ESSENTIALBRITAIN(GC)/2015

12daysfromLondontoLondon

VACATIONOVERVIEW
ThisvacationoffersapanoramicexplorationofEngland,Wales,
andScotland.BeginwithanovernightinLondon,thenheadwest
toprehistoricStonehenge.SpendtwonightsinPlymouth,withan
excursionintoCornwall.VisitLandsEndandtheseasideresort
ofSt.Ives,andtrytheLocalFavoriteatraditionalCornishPasty,
mincedbeef,rutabaga,potato,andonionbakedinpastry.Travel
northtoGlastonbury,ofKingArthurfame,andstoptoseethe
amazingRomanexcavationsinBath.CrossintoWalesforan
overnightinCardiffandadrivethroughBreconBeaconsNational
ParktoChester.Then,journeytoLiverpool,whereyoullvisitthe
BeatlesStory.ExploreEnglandsscenicLakeDistrictand
WordsworthsGrasmere,whereyouwilltasteitsfamous
gingerbreadbeforecrossingintoScotlandforastopinGretna
Green.Here,takepartinaweddingreenactment,and
experiencehowtheblacksmithusedtowedrunawaycouples.
SpendthenightinGlasgow,thenskirtthebanksofLochLomond
onyourwaytotheIsleofSkye,whereavisittotheMuseumofthe
IslesattheClanDonaldCentreisincluded.Afterastopinthe
HighlandcapitalofInverness,headsouththroughCulloden
Moor,Braemar,andSt.Andrews.A2nightstayinEdinburgh
includesguidedsightseeingandvisitstoEdinburghCastleand
HolyroodPalace(exceptwhentheQueenisinresidence).
TicketsareincludedfortheworldrenownedMilitaryTattooon
departuresAugust122.BackinEngland,choosebetweenavisit
toAlnwickCastleortothelavishAlnwickGarden.Seeasection
ofHadriansWallandmedievalYorkwithitsaweinspiring
minster.StopinShakespearesStratforduponAvontovisithis
birthplacebeforereturningtoLondonforanovernightandthe
finaleofyourmagnificentvacation.

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ITINERARY
Day1ArriveinLondon,England.
WelcometoLondon!UniformedGlobusHostswillbewaitingtowelcomeyou.Aftercheckingintoyourhotel
andanafternoonatleisure,werecommendouroptionalTasteofLondonexcursionwithdinner,followedby
aguidedilluminationcruiseontheThamesRiver.
Day2LondonStonehengePlymouth.
MeetyourTourDirectorandtravelingcompanions,anddepartLondonat8am.First,trytounravelthe
mysteryofprehistoricSTONEHENGEexplorethestunningnewvisitorcenterwithitsimaginativeexhibitions,
thentaketheshuttletothestonecircleandadmirethemagnificenceofthemonumentupclose.Continueon
throughThomasHardysWessex,andheadtoPlymouthforthenexttwonights.Spendsometimeatthe
historicBarbicantoseetheMayflowerSteps,wherethePilgrimFathersembarkedin1620,andhearabout
historicalfiguressuchasSirFrancisDrakeandSirWalterRaleigh.Tonight,enjoyawelcomedinnerwith
wineatyourhotel.(B,D)
Day3Plymouth.CornwallExcursion.
AdayfullofWestCountrysightsasyouheadthroughDaphneduMauriersCornwall,whereyouwillbe
treatedtoanauthentic[LF]CORNISHPASTY.AfterviewingSt.MichaelsMount,takeyourphotosatLands
EndbeforeexploringthepopularseasideresortofSt.Ives.BackinPlymouth,whynotjoinanoptional
excursionintoDartmoorNationalParkforaneveningofstorytellingatalocalpub?(B)
Day4PlymouthGlastonburyBathCardiff,Wales.
AtGlastonbury,hearaboutitsassociationswithKingArthur,andinelegantBath,seetheamazing
excavationsoftheROMANBATHSwithtimetoexplorefurtheronyourown.StaythenightinCardiff,the
Welshcapital.YoumightwanttojoinaneveningofWelshentertainmentanddinnertonight.(B)
Day5CardiffBuilthWellsChester,EnglandLiverpool.
YourjourneythroughWalestakesyounorthalongtheTaffValleyandBreconBeaconsNationalPark,and
viatheancientmarkettownofBuilthWellstoChester.Onyourwalkingtour,seetheRomanremains,the
characteristicblackandwhitehalftimberedbuildings,andthefamoustwotieredarcadescalledtheRows.
SpendthenightinLiverpoolyoumaywishtojoinanoptionalcitytourthisevening.(B)
Day6LiverpoolGrasmereGretnaGreen,ScotlandGlasgow.
StartthedaywithavisittotheawardwinningBEATLESSTORY,anatmosphericjourneyintothelife,times,
culture,andmusicoftheFabFour.Later,focusonthetranquilLakeDistrict,consideredtobethefinestof
Englandsnationalparks.TakeabreakinWordsworthsbelovedGrasmereandtryoriginal[LF]GRASMERE
GINGERBREAD.Then,headnorthfortheScottishborderandstopatGretnaGreen,wheretheblacksmith
usedtowedrunawaycouples,andtakepartina[LF]WEDDINGREENACTMENT.OvernightinGlasgow,
Scotlandslargestcity.(B,D)
Day7GlasgowIsleofSkyeInverness.
FollowtheBonnieBanksofLochLomond,thenproceedviaRannochMoor,GlenCoe,FortWilliam,and
theRoadtotheIsles.AtMallaig,boardyourFERRYforthecrossingtotheIsleofSkye,whereyouvisitthe

