13/08/2026
Here are 10 travel experiences in Britain that I’ll never forget — each for a different reason. Some were completely unexpected, some were deeply personal, and some simply left me standing there thinking, “Wow, I can’t believe I’m actually here.”
These are not necessarily the “best” places I’ve visited. They’re the experiences that stayed with me.
It was 2 January, and I went to Norfolk to see the seals.
I was incredibly lucky because there were so many of them. They were everywhere — swimming in the water, lying on the beach, popping their heads up.
I honestly wasn’t prepared for how much joy I would feel watching them. They were so unbelievably cute, and I remember just standing there completely fascinated.
It was one of those experiences that gives you pure, uncomplicated happiness.
The beach was Horsey Gap.
This was such a unique experience because we weren’t just visiting Seven Sisters — we were actually staying inside the Country Park.
The area is protected because of its ecosystem, so you can’t simply drive there. Access is restricted and you can only get there with special permission.
We stayed in an old cottage surrounded by the landscape, and in the mornings there were wild animals walking around the house.
It felt incredibly cinematic — like waking up inside the countryside rather than simply visiting it.
We went to Llanddwyn Island in North Wales because of its incredible lighthouse. The whole place was unbelievably beautiful.
At some point, we decided to have a picnic near the shore and were sitting there taking photos when we suddenly realised that the tide was coming in.
The water started surrounding us, and very quickly we found ourselves on this little circle of land, with the sea between us and the way back.
It was beautiful, but also slightly terrifying because we suddenly realised we had to walk through the water to get out. We had a lot of equipment with us, which made it a little more difficult, a minute after we got out of the water, that compartment was gone.
I spent two days in the Lake District visiting Windermere and Ullswater.
I took boats a
