| Family Travels The United Kingdom |
| In 2006, we took a trip to the-- U.K. England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. We were cold...so, so cold...even in August. We have been told that it was a weather fluke.... but we say...bring sweaters, long pants and a few jackets... Leave the shorts, tank tops, capris and sandals at home. We did not use half of our suitcase. If you look closely at the pictures...we are wearing the same outfit every day! Otherwise....we love the four countries. We spend four days in London and saw all of the sights. We took a bus trip out of town and visited Windsor Castle and Stonehenge. We home-based in Bath and loved exploring that town. We spend two days in the English countryside We fell in love with Wales. It is such a beautiful country. Sheep everywhere. Mountain vistas, cool castles, and local villages with their festivals We drove to Edinburgh Scotland. Our trip coincided with the Edinburgh Festival. We had a ball exploring the city, soaking up the culture, and the highlight of the trip (and maybe any trip) We attended the Military Tattoo viewing hundreds of bagpipers and drummers with the floodlit castle serving as backdrop From Scotland, we flew to Ireland and spent four days in Dublin and then rented a car to head out into the countryside...and the Dingle Pennisula |
| Date Last Visited -- 2006 |
| Stonehenge, England |
| Military Tattoo, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Dingle Peninsula, Ireland |
| Caernarfon, Wales |
| Connecting Great Britain to Ireland There are several options... Ferries cross from Holyread, Wales; Liverpool, England; Stranraer, Scotland We chose to fly from Edinburgh, Scotland to Dublin Ireland (We found incredibly cheap flights-- $1.99 pound per person plus taxes and fees The trip cost us $125.00 American dollars total for five people one way |
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BATH
LONDON
Cotswolds
Iron Gorge
CONWY
Hadrian's Wall
'Vindolanda
'Vindolanda
EDINBURGH
Stonehenge
Avebury
Cheddar
Gorge
Gorge
Caernarfon
DUBLIN
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