Rannoch Moor at first light, the Glenfinnan Viaduct sweeping out of Fort William and white sand beaches with Rum and Eigg on the horizon. In episode 218 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast, Tracy and Doug Collins walk you through the West Highland Line from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban, Fort William and Mallaig, a…
Rainbows over the Flow Country, the Northern Lights on a clear September night and the first Christmas lights on Regent Street. In episode 217 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast, part two of our autumn special, Tracy heads to the far north of Scotland with Sally-Ann from North Coast Explorer Tours, then travels the length…
Golden woodlands, quiet villages and cosy pubs with the fire lit. In episode 216 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast we bring together three local experts from across England to tell you what autumn really looks like in their part of the country, starting in the Lake District with Briony from Mountain Goat Tours, then…
Welcome to the first episode of a brand new monthly bonus series from the UK Travel Planning Podcast, brought to you by our sister brand London Travel Planning. Each month we look ahead at what is happening in the capital, what is worth booking and what will sell out before you get there. This month…
In this episode of the UK Travel Planning Podcast, Tracy chats with Katherine from Townsville in North Queensland about a very different kind of UK holiday. Katherine and her husband Glen walked 260 miles, around 420 kilometres, from Land’s End to Bath, the first quarter of the famous Land’s End to John O’Groats route, taking…
In episode 214 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast, Tracy and Doug work through the 10 questions listeners ask most often about visiting London. How many days you actually need, when to go, what to budget, the best way in from Heathrow, and where to eat once you arrive. If you are in the early…
The West Highland Line is an unforgettable train journey. It runs from Glasgow up past Loch Lomond, across the middle of Rannoch Moor, over the Glenfinnan Viaduct and onto the fishing port of Mallaig. “The West Highland Main Line is repeatedly named as one of the most scenic railways in the world, and that is…
In this episode of the UK Travel Planning Podcast, Doug takes over hosting duties to chat with Graham, one of Rabbie’s driver guides based in Edinburgh, about what a small group tour of Scotland is really like. Doug took Rabbie’s Northumberland and Alnwick Castle tour with Graham back in June, and wanted listeners to hear…
In episode 212 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast, Tracy is joined again by Doug Collins to answer one of the questions we hear most often: which of London’s train stations do you actually need, and what on earth do you do once you get there? London has more than a dozen mainline stations, each…
In this week’s episode of the UK Travel Planning Podcast, Tracy sits down with Rochelle from Warners Bay in New South Wales for a proper trip report. Rochelle and her husband Steve spent almost six weeks driving around the UK over Easter, from Salisbury and Bath up through the Cotswolds, the Peak District, the Lake…