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=Surrey, Kent and Essex= | =Itinerary Part 1= | ||
==Friday 9th March== | |||
Go to Tintagel | |||
Stay at Truro | |||
==Saturday 10th March== | |||
Visit St. Ives and Lands End during the day | |||
Stay at Truro | |||
==Sunday 11th March== | |||
Plymouth | |||
==Monday 12th March== | |||
Torquay | |||
==Tuesday 13th March== | |||
Beer | |||
Wells and Cheddar Gorge | |||
Stay in Bristol | |||
==Wednesday 14th March== | |||
Explore Bristol | |||
Stay in Bath | |||
==Thursday 15th March== | |||
Explore Bath | |||
Stay in Bath | |||
==Friday 16th March== | |||
Stonehenge | |||
Avebury | |||
Ironbridge if it's not too late | |||
Stay in Chester | |||
==Saturday 17th March== | |||
Explore Chester | |||
Stay in Anglesea | |||
==Sunday 18th March== | |||
Drive to and explore and stay in Liverpool | |||
==Monday 19th March== | |||
Bit more of Liverpool | |||
Drive to, explore and stay in Manchester | |||
==Tuesday 20th March== | |||
Bit more of Manchester | |||
Drive to and stay in Macclesfield. Go to Astronomical Lecture. | |||
==Wednesday 21st March== | |||
Buxton | |||
==Thursday 22nd March== | |||
Castleton | |||
Leeds | |||
==Friday 23rd March== | |||
Bit more of Leeds | |||
Explore and stay in Yorkshire Dales | |||
==Saturday 24th March== | |||
Explore and stay in Windermere | |||
==Sunday 25th March== | |||
Explore Lake District | |||
Stay in Keswick | |||
==Monday 26th March - Thursday 29th March== | |||
[ Scotland ] | |||
==Thursday 29th March== | |||
Night: Stay in Newcastle | |||
==Friday 30th March== | |||
Newcastle | |||
==Saturday 31st March== | |||
Drive to, explore and stay in Durham | |||
==Sunday 1st April== | |||
Briefly visit Robin Hoods Bay | |||
Visit and stay in Whitby | |||
==Monday 2nd April== | |||
Drive through Beverley | |||
Stay in Lincoln | |||
==Tuesday 3rd April== | |||
Visit Blakeney | |||
Visit and stay in Norwick | |||
==Wednesday 4th April== | |||
Visit Bury St Edmunds | |||
Stay in Cambridge | |||
==Thursday 5th April== | |||
Bit more of Cambridge | |||
Return home | |||
==Friday 6th April - Monday 9th April== | |||
Manically find a place to live in London! | |||
=Itinerary Part 3= | |||
==Thursday 20th March== | |||
* Drive from London to [http://wikitravel.org/en/Brighton_%28England%29 Brighton]. | |||
* Stay at [http://www.st-christophers.co.uk/ St Christophers Youth Hostel] Dorms (£24, £21.60 balance) 10-12 Grand Junction Rd, Brighton, BN1 1PN, 01273 202035 ''Booked'' | |||
* Places to go out: | |||
==Friday 21st March== | |||
* Explore [http://wikitravel.org/en/Brighton_%28England%29 Brighton] | |||
* Drive to and explore [http://wikitravel.org/en/Eastbourne Eastbourne] (including Beachy Head and possibly South Downs Way) | |||
* Stay at [http://www.meridaleguesthouse.co.uk/index.html Meridale Guest House] (£52, £30 balance) 91 Royal Parade - Eastbourne - East Sussex - BN22 7AE, 01323 729686 ''Booked'' | |||
* Places to go out: | |||
==Saturday 22nd March== | |||
* Explore [http://wikitravel.org/en/Battle Battle] | |||
* Possibly explore Sissinghurst | |||
* Drive to [http://wikitravel.org/en/Dover_%28England%29 Dover] | |||
* Stay at [http://www.doversrestover.co.uk/home.htm Dover's Restover] (£52) 69 Folkestone Road, Dover, Kent, England, CT17 9RZ, (0)1304 206031, 7pm ''Booked'' | |||
