Made up of four charming and colourful countries, the UK is one of the world’s most visited and loved tourist destinations. As it is small in size compared to most other tourist destinations, car hire in the UK allows tourists to see a number of famous countries and destinations on the same trip.

If you are flying to the UK, there are a number of airports in the large cities such as London, Manchester, Birmingham and Liverpool. Although cheap car hire in the UK is available in abundance from a number of reliable firms, the countries are well connected by coach and train.

While in the UK, tourists focusing on the south can enjoy the famous capital city of London, Oxford to its west and Bristol, which is just over the Severn from Cardiff in Wales. While in this part of the country, you can enjoy museums, art galleries while also being able to admire some of the world’s finest educational institutions.

In the Midlands, the UK’s ‘second capital’ of Birmingham can be enjoyed and is one of the most culturally diverse cities in Europe with plenty of fine dining to be appraised. While in this neck of the woods, tourists also make sure they visit Nottingham and Sherwood Forest if they are keen historians.

For those who decide to hire it, car rental in the UK can take them even further north to famous cities in Yorkshire such as Sheffield and Leeds. By travelling over the Pennines however, they will find themselves in Manchester, the north’s largest city, while 40 miles down the road is Liverpool if you aren’t keen on heading east instead to Newcastle and eventually Scotland if you carry on north.