Episode 33 – A Digital Cuppa (Fb Q/A Session)

In episode 33 of the UK Journey Planning Podcast Tracy chats with Victoria of Cotswold Teacup Excursions to reply questions posed by the UK Journey Planning Fb group.

On this podcast we chat about all issues British from our love of tea, why we take pleasure in visiting gardens, and why we advocate staying in a B&B or heading to a neighborhood village pub if you wish to meet the locals!

We answered questions posed by the Fb group together with basic questions reminiscent of the place to remain in London, our favorite UK meals, beneficial fortress motels and extra vacation spot particular reminiscent of the most effective place to eat in Chipping Camden for afternoon tea or a roast dinner and the way lengthy to permit for a go to to the Tower of London!

We additionally shared our favorite books we’re studying in the mean time that are set in (or are about) the UK.

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Episode 33 – Present Notes

Having fun with a Digital Cuppa & a chat about all issues British with visitor Victoria of Cotswold Teacup Excursions

Subjects and questions we coated on this episode embody:

• Do the British have any pet peeves about American vacationers?
• The most effective methods to fulfill native folks within the UK
• What’s the distinction between pubs and bars within the UK?
• What to anticipate when visiting the Cotswolds in April
• Why we love English gardens
• The Cotswold Means and walks within the Cotswolds
• Are fish and chips the nationwide favorite meal? 
• What’s pub fare? 
• The place to remain in London (beneficial areas)
• Our favorite drink – tea!
• Advocate apps for reserving eating places within the UK
• Favorite fortress motels in England
• Tricks to fight jetlag
• What to pack when visiting England in April
• Do you want an entire day to go to Windsor Fortress
• What is going to or not it’s like in London in the course of the Coronation?
• How a lot time to plan to spend on the Tower of London
• Lunch, afternoon tea or a night meal at The Shard?
• Our beneficial reads (books about or set within the UK)

Locations talked about on this episode embody

• Chipping Camden >> Cotswold market city: Victoria beneficial the Bantam Tea rooms for afternoon tea and the Eight Bells for Sunday Roast.
• Hever Fortress >> Childhood residence of Anne Boleyn
• Tower of London >> London’s hottest vacationer attraction
• Hidcote Gardens >> One of the vital well-known and influential Arts and Crafts gardens in Britain.
• Kiftsgate Gardens >> Household-run backyard within the Cotswolds that includes uncommon crops and shrubs together with the world-famous Kiftsgate rose.
• Tower of London >> Historic fortress and residential of the Crown Jewels
• Tregenna Fortress >> Fortress lodge positioned in St Ives
• Windsor Fortress >> Royal residence. St George’s Chapel is the resting place of the late Queen
• The Shard >> Designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano this 72-floor London skyscraper is residence to eating places, a lodge and places of work.

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