I am a little over 24 hours away from flying to the UK. I am so excited, I hardly slept last night and got up early this morning to take care of the last few things before I leave tomorrow. With that being said, I wanted to sort of lay out my path but not get into many details about why I am going where. If you happen to be somewhat close to the path, and have time to spare, I would love to meet up for tea. This list isn’t all inclusive, and I may not hit some things. I just know that I am on vacation, and that is enough.
8 Jun - Depart Florida.
9 Jun - Arrive in London, jump on public transit towards Wellingborough to pick up campervan, and head to Coventry for first overnight stop.
10 Jun - Birmingham day trip - Walking the Bull Ring, Birmingham Museum, Canal Tour, Al Murray @ The Alexandra.
11 Jun - Leicester day trip - Jewry Wall Museum, Leicester Castle, Leicester Cathedral Exterior (closed), Guildhall Museum, Clock Tower, King Richard III Visitor Center, and run up to Nottingham to stay overnight.
12 Jun - Nottingham and Sheffield - Nottingham Castle, Robin Hood Statue, Old Market Square, Then to Sheffield for Millinium Gallery, Cathedral, City Hall, and hopefully Jack Dee (can’t get tickets online with a US Post Code).
13 Jun - Peak Forest - Hiking in Peak Forest, likely to hit multiple spots. Kind of a day to relax in nature as well.
14 Jun - Leeds day trip - Leeds City Museum, Maths City, Town Hall, Cathedral, and Romesh Ranganathan @ The Grand Theater & Opera House.
15 Jun - Manchester day trip and some ancestry stuff - Radcliffe Tower, Not sure what else yet, maybe Science and Industry Museum, Maybe drive to Liverpool for Beatles stuff, but ultimately, Rhod Gilbert @ The Lowry.
16 Jun - Bristol and Bath - Longest road trip of the trip. St. Peter’s Church, Blaise Castle, possible rugby experience, The Roman Baths, Jane Austen Centre. Basically, whatever I can squeeze in.
17 Jun - Cotswolds & Oxford - Tetbury and Winchcombe walking tours, Oxford campus tour, Oxford canal towpath walk.
18 Jun - Canal Museum & Milton Keynes - Museums and Canal walks.
19 Jun - Return Campervan in Wellingborough & Train to Hastings? - I know when the Campervan needs to go back, and I know I don’t want spend too much time in London, so I am looking at possibly going to Hastings/Battle to see the sites of the 1066 invasion of the Normans. By this time I may also be ready to wrap things up by exploring London, but not sure yet.
20 Jun - Alan Carr has a show in Southampton. Not sure if that would be too much of a stretch.
21 Jun - Doing the touristy stuff in London on my last full day. If I have extra time, look up more ancestry stuff in the London Library.
22 Jun - Fly home.