Thanks for all the advice. We have/are considering Knutsford. Our only hesitation is we tend to be the stop on the spur of the moment or when we see something interesting type of people. With the long drive that may not work well.
Knutsford shows about 5.5 hours driving on the website. I was under the impression that by car and using the south coast route it was a 3.5 hour trip. Is this accurate?

I am still interested in a private driver if someone knows a driver that would be comfortable and knowledgeable about Kingston

The music buzz trip may be a little structured for us but does look neat. The nice part is we have to March to figure it out. The bad part is March is a long way away!