Beautiful UK holiday spots that look just like famous foreign destinations – so can you tell which is which?
MILLIONS of Brits have been looking forward to their first foreign holiday for three years, but thanks to the travel chaos hitting UK airports some are eyeing up another staycation.
But that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on your dream holiday destination.
The UK has its own Great British versions of many of the top global wonders.
We’ve rounded up some of the top UK beauty spots and their foreign doppelgängers.
St Michael’s Mount (Mont-Saint-Michel)
For a bit of romance, you can’t beat a castle on an island cut off by the tides – and St Michael’s Mount in Cornwall is just as fascinating as its counterpart Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy.
The Cornish gem just off the coast of the town of Marazion was once the home of Bronze Age hunters and Benedictine monks.
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Now owned by the National Trust, it was the home of the St Aubyn family for more than 500 years.
There are still around 30 people living on the island and you can climb aboard amphibious vehicles to access it when the tide is high.
Tickets cost £10.50 adults, from £5 children. See .
STAY: The Marazion Hotel overlooks St Michael’s Mount and has double rooms from £180 a night, including breakfast, in June.
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Minack Theatre (Greece)
Forget Greece, you only have to go to Cornwall to enjoy our very own astonishing amphitheatre.
When local Rowena Carr decided she wanted to stage The Tempest in her back garden in 1932 she created a small open-air theatre – then continued to expand it.
The Minack on the cliffs over the sea, seats 750 people.
A popular attraction, it includes gardens, exhibitions and a cafe.
Adults £6, children £3, theatre tickets from £10. See .
STAY: Go back to nature at the nearby Treen Farm Campsite in St Levan that has pitches from £4 per tent. See .
Brighton Royal Pavilion (Taj Mahal)
India’s Taj Mahal was built by the emperor for his wife in the 1600s, while the Prince Regent may have had his own romantic liaisons in mind with the construction of the Brighton Royal Pavilion in the 18th century.
The racy royal took a fancy to the city for its sea air and chance to meet up with his many mistresses, finally resulting in this stunning building of white turrets and pillars.
Tours of the inside, which boasts silk wallpaper, cost £15 adults, £9 children. See .
STAY: The Mercure Brighton Seafront has rooms from £80 per night in June. See .
Norfolk (Provence)
A field of lavender looks great on Instagram, but you don’t have to travel to the South of France to pose in a purple haze.
The town of Heacham has all you need just along the A149 towards the coast.
Founded in 1932, Norfolk Lavender farm now spreads over 100 acres and has regular tours of the fields and also the distillery that produces oil from the crop.
Sample lavender scones and cakes at the cafe and buy plants to take home with you.
Tours start from £2.50. See .
STAY: Three nights at ParkDean Resorts’ Heacham Beach Holiday Park starts at £309 for six in June. See .
Hadrian’s Wall (Great Wall of China)
Created in AD122 by Hadrian’s Roman army to stop the Scots invading England, Hadrian’s Wall is not as big as China’s one but is still an astonishing feat of engineering
You can explore the 73-mile stretch from Solway Firth in Cumbria to Wallsend on the River Tyne with a selection of walking trails.
Visit the Roman Army Museum at Vindolanda, Northum. Entry £12.60 adults, £7.20 children.
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STAY: Stanegate Hideaways near Hexham has two cute wooden huts sleeping two. A three-night break in June costs from £297. See .
Portmeirion (Portofino)
Nestled on Italy’s Amalfi coast, Portofino’s charming piazzas and multi-coloured cute houses are a hit with tourists.
But you can enjoy the same vibe in North Wales.
Portmeirion is an incredible Italianate village created by eccentric architect Clough Williams-Ellis in 1925, complete with al-fresco dining areas and acres of gardens.
Cult TV series The Prisoner was filmed there in the 1960s. Adult tickets £7-£12, kids free to £8. See .
STAY: Portmeirion Hotel has double rooms from £289 a night in June. See .
Kent (Napa Valley)
A host of top-quality vineyards have sprouted up across the Garden of England that can rightly claim to be just as successful as California’s Napa Valley in producing some vintage wines.
Many offer tours and even stays where you can find out all about the process.
Visit Chapel Down, known as the home of English winemaking, or discover the history of Gusbourne on its walking and tasting tours.
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STAY: The Hotel Du Vin in Tunbridge Wells is ideally placed for surrounding vineyards. See .
Kilt Rock and Mealt Falls (Iceland)
To match the dramatic natural landscape of Iceland you only need go as far as Scotland’s Inner Hebrides.
Try the Isle of Skye’s Kilt Rock – a looming collection of black balsalt columns – and Mealt Falls, a plume of water that plunges 100 metres into the sea.
The best viewpoint is at Elishader, on the Trotternish Peninsula.
Fill your Instagram with snaps from here and you’ll fool plenty of people you’re actually in the Nordics, rather than Scotland.
STAY: The Portree Hotel, near Kilt Rock, has double rooms from £130 per night in June, including breakfast. See .
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