British Days Out
Crossposted from my web space at dorki.org/blogweb/index.php
I've just finished reading the book:
Bollocks to Alton Towers
Uncommonly British Days Out
ISBN 0-141-02120-9
I thoroughly enjoyed it, and it has prompted me to try to visit as many of the attractions mentioned as I can, to blog about them, and to visit other quintessential British attractions.
The places listed are:
Blackgang Chine
British Lawnmower Museum
Peasholm Park Naval Warfare
Louis Tussaud's House of Wax
Kelvedon Nuclear Bunker
Porteath Bee Centre
Mad Jack's Sugar Loaf
Keith and Dufftown Railway
EastEnders Set
Pitt Rivers Museum
Eden Ostrich World
Keith Harding's World of Mechanical Music
Shah Jahan Mosque
Beckham Trail
Mother Shipton's Cave and Dripping Well
Apollo Pavilion
Hamilton Toy Collection
Imber
Cumberland Pencil Museum
Pack O'Cards Inn
Diggerland
Orford Ness
Exhibition Road
Tebay Services
Williamson Tunnels
Barometer World
Portmeirion
Edinburgh Camera Obscura
Crystal Palace Dinosaurs
House of Marbles
Dennis Severs' House
Bletchley Park
Ripon Tramp Museum
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South Bridge Vaults
Gnome Magic
A La Ronde
Port Sunlight
Morpeth Bagpipe Museum
Bekonscot
Avebury Stone Circle
Christ's House
I have already visited some of these, although not recently and I can only really remember highlights:
Porteath Bee Centre
It was a gloriously sunny day in Cornwall, we were driving around, and came across this place.
Mine was the only car in the car park, but we spend a couple of hours wandering around the building. It was fascinating, being able to see the inside of a working beehive safely from behind glass.
The museum shop sells various local honeys, each tasting different due to the plants where bees have been collecting nectar (according to the plaques in the museum).
Exhibition Road
I wish I'd read this book before my last visit to The Science Museum. It's large-enough that I miss things every time I visit. Now I know to spend more time amongst gory exhibits in The Wellcome Collection on the top floor, rather than getting sidetracked for hours in the interactivity of The Wellcome Wing.
Tebay Services
Another place that I wish I'd known about before I went there. I was driving to see friends in Glasgow, and stopped here for a comfort break. I didn't stop to investigate the facilities provided at the motorway services.
Port Sunlight
I've driven through this village on the way to the Unilever office. It was raining, and I didn't think to stop.
Bekonscot
I make a point of visiting Bekonscot every few years, as it's only 5 miles from my house! It's a lovely little place, and I enjoy spending time spotting the puns on the Lilliputian store fronts and sides of the tiny delivery vans. Chris P. Lettuce, the Grocer, for example.
Avebury Stone Circle
I last visited here during a school trip. I really need to visit again, as I only really recall the space between the standing stones, and the mounds that I now know are part of a huge ring ditch.
Christ's House
We have friends in Bedford. I really think that visiting them just to take a photo of this place would be wonderful!
I've just finished reading the book:
Bollocks to Alton Towers
Uncommonly British Days Out
ISBN 0-141-02120-9
I thoroughly enjoyed it, and it has prompted me to try to visit as many of the attractions mentioned as I can, to blog about them, and to visit other quintessential British attractions.
The places listed are:
Blackgang Chine
British Lawnmower Museum
Peasholm Park Naval Warfare
Louis Tussaud's House of Wax
Kelvedon Nuclear Bunker
Porteath Bee Centre
Mad Jack's Sugar Loaf
Keith and Dufftown Railway
EastEnders Set
Pitt Rivers Museum
Eden Ostrich World
Keith Harding's World of Mechanical Music
Shah Jahan Mosque
Beckham Trail
Mother Shipton's Cave and Dripping Well
Apollo Pavilion
Hamilton Toy Collection
Imber
Cumberland Pencil Museum
Pack O'Cards Inn
Diggerland
Orford Ness
Exhibition Road
Tebay Services
Williamson Tunnels
Barometer World
Portmeirion
Edinburgh Camera Obscura
Crystal Palace Dinosaurs
House of Marbles
Dennis Severs' House
Bletchley Park
Ripon Tramp Museum
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
South Bridge Vaults
Gnome Magic
A La Ronde
Port Sunlight
Morpeth Bagpipe Museum
Bekonscot
Avebury Stone Circle
Christ's House
I have already visited some of these, although not recently and I can only really remember highlights:
Porteath Bee Centre
It was a gloriously sunny day in Cornwall, we were driving around, and came across this place.
Mine was the only car in the car park, but we spend a couple of hours wandering around the building. It was fascinating, being able to see the inside of a working beehive safely from behind glass.
The museum shop sells various local honeys, each tasting different due to the plants where bees have been collecting nectar (according to the plaques in the museum).
Exhibition Road
I wish I'd read this book before my last visit to The Science Museum. It's large-enough that I miss things every time I visit. Now I know to spend more time amongst gory exhibits in The Wellcome Collection on the top floor, rather than getting sidetracked for hours in the interactivity of The Wellcome Wing.
Tebay Services
Another place that I wish I'd known about before I went there. I was driving to see friends in Glasgow, and stopped here for a comfort break. I didn't stop to investigate the facilities provided at the motorway services.
Port Sunlight
I've driven through this village on the way to the Unilever office. It was raining, and I didn't think to stop.
Bekonscot
I make a point of visiting Bekonscot every few years, as it's only 5 miles from my house! It's a lovely little place, and I enjoy spending time spotting the puns on the Lilliputian store fronts and sides of the tiny delivery vans. Chris P. Lettuce, the Grocer, for example.
Avebury Stone Circle
I last visited here during a school trip. I really need to visit again, as I only really recall the space between the standing stones, and the mounds that I now know are part of a huge ring ditch.
Christ's House
We have friends in Bedford. I really think that visiting them just to take a photo of this place would be wonderful!