* Places to go out: | |||
==Sunday 23rd March== | |||
* Explore [http://wikitravel.org/en/Dover_%28England%29 Dover] | |||
* Explore [http://wikitravel.org/en/Deal Deal] | |||
* Explore Sandwich | |||
* Drive to [http://wikitravel.org/en/Canterbury_%28England%29 Canterbury] | |||
* Stay at [http://kipps.matrixnetwork.co.uk/index.html Kipps backpackers] Triple room (£35), 40 Nunnery Fields, CANTERBURY, Kent, CT1 3JT, England, (0)1227 786121, (0)1227 766992 ''Booked'' | |||
* Places to go out: | |||
==Monday 24th March== | |||
* Explore [http://wikitravel.org/en/Canterbury_%28England%29 Canterbury] | |||
* Explore Whitstable | |||
* Drive home | |||
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=2a. Surrey, Kent and Essex= | |||
'''MAIDSTONE''' for ''LEEDS CASTLE'' (from outside), and other nearby castles, e.g. '''DEAL'''. | '''MAIDSTONE''' for ''LEEDS CASTLE'' (from outside), and other nearby castles, e.g. '''DEAL'''. | ||
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'''SANDWICH''', for a sandwich (''Little Cottage Tearooms'' on The Quay). | '''SANDWICH''', for a sandwich (''Little Cottage Tearooms'' on The Quay). | ||
- Ahh! - That's clever! At '''Sandwich''', eat a ... '''Sandwich'''! Brilliant! | |||
'''DEAL''': Castle and Timeball Tower at 1pm. | '''DEAL''': Castle and Timeball Tower at 1pm. | ||
- At '''DEAL''', make a '''DEAL'''! I'm getting the hang of this now... | |||
'''DOVER''': Castle, but definitely white cliffs (guided walks?) | '''DOVER''': Castle, but definitely white cliffs (guided walks?) | ||
- At '''DOVER''', buy a '''Dove''', '''errr''' | |||
'''ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS''': 2 hours, springs (can drink) and walks) | '''ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS''': 2 hours, springs (can drink) and walks) | ||
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'''SISSINGHURST''': Nice gardens. | '''SISSINGHURST''': Nice gardens. | ||
=Hampshire= | =2b. Sussex= | ||
'''BATTLE''': Battle Abbey, nr. Hastings. | |||
'''SOUTH DOWNS WAY''', nr. '''EASTBOURNE''', esp. '''BEACHY HEAD''' for cycling on chalk cliffs. Drusillas Park - penguins! (maybe for kids though, boo). | |||
'''BRIGHTON''': Royal Pavilion, Palace Pier - visit for sheer tackiness, museum of penny slot machines, Jubilee library - nice building and free internet. Good nightlife, stay in hostel? | |||
=3a. Hampshire= | |||
'''PORTSMOUTH''': Visit ships, get all inclusive pass, submarine/firepower museum, spinnaker tower - panoramic views. ''Southsea'' or old seafaring pubs for food. | '''PORTSMOUTH''': Visit ships, get all inclusive pass, submarine/firepower museum, spinnaker tower - panoramic views. ''Southsea'' or old seafaring pubs for food. | ||
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'''ISLE OF PURBECK''': Beautiful castle (Corfe castle), Go from ''Poole'' or long road from ''Wareham'' (and use Harry's Bar - free net access). Beach at Shell Bay or Studland Bay - lovely. Places to stay at ''Swanage''. ''Durdle Door'' - famour limestone arch. Many small towns in inland ''Dorset'', e.g ''Longleat'' | '''ISLE OF PURBECK''': Beautiful castle (Corfe castle), Go from ''Poole'' or long road from ''Wareham'' (and use Harry's Bar - free net access). Beach at Shell Bay or Studland Bay - lovely. Places to stay at ''Swanage''. ''Durdle Door'' - famour limestone arch. Many small towns in inland ''Dorset'', e.g ''Longleat'' | ||
