Leuke activiteiten in Engeland: 10 categorieën om te verkennen

Engeland pakt immense diversiteit in een compact eiland. Tien manieren om het te genieten:

1. Historische locaties – Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, Stonehenge, Bath Romeinse thermen, York Minster, Warwick Castle, Hadrianswal.
2. Musea & Galerieën – British Museum, National Gallery, Tate Modern, V&A, Natural History Museum, Ashmolean (Oxford), National Railway Museum (York). Meestal gratis.
3. Landelijk wandelen – Cotswolds, Lake District, Peak District, South Downs, Coast Path (630 mijl), Pennine Way. Pub-naar-pub wandelen een nationale bezigheid.
4. Zee & Kust – Brighton, Whitby, St Ives, Cornwall, Jurassic Coast, Norfolk Broads. Vis & friet, fossielen jagen, surfen, zeehonden spotten.
5. Festivals & Evenementen – Glastonbury, Reading/Leeds, Notting Hill Carnival, Edinburgh Fringe (Schotland maar dichtbij), Chelsea Flower Show, Henley Regatta, county shows.
6. Theater & Podiumkunsten – West End (Londen), Stratford-upon-Avon (RSC), National Theatre, regionale krachtcentra (Sheffield, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol).
7. Eten & Drinken – Vis & friet, zondagsroast, high tea, pasties, curry (Birmingham/Brick Lane), echt ale, cider, gin, Engelse wijn (Kent, Sussex).
8. Pretparken – Alton Towers, Thorpe Park, Chessington, Legoland Windsor, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Paultons (Peppa Pig).
9. Nationale parken – Lake District, Peak District, Yorkshire Dales, North York Moors, Exmoor, Dartmoor, New Forest, South Downs, Northumberland, Broads.
10. Winkelen – Oxford/Regent St (Londen), Bicester Village, York Shambles, Brighton Lanes, Manchester Northern Quarter, marktsteden (Stow, Ludlow, Totnes).

Engeland beloont langzaam reizen – base in een regio, diep verkennen.