Arrive in London via Eurostar - train to Bath
Bath (3 nights) - day trip to Stonehenge
Cheltenham (?) (2 nights) - Cotswolds
Ruthin (2 nights) - North Wales
Keswick (2 nights) - Lake District
Oban (2 nights) - Isles of Mull and Iona
Inverness (2 nights) - Highlands, Lochness
Edinburgh (3 nights)
London (4 nights)
Eurostar back to Paris
Posted by
US Pacific Northwest
10344 posts
It looks good, except:1) Why Cheltenham to see the Cotswolds? I've never seen Cheltenham suggested as a home base or location from which to visit the Cotswolds: rather large and so far out on the edge of everything, when there are so many better choices--perhaps you're traveling by train, even if so, Moreton-in-Marsh would be a better home base for a train traveler.2) As Robin says, much better to do Windsor as an easy day trip from London.
Posted by
Troy, Oh, USA
2776 posts
Hi Caroline, your itinerary sounds good, all but a couple of things. First, taking a day trip from Bath to Windsor is not very practical. Windsor is 94 miles from Bath. Plan to take a day trip from London to Windsor, get a train at Paddington Station in London to Windsor it's a 35 minute train ride. Windsor Castle is a two minute walk from the station. Then second, instead of staying in Cheltenham, I would stay in either Morton-in-Marsh, Broadway, Bourton-on-the-Water or Stow-on-the-Wold.
Posted by
OP
Las Vegas, NV, USA
68 posts
Kent and Robin - Thank you both for your replies! I was thinking Cheltenham because of its close location to Bath. I'll have to look into accommodation for your other suggestions. I know that Stow-on-the-Wold has a hostel, which would be the most practical for me, but it seems like it'll be hard to get to by train.
I'll make the change for Windsor. Thanks!
Posted by
Laurel, MD, USA
75 posts
May I suggest Ambleside as place to stay in the Lakes rather than Keswick? We have stayed there twice, I believe it is much prettier and more centrally located than Keswick.
Tom
Posted by
LONE TREE, CO, USA
29 posts
I would suggest forgetting Bath, spend more time in the the Cotswolds (Chipping Camden is very nice)including daytrip to Stonehenge, then an extra day for Stirling (Scotland) followed up with a couple of days in York.