Hello all. I posted in an earlier post an extensive itinerary for our January trip - 2 weeks in England. After reading all the helpful comments, we have made some changes. Now I need some advice: Our London Days are flexible and can move around.
- Arrive on January 1st around 10 AM. LODGING - PAGE 8, THISTLE INN, LOCKE AT BROKEN WARF OR RESIDENT KENSINGTON? - We want to go to the parade but are unsure about the timing. So, we will plan on walking around, maybe the Westminister Abby walk, the House or Parliament, Big Ben, and sunset on the London Eye. These are all tentative we have several days in London to "punt"
- January 2nd - still in London - St. Paul's Cathedral and dome climb (2-3 hours) Tower of London - Crown Jewels - half a day Catch a play that night at the Globe
- January 3rd - Still In London - Churchill war rooms - 2 hours? Buckingham Palace - changing of the guards IF we didn't do the Westminister Abby walk on day 1, do it this day.
- January 4th - Saturday - Westminister Abby and Parliament Tour - Booked through Viator - ends around 1 PM We will take a train to visit some friends and spend the night in Surry.
- January 5th - Sunday - Bath *Is 3 nights too long here? * Take the morning train to Bath - lodging - LEIGHTON HOUSE? Looks nice - SUGGESTIONS ON THINGS TO DO?
January 6th - Monday - BATH
January 7 - Tuesday BATH
I'm thinking we might take a tour of Cotswold - but reading mixed reviews on going there in January. There is also a tour from Stratford upon Avon that we could do. But we could rent a car and drive around the area as well. THOUGHTS?January 8 - OXFORD LODGING SUGGESTIONS?
Leave Bath early morning and take the train to Oxford. All day in Oxford - Suggestions on tours and highlights? We will be there most of day 8 as well.January 9 - Stratford upon Avon - LODGING SUGGESTIONS?
Spend most of the day in Oxford and leave late afternoon for Stratford upon Avon.
Play at Shakespeare Theater?January 10 - Stratford upon Avon
Ideas? There is a tour from here to Cogswold - could do that instead of from Bath.*January 11 * - LONDON - lodging suggestions?
We could spend a good part of the day in Stratford Upon Avon and take an evening or late afternoon train back to LondonJanuary 12 - LONDON Sunday
OPENJanuary 13 - LONDON
Portsmouth - Victory shipJanuary 14th - Windsor - LODGING SUGGESTIONS?
Suggestions on what to see here with only 1 dayJanuary 15th - depart Heathrow - late afternoon.
Thank you in advance for ideas and suggestions.