Legendary England Tour

Welcome to Brighton, UK

Welcome to the capital of England. Upon arrival at London Gatwick Airport, meet with your English-speaking driver and transfer to your accommodating hotel. Spend the day on a leisure day to relax and rest after your overseas flight.

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Southampton - Visit Brighton and Portsmouth

We will start the day by visiting Brighton, a lively coastal town that started as a fishing village but grew into a spa destination in the 18th century. Here, you will find what is probably the most unusual building in England; the Royal Pavilion, an exotic palace built by King George IV in style reflecting his fascination with the tales of the Arabian Nights. If you wish, you may visit the inside of the palace, where you will get a further sense of the King’s eclectic taste. We will also have time to take a stroll down the Victorian promenade and browse the many cafes and shops in the city's narrow alleyways. In the afternoon, we will visit the Historic Dockyard in Portsmouth, where we will experience the grandeur of England’s naval history and see many famous warships and submarines.

Dinner and overnight in Southampton. View on map

Exeter - Visit the gothic cathedral in Salisbury and one of Europe's most famous ancient monuments, Stonehenge

In the morning, we visit Salisbury, famous for its gothic cathedral, built in the 13th century and boasts the highest spire in England and the world`s best-preserved Magna Carta. Climb the 123m tall tower and enjoy the views over the city. Today's next stop is one of Europe’s most famous ancient monuments: Stonehenge, a prehistoric ring fort dating back 5000 years whose origins remain a puzzle to historians and archaeologists today.

Dinner and overnight in Exeter. View on map

Newquay - Explore Dartmoor National Park and Lanhydrock House

This morning, an extraordinary highlight awaits us –a drive through Dartmoor National Park! This brooding landscape of deep bogs, rolling hills, and dramatic cliffs is often used as a film location for suspense movies. During the day, of course, Dartmoor’s beautiful rivers, clapper bridges, idyllic villages, and grazing ponies are more picturesque than frightening. We make a stop at Polperro –a typical Cornish fishing village. In the afternoon, we round the day off to visit a magnificent late Victorian country house. Lanhydrock House is a Jacobean mansion in Bodmin Moor. Enjoy the elegant interior where the upper classes took their High Tea, and see the fully preserved kitchen, which was the domain of the many staff who served them.

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Newquay - Visit the exotic Trebah Gardens and stops Land’s End

This morning, visit the exotic Trebah Gardens near Falmouth. The gardens lie in a deep, wooded valley. This area also used the site for military purposes in the second world war. From a beach at the foot of Trebah gardens, the US army launched its military offensive on Omaha Beach in Normandy in 1944. Admire the blue and white Hortensia that line the stream's banks, cascading over the rocks to a carp-filled lake. Ancient ferns and Rhododendron, Magnolias, and Camellias bloom in every corner. Enjoy the spectacular views of the Cornish coast from the gardens before we travel onwards in a breathtaking panoramic drive down the coast towards Marazion –a viewing point for the famous silhouette of St. Michael’s Mount. A 40-minute spin takes us to Britain’s most westerly point –Land’s End. Take a short walk along the Southwest Coastal path or enjoy the many cafes, galleries, and boutiques in the arty town of St Ives, perhaps better known to fans of Rosamunde Pilcher as ‘Porthkerris.’

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Swindon - Walk through the gardens at Knightshayes Courts

In the morning, yet another beautiful Victorian country house awaits you. You enjoy a walk through the gardens at Knightshayes Courts before traveling onwards towards Bath, a city founded by the Romans as a thermal spa and developed into an elegant town in the 18th century. After a city tour, you will visit the antique Roman Baths and see how the Romans spent their leisure time 2000 years ago.

Dinner and overnight in the Swindon area. View on map

London - Visit Windsor Castle

You don’t need a personal invitation from Her Majesty to visit Windsor Castle! We spend the morning here at the official residence of the English Royal Family, where history has been played out over the centuries. Did you know that the castle gave the Royal Family its name, not the other way around?

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London - Explore the the city of London

Take some time to visit some of the many sights that London offers. Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace: Changing the Guard is the ceremony where the Old Guard hands over responsibility for protecting Buckingham Palace and St. James Palace to the New Guard. It takes place at approximately 11.30 each day during the summer months. Westminster Abbey: is a large, mainly Gothic abbey church in the City of Westminster, London, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the most notable religious buildings in the United Kingdom and has been the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English and, later, British monarchs. St Paul’s Cathedral: The cathedral is one of London's most famous and most recognizable sights. Its dome, framed by the spires of Wren's City churches, dominated the skyline for 300 years.

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London

Today is the departure day of your journey. After breakfast, private transfer to the international airport from your hotel. View on map