My husband and I will be visiting London and Edinburgh. We will be staying in London for nine days and Edinburgh for four days.
We we want to add one more stop for a few nights. We are thinking about Bath…
We plan to do a day trip to Cardiff from Bath and a day trip to the Cotswolds.
Our plan is to fly into London, then go to Bath and Edinburgh by train, then fly home out of Edinburgh.
I appreciate all suggestions about this idea.
Have you considered York?
York would be my vote.
Definitely York.
York would be a lot easier to get to on this particular trip--right on the rail line between London and Edinburgh. Bath is doable, but the rail routing takes more time.
Thank you very much
Bath is not a natural stop point - York is, followed probably by Lincoln. Both have excellent history
York wins hands down over Lincoln any time. It is a lot easier to reach by train than Lincoln. There's also a lot more to see and do in York.
We combined London, York and Edinburgh, which logistically work well together. We spent 4 nights in Bath last September and enjoyed it very much, but I think York makes more sense.
York would work.
I used to work for a company that had an office in Harrogate and I would highly recommend visiting it as well. Beautiful gardens and homes. I used to want to live in London but after seeing Yorkshire, I think I'd live up North first.
York is:
1- On the train line from E-burgh to London. It's all LNER, easy peasy.
a- Bath would either entail training to London, taking a Tube to switch to the GWR.
b- Take the Cross Country for 6.5 Hrs to Bristol then switch to the GWR to Bath.
2- AMAZING! The Minster, the Castle Museum, the snickleways, the walls, the Yorkshire accent, the food.
Another vote for York!
York and Lincoln, the latter is less Harry Potterised than the former. Bath, is out on a limb if going to Edinburgh.
York and Lincoln, the latter is less Harry Potterised than the former and a more authentic. Bath, is out on an limb if going to Edinburgh.
I think York is an authentic place. Lots of people live there. Lincoln gets fewer visitors but there’s a reason for that.
Another vote for York it is a Must See.
Also, check out the Minster Hotel, walking distance to the great Minster.
I would not do a day trip to Cardiff from Bath. You should stay a night in Cardiff, see the Cardiff Castle, Museum of Welsh Life and take a short train ride to Caerphilly Castle.
Stratford Upon Avon is great, especially if you love Shakespeare.
