If I was to concentrate in a 100 mile radius of London looking at history I would choose London itself, Windsor, StoneHenge, Iron age dwelling at Butser Hill en-route to The Historic Dockyards at Portsmouth ( a good day out ), Winchester, Salisbury, Canterbury<BR><BR>Postings about Edinburgh etc. although very historic you have to get there first ( over 400 miles ).

The last post suggests that Edinburgh is too far away, 400m. By my advanced mathematical reckoning thats about 1 hour in a modern plane, with easyjet, go etc it should also be cheap, if you book in advance.

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Biggles, true, London to Edinburgh is one hour by plane. Plus travel time to the airport, plus two-hours-before check-in requirement, plus the usual delays, plus travel from the airport to Edinburgh city centre. The better part of a day, and Frank has only seven days.<BR><BR>I'd recommend day trips by train; many of the suggested places are only an hour to hour and a half from the center of London.