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Day Trips from London You Need to Take! 🌍

Looking for a quick escape from the city? Here are 7 amazing day trips easily done from London👇

1️⃣ The Cotswolds – 🚂 1.5 hrs (train) | 🚌 2+ hrs (bus)
🌿 Explore the charming villages and picture-perfect English countryside!

2️⃣ Stonehenge – 🚂 1.5 hrs (train via Salisbury) | 🚌 2.5 hrs (bus)
🪨 Walk among the ancient mystical stones and wonder at how they got there

3️⃣ White Cliffs of Dover – 🚂 1 hr (train) | 🚌 2.5 hrs (bus)
🏞 Hike along the iconic chalk cliffs for stunning sea views!

4️⃣ Tintern Abbey – 🚂 2.5 hrs (train to Chepstow) | 🚌 3 hrs (bus)
🏰 Explore the hauntingly beautiful ruins of a 12th-century abbey in Wales!

5️⃣ Bath – 🚂 1.5 hrs (train) | 🚌 3 hrs (bus)
🛁 Visit the ancient Roman Baths and soak up the city’s architectural beauty!

6️⃣ Oxford – 🚂 1 hr (train) | 🚌 2 hrs (bus)
📚 Wander the historic Oxford University and feel like you’re in the world of Harry Potter

7️⃣ Windsor Castle – 🚂 30 min (train) | 🚌 1 hr (bus)
👑 Tour the oldest & largest inhabited castle, a truly royal experience!

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This is one example Spain itinerary I’ve done before for friends of mine visiting. 

I have another version too that includes Barcelona and Valencia, that one is coming soon! 🎉 

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1️⃣my recommended Scotland road trip itinerary for first time visitors 🚙 (including a map, hotel links, day trips +)

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3️⃣how to divide up 3 days in Edinburgh 🪄 

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Probably my favorite castle we visited on our two week road trip through Great Britain, 🇬🇧 this medieval gem has a history as epic as its views! 🏰 

This 13th-century castle has seen many battles, betrayals, and royal intrigue 👑! 

While what remains is just stone ruins, there’s still a sense of what it once was. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 

About a 1-hour drive from Swansea, 1.5 hours from Cardiff, or a 4-hour road trip from London, it’s a great escape for history lovers! 🏰 

💰To visit, it’s £6.50 for adults and £4.50 for children. The hike up may be a bit tricky for some, & definitely don’t try to bring a stroller 😜 

Don’t forget to explore the secret cave below! Also get some scones at the cafe where you buy your tickets ☕️!

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As a huge fan of “Harry Potter” ⚡️🪄(Y’all don’t even comprehend how intense of a fan I was in the early 2000s in particular) 🙈😅, of course an added bonus of going to Scotland is the chance to see filming locations or places that inspired the books. 📚

I wish we could’ve gone to even more, but here are a few: 

📍 Glenfinnan Viaduct- Arguably the most well known Scottish HP film location, this is where they shot many aerial scenes of the Hogwarts Express 🚂 

📍Victoria Street- In the heart of old Edinburgh, this street is supposedly the inspiration behind Diagon Alley 🪄 (Although JK did recently debunk this on her Twitter 🙈)

📍 Museum Context- A beautifully curated HP inspired shop on Victoria Street! I have a separate reel on this you can check out! 📚 

📍 Balmoral Hotel- Once J.K. Rowling was rolling in the cash (ha!), she booked a room here to finish writing Deathly Hallows. You can see her signature on a statue there today!

📍 Greyfriar’s Kirkyard- This centuries old cemetery in Edinburgh is supposedly where J.K. found inspiration for many character names (buried there you’ll find a Thomas Riddell, McGonagall, & more!) 🪦! (However, she again debunked this as a rumor) 🤷🏻‍♀️ 

📍Rannoch Moor- Where they filmed the Death Eaters stopping the Hogwarts Express 🚂 in Deathly Hallows 1 ☠️ 

📍 Loch Shiel- Used as the filming backdrop of Hogwarts in several of the movies. 🏰 Also is the “Black Lake” in Prisoner of Azkaban

⚡️ Of course there are so many more all over the country, but these are just a few 😇
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This trip is truly so incredible. 💙 It includes volcanoes, waterfalls, glacial lagoons, 🧊 geysers, puffins, 🐧whale watching🐋, ancient runes, natural thermal baths 🧖, black sand beaches and more!

Iceland is definitely a pricy travel destination, 🇮🇸 but we found ways to make it more affordable. 

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