. Go surfing in Newquay
44. Punt on the River Cam
45. Visit the grave of the Unknown Soldier at Westminster Abbey
46. Cross Shropshire’s Iron Bridge
47. See the Seven Kingdoms from the top of Sanefell in the Isle of Man
48. Dive with seals in the Isles of Scilly
49. Walk along Hadrian’s Wall
50. Go bog snorkeling in Llanwrtyd Wells
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