Britain School Tour (example)
Day
1
London
Today you arrive into London and are transferred to your hotel.
Day
2
London - York - Scotch Corner (D)
This morning you depart London for a day of northbound travel.
Enjoy a walking tour in the university city of Cambridge, one
of the country's oldest seats of learning. In York, England's
most complete medieval city, stand in awe in front of the great
structure of York Minster, then continue through a maze of quaint
streets, including the narrow Shambles. Stop for the night near
Richmond, gateway to the Yorkshire Dales made famous by James
Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small. Day
3
Scotch Corner - Edinburgh (B)
Inspect a section of Hadrian's Wall, the Roman coast-to-coast
defence against marauding northern tribes, then motor through
wild Northumberland National Park to the Scottish border. Stop
for photos at Jedburgh, with glimpses of the house of Mary,
Queen of Scots, and then Melrose with its 12th-century abbey
ruins and connections with Robert the Bruce. In the afternoon
you will arrival in Edinburgh. Day
4
Edinburgh (B)
Today is a full day to enjoy this "Prince of Cities".
Morning sightseeing of the the 200-year-old "New Town"
and famous scientists, inventors and novelists. In the "Old
Town", drive up the narrow Royal Mile to Edinburgh Castle
to admire Scotland's Crown Jewels.
Day
5
Edinburgh - Chester - Liverpool (B D)
After breakfast you travel south through the history-steeped
Lowland Hills and a visit to Gretna Green, where the blacksmith
used to wed runaway couples. Drive through beautiful scenery
in the Lake District, considered to be the finest of England's
national parks. Visit Wordsworth's Grasmere, then follow the
shores of Lake Windermere. In Chester, the historic county town
on the River Dee, your walking tour includes the Roman remains,
black and white half-timbered buildings, and the two-tiered
arcades called the "Rows". End the day in Liverpool
of Beatles fame, once the departure port of the great transatlantic
liners, and European Capital of Culture in 2008. Day
6
Liverpool - Stratford - Bristol (B D)
Travel into Wales to picturesque Llangollen, home of an international
competition for poets and musicians. Back in England, tour fascinating
Stratford-upon-Avon, a living monument to William Shakespeare,
before driving through the scenic Cotswold Hills with a stop
for photos in picture-book Broadway. Overnight in Bristol where
your orientation drive focuses on Brunel's daring Clifton suspension
bridge, SS Great Britain, and the historic harbour from where
John Cabot sailed in 1497 to discover America. Day
7
Bristol - Bath - London (B)
A day of memorable highlights with a visit first to the elegant
Georgian city of Bath, famous for its Roman relics, before continuing
via Stonehenge, still an intriguing mystery, to Salisbury, the
"City of the Soaring Spire". This afternoon you return
to London to fly home or continue your sightseeing.
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