Road trips in United Kingdom
57 road trips and 136 hand-picked places in United Kingdom, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping.
- Trip guides
- 57
- Places
- 136
- Motorways
- Tolls on some roads, bridges or tunnels
- Speed limit
- 112 (70 mph) km/h
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Clean air zones and London ULEZ. Drive on the left. Some bridges and tunnels charge tolls. Driving in Europe
Road trips through United Kingdom
The North Coast 500 from Inverness
Cornwall’s Atlantic coast
Yorkshire: York, the moors and the Dales
© Jeff Buck · CC BY-SA 2.0Wales: Brecon Beacons to Snowdonia
Causeway Coastal Route
Royal Deeside and the Cairngorms
Jurassic Coast: Lyme Regis to Old Harry
Cotswold villages: Bath to Chipping Campden
Peak District: Mam Tor, Ladybower and Chatsworth
© Keith Salvesen · CC BY-SA 2.0Lake District passes: Kirkstone to Hardknott
Northumberland’s coast of castles
Hadrian’s Wall: Carlisle to Hexham
North Norfolk coast: seals, saltmarsh and sand
Kent: castles, Canterbury and the white cliffs
North Devon and Exmoor on the Atlantic Highway
Gower and the Pembrokeshire coast
Isle of Skye by the bridge
Mull and Iona by ferry from Oban
Argyll: Loch Lomond to Kilmartin and Oban
Galloway: dark skies to the Mull of Galloway
Scottish Borders: abbeys along the Tweed
© Bewahrerderwerte · CC BY-SA 4.0Loch Ness and the Road to the Isles
© HARTLEPOOLMARINA2014 · CC BY-SA 3.0Wester Ross: Bealach na Bà, Torridon and Loch Maree
Orkney by ferry: the Italian Chapel and Neolithic Orkney
Dartmoor: granite tors and clapper bridges
Cornwall’s south coast: St Michael’s Mount to Fowey
South Downs and the Seven Sisters cliffs
Anglesey and the Llŷn peninsula
Passing places, passes and the Pentland Firth – by motorhome along the North Coast 500 through north-west Scotland
© HARTLEPOOLMARINA2014 · CC BY-SA 3.0Moor, Mallaig and Misty Isle – by motorhome from Glasgow via Glencoe and the Road to the Isles to Skye
© Emphyrio · Pixabay Content LicenseAbbeys, dark skies and fishing harbours – by motorhome through the Scottish Borders and Galloway to the Ayrshire coast
Dry-stone walls, lakes and viaducts – by motorhome through the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales
Hedgerows, cliffs and moorland ponies: by motorhome from Exmoor along the Cornish coast to Dartmoor
Castles, surf and mountain ridges – by motorhome through Wales from Pembrokeshire to Snowdonia
Roman wall, starry skies and a tidal causeway: through Northumberland to the Scottish border by motorhome
Pine forest, malt and snow gates – by camper through the Cairngorms, Speyside and Royal Deeside
Honey stone, dry-stone walls and moorland wind – by camper from Bath through the Cotswolds to the Peak District
Peat, machair and Sunday quiet – by camper across the Outer Hebrides from Lewis to Barra
Ponies, chalk cliffs and ammonites – by campervan from the New Forest along the Jurassic Coast to East Devon
Peat smoke, stone circles and seal bays – by camper through Argyll, down Kintyre and over to Islay
Salt marshes, wind pumps and grey seals – by camper from Harwich through Suffolk and Norfolk to King’s Lynn
© Pexels · Pixabay Content LicenseHeather, abbey ruins and chalk cliffs – by camper through the North York Moors to the Yorkshire coast
Dolphins, fishing villages and clifftop castles – the Moray Firth and Aberdeenshire coast by camper
© Michael Dibb · CC BY-SA 2.0Granite, tides and cathedrals – by camper through the Mournes, around Strangford Lough and on to Armagh
Lochs, glens and fishing harbours: by motorhome through Perthshire, the Angus Glens and Fife to Loch Leven
Border castles, book towns and river valleys – by motorhome through the Welsh Marches, the Black Mountains and the Wye Valley
© Julius_Silver · Pixabay Content LicenseRed kites, dams and dolphin bay – by motorhome through Mid Wales from the Elan Valley to Cardigan Bay
Cathedral, windmills and fen skies – by camper through Lincolnshire, the Wolds and Rutland to Stamford
Steam trains, waterwheels and a racing circuit – exploring the Isle of Man by motorhome from Douglas to Peel, Port Erin, Laxey and Ramsey
Stone circles, cliffs and ponies by the roadside – by camper across Orkney and Shetland, Scotland’s northern isles
Sea cliffs, starry skies and stone bridges – by motorhome through Exmoor and along the North Devon coast
Moorland wind, witch hills and the middle of England – by camper through the Forest of Bowland and the Ribble Valley
Ponies, chalk and cliff edges: by camper from the New Forest across the South Downs to the Seven Sisters
© fietzfotos · Pixabay Content LicenseRed sandstone valley, heather moor and waterfall – by camper through the Eden Valley, North Pennines and Teesdale
© Michael Dibb · CC BY-SA 2.0Strangford Lough and the Mourne Mountains
© Frayxx · Pixabay Content LicenseIslands, caves and a boardwalk across the bog: by camper through Fermanagh, Cavan and Monaghan
Atlantic wind, basalt columns and two currencies: by motorhome through Donegal and the Causeway Coast
Places worth the detour in United Kingdom
Glen Coe
© Mark Grant · CC BY 2.5Stonehenge
Giant's Causeway
Minack Theatre
Ribblehead Viaduct
Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge
Dunnottar Castle
Lulworth Cove
Corfe Castle
Old Harry Rocks
Arlington Row
Mam Tor
Chatsworth
Aira Force
Buttermere
Wast Water
Dunstanburgh Castle
Bamburgh Castle
Lindisfarne (Holy Island)
Steel Rigg
Vindolanda
Housesteads Roman Fort
Holkham Beach
FAQs
What are the best road trips in United Kingdom?
Popular routes include The North Coast 500 from Inverness, Cornwall’s Atlantic coast, Yorkshire: York, the moors and the Dales and Wales: Brecon Beacons to Snowdonia. CampingSpirit has 57 trip guides that pass through United Kingdom, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary and a route map.
Which places in United Kingdom are worth a detour?
Our editors recommend Glen Coe, Stonehenge, Giant's Causeway, Minack Theatre, Ribblehead Viaduct and Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa).
Do you need a vignette or pay tolls in United Kingdom?
Tolls on some roads, bridges or tunnels. Drive on the left. Some bridges and tunnels charge tolls. Rules and prices change. Check official sources before you travel.
What is the motorway speed limit in United Kingdom?
112 (70 mph) km/h on motorways for cars, unless signs show otherwise.
Are there low-emission zones in United Kingdom?
Clean air zones and London ULEZ.