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Milford Sound

Milford Sound / Piopiotahi is a spectacular glacier-carved fiord and town in Fiordland National Park on the west coast of New Zealand and is one of New Zealand's most well known scenic attractions. On display is a spectacular combination of mountains, sheer cliffs, waterfalls and marine life. It is the best known of a series of fiords in the park, and the only one which is accessible by road.

Understand
Milford, Doubtful and Dusky Sounds are actually all fiords, i.e., formed by glaciers. They were incorrectly named 'sounds' by Captain Cook, who charted the region in the 1770s. He bypassed Milford Sound on his journeys for fear of venturing too close to the steep mountainsides, afraid that wind conditions would prevent escape.

John Grono was the first European to discover Milford Sound around 1812, and named it after Milford Haven in his native Wales. The fiord was officially renamed Milford Sound/Piopiotahi in 1998, as part of a Treaty of Waitangi settlement with local iwi (Māori tribe) Ngāi Tahu. Overland access was severely limited until the discovery of Mackinnon Pass in 1888 and the formation of the Milford Track. The Homer Tunnel opened in 1954, providing road access to the fiord.

Hailed as the eighth Wonder of the World by Rudyard Kipling, Milford Sound has been judged as the world's top travel destination in an international survey. Over 400,000 people visit the sound every year, even though the average round trip clocks in at ten hours from Queenstown. Attempts to halve that time for visitors by drilling a new tunnel linking Routeburn and Hollyford Valleys have been strenuously quashed over the potentially huge environmental impact.

While the west coast of the South Island receives more than its fair share of rain, Milford Sound turns this up to eleven with around 6400 mm (252 in) per year. Rainwear is highly recommended and carry an umbrella to protect photographic equipment. Some tour operators argue that the sound is best seen on a rainy day as all the waterfalls can be seen in their full glory. Many recommend seeing it during a sunny day and in the rain, to see both worlds as they are very different and both amazing. Also as with most of the west coast, insect repellent is recommended as the sand flies here can be aggressive.

Once you make the spectacular journey to the fiord, there are a number of tourist boats and services to take you out to see the sights.

By plane
Milford Sound Airport, located at the southeast end of the sound, serves the locality. One of the most spectacular ways to see Milford Sound and its spectacular surrounds is to fly in on a clear day. The flight from Queenstown, Te Anau or Wanaka is undoubtedly one of the world's greatest scenic flights, with unsurpassed views of the mountains and glaciers on route.

Flightseeing operators fly light aircraft and helicopters from Queenstown, Wanaka or Te Anau.

Fiordland Helicopters offers a spectacular scenic helicopter flight from Te Anau. Perfect if you are running short of time and want to save yourself the four hour drive. With two landings inside the park boundaries, one high on the Tutoko Glacier if weather permits and the other high above the Sutherland Falls, it's an experience you don't want to miss. Learn some history of the national park from experienced, friendly local pilots and take in a bird's eye view of Milford Sound, Mitre Peak and the Fiordland National Park with its majestic mountains and breathtaking scenery.

Amateur pilots should get advice before attempting to fly into Milford Sound.

By ship
Each year, scores of large cruise ships plying the Tasman Sea call upon Milford Sound as part of their New Zealand itinerary. Due to the size of the cruise ships, which are getting larger each year, more people are getting in to see Milford Sound by sea. There is no grander way to enter a fiord than by sea.

Milford Sound is a cruise-by destination, and as such does not have a dedicated port or terminal for cruise ships. However, some ships anchor in Milford Sound, where passengers are tendered ashore to enjoy tours on smaller boats departing from the visitor terminal or to embark on overland tours to Te Anau and Queenstown organised by their cruise lines.

By bus
Milford Sound is commonly seen as part of a sightseeing tour from Queenstown or Te Anau. A day trip from Queenstown can make for a very long, more than 12-hour day. Don't fall asleep while travelling the Milford Road from Te Anau and miss the stunning scenery visible there, the most rewarding aspect of the trip.

Many companies operate daily coach tours into Milford Sound. You can include a boat cruise in your itinerary. Real Journeys (see "sleep") operates daily coach tours, connecting with Real Journeys' range of day and overnight cruises.
 * awesomeNZ, info@awesomenz. Glass roof bus with free Wi-Fi, free lunch and a cruise from $165.
 * Gray Line, info@grayline.co.nz. Glass roof coach, free Wi-Fi and a cruise on the fiord from $175.
 * GreatSights, info@greatsights.co.nz. Glass roof coach. Daily tours include free Wi-Fi, stops at popular scenic locations and a cruise on the fiord, from $163.
 * InterCity, info@intercity.co.nz@undefined. Bus with glass roof, free Wi-Fi and cruise from $125.

By car
From Te Anau, it is 120 km on State Highway 94. Allow plenty of time (and fuel), at least 2–3 hours from Te Anau, when travelling to Milford Sound by car. The road winds through some of the most spectacular scenery in New Zealand as it climbs up to the. The Homer Tunnel is a single-lane tunnel and, although it has been fitted with traffic lights, you may still experience a wait while opposing traffic clears the tunnel. You may also want to break your journey along the road to take photographs or investigate scenic spots - including Mirror Lakes, views of the Hollyford and The Chasm.

State Highway 94 is a high pass and regularly has icy conditions between June and November. It is also subject to avalanches. All cars must carry chains in winter and the Transit New Zealand information kiosk 8 km north of Te Anau will check that you are carrying them and can fit them. High risk sections of the road are marked with a red cross on a blue background and with 'no stopping' signs, do not stop your car on these sections of road. Review the state of the road at Transit New Zealand before departing; if the risk of an avalanche is "high" the road will be closed and if it is "moderate" it may close at short notice. Drivers not experienced at driving on ice and snow might prefer a bus tour.

By foot
Milford Sound can also be reached by foot, being the end of the world famous Milford Track, the 'finest walk in the world'. Bookings are essential for this popular 4-day walk, as only 40 independent walkers are permitted to start it in any day (and stay in the Department of Conservation Huts). There is also a more expensive guided walk service where walkers stay at a separate set of huts with better facilities. Catering is provided in this service, and helicopters are used to ferry baggage between the huts.

See

 * Spectacular scenery with wonderful wildlife, including dolphins, seals and penguins. Of special interest is the New Zealand glow worm. Watch out for its bioluminescent glow after dark.

Do
One of the most awe inspiring ways to see Milford Sound, is from the water level itself. There are two ways to do this:

Cruising
There are several boat operators who offer day cruises that pass by waterfalls and local wildlife before going out to the Tasman Sea and re-entering Milford Sound as earlier discoverers did. Most guided tours from Te Anau or Queenstown arrive in Milford around noon, so it is advisable to escape the crowds by going on an early-morning or late-afternoon cruise. If you intend to take photographs, the quality of light is usually better around those times as well.

There is also the option of an extended cruise on Milford Sound - overnight cruises operated by Real Journeys). See Sleep section below.

Kayaking
Your proximity to the water in a kayak just serves to make you feel even smaller, and makes the Sound seem even more vast! The pros of doing it this way are that you get to go places that the big cruise ships cannot, you see a great deal more wildlife (penguins, seals etc.) as you move more quietly through the water, you are part of a small group (between 6 and 8) and so getting more personal attention from your guide, and you get some exercise in the process. Cons are that it is quite hard work and you should be prepared to get cold and wet. A good way of doing this kind of trip is on a 'one day package'. You can be picked up from your lodgings early in the morning (around 6:30AM) in Te Anau by minibus and driven to Milford, where you're kitted out with all the relevant kayak and safety gear and given waterproof bags to take cameras and food with you. The trip lasts until late afternoon (lunch is taken in your kayaks in the middle of the Sound) and you'll arrive back in Te Anau about 6PM.

Buy
There is very, very little 'shopping' in Milford, just tourist items like post cards, books, and posters. A small grocery shop at Milford Sound Lodge sells many of the basics and is open daily June 29, 2024 in the summer.

Eat and drink
There is only one place to eat and drink in Milford Sound if you did not bring food in with you: the Blue Duck Cafe & Bar. The cafe offers breakfast and lunch, while dinner is found at the bar. Snacks, drinks, and coffee are also available at the cafe. Montieth's beer is available on tap. Prices are tourist prices: from $8 for breakfast, $15 for lunch, $25 for dinner. Sandwiches are $4–5.

Some cruises run with meal options on board.

Sleep
Watch out as there are only two lodges in Milford Sound, and one of them is only for those tramping the Milford Track. The one open to all travellers is the Holiday Park (with backpackers) type accommodation, but cosy, and it is very often fully booked.

Stay safe
Occasionally the road into the fiord is closed due to landslides, or snowfall during winter. It pays to be aware of the conditions, especially if you are driving yourself.

Go next
From Milford Sound, there are few options for getting out if you have not booked. The only road out leads back to Te Anau and from there generally back to Queenstown (or possibly south to Invercargill). You can book a bus out to Te Anau or to Queenstown. Otherwise there are small planes which operate from the airport providing flights back to Queenstown (or charters to other destinations).

Doubtful Sound is another fiord within Fiordland National Park, but it is not easily accessible as Milford Sound.

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Milford Track

The Milford Track is a hiking (tramping) trail (track) in Fiordland National Park on New Zealand's South Island. It is one of New Zealand's Great Walks.

For other tracks, see Tramping in New Zealand.

Understand
The Milford Track was formed in 1888, after the discovery of the Mackinnon Pass by Quintin McKinnon and Ernest Mitchell. Until the Homer Tunnel opened in 1954, it was the only land route into Milford Sound.

This is a Department Of Conservation Great Walk and as such receives a very large number of visitors per year. On top of its Great Walk status, the Milford is considered by many to be one of the greatest hikes in the world thanks to its amazing scenery. The entire track takes four days -- only available to be walked in one direction -- from the Te Anau end to Milford Sound. There is also the option for one day guided walks of the first section of the track. Alternatively it is possible to run it in a day from Milford Sound to Te Anau.

The track is not recommended for children under 10 years. Children under 15 years must be accompanied by an adult.

Peak season
Peak season runs from late October to late April. Bookings are required during this time. These bookings can be made online, by post, fax or phone. Make sure to book early, as popular dates are often booked many months ahead of time. Many dates in December and January are fully booked within minutes of booking opening (usually in June or July). In May 2022, the track was fully booked for the whole summer 13 minutes after booking opened.

