My husband unexpectedly was given an additional 2 weeks vacation in honor of his 20 years with the company this year. Because of that he has been talking about his desire to spend the majority if those two weeks on a trip to England, which has me excited because of my love for England. He would really like to stay in a small town where we could get around easy using local transport or our feet, be within walking distance to a pub, grocery store, etc, could get to/from the airport without renting a car, still have access to trains to take day trips and where we could rent a house or flat. Our only issues are there are 3 of us, including our 4 1/2 year old daughter (hence not wanting to rent a car so we have to haul a carseat) and we would have to return home by the first of August when she starts kindergarten. Does anyone have good suggestions other than London itself?
We have previously stayed in Stockport (my best friend lived here) and had the ability to do this but thought we would try another town. We have also rented a cottage in Hertfordshire but had to drive into town to access everything. I would love to find somewhere around Manchester so I can visit my niece and go back to York for the day.