I would love to spend more time in York, but I don't see how to do it without either lengthening the

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Last year, my husband and I had planned a trip to Scotland and northern England, but had to cancel it at the last minute because of a family emergency. I'm hoping to go this year in June, with a slightly modified itinerary.
We'll be flying from Italy to London by Ryanair. We have a maximum of two weeks; my husband would prefer to make it a bit shorter, as he begins longing for home after being away for more than a week.
My father grew up in Glasgow, and I've always wanted to visit there. Also a childhood cruise to south america friend of my husband is now a monk stationed (is that the right word for a monk?) cruise to south america in Glasgow, so we want to spend a little time with him, and be there on a Sunday to go to mass with him. I also have a first cousin in Edinburgh, but we've been out of touch, cruise to south america and now I can't remember her surname nor can I find her address, so visiting her may not be a possibility.
Upon arrival, we'll take a train to York from Stansted, without passing through London. We'll spend one night there, just to break the journey. I'd also like to see a bit of the city in the short time we have.
I thought of spending the next two nights on Mull; last year I had planned one night but realized that the time was really short. One thing I'd like to do there is visit Iona, and perhaps take some walks and enjoy some peace and quiet.
Then, we would arrive in Glasgow on a Saturday evening and spend four nights. cruise to south america On one day, I'd like to look up my father's old neighborhood and his school. The two streets on which he lived no longer exist, but I know where they were, because I have an old map.
On another day, I thought of taking a bus tour in the highlands using Rabbie's Tours, which seem to have good reviews. My one worry is that my husband's English is not very good, and it seems that all of the tours include a constant patter. This is the one I considered:
This tour departs from and returns to Edinburgh, and we wouldn't be in Edinburgh that day, although if y. I could extend our time in Edinburgh to include this tour, but that would mean leaving a day earlier or missing the Sunday in Glasgow. There are tours departing from Glasgow, but none that appeals to me as much as this one. We have no interest in whisky, nor in the Loch Ness monster. This tour of the highlands from Glasgow would interest me, but it would somewhat cover the same ground as the trip to Mull.
Another possibility would be to forget the tour altogether and spend a day visiting Loch Lomond by train and bus, and maybe also the Falkirk wheel. (My husband is an engineer, and that would probably interest him.) Or we could rent a car for a day, although after doing this in Ireland, neither cruise to south america of us is keen on driving on the left. The first possibility would allow us to plan the trip based on a weather forecast, which is perhaps cruise to south america a big advantage.
After leaving Glasgow, we would head to Durham. I thought of spending four nights here as well. There are lots of things I'd like to see in the vicinity, including the Roman wall and some Anglo-Saxon remains. I thought of visiting Bede's World, in Newcastle and Escomb Church, and maybe a church or two near Newcastle. Since we'd have three full days, we should have time on some of the days to see a fair number of things in Durham itself, including the cathedral.
I have a fairly serious interest in Anglo Saxon history. I studied Old English (just one year) at the university level, and have read many works in Old and Middle English, some in the original, cruise to south america and some in translation. I've also read a biography of Bede and am rather an admirer of the Venerable monk. Does anyone know if Bede's World is something that would interest a person like me? Or is it just a tourist trap?
I'd welcome any suggestions or advice. I may just reserve the same hotels I reserved last year, although I seem to remember that I hadn't found anything in or near Durham that I was enthusiastic about. Our hotel budget tends to be on the low side, as we'd rather spend our money on other things. In Italy we usually spend a little under 100 a night in cities, less in small towns. We're not, I suppose, "foodies", whatever that is, but we do enjoy at least one nice meal a day, preferably at lunch, which is our main meal in Italy.
Also, I don't think you should be put off driving, the western highlands are very quiet and relaxing driving and have spectacular scenery cruise to south america - would be a shame if you couldn't stop off pics or views whenever you felt like it.
Mull's a winner, you'll love that. I find the Falkirk Wheel underwhelming and a bit out of the way but if there's an engineering angle then sure it'll be interesting. Loch Lomond is amazing but best with a car, there are also bus tours that do this route though. Entirely a personal preference between cruise to south america that and the Northern Highlands, both have a huge amount to offer. Would you want to do lots of walking?
