• 3 night Hotel accommodation Staying in twin-bedded rooms with private facilities.

• All hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes included.

• Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats and a washroom onboard.

• The services of a professional Tour Director.

• A qualified local city guide in Edinburgh.

• A stylish wallet, tour documents and map book journal.

• 5 meals in total (see day-by-day itinerary: 3 full English breakfasts, 1 three-course dinner, farewell Dinner with wine in Darlington).

Tour Highlights

A classic 4 day tour to get a flavour of Great Britain taking in many of the highlights of England including London, Stratford, York, the Lake District and the spectacular capital of Scotland , Edinburgh .

Tour Itinerary

 

 Day 1- London – Liverpool

Greetings from your Tour Director as we travel northwards from London into Staffordshire, known as the Potteries, where we visit the Wedgwood Pottery Centre. Later we arrive in the medieval city of Chester where we will see the ancient city walls and the 13th century black and white galleried ‘Rows’, which are shopping arcades today. Then we continue to our hotel for a Welcome Drink and dinner. (Dinner)
Hotel: Jurys Inn

Day 2- Liverpool – Edinburgh

This morning we drive through the Lake District to Grasmere where the poet William Wordsworth is buried in the village churchyard. Then we drive along the shores of Lake Windermere through scenery reminiscent of Wordsworth’s magical poetry. Later we arrive at the Scottish border at Gretna Green, where traditionally young couples would elope against their parents’ wishes in order to marry in a ceremony performed across the blacksmith’s anvil. Soon we reach the capital, Edinburgh, and our hotel. (Full breakfast)
Hotel: Holiday Inn North

Day 3- Edinburgh – Darlington

Today our guided sightseeing tour shows us Princes Street with its elegant shops, dominated by the imposing castle, the Royal Mile, views of Holyrood House and Arthur’s Seat. Then we visit the New Town with its beautiful Georgian architecture, see the new Scottish Parliament buildings and enjoy a guided visit of the apartments inside Edinburgh Castle. Later we head south crossing the borderlands, and see the ruins of Jedburgh Abbey. Then we drive through the Northumberland National Park to see remnants of Hadrian’s Wall before we arrive in our hotel, where we enjoy a Farewell Dinner tonight. (Full breakfast / Farewell Dinner)
Hotel: Blackwell Grange

Day 4- Darlington – London

A first to York, where we enjoy a walking tour including the city walls, the shambles and a Hidden Treasure! We drive south to Coventry and see the ruins of the old cathedral, destroyed during World War II, and the new modern post war cathedral. Then we continue to picturesque Stratford–upon-Avon, the hometown of William Shakespeare. Finally we take a scenic drive through the Cotswolds countryside and the Chilterns back to London, where our tour comes to an end. (Full breakfast)

Optional Extras

• Pre or post tour accommodation in London. 
  

Dates and Rates

Departs London every Sun throughout 2010 summer season.

• Prices are per person land only based on 2 people sharing a twin room.
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