Day 1 - Tuesday, 8/5/2025 Fly to London
Home Pick-up and overnight flight to London. |
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Day 2 - Wednesday, 8/6/2025 - Dinner Arrive in London
Arrive in London and meet your Tour Manager. Enjoy the remainder of the day at leisure. Tonight enjoy a Welcome Dinner with your fellow travelers.
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Day 3 - Thursday, 8/7/2025 - Breakfast London / Free Time
After breakfast enjoy a London City Tour to see famous landmarks such as Kensington Palace, the Tower of London, Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square, the Houses of Parliament, and Big Ben beside the River Thames. Also see Westminster Abbey and the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace (if held*). The afternoon is at leisure to explore London on your own. Maybe shop at famous Harrods, visit a museum or a local pub.
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Day 4 - Friday, 8/8/2025 - Breakfast Stonehenge / Bath / Bristol
Head south to York, founded in AD 71 and rich in Roman, Saxon, and Viking history. Enjoy a stroll through the medieval city and the famous Shambles, a quaint, narrow street that appears almost as it did during the Middle Ages. Visit the magnificent 13th c. York Minster, one of the finest medieval cathedrals in all of Europe. Later check into your hotel in Leeds or York. Enjoy an included dinner this evening. |
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Day 5 - Saturday, 8/9/2025 - Breakfast Cardiff, Wales
Today travel to Cardiff, capital city of Wales, separated from England by the Cambrian Mountains. Enjoy a Cardiff City Tour to see the National Museum and Gallery, Millennium Stadium & Cardiff Bay. Visit Cardiff Castle, whose construction is the combination of Roman fort, classic Norman fortress “Motte and Bailey“ and Gothic-Victorian restoration.
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Day 6 - Sunday, 8/10/2025 - Breakfast - Dinner Stratford-upon-Avon
Travel north today through Yorkshire and arrive in Stratford-Upon-Avon. Visit Anne Hathaway’s Cottage and Shakespeare’s Birthplace, possibly the most famous and most visited literary landmark in Britain. Continue north and arrive in York, founded in AD 71 & rich in Roman, Saxon & Viking history. Check in for a one-night stay. Enjoy an included dinner this evening.
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Day 7 - Monday, 8/11/2025 - Breakfast York / Royal Edinburgh Tattoo
Today meet a local guide for a York Tour. Enjoy a stroll through the medieval city and the famous Shambles, a quaint, narrow street that appears today almost as it did during the Middle Ages. Visit the magnificent 13th century York Minster, one of the finest medieval cathedrals in all of Europe. Later travel north to Edinburgh, Scotland and check into your hotel for a two-night stay. Tonight attend The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, held on the Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle. During this spectacular show, over 800 performers take to the stage in a 90-minute performance. The emotionally charged event combines the best of British Military precision with cutting edge lighting & sound.
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Day 8 - Tuesday, 8/12/2025 - Breakfast - Dinner Edinburgh
Today enjoy an Edinburgh City Tour. See the Palace of Holyrood House, Princess Street, and the Royal Mile. Visit iconic Edinburgh Castle, home of the Scottish Crown Jewels. Edinburgh’s Castle rock has been a stronghold for over 3,000 years. Then enjoy ‘The Scotch Whiskey Experience’, located on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. This interactive and fun filled tour ends with a sampling of the national drink. The afternoon is at leisure. Tonight enjoy a Farewell Dinner with your fellow travelers.
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Day 9 - Wednesday, 8/13/2025 - Breakfast Fly Home
Transfer to the airport filled with wonderful memories of your England, Scotland & Wales Tour.
*Note: The Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace is not held every day. If it is not available, a stop will be made at the Palace. |
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