Posted on 09/06/2010 5:03:14 PM PDT by Skooz
I'm toying with the idea of traveling to England after Christmas and staying a couple of weeks. I have always dreamed of driving from London to Glasgow and wonder if anyone has any perspective of doing so that time of year.
Dreary and damp. June is nice.
Do the Scotch Trail.
That’s what I assumed. But, as long as the road isn’t too hazardous, I don’t mind cold drizzle and clouds.
I went to London, England on December 28th — but it was 26 years ago! I stayed for 10 days with a College group. We didn’t make it up to Scotland, but took a bus or the Tube around London and the region. A great trip I’ll never forget — wish I’d have made more of it.
I think there are several million who stay there every winter....
/johnny
Never been outside London and environs in winter. Been all over Ireland though, Glendalough in County Wicklow is a haunted, beautiful place, especially in winter.
Have you driven on the left much before? It’s not that bad with an automatic outside the cities, but in the cities it’s surprisingly confusing. Throw in a manual trans and it’s a struggle. Some behaviors are just so ingrained it’s hard to overcome them.
Scotland has a beautiful loneliness no matter the time of year - but try to go sometime also when you can catch some Highland games.
They say the ladies are insane there
with their tattoos and needles
If this winter over there was anything like the last one with all that record snow (caused by global warming) would probably suggest a more hospitable place.
I’ve been there in December. I think it would be a wonderful trip, but definitely different than in the spring.
I have driven from London up to Aberdeen in late November. Guess that counts as winter.
Three winters not a single snowflake.
I would have loved it in the 60s, but now, I would not go anywhere near England ANYTIME of the year.
That country is a victim of the Peter Principle.
Well...it’s off season, so you may be able to get some better deals.
I’m of hardy midwestern stock. You know photos in the snow may be glorious, too.
I went to England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland in May. It was colder in Scotland and lightly snowing in the Highlands. I also went to London in August, and it rained the whole 10 days I was there.
A few years, ago we were in London the week before Christmas and it was wonderful. The street in front of Selfridges’s department store was closed to traffic, on the weekend, making shopping a delight. The weather was comfortable.
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