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Thread Author: RattleandSmoke	Replies: 109

New Tue 19 Jul 11 12:10   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - RattleandSmoke

You been? Worldwide my points are:- West - Dublin North - Edinburgh South - Barcelona East - Berlin. In terms of UK West - Newquay North - Edinburgh South - Newquay East - Wisbech or possibly parts of East London. I have been to many places within those points though, I very rarely go abroad as I hate the package holiday type places, but I have been to a lot of major European cities. I am sure somebody on here will say they have been to both poles :). I tried to get up to the North Pole but once I got past Carlisle it got a bit cold so I gave up. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 12:20   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - spamcan61

World:- N - Rovaniemi - FIN E - Kajaani - FIN S - Faro - P W- San Diego - US UK N - Peterhead E - Gt. Yarmouth S - Lizard Point W - Land's End Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 12:33   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Zero

Uk North, Aviemore South, Lizard Point Lighthouse West, Lands End East, Gt Yamouth, Global East: Brisbane, Queensland. South: Hobart, Tazmania West: Either Seattle or San Francisco not sure which is further west. North: Aviemore Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 16:10   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Zero

>> South, Lizard Point Lighthouse Edit - replace with Jersey. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 16:24   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - R.P.

replace with Jersey. I've been to Cardigan ! Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 17:05   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - CGNorwich

I've been to Beachy Head - lots of jumpers there Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 16:38   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Duncan

>> >> >> South, Lizard Point Lighthouse >> >> Edit - replace with Jersey. >> Jersey is not part of The United Kingdom. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 12:22   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Dog

North ~ Norfolk South ~ Canaries East ~ Lodz in Poland West ~ Lands End And then there are my OOB experiences :) Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 12:37   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Skip

UK North - Lake District South - Lizzard Point West - Lands End East - Lowestoft World (Not sure of these) North - Amsterdam East - Istanbul West - Florida South - Gibraltor Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 12:42   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - FocalPoint

The Lake District is further north than Amsterdam. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 12:47   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Zero

>> The Lake District is further north than Amsterdam. And wetter. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 21:58   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - MD

>> >> The Lake District is further north than Amsterdam. >> >> And wetter. >> In the Seventies I found Amsterdam to be quite.....moist....... Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 20 Jul 11 08:52   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Dog

>>In the Seventies I found Amsterdam to be quite.....moist.......<< Stop pussying around Martine and garn build something! :-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 12:40   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Cliff Pope

There isn't a furthest west or east, you just keep going round and round. Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Tue 19 Jul 11 12:41   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Zero

We are talking today, not yesterday or tomorrow! Ie the date line Last edited by: Zero on Tue 19 Jul 11 at 12:41 Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 14:12   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Cliff Pope

>> We are talking today, not yesterday or tomorrow! >> >> Ie the date line >> If you were a forumite living in Samoa, you might think London was as far east (or west) as you could go. Whereas everyone agrees that there is nowhere further north than the north pole. Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Tue 19 Jul 11 12:41   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Meldrew

World North Mo-I Rana Norway South Zanzibar East Muscat West Phoenix AZ UK North Thurso South Penzance West Sligo East Norwich Last edited by: Meldrew on Tue 19 Jul 11 at 12:42 Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 12:50   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - helicopter

UK North - Inverness South - Guernsey ( or Lizard Point on the mainland) . East - Lowestoft. West - Lands End World East - Shanghai West - probably New Orleans South - probably Dubai North - Inverness Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 16:40   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Duncan

>> UK South - Guernsey ( or Lizard Point on the mainland) . >> Guernsey is not part of The United Kingdom. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 12:42   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - NortonES2

W: Blackpool N: Aberdeen E: Southend pier S: Rye Outside Britain: W: Boston MA N: Alesund, Norway E: Singapore S: unidentified island off Singapore Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 13:02   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - BobbyG

W: Galway N: John O'Groats E: Great Yarmouth S: Lands End Outside Britain: W: Galway N: Lands End E: varna, Bulgaria S: Canary Islands Mind you, my geography isn't that good! Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 13:07   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Dave_

>> Outside Britain: >> N: Lands End >> Mind you, my geography isn't that good! It's not, is it? ;) Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 13:05   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Dave_

