Heathrow is the main airport for London and is to the west if the Greater London area. There are various types of public transport varying in cost. The budget minded should take the underground (tube, metro, subway) but note there are fast trains which cost more. It's not a bad idea to have a night here to acclimatise to London. There are places that you might visit from here (do your own research!) and London buses currently charge a flat fee of £2.
Oxford is the best place to visit. If you go down along the river there is a beautiful park to sit and have lunch or relax. The Virgin store in town allows you to email for friends for a cheap rate also. Going rowing in the river is also a fun time.
It's such an underrated city. There's loads to do! You have the coast, surf, fabulous beaches, a coastal path, free ferry to Cornwall, Dartmoor, bars, superb nightlife, remote, fun, hip, and happening. Apart from a chaotic traffic system and poor shopping, Plymouth is the bees knees.
Manchester is the best place in to shop at outside of London in England. There are tons of shops. Visit the Printworks, which is a collection of bars, pubs, and a movie theatre all under one roof. Try out the bars near the University of Manchester if you are looking for a younger crowd.
Exeter is wicked. If you fancy a good night out, go to Arena and then Paradise Tandoori. They have the best naan kebabs I have ever tasted in my life!
It was a very nice place -- very quiet and nice countryside. I'm from Cambridge so it was nice to go back, as I haven't been there for five years. I thought it was brilliant, like going to the park and shopping and staying in the youth hostel and going back to Ducksford Air Museum -- it was fantastic trip. It was good in Saffron Walden and would tell other people to go there. It was also good at Aklowa Village. I am so happy I went there -- I could live there.
Zennor Village is small but friendly and came over very quiet -- even in the height of summer. The pub is nice and the sea (at Zennor Head) is only ten minutes away with some fantastic views. The village has a small museum and also easy bus links to Penzance and St. Ives. It's worth stopping over.
St. Mitchell's Mount is a walking distance from Penzance, one of the best places in the UK. Weather in this part of the UK is usually windy and quite sunny.
Avoid Bath at all costs. It is horribly expensive and there's is really nothing going on.
I now live in Canada. I use to live on Dartmoor, in the Girls Boarding School, not too far from Widecombe in the Moor. I remember coming to Widecombe Fair, every year. Today, I decided to see what websites there were. It's great to see these beautiful places being used for tourists. Someday, I'll come back there to visit.
I went to Newquay last year when I was 16 with some friends and it was fantastic! The night life was great and in the day you can surf or just chill on the beaches. It's cheap and the perfect place to get away from it all. But beware, a signal is not easy to get for mobile lovers.
Durham is beautiful. I'm an Italian student and I've been there only for three weeks, but I really fell in love with this city -- it's gorgeous!
Hexham town has a lot of great things to do, including a small theatre, cinema and a once a month farmers market. A great tourist atraction is Hexham abbey. There are also plenty of great places to eat and drink.
Be sure to take one of the London Walks tours - they're marvelous, cheap, and let you see and learn more about London than you could on your own!
Jersey is not part of England, or the UK for that matter but independent and is actually an Island in the British Isles. Fantastic place for families, mature people, food lovers, plenty of cliff walks etc. One thing it doesn't have is really a proper club scene.
Great if you want to be out of London after a busy day, enjoying the restful atmosphere of a forest. Be prepared to walk a half hour or more from Loughton underground station. You can also pitch your tent for half price. Those who like the place like it a lot.
Canterbury … Very beautiful little city, the small streets are much like the streets of southern France.
Falmouth … It's a nice fishing town, decent nightlife for a small place, and hippified.
Sittingbourne … It's a very dodgy area, but I have lived here for years and it will always be home.
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