Road trips in United Kingdom
29 road trips and 111 hand-picked places in United Kingdom, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping.
- Trip guides
- 29
- Places
- 111
- Motorways
- Tolls on some roads, bridges or tunnels
- Speed limit
- 112 (70 mph) km/h
Campsites in United Kingdom 7,391
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
Wales: 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
Lake 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
Loch Ness and the Road to the Isles
Wester 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
Strangford Lough and the Mourne Mountains
Places worth the detour in United Kingdom
Glen Coe
Stonehenge
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 29 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.