LUXURY MINI COACH TOURS OF LONDON AND BRITAIN

Luxury mini coach sightseeing guided tours of London and Britain. London is one of the world’s most exciting destinations, but everyone needs an occasional break from the city. The surrounding countryside is brimming with beautiful towns, ancient cathedrals and amazing museums. Explore the historic charms and wealth of English culture that lies outside the capital.

Mysterious Stonehenge, 5,000 years ago the huge 40 tonne stones were dragged from over 280 miles away in Wales. Who built it and why remains a mystery today. Some say that it was built as a religious temple, or an astronomical clock. Stonehenge continues to enthrall the imagination and captivate the heart of every visitor.

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» Bards and Battles ™ Full Day Tour

Highlights:

Fully guided lecture standard tour, with Oxford/Cambridge educated guide
Guided walking tour of Oxford
Visit to Burford and Bourton-on-the-Water and to the charming twins of Upper and
Lower Slaughter in the Cotswolds
Guided tour of Stratford-upon-Avon
All travel in comfortable purpose-built minibus from Central London

'Explore the elegant Georgian City of Bath, famous for its hot springs and Roman Baths and the awe-inspiring circle of Stonehenge Stone Circle'

Oxford - Enjoy a walking tour of the cloistered colleges, ancient streets and secluded gardens of Oxford, ancient city of learning. Your Oxford graduate guide will entertain you with tales of college life, its famous students and rich history and traditions.

Stratford Upon Avon - Afterwards, a scenic drive through the charming Cotswolds takes us to Stratford upon Avon. Visit the house where he was born in 1564 and where he grew up; the highly acclaimed exhibition of his life and times ; see his grave and explore the quaint half timbered buildings of this historic market town steeped in culture and history. A fascinating insight into the life and times of the Bard and his family.

Warwick Castle - A short drive via Ann Hathaways cottage takes us to our finest medieval castle - Warwick - home of the Earls of Warwickshire for over 1000 years.

Experience the sights, sounds and smells of the award winning exhibitions "Kingmaker - a preparation for battle and the Victorian "Royal Weekend Party 1898". See the awesome Armoury, State rooms and venture into the gruesome dungeons and Ghost tower if you dare!

There's also time to savour the beautiful landscaped gardens including the peacock gardens and Victorian rose garden. A wonderful day filled with rich history, Kings Queens, Bards, battles and romance.

NB Bringing history alive ! During the summer months, Warwick castle hosts medieval days with jousting tournaments, archery, falconry medieval music and crafts and story telling. These additional attractions are included as part of your visit. Highly recommended for children and adults alike.

Bath. Bath, another world heritage site, is a beautiful Georgian city with delightful crescents, terraces and architecture. Following our guided tour of the city, there will be plenty of time to visit Bath Abbey and Pulteney Bridge overlooking the river Avon cascading over the weir. And you can shop, explore and take afternoon tea in the Pump Rooms while listening to the string quartet.

Cotswolds. Steeped in history and heritage the area of England known as the Cotswolds are a charming blend of cottages with honey-coloured walls and thatched roofs, market towns with crooked half-timbered houses lining the High Street, and ancient stone crosses, all set in the gently rolling hills ('wolds') that are so typically English in character. The Costwolds landscape has been shaped by its long history as a centre of wool production, this tour takes you through some picturesque villages: Burford, Bourton on the Water and Woodstock (for Blenheim Palace), where you'll see crooked little houses, leaning walls and gabled cottages, and surprisingly large Market squares harking back to the area's importance in the wool trade. It is here we stop for lunch in one of England's most outstanding areas of natural beauty.

Warwick Castle On arrival you will be escorted to the very heart of the castle, the Great Hall. You don’t just visit Britain’s Greatest Mediaeval Experience, you live it! On the banks of the River Avon, bursting with tales of treachery and torture, passion and power and above all fascinating people, times and events, Warwick Castle is so much more than simply a castle. Amongst the imposing towers and ramparts, experience preparations for battle, feel the weight of a sword, get a soldier’s eye view from beneath a battle helmet, see lavishly decorated State Rooms and watch the preparations for a Victorian party.

Roman Baths. Most Roman cities had at least one, if not many, such buildings, which were centers of public bathing and socialization. Baths were extremely important for Romans. They stayed there for several hours and went daily. They were accompanied by one or more slaves. When they paid their fee, they would strip naked and put on sandals to protect their feet from heated floors. The slaves carried around their masters' towels and got drinks for them. After bathing, they exercised. They did things such as running, mild weight-lifting, wrestling, and swimming. After exercising, oil and dirt got scraped off by servants.

Departs daily from or near your Central London hotel. Our tours depart London at approx 08:15am and aim to return back at approx 7.00 pm.

Adult Price: £74
Child Price: £64 (3 - 16 yrs)

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	PERSONALISED BESPOKE TOURS; In addition to our daily tours we offer private sightseeing tours in luxury vehicles (1 - 16 persons) with your very own driver guide for the ultimate freedom and flexibility. Ideal for families and groups. Our door to door service will take you on the above itinerary or anywhere you want to go.. Click here for more details.