Your itinerary
Day 1
Day 1: London to Bristol via Windsor and Bath
Meet the group in London and travel by coach to Windsor. Walk the Long Walk for views of Windsor Castle, then enjoy free time in town. Continue to Bath for free time to explore its historic architecture; options include the Royal Crescent, Roman Baths, Jane Austen museum or a canal cruise. Travel to Bristol, where an optional guided walking tour explores the city’s street art. Have dinner and head out with the group.
Meals: Dinner
Day 2
Day 2: Bristol to Birmingham via Oxford and Stratford-upon-Avon
After breakfast, travel to Oxford to explore its museums, libraries, churches, university grounds, streets and canals. An optional punt on the river is available. Stop in Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare’s hometown, where his birthplace and burial site are among the places to discover. Continue to Birmingham for the night, with time for a stroll and a bite to eat.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 3
Day 3: Birmingham to Manchester via Liverpool
After breakfast, travel by coach from Birmingham to Liverpool for a guided city tour featuring Beatles landmarks. Continue to Manchester for free time and an overnight stay. Some departures stay overnight in Liverpool instead; details are provided closer to departure.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 4
Day 4: Manchester to York
Leave Manchester for the walled city of York. Explore its narrow lanes and sights including York Minster, the Shambles and Clifford’s Tower. An optional evening ghost tour visits the city’s dark alleyways.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 5
Day 5: York to Carlisle via Lake District
Leave York and travel through the Lake District, with an optional activity exploring its rocky chutes, clear pools and occasional small waterfalls. End the day in Carlisle, near the England–Scotland border.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 6
Day 6: Carlisle to Edinburgh via Hadrian's Wall
Travel from Carlisle toward Edinburgh along the English–Scottish border, taking a scenic drive to see Hadrian’s Wall. Arrive in Edinburgh for a drop-off somewhere central as evening falls. The Trip Manager can assist with onward travel advice.
Meals: Breakfast
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Age Range
Age 27-35
Dining Summary
- 5 Breakfast (B)
- 1 Dinner (D)
FAQs
- London: You’ll need Essential Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA)From?January 8, 2025, UK law means that if you’re entering/transiting through border control in the United Kingdom (UK) and Northern Ireland you’ll need an?Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA)?before you travel. Confused? Don’t be – just read on here.
- London: A modular trip means fellow travellers will join and leave at various locations. There’ll be some goodbyes, sure, but there’ll also be plenty of hellos with new like-minded travellers.
- London: You’ll stay in a Twin share room (meaning you’ll be paired with a fellow traveller of the same gender, and will have two separate beds). If you’re booking your trip with a friend/travel companion – just let us know, so we can join your bookings and ensure you share a room. Need a lil’ more privacy? You’re welcome to opt for a single supplement if you like.
Included Experience
- Windsor: Walk the iconic tree-lined ‘Long Walk’ and take in the fantastic views of Windsor Castle. Keep your eyes peeled! You might even spot a royal if you’re lucky.
- Bath: Live out your Bridgerton dreams as you wander around Bath’s historic and regal architecture.
- Oxford: Wander around the quaint canals and streets of Oxford. And also the grounds of one of the most famous universities in the world!
- Stratford-upon-Avon: Explore the town that this legendary literature writer once called home. From Shakespeare’s birthplace to where we he was buried – you’ll find clues about his life scattered everywhere in this town.
- Liverpool: One for fans of The Beatles. Walk in the footsteps of the Fab Four and see all the iconic landmarks on this jaunt around Liverpool.
- York Minster: Explore this historic city and get to know its Viking and Roman roots. Check out highlights such as Clifford’s Tower and York Minster.
Bristol Street Art Walking Tour
Explore Bristol’s radical creative streak on a guided street art walking tour. Seek out Banksy originals and large-scale murals across Stokes Croft and the harbourside, with insights into techniques, tags, and the scene’s community roots.
Understand how post-industrial spaces became open-air galleries and why this city champions bold expression. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.
Oxford Punting on the River Cherwell
Glide in a traditional flat-bottomed boat and punt along the River Cherwell, drifting past college backs, meadows, and willow-draped banks. Try your hand at the pole or sit back as your chauffeur steers a languid course.
Hear local tales of student rituals and literary haunts as ripples tap the wooden hull. A quintessential Oxford pastime at additional cost, bookable on tour.
Lake District Ghyll Scrambling Adventure
Embrace the fells on a guided ghyll scrambling adventure, clambering up water-carved ravines, wading crystal pools, and tackling mini waterfalls in England’s most celebrated national park. Wetsuits, helmets, and expert instruction keep the challenge fun and safe.
Feel cold spray on warm cheeks as mossy rock and birdsong surround you—an invigorating counterpoint to city sights. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.
