Map-related query

02/09/2026 14:42
by cl clarely

Is it me or does the UK map look like a sideways-on creature to anyone? Every time i look and whenever i think about places in the UK to visit etc. the same image re-emerges.
So, there’s the head..which is Scotland and a beard which is Arran.The curved neck is Borders/Northumberlnd and just below it a dog collar could easily be applied between Carlisle and Newcastle. Then the Lakes emerges as bumpy protruding bit. Co. Durham & Yorkshire are the expansive chest and Wales is a stubby arm. Cheltenham&Gloucester might be a bit hairy under there. The Midlands is the flat tummy bit and this creature is quite proud of that. Devon&Cornwall are the leg, London and the home counties are the bowels..with the Dartford Crossing being the **sehole of the creature.The Medway area is the tail,with a rounded end which is Margate.
The spine runs down from Berwick-on -Tweed. So far this year i’ve visited the head once, soon to go again, the chest a few times, and the bumpy bit twice. I’m soon to visit the leg too😁 #insomniacramblingsagain#

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Chris Muris 02/09/2026 14:42

❤️ (from the East Midlands)

Jesse - Site Admin 02/09/2026 09:12

😆 Well, I’m never going to be able to look at a map of the UK normally again. And as a Yorkshire lass, I think we’ll happily claim the “expansive chest” 😂

Enjoy the leg when you get there! #insomniaramblingswelcomed