Leave a comment and I'll assign you a random UK city to be twinned with

@Younameit You've been twinned with Plymouth, pop. 256,384. Home of Plymouth Argyle and lots of ships. Francis Drake played bowls on the Hoe while waiting for the Spanish Armada

@Lugwho It looks lovely.

@SomeIrishPerson You've got Bangor, Wales, pop. 18,808. A very dreary place, but fairly close to the ferry to Dublin.

@Lugwho ah I was hoping for Oxford but it could always be worse.

@SomeIrishPerson Coventry is still available

@SUPERVlXEN Just smile and nod, you'll be fine.

@SUPERVlXEN just call all women webches and you'll be fine x

@BabyLonia 😱

@annamk You've got Cardiff, pop. 346,090. Capital of Wales and home of Dr. Who. Send a postcard.

@Lugwho Oh! Lush 😆

@annamk Fablous

@helenS Oh god. Be careful if you ever come back. Lol. Its easy to momentarily forget.

@Perry1968 It was really terrible. Early in the morning, I had slept in my car, and I thought I should drive to next town to buy something for breakfast. The weather was great, I looked forward to the grocery store, and, of course, I drove on the right... until I saw that other car... 😕

@helenS I used to drive on the right a lot when I travelled for work. The only time I drove on the wrong side was when I got back to Edinburgh once.

@meggie Yessie, there's Nessie

@Lugwho Nessie made Inverness famous. I was poking around in a charity shop once and was surprised to see a book on Nessie written by Nicholas Witchell.

@meggie Collector's item

@BobbyMoeven You are twinned with Chemsford, pop. 168,310. Home of Marconi. Charles Dickens once visited and found it so boring he wrote to a friend complaining about the lack of Sunday papers.

@Lugwho

Well. When I visit my twin, my first order of business is take the boring namesake out of the town..

I think I will host an SW outdoor banquet right in the middle of town..

That should do it.

@BobbyMoeven Good work. Chelmsford needs you.

@meggie Of course, plenty left.

You're twinned with Carlisle, pop. 107,524. First and last city in England, depending which way you're travelling. Site of the first red postbox in the UK in 1853.

@Lugwho i want to go there to ride on the steam train. Thank you x

@meggie Settle down, enjoy the trip.

@HowtoDestroyAngels You're now twinned with Sunderland, pop. 275,505. You are now an honorary Mackem. Haway!

@Lugwho nice!

@Lugwho oooh thank you!! 🥰🥰💙

@caccoon you're welcome. Here are a couple of pic from the last time I was there


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@Lugwho beautiful!!!

@beermeplease You've got Salisbury, pop.40,302. Famous for having the tallest building in Europe in 1310, and Novichok chemical attacks in 2018. All safe now and a good spot for beer and food.

@Lugwho mmmmm...must be home of the salisbury steak 😋

@beermeplease Never heard of that, but let's say yes.

@FreeSpirit1 Congratulations, you are now twinned with Aberdeen, pop. 222,793. Known as the Granite City. I spent a weekend in Aberdeen once I'm not sure if the photos are in colour or B&W.

@V00doo You've got Newcastle-upon-Tyne, pop. 280,177. Get ready for z night on the Bigg Market you can leave your coat at home.

@PatientlyWaiting25 You get what you're given by the city bagatelle.

You're twinned with Winchester, pop. 116,595. Former capital of England, with a big cathedral. Sorry it's not Leicester.

@Lugwho Spoil sport. Lessterrr.... Win..chess...terrrr. I'm gonna cheer both my hometown and Winchester cause I've took ownership now but Winchester's posh lol

@PatientlyWaiting25 I like Leicester, but Winchester is posher.

@minoltaguy I have to go there fairly often for work. Everything you need and nothing you want.

@bookerdana I'd forgotten that Style Council song

@Lugwho Love The Style Coouncil

@Lugwho i'll abaolutely take it.... it's the home of Derry Girls!!!!

@BabyLonia I've been thinking of watching that again.

@Lugwho id happily wstch reruns

@Lugwho I now live way over in North Dakota.

@minoltaguy Ah, not a very practical place for a weekend away then.

@Lugwho Nope. But I do like the cold. It sure beats the Texas heat.

@SunshineGirl It's a random choice. It must be coming soon!

You are twinned with Nottingham, pop. 305,680. Home of the Goose Fair and Notts County, the oldest football league team. Nottingham Forest don't play in the city, even though they play at the City Ground.

@Justmeraeagain I think so, never been. I think it was where Hot Fuzz was filmed.

@Justmeraeagain He was character in Blackadder

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@Lugwho Oh...that explains a few things...lol

@HijabaDabbaDoo I always used to get stuck hitchhiking in Derby.

