Ireland · Scotland · London 2026

✈️ All flights · 5 hotels · Caledonian Sleeper · HP Studio confirmed · Dingle Skellig & car hire are the last 2 items to sort

Dublin

18–20 May

✅ booked

Cork

20–22 May

✅ booked

Dingle

22–24 May

⚠️ book now

Belfast

24–26 May

✅ booked

Edinburgh

26–27 May

✅ booked

Sleeper

27 May night

✅ booked

London

28 May–1 Jun

at brother's

🇮🇪 Dublin · 18–20 May · 2 nights Premier Inn Temple Bar · #5840.650.627

Arrival evening

18 May (Sun) · Arrive Dublin ~16:20

BA0832 lands T2 · Pick up rental car · Check in · Bean Hive Coffee · St Stephen's Green · Grafton Street

✓ BookedPremier Inn Temple Bar · 51 Stephen St Lower · Quadruple · Breakfast incl · PIN: 1015

Dublin full day

19 May (Mon)

Viking Splash Tour morning · Trinity College + Book of Kells · Ha'penny Bridge · Guinness Storehouse + Gravity Bar · Murphy's Ice Cream

Book Viking Splash — vikingsplash.com · morning slot

Culture + drive south via Howth

20 May (Tue)

Dublin Castle · EPIC Museum · Temple Bar · Howth Cliff Walk + Lighthouse · K2 Alpacas · Drive to Kinsale

Leave Howth by 3 pm · arrive Kinsale ~6 pm

🇮🇪 Kinsale / Cork · 20–22 May · 2 nights Premier Inn Cork · #5528.486.702

Cork city day

21 May (Wed)

Cork Historic Doughnut Tour · Cork City Gaol · St Anne's Church Shandon · English Market

✓ BookedPremier Inn Cork · 11 Morrison's Quay · Standard Quadruple · Breakfast incl · PIN: 3395 · Arrival ~12–13:00

Kinsale morning · drive to Dingle

22 May (Thu)

Deck of Cards Houses · Fairy Trails · Charles Fort · Scilly Walk · Saint Francis Provisions lunch · Drive Kinsale → Dingle ~2.5 hrs

Leave by 2 pm · arrive Dingle ~5 pm

🇮🇪 Dingle Peninsula · 22–24 May · 2 nights⚠️ Dingle Skellig — BOOK NOW

Dingle arrival & town

22 May (Thu) evening

Murphy's Ice Cream · Dingle Oceanworld Aquarium · Gallarus Oratory

⚠️ BookDingle Skellig Hotel & Peninsula Spa · dingleskellig.com · 17m pool + Kids Club · family rooms filling fast!

Slea Head Drive

23 May (Fri)

Early start 9 am · Slea Head Drive · Dunmore Head · Lios Stone Circle & Animal Feeding · Conor Pass · Kids Club at hotel evening

Tara loves animal feeding · Kids Club half-term

🇬🇧 Belfast · 24–26 May · 2 nights Premier Inn Belfast Titanic · #26031730526

Cliffs of Moher en route · Belfast arrival

24 May (Sat)

Drive Dingle → Cliffs of Moher scenic stop · Moher Hill Farm (lambs in May!) · Bunratty Castle & Folk Park · Belfast

Start 8:30 am · ~4.5 hrs with stopsPack car snacks

✓ BookedPremier Inn Belfast Titanic Quarter · 2A Queens Road · Family Quadruple · R360: 26031730526 · Paid ₹8,591 cash

Belfast + Titanic

25 May (Sun)

Magpie Bakery · Titanic Belfast (2 min walk from hotel!) · Aunt Sandra's Candy Factory

Pre-book Titanic timed entry · titanicbelfast.comHotel is literally next door!

Causeway Coast · fly to Edinburgh

26 May (Mon)

Giant's Causeway · Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge (check Tara's comfort with heights) · Return car at Belfast City Airport · EZY326 to Edinburgh

Bag drop closes 10:55 — arrive airport by 09:30✅ EZY326 · 11:55 BFS → EDI 12:50 · Seats 16A–16D

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Edinburgh · 26–27 May · 1 night Novotel Edinburgh Centre · QFVLGXVN

Full Edinburgh day — Harry Potter trail

27 May (Tue)

Edinburgh Castle · Royal Mile · Victoria Street (Diagon Alley!) · Greyfriars Kirk + Bobby · Elephant House Café 10 am · Camera Obscura · Holyrood Park · Grassmarket dinner · collect bags · board sleeper 23:40

Full HP trail in one day✅ Board Caledonian Sleeper 23:40 — full evening in Edinburgh!

