In the year 2009 visitbritain.org estimated there were 84 million holidays taken within the UK by residents, a large number of people enjoyed the sights and sounds that Britain had to offer travelling by car.
Not far from Cambridge in the borough of Hertfordshire is Stevenage, which was given new town status in 1946 and contains many green areas such as Fairlands Valley a 140 acre public park which includes water parks and boating lakes that hosts many activities including windsurfing, canoeing, kayaking, sailing and much, much more. Using
car rental in Stevenage, drive to Monks and Whomerley Wood an ancient semi-natural woodland. Stevenage museum displays the history of the area from the Stone Age to the present new town, the Gordon Craig Theatre also holds some notable performances. Perfect for driving with many roundabouts, few traffic lights and good links to the A1(M) motorway.
Large towns and cities accounted for 32% of the 84 million visits in 2009, the seaside 28%, whilst small towns, villiages and the countryside accounted for 22% of those visits.
Travelling north along the A1(M) is Peterborough, discover the interesting history of the area with a visit to Peterborough Museum and Art gallery which has over 200,000 objects in its collection. It is a varied collection covering areas from dinosaurs to original poetic manuscripts, to the lives of people in the area in the past and present. Using
car rental in Peterborough travel to the stunning 14th century Burghley House and the 800 year old Norman architecture of Peterborough cathedral, that contains 1350 years of Christian worship including Saxon carvings from earlier buildings on the site.
With over 30 million cars making use of the excellent network of motorways and roads, it is a very practical choice for travelling, especially when travelling with children.
