Checked out of our Carlisle B&B at 9.45am and began our drive to Manchester. We had planned to stop off at Brougham Castle near Penrith and Sizergh Castle near Kendal on the way but there were no signs for turn offs from the M6 so we had to give them a miss. We arrived at our hotel, Dolby Hotel, at 12 noon but were told our room was not available until 2.30pm. We walked 5 minutes into the city and had lunch at KFC in the Arndale Centre then headed to the tourist ...

Checked out of our Glasgow hotel at 9am and began our drive to Carlisle. We had hoped to stop at the border for some pictures and at Hadrian's Wall on the way but there was no real stop at the border andwe turned off the M74 at the exit before Hadrian's Wall! We arrived at our B&B, Howard House, at 10.30am which was a bit early but after a short wait the room was ready. We dropped off our bags and drove out to Birdoswald Roman Fort on Hadrian's Wall. ...

After breakfast we went for a walk in search of the internet cafe listed in Lonely Planet only to find it was no longer there. Walked back to visit the Transport Museum near the hotel but it did not open until 11am. Decided to walk over the road to the Museum and Art Gallery which had some interesting things including animal displays and armour displays. We walked back to the Transport Museum at 11am which had displays of old cars, bikes, trains and trams as you&...

Checked out of our Inverness B&B at 9am heading for Glasgow via A82. The A82 was closed between Inverness and Leachkin due to flood damage so after missing a detour sign we finally got on our way. We stopped at Urquart Castle near Drumnadrochit on Loch Ness. Magnificent views and location meant lots of photos and video. Finished with a coffee and cake before diving on to Fort William for lunch. Ate at Nevis Sports Cafe which was a little bit expensive, but when y...

After a good breakfast and a chat with a couple from Burnley in England who were staying at the B&B we walked to the tourist information centre. Bought a few souvenirs and then went to Inverness Castle. The castle is now used as a courthouse but they had a re-enactment type show that started at 10.30am. We were a bit early so decided to give it a miss and admire the views of Inverness from the castle. Walked back to the B&B to pick up our car and drove out to Cul...