Places you didn't realise were so wonderful

Our friends used to run the post office in North Scarle in Lincolnshire. It was so quaint and surrounded by lovely countryside. We had a few holidays in Cornwall years ago because my brother lived there. We have stayed in Scotland and Northumberland many times when the family were young. Until we bought a house on Anglesey which we do love. But we go to Lancashire where our daughter lives so it's being sold. We have spent weekends in different a parts of Yorkshire.
We do have beautiful countryside and coastlines we really are spoilt for choice.

I was captivated by the Firth of Clyde. The coastline around the Roseneath peninsula is very beautiful. My DD and family rented a house in Kilcreggan for a couple of years, and the view from her living room window looked right out across the bay, on a clear day you could just about see Campbeltown.

Northamptonshire was a big surprise when I first visited 20 years ago. The Nene Valley is lovely and there are many villages with stone buildings that are every bit as pretty as the Cotswolds. We have revisited many times.

Lincolnshire has some lovely small towns, but some are a bit remote. It is mainly rural ( agricultural) and flat. So is Norfolk but has more attractions. Another vote here for Leicestershire and Northamptonshire, and especially for Northumberland.

There are many lovely places in the UK, lovely for a holiday, but think hard before deciding to move there. Consider transport, both local and links to major routes. A shortish journey can take a longer time than one might expect. Buses might be non existent. Would you want to live there when it is overrun with tourists?

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......!?

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.

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.

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Callistemon The Peak District is gorgeous.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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