When is the best season to visit UK?

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k nutts

Anytime, but bring a rain coat.
Don't just think of England being London, there are more beautiful places outside of London than in it, and don't forget Wales and Scotland have some fantastic place to visit, Glasgow has great bars and nightlife and Cardiff has wonderful culture and restaurants and a great history. Also Cornwall could be a coountry in itself as well as the lake district, kent, and of course if you can get across Northern Ireland.

xLoubieLoux

dont bother coming in november, december or january as its really horrible and cold

it is really nice in the lake district in september/october time

and some places i have been to in the spring/summer have been beautiful

Xmortis

Spring

dasboote42

Cornwall in the winter is not great weather but it makes the scenery all the more awesome

Dionysia C

All seasons in the UK are appealing - Autumn in Glenlyon in Scotland is awesome

floss

Summer, everything looks nicer when the sun is shinning and everyone is happier!

Hilda Matilda THE Cooking Fat x

summer is the best time to visit, although it can still be cold ! plenty of places to eat in london , any kind you like

jimmy

dont come in winter-spring rainy and miserable.

ope1rsh

Well, it rains most of the time - occasionally you might get a gorgeous bout of weather in the spring/summer. But as you move away from London, the weather can get more erratic and it might be glorious in London but not so nice anywhere else in the UK. I would recommend a few days over in Ireland (as it is fantastic - Dublin, Belfast, well any of it....) Also, pop up to Scotland as Edinburgh is a must, and Glasgow is worth a trip too. In the North of England, the lake district is wonderful. Leeds, Manchester and definately York are excellent days out. Then, maybe go to a traditional sea-side place; i.e. Cornwall/Devon and have some fish and chips and maybe even a cream tea (basically, a scone with butter, cream and jam and a pot of tea to drink - but it is delicious).

I would recommend you get out to Country pubs, ones which offer home-cooked food, none of the larger chains of pubs, as most of the food is microwaved (yuck).

Hope this helps.

: - )

lou lou

Early autumn in the lake district (Cumbria)... Beautiful...
Or October/November to see the illuminations in Blackpool (you have to see them at least once)!
Or Winter in London at the outdoor ice skating rink with the Christmas lights twinkling everywhere!
Or Summer pretty much anywhere in the UK!

Chris H

I prefer April/May and September/October. Less heat, not too cool, no school holidays.

muppetofkent

My favourite time of year is late summer - End of August and into September. The schools go back in early September and it becomes much easier to get around the main touristy spots.

Even if you start in London, don't forget to visit the rest of the country (and Wales and Scotland). In the South you've got rolling green hills, in the South West there's more rugged coastline, Yorkshire has the Moors and the Dales - absolutely beautiful, skipping to Scotland, the west coast, highlands and islands... there's so much to choose from it all depends on what you're intersted in.

Either way, there is a lot of rain in this country - that's why it's so green, so bring a waterproof coat!

My Favorite months are July and August The Lake District in Cumbria England is a nice place to visit and Scotland is always agreat place to go and not far from Cumbria.

Hope you have a great holiday

ronnie m

visiting the UK is always a gamble. We are currently in winter yet it is mild. Last summer we saw temperatures of 40C in july and torrential rain for most of August which should have been our warmest month.

One thing we can guarantee is that you will get the most daylight in June and July.

COCHYN

wales

jduck1979

The best season to visit is in the Summer (from about June until September).

There lots of excellent places to visit, but it all depends what you're into.
If bustling city life is your kinda thing, then London is probably the best place with all the usual London attractions (Buckingham palace, big ben, tower bridge, etc).

Or if you like being in a city, but prefer to be in one with less rushing about than Japanese ones, there's the City of York and the surrounding North Yorkshire Moors.
The City of York has the world's largest railway museum, and even has part of a Japanese bullet train among it's exhibits.
It also has one of the largest Churches in Europe (York Minster), and an ancient defensive wall that still encircles large portions of the City (and you can walk around it).
http://www.york.gov.uk/visiting/
http://www.vryork.com
http://www.yorkshirevisitor.com

The nearby North Yorkshire Moors can be visited via the Yorkshire Coastliner Bus service which runs from Leeds to York, to Malton, and then splits into services to Whitby, Scarborough, Filey & Bridlington.
http://www.yorkshirecoastliner.co.uk/

Whitby (my Home town) features a long stretch of beach, the Magpie Cafe (popular seafood restaurant), Botham's Bakery, the ruins of an ancient abbey, some of the best charter fishing boats in the UK.
http://www.eskvalley.com/
http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/england/n_yorkshire/whitby.html
http://www.botham.co.uk/
http://www.magpiecafe.co.uk/
http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/65d99/

Not too far away from there is the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, which runs for about 20miles between Grosmont & Pickering, through some of the most jaw dropping scenary in the country, including Goathland Station (used as "Hogsmead Station" in the first 2 Harry Potter movies).
http://www.nymr.demon.co.uk

Another nice place to visit (which the Yorkshire Coastliner bus goes through) is a village called Thornton-le-Dale. (or "Thornton Dale" for short).

Other popular places to visit in the UK include:

The Norfolk & Suffolk Broads
http://www.broadsnet.co.uk/
http://www.broads.co.uk/

The Lake District National Park
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_District
http://www.cumbria-the-lake-district.co.uk/

Dumfries & Galloway (Scotland)
http://www.visitdumfriesandgalloway.co.uk/

The City of Edinburgh (Scotland)
http://www.edinburgh.org/

Blackpool
http://www.blackpooltourism.com/

The Canal Network
http://www.canaljunction.com

Inverness, in the Scottish Highlands....... nearest place to Loch Ness, home of the legend of the world famous Loch Ness Monster
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Ness
http://www.inverness-scotland.com/

rusty red

Scotland in the Autumn

RALPH

any season , to start with you will not go wrong by starting your visit in London as they have a good selection eating venues.

Green Fairy

The weather here is never that reliable, but May and June are often lovely and the countryside is at its best- fresh green and lots of flowers.

It depends what you're looking for and what type of person you are as to where to go, but whatever you're looking for don't just stay in London- there is so much more to the UK. I love the country and wild places and my recommendations would be Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, The Derbyshire Peak District, Snowdonia in North Wales, the Lake District and the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Throw in Stonehenge, Warwick castle, the London Eye and climbing to the top of the dome of St Pauls catherdral in London (you can get to the outside of the top- the view is breathtaking- see all of London in one go!). As to food, try the Vegetarian Pot on the Alfreton Road in Nottingham- best curry outside of India.

pshawfocus

London in the height of summer
1am
sitting at a table on the pavement
outside a Soho cafe
drinking iced coffee
in t-shirt and jeans
watching all the boys walk by.... :-)

england is always raining so all the seasons seem the same .eat at macdonalds drive through keep you doors locked saves you getting mugged .i hope this helps.

pepzi_bandit 2

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you gotta be joking

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