UK: N: Alness, Highland E: Corton, Lowestoft S: Bournemouth, Bridport, or Exeter W: Exeter, St Clears, Caernarfon or Stranraer. Planning a trip to the Inner Hebrides soon though. Whole world: N: Alness, Highland E: Lucerne (CH) S: Kleine Scheidegg (CH) (most of the way up the Eiger) W: Londonderry (NI) Switzerland was on a youth group trip 20 years ago, everything else has been driving for work. Last edited by: Dave_TDCi on Tue 19 Jul 11 at 13:09 Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 12:59   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - CGNorwich

Didn't realise I lived in the far north Dog! Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 13:20   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - henry k

UK N Wick S Plymouth E Ramsgate W Belfast World N Wick S Dunedin New Zealand E Gisborne New Zealand W San Francisco Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 15:26   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - henry k

>> UK >> >> N Wick >> S Plymouth >> E Ramsgate >> W Belfast > Replace Plymouth with Jersey Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 16:41   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Duncan

>> >> UK >> >> >> >> N Wick >> >> S Plymouth >> >> E Ramsgate >> >> W Belfast >> > >> Replace Plymouth with Jersey >> >> Jersey is not part of The United Kingdom. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 13:22   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Dog

>>Didn't realise I lived in the far north Dog!<< Well CG, I'm ashamed to say that's as far North as I've been, although I've been to Danzig (Gdansk) which is further North, I spose :) Last edited by: Dog on Tue 19 Jul 11 at 13:24 Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 13:43   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Fursty Ferret

UK: N: Dunkeld S: Lands End W: Lands End E: Cambridge World: N: Ivalo, Finland S: Mexico W: Las Vegas E: Cyprus. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 14:05   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Bromptonaut

UK N: Butt of Lewis S: St Agnes (Scillies) W: Breanish (west Lewis) E: Probably Southwold. Wordwide N as UK S Malaga W Sheeps Head peninsula (Cork) E Agios Stefanos Corfu. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 14:36   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - spamcan61

>> >> N: Ivalo, Finland >> Darn it, there's my attempt at furthest north beaten by 300Km! Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 14:38   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Zero

you may have noticed I dont do North. - Too cold! Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 14:58   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Roger.

UK. North: Aviemore. West: Dartmouth. South. Guernsey. East: Norfolk Boads. Furrin parts. North: Dunkirk. South: Europa Point Gibraltar. East: Singapore & Penang. West:Cadiz. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 15:16   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Old Navy

UK North Orkney islands South Channel islands East Felixstowe West Outer Hebrides or St Mawgan World North North of Norway South Bluff, New Zealand East Hong Kong West Hawaii Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 15:30   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - henry k

ON NZ is way way east of HKG Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 15:39   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Old Navy

>> ON >> >> NZ is way way east of HKG >> >> It was a guess, I have been all the way round, both ways, several times. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 16:43   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Duncan

>> UK. >> North: Aviemore. >> West: Dartmouth. >> South. Guernsey. >> Guernsey is not part of the United Kingdom. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 15:02   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - RattleandSmoke

I am so annoyed I didn't go to Lands End now, I was close to it, but I just didn't have time. It is apart of the country I want to go to again but its so expensive to get there. North is not cold, providing you don't venture further north of Cheetham Hill :p Of course though, living in Manchester the city itself warms things up by 2-3c. I am glad there is nobody on here who hasn't been further north than Watford Gap .... so far By UK I suppose I was really meaning the British Isles, otherwise you could count places like Gibraltar which gets a bit silly. Last edited by: RattleandSmoke on Tue 19 Jul 11 at 15:03 Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 15:55   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - BobbyG

rats, you missed noting by not going to Land's End. Awful place, a shop full of commercial tat, some eating places that you wouldn't have paid for and a sign that they try to get you pay to be photographed next to! Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 16:01   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Old Navy

>> rats, you missed noting by not going to Land's End. >> >> Awful place, a shop full of commercial tat, some eating places that you wouldn't have >> paid for and a sign that they try to get you pay to be photographed >> next to! >> That sounds just like John O' Groats, which is not the furthest point north on the mainland, that is Dunnet Head which is nearby. It has derelict WW2 military buildings on it which were part of the Scapa Flow complex. Last edited by: Old Navy on Tue 19 Jul 11 at 16:03 Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 16:09   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - spamcan61

