Liverpool

Hi !
In our UK trip we are planning to make Liverpool our base ( know some folks there ! ) . Considering we have 5 days there to roam about , which places are do-able and affordable ? We were thinking of a 2 day driving holiday to Lake District , and day trips to Manchester, Blackpool , York etc. Whats your take on this plan ? Considering we wuld like to just limit the “castle” bit to one or two , what are the things that one can do in this part of England ? And for sure , if you feel that instead of doing day trips , making halts in these cities is preferred , pl let us know.

Me and my brother are planning a trip for June, as a UK resident we can take the Interrail and only pay £219 for 10 days travel (both under 25).

I have worked out the route and the train times, im hoping to use the night trains to save on accommodation, thinking we can sleep on the trains.

We might not stop at all the cities, we could go straight through but do you think im being a bit optermistic trying to do all the cities in 22 days and only being allowed to travel for 10 of them?

This is my first trip so any help would be great.

Route
Amsterdam
Brussels
Paris
Bordeaux (Don