r/TravelUK

Hi! Silly American here lol trying to find the cheapest and easiest way to get from Canterbury to Kensington please help!! TIYA

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It's my first time driving to London in the next month. I've been before by train but never by a car. I am going to the city center.

I've heard quite a few people saying that they got fines for different reasons. And how expensive is the parking there.

Has anyone driven to London before?

If so do you have any tips? Eg, where to park, what areas to avoid.

A few of my mates been before and some just paid the parking and some parked outside the city and either took a train, taxi or bus to avoid any hassle.

I am a student living abroad and I would like to bring some frozen meat from my homecountry to the UK, am I allowed to do this?

Hello, I am going to Scotland on 14th October to 16th October and thinking to do a full day scottish highland tour on 15th October. But I am not sure about doing it or no due to cold/rainy weather. Should i take a risk and do this tour? Or it is not worth doing it in the month or October? Please let me know. Thank you.

Hi all,

I looking to take my lad to see the crashed plane up this way at the weekend. Just looking for some worthwhile recommendations of anyway in the area that’s also worth a visit?

Had a little look on google but if anyone has anything that’s a must see or do I’d appreciate it 👍

Thanks!

Has anyone heard of or had experience renting from Lewes Chailey car rental in Lewes? It would make life much easier if we could rent a car there instead of renting from Gatwick after our long flight. We'll be staying about 15 min away from Lewes and would rent a car the day after we arrive. Thanks!

I’m travelling with a friend on October 3rd from Edinburgh, headed towards Bath, then London. Does anyone have a good recommendation to stay on the way from Edinburgh to Bath? We are looking for a quaint, small town, historical, charming kind of place. TIA!

I know of a few websites that are designed specifically to help with itinerary/travel planning in a specific area, but does anyone have a favourite for the UK as a whole? Google maps is often faulty and it's a pain having three different bus sites open in different tabs. Thanks!

Hi everyone!

I am planning a 15-21 day trip in mid-June of 2025 with my husband and our two teenagers. I have a rough draft of a schedule but would like feedback, especially regarding transportation. We don't mind driving and know that we will need a car for part of the trip. However, we are hesitant to drive in really trafficy places. Additionally, we want to see quite a bit of the area but don't want to constantly move around. We like to just relax and feel the vibe of a place. Now and again we'll go to big tourist sites but, overall, we like nature, restaurants, seeing animals, some shopping, and maybe something adventure-like such as horseback riding or canoeing.

Here's what we have so far. Please let me know if the transportation between any of these places is a headache or if there are better places that serve the same purpose but are easier to get to, etc. Also, glancing at the places we are thinking of going to, what castle would you suggest visiting? We could probably visit 2 tops.

Arrive in London (3 nights)

Train to York (3 nights)

Car to Northumberland (2 nights) (nature, Hadrian's Wall, small village)

Car to York, then train to Edinburgh (3 nights)

Car to Isle of Mull (3 nights) (We are very open for this part of the trip. My husband wants to experience the Highlands but I'm not quite sure where to stay. We don't want to stay new places every night and would love to do something unique–horseback riding, boat...?

Car to Glasgow and then train to Bakewell (2 nights) We want to experience a small, cute, village

I will be travelling to wales with my family for four days. Can you guys suggest the places i can go ?

Hello, with my boyfriend we want to go to England from 4 days. If or if we want to spend a day in London, we go from Belgium and arrive in England by boat with the car. Could you recommend good, beautiful and cheap places to stay (NO HOSTELS we have not yet ventured into that world) Also what should we take into account to go, taxes? Transit? What is it like to drive there? what other cities we should know, characteristic places and so on...

Hi, I want to go to London for one night. What places do you recommend for me to stay overnight outside of London since I'm going by car?

Hi, I'm thinking of travelling from Romania to the UK for two days, and upon my searches, I discovered that since sometime in 2024, we will need an Electornic Travel Authorisation issued - but when I went on the government website to fill out the form, upon uploading a pic of my passport I got the message from the website that Romanian passport are not eligible for ETA (only for visas for longer stays). As of the info on the government's website, EU citizens are still free to travel without any other authorisations, just a valid passport, but I'm looking to confirm the info with anyone from the EU or who has travelled to the EU from UK in the past couple of months.

Thank you!

Hello! Going to by flying into Manchester airport for a 10 day trip in Scotland and Wales. What would be the best rental car company to use?

Hi everyone. I'm visiting London with my wife and two children (6 and 2) and we're staying for about 10 days. We wanted to see Oxford, Bath, Costwolds and Canterbury. For the latter we were just going to go there and back one day, but for the other three I was thinking of booking a hotel somewhere central and seeing all three in two days (Oxford, Costwolds, Bath). We are not driving so we will tale trains and busses. What would be a better place to spend two nights. I was thinking Oxford or Cheltenhan? Any suggeations?

Hi there, i have family in Belgium and i havent been able to see them since 2017, im really wanting to travel over however im extremely bad at planning and timings, im struggling to find any real cheaper ways of getting there. I used to do the coaches but it just takes too long, and i have very limited time off work. Are there any travel wizzes who can advise me of the cheapest/ quickest way to get there? Ive been searching but the flights are so expensive from Newquay đź?­

Thanks in advance to anyone

Looking for an air lonb or something of the sort. Less than 200 a night ish ? Weekend getaway with hot tub, great bedroom view ;), kitchen or atleast kitchenette and quite remote. Anyone got any suggestions??

Hi all. So I'm long term planning a trip to the UK (from the merry old land of Australia), 38F and hoping to make it my 40th bday present to myself. I will 99% likely be travelling solo, so I'm a little conflicted. I am tossing up maybe driving around the country myself, so I can see what I want at my own pace, because tours are generally more expensive for solo travellers. I'm also not sure how safe I'd be on my own (also lonely). Putting concerns aside, what would a more seasoned traveller recommend: tours or self-driving? Or another option i haven't thought of? I have no family outside Australia, so sadly no one to lean on for company/help. Thank you

In travelling by train tomorrow and im unsure weither i can or cant travel with a full sized suit case. The website says three items per person including your suitcase soo??.

I’m not sure if this is the best subreddit for this question, so please let me know if there’s a more proper place.

I’m currently on a church choir trip to England. We spent a week in Wells and sang at the Wells Cathedral. We’re now on our “London Extension” which has involved being in London the last day and a half. We’ve done some typical London things like Buckingham Palace, Tower of London, West Minster Abbey & Churchill War Rooms. Tomorrow, we’re supposed to take a bus to Leeds Castle then Canterbury. We go back to Nashville Friday afternoon.

My sister, mom and I are trying to decide if we want to join the excursion to Leeds & Canterbury tomorrow or stay back in London to do more sight seeing here. My sister has been to London before but is game to repeat some things that my mom & I haven’t seen. We have more things in mind to do in London like touring Parliment, the Sherlock Holmes Museum, Globe Theatre, etc.

Are Leeds Castle & Canterbury worth it? We aren’t thrilled about the idea of being on a bus for several hours & we don’t have much time left in London. But, Canterbury does look very interesting & historical. Leeds Castle I’m sure is lovely as well. Does anybody have any advice or recommendations?