Off peak/winter season
The off peak season is from May to mid-October. During this time snow fall and thaws make parts of the track impassable. As such, only the most experienced trampers should attempt this trek and should be exceptionally well-outfitted. Great Walk fees are not applied to tramping during the off-peak season, but simply the serviced backcountry fees apply.

Guided walks
As an alternative to booking with the DOC, you can book a package with Ultimate Hikes. This costs between $2130 (dorm bed) to $3330 (single ensuite room). These walks follow the same route as those who have booked with the DOC, in groups of up to 50 with a leader, but stay in different accommodation. The package includes meals in the lodges, and transport from / to Queenstown. There is less to carry each day, as there is no need to carry food, cooking equipment or a sleeping bag.

If you don't have time (or stamina) for a full walk, Real Journeys has guided day walks on the first few miles of the route. You can also book a return on their boat if you wish to do your own similar day walk.

Trips & Tramps run half day guided walks on the final section of the walk from Milford Sound, with the walk going from Sandfly Point to Giants Gate waterfall.

Running
It is possible to run the Milford track in a day if you are fit. A boat will pick you up at Milford sound at 7 am to drop you off at Sandfly point. You than have about 9 hours to run 53.5 km to Glade Wharf to make the 4 pm cut off. The charge for those who are late is 150 dollars per hour. There is a car shuttle service to move your vehicle from Milford Sound back to Te Anau Downs if needed.

As of 2023 the first boat ride costs 220 NZD for up to 4 people followed by 55 NZD for each addition person. The boat ride at the end costs 95 NZD per person for those who arrive before 4 pm. The next boat is at 6 pm and the price increases to 600 NZD for up to 5 people followed by 95 NSD per extra person. There is an additional charge of 150 NZD per hour after 6 pm for the entire group.

Prepare
Just like any multi-night tramping excursion, be sure to lay out your plans in advance. Make a packing list and check it before leaving. Preparedness is key to surviving an emergency in the wilderness.
 * Clothing.
 * Wet-weather clothing. Expect rain in this area.  Milford Sound sees a tremendous amount of rainfall year-round.
 * Warm-weather clothing.
 * Extra clothing. Expect the clothing you tramp in to get wet and as such, you will need extra clothing to change into when not on the track.

 * Eating.
 * Cooking equipment. You must pack in your own cooking gear such as pots, as none are provided.  During the peak-season gas cookers are available in the huts, but during the off-season they are removed so you'll need to pack your own cooker and fuel. Bring a lighter or matches for lighting the gas rings.
 * Food. You must pack in your own food as there is no opportunity to purchase food. Be sure to prepare a menu consisting of high energy, low weight foods to carry in with you.  Always carry at least one extra day's worth of food in case of emergency.  Emergency rations can be an easy and compact way to bring in extra calories.
 * Utensils. Your best bet is to carry a single utensil, such as a spork, that will aid in cooking as well as eating.

 * Hygiene.
 * Calls of nature. Be prepared to bury any waste, but also be aware that toilets are fairly regular along the track and it is preferred that you use them. If you do feel the call of nature and cannot wait for the next toilet, be sure to move a good distance off the track and away from any water sources and bury the waste.
 * Showering. There are no showers available, but given the climate on the track and the abundance of moving water, you can expect to get wet. It's suggested to carry a small towel, preferably a lightweight, highly absorbent one.

 * Insect repellent. For the Milford Track, be sure to pack insect repellent as the sandflies are abundant in this area. Sandflies are small biting insects similar to mosquitoes or biting midges.

 * Sleep gear. There are mattresses provided in the bunkrooms of the huts year-round, but there are no linens.  You will need to carry something to sleep in or on that will keep you warm as there is no heating offered in the bunkrooms.  Earplugs are also suggested if you are a light sleeper as the bunkrooms are shared with a large number of other trampers.

 * Water. The water that is available at the huts is collected in the area surrounding the hut, either from a nearby river or from rainfall.  This water is not tested for Giardia on a regular basis, so treatment may be recommended. However many walkers do drink the water in the huts.
 * Bottle. Carry a bottle or other water carrier such as a CamelPak that can be accessed easily.  Drinking regularly to maintain hydration is extremely important during such continuous activity.
 * Treatment. Carry your preferred method of treating water.  A pump or gravity filter could be your primary method with iodine tablets, which require time to clear the bacteria, as a backup.

 * Something to do in the evening. As you may arrive at a hut in mid-afternoon, and weather or sandflies may keep you indoors, you might want to bring a book to read, or a game to play.

Get in
The track starts at the head of Lake Te Anau. Boat transport is required to get to the start of the track. All reservations should be made at least one week in advance. Popular dates in peak season are often booked many months ahead of time, so make sure to book early! Real Journeys operates lake transfers from Te Anau Downs to Glade House during track season. (The start of the Milford Track) website

Walk
The route described here assumes that you are walking independently and staying at the DOC huts. If you do a guided walk, you will follow the same route, but have different overnight stops and so will generally be an hour or two behind the independent walkers. This prevents walkers feeling crowded.

Due to the booking system of the Great Walk, it is not an option to pass a hut in an effort to move on to the next hut. Also, there is no camping allowed on the Milford Track.

During the peak season the huts, Clinton, Mintaro and Dumpling, have gas cookers, tables, cold running water, lighting and heating in the common area. The bunkrooms are communal with mattresses provided. Flush toilets are also available.

Day one
As somewhat of a gift from the DOC, the first day is rather easy with just over an hour consumed riding on a boat to the track start. On the boat trip you will pass a memorial cross at the point where Quintin Mackinnon's empty boat was found after he went missing in 1892.

From the landing at you tramp about 5 km. to the Clinton Hut where you will spend your first night. The DOC times this 5 km. between an hour to an hour and a half. Along the way you will pass Glade House, the hut for guided walkers. The track is track is fairly level and follows the Clinton River.

Once at Clinton Hut, you may take some time to go swimming in the Clinton River or take a short trip through the nearby wetlands on a boardwalk. Depending on the DOC staffing at the hut, the warden(s) may offer an interpretation trip in the late afternoon.

Clinton Hut sleeps 40 split between two bunkrooms.

After dark you can go for a few hundred yards along the track (in the direction you will go tomorrow) to a small community of glow worm

Day two
Day two is a 16.5 km. walk that the DOC has timed at approximately 6 hours. The track is a gentle ascent, following the Cliton River toward Lake Mintaro. This section crosses through more than 50 avalanche passes, making it extremely dangerous in the off-peak season. There are several sections of the track where stopping is not permitted due to the risk of avalanche - avoid stopping for a break or lunch in these sections, but a 10 second stop to take a photo should be ok.

Flooding is also a consideration on this day's tramp. Between Hirere Falls and Marlenes Creek a heavy rain can cause problems for walkers. If it is wet you can pause for shelter at and at the.

A short detour may be possible to, but this track is sometimes closed due to the avalanche risk.

About an hour and a half from this night's hut is a turn-off for Pompolona Hut where guided walkers stay the night. About 1 mile after this is the, a 230m waterfall.

After gaining about 250 m. in elevation, much of it in the last couple of hours, you'll spend the night in Mintaro hut with up to 39 other people spread through 3 bunkrooms. Nearby Lake Mintaro is worth a short stroll on a nice day.

Day three
Day three is a 14 km. walk that should take between 6 and 7 hours. You'll start the day at approximately 500 m. and end it at around 100 m., but along the way you'll go over Mackinnon Pass at 1069 m.

It takes just over two hours to make it from Mintaro Hut to the peak, with the Mackinnon Memorial along the way. (As an interesting aside, if you were to take the plunge from the memorial, it would take you nearly 12 seconds to hit the bottom.) At the top you'll find a shelter with a toilet and, during the summer, a cooking ring.

It is 8 km. from the pass to Dumpling Hut and it descends 970 m. in that stretch. Regular breaks are suggested in order to reduce the stress as you descend this uneven terrain. At the start of the season, the main track may be closed due to the avalanche risk, and a steeper emergency track is used.

Day four
Your final day is 18 km. in 5 1/2 to 6 hours. Allow time to look at the. The boat will pick you up at, where there is a shelter with separate waiting areas for independent and guided walkers.

Aircraft
While on the track you may notice the presence of an aircraft. Aircraft are an essential part of the track environmental management and remove every waste including toilet waste. As there are no roads, track maintenance and building is enabled by aircraft and all supplies to the lodges are flown in. If you injure yourself so you can't continue or you go missing, aircraft are the practical method to carry out search and rescue.

DOC Huts

Lodges for Guided Walks
Walkers on the guided walks have relatively luxurious facilities, but pay about five times as much as those using the DOC huts.

Go next

 * The track ends at Sandfly Point near Milford Sound. Boat transport is required to get from the end of the track.  All reservations should be made at least one week in advance.
 * The Milford Road will take you back to Te Anau.
 * Routeburn Track
 * Rakiura Track on Stewart Island

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Milies

Milies, Vizitza, Pinakates (Greek: Μηλιές, Βυζίτσα, Πινακάτες) are villages in municipality of South Pelion on Mount Pelion in Greece. Since these villages are close to each other, they are considered as a single travel destination. As a tourist destination belongs to Northwest Pelion. It is a traditional Greek mountain village, at a height of 400 m. It is 28 km from Volos, the capital city of the prefecture of Magnesia. Milies is connected with the GR-34A (Volos - Promiri) It has traditional stone houses, cobbled roads, good restaurants and accommodation in abundance. Milies is also notable for being the terminus of the narrow gauge (60 cm) Pelion Railway, built by the Italian engineer, Evaristo de Chirico, (father of the famous painter) between 1895 and 1903. This proved to be of considerable economic advantage to the region. The village commands striking views across the Pagasitikos Gulf and benefits from the many streams and water sources that Mount Pelion is renowned for. These result in rich vegetation and cool, forested mountain slopes.

Get in
By bus from Volos Interurban Bus Terminal ("Yperastiko KTEL") (KTEL Volou), Details on buses, can be found online here

During the summer months one can also use the local small wooden-wagon train departing twice a day on weekends from Ano Lechonia, near Volos, in a very picturesque journey.

Do
Light a candle in the church on the central square.

Explore the forested hills along the numerous very old paths around the village. Running waters, springs, brooks, watermills, stone bridges, two caves, numerous species of wildlife.

