I love the UK.

I so agree ann.

We have agreed to do short breaks in this country rather than going to fqr flung places. Off to the Broads soon.

We are lucky enough to live in Leicestershire and to be able to drive through Charnwood Forest on lots of journeys.

My parents did the same after earlyish retirement and enjoyed it so much. DH and I didn't and now regret that so much as it really is too late for him with his v poor health.
Yes a beautiful country. If I were advising a younger me, I would say get out there and enjoy every day.

We are very lucky to live in such a beautiful country with diverse landscapes and, dare I say, a temperate climate. I love living in north Norfolk.

My D and GD have just spent 5 days in the New Forest, it was lovely she said.
They took an early ferry to the Isle of White and had a super day exploring there.

We also took (mobile) caravan holidays. My late husband used to plan these meticulously and we had fun trying g to keep to his "timetables". Now when I read articles and books I often come across places that were on our itinerary and am constantly surprised that we saw so much of the UK. As Ann60 says, it really is a beautiful country.

We've just booked for a classical music festival in churches on the Romsey Marshes.. staying near Dungeness.. such a haunting landscape.. I agree we have an extraordinary range of landscapes..

Too true Annsixty - I remember you telling me about your static van at Rhyd y foel which isn’t far from me here near Conwy.

At the moment we’re still enjoying going abroad on different holidays with breaks in 🇬🇧 where we can but there will come a time when foreign climes won’t be possible and we’re hoping then to do longer stays in parts we haven’t yet explored in England Ireland and Scotland.

🤞our health allows!

I absolutely agree. My late OH and I used to return from every holiday in Europe and say "Isn't it beautiful here!" The green everywhere was the most obvious.

Add in that we did not, and I do not, use aeroplanes and the UK becomes the place to be!

I am on the border with South Wales and there are endless beautiful places nearby: canals, hills, woods. And slightly further afield are the Malverns, the Cotswolds, the Forest of Dean, the Wye Valley. And then there is the rest of the UK .......... and so many coastal gems.

Below is the photo of my view as I am writing this - I am a very lucky lady! - no wonder I am in no rush to traipse around the world!

I agree. The Lake District is wonderful. I believe the view of Lake Windermere from above has been voted the best in the UK.

We love Northumberland, The Broads, Devon, Cornwall, Yorkshire, Stratford - too many to mention. A few years ago we went to Filey. It was beautiful. Last week we stayed nearer home and went to Tewkesbury, also visited lovely Upton Upon Severn, The Cotswolds.

After many years of going abroad, we too have now decided on short UK breaks.

I also love my lovely Birmingham where I live.

I too think we have a beautiful country. Lots and lots of green spaces and lots of national parks and some amazing beaches.

People, in my opinion, don’t hate the geography of the UK, just the economic and political situations, which actually prevents a substantial amount of people enjoying it all to the full.

We are indeed incredibly fortunate to live in the UK. From the north of Scotland down to Cornwall we have a wealth of diverse country side - beautiful!

What a view Luckygirl13.

I have travelled a lot and lived in many other countries but I think Wester Ross is the most wonderful place I have ever lived. You can see some stunning images of that area here:
www.stevecarter.com

Wester Ross is beautiful!
I agree.

Yes Wester Ross takes some beating. Stunning.

Lucky girl just Wow.
I would never want to leave.

Cossy

I too think we have a beautiful country. Lots and lots of green spaces and lots of national parks and some amazing beaches.

People, in my opinion, don’t hate the geography of the UK, just the economic and political situations, which actually prevents a substantial amount of people enjoying it all to the full.

I don't understand how the economic situation necessarily prevents people from enjoying the area in which they live. Obviously travelling around the UK becomes difficult without money, but nature surrounds everyone, even if you just sit in a London park, walk in a forest or wander along a beach. Cornwall, for example, is a very poor county, but this is made up for by the riches on the doorstep.
I love our cities, towns and countryside. Such diversity on a small island.

Oh so do I! Aren’t we lucky to live here?

Over the years we have done a fair bit of travelling and even though I have seen some beautiful places in Europe and beyond, I am always happy to come home to England.

Our scenery, greenery, moors, mountains, beautiful sandy beaches can hold their own with any we have seen abroad.

Then of course there is our history.

I agree completely annsixty, we love living here in East Anglia. Also enjoy visiting our little home-from-home on the W.Norfolk coast.
"Can't beat it"!

Yesterday I went to Hidcote Gardens in the heart of the Cotswolds and went through such beautiful scenery and delightful honey-coloured stone towns. At the weekend we are off to Devon, one of my favourite counties.

Usually we holiday.in SW Scotland where the rugged coast is a joy to explore. Anyone else know Dunure? This is the favourite place of the whole family.

We’ve just returned from visiting family in the US and our flight took us over the UK on a sunny day. Looking down from high in the sky, Britain is so varied and so beautiful. The green lushness of burgeoning spring, the bright green of crops in the fields, the darker green of forests and woodlands. Neat little towns, tiny villages and lanes then big sprawling cities which even so have a lot of green in them.

Dark blue lakes and and the rising hills of further north, then the meandering waterways of Scotland, the towering peaks and vast empty areas of the mountains, some with snow still on them and finally passing the three iconic bridges over the Firth of Forth by Edinburgh, just before landing. Gorgeous.

I love the UK, where I live, open fields all around me and the quiet.. I’ve been lucky to have travelled a lot and enjoyed it but for me there’s nowhere like the UK, get so annoyed about people knocking it. Why do they live here?
Feel happy to explore the UK more, I’m fed up with airports and the crowds, being there three hours before the flight etc. was thinking of going to the fjords but that’s on hold.

A few weeks ago my DD drove me from home to a venue in Shropshire where we all had lunch and went to an art exhibition. It was a beautiful sunny day and the hedgerows were awash with wild flowers and Queen Ann's Lace and it was like an enchanted ride - it was breathtakingly beautiful.

A modest break in Yorkshire cost me £600. Not everybody has this to hand.

Yes the UK is stunning, particularly at this time of year.