My (21m) parents (51) are visiting from Asia for my graduation ceremony and I would like to take them around the UK for two weeks (July 15-30).
I don’t have a drivers license, so the preferred travel is through train. Here are few of the places I was thinking of, I would truly appreciate if you could give me ideas on where to travel in the UK and what to do during our travel.
– London
– Brighton
– Cardiff
– Liverpool
– Edinburgh
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Winnat’s Pass.
Cornwall
London – definitely some museums eg Tate modern or natural history museum.
For restaurants I really enjoy sushisamba (they have one in Liverpool str with an awesome elevator up). Balthazar’s in Covent Garden do amazing brunch. Bob Bob ricard is also amazing.
If you would like to go for some drinks I’d defo recommend the alchemist bar – they do really fun/interesting drinks.
For other places, I’d suggest seeing St Dunstan in the east which is now susceptible to being full of tourists so I’d suggest going in the morning but it’s so beautiful. Walk around Richmond park in which u can acc see deers walking around.
Edit: completely forgot to mention, it’s super obvs but I think Tower of London is acc great fun. Also just walking around london and going between diff restaurants is cool. Around St. Paul’s cathedral there’s a shopping mall with a rooftop garden which is awesome for pictures. Also if u plan on visiting St. Paul’s you can get in for free during morning and evening choir I think? I will make more edits if I think of more things.
Edinburgh is a good. Local transit around the city is plentiful. A few local tours can take them to see other stuff nearby also. Check Lothian Coach tours and Rabbies Tours
I’m from Liverpool so I’ll just answer for there and leave the other cities to folk who know them better.
The Albert Dock is really nice, the Maritime and Beatles museums are really interesting and cover a lot of the city’s history. I’m personally not a big fan of the Liverpool museum but it’s also a really good look at the history of the city and it’s culture (I’d go to the Beatles museum or the Liverpool museum but not both since they overlap a fair bit and it’s a short trip).
If you like sports the Anfield Tour is great (perhaps Goodison do one as well Idk). Sefton park and Caulderstones are lovely so I’d go to at least one of those and then perhaps lunch on Lark Lane.
The Cathedrals are both nice and very different from eachother. You can go to the top of the anglican if you’d like, if the weather is good you can see all the way to Snowdonia.
The Williamson tunnels are cool (if you’ve seen the Bond film Skyfall that’s where they shot the scenes for MI6 HQ) nothing fancy there just a heritage centre and tours.
If you’re only in england for a couple of weeks I’d spend maybe 3 days here, it’s a very small city so you can do most of the tourist stuff in 2 days.
Oxford (or maybe Cambridge)
It depends from where you are traveling and how much you have for this trip. If you have only few days in hand then you might struggle with achieving all these destinations with public transport
Swindon
The Cotswolds and The Lake District. They are served by rail. The UK isn’t all about towns and cities.
Glasgow > edinburgh
Drop Cardiff/Liverpool for Oxford and the Cotswolds both super popular amongst Asians. For Royal Navy interest, Greenwich in London and Southhampton are noteworthy. Bath is worth considering for its architecture. Aside from that with London, Brighton and Edinburgh you have a good amount of coverage of the UK.
Bude tunnel
York is a must.
If you’re travelling by train that will limit your options, but not so much that you can’t see the country.
Except for Brighton your destinations form an easy loop around the country, starting in London and then going up to Edinburgh and back down to Liverpool and Cardiff. Brighton is on the south coast (as you probably know), which makes it slightly more awkward to get to.
If you particularly want to see all of those cities then I wouldn’t add any more destinations, as you run the risk of trying to fit too much in, rushing around and tiring yourself out. You could easily spend 2-3 days in each place, whether in the city itself or using it as a base to see the surrounding area.
I’d also recommend posting the your journey to the [RailUK Fares Advice forum](https://www.railforums.co.uk/forums/fares-advice-policy.105/). The website is a sort of hub for UK train enthusiasts and they’ll be able to help you book the most appropriate tickets for your needs.
I’d say limit your time in big cities. Pick one or two and explore the area around them. Eg going to Edinburugh and getting up into the highlands, or doing Leeds/York/North Yorkshire from a single base.
Northern Ireland,it’s fucking class and no one comes here. Mayb that’s why it’s class
You’ve spent three or four years here I’m guessing. You should have some idea yourself.
The theatre could be a good shout though.
Kinda depends where you’re travelling from but Devon – Exeter is just over two hours from Paddington.
Oxford
Lake District
Manchester
By train, Edinburgh and London are ideal and you can stop in York in between. You could also see some of the Scottish Highlands by train. E.g Glenfinnan Viaduct.
You could easily spend a week in London and a week in York/Scotland.
Brighton is only an hour from London if you tag that on.
Binley Mega Chippy.