=Wiltshire= | =3b. Wiltshire= | ||
'''STONEHENGE''' and '''AVEBURY''' | '''STONEHENGE''' and '''AVEBURY''' | ||
==Oxfordshire / Cotswolds== | ==4. Oxfordshire / Cotswolds== | ||
'''WANTAGE''': White Horse Hill (lovely views) near Wantage. | '''WANTAGE''': White Horse Hill (lovely views) near Wantage. | ||
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'''COTSWOLDS''': '''Great Tew''' (nr. ''Chipping Norton'') for the Falkland Arms pubs. Lots of villages. | '''COTSWOLDS''': '''Great Tew''' (nr. ''Chipping Norton'') for the Falkland Arms pubs. Lots of villages. | ||
=Bristol, Bath and Somerset= | =5. Bristol, Bath and Somerset= | ||
'''BRISTOL''': Lots of historical attractions, waterways, ''Clifton Suspension Bridge'', ''Camera Obscura'', good nightlife. | '''BRISTOL''': Lots of historical attractions, waterways, ''Clifton Suspension Bridge'', ''Camera Obscura'', good nightlife. | ||
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'''CHEDDAR GORGE''': Great vistas. | '''CHEDDAR GORGE''': Great vistas. | ||
=Devon and Cornwall= | =6. Devon and Cornwall= | ||
'''BEER''': On the coast. | '''BEER''': On the coast. | ||
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'''TINTAGEL''': Nice, castle ruins. | '''TINTAGEL''': Nice, castle ruins. | ||
=East Anglia= | =7. East Anglia= | ||
'''BURY ST EDMUNDS''': Pretty, first planned town, Britain's smallest pub. | '''BURY ST EDMUNDS''': Pretty, first planned town, Britain's smallest pub. | ||
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'''CAMBRIDGE''': Guided walks, colleges. | '''CAMBRIDGE''': Guided walks, colleges. | ||
=West Midlands= | =8. West Midlands= | ||
'''IRONBRIDGE GORGE''': Shropshire, Ludlow, picturesque, good food. | '''IRONBRIDGE GORGE''': Shropshire, Ludlow, picturesque, good food. | ||
'''PEAK DISTRICT''' and '''BUXTON''': The crescent, fountain, good base for P.D. | '''PEAK DISTRICT''' and '''BUXTON''': The crescent, fountain, good base for P.D (http://www.visitbuxton.co.uk/) | ||
'''POOLES CAVERN''' and '''SPEEDWELL CAVERN''' near ''Castleton'' (mainly Blue John Cavern, (big limestone cave), http://www.bluejohnstone.com/). | |||
=9. East Midlands= | |||
'''LINCOLN''': Nice cathedral, take the guided rooftop tour. | |||
=10. The Northwest= | |||
'''MANCHESTER''': Imperial War Museum, Cafe society, clubs, Museum of Science and Industry (http://www.msim.org.uk/), Urbis (http://www.urbis.org.uk/) | |||
'''LIVERPOOL''': World Museum, dockside, Beatles tours | |||
'''CHESTER''': City walls, nice buildings, mini-courtyards. Guided walks on roman, historic or ghost trails, or river cruises. | |||
'''RIBBLE VALLEY''' (inc Cliterhoe): Nice, small villages, little shops and old pubs. | |||
'''ISLE OF MAN''': Lovely scenery etc., but only if there is a lot of spare time left. | |||
=11. Cumbria and The Lakes= | |||
'''WINDERMERE''': (''Bowness-on-Windermere'') Sail a catamaran on the lake. Go to ''Brockhole'' if they're open for the Lake District Visitor Centre. | |||
'''GRIZEDALE FOREST''': Aerial high-ropes adventure course | |||
'''KESWICK''': Castlerigg Stone Castle, prehistoric stones in the most spectacular of settings. | |||
'''RANDOM PLACES''' near the Lakes, e.g. '''LANGDALE'''. | |||
=12. Yorkshire= | |||
