Hi all, I'm looking to travel to the UK for winter, which I think I just missed so probably end of this year. I'm probably planning on spending a week or 2 in England, spending a week in Ireland, and then a week In Scotland.I don't have a budget in mind currently but since I'll probably be flying there in maybe November/December I should be good, but just in case what would be a good budget for 3-4 weeks traveling around the UK?I'm interested in brutalist architecture, and also would love to go hiking on some nice trails/mountains. I also wanna see snow which is why I'm going in winter. would be a nice break from the shitty Australian heat. I would also love to see some castles, medieval times are really interesting to me!I'll of course see the usual stuff in england, Big Ben, london eye, etc but I'm not too sure what to see in scotland or ireland, or if I should even bother going to them and just spend all my time in england.Any suggestions would be awesome, I only really have this general plan for now. would be my first overseas trip and would love to make the most of it. if it all goes well i might even move there lmao
If you go to the UK in December expecting snow I guarantee you disappointment. UK winters are cozy as fuck but snow is a rare occurrence unless you're in northern Scotland.
>>2864707>I also wanna see snow which is why I'm going in winterI haven't seen snow in the UK since 2018. You might have better luck up in Scotland though.>I'm interested in brutalist architectureLondon basically, you'll see very little actually interesting ones otherwise.>also would love to go hiking on some nice trails/mountains>I would also love to see some castles, medieval times are really interesting to me!And for some reason you didn't include Wales on your list despite this? Go to Snowdonia. Mountains, quaint towns, lots of castles and actually a reasonable chance of snow.
>>2864712really?? thats a shame, i mean i'll still enjoy the cold weather and i might see some snow up in scotland
>>2864719>And for some reason you didn't include Wales on your list despite this? Go to Snowdonia. Mountains, quaint towns, lots of castles and actually a reasonable chance of snow.didn't even think of wales haha, should I spend an extra week in wales or go there instead of ireland/scotland? not too sure desu
>>2864707hi all, op here and I got a semi sorted plan set up.Gonna hopefully save up around 8 grand australian and spend january 11th-14th of feb in the UK, I'll spend some time in england, scotland and wales. go hiking and see some nice castles and architecture. i'm still trying to plan this out but I got an actual ground plan now so I'm excited!
>>2864731>save up a boatload of money to travel to a chilly, gray, damp place and walk around in a raincoat for a few hours every afternoonCouldn't be me!
>>2864721I spent 5 days in Shrewsbury (stop over on the drive) and Snowdonia last year and probably could have done with an extra day.If you are renting a car it will make life much easier but if not railway is still possible. You could quite easily spend two weeks in all of Wales but for a more mixed trip one week will be fine. Don't bother with Cardiff, Wales is good for the rural areas not urban.Are you planning just Northern Ireland or Southern or both? I would do Wales over Northern Ireland personally. You should go to Scotland still for hiking, snow etc but it will be a lot less dense in terms of what you can see.If it were me for three weeks I would do one week of Scotland, England, Wales each. For 4 weeks I would do England for 2 weeks and then 1 week to Wales/Scotland each. England does have plenty of castles but they're far more spaced out than Welsh ones are.If you're in England do Corfe Castle and Arundel in particular, Portsmouth would be worth a visit for the historic dockyard but not much else (there is also a castle just outside the city and the Royal Armouries cannon collection which has some medieval stuff). If you are near Arundel then Weald & Downland Living Museum has a good collection of medieval as well as more modern and older buildings to explore. (If you've ever seen that Japanese architecture park/museum it's a bit like that).For more Northern go to the Royal Armouries in Leeds which obviously has lots of medieval weaponry etc. Norwich and York are two obvious places for medieval buildings/streets that spring to my mind as well.The North York moors are worth a small walk but it may be too miserable in terms of weather. Robin Hoods bay is nearby and although not medieval has suitable levels of history but might not be worth the detour.>>2864731I would highly advise against coming to the UK in January or early Feb. If you wait a month you will get considerably more daylight and it will be far less miserable weather.
yeh wales and scotland get snow, england gets rain.ireland gets drunk.used to get more snow before about 2010 but it has changed a lot, winters are so warm now!go to york and see the cathedral. the tourist traps are rubbish. buxton and the surrounding area is "the shire" if you want truly beautiful countryside.in scotland, stay out of glasgow if you want to live.birmingham has lots of brutalist architecture but you will be [redacted] DIVERSITY HAS NEVER BEEN A PROBLEM IN BIRMINGHAM, THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE PEOPLE THERE.
>>2864757decided to drop going to ireland and just go to england, scotland, and wales.>I would highly advise against coming to the UK in January or early Feb. If you wait a month you will get considerably more daylight and it will be far less miserable weather.thats the reason I'm going, I enjoy that sort of weather>>2864779planned on seeing the cathedral, might not go to birmingham
>>2864707>November/December>I would also love to see some castlesbe aware that at that time of year a lot of places close down or at least have different opening hours.a lot of castles are managed by the national trust or english heritage (organisations that look after historic places) so always check their websites. they do keep most places open at least a few days a week especially around christmas when there are sometimes special events but the hours do changesome places are privately owned and close down out of the tourist season. an example is arundel castle which is closed until april. (arundel castle is one of the most castley castles of all. it influenced gormenghast)
>>2864821>planned on seeing the cathedral,if you mean st mungo's then that is absolutely worth the tripalso while you are in glasgow go to kelvingrove and walk round the necropolis which on a cold grey day is perfect for that melancholy awareness of your own mortality kind of feeling
>>2864707Ignore every other reply. The following information is all you need.GTFO of London ASAP. See what you need to see to get a sense of completion but spend no more time there than necessary. It's shit.For Souf + Wales, I recommend Cornwall, the South Downs, coastal country near Swansea. Glastonbury if you like esoteric shit. Could also do Cambridge if you like.For Norf, visit the Lake District (easy day trip), York, maybe some classic Yorkshire towns like Haworth or Ilkley. While you're in York also definitely visit the moors; Rievaulx and Helmsley are close to one another and essential. If you're adventurous you could even hike from Scarborough to Whitby along the coastal cliffs, and have some fried scampi as your reward at the end, then take a train back to York or wherever. Durham could also be interesting.For Scotland, besides the usual Edinburgh and Loch Lomond, there are several comfy and very easy to get to spots along the train that runs from Edinburgh to Inverness. Dunkeld has a famous waterfall a short walk away from the station and more nice countryside to see if you keep walking a further out. Pitlochry is another easy location for a day trip up the hills. Some stations down you have Kingussie and the Uath Lochans, after that Aviemore and the entire Cairngorms. Good luck and have fun.
>>2865656thanks for the advice!!! my original plan was gonna be smth like this:London: Jan 11–17York: Jan 17–20North Wales: Jan 20–26Edinburgh: Jan 26–30Highlands: Jan 30 – Feb 8London: Feb 8–14but i might consider your plan as well, it looks really interesting! i'll enjoy my trip for sure!
>>2865666Nice trips Satan.Do consider the Norf. You could slash half of the two whole ass weeks you're planning to spend in London and use them better up north before continuing to Scotland. Outside of the major cities, the North is extremely kino and basically a different country compared to London. But do avoid Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, Blackpool etc. and Mohammedan strongholds like Bradford.
>>2865667yeah i feel like im spending too much time in london, i probably only wanna spend like a day in london at the end to just decompress and do some fun before the flight back...
