"See different cities, explore the architecture, drink coffee and shop.
Mrs
There any cities you would recommend?"
York, Canterbury, Manchester, Cambridge, for the coast saltburn is lovely and close to Durham which has a lovely cathedral.
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By *langieB OP Man 15 weeks ago
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"See different cities, explore the architecture, drink coffee and shop.
Mrs
There any cities you would recommend?
York, Canterbury, Manchester, Cambridge, for the coast saltburn is lovely and close to Durham which has a lovely cathedral.
Mrs "
Thanks. I'll keep that in mind... I fancy a bit of an outing today... Do something I never do haha... So I need inspiration hahahaha |
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What do you like? Walking? Nature? history? architecture? food?
I love medieval history, so my little solo breaks are castle heavy  
Choose one thing that you really want to see/do and plan a day trip. |
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By *langieB OP Man 15 weeks ago
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"What do you like? Walking? Nature? history? architecture? food?
I love medieval history, so my little solo breaks are castle heavy
Choose one thing that you really want to see/do and plan a day trip. "
I don't mind walking, I haven't been to a museum in forever (since I was a kid), and I really enjoy my food haha.
I really like zoos if I'm honest. I guess I'm a bit self conscious about going out alone haha.
Any locations you would recommend? |
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No need at all to be self conscious alone. I often am. My tip is to find a walking tour with a guide. You will learn so much in a couple of hours. I enjoyed Bath, York and Chester (which also has a zoo for you) |
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"What do you like? Walking? Nature? history? architecture? food?
I love medieval history, so my little solo breaks are castle heavy
Choose one thing that you really want to see/do and plan a day trip.
I don't mind walking, I haven't been to a museum in forever (since I was a kid), and I really enjoy my food haha.
I really like zoos if I'm honest. I guess I'm a bit self conscious about going out alone haha.
Any locations you would recommend?"
I understand the self-consciousness thing. It disappears pretty quickly the more you go out alone, though.
Why not try a small wildlife park to begin with before you go full on with one of the bigger zoos. Lakeland Wildlife Oasis in Cumbria is lovely and small. |
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By *langieB OP Man 15 weeks ago
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"No need at all to be self conscious alone. I often am. My tip is to find a walking tour with a guide. You will learn so much in a couple of hours. I enjoyed Bath, York and Chester (which also has a zoo for you)"
Thank you very much. I haven't been Chester zoo in years... I may get out of bed and visit... If the weather is nice |
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"What do you like? Walking? Nature? history? architecture? food?
I love medieval history, so my little solo breaks are castle heavy
Choose one thing that you really want to see/do and plan a day trip.
I don't mind walking, I haven't been to a museum in forever (since I was a kid), and I really enjoy my food haha.
I really like zoos if I'm honest. I guess I'm a bit self conscious about going out alone haha.
Any locations you would recommend?
I understand the self-consciousness thing. It disappears pretty quickly the more you go out alone, though.
Why not try a small wildlife park to begin with before you go full on with one of the bigger zoos. Lakeland Wildlife Oasis in Cumbria is lovely and small."
Lakeland Wildlife Oasis brings back such good memories for me 😍
Definitely recommend, OP.
Chester is a great mix of history and the zoo is there (it's big and generally busy, but it's big enough to have quieter bits too).
Peak District for walking?
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By *langieB OP Man 15 weeks ago
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"What do you like? Walking? Nature? history? architecture? food?
I love medieval history, so my little solo breaks are castle heavy
Choose one thing that you really want to see/do and plan a day trip.
I don't mind walking, I haven't been to a museum in forever (since I was a kid), and I really enjoy my food haha.
I really like zoos if I'm honest. I guess I'm a bit self conscious about going out alone haha.
Any locations you would recommend?
I understand the self-consciousness thing. It disappears pretty quickly the more you go out alone, though.
Why not try a small wildlife park to begin with before you go full on with one of the bigger zoos. Lakeland Wildlife Oasis in Cumbria is lovely and small.
Lakeland Wildlife Oasis brings back such good memories for me 😍
Definitely recommend, OP.
Chester is a great mix of history and the zoo is there (it's big and generally busy, but it's big enough to have quieter bits too).
Peak District for walking?
All depends how far you want to travel too. "
Never been to the Lakeland one. And it's not too far from me... That is another option... |
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By *avexxMan 15 weeks ago
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"No need at all to be self conscious alone. I often am. My tip is to find a walking tour with a guide. You will learn so much in a couple of hours. I enjoyed Bath, York and Chester (which also has a zoo for you)"
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I love solo trips.
York is a nice city with some good food options.
Winchester also nice.
Bath.
York and Bath both definitley have things like ghost tours or horrible history tours which are walking tours around the city and usually good fun and a nice way to meet other people if you want to.
