Thanks in advice.

So me and a few friends are starting D&D. As there are no groups around where we live and I have been asked to be DM. I have read though the beginners guide and suggested to my players we could run Dragons of Icespire peak but they don't want to use pre-made characters any advice on a ready made campaign we could run instead?

Thanks again 

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You can still run that campaign without the premades. I haven't checked, but I'm pretty sure the plot doesn't care about them and they are only there to skip character creation for new players.

You don't need to use pregenerated characters even if they are provided. Those characters are just another tool to ease everyone into the game.

Lost Mines of Phandelver is another adventure designed to keep it a little more simple for first time players. However, you can run any of them that tickles your fancy. Adventures that run more linearly are easier to prepare for the DM, since there are fewer ways for the party to go, meaning your preparation time won't be as high. 

Dragons of Icespire Peak is pretty much designed to be quick to get started, and does not include pre-generated characters so you'll have to make those. To prevent overwhelming the players with character choices, I recommend you follow the instructions that come in the icespire rulebook and limit the race and class choices compared to the Player's Handbook (assuming you have that as well).

Totally run Icespire Peak, or even Lost Mines of Phandelver. Both are great introductory adventures into D&D.

And you don't need to use pre-generated characters, they're just there to get things going quicker.

I would recommend Lost Mines of Phandelver. It was where I started and was excellent for both a new DM (me) and a bunch of new players. 5/6 of my players had no D&D experience, and years later, we're still playing. So something worked!

Depending on your group and what interests them, and how you plan on continuing after your first adventure, I would recommend having no limits on race/class. As long as they're in one of the official D&D books, I say go nuts. My players have been playing the same character for years, developing them and fleshing out their personalities. I would have hated to tell them they can only be this or that, and now they have buyers remorse because they wanted to be a warlock all along. Get your players involved early with choosing classes as a group (so you don't end up with 5 wizards) and writing backstories. Tell them how they meet (Lost Mines of Phandelver for example has everyone being hired by a dwarf to guard his goods on the way to Phandalin) and then let them explain how they met the dwarf, and what their characters past is. But only you get this info. The players get to divulge as much (or as little) to the other players as they go.

I would recommend Lost Mines every time. I hope you all have a great time!

Thanks for all the helpful information guys and the extra tips I appreciate it.

going to have a discussion with my players and relay the information you provided. Thanks again all I can't wait to get started!

I agree. I started off with Phandever. It was the easiest for me in order to start DMing