Anonymous
05/30/2024 20:34
Subject: Family trip to UK without running yourself ragged
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I don’t really get why “something on the relaxing side” would mean skipping London?
“Running yourself ragged” vs “relaxing” is about style of travel not London vs Cotswolds or whatever.
But maybe you really want to be in countryside? You could do a walking tour which, again, some people would consider relaxing and some would consider way too active.
Relaxing meaning - not a big city with the sensory overload that large cities tend to have. So yes, countryside, relaxing environment.
That's not london. OP, you need to go there and try it. It's not NYC
Anonymous
05/30/2024 20:31
Subject: Family trip to UK without running yourself ragged
What time of year? I go to the UK a lot and love London but it is absolutely heaving in summer. If you want something quite chill then avoid London in summer.
Anonymous
05/30/2024 13:12
Subject: Family trip to UK without running yourself ragged
Anonymous wrote:Fly into London and spend at least two nights so your kids can experience London and see the typical sights. Then take a train or car service to the Cotswolds or coast if you want low key.
A cool trip would include Scotland as well. There’s an overnight train, fwiw.
Train travel actually sounds nice.
Anonymous
05/30/2024 13:10
Subject: Family trip to UK without running yourself ragged
Oxford
Cambridge
Use Richmond in SW London as a base and visit Kew Gardens, Hampton Court, Richmond Park etc.
Stay in Kent and visit castles and Canterbury Cathedral
Cambridge
Use Richmond in SW London as a base and visit Kew Gardens, Hampton Court, Richmond Park etc.
Stay in Kent and visit castles and Canterbury Cathedral
Anonymous
05/30/2024 13:06
Subject: Family trip to UK without running yourself ragged
If your husband suggested the UK, presumably there's a reason -- what appeals to him? Scottish trains over viaducts? Palm trees in Cornwall? Walking tours and pub lunches? WWII spycraft?
Anonymous
05/30/2024 12:59
Subject: Family trip to UK without running yourself ragged
Fly into London and spend at least two nights so your kids can experience London and see the typical sights. Then take a train or car service to the Cotswolds or coast if you want low key.
A cool trip would include Scotland as well. There’s an overnight train, fwiw.
A cool trip would include Scotland as well. There’s an overnight train, fwiw.
Anonymous
05/30/2024 12:45
Subject: Re:Family trip to UK without running yourself ragged
I would suggest Dorset/Devon/Cornwall -- beautiful areas of the UK, wide availability of cream tea, gardens, the coastal path, etc. We had a terrific trip to Lyme Regis before the pandemic -- we went hiking, fossil hunting (great program through the local museum), paddle boarding and stopped at Stonehenge on the way down from Heathrow. Far more accessible with a car, though.
Personally I would still spend a few days in London, but London is my favorite city. And I love cities.
Personally I would still spend a few days in London, but London is my favorite city. And I love cities.
Anonymous
05/30/2024 09:42
Subject: Family trip to UK without running yourself ragged
Fly to Edinburgh. It is less intense than London. Spend a few days exploring there. Then figure out if you want to go north to the Highlands or south to Lake District (rent smallest car possible if you are going there) and northern England.Anonymous wrote:DH suggested UK for a family vacation. I have never been there (but have travelled extensively across Europe + Asia). Anyway, I'd like something more on the relaxing side and am inclined to skip London altogether. I don't know where to begin to plan. (If this were Italy, I'd know pretty much exactly what I'd do, but I've been there many times before.). Any suggestions?
Anonymous
05/30/2024 08:57
Subject: Re:Family trip to UK without running yourself ragged
Anonymous wrote:Why can't you do London for a few days? There are lots of museums to see. Tower of London is worth a look, especially for the kids.
If you are ok driving on the other side, you could do Cotswolds, Lake District, south coast (Jurassic coast), Cornwall (Biodome is there). But, that's a lot of driving and will take a while. Dh is a Brit, and we've done all of that when we visit his family, but not all at once. This is over the several years we've been back there.
How long are you going for?
This would be 1 week. We are not keen on trying to hit numerous places - or at least don't want to cover too much ground. I prefer to avoid crowds and we have a teen who is HFA who gets sensory overload.
Anonymous
05/30/2024 08:55
Subject: Family trip to UK without running yourself ragged
Anonymous wrote:I don’t really get why “something on the relaxing side” would mean skipping London?
“Running yourself ragged” vs “relaxing” is about style of travel not London vs Cotswolds or whatever.
But maybe you really want to be in countryside? You could do a walking tour which, again, some people would consider relaxing and some would consider way too active.
Relaxing meaning - not a big city with the sensory overload that large cities tend to have. So yes, countryside, relaxing environment.
Anonymous
05/30/2024 08:55
Subject: Re:Family trip to UK without running yourself ragged
Why can't you do London for a few days? There are lots of museums to see. Tower of London is worth a look, especially for the kids.
If you are ok driving on the other side, you could do Cotswolds, Lake District, south coast (Jurassic coast), Cornwall (Biodome is there). But, that's a lot of driving and will take a while. Dh is a Brit, and we've done all of that when we visit his family, but not all at once. This is over the several years we've been back there.
How long are you going for?
If you are ok driving on the other side, you could do Cotswolds, Lake District, south coast (Jurassic coast), Cornwall (Biodome is there). But, that's a lot of driving and will take a while. Dh is a Brit, and we've done all of that when we visit his family, but not all at once. This is over the several years we've been back there.
How long are you going for?
Anonymous
05/30/2024 08:54
Subject: Family trip to UK without running yourself ragged
DH probably would be
Anonymous
05/30/2024 08:54
Subject: Family trip to UK without running yourself ragged
I don’t really get why “something on the relaxing side” would mean skipping London?
“Running yourself ragged” vs “relaxing” is about style of travel not London vs Cotswolds or whatever.
But maybe you really want to be in countryside? You could do a walking tour which, again, some people would consider relaxing and some would consider way too active.
“Running yourself ragged” vs “relaxing” is about style of travel not London vs Cotswolds or whatever.
But maybe you really want to be in countryside? You could do a walking tour which, again, some people would consider relaxing and some would consider way too active.
Anonymous
05/30/2024 08:50
Subject: Re:Family trip to UK without running yourself ragged
Is anyone comfortable driving?
Anonymous
05/30/2024 08:49
Subject: Family trip to UK without running yourself ragged
DH suggested UK for a family vacation. I have never been there (but have travelled extensively across Europe + Asia). Anyway, I'd like something more on the relaxing side and am inclined to skip London altogether. I don't know where to begin to plan. (If this were Italy, I'd know pretty much exactly what I'd do, but I've been there many times before.). Any suggestions?