>> rats, you missed noting by not going to Land's End. >> >> Awful place, a shop full of commercial tat, some eating places that you wouldn't have >> paid for and a sign that they try to get you pay to be photographed >> next to! >> Like he said; Blackpool in miniature. With more sun. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 16:11   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Zero

No donkeys. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 16:13   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Zero

Edit If there is a "where have you never been" thread, I have never been to Blackpool. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 16:15   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Pat

Is that a perverse Zero way of saying 'I'm a much travelled man':) Pat Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 17:20   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Zero

>> Is that a perverse Zero way of saying 'I'm a much travelled man':) I leave the perverse to BBD. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 19:47   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - BiggerBadderDave

"I leave the perverse to BBD" I prefer the term 'sexual deviant' if you don't mind. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 17:31   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - CGNorwich

>> If there is a "where have you never been" thread, I have never been to Blackpool" Looking at map I think I have been to every county in the UK except for some reason, Cheshire. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 17:33   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Zero

last year I got my "every county in England" medal, and this year I got the "every county in wales" bar to go with it. I doubt I will add the "every county in scotland" bar to go with it. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 17:41   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - CGNorwich

What is amazing about the UK is how varied it is for a comparatively small collection of islands and how much there is to see. I know Norfolk quite well but there are still villages I've never been too, roads I have never driven down and even pubs I have not visited. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 17:34   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - R.P.

I've been to most, Norfolk being a notable exception. Only been to Edinburgh in Scotland which is why I never tease Humph. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 17:36   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Zero

>> I've been to most, Norfolk being a notable exception. You need to go. Recommend a nice hotel for a weekend if you want. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 17:46   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - R.P.

Best I can come up with (and would be a good gravestone thing) "He never got to Norfolk - but nearly went there once" Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 17:57   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - RattleandSmoke

One place I've never been too either, its too far, been close to it though when I went to Wisbech, Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 15:02   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - henry k

>> you may have noticed I dont do North. - Too cold! >> I try not to do rain. I visited that geat big grey Rock in Australia with the the waterfalls on its sides !!! I was lucky on my day trip on Doubtful Sound NZ where it rains 200 days a year and they get 7 - 9 metres of the wet stuff p.a. No wonder no one lives there. The gods were with me and it was so calm and all but dry. A super day long trip without any other tourists. Such is nature - go with what it provides. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 15:16   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - franfran

UK N: Inverness S: Haywards Heath W: North Uist E: Not sure - probably somewhere on the outskirts of London Wordwide N: Inverness S: Melbourne W: North Uist E: Lennox Head (in NSW not far from the Queensland border) Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 15:24   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Mapmaker

N: Ledmore or somewhere in the north Highlands S: Land's End E: Beccles, Norfolk W: Land's End N: Tromso, Norway E: Moscow W: Sanlucar de Barrameda, Spain S: Cadiz, Spain Last edited by: Mapmaker on Tue 19 Jul 11 at 15:25 Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 16:00   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - four wheels good...

UK North Scapa Flow East Sizewell South Jersey West Londonderry World North Narvic East New Zealand South New Zealand or Cape Town West Miami World done compliments of Grey Funnel Line Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 15:57   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - crocks

West - Madeira South - Mombasa (only time in southern hemisphere) East - Hong Kong North - Bodo, Norway ( just inside artic circle) In UK(GB) West - Coleraine ( Aran, Scotland ) South - Guernsey ( Dartmouth ) East - Great Yarmouth North - Glasgow Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 16:46   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Duncan

I shall be exhausted by the time this thread stops. The Channel Islands are not part of The United Kingdom. Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Tue 19 Jul 11 16:47   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - R.P.

OK - merely for the purposes of this thread let's assume that the UK is the same as the British Isles....! ;0 Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 17:01   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - rtj70

UK North: Tarbet South: Plymouth East: King's Lynn West: Newquay (Cornwall) World North: Stavanger South: Hawaii (Maui) East: Greece (Rhodes) West: Hawaii (Maui) Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 17:07   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - RattleandSmoke

Already said above in my last post, assume I meant British Isles when I said UK. RJ isn't Newquay further South than Plymouth? If not then I need to change mine, as I have stayed the night there, it was so rough it is how I ended up in Newquay. Edit just checked on the map, annd Plymouth is about 6 miles further south, so I now need to edit my top post to say the furthest south I have been in the UK is Plymouth or a village called Parr where I had to make a connection. Last edited by: RattleandSmoke on Tue 19 Jul 11 at 17:09 Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 19:11   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Bromptonaut

