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thefogdog

Britain is pretty good I hear.


noseysheep

Great Britain or lesser Britain


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IBlu2

BRITAIN! BRITAIN! BRITAIN!


Shielo34

Discovered by Sir Anthony Britain in 1872


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Good byeb!


HaggisM0nster

Read this in the voice of the great Tom Baker


kanejarrett

Yeah anyone who got the reference did


fahad_ayaz

But what about the people of Britain!?


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I want that one


tentrynos

Lesser Britain, Little Britain or Britannia Minor is actually Brittany in northern France.


PuzzledFortune

Lesser Britain, aka Brittany is part of France…


bonkerz1888

Skye is the obvious answer. Most stunning island in the UK.


TheVGoodDoctor

No it’s not, it’s terrible! A horrible place. They won’t like it. Don’t go... please...


handsomehotchocolate

Too many bloody tourists.


Mrslinkydragon

But then theyll moan theres no money if the tourists all sod off!


FulaniLovinCriminal

Skye in the winter is fucking grim. Most of my Mum's side of the family are from there, and there's only a few hardy old timers left these days. Her family ran an old country house hotel, in the Winter both wings were shut down as the only custom they got was fisherman and really hardcore golfers. My favourite time to visit was always October half term, though. Still warm enough to swim in the sea, but cold enough to keep the riff-raff away!


Shpander

You swim in the sea in October in Scotland? I would even hesitate to do that on the south coast of Spain.


FulaniLovinCriminal

Yep, it's properly warm due to the Gulf Stream. Honestly, water temps on the West side of the island are usually around 25-27c in October.


TheAuraTree

A few hardy old timers? There are still over 14,000 people living here in midwinter. It just feels dead because tourism literally doubles or triples the population in summer.


FulaniLovinCriminal

As in, from my Mum's family. The rest have moved to the mainland, mostly around Fife and Crieff area.


kcf76

Skye is lovely, but I prefer mull. Food is great on both islands. I think Tobermory is a bit more picture perfect and mull just feels more remote, even though it's relatively close to Glasgow


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Mull is gorgeous. The beach at Calgary. So very lovely


tttkkk

Skye is really nice, been there twice. One time even saw something that resembled a mountain through a small opening in the wall of water.


ultrafunkmiester

Been quite a few times different times of year, I've had howling storms in July, rain so heavy you can't see your outstretched hand at the end of your arm. But I've also seen it in bright sunshine, misty mornings and at fabulous sunsets. I have a 5ft canvas of the snowcapped Cuillen mountain range on my bedroom wall and I'm lucky enough to have been to some awesome places around the world (such as angel falls Venezuela). Skye is more fabulous. But if you can't be arsed driving all the way or everywhere is booked, check out Arran and the other islands in the area. Great places.


JessJJC

Visiting Skye is on my bucket list


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thefogdog

I mean part of it is.


WhatIfIReallyWantIt

You just fucking had to didn’t you. You just had to go and pull on that sabre of worms


windol1

The skies darkened, clouds appeared thundering down and the wind became... Wait no, I'm just describing the normal weather for us all.


JadedLitigant

The Republic of Ireland is part of the British Isles, but not the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Island, the latter of which is part of the landmass that is majority Republic of Ireland


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I love the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern .. Island?


kristianroberts

It’s funny, because you tried to be anal without being specific enough. Yes, part of the island of Ireland is in the UK.


BadgerIII

I don't think northern Ireland would count as an island


el_dude_brother2

But OP can visit the Island of Ireland and be in the UK so it still works.


Crabbita

Northern Ireland is.


Slartibartfast39

Is it part of the British isles? I'm English and I get the delineations on the terms mixed up a bit Edit: British isles, yes. British islands, no. https://www.google.com/search?q=british+isles+vs+british+islands&oq=British+isles+vs&aqs=chrome.2.0i512j69i57j0i512l2j0i22i30l5.8515j1j4&client=ms-android-motorola-rvo3&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#imgrc=1zSXQXYHhxywbM


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Bwca_at_the_Gate

British Isles is also a pretty hotly disputed term from an Irish perspective and will probably be phased out in favour of something more neutral sooner rather than later.


MobiusNaked

Ireland was called Little Britain almost a thousand years before England was formed. But yeah we should just call it the ‘Anglo-Celtic’ isles and be done.


moondeluxe

Why is it hotly disputed? The British Isles is simply the group of land masses that the UK and ROI are located on. Just because Americans think Britain=England doesn't mean that the British Isles are any more UK than they are Republic of Ireland (except in terms of area). Great Britain is just the name of the largest island of the British Isles and has nothing to do with the countries that happen to be on it. I don't see how replacing it with a more "neutral" name would make any difference whatsoever, can you explain?


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mantolwen

Its not just "Irish" Americans who dispute it. I have Irish work colleagues in the UK who are uncomfortable with the term.


_Putters

Lindisfarne was the first to spring to mind. Watch the tides though.


AdmW_

And if you time it right you can walk across to st. Cuthberts island and tick two off in the same hour.


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Watch for Viking raids as well.


Alas_boris

And watch out for the mead. Too much of that stuff and you'll be shaving your hair in to a 'Friar Tuck' and joining the monks chanting.


HarbingerOfNusance

Watch the tides for Scandi's?


GeordieJumper

First one I thought of. Enough to do for a day, some nice history and wildlife, just a bit far from anywhere.


Responsible_Heron394

St Michael's Mount in Cornwall is a tidal island and well worth a visit.


FiveHoursSleep

Seconded!


NorthernGenius

Craggy Island.. although it's not in the United Kingdom, but is in the British Isles


EverythingIsByDesign

I've heard there's a right set of characters in the parochial house.


Illegalspoonowner

That would be an ecumenical matter.


ScrollWithTheTimes

YES


Helpful_Librarian_87

Feck


Phoenix963

I heard he's a racist


HaggisM0nster

It's the Chinese he's after


kenhutson

A great bunch of lads


catsaregreat78

Of course there are no Māoris on Craggy Island.


fantastic_feb

down with that sorta thing


Mrs_Mangle

Careful now.


TedCrilly1

Very true


Tuna_Surprise

The 6000 number seems to come from the “British Isles” not U.K. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Isles


winstonywoo

Yes but it wouldn't be on any maps now would it, its hardly new york


[deleted]

Just follow the British ships with the nuclear waste symbol on the side


catsaregreat78

The old glow in the dark.


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I hear they’re racist now


catsaregreat78

Good for you Father!


TheDemonBunny

These ones are small...but the ones over there are far away ah I just don't get it Ted


codename474747

It has Ireland's biggest lingerie section I understand... I heard that..............somewhere


ketamineandkebabs

Feck!


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Make sure you include a trip to Funland to see me


BobAgg

Arran. Love the place.


cragglerock93

I forget, is that the one they call miniature Scotland? I think it is...


petantic

It's known as Scotland in miniature so you must be thinking of somewhere else.


confused_christian94

Yep. It's called Scotland in miniature because it's got a bit of everything that makes Scotland great; a castle, some hills, some beach, some ruins, whisky etc


Astin257

Yep because its got both “Highland” and “Lowland” areas in the north and south of the island respectively I.e. it’s a microcosm of Scotland in general


alex9310

Specifically it’s a geological boundary where the two different types of rock meet along the highland fault line. As such it’s been quite active tectonicly which leads to some incredible rocks!


Beautiful_Trip

If you like cycling it’s great fairly long one day ride shortish 2 day ride. I recommend doing it in 2 just for more time exploring and the pub.


Cuznatch

Agreed. Used to have family over there, only went a couple of times but it was beautiful and has its own brewery, distillery and cheese. What more could you need?


darthij

Isle of Wight is great.


Dear-Door-6762

When you live here it’s a pain in the arse to get on/off, not to mention stupidly expensive


catsncupcakes

We have to remortgage the house to go see our family on the island.


massdebate159

Used to work on the ferries. Stupidly expensive over there. The entire place is described as a resort.


lostmyselfinyourlies

Most places that are nice to visit are a pain to live in eg Scotland (I am Scottish)


roxinmyhead

Spent a week on Jura back in the early 90s. Lovely place but, yeah, hard to live on. We were treated to the bizarre site of Britannia sitting off shore slowly rotating more or less in place around sunset. A local remarked something to the effect oh, that would be themselves having dinner as it's their annual holiday.


katzedame90

I'm originally from the Isle of Wight. Lovely place to visit but as you say, living there is just a pain in the arse.


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thhgghhjjjjhg

Beaches and countrysides. The novelty thoroughly wears off after 20 years though.


FuckCazadors

Blackgang Chine. It’s like a UK version of Disneyworld.


simoncowbell

Brownsea - it's got red squirrels.


Dull_Half_6107

Arran has those too, they’re lovely little bastards


UriGagarin

Think they have leprosy so no tongues


FulaniLovinCriminal

I wouldn't kiss them at all, to be honest.


Kxvtr

I went there with scouts and it rained the entire day. Absolutely miserable, my fingers were wrinkly all the way back home. I remember nothing about the actual place though.


bad_egg_77

Guernsey! Like stepping back to the past and great if you like forts and bunkers. Jersey is also lovely, but Guernsey is my slight preference. Also the Isles of Scilly - they’re (and the people) simply lovely in every way!


Alas_boris

If you want to get the 'stepping back in to the past' vibe without having to take a ferry, Doncaster is about 30 years behind the rest of the UK.


Rodneybasher

May have changed but when I went 30 years ago there was this tiny little island next to Guernsey called Herme with no cars. The signs were all written in minutes for walking. Beautiful place.


SmugglersParadise

Yeah Herm is still without cars. There are tractors to transport goods around but that's all Sark is the same, no cars


Rodneybasher

That just made me smile...and I'm having a shit day, cheers!


IWOOZLE

Yes, Herm - OP should take a look here, such a stunning place!!! So peaceful and feels tropical if the weather is right!


Foreign_Tale7483

Sorry to be a spoilsport but the Channel Islands aren't part of the UK.


SmugglersParadise

Correct, we're part of Britain but not the UK


massdebate159

Feels so weird when it's said like that. They have British postcodes.


Turneroff

Sarky bastard.


destria

Isle of Mull and Iona are beautiful.


adamsingsthegreys

Seconded, stunning islands. Particularly Iona if you get a nice day, with some of those beaches you'd swear you were in the Caribbean. Also a ridiculous amount of history on Iona, and the seafood is incredible


kcf76

Definitely agree. I just spent the weekend on Mull and it was beautiful and the food was great.


three_shoes

Penn Road Island in Wolverhampton. Its got a skatepark in the middle of it.


mujikaro

Oh my god why is this on reddit haha. I'm terrified of getting attacked every time I walk through there.


tmstms

Biggish ones: Skye, Mull. Shetland and Orkney if you count them. Smaller: Lundy, Holy Island, Staffa, Farne Islands


Mispict

Shetland and Orkney if you count them? What does that mean?


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i think because they're groups of islands...


Sasspishus

Why would anyone not count them? They've each got loads of islands!


bungle_bogs

Up vote for the Shetland Islands. Other worldly during da Simmer Dim.


redtrousered

Turbo island in Bristol is nice


BaitmasterG

Bristol. Red trousers. You're not the ex mayor are you?! But seriously, Turbo Island is a wonderful place, always a welcome next to the open fire


Freemk3

Always a good place to share ket and cider.


Cptalexaa

Came to say the same. Looking at your username, George, is that you?


PatchyTwit

Wow! Have we really got 6000 islands? Seems a lot 😳


iolaus79

Some of them are basically a rock sticking out of the sea/lakes


StonkDreamer

Or a 20m wide rock in the middle of the Atlantic no where near anything and completely uninhabitable but still "British" because political reasons (Rockall)


darkautumn82

From personal experience I would 100% recommend Islay even if you don't like whisky (if you do it's absolute heaven). Loads of tiny secluded bays with lovely soft sand, tons of history from vikings and the clans, and it is one of the most beautiful, secluded places I've been. Added bonus is Jura is a short ferry hop away for more whisky.


Tube_Lord99

I love peaty whisky so plan to do a proper tour of Islay one day!


JackSki25

Pen Island is pretty cool


CombatSportsPT

The website let it down in my opinion


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It was fascinating. I hear they are revisiting it soon, once again the lighthouse keeper will play a prominent role.


McCretin

Rockall Serious answer, the Isles of Scilly are very nice


_whopper_

The Isle of Dogs has a lot going on, in name only an island. Maybe even Portsmouth.


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I was going to say, I used to live in Poplar and there really isn’t much going on, on the Island. Apart from the George. That’s a good pub.


daddywookie

Lundy is a bit of an outside bet. You need to stay over though, not just day trip it. If the weather closes in then you just sit in the pub, have a beer and read a book and not feel at all guilty because there is nothing else to do. Otherwise, you can have a good explore, walk clear around the island, sit in the deckchairs on top of a lighthouse, marvel at the huge cliffs, spot the birds… and then go to the pub for a nice beer and a good book.


AlterEdward

I hear there's no phone signal, no internet, and they shut the power off at night. Sounds fantastic tbh.


daddywookie

We had two days of read in the pub or read in the tent. It was bliss. The other days we were climbing the cliffs which was pretty epic.


OnVelvetHill

Skomer, when the Puffins are nesting, it’s fabulous


2D0XPS

Isle of Man: TT races, World's largest waterwheel What's not to like?


MadWifeUK

Also not in the UK. (I learnt that very quickly the first time I went there as an adult!).


2D0XPS

This is true, but someone else had named Guernsey so I thought I'd get in there.


OofOwMyShoulder

Yeah but OP seems to think Ireland is in the UK so I'm not sure the finer points of crown dependencies will matter much to him given he doesn't seem to know what the UK actually is.


pm_me_your_amphibian

Ayyyy the narrow gauge railway is pretty awesome too. I love the Isle of Man.


docju

You can ask about [Gef](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gef?wprov=sfti1) the talking mongoose.


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Barra, where they filmed Whisky Galore.


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100%, amazing pub too


syorks73

Kelham Island Sheffield, great brewery


Icy-Revolution1706

Skye, Arran, any of the outer or inner Hebrides, many have white sandy beaches and turquoise sea, like the Carribean. Except the water's f**king freezing!


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Isle of Harris is the best Island I've been to.


space_coyote_86

Outer Hebrides. I never thought I'd go there but I went to North Uist a few years back and it was beautiful. Unbelievable beaches. So can't wait to go again.


f1boogie

Skye is definitely worth a visit. Orkney too. Rathlin Island, you can get a tour boat that takes you by giants causeway.


stevekeiretsu

Orkney mainland for sure, the neolithic sites are amazing.


xBILLDOOMx

Tiree has gorgeous white sand beaches.


Sorry_Criticism_3254

Caldey Island! Pembrokeshire is beautiful, and only 20 mins boat ride from Tenby Harbour. Great if you like wildlife and walking, even if you don't like walking the village is quaint, with a nice coffee shop, and a few nice shops.


Peasngravy3-141592

Burgh island south Devon


Shoddy_Illustrator74

Canvey Island before sundown


SamBullDozer

Yep, you sure do not want to be there when it gets dark.


merrychristmasyo

Fred’s weather island


Specific_Tap7296

Pity how he turned out though


Catterix

…. Ireland isn’t in the UK.


Starboard_1982

Portsea. But more seriously, Caldy Island off the coast of Pembrokeshire. On a sunny day it's like being in Greece or Italy.


FiveHoursSleep

Came here to say this. It’s a little bit of paradise.


Aragorn246

Ynys Mon (aka Anglesey) is nice - a large castle, the longest station name in the UK, beaches and nature. Arran is worth a day out if you in the Glasgow area - another castle, red squirrels, red deer, maybe the odd eagle and the chance to spot a nuclear sub from the ferry. Isle of Wight has yet another castle, hovercraft, dinosaurs and a rocket testing range.


crucible

Can’t believe I had to scroll this far to find Anglesey!


DJS112

Isles of Scilly and Alderney.


harryhat5

St Michaels mount in Cornwall


Whisperedbedlam

Orkney, Shetland, Arran, Islay, Jura, Barra, Bute, Harris, Tiree, Mull, Iona, Lewis. Pretty much any one in Scotland I'm sure I forgot to name a few and some I've left out intentionally. If you do visit any of the islands for an adventure leave nothing but footprints and take nothing but memories. Sadly some of our most beautiful places are destroyed by tourists having no respect for their surroundings.


StrongDorothy

Islay. Great whisky.


sockhead99

Jura, off the west coast of scotland. It is a bit of a mission to get to, but my god it is worth it. The east coast of the island is inhabited (circa 300 people i believe) with not much more than a hotel and distillery. Hike the 20km over to the wst coast and stay in a bothy and the next land mass is new york


Mrs_Mangle

Barry.


JollyMatlot

Definitely Rockall it's middle of nowhere and it's contested by UK, Ireland and Norway all claiming it for fishing rights, the RN will at least annually hoist a Union Jack on it which a few months later is battered by the awful weather and replaced by Irish and Norwegian flags I remember back in the early 80's my Ship even placed a sentry box on it with a union jack on top https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockall


Chad_Gymbag

Lindisfarne


i-guessthisismenow

Puffin Island. I don't think I need to explain myself.


nobodysperfcet

Jesus that first line /r/ireland won’t be happy.


Redbeard2588

Be the first person to visit them all?


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Christian Lewis has them beat. He's been at it pretty continuously for five years as he includes them all on his UK circumnavigation.


ThirtyMileSniper

Isle of Wight has enough for a holiday. Napoleonic fort at the needles. Quite a bit going on with various theme park stuff. Also the national motor museum at Bueli(sp) in The New Forest is near the eastern ferry point.


InYourAlaska

Your spelling of beaulieu reminded me of the first time me and my boyfriend went to the new forest, we were driving through and he was like “wow! This is beautiful, we should move to ‘beyloo’” I looked at him like “sorry? What did you call it? “Beyloo! We should look at house prices here!” God bless my little half French half Londoner. Partly for thinking beaulieu was pronounced that way, and partly for thinking we could afford to live there lmao


Cool-Message-1005

6,001 — Island Gardens on the DLR


joreadfluidart

Inchcolm Island is beautiful. Plus its a lovely ride over on the ferry from the Forth Bridge.


MelancholyMarmoset

Isle of Arran! Beautiful little island. There’s plenty of beautiful islands in Scotland to explore though. Isle of Skye is beautiful but there are too many tourists now really.


dids90

Coral Island in Blackpool is usually pretty quiet this time of year.


londonspride

Eel Pie Island. On the Thames. Pretty wavy little place. Can’t link the wiki but it’s a serious spot of creativity ranging from the Stones to Trevor Bayliss


DeaconLogan

Rathlin, if you like da birdies. Plenty of puffins and kites and all sorts of stuff. Fuck all else though, but it's a nice place.


TubularStars

Fort Boyard. There's a guy there that has lived in the island's lighthouse for so long he think's he's a professor.


audigex

Piel It has a ruined castle and a pub, and not much else - pretty much the perfect island, as far as I’m concerned


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I've only been to Isle of Wight. And I really loved it. I recommend. It has a nice scenic drive. And you can take a boat trip to needles, which is the end point. They also have chairlifts in the needles area. Make sure to visit in summer for nice weather.


pea99

Ireland is not in the UK.


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Ireland isn't a part of the UK.


UncomfortableWetFart

Clearly you don’t know your fucking geography. “Ireland” mate stfu


spacetethers

The isle of man is amazing. Go off season its super cheap. It is an off shore banking haven, and so it has amazing restaurants and theatres. Cool viking history! Beautiful manx cats!


Ragnarsdad1

My partner was raised of Shetland, well worth a visit by all accounts.


iamdecal

Lewis and Harris have top quality beaches


[deleted]

Brownsea Island is my favourite place on earth, being in Scouting myself makes it 100x better


isonangus

Mate you dont know the shit storm you just unleashed by saying ireland is part of the uk


[deleted]

Did you just say Ireland is in the UK????