Friday, May 13, 2011

How to do It


Great Britan Itinerary
May 13 - Mon. Day 1 - Fly
May 14 - Tues. Day 2 -land in London - train or bus to Bath Spa -
  • !  spend night in Bath, Kennard Hotel - 11 Henrietta St 01225 310472
  • !  p. cloudy 58% rain 53% 58/43 16mph
    May 15 - Wed. day 3 - Bath
    May 16 - Thurs. day 4 - pick up car and explore area - Wells, Gastonbury, Lacock,
  • !  Stonehenge
  • !  spend night in Salisbury, Quidhampton Mill B&B - Netherhampton Rd,
  • "  01722 741171
  • "  cloudy 62% rain 46% 56/42 16 mph
    May 17 - Fri. day 5 - Salisbury, Avebruy - on to Cotswolds
  • !  pubs in Chipping Norton - Great Tew - Bledington
  • !  Stroud Farmer’s Market, Sat. 9-2 also artist center
  • !  Tewkesbury - 12th cent. bldings
  • !  Bibury-old weaver cottages & Cirencester-craft center & antiques
  • !  Chipping Campden music festival
  • !  spend night in Broadway Windrush House - Station Rd, 01386 853577
  • !  p cloudy 65% rain 42% 59/49 12 mph
    May 18 - Sat. day 6 - - tour Blenheim Palace and the Cotswolds -
! spend night in Broadway
May 19 - Sun. day 7 - Stratford-upon-avon (25 mins), then on to Wales, tour Conwy
  • !  Castle (3 hrs)
  • !  sleep in Conwy Bryn Guest House, Sychnant Pass Rd 01492 592449
  • !  rain 52% p cloudy 52% 56/45 17mph
    May 20 - Mon. day 8 - tour more castles - esp. Caernarfon, Beaumaris
  • !  Castle,Snowdonia Nat. Park, Snowdon Mtn Rail train
  • !  sleep in Conwy
    May 21 - Tues. day 9 - drive to Lake District - tour Wordsworth home in Grasmere
  • !  sleep in Keswick (3 hrs) Stonegarth B&B - 2 Eskin St 017687 72436
  • !  p cloudy 44% rain 34% 58/48 17 mph
    May 22 - Wed. day 10 - rest & laundry day
! sleep in Keswick
May 23 - Thurs. day 11 - drive to Hadrian’s Wall (1.5 hrs) drive to Bamburgh Castle
  • !  (1.5 hrs), then on to Stirling (2.5 to 3 hrs)
  • !  sleep in Stirling Firgrove B&B - 13 Clifford Rd 01786 475805
" rain 64% p cloudy 56% 54/45 17 mph
May 24 - Fri. day 12 - Stirling - tour castle ! sleep in Stirling
May 25 - Sat. day 13 - drive around Loch Lomond (1 hr) to Luss and Glencoe & finally
  • !  to Portee (5 hrs total)
  • !  sleep in Portee Conusg B&B. 7 Bosville Terrace 01478 611 873
" rain 64% p cloudy 56% 54/45 17mph
May 26 - Sun. day 14 - tour Isle of Skye - stop at Eilean Donan Castle then on to
  • !  Inverness (2.5 hrs)
  • !  sleep in Inverness, Invergien Guest House, 7 Abertarff Rd 01463 716 350
" rain 67% p cloudy 63% 57/41 16 mph
May 27 - Mon. day 15 - drive to Loch Ness,near Inverness - tour Culloden Battlefield,
  • !  ! (15 min. from Inverness) see clava cairns, then Perth & Scone Palace,
  • !  ! Moot Hill - (1 hr) or Ballindalloch Castle (Macpherson) 1 hr.
  • !  ! then to Edinburg airport to turn in !car (45 min.) bus to city center (30
  • !  ! mins)
  • !  sleep in Edinburg !
    May 28 - Tues. day 16 - Edinburg - Kingsway Guest House, 5 East Mayfield,
" " 0131 667 5029
! rain 82% p cloudy 40% 58/41 16mph
May 29 - Wed. day 17 - Edinburg
May 30 - Thurs. day 18 - train to York (2.5 hrs)
! sleep in York
May 31 - Fri. day 19 - York - Bowmans Guest House - 33 Grosvenor Terrace
  • "  " 01904 622204
  • "  rain 100% p cloudy 67% 59/44 15 mph
    June 1 - Sat. day 20 - train to London (2 hrs)
! sleep in London
June 2 - Sun. day 21 - London - Luna Simone Hotel, 47/49 Belgrave Rd 207 834 5897
! rain 55% p cloudy 45% 64/48 15 mph
June 3 - Mon. day 22 - London !
June 4 - Tues. day 23 - London
June 5 - Wed. day 24 - fly to Charlotte