Top 25 things to see and do in UK and Ireland
Thursday, 03 May 2007 13:25
The top 25 things to do and see in Britain and Ireland have been named by Rough Guides today in celebration of the travel publisher's 25th year.
Items on the list for Britain and Ireland range from surfing in Cornwall to getting lost in Birmingham's Balti Triangle, as well as well-known tourist activities such as drinking Guinness in Dublin and punting on the Cam.
The list is the first of a new series of books of top 25s on a variety of destinations and travel experiences.
"When we think of holidays, a lot of people immediately associate this to going abroad. But, believe it or not, you don't actually need to jump on a plane to have an amazing time," explained Mark Ellingham, the series' editor and Rough Guides' founder.
He added the 25s books would be a one-off series of 25 magazine-style publications aiming to capture the excitement of travel, "a collection of ideas, enthusiasm and inspirations".
Rough Guides Top 25 Britain and Ireland Travel Experiences
1. Soaking up the Edinburgh Festival
2. Walking the Pembrokeshire Coast Path, Wales
3. Punting on the Cam, Cambridge
4. Supping Guinness in Dublin
5. Wandering Borrowdale in the Lake District
6. Be humbled by Durham Cathedral
7. Cycling in the New Forest
8. See the Belfast Murals
9. Surfing in Newquay, Cornwall
10. Breathing in the sea air in Tobermory, Scotland
11. Hiking in Snowdonia, Wales
12. Hunting ghosts in York
13. Hitting the streets for Notting Hill Carnival, London
14. Getting away from it all on Skellig Michael, Ireland
15. Get lost in the Balti Triangle, Birmingham
16. Clubbing in London
17. Walking on Dartmoor
18. Trundling along the West Highlands Railway, Scotland
19. Winning the prehistoric lottery (Newgrange Lottery, County Meath)
20. Watching a football match at Old Trafford
21. Losing yourself in Connemara, Ireland
22. Take a stroll from St Paul's to Tate Modern
23. Holkham magic, Norfolk - visiting the best beach in Britain,
24. Walking the walls of Conwy Castle, north Wales
25. Experience Glastonbury