echineko 1 Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 My friend and me decide to go England in August for holiday. We must choose in next week where to go except London. It's so exciting. Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 Good one echineko. And the main options are...? Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 Cool! Let us know where you plan to go or if you want any advice. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 A few suggestions; Bristol Bristol Bristol Bath Bristol (you can stop off at Avebury and maybe Oxford between Bristol and London). Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 Don't listen to him!! (Well the Bristol bits anyway). Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 You should go to Oxford and the Cotswolds. Maybe Brighton if you have time. You can spend 3 weeks doing cool tourists things just in London without getting bored. Link to post Share on other sites
slow 0 Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 Hi echineko, I often made a daytrip from London. You can go to Oxford, Brighton, Canterbery from London. Just catch a coach from Victoria station. It takes only few hours to get those beautiful towns. If you go to Cotswolds, you should rent a car. Bath is nice, too. And don't forget the market on weekends. I liked Camden and Angel market. I have lots of good memories in England... " title="" src="graemlins/cry.gif" /> Link to post Share on other sites
echineko 1 Posted June 16, 2004 Author Share Posted June 16, 2004 thank you please keep more comment coming!! We are currently thinking short time in London and then maybe to Oxford and Cotswolds area. Bath look good. We wanted go Lake District, but maybe keep more same kind of area. Also want to go Stonehenge area but not sure where to fit it in!! Its fun though Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 echineko, Stonehenge used to be wonderful when you could get right in there and climb all over the stones, but that was a long time ago. Which is why I suggested Avebury. It's between London and Bath (if you have to go there and not Bristol). Avebury is the largest stone circle in the world, in terms of area, and it has a big prehistoric artificial hill and stone tombs (kofun) that you can go inside. It has more atmosphere really than Stonehenge, and you can walk about freely (don't touch the shiso though, because it ain't shiso - it's stinging nettles ) Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 The Lake District is beautiful but you need about 3 or 4 days there. It will take almost a day to get there from London anyway. I think you said you only have one week, so you should forget Stonehenge, Lake District etc. You can see lots of old buildings and countryside in Oxford and the Cotswolds anyway. The Angel market is actually called 'Chapel Market', but its quite small and uninteresting. Camden Market is much better. You can also try Brick Lane market in south london - it is HUGE and there is a big South Asian community (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh) so theres great food. I also suggest the Tower of London, and one of the Parks (either Regents Park in Camden, or Green/Hyde Park in Central London). A day trip to Greenwich along the Thames River is also nice, and you can see a huge park, boats etc there. Link to post Share on other sites
powwwers 0 Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 i reckon ya should go and pay db a visit he`d really appreciate it, and it would remind him of what he`s missing mmmmmmmmaybe? Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 How many nights have you got in the UK? I would say "days", but Japanese travel companies have a habit of calling a five-night holiday a "seven-day trip". If you've got less than a week, you might as well just stay in London. With places like like Greenwich, Hampton Court, and Kew Gardens, you don't have to go very far for a change of atmosphere. If you're like other young Japanese ladies with one of those bulky Samsonite suitcases, you might as well stay in one place rather than lug it around with you trying to do as much as possible. I'd recommend a night at Bar Rumba for some nice tunes. Gilles Peterson is on every Monday. Link to post Share on other sites
echineko 1 Posted June 16, 2004 Author Share Posted June 16, 2004 Not sure but we hoping about 9 days total. We want to go somewhere except London. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 Well I shall be in Bristol, whatever that rach thinks. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 When will you be back in the Home Land Ocean? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 I'll be in Bristol from Jul 26 to Aug 3. What about yourself? Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 July 21 - 28 and then a bit longer a few days after that before coming back Link to post Share on other sites
xxx 2 Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 I'd leave London as soon as possible and get out to see nonLondon things. Link to post Share on other sites
akibun 0 Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 I'm so jealous aki! Tell us more about the plan. who do you go with this time Link to post Share on other sites
blinkin'ek 0 Posted June 19, 2004 Share Posted June 19, 2004 Try out Oxford, Blenheim Palace, places like that. Link to post Share on other sites
echineko 1 Posted June 23, 2004 Author Share Posted June 23, 2004 We are now thinking of maybe 2 days at beginning and end of holiday, with about 5 days doing tour of other place. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 Berkeley, Gloucestershire Berkeley Castle Denis Orvil Berkeley Link to post Share on other sites
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