Backpacking United Kingdom: 12 best places to visit
The most rewarding stops for backpackers in United Kingdom, ranked and mapped — and real routes through them, written by travellers who went.
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London
England
The endlessly layered capital.
2
Edinburgh
Scotland
Castle, old town, festivals.
3
Isle of Skye
Scotland
Dramatic Highland scenery.
4
Bath
England
Roman baths, Georgian crescents.
5
Lake District
England
Fells and glassy lakes.
6
Oxford
England
Dreaming spires and colleges.
7
Scottish Highlands
Scotland
Glens, lochs, and munros.
8
Cornwall
England
Surf coves and cliffs.
9
Snowdonia
Wales
Rugged Welsh mountains.
10
York
England
Walls, minster, cobbled Shambles.
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Cambridge
England
Colleges and river punting.
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Giant's Causeway
Northern Ireland
Hexagonal basalt columns.
Backpacking routes through United Kingdom
Real trips through United Kingdom, drawn on maps by the people who took them.
Lakes to Snowdonia: England and Wales for Hikers on a Budget
A mountain-hopping route from Manchester through the Lake District to Eryri (Snowdonia): Windermere, Keswick fells, Llanberis and Yr Wyddfa on foot.
Scotland Without a Car: Edinburgh, Skye and the Highlands by Bus
A week through the Scottish Highlands on trains and Citylink buses: Edinburgh, Inverness, the Isle of Skye, Glencoe and the West Highland Line.
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