If you follow my name I was in Newcastle a few days ago and wrote a 4 hour visit. It looks an interesting place for a longer visit. I also did a day visit to Durham last year which will still be on file under my name
Yes, more time in York would be nice. My husband's of Italian descent, and we've a subtheme of visiting cruise to south america Roman sites when in Britain. York, of course, was a important city in Roman Britain. If you're interested in this, you can check out the cathedral's undercroft and the Museum of York.
It's only an hour by train from Glasgow to Edinburgh, so if you don't mind getting an early start, you could make that Rabbie's tour you're interested in. You should plan to arrive in Edinburgh by 8:00.
I would love to spend more time in York, but I don't see how to do it without either lengthening the trip, which my husband cruise to south america thinks is already too long, or by skipping some of the things I want to see near Durham (which really interest me more than they do my husband).
Bilbo, I did see your trip report on Newcastle. Unfortunately, I don't think we have enough time to do justice to the city, although it sounds like a city I would enjoy. I don't suppose you've cruise to south america visited the Bede's World? It looks as though it might be geared to families with small children, although some of the things there intrigue me.
I can't find your Durham topic, cruise to south america but I enjoyed reading about your wedding in Puglia! We once spent a night in a hotel in Basilicata where a wedding party was going on. It was still going on when we left the next morning.
Oddly, we had our biggest problems with driving in Ireland not on the motorways, but on rural roads. These were often so narrow that there was no right or left, so we were lulled into a state of reduced vigilance, only to nearly turn into the wrong lane at an intersection, or to pull to the right when facing an oncoming car. Anyway, my husband is not keen on repeating the experience, so that about settles it.
I'm in a hurry and haven't read everything but - I'd maybe change things up just a bit - spend more time in Edinburgh up front and include a Rabbies Tour from there. Then over to Glasgow, then Oban/Mull/Iona That way you can get in everything w/o having to back track to Edinburgh.
Also - I wouldn't worry too much about hubby's English. The tour will tour though amazing scenery which is great no matter if one understands everything being said. Plus they are very small groups cruise to south america - usually 8-12 so you can explain important things if they need to be translated - it isn't like a huge coach w/ 45 people yakking all around . . . .
There's two parts to Bede's World; the farm and the museum. The farm has a collection of animals, crops and recreated buildings cruise to south america from Anglo-Saxon times. The museum aims to tell the story of Bede, together with original and replica cruise to south america artefacts. cruise to south america Both are popular cruise to south america with children and many of the exhibits are aimed at that audience but it's not disneyfied. This video gives a brief insight
Parts of the Saxon church remain, and it takes you breath away when you realise it's made from stone taken Hadrian's cruise to south america Wall. So yes, visit Bede's World and St Paul's if the history interests you. There's nowhere else in the world like it.
Janis, I had thought of that, too, but I'd have to rearrange the entire order of the trip, because we do want to be in Glasgow by Sunday. I suppose I could do that, though. I've just talked to my husband about it, and he's a little less adverse now to renting a car, so that's something I'll be considering. Then we could drive to Oban one day, stopping here and there. We could stay in Oban or on Mull for two nights, which would allow us to see a bit of Mull and Iona. Then we could return to Glasgow, again stopping at various places cruise to south america along the way. If we stay on Mull, would it make sense to leave the rental car in Oban for two nights?
I never answered Traveling cruise to south america Scotland, caught up in other replies. cruise to south america We do like to walk, but we don't often walk for more than a few hours at a time. I'll be sure to have more questions about Glasgow, when I get the schedule cruise to south america firmed up and start planning in detail.
Absolutely not! The joy of Mull is having a car and exploring all the nooks and crannies and beaches. I'd stay in Fionnphort two nights. Take the foot ferry over to Iona one afternoon. And be sure to take a boat (from the same jetty) to Staffa.
Re but I'd have to rearrange the entire order of the trip, because we do want to be in Glasgow by Sunday. not really if I understand your timeframe - Rabbies has other good tours (one and two dayers). Taking one of those could still have you to Glasgow by the Saturday evening.
I've been much occupied with other things, and am just getting around to making the reservations for this trip. I've already reserved the air tickets, cruise to south america which are actually cheaper than when I first looked for them: 60+ round trip, all included, from Ancona to London Stansted.
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