Itinerary, version 1.0 (with problems)

Here's a possible straight 14 day itinerary.  With one (big) problem, all the car trips are well under 2 1/2 hours (Google time) to destination.

The big problem is the last day - driving from Ft. William, Scotland to back to London.  That's 8 1/2 hours, Google time.

Second problem is only two days in London, proper, but we could drop a side trip to get an extra day.

The alternate is a typical "two week" vacation that includes an extra weekend (leave Saturday, return Sunday) and runs 16 days - although they needn't begin/end on weekend days (e.g., leave on a Tuesday, return on a Wednesday).

BTW, things are booking up for summer 2014.  I was looking at one castle (it was pricey, so didn't bookmark it) and there are days it's already full and others with limited availability remaining.  (It may be booked for private events, rather than just random vacationers.  Had only 40 rooms or so.)

Anyhow, it's just a starting point.

It's available at:
 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmH3g4BYgRtgdHY2TjUxSnNNUDl6YndSZFNPcUtvOVE&usp=sharing

For the collectors of underground city tours, here's one in Edinburgh

Mary King's Close

Sounds a bit "touristy", but who knows?

And, for all the Dan Brown Fans in our audience.....

The Roslyn Chapel

It's just 7 miles from Edinburgh centre (their cities don't seem to have centers) - by bus #15 or by car.

Dining (well, eating) Edinburgh

Stumbled on this one looking for info on the Royal Mile....

The Albenach

Bacon Cheese Burger with fries, about $15.00 for cost comparison only - has more Scottish dishes, including haggis burger for Amy, scottish salmon for me and Angus steak for Steve. Menu here [it's a jpeg]) and gets good reviews on Trip Advisor.

Also a £5 ($7.50) discount available on web site (I didn't check terms and conditions).

Day trips from London (may be combined)

I've identified *possible* day trips.  These are all under 2 hours (in no traffic, like that's going to happen) from London and it's possible to combine several into one all day outing sans exhaustion....

Oxford  (1 hour 20 mins, west/northwest)
Cambridge (1 hour 20 minutes, north)
Stratford-on-Avon (1 hr 50 minutes from London, but 1 hour beyond Oxford)
Stonehenge (1 hour 50 minutes, west southwest)
Windsor Castle. (50 minutes west, more or less en route to/from Stonehenge, Aylesbury)

Other possibilities?