Favourite City in the UK

Druss_The_Legend said:
I've never actually been to central London! I live just outside of London and have done for the past 6 years. It would take about 1 hour and cost less than a fiver on the tube(the tube station is a 5 minute walk from my house) but mainly because of anxiety I've never actually been. With all the history and museums in London I would probably actually really enjoy it if I managed to be dragged there, it's the thought of the busy tube and then the busy places really sets my anxiety off, I haven't been on the tube either.
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Couldn't you choose a time when the tube is less (early morning, or a weekend) and then just walk round the city ?

There's plenty of places you can go that aren't busy (whether that's ever or just at certain times, for example the city is deserted on a weekend).

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London is OK in short bursts, but I find it a very tiring and draining and expensive place to be.

I live in Liverpool, which I love.

York is I think is one of my favourite places to visit for a few days. Touristy, but not in a bad way.

Most good cities have a major river as a focal point, in my experience.
 
Without doubt it is York for me.

I have looked at moving there but the same kind of house I have now is more than double the price and I can't justify it, with it being so close to visit anyway.

It would take loads of train trips or petrol money to get anywhere near the house price difference!
 
I`ll add Newcastle to mine. Always nick-named it a "space city", because there's so much to do, in terms of live music, arena, quayside, eat outs, fadgies, stottie cakes, peas puddin, proximity to the sea.....lived in Shields for a bit, so not far away. (y)
 
I'm going to say Bath and Chester despite never having visited either, they just look very picturesque on the television.
 
Newcastle one of most vibrant places I have ever been.
London but only if I'm doing focussed visits, I can't be bothered with going one part of it after the other, staying in one area is just enough for my tolerance level.
Bath I have only been a few times but it always impresses.
 
Malaguena said:
I'm the absolute complete opposite ..... I too lived in Newcastle for a few years and never saw the attraction - sweeping generalisation but I found the people so far up their own backsides with how wonderful "the Toon" was, it was painful

Ditto Liverpool - especially the arrogance of the locals and how Liverpool is somehow "different"

Favourite Cities - Leeds, York and Manchester
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living somewhere and visiting through is somewhat different. Newcastle is a really pleasant place to stroll around, particularly in the summer by the river
 
wilkos_perm said:
living somewhere and visiting through is somewhat different. Newcastle is a really pleasant place to stroll around, particularly in the summer by the river
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I lived in one of the villages outside so it was almost like "visiting" when we went in - each to their own, but as I say, not for me

None are a patch on Malaga anyway ;)
 
Druss_The_Legend said:
I've never actually been to central London! I live just outside of London and have done for the past 6 years. It would take about 1 hour and cost less than a fiver on the tube(the tube station is a 5 minute walk from my house) but mainly because of anxiety I've never actually been. With all the history and museums in London I would probably actually really enjoy it if I managed to be dragged there, it's the thought of the busy tube and then the busy places really sets my anxiety off, I haven't been on the tube either.
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You are stuck a bit aren't you? The thought of going to an incredibly busy city ( and it is even at 'quiet' times) troubles you. But I suspect also missing out on all the sights and interests of one of the great icons of human civilization ( in any time period) has you wishing you could find a way.
I suspect you are not the 1st person with this problem and chances are there is some organisation that assists people in your situation, maybe for a fee etc, it could be worth looking. If you do go my tip is pick something you really want to see and stick to the immediate area of it if you want to do something else. Central London every street has a story and multiple stories and attractions that are interesting in their own right. Maybe pick a coffee shop get there early and from the window watch the whole world go by for the day with out doing anything else.
 
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Malaguena said:
None are a patch on Malaga anyway
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I visited Málaga a lot over 20;years ago, but since 2010 have mostly stuck to northern Spain . When I was in Torremolinos last October we drove along to Málaga on Sunday evening, it has so changed in the last 20 years. After going up to the castle in dusk, which was stunning for the views, we came down on the other side not facing the port. The streets where lined with decorative lights, restaurants with tables laid out in a style which felt almost french , very elegant and chic, not what you would associate with Andalusia or their style, no disrespect intended. I keep.hearing about Málaga and it seems it is the place to visit at the moment in Spain ahead of Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia.
 
exeterboro said:
I visited Málaga a lot over 20;years ago, but since 2010 have mostly stuck to northern Spain . When I was in Torremolinos last October we drove along to Málaga on Sunday evening, it has so changed in the last 20 years. After going up to the castle in dusk, which was stunning for the views, we came down on the other side not facing the port. The streets where lined with decorative lights, restaurants with tables laid out in a style which felt almost french , very elegant and chic, not what you would associate with Andalusia or their style, no disrespect intended. I keep.hearing about Málaga and it seems it is the place to visit at the moment in Spain ahead of Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia.
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They've poured money into regenerating the City since we first visited 20 odd years ago - then it was a bit "rough" shall we say, but it's stunning now. However, they've also managed to maintain the "feel" of the place, and it's still fairly free of the Brit expat / tourist plague.

We live in the hills just above Pedregalejo in to the east of the centre, and it's wonderful - 15 minute bus ride into town but there's also the stretch of beach and bars / restaurants along to El Palo which is very Spanish and local and less cosmopolitan - love it
 
Malaguena said:
They've poured money into regenerating the City since we first visited 20 odd years ago - then it was a bit "rough" shall we say, but it's stunning now. However, they've also managed to maintain the "feel" of the place, and it's still fairly free of the Brit expat / tourist plague.

We live in the hills just above Pedregalejo in to the east of the centre, and it's wonderful - 15 minute bus ride into town but there's also the stretch of beach and bars / restaurants along to El Palo which is very Spanish and local and less cosmopolitan - love it
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Would love to go back there and get lost for a few days in some of the back street bars and restaurants.
 
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