My husband and son are cycling from Lands End to John o’ Groats to celebrate his high school graduation. They’ll be joining my 2 daughters and the older one’s boyfriend and me in London when they are done. I’m staying out of their trip planning but could use some advice for my trip! My younger daughter and I are flying from Alaska to Heathrow, arriving on Monday, May 29 at noon. My plan is to take a train to Gloucester and get a rental car. My daughter is interested in checking out Hartpury University which is just outside of Gloucester so we would do that on Tuesday. Thinking that after we see the school we would tour around the Cotswolds.
Wednesday, my other daughter and her boyfriend arrive at Heathrow, from Denver, also around noon. I was going to have them catch a train to meet us—in Moreton-in-Marsh if that makes the most sense.
Not sure where to go from here. The boyfriend is a huge F-1 racing fan so we are going to the Silverstone track on either Saturday or Sunday so he can pretend he is a race car driver (it’s only available on Saturdays and Sundays). We have reservations at an Airbnb in London beginning on Tuesday, June 6. I want to return the rental car before we get to London. My brother in law is Welch so I’d like to visit Wales. My initial thought was to do the Cotswalds and Cardiff (and the surrounding area) then Silverstone, then drive to York and return the car there. Then take the train from York to London. I’m not sure York makes the most sense of where to go after Silverstone. I’m open to suggestions of where to go for those few days before we head to London (and we’ll be in London for a week so we’ll be doing a day trip or two from London during that time—I know my son and husband would like to see Bletchley Park).
Thanks for any advice and suggestions!!