Hi Marci and welcome to POE from Anna and Ron. The planned tour to London, Chester and North Wales (not Whales) is going to be hectic enough because driving 200 miles here in the UK is not like driving that distance in the USA.

I think you need to give us a clue as to what you want to see, any hobbies, bucket list stuff and then we can probably point you in the right direction.

We are in Oxford with rich history. In fact the Eagle and Child where C S Lewis and the Inklings met was serving beer since 1650 - that's older than America!

So maybe base your time around Oxford and visit Blenheim Palace which is just 30 minutes drive away in Woodstock. The Cotswolds which are about an hours drive away will keep you busy for a month, let alone 5 days!

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you may not see too much in your 4-5 days marci i would say you need at least two weeks and then that me not be long enough.

a little tip for you--try contacting the football clubs as most of them do a ground and club tour you may get a fair discount with so many in the party.   good luck.