Done the British Museum and the V&A and wondering what else London has? In episode 225 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast, Tracy and Doug Collins share ten smaller London museums they have visited themselves, from a ride on London’s old underground mail train to a Roman temple seven metres beneath the City, plus one…
Welcome to the third episode of our 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 it’s just…
A city where you can walk a Roman wall, shop in a medieval gallery and be in Wales twenty minutes later. In episode 224 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast, Tracy is joined again by Briony Wilson from Mountain Goat, who spent ten years living in Chester and says it is her next favourite place…
Rain in the forecast for your London trip? In episode 223 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast, Tracy and Doug talk about one of their favourite topics: the weather and specifically how much it really rains in London, what to pack, and twelve things to do when it is wet, from free museums and covered…
Trams rattle through a 1900s high street, a coal-fired chip shop in the pit village, and a 1950s hairdresser who will do your updo before you set off around the site. In episode 222 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast, Tracy is joined by Samantha Shotton, Chief Operating Officer and Deputy CEO of Beamish, The…
Small towns, quiet valleys, and passes that don’t go where you expect them to. In episode 221 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast, Tracy is joined by Briony Wilson from Mountain Goat, a touring company based in Windermere, who has lived in the Lakes for more than twenty years. Between them, they cover how much…
In episode 219 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast Tracy is joined by Sinead of York Travel Expert, a York local. Between them, they cover how much time York actually deserves, whether you need a car, and where to base yourself. This is the next in the Before You Go series, following Edinburgh, where we…
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…
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…