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    What It’s Really Like Attending The Open Championship: Tips From Our First Trip

    August 14, 2026 /

    Affiliate disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through one of these links, I may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Attending The Open Championship had been on our travel list for a while. We watch plenty of golf at home and play ourselves, but watching a major championship on TV and actually spending several days walking the course are two very different experiences. We attended The Open as part of a longer UK trip that also included the Shetland Islands, Liverpool, and London. While we did plenty of research beforehand, there were still a few things we didn’t fully appreciate until…

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    Kristen

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    July 26, 2026 /

    This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, I may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. I only recommend products I own, have used, or would confidently choose for this trip. Creating a UK packing list for a two-week trip wasn’t as straightforward as I expected. With multiple destinations, unpredictable weather, and a variety of activities on the itinerary, I spent hours planning and deciding what to pack for Scotland and England. After returning home, I realized some items would have a permanent place on my travel packing list, while others never left my suitcase. If you’re putting together your own UK packing…

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    This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, I may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. I only recommend products I own, have used, or would confidently choose for this trip. Post-trip update: I originally put this packing list together before our summer trip to the UK, which included five days in Shetland, time in Liverpool and two days at The Open. Now that we’re home, I’ve shared a full breakdown of what I actually wore and used, what worked well and what I’d change next time in My UK Packing List Review: What I Packed vs. What I Actually Used. Why Packing…

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