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[quote=Anonymous]Flights from London to Scotland (Edinburgh or Inverness for the highlands) are inexpensive, especially if you book in advance (BA has flights, as does Easyjet), and will probably be cheaper than the train. I'd recommend flying because it's a long train ride and not particularly exciting - we thought about doing it this year with kids aged 5 and 2 and although they love trains decided not to bother - it's a waste of a day (the night train would have been worse and my kids wouldn't have slept much; yours might be different) - and not cheaper than flying. You can hire a car in Scotland - you won't need it in Edinburgh but you will definitely need it to explore the highlands.

The Cotswolds are touristy but also full of English tourists or Londoners with second homes there. There are many villages in the Cotswolds and I don't feel that they are overly explored by Americans and foreign tourists - many Americans seem to do day trips to the Cotswolds which is really just driving through a few villages on a bus. If you stay in a hotel or B&B in a village in the Cotswolds, staying away from the most touristy (e.g. Stow-on-the-Wold, Bourton-on-the-Water, Chipping Camden) then you will probably have a great time, though I don't think there is as much to do in the area as in others - not sure you'd want a week there.

Another area to consider is Cornwall - it's far from London (again, you would fly or take the train and then hire a car - I wouldn't recommend driving) and is a popular holiday destination for English people. There are great restaurants, watersports, beaches, etc (though it's still England so the weather is not guaranteed!)

Another possibility if you're looking for much less touristy is Wales - the Pembrokeshire Coast is beautiful. Still somewhat touristy and popular with English people is the Lake District - it can be very rainy though and the main attraction is walking.

I think with a 1.5yo I'd fly to Edinburgh, spend a couple of days there, hire a car and drive to Inverness/highlands, spend a few days exploring the castles, etc, and then fly back to London from Inverness. Alternatively, I'd fly to Newquay (Cornwall) from London, hire a car and stay somewhere like Bedruthun Steps which has amazing facilities for kids like baby equipment, kids mealtimes, daycare, babysitting, etc; and as well as the beaches and beautiful scenery there are places to visit like the Eden Project, Tintagel Castle (of King Arthur legend), etc. [/quote]

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