Help! - Advice for Road Trip in England (maybe Scotland) in August

[KitKat]

With 11 days and the places listed I'd suggest something like Edinburgh (2) - Lake District (2) - Yorkshire Dales - York (2) - Stratford - Oxford (2) - Bath (2) - Heathrow. You might think about the Northumberland coast too. If you are really into Shakespeare then a longer stop at Stratford might be worthwhile, but otherwise I'd suggest just a couple of hours on the way from York to Oxford.

Thanks everyone, this is most likely going to be the route.. a work in progress

 

[KitKat]

ok,
few days in York
night at L'Enclume
night at Samling (thanks drron)

rest still working on it

 

[drron]

Two more suggestions.If you are going to National Trust properties then join up the Australian National Trust as you will get free admission-going to the battlefields of Bannockburn and Culloden has paid for my National trust memberships.
Find a place to visit - National Trust
List of National Trust properties in England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Another worthwhile one is the English Heritage Society.They have overseas visitors passes though for longer stays may be worthwhile becoming a member-though haven't tried this from Australia.They have a long list of properties-
Overseas Visitor Pass Prices and Ordering Information | English Heritage
Properties | English Heritage