>> RJ isn't Newquay further South than Plymouth? I looked at that and thought 'yer wot' but actually it's within a whisker. Too close to call from Google maps - need something with lat/long markings. And as longitude lines converge things are not what they appear on map projections. The most westerly point on the British mainland is not Cornwall but Ardnamurchan in NW Scotland. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 19:13   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - rtj70

I looked at Google maps and it looks like Plymouth is further south to me... but as said above there's lat/long to consider. Initially for world places I wasn't going to put Hawaii as furthest south... but it is for me. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 20:13   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Dog

>>a village called Parr where I had to make a connection.<< That'll be Par then :) Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 17:19   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - henry k

>> I shall be exhausted by the time this thread stops. >> >> The Channel Islands are not part of The United Kingdom. >> and I will ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 17:36   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - RattleandSmoke

I think I have been to most counties in England too, been to all counties in North Wales but then that is not hard!. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 19:44   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - RattleandSmoke

Quiet ironic then, the furthest south I have been in the UK, is also the only place I have ever seen somebody dragged out of a car and get beaten up. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 19:46   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - R.P.

There's five. Six if you include The People's Democratic Collective of Anglesey. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 19:50   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - RattleandSmoke

But ins't Anglesey just a suburb of Liverpool now? Never really thought of Anglesey as a proper island because the strait is so narrow. It took me less than 2 minutes to walk across the bridge. Though technically it is island. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 19:51   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - R.P.

You won't be allowed back holding views like that.....it is most definitely an island sorry Island. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 19:55   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - RattleandSmoke

I love the place, but I do sometimes get a bit overwhelmed about the amount of scousers seems disproportionate. Although I am sure the less touristy places will have more Welsh in them. Blue sea, mountains, hills and sheep, what is there not to like? Last edited by: RattleandSmoke on Tue 19 Jul 11 at 19:56 Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 19:58   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - R.P.

A hopeless, hapless council - no really you're right although there are more cows and horses this end of the island. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 20:02   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - RattleandSmoke

Little things I noticed, like the bus stops around Menai where in a bit of a sorry state. The other thing that amazes me is how every bus manages to be at least five minutes late. Do they not think of building delays into the timetables? I have found the native Welsh people there though to be extremely helpful in the main but have also experienced some resentment against the English or tourists in general. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 19:58   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Westpig

UK North - Cape Wrath, NW Scotland East - Norwich South - Land's End West - Ensay, Isle of Mull, Scotland World North - Cape Wrath, NW Scotland East - Musqat, Sultanate of Oman South - Mombasa, Kenya West - San Fransisco Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 21:07   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Style_less

UK North Yell - Shetland South Lizard West Belleek, Co Fermanagh East Aldeburgh Word North Bodo Norway South Methven New Zealand West Falealupo, Samoa East Tonga Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 21:37   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - rtj70

>> West Falealupo, Samoa You couldn't get anymore west before you'd be in the east. It's not the only place that you'd say that about though. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 20 Jul 11 08:26   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Cliff Pope

>> >> >> >> You couldn't get anymore west before you'd be in the east. It's not the only >> place that you'd say that about though. >> I keep pointing this out. East/West are different concepts from North/South. "West" isn't a place, it's a direction. When you think you have got there, you can always go further. There is no "West Pole". Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Tue 19 Jul 11 20:58   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - L'escargot

I've been everywhere, man. I've been everywhere, man. Crossed the desert's bare, man. I've breathed the mountain air, man. Of travel I've had my share, man. I've been everywhere. I've been to: Reno, Chicago, Fargo, Minnesota, Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, Sarasota, Wichita, Tulsa, Ottawa, Oklahoma, Tampa, Panama, Mattawa, La Paloma, Bangor, Baltimore, Salvador, Amarillo, Tocapillo, Baranquilla, and Perdilla, I'm a killer. [Chorus] I've been to: Boston, Charleston, Dayton, Louisiana, Washington, Houston, Kingston, Texarkana, Monterey, Faraday, Santa Fe, Tallapoosa, Glen Rock, Black Rock, Little Rock, Oskaloosa, Tennessee to Tennesse Chicopee, Spirit Lake, Grand Lake, Devils Lake, Crater Lake, for Pete's sake. [Chorus] I've been to: Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, Ombabika, Schefferville, Jacksonville, Waterville, Costa Rica, Pittsfield, Springfield, Bakersfield, Shreveport, Hackensack, Cadillac, Fond du Lac, Davenport, Idaho, Jellico, Argentina, Diamantina, Pasadena, Catalina, see what I mean-a. [Chorus] I've been to: Pittsburgh, Parkersburg, Gravelbourg, Colorado, Ellensburg, Rexburg, Vicksburg, Eldorado, Larimore, Admore, Haverstraw, Chatanika, Chaska, Nebraska, Alaska, Opelika, Baraboo, Waterloo, Kalamazoo, Kansas City, Sioux City, Cedar City, Dodge City, what a pity. [Chorus] Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 20:58   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - R.P.

