[ashleygerrald]

Hi All! Planning a summer trip to the UK and France with wife and kids. Suggestions needed on places of attractions, travel, things to do etc.

[Ray51]

A "trip" ?
From where , to where , pray ?
Time-frame , budget , expectations , preferences , past experience/s , any pre-conditions/handicapps , linguistics involved , pre-knowledge , obligations ....????
The topic/s proposed is just too vast , huge and complex , I'm afraid , for anyone to sensibly answer your query , thus far and based on so little info....

[ashleygerrald]

This is going to be my first visit to the UK and France. So doesn't know much about the routes or destinations. The only things I can specify here are that my trip duration would be 3 weeks, would be flying with my family from Ukraine and want to keep my budget low as much as possible. I want info. on the famous landmarks, tourist sites and monuments in both the UK and France along with some ideas and tips on how to cover all in minimum time and budget. What kind of transport will suit us the best? (We don't want to take flights to France) How about cross Channel ferries? are they too expensive? We would like to visit the historical places of interest, coastal regions as well as the great spots for family entertainment. As this will be a summer trip, how much advance do I need to book hotels and transports to make the trip comfortably?

[Ray51]

Hi , dears !
I'am an EUropean and international and well-travelled , experienced 60+ , sadly ;
IMHO : you are appearing to me , to be trying for far too much ,
wanting to "do" Britain and France in one short go , and on a limited budget ;
please : do NOT take this a personal offence , anywhichways you happen to perceive this well-meant advice !
but rather as a fair statement of a few , well-established facts &figures :
Both the the U.K. and La belle France have thousands-of-years' worth of histories , complete with all those remaining buildings , monuments , art , culture , muuuuuch knowledge and info , to boot ,
also : some great grub , civilisation aspects and many an other fab ( apart and besdides : the usual horrible , disgusting , everyday shiiiite , which noone of as , except maybe Roman Abramowitch and such-likes , appear to be able to thoroughly escape ) ;
much of : getting about , seeing things , doing things , surviving : costs a TON , nowadays , sadly !
IMHO : do now give your thougts and plans and budget another "go" , decide on one or on the other , then : do the Best U can , from there....
U know , where U can get me ( La capitale of the darn EU ! )
Good Luck/Bon Courage
R.

[dmu]

Hi, I agree that you'll not be able to do/see much in 3 weeks in one country, let alone two.
You could go from London to Cornwall via Bristol then back along the south coast to Portsmouth, over to Cherbourg by ferry, down to Mont St Michel and the Loire Valley (Chateaux), then Paris. But even that would be a whistle-stop tour and you'd all be worn out and not take in all that both countries offer.
A lot depends on how old your children are - they would probably prefer London and Paris and a few days at the sea-side on either side of the Channel (Brighton for example and somewhere in Normandie or Bretagne).
As suggested, you would do better to spend the whole three weeks in one or the other country (and even then, you won't have time to go everywhere).

Bon voyage, wherever!
P.S. You mentioned on another thread that you have been to France before.....

[willmore]

If you take the time to do a search of the forum, you will find threads with many suggestions of things to do and see (or not).

Good luck and happy travels. The UK is an absolutely gorgeous country and france has a great deal to offer, but for three weeks I would do one or the other......IMHO

[Borje S]

wrong tread

[Casa Santo Estevo]

This is a forum about living somewhere. I think you would be best off asking a question like this on a travel forum Like Trip Advisor.

[willmore]

Originally Posted by Casa Santo Estevo This is a forum about living somewhere. I think you would be best off asking a question like this on a travel forum Like Trip Advisor.

as opposed to dying......

good advice - we find lonely planet also very helpful

[Casa Santo Estevo]

Originally Posted by willmore as opposed to dying...... good advice - we find lonely planet also very helpful

I know, but I could think of another way of saying it.
I bet some die whilst living abroad though.