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Going to Great Brittain

I'm going to spend 6 weeks in Great Brittain (England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales) I'm starting in London, but then where should I go? Tell me some sights I have to see in order to make my vacation unforgettable.

You should get plenty of ideas from http://www.visitbritain.com/nl/home3.asp this is the part of the Visit Britain site for people travelling from the Netherlands. The bit for Americans has a "virtual vacation" at http://www.travelbritain.org/newhome...al/virtual.htm this will give you a good overview and ideas about what to do.. It also has sections for different sorts of travellers, mature, gay, students etc.

In the absence of more specific knowledge of your interests, here's a list of places I've enjoyed visiting. All are "unforgettable" to me. ENGLAND: London Greenwich Hamp ton Court Palace Windsor Castle Cambridge Norwich King's Lynn Castle Rising Ely Peterborough Lincoln YorkDurhan Newcastle Haltwhistle Hadrian's Wall Carlisle Windermere Keswick Medgd iobognum Hardknott Pass Muncaster Castle Ravenglass Castlerigg stone circle Warwick Stratford-upon-Avon Oxford Salisbury Old Sarum Avebury Bath Hastings Rye Win chelsea Battle Pevensey Bodiam Castle Canterbury Dover Leeds Castle SCOTLAND: Edinburgh Craigmilla r Castle Inchcolm Abbey Linlithgow Palace Stirling Callander Perth Scone Palace St Andrews Loch Lomond Oban Glen Coe Ft William Inverlochy Castle Rannoch Moor Inveraray Kyle of Lochalsh Eilean Donan Castle Portree Dunvegan Castle Inverness Urquhart Castle Cawdor Castle Clava Cairns WALES: Conwy Dolwyddelan Castle Beaumaris Castle Bangor Caerphilly Castle Cardiff IRELAND: Galway Kyl emore Abbey Clifden Dunguaire Castle Cliffs of Moher Doolin Dublin Drogheda Brugh na Boyne (Newgrange) Glendaloch Wicklow Mountains Rock of Cashel Cork Blarney Castle Dingle Bunratty Castle A list of places I didn't like: Grantchester (England) - a long walk for little gain Limerick (Ireland) - award for worst castle renovation

Ireland is not part of Great Britain. Neither is Northern Ireland, although NI is part of the United Kingdom.

. . . just continuing Dan's lengthy list. ENGLAND: Conniston Ambleside Hawkshead Troutbeck Grasmere SCOTLAN D: Doune Castle Castle Stalker Castle Campbell Castle Menzies Alt na shellach Dalwhinnie WALES: Canaerfon Castle Devils Bridge List of places I didn't like: Departure lounge at Heathrow Departure lounge at Gatwick Departure lounge at Manchester Stupid bar in Invergarry where I got into a fight over a pint of stupid beer.

Monique, it would be best if you narrow your options and preferences. Do you want an urban or rural experience? Train travel or coach (bus)? Museums or nightclubs. This forum has a wide range of advice to offer, but you have to help us help you. I can help with the Southwest of Scotland, (or those places I've visite), others have much more to offer. Six weeks is a long time, but the four places you have listed could take 40 years each to explore. I can't wait to hear what you discover, have a grand time!

All departure lounges, especially back to the US.

Not so sure abouts Dave's unforgettable list. I am constantly trying to forget Peterborough. I would suggest going to Stamford instead of Peterborough (unless you are using the train station, or perhaps making a quick visit to the cathedral).

I have tried to e-mail you two documents, each with some inserts on England, Wales and Scotland [notes and URLs on some of my favourite areas} but the first one has just been returned with address unknown and I expect the second shortly. If you want them, send me an e-mail and I will try to insert them by return - it usually works.