30 days · 29 nights
United Kingdom, France, Belgium

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.

Duration: 30 days · 29 nights
Departure and return: Eindhoven
Countries visited: United Kingdom, France, Belgium

Day-by-day itinerary

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