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Best of Britain 2004

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  Posted by Caro (U1691443) on Tuesday, 25th October 2011

  When I was wandering round my computer documents yesterday I came across a list of the things we had done and enjoyed most in Britain in 2004. Feel free to comment or add to it. I still think of Kenilworth Castle as my favourite, impressive as a building, great history, and well set out for tourists too.
  
  The first choice is my husband's and then mine:
  
  
  Number of Castles/ Abbeys/ Ruins – 25
  Him: Kenilworth Castle nr Birmingham where Elizabeth 1st was entertained for 16 days or so and they spent the equivalent
  of about Β£10 million, Me: same
  
  Number of Churches/ Cathedrals – 19
  Him: Eastry church nr Sandwich with Deverson gravestones,
  Me: Beverley Minster
  
  Number of Restaurant/ Pubs for special meals – 72
  Him: very tricky – evening at Portmeirion Hotel, Mellington
  Hall in Wales, Middle of the Earth - Blackpool . .ooh too tricky,
  Me: impossible, Magpie CafΓ© and Gabitas (Spanish) in Whitby,
  Nonna’s in Sheffield.
  
  Number of Museums/ Galleries – 43
  Him: D-Day Museum in Portsmouth at 60th Anniversary,
  Me: Museum in Rugby, The Deep in Hull
  
  Number of Towns/ Villages – 135ish (stopped long enough to eat/ take
  photos, at least an hour)
  Him: well, barely possible to choose, Sheffield was just
  fine, Me: same, Llanidloes, Shrewsbury, Leamington Spa
  
  Number of Events – 56ish
  Him: Chelsea Flower Show and Royal Welsh Agricultural Show,
  Me: cricket at Lord’s)
  
  Best Placenames we visited: Fryup, Crackpot, the Slaughters, Scrooby
  and Dungsworth!
  
  Seem to have missed battlefields, where I think we would both choose Battle (Hastings). And theatre which would have been The Crucible at the Crucible. (Maybe these came under Events.)
  
  Cheers, Caro.
  

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