✓ BookedNovotel Edinburgh Centre · 80 Lauriston Place · Classic Family Room · Paid €377.24 · Non-refundable · Check-out noon

🌙 Caledonian Sleeper · Edinburgh → London Euston · Night 27–28 May Confirmed · CSBJVTPGGW8

Caledonian Sleeper overnight

Departs 23:40 Edinburgh · arrives London Euston ~07:00 · Coach D Rooms 4 & 5

Club Family 2 Rooms · Room 5 (Yuvan & Ramyaa) + Room 4 (Sana & Tara) · en-suite shower · Club Car lounge · wake up arriving London · Paid £400

✅ Ref: CSBJVTPGGW8 · NRS: PP762400 · Order: CSW006231461

🇬🇧 London · 28 May – 1 Jun · 5 daysBrother's place · E18 2HJ · Free!

Covent Garden · Postal Museum · Paddington Experience

28 May (Wed) · arrive Euston ~07:00

Euston → Central line to E18 · Covent Garden Piazza · Neal's Yard · Seven Dials Market (lunch) · Postal Museum + Mail Rail, Farringdon · Paddington Bear Experience, County Hall

Pre-book: Postal Museum Mail Rail · Paddington Experience

🏠Brother's place · E18 2HJ, High View Road, South Woodford · Central line · both girls travel free · Heathrow direct 55 min

Harry Potter Studio Tour + Natural History Museum

29 May (Thu)

South Woodford → Stratford → Watford Jn (~50 min) · Warner Bros. Studio Tour 15:30 — Great Hall, Platform 9¾, Diagon Alley, Forbidden Forest · Digital Photo & Video Package included · Natural History Museum on the way back (free!)

✅ Ref 7206841 · 15:30 entry · arrive by 15:10 · 4 tickets + photo package · show e-ticket for shuttle at Watford Jn

Mundo Pixar + Tower of London

30 May (Fri)

Central → Jubilee → Wembley Park · Mundo Pixar ~65 min · Jubilee → Tower Hill · St Katharine Docks lunch · Tower of London (Crown Jewels + Beefeater tour) · Tower Bridge walk (free)

mundopixar.com · £76 family of 4Tower: hrp.org.uk · pre-book

Borough Market + Kew Gardens

31 May (Sat)

Borough Market morning (100+ stalls) · Central → District → Kew Gardens · Treetop Walkway · Climbers & Creepers play zone · lily ponds · Japanese Garden

kew.org · £6 child / £17 adult

Rest day · fly home

1 Jun (Sun) — departure

Slow morning · pack · South Woodford → Heathrow T5 · Central line direct ~55 min · BA0035 departs 12:40 · arrives Chennai 03:30 +1

5 hotels + Caledonian Sleeper confirmed · London at brother's (free) · Dingle Skellig still to book

Accommodation progress6 of 7 confirmed

Dingle Skellig Hotel & Peninsula Spa (22–24 May) remaining

✓ Confirmed

Dublin · 18–20 May · 2 nights

Premier Inn Dublin City Centre (Temple Bar)

51 Stephen Street Lower, D02 N7Y3

Quadruple Room · Breakfast included

Conf: 5840.650.627 · PIN: 1015

Breakfast inclGrafton St 2 minTemple Bar doorstepFree cancel until 16 May

✓ Confirmed

Cork · 20–22 May · 2 nights

Premier Inn Cork City Centre

11 Morrison's Quay, T12 PF78 Cork

Standard Quadruple · Breakfast included

Conf: 5528.486.702 · PIN: 3395

Breakfast inclRiver Lee waterfrontNo parking: Q-Park ~€45/nightFree cancel until 18 May

⚠️ BOOK NOW — May half-term fills fast!

Dingle · 22–24 May · 2 nights

Dingle Skellig Hotel & Peninsula Spa

Dingle Bay, Kerry, Ireland

4-star · dingleskellig.com

17m poolKids' poolKids Club (half-term)Washing machineBay views

✓ Confirmed

Belfast · 24–26 May · 2 nights

Premier Inn Belfast Titanic Quarter

2A Queens Road, BT3 9DT

Family Quadruple · Non-smoking

R360: 26031730526

Paid ₹8,591 + ₹20,044 pts2 min to Titanic Belfast!Water views

✓ Confirmed

Edinburgh · 26–27 May · 1 night

Novotel Edinburgh Centre ★★★★

80 Lauriston Place, EH3 9DE

Classic Family Room · 2 adults + 2 children

Ref: QFVLGXVN · Paid €377.24 (£325.85)

Non-refundable · fully paidCheck-in 15:00Check-out 12:00No parking (£22/night)