'''LEEDS''': Loads to do, great nightlife, coal museum. | |||
''' | '''YORKSHIRE DALES''': Esp. '''MALHAM''' cove / tarn / limestone pavement, http://www.malhamdale.com/, ''Settle-Carlisle Railway'', http://www.settle-carlisle.co.uk/, Black Sheep Brewery, Masham. | ||
'''BEVERLEY''': Twee, old streets, cobbled lanes etc. | |||
'''NORTH YORK MOORS''': Lots of little towns with castles etc. | |||
'''ROBIN HOODS BAY''' and especially '''WHITBY''': Scenic fishing villages, North Yorkshire coast, http://www.robin-hoods-bay.co.uk/ | |||
=13. The Northeast= | |||
'''DURHAM''': Walled city, canal walks, university, cathedral. - and the castle! don't forget the castle! | |||
[http://www.durhamtourism.co.uk/ent.html Durham tourism] | |||
'''NEWCASTLE''': Loads to do, great nightlife. | |||
'''HEXHAM''': Good base for ''Hadrian's Wall'', abbey, http://www.hadrians-wall.org/ | |||
'''KIELDER''': Kielder Water (massive reservoir) and Kielder Forest (massive forest), http://www.kielder.org/ | |||
'''ALNWICK''': Europe's largest treehouse, Poison Garden. | |||
'''BERWICK''': Walk along the walls for matchless views of the sea, river and frontier town. Travel from Alnwick. Fantastic long empty beaches, sand dunes, castles, http://www.alnwickcastle.com/ http://www.bamburghcastle.com/ http://www.seahouses.org/ | |||
=Missing Out= | |||
Holy Island / Lindisfarne, Northumbria, [difficult, will take time], http://www.holyisland.org/ http://www.lindisfarne.org.uk/ | |||
Mother Shipton's Cave, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, http://www.knaresborough.co.uk/attractions/index.html | |||
Tramway Museum, Derby, http://www.tramway.co.uk/ | |||
Latest revision as of 14:12, 10 March 2008
Itinerary Part 1
Friday 9th March
Go to Tintagel
Stay at Truro
Saturday 10th March
Visit St. Ives and Lands End during the day
Stay at Truro
Sunday 11th March
Plymouth
Monday 12th March
Torquay
Tuesday 13th March
Beer
Wells and Cheddar Gorge
Stay in Bristol
Wednesday 14th March
Explore Bristol
Stay in Bath
Thursday 15th March
Explore Bath
Stay in Bath
Friday 16th March
Stonehenge
Avebury
Ironbridge if it's not too late
Stay in Chester
Saturday 17th March
Explore Chester
Stay in Anglesea
Sunday 18th March
Drive to and explore and stay in Liverpool
Monday 19th March
Bit more of Liverpool
Drive to, explore and stay in Manchester
Tuesday 20th March
Bit more of Manchester
Drive to and stay in Macclesfield. Go to Astronomical Lecture.
Wednesday 21st March
Buxton
Thursday 22nd March
Castleton
Leeds
Friday 23rd March
Bit more of Leeds
Explore and stay in Yorkshire Dales
Saturday 24th March
Explore and stay in Windermere
Sunday 25th March
Explore Lake District
Stay in Keswick
Monday 26th March - Thursday 29th March
[ Scotland ]
Thursday 29th March
Night: Stay in Newcastle
Friday 30th March
Newcastle
Saturday 31st March
Drive to, explore and stay in Durham
Sunday 1st April
Briefly visit Robin Hoods Bay
Visit and stay in Whitby
Monday 2nd April
Drive through Beverley
Stay in Lincoln
Tuesday 3rd April
Visit Blakeney
Visit and stay in Norwick
Wednesday 4th April
Visit Bury St Edmunds
Stay in Cambridge
Thursday 5th April
Bit more of Cambridge
Return home
Friday 6th April - Monday 9th April
Manically find a place to live in London!
Itinerary Part 3
Thursday 20th March
- Drive from London to Brighton.
