My husband, daughter and I are headed to the UK during the last week of May and we have 4 weeks there. This will be our third trip to the UK. The first one included relatively short stays in York, Newcastle, and Keswick. The second one had London, York again (we came down with COVID on the first trip, so we saw basically nothing and wanted a do-over), and Oxford. This time, we’ve got very little planned. I’ve done a ton of research (travel books, the internet) and I think maybe i’ve gotten spoiled for choice, because I’ve had a really hard time planning an itinerary.

About us: we’re from the U.S. and live in Alaska, where everything is ridiculously beautiful but hardly anything man-made is more than 100 years old, so we’re more interested in history and culture than scenery. My husband and daughter are of above-average but not spectacular fitness, while I have a mild physical disability that makes it hard for me to walk more than 5 miles in a day. We will not have a car, so we will be relying on trains, busses, and our feet to get around. We all like animals, science, reading, parks, and cheese. My daughter has some additional needs that can make her struggle in busy, unpredictable situations, so we try to avoid overwhelming crowds, but she also has the ability to make friends everywhere we go, so we’d like to spend some time in places where there will be other kids her age.

We all agree that 5 days in London was not long enough, so we plan on at least a week there. Beyond that, we’re kind of at a loss. We’d be open to Scotland or Wales, or parts of England we haven’t seen before. We would love any suggestions people have for good places to go or ways to spend time with a 10 y.o. in the UK. I would happily reciprocate with suggestions about where to go in Alaska!