Jimmy G asked:
I want to spend time in London, and also visit the North and West country. What are the must sees/can’t miss? What would be the best way to plan a trip like this?
I want to spend time in London, and also visit the North and West country. What are the must sees/can’t miss? What would be the best way to plan a trip like this?
I spend 16 days on a Trafalgar tour though they do have 9 day tours. They are awesome a lot is included (admission prices, meals, hotels etc)
I saw London, oxford, stratford upon avon, coventry, york, grenta green, edinburgh, durham, chester, dublin, waterford, blarney castle, bunratty castle, the lakes district, cardiff and its castle, stonehenge, bath, salisbury and a lot more that I cant remember. All told it was about 4 grand.
If you don’t want to do a tour check out their website and copy down their itinerary rent a car and there ya go.
There are a lot of tours which are available a lot has to do with your budget because even the least costly is going to be expensive.
If you can afford it, I suggest getting a personal driver who can take you on a different trip each day something like this
Otherwise there are coach tours where your whole two weeks are organised for you with free time in some places but check on the meals and drinks provided with these. Buying your own food and drink each day can easily add up to another thousand pounds on to the cost of the trip.
London has a lot to do and see so much to choose from and there are loads of sites for you to choose your own itinerary from if you get a central hotel the following site is intended to attract tourists
The following site will give you some more ideas about the area which you may like to add in
I suggest a week in London and take in a west end show and see this site, check out what specialist exhibitions which only last a short time during your stay
If you arrive in Summer there are a lot of stately homes open too many to see them all.
I would try to take a few days touring an area of England rather than a whistle stop tour trying to take in too much.
York is a place I have been to time and time again and each time find something new
I would also go to Scotland and stay in Edinburgh
A lot of people have a yearning to visit Stone Henge but to be honest, it is a long way from most everything else takes up a lot of time visiting and is just a few stones in my mind so I would not add it to my list.
Windsor Castle however is lovely and so is the area around.
Go on river trips rather than coach or bus trips in any city is my tip too.
If, where ever you are you see a bakery with a queue (usually at around mid-day), join it and buy some pies or cakes to try. The English will queue for a long time to get the best food rather than go into an empty shop for fast service.
Hope you enjoy your stay and I am sure you will 00