From steep cobbled streets in Clovelly to windswept coastal walks in the Valley of Rocks, our UK travel guides cover the villages, harbours, and hidden corners we’ve explored on our own road trip — starting in North Devon and expanding to Wales, Cornwall, and beyond as we cover more ground.
Each guide includes practical tips on parking, timing your visit, and what to bring, drawn straight from our own experience on the road.
UK Travel Guides
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A Day in Canterbury: Cathedral, History, and a Riverside Escape
A DAY IN CANTERBURY: Cathedral, History, and a Riverside Escape If you’re looking for an easy Canterbury day trip straight off the ferry or the Eurotunnel, this one barely requires a detour. Just 17 miles (about 27 km) from Dover — roughly a 25-minute drive — Canterbury is one of…
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Eating Out in the UK: Prices, Tipping, and the Cleanliness Lottery
EATING OUT in the UK: Prices, Tipping, and the Cleanliness Lottery Every road trip eventually comes down to a simple question: where do we eat tonight? After enough miles across the UK, we’ve learned that the answer is never predictable. Some evenings we’ve had genuinely great experiences. Others left us…
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British Isles by Van: Ferry Crossings to the UK & Ireland (2026)
British Isles by Van: Ferry Crossings to the UK & Ireland (2026) Neither the UK nor Ireland shares a land border with mainland Europe, so getting your van onto either island means committing to a ferry (or, for the UK, the Eurotunnel) before you’ve driven a single mile of actual…
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UK ETA Explained: Cost, Validity, and What It Means for Families (2026)
UK ETA EXPLAINED: Cost, Validity, and What It Means for Families (2026) If you’re planning a road trip to the UK, there’s a new line item to add to the budget spreadsheet before you even reach the Channel: the ETA. It’s quick, it’s mostly painless, and — depending on how…
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The Night Ferry Mistake: Why We Stopped Rushing Our First Day in the UK
THE NIGHT FERRY MISTAKE: Why We Stopped Rushing Our First Day in the UK Not every road trip lesson comes from a map or a packing list — some of them you only learn the hard way, standing in a parking lot at 6 a.m. trying to remember why you…
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Ferry vs. Eurotunnel: What Three Channel Crossings Taught Us
FERRY VS. EUROTUNNEL: What Three Channel Crossings Taught Us Getting the van across the English Channel always feels like the real starting line of a UK road trip. Everything before it — packing, route planning, ferry bookings — is just prep. The moment the Tourneo Custom rolls onto a ferry…
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United Kingdom Facts: Everything You Need to Know (2026 Guide)
UNITED KINGDOM Facts: Everything You Need to Know (2026 Guide) The United Kingdom is a union of four nations — England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland — packed onto a set of islands off the northwestern coast of mainland Europe. From London’s global influence to Scotland’s highlands and Wales’s coastline,…