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Highlights of Britain
14 Days starting from $2,899

Countries Visited:
England, Scotland, Wales

 

Length: 14 Days
Type: First Class Tour
Category: Britain and Ireland
Operator: Insight
Tour Code: B902
   
 
About This Tour


A well paced tour with two-night stays in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh, and Plymouth. The distances on driving days are comfortable, with regular stops at points of interest along the way.
 
  • What's Included
  • Itinerary
  • Dates & Prices
  • Sightseeing
  • SPECIALS

Insight's First Class Services

  • Professional Tour Director to escort you (hosted by Insight staff in London)
  • Luxury air-conditioned 40 seat coach with onboard toilet
  • Insight hotels include all service charges, taxes and porterage
  • Insight Traveler document wallet, map book journal and information packLondon airport arrival and departure transfer

Quality Dining

  • Highlight Dinner at a local restaurant in York (HD)
  • 2 Continental (CB) & 10 full Breakfasts (B) and 4 three-course Evening Meals with choice, or buffets, plus tea or coffee (D)

14 Days ~ England ~ Scotland ~ Wales

Tour Pace
A well paced tour with two-night stays in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh, and Plymouth. The distances on driving days are comfortable, with regular stops at points of interest along the way.

DAY 1 – THU – DEPART USA
Overnight flight to London.

DAY 2 – FRI – ARRIVE LONDON
Welcome to London! On arrival you are transferred to your London tour hotel.
Hotel: Thistle Marble Arch.

DAY 3 – SAT – LONDON SIGHTSEEING
Your half day sightseeing tour of London’s West End shows you Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, Trafalgar Square and Buckingham Palace. The afternoon is free to explore or shop. (B)

DAY 4 – SUN – LONDON – WARWICK
After meeting your Tour Director, head off to Oxford to see the city’s famous university buildings. Afterwards, visit Churchill’s grave at Bladon before taking a scenic drive through the golden stone villages of the Cotswolds to the market town of Stratford-upon-Avon, home to William Shakespeare, whose birthplace you will visit. Then to your hotel to enjoy a Welcome Drink this evening.
Hotel: Hilton Warwick. (CB,D)

DAY 5 – MON – STRATFORD – YORK
See Coventry’s two cathedrals before heading north to York. Walk inside the ancient city walls to see the maze of narrow streets including the Shambles, where the houses lean towards each other so far that they almost touch. See also the York Minster, largest medieval church in northern Europe. Enjoy a Highlight Dinner in the evening.
Hotel: Quality. (B,HD)

DAY 6 – TUE – YORK – EDINBURGH
Head north through the landscapes immortalised by the Brontë family and James Heriot to Durham where an orientation tour shows you the cathedral and castle. Move on to the Northumberland Moors and into Scotland at Carter Bar in the wild Cheviot Hills. Pass the ruins of Jedburgh Abbey and cross the salmon-rich river Tweed before reaching the beautiful Scottish capital of Edinburgh.
Hotel: Hilton Grosvenor. (B)

DAY 7 – WED – EDINBURGH SIGHTSEEING
With your local guide, drive along Princes Street past the ornate Scott Memorial into the 18th century New Town with its classical Adam facades. Across in the Old Town, visit Edinburgh Castle, perched high on its rock. Follow the Royal Mile down to the Palace of Holyroodhouse where Mary Queen of Scots lived – it is still the official Scottish residence of the Queen. The rest of the day is at leisure. Selected departures enjoy the Edinburgh Tattoo – a colorful mixture of military manoeuvres, complete with pipes and drums. (B)

DAY 8 – THU – EDINBURGH – LAKE DISTRICT
Drive through the contrasting scenery of the Southern Uplands, and stop to visit the Moffat Woollen Mills before crossing the border back into England. Travel through the ‘Auld Grey Town’ of Kendal on your way to visit Levens Hall. Admire the ornate Great Hall of this Elizabethan manor and the renowned Topiary Gardens, designed in 1690. Continue to your hotel, close to the shores of Lake Windermere.
Hotel: Low Wood. (B,D)

DAY 9 – FRI – LAKE DISTRICT – CHESTER
Enjoy the beauty of the English Lake District in lakeside Grasmere, where you will visit poet William Wordsworth’s grave in the local churchyard. Head to Chester, where an orientation tour within the well preserved walls shows you the galleried shopping arcades called the ‘Rows’ and fine half-timbered buildings. See also the remains of the Roman Amphitheatre, the colorful Jubilee Clock and impressive cathedral.
Hotel: Crowne Plaza. (B,D)

