The Website for People Who Love Britain - Anglophiles
50 years after The Beatles played at the Cavern, Liverpool has a thriving music scene, with many pubs and clubs in the city hosting live bands on a regular basis, from local talent to international superstars depending on which venue you visit. We’ve created a guide to the best places in town … [Read more...]
When a bicycle craze swept across Europe and the United Kingdom back in the late 19th Century, it wasn’t too long before a few entrepreneurial Brits decided to stick a motor on those wheels and see what happened. The rest, as they say, is history. In this case, it’s a beautiful one. During … [Read more...]
Editor's Note: The following is a guest theatre review from Clare Ollerhead who had the opportunity to see David Tennant and Catherine Tate live on Stage in Much Ado About Nothing in London. The David Tennant and Catherine Tate partnership began in a 2006 episode of Doctor Who; he was the tenth … [Read more...]
Hogmanay is the first festival which springs to mind when I think of Scotland’s traditional national festivals. But there are many smaller more local distinguished festivals that have survived the tests of time and are actively celebrated by local people and tourists looking to get into the … [Read more...]
Summer seems to have arrived a touch early, but nobody's complaining. With the sun finally shining and the freakishly arctic winter nothing but a distant and unpleasant memory, the British public have pulled on their shorts, dusted off their flip-flops and are heading outside. Some are scrubbing … [Read more...]
Americans love Britain. How could we not? Many of our ancestors came from there, they gave us our ideas of government and freedom. Despite the little skirmish a couple hundred years ago that led to our separation, our histories are still very intertwined with many attractions in Britain of special … [Read more...]
This was to be a quick trip. I hadn't originally planned to be in London during the Royal Wedding, despite wanting to more than anything. The problem was that 8 weeks before the Royal Wedding, our first baby was due to be born. It just wouldn't be a good idea to go -- something both Jackie and I … [Read more...]
Imagine the scene: it’s the crack of dawn, still pitch back, you’re in a random hotel car park in Dover, the air is filled with morning chill. Groups of exhausted, angry tourists are clambering onto a coach for another riveting day of rushed sightseeing. An over-enthusiastic and annoyingly … [Read more...]
I'm a huge admirer of Winston Churchill, and if everything goes to plan, on this very day, I'll be journeying from London to his home at Chartwell in Kent. To mark this occasion (and lifelong dream for me), I thought it'd be appropriate to share my favorite Churchill quotes and one … [Read more...]
The country of Wales is also known as the Castle Capital of the world. It's home to nearly 400 castles in various states of ruin with about 100 being used today or restored for visitors. We've gone through all the castles we could find and found the best castles worth visiting if you're planning a … [Read more...]
photo credit: Chris_J With sights such as Buckingham Palace and Big Ben, a trip to London can certainly allow you to see some of the most iconic tourist attractions in the U.K., if not the entire world. However, there’s much more to London than the obvious tourist attractions that most … [Read more...]
Today, we're launching a contest to giveaway two free roundtrip tickets on British Airways to London from the U.S.A. This is something that we've wanted to do since we launched the site, and thanks to the fantastic growth we've experienced in the last year, British Airways has agreed to provide … [Read more...]
Yorkshire should be on the “must do” list of every foreign visitor There is an astonishing amount to see in Yorkshire – the heritage, castles, ruined abbeys, stately homes, not to mention the fabulous scenery in two National Parks and several Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty – you … [Read more...]
Devon, third-largest of England’s counties, offers amazing natural beauty and fascinating historic sites; Devon offers its own way of speaking. There are two words to know before you go: grackle and dreckly. Grackle (grah-kull) refers to all of us when we invading that beautiful place, clogging … [Read more...]
There are 25 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom. The UNESCO list contains 17 designated properties in England, four in Scotland, three in Wales, one in Northern Ireland. The first sites in the U.K. to be inscribed on the World Heritage List were Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast; … [Read more...]
