Tell Me About Your Favourite Place On Earth

[barry1010]

Of course I haven't been all over the world but my favourite place is St Govan's chapel in Pembrokeshire. https://www.visitpembrokeshire.com/attraction-listing/st-govans-chapel

That link fails to say you need to be able-bodied to get to it, it is a wild, rugged place but gives me a great sense of peace and tranquility, even when the MOD is firing.

I hope 'home' is a favourite place for everyone but tell about a favourite place anyone could visit. I am looking for inspiration as I hope to get away more next year

[barry1010]

Thanks for the recommendation, I also have a weakness for good pubs that serve good food.

I like the look of NZ but couldn't tolerate such a long flight.

[gulliver1]

Whitley Bay.

[jno]

barry, nobody had heard of the Fitzrovia chapel, it was buried in the model of a block mostly occupied by the Middlesex hospital. But they left it standing when the hospital was pulled down (there's now a residential development all around it) and you can visit it on Wednesdays.

The hospital also owned another building over the road, which they have done their best to abandon so it will fall down; squatters have moved in to protect it.

This is the old workhouse, said to have inspired the one in Oliver Twist - Dickens lived just a couple of blocks down the road, and supported the master of the house in his attempts to reform the workhouse system. Readers long supposed the original workhouse was somewhere 40 miles away as it is in the book, but it seems pretty clear this was the one Dickens had in mind.

https://landmarksinlondonhistory.wordpress.com/2017/12/05/the-cleveland-street-workhouse/

[evadora]

Barry if you like unsual churches you should visit The holy cross church at Mwnt in Ceredigion, near Cardigan.

[naomi24]

Barry, what a nice thread. Thank you for posting it. Amazing what titbits of hitherto generally unknown bits of interesting information it is producing.

The Doone Valley on Exmoor is one of our favourite places. Beautiful countryside and so fascinating to watch the mist literally rolling in - and at speed - across the landscape. There's a lovely little church there for you too - the one R D Blackmore used in his classic, Lorna Doone.

https://www.britainexpress.com/counties/somerset/churches/oare.htm

[gulliver1]

JNO 11.12 Thanks for that one ,Brilliant.

[ZebuSanctuary]

Wastwater in the L.District.

The walk with a bit of a scramble is still a vivid memory of one sunny crispy Saturday
many moons ago.

Surrounded by the highest peaks Scafell, The Gables and Kirk fell - what's not to like.

Picturesque beyond belief!

[ladybirder]

Got to be the stunning Yorkshire Dales for me, Nidderdale and in particular Pateley Bridge. Would move there tomorrow if circumstances allowed.

https://nidderdaleaonb.org.uk

[ladybirder]

Ooops! Should have put North Y D.

[gness]

Much as I love Mayo and The Algarve I have always loved Kerry and the village we now live in. It's friendly and welcoming to everyone who comes to live here.
We have no vandalism or litter.
When the tourist season ends we have plays, story telling festivals, sessions in the pubs and other events to see us through a wet winter.
And we are still allowed to buy a little local turf to enjoy the aroma as we curl up by the fire!....bliss. :-)

[Zacs-Master]

Barry1010
We have relatives who live in Skipton too. It's a great, thriving little town with some great places to eat. If you're looking for somewhere, I can recommend Elsworth's Kitchen for an evening meal, or, if you feel like pushing the boat out, Alexanders. For breakfast / brunch, Two Sisters is really good.

[rowanwitch]

Of the places I have been.... Possibly church island Menai Bridge, in spring when the churchyard is full of flowers , and when the birds fly in as the light fails in the evening., Maybe Wells next the sea on a late summer day when I still believed we had all the time in the world.

[Hazlinny]

Difficult one! West coast of Scotland and island-hopping(for UK)
Isle of Lopud (about 7 miles from Dubrovnik) - just about 200 inhabitants. Was traffic-free when I was there but ??now. Amazing sunsets where the sky and sea seem to blend together into a lovely shade of deep pink. (Europe)

[Captain2]

Just been having a discussion with the Good Lady and we've agreed it has to Kyoto.
The gardens, temples and shrines, castles, general scenery all blend in with the vibrant, both old and new, parts of a fabulous city. Not to mention the extremely friendly Japanese people.

Just a pity it is now a 16 hour flight minimum, but you never know, we hopefully will get back.

[barry1010]

Thanks all, some great suggestions and lovely stories. I have made a note of the places I can feasibly visit and planning my trips will be a lovely way to pass these dark, cold days.