DAY 10 – SAT – CHESTER – BRISTOL
The morning’s route follows the Welsh borders to ancient Ludlow, which today is a bustling town still dominated by the massive fortress built to resist the frequent Welsh raids; meanwhile, the 15th century mansions on Broad Street reflect a later time of peace and prosperity. Pass through the apple orchards of Herefordshire before crossing into Wales, ‘Land of Song’. In the enchanting Wye Valley, pass the ruins of Tintern Abbey and cross the Severn Bridge back into England. The night is spent in the city of Bristol.
Hotel: Marriott City Centre. (B)

DAY 11 – SUN – BRISTOL – PLYMOUTH
Drive to the delightful Georgian city of Bath, its curative waters famous since Roman times. Visit the 18th century Pump Room and the ancient Baths, where parts of the Roman plumbing are still in use. See the 15th century Abbey before continuing to mysterious Glastonbury, a town steeped in legend (some say that King Arthur is buried in the ruined abbey). Pass through the cider orchards of Somerset to your hotel in Plymouth.
Hotel: Astor. (B)

DAY 12 – MON – DARTMOOR EXCURSION
Drive to Saltash and cruise up Plymouth Sound to the harbour and the Mayflower Steps, from where the Pilgrim Fathers set sail on the Mayflower. Back on dry land, see the Hoe, where Sir Francis Drake played bowls, the Citadel, and explore the historic Barbican area. Now it’s out over the rugged, wild, heather-clad Dartmoor, with its sinister memories of the remote prison and 'Hound of the Baskervilles'. (B,D)

DAY 13 – TUE – PLYMOUTH – LONDON
Cross Salisbury Plain to visit Stonehenge, reputed to be over 4,000 years old, before returning to London.
Hotel: Thistle Marble Arch. (B)

DAY 14 – WED – RETURN TO USA
The tour ends with transfers to the airport. (CB)


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Hotels
There is a broad selection of hotels on this British tour, ranging from the modern Quality hotel in the heart of York, to the Astor in Plymouth, a Victorian hotel steeped in history and a true ‘home away from home’.

Fellow Passengers
This tour is ideal for first-timer visitors as it covers all Britain’s major ‘must-see’ sights. With the visits to the Lake District and Dartmoor, it also appeals to those interested in English literature and the countryside.

Highlights
Historic places such as Stratford-upon-Avon, York, Edinburgh, Chester, Plymouth and Stonehenge are obvious highlights, as are the scenic drives in the Cotswolds, Lake District, Dartmoor and Wye Valley.

Enjoy our Premium Highlights plus these extra tour features

Excursions & Sights

  • See all the sights of London’s West End
  • See Oxford’s University buildings
  • Visit Winston Churchill’s grave
  • See Coventry’s two cathedrals
  • See York Minster, City Walls & the ‘Shambles
  • See Durham Cathedral
  • Drive down the Royal Mile to Holyroodhouse Palace
  • Visit a woollen mill
  • Visit William Wordsworth’s grave in Grasmere
  • See Ludlow Castle
  • See romantic Tintern Abbey
  • Cross the Severn bridge
  • See Chester’s Cathedral, ‘Rows’ and city walls
  • Visit mysterious Glastonbury
  • See the Hoe & Barbican in Plymouth
  • Scenic Drives through the Cotswolds, Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, Dartmoor & the Wye Valley

Guided City Tours

  • In-depth sightseeing tours in London & Edinburgh. Orientation tours in Oxford, Stratford, York, Durham, Chester, Bath, & Plymouth

Insight's First Class Services

  • Professional Tour Director to escort you (hosted by Insight staff in London)
  • Luxury air-conditioned 40 seat coach with onboard toilet
  • Insight hotels include all service charges, taxes and porterage
  • Insight Traveler document wallet, map book journal and information packLondon airport arrival and departure transfer

Quality Dining

  • Highlight Dinner at a local restaurant in York (HD)
  • 2 Continental (CB) & 10 full Breakfasts (B) and 4 three-course Evening Meals with choice, or buffets, plus tea or coffee (D)

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EARLY PAYMENT DISCOUNTS

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booking. This discount cannot be combined with our Groups Discount.  Exceptions: 1. Does not apply to additional accommodation, airfares or flight supplements, Easy Pace London & Countryside, Easy Pace London & Paris, Easy Pace London, Paris & Rome, Egypt tours, Israel tours, Jordan tours, the 3 Night Greek Island Cruise & Athens Extension, and Greek tours which include a Mediterranean cruise.

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