✓ Confirmed · £400.00 paid

On the train · Night 27–28 May

Caledonian Sleeper · Club Family 2 Rooms

Departs Edinburgh 23:40 · Euston ~07:00

Coach D Room 5 (Yuvan & Ramyaa) · Room 4 (Sana & Tara)

Ref: CSBJVTPGGW8 · NRS: PP762400

Paid £400.002 rooms · Coach DEn-suite showerClub Car lounge

✓ Arranged — 5 nights FREE

London · 28 May – 1 Jun · 5 nights

Brother's place · E18 2HJ

High View Road, South Woodford

Central line · Heathrow direct 55 min

₹0 hotel cost!Both girls tube freeHeathrow direct

Cork parking: no on-site parking at Premier Inn. Q-Park City Hall ~7 min walk at ~€45/24 hrs. Over 2 nights ≈ €90 (~₹9,500).

HP Studio ✅ confirmed · HP trail spans 3 countries: Edinburgh → Watford · 6 more experiences to book in good time

⚠️ Still to book

Viking Splash Tour

Day 2 · 19 May · Dublin

Amphibious DUKW vehicle · Viking helmets · splashes into Grand Canal · ~75 min

vikingsplash.com · morning slot

⚠️ Still to book

Elephant House Café

Day 11 · 27 May · Edinburgh

JK Rowling's writing desk · Writers' Room · George Heriot's School view · HP trail start

elephanthouse.biz · book table for 4 · opens 10 am

⚠️ Still to book

Paddington Bear Experience

Day 13 · 28 May · County Hall, London

Multi-room immersive · live actors · full-size train carriage · ~70 min

paddingtonbearexperience.com · timed entry

⚠️ Still to book

Postal Museum + Mail Rail

Day 13 · 28 May · Farringdon, London

Real underground mail train · vacuum tubes · interactive exhibits · 4.6★ · perfect for ages 6 & 8

postalmuseum.org · pre-book Mail Rail slot

✅ Confirmed · Ref 7206841

Harry Potter Studio Tour

Day 14 · 29 May · Watford · 15:30 entry

Great Hall · Platform 9¾ · Diagon Alley · Forbidden Forest · 2 × Adult Family + 2 × Child Family · Digital Photo & Video Package · Arrive 15:10

Show e-ticket to board shuttle at Watford Junction

⚠️ Still to book

Mundo Pixar Experience

Day 15 · 30 May · Wembley Park, London

World's largest Pixar exhibition · 14 universes: Toy Story, Inside Out, Coco, Up · ~65 min

mundopixar.com · £76 family of 4

⚠️ Still to book

Titanic Belfast

Day 9 · 25 May · Belfast

World's largest Titanic experience · 2 min walk from Premier Inn · interactive galleries · shipyard ride

titanicbelfast.com · pre-book timed entry

Booking status

Confirmed

Still needed

Experiences

🚨 Book today

Dingle Skellig Hotel — family room URGENT

22–24 May · 2 nights · dingleskellig.com · May half-term fills extremely fast · pool, Kids Club, bay views

Car hire — Dublin Airport → Belfast City Airport Book now

18–26 May · 8 days · diesel estate/MPV · full CDW + no-excess insurance · rentalcars.com or autoeurope

📅 Book in good time

Viking Splash Tour, Dublin

19 May · vikingsplash.com · morning slot · 4 tickets

Titanic Belfast — timed entry

25 May · titanicbelfast.com · 2 min walk from Premier Inn

Elephant House Café, Edinburgh

27 May · elephanthouse.biz · book a table for 4 · opens 10 am

Paddington Experience + Postal Museum Mail Rail

28 May · paddingtonbearexperience.com + postalmuseum.org · both need pre-booked timed entry

Mundo Pixar Experience

30 May · mundopixar.com · Wembley Park · £76 family of 4 · timed entry

Tower of London

30 May afternoon · hrp.org.uk · timed Crown Jewels entry · Beefeater tour

✅ Already confirmed

British Airways — all 4 passengers CONFIRMED

Ref: YP9MAE · BA0036 Chennai→LHR 18 May 05:35 · BA0832 LHR→Dublin 14:50 · BA0035 LHR→Chennai 1 Jun 12:40 · Paid ₹2,22,012

easyJet EZY326 BFS→EDI CONFIRMED

26 May 11:55 → 12:50 · Ref: KCB2WDQ · Paid £192.39 · Seats 16A–16D · Bag drop closes 10:55

Harry Potter Studio Tour CONFIRMED

29 May · Ref: 7206841 · 15:30 entry · 2 × Adult + 2 × Child Family + Digital Photo & Video Package · Non-refundable

Premier Inn Dublin Temple Bar CONFIRMED

18–20 May · Conf: 5840.650.627 · PIN: 1015 · Breakfast incl · Free cancel until 16 May