If you want zoo’s, depending on £, an experience at Heythrop Zoological Gardens would be well recommended. Or, not a zoo as such, but the reindeers up on the Cairngorms are well worth a visit and plenty of hiking around there! The British Wildlife Centre in Lingfield is also nice for a different zoo experience and not far from Guildford which is a nice city to explore. |
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By *langieB OP Man 15 weeks ago
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"I love solo trips.
York is a nice city with some good food options.
Winchester also nice.
Bath.
York and Bath both definitley have things like ghost tours or horrible history tours which are walking tours around the city and usually good fun and a nice way to meet other people if you want to.
If you want zoo’s, depending on £, an experience at Heythrop Zoological Gardens would be well recommended. Or, not a zoo as such, but the reindeers up on the Cairngorms are well worth a visit and plenty of hiking around there! The British Wildlife Centre in Lingfield is also nice for a different zoo experience and not far from Guildford which is a nice city to explore."
Thank you very much. I'll keep all of those in mind 😊 |
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"I love solo trips.
York is a nice city with some good food options.
Winchester also nice.
Bath.
York and Bath both definitley have things like ghost tours or horrible history tours which are walking tours around the city and usually good fun and a nice way to meet other people if you want to.
If you want zoo’s, depending on £, an experience at Heythrop Zoological Gardens would be well recommended. Or, not a zoo as such, but the reindeers up on the Cairngorms are well worth a visit and plenty of hiking around there! The British Wildlife Centre in Lingfield is also nice for a different zoo experience and not far from Guildford which is a nice city to explore."
As an added bonus you could visit the reindeer centre in the Cairngorms. Walking and animals all in one hit.  |
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National Trust properties are ideal for solo visits. A lot of them have guided tours and other activities during the day, some have productions of plays in the grounds on certain summer evenings. I don't know what's near you but if you were going to visit more than one membership would probably be cheaper and it might encourage you to go more frequently.
Also it's surprising how many people will speak to you if you're alone ...or maybe that's just me  |
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By *langieB OP Man 15 weeks ago
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"National Trust properties are ideal for solo visits. A lot of them have guided tours and other activities during the day, some have productions of plays in the grounds on certain summer evenings. I don't know what's near you but if you were going to visit more than one membership would probably be cheaper and it might encourage you to go more frequently.
Also it's surprising how many people will speak to you if you're alone ...or maybe that's just me "
Thank you very much.
I might see into national trust memberships and what is around me.
I don't know if people speak to me when I'm alone... Maybe I just look a little antisocial...  |
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"National Trust properties are ideal for solo visits. A lot of them have guided tours and other activities during the day, some have productions of plays in the grounds on certain summer evenings. I don't know what's near you but if you were going to visit more than one membership would probably be cheaper and it might encourage you to go more frequently.
Also it's surprising how many people will speak to you if you're alone ...or maybe that's just me
Thank you very much.
I might see into national trust memberships and what is around me.
I don't know if people speak to me when I'm alone... Maybe I just look a little antisocial... "
I've got one of those faces. Mind you it can lead to some interesting conversations
I would also say always have something interesting to read on your phone or a paperback. If you're sitting alone in a cafe or restaurant and feel a little self conscious it can give you something to focus on briefly. |
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"Also you don't look antisocial.
Thank you 😊
I guess it's all about confidence... Which I need to learn myself haha ❤️"
Yeah, that's why I suggest having a book or your phone handy for those moments when you're not quite sure what to do with yourself. |
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By *langieB OP Man 15 weeks ago
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"Also you don't look antisocial.
Thank you 😊
I guess it's all about confidence... Which I need to learn myself haha ❤️
Yeah, that's why I suggest having a book or your phone handy for those moments when you're not quite sure what to do with yourself. "
True. I need to boost my confidence... Like I'm tempted to go to a club... But because I'm going alone, and not used to this scene, it kinda hits my anxiety if you get me? |
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Oh go to York, stay for a few days, explore the history of the place, its fascinating, the food also is worth the trip, the trick when travelling alone is to do your research and find things you want to see and go see, if you were with someone you would have to compromise little sometimes and not speak to your heart, go get out there and who knows, I’ve discovered mountain climbing and reading while I’ve been in my journeys |
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Are you comfortable in your own company?
If you find it difficult being on your own with your thoughts, you need things to distract
Consider things like theatre matinee shows on a Saturday afternoon - they will get you into a city or town and provide a mental distraction for 2 or 3 hours |
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As a few people have suggested, we highly recommend York.
Monday and Tuesday a lot of the independent shops shut, so midweek is a great time to visit.
The weekends in York can get quite manic, with lots of queues for popular restaurants.
Food wise. Visit Betty's tea room.
Drink wise, there's hundreds of pubs, and we do mean hundreds.
I think you could live a lifetime and not visit all the pubs and restaurants. Walk the walls. Highly recommend that. There's the York cat trail, boat trip up the river.
Jorvik. The York Dungeon. Absolutely lots to do. And a short train ride to Knaresborough which is also a lovely town.
We love York so much. We've just moved here lol. |
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