NATURAL ATTRACTIONS

England is often underestimated and compared to the wonderful landscapes of Scotland and Wales, but this part of the United Kingdom also has many amazing places. Of all the beautiful corners of England, it’s hard to narrow down the list to just a few or a dozen, but we’ll try anyway. Here are (probably) the most beautiful parts of England worth visiting.

Durdle Door

 

Durdle Door is located in Dorset on the Jurassic Coast and includes a beach and a natural limestone arch dating back to 140 million years ago. It is also one of the most photographed places in southern England. 200,000 people walk the path leading to Durdle Door every year. people, which also makes it the most frequently used trail on the south coast.

 Cheddar Gorge

Cheddar Gorge is the largest limestone gorge in the UK. It is located near the village of Cheddar, in the southern part of the Mendip hills, in the English county of Somerset. The rocks that form the gorge are full of caves, and in one of them the oldest human skeleton in Britain (9,000 years old), called the Cheddar Man, was found in 1903.

Cheddar Gorge, along with the caves and nearby village, is a popular tourist attraction attracting approximately half a million visitors annually.

Halnaker Tunnel of Trees

 

This tunnel of trees, giving the impression that it leads to a fairy tale land, lies off the coast of England near Halnaker, West Sussex. The tree line was once a Roman road, although the path now leads to a windmill and views of the village and coast. The unique shape of the pipe is due to frequent trampling by people, thousands of whom come here every year.

Kynance Cove

Kynance Cove is situated on the western side of Lizard Point and is one of the most photographed places in Cornwall. The wonderful azure water contrasting with the beautiful sandy beach makes it hard to disagree. Kynance Cove offers breathtaking views and is set back from roads and buildings, making it a pleasure to relax here.

At low tide you can explore the surrounding rocks and caves, or take a 2-mile walk to Lizard Point, the southernmost point on the mainland in the UK.

St Michaels Mount

 

St. Michael’s Mount is a tidal island off the coast of Cornwall in Mount’s Bay. Connected to the mainland by a 366 m long road, accessible only at low tide. At the top there is a 15th century chapel of St. Michael built after the alleged revelation of the archangel Michael to the monk.

Clovelly

The beautiful fishing village of Clovelly is located on the northern edge of Devon and once belonged to the royal family. Its steep cobblestone streets leading down to the sea brought it undisputed fame. There are no cars in Clovelly, but there are donkeys that pull sleighs.

The local scenery has been captured many times by artists, painters and photographers for its richness of colors. The South West Coast Path also runs through the village, leading from the top of the village. The section from Clovelly to Hartland Quay is particularly spectacular.

As Clovelly has a very long and rich history, there are many listed buildings here. You can stay, among others, in the New Inn hotel, dating back to the 13th century.

Blackpool Sands

 

Blackpool Sands is a lovely beach in Dartmouth, Devon, named after the nearby village of Blackpool. Since 1933, the beach has encroached further inland every year. In 1989, the sea broke through the dams and moved inland, damaging coastal properties and threatening the A379 road. However, it remains one of the most popular beaches in the UK.

Knaresborough

 

Knaresborough is a town and parish in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of North Yorkshire, England. One of the city’s main attractions is Mother Shipton’s Cave and Petrifying Well, which in the 17th century was inhabited by (if legends are to be believed) a witch. One of the city’s landmarks, the viaduct over the Nidd River, is also incredibly impressive.

Bournemouth beach

 

Bournemouth’s beautiful sandy beach is described by many as one of the most beautiful in the UK. This is by far the most visited beach, with over 100,000 visitors during the summer weekend. people. The 7-mile-long beach also sells 750,000 ice creams a year.

Minack Theatre

The Minack Theater is an amphitheater in Cornwall, in the Penwith district near the village of Porthcurno, which was carved out of the rock beneath a sheer cliff. In the Cornish language, the name of the theater means rock.

The theater was invented, financed and largely built by herself in the 1930s by Rowena Cade, a theater actress. The inspiration for the creation of the theater was art

William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream performed by local actors in a nearby meadow in 1929. In 1944, the theater was to be used by the film studio Gainsborough Pictures as a setting for the film Love Story starring Stewart Granger and Margaret Lockwood. Unfavorable weather conditions caused the photos to be moved to the studio. Rowena Cade managed the venue until her death in 1983. Currently, the stage is used from June to September and during the full season 17 plays by actors from Great Britain and the USA are performed.