We had a chance to sit down with Laura Waddell - one of the Brit stars with a role in the upcoming Lifetime produced movie about Prince William and Kate Middleton's love story. 1. Congratulations on booking the role as Kate's boss in the upcoming William and Kate film. Please tell us more about … [Read more...]
The world-class attractions found throughout London make the country's capital an extremely popular destination for weekend breaks. Visiting the likes of Buckingham Palace and the London Eye can lead you to build up quite an appetite, so it’s important to know about the best places to eat in the … [Read more...]
England is a wonderful place to go for a visit. It has some of the most beautiful countryside in all of Europe, as well as some great historical sites to explore. One of the best things about visiting historic England is the wide variety of quirky and unusual places you can stay. Here are 10 of the … [Read more...]
This is a guest post written by Mark from Postgrad.com. Postgrad.com offer information on Masters Degree Funding and Postgraduate Study in UK. British towns renowned for their historic and impressive universities are some of the most attractive landscapes in the country. You may think these … [Read more...]
England’s Lake District is one of the most picturesque spots in Britain, if not the world. The combination of neatly kept hedges and ancient dry stone walls, rugged mountains and still, unruffled lakes makes first time visitors feel that they’ve accidentally stepped into an idyllic picture … [Read more...]
One of the best things about London is its extensive underground trains system, also known as the Tube. It's a lot of fun to ride (at least in the non-summer months), and no trip to London is complete without riding the rails. The Tube has this certain feeling about it - this certain nostalgia. … [Read more...]
When we were in the process of launching Londontopia, we really wanted to have a centerpiece of content that would draw in traffic and really inform readers about travel to London. So we decided to put together a list of 101 Things to do in London that were free. It was a fun list to put … [Read more...]
Shakespeare is without a doubt a man that had the most effect on the English language and the way that we use it today. In an effort to find out just how much he has influenced how we speak today, I thought it would be fun to put together a list of phrases that can be attributed to him and his … [Read more...]
When traveling around Britain, you can often experience that strange sense of déjà vu that you’ve visited a place before. This may well have been in a previous life, but it’s more likely that wherever you are, you’ve seen it before on the big screen. Here are a few spots around the U.K. … [Read more...]
We've been hyping it for several weeks now and the time has come to take the wrapping of our new London themed site, Londontopia. As with most Anglophiles, my passion for Britain started with London. London was the first place I set foot in England, it was the first foreign country I went with my … [Read more...]
I’d like to start this with one word: WOW. Just… WOW. To be honest, I was simply blown away by how many people clicked the “Like” button on Facebook for my list of 25 British Music Artists You Should Be Listening To. Seriously, I was flabbergasted. I never imagined when I was … [Read more...]
Editor's Note: The following is another great quest post from our friends at London Relocation Services - the people you should get in touch with when you're planning on moving to London. The decision to relocate to London is easier for some than others. Maybe you’re being transferred for your … [Read more...]
Editor's Note: The following is a guest article from guest writer Sophie Jenkins who is an expert when it comes to eating out. Here she tells us which London restaurants she would recommend for taking your loved one out on Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day is fast approaching and the search for … [Read more...]
One thing that astounds me about Britain is the variety of place names - many of them rude and hiliarious. So, we set out to create the biggest list we could find of funnysound places names in the United Kingdom. The result was a list that features towns and villages like: Crapstone Beaver … [Read more...]
Pembrokeshire Coast Path Editor's Note: The following is a guest post from Ronald Turnbull author of 'Granite and Grit' recently reviewed by us here and of many books on UK hillwalking as well as one on the John Muir Trail, California Walking in UK takes many different forms so the following … [Read more...]
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Anglotopia was founded by Jonathan and Jackie Thomas for people who love Britain - whether it's British TV, Culture, History or Travel - we cover it all. Anglotopia was started to get us back to the UK for a trip and it did that in 2009. Now, the goal is for Anglotopia to make our dreams of traveling to the UK whenever we want a reality.
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