England

A trip to England rarely stops at London alone. You have already picked the country and are now working through the practical questions: how many days to give the capital, whether to rent a car, which neighborhood to stay in and which tickets to buy ahead of time. Those are the questions people usually bring to this section. We have gathered articles here that help turn a general wish into a day-by-day plan.

Most of the articles are about London. There is a ready-made two-day itinerary, a breakdown of neighborhoods to stay in with a selection of hotels, a daily budget calculation and a piece on which months to go. The trip from Heathrow into the city and a night at Stansted Airport are covered separately. For the sights there are practical guides: the Tower, the Royal Albert Hall, Covent Garden, the Sherlock Holmes Museum, the Harry Potter studio outside London. They are rounded out by pieces on local etiquette, British rituals and pubs with a history.

Beyond the capital, the section is broader than its name. Besides England, it includes articles on Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and we say so plainly. For England that means Cornwall by car, the Cotswolds without a car, Stonehenge from London, the south of the country from Oxford to the New Forest, Liverpool in one day, Eastbourne with a dog. For Scotland: the neighborhoods of Edinburgh and Glasgow, Edinburgh Castle, the Isle of Skye, Glencoe and Loch Ness, a loop around the north, the Caledonian Sleeper night train. For Wales there is a road trip from south to north and the island of Anglesey. Northern Ireland is represented by the Giant's Causeway.

Another group of articles is tied to events and themes. These are Wimbledon, Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park, Bonfire Night in Lewes and Christmas traditions. For fans of film and TV there are routes around the filming locations of Harry Potter, "The Crown" and "Doctor Who". There is also a piece on passenger rights when a flight is delayed: it explains who is entitled to compensation and how to file a claim.

Every article opens with a short answer to the main question, and the details come below. Practical blocks follow: how to get there, how much time to allow, what to buy in advance, where to spend the night. We check prices and opening hours against the official websites of the sights and carriers, and we state the source and the date of the check. We write about the downsides as plainly as about the upsides. One example: a separate piece on Cornwall in August, its most crowded month.

The section suits people who travel independently and want to put the route together themselves: a weekend in London, a week by car or a few days in Edinburgh. It is also useful for families and for those traveling with a dog or without a car. If you are looking for a ready-made package tour or for someone to organize the trip for you, this section will not help. We provide the information, and the decisions stay with you.

A good place to start is the articles on season and budget: they set the frame for the trip. Then choose a neighborhood and a place to stay, and after that move on to the day-by-day itineraries. Read the pieces on specific sights last, once it is clear what goes into the plan. If the trip reaches beyond London, settle the transportation question first: car, train or a day tour.

"England" belongs to the "Europe" section, which in turn is part of "Destinations". It has no subsections, so all the articles sit in a single feed. Next to it are the sections for other countries: "France", "Belgium", "Germany", "Denmark", "Andorra", "Bulgaria", "Finland" and "Georgia". They come in handy if you are combining Britain with other countries in one trip.

We keep the articles updated. Ticket prices, timetables and entry conditions change, so at every check we compare the data with official sources and set a new date. Entry rules and document requirements are not covered in detail in our articles: look those up on official government websites before you travel. Before buying tickets, look at the date of the check in the article and open the website of the sight itself. That way your plan stays accurate.