Your top 6 recommendations for sightseeing in your hometown

[Chromatic]

Gloucester

The Cathedral
The Docks
Bishop Hooper‘s monument in St Mary’ Square, where they burnt him at the stake. When they were digging the foundations for the monument they found the remains of a burnt stake, which is now in the museum, it is thought it could be the stake which he was burned alive on.
For train fans Gloucester railway station which has the longest single, continuous platform in the UK.
The Pelican Pub

 

[Bazzer]

Manchester:
Old Trafford football ground and if you really had nothing to do the Etihad Stadium.
Salford Quays, albeit just over the River Irwell in the adjoining city
The city centre with buildings such as the Corn Exchange, Town Hall and Central Library, despite the best efforts of the planners to destroy the city's heritage.
Science Museum
The Ancoats area to see how people and industry used to live side by side when the city was known as Cottonopolis and people like Marx and Engels formed their views.
Concorde at Manchester Airport
City centre pubs such as the Circus Tavern, The Old Nags Head and Peveril of the Peak.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Leicester

• The Guildhall and Cathedral (with the grave/vault of King Richard the 3rd inside)
• New Walk
• National Space Centre
• On the outskirts Bradgate Park (family estate and home of the 9 day Queen)
• Beacon Hill (highest point in the county)

Soar Valley Way = leads to the motorway to get up north (or south if you are a sadist)

Beacon Hill is the second highest point, highest point is Bardon Hill. 3rd highest is old John (in Bradgate Park)

 

[Oldhippy]

Locally,
Dover Castle, Walmer Castle, the last 25 odd miles of Route One to Dover, the oldest mostly complete medieval town in the country, WWII relics scattered far and wide with excellent museums recalling the Battle of Britain, endless quiet country lanes criss crossing the entire area, superb views of the sea, a Viking replica ship, a fabulous blues music venue to name some highlights. Oh, and Margate if that's your bag.

 

[Oldhippy]

Just noticed the '6 top' couldn't decide what should go.

 

[ianrauk]

Pickering.
The North Yorks railway.
Pickering castle.
The Sun inn.
The White Swan.
Bothams cafe.
The Indian Restaurant on the Main Street.

Ronnie?

 

[ianrauk]

Rochester

The Castle
The Cathedral
The Russian Submarine
Fort Amhurst (Napoleonic Fort)
Historic Dockyard
The High Street (15 pubs and bars)

 

[Tenkaykev]

Salisbury

The Cathedral
Tower tour in the cathedral
St Thomas’
Elizabeth Gardens and town path walk
Lunch in the summer at the Rose & Crown overlooking the water meadows
Walk around and see the medieval architecture

Dont waste your money on Stonehenge (in my opinion) just drive past on the A303

And head to Avebury...

 

[biggs682]

Wellingborough

The five local wells
The free town centre car parks
The pork pie church
The vast amount of turkish barbers and east european shops

 

[DRM]

any means of transport out of it comes to mind for my home town .

You & me both!

 

[YMFB]

And head to Avebury...

Are you familiar with the Wyndham Arms ?

 

[Webbo2]

Ronnie?

Who🤷🏼‍♂️

 

[Dave7]

Pickering.
The North Yorks railway.
Pickering castle.
The Sun inn.
The White Swan.
Bothams cafe.
The Indian Restaurant on the Main Street.

Does the stream still run along the front of the houses ?
If so does it still have trout in it ?
It did in 1968 when I was there on honeymoon

 

[Willd]

1. The Merchant's Inn
2. The Seven Stars
3. The Raglan
4. The Windmill
5. The Victoria
6. The Rugby Tap

oh and there's some very expensive public school where some bloke picked up a (now odd shaped ball and ran with it)

 

[Webbo2]

Does the stream still run along the front of the houses ?
If so does it still have trout in it ?
It did in 1968 when I was there on honeymoon

The stream does still run through the middle of town but on one side is now a car park. I’m not sure on the trout but I doubt it as I’ve not seen Mortimer and Whitehouse in there fishing.
1968 on your honeymoon that’s something, the first time I came up this way was 1966 and that was camping with the scouts down the road in Kirkdale.