Fly me to UK｜This is how you should plan your UK trip!

I first thought about going to UK in February of this year. Since then, I have gone through tons of articles on the internet and trip advisor, and kept a close eye on flight tickets and hotel deals (have to say that UK is really expensive!). Finally I went to UK, visited London, York and Edinburgh, tried out nice restaurants, most of the tourism sites (first time visit!) and some less well-known places, with a very reasonable budget!

I wanted to share my experiences on the trip and tips I wish I knew.

Below is a brief summary of what I did each day.

I will elaborate more in my upcoming blog posts, so in the meantime please feel free to leave a comment and let me know which place interests you the most and I will talk more about it!

◊ London ◊ Ohh London!

Day 1

Places

British Museum

Covent Garden

Somerset House

Oxford Street

Restaurants

Wing Wing

Flat Iron

Day 2

Places

Millenium Bridge

St. Paul’s Cathedral

London Bridge

Monument to the Great London Fire

Tower of London

Tower Bridge

Waterloo area

Financial district

Restaurants

Aux Pains de Papa

Sky Garden

Poppy’s

Laduree’s

Polo Bar

Hardy’s sweets shop

Day 3

Places

Windsor Castle

Leadenhall Market

The Gherkin

Soho

Restaurants

Bill's

Fudge Kitchen

Duck & Waffle

Kanada-Ya

Biju Milk Tea

Day 4

Places

Westminster Abbey

Buckingham Palace

St. Jame’s Park

Big Ben

Palace of Westminster

Westminster Bridge

London Eye

Restaurants

Duke’s Hotel

Milk Train

◊ York ◊ A glimpse through its 2000 years’ history

Day 5

Places

York Castle Museum

York Minister

Holy Trinity Church

York Shambles (who is Harry Potter fan here?)

Restaurants

Betty’s Cafe Tea Room

Skosh

◊Edinburgh ◊ If you also like Harry Potter...

Day 6

Places

Palace of Holyroodhouse

St. Gile’s Cathedral

Greyfriar’s Bobby Memorial Statue

The Potter Trail (a free tour for all the Harry Potter fans! Highly recommended!)

Royal Mile

Restaurants

Edinburgh Larder

Usquabae (can’t avoid trying scotch when you are in Scotland!)

Day 7

Scottish Highlands Tour

Kelpies

Stirling Castle

Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park

Hairy Coos

Loch Katrine

Doune Castle

Places

The Scott Monument

Restaurants

The Forth Inn at Highland Village of Aberfoyle

Thai Orchid

Day 8

Places

Edinburgh Castle

Restaurants

Oink

Yo! Sushi

◊ Last day ◊ Back to London!

Day 9

Places

Borough Market

South bank

Restaurants

Pie Maker

Furness Foodhut

Tips to share:

I am very sure a lot of people are confused about options of transportation and buying tourism sites tickets just like I was.

So I will also share tips in a following post on:

Oyster card vs Travel Card

2-for-1 vs London Pass

#UK