Take the Old Smudger train for a journey.

Hike along some of the Calderama (old hiking trails) across the local landscape. A few hours heading down will bring you to the beach at Kala Nera.

Eat
Many family owned restaurants on the village. Some well known are

Drink
The tap water is drinkable and restaurants will serve glasses of ice water upon request. Local drinks include Mythos (beer) and Ouzo.

Stay safe
Milies is a generally safe destination.
 * The summer sun tends to get very strong. You should not take the risk of dehydration, sunburns or even heat strokes lightly. Wear appropriate clothes, maybe with a hat and sunglasses; use sunscreen; bring enough water on excursions and know when to stop exhausting yourself and seek the shade of a tree.

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Millbrae

Millbrae is a city on the Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. It is south of San Bruno and north of Burlingame. It is very close to San Francisco International Airport and is an important Bay Area transit hub because it has the southernmost BART station on the Peninsula and is served by Caltrain.

Get in
The large is near the intersection of El Camino Real and Millbrae Avenue. It is served by BART, Caltrain, and SamTrans. This is the terminating BART station for trains going south from San Francisco, so it is a common transfer point for people connecting between BART and Caltrain. There is a BART spur to the San Francisco International Airport just north of the Millbrae Station.

You can catch a Caltrain at Millbrae for points further south on the peninsula (a few travel down to Gilroy). Caltrains going north from Millbrae all terminate in San Francisco at 4th and King Streets. If your destination in San Francisco or your point of departure from San Francisco is anywhere near the 4th & King Caltrain station (near the South Beach area of SOMA), you should take the Caltrain rather than BART. The Caltrain trip between San Francisco and Millbrae is 18 minutes ("baby bullet"), 20 minutes (express), or 31 minutes (local). BART takes 36 minutes to San Francisco's Montgomery Station, and Caltrain is a far more pleasant ride. However, Caltrain takes more planning; it runs less frequently with more limited hours than BART.

Get around
The San Mateo Transit District, samTrans, provides bus service around Millbrae and beyond.

Do
If you're looking for a way to pass the time while waiting for a Caltrain connection, the Spur Trail is probably your best bet. Most other activities are either a little too far from the transit center or have very limited hours.

Go next

 * Pacifica — 280 North to 1 South. About 20 to 30 minutes away.
 * San Francisco — 101 North or 280 North. About 10 to 25 minutes away.

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Millbrook

Millbrook is a small town in the River Heritage region of Alabama, near Montgomery.

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Millbury

Millbury is a town of about 13,600 (2010) in the Blackstone Valley of Central Massachusetts.

Understand
Millbury was first settled by Europeans in 1716 and was incorporated as a town in 1813.

Millbury has a long history as a mill town, from which the town's name is derived. The Blackstone River, which flows through the town, provided much of the water power to the town's many textile mills and factories during the Industrial Revolution.

Factory owner Asa Waters II built a Federal-style mansion near the town center on Elm Street, which was completed in 1832. It took two years to collect materials for construction of the house, including marble from Italy and bricks from Baltimore. Known as the Asa Waters Mansion, it is an icon of the town.

President William Howard Taft spent many summer vacations in Millbury as a young boy, attending the public schools for a season. When he grew older, he visited his grandparents most summers. He visited his aunt, Delia C. Torrey, during his presidency for the occasion of Millbury's 100th birthday. The Torrey House, where President Taft stayed during his visit, is commonly called the Taft House today.

To the south is the small town area of Sutton.

Get in

 * Line 22 bus from Worcester (Green St and Gold St), 20 min, every 3 hours
 * Taxi from Worcester - about 7 minutes, $29-35

Sleep

 * Accomodations can be found in nearby Worcester.

Go next
Check out nearby Worcester.

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Mill Creek

There is more than one place called Mill Creek:

United States of America

 * Mill Creek (California) - A town in the state of California.
 * Mill Creek (Georgia) - A community in the state of Georgia.
 * Mill Creek (Washington) - A city in the state of Washington.
 * Mill Creek (West Virginia) - A town in the state of West Virginia.

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Mill Creek (California)

Mill Creek is a small town located just outside of Lassen Volcanic National Park in the Shasta Cascades region of California.

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Milledgeville

Milledgeville is a city of 19,000 people (2019) in Georgia's Classic Heartland. It is home to Georgia College & State University, Georgia Military College, and Central Georgia Technical College.

History
In 1803 a group of commissioners set out into the wild frontier in search of a place to build Georgia’s new capital city. The search carried them across the Oconee River and into the deep woods of middle Georgia. Soon the group became exhausted and thirsty as they spotted a gushing spring beneath a large oak tree. There they took their rest as their leader, John Clarke, mixed the spring water with some whisky, which he had in his coat pocket. After quite a few drinks the men were convinced that they had reached their destination. Milledgeville had its start.

The site for Milledgeville was chosen for its central location in the state and its ample water supply. The town was planned to follow the design of Washington D.C. and Savannah, Georgia and included four public squares designated specific purposes. The remaining streets were laid out in a checkerboard style. Located on the fall line of the Oconee River, Milledgeville is the only city in the U.S., with the exception of Washington D.C., that is designed to be a capital city. Milledgeville served as the state capital from 1803 until 1868, when the capital was moved to Atlanta during Reconstruction.

As the political center of Georgia during her reign as state capital, Milledgeville attracted many notable Georgians and renowned visitors. In 1861, secession was declared and Gov. Joe Brown directed Georgia's war efforts until 1864 when General Sherman of the Union Army passed through Milledgeville on his way across Georgia to Savannah. For two days his Army seized the town, burning government buildings and documents, but sparing most of the areas homes.

With the removal of the capital to Atlanta, Milledgeville experienced an economic downturn. But by the late 19th and early 20th century, improved lighting, streets, telephone and water supply encouraged new building and commerce. This slow economic growth contributed to a wealth of well preserved Federal-style architecture, enhanced by noteworthy Greek Revival, Victorian, and Classic Revival houses that can be found throughout the city today.

Milledgeville is a "Main-Street City" and a center of attraction on Georgia's Antebellum Trail.

Get in

 * Milledgeville is 30 miles NE of Macon on Highway 49 in the Heart of Georgia.
 * From Atlanta - Take I-75 South to I-20 East. In Madison take right onto Hwy 441 South. Follow Hwy 441 into Milledgeville. (100 miles - 2 hours)
 * From Macon - Take Hwy 22 or Hwy 49 into Milledgeville. (34 miles - 35 minutes)

Get around
Milledgeville has a few taxicabs and limo services for hire, but not nearly enough when needed; so it is best to drive yourself or walk.

See

Milledgeville has a beautiful Antebellum downtown.

 * Central State Hospital Museum
 * Memory Hill Cemetery
 * Lake Sinclair fishing and boating
 * Little Fishing Creek Golf Course
 * Oconee River
 * Lake Sinclair fishing and boating
 * Little Fishing Creek Golf Course
 * Oconee River

Do

 * Deep Roots Festival - formerly Sweetwater Festival.

Buy

 * Milledgeville Mall
 * Various antiques shops
 * Downtown Milledgeville merchants
 * Wal-Mart
 * Specialty shops

Eat

 * Amici's - Italian
 * The Brick - - beer, wings, pizza
 * Buffington's - bar food
 * China Garden - Chinese
 * Country Buffet - good home cooking on the Southside
 * Little Tokyo - sushi & hibatchi
 * El Amigo - Mexican
 * Pickle Barrel - - sandwiches, burgers, American food
 * Velvet Elvis - seafood

Drink
Downtown:
 * Amici's
 * The Brick
 * Buffington's
 * Velvet Elvis
 * Capital City
 * Blackbird Coffee

Northside:
 * Pickle Barrel

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Miller

Miller is located in the heart of pheasant country, an hour north of Interstate 90, along Highway 14, also known as the "Black & Yellow Trail" ( the shortest route from Chicago and Minneapolis to the Black Hills and Yellowstone National Park).

Specifically, Miller is at the junction of Highways 14 & 45 North, halfway between the Twin Cities and the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

Miller is a bustling, progressive community with agriculture as its economic base. At an elevation of 2,647 the town boasts around 1,500-odd people (some are odder than others).

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Millersburg (Ohio)

Millersburg is a city of 3,200 people (2019) in Wooster area Ohio that is located about midway between Cleveland and Columbus. Millersburg is the county seat of Holmes County

Understand
The Amish comprise nearly half of the county's population of 44,000, making this region the largest Amish settlement in the world. The area also has many Mennonites in the population. When travelling to and driving in this area, be alert for the horse-drawn Amish buggies.

By car
Millersburg is connected by US62, SR39, and SR83.

Buy
The area around Millersburg is loaded with cottage industry and craftsmen who offer their wares along the road.

Go next

 * Wooster
 * Columbus

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Millinocket

Millinocket is a town of 4,500 in Highlands (Maine).

Understand

Historically a center for paper production, today Millinocket is best known as being the gateway to Baxter State Park and for its proximity to the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail.

By car
Downtown Millinocket is a 70-minute drive north from Bangor via Interstate I-95. The state capitol Augusta is a little over two hours away while Maine's largest city, Portland, is a three-hour drive South. Houlton, on the border with New Brunswick, Canada is about one hour northeast of town.

By plane
If you have your own airplane, for there is a local airport. There is also a float plane service off the Golden Road to the west, near Baxter State Park.

By bus
Several businesses, including the hostel, will pick you up in Medway or Bangor on request if you fly or ride the bus to one of those.

By boat

Maybe you could paddle in on the Penobscot.

Get around
Drive or walk.

See

 * Don't miss the view from Baxter Peak on Mount Katahdin, several miles west.

 * Ambajejus Boom House is nearby, as is the Antique Snowmobile Museum.

Do
Plenty to do if you like the outdoors, including white water rafting, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, camping, hunting, fishing, peakbagging, ATVing, snowmobiling, cc skiing, snowshoeing.

Buy
Two grocery stores east of town, IGA and Hannaford. Also a Family Dollar here. Several smaller general stores around town. A couple of hardware stores.

Eat

 * Chinese, there are 2 Chinese restaurants here.
 * Pizza in the shopping center with Family Dollar
 * Appalachian Trail Cafe at 210 Penobscot Ave.

There are other places.

Drink
Water. But filter it if you're in Baxter State Park.

