Q&A: Holiday in United Kingdom?
Question by kunalpatni: Holiday in United Kingdom?
I am planning to take a driving holiday in UK in October beginning. This is what I have chalked out from myself for the time being.
Take a train from London to York. Hire the car from there. Here’s how I plan to spend my holidays:
1. York – 2 nights
2. Lake District (Windermere) – 1 night
3. Edinburgh – 3 nights
4. Inverness – 2 nights
Does this itinerary sounds good? Should I include or exclude any destinations? Which are the close by places that I could and should visit from these 4 base cities that I have identified. Since I will have the car at my disposal, driving to a place 2-3 hours shouldn’t be a problem. Any other suggestions would be highly appreciated 
Best answer:
Answer by Chloe Scott
York and Edinburgh will be nice, but Windermere and Inverness may be a bit bleak and chilly (not to mention rainy) at that time of year – I’d give it a go, there’s so many things to do, walking, sightseeing etc. Also bear in mind that travelling from York to Lake District (and Lakes to Edinburgh) you have to cross the breadth of the country. Have fun!
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I have been to the Lake District in October many times. It rained some of the time but I also enjoyed nice weather. The rain made the waterfalls look nice! The Lake District can be busy at any time of the year at weekends.
You could plan your route from York to Windermere via the beautiful Yorkshire Dales. They cover a greater area than the Lake District and won’t be crowded in October.
Inverness is a good base for exploring the west of Scotland.
Personally, I would spend a night in Oban rather that two nights in Inverness.That way , you do not have to retrace your steps.
that’s far too much for such a short time … you need to cut it down or else all you will see is motorways getting from one place to another … personally I would say cut out Windermere because you need reasonably good weather to enjoy the Lake District and in October it could be chilly and/or rainy, and cut out Inverness because it’s just too far
so hire the car in York, drive northwards up the A1 and A1M stopping near Durham for a day to enjoy the ancient city and the beautiful cathedral and a stop in Newcastle for some retail therapy … continue northwards stopping maybe in Alnwick to enjoy the castle that features in the Harry Potter movies and in the border town of Berwick … after a few days in Edinburgh drive back to York to put the hire car back in