United Kingdom

Best time to go: May to October.

Interesting areas: West coast of Scotland, Grampians, Trossachs, Hebrides, North Wales, Snowdonia, Lake District, Peak District, Cotswolds, coasts of Cornwall, Dorset and east Devon, Norfolk Broads, Constable country in Suffolk and Essex, Shakespeare country  around Shrewsbury, London, Causeway coast of Northern Ireland.

Don't miss: Central London, Notting Hill Carnival, Bath, Cambridge, Oxford, Canterbury Cathedral, Greenwich, Durham Castle and Cathedral, York Minster, Windsor Castle, Winchester Cathedral, Warwick Castle, Salisbury Cathedral, Chester, Cliveden, Chatsworth, Blenheim Palace, Kew Gardens, Leeds Castle, Sissinghurst, Stonehenge, castles, Stonehenge, Stratford-upon-Avon and Shakespeare, Brighton Pavilion, Edinburgh Castle and Festival, Loch Duich, Eilean Donan Castle, Skye's Cuillins, Neolithic homes at Skara Brae on Orkney, Highland Games, Caernarfon Castle, Brecon Beacons National Park, Mount Snowdon, Giant's Causeway, St Kilda.

Opportunities: History, landscapes, mountains, moors, beaches, cathedrals, castles, royal residences, ancient ruins, culture, people.