Sleep
Hotels, There are at least five hotels there. See below. There are also several hotels/lodges/resorts to the west toward Baxter State Park. There are also several Bed and Breakfasts in town.

 * Katahdin Inn and Suites Right behind the Right Aid, next to Family Dollar.
 * Baxter Park Inn, not associated with Baxter State Park.
 * New England Outdoor Centers Lodge on lake Millinocket.
 * Pamola Motor Lodge
 * Ruthie's Hotel Terrace and Restaurant, looks more like a restaurant, but they do have rooms.
 * Appalachian Trail Lodge, a hostel. Also has showers for $3.

Campgrounds
There are plenty of campgrounds out west of town toward Baxter State Park. A couple of those are on the Golden Road, which runs parallel and south of the state park road.

Connect
If you need contact via Internet, there is a public library at the corner of Hill Street and Maine Avenue. They have computers available for public use and have free Wi-Fi access.

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Mill Valley

Mill Valley is a city in Marin County, in the North Bay region of the Bay Area of California. The city begins in the canyons and ridges at the base of Mount Tamalpais and extends into a broad valley that reaches the Richardson Bay portion of the San Francisco Bay.

By car
Mill Valley is easiest to see by car. From Highway 101 take the Mill Valley/Tiburon Blvd exit or the Mill Valley/Stinson Beach exit.

By bus
Buses from San Francisco drop off along the highway. Commuter buses from downtown and from the ferry in nearby Tiburon.

Mill Valley is served by Golden Gate Transit route 4, a commuter route to San Francisco, and by Marin Transit route 17. As of September 2019, Google Maps displays stops on both sides of the street as a single stop — make sure you are at the correct side for your destination.

Get around
While downtown is nice to see on foot, the parks and woods are best reached by car. Mountain bikes were invented near here, and remain a popular way to get around.

Muir Woods

is home to 560 acres (2.2 km2) of unlogged stands of old-growth redwood trees (Sequoia sempervirens), and is one of the few remaining places where these trees (the tallest living things on the planet) can be seen in their full glory. Many of the redwoods are over 200 feet (60 m) tall and over 600 years old. The woodland is served by a number of trails which weave between the redwoods - wheelchair-accessible boardwalks as well as hiking trails. The sunlight filtering through the redwood canopy to the valley below is incredibly beautiful and peaceful. In fact, when the UN was being founded in 1945, the delegates were taken to Muir Woods in order to inspire them with the peaceful ideal which the UN was intended to have.

Park entry costs $15 (children 15 and under are free). Address: Frank Valley (Muir Woods) Road,. Hours: 8AM-sunset every day.

Despite being close to the San Francisco Bay Area, access can be difficult. There are several options, ordered from best to worse (when available):
 * Muir Woods Shuttle (Marin Transit route #66 and #66F) is the cheapest option at $3 round-trip, but tickets must be bought in advance online or by phone: . Route 66 serves the Pohono Park & Ride just off the Highway 101 exit for Highway 1/Mill Valley/Stinson Beach, while route 66F serves the Sausalito ferry terminal. The shuttle runs on limited dates. On weekends and holidays, #66 and #66F run year-round. Weekday service only runs from June to August, and only on route #66F. Check your exact date carefully to make sure the shuttle is available. The public transportation options for reaching routes 66/66F are themselves scenic: Golden Gate Transit #4 connects downtown San Francisco to Pohono Park & Ride over the Golden Gate Bridge (you will travel in the reverse commute direction, so check the schedule ahead of time). Ferries to Sausalito operate from San Francisco (Ferry Building or Fisherman's Wharf) and have a beautiful view of the bay, the surrounding hills, the San Francisco skyline, and the Golden Gate Bridge.
 * Tour companies run organized tours to Muir Woods. See list.
 * Driving to Muir Woods is possible all year round, but parking is extremely limited, costs $8, and requires a reservation online or by phone (using the same system as for shuttle tickets). You are recommended to carpool, and to come at the beginning or end of the day.
 * There is no cell phone service in and near Muir Woods. You can order an Uber/Lyft to take you to Muir Woods, but you won't be able to order one back, unless arranged ahead of time. Sometimes there are taxis waiting in the Muir Woods parking lot, but don't assume this will be the case. The park office can call a taxi for you, but it might take a long time to come. Taxi fare to Sausalito Ferry is about $40.
 * From the park entrance, you can hike about 2 miles, mostly uphill, to Panoramic Highway where the bus 61 runs - just 4 times a day in each direction.

Eat
For a small town, Mill Valley has a wide range of excellent restaurants from cozy local joints to upscale eateries.

Sleep
Budget options (a relative word in Marin County) can be found along Highway 101 -- the further north you go, the more reasonable they will be. Other, more romantic options are scattered on the mountain behind town. There are a lot of Vacation Rentals by Home Owner (VRBO) and Home Away options available in this community as well, if one is interested in a more 'local' experience, people actually rent away their actual houses. There are great places usually very central to town and have great prices for weeks and nights.

Stay safe
Mill Valley has a very low crime rate, thanks to high property values and insulation by other exclusive towns like Tiburon, Larkspur, and Corte Madera. Prevalence of dangerous crimes is low enough to actually induce stricter enforcement of traffic infractions, since the police would not have much to do otherwise.

Common sense should prevail, though. Do not hike alone when rambling across the trails in Mill Valley and Mt. Tamalpais. The likelihood of having a negative encounter during a hike is minimal, but you will benefit greatly with the aid of another person should you meet an unsavory character — animal or human — along the way.

Go next

 * Tiburon and the ferry to San Francisco
 * Corte Madera. Home to a major shopping center and some nice parks.
 * San Francisco. The toll for the Golden Gate bridge is $6.
 * Stinson Beach. Try to avoid the mid-day crowds. Leave early, and take backroads instead of Highway 1.

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Millville

There is more than one place called Millville:

United States of America

 * Millville (California) - A town in California.

 * Millville (Illinois) - A defunct settlement in northwest Illinois.

 * Millville (Massachusetts) - A town in Massachusetts.

 * Millville (New Jersey) - A city in New Jersey.

 * Millville (Pennsylvania) - A borough in Pennsylvania.

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Millville (California)

Millville is a town in the Shasta Cascades region of California.

Get in
You must go by car if you want to get to Millville.

Get around
If you want scenery, walk. If you want to get to where you're going faster, drive.

See
Millville does not have much as far as tourism.

Buy
There are no major shopping areas in Millville.

Eat
There are no restaurants listed in Millville. If you're hungry, you can go to nearby Palo Cedro for something.

Sleep
There are no listed accommodations in Millville, but there are many in the Redding area, which is a short drive away.

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Milna

Milna is a small town on the island of Brac in Croatia, founded at the turn of the 17th century, on the northwest side of the island. The welcoming bays of Milna have always been favorite port to sailors sailing through the Middle Adriatic. Milna is still reputed as the most beautiful and the safest harbor of Brač.

Get in
Buses run several times a day from Supetar, the village where the ferry docks. Unfortunately, they stop in the late afternoon or early evening -- even in summer!, so you must rent a scooter or car, or take a taxi.

A car or boat rental will let you explore the island and reach idyllic beaches.

By boat
The ferries to the island are operated by Jadrolinija and Krilo Shipping Company. While there is no car ferry directly to Milna, car ferries arrive to Supetar from Split and to Sumartin from Makarska.

Additionally, a passenger catamaran connects Milna with Split, Vis, Solta and Hvar (one connection daily in the main summer season). All ferry line are listed on RAFT Croatia ferry platform.

Get around
As Milna is a rather small place, you can walk everywhere on foot. For more distant trips it is possible to rent a car, a scooter or a mountain bike:

See
A small old town with the harbor, which is quite big for a town that small. Lots of stone. The harbor is also where it is where all is happening.

Do

 * Relax at the harbor
 * Go to nearby beaches. It is worth walking for the beach out of town, beyond the Marina. It is also possible to relax in the shadow of pine trees there. Further on, where the dirt road replaces the asphalt one, the beach becomes more rocky and wild. Nice beaches are also south of Milna, for example in bay.
 * Hike or cycle along the shore or inland on small roads between the olive groves
 * Visit the small galleries
 * Walk through the old streets of this village
 * Take beautiful photos of old stone houses, sky and sea
 * Listen to music on summer evenings
 * Large international attracts boaters.

Buy
Vino, port wine, Karlovacko, fresh fish and the best cafe lattes East of Italy! Fresh produce market daily. Home made wine and brandy.

Sleep
For renting of a local apartments you can contact the local tourist information or some of the locals rent out their apartments in the summer.

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Milne Bay

Milne Bay is a beautiful, peaceful province in the southeastern tip of Papua New Guinea. This area is renowned for its beautiful coral reefs, a diving resort and for the fascinating culture of some of its islands.

Cities

 * . Provincial capital.

Other destinations

 * D'Entrecasteaux Islands. The three principal islands, are Goodenough, Fergusson, the largest of the three, and Normanby. In addition there are numerous smaller islands and reefs. Sanaroa and Dobu are the most significant of the smaller islands, the latter having been much studied by anthropologists. The highest peak the 2,566 meter Mount Vineuo on Goodenough Island. The islands are volcanic and there are active geothermal fields on Goodenough. The islands offer good bird watching with a rare species of Bird of Paradise and the Curl Crested Manucode.
 * . A string of around 100 fascinating, but difficult to reach, islands that attract yachties from Australia but few other tourists.
 * Samarai is a 59-acre island at the entrance to Milne Bay. The island was at one time an important stop-over between Australia and East Asia and Samarai town was the second largest in Papua after Port Moresby. In 1902 it exported three times as much by value than did Port Moresby. These days little is left of the town as it was destroyed during World War II. Samarai was declared a National Historical Heritage Island by the government in 2006.
 * . The "Islands of Love" according to anthropologist Malinowski. Remote islands, nice beaches, and an idiosyncratic version of cricket.
 * The Woodlarks. Remote island group to the north of the province. Attractive wood carvings including copulating pigs.

Understand
Milne Bay covers a sea area of 252,990 km². It has more than 600 islands, of which about 160 are inhabited. There are about 210,000 inhabitants, who speak 48 languages. Economically the province has few cash-earning resources and most of the inhabitants have a quasi-subsistence lifestyle. There is an oil palm plantation near Alotau airport and villagers grow coconuts and some cocoa. A gold mine on Misima Island has closed down.

The province has some fascinating cultural traditions.
 * The Kula ring. This is a ceremonial exchange system that covers 18 islands of the archipelago and involves thousands of individuals. Participants can travel hundreds of miles by canoe in order to exchange Kula valuables. These are red shell-disc necklaces that circle the ring in a clockwise direction and white shell armbands that are traded anti-clockwise. These items are not used but are traded in order to enhance social status and prestige. Trading relations involve strong mutual obligations to provide hospitality, protection and assistance. Kula valuables must be rapidly passed on to other partners and thus constantly circle the ring. Even temporary possession brings prestige and status. Chiefs can have hundreds of trading partners while others may have less than ten.

The coral reef systems of Milne Bay are some of the most biodiverse in the world, and as such attract equal attention from dive operators and conservation groups. The D'Entrecasteaux Islands still have volcanic activity, especially around Dobu and Fergusson Islands.

Get in

 * Air Niugini has daily flights from the nation's capital, Port Moresby to Alotau..
 * PNG Air has daily flights from Lae as well as Port Moresby to Alotau.

Get around
Airlines PNG connects Alotau twice-weekly with the Trobriand Islands and with Misima in the Louisiade Archipelago.

Occasional cargo vessels connect the islands and it may be possible to get a ride on the deck. But, realistically, the best way to see Milne Bay is by sailing. The province attracts many yachties, particularly from Australia. The Louisiade Archipelago area is well charted but yachts tend to avoid the area around the Trobriands as charts are unreliable.

Itineraries
The ladies at the Milne Bay Tourism Bureau are extremely useful for organising trips around Alotau. They have many contacts for village stays, diving and snorkelling trips, and have useful local information. Customised itineraries using Alotau as a base can be organised through the Mataio family who run a guest house near Alotau. Tours can visit areas such as Suau, Savaia, Samarai, Nuakata, Goodenough island. For further details, see.

Stay safe
Alotau is very safe when compared to the big cities of PNG. Be comfortable in letting your guard down a little here, although it is probably a good idea to avoid wandering the streets at night.

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Milnerton

Milnerton is a town in the Western Cape, directly north of Cape Town. It is known for its stunning properties, beautiful lagoon, links golf course and proximity to Cape Town's attractions. Milnerton is often seen as an area including the following Cambridge Estate, Century City, Du Noon, Joe Slovo Park, Lagoon Beach, Milnerton Ridge, Sanddrift, Tygerhof and Woodbridge Island.

Understand
Woodbridge Island is not an island, but rather the area south of Milnerton Golf Club on the peninsula separating the lagoon from the ocean. Two bridges join Woodbridge Island to the mainland of Milnerton proper. The wooden bridge is now a national heritage site, the bridge went through an upgrade phase and has since been reopened to the public. A newer bridge allows cars to cross to the island. The Milnerton Lighthouse is also a popular landmark found on the island. The beach is a popular recreational area, especially over weekends and public holidays.

Get in
From Cape Town, travel north on the R27 (the west coast road) which almost immediately passes through Milnerton (Lagoon Beach, Milnerton, Milnerton Ridge).

Metrorail trains serves the southern fringes of Milnerton via its Northern line.

See

 * Beach
 * Golf Course
 * Lighthouse
 * Ratanga Junction

Do

 * Watersports - surfing, kitesurfing, windsurfing, bodyboarding.
 * Milnerton's beach is well known for its view of Table Mountain and is a popular surfing spot. The water is generally cold as a result of the Benguela current that flows along Africa's western shore .The beach is also managed by Milnerton Surf Lifesaving Club, who help to prevent drownings on the beach and surrounding area. Every Wednesday during summer the surfski and stand up paddlers use the SE winds and race the Downwind Dash series to Big Bay beach.
 * Milnerton has two nature reserves that are owned and managed by the City of Cape Town. The Table Bay Nature Reserve Milnerton Racecourse Section is situated inside the race tracks of the old Milnerton Racecourse.
 * Milnerton has two nature reserves that are owned and managed by the City of Cape Town. The Table Bay Nature Reserve Milnerton Racecourse Section is situated inside the race tracks of the old Milnerton Racecourse.

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Milngavie

Milngavie (pronounced "Mill-GUY") is a town in Clydeside in the Central Belt of Scotland. With a population of 12,840 in 2020, it's a commuter and retirement town for Glasgow six miles to the southwest. The main reason to visit is to walk the West Highland Way, which starts here. Milngavie is also a good base for exploring the Campsie Fells to the northeast, and Loch Lomond to the northwest.

Understand

"Milngavie" may mean windmill (Gaelic muileann gaoithe) or windy hill (meall na gaoithe). Local lore derives it from muileann Dhàibhidh, "Davie's mill", but that was somewhere else and Davie was some other guy. It was a small farming village, sometimes allocated to Stirlingshire and sometimes to Dunbartonshire, before becoming industrial in the 19th century with paper mills and bleach works. It became a leafy well-to-do suburb once the railway arrived in 1863, then was heavily urbanised from 1950 to re-house those bombed out along Clydebank during the war. For a time the Glasgow trams even ran this far out. Those were axed in 1956 but Milngavie retained its rail and bus links to the city, and is now mostly a commuter town.

Milngavie pitched a daring bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics. Somehow the decision went to Tokyo, then Paris pipped it for 2024. Huh, it's obvious money changed hands... better luck for 2028?

Get in

By train: Trains run daily every 30 min from either Glasgow Central or Glasgow Queen Street, taking 25 min via Bearsden. Many of these run direct to Milngavie from Edinburgh or Motherwell, but along slow lines — it's quicker to take the fast train from Edinburgh to change at Queen Street, and from Motherwell to change at Central.

is central in town. There is a staffed ticket office and machines, coffee kiosk, waiting rooms and toilets. There is step-free access to all platforms.

By bus: Glasgow Citybus 15 runs from Glasgow North Frederick St via Hillhead, Kelvinside, Anniesland and Bearsden to Milngavie, taking just over an hour. It runs every 30 min M-F, hourly Saturday.

First Glasgow Bus 60 / 60A runs from Glasgow Central and Hope St via Maryhill to Milngavie, M-Sa every 20-30 min and Sunday hourly, taking 45 min.

First Scotland East Bus X10 / X10A runs from Glasgow Buchanan station via Maryhill and Bearsden to Milngavie and continues via Balfron, Aberfoyle and Blairdrummond to Stirling. It runs M-Sa every two hours.

McColls Bus 47 runs between Milgavie and Kirkintilloch M-Sa every couple of hours.

By road leave M8 at jcn 16 (from east) / 17 (from west) and follow A81 north through Bearsden.

Get around
Milngavie is a small place and Mugdock Country Park is just a mile north. You need wheels to explore the Campsie Fells and shores of Loch Lomond.

Taxi firms are Ambassador (+44 141 955 0555) and Station Taxi (+44 141 942 4555).

See

 * is a mile north from town along Ellangowan Rd, with the ruin of the 14th-century Mugdock Castle. A mansion was built here in Victorian times, but burned down and has been demolished.
 * Gruffalo Trail is just across the town boundary south, see Bearsden.
 * are two massive boulders on the hillside with a third perched on top. So they look like a prehistoric megalith but are believed to be a natural formation, and a circular etching on one was probably by a modern quarryman. Their name stems from a folk tale that three old women had a contest for the heaviest stone they could carry here in their aprons.

Do

 * Football: Glasgow Rangers women's team play at the Rangers training ground, south of town along A807 Auchenhowie Rd. They play in the Scottish Women's Premier League, their top tier.
 * Golf: Milngavie GC is a mile north of town, white tees 5818 yards, par 70, visitor round £20.
 * Dougalston GC is a mile east, 5721 yards, par 68, visitor round £35.
 * Clober GC is half a mile northwest, 4963 yards, par 66, visitor round £30.

 * The West Highland Way starts here and stretches 96 miles (154 km) to Fort William. It's usually done south to north, to have the sun and wind at your back, and to have the easier southern sections prepare you for the tougher terrain ahead. There are eight stages of 10-15 miles apiece. One easy way to do it, especially for working folk who are time-poor, is to tackle each half-stage as a Sunday afternoon bimble there-and-back, no rucksack no grief, drive home three hours later and do the next half-stage whenever you please. The first stage is Milngavie to Drymen, 12 miles (9 km), all easy lowland going. Start from the granite obelisk in town centre and plod north across the golf course and Mugdock Country Park, on into the fields and by small lochs. Zag west on B821 then on north by Dumgoyach Standing Stones, Dumgoyne village, west at Gartness to cross the river then bear north into Drymen.
 * John Muir Way is a 130-mile (215-km) walking trail from Helensburgh to Dunbar on the east coast. It's named for the naturalist John Muir (1838-1914) and initially stretched from Dunbar his birthplace to Edinburgh, but in 2014 was extended to Helensburgh. Hiking east to have the weather at your back, Stage Two is from Balloch across the hills to Strathblane near Milngavie, with an alternative route for bikes via Gartness and Dumgoyne coincident with the West Highland Way. Stage Three is through Lennoxtown to join the Forth-Clyde Canal at Kirkintilloch, thence along the towpath towards Edinburgh.
 * Campsie Fells are a few miles north, surrounding Fintry. Their highest point is the Earl's Seat at 578 m (1896 ft). "Campsie" is from the Gaelic for "crooked fairy", but it's best not to dwell on this.
 * Bearsden & Milngavie Highland Games are held in June at the West of Scotland rugby ground, midway between Bearsden and Milngavie. The next are on Saturday 8 June 2024.

Buy

 * Tesco is just south of the railway station, open M-Sa 7AM-11PM, Su 08:00-10PM.

Eat

 * Others near the railway station include Fantoosh Nook, Garvie & Co and Chinese and fish & chips takeaways. Andiamo is a block east.
 * Others near the railway station include Fantoosh Nook, Garvie & Co and Chinese and fish & chips takeaways. Andiamo is a block east.

Drink

 * Glengoyne is a whisky distillery in the hills north towards Drymen and offers tours.
 * Glengoyne is a whisky distillery in the hills north towards Drymen and offers tours.

Sleep

 * is just over the town boundary, see Bearsden.
 * is just over the town boundary, see Bearsden.

Connect
There's a good 4G and Wifi signal here from all UK carriers. As of July 2021, 5G has not reached this area.

Go next

 * For the scenic east shore of Loch Lomond, follow A809 north to Drymen then B837 to Balmaha. For the busier west shore, take A810 west to join A82 north to Dumbarton, Balloch and Luss.
 * Stirling northeast is an attractive miniature Edinburgh.
 * Glasgow city lights are only half an hour away.

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Milos

Milos is a volcanic Greek island in the Aegean Sea, just north of the Sea of Crete. Milos is the southwesternmost island in the Cyclades group.

The island is famous for the Venus de Milo, a statue of Aphrodite, now in the Louvre.

Towns

 * – (Greek: Αδάμαντας) is the harbor town of Milos island

Villages

 * - Pollonia or Apollonia is a seaside village in the north-eastern part of the island of Milos, Greece. It is the second harbor of Milos island after Adamantas and it has taken its name from the temple of Apollo that existed to the east of the settlement. There is a regular connection from the village to the neighboring island of Kimolos with a small boat. The main beach beach of Pollonia is sandy and popular to tourists, while there are two more beaches near the village: "Polychroni's beach" and "Piso thalassa".
 * - Plaka is a small village located close to the north of Adamantas. It is well known for its views since it is settled on higher on the mountain.

Talk
Aside from Greek, there are also many English-, French-, and Italian-speakers. If you're lucky, you may even find a few Spanish- or German-speakers. The official 2008 Milos tourist guide was provided in Greek, English, French, Italian, German and Spanish versions.

By plane
From Athens, there are up to 5 flights every day, year round, that go to Milos, with Olympic Air or Sky Express.

By boat
Several ferries go to and from Milos mainly from Athens. Schedules can be found at or

By bus
There is one single bus company operating in the island. Remember that bus schedules on smaller islands like Milos might vary depending on the season, so it's a good idea to check for the most recent and reliable information closer to your travel dates:. Tickets cost per disembarkation (as of 2023) and are issued in the bus.

By private vehicle
Note that most popular places on the island can be reached by all vehicles on paved roads and some unpaved but smooth parts, but there are some other places on the island that are inaccesible by normal vehicles. It is specially so on the west of the Island and Thiorichia Beach (Old Sulfur Mines). It is recommended to have offline maps because while 4G mobile coverage is mainly good, you can find some places without coverage. Any map using OpenStreetMap data will have road information more up to date than the popular options.

You can find different rentals for following vehicles:

 * Cars are the best options for travelling in group, although take into account that in many destinations it can be difficult to park and you may find yourself walking more to the parking space.

 * Motorcycle Scooter are a great option for two and are easier to park. Prices are around per day. Like cars, they have the limitation of not being all-terrain and for this reason you may not be able to visit some inaccesible places of the island, like the west.

 * Quad-Bikes are a fun option and they are pretty popular, so you can find different options. You can rent them with a car driving license and they come in different sizes and power. Some are slow and limited, but since the island is small you can still get around pretty fast.

 * Buggies aren't that popular, but there are some options for renting. They may be a fun alternative to try something else while having the possibility to go offroad.

See
Milos' most picturesque village is Plaka, also known as Chora, perched on a rocky outcrop above the main port of Adamantas. A path leads up to the Venetian castle at the top, which is also home to the Church of Panagia Skiniotissa. On the way you will pass the gorgeous Church of Panagia Thalassitra. Catch the wonderful sunset from the castle, or from a balcony overlooking the sea at the Church of Panagia Korfiatissa.

The island's Archeological Museum is housed in a building designed by Ernst Ziller, with a reproduction of the Venus de Milo gracing the entrance (the original is in the Louvre in Paris).

Trypiti is a traditional settlement with white houses and windmills, ideal for a quiet afternoon stroll. Nearby is the site of a series of catacombs, among the largest in Greece, hewn from the volcanic rock in early Christian times.

At Klima, you'll see samples of syrmata, traditional fishermen's houses, where the basement is dug out of the soft rock and serves as a winter mooring site, while the main part is upstairs on ground-floor level.

Other villages that still have syrmata include Schinopi, Areti, and Fourkovouni, all beautiful locations almost untouched by tourism.

Little survives of the ancient city of Milos apart from an impressive Roman-era theatre, which is under conservation. It was near here that a farmer dug up the Venus de Milo in 1820.

Near Adamantas, the Mining Museum (http://milosminingmuseum.com) presents a 11,000-year history of mining in its rich collection of audiovisual material, ore samples, maps, and tools. On the road to Pollonia you will see the ruins of the ancient city of Fylakopi, an important settlement during the Cycladic period.

The Bay of Paliorema in Theiafes was used by a local sulphur mine company until 1957. Today you'll see ruins of the quarry's installations and a yellow-pebbled beach.

Eat
In Adamantas, Tripiti, and Polonia, there are many restaurants that serve fresh seafood, Greek cuisine and local delicacies (pitarakia, karpouzopita).

Sleep
In Milos, there are many hotels, rooms, and apartments. In Tripiti, there are windmills, in which you can sleep in.

 * Καμάρα (Kamara) cave suites Pera Triovasalos 84800, ☏ +30 6909185442, info@kamaracavesuites.com
 * Καμάρα (Kamara) cave suites Pera Triovasalos 84800, ☏ +30 6909185442, info@kamaracavesuites.com
 * Καμάρα (Kamara) cave suites Pera Triovasalos 84800, ☏ +30 6909185442, info@kamaracavesuites.com
 * Καμάρα (Kamara) cave suites Pera Triovasalos 84800, ☏ +30 6909185442, info@kamaracavesuites.com
 * Καμάρα (Kamara) cave suites Pera Triovasalos 84800, ☏ +30 6909185442, info@kamaracavesuites.com

Stay safe
Milos is a very safe island for tourists.

Go next
Ferries are available to Anafi, Athens, Chalki, Folegandros, Heraklion, Ios, Karpathos, Kasos, Katapola (Amorgos), Kea, Kimolos, Koufonissi, Kythnos, Lavrio, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Rhodes, Serifos, Sifnos, Sikinos, Sitia, Syros, and Santorini.

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Milot

Milot is a city in the north of Haiti.

It is a small city about 20 km from Cap-Haïtien. Nearby is the UNESCO World Heritage site that comprises the ruins of Sans Souci palace and the Citadelle built by King Henri Christophe, a key figure in the Haitian Revolution.

Do

 * Touring the Sans-Souci Palace.

Sleep
Guide Maurice Etienne of the Lakou Lakay cultural centre (Centre Cuturel Lakou Lakay) offers rooms for travellers, for around G1000 (gourdes).

Go next
Tap-taps to Cap-Haïtien run along the main street, and cost around G15 (US$0.45).

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Milpitas

Milpitas is in the South Bay region of the Bay Area of California. It’s between San Jose and Fremont and is home to a rapidly-growing population.

Get in
Nearby airports include Mineta San Jose International Airport, Oakland International Airport, or San Francisco International Airport.

See
The ruins of an 1800s-built adobe, Alviso Adobe, are on the intersection of Piedmont Road and Calaveras Road. Check to see if it is open to the public at this time. It is stuck behind fences in a new neighborhood and a bit hard to find.

Do

 * Hike to Monument Peak at Ed R. Levin County Park.

Go next
Milpitas is next to Fremont, Newark, and San Jose

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Milton

There is more than one place called Milton:

Australia

 * Milton (New South Wales)- A town in New South Wales.
 * Milton (Queensland)- A town in Queensland.

Canada

 * Milton (Ontario)
 * Milton (Nova Scotia)

New Zealand

 * Milton (New Zealand)

England

 * Milton (Cambridgeshire)
 * Milton (Kent)
 * Milton (Nottinghamshire)
 * Milton (North Somerset))
 * Milton (Portsmouth)

Scotland

 * Milton (Edinburgh)
 * Milton (West Dunbartonshire)
 * Milton (Glasgow)
 * Milton (Highland)

United States of America

 * Milton (California)
 * Milton (Delaware)
 * Milton (Florida)
 * Milton (Georgia)
 * Milton (Illinois)
 * Milton (Indiana)
 * Milton (Iowa)
 * Milton (Kentucky)
 * Milton (Maine) - sparsely-populated rural area near Bethel (Maine)
 * Milton (Massachusetts)
 * Milton (New Hampshire)
 * Milton (North Carolina)
 * Milton (North Dakota)
 * Milton (Pennsylvania)
 * Milton (Vermont)
 * Milton (Washington)
 * Milton (West Virginia)

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Milton (Florida)

Miltonis in the Florida Panhandle. It prides itself on its large variety of outdoor activities. Downtown sits on the banks of the Blackwater River, and the vista of early 1900s buildings overlooking the water is the iconic image of the town. Canoeing, kayaking, and innertubing are available on the rivers just north of town, beaches are located to the south, and a local rails-to-trails project has created an impressive, 14-mile (22-km) bike path beginning in downtown Milton.

Understand
Milton was founded in 1844 under the Florida Territorial Acts of 1844. Milton is the county seat of Santa Rosa county.

A massive fire destroyed large parts of downtown on January 6, 2009. This fire destroyed the historic Imogene Theater and the Mudd Pitt coffee shop, among other buildings.

Get in

 * Interstate 10 provides access to Milton, by traveling north after using exits 22, 26, 28, or 31. Driving east from Pensacola, travel time is about 10 minutes.
 * Highway 90 travels east-west through Milton, and is the primary thoroughfare through town. Travel time between Pensacola and Milton is about 30 minutes via Highway 90. Locals refer to the highway as Caroline Street while in city limits.
 * Highway 87 and Highway 191, known as Stewart Street and Munson Highway respectively, provide access from the north to Milton. Travel time from Brewton, AL to Milton via Highway 87 is about 45 minutes.  Travel time from Munson, FL and Blackwater State Forest to Milton via Highway 191 is about 30 minutes.
 * Highway 281 is more commonly referred to as either Avalon Boulevard or Garcon Point Road, and travels south from Milton to Gulf Breeze. A bridge  provides a shortcut over the East Bay, however, expect to pay a toll of $3.50 for a two-axle vehicle for each use of the bridge, or $7 round trip.  Drivers can pay by cash, or using the Florida Sunpass.

Get around
Only a small portion of downtown Milton is pedestrian-friendly, and there is no public transportation available here. A majority of the city must be traveled by car, since walking along the busy Highway 90 is dangerous. Car rentals are available from Enterprise Rent-a-Car, on Highway 90 about 5 minutes west of city limits.

Do

Buy
Most businesses in Milton are nationally recognized chains. A few locally owned businesses are noted below.

Sleep
Due to the limited amenities in Milton, most visitors choose to sleep in nearby Pensacola. If you want to stay closer to Milton, or the outdoor amenities near the Blackwater River, your options are below.

Stay safe
Like all of Florida, Milton is susceptible to hurricanes. Due to Blackwater River and Coldwater Creek running through town, the city is highly susceptible to flooding during a storm, especially in the downtown area. Listen to radio or TV news reports, and if the area where you are is told to evacuate, do so immediately. When evacuating from Milton, head north. The official hurricane evacuation route is Hwy 87, and is marked with blue and white hurricane evacuation route signs. Since this road can get very congested during an evacuation, you can also use Chumuckla Hwy (SR 197) or Munson Hwy (SR 191), but these roads are not marked with evacuation route signs, so make sure you have a map. If you can't evacuate, and believe you're in an unsafe area, make your way to a hurricane shelter. Hurricane shelters are designed to be nearly indestructible, and have cots, food, and water. The first shelter to open is at the Milton Community Center, 5629 Byrom St; if needed, secondary shelters open at S.S. Dixon Intermediate School, 5540 Education Dr, and at Avalon Middle School, 5445 King Arthur's Way.

Just west of Milton is Air Products-Taminco, a fertilizer company, which works with chemicals that could be dangerous to the surrounding community. In the event of a chemical spill at the plant, loudspeakers around the community will blare a siren, followed by a voice giving directions on what to do. These sirens will also activate in the unlikely event of a tornado. The sirens are tested on the first Sunday of every month, at 2:15PM.

Go next

 * Pensacola is the nearest large city to Milton, and is about twenty miles from downtown. Pensacola offers shopping, lodging, numerous restaurants, and has a large historic district.
 * Gulf Breeze and Pensacola Beach are both located south of Milton, near the coast. Gulf Breeze is home to the Naval Live Oaks Preservation, and Pensacola Beach features a popular boardwalk and miles of sandy, white beaches.  The quickest route is via the Garcon Point toll bridge, which costs $3.50 per use, and an additional $1 toll bridge takes you to Pensacola Beach. To avoid the toll bridge, you can detour via the Pensacola Bay Bridge, or through Navarre.
 * Navarre is a popular beach town located South of Milton on Florida Highway 87. Highway 87, which branches off of Highway 90 about 2 1/2 miles east of the Blackwater River, is the quickest route.

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Milton (Massachusetts)

Milton is in the Greater Boston region of Massachusetts.

By car
Milton is located near major highways including route 128, interstate 95, and interstate 93. It is also a short taxi ride from Logan International Airport in Boston. The town has three gas stations, two of which are located near the highway exits.

By public transit
The Ashmont-Mattapan Trolley line runs between Mattapan Square and Ashmont station with four stops in Milton.

There are four MBTA buses that run through Milton: the 215 (Quincy Center-Ashmont), the 245 (Mattapan Square to Quincy Center), the 240, and the 217. There is also the 716 route that runs to Canton. Of these bus routes, the 215 and 240 run every 35 to 80 minutes. The 217, 240, and 716 are only limited service routes

Get around
A car can be helpful, given that transit services are mostly on the periphery and the routes that do run into Milton run infrequent at times. Routes 28 and 138 are useful throughfares to travel around Milton.

Do

Drink
Three restaurants in Milton offer a full bar, Abby Park, Prime, and Steel & Rye. There are no other bars in Milton. There is a liquor store located in East Milton. In West Milton you'll find another liquor store and a specialty wine shop.

Sleep
There are no hotels in Milton.

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Milton (Ontario)

Milton is a town of 110,000 people (2016) in Southern Ontario, approximately 40 km (25 mi) west of Toronto. Once a small rural town, it is now a major suburban area of the GTA and is one of the fastest growing communities in Canada. It is home to a picturesque downtown area with many local restaurants and shops.

History
The town took root out of a settlement by Jasper Martin along the Sixteen Mile Creek; Martin immigrated from Newcastle upon Tyne, England with his wife Sarah and two sons in 1818. Martin was granted 100 acres (40 ha) of land, from the Crown in 1820. Martin built a grist mill along the creek and created a pond, known as Mill Pond, to power his mill. The mill became the centre of settlement for others as they settled in the region. In 1837 the area had a population of approximately 100 people and was named after the English poet John Milton.

By car
Milton is easily accessible by road, located at the intersection of highway 401 and RR 25, and close to the intersection of highways 401 and 407. Highway 401 exits 312, 320 and 324 serve Milton, with direct access to downtown Milton via exit 320 to Martin St.

By train and bus
GO Transit customers are eligible to a free ride on Milton Transit (MT) buses to and from Milton GO station. To receive the free ride, GO customers must show the MT bus driver a Presto card, a dated single-ride GO Transit ticket or a dated GO Transit day ticket. If transferring onto other Milton buses, please ask the MT driver for a "transfer" to use as a receipt. With this limited exception, Presto and GO Transit fare media are otherwise not valid for Milton Transit.

By plane
The nearest airport to Milton is the Burlington Airpark in neighboring Burlington. It is a general-aviation field, but does not have any regular commercial passenger flight service.

Pearson International Airport, Canada's largest passenger-volume airport, is 37 km to the east.

See

 * Main St. Downtown Milton - This is the historical heart of Milton, home to many of the town's oldest buildings. Numerous locally owned shops and restaurants line the street, and various festivals and events are held here throughout the year.
 * Milton Mill Pond - a picturesque pond near downtown partially surrounded by a small forest. It includes walking trails and a waterfront gazebo. It is surrounded by three downtown parks: Centennial Park on the Martin St. side; Livingston Park, accessible via Margaret St.; Rotary Park, accessible via Garden Lane and two pathway bridges that connect the park to the Mill Pond trails.
 * Milton Farmers Market - a large outdoor farmer's market held every Saturday morning from 7AM to noon. It takes place on Main St. in downtown Milton from spring to fall.

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Milton (Vermont)

Milton is a rural area 14 miles (22 km) north of Burlington in Northwest Vermont.

Understand
A rural town of 11 000 people (2020) north of Colchester, Milton is primarily a commuter town housing workers for nearby Burlington and Essex Junction.

Established 1763, it is historically a forestry and dairy farming community; a now-defunct Milton Cooperative Dairy Corporation (1919-1974) served local farmers. Only a handful of farms remain in operation.

Get in
Milton is on US Highway 7, bypassed by Interstate 89. Both lead north to St. Albans.

US 2 crosses onto Grand Isle VT just south of the town to connect Burlington with the ferry to Plattsburgh, NY.

Get around
The Green Mountain Transit operates a weekday commuter bus from Burlington.

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Milton-Freewater

Milton-Freewater is a city in Eastern Oregon.

Get in
Oregon Highway 11 goes through town. It connects to the south with Interstate 84 and US Highway 395 in Pendleton, and to the north (as Washington State Highway 125) with US Highway 12 in Walla Walla.

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Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes is a city of 245,000 people (2019) in the South East of England. Milton Keynes is well known in the UK as a planned city built in the 1960s with emphatically modernist architecture. Milton Keynes is a thriving city of contrasts; from innovative new business and entertainment hubs, to theatre, cinema, walks in natural parkland, pub lunches and peaceful canal trips; and yes, it really does have the famous concrete cows (as well as real ones)!

Understand
Imagine being able to design the perfect city almost completely from scratch. This is the premise under which internationally renowned urban planners and architects set out to create Milton Keynes in the 1960s and '70s. Of course, when mentioning Milton Keynes, people will often be met with "Ugh, it’s a soulless new city" or "What, is that the place with the concrete cows?" Most irritating is that often, the people that make those comments have neither lived there nor indeed spent much time there. Yes, it is a new city and yes, the centre of that city could be described as a little soulless with its chain restaurants and large shopping centre, but it was built on and around land already settled and dotted around the 22,000 acres of countryside it resides in are many things to do, see and explore. Sites dating back to 2000 BC have been unearthed along with the remains of a major Roman villa, then dispersed amongst the city, itself built amongst many old towns. Also are numerous green spaces, a plethora of indoor and outdoor activities, and fabulous shopping opportunities. The Ministry of Housing and Local Governments brief in 1967 requested a new town that could accommodate an incoming population of 150,000 Londoners over a period of 20 years.

The city includes a number of previous settlements and villages including Wolverton, Bletchley and Stony Stratford, all of which have expanded as part of its development. Stony Stratford in particular has fabulous British pubs serving good food and beer, a good variety of quaint shops to browse and beautiful river walks just behind the high street. Stony Stratford claims to be the place where the phrase ‘Cock & Bull Story’ was coined (from the name of two pubs/hotels on the High Street).

Visitor information

 * Destination Milton Keynes

By train

Local and slow services also stop at Wolverton in the north and Bletchley in the south. Trains from Bedford (the Marston Vale line) serve Bletchley and Fenny Stratford. Most local bus services connect with the central train station, with more limited services to Bletchley and Wolverton.

By bus
National Express services provide regular connections with coach services to many cities and regional airports, as well as larger ones such as Heathrow.

Regional coach services are provided linking Northampton, Aylesbury, Oxford and Cambridge, and can be taken from either the railway station, town centre or the, which is located near junction 14 of the M1.

By car
Milton Keynes is on the M1 motorway and on the A5 trunk road. From London, Luton and the south, Milton Keynes can be accessed via junction 13. From Leicester, Northampton and the north, Milton Keynes can be accessed from junction 14.

For east-west connections, the A421 links to Bedford and Cambridge to the east, and Buckingham and Oxford to the west.

The Park and Ride service has 200 buses run every 30 minutes from Central Milton Keynes to MK Coachway (located near junction 14 of the M1) Sunday to Friday and every 15 minutes on Saturdays, see National Park and Ride Directory

By plane
London Luton Airport, 25 miles south via the M1. London Heathrow Airport, 55 miles south via the M1 and M25. London Stansted Airport, 58 miles to the east via the A421 and A1.

Get around
Buses in Milton Keynes are frequent, and all estates are quite well covered. There are regular buses from most places to the city centre, train station, and Bletchley. Travelling by car is usually preferable as one of Milton Keynes's saving graces is its road network, although during rush hour, it can get somewhat congested in some areas.

