>>2803905 (OP)it can be windy as hell, it can be humid and cold which can chill your bones, but the absolute temp is not worse than average midwest peak winter
you can get snow fall accumulation, particularly as elevation increases, doesnt often last long
uk the months of the season weather is like a month ahead of america, feb u can get random spring days
carlisle isn't a glamourous city but its got a quaint little pocket of large castle, city park, city walls, old church, town square with local shops. one rail journey often cited as a beautiful one is carilsle to Settle (direction of leads), has a nice viaduct. ribblehead viaduct
penrith or keswick are often entrance towns to the lake district.
keswick is right near the beginner hill walk of the cats bells.
lake derwentwater is nice (only been in spring)
think windemre and ambleside are more famous
northumberland coast is another great train route or travel route in general that wont have many tourists.
bamburgh castle, alnwick castle, holy island, never seen anyone say anything of note about it but berwick upon tweed looks like a neat fortified city
gretna green was a place people used to go to elope, i dont know why.
the greater region dumfries and galloway is great outdoors coast or inland, but everywhere on the map north england southern scotland has equivalent to natnioal park regions