If you have taken Blighty’s advice and chosen the self-catering option, your holiday will probably begin with a treasure hunt for your key. You will be given various clues as to its whereabouts, which may be in walkable distance from your cottage. However, the terrain will most likely only be accessible by foot and if […]

The first decision to make when choosing a holiday in the UK is the area which you intend to visit. For this guide Blighty will concentrate on summer holidays on the coast. Such places can be found quite easily by looking on a map and finding words next to the big blue areas. Blighty would […]

The town of Keswick lies on the shores of a large puddle called Derwentwater in the rain-sodden county of Cumbria. It is the furthest north of a series of puddles collectively known as the Puddle District. The Cumbrian tourist board try to market them as lakes, but the following diagram illustrates their error.

Keswick attracted many […]

Anyone who thinks that cricket is the sport of gentlemen obviously hasn’t spent an afternoon in the Kirkstall Lane End at Headingley. For occupants of said stand what goes on on the field is of little consequence. In fact, most of them probably aren’t even aware that there is a field in front of them. […]

John O’Groats is mainly known for being the most northerly point in mainland Britain. But it isn’t.
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The thing everyone knows about Ilkley is that you shouldn’t go up its hill baht tat unless you want to get a cold t’ed and go reet off your tripe and vinegar. For those of you not fluent in Yorkshire that means, one is recommended to wear an appropriate head garment to prevent a chill […]

Harrogate is a genteel Yorkshire town, which means that it’s full of middle-class biddies drinking tea. Betty’s Tea Rooms is the supping hole of choice, although it comes at a price. A small cup of Darjeeling will set you back £33.89, and that’s without a spoon. They’re an optional extra, as is a chair. Expect […]

Tourists have been flocking to Glastonbury ever since Joseph of Arimathea mislaid his favourite mug on Tor Hill. It wasn’t any old mug. It was the one from which a Jewish chap called Jesus drank his last cup of tea. According to legend, he was a PG Tips man.
Tor Hill was previously known as Avalon, […]

There is more to Filey than people drawing their last breath. Although, that is the most popular pastime in this elegant seaside Town, where Yorkshire people go to die. Even the seagulls have blue rinses.
It can get hectic though, especially in the summer months hours. Then Filey comes to life with the sound of […]

Blighty thought we’d address those readers living outside of the UK today. So, ‘Oi, you living outside the UK today, do you always live outside the UK, or is it just today you’re not here? Anyway, here’s a bit of guff about our great British press, newspaper by newspaper. What you should remember is that, […]