Where to go?

[amarillis]

I am thinking of hiring a car and driving somewhere for a few days during the xmas/new year period with my boyfriend. I have never really seen much of the UK at all and wanted to know what you all thought are nice places to visit (I know this is rather vague, but I really haven't a clue). I am living in Twickenham so somewhere that I could get to in a few days from there would be handy. Cheers all!

[natalie_1982]

You can get to anywhere in a few days here!

 

It depends what you're looking for, I mean Oxford is obviously really touristy with the Uni's, museums, buildings, and er..... I think that's it but at Xmas time I'm not sure if they'd be open.

 

Personally, if I had the opportunity, what I'd do would be go way out into the country (I'd go into deep Dorset) and spend a few days in an old cottage with a log fire and enjoy the scenery.  And the sheep smells.

[spudqueen]

The Cotswolds isn't too far.  Book a room in a nice old pub and visit some of the lovely places, Stow on the Wold, Bourton on the Water, Burford, Chipping Camden, Broadway etc

[Bangkok]

It depends on what you like - at that time of year, a good pub in the Cotswolds or the Peak District with an open fire, real ale and good food would do me fine!  The Waltzing Weasel or the Monsal Head Hotel in the Peak District are favourites of mine.

However, you might want to actually see something other than scenary.  The old Roman towns (eg Bath, Chester, York) have a lot of sights, but check opening times. 

You might also have some difficultly getting bookings - Expedia.com or similar might be a starting point.  The good pub guide rates on accomadation as well.

[kwd1954]

Another alternative is to get a cheap flight to Edinburgh. Open air ice rink, street entertainment, massive street fair, all backed by the back drop of the castle, plenty of pubs etc. The only place for Hogmanay. go to www.edinburghshogmanay.org but if you decided to stay on 31/12 you would need tickets in advance for the street party and they sell out quickly

[TomW]

Wales is only a few hours from Twickenham and has lots of varied and beautiful countryside.