100 Great Things about Britain

[hedgewizard]

Whar's my RADISH?

[Andy Hamilton]

good to see pubs metioned so early on

after last weekend will have to add the

1. national cycle network - to the list. Some of the routes are absolutely fantasic, route 51 if anyone has seen it has to be the worst though, nothing but hills
2. Castles
3. British Cinema. (that not just the films but some of the art deco buildings too)
4. wild Mushrooms
5. Varities of apples.

[the.fee.fairy]

the mediaeval forests
our legends (King Arthur, Robin Hood)
Shakespeare
Chaucer

[The Chili Monster]

Humour
Fish and Chips


Boots wrote

And you have the biggest ruddy clock in the world, don't you?

and the second biggest!

[Millymollymandy]

27. Meatloaf

I thought he was American (is he British?)! Or are we talking the edible meatloaf, in which case, definitely American!

[The Chili Monster]

The Seaside

[glenniedragon]

56. Abilty to be eccentric, outside your own home
57. Branston pickle with good red leicester


kind thoughts
Deb

[hedgewitch]

Chips, mushy peas and gravy!

*yes most of mine are foods too

[red]

okie...

clotted cream
DEVON cream teas (made with clotted cream)
full English Breakfast
Jane Austen
The mini (car)
sausages
real ale (ok thats been done, but it was such a good one it deserved another mention)
English mustard
Snowdonia
yorkshire puddings
stonehenge
cheddar cheese
haggis


red

[hedgewizard]

Haggis really deserves two mentions, left-handed and right-handed.

And of course NESSIE!

[Millymollymandy]

OK, if everyone else is allowed more than 3.....

CURRY!!!!!!

[Ranter]

lost count of the number, but I'll add

multi culturalism

I now some people will laugh, but by way of illustration: this weekend (as part of the Castle Park Festival) there are open-days at the Sikh Temple, the Jain Temple & a medieval Catholic Church. We're going to visit them all.

[Mancblue]

Sir Winston Churchill

Selfsufficientish.com

BBQ Beef Flavour Hula Hoops



Only a personal level,

My children

My Wife

My Dog.............not always in that order

[kenboak]

Well we have passed the 3/4 point

100 Great Things About Britain.

1. Radio 4
2. Good real ale served in pints
3. Gardens bigger than a postage stamp
4. The Lake District
5. Decent tea (I've been to Ireland and France and the tea was
appalling in both of them)
6. Scotch whisky
7. Public footpaths
8. Medieval churches
9. Aberdeenshire
10. The NHS not including dentistry!
11 - Gardeners' Question Time
12 - Village Fetes
13 - Roast Lamb!
14. Crumbly cheese
15. Pub atmosphere
16. Local gardening/allotment clubs
17. The flora and fauna
18. Dorset cream teas
19. Cornish Pasties
20. National and Family History Archives
21. PTSD support for returned soldiers
22. Blackpool boiled lollies
23. Beefeater Hats and training
24. Attics with spooky narrow stairs
25. An accent that changes as you cross streets
26. The next generation of highly likeable ratbag royals
27. Meatloaf - the edible kind
28. Breakfast Tables
29. Cobblestones
30. The new country
31. Self-deprecation
32. Interesting dentistry
33. Weather that changes in the time it takes to look at it
34. Kate Bush
35. Dr Who
36. Rhubarb
37. The english language
38. Rain or shine - the weather always allows you to start up
a conversation in a pub with strangers
39. Navigating by Pubs - See Bill Bryson - "Notes from a Small
Island"
40. Hedgewizard's Radish
41. National cycle network - to the list. Some of the routes
are absolutely fantasic, route 51 if anyone has seen it has to
be the worst though, nothing but hills
42. Castles
43. British Cinema. (that not just the films but some of the art deco buildings too)
44. Wild Mushrooms
45. Varities of apples.
46. The mediaeval forests
47. Our legends (King Arthur, Robin Hood)
48. Shakespeare
49. Chaucer
50. Humour
51. Fish and Chips
52. The seaside
53. Big Ben
54. The Crown Jewels
55. Windfarms
56. Abilty to be eccentric, outside your own home
57. Branston pickle with good red leicester
58. Chips, mushy peas and gravy!
59. clotted cream
60. DEVON cream teas (made with clotted cream)
61. full English Breakfast
62. Jane Austen
63. The Mini (car)
64. sausages
65. real ale (ok thats been done, but it was such a good one it deserved another mention)
66. English mustard
67. Snowdonia
68. yorkshire puddings
69. Stonehenge
70. cheddar cheese
71. haggis - traditionally served with NEEPS and TATTIES!
72. Nessie
73. Curry
74. Multi Culturalism
75. Sir Winston Churchill
76. Selfsufficientish.com
77. BBQ Beef Flavour Hula Hoops
78. Loved ones and pets
79. Everything Isambard Kingdom Brunel built, that still all works today


Keep em coming, and don't forget to number them!


Ken

[hedgewitch]

80). Charity Shops