• 3 Dinner (D)
• 6 Breakfast (B)
• 1 Lunch (L)

• London: See London from a different angle on a Thames River cruise. Glide past iconic sights like the Tower of London and Tower Bridge as you take in the city’s skyline from the water.
• Stonehenge: Walk around the strange and awe-inspiring megaliths that have reputedly stood for 5,000 years.
• Dartmoor National Park: Take a walk through Wistman’s Wood, one of Dartmoor’s most distinctive landscapes. Explore an ancient woodland that feels unlike anywhere else on the moor and reveals a wilder side of Devon’s scenery.
• Dartmoor: Stop in Postbridge for Devonshire ice cream, a rich local treat made with the county’s well-known dairy. Creamy, sweet and served in the heart of Dartmoor, it’s a classic taste of Devon.
• St. Ives: Explore St. Ives, where the harbor, sandy beaches and narrow streets make this Cornish town a favorite on the coast. With time to wander through the center, browse local shops or pause by the water, you’ll see why artists and holidaymakers have long been drawn here.
• Land’s End Airport: Stand at Land’s End, the granite headland where Cornwall reaches out into the Atlantic. With cliff-top paths, sea air and wide ocean views, this well-known coastal landmark marks the far southwest of mainland Britain.
• From Marazion Beach, you’ll look across the water to St. Michael’s Mount, where a medieval church and castle rise above the rocky island. Its tidal setting and position just off Cornwall’s south coast make it one of the region’s most recognizable sights.
• Cornwall: Wander the cobbled lanes of Port Isaac, the real-life setting for the beloved British TV series Doc Martin. Spot filming locations, take in harbor views and enjoy time at your own pace, whether it’s browsing shops or relaxing with a cup of tea by the sea. 
• Bath: Visit the Roman Baths in the heart of Bath, where one of Britain’s best-preserved ancient sites reveals the city’s Roman past. As you explore the temple remains, bathing complex and steaming spring, you’ll see how this historic spa city first grew around its natural waters.

• Buckfastleigh: Visit Buckfast Abbey, a Benedictine monastery built on the site where monks have lived and prayed for over 1,000 years.
• Cornwall: Spend time with Tina, the Lavender Lady, at a Cornish farm where rows of lavender are grown for more than their scent alone. After learning about the plant’s care and properties, you’ll sit down to a cream tea with lavender-flavored shortbread and scones.

• Deluxe coach travel
• Selected hotel dinners plus a locally hosted meal
• 4-star stays

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Explore Bristol through the stories of Brunel and Banksy on an optional city experience. Discover how engineering ambition and street art have each left a mark on Bristol’s identity.

Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s work is closely associated with the city’s industrial and transport history, while Banksy’s connection brings a contemporary creative dimension. Together, they offer contrasting ways to look at Bristol’s streets and heritage. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Enjoy afternoon tea in Bath as an optional addition to your visit to this historic spa city. Pause over tea and traditional teatime fare in a setting associated with Georgian elegance and leisurely social rituals.

Bath became a fashionable gathering place in the 18th century, when visitors came for its thermal waters and sociable city life. Afternoon tea offers a relaxed way to savour that atmosphere. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Cruise the River Thames for a waterside view of London’s skyline, passing sights including the Tower of London and Tower Bridge. From the river, the capital’s landmarks unfold against a backdrop of bridges, historic buildings and busy waterfronts.

The Thames has shaped London as a trading port and meeting place for centuries. Seeing the city from the water offers a sense of how its historic heart connects with the modern capital.

Meet your Travel Director and fellow travellers over a welcome dinner in London. This hosted gathering brings the small group together around the table and offers a chance to get acquainted before exploring Devon and Cornwall.

Conversation turns to the places ahead, from prehistoric Stonehenge to Atlantic-facing Cornish villages. With no more than 18 travellers on the tour, dinner provides a relaxed setting in which to put names to faces and share an interest in the journey.

Walk around Stonehenge, the prehistoric circle of towering stones set on Salisbury Plain. View the monument in its open landscape and consider the scale of the work involved in raising its massive stones thousands of years ago.

Built and altered over many generations, Stonehenge remains one of Britain’s most compelling ancient sites. Its precise purpose is still debated, making the visit an encounter with both the ingenuity and the unanswered questions of prehistoric life.

Visit Buckfast Abbey in Devon’s Dart Valley, home to a Benedictine community on a site associated with monastic life for more than a thousand years. Explore the abbey surroundings and take in the calm atmosphere of this working religious community.

The present church was built in the 20th century, reflecting a remarkable revival of the ancient abbey. Its setting and continuing Benedictine tradition offer a perspective on a place where prayer and community life remain part of the landscape.

Explore Plymouth with your Travel Director and get to know this Devon port’s harbour setting and maritime character. The orientation introduces a city shaped by naval activity, ocean voyages and its position on England’s southwest coast.

Plymouth’s waterfront has long connected Britain with the wider world. As you look around the historic port, its docks and waterside setting give context to the seafaring stories that remain central to the city’s identity.

Walk through Wistman’s Wood with your small group and experience a distinctive corner of Dartmoor National Park, where twisted oak branches grow among moss-covered granite. The surrounding moorland opens onto a landscape of rocky tors and wide Devon skies.

In Postbridge, view its historic clapper bridge, made from heavy granite slabs, and enjoy a taste of Devonshire ice cream. Woodland, stonework and local dairy traditions reveal different sides of life on the moor.

Stay at Bovey Castle, an early-20th-century country estate set within 275 acres on the edge of Dartmoor National Park. Built in the style of a grand English manor, the property places the moor’s countryside close at hand.

Its history extends beyond country-house hospitality: during the First World War, the estate served as a hospital for wounded soldiers. That chapter gives this Stays with Stories accommodation a connection to Devon’s past as well as its rural setting.

Explore the Eden Project, where a former Cornish clay pit has become a garden of global plant collections. Step inside the vast biomes, walk through the lush indoor rainforest and discover art installations that invite reflection on the natural world.

Hear how the site was transformed and learn about its work in environmental education and conservation. This MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® visit connects Cornwall’s industrial landscape with questions about biodiversity and climate action.

Meet Georgie and Cam at Tonley Farm for a hosted introduction to Cornwall’s orchard and cider traditions. Explore the regenerative orchards, see the sheep and hear how natural cider is made from the farm’s fruit.

Share a Be My Guest picnic lunch featuring local cheese, homemade chutney and the farm’s own cider. Time with your hosts brings the food back to its source and offers a personal view of life in the Cornish countryside.

Discover Falmouth on an orientation drive that introduces its harbour, historic docks and maritime setting. Look out for Pendennis Castle, which overlooks the approaches to this Cornish port.

Falmouth’s sheltered deep-water harbour has made it an important place for ships and seafarers over the centuries. The drive gives you a sense of how the town’s waterfront, fortifications and working maritime heritage fit together.

Wander through St Ives, taking time to explore its harbour, narrow streets and sandy beaches. This Cornish seaside town invites an unhurried look at fishing boats, waterside views and the changing light along the coast.

That light and coastal setting have drawn artists to St Ives for generations, helping establish its creative reputation. Time in the town lets you experience the harbour atmosphere for yourself rather than seeing it only from a viewpoint.

Stand at Land’s End, the granite headland at the far southwest of mainland Britain. Take a coastal walk, pause for photographs and look out across the Atlantic from Cornwall’s rugged western edge.

Sea air, exposed cliffs and broad ocean views define this well-known landmark. Its position has given Land’s End a lasting place in British geography and imagination, while the cliff-top setting makes the scale of the coastline immediately tangible.

View St Michael’s Mount from Marazion Beach, looking across the water to the rocky tidal island and its hilltop church and castle. The beach offers a distinctive perspective on one of Cornwall’s most recognisable coastal landmarks.

The mount’s medieval buildings and changing relationship with the sea give the scene its character. This is a shore-based viewing stop: the experience centres on the panorama from Marazion rather than a visit to the island.

Meet Tina, the Lavender Lady, at a Cornish farm and learn how lavender is grown and used. See the cultivated plants and hear about their care and properties from someone who works with them firsthand.

Settle in for a cream tea with lavender-flavoured shortbread and scones, bringing a local variation to a familiar West Country tradition. The visit pairs a fragrant crop with a conversation about small-scale farming and Cornish produce.

Explore the lanes and harbour of Port Isaac, a Cornish fishing village whose narrow streets lead down towards the sea. Take time to look around the waterfront and appreciate its compact, steep-sided setting.

The village is also known as a filming location for the British television series Doc Martin. Beyond its screen appearances, Port Isaac retains the character of a working coastal settlement, with tightly clustered buildings and views across the harbour.

Gather with your small group for a farewell dinner in Bristol. The hosted meal offers time to share stories from Devon and Cornwall with the travellers and Travel Director who have accompanied you.

Raise a glass and revisit the contrasts of the journey: Dartmoor’s ancient woodland, Cornwall’s harbours and the people behind its local produce. It is a sociable conclusion to the group’s time exploring southwest England together.

Get to know Bath on an orientation tour, taking in its elegant squares and honey-coloured Georgian architecture. Visit the Roman Baths to explore the remains of the ancient bathing complex and temple at the heart of the city.

Bath grew around its natural thermal springs, which the Romans developed into a centre of bathing and worship. Seeing the historic pools and archaeological remains reveals the deeper past beneath the city’s Georgian streets.

Sample Plymouth gin and enjoy dinner at the former distillery of Plymouth Gin. This optional evening pairs a tasting with a meal in a setting associated with one of the city’s best-known local products.

Gin-making adds another strand to Plymouth’s maritime and commercial heritage. Hear more about the spirit as you taste it and spend the evening with fellow travellers. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Cruise Plymouth’s harbour for a view of the port from the water. This optional outing offers a different perspective on the waterfront and the coastal setting that has long defined the city.

Ships, docks and sheltered waters speak to Plymouth’s enduring naval and seafaring connections. A harbour cruise lets you take in that geography from the vantage point of those who have approached the city by sea. It is at additional cost and bookable on tour.