Especially on a Tuesday night in the summer, our club evening 10's take place.
Your top 6 recommendations for sightseeing in your hometown
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Especially on a Tuesday night in the summer, our club evening 10's take place.
Badger_Boom
Veteran
- Location
- York
Pontefract
The castle - Shakespeare's 'bloody prison', scene of the death of Richard II
The museum - in the art deco former Carnegie library
The 'new' library - Opened in 1975 and one of John Poulson's final projects before going to prison. It's very modern and of its time but I've always liked it.
The Hermitage - Originally dug in the 13th century out of a cliff face south of the town centre, and now concealed under the Victorian former Infirmary.
All Saints Church - A semi-ruined 14th century building with later additions. The earlier parts were badly damaged during the Civil War, and only a small part remained useable afterwards. A modern nave was constructed inside the ruins by GG Pace in the 1960s.
The Buttercross - A 17th century structure constructed to provide shelter to market visitors.
The castle - Shakespeare's 'bloody prison', scene of the death of Richard II
The museum - in the art deco former Carnegie library
The 'new' library - Opened in 1975 and one of John Poulson's final projects before going to prison. It's very modern and of its time but I've always liked it.
The Hermitage - Originally dug in the 13th century out of a cliff face south of the town centre, and now concealed under the Victorian former Infirmary.
All Saints Church - A semi-ruined 14th century building with later additions. The earlier parts were badly damaged during the Civil War, and only a small part remained useable afterwards. A modern nave was constructed inside the ruins by GG Pace in the 1960s.
The Buttercross - A 17th century structure constructed to provide shelter to market visitors.
MadMalx
Senior Member
- Location
- Settle, Yorkshire Dales
Settle (in no particular order):
Castleberg rock for view over town
Victoria music hall - punches well above its weight, mainly folk but some other great stuff
Up the river in the autumn (walk/bike) to see the salmon jumping at Stainforth Foss
Attamire Scar/Victoria Cave/Scaleber Foss
Talbot or Bar13 - friendly and good 🍺
Stunning Dales cycling & walking on your doorstep
Castleberg rock for view over town
Victoria music hall - punches well above its weight, mainly folk but some other great stuff
Up the river in the autumn (walk/bike) to see the salmon jumping at Stainforth Foss
Attamire Scar/Victoria Cave/Scaleber Foss
Talbot or Bar13 - friendly and good 🍺
Stunning Dales cycling & walking on your doorstep
Fastpedaller
Über Member
- Location
- Norfolk
Aylsham is local to me - At 10:00 this morning, there were press photographers and a large van with satelite dish outside the police station - it seems something has happened
Profpointy
Legendary Member
Bristol - in no particular order, and some are combinations on a theme
1 Aerospace Museum. out in the suburbs this superb museum does justice to Bristol's aerospace traditions and amongst a lot else has a Concord(e)
2 Bristol Cathedral Roof and tower Tour which they run occasionally. A fairly ordinary cathedral compared to many but the roof tour is a bit special. St Mary Redcliffe church is at least as nice as the Cathedral proper with Queen Elizabeth I calling it the loveliest in England. And not to forget brutalist masterpiece Clifton (catholic) cathedral. All three have gigs on fairly regularly too.
3 Clifton Suspension bridge. Well worth trying to get a tour of the underground caverns in the South end but worth simply seeing
4 Also by Brunel, his ship the SS Great Britain. A walk round the harbour is a fine thing in its own right too, the harbour in and of itself is one Bristol's most interesting sights.
5 Pubs: Bristol is very much blessed with a huge choice of lovely pubs. There are more too notch pubs within a 5 minutes walk from my house as there are in the whole of Cardiff which is mostly chains sadly. Some examples: Bag o Nails (aka cat pub), various busy town pubs in King Street, a few of which are very old, and also The Duke, a jazz pub. The Coronation and the Fringe is Clifton Village, Severn Stars conveniently next door to the Fleece, ab excellent music venue. The severn stars was a meeting place for the founders of the anti slavery movement, which is very much to be proud of.
6 Music Venues, recently done up The Beacon (formerly Colston Hall), fantastic acoustics in the auditorium and hosts proper world class orchestras and rock gigs. Also St Georges, a smaller venue with equally good sound oarticularly for "early music". The Fleece already mentioned has cover bands and some bigger names in their later years
7 The harbourside. Like many formerly maritime cities, the harbourside is now a pleasant public space even if the bars and restaurants are mostly chains, it's still nice to wander round
Now all that said, despite the great appeal of Bristol as a place to live, not least because you can live actually in the city and have everthing within an easy walk, it's not really somewhere you'd go as a tourist, unless there was agig or other event on say.