But clearly not Brynrefail... Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 19 Jul 11 23:08   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Zero

Typical yank, the world stops at the border of the US! Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 20 Jul 11 00:49   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - VxFan

UK:- Furthest North - Warrington. Furthest South - Portsmouth. Furthest West - Totnes, Devon. Furthest East - Dover. Abroad:- Paris Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 20 Jul 11 05:13   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - AnotherJohnH

Worldwide West - Madison WI North - John o' Groats South - Isle of Capri East - Naples In terms of UK West - Lands End North - John o' Groats South - Lizard Point East - Great Yarmouth >> >> If there is a "where have you never been" thread.... Too many places to mention, unless I misunderstand you... perhaps you mean "a place I would never be dragged to, even by wild Horses" thread? Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 20 Jul 11 10:06   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Mapmaker

What an insular crowd we are. Amazed that - save for Old Navy who was presumably paid to be there - I claim furthest north. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 20 Jul 11 10:35   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Pat

>> "a place I would never be dragged to, even by wild Horses"<< Blackpool Rhyll Ibiza On a cruise Pat Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 20 Jul 11 10:43   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - R.P.

Rhyl has its charms (the A541 out being one if them) - it's ages since I've been there. I think it must have been last year on Bikesafe. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 20 Jul 11 11:02   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - four wheels good...

Agree with you Pat. Really anywhere that has lines of hotels lining the waterfront and the beaches are full of sun loungers and those umbrella thingies. We went to Blackpool a few years ago, it was all I expected of it, dirty, tacky, full of drunken chavs and everywhere seemed to smell of hot chip fat. Having said that, I hope places like that flourish as people who like that environment for a holiday won't be going to places that I prefer. Having a grumpy day! Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 20 Jul 11 11:07   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - CGNorwich

Think I agree with you about Blackpool and Rhyll though having been to them both. If you hate them I would add Great Yarmouth to your list! Cruise is my idea of hell as don't' like idea of being trapped with the same crowd of little Englanders for weeks on end and am also prone to sea sickness. Seems to be the mode of travel for people who don't really like anything foreign. Ibiza's reputation as the clubbing capital of the world is certainly off putting but actually it is a pretty island, especially in the spring when the flowers are out. Stayed in Santa Eulalia many years back and it is (was?) a very pleasant place to spend a week. Wouldn't cross it off your list! Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 20 Jul 11 12:39   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - R.P.

Rhyl has nothing in common with Ibiza - certainly not in a good way. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 20 Jul 11 12:40   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - RichardW

UK W: Ardnamurchan Point N: Dunnet Head (John O'Groats is for the tourists...!) E: Somewhere past Norwich. It was very flat.... S: Lizard point World W: W of Ireland N: Dunnet Head E: Karachi, Pakistan S: Phaphos (Cyprus) Probably Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 20 Jul 11 13:47   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - RichardW

Phaphos...? Dunno what on I was on there, Karachi is 10° further South.... Last edited by: RichardW on Wed 20 Jul 11 at 13:48 Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 20 Jul 11 13:45   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Zero

>> What an insular crowd we are. Amazed that - save for Old Navy who was >> presumably paid to be there - I claim furthest north. I told you., I dont do North. Its cold and its damp. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 20 Jul 11 13:52   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - RattleandSmoke

Blackpool is ok for events, but it is not the place I would choose to holiday otherwise. Blackpool is what you make it, and it is very easy to avoid all the chav none sense, still a dump though. I do really like Llandudno though, it feels very different to other British seaside resorts. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 20 Jul 11 14:02   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Zero

