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About LinkBacksI had you down as Scottish and dwelling in a fine Scottish seat. First I find out Saracen picked his username off a list, and now this. The sky is falling I tell you!Originally Posted by jimborae
I had you down as Scottish and dwelling in a fine Scottish seat. First I find out Saracen picked his username off a list, and now this. The sky is falling I tell you!
New Forest is a great place to visit with kids, great villages and pubs, amazing nature, coast is 15-30 minutes away. Lots of things to see and do within a 30 minute drive.
lyme disease risks in the NF though.
Really?? I'll have to find it as you've got me curious now.Eitherway my point still stands.
LoL yes I suppose you would with my avatar.
And yes back on topic Scotland would be good place to visit but I only know Edinburgh really & the Cairngorms which is beautiful.
Really? Anymore that any other rural area of the UK?
If you're planning a few places or a relatively short trip it might be worth thinking about how you're going to get around and base your plan on that so you don't waste time on travel. If you're flying into London you could get the train to Edinburgh via York and Newcastle without having to switch trains etc. and seeing a lot of peoples' suggestions. You could then have a few days in each city as a jumping off point or train up to Newcastle then drive to Edinburgh via the coast and castles route. I'd go for:
Day 1-2: London
Day 3: Train to York (Use YorkPass to climb the Minster cathedral, visit Jorvik Viking centre, York dungeons, Chocolate story etc.)
Day 4: Rent car to visit Malham cove (really nice family friendly walks / pubs)
Day 5: Train to Newcastle day in Newcastle
Day 6-8: Drive to Edinburgh via coastal roads stopping in Alnwick castle etc. (historic house card might be worth signing up for if you're stopping at a few places, Alnwick Castle has some really good family friendly tours (movie tour - transformers was also filmed there) and a poison garden that might interest kids. Barter books is also really worth a stop.
Day 9: Day in Edinburgh: royal mile etc.
Day 10: Drive to / around loch Lomond then to Glasgow, there is a sculpture trail which is pretty nice and makes sure you get out of the car, a lot of them frame look outs etc.
Day 11: Day out in Glasgow: Natural history museum is really child friendly, I also used to love Scotland Street School when I was a kid and the transport museum depending what they're into.
Day 12: Fly out of Glasgow.
If you wanted to extend it I'd consider Isle of Arran from Glasgow for a couple of days. I haven't been there as I didn't book a ferry early enough when I was in Glasgow, but it looks really cool.
Guys I have a question, until when Big Ben is under construction ?? Is it over yet or not?
Construction? It was finished years ago. The refurbishment however is still ongoing and will be for a while yet. Also Big Ben is just the bell. The whole thing is the clocktower, now recently renamed to the "Elizabeth Tower".
I'll shout out for North Suffolk and South Norfolk - quiet, rolling countryside, market towns and some lovely beaches.
The A11 up the middle and A14 along the bottom give good access.
And the local accents are easily understood (and I say that as one who is bilingual in English and Geordie).
I would like to go london at some point. All my friends who live there always go on about the various new foods they're having. I would probably gain quite a bit of weight but I don't think I'd mind lol.
somewhere in cornwall like polperro imho.
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