10 days · 9 nights
Belgium, France, United Kingdom

London, York and the Lake District

Ten days in England: Bruges, London, Cambridge, York, Haworth, the Lake District, Liverpool, Stratford-upon-Avon, the Cotswolds, Oxford and Canterbury.

Duration

10 days · 9 nights

Departure and return

Eindhoven

Countries visited

Belgium, France, United Kingdom

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Bruges and London — welcome of your group at the airport or station, stop in Bruges, Channel crossing from Calais, arrival in London, night in London
2. Day 2London — Westminster and Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, night in London
3. Day 3London — Tower of London and Crown Jewels, Tower Bridge, St Paul’s Cathedral, Thames cruise, British Museum, night in London
4. Day 4Cambridge and York — Cambridge colleges and punting on the Cam, drive to Yorkshire, night in York
5. Day 5York — York Minster, medieval Shambles, city walls, National Railway Museum, night in York
6. Day 6Haworth and the Lake District — Brontë sisters’ village of Haworth, moors of the Yorkshire Dales, arrival on Lake Windermere, night in Windermere
7. Day 7Lake District — cruise on Lake Windermere, Beatrix Potter’s Hill Top, Wordsworth’s Dove Cottage in Grasmere, Keswick, night in Windermere
8. Day 8Liverpool and Stratford — docks and Beatles heritage in Liverpool, drive to the Midlands, Shakespeare’s Birthplace, night in Stratford-upon-Avon
9. Day 9Cotswolds and Oxford — golden-stone villages of the Cotswolds, Bourton-on-the-Water, Oxford colleges and Bodleian Library, night in Canterbury
10. Day 10Canterbury — Canterbury Cathedral, Channel crossing from Dover, return to Eindhoven, then transfer to the airport or station

Services

• Welcome and transfers at the airport or station of your choice
• Coach with driver throughout the tour, two drivers when needed
• 9 hotel nights with breakfast
• Optional: guide speaking the language of the group and of the countries visited, half board, cruises, tickets

Indicative programme: the order of visits may be adapted to opening hours, the weather and flight times.