Places you didn't realise were so wonderful

Ah, “As pretty as the Cotswolds and not as crowded “

Tourist ad for Lincolnshire.

For me it’s been Leicestershire. I thought it was industrial ??

Back in my camper van days I was delighted to find that Britain has many beautiful places and it was wonderful to find them unexpectedly. One was Essex, it doesn't always have a good press but there are parts which are really lovely. I think the coast of Northumberland was one of my favourites, and parts of mid-Wales which are less known than the Brecon Beacons or Snowdonia. As for Scotland, almost every part of it is simply stunning.
Britain is absolutely beautiful.

I was just going to say Northumberland henetha. Those who live there or know it will know how beautiful it is. I had no idea. The beach at Bamburgh. All those lovely seaside towns along the coast. Lindisfarne. Wonderful.

Absolutely, Kate1949. Northumberland is a little piece of heaven. It was a revelation to me the first time I went there.

I agree about Essex. There are some beautiful areas in that county.

There must be something in it as over the last 12 months, 3 of my friends have moved to Lincolnshire!
All have moved in to small communities and all have been made to feel very welcome in their new homes.
Maybe should keep quiet about it as everyone and their aunt will be rushing to move there too and the house prices will shoot up!

I lived in Lincolnshire when I first got married, it was pretty but there is a wicked east wind and because it’s quite flat there’s no escape - I spent two years being freezing. I prefer Derbyshire, which is extremely pretty, mountainous, which I like, and lots of lovely villages.

I was surprised to see Lincolnshire in a different light yesterday. Years ago I visited Cleethorpes for a jazz festival and was very underwhelmed.
A few years ago we travelled through Lincolnshire en route from Hull and were just as unimpressed but didn't linger.

However, we were surprised that we really liked Hull!
Well worth a visit.

We live in Birmingham. Parts of the West Midlands, and Midlands as a whole, are lovely.

Kate1949

We live in Birmingham. Parts of the West Midlands, and Midlands as a whole, are lovely.

People don't realise that part of the Peak District is in Staffordshire.

Callistemon The Peak District is gorgeous.

Bury St Edmonds - great place - little known as not on a route to anywhere.

I agree about Birmingham, my mental image of it used to be , well unflattering, but since D and SIL live there I realise it has some lovely parts, terrific amenities, parks, gardens, theatre, ballet, music etc and within minutes you can be in open country.

I grew up in Birmingham and loved trips out to the lovely Warwickshire countryside.
I now live in the North East near to all that wonderful Northumberland country and seaside. I consider myself to be very lucky.

henetha ? shush about Northumberland (or everyone will want to go) ?

Thank you for the comments Re Essex. We have always known we are more than the seafront at Southend.
Lincolnshire has what we call on the east coast Big Skys. I love them.
Personally I love the whole of the uk.

I get fed up with all the programmes about Yorkshire and Cornwall. There are some lovely areas in Herefordshire, Somerset, Dorset etc. etc. We have a beautiful country.

Definitely not Northumberland, yes we have miles of beaches but it's that fine golden sand that gets everywhere. Drive along the country roads and your view will be spoilt by broken down old buildings (we call them ancient castles). As for the vast, picturesque countryside - well them damn Romans went and built a ruddy great wall right across it, they then buggered off back to Rome leaving a pile of old stones, people are still digging up the rubbish they left behind. You might find award winning restaurants but they serve huge portions that will ruin your diet, not 9 artfully arranged chips. No leave it to the locals, we like it this way!

I’m a big fan of Cheshire and had a caravan near Delamere forest. Miss it a lot and not far from Liverpool.

Agree about Essex, it's mostly a beautiful county, also agree about Leicestersire. We used to live in Northamptonshire, the county of squires and spires, another lovely county. Yes, good old UK, lots to admire.

I never realised Northumbria was so beautiful, both coast and inland. We started visiting in early 2020 and have been several times since. We're off to Humshaugh next week and I'm so looking forward to it, everyone we've met is so friendly.

Britain has many many beautiful areas. All very diverse in scenery, countryside coast , hills, valleys, lakes.
We often find a hidden gem when we are travelling around but I think I’ll keep quiet about them.

There's a reason that some of us don't want everyone to know how wonderful our corner of England is.
Recently, when someone was posting (as folk do, periodically here) bout where to move to, I suggested she consider 'overlooked' places.

Shropshire surprised us when we visited friends there, long time ago now, but it was quiet and very pretty, at least what we saw of it.
There are many lovely places in the uk. If it wasn’t fir the weather......!?