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BRITAIN SAMPLER

Overview

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Our most popular Britain vacation offers you the best of this great land. Guided sightseeing shows you all the famous landmarks in London: Parliament, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, and visits to St. Paul's Cathedral and the Changing of the Guard, if held. Head southwest to admire the breathtaking gardens at Henry VIII's Hampton Court Palace, then venture on to prehistoric Stonehenge, the Roman excavations of Bath, the Cotswolds village of Stow, Shakespeare's birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon, and picturesque Llangollen in North Wales. Travel north through the Lake District, pausing in Wordsworth's Grasmere and Gretna Green before arriving in Edinburgh, Scotland's capital. Admire the Crown Jewels at Edinburgh Castle, Holyrood Palace, and Sir Walter Scott's Abbotsford House. In medieval York, enjoy a walking tour that features York Minster and the narrow Shambles. Return to London by way of the market town of Stamford and the university city of Cambridge.

Special Departure:
Tickets for the world-famous Edinburgh Military Tattoo are included for tours departing Aug 6th through Aug 22nd.

City Highlights
London:
Guided sightseeing, visit St. Paul's Cathedral and see the Changing of the Guard, if held

Hampton Court:
A special walking tour through the palace's ornamental gardens

Stonehenge:
Visit the prehistoric monument

Salisbury:
Visit the cathedral city

Bath:
Visit the Roman relics; welcome dinner

Stow-on-the-Wold:
Take a stroll in this Cotswolds village

Stratford-upon-Avon:
Take pictures of Anne Hathaway's Cottage, visit Shakespeare's birthplace

Llangollen:
Visit the picturesque village

Chester:
Walking tour

Grasmere:
Visit Wordsworth's village

Gretna Green

Edinburgh:
Guided sightseeing, visit Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace

Abbotsford:
Guided tour of Sir Walter Scott's house

Jedburgh:
Take pictures of the abbey ruins

York:
Walking tour

Stamford:
Visit the market town

Cambridge:
Explore the university city