My mate and I headed up into the Yorkshire Dales for the shower's peak, night before last. It was about an hour and a half to get there but we picked a good spot, with no light pollution except the moon. Saw a bunch of meteors, a couple of which were really startlingly good. We kept watching until about 4 or 4:30am.
Perseids have been appearing since the end of July and should be visible for another week and a half or so, but the frequency is dropping. The peak was actually the night of 11th/12th Aug.