United Kingdom
An island nation made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, offering historic sites, museums and pastoral countryside.
The United Kingdom occupies the island of Great Britain and the northeastern part of the island of Ireland in northwestern Europe, and is made up of four parts: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The capital, London, brings together royal buildings, world-class museums and theatres. Historic cities such as York, Bath and Edinburgh preserve a rich heritage, while the Lake District, the Peak District, the Scottish Highlands and Snowdonia offer hiking and natural scenery. The climate is mild and rainy, and May to September, when the days are longer, is the best time to travel. London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports, along with Manchester, Edinburgh and others, are the main gateways, and the Channel Tunnel trains connect to continental Europe.
Destinations
- London
- Bermuda (Hamilton)
- Manchester
- Edinburgh
- Glasgow
- Liverpool
- Belfast & Causeway Coast
- Bath & Cotswolds
- Cardiff
- York
- Tortola (British Virgin Islands)
- Oxford
- Brighton
- Cambridge
- Inverness & Loch Ness
- Glencoe & Fort William
- Isle of Skye
- St Andrews
- Peak District
- Grand Cayman
- Jurassic Coast
- St Ives, Cornwall
- Lake District
- Grand Turk
- Providenciales, Turks and Caicos
- Eryri (Snowdonia)
- Derry~Londonderry
- Ullapool & Assynt
- Birmingham
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Swansea & Gower
- Tenby & Pembrokeshire Coast
- Aberdeen
- Leeds
- Nottingham
- Portsmouth
- Isle of Wight
- New Forest
- Winchester
- Isle of Arran
- Canterbury
- Plymouth
- Torquay
- Norwich & Norfolk Broads
- Aberystwyth
- Shetland
- Enniskillen & Fermanagh Lakelands
- Scarborough & Whitby
- Stratford-upon-Avon
- Lincoln
- Gibraltar
- Isle of Man (Douglas)
- Jersey (St Helier)
- Guernsey (St Peter Port)
- Blackpool
- Saint Helena (Jamestown)
- Isles of Scilly
- Orkney Islands (Kirkwall)
- Llangollen
- Lewis and Harris
Itineraries
- Great Britain Classic Loop: England & Scotland – A classic British road trip from London, looping through Bath, the Lake District, Edinburgh, and York.
- Wales Grand Loop 14-Day Self-Drive Itinerary – A self-drive loop from Cardiff covering the South Coast, West Coast, Snowdonia, and the Borderlands, connecting major n…
- London to the Highlands: 10-Day Rail Journey – Take the train north from London to York and Edinburgh, ride the West Highland Line to Skye, and finish in Inverness.
- Classic Highlands and Isle of Skye Loop – Depart from Edinburgh and loop clockwise through the Highlands via Glencoe, the Isle of Skye, Loch Ness, and Pitlochry.
- Hampshire to Dorset South Coast – Head west along the south coast: historic capital, naval dockyard, Isle of Wight, New Forest, and the Jurassic Coast.
- Eastern Scotland: Fife to the Cairngorms – Travel from the fishing villages of Fife to Dunnottar Castle, then cross Royal Deeside and the Cairngorms, returning vi…
- Devon & Cornwall Coastal Loop – Departing from Exeter, loop through Dartmoor, the South and North Cornwall coasts, and Land's End.
- Outer Hebrides: Barra to Lewis 7-Day Island Hop – Island-hop from south to north along the Hebridean Way, from Barra's beach airport to the Calanais Standing Stones.
- Classic England Rail Tour – A classic rail journey linking London, Bath, Oxford, and York—ideal for first-time visitors to England.
- North Wales Castles & Mountains – Round trip from Chester, covering the aqueduct, Snowdon, Anglesey, and Conwy to experience the best of North Wales.
- South Wales Mountains, Coast & Castles – Starting from Cardiff, explore the Brecon Beacons, Gower Peninsula, and Tenby, balancing city, mountains, and beaches.
- Wales Scenic Rail & Steam Coast – A car-free journey from Cardiff, traveling north along the Cambrian Coast Line and transferring to narrow-gauge steam t…