should i tour england?

Question

if so, where should i start and where should i stay, am thinking of going november/december
is it reasonable prices to stay in hotels and is there some sort of train pass i could get for travelling the month

Answer 1

You will likely fly into London. Best bet for accommodation is either a hostel or a B&B. They are all over and quite reasonable. Hotels will be pricey. End of year will be cold and off tourist season - just FYI.

I love London - but its quite expensive. Best to stay there 2-3 days tops. It's a huge city, you can't see everything. Lots of history, museums, galleries, landmarks. You won't be bored - just broke.
South to Brighton is great. It's a great town and lots to do, right on the sea.
Manchester is also loads of fun. plenty to see and do. The accent is worth it too!
North is beautiful and every town is interesting with its own personality.

The trains are not that expensive, and are the preferred mode of transportation. Any town you stop at, you will find something to do and a pub to drink at.

I suggest asking some of the locals to recommend a town/or a stop on your trip. They will tell you places they like to go, and the things they do when they get there. Or what the town is famous for (so to speak).

When you get anywhere - just start walking. When you are tired, visit the pub.

Have an awesome time!!

Answer 2

land in Glasgow - they are the cheapest flights - next is manchester and the further south you want to land the more expensive the ticket. You can get a train pass and visit hadrians wall on the way down into england - thats what I plan on doing when I go - you can stop in the lake district at a B & B m then Stratford , go to Stonehenge and stay in a B&B in Sailsbury, spend at least 3 days in London to really take it in, Cantebury, Hampton Court , Hastings are all near London if you have time to kill. Then when you go back to leave you can visit the east or southwest coast as a sidetrip - on the way north you can visit some of the battlefields in Scotland such as : Stirling , Culloden and Glencoe - sample some fine scotch - take in the nighlife wherever you go - the larger pubs are always safe for tourists - ones in the city centers - lots of fine B & B and great breakfasts. Go to a Coastal town there - you will love it

Answer 3

Yes. Tour England. Great country.
If you are a student - there is probably some sort of travel pass; or even if not, you may be able to get a 'season ticket' for travelling.
Areas to visit:-
London (of course); Lake District; Wales; Scotland (tho not strictly 'England'); Devon & Cornwall; North East - Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland - lovelly.
Cotswolds.
ACCOMMODATION. Cheapest would be back-packers Hostels, some of which are very good; next cheapest and the way to meet the locals is to use 'Bed & Breakfast' - where you stay in someones house and they provide breakfast; this is a cheaper option than hotels.
CONTACT the Tourist Information Office for each area you want to visit for more local information. Also the English Tourist Board may be able to help.

Answer 4

Visit http://www.britrailpassess.com to see if you qualify for the train passes around the UK.
Youth hostels will be the cheapest accomodation. Visit http://www.yha.org.uk for youth hostels in the UK or visit http://www.hihostels.com/ to see which ones of the UK yh's are are signed up for the international booking scheme (if you have a YH card in your own county, you can stay in any UK YH). B&B's and guesthouses can be found using Smooth Hounds http://www.smoothhounds.co.uk. All the major hotels chains will have a presence through out the UK.
London is worth a visit and can be done within 3 days if you avoid the museums and galleries (add on an extra for every museum you wish to do throughly). Southwest England is worth a visit - Cornwall and Devon has a lot going for it as does the Britsol/Bath area. The Lake District is worth a couple of day as if the Peak District. I've only really covered Manchester in the North East but is a brilliant city to visit. Go to http://www.visitengland.com for more touristy info on England. I've only ever been to Edinburgh in Scoland during festival time so I can't really speak about Scotland. Edinbugh is a very pleasant city. Visit http://www.visitscotland.com. For more info about Wales, go to http://www.visitwales.com and http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/ for info on Northern Ireland.
Also pick a Lonely Planet from your local bookshop http://www.lonelyplanet.com.
If you decide to stay in London, get yourself an oyster card - you pay a £3 deposit which gets returned when you return the oyster card. You top up the Oyster card as needed and use it as a pay as you go travel card (although I think you can get 3 day travel cards). Visit http://www.tfl.gov.uk and follow the links.

Answer 5

I would try to start your trip in the north of England if you are planning your trip during the winter months, and work your way down as the weather gets colder during the last part of your holiday. As the south is generally warmer than the North.
November/December is going to be awful to travel at that time of year, many B&Bs will most likely be closed in small towns too.
If I were you, and had to go during that time I would stick to the just the south, and visit mainly cities/large towns where more things will be going on.
If you book in advance (like 8 weeks) train tickets are very cheap like 10 pound from the south to the north, but can run into the 5 to 10 times as much if you leave it until last minute. As for a month travel pass, well I'm not sure but visit one of the train travel websites, they let you book online it all online nowadays.
If you travelling from the US, Virgin Atlantic are doing great offers to the UK at the moment, but you have to book by the 18 september. About $550 return.
I think travel is between October and 25 March next year.
Hotels can be pricy, but I'm sure at that time of the year they will fall quite a lot, even in London. Bed and Breakfasts (B&Bs) are generally cheaper.
Don't forget 5 November is Bonfire night, so you may want to mark that down if you happen to be in the counrty during that time, and plan which town bonfire display you want to visit.
Great places to visit are:
London, Canterbury, Brighton, Cambridge and York. Blackpool or Brighton if you want to be near the coast.
York and Canterbury(SE) are very similar, except York I think is more beautiful, so if choosing one or the other go for York (NE) and use that as a base in the North to visit other areas.
Canterbury is very close to London, but other than seeing the White cliffs of Dover, or visiting Maidstone castle I think during the winter being in Kent is going to be boring.
I could mention many more, especially seaside towns and countryside villiages but at that time of year, it wouldn't be too cold and wet to have a great time.
go to:www.picturesofengland.com to get more of an idea of what places have to offer and where abouts in the country they are.

Answer 6

depending on your age you can get a train pass, as for cheap accommodation there are web sites which price them for you, but Holiday Inn does rooms for £10 a night if you book a month in advance check their web site. Don't know where you would start, depends how long you got and what you want to see, I would tour the major cities then do a coastal tour round the whole UK. Have fun, wish I was coming with you.

Answer 7

I you dont value your life, Brixton or Atherstone!

Answer 8

liverpool,london if you like crap in the sea you could go to blackpool

Answer 9

start in manchester and...well, just stay there

Answer 10

start where you want and end where you want