MUSEUMOFTHEISLESattheClanDonaldCentre.ReturntothemainlandandtracetheshoresofLoch
NessonthewaytotheHighlandcapital.(B,D)
Day8InvernessBraemarSt.AndrewsEdinburgh.
Mainfeaturestoday:thebattlefieldofCullodenMoorBraemar,homeoftheRoyalHighlandGamesSt.
AndrewsandovertheelegantForthRoadBridgetoEdinburgh.Tonight,anoptionalScottisheveningwith
Highlanddancers,bagpipers,andtheCeremonyoftheHaggis.
NOTE:
FordeparturesAugust122,ticketsareincludedfortonightsperformanceoftheworldrenownedMILITARY
TATTOO.
Day9Edinburgh.
MorningcitysightseeingwithaLocalGuideintroducesyoutothe200yearoldNewTownandfamous
scientists,inventors,andnovelists.IntheOldTown,driveupthenarrowRoyalMiletoEDINBURGH
CASTLEtoadmireScotlandsCrownJewels,thenexploreHOLYROODPALACE(exceptwhentheQueenis
inresidence).Later,auniqueoptionalexcursion:boardtheformerRoyalYachtBritanniatoseehowthe
RoyalFamilyandcrewof240livedandworkedonboard.Dinnerroundsoffthisoptionalevening.(B)
Day10EdinburghAlnwick,EnglandYork.
ThismorningatALNWICKCASTLEthechoiceisyours:visittheCASTLEitself,theopulentancestralhome
oftheDukeandDuchessofNorthumberland,orexploreALNWICKGARDEN,wherethefountainsand
waterfallsareabreathtakingfeature.Next,standinfrontofthegreatstructureofYorkMinster,thenfollow
yourTourDirectorthroughamazeofquaintstreets,includingthenarrowShambles.(B,D)
Day11YorkStratfordUponAvonLondon.
Onthelastlegofyourjourney,stopatStratforduponAvontotakepicturesofAnneHathawaysCottage
andvisitSHAKESPEARESBIRTHPLACE.OnreturntoLondonatabout3:30pm,aShownightTheater
Eveningwouldbeanincrediblefinaletoyourvacation.(B)
Day12London.
Yourvacationendswithbreakfastthismorning.(B)

VACATIONHIGHLIGHTS
INCLUDEDFEATURES

STONEHENGE
Visittheprehistoricmonument

PLYMOUTH
Welcomedinner

CORNWALL
TakephotographsofSt.MichaelsMount,visitLandsEndandSt.Ives[LF]Cornishpastytreat

BATH
VisittheRomanrelics

BUILTHWELLS
Visittheancientmarkettown

CHESTER
Walkingtour

LIVERPOOL
VisittheBeatlesStory

GRASMERE
VisitWordsworthsvillage[LF]tryoriginalGrasmeregingerbread

GRETNAGREEN
[LF]Takepartinaweddingreenactment

MALLAIGARMADALE
CrosstheSoundofSleatbyferry

ISLEOFSKYE
VisittheMuseumoftheIslesattheClanDonaldCentre

BRAEMAR
ST.ANDREWS
VisitthehomeoftheRoyalandAncientGolfClub

EDINBURGH
Guidedsightseeing,visitEdinburghCastleandHolyroodPalace

ALNWICK
VisittheancestralhomeoftheDukeandDuchessofNorthumberlandorexplorethespectaculargarden

YORK
Walkingtour

STRATFORDUPONAVON
TakepicturesofAnneHathawaysCottage,visitShakespearesbirthplace
INSIDEVISITS
Insidevisitsandspecialfeaturesareshowninthedescription,includingadmissionchargeswhenapplicable.

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FullEnglishbreakfast4threecoursedinnerswithwineandchoiceofmenus,includingawelcomedinnerin
Plymouth

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