Two week trip to England
London (2 nights)
Colchester
Norwich (2 nights)
Shrewsbury
Portmerion (2 nights)
Stow-on-the-Wold (2 nights)
Oxford
Cranborne
London
Day One: Rest after arriving from America. Just be free to walk around in London.
Night in London.
Day Two: See a museum in London. See some sights.
Night in London
Day Three: Morning in London. In Afternoon Rent car and go to Colchester.
See sights in Colchester
Night in Colchester.
Day Four: Drive through some East Anglia vilages on way to Norwich
See sights in Norwich
Night in Norwich
Day Five: Spend day in Norwich, maybe take trip to Great Yarmouth.
Night in Norwich
Day Six: Long drive across England from Norwich to Shrewsbury.
Stop at Castle Acre and/or Oxborough Hall near Swaffham in East Anglia
Stop in King’s Lynn to see sights. (Norfolk)
Stop in Leicester along the way to see sights
Tamworth Castle in Tamworth, Staffordshire
Night in Shrewsbury
Day Seven: See Shrewsbury in the morning.
Spend afternoon driving through Wales and Cambrian mountains
Perhaps take a hike in Cambrian Mountains
Night in Portmerion.
Day Eight: Enjoy castles and sights near Portmerion
Night in Portmerion
Day Nine: Drive through Wales all the way to Stow-on-the-Wold
Night in Stow-on-the-Wold
Day Ten: Hike in the Cotswolds
Night in Stow-on-the-Wold
Day Eleven: See Oxford and Stratford-upon-Avon. Perhaps see play in Stratford.
Night in Oxford.
Day Twelve: Drive down to Salisbury Plain to see Stonehenge.
See sights in Salisbury.
Visit old Saxon Church in Breamore near Fordingbridge.
Night in Youth Hostel in Cranborne.
Day Thirteen: Return to London.
Night in London
Day Fourteen: return to America.
Take the A-12 NE from London to Colchester.
From Colchester continue NE on A-12 to B-1070 (East Bergholt).
Turn NORTH on B-1070 to Hadleigh
In Hadleigh continue NORTH on A-1141 through Chelsworth and Lavenham.
Continue NORTH as A-1141 becomes A-134 on into Bury St. Edmunds.
From Bury St. Edmunds take A-143 Northeast to Stanton where keep left on B-1111, and then right on B-1114 just north of A-1066. Then at Kenninghall B-1114 becomes B-1113, which gets you the rest of the way into Norwich.
From Norwich to Shrewsbury one can follow A-47(T) through East Dereham, Swaffham, King’s Lynn, Wisbech, Peterborough, to Leicester. Don’t get lost in Leicester, stay on A-47 all the way to Hinckley, where you can get on A-5 (Watling Street) towards the west. Stay on A-5 through Tamworth, Telford, and then arrive in Shrewsbury. In the morning when starting out and arriving at Swaffham, consider going north on A-1065 and going about five miles to Castle Acre. Southwest of Swaffham about 8 miles is also Oxborough Hall. In the afternoon when on A-5 passing Tamworth consider stopping to see the castle in Tamworth.
From Shrewsbury take A-458 to Welshpool, and then stay on it into the Cambrian Mountains. Turn right at its end on A-470, which runs to Barmouth Bay at Dolgellau, and then A-470 turns north to Trawsfynydd Lake. Turn west towards Porthmadog (eventually getting on A-497) and come to Portmeirion.
From Portmeirion take A-4573 south to Harlech Castle, and then continue South along the coast on A-496, turning west at Barmouth and coming again to Dolgellau, then taking A-470 to its junction with A-487. Take A-487 South to Machynlleth and the Dovey Valley, where one can turn east on A-489 (T) to Cemmaes Road, and then take A-470 (T) towards Newton. From Newton one can take A-483 (T) South to Dolfor, and then take B-4355 to Knighton. From Knighten one can stay on B-4355 south to Kington, and then take A-44 east to Leominster, then on to Bromyard, and on into Worcester. In Worcester one can take the M-5 down south to Tewkesbury, getting off on A-438 to the East towards Stow-on-the-Wold where a Youth Hostel is located. In this area are the Cotswold villages.
From Stow-on-the-Wold use A-429 and A-34 to get up to Stratford-upon-Avon. From there, retrace A-34 (T) south to Oxford.
From Oxford take A-420 west and south to the junction with A338. Then follow A-388 south through Wantage, Hungerford, North Tiaworth, and then turn right (east) on A-303 to Stonehenge. From Stonehenge South on A-345 (at Amesbury) to Salisbury. From Salisbury A-338 continues south. Make certain to see old Saxon church in Breamore near Fordingbridge. At Fordingbridge turn west (right) on B-3078 to Cranborne where a Youth Hostel is.
From Cranborne take B-3081 to junction with A-354, and then turn right (northeast) towards Salisbury. In Salisbury take A-343 to Andover. In Andover take A-303 east, then it changes name to A-30 just before you get on the M-3. The M-3 takes one into London.
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