Saturday, May 28, 2011

England and Scotland and Wales

England/UK

7th – 24th July

Language
English
Currency
Euro /pound
Capital
London
Religion
Protestant
Known for
Lots – too many attractions to list
Weather
Warm - hot
Population
52 million approx
Area
130,000+ sq kms


7th – Thursday – arrive London – stay at YHA Thursday night
8th – Friday – in London all day art/food/fashion research
9th – Saturday – in London  art/food/fashion research
10th – Sunday – travel from London to the Isle of Wight (stay at the Belmont)
Jane Austen’s cottage – then see the whole island - literary/art/food/fashion research
11th – Monday – leave the Isle of Wight and travel to Dartmoor (stay at Ring of Bells)
Touristy sight seeing, literary/art/food/fashion research
12th – Tuesday – leave Dartmoor and go to Mevagissey (stay at Honeycomb House)
See Doc Martin territory  literary/art/food/fashion research
13th – Wednesday – leave Mevagissey and go to Berwick St James (stay at Mill House)
Visit Dee and Phillip literary/art/food/fashion research
14th – Thursday – leave B St J and go to Castle Combe (stay at Castle House)
See the Cotswolds literary/art/food research
15th – Friday – still at Castle Combe
See the country – art/food research
16th – Saturday – leave Castle Combe and travel to Llandudno (stay at Lighthouse)
Driving through Wales – art/food/mmmm no fashion
17th – Sunday – leave Llandudno and travel to York (stay at Mont Clare)
Sightseeing art/food/fashion research
18th – Monday – leave York and drive to Lakes (stay at Yew Tree Farm)
Beatrix Potter’s house literary/art/food/fashion research lots of writing stuff
19th – Tuesday – leave Beatrix Potter’s house for Edinburgh (stay at Doris Crook)
literary/art/food/fashion research especially bookishness
20th – Wednesday – see Edinburgh (stay at Doris Crook B&B)
literary/art/food/fashion research – lots of history
21st – Thursday – leave Edinburgh for Urquart (stay at Old Church)
literary/art/food/fashion research + history
22nd – Friday – leave Urquart and drive to Mull (stay at Glen Gorm Castle)
literary/art/food/fashion research – lots of history and architecture
23rd – Saturday – leave Glen Gorm for Stranraer (stay at Harbour Lights)
literary/art/food/fashion research plus history and off to Ireland


PLEASE add must do things to the list

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