In Japan I visited the "third best view in Japan" which is Miyajima, a bright red torrey gate to a shinto shrine set in the sea near Hiroshima. Japanese sightseeing was a bit like that. "I went to see an amazing castle at the weekend, but shame it didn't make the top three." "Did you like the nightingale floor in Nijo Jo?" "Not as good as the secret passages in Matsumoto, mate."
But who thinks that in England? I went to Hever Castle, but I wish it had been Hampton Court. I climbed up Pen-y-fan but I reckon Cader Idris has a better view....
So what are the top ten views/vistas in the UK & Ireland? Here are some suggestions: the Giant's Causeway (N Ireland), a white horse in Wiltshire (which one?), view from Parliament Hill/Primose Hill across London, the white cliffs of Dover/Purbeck, Stonehenge, Avebury stone circle, Tintern Abbey, Big Ben/Westminster, Fort William/Loch Lomond, St Paul's Cathedral (from the millenium bridge), Battersea Power Station (well I can see it from my flat), Hay Tor Dartmoor, Loch Nevis/Glen Nevis & Glenfinnan viaduct (featured in the Harry Potter films), Arthur's set in Edinburgh, all of the Lake District, Clifton suspension bridge (for industrial chique). And probably some really obvious ones I missed.
That's more than ten, and not many are suited to the pre-requisite of Japanese tourism - one perfect and easily reachable viewing spot with photographer. You may as well superimpose yourself on a postcard.
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