@Lugwho why were you hitchhiking in derby more than once? This sounds like a story

@HijabaDabbaDoo I went to Uni in Nottingham and it was in the way

@YoMomma You are twinned with St Albans, pop. 140,644. Named after the first British saint, Alban. Home to the oldest pub in England, though there are lots of pubs that claim this.

@Lugwho ah, i’ll look it up ☺ thanks

@ninalanyon Yes, the Western terrace at Headingly is famous for fancy dress at the cricket

@Lugwho Is that where it started? The woman I spoke to said she didn't know how or when it started.

@ninalanyon Not sure, certainly for cricket matches.

@ironborn You are now twinned with Southampton, pop. 236,882. Home of the Spitfire and the Mayflower.

@Lugwho been there a few times. Saw the QE2 in dry dock there post the Falklands.

@HotPizza71 You are twinned with Durham, pop. 94,375. Famous for its cathedral that was used as a filming location for Hogwarts in the Harry Potter films.

@ninalanyon That's the number with official city status, according to a quick search. It might be wrong. I've rechecked and it's 79. Oops.

You are now twinned with Wrexham, pop.61, 603. Welcome to Wrexham!

@Lugwho Went to Wrexham 5th August. I had to get help from a local to pay for parking though and that's was after I managed to switch the ticket machine from Welsh to English.
The town centre is nicely pedestrianised

I had a nice cup of coffee in the Tabernacl (no that's not misspelt) coffee shop.

More pictures of Wrexham here: https://similarworlds.com/social/blogs/5364723-Ninas-Blog-Tuesday-5th-August-2025

@Tamara68 Enjoy visiting Portsmouth. Don't forget to send a postcard.

@Lugwho Isn't that where the HMS Victory is located?

@minoltaguy I think so.

@Lugwho Waiting for you to twin someone with Slough.

@CountScrofula Come, friendly bombs, and fall on Slough! It isn't fit for humans now.

Fortunately, it doesn't have City status, so no one will be getting it.

@CountScrofula at least you didnt get Skegness, Scunthorpe or Clackton-on'Sea!!!

@Arantxa congratulations, you are twinned with Dunfermline, pop. 49,706. Scotland's newest city and capital of the Kingdom of Scotland between the 11th and 15th centuries.

@smiler2012 You've been twinned with Cambridge, pop. 123,867. Beautiful city, if you don't mind students.

@Lugwho Thank you! Edinburgh is such a beautiful and wonderful city. I had a friend there for many years and we would send each other gifts.

@tobynshorty Did you ever visit?

@Lugwho no unfortunately I did not ever have the money or time. It’s on my bucket list.

@WillaKissing Sorry, I'm only doing cities. You are now twinned with Swansea, pop. 239,023. Handy for the Gower peninsula and aome great beaches.

@Lugwho Thank you!

@Lilymoon You are twinned with Westminster, pop. 219,396. The second city in London, plenty of sites and stuff.

@Lugwho It's not the shops that make it interesting, it's the fantastically over the top decor! And it's convenient for me when I'm in Manchester because there is a set of Tesla chargers. So while my car is charging I go for a stroll through the centre. I've never bought anything there :-)
Here's a few pictures

I was especially pleased with this picture

I haven't explored the ground floor, it seems to be a huge dining area

@ninalanyon Reminds me of a nightclub I used to go to in Nottingham.

@Lugwho But this is huge, much bigger than any nightclub I think. It's divided into several themes, The Orient, The American South, Classical Rome/Greece/Egypt, and probably more.

More pictures from 30th June this year: https://similarworlds.com/social/blogs/5336941-Ninas-Blog-Monday-30th-June-2025

and from July 2024: https://similarworlds.com/social/blogs/5056614-Ninas-Blog-Monday-15th-July-2024

@Lugwho Nice. Good job i installed one of them 6 foot letterboxes. I preempted this post so had it installed. 😆 Good post though mate. Fun. I like it. Made me smile. You have a lovely day 👍

@Perry1968 Cheers. It's hard work though lol.

@Lugwho You got a good SOH.

@Lugwho

I used to go to light water valley a lot.

@Achelois Is that the theme park?

@Lugwho

Yeah 🎢🎠

@Notladylike You are now twinned with Doncaster, pop. 87,845. Home of Doncaster Rovers and the St. Leger. Enjoy your visit.

@Notladylike louis from one direction is from there, congrats

@Bexsy congratulations, you are now twinned with Wakefield, pop. 325,837. Known as the Merrie City, possibly because of the number of pubs. Also, part of the Rhubarb triangle.

@Darkpassion You are twinned with York, pop.198,051. Known as Eboracum by the Romans and Jorvik by the Vikings.