Itinerary

Scotland 2025 Itinerary 

Travel dates: 

  • Sept 7 - 23 - North east UK and Scotland   

  • Sept 24th -Batheaston and Norfolk/Suffolk 

  • Return: Oct 15 

  • Car rentals: Sept 8 - Oct 15 

Sept 7: 

  • Park and Fly: - Parking for 37 days  

  • Flight #122 on Air Transat YYZ to Gatwick 

Sept 8 - First night - near Bleinham 

  • Gatwick Car Rental – Alamo 

  • Artist residence in Oxfordshire  

  • Travelling down the A417 to A420 to A415 to B4022 to Station Rd, within an hour, we reach our final destination of the day in South Leigh, Witney, Oxfordshire  

Sept 9 

  • visit Blenheim Palace  

  • St. Martins Church, Bladon – Churchill and Marlborough gravesites 

Sept 10 - 2nd night and 3rd night - York 

  • Bibury 

  • Coal Shed accommodation 

  • York Minster for Evensong 
     

Sept 11 

  • Shambles, York walkabout 

  • City wall 


Sept 12 - 4th day - drive to Creiff and b&b  

  • Take Yorkshire coastal route  

  • Lunch in Whitby -  Fishermans Wife restaurant 

  • Arrival in Creiff B&B 

 

Sept 12-19 stay in Crieff 

Sept 13 

  • Creiff downtown, Groceries at Aldi 

  • Norman and Sue visit - former stonewaller at Balmoral 

  • Lunch at Rhubard cafe 

Sept 14  

  • Drive to Inverness 

  • Tour the Culloden battlefield and museum 

  • Check into the Glen Mhor Hotel and have dinner 

Sept 15  

  • Loch Ness, Highland Cows  

  • Lunch in Pitlochry (we discover there is NO leaning tower) 

  • Drive back to Crieff B&B 
     

Sept 16th - Edinburgh 

  • Depart from Glen eagle station near crieff  

  • Waverly station arrival 

  • Royal mile  

  • Edinburgh Castle - Crown Jewels – 1pm Cannon Firing  

  • Royal yacht Britannia 
      

Sept 17  

  • Inverpeffery library near our B&B in Crieff 
     

Sept 18th 

  • Williamsons train to Glasgow by train and city tour 

  • Gazleys off to Drummond Gardens  

  • Creiff to Douglas House - Chester  

Sept 20 - Chester  

  • Chester Cathedral – wall walk and city explore 

  • Dinner at Cote Brasserie 

Sept 21 - Liverpool 

  • Train to Liverpool 

  • Liverpool museum 

  • Beatles bus tour – ending in Cavern Club 

Sept 22:  

  • B&F - stop over at Much Wenlock - tour the original Olympic location 

  • Check into Alcester and the Haselor summer house 

  • Benthall Hall 

  • Wenlock Priory 

  • Dinner at Gaskell Arms 

Sept 23  

  • Coffee at 10 in Alcester 

  • Much Wenlock - Museum and Original Olympic display 

  • Check into Alcester and the Haselor summer house 

  • Drive to Stratford 

  • visit dirty duck pub across from theatre 

 

             Sept 24:  

  • Drive to Batheaston  

 

 Sept 25:  

  • Cambridge stay over 

  • Dinner at Dishoom Indian restaurant  

Sept 26:  

  • Norfolk - Check in to Kings Lynn House in Holt 

  • Ely Cathedral – museum of stained glass 

   

Sept 27 

  • Coffee at Cross Keys 

  • Visit Cley Next to Sea 

  • Visit Blakeney 

  • Coffee at Stiffkey farm shop and cafe 

  • Dinner in Holt 

Sept 28 

  • Coffee at Two Magpies 

  • Dinner at Kings Head 

Sept 29 

  • Bkfst at Two Magpies 

  • Leave for Suffolk and our accom in Woodbridge 

  • Fish and Chips in Cromer 

  • Coffee and Flapjacks at Fig and Olive 

Sept 30th:  

  • Sutton Hoo 

  • Snape Maltings  

  • Check into Crows nest in Woodbridge 

Oct 1 

  • Breakfast at Crows nest in Woodbridge 

  • Visit Thorpeness 

  • Visit Leiston Abbey 

  • Coffee at Aldeburgh - Two Magpies 

Oct 2 

  • Southwold Pier 

  • Walberswick - Coffee at the Tea Shed 

Oct 3 

  • Benjamin Britten House tour 

  • Coffee and scones at Pump Room Cafe 

Oct 4: 

  • Coffee at Two Magpies - Woodbridge 

  • Lechade - Lynwood Cafe for lunch 

  • Kelmscott manor tour  

  • Check into Plough Inn 

  • Dinner at Plough Inn 

Oct 5:  

  • Tour St Georges 12C church in Kelmscott 

  • Coffee at Fire and Flow cafe in Cirencester 

  • Drive back to Batheaston 

Oct 6 

  • Alamo on Lower Bristol Road in Bath for rental car check in 

  • Coffee at Mokoko 

  • Lunch at the Birdhouse cafe in Box 

Oct 7 - 10 

  • Staying in the 1 Home Farm house on the grounds of Upton House 

  • Tour Upton House 

  • Movie at Evesham Regal movie house - Downton Abbey final episode movie 

  • Bletchley Park tour 

  • Chedworth Roman Villa site 

  • Kingston Lacy – Lulworth Cove 

  • Great Chalfield Manor - Wiltshire 

Oct 14: return car to Alamo  

  • drop off UK rental at Lower Bristol Road, Bath 

Oct 15: Roman Bath Car service pick up for airport trip  

  • flight back for Toronto  

 

 



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