ValHam
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What would be my options in travelling between Broome Park in Canterbury, Great Britain to Macdonald Forest Hills in Stirling, Great Britain? Train - plane or car? Thanks
Virgin has a high speed train London to Glasgow 4-1/2 hrs, that was the 6+ hour time I mentioned above.
http://www.virgintrains.co.uk/go-by-train/glasgow/
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You're correct. Sorry, didn't mean to step on your suggestion. The Virgin is 6+ hours for just the London to Glasgow portion of the trip. Add the Cant. to London (1 hour plus connections) and Glasgow to Stirling (1 hour plus connections) and it goes way up. Also, the fare for Virgin (only) is well over $100 per person unless you have special fares. I think it's very comparable to taking a flight; but the luggage may be cheaper.
Neat train; I've never ridden. I'll have to try sometime, looks great.
If I were going from Broome Park to Stirling, I would fly from Gatwick to Glasgow or Edinburgh. The drive to LGW is fairly easy, mostly motorway (although the M25 can be a nightmare depending on when you are traveling). BA and EasyJet both fly from LGW to Scotland.
As an aside, when you are staying at Broome Park, consider a day trip to Paris by Eurostar. We have done this three times and it's a great take. Pick it up at Ashford Station which is not far from BP. For travel around Paris, we bought tickets on batobus.com which stops at several major tourist sites....Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, etc. A long but really fun day.
Where would you recommend as a stopover - York or somewhere else?