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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, where free-time options include the Royal Crescent, Roman Baths, Jane Austen museum or a canal cruise. Travel to Bristol, check in at the hotel and have dinner. The evening is free to explore.
Meals: Dinner
Day 2
Day 2: Bristol to Birmingham via Oxford and Stratford-upon-Avon
After breakfast, optionally explore Bristol’s street art with a local guide. Travel to Oxford, with its museums, libraries, churches, canals and university grounds. Make a brief stop in Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare’s birthplace, then continue to Birmingham for the night. After checking in, stroll through the streets and get a bite to eat.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 3
Day 3: Birmingham to Manchester via Liverpool
After breakfast in Birmingham, travel to Liverpool for a guided city tour featuring its Beatles landmarks. Continue to Manchester, where the evening is free to explore. Some departures stay overnight in Liverpool instead; details are provided in the travel documents 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, and learn about its Viking and Roman roots. An optional nighttime 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 option to explore 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, taking a scenic drive to Hadrian’s Wall. Arrive in Edinburgh and be dropped off somewhere central as evening falls. The Trip Manager can advise on onward travel.
Meals: Breakfast
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Dining Summary
- 1 Dinner (D)
- 5 Breakfast (B)
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.
Oxford University Quarter Orientation Walk
Wander the cobbled lanes of the university city to view the Radcliffe Camera, the storied Bodleian Library, and the delicate span of the Bridge of Sighs. Collegiate quads, spires, and cloisters reveal a place shaped by scholarship and ceremony.
Trace traditions dating back to the 12th century, where college coats of arms and bell towers rise above bookshops and chapels. Your orientation highlights the compact historic core and invites you to pause for photos and reflection amid dreaming spires and winter-clear vistas.
Stratford-upon-Avon Shakespearean Town Walk
Step into timber-framed streets associated with the Bard’s life, passing Shakespeare’s Birthplace, the riverside gardens, and quiet lanes leading toward Holy Trinity Church. Half-timbered facades and snug inns evoke a Tudor market town alive with theatre lore.
Hear snippets about guildhalls, grammar schools, and Elizabethan playgoing as you trace the Avon’s edge. This walk connects the poet’s family landmarks and invites you to pause for photos and reflection where merchants once traded and actors first sparked imaginations.
Liverpool Guided City Tour: Beatles & Waterfront
Join a guided panoramic tour linking the musical heritage of the Beatles with maritime grandeur. See the red-brick docks of Albert Dock, the clocktowers of the Royal Liver Building, and city streets where Merseybeat found its sound near the famed Cavern Quarter.
Hear tales of shipowners, football chants, and studio sessions that shaped modern pop. Your guide points out bold sculptures, restored warehouses, and Beatles heritage spots that chart Liverpool’s transformation from Atlantic port to creative powerhouse.
York Walking Tour: Minster, The Shambles & City Walls
Walk medieval lanes to see York Minster, the gothic giant whose stained glass glows even on winter days. Thread the narrow timbered lane of The Shambles and survey Clifford’s Tower perched above the old castle mound.
Learn how Romans, Vikings, and medieval merchants shaped this walled city. Pass gateways like Micklegate Bar and stretches of the city walls, capturing atmospheric views over rooftops and bell towers that speak to two millennia of faith, trade, and fortification.
Hadrian’s Wall Roman Frontier Visit
Visit the windswept ridge of Hadrian’s Wall, the empire’s northern limit where stone ramparts stride across moor and misty mountain passes. See traces of milecastles and barracks that guarded routes over rolling fells.
Gain insight into life on the edge of Rome: supply roads, watchtowers, and the discipline that held the frontier. The stark beauty of whinstone crags and open country provides a stirring setting to pause for photos and reflection on nearly two millennia of history.
Bristol Street Art Walking Tour
Discover Bristol’s rebellious creativity on a guided walk through Stokes Croft and beyond, spotting thought-provoking murals and elusive works linked to Banksy. Learn how derelict walls became open-air galleries, with styles ranging from stencil to large-scale paste-ups.
Hear about the city’s countercultural movements, community studios, and evolving legal walls that foster expression. This street art exploration is at additional cost and bookable on tour, perfect for fans of urban culture and bold winter colour splashed across brick and concrete.
York Evening Ghost Walk
Join a costumed guide for a theatrical ghost walk through snickleways and cobbled lanes. Stories of monks, merchants, and mysterious footsteps accompany you past dimly lit courtyards and the shadowed eaves of The Shambles.
Blending folklore with fragments of documented history, this tour reveals how siege, plague, and piety left echoes in doorways and churchyards. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour, adding a playful shiver to York’s layered past.
Lake District Ghyll Scrambling Adventure
Suit up for guided ghyll scrambling in a mountain stream, clambering over bedrock, wading through clear mountain pools, and tackling small waterfalls amid bracken slopes and Lake District fells.
Led by qualified instructors with helmets and wetsuits provided, this wet-and-wild introduction to Lakeland terrain blends teamwork and laughter with dramatic scenery carved by ice and water. This adventure is at additional cost and bookable on tour, weather permitting.
Bath Historic Stroll & Royal Crescent
Explore Bath’s golden-hued streets where Georgian elegance meets Roman heritage. Walk the sweeping curve of the Royal Crescent, admire the honeyed limestone of Palladian terraces, and cross the graceful Pulteney Bridge as the River Avon slides beneath its arches.
Uncover the spa city’s story from the Roman sacred springs to Regency high society. See exteriors near the Roman Baths complex and soak up the refined atmosphere that inspired novelists like Jane Austen, with crisp winter light sharpening every facade and colonnade.
Windsor Long Walk & Castle View
Stroll the grand avenue of The Long Walk to take in commanding views of Windsor Castle, the world’s oldest and largest inhabited fortress. From the Copper Horse end to the castle gates, wide lawns and winter silhouettes of ancient trees frame a regal skyline.
Hear how this ceremonial approach to Windsor Great Park was formalised under Charles II and embellished in the Georgian era. Pause to admire red deer grazing in Home Park and pause for photos and reflection on centuries of royal pageantry set against crisp seasonal air.