Premier Inn Cork City Centre CONFIRMED

20–22 May · Conf: 5528.486.702 · PIN: 3395 · Breakfast incl · Free cancel until 18 May

Premier Inn Belfast Titanic Quarter CONFIRMED

24–26 May · R360: 26031730526 · Family Quadruple · Paid ₹8,591 cash + ₹20,044 reward points

Novotel Edinburgh Centre ★★★★ CONFIRMED

26–27 May · Ref: QFVLGXVN · Classic Family Room · NON-REFUNDABLE · Paid €377.24 (£325.85) · Check-in 15:00

Caledonian Sleeper — Club Family 2 Rooms CONFIRMED

27 May 23:40 EDB→EUS · Ref: CSBJVTPGGW8 · NRS: PP762400 · Coach D Rooms 4 & 5 · Paid £400 · Order: CSW006231461

Sana (8) and Tara (6) are the perfect ages for this trip. Here's what to watch for and what they'll love most.

Freebies & savings

Both girls travel free on London tube · Kids Club at Dingle Skellig (May half-term) · Premier Inn Dublin: kids eat free at breakfast · NHM free · Tower Bridge free

Animal highlights

K2 Alpacas, Howth (Day 3) · Dingle Oceanworld (Day 6) · Lios Stone Circle animal feeding (Day 7) · Moher Hill Farm lambs in May (Day 8) · Greyfriars Bobby, Edinburgh (Day 11)

Harry Potter trail — 3 countries

Victoria Street + Greyfriars tombstones, Edinburgh → Elephant House writing desk → Warner Bros. Studio, Watford · Sana (8) will love this thread across the whole trip

Car journey rule

Max 2–3 hrs per leg. One exception: Day 8 (Dingle → Belfast via Cliffs ~4.5 hrs). Start 8:30 am, three fun stops, pack snacks, iPad downloaded.

Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge

30m above sea and sways. Check Tara is comfortable with heights before committing. Giant's Causeway coastal walk is equally stunning and completely free.

May weather in Ireland

12–16°C, changeable. Waterproofs for all four. Layers essential. Cliffs of Moher can be very windy. Murphy's Ice Cream mandatory regardless of temperature!

Caledonian Sleeper adventure

23:40 departure — full Edinburgh evening first! · Sana & Tara in own cabin bunk beds · wake up arriving London · this will be a trip highlight

HP Studio — key reminders

Entry 15:30 · arrive by 15:10 · show e-ticket to board shuttle at Watford Junction · Digital Photo & Video Package included!

Novotel Edinburgh

4-star, 80 Lauriston Place · paid €377, non-refundable · check-in 15:00, check-out noon · full Edinburgh day plan unchanged — just board sleeper 23:40

All 4 flights confirmed · BA ref: YP9MAE · easyJet ref: KCB2WDQ

✅ BA0036 — World Traveller

Chennai → London Heathrow

18 May 2026 · Meal included

05:35

MAA T2

──────→

12:10

LHR T5

1×23kg hold per person · 2h40 layover at T5 (same terminal for connection)

✅ BA0832 — Euro Traveller

London Heathrow → Dublin

18 May 2026 · Buy on board

14:50

LHR T5

──────→

16:20

DUB T2

Connection from BA0036 · same terminal T5 · no transfer needed

✅ EZY326 — easyJet · Ref: KCB2WDQ

Belfast Intl → Edinburgh

26 May 2026 · Paid £192.39

11:55

BFS

──────→

12:50

EDI

Seats 16A (Yuvan) · 16B (Ramyaa) · 16C (Sana) · 16D (Tara) · Bag drop closes 10:55

✅ BA0035 — World Traveller

London Heathrow → Chennai

1 Jun 2026 · Meal included

12:40

LHR T5

──────→

03:30+1

MAA T2

1×23kg hold per person

Passengers & ticket numbers · BA booking YP9MAE

Passenger	Ticket number	Hold baggage
Yuvan (Mr Yuvanesan Muthukumaresan)	125-2227802129	1×23kg per flight
Ramyaa (Mrs Ramyaa Yuvanesan)	125-2227802127	1×23kg per flight
Sana (Miss Sana Yuvanesan)	125-2227802130	1×23kg + 2 free child items
Tara (Miss Tara Yuvanesan)	125-2227802128	1×23kg + 2 free child items

Each child can also check 2 extra items free (pushchair, car seat, travel cot). LHR connection is 2h40 at Terminal 5 — no terminal change needed.