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The Britannia
Grand tour of Britain, Wales and Scotland. 19 days by Trafalgar Tours
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London: Sightseeing
tour.
Oxford: Visit one of the
University's Colleges.
Bladon: See Sir Winston
Churchill's grave.
Stratford–upon–Avon:
Visit Shakespeare's birthplace and see
Anne Hathaway's cottage.
Coventry: See the two
Cathedrals.
Stoke–on–Trent: Visit the
Wedgwood Pottery Centre (when open).
York: Orientation
including the Minster and
the 'Shambles'.
Hadrian's Wall: See the
fortifications.
Jedburgh: See the Abbey
ruins.
Edinburgh: Sightseeing
includes a visit to the imposing
Castle.
Glasgow: Orientation tour.
Moffat: Visit a Woollen
Outlet.
Grasmere: Visit
Wordsworth's village.
Caernarvon: Visit the
Castle.
Betws–y–Coed: See the
15th century Stone Bridge.
Chester: Visit the
historic city.
Ludlow: Visit this market
town.
Caerphilly: See the Castle.
Tintern: See the Abbey.
Bath: Orientation
including a visit to the Roman Baths.
Cheddar: View the Gorge.
Glastonbury: View the Abbey.
Cornish Excursion: Tour
this beautiful area with a visit to the
picturesque village of St. Ives and
view
St. Michael's Mount at Penzance.
Plymouth: Sightseeing
including the Mayflower Steps.
Isle of Wight: Excursion
including a visit to Osborne House.
Salisbury: See the
Cathedral.
Stonehenge: Visit the
stone circle.
Scenic drives through
the Cotswold Hills, Northumberland
National Park, across the Scottish
Borderlands and Highlands, the banks of
the Loch Ness and Loch Lomond, the
English Lake District, Snowdonia
National Park, Wye Valley, Dartmoor
National Park, Cheddar Gorge, cross
Exmoor and across Salisbury Plain.
Dining Highlights
- A welcome drink with your Tour
Director
- 3 Continental breakfasts in
London
- 14 full English breakfasts on
tour
- 8 three–course dinners in hotels
- 2 local pub restaurant dinners in
Yorkshire and Bristol
27 meals in total (see day–by–day
itinerary)
First Class Travel Highlights
The services of one of Trafalgar's top
professional Tour Directors on tour.
A qualified local city guide in
Edinburgh.
Tickets are included for the
world–famous Tattoo during the
Edinburgh
festival. Applicable to departures 04
Aug – 18 Aug'03
The services of a qualified
Representative at your Trafalgar London
hotel.
Chauffeur driven on Trafalgar's luxury
air–conditioned motorcoaches with
reclining seats and washroom.
Ferry across the Solent.
A stylish travel bag and wallet
containing tour documents and helpful
information.
First Class Hotel
You'll stay in twin–bedded rooms with
private facilities at these superb
hotels:
London: Copthorne Tara
Coventry: Leofric
Harrogate: Moat House
Edinburgh: Apex European
Scottish Highlands: Gaskmore
Laggan
Isle of Skye: King's Arms
Glasgow: Moat House
Manchester: The Copthorne
Llandrindod Wells: The
Metropole
Bristol: City Inn
Tiverton: Tiverton
Portsmouth: The royal Beach
London: Copthorne Tara
All hotel service charges and tips,
baggage handling fees and local taxes
included.
Airport Transfers
Hotelink transfers between Heathrow
and
Gatwick Airports and Central London
are
available for all passengers,
providing
you stay in a Trafalgar London hotel
(booked by Trafalgar Tours).
Note: Passengers should arrive
at Gatwick Airport between 06:00–12:30
or Heathrow between 06:00–21:30.
Departure transfers arrive back to
Gatwick Airport and London Heathrow
Airport between between 08:00–23:00.
For passengers who book Trafalgar's
Land & Air only package and who choose
to make thier own flight arrangements,
a transfer will be provided at a
charge
of $25 per person roung trip. Your
travel Agent must provide Trafalgar
accurate flight details no less that
21
days prior to tour departure and must
arrange your flights to coincide with
our specific arrival and departure
transfer times. If however, you arrive
outside Transfers times, then you must
make your own alternative transfer
arrangements at your own expense.
However, if arriving after these times
and Trafalgar Tours has booked your
air
reservation, then you will receive
Britrail Tickets.
Transfers via train link
from London Heathrow Airport to
Paddington Station on the Heathrow
Rail
Express, and from London Gatwick
Airport
to Victoria Station on the Gatwick Rail
Express. From Paddington or Victoria
it's a short and inexpensive journey by
taxi to your London Hotel.
Note: Heathrow Express operates
between 05:10–23:30. Gatwick Express
operates inbound services between
06:50–20:50 and outbound services from
06:50–20:00. Transfers outside of these
times are at the passengers own
expense.
