Final-year school trip to England and Wales: London, Oxford, Bath, Cardiff, Snowdonia and Liverpool (10 days)

Day 1: Departure from your school and arrival in London

• Departure from your school very early in the morning, at the agreed time.
• Daytime drive to Calais (about 2½ to 3½ hours depending on where your school is), ferry crossing of the Channel to Dover (about 1½ hours); the UK is one hour behind.
• Our drivers drive for a maximum of 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break, day and night.
• Drive to London (about 130 km, 2 hours), free lunch on the ferry or on the way.
• Check-in at the accommodation in or near London for three nights, dinner and supervised evening.

Day 2: Westminster and the British Museum

• Westminster: Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey (outside views).
• Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace (according to the schedule) and a walk through St James’s Park.
• Free lunch, then visit to the British Museum (free).
• Trafalgar Square and Covent Garden in the late afternoon.
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 3: The Tower of London, the South Bank and Camden

• Visit to the Tower of London and the Crown Jewels (on request), then a walk across Tower Bridge.
• Walk along the South Bank of the Thames to Borough Market, free lunch.
• Visit to Tate Modern (free) and across the Millennium Bridge to St Paul’s Cathedral (outside view).
• Late afternoon at Camden Market.
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 4: Oxford and arrival in Bath

• Rooms vacated after breakfast and drive to Oxford (about 95 km, 1¾ hours).
• Visit to Christ Church, its dining hall and its cathedral (on request).
• Free lunch, then a walk from the Radcliffe Camera to the Bridge of Sighs and the Bodleian Library (outside views).
• Drive to Bath (about 110 km, 2 hours), check-in at the accommodation for one night, dinner and supervised evening.

Day 5: Bath and Cardiff

• Visit to the Roman Baths in Bath (on request).
• Bath Abbey, Pulteney Bridge, the Circus and the Royal Crescent.
• Free lunch, then drive into Wales over the bridge across the Severn estuary (about 95 km, 1½ hours).
• Visit to Cardiff Castle (on request), then a walk around Cardiff Bay.
• Check-in at the accommodation in Cardiff for one night, dinner and supervised evening.

Day 6: St Fagans and across Wales

• Visit to St Fagans National Museum of History, an open-air museum of rebuilt Welsh houses (free).
• Drive north through Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park (about 270 km, 4½ hours).
• Free lunch during a break on the way.
• Arrival in Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park, check-in at the accommodation for two nights, dinner and supervised evening.

Day 7: Snowdon and Caernarfon

• Trip towards the summit of Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa, 1,085 m), the highest mountain in Wales, on the rack railway from Llanberis (on request).
• Visit to the National Slate Museum, in the former slate quarries of Llanberis (free).
• Free lunch, then visit to Caernarfon Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (on request).
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 8: Conwy and Liverpool

• Rooms vacated after breakfast and drive to Conwy (about 40 km), walk along its medieval town walls (free access).
• Drive to Liverpool (about 110 km, 1½ hours) and free lunch at the Royal Albert Dock.
• Visit to The Beatles Story (on request), then to the Museum of Liverpool (free).
• Mathew Street and the Cavern Quarter, check-in at the accommodation for one night, dinner and supervised evening.

Day 9: Stratford-upon-Avon and overnight stop in Kent

• Departure after breakfast and drive to Stratford-upon-Avon (about 170 km, 2¼ hours).
• Visit to Shakespeare’s Birthplace (on request) and a walk along the Avon, free lunch.
• Drive to Kent via the M25 motorway (about 290 km, 3½ hours).
• Overnight stop in the Canterbury or Dover area, dinner and quiet evening.

Day 10: Return to your school

• Departure after breakfast and ferry crossing of the Channel from Dover to Calais (about 1½ hours); France is one hour ahead.
• Daytime drive to your school (about 2½ to 3½ hours depending on the region).
• Free lunch during a break on the way.
• Arrival at your school in the late afternoon or evening.