Hi!
Me and my friend are planning a tour to England the budget of 6745 $. We've bought tickets (for 22-29 June) so we have 5665 $ left.
We are planning to visit London, and two more cities... Which ones would you advise us to stay in?
We would be extremely grateful to anyone who would advise us on places to visit, caffes, museums, natural resorts, cities, rock concerts, hotel/B&B, and basically anything...
Thank you very much
Liza & Lielle
2007-05-19 19:21:14 · 9 answers · asked by Liza 3 in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ Other - United Kingdom
With only seven days, (and London alone could absorb that),
the simplest option would be to have two centres at most, if not just one, and do day trips from there.
From London you'd have a wide range of cities that are within day-trip range: Cambridge, Oxford, Canterbury, Brighton, Dover... and coach (US: bus) travel would be cheap and safe, whether you opted for the guided tour choices or just took the transport and then did your own thing.
I wouldn't advise hiring a car as a first thought. Certainly not for London.
So much to choose from...
London's museums and galleries are well known.
The Science, Natural History and Victoria and Albert museums are close together and can easily cost you a day!
I strongly recommend a river trip on the Thames. It lets you see a lot of London without tiring your feet, and gives you the best photographs of the Tower of London and Tower Bridge.
That's probably enough for one answer.
E-mail me with questions via my profile and I'll see what else I can suggest.
2007-05-19 20:01:39 · answer #1 · answered by Pedestal 42 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi, I'm English and live in London and let's set a few thing straight. Almost all of our museums in London are free (not the Tower of London) so don't worry about that. As for renting a car and driving round our 'small island' I wouldn't as it's not that small and you could spend a long time traveling from London to the midlands (Birmingham) or even Scotland (most people would fly from London, not v practical to drive). I would recommend taking the Eurostar (from Waterloo, v easy to find) to Paris and spending just a day there, amazing experience and you will do lots of things in one day. I would book these tickets from America as there was a big thing over here that us Brits pay more for the Eurostar than any other country. Concerts are unlikely, they sell out within a day or two and you have missed out already. Yes, try and go to the seaside (Brighton, very easy by train) and the idea of visiting Oxford or Cambridge by train is an excellent one and you really will be seeing proper England. Bath is trainable too and is a very old Roman town. Probably Canterbury too which you can get to by train. Hope that helps!
2007-05-19 23:11:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
As you don't have that much time, its probably best to chose places nearby to London.....however the train system is so good you can get to places pretty quickly on the fast trains in particular.
I loved Cambridge...its only an hour from London (via Kings Cross Station) and is lovely....Oxford is also worth a look (but I prefered Cambridge). However the area out around Oxford (Cotswolds, Blenheim Palace) is lovely, but these are best seen by car or bus rather than train.
I also like Stratford on Avon (ie Shakespeare's home) and is a lovely little town...there are lots of B&B's there too. Again you can take the train from London and its not more than a couple of hours.
Bath was a place I wanted to get to but never did, but I have heard its lovely....again you can take the train for quick transport.
I went to York as well, but this is quite a journey from London and so maybe save that for another day.
In London there is a lot to do and always stuff to see eg West End musicals/plays.
The national art gallery (off trafelgar square) is free!! and the London Eye is worth a look for great views of London. You can then easily walk to Big Ben/Parilment buildings and Westminster Abbey....which are pretty good. Just walking around is good and its free!!!
2007-05-19 20:53:16 · answer #3 · answered by mareeclara 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
British Museum in London is a must see,
If you like shows, sometimes you can get a discount for purchasing tickets right before the show starts, (sort of a clearance must go sort of thing) I saw Cats, Starlight Express and Beauty and the Beast, like that (couldn't tell you the price since I didn't pay, my parents did)
Stonehenge is an amazing site, Warwick Castle, Westminster Abbey,
Bath, England, is a beautiful city, with rich history, it has Roman Bathhouses, (I still have my bottle of Bath mineral water) Stratsford upon Avon is charming if you like Shakespeare
Now since England is a small island, you can see a lot in one day, so renting a car is not a bad idea since it gives you the freedom to go where you want.
Have fun and I hope this helped some.
2007-05-19 19:41:39 · answer #4 · answered by Fae Noisiv 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Other great places to visit in England are Birmingham, Bath, Stratford, Liverpool. All of these places have so much to do there in Birmingham there is a fantastic museum and art gallery which is free, also if your into shopping then the Bullring is a must see. Theres also Cadbury World - the home of Cadbury's Chocolate, The Sea Life Centre, Brindley Place Canals - Great for food and entertainment. Birmingham is a must see when visiting England.
Birmingham website: http://www.visitbritain.com/VB3-en-GB/destinationguides/england/Heart_of_England/Destinations/birmingham.aspx
Stratford is also brilliant - Shakespeares Birthplace and a really nice place to be, lovely parks and beautiful architecture.
Stratford Website: http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-2900047-stratford_upon_avon_things_to_do-i
Bath website: http://visitbath.co.uk/site/things-to-do
Liverpool website: http://www.visitliverpool.com/site/welcome-to-liverpool
2007-05-19 22:56:07 · answer #5 · answered by Ryan T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest Newcastle, it has a small, but very atmospheric rock bar called Trillians. Leeds has a good rock scene too.
If you want to take in a variety of environments, then I would suggest the Lake District (nice countryside, great food) and maybe even heading up to Glasgow / Edinburgh, or over to Dublin on the ferry. That would mean losing some time to travelling, but should be worth it as they are all great cities with lots to see.
Anne
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2007-05-20 00:35:03 · answer #6 · answered by wolf_kerensky 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Atleast stay in London. Birmingham is nice. I've heard Liverpool is too, nice city by the beach. I was actually born on the west coast of England and have visited several times.
2007-05-19 19:50:53 · answer #7 · answered by Charles18 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i would recomend visiting Torquay and Plymouth. it can be really hot down there, and very very beautiful. they have lovelt beaches and Torquay looks amazing on the night as they have all these coloured lights that line the road and they are on at night and it is so beautiful.
Heather
2007-05-20 02:34:30 · answer #8 · answered by heather louise 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey girls
wish i can join ya :D
but if ur going to london
why not go to Paris?
i believe there is a train that will take u there
double check =)
good luck babies
2007-05-19 19:41:00 · answer #9 · answered by TALEB A 1 · 0⤊ 5⤋