Overview

4 Day Coach Tour Plus London City Stay

Highlights

Inclusions

• Transportation throughout by modern touring coach
• Services of an experienced driver/guide
• 6 nights accommodation in Three or Four Star hotels
• All rooms ensuite
• Full breakfast daily
• 3 table d'hote evening meals in hotels
• Admissions to:

• Blenheim Palace
• Gloucester Cathedral
• Sudeley Castle
• Cardiff Castle
• St. Fagan's Natural History Museum
• Castell Coch
• Brecon Cathedral
• Waddesdon Manor
• Shakespeare's Birthplace
• Christ Church College & Cathedral
• Chauffered River Punt

• Baggage handling at all tour hotels
• Stay at the following hotels or similar:

• Strand Palace, London
• Mercure Holland House, Cardiff
• Mercure Eastgate Hotel, Oxford

Itinerary

Day 1 - Saturday
London
Welcome to Britain's vibrant capital - London. On arrival take your high speed rail transfer to the City Centre, from there a short cab ride to your hotel, where the rest of the day is at your leisure.
Overnight - London (unescorted)

Day 2 - Sunday
London
Today is a free day to explore the vibrant and historic City of London. Why not visit some of the world's best Museums, follow in the footsteps of royalty, shop in Soho and end the day in a chic restaurant or a cozy traditional English pub.
Overnight - London (unescorted)

Day 3 - Monday
Blenheim Palace & Cardiff
This morning we join our group and travel into the Heart of England, visiting Blenheim Palace, home to the 11th Duke of Marlborough and the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill. We then travel through the Cotswold villages including, Chipping Norton, Stow on the Wold, The Slaughters and Bourton on the Water, before arriving at Sudeley Castle, once the home of Queen Katherine Parr, King Henry VIII's only surviving wife. Onwards then through the quaint city of Gloucester and the towns Ross-on-Wye and Monmouth before arriving into Cardiff.
Dinner/Overnight - Cardiff

Day 4 - Tuesday
Cardiff
We start our day with a visit to the historic Cardiff Castle. After our tour of the Castle we will continue onto the St Fagan's National History Museum, one of Europe's largest open-air museums and much loved attractions displaying Welsh heritage. In the afternoon we will travel to nearby Castell Coch for a tour of the enchanting Castle, which is home to beautiful ceiling paintings of scenes from Aesop's Fables. After dinner we will enjoy a performance by a traditional Welsh Male Voice Choir at a local Rugby Club.
Dinner/Overnight - Cardiff

Day 5 - Wednesday
Gloucester & Stratford
Today we leave Wales behind and make our way to the Heart of England, travelling through the Brecon Beacons National Park where we will visit Brecon Cathedral. After our tour of the cathedral we will enjoy a mid-morning cup of tea in a local tea room, before continuing onto the city of Gloucester. Here we will enjoy a tour of the magnificent Gloucester Cathedral. In the afternoon our journey through the Heart of England continues as we arrive in Stratford-upon-Avon, the home town of William Shakespeare.
Dinner/Overnight - Oxford

Day 6 - Thursday
Oxford
We start the day with a walking tour of Oxford's most famous sites, followed by a tour of Christ Church College. After our tour of Oxford we will enjoy a chauffered punt on the River Cherwell before the final highlight of Waddesdon Manor, a 16th century style French chateau. We then head back to London.
Overnight - London

Day 7 - Saturday
Tour Ends
This morning after a hearty breakfast it's time to head back home.

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