Reasonable? Brutal? Laughable?
I'm stitching together plans for our trip to England & Scotland in Late June/early July. Have some of the bits nailed down, now trying to sort out the days in between. This will be our first trip to the UK, although we've traveled around the continent (and elsewhere) fairly extensively. We're pretty typical Rick-nics, usually up early and off on an aggressive pace most days, with some occasional more relaxed days scattered in. We have limited time, and I'm challenged (as we all are) to try and squeeze in all the things on our "must see" list without turning the trip into a miserable, grueling death-march of blurred sights glimpsed fleetingly through windows as we zoom by.
Here are a couple of specific questions about days I am trying to make work - are these doable, or a prescription for misery and failure?
Heading out west from London, I'd like to do both Stonehenge and Avebury in a single day. We will have a car. I'm terribly cynical about crowds so I expect to be annoyed by them (and probably a bit bummed out) at Stonehenge, and am hoping to have a better attitude at Avebury, which I expect to find less crowded and more enjoyable. I'm thinking get to Stonehenge as early as possible to avoid the worst of the crowds, then head to Avebury for the afternoon for a more relaxing experience. We will probably spend the night somewhere around Avebury, before moving on north the next day. Is this doable in a day?
To York, with stops at Warwick & Coventry. After our stone-circle day, I plan to make a beeline for York, but want to stop and spend at least a couple hours at Warwick to see the castle and perhaps a quickie visit to the remains of the cathedral in Coventry. I know this is a bit of a drive and a lot to do in one day. Am I crazy?
I'll have a couple other crazy itinerary questions later, but this should be good for starters. Thanks for any opinions.