A week in the UK - without touching London!

North Yorkshire is England's biggest and most beautiful county. Whether you want to wander on wild, heathery moorland; visit ruins of ancient castles and monastic houses; follow the Teashop Trail through villages and market towns; walk in the hills and dales; or stroll down the pier at one of North Yorkshire's beautiful East Coast seaside resorts, North Yorkshire has more than enough to entertain any visitor for a week. And that's without even going to the city of York - you'll need another week for that!

The Giant's Causeway is just one of the places you would want to visit on a vacation in Northern Ireland. A stunning natural rock formation with a very interesting origin(!), it's just one of the places that make Antrim well worth investigating, along with many little seaside towns and beautiful glens. Just relax and take it at an easy pace - or if you want to see more, head into County Down and the Mountains of Morne, or over to Donegal where tweed is made, or even into Belfast itself.

Rugged mountains, peaceful lochs and rushing streams...the Scottish Highlands are a place to really get away from everything. Good weather certainly can't be guaranteed, but scenery like this looks magnificent in all weathers! Top places to include in your tour: Ullapool (where you can get ferries to some of the islands); Glen Coe; Fort William; Loch Ness; Kinlochleven; Eileen Donan Castle (especially at sunset!) and Inverness.