kanman5000 asked:
I will hopefully travel in early July for 2 weeks on a budget of $2000. Can anyone recommend cheap and fun things to do in London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Dublin? And any other places or things I should see/do while I’m in the area?
At the moment, the only must-see things on my itinerary are:
Stonehenge
Shakespeare’s Global Theater
trips to Oxford/Cambridge from London (what’s the best means of travel?)
Buckingham Palace
I will hopefully travel in early July for 2 weeks on a budget of $2000. Can anyone recommend cheap and fun things to do in London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Dublin? And any other places or things I should see/do while I’m in the area?
At the moment, the only must-see things on my itinerary are:
Stonehenge
Shakespeare’s Global Theater
trips to Oxford/Cambridge from London (what’s the best means of travel?)
Buckingham Palace
Thanks.
There is a neato town with a Rail Bridge over a river that is said when it falls the earth will end, its sorta near Nottingham or someplace like that.
In London you have to go to South-End-On-Sea. Its not on the exact tourist maps, but when I was there alocal took me to that place, there is a little train that rides out on a pier. It is a neato sight at low tide on the Themes.
Best means of travel in all that area is The Underground or any Trains. Lotsa bus charters and stuff.
You can travel almost all of London and UK by train.
The Pyrenes are an oft overlooked sight by tourists, but to see them is an amazeing sight.
Go to Picadilly in te afternoon, you really dont wantg to be on tghat side of the city after dark while alone though.Not that London is bad or anything, just nightlife is nightlife in any major city.
London and The UK are loads of fun, but like any tourist, you dont know your way around,and it shows, put 1/2 of your money in the bag with an ID at the station. And allways take a towel.
OK – In London – best to spend a whole day one of those Site Seeing bus tours. You can then go around the whole city and decide what you want to go back and see in more detail.
Most of the great sites of London can be seen in two or three days although you will only scrape at the surface of this wonderful city.
Day 1: Westminster : Houses of Parliament; Westminster Abbey; Downing Street, Trafalgar Square; Tate Gallery, Buckingham Palace. PLEASE go and see Churchill’s War Rooms just off Whitehall – as it was when Winston Churchill fought WWII. Truely amazing.
All within 2 mile walk.
Day 2: Go to the West End : Walk down Shaftesbury Avenue and see Theatreland, Picadilly, Covent Garden; Bohemian Soho (London’s *** Capital) and the shops in Oxford Street.
Day 3: Head towards Kensington and Chealse. Visit Harrods in Knightsbridge, Fortnum Mason, then go on to all the great Museums: The Victoria and Albert, Natural History and the Imperial War Museum.
The best way to get around London is on the tube (underground). You can get a travelcard (just get one that covers zone 1 and zone 2) – it will cost aout £5 per day and you will have unlimited access to all public transport in central London.
Like all great cities, the real treasures of London are hidden away outside the central locations. You might wish to consider:
London Walking Tours:
excellent value and a good way to see the real London away from the tourist highlights.
Invest £10 for a trip on the London Eye
(giant wheel on the bank of the Thames opposite Parliament). 26 mile views across all of London.
Also worth investing in a River Thames Sightseeing cruise:
Catch at Westminster Embankment (near Parliament). Get off at Greenwich and see The Time Museum (where the GMT line is situated) and also The Greenwich Observatory. The nuclear clock which sets time for the whole world is on view here.
As for travelling: Oxford and Cambridge are both good for a day. Beautiful cities. Fastest to go by train (but trains in the UK are quite expensive) Coach is much cheaper but slower.
Birmingham: ehhh NO ! Although the people of Birmingham will disagree, the place is a dump and the people are dull. The best thing that comes out of Birmingham is the M6 motorway.
Stonehenge is fantastic but in the middle of nowhere and hard to reach by public transport. Also, once you have seen it, there is nothing else to see. If you are keen to see it, spend a day and a night in the lovely city of Salisbury and see Stonehenge at the same time.
Once you are in Salisury you are not far from Bath (a wonderful Roman City with original Roman Baths). Then head north towards Stratford upon avon and Shakespeare country.
I hope all this helps. I am very proud of my country and love helping tourists make the most of their visit. I hope you have a great time.
Andrew
PS – the lady above recommends you go to Southend on Sea. I have friends in Southend and I am there often. Please don’t waste your time and money. It is a typical English seaside resort. I don’t recommend it !!
Check out the British Travel Authority website at. It will give you all the information you need.