Thanks for your help janisj. I don't have the whole plan figured out yet, but my thoughts are...4 ni

I was wondering if anyone has taken a train from Edinburgh to London, or the Cotswolds? Is there a high speed train similar to those in other European countries? I understand that the drive is long and slow going. Don't want to waste any time but would perfer not to deal with the airports if possible. enterprise car rentals everett wa We are planning to rent a car to travel around England a bit, but where we go first will depend on the possiblity of a train and it's stops.
The OP already enterprise car rentals everett wa was concerned about trying to do too much. Encouragement based on incorrect info is not useful. (Even if a flight only takes one hour, the entire enterprise car rentals everett wa trip from city center to city center usually takes at least 4 to 5 hours - if not more).
Thanks for your help janisj. I don't have the whole plan figured out yet, but my thoughts are...4 nights in Scottland. Edinburgh and some day trips possibly. enterprise car rentals everett wa Then 4 nights in the English country side and 4 nights in London. I don't know in which order yet. It really depends of the most time effienct way to fit it all in. We will be leaving London on the chunnel for 4 nights in Paris.
I've done Edinburgh=London by train and it sure beats driving or flying (unless you happen to already be conveniently right by the airports, by the time you check in and travel to and from airports it takes longer overall to fly). It's a lot quicker than driving (and probably costs less than the petrol).
My advice if you do choose this route is train. You can upgrade to First Class for 15 and I hugely recommend this, it's more comfortable, you get complementary drinks (tea, coffee, enterprise car rentals everett wa fruit juice, alcohol with meal), enterprise car rentals everett wa meals x 2 and snacks, and the staff really look after you. Made the journey a pleasure.
They loved it. They booked well in advance and noticed that the early trains are more expensive than trains after 9 AM. By leaving Waverly after 9, they traveled First Class economically and had a comfortable trip. Their experience was just as described by nona1.
Book well in advance it will allow you to achieve sizeable enterprise car rentals everett wa price reductions, the quality of the service has increased enterprise car rentals everett wa hugely over the past 10 years but it is well short of those in say France in terms of speed.
As for trains enterprise car rentals everett wa to the Cotswolds - depends where you are going but 1-1.5 hours will get you to any larger station. The time may be in the connection onwards to your accommodation which will require road transport, unless you are heading enterprise car rentals everett wa to Oxford or another city/town which has plenty of places to stay. I live in Stroud so far edge of the region and it takes 90 minutes to Paddington.
Tip on first class - if you select this as your initial ticket you'll pay more. If you go through the booking process for a standard seat (before you confirm) you'll be asked 'would you like to upgrade to first for 15 (or even 12.50 some days)?', and it saves you money doing it that way rather than looking at the first class prices initially.
An idea for a possible itinerary enterprise car rentals everett wa might be to take the train from London to Oxford. Oxford is not actually in the Cotswolds but nearby and well worth a visit. If you're insistent on staying in the Cotswolds, then you can take the train from Oxford to Moreton-in Marsh which is probably the quickest and easiest Cotswold village to get to from London/Oxford. You'll need to return to Oxford to get a train to York which is about a 3 1/2 hour trip depending on which train you take. York is about a 2 hour trip to Edinburgh.
Rethinking this and your best option for seeing the Cotswolds would be to stay in Oxford and take advantage of a day trip/tour. Oxford could easily enterprise car rentals everett wa be a full day if interested. Try Cotswold-Roaming as they offer several different tours of the area. Have a look at their website.