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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.frommers.com/destinations/england/suggested-itineraries/in-two-weeks If we just stay in England for two weeks, this itinerary could work with modest tweaks. I have no desire to go to Stonehenge or Stratford upon Avon (btdt). I’d prefer to see more of the coast and Cotswolds aiming for off the beaten path. Thoughts? [/quote] This is insane. Who the hell drives to Cornwall for one day? Out of that I would do maybe do London, Oxford (maybe), Bath, Cornwall, Cotswolds. Other south of England options would be Brighton and the south coast or the Norfolk Broads. Another option might be to jump over into Wales to visit Cardiff and the Brecon Beacons. [/quote] That Frommer's itinerary really is insane. Blenheim Palace and Hampton Court in a single day would put me on complete palace/castle overload and you would not be able to either one justice, really. Certainly not with kids. With two weeks, and wanting to not just be in two or three primary cities (London, Edinburgh, Paris), a couple of strategies come to mind, all roughly split two-thirds, one-third: a) Fly into Edinburgh, spend a few days there, then rent a car and either explore Scotland, or visit some combination of Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, North York Moors, York. Return to Edinburgh, fly to Paris, and fly home from Paris. I would imagine splitting maybe 9 or 10 days UK/4 or 5 days Paris. b) Fly into London, spend several days there, then rent a car and head to the southwest. Lots to choose from -- I love Dorset and Devon, and you could also go on to Cornwall. You could hike the Coast Path, eat lots of cream teas, hunt for fossils, go paddleboarding or surfing. On the way (or way back), you could visit some cathedral cities (Winchester, Salisbury), or do a bit of a detour up to Bath, Cotswolds and Oxford. And then the Chunnel to Paris. c) Fly into Paris, spend time there and in the French countryside (I have only been to Provence, so can't provide many suggestions here), for a total of 10-ish days, then chunnel train or flight to UK for final four days of vacation in London.[/quote] Note, if you do rent a car and intend to go to the Lake District, rent the absolute smallest car you can. The roads are incredibly narrow.[/quote] Yes! I returned a rental car early after driving in the Lake District! My nerves were shot. Also get an automatic so you can focus on driving and not on gear shifting. But worth it in the end because you can’t get around that area without a car. [/quote] TBF this is true in many parts of Scotland as well-- probably the most stressful driving I've done. In rural areas the roads may have 1 1/2 lanes and if there is oncoming traffic you try to time it with a passing lane cutout (and some bridges or tunnels don't even pretend to have more than one lane).[/quote] Ach, this is what keeps putting us off taking a trip to Scotland. A million years ago, I lived in Edinburgh for a bit after college - I LOVED IT - but I was so broke back then I barely got to see any of the country. Now I am desperate to go back with my husband and see Edinburgh again, and explore more of that gorgeous place - but I really don't think either of us has the nerves to do the driving. I guess we could take shuttles around, but that seems to take a lot of the fun out of it. In short, how do you do this trip if you don't have nerves of steel?! But yeah, OP - I think you could spend two happy weeks in Scotland alone. I'd go out to the outer isles go to hiking and exploring, personally. [/quote]
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