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20 Days Across England, Ireland & Scotland

20 Days Across England, Ireland & Scotland is a 20-day balanced family trip with a mix of big-city highlights, scenic travel days, castles, museums, and breathing room. itinerar...

London, York, Edinburgh, Scottish Highlands

Day 1 - Fri, Oct 16

London

Arrive in London and transfer to your hotel

10:00 AM

Central London

Easy walk along the South Bank

2:00 PM

South Bank, London

Early dinner near Covent Garden

5:30 PM

Covent Garden, London

Short evening around Leicester Square and back to hotel

7:00 PM

Leicester Square, London

Day 2 - Sat, Oct 17

London

Tower of London

9:00 AM

Tower of London

Tower Bridge exterior and riverside photos

12:00 PM

Tower Bridge

Lunch by St Katharine Docks

12:45 PM

St Katharine Docks, London

British Museum

2:30 PM

British Museum

Dinner in Bloomsbury or Soho

6:00 PM

Bloomsbury, London

Day 3 - Sun, Oct 18

London

Westminster walk

9:30 AM

Westminster, London

St James’s Park playground and stroll

11:00 AM

St James's Park

Lunch near Victoria or Trafalgar Square

12:30 PM

Central London

National Gallery or free time in Covent Garden

2:00 PM

Trafalgar Square / Covent Garden

Dinner in Covent Garden

5:30 PM

Covent Garden, London

Day 4 - Mon, Oct 19

London, York

Train from London to York

9:00 AM

London King's Cross

Hotel check-in and quick lunch

12:00 PM

York city centre

York Minster area and Shambles walk

2:00 PM

York

City walls or riverside stroll

4:00 PM

York

Dinner in the old centre

6:00 PM

York

Day 5 - Tue, Oct 20

York, Edinburgh

Train from York to Edinburgh

9:30 AM

York railway station

Hotel check-in and lunch

1:00 PM

Edinburgh Old Town

Royal Mile wander

2:30 PM

Royal Mile, Edinburgh

Victoria Street and Grassmarket

4:00 PM

Grassmarket, Edinburgh

Dinner in Old Town

6:00 PM

Edinburgh Old Town

Day 6 - Wed, Oct 21

Edinburgh

Edinburgh Castle

9:30 AM

Edinburgh Castle

Lunch near the Royal Mile

12:30 PM

Royal Mile, Edinburgh

St Giles’ Cathedral and closes

1:45 PM

Royal Mile, Edinburgh

Princes Street Gardens or Scott Monument views

3:30 PM

Central Edinburgh

Dinner in New Town

6:00 PM

Edinburgh New Town

Day 7 - Thu, Oct 22

Edinburgh

National Museum of Scotland

10:00 AM

National Museum of Scotland

Lunch in the museum area

12:30 PM

Chambers Street, Edinburgh

Calton Hill viewpoints

2:00 PM

Calton Hill, Edinburgh

Free time for shopping or café break

4:00 PM

Princes Street / George Street

Dinner near George Street

6:00 PM

New Town, Edinburgh

Day 8 - Fri, Oct 23

Edinburgh, Scottish Highlands, Edinburgh

Highlands day trip departure

8:00 AM

Edinburgh

Loch Ness region stop

11:30 AM

Loch Ness

Lunch during Highlands tour

1:00 PM

Scottish Highlands

Scenic Highlands return stops

2:30 PM

Scottish Highlands

Return to Edinburgh

7:30 PM

Edinburgh

Day 9 - Sat, Oct 24

Edinburgh, Glasgow

Train from Edinburgh to Glasgow

10:00 AM

Edinburgh Waverley

Hotel check-in and lunch

12:00 PM

Glasgow city centre

Kelvingrove area or George Square orientation walk

2:00 PM

Glasgow

Riverside or Buchanan Street free time

4:00 PM

Glasgow

Dinner in city centre

6:30 PM

Glasgow city centre

Day 10 - Sun, Oct 25

Glasgow, Belfast

Travel from Glasgow to Belfast

8:30 AM

Glasgow

Hotel check-in and lunch

2:00 PM

Belfast city centre

City Hall and central Belfast walk