>> I do really like Llandudno though, it feels very different to other British seaside resorts. Yeah. I quite like Llandudno, its a bit like Brighton but without the transvestites. Dont ever chat up a bird in a Brighton bar Rattle. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 20 Jul 11 14:27   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - RattleandSmoke

It is not a place I am likely to go again, only went early this year because it was stupidly cheap. £30 return on the train (From Manchester!!) and £20 a night in the Travel Lodge. Was a bit rowdy at night, but it is a sea side town you expect that. Last edited by: RattleandSmoke on Wed 20 Jul 11 at 14:28 Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 20 Jul 11 21:44   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Runfer D'Hills

Yes I gather old people like Llandudno. Must be plenty of shops which sell beige items. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 20 Jul 11 21:55   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - R.P.

I was there yesterday actually, collecting my broken Seamaster from being repaired (don't ask), collecting a water butt stand from B&Q and trying to change a PIN at Bank - but someone had torched the ATM. Plenty of wrinklies about though, it is a nice town - in a way. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 20 Jul 11 14:03   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - CGNorwich

'I do really like Llandudno though, it feels very different to other British seaside resorts.' Looks OK. Just popped over there on Google Earth. It really does take the stress our of travelling. Off to Ayers Rock now and then I'll have a look at New York and back to Norwich for a cup of tea Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 20 Jul 11 14:25   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - RattleandSmoke

It is a seaside town, but the sea is slightly more blue than a lot of Britain places and you have Snowdonia as a back drop. My cousins all run businesses their, but they get away with it because they have a Welsh surname. I think it is biggest seaside resort in all of Wales and is in unusual that most the buildings there are all still owned by the Mostyn family, the result is that it is virtually untouched since Victorian times but is also very well maintained. Last edited by: RattleandSmoke on Wed 20 Jul 11 at 14:26 Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 20 Jul 11 20:38   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Stuartli

UK Land's End Galway (cheating a bit!) John O'Groats Norwich World Los Angeles South Africa (Aguihas, most southerly point) Petra (Jordan) John O'Groats Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 20 Jul 11 21:58   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Bagpuss

UK N: Isle of Skye W: Lands End S: Lizard Point E: Somewhere flat near Norwich World N: Tampere, Finland W: Los Angeles or Seattle, USA S: Cuenca, Ecuador E: Toss up between Vladivostok, Russia and Jixi, China Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 20 Jul 11 22:14   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - rtj70

So who is working out who is furthest afield in travels for the UK and Global? Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 20 Jul 11 22:20   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - R.P.

Nawt better than a volunteer Rob ! Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 20 Jul 11 22:21   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Zero

Has to be Old Navy, but as he never surfaced let alone visited any, he should be a disqual. All these places to him were just targets on a chart! Last edited by: Zero on Wed 20 Jul 11 at 22:22 Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 21 Jul 11 08:23   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Old Navy

>> Has to be Old Navy, but as he never surfaced let alone visited any, he >> should be a disqual. That only applies to the "North of Norway" but I was in Norway last year. :-) I have visited more places under my own steam than I did with the navy. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 20 Jul 11 23:02   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - rtj70

>> Nawt better than a volunteer Rob ! Oh blooming 'ec my shortcuts so to speak have changed on MacOSX Lion! So are you volunteering Rob or me? If we can agree on an easy comparison but it might not be so easy. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 21 Jul 11 11:46   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Telb

Hmm, had to get the atlas out for this one. World West - San Diego North - Aberdeen South - San Diego East - Prague UK West - Lands End North - Aberdeen South - Lizard Point - unless you count Jersey as UK East - Lowestoft Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 21 Jul 11 13:05   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - movilogo

World N - Lapland, Sweden S - Singapore E - Eastern India W - Vancouver, Canada UK N - Inverness W - Isle of Man E - Lowestoft, Margate (don't know which one is more East) S - Cornwall Land's end Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 21 Jul 11 16:19   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - Zero

>> E - Lowestoft, Margate (don't know which one is more East) Currently Lowestoft, but mother nature is using the sea to export much of Lowestoft to Margate. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 21 Jul 11 16:24   What is the furthest North/West/East/South? - CGNorwich

"mother nature is using the sea to export much of Lowestoft to Margate." No bad thing in my opinion Last edited by: CGNorwich on Thu 21 Jul 11 at 16:24 Reply to this message | Report message