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My Great Britain Trip, Helpful Suggestions, part 2 (My schedule) Thanks, slight changes and more detailed
11/19 Arrive London, tubes to South Ealing, stays at Ealing Guest House.
11/20 7 am train departs from King’s Cross to York, arrive 8:55. York all day. stays in York.
11/21 Pick up hired car at York train station, drives A59 west, Harrogate, Clitheroe, Blackburn or Preston. Stay at Chester.
11/22 West to Caernarfon Castle, South to Snowdonia. (Stay at Pen y Gwydd, Snowdonia?)
11/23 drive through Snowdonia, Llanberis pass next to Snowdon IIRC (A4086 rather than A5) then to Betws y Coed and out. South to Bath. Stays at Bath.
11/24 Bath, Stonehenge (Cotswolds or the Wylie valley?) Stays at Bath again.
11/25 Winchester, Oxford (or ditch Oxford and check back at hotel in Ealing. More time for London.)
11/26 London, stays in Ealing.
11/27 Heathrow, early morning.
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inglian says:#
If you go to Stonehenge it would make sense to carry on to Winchester, rather than going back, since Winchester is a two-hour drive from Bath, whereas ‘henge to Winch is about 40 minutes. I hope you like my home town. :) www.flickr.com/photos/inglian/sets/1286585/#
Dont miss Bolton Abbey which is just off the A-59 between Harrogate and Skipton, its one of the most beautiful spots in Britain IMHO.
Be aware that between Preston and Chester you can expect heavy traffic.
- 11/22 West to Caernarfon Castle, South to Snowdonia. (Stay at Pen y Gwydd, Snowdonia?)
- 11/23 drive through Snowdonia, Llanberis pass next to Snowdon IIRC (A4086 rather than A5) then to Betws y Coed and out. South to Bath. Stays at Bath.
- 11/24 Bath, Stonehenge (Cotswolds or the Wylie valley?) Stays at Bath again.
- 11/25 Winchester, Oxford (or ditch Oxford and check back at hotel in Ealing. More time for London.)
- 11/26 London, stays in Ealing.
- 11/27 Heathrow, early morning.
Have a good trip Keith#
York all day. stays in York. Eat a typical pub lunch in the Royal Oak, try some the many real ales, whilst you are there. The bell ringers from York Minster meet there.; http://www.danieljackson.co.uk/pubs/pub/RoyalOak/
- 11/21 Pick up hired car at York train station, drives A59 west, Harrogate, Clitheroe, Blackburn or Preston. Stay at Chester.
Duh he missed Fountains Abbey!#
- 11/22 West to Caernarfon Castle, South to Snowdonia. (Stay at Pen y Gwydd, Snowdonia?)
all sounds OK to me. I checked spelling its pen y Gwryd, review at “http://www.pyg.co.uk” although I couldnt get it to load when I just tried. Theres also lots of accomodation in Betws y Coed and the Tyn y Coed at Lanberis (thats where I always stay). But the Pen y Gwrydd should have more atmosphere as your half way up the hill, other quests, if any, will probably be hillwalkers waiting for the weather to change! Mike Reid Walk-eat-UK “http://www.fellwalk.co.uk” http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" http://www.lawn-mower-man.co.uk"#
- 11/20 7 am train departs from King’s Cross to York, arrive 8:55.
A bit early, especially if you are making your way from South Ealing to Kings +. Alan Harrison#
Much better and more manageable. Remember that you’ll get the best fare on your train to York if you book in advance and commit yourself to a particular train. I’d recommend you to be at South Ealing tube at 6am if you want to get the 7am train from Kings Cross. Book through the train operator GNER directly at http://www.gner.co.uk/
- 11/24 Bath, Stonehenge (Cotswolds or the Wylie valley?) Stays at Bath again.
Wye, not Wylie, valley: the nicest bits are along the road from Chepstow to Monmouth. This is west of Bath while Stonehenge is south and east: the distances aren’t huge but doing both Stonehenge and Wye Valley in a day trip from Bath would make a rather full day
- 11/25 Winchester, Oxford (or ditch Oxford and check back at hotel in Ealing. More time for London.)
.. or possibly ditch Winchester and stay in Oxford; Oxford and Winchester are both nice places but Oxford has more to see for a visitor Martin#
Come to North West Scotland with the highest mountain in the UK and some of the best scenery.
There are cheap flights into the four main Airports, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness and Aberdeen and thereafter you will need to hire a car.
Worth the extra distance and expense especially if the weather is favourable.
Lindsay www.caledoniahilltreks.com#
Following up to Lindsay Boyd
Worth the extra distance and expense especially if the weather is favourable.
in November, hmmmm. Mike Reid
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