The grand tour of the British Isles

Thirty days in the British Isles: London, Brighton, Stonehenge, Bath, Cornwall, Wales, Liverpool, the Lake District, Edinburgh, the Highlands, the Isle of Skye, York, Oxford and Cambridge.

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Canterbury — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive through Flanders, Calais–Dover ferry, White Cliffs, Canterbury Cathedral, night in Canterbury
2. Day 2London — Leeds Castle in Kent, arrival in London, Tower Bridge, panoramic tour, night in London
3. Day 3London — Westminster, Big Ben, Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, London Eye, night in London
4. Day 4London at leisure — free day, British Museum, Covent Garden or Camden, river cruise to Greenwich, night in London
5. Day 5Brighton — Royal Pavilion and Brighton Pier, Seven Sisters cliffs, night in Brighton
6. Day 6Portsmouth and Winchester — Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Winchester Cathedral, Salisbury Cathedral, night in Salisbury
7. Day 7Stonehenge and Bath — Stonehenge stone circle, Roman Baths and Royal Crescent in Bath, night in Bath
8. Day 8Wells and Dartmoor — Wells Cathedral, Exeter, moorland of Dartmoor National Park, night in Plymouth
9. Day 9Cornwall — Eden Project, small fishing harbours, lanes and beaches of St Ives, night in St Ives
10. Day 10Land’s End — Land’s End headland, St Michael’s Mount, free afternoon, night in St Ives
11. Day 11Tintagel and Wales — King Arthur’s castle at Tintagel, drive through Devon and over the Severn Bridge, night in Cardiff
12. Day 12Cardiff — Cardiff Castle, Cardiff Bay, St Fagans open-air museum, night in Cardiff
13. Day 13Brecon Beacons — Brecon Beacons National Park, Mid Wales, arrival on the north coast, night in Llandudno
14. Day 14Snowdonia — Snowdon Mountain Railway, Caernarfon Castle, town walls of Conwy, night in Llandudno
15. Day 15Chester and Liverpool — walls and Rows of Chester, Albert Dock and the Beatles in Liverpool, night in Liverpool
16. Day 16Lake District — drive to the Lake District, cruise on Lake Windermere, night in Windermere
17. Day 17Lake District at leisure — free day, Grasmere and Wordsworth, the world of Beatrix Potter, night in Windermere
18. Day 18Hadrian’s Wall — Hadrian’s Wall and Roman fort, Scottish Borders, arrival in Scotland, night in Edinburgh
19. Day 19Edinburgh — Edinburgh Castle, Royal Mile, Palace of Holyroodhouse, New Town, night in Edinburgh
20. Day 20Highlands — Stirling Castle, Loch Lomond, Glencoe valley, night in Fort William
21. Day 21Isle of Skye — Highland road, Eilean Donan Castle, Skye Bridge, night in Portree
22. Day 22Isle of Skye — Old Man of Storr, Kilt Rock, Dunvegan Castle, colourful harbour of Portree, night in Portree
23. Day 23Loch Ness — shores of Loch Ness, Urquhart Castle, arrival in Inverness, night in Inverness
24. Day 24Culloden and whisky — Culloden battlefield, whisky distillery, Pitlochry, night in Edinburgh
25. Day 25Edinburgh at leisure — free day, Calton Hill, Arthur’s Seat, Royal Yacht Britannia, night in Edinburgh
26. Day 26Durham — Alnwick Castle, Durham Cathedral, arrival in Yorkshire, night in York
27. Day 27York — York Minster, the Shambles, city walls, National Railway Museum, night in York
28. Day 28Stratford-upon-Avon — Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Cotswold village of Broadway, night in Stratford-upon-Avon
29. Day 29Oxford and Cambridge — Oxford colleges and Bodleian Library, arrival in Cambridge, punting on the Cam, night in Cambridge
30. Day 30Cambridge — King’s College Chapel, Dover–Calais ferry, drive through Flanders, return to Eindhoven, then transfer to the airport or station

Included

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