My American sister and BIL are coming from abroad in late Aug - early Sept. They are Anglophiles who are keen on history, especially medieval. Castles and cathedrals are popular with them. They've been to the UK a number of times to stay with us. We might go back to York or Edinburgh, which we've visited several times and all loved - but DH fancies somewhere new. We're all 50-65.
Besides those two couples, there are my 22yo and 16yo. They are quite easygoing and enjoy the same sorts of things as us older folks. That makes six of us in total. We'll have one or two cars.
Other factors:
Anywhere in England or Wales should be okay, and up as far as Glasgow/Edinburgh in Scotland.
Being near the sea would be a big bonus for DH but he might get overruled! I expect accommodation would be scarce and expensive at the seaside that time of year. We don't like crowds either!
Two of our party are disabled and need to be able to get back to the accommodation to rest. Both can walk, but no more than 10-20 minutes at a go. We might hire or buy a manual wheelchair or electric scooter.
We like to have a look round, but none of us are really "power tourists". We'll spend a fair bit of time at the accommodation or in the pub. DH and BIL love proper pubs.
We'd like somewhere that will occupy us for at least three days, so we can settle in to one or two bases.
London I think would be rather expensive and full-on, better to do separately another time. DH doesn't like big cities.
Oxford we've seen many times and don't want to go there this time.
Shrewsbury was a possibility suggested by DH. I've never been.
We'd be very grateful for recommendations for areas we hadn't considered. Thanks!