1 Aerospace Museum. out in the suburbs this superb museum does justice to Bristol's aerospace traditions and amongst a lot else has a Concord(e)
2 Bristol Cathedral Roof and tower Tour which they run occasionally. A fairly ordinary cathedral compared to many but the roof tour is a bit special. St Mary Redcliffe church is at least as nice as the Cathedral proper with Queen Elizabeth I calling it the loveliest in England. And not to forget brutalist masterpiece Clifton (catholic) cathedral. All three have gigs on fairly regularly too.
3 Clifton Suspension bridge. Well worth trying to get a tour of the underground caverns in the South end but worth simply seeing
4 Also by Brunel, his ship the SS Great Britain. A walk round the harbour is a fine thing in its own right too, the harbour in and of itself is one Bristol's most interesting sights.
5 Pubs: Bristol is very much blessed with a huge choice of lovely pubs. There are more too notch pubs within a 5 minutes walk from my house as there are in the whole of Cardiff which is mostly chains sadly. Some examples: Bag o Nails (aka cat pub), various busy town pubs in King Street, a few of which are very old, and also The Duke, a jazz pub. The Coronation and the Fringe is Clifton Village, Severn Stars conveniently next door to the Fleece, ab excellent music venue. The severn stars was a meeting place for the founders of the anti slavery movement, which is very much to be proud of.
6 Music Venues, recently done up The Beacon (formerly Colston Hall), fantastic acoustics in the auditorium and hosts proper world class orchestras and rock gigs. Also St Georges, a smaller venue with equally good sound oarticularly for "early music". The Fleece already mentioned has cover bands and some bigger names in their later years
7 The harbourside. Like many formerly maritime cities, the harbourside is now a pleasant public space even if the bars and restaurants are mostly chains, it's still nice to wander round
Now all that said, despite the great appeal of Bristol as a place to live, not least because you can live actually in the city and have everthing within an easy walk, it's not really somewhere you'd go as a tourist, unless there was agig or other event on say.
As said, I pass the Cathedral every day on my commute.
Doors open and lights on this evening. Zoom in on the pic and you can see the vicar leading choir practice
Will pop in proper at the weekend.
travellingwest
Well-Known Member
I live up the road in Minehead where we have :
The start of the SWCoast path outside the Quay Inn on the sea front
Butlins (to the annoyance of half the town and joy of the other half, and indifference of the rest )
As mentioned above, the West Somerset Railway which is the longest standard gauge steam railway line in the UK, apparently. Never been on it.
Tropiquaria zoo. Also never been.
The Hobby horse. You either love the traidition and story behind it or lay in bed grumbling about it waking you up at 5am yet again. Every damn year.
The best bits about Minehead are not in it really but within its environs: Dunster Castle and the medieval village of Dunster; the quaint fishing village of Porlock Weir, the Quantocks and Exmoor national park. Cycling nirvana for those wishing to practice short steep gradients repeatedly, one after the other, with some hairpin bends thrown in for good measure.
You missed out Woodhouse scar.
classic33
Leg End Member
Forgot you were into climbing/bouldering. Done a few on there myself.
In the woods below that, a hoard of roman coins was found by a group of girls around a hundred years ago.
Whilst setting up an orienteering course there, we found a couple of hundred quid. Police informed and they found more.
We'd to cancel the orienteering event though, whilst they searched.
I had some friends who rented a place near Hill Top? Towards Kings Cross but thats a life time ago.
Greenwich
We have three World Heritage Sites, so a little spoilt for choice.
Best way to get there is by the fast river boats.
Slow 'tourist' boats, cable car, tube, DLR, bus, train and bike are all options.
Car however is not.
Central London is 20-30 mins away.
The Royal Observatory, interesting museum inside and of course the prime meridian of the world, so you can stand with one leg in the East and the other in the West
The Royal Naval College (Wren)
Famous as the front for dozens of films from Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry Potter, Jack Ryan, Mission Impossible, etc etc etc.
Painted hall worth a look.
The National Maritime museum
and the The Queens House the first Palladian house built in the UK
The Cutty Sark in drydock,
A wander around the indoor market at the weekend, or the Royal Park, or along the river front.
