Advice for British Isles trip

[WideReceiver]

We’ll be in London and Dublin for about 3-4 days each in spring and one day in Edinburgh. I have Lonely Planet books and will seek suggestions at TripAdvisor and other sources. Further advice for attractions, accommodations (Edinburgh is taken care of) and food. For our trip to Japan and Tokyo I found the Facebook groups to be very helpful.

We like history, culture, beer lol, and scenery.

Food in London and Dublin is horribly expensive. We might seek hotels/B&Bs with breakfasts and eat out for one meal each day. Any other advice on eating out?

We haven’t searched accommodations yet. My wife has been to Dublin but I haven’t. She is somewhat familiar with the city. We’ve never been to London.

Thanks for any advice.

[Bill Bumface]

We did a loop for our honeymoon many years ago that was Edinburgh -> Stirling -> Belfast -> A castle you can stay at reasonably in the middle of Ireland (Kinnitty) -> Cork -> Dublin -> York -> Edinburgh.

We planned to go further north in Scotland, but there was so damn much to see near Stirling that we never made it. You can buy these national park pass like things that let you in all the castles their parks service oversees. Renting a car is a must, as tons of them are off on their own. Every day was castles, pub, castles, pub, bed. It was awesome. Stirling was a great base, and a neat small city as the former capital of Scotland.

Belfast was festinating. Go walk through The Falls and Shankill Road. This is something that wouldn't have been a good idea in the 80s, and now is totally safe but still gives a good glimpse into The Troubles. The Giants Causeway was super cool to check out in the area as well.

Ireland was great, but we also lucked out and had blue skies the whole time. The Cliffs of Moher were gorgeous. Tons and tons of nice towns all over the place (Kilkenny, Limerick etc).

We skipped through Wales, just had lunch there, so can't comment on what we missed out on. I loved York. The old centre is OLD. Everything is leaning and ancient and it was super cool.

Have fun! I plan on a do-over of that trip at some point, it was great.

[Slava]

First, just ignore the currency conversion. If you spend your trip thinking about how many dollars that beer is, or whatever, you’ll drive yourself insane. I’m not saying just throw away money, but just be prepared to spend more than you would for some things here.

The museums in London are all free. Basically, everything amazing is there because they pillaged everywhere else in the world, so they let you come and visit your things for free! I would highly recommend the British National Museum and National Gallery if you like those kinds of things. The British National is really impressive, and areas like the Egyptian and Assyrian exhibits are really incredible.

Overall, the UK is a fantastic place to visit and London is an incredible city.

[MegaErtz]

Ireland is not part of the British Isles, and the Irish people find it extremely offensive when Canadians refer to is as such.

Dublin is a great town to party in. When exactly in spring will you be there?

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Slava

First, just ignore the currency conversion. If you spend your trip thinking about how many dollars that beer is, or whatever, you’ll drive yourself insane. I’m not saying just throw away money, but just be prepared to spend more than you would for some things here.

The museums in London are all free. Basically, everything amazing is there because they pillaged everywhere else in the world, so they let you come and visit your things for free! I would highly recommend the British National Museum and National Gallery if you like those kinds of things. The British National is really impressive, and areas like the Egyptian and Assyrian exhibits are really incredible.

Overall, the UK is a fantastic place to visit and London is an incredible city.

Agreed, lots of great Museums and lots to see. Skip the 'Touristy Crap' like waiting in line for The Eye of London, etc.

The Tower of London is very cool, go to some of the open markets and get a proper English breakfast from a sweaty man in a wife-beater that you cant understand.

Oh! And for the Love of God...do NOT go to the Tate Modern Art Museum. The price of admission is an absolute ripoff...even though its free. Its 90 minutes of your life you'll never get back and theres a non-zero chance you'll hate it so much and seriously consider ending your life.

[Roughneck]

Originally Posted by MegaErtz

Ireland is not part of the British Isles, and the Irish people find it extremely offensive when Canadians refer to is as such.

You'd think they'd find it extremely offensive when people of any nationality refer to it as such, I wonder why Canadians get singled out.

[troutman]

Mind The Gap!

[MegaErtz]

Originally Posted by Roughneck

You'd think they'd find it extremely offensive when people of any nationality refer to it as such, I wonder why Canadians get singled out.

Might have something to do with Canadians thinking they're better than Americans, and loved worldwide.

[Slava]

Originally Posted by MegaErtz

Might have something to do with Canadians thinking they're better than Americans, and loved worldwide.

Well, that’s just factual. There’s a reason Americans travel with Canadian flags or maple leaf pins.

[undercoverbrother]

Go North

Wonderful country and people

I’ve been around a bunch of places in the UK most enjoyable nights was being at a lock in Bridlington, close second was a night out with my uncle (RIP) at his working man’s club in Brighouse.



I much prefer the North to the South

[troutman]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Termin..._British_Isles

The terminology of the British Isles comprises the words and phrases that are used to describe the (sometimes overlapping) geographical and political areas of the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, and the smaller islands which surround them. The terms are often a source of confusion, partly owing to the similarity between some of the actual words used but also because they are often used loosely. Many of the words carry geographical and political connotations which are affected by the history of the islands. The inclusion of Ireland in the geographical definition of British Isles is debated.