[Healeys] Trip to UK

[Simon Lachlan]

All depends on your need to plunge down those narrow roads in the first
place
..

And your need to carry your luggage.

Poisonally

.I’d hire a car sufficiently large for your party and its
luggage and keep to the bigger(?!) roads. Being from Ireland, but much
further north, I’d say that it’s all doable that way.

Don’t set fire to your hotel with a 110v hair dryer and a 240v converter. A
common American trick, I’m afraid.

And don’t forget that the steering wheel’s moved to the right
..

And enjoy yourself.

Guinness is very moreish stuff
.doesn’t really mix with driving on the
“other” side of the road.

 

If you’re going into Ireland from Scotland, you will land in Larne??? From
Stranraer?? If so, The Giant’s Causeway is worth a visit. Take the coast
road from Larne.

Don’t go into the Visitor’s Centre at the Causeway. It’s a racket whereby
they basically charge you £6:00 each (Thereabouts) to walk through a
touristy junk shop. Entrance to the actual Causeway is free. Walk
around/over the Visitor’s Centre. The latter is such an offensively ugly
building that the locals call it the Fuhrer Bunker. Have lunch/pint in the
Causeway Hotel, right there near the Visitor’s Centre. When you drive up to
the place, tell the parking attendants that you’re eating in the hotel.
Fight your way past the parking attendant cretins and get free parking by
the hotel.

 

Simon

 

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Oudesluys
Sent: 02 April 2017 10:48
To: jagxk120 at gmail.com; healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Trip to UK

 

One up from a Smart, e.g. Suzuki Alto, Fiat 500 size. A modern VW Polo being
a bit to wide, in my view, for these roads.
Kees Oudesluijs


Op 2-4-2017 om 10:12 schreef Bob / JagXK120:

Keith,
Take care of what "small car" means for an European...
B



Le 02/04/2017 à 08:30, Oudesluys a écrit :

If in Ireland do the Wild Atlantic Way coastal road. Make sure that you hire
a small car as many of the roads can be very narrow. It is absolutely
spectacular. As regular visitors to Ireland, we did it last year staying in
small hotels, B&B and AirBnB places. It will take you well more than a week
at your leisure. So many places to visit and look at. Good sea food on the
way.

http://www.wildatlanticway.com/explore-the-route/map

Kees Oudesluijs





Op 1-4-2017 om 23:48 schreef llennep at verizon.net
<mailto:llennep at verizon.net> :

Hello all!
 
Wife and I and grown son and grown daughter with husband are traveling to
England, Scotland and Ireland in mid June.  For 2 weeks.  Probably will use
Oxford as home base in a airbandb.  What should be on our list of must see
or do?????
 
TIA
Keith
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