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And with apologies to the Beach Boys our take is everyone’s gone roadsurfin’, roadsurfin’ UK.

Roadsurfer, who bill themselves as the global leader in campervan travel, have highlighted the most scenic parts of the UK, for Autumn.

And all with the freedom of the road now those summer tailbacks have dissipated.

Now, we’ll park our own gripes about camper vans taking spots up near our golf course in North Berwick when we go for our buffet.

And maybe gently nudge them down the road to Pentland Hills Regional Park, near Edinburgh.

The Pentlands provide a dramatic backdrop of heather-covered hills and vibrant woodlands.. and ideal for intrepid trekkers… and hoofers.

The Highland laddies and lassies

Dramatic: Glenfinnan Viaduct in Glen Coe

While the North Coast 500 is the most trodden of Scotland’s road trips the West Coast surely matches it for scenery.

There is something unique too about Glen Coe & Loch Leven and the Massacre of the MacDonalds here.

All of which makes you feel that you are being guided by the spirits of the past… maybe think Outlander.

England’s green and pleasant land

If it’s England’s green and pleasant land you want to explore, and you will, then you can celeb-spot in the Cotswolds.

Golden stone houses glow even brighter against autumn foliage through villages such as Bibury, Burford and Stow-on-the-Wold.

Ramble through the Cotswold Way National Trail and stop at farm shops for seasonal produce like apples, cider and cheeses.

While if it’s family fun you want you’ll want to head for Thetford Forest in Norfolk and the Gruffalo Trail or adventure at Go Ape.

Wizard time in Wales

And the more adventurous may want to venture into mystical Wales and visit the haunting ruins of Tintern Abbey in the Wye Valley.

Or take a canoe along the river’s mirror-like surface.

Or climb to Symonds Yat Rock for a panoramic view of the valley’s patchwork canopy.

Carry on campers

Roadsurfer offers compact models perfect for couples to spacious family-friendly campers with extra room and comfort.

Each booking includes unlimited mileage, fully comprehensive insurance, and includes a kitchen, comfortable beds and outdoor seating.

Roadsurfer has rental stations in London, Bristol, Manchester and Edinburgh.

The Surfer Suite measures 4.9m in length, and includes a pop-up roof, integrated kitchenette, outdoor cold shower and plenty of storage.

Perfect for couples, prices from £77 per night based on October/November travel.

For families there is the Family Finca measuring 5.9m in length, and includes a complete kitchenette, a bathroom with warm water and a toilet and plenty of storage.

Prices from £77 per night based on October/November travel.

Customers can receive 10% off trips taking place before 31.12.2025 when using Late Summer code SUNSET25.

A journey through England’s heartland is a step back through time but that’s enough politics, on with Travel Department’s invitation to visit Olde England.

It’s a world I know well from cutting my teeth as a scribe in the Royal County of Berkshire.

Where the royal family were neighbours down the road in Windsor.

The Royal County of Berkshire has given the world its most radiant (no not Waity Katie), English rose but my own succulent Sadie.

And it is ideally placed, and you’d expect the Windsors to bag the best locations, to explore the verdant Cotswolds, Shakespeare country, Royal Berkshire and London itself.

TD will base you in horse racing country, Cheltenham in their five-day guided package.

So without further ado, here’s TD’s skinny on the heart of England.

Cotswolds, Windsor & Bath

You’ll explore Shakespeare’s birthplace in Stratford-Upon-Avon and visit Anne Hathaway’s Cottage.

Spend a day visiting the scenic villages of the Cotswolds (MC Beaton’s Agatha Raisin anybody?)

And travel back to Ancient British Rome and Jane Austen’s England of manners (what happened to them?)

On another full day excursion, you’ll discover Oxford University.

Queen who?

Whatshername? For that car park attendant

And pay a visit to Queen Elizabeth II’s weekend palace, Windsor Castle.

Where back in the day I used to rub shoulders with Her Maj at her beloved country pursuits extravaganza, The Windsor Show.

Lizzie would dress down (headscarf, tweeds, sensible shoes) which threw one car park steward.

When he asked for her pass.

One alert journo, not me but remember I was still cutting my teeth, spotted the scene.

And sold the story to a national newspaper who put a picture of the monarch on their front page.

With a strap: ‘For the only person in the UK who doesn’t recognise this woman… THE QUEEN’.

King who?

And because we here are a public service and because we’ve not seen much of him of late, this is the current monarch.

The TD tour departs on August 10 from €959pp including return flights and transfers.

And five nights’ B&B basis in the 3* Holiday Inn Express Cheltenham with guide.

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Everyone’s gone roadsurfin’… roadsurfin’ UK