We are planning a trip to Great Britain in November of this year. We
will drive from London, England to Glasgow, Scotland. Is there a
recommended auto route to travel with interesting places to stop, eat,
and spend the night? We plan to take three days to make the trip from
London to Glasgow. Thanks.

Dear jessie1214-ga,
I live in the UK, so I can speak from experience. You haven?t
specified your interests, what you would be interested in seeing, or
the type of roads you wish to drive on. So, I have selected a route
which can take in some sightseeing. I?m sure there will be some
commentators who can make other suggestions.

November can be a little cold and wet in the UK, so be prepared to get
wet while you?re out sightseeing. Also, many of the historic houses
(especially National Trust properties) will be closed for the season.

The shortest distance from London to Glasgow is 408 miles.  It takes
over 7 hours if driven in one go. There are two main routes which run
either side of England and either side of the Pennines - a range of
hills which are the ?backbone of England?. The west side which takes
you through the Midlands - the former industrial powerhouse of England
- up through Lancashire, past the wonderful scenery of the Lake
District and onto Scotland. Some parts of this route is notorious for
traffic jams.

The east side is longer, but covers what I consider to be the better
?scenic route?. It follows the route of the old coaching road from
London to Scotland: the A1.  It is further to travel, but I think it
will be worthwhile. You have plenty of opportunities to break your
journey to view the sites. I have supplied the various tourist sites
for each place. All have good pubs and inns to eat in, and several
hotels or bed and breakfast (British style B&B ? cheaper).

To plan your journey, use the route planner on the Automobile
Association?s web site. Type in the place names I supply below for
each day, and you will be provided with full directions and a map.
http://www.theaa.com/travelwatch/planner_main.jsp


This is the route I suggest:

London (could take a while to get out of London ? make an early start
to avoid the rush hour)
Via A1 to Stamford, Lincolnshire - 91 miles
Time for lunchtime sightseeing. 
http://www.stamford.co.uk/tourism/

Then onto York, North Yorkshire (overnight) ? 113 miles
Time for sightseeing the following morning
http://www.york-tourism.co.uk/

The onto Durham, Country Durham (overnight) 74 miles for more sightseeing
http://www.durhamtourism.co.uk/


You can now take two possible routes.

Across the hills to the other side of England This route follows the
line of Hadrian?s Wall. Stop off and explore the Roman Forts.
http://www.hadrians-wall.org/template.asp?ID=0&parentID=539
Arrive Gretna Green and then across the border, up to Glasgow (168 miles)


Or, continue up the east side via Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland.
The countryside of Northumberland and Southern Scotland is glorious,
with plenty of castles and history.
http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/vg/gazeteer.html
Continue to the outskirts of Edinburgh and across to Glasgow. 186 miles.


There?s so much to see and so little time to do it, but I hope that
this is a good starting point for you to plan your trip.

I hope this answers your question. If it does not, or the answer is
unclear, then please ask for clarification of this research before
rating the answer. I shall respond to the clarification request as
soon as I receive it.
Thank you
answerfinder

Thank-you so much for the thorough answer. This will really help me plan our trip.

http://www.theaa.co.uk contains a UK route planner which you can use
free of charge to plan your journey.

however, if the journey is just a necessity and not planned to be an
event in its self, consider flying instead. there are many cheap
flights from london to glasgow from companies such as British Airways
and Easyjet.

enjoy your visit to Great Britain.