UK Places to See Before You Die
What UK and Ireland Sites Rate with the World's Top Places?
1000 Places to See Before You Die is a New York Times Number One Bestseller and offers a life list of 'must see' travel destinations. How do the UK and Ireland rate?
1000 Places to See Before You Die is a New York Times Number One Bestseller and offers a traveler's life list of 'must see' destinations and travel experiences. How do the UK and Ireland rate in this compilation of the world's modern wonders? The book by Patricia Schultz was published in 2003 and produced a whole series of copycat titles, but it still sells well and gives keen travelers a talking point. Been there and done that? OK, but where's next on the list for someone stricken with wanderlust?
But how do the UK and Ireland fare in this list of the world's best travel experiences – or at least, one person's list of them? Well, out of 894 pages of actual listings, the UK and Ireland get 87 of them. So almost 10% of the places to see before you die are in the UK and Ireland. That should be enough to keep most people happy, especially those who don't like long-haul flights.
Here are just a few of the British and Irish destinations and travel experiences that author Patricia Schultz reckons rival the best in the world:
- Windsor Castle – oldest and largest castle in Britain
- Chatsworth House – home of the Dukes of Devonshire
- The Cotswolds – most people's idea of rural England
- Winchester Cathedral – one of England's finest
- The Lake District – 'the loveliest spot that man has ever known'
- London – one of the world's greatest cities
- Stonehenge – one of the world's great magical mysteries
- The Hebrides – 'islands at the edge of the sea'
- Scotch Whisky Trail – the world's finest distilleries
- Loch Ness – with or without a monster it's one of Scotland's loveliest lochs
- Edinburgh Castle – where the heart of Scotland beats
- Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh – palatial hotel, where JK Rowling has hidden away to write Harry Potter
- Caernarfon Castle – one of the finest of Wales's 300+ castles
- Snowdonia National Park – stunning Welsh scenery, and where King Arthur sleeps?
- Dylan Thomas's Boathouse – a shrine to Wales's famous, and infamous, poet
- St David's Cathedral – great Welsh religious monument
IRELAND
- Blarney Castle – kissing the Blarney Stone may be corny, but you have to do it
- Cork Jazz Festival – Cork on its own is enough but the jazz festival is terrific
- Ballymaloe House – just click here to read why
- The Book of Kells – one of the many reasons for visiting Dublin
- The Ring of Kerry – the best drive in Ireland?
NORTHERN IRELAND
- The Giant's Causeway – a unique scenic spot on Ireland's north coast
- The Mountains of Mourne – sweep down to the sea
