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Photography road trip in the UK, 2016?

Devon Cream teas can't be bettered. Scones, cream and jam or is it scones jam and cream, no one is quite sure.
 
Forgot a link to the national Parks website which are different from AONBs.

http://www.nationalparks.gov.uk/quick-guide-to-the-uks-national-parks

Basically the variety of what there is to see is so great that we can only give you a few pointers to places we may know. If you do your research and look up all the places in the AONB and/or National Parks you can make a plan of the things you really want to see and take it from there.

Canterbury and Winchester are nice places as well. So is Christchurch on South Coast.

If you happen to be in Sussex in mid June and are into cars, get some tickets for the Goodwood festival of speed. Its the ultimate car show in the world. You can get close up and personal with the cars and drivers. Most of the great drivers from past and present attend. Fantastic photo opportunity if you are into cars and motorsport. You'll see the greatest multi million pound cars from the past and present racing on the hill climb. This is a truly mega event that happens every year.

https://grrc.goodwood.com/section/festival-of-speed/#DpJyMztyDxJ1ozgY.97
 
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RobC said:
Interesting sure but highly overated as a vistor attraction.
Avebury also has a manor and museum yo
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Indeed. Stonehenge was great when you just pulled in off the road, strolled in and picnicked on a convenient stone (40 years ago) but now it's the Stonehenge Disneyworld Experience you can't get near it for fences and other people and every time you turn a corner it costs you money! Again, stuff Stonehenge and head for Avebury.

Steve
 
RobC said:
Devon Cream teas can't be bettered. Scones, cream and jam or is it scones jam and cream, no one is quite sure.
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Always a good argument to be had whether 'scones' is pronounced as it's spelled (to rhyme with 'cones') or 'sconns' (to rhyme with 'dons').
In Devon, local yokels (like me) favour the former, whereas the nobs tend to go for 'sconns' (for some reason I can't fathom).

Does the word even mean anything to our US friends?

Steve
 
RobC said:
Devon Cream teas can't be bettered. Scones, cream and jam or is it scones jam and cream, no one is quite sure.
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I've been reading along but biting my tongue because my best photographic experience of all times has been in the North of England. But I can't help intruding just to say "I totally agree!" . But which is it; I keep hearing that it makes a difference... And no matter which way I do it I'm told I'm wrong.
 
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American scones, especially those sold at Starbucks... You wouldn't even recognize them as scones. There something all together different.
 
When I asked a waitress where does Devon cream come from, she said, "From the store, right?
 
Basically... With the addition of too much sugar sprinkled on top. Yuck.
 
Drew B. said:
Just don't remind them that they drive on the wrong side of the road as opposed to driving on the "right" side as the rest of the world does!
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I enjoy being a human cliche, so decided to go backpacking for a year after university. I travelled from the UK to Singapore, then on to Malaysia. Next I flew to Australia and picked strawberries to earn enough to travel on to New Zealand. After that it was Thailand, then back in the UK twelve months later.

In all that time, crazy Malaysian and Thai taxi drivers overtaking on blind bends were the only cars I saw driving on the right.
 
Bring a very wide angle lens to photograph the train station sign on the train platform at Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch!
 
If you want to fit the most into your 2 weeks note that London is the centre of the rail network.
http://www.travelinesoutheast.org.uk/se/XSLT_TRIP_REQUEST2?language=en&timeOffset=15
Start from Charing Cross or Victoria for Kent, Victoria for Sussex, Waterloo for Hampshire, IOW and Dorset,
Paddington for Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, Kings Cross or Euston for the Midlands and North, Liverpool Street for Norwich and Essex.
Here is a map of the mainly underground railway (tube):
http://content.tfl.gov.uk/standard-tube-map.pdf
 
Don't know what you're planning in the way of accommodations, but every time I've visited the U.K. I've only stayed at B&Bs. Even in London there are countless small hotels which offer breakfast. It's not only enjoyable to chat with other travelers over breakfast, but occasionally there are times when they are from areas that you plan to visit and can offer pointers of sights to see. Another advantage of B&Bs is that the proprietors are usually steeped in information about the area and are typically more than willing to share it, including not only places to see, but the best places to shop. I like to travel to experience different cultures and customs. What better way is there to do this than to have conversation around the breakfast table or over a pint at the local?
 

You can add India and Japan to the list that drive on the left.

Ronnie
 
Sirius Glass said:
Bring a very wide angle lens to photograph the train station sign on the train platform at Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch!
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You wouldn't want to be photographing this one. Might be a bit far out of your way being in Ireland:

Crinkley Bottom
 
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Steve Smith said:
And don't call it a train station... It's a Railway Station!!


Steve.
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One of the (many) things that irritates me is when people (usually young) refer to a 'train station'. I could also include people who say "these ones" and "those ones" when "these" and "those" are perfectly adequate. Add on young people who punctuate their conversation with "like" every other word and it's apparent that I spend a lot of time being an irritable, grumpy old fart!
Steve
 
Steve Roberts said:
One of the (many) things that irritates me is when people (usually young) refer to a 'train station'. I could also include people who say "these ones" and "those ones" when "these" and "those" are perfectly adequate.
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The one currently irritating me is the question "where are you at?" when "where are you?" would be sufficient.


Steve.
 
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Great responses so far. They've been so interesting, you've enticed my wife into coming along! ... and I wanted a quiet two weeks away from trouble and strife.

I'm not sure if I should be thanking you
 
Handy to have a driver and porter for your equipment.
 
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