Great British Heritage Tour

Tour Overview

A magical tour of Britain with two, three and even four night stays in Bath, Yorkshire, Stratford-upon-Avon, the Lakes District and Scotland. Enjoy numerous visits to castles, country mansions and beautifully landscaped gardens plus unique excursions such as a ‘Braveheart’ tour, exploring the honey coloured villages of the Cotswolds and a ride on the London Eye.

Tour Highlights

• Spend 3 nights in Bath, visiting romantic Tintern, King Arthur's Glastonbury, Stourhead Gardens and the Roman Baths

• Cruise on Lake Windermere, visit Dove Cottage and enjoy a steam train ride through Beatrix Potter country

• Enjoy 4 wonderful nights at the Airth Castle Hotel visiting Glasgow, Edinburgh, Stirling and Oban amongst the lochs and mountains of the Western Highlands

• Get locked up in Inveraray Jail, sample whisky at Glengoyne and enjoy a special Rob Roy and William 'Braveheart' Wallace guided tour

• Spend 3 nights in Ripon, visit York's Shambles, Castle Howard and ride on a heritage train across the Yorkshire Moors to Whitby

• Stay 3 nights in Shakespeare's Stratford, visit Shakespeare's birthplace, Anne Hathaway's Cottage, medieval Warwick Castle, magnificent Chatsworth House and the delightful Saxon Mill Pub

• Spend a day in the enchanting Cotswolds, visit Sudeley Castle, Stonehenge,  enjoy a walking tour of Oxford, explore an 18th century Cotton Mill village,  experience  the London Eye and the Beatles Story in Liverpool

Tour Inclusions

• All the sightseeing, scenic drives and excursions (as per the itinerary)
• Fully escorted by our experienced Tour Manager
• First class air-conditioned touring coach
• End of Tour tips to Tour Manager, driver and local guides
• 18 nights selected accommodation as described
• Hotel porterage (1 bag per person)
• English/Scottish breakfasts daily 
• 12 dinners including a farewell dinner in a London pub
• Welcome drink in London
• Local guides – Dove Cottage, Edinburgh, Stirling & the Trossachs, Oxford and London
• Entrances: Stonehenge, Tintern Abbey, Glastonbury Abbey, Stourhead, Bath’s Roman Baths & Pump Room, Beatles Story Museum, Dove Cottage and Wordsworth Museum, Edinburgh Castle, Stirling Castle, Castle Howard, Chatsworth House, Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, Warwick Castle, Sudeley Castle
• Cruise on Lake Windermere, Lakeside to Haverthwaite steam train ride, Glengoyne Distillery tasting, visit Bannockburn Heritage Centre, Inveraray Jail and New Lanark Heritage Centre, North Yorkshire Moors Railway heritage train journey, ride high on the London Eye
• Personal audio system whilst on tour