Final-year school trip to London and Brighton: Westminster, Camden, Greenwich and the Seven Sisters cliffs (5 days)

Day 1: Departure from your school, Eurotunnel and arrival in London

• Departure from your school early in the morning, at the agreed time, daytime drive to Calais and Channel crossing by Eurotunnel to Folkestone (35 minutes; 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 around midday, free lunch, then a walk around Westminster: Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and the Abbey.
• Stroll along the South Bank of the Thames and a ride on the London Eye (on request).
• Check-in at the accommodation for four nights, dinner and a quiet evening.

Day 2: Royal London and the West End

• Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace (according to the schedule) and a walk through St James's Park.
• Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery (free admission).
• Free lunch, then a visit to the British Museum (free admission): the Rosetta Stone and the Egyptian mummies.
• Supervised free time in Covent Garden.
• Dinner, then a musical in a West End theatre (on request) or a supervised evening.

Day 3: The Seven Sisters and Brighton

• Drive to Sussex (about 2 hours) and a walk in Seven Sisters Country Park, facing the white chalk cliffs of Cuckmere Haven.
• Brighton: the Victorian Palace Pier (free access) and the pebble beach.
• Visit to the Royal Pavilion, King George IV's Indian-style palace (on request), or to Sea Life, the oldest aquarium still operating in the world (on request).
• Supervised free time in the narrow streets of The Lanes and the shops of North Laine.
• Return to London in the early evening, dinner and supervised evening.

Day 4: The Tower of London, Shoreditch and Camden

• Visit to the Tower of London and the Crown Jewels (on request), then a walk across Tower Bridge.
• Free lunch at Borough Market.
• Street art trail in Shoreditch and Brick Lane.
• Supervised free time at Camden Market and along Regent's Canal.
• Dinner and last supervised evening in London.

Day 5: Greenwich and return to Belgium

• Rooms vacated after breakfast and drive to Greenwich.
• Walk in Greenwich Park, with its view of the Canary Wharf skyscrapers, and visit to the Royal Observatory and the Greenwich Meridian (on request).
• Departure in the late morning, drive to Folkestone and Eurotunnel crossing to Calais.
• Daytime drive back to Belgium with regular breaks and arrival at your school in the evening.