There are few countries in the world that are richer in history than the UK. If any. This compact land is home to so many ancient castles and fine country houses. If you intend to visit, then it’s likely that seeing some of these old buildings will be on your itinerary. The thing is, though, …
The UK Travel Planning Book Club – find out what we are reading each month in our pick of UK focused fact and fiction. Discover our favourite books – novels, historical fiction, literary fiction, contemporary fiction, mystery, travel, romance, humour etc – all about or set in the UK! Have a book about the UK …
This post may contain compensated links. Please refer to my disclosure here for more information. In episode 35 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast, we chat with guest Sally-Ann, co-founder with her husband Robert of private tour company North Coast Explorer Tours, to talk about visiting Far North Scotland. This is part one of a two-part podcast …
This post may contain compensated links. Please refer to my disclosure here for more information. In episode 34 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast Tracy chats with Doug of Meneage Tours in Cornwall. If you have listened to episode 32 of the podcast when we chatted to Wendie Hume about her month-long driving holiday around the UK you may remember how much …
This post may contain compensated links. Please refer to my disclosure here for more information. In episode 33 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast Tracy chats with Victoria of Cotswold Teacup Tours to answer questions posed by the UK Travel Planning Facebook group. In this podcast we chat about all things British from our love of tea, …
This post may contain compensated links. Please refer to my disclosure here for more information. In episode 32 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast I chat with Australian Wendie Hume who in October 2022 spent a month exploring England, Scotland and Wales on a road trip with her husband. Wendie wanted to see as much of Britain …
This post may contain compensated links. Please refer to my disclosure here for more information. In episode 31 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast learn about 9 of London’s main train stations including Kings Cross, Euston and Paddington! If you are planning train travel from London but are not familiar with the city it can be confusing …
In episode 30 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast Doug and I talk through our Scotland road trip itinerary from May 2022.
This post may contain compensated links. Please refer to my disclosure here for more information. In episode 29 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast, we chat with Ken Lambert a lifelong fan of the Beatles and in particular George Harrison. In 2022 Ken bid on (and subsequently won that bid) to purchase George Harrison’s childhood home in …
If you are researching where to stay in Oban, this article will help you find the perfect accommodation for your trip to this beautiful part of Scotland. Oban (meaning ‘little bay’ in Gaelic) is a small town on Scotland’s west coast and is situated on the Firth of Lorn. It is a popular location from …