- Stay at St Christophers Youth Hostel Dorms (£24, £21.60 balance) 10-12 Grand Junction Rd, Brighton, BN1 1PN, 01273 202035 Booked
- Places to go out:
Friday 21st March
- Explore Brighton
- Drive to and explore Eastbourne (including Beachy Head and possibly South Downs Way)
- Stay at Meridale Guest House (£52, £30 balance) 91 Royal Parade - Eastbourne - East Sussex - BN22 7AE, 01323 729686 Booked
- Places to go out:
Saturday 22nd March
- Explore Battle
- Possibly explore Sissinghurst
- Drive to Dover
- Stay at Dover's Restover (£52) 69 Folkestone Road, Dover, Kent, England, CT17 9RZ, (0)1304 206031, 7pm Booked
- Places to go out:
Sunday 23rd March
- Explore Dover
- Explore Deal
- Explore Sandwich
- Drive to Canterbury
- Stay at Kipps backpackers Triple room (£35), 40 Nunnery Fields, CANTERBURY, Kent, CT1 3JT, England, (0)1227 786121, (0)1227 766992 Booked
- Places to go out:
Monday 24th March
- Explore Canterbury
- Explore Whitstable
- Drive home
2a. Surrey, Kent and Essex
MAIDSTONE for LEEDS CASTLE (from outside), and other nearby castles, e.g. DEAL.
CANTERBURY, ROCHESTER for lunch/pub.
WHITSTABLE for high street - a stone's throw from the sea.
SANDWICH, for a sandwich (Little Cottage Tearooms on The Quay).
- Ahh! - That's clever! At Sandwich, eat a ... Sandwich! Brilliant!
DEAL: Castle and Timeball Tower at 1pm.
- At DEAL, make a DEAL! I'm getting the hang of this now...
DOVER: Castle, but definitely white cliffs (guided walks?)
- At DOVER, buy a Dove, errr
ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS: 2 hours, springs (can drink) and walks)
SISSINGHURST: Nice gardens.
2b. Sussex
BATTLE: Battle Abbey, nr. Hastings.
SOUTH DOWNS WAY, nr. EASTBOURNE, esp. BEACHY HEAD for cycling on chalk cliffs. Drusillas Park - penguins! (maybe for kids though, boo).
BRIGHTON: Royal Pavilion, Palace Pier - visit for sheer tackiness, museum of penny slot machines, Jubilee library - nice building and free internet. Good nightlife, stay in hostel?
3a. Hampshire
PORTSMOUTH: Visit ships, get all inclusive pass, submarine/firepower museum, spinnaker tower - panoramic views. Southsea or old seafaring pubs for food.
WINCHESTER: Guided walks, free internet, nice cathedral / try to be there for evening - 5:30 (3:30 Sunday), guided tours on the hour.
NEW FOREST: Walk / ride at Lindhurst or Brockenhurst. Ranger-led hikes.
BOURNEMOUTH: Good nightlife, stay in hostel?
ISLE OF PURBECK: Beautiful castle (Corfe castle), Go from Poole or long road from Wareham (and use Harry's Bar - free net access). Beach at Shell Bay or Studland Bay - lovely. Places to stay at Swanage. Durdle Door - famour limestone arch. Many small towns in inland Dorset, e.g Longleat
3b. Wiltshire
STONEHENGE and AVEBURY
4. Oxfordshire / Cotswolds
WANTAGE: White Horse Hill (lovely views) near Wantage.
OXFORD: Excellent guided walking tours, several daily, book in advance. Loads to do. Classical / theatre for nightlife.
COTSWOLDS: Great Tew (nr. Chipping Norton) for the Falkland Arms pubs. Lots of villages.
5. Bristol, Bath and Somerset
BRISTOL: Lots of historical attractions, waterways, Clifton Suspension Bridge, Camera Obscura, good nightlife.
BATH: Roman Baths, pump room, Thermae Bath Spa - thermal open air pool etc., charged per time. Free walking tours or bus tours.
WELLS: 20m south of Bristol. Nice cathedral.
WOOKEY HOLE: Cave complex with deep pools/rock formations, spooky.
CHEDDAR GORGE: Great vistas.
