Britain’s Hidden Gems That Every Traveller Should Know

When you ask people about the best places to visit in Britain, you will generally end up the same feedback which includes Big Ben and Buckingham Palace in London, Stonehenge in Wiltshire, The Lake District, Edinburgh Castle and Mount Snowdon in Wales. Sure, these attractions are excellent and I would recommend anyone that hasn’t visited them to do so at some point in the future. However, Britain has much more to offer than these clichéd and often over-populated attractions, it is a land filled with beautiful and interesting things – things that I would never want you to go without experiencing. That is why I have put together this list of Britain’s hidden gems, in the hope that you visit them and then tell your friends to visit them and they wind up full of tourists and I am forced to scour the country in search of more beautiful places! It’s a labour of love!

Anyway, here goes…

Bamburgh Castle by James West

Bamburgh Castle, Northumbria

Britain is home to a number of famous castles, but few can claim to be quite as impressive as Bamburgh Castle in the north-east of England. This giant building is one of the largest inhabited castles in the country and takes pride of place of the Northumbrian coastline. Bamburgh Castle was once home to the kings of Northumbria and is still a place of fascination to historians and archaeologists who can often be seen digging for artefacts and anything else that provides information on the long history of the castle. This historical landmark should be visited by everyone.

Fishing Cove, Cornwall

Fishing Cove is a secluded a beach as you will ever find – this despite being several hundred metres from a car park! The small beach is a place loved as much by seals as it is by skinny-dippers and naturists and is the perfect place to enjoy a sunny summer afternoon. Fishing Cove, would not doubt be one of the most popular places in Cornwall, were it not for access. The pathway down to the beach is steep and can be slippery but well worth tackling to experience the golden sand.

Dunster Castle, Somerset by Chilli Head

Dunster Castle, Somerset

Dunster Castle is much like something out of a fairytale with turrets and towers aplenty overlooking beautiful Exmoor. The castle itself is made all the more picturesque by the medieval town that surrounds it and the National Collection of strawberry trees that must be seen (but not eaten). Regular events are held at the castle and you can choose to take a tour around the grounds and inside the vast building itself, tracing more than 1,000 years of history in the process.

The Temple, London

London is home to the majority of Britain’s most famous attractions, but many hidden gems also populate the city streets; one such attraction being the Temple, a building which is hidden in plain sight between Fleet Street and the Embankment. Both an ancient church and a base for members of London’s legal profession, the building was named after the Knights Templar. The Temple is eerie as it is wonderful.

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