LIST OF TOP 40 TRAVEL EXPERIENCES IN THE UK TO DO BEFORE THE AGE OF 40

1.     Stay the night at the Northumberland International Dark Sky Park, part of the Northumberland National Park, and stargaze into the darkest skies in England

2.     Take the ultimate road trip on Scotland’s North Coast 500 and see spectacular wildlife, the imposing Dunrobin castle and geological wonders

3.     Travel to Birmingham’s Balti Triangle, the culinary birthplace of the famous ‘Balti’ for a uniquely British-Asian Experience.

4.     Explore part of the UK’s 2,000 miles of canals and rivers with a staycation on a canal boat

5.     Learn bushcraft and survival skills on a wilderness course in the Yorkshire Dales and Lake District

6.     Travel to Blakeney Point Nature Reserve and go seal spotting for common and grey seals

7.     Book an overnight stay in Cornwall and bask in the early morning sunshine on the golden sands of Porthcurno Beach

8.     Savour world class English wines and book a vineyard tour in Kent

9.     Take a trip to visit the landscape that inspired Tolkien’s ‘Middle Earth’ and explore the Puzzlewood in the Forest Of Dean

10.  Climb the basalt steps of the Giant’s Causeway, Country Antrim, Northern Ireland

11.  Visit the white sandy shores and swim in the crystal-clear waters of Pentle Bay, Tresco, and stay overnight on the Isles of Scilly

12.  Book a stay in a camping pod and go hiking in the vast, wild Epping Forest, Essex

13.  Book a trip to visit the picturesque and colourful Italian style village of Portmeirion, Wales

14.  Buy tickets for Glastonbury Festival, Somerset, and watch the headline act

15.  Hire a traditional punt and sail under the Bridge of Sighs on the River Cam in Cambridge

16.  Travel to the trendy and kitsch seaside town of Margate, Kent, and visit the Turner Contemporary Gallery

17.  Enjoy nature with a touch of luxury whilst glamping overnight in the New Forest

18.  Hike up Mount Snowdon in the Snowdonia National Park, Wales – the highest mountain in England and Wales

19.  Taste-test a cream tea from Devon and neighbouring Cornwall and decide which is best!

20.  Sandboard down ‘The Big Dipper’, Europe’s second largest sand dune in Methyr Mawr, Wales

21.  Visit Devon and Dorset’s stunning Jurassic Coast to discover prehistoric fossils

22.  Take a tour of a former mine 300ft underground at the Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenavon, Wales

23.  Travel to the coast and breathe in the fresh air with a coastal hike along the Seven Sisters, Sussex

24.  Hire a car and experience peak Scottish scenery on a drive from Glasgow to Fort William up the A82

25.  Cycle along a former railway line, the Tissington trail, in the Peak District

26.  Take a trip to London and join the parade at Notting Hill Carnival, celebrating the UK’s Caribbean history

27.  Get a taste of the upper class and visit the real Downton Abbey; Highclere Castle in Hampshire

28.  Take a trip to visit Windsor Castle, Berkshire, and see one of Her Majesty’s residences

29.  Book tickets to explore the magnificent palace, park and gardens at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire

30.  Book a whiskey tasting tour at a Scottish distillery in Campbeltown, Highland, Islay, Lowland or Speyside, in Scotland

31.  Travel to Oxfordshire and relive history by walking the 5000-year-old Neolithic Ridgeway, the oldest road in England

32.  Hire a kayak off the sunny beaches of the Isle of Lewis in Scotland

33.  Book a walking gin tour through the iconic pubs and artisan distilleries in Belfast

34.  Book a stay in Liverpool and party in an old brick warehouse in the Baltic Triangle; the thriving cultural hub of the city

35.  Take a trip to Manchester and dance the night away in one of the many gay bars lining Canal Street

36.  Visit Central London and join the lively London Pride parade

37.  Take a trip to the capital and experience the history of the Thames with a visit to the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London

38.  Buy a ticket and take a trip on the oldest, steepest inland electric funicular railway in England on the Bridgnorth Cliff Railway

39.  Book a trip to Pembrokeshire and get an adrenaline rush whilst coasteering cliffs, caves and rockpools

40.  Take a trip to North Devon and go surfing on the 19 miles of coastline


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