6. Devon and Cornwall
BEER: On the coast.
TORQUAY: Marina, beach, Living Coasts - penguins!
PLYMOUTH: Views over THe Sound, inns.
DARTMOOR: 2 hour walking tours, perhaps drive through?
EDEN PROJECT: 10 - 4;30, 0.5 day, good food, accompanied rides nearby, happytrailbikerides.co.uk.
LANDS END / ST IVES: Art scene.
TINTAGEL: Nice, castle ruins.
7. East Anglia
BURY ST EDMUNDS: Pretty, first planned town, Britain's smallest pub.
SOUTHWALD: Non-touristy seaside town.
NORWICH: Many grand cathedrals, old places to walk around, do NOT go on Sunday.
BLAKENEY: Lovely. Nice harbour, seal colony, www.beansboattrips.co.uk.
CAMBRIDGE: Guided walks, colleges.
8. West Midlands
IRONBRIDGE GORGE: Shropshire, Ludlow, picturesque, good food.
PEAK DISTRICT and BUXTON: The crescent, fountain, good base for P.D (http://www.visitbuxton.co.uk/)
POOLES CAVERN and SPEEDWELL CAVERN near Castleton (mainly Blue John Cavern, (big limestone cave), http://www.bluejohnstone.com/).
9. East Midlands
LINCOLN: Nice cathedral, take the guided rooftop tour.
10. The Northwest
MANCHESTER: Imperial War Museum, Cafe society, clubs, Museum of Science and Industry (http://www.msim.org.uk/), Urbis (http://www.urbis.org.uk/)
LIVERPOOL: World Museum, dockside, Beatles tours
CHESTER: City walls, nice buildings, mini-courtyards. Guided walks on roman, historic or ghost trails, or river cruises.
RIBBLE VALLEY (inc Cliterhoe): Nice, small villages, little shops and old pubs.
ISLE OF MAN: Lovely scenery etc., but only if there is a lot of spare time left.
11. Cumbria and The Lakes
WINDERMERE: (Bowness-on-Windermere) Sail a catamaran on the lake. Go to Brockhole if they're open for the Lake District Visitor Centre.
GRIZEDALE FOREST: Aerial high-ropes adventure course
KESWICK: Castlerigg Stone Castle, prehistoric stones in the most spectacular of settings.
RANDOM PLACES near the Lakes, e.g. LANGDALE.
12. Yorkshire
LEEDS: Loads to do, great nightlife, coal museum.
YORKSHIRE DALES: Esp. MALHAM cove / tarn / limestone pavement, http://www.malhamdale.com/, Settle-Carlisle Railway, http://www.settle-carlisle.co.uk/, Black Sheep Brewery, Masham.
BEVERLEY: Twee, old streets, cobbled lanes etc.
NORTH YORK MOORS: Lots of little towns with castles etc.
ROBIN HOODS BAY and especially WHITBY: Scenic fishing villages, North Yorkshire coast, http://www.robin-hoods-bay.co.uk/
13. The Northeast
DURHAM: Walled city, canal walks, university, cathedral. - and the castle! don't forget the castle!
NEWCASTLE: Loads to do, great nightlife.
HEXHAM: Good base for Hadrian's Wall, abbey, http://www.hadrians-wall.org/
KIELDER: Kielder Water (massive reservoir) and Kielder Forest (massive forest), http://www.kielder.org/
ALNWICK: Europe's largest treehouse, Poison Garden.
BERWICK: Walk along the walls for matchless views of the sea, river and frontier town. Travel from Alnwick. Fantastic long empty beaches, sand dunes, castles, http://www.alnwickcastle.com/ http://www.bamburghcastle.com/ http://www.seahouses.org/
Missing Out
Holy Island / Lindisfarne, Northumbria, [difficult, will take time], http://www.holyisland.org/ http://www.lindisfarne.org.uk/
Mother Shipton's Cave, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, http://www.knaresborough.co.uk/attractions/index.html
Tramway Museum, Derby, http://www.tramway.co.uk/