Category: United Kingdom

  • Explore the Langdale Valley – The Lake District Cumbria

    Explore the Langdale Valley – The Lake District Cumbria

    The Langdale Valley in The Lake District National Park offers some of the finest mountain scenery that Cumbria has to offer. You can reach The Langdale Valley by driving from Ambleside on the A593 towards Skelwith Bridge. Take the B5343 at the junction of the Skelwith Bridge Hotel and follow the road past beautiful Elter…

  • Step back into the 17th Century in Hawkshead

    I’m just back from a two night stay in the village of Hawkshead, Cumbria. This Lake District village, famous for the poet William Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter, lies to the west of Lake Windermere and just north of Esthwaite Water. You can drive to Hawkshead via Newby Bridge or Ambleside but the most interesting route…

  • A walk up Haystacks from Buttermere

    A walk up Haystacks from Buttermere

    It was a windy and overcast day with heavy showers as we parked our car in the car park next to The Fish pub Buttermere before walking along the shore of beautiful Lake Buttermere in The Lake District. As you approach the end of the lake you will see a path that leads up at 45 degrees…

  • Cauldron Falls, West Burton

    Cauldron Falls in the tiny beautiful village of West Burton in North Yorkshire is a stunning waterfall that is not that well known. It’s near to the more visited Aysgarth Falls but I think Cauldron Falls is better. There is plenty of nearby parking available and the waterfall is only 50 yards from the road…

  • The Shard visitor experience to be latest London attraction.

    The Shard viewing platform is due to open on 1 February 2013 and will become one of London’s “must see” attractions. The Shard is the highest building in the EU and will be twice as high as any other London vantage point. The viewing levels will be between levels 68 and 72 and it is…

  • Yorkshire – When are you coming ?

    I have lived in Yorkshire all my life and I think that it is one of the best places to live. The people are friendly, the scenery is amazing and it’s a mix of contemporary modern cities like Leeds and Sheffield and historic buildings like Castle Howard and Fountains Abbey. I wouldn’t be surprised if the…

  • Where is this? Tourist Attraction Quiz

    How is your geography knowledge ? Are you familiar with tourist attractions around the world? Here is a test for you. Get the answer right and get  mentioned on the Global Holidays travel blog and read by 20,000 readers every week. Here are a  few hints for you about the picture below. 1. Construction took place between…

  • Information about Leeds

    As we are a travel agent based in Leeds we thought that we would offer our readers some information about Leeds. After all, we are experts on Leeds as we live in Leeds ! Leeds has become a popular city over recent years. It is very cosmopolitan and it has a massive number of bars, restaurants, pubs,…

  • The Western Isles – A World Away from anywhere else !

    I’m just back from a week in Stornaway. If you don’t know, Stornaway is on the Isle of Lewis which is part of the Outer Hebrides which are also known as The Western Isles. This is only my second holiday break away this year.  In April I had a short holiday in Norway and because my daughter…

  • A Day Trip to Morecambe – The Good Bits !

    It’s only a few weeks since I last visited an English seaside town and after that not so good experience I was again going to sample the delights of Morecambe this Bank Holiday weekend. I have a soft spot for Morecambe as I have spent quite a few weekends and short holidays there so I…

  • Top Easter Holiday Destinations

    As Easter approaches and most of us have a 4 day break we start to think what we can do in those precious few days. Good Friday is on 2 April in 2010 and as ever the weather can be very unpredictable at this time of year. I have known there being snow at Easter as well…

  • Staycation – Forget It !

    How a Day at the English seaside put me off having a holiday in the UK Many people, if we are to believe surveys, intend to spend their summer holidays in the UK. These people believe that they will save money and have a better time than they would do if they travelled abroad to…