"wakes weeks" in June...In Scotland, Edinburgh and Glasgow have "Trades Fortnight"

Never heard of any of these Jo! Shows how little I know of the North.

From a Midland/Southern perspective, we get inevitable holiday rushes for school holidays (half-term being a particular nightmare, especially when it coincides with a Bank Holiday), but otherwise nothing too bad.

Of course, the M25 (London Orbital aka "Car Park") is always a nightmare.