What are you interested in? There's loads of interesting historical sites you might be interested in. Where will you be arriving etc etc?

James Bond sites. Must do James Bond sites. Although, there are surprisingly fewer than you'd think in England. The character spends so much time jetting around the world.

Every Soccer pitch you can possibly go to

Don't forget Cardiff - home of Torchwood.

you can't miss belfast, it's a blast!

Must go to Edinburgh, birth place of Sean Connery.

Glenfinnan, Scotland is a must as well. It's the birthplace of Connor and Duncan MacLeod.

I'm into history, culture, art, and music. I'd also like to see some typical tourism spots, like the london bridge, oxford, ect (it's my first time in UK).

@general

im not sure if i can rent a car. what is the age limit for renting cars? though if possible, i would certainly. (though i need to get use to the reversed drive ways)

im flying into edinburgh, i thought about going to northern ireland (guess this is where belfast comes in)

the idea is to head south until i reach london. im flying in on 22nd of may and must be at london on the 7th of june. is 5 days enough to see london? or should i use at least a week?

oh and id love to see the british country side ;-]

where would be good places to stay? my friends suggested youth hostels so i can meet "very interesting people"

i wonder where id stay in the more rural areas? is it impolite to knock someone's door and pay for lodging?

I thought you said you had three weeks for yourself? Is part of that forcibly dedicated to London or something?

well i have to meet up with someone and fly out of europe with her. i wanted to go to london anyways, so it wasnt troublesome at all.

So where is the three weeks? I only see 17 days, two of which are flight days, so more like 15 or two weeks.

I would say you can stay here on your way past, but I can't see why you'd stop off in Leamington; I don't have a nice house and (the clincher) I don't know where I'll be during that time!

I'd suggest going to visit Bristol if you can - its beautiful and has some real classic touristy stuff. Particularly of note would be the Brunel creations - The Clifton Suspension Bridge, SS Great Britain and as you leave Temple Meads Station.

well i get a week in london (ill be in london starting from the 7th until the 13th). i mean its not exactly 3 weeks. its more like 2 weeks (wherever i want to be) and a little less than a week in london. i planed to stay in london for a week anyways, so it works out

thanks figs ;-] im still working out the details. i suppose train is the main transportation in UK? in US, one drives

Well, why not try to take the Chunnel across to France beofre that week and hit something on the northern edge while you are at it.

Most people drive here as well, but trains will be fine - especially as you're likely to be going between the big cities.
What did you decide about going north out of Edi?
I'd love to say go to the lochs, but I haven't been yet so can't comment (going in July).
Something I found worked quite well when I visited Scotland last was to leave on the earliest train you could, because then you can get off part-way and have almost a day looking at some partway city, before taking a later connection down to your destination.

@ draug. i cant. i dont have a visa to europe. my passport does not permit any entrance to europe without a visa =/

@ figles. im thinking abt heading to northern ireland. orathaic suggested belfast. thats a good point, too. i will definitely do that.

You've got to see Stone Henge! It's about an hour West of London and there's plenty of coach trips to there if you don't have a car (the trains don't get close enough).

Go and see a big cathedral, the bigger the better.

If you're up there on the Scottish boarders, go and see Hadrian's Wall.

If you get to Nottingham have a pint in "Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem" - the oldest inn in England. It's cut into the sandstone rocks beneath Nottingham Castle. Legend says one of the crusades started from there ~1000 years ago.

You might like the Imperial War Museum, Duxford or one of the RAF Museums. there's one in London and one at Cosford, near Birmingham.

And Dragnar's right, take a trip through the chunnel if you get the chance.

Damned shame its not a month later. Stone Henge at summer solstice is quite an experience. Imagine a combination of Pagans, hippies, anarchists, and drugged up university types dancing through the night to the random beat of drums, while lunatics leap from stone top to stone top in the background. Stone henge via a coach trip is... well, it's a bit pants to be honest. Unless you set up a private viewing in advance by pretending your a student of pre-history or something ;)

Try and make time to visit the South West though. Punting up the river Avon by Bath has to be done (and it has a damned good pub up stream), or visiting Tintagel castle. Bristol is... ok...

Forget London. Go to Somerset and Yorkshire for some real English country. Wish I could visit. Make sure to see Whitby and York. Scarborough too.

Somerset's lovely, but I wouldn't build an entire trip around it!
The hills aren't as impressive/nice as other similar regions (dartmoor particularly) and whilst Cheddar has some impressive cliff's, I somehow doubt you're going to go climbing during a tour of the UK!

Chunnel is very cool - you feel like you're in a JB movie!

I second the imperial war museum - very cool, top notch holocaust display - fun fun fun!

Eden project.

putin - you're such a contrarian ;)

@idealist - What country are you from? My US passport pretty much lets me walk into any country in the "free" world.

@ draug. not a US passport, unfortunately ;-] i know, theres a lot of merit at having a US passport. personally though, i would want the UN passport.

and ohh draug, i would not call them free. free is such a relative term. ;-]

Isn't there in the war museum a clockwork tiger taken from the Tipu Sultan which depicts a tiger mauling an English soldier? Also, I believe it actually made noises until it was damaged in the Blitz.

I don't remember seeing it there, but I have heard of that. I was pretty focused on the real war porn like the jagdpanther and He-163, FW190.

@idealist, please note the quotes around "free".

@fiedler - If you ever find yourself in the midwest from Chicago to Pittsburgh to St. Louis, take the drive to Dayton, OH and see the National Airforce Museum at Wright Patterson Airforce Base. The WWII gallery there is incredible. Everything from both sides it seems. Here is a list of Aircraft from just the WWII exhibit.

Curtiss P-36A Hawk
Seversky P-35
Taylorcraft L-2M "Grasshopper"
Schweizer TG-3A
Douglas B-18 Bolo
Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero
Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 Sandpiper
Vultee L-1A Vigilant
North American B-25B Mitchell
Curtiss P-40E Warhawk
Ryan PT-22 Recruit
Douglas A-24
Bell P-39Q Airacobra
Bell P-63E Kingcobra
Laister-Kauffmann TG-4A
Beech AT-10 Wichita
Beech AT-11 Kansan
Vultee BT-13B Valiant
Curtiss AT-9 Jeep/Fledgling
Radioplane OQ-2A
Stearman PT-13
Bristol Beaufighter
Fieseler Fi-156C-1 Storch
Macchi MC.200 Saetta
Culver PQ-14B
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Supermarine Spitfire Mk. Vc
North American A-36A Apache
De Havilland DH 98 Mosquito
Lockheed P-38L Lightning
Supermarine Spitfire PR.XI
Republic P-47 (Bubble Canopy Version)
Martin B-26G Marauder
Beech UC-43 Traveler
Waco CG-4A Hadrian
Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
Aeronca L-3B "Grasshopper"
Junkers Ju 88
Messerschmitt Me 163B Komet
Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman
Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10
North American P-51 Mustang
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 -9
Stinson L-5 Sentinel
Messerschmitt Me 262A Schwalbe
Cessna UC-78B Bobcat
Republic P-47 (Razorback Version)
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Douglas A-20G Havoc
Sikorsky R-4B Hoverfly
Consolidated OA-10 Catalina
Sikorsky R-6A Hoverfly II
Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Kawanishi N1K2-Ja Shiden Kai (George)
Interstate L-6 "Grasshopper"
Northrop P-61C Black Widow
MXY7-K1 Trainer

@Fiedler - Here is the FW190 for you...

http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=507