The Cable car is a bit of a con, but worth a look,
and you can visit one of the three cinemas we have here, with 42 screens between them
One of which, with only 17 screen is in the Millennium (O2) Dome
For pubs I'd recommend the Richard 1st, the Cutty Sark (pub), The Plume of Feathers and Davy's Wine Vault, all of which are 200-300+ years old. Or 'The River' for Real Ale aficionados
No shortage of places to eat - Pick a nationality to cut the options down.
We have three World Heritage Sites, so a little spoilt for choice.
Best way to get there is by the fast river boats.
Slow 'tourist' boats, cable car, tube, DLR, bus, train and bike are all options.
Car however is not.
Central London is 20-30 mins away.
The Royal Observatory, interesting museum inside and of course the prime meridian of the world, so you can stand with one leg in the East and the other in the West
The Royal Naval College (Wren)
Famous as the front for dozens of films from Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry Potter, Jack Ryan, Mission Impossible, etc etc etc.
Painted hall worth a look.
The National Maritime museum
and the The Queens House the first Palladian house built in the UK
The Cutty Sark in drydock,
A wander around the indoor market at the weekend, or the Royal Park, or along the river front.
The Cable car is a bit of a con, but worth a look,
and you can visit one of the three cinemas we have here, with 42 screens between them
One of which, with only 17 screen is in the Millennium (O2) Dome
For pubs I'd recommend the Richard 1st, the Cutty Sark (pub), The Plume of Feathers and Davy's Wine Vault, all of which are 200-300+ years old. Or 'The River' for Real Ale aficionados
No shortage of places to eat - Pick a nationality to cut the options down.
captain nemo1701
Space cadet. Deck 42 Main Engineering.
- Location
- Bristol
Well, Bristol is my adoptive hometown now so I'll add to the list with a few odd bits 'n' bobs tourists often miss:
1. Avon Gorge viewpoint; w3w= owners.work.fluid. If you can put up with traffic noise, walk down to the viewpoint for that classic view of the gorge, suspension bridge etc. Good views rom south side of river, M2 bus service stop just before the park & ride. Walk over bridge & turn right, its a few minutes walk, go under the flyover.
2. Afterwards, take a peek at Whitemead House off Duckmoor Road: w3w= inform.vote.copies. Why a block of flats?....probably the most famous in the UK, it was used as Nelson Mandela House in Only Fools & Horses. Check out Penn St in Broadmead, particularly the corner with the Sainsburys on it. I think this was where the 3 wheel van broke down with its occupants dressed as Batman & Robin. Serious OFAH fans should take a look at The Granary, in Welsh Back. It was the exterior location of a certain wine bar in which Del had a famous pratfall......
2. Ashton Court , a park on the edge of Bristol, nice walks, great views, mountain biking too. The lower part hosts the famous Balloon Fiesta.
3. Cabot Tower, Brandon Hill. Walk up Park Street...the famous bloke-hanging-out-of-window Banksy is at the bottom: w3w=happen.next.turns, carry on up and turn left into Great George Street and walk up to the top of the hill (steep!). Nice views plus if you don't suffer vertigo or mind a bit of bird poo, you can climb up the tower - spiral staircase inside.
4. The floating harbour. You can get a boat taxi ride from behind Temple Meads station to the SS Great Britain. Nice way to see the city.
5. Walk on the Clifton Downs. If you tire of the suspension bridge, here are good views of the gorge from here.
6. The Bristol Railway path. Hire an ebike and ride out to Warmley. You pass through the Staple Hill tunnel, pass Mangotsfield station which inspired Arnold Ridley to write The Ghost Train...who's Arnold?...Private Godfrey in Dads Army. Stop for a drink at the Warlmey cafe, nice Marshfield ice cream and you can pretend to be a timelord, the loo is the Tardis (seriously).
captain nemo1701
Space cadet. Deck 42 Main Engineering.
- Location
- Bristol
I'd add that if visiting September to June/July, pop into the Maritime museum which hosts the Astrophotograper of the Year exhibition. Well worth a visit (I think its £10 a ticket).
Yes, the cable car is an over-rated touristy thing but a fun one-off splurge if its a sunny day. Best way to get to Greenwich is take the Uber boats from places like embankment. Hop on/off service with your credit card. Much more fun than noisy tubes and direct to the Cutty Sark.
Paying to stand either side of the meridian is a bit of a rip-off too seeing as the line goes from pole to pole. Use google earth to figure out where it is in Greenwich park & you can stand on it for free without 300 others around you!. Best to take the road to the right of the observatory, less of an incline, easier to walk up, toilets at the top.