The dominance of the car is greatly helped by the road layout – the main roads of the city are laid out in a grid system with roundabouts at the intersections, so getting about is quick, although predictably less so in rush hour. The grid is formed of numbered 'H' roads running horizontally on the map and 'V' roads running vertically. Visitors who drive to Milton Keynes often get lost on these roads because they all look the same—the main roads are in tree-lined linear valleys to reduce road noise so there are few landmarks visible to navigate by. A map is recommended for people who are new to the town.

Pedestrians and cyclists have their own network of 'redways' – paths made of red tarmac that broadly follow the grid roads but never meet them, either crossing over or underneath. The redways are a good way to get about. As with any place you are unfamiliar with, caution is advised, and as many of the redways cross minor roads cyclists and those with children should beware of traffic!

The redways are often not well signposted, and that traversing them without a map can lead to you getting lost quite quickly!

See

Do
Milton Keynes has attractions for the adventurous. Willen Lake has a wakeboard tow rope system; the Xscape has an indoor snow slope, a climbing wall and an indoor skydiving tower; the central bus station has a skate park' and the town has also a BMX track at Pineham.
 * Families with younger children might like to head for the Gulliver's Land theme park or Eco Park next door or take a stroll and have a picnic at the nearby Willen Lake.
 * Football:
 * Because of the local value of the car culture, a growing car cruise and meet is staged in the car parks around the Network Rail head office on Sunday nights, and it is popular both with modders and the police.
 * Stony Stratford is worth a visit to experience the more tranquil and traditional side of Milton Keynes. About 10 min from the City Centre by car, you will find a quaint high-street with some quirky independent shops, lots of pubs where you can get good old-fashioned British grub, a pint of beer and warm yourself by a real fire during colder months. If you feel like taking a stroll, you can walk out of the town and take a pleasant stroll along the river.
 * Woburn Village is about a 15-minute car journey from Milton Keynes and is well worth a visit.
 * Stony Stratford is worth a visit to experience the more tranquil and traditional side of Milton Keynes. About 10 min from the City Centre by car, you will find a quaint high-street with some quirky independent shops, lots of pubs where you can get good old-fashioned British grub, a pint of beer and warm yourself by a real fire during colder months. If you feel like taking a stroll, you can walk out of the town and take a pleasant stroll along the river.
 * Woburn Village is about a 15-minute car journey from Milton Keynes and is well worth a visit.

Buy
The Centre: MK is the main shopping centre for the surrounding area and is where most of the shopping in Milton Keynes is to be had. It features branches of many high street chains, with over 230 stores. The centre is undercover with good disabled access.

The High Street in Stony Stratford offers a pleasant but small alternative. Most residential areas have their own convenience store.

There are various retail parks with the larger DIY, carpet, furniture and warehouse-style clothes shops.

Eat
Milton Keynes has a wide variety of restaurants both in the City Centre and in the outlying areas.

In the city centre the restaurants are centred around the theatre district, Xscape and a new area called "The Hub".

 * The Centre: MK, John Lewis restaurant is convenient.
 * The Centre: MK, John Lewis restaurant is convenient.

There is a wider range of smaller independent restaurants in outlying areas such as Stony Stratford, Wolverton, and Fenny Stratford. There is also decent pub food (and somewhat better beer) at The Plough in Simpson, and Ye Olde Swan in Woughton on the Green. Pub grub at the Old Beams in Shenley Lodge can not be beaten.

The Salford Swan, while not in Milton Keynes, is well worth a look for some excellent pub-restaurant food with a delightful atmosphere.

Treat yourself to an English fry-up at Kay’s Kitchen in Stony Stratford.

Drink
On a summer evening a trip to the theatre district or Xscape almost transports you to a Spanish holiday resort, such are the number of bars and clubs with people walking between them. Not much for a CAMRA member here though, as it's more for the bottle of Bud or Smirnoff Ice crowd.

More traditional pubs can be found along the Stony Stratford high street, popular for pub crawls at weekends. Newport Pagnell, a few miles from the city centre, is also a good option with many good pubs and a good atmosphere

The night life
The nightlife (pubs and clubs) in Milton Keynes are focussed around the theatre District, Xscape snow dome and The Hub areas.

Hotels
Milton Keynes offers a variety of chain hotels, including Holiday Inn, Hilton, Ramada, Jury's Inn, Travelodge, and Holiday Inn Express. Some are located in the bustling town centre and others in more peaceful spots, including the Holiday Inn Express adjacent to Willen Lake.

Go next

 * Woburn
 * Buckingham
 * Towcester
 * Bedford

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Milltown Malbay

Milltown Malbay (Sráid na Cathrach, "street of the stone ringfort") is a town in County Clare in Ireland. Also spelled "Miltown", it's best known for its traditional Irish music, with a week-long summer festival. 5 km west is the headland and beach of Spanish Point, with Atlantic surf - and "Malbay" means treacherous bay, as the Spanish discovered.

The town grew up from 1800 and witnessed shocking scenes of famine, ruthless landlordism, reprisals, and murderous conflict around the struggle for Irish independence. So it's a tribute to the grand spirit of local people that the term "Milltown Massacre" simply refers to a 1979 drubbing of Clare Gaelic Football team by Kerry.

Get in
Bus Éireann 333 runs from Ennis via Corofin, Lemenagh Castle, Kilfenora, Ennistymon and Lahinch, taking 80 min to Milltown Malbay, and continuing south to Spanish Point, Quilty, Doonbeg and Kilkee. There are four M-Sa and two on Sunday. On Tuesdays only, one bus continues from Doonbeg to Kilrush.

Get around
From town to beach is 5 km, so you need wheels.

See

 * is the headland and bay west of town, where in 1588 lookouts watched the Spanish Armada trying to limp home. Winds and the Gulf Stream had pushed the fleet much closer to shore than intended, so San Marcos was wrecked at Quilty, and San Esteban further south at Doonbeg; all the survivors were put to death by the county sheriff. Seven other ships found shelter in the Shannon off Kilrush and their crews got home.
 * Spanish Point today is an assembly of hotels, a secondary school, caravan parks and restaurants. Spanish Point beach is a fine beach.

 * (Coillte, "woods") is a small fishing village with a beach. The church has a round tower in ancient style but it was built to mark the 1907 rescue of the crew of Leon XIII, wrecked on the rocks: the villagers put to sea in stormy waters in frail open boats. Mutton Island is tidal, with remains of a 6th-century church and Napoleonic-era watchtower. You'll struggle to find much of Tromora Castle on the mainland near the start of the tidal path. It's perhaps best to draw a veil over the events that led Nabokov, in the novel Lolita, to name the nemesis of anti-hero Humbert Humbert as "Clare Quilty".

Do

 * Willie Clancy Summer School / Scoil Samhraidh  is a traditional Irish music masterclass held over a week in July. Willie Clancy (1918-1973) played the Irish uilleann pipes, flute and tin whistle, and his best-known work is the selection of reels "The Old Bush / The Ravelled Hank of Yarn." The school, held since 1973, draws accomplished musicians from across Ireland and beyond, plus a large audience, so town is jam-packed when it's on. Performances are in pubs and back rooms up and down Main Street.
 * is a mountain of 391 m (1283 ft) that can be hiked from trails off the Ennis Road southeast of town, though it's boggy and the trails are indistinct. There are two ancient megaliths, but a carved "ogham stone" found in the 18th century turned out to be fake. The mountain gives its name to the narrow-gauge steam locomotive that still wheezes back and forth at Moyasta.

Buy

 * SuperValu is the town supermarket on Ennis Rd, open daily 8AM-9PM.

Eat

 * The Dolphin on Church Road (top of Main St) does burgers and fish n' chips. Open M-Sa 4PM-midnight, Su 5-11PM.
 * The Yard Ennistymon Rd is a cafe that in 2019 re-launched as a bistro, gets good reviews. It's open W-Su 12:30-9:30PM.

Drink
The town pubs have suffered the same decline as elsewhere in the country. Sure in the height of summer the place is heaving with boisterous crowds, but out of season with the rain coming in off the Atlantic, it might be a very quiet pint indeed. The pubs are in a strip along Main Street, from south to north:
 * Cogans Bar & Restaurant, and it's mostly the food that people come for.
 * O'Loughlins is a vintage pub, also with restaurant.
 * The Players Club has live music.
 * The Westbridge is a small pub and restaurant.
 * Michael A's Bar is open Su-F 2PM-12:30AM, Sa noon-11:30.
 * Tom Malone's Market House may have closed.
 * Clancy's is a no-frills trad pub.
 * Cleary's is where Main Street turns the corner into Ennistymon Rd. Cosy trad pub. Hennessy's next door has closed.
 * Cleary's is where Main Street turns the corner into Ennistymon Rd. Cosy trad pub. Hennessy's next door has closed.

Sleep

 * Camping and Caravans: Lahiffs (+353 65 708 4006) is on the lane R482 north of Spanish Point. A little further north, Spanish Point Camping is expensive for what you get. Beware that some maps show Cluain Uillin as a campsite 1 km southwest of Milltown Malbay, but there's nothing there, never was.
 * Another B&B in town is The Townhouse (+353 65 708 5624), and An Gleann (+353 65 708 4281) a km southeast down Ennis Road gets good reviews.
 * Spanish Point near the beach is the main strip for B&Bs and small hotels. Those in business in 2020 are Bellbridge House, Red Cliff Lodge, Coast Lodge, Spanish Point House, Armada (see below), and Southwind.
 * Splurge at Trump Hotel and Golf Resort on the coast south of Quilty towards Doonbeg.
 * Splurge at Trump Hotel and Golf Resort on the coast south of Quilty towards Doonbeg.
 * Splurge at Trump Hotel and Golf Resort on the coast south of Quilty towards Doonbeg.

Connect
As of July 2020, you'll manage a mobile call and maybe even 4G in Milltown from Eir and Vodafone, but there's no signal from Three.

Go next

 * The coast road northeast leads to Lahinch, the Cliffs of Moher, Doolin for boats to the Aran Islands, and the strange landscape of The Burren.
 * Southwest the road leads to Kilkee and the cliffs of Loop Head.
 * Head inland to bucolic Ennis, Clare's county town ringed by old abbeys.

title: Milltown Malbay