- Plan a two center vacation
- Arrive in one of the UK's main urban hubs, explore it and take one or two day or overnight trips.
Cities with good international airport connections, good rail hubs and good road connections for venturing further afield include;
- London
- Birmingham - particularly good for South American, African and Pacific flights and connections
- Bristol
- Glasgow
- Edinburgh
- Manchester - handy for Liverpool too.
If you have two weeks or more...
You should have plenty of time to visit one of the UK's leading cities and do some touring as well. You might:- Try using several cities,in different parts of the UK as basis for further exploring. Combine London with York and Edinburgh, for example, Cardiff with Birmingham and Manchester or Glasgow. There are loads of opportunities for exploring historic sites, family attractions, castles and stately homes within an easy train or car journey of most UK cities.
- Spend a few days in a city and then take off on an in depth exploration of a region - like the Lake District or one of the other UK National Parks.
- Take on a long distance hike, cycle or mountain bike trek along one of the UK's national paths - like The South Downs Way, or the 7stanes Trails.