3:30 PM

Belfast City Hall

Cathedral Quarter wander

5:00 PM

Cathedral Quarter, Belfast

Dinner in Cathedral Quarter

6:30 PM

Cathedral Quarter, Belfast

Day 11 - Mon, Oct 26

Belfast

Titanic Belfast

9:00 AM

Titanic Belfast

SS Nomadic exterior or optional visit

12:00 PM

SS Nomadic

Lunch at Titanic Quarter

12:45 PM

Titanic Quarter, Belfast

Botanic Gardens or Ulster Museum

2:30 PM

South Belfast

Dinner back in the centre

6:00 PM

Belfast city centre

Day 12 - Tue, Oct 27

Belfast, Dublin

Train from Belfast to Dublin

9:00 AM

Belfast Grand Central / Lanyon Place

Hotel check-in and lunch

12:00 PM

Dublin city centre

Grafton Street and St Stephen’s Green stroll

2:00 PM

Central Dublin

Temple Bar area walk without overcommitting

4:00 PM

Temple Bar, Dublin

Dinner in central Dublin

6:00 PM

Dublin city centre

Day 13 - Wed, Oct 28

Dublin

Book of Kells / Trinity College area

9:00 AM

Trinity College Dublin

Lunch near Trinity and Dawson Street

12:00 PM

Central Dublin

Guinness Storehouse

2:00 PM

Guinness Storehouse

Evening reset at hotel or nearby park

5:00 PM

Dublin city centre

Dinner in the city centre

6:30 PM

Dublin city centre

Day 14 - Thu, Oct 29

Dublin, Galway

Train from Dublin to Galway

9:00 AM

Dublin Heuston

Hotel check-in and lunch

12:30 PM

Galway city centre

Latin Quarter and Quay Street stroll

2:00 PM

Galway

Salthill promenade or river walk

4:00 PM

Galway

Dinner in Galway centre

6:30 PM

Galway

Day 15 - Fri, Oct 30

Galway, Cliffs of Moher, Galway

Day trip from Galway to the Cliffs of Moher

9:00 AM

Galway

Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience

11:30 AM

Cliffs of Moher

Lunch in County Clare

1:30 PM

County Clare

Burren or coastal return stop

3:00 PM

The Burren / County Clare

Return to Galway

6:30 PM

Galway

Day 16 - Sat, Oct 31

Galway, Dublin

Return train from Galway to Dublin

10:00 AM

Galway railway station

Hotel check-in and lunch

1:30 PM

Dublin city centre

Phoenix Park or easy family free time

3:00 PM

Phoenix Park, Dublin

Pack and early evening around your neighborhood

5:00 PM

Dublin city centre

Early dinner near hotel

6:30 PM

Dublin city centre

Day 17 - Sun, Nov 1

Dublin, Holyhead, Manchester

Travel from Dublin toward England

8:00 AM

Dublin Port or Dublin Airport

Onward rail to Manchester and hotel check-in

2:00 PM

Manchester city centre

Canal-side or central orientation walk

4:00 PM

Manchester city centre

Dinner in central Manchester

6:00 PM

Manchester city centre

Day 18 - Mon, Nov 2

Manchester, Bath

Train from Manchester to Bath

9:00 AM

Manchester Piccadilly

Hotel check-in and lunch

1:30 PM

Bath city centre

Bath Abbey and Pulteney Bridge area walk

3:00 PM

Bath

Georgian streets and tea break

4:30 PM

Central Bath

Dinner in Bath centre

6:30 PM

Bath

Day 19 - Tue, Nov 3

Bath, Cotswolds, Bath

Cotswolds day trip departure

9:00 AM

Bath

Cotswolds village stop

10:30 AM

Cotswolds

Pub lunch in a village

12:30 PM

Cotswolds

Second village or viewpoint stop

2:30 PM

Cotswolds

Return to Bath

5:30 PM

Bath

Day 20 - Wed, Nov 4

Bath, London

Train from Bath to London

9:30 AM

Bath Spa Station

Hotel check-in or baggage drop

11:30 AM

London

Last afternoon in Notting Hill or Hyde Park

1:30 PM

West London

Farewell dinner

6:00 PM

West London

Buffer evening for departure prep or optional next-day fly-out

8:00 PM

London