Quote Originally Posted by wvpiper View Post
Travel by rail and bus,get a Britrail pass commensurate with the number of days you'll be traveling.
Rail and bus is fine in some parts but if you get into the more remote areas they are useless. Some areas have no buses on the Sabbath while in other areas you need to use a post office van for transport as they have no bus services.. If you have a reliable car or can hire one you will have more freedom to get around and stop and explore. I have travelled from London by train and it can take 12 hours on the overnight.

If you just want to visit the cities use the bus and train but anything more adventurous get a car. I have travelled by bus coach and car and to be honest nothing beats stopping on a remote road with the old field glasses at dawn to watch a couple of deer wandering out of the mist...a thing no train or coach can do.