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 2005 Taste of Britain with Trafalgar Tours

 4 days from A$809

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HIGHLIGHTS

Sightseeing Highlights

Stratford-upon-Avon Visit the Elizabethan town of Shakespeare's birth.
Coventry See the old and new Cathedrals.
York Orientation including the Minster and the 'Shambles'.
Hadrian's Wall See the ruins.
Carter Bar Spectacular views.
Jedburgh See the Abbey ruins.
Edinburgh Sightseeing including a visit to the magnificent Castle.
Gretna Green Visit this historic site for eloping couples.
Grasmere Visit William Wordsworth's picturesque village.
Liverpool Orientation tour.
Chester Visit the historic city.
Stoke-on-Trent Visit the Wedgwood Pottery Centre (when open).
Scenic drives through the Chiltern Hills, Northumberland National Park, the Scottish Borderlands and the English Lake District.

Dining Highlights

A welcome drink with your Tour Director

3 full English breakfasts (FB)

2 three-course dinners (D)

5 meals in total(see day-by-day itinerary)

First Class Travel Highlights

The services of one of Trafalgar's top professional Tour Directors on tour.

A qualified local city guide in Edinburgh.

The services of a Trafalgar Representative if you stay at Trafalgar's  recommended London hotel.

Chauffeur driven on Trafalgar's luxury air-conditioned motorcoaches  with reclining seats and washroom.

Complimentary pick-up and drop-off if you stay at Trafalgar's  recommended London hotel.

A stylish travel bag and wallet containing tour documents and  helpful information.

First Class Hotels

You'll stay in twin-bedded rooms with private facilities at these  superb hotels:

Darlington: Blackwell Grange
Edinburgh: Holiday Inn North/Novotel Centre
Chester Area: Thistle

All hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and  local taxes included.

ITINERARY

DAY 1 London - Stratford - Coventry - Darlington

Greetings from our Tour Director as we make our way  through the Chiltern Hills to Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare. From here we continue to Coventry, to see both the  old and new Cathedrals. Later an afternoon arrival in Viking York takes us  on a walking tour to view the imposing Minster and stroll along the 'Shambles'.  Next on to Darlington where we meet for a welcome drink with our Tour Director and fellow travelling companions before dinner at our hotel. (D)

DAY 2 Darlington - Jedburgh - Edinburgh

After  breakfast this morning we head further north where we stop for photos at Hadrian's  Roman Wall on our drive through Northumberland National Park to  the Scottish border at Carter Bar. Here we admire breathtaking views before crossing the Borderlands and seeing the ruins of Jedburgh Abbey. Then we  continue on to Edinburgh where we have some free time before a sightseeing  tour which includes a visit to Edinburgh Castle and views of Holyrood House. Why not try some traditional Scottish cuisine tonight? (FB)

DAY 3 Edinburgh - Lake District - Liverpool - Chester

Area Today we drive through the Southern Uplands to the area known as the 'Devil's Beef Tub' past Moffat to Gretna Green, where traditionally  eloping couples married against their parents' wishes. We cross the border into England and drive along the lakes and valleys of the English Lake District to Grasmere. Then along the shores of Windermere, through pastures reminiscent of Wordsworth's poetry, we reach Liverpool, where orientation shows us the City Hall, the modern Cathedral and Albert Dock. From here we make  our way to our hotel for dinner and overnight stay. (FB D)

DAY 4 Chester Area - Wedgwood - London

After breakfast, our day starts with an orientation tour of Chester which highlights the Cathedral, Tudor buildings and the arcaded 'Rows'. Next our journey takes us  on to the Wedgwood Pottery Centre where we'll see the art of porcelain manufacture. There's time here to pick up some bargains in fine china, before we make our way back to London! (FB)

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