Final-year school trip to London and England: Westminster, the British Museum, Stonehenge, Bath and Oxford (8 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), then ferry crossing of the Channel to Dover (about 1½ hours); the UK is one hour behind Belgium.
• Our drivers drive for a maximum of 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break, day and night.
• Arrival in London in the early afternoon (local time) and first look at the city at the foot of Tower Bridge.
• Check-in at the accommodation for four nights, dinner and supervised evening.

Day 2: Westminster, Buckingham and the West End

• Morning in Westminster: Big Ben, the Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey (exterior).
• Walk through St James’s Park to Buckingham Palace, with the Changing of the Guard on the days it takes place.
• Lunch at your own expense, then Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery (free).
• Ride on the London Eye (on request), then supervised free time in Covent Garden.
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 3: The Tower of London and the South Bank

• Visit to the Tower of London and the Crown Jewels (on request).
• Walk across Tower Bridge and lunch at your own expense at Borough Market.
• Walk along the South Bank to Tate Modern (free), then the Millennium Bridge and St Paul’s Cathedral (exterior).
• Evening at a West End musical (on request).
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 4: The British Museum and Camden

• Visit to the British Museum (free): the Rosetta Stone, the Egyptian mummies and the Parthenon sculptures.
• Stop at King’s Cross station and its Platform 9¾.
• Lunch at your own expense at Camden Market, then a walk along Regent’s Canal.
• Supervised free time in the centre and last evening in London.
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 5: Windsor, Stonehenge and Bath

• Rooms vacated after breakfast and drive to Windsor (about 40 km).
• Visit to Windsor Castle, the oldest inhabited castle in the world (on request).
• Lunch at your own expense, then drive to Stonehenge (about 110 km, 1½ hours) and visit to the UNESCO-listed megalithic site (on request).
• Drive to Bath (about 55 km, 1 hour) and check-in at the accommodation for two nights, dinner and quiet evening.

Day 6: Bath and the village of Lacock

• Visit to the Roman Baths (on request).
• Walk to Bath Abbey, Pulteney Bridge and the Royal Crescent, a masterpiece of Georgian architecture.
• Lunch at your own expense, then drive to Lacock (about 25 km), a village of stone and half-timbered houses that has become a film set.
• Return to Bath and supervised free time.
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 7: Oxford and drive to Kent

• Departure after breakfast and drive to Oxford (about 110 km, 1½ hours).
• Walk among the colleges: the Radcliffe Camera, the Bodleian Library and the Bridge of Sighs (exteriors).
• Visit to Christ Church, its college, its cathedral and the dining hall that inspired Hogwarts (on request).
• Lunch at your own expense, then drive to Kent (about 200 km, 2¾ hours).
• Night in the Canterbury area, dinner and last supervised evening.

Day 8: Canterbury and return to Belgium

• Departure after breakfast and visit to Canterbury Cathedral, listed by UNESCO (on request).
• Drive to Dover (about 30 km) and ferry crossing of the Channel to Calais; clocks go forward one hour.
• Daytime drive back to Belgium (about 2½ to 3½ hours), lunch at your own expense on board or during a stop.
• Arrival at your school in the evening.