Would you make any change to my UK trip itinerary?

Question

Any critic or suggestion to the place I'll be visiting or times there is most welcome. I'll be 3 weeks in UK travelling in trains.

-London (4 days)
-Brighton - visiting Eastbourne (1 day)
-Oxford and Chester (1 day)
-Wales (Llandudno and around) (2 days)
-Liverpool (1 day)
-Manchester(1 day)
-Blackpool (1 day)
-Glasgow (1 day)
-Edimbourgh (2 days)
-Durham (1/2 day)
-York (1 1/2 days)
-Cambridge (1 day)

Answer 1

there seems to be a lot of travellin i would spend more time in the cities such as manchester liverpool edinburgh and york.
i would not bother with glasgow durham and blackpool blackpool especially there is nothing special at blackpool.
York is a wonderful city full of history you would need more than 1 1/2 days to really apreciate this beautiful city

Answer 2

Wow, you are cramming a lot in. You're going to spend most of your time travelling, especially given that British trains are fairly slow, expensive, frequently late, very packed and not all that comfortable!
Personally, my main suggestion would be to shorten the length of time you're going to be in London. You can have a great time wandering round the main sites in maybe a day and a half.
I'd also recommend more than a day in Brighton - my home town! It's fab and I'd spend at least 2 days here. Eastbourne is an hour away on the train so if you're going there for the day, then that's a day lost in Brighton!

Answer 3

I'll have to agree with several of the others that mentioned Bath as one of the most lovely places I've visited in the UK. Stratford-Upon-Avon was also beautiful!

That IS an awful lot of traveling in the amount of time you have, though. I've been lucky enough to do some traveling over several trips. If you can - spread it out a bit more. Take some time to just wander around in the cities you choose to go to. Life moves at a much slower pace in most of the places over there; for me, the greatest thing about enjoying the culture is getting away from the rush rush rush things in cities in the US.

Answer 4

You will certainly not have enough time to do both Oxford and Chester in the same day, they are about 200 miles apart, you would spend a lot of time travelling and not see much of either city.
I suggest the order you have but treat Oxford and Chester as two separate visits. If you need to cut somewhere out, I would suggest Blackpool as the first to go

Answer 5

I did a similar 3 week trip a couple of years ago, and my biggest regret was going to too many cities and not staying long enough in them. If I had it to do over I would spend no less than 2 nights in the cities you choose. With travel time and everything, spending 1 night simply does not give you enough time to truly explore the area. Plus, it's exhausting!

I think you'll really enjoy the train system though, it's always on time and very easy to deal with.

I would also visit Bath, it's like a fairytale city.

Answer 6

i'm loving the "Get below the effect of alcohol" on the itinerary! as quickly as place to function alongside the way between Oxford and Monmouth is bath. a alluring Georgian city which will properly be executed in an afternoon. you may desire to easily rigidity there for a prior due breakfast/early lunch and spend a pair of hours pottering (to rigidity a pair of million hour 40 4) and then merely over an hour to Monmouth. In London, on Day 4 you have a great form of time loose. i might recommend that once you have been to the Tower, you trap a boat down the Thames from the interior sight pier to Greenwich. Have lunch there after which you would be able to the two tube or boat it back lower back all a thank you to Westminster Pier and then that's approximately an 18 minute walk to Buckingham Palace. in order that which you realize, you are going to be able to might desire to alter plans final minute. the climate in February is probably to be chilly and that's between the months while there is the main snow. shop checking the climate forecasts as you won't be waiting to apply small roads if the snow is undesirable. London is oftentimes nice, however the added north you pass, the extra probably you're to have issues. As for the suitable day, if there is an option to pass away the hire vehicle on the airport, i might pass from Edinburgh quite than rigidity each and every of ways right down to London. If the climate is undesirable, it may well be a terrible journey and you may desire to omit your flight.

Answer 7

Just remember that the actual journeys could take up a lot of time.

My cousin travelled around the UK a bit (we live in the UK) and she just felt like all they did was drive....

I'd maybe cut Edinborough down to one day. York down to one day...maybe cut out Durham totally. Blackpool isn't much to be honest.. And Glasgow and Edinborough aren't that much different... so maybe cut one of those out...?

And visit Devon and cornwall... which in my opinion are some of the best places in the UK. Amazing beaches... not that accessible by train though - short bus rides from train stations... i think it is definately worth going them two places..

Bath is really nice as well...It's my favourite city in England.

Answer 8

If I were you I would do:-

LOndon
Brighton
Oxford (maybe stopover in stratford upon avon shakespear country)
Ditch wales, liverpool, manchester and Blackpool.
Instead spend a few days in the lake district...you can get the train to windermere via oxen holme.
Edinburgh
Durham (fantastic castle and cathedral)
York
Cambridge
LOndon


That should also be pretty manageable by train too!! Have a great time!

Answer 9

If you're doing it all in trains, you'd do well to check whether you can apply for a rail card* of some kind. It will pay for itself within two journeys like the ones you'll be making.

* Have a look at the national rail website (just look it up on google).

Answer 10

If you have extra time, spend a day of just resting in one of the cities. Going to different cities everyday could get pretty tiring.



That's just my thinking. Other than that, it sounds like a pretty fun trip.