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| | | Day | Destination | Description | | Day 1 | Depart USA | Overnight flight to London. | | Day 2 |  London | After checking into your Trafalgar hotel, the rest of the day is at leisure. | | Day 3 | London | Many major sights are included on our morning sightseeing tour. (Continental breakfast) | | Day 4 | Coventry | Greetings from our Tour Director as we travel to Oxford. Here we visit one of the famous Colleges (or the Sheldonian theatre when the Colleges are closed) before reaching Bladon to view Sir Winston Churchill's grave in the little churchyard. Then on through the Cotswolds to Stratford–upon–Avon, to visit Shakespeare's birthplace and drive past Anne Hathaway's cottage. Later, on to Coventry, home of Lady Godiva, to see its two Cathedrals before heading to our hotel. Tonight, we enjoy dinner and a welcome drink with our Tour Director.(Continental breakfast/ Dinner) | | Day 5 | Harrogate | A morning drive brings us to The Potteries to visit the Wedgwood Pottery Centre. Then we continue towards Brontë countryside and the historic York. Here an orientation tour takes us to view the gothic Minster and for a walk through the picturesque 'Shambles'. There is free time perhaps to shop before we go on to enjoy typical Yorkshire hospitality at a dinner in a local pub. After we head to our hotel in the elegant Harrogate. (Full English breakfast/ Hotel Dinner) | | Day 6 | Edinburgh | This morning our journey takes us through the Yorkshire countryside to Hadrian's Wall and then Northumberland National Park to the Scottish Border. Time to take pictures of ruined Jedburgh Abbey en route to Edinburgh, Scotland's capital. During the Festival, we include tickets to the spectacular Edinburgh Tattoo. (Full English breakfast) | | Day 7 | Edinburgh | Elegant Princes Street and the Royal Mile are featured on our sightseeing tour, plus a visit to the castle. We'll view Holyrood House, before free time to shop for tartans or sample delicious shortbread. Later, there's a chance to see Highland dancers on an optional Scottish night out, complete with haggis and bagpipes. (Full English breakfast) | | Day 8 | Scottish Highlands | Across the Forth Bridge to the Fife Coast and St. Andrews, home of the famous golf course. Then over the River Tay via Dundee and Perth to Pitlochry. Maybe visit Blair Atholl castle before arriving at our hotel deep in the Scottish Highlands for dinner and overnight. (Full English breakfast/ Dinner) | | Day 9 | Isle of Skye | Through rugged scenery to Culloden Moor, scene of the defeat of Bonnie Prince Charlie. Then to the banks of Loch Ness and through Glen Shiel, past Eilean Donan Castle to the Kyle of Lochalsh where we cross over the sea to Skye. (Full English breakfast/ Dinner) | | Day 10 | Glasgow | Enjoy more splendid scenery as we cross back to the mainland. Next we drive past Fort William with glimpses of Ben Nevis, Britain's highest mountain, en route to the Vale of Glencoe. Then along the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond en route we reach Glasgow. (Full English breakfast) | | Day 11 | Manchester | We drive through the Southern Uplands to visit Moffat Woollens. Then we cross into England and the scenic Lake District to visit Grasmere, home of the poet Wordsworth. . Finally, on to Manchester for two nights. (Full English breakfast/ Dinner) | | Day 12 | North Wales | After breakfast we enjoy a drive to Anglesey and Caernarvon where we visit the Castle. Then on through Snowdonia National Park, stopping at Betws–y–Coed, with its 15th century Stone Bridge. Here there's time to stop for tea, before returning to Manchester. (Full English breakfast/ Dinner) | | Day 13 | Llandrindod Wells | Our first stop is at Chester to admire the Cathedral and city ramparts with time to explore the galleried 'Rows'. Then we drive over the Horseshoe Pass to Llangollen, home of the International Music Eisteddfod in Wales. Next into Shropshire to visit the market town of Ludlow, en route to our hotel in Llandrindod Wells. (Full English breakfast/ Dinner) | | Day 14 | Bristol | Today's drive brings us to Caerphilly where we see its spectacular castle. Then on to Cardiff with time to explore before descending into the Wye Valley to view the 12th century Tintern Abbey. Next, we cross the Severn Bridge arriving in Georgian Bath to visit the Roman Baths. We continue to nearby Bristol where tonight we enjoy dinner in a characteristic restaurant. (Full English breakfast/ Hotel dinner) | | Day 15 | Tiverton | After a drive to admire the rugged beauty of Cheddar Gorge, we reach Glastonbury to visit the legendary burial site of King Arthur. On to Dunster with its timbered houses dominated by the great castle. Later, we cross the wilds of Exmoor, Lorna Doone country, to Tiverton. (Full English breakfast) | | Day 16 | Cornish | A delightful day touring this beautiful area and rugged coastline. We will visit the artists' colony of St. Ives and Penzance to view St. Michael's Mount. There's time for lunch before we head back into Devon to Plymouth and return past Dartmoor National Park to our Tiverton hotel for dinner and overnight. (Full English breakfast/ Dinner) | | Day 17 | Portsmouth | This morning we head towards Portsmouth through the New Forest to the yachting mecca of Lymington and continue by ferry to Yarmouth and the Isle of Wight. Here we will visit Osborne House, home of Queen Victoria and her consort before taking the ferry to Portsmouth.(Full English breakfast/ Dinner) | | Day 18 | London | After breakfast we drive to Salisbury, to view its magnificent Cathedral. Then, we cross Salisbury Plain to see the ancient monoliths of Stonehenge before continuing to London. (Full English breakfast) | | Day 19 | Return USA | Today bid farewell on our return flight to America. (Continental breakfast) |
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