Suggestions for a Week Touring the UK and or Scotland Nov 1-6?

[Nicholas Kontis]

Yes, even famous travel experts have quesitons. Every year I spend in London at a friend's Penthous in Canary Wharf. Yes, I am lucky me. Also this location puts me in close proximity to Excell. Anyway,

Anyway, It's been awhile since i toured the UK. My wife has only seen London.

 

All of you UK experts, where would you take a first time traveler to ?? Of course, I have ideas.

 

It's years since I have been to Bath, Stonehenge, Whales all good.

 

But thinking heading North. Yes, I been to 80 countries , but never to Scotland. I thinking of just trains.

 

Which brings me to this question. How would you travel? I guess just via train? The Lake district is amazing.

 

It's only 4-7 days, so not a whole lot of time.

 

Looking for a plan. Any thoughts.

[Allan Lynch]

Depending on the train you take it's about four-five hours from London to Edinburgh. 

 

Edinburgh is such a different city, culture and cuisine to London. If you only have a few days, then I would train it to Edinburgh. You can easily spend several days in the city. And it will take your ear a few hours to attune to the accent. And then you might look at a few day trips with regular travelers to local sites.

 

I would go there first and allow myself the luxury of soaking it in. I've not done the Lake District, but anyone I know who's gone has had a car. But if your wife has seen nothing of the UK, I'd make it less like a press trip and more like a holiday and go more slowly and just focus on the one city this year and expand on it next.

[Nicholas Kontis]

Hi Allan,

Great advise , my friend, Yes, Edinburgh would be a great choice for us. Good idea. Nice to hook up with fellow travel experts. Scotland seems like the way to go.

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[Keith Kellett]

Check & see if there's a National Express coach going where you are ... www.nationalexpress.com. Not always quite as fast, convenient & efficient as the train, but way cheaper!

 

Also, for Edinburgh, Glasgow or Inverness, check Scotrail's 'Caledonian Sleeper'. It's been a while since I travelled on it, and I don't have their URL to hand, but they used to have some pretty tasty discounts on offer if you book early.

 

Best,

 

Keith

[Nicholas Kontis]

Hi Keith,

Nice to meet a fellow traveler through cyber space. Yes, i beleive that we will mostly just focus on Scotland, and if I can do some single malt tasteings while in Scotland, I would in heaven. The Scotish cities, expecially Edinburgh, do look interesting to me. It's about time I make it to Scotland. Will check into the train system, as you say.

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[Keith Kellett]

Hi, Nicholas!

 

Most of the single malt distilleries are up North, in the Spey Valley. But, you can have a tasting in Edinburgh at one of its (it says here!) leading attractions, called (naturally!) The Scotch Whisky Experience (www.scotchwhiskyexperience.co.uk)

 

Slainte Mhor!

 

Keith

[Rachel Agourakis]

Hi Nicholas, my daughter regularly travels to Scotland - she has gone on the coach (National Express) but it takes about 9 hours with frequent stops! She prefers to fly and Easyjet often has really cheap fares to either Edinburgh or Glasgow from London Gatwick (Gatwick Express from Victoria), if you book in advance, or don't mind traveling on week day. The train takes about 5 hours and is very expensive.

 

It is more touristic in Edinburgh with the castle and museums - but to see the real Scotland you would need to travel further North, so maybe a good idea to hire a car?

The Lake District is definitely a great place to visit though, the scenery is fabulous whatever time of year you go - somewhere I would like to re-visit - but is probably a more outdoors type of place, with hill walking and old English pubs, take walking shoes!

 

Bath also is lovely. the architecture, the pump house and natural healing waters!! Have the Champagne High Tea at the Pump House!

Rachel 

 

 

[Bev Malzard]

I would begin the trip in Newcastle-upon- Tyne, drive the north eastern part of the UK (Holy Isle etc.) then head to Edinburgh and do the loop - then to St Andrews, Blair Athol, Inverness (Culloden Moor along the way), Eilan Donan Castle on the way to Isle of Skye, back to Loch Lomond, and finish in Glasgow.

[Linda K Jenkins]

Well trains are good but looking at scotland and the scenery... some of the places you will want to see with beautiful scenery might not have trains. The scottish coast line is very dramatic and parts are isolate. so make sure that the places you want to visit have trains....

[Linda K Jenkins]

take in the lizard peninsula.. cornwall etc.

[Hidden Chic by Clare]

I think it depends on "city " or "country" ...yes Lake district is amazing but quite touristy ...Yorkshire is great and the people are amazing ...Scotland ditto..