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The drawbridges are down. The silver is polished. The tea is steeping from meadow to moor. One lump or two? How about five?! Showing you the sweet sights of five captivating countries over 24 days, our most in-depth tour of Britain and Ireland truly pours on the charm. Royals and writers, artists and architects, real-life warriors and fictional spies—you’ll walk in the footsteps of them all throughout the legendary cities, seaside villages, and quaint countryside hamlets of England, Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. Coast to coast, castle to castle, and pub to pub, you’ll drink in the classic landmarks and landscapes, the famous rivers and ruins, the breathtaking islands and Highlands, and the celebrated stories behind them all. From Abbey Road to Penny Lane and Stonehenge to Clava Cairns, this is the rock star of all Britain and Ireland vacations.
ARRIVE IN LONDON, ENGLAND Welcome to London! Uniformed Hosts will be waiting to welcome you. Free time this afternoon.
LONDON LONDON Morning sightseeing with a Local Guide includes the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Whitehall, Prime Minister’s Downing Street residence, Piccadilly Circus, Buckingham Palace, and a visit to St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Breakfast Breakfast
LONDON–STONEHENGE–ILMINSTER–PLYMOUTH LONDON Meet your Tour Director and traveling companions at 8 am and drive to Stonehenge.
STONEHENGE Guided visit.
ILMINSTER Lunch at a local pub.
PLYMOUTH [LF] Cruise on Plymouth Sound, one of the world’s great natural harbors. See the Mayflower Steps in The Barbican.
Breakfast Breakfast Lunch Lunch
221 mi / 356 km
PLYMOUTH. EXCURSION TO CORNWALL A scenic drive through the West Country to Poldark’s Cornwall with photo stop at St. Michael’s Mount.
ST. IVES Free time in the popular seaside resort.
PLYMOUTH Free time this evening.
Breakfast Breakfast
161 mi / 255 km
LYMOUTH–GLASTONBURY–BATH–NEWPORT, WALES GLASTONBURY Visit the city of King Arthur and the Holy Grail legends.
BATH Visit the excavations of the Roman Baths followed by free time.
NEWPORT Free time.
Breakfast Breakfast
167 mi / 267 km
ENHANCE YOUR FREE TIME in Newport with an evening of Welsh entertainment and dinner.
NEWPORT–WATERFORD, IRELAND Drive through South Wales to Fishguard.
FISHGUARD Ferry crossing to Rosslare.
WATERFORD [LF] An Irish coffee demonstration after dinner.
Breakfast Breakfast Dinner Dinner
183 mi / 294 km
WATERFORD–BLARNEY–KINSALE WATERFORD Guided tour of the House of Waterford Crystal.
BLARNEY Visit the village renowned for its magical Kissing Stone with free time to explore.
KINSALE Free time.
Breakfast Breakfast Dinner Dinner
105 mi / 168 km
KINSALE–RING OF KERRY–KILLARNEY RING OF KERRY Panoramic drive around part of the island’s southwestern tip.
KILLARNEY Free time this afternoon.
Breakfast Breakfast
154 mi / 247 km
KILLARNEY KILLARNEY Free time before [LF] dinner at Scruffy’s pub with traditional Irish music.
Breakfast Breakfast Dinner Dinner
KILLARNEY–DINGLE PENINSULA–ADARE–LIMERICK DINGLE PENINSULA Visit the Blasket Islands Centre.
ADARE Stop at the quaint village to see its pretty thatched cottages.
LIMERICK Free time.
Breakfast Breakfast
160 mi / 257 km
LIMERICK–CLIFFS OF MOHER–GALWAY–SLIGO CLIFFS OF MOHER Visit the 668-foot-high cliffs above the Atlantic Ocean.
GALWAY Free time.
SLIGO Free time this evening.
Breakfast Breakfast Dinner Dinner
167 mi / 270 km
SLIGO–BELLEEK, NORTHERN IRELAND–DERRY–GIANT’S CAUSEWAY–BELFAST BELLEEK Visit a pottery renowned for its Parian porcelain.
DERRY Walk on the city walls with a Local Guide.
GIANT’S CAUSEWAY See more than 40,000 interlocking basalt columns formed millions years ago.
Breakfast Breakfast Dinner Dinner
227 mi / 352 km
BELFAST–CARLINGFORD–DUBLIN, IRELAND BELFAST Orientation drive includes City Hall, the Albert Memorial Clock Tower, and Queen’s University. Visit the Titanic Experience museum.
CARLINGFORD Stop in the charming village on the Cooley Peninsula.
Breakfast Breakfast
128 mi / 206 km
DUBLIN DUBLIN Orientation drive to see O’Connell Street, Georgian squares, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, and Trinity College. Free time.
Breakfast Breakfast
DUBLIN–NORTH WALES–LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND DUBLIN Ferry crossing on the North Channel.
NORTH WALES A photo stop at tongue-twisting Llanfairpwllgwyngyll. Scenic drive through North Wales to Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL Free time this evening.
Breakfast Breakfast
126 mi / 203 km
LIVERPOOL–GRASEMERE–GRETNA GREEN, SCOTLAND–GLASGOW LIVERPOOL Visit The Beatