Don't be a tourist bored! Fascinating map reveals ONE THOUSAND amazing things to do, see

Release time：2024-05-21 13:33:58 Source：Culture Corner news portal

Britain, as everyone knows, is jam-packed with opportunities for adventure and making unique discoveries.

But a fascinating new map – the Great British Bucket List Map (marvellousmaps.com) – reveals that the UK is blessed with more things to do, see and eat than you could ever imagine.

The publisher says: 'The stunning scenery, cultural intrigue and truly ridiculous place names ensure you'll never be a tourist bored [in Britain]. But where in Britain should be on your bucket list? This gold-standard selection of places to go and things to know is a treasury of crowdsourced local intel, road-less-travelled experiences and (mostly) free fun.

'It's your golden ticket to the adventure of a lifetime (and a lifetime of adventure).' The map details a staggering 1,000 places to go and things to know. Here we list 52 of our favourite entries, from peculiar place names to wacky sporting events.

PLACES WITH NOTABLE NAMES - THE PERFECT SPOTS FOR SIGN-POST SELFIES

The Great British Bucket List Map (marvellousmaps.com) reveals that the UK is blessed with more things to do, see and eat than you could ever imagine

Belchford, Lincolnshire

Bell End (Rowley Regis, West Midlands). The map notes that in 2018, residents launched a petition to have this street name changed due to being 'too rude'. The petition garnered around 100 signatures. But 5,000 people signed a counter-petition – and the name was saved.

Cocking (village in West Sussex)

Lickham Bottom valley (Devon)

Nasty (village in Hertfordshire)

Roger Moor (a hill in Lancashire)

The Devil's Arse (a cavern in Derbyshire)

Shitterton (hamlet in Dorset)

Fan y Big (a summit in the Brecon Beacons)

This picture shows the scenic descent from the notably named Fan y Big in the Brecon Beacons

Pictured above is The Devil's Arse, a show cave in Derbyshire, England. The name may have come from the flatulent noise that emanates from the cave when flood water drains away

Lord Hereford's Knob (a peak in the Welsh Black Mountains range)

Butthole Lane (Shepshed, Loughborough)

Wigtwizzle (hamlet in Sheffield)

Twatt (there are two Twatts in Britain, the map points out – one in Orkney and One in Shetland)

WACKY SPORTING EVENTS

Gloucester's Cheese Rolling contest is not for the faint of heart - as this image shows

Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling, Gloucester

Hallaton Hare Pie Scramble & Bottle Kicking, Leicestershire 

Man vs Horse Race, Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales

Shin Kicking at the Cotswold Olimpicks, near Chipping Campden (www.olimpickgames.co.uk)

World Bog Snorkelling Championships, Llanwrtyd Wells

World Coal Carrying Championships, Wakefield

World Crazy Golf Championships, Hastings

World Stone Skimming Championships, Easdale Island, near Oban in Argyll, Scotland 

EXTREME/RECORD-BREAKING LOCATIONS

The maps is 'your golden ticket to the adventure of a lifetime (and a lifetime of adventure)'

Ben Nevis, Scotland (Britain's highest point, 1,344m/4,409ft)

Dunnet Head, Caithness (mainland Britain's most northerly point)

Ffordd Pen Llech, Wales (Britain's steepest road, 36.63 per cent)

Great Dun Fell, the Pennines (Britain's highest road, 840m/2,755ft)

Lizard Point, Cornwall (mainland Britain's most southerly point)

Lizard Point (above) in Cornwall is mainland Britain's most southerly point

Hirta island (above), part of the remote St Kilda archipelago, is home to Britain's highest sea cliffs, which reach 427m (1,400ft) in height

The spellbinding picture above shows Dunnet Head, Caithness – mainland Britain's most northerly point

Out Stack (Britain's most northerly point)

Coton-in-the-Elms, Derbyshire (furthest point from sea – it's 70 miles from the coast)

Hirta, St Kilda, Scotland (Britain's highest sea cliffs, 427m/1,400ft)

FOOD – LOCAL/REGIONAL SPECIALITIES

Arbroath smokie (smoked haddock from Arbroath, Scotland)

Bakewell tart (jam tart from Bakewell in Derbyshire)

Caerphilly cheese (crumbly white cheese from Caerphilly in Wales)

Cumberland sausage (a lengthy sausage from the historic county of Cumberland)

Fat rascal (a scone-like cake from Yorkshire)

Fidget pie (hails from Shropshire and contains gammon, cooking apples and potatoes)

Pease pudding (a porridge-like pudding made from yellow split peas from the North East of England - also known as 'Geordie hummus')

Stargazy pie (a Cornish dish comprising pilchards, eggs and potatoes)

Stinking Bishop (a tangy cheese handmade by Charles Martell on his farm in the heart of Gloucestershire)

DESTINATION PUBS AND CAFES

Ben Nevis Inn (above two images) is one of Britain's most enticingly located pubs. It lies at the foot of Ben Nevis

Anchor Inn (Seatown/theanchorinnseatown.co.uk)

Ben Nevis Inn (www.ben-nevis-inn.co.uk)

The Boathouse (Ulva)

Botley Hill Farmhouse, Surrey (www.botleyhill-farmhouse.co.uk)

Drunken Duck, Lake District (drunkenduckinn.co.uk)

Old Neptune, Whitstable (www.thepubonthebeach.co.uk)

Rannoch Station tearoom (www.scotrail.co.uk)

Tan Hill Inn, Yorkshire (tanhillinn.com)

The Badachro Inn, Wester Ross (www.badachroinn.com)

FILM AND TV LOCATIONS

Above is Alnwick Castle, which doubled as Hogwarts in Harry Potter and also starred in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Alnwick Castle (Harry Potter, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves)

Bletchley Park (The Imitation Game)

Ely Cathedral (The King's Speech)

Glen Coe (Skyfall, Braveheart, Harry Potter)

Culzean Castle (The Wicker Man)

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