Day 1
FULL DAY
Upon arrival, we'll transfer you to your hotel. Check the reception info boards for welcome meeting details.
Day 2
FULL DAY
London tour. Free afternoon. Optional Windsor visit. Evening walk from Piccadilly to Soho. Coach to hotel.
Day 3
FULL DAY
London to Cambridge for colleges. Lunch. York for cathedral, walls. Durham for medieval town, cathedral.
Day 4
FULL DAY
Today, we're heading to Scotland, stopping in Alnwick for its picturesque town and Harry Potter castle. Then, we're off to Edinburgh, Scotland's capital, for a UNESCO World Heritage Site tour with a local guide.
Day 5
FULL DAY
Enjoy coffee and a stroll in Pitlochry. Pass Inverness, visit Urquhart Castle with a Loch Ness boat trip. See Fort Augustus, Fort William, return via Loch Lomond to Glasgow. Nov-Feb: Edinburgh groups visit Pitlochry whiskey distillery, Stirling Castle, The Kelpies before Glasgow.
Day 6
FULL DAY
Today we leave Glasgow for southern Scotland, taking a ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast, Northern Ireland's capital. We'll then continue to Dublin, Ireland, arriving by the end of the day.
Day 7
FULL DAY
Sightseeing tour of the city. A guide will tell us about the history of the city, its Georgian neighbourhoods, its bustling city centre streets and the University. Afternoon free in the Irish capital. You will be able to wonder round the lively banks of the River Liffey and visit its museums or the famous Guinness brewery (admission not included).
Day 8
MORNING
After breakfast, end of our services.