England, Scotland, Ireland

jerzgirl25 · April 2012

I have eight days and want to see the highlights from each of the above countries. How should I best split up my time?

I will be starting in London, and flying home from Dublin.

Thanks!!!

meplusone · April 2012

In England I would spend 2 full days in London, then maybe a day trip--whatever interests you--Bath, Oxford, the Lakes District, Cornwell, York, Stratford-on-Avon....

In Scotland, I would go to Edinburgh--such a wonderful city--again, you could do a day trip to a castle or some other area from there but you could easily spend 2 days in Edinburgh.

In Ireland, I love Dingle, Kenmare, Ring of Kerry-I would probably only spend one day in Dublin. IMO, Ireland is best seen in the small towns and driving around the country.

Enjoy!

MDGirl · April 2012

That's waaaay too much for 8 days. That's like wanting to do Chicago, D.C. and New York in a week. It's possible, but you'll be really rushed and you'll lose a full day in travel.

I'd stick to London and Ireland. How you split it up depends on whether you're willing to rent a car in Ireland. It's the best way to see the countryside, which IMO is a lot more interesting than Dublin.

alohamora · April 2012

I agree - I'd only pick 2 of those, and since you're flying into London and out of Dublin, then do England and Ireland. Three or so days in London, maybe a day trip to Windsor, Oxford, Cambridge. Fly to Dublin, spend a couple days touring the Ring of Kerry.

Even then, it's going to be an exhausting trip.

emiliemadison · April 2012

MDGirl:
That's waaaay too much for 8 days. That's like wanting to do Chicago, D.C. and New York in a week. It's possible, but you'll be really rushed and you'll lose a full day in travel.
I'd stick to London and Ireland. How you split it up depends on whether you're willing to rent a car in Ireland. It's the best way to see the countryside, which IMO is a lot more interesting than Dublin.

I agree. I'd spend a few days in London, then fly to Shannon, rent a car and go to Dingle, Aran Islands, etc on the Western Coast of Ireland for the remainder of the trip.

You'll BARELY have enough time to see one place properly with that amount of time. But, if you stick to just London and just a few towns in Ireland (dont bother with Dublin except to get there the night before you leave), you'll at least get a taste of each place

frlcb · April 2012

You can do Edinburgh in 2 days, you could spend 3 days in Ireland, doing Galway or Kilarney or Ring of Kerry and 3 days in London. It is doable. It sounds like you since you just want to do highlights you know you aren't going to see everything. To maximize time I would fly between these places though.

semdkm · April 2012

Can't speak for England or Scotland, but as for Ireland, I'd vote to skip Dublin. Do the West instead--a day in the Aran Islands and definitely hit Galway for more of the "city" life--lots to do but not as bland as Dublin (by bland, I mean you won't get as much of a cultural taste of things). (Oh, and you can take the boat to the Aran Islands from Galway's city centre). Have fun!

doctorwho · May 2012

We did a week in each and still missed a gazillion things. The pared down list I'd go with:

London, Bath, ferry to Dublin, Newgrange (do not miss this), Bunratty Castle. We drove across Ireland then came back to Dublin.

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