I was there in 1971 courtesy of the U.S. gov. I found England was backward (almost third world country) compared to other European countries. Nice people for the most part but their gov ruled every facet of their life. Bad teeth and dirty fingernails on food servers are some of my memories. On the plus side, I didn't see muslibs back then. The countryside was picturesque and would have fit in 1900 USA perfectly. That is, the road network was out of 1900 USA. I can't tell you how many times a 1 1/2 lane road was blocked by a flatbed truck that had spilled it's load on a curve or turn. It seems English truckers don't know that tied downs have been invented. I was introduced to round-abouts (traffic circles), which I think is a smart way to expedite ttraffic without the stop & go of traffic lights.
Today, with ALL of the muslibs, I wouldn't go there for 5 minutes.
WWII really did a number on Britain, and then they went headlong into Socialism, a double-whammy.