Originally Posted by
Uriah
I know it's a matter of perspective, but trains in the UK aren't inexpensive. You need to buy your tickets in advance and the cost then is at least bearable, since there are no cheaper options (save for trekking or cycling!). But yes, Trallium's estimates are needlessly high.
I do EVERYTHING on the cheap, or I wouldn't (and couldn't) do it. But yet I've taken a half dozen trips to the UK and another dozen or so to mainland Europe. I'm going again later this year. If a person is willing to make (or accept) some sacrifices (and tweak the rules a little), travel there doesn't have to be expensive (e.g., going in the off-season, camping, linking up footpaths or bridle paths, thumbing rides, carrying many of your own edibles, avoiding pub$, etc). Sure, it's not as cheap as Asia or Africa, and trips there simply can't last as long as trips to those continents, but the rewards are just as tangible. I now have a number of close friends there, who not only help make my travel more affordable, but more enjoyable. I met each of them while walking, and not at pubs.
Coming from Morocco, as the OP is, can be a bit of a shock, in terms of expenditure. But his budget need not be extravagant.
Conversely, he could skip the UK and stick to somewhere cheaper (Turkey is a great example, as are the Atlas Mountains, which I find beyond beautiful). Or he could save some dough and go hike, God forbid, the Camino for an even longer period of time, with all the other American tourists. (The Way certainly helped to destroy it, just as Wild is doing to the PCT experience, but that's just one man's feelings; we all pick places to visit on preconceived notions, and our experiences don't always match.) But, no question, the UK ain't the cheapest place to visit.
To the OP: budget as your comfort requires.