I'm not interested in other big cities, but only in the nature. Stonehenge is also a must-do for me. So what is there near London, to be seen in 7 days? Or should I rather go to Ireland?
Oxford is close to London. When I went with my family, we stayed for 6 days and we took a train to Oxford for one of the days. My grandfather actually went there for College, but if you have no personal connection to that city, you should still go. In London there is a lot to do. Walk around a lot, go shopping (carry an umbrella at all times). Something we did was get on one of those hop on hop off double deckar tour busses which was definitely a treat. We got to go all over the city with that. Also walk around the big ben area, tower of london and the london eye. My family and I also checked out the crown jewels which were simply stunning
Stay in England . It is beautiful. Look firstly at the Surrey Hills very close to London
www.surreyhills.org (Leith Hill (highest point in South East England), the Hurtwood, Abinger Roughs etc)
The South Downs a line of chalk hills just north of the English Channel around 60 to 80 miles from London depending on which part you go to. You could drive to the village of Cocking in West Sussex. Park in the small car park i mile south of the village on the A272 road towards Chichester and walk either east or west along the South Downs Way long distance trail. www.nationaltrail.co.uk/south-downs-way. Nearby you will find Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve - car park i the village of West Stoke then a 1 mile walk along a well signed track to the reserve which is the largest Yew tree forest in Europe with some trees thought to be over 2,000 years old. You can follow a trail with numbered posts around this astonishingly beautiful reserve. At the top you will find ancient burial mounds and splendid views. There are lots of sites about Kingley Vale accessed via GoogleClose to Kingley Vale is Stansted Forest
The county of Wiltshire to the west of London has many hidden gems. Martinsell Hill between Marlborough and Pewsey weird shaped and very beautiful and nearby you will find Savernake Forest large by English standards www.forestry.gov.uk/savernake
Going to the west and north west of London - about 150 miles you will find the wonderful Forest of Dean and Wye Valley (Gloucestershire) www.visitforestofdean.co.uk
North of the Forest of Dean in the county of Shropshire and the wonderful old town of Ludlow www.ludlow.org.uk surrounded by some of the most beautiful landscape in England - The Long Mynd, The Stipperstones, Wenlock Edge and Mortimer Forest (High Vinnals)
www.visitsouthshropshire.co.uk
The best maps to use when visiting specific areas are the Ordnance Survey Landranger Maps - Large scale showing all monuments, churches battle sites, woodland and walking trails of which we have a prodigious
amount in England. Buy them from bookshop chains like Waterstones or W.H, Smiths (everywhere) or www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk
There are many travel companies that offer seven day bus group tours. It will cost more than renting a car and arranging hotels on your own, but you will see more of the most common tourist sites. I enjoyed my Ireland tour more than my England time on my own.
Go to a bookstore or Library and get some Travel Guides and start reading them and jot down what places and things sound interesting to you . also get a Map so you can plan things out
also suggest going to sites like Trip Advisor to get other Traveler's opinions
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowForum-g18...
http://www.visitlondon.com/
http://www.visitbritain.com/
http://www.visitengland.com/
