American Reacts to the 12 Most Beautiful Towns in the UK

As an American I am not familiar with towns in the UK. Today I am very interested in seeing 12 of the most beautiful towns in the UK. If you enjoyed the video feel free to leave a comment, like, or subscribe for more!

[tanja]

These old towns weren’t ‘designed’, they evolved over time. Someone built a house near a river, someone else built a house nearby, other people came along and did the same; someone set up a bakery, a blacksmiths, then they built a church with a clock tower (so everyone always knew the time), the farmer sold his produce and milk. Then someone started brewing beer and the pub was born. All these buildings just appeared and fitted in with existing buildings and geographical features, so rows of houses can be seen now where we can tell when they were built from their ‘design’.

[keithhurst]

It's not that the UK is outdated it's just that the USA isn't old enough to have much history or any really old buildings.

[Fluffnugget]

"the prettiest village in the Cotswolds", proceeds to show a council estate lol. Also, the sandwiches we eat were named after the Earl of Sandwich in the UK

[t.a.k.palfrey]

Near to the town of Sandwich is a village named Ham, so one may see road signs with: Ham 2miles, Sandwich xx miles, which appear as Ham Sandwich on the sign.

[Tass...]

To be fair there could have been another 50 UK towns included on this list that are as equally beautiful in their own different ways.

[Birko]

Many old buildings in the UK are "Listed" which means that if you own one, then you are only allowed to make permitted alterations in order to preserve the original appearance.

[LB-myej]

The UK is as old as dirt so we have all types of really old architecture round every corner, I love it and I’m so proud of my little island.🇬🇧🇬🇧 sorry to say it but you don’t see anything what we would call old in America

[johnbshannon]

the majority of towns in the UK have a railway station all interconnected to enable you to travel virtually anywhere, simply by changing trains at larger stations

[Sclero]

❤I'm not from the UK but I can tell you that every city or village in Europe is different from each other, even if they are not far away, every small or large city, famous or not, deserves to be visited precisely because you will always find new, interesting things and strange for Americans! 😊

[katwatson]

I live in Salisbury (mentioned in the segment about Shaftesbury). The steep cobbled hill is called 'Gold Hill', but people in the UK know it as 'Hovis Hill' as it was used in a TV advert for Hovis bread over 50 years ago. Fun fact: The advert was directed by Ridley Scott!!

[jeanettehuggins]

When l visited The UK..it was like stepping into a Fairy Tale Book..l loved it. Australian Viewer.

[susanroberts]

You say you’ve never heard of a lot of these towns and this is why we keep on telling American visitors not to totally concentrate on London.

[ianlewis]

Corfe Castle, Wimborne Minster, & Lyme Regis in Dorset, York, many of the Yorkshire Dales Towns, Durham, Glastonbury .... the list of places to visit goes on and on

[andyhorvath]

I'm Dutch, but I've visited the UK a couple of times in my camper van and some of the towns mentioned here. And believe me, there's even so much more to be seen. I'm a fan of Wales and Scotland, but the Cotswolds and the Lake District too. And Kent and Yorkshire ... Too much to mention.
I love your amazement and it makes me realise that I'm thinking of these places as normal. I do still appreciate their beauty but they're normal to me, you can find places like these all over Europe

[WolfricLupus]

Most of the buildings that you think look like castles are, in fact, churches.

[Birko]

I don't think the original video maker has actually viewed the footage. No image of Conwy Castle despite mentioning 3 or 4 times, image of empty field instead. Pictures of modern council houses etc. Some of the views of these towns are the worst selection I have seen and don't fit with the commentary.

[HamsterJam]

It's not just that some of our buildings carry history, many of the roads you saw there were originally ancient tracks or Roman roads.. which means they were first used/created thousands of years ago.
Our surnames are odd too. At one time people didn't have family names, they just had a first name. So people started to become known by their father's name instead - William(son), Richard(son) - or by their profession.
A Fletcher made arrows, a Cooper made barrels, a Smith worked with metal and other materials..
This has been going on for a long time, don't blame me <shrugs>

[Niki-xrcw]

Out beautiful towns villages castles and stately houses and architecture never gets boring or taken for granted, it is always beautiful and appreciated.

[katebatt]

In Britain, we do protect these buildings, they are Listed, which means people can own, live and use them as business premises, BUT they can't be demolished, and only limited alterations are allowed with very strict permission. It's why they survive.
Every parish (which often means every village or small town) in the UK has a church. Most of our churches were constructed between the 12th and 15th century, with another load built in the Victorian period. That means virtually every town or village has a historic church with a bell tower (many have clocks as well)

[amajinjams]

I would walk to school on old cobblestone roads, past a minster and a church, 4 cemeteries (two designated to fallen soldier furing the wars), lots of leaning bent buildings with tiny doors. So i still see the beauty in it all but it is normal, so seeing people appreciate the landscape and in awe of our buildings is so refreshing. 😊