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Day-by-day routes across more than one city, built from the places in our guides. Save any stop to My trip.

Multi-city routes

Each route says who it suits, the pace and the best season. Journey times between cities are shown only where an official source gives them; otherwise check National Rail.

7 days · Steady pace

A first week in Britain

London, York and Edinburgh: the capital cities and one great walled city, at an easy pace.

London, York, Edinburgh
5 days · Relaxed pace

Bath, Oxford and the Cotswolds in 5 days

Georgian Bath, the golden villages and Oxford's colleges, with no capital city needed.

Bath, The Cotswolds, Oxford
5 days · Moderate pace

Belfast and the Causeway Coast

Belfast's Titanic Quarter and city centre, the north Antrim coast from Bushmills to Ballycastle, and the walled city of Derry~Londonderry.

Northern Ireland
4 days · Relaxed pace

Bookish Britain by rail

Libraries, writers' houses and bookish streets across four cities.

London, Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh
6 days · Full pace

Castles and countryside

Fortresses, hill views and honey-stone villages from London to Edinburgh.

London, Oxford, The Cotswolds, York, Edinburgh
5 days · Relaxed pace

Edinburgh and York by rail

Scotland's capital and the walled city of York, linked by one main-line rail route.

Edinburgh, York
7 days · Steady pace

London, Bath and the Cotswolds in 7 days

Two days in London, two in Georgian Bath, then three in the honey-stone Cotswolds towns.

London, Bath, The Cotswolds
4 days · Relaxed pace

Manchester and York

A northern city of canals, cotton mills and music, then a medieval walled city.

Manchester, York
6 days · Steady pace

Manchester, York and Edinburgh by rail

Three northern cities in eight days: industry and music, medieval walls, then a castle on a rock.

Manchester, York, Edinburgh
5 days · Steady pace

Oxford, Cambridge and London

The two great university towns, bracketed by London at each end.

London, Oxford, Cambridge
4 days · Relaxed pace

The Lake District in four days

Windermere, the Wordsworth country of Grasmere and Rydal, Keswick and Derwentwater, and a day on Ullswater.

The Lake District
5 days · Moderate pace

West Cornwall in five days

St Ives and its artists, the Penwith coast to Land's End, St Michael's Mount, and Falmouth's castles and gardens.

Cornwall

Themed trips

Follow one interest across the country. See all 9 themes.

8 stops

Castles

Fortresses and castle keeps from the Tower of London to Edinburgh and Stirling.
8 stops

Cathedrals and great churches

Abbeys, minsters and cathedrals across the guides.
4 stops

Coast and harbors

Harbors and waterfronts, starting at Leith and Whitby.
4 stops

Film and TV locations

Places used on screen, plus the home of a famous fictional detective.
9 stops

Gardens

Botanic gardens and landscape gardens from Kew to Edinburgh.
10 stops

Historic pubs and old inns

Pubs and coaching inns from Covent Garden to Edinburgh.
11 stops

Literary Britain

Writers' houses, libraries and literary landmarks across England and Scotland.
5 stops

Scenic railways and railway heritage

Heritage lines, great viaducts and railway museums.
4 stops

Whisky and distilleries

Distilleries and whisky bars in Edinburgh, plus one in the Cotswolds.

Opening hours, prices and tickets change: check each official site before you go. These routes are independent and unofficial.