Liverpool Guided City Tour: Beatles, Docks & Cathedrals
Join a guided city tour through Liverpool’s music and maritime heritage, from the revitalized Albert Dock to the neon-signed Cavern Quarter where The Beatles made history. Hear about shipbuilders, sailors, and stadium anthems that forged the city’s character.
Spot striking landmarks like the Three Graces on the waterfront and the soaring Liverpool and Metropolitan cathedrals. Football lore, Mersey beats, and dockside stories collide in a proud, culture-rich port city.
York Walking Tour: Minster, Shambles & City Walls
Explore layers of history in York on a guided walk to the Gothic grandeur of York Minster, the crooked medieval lanes of The Shambles, and segments of the city walls with sweeping rooftop views. Stone, timber, and stained glass tell a powerful northern story.
Trace a path from Roman Eboracum to Viking Jórvík and a flourishing medieval trade hub. Hear how guilds, saints, and merchants shaped the city’s skyline and spirited identity.
Hadrian’s Wall Scenic Visit
Visit the dramatic frontier of Roman Britain at Hadrian’s Wall, a windswept line of stone marching across UNESCO World Heritage landscapes. Stand by milecastles and tumbled ramparts to imagine legionaries guarding the empire’s edge.
Learn how the wall organized trade, taxation, and troop movements, and why its surviving sections near viewpoints like Steel Rigg and Housesteads feel so evocative. Moorland skies, skylarking birds, and ancient masonry create a stirring sense of place.
Bristol Welcome Dinner & Night Out
Savor a sociable welcome dinner with your group in creative Bristol, a city of colorful terraces and harbourside energy. Meet your Trip Manager and travel mates over good food as the plan for the journey comes to life.
Afterwards, soak up the evening buzz—street sounds, independent venues, and views toward Brunel’s Clifton Suspension Bridge. A relaxed, festive start that sets the tone for shared stories on the road.
York Ghost Walk
Join a storyteller for a lantern-lit ghost walk through snickleways and the Shambles by night. Shadows gather around churchyards and old coaching inns as centuries of intrigue, plague lore, and restless spirits are conjured.
Expect theatrical flair balanced with well-researched history—an atmospheric way to see York’s medieval fabric after dark. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.
Bath Canal Cruise on the Kennet & Avon
Drift at a canal-boat pace on a leisurely canal cruise along the Kennet & Avon Canal, edging past towpaths, stone locks, and leafy cuttings near Bath. Settle into the gentle rhythm as Georgian terraces peek over the hedgerows.
Hear canal lore—navvies, horse-drawn barges, and engineering feats that linked the west to the Thames. Peaceful, photogenic, and time-out from city crowds. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.
Bath Heritage Walk: Royal Crescent & Pulteney Bridge
Explore Bath’s honey-stone streets on a curated city stroll past the sweeping Royal Crescent, elegant Pulteney Bridge, and the steaming heart of the Roman Baths complex. Feel the grace of Georgian town planning and the soft glow of local Bath stone.
Unpack why this UNESCO World Heritage City became a social capital in the 18th century, frequented by Austen’s characters and real aristocrats alike. Architecture, literature, and spa culture converge in a city made for promenading and people-watching.
Oxford Orientation Walk: Colleges & Radcliffe Camera
Discover the “city of dreaming spires” on a guided orientation taking in the University of Oxford precincts, the domed Radcliffe Camera, the storied Bodleian Library, and the photogenic Bridge of Sighs. Cobbled lanes and ivy-clad quads reveal a living campus shaped by nine centuries of scholarship.
Gain insight into collegiate traditions, famous alumni, and film locations as you navigate lantern-lit passages and mellow limestone courtyards. Academic rituals, bell chimes, and bicycle bells create Oxford’s unmistakable rhythm.
Stratford-upon-Avon Shakespeare Town Walk
Walk through Tudor streets to trace the life of the Bard in his hometown. See the timbered frontage of Shakespeare’s Birthplace, riverside gardens by the Avon, and the peaceful churchyard of Holy Trinity Church where he is buried.
Hear tales of theatre, patronage, and Elizabethan daily life as you pass gabled inns and guildhalls. Half-timbered facades and swan-dotted waters set a scene that connects Shakespeare’s words to the town that shaped them.
Windsor Long Walk & Castle Views
Stroll the Long Walk, the tree-lined avenue through Windsor Great Park, to frame perfect vistas of Windsor Castle. This gentle hosted walk sets a regal tone as deer-dotted parkland opens to the castle’s grand silhouette rising above the town.
Hear how this Norman fortress evolved into a working royal residence and ceremonial hub. Pause to pause for photos and reflection where the avenue crests, and take in centuries of pageantry that still shape the life of Britain’s oldest occupied castle.