Day trips by rail and bus operate out of city centers. Culinary, sight-seeing, walking and adventure tours are readily available; they vary in length from an hour to 14 days. Self-driven tours provide 24-hour road service, car rentals and support staff to answer your questions.
July and August are the busiest tourist months in the UK, often making those months more expensive to visit. The spring travel season--which lasts from April until July--offers blooming gardens, pleasant weather and less tourists. Winter travel from October until April is best avoided, since many tourist sites are closed.
London features Stonehenge, the Harry Potter film locations, Stratford-upon-Avon (the birthplace of William Shakespeare), Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and the London Bridge. Ireland boasts many castles including Blarney Castle where it is customary to kiss the Blarney stone. Ireland also has a strong tradition in Whiskey. Visit the Irish Whiskey Corner in Dublin to experience its 1,000-year-old history. Scotland's most popular tourist attraction is Edinburgh Castle, which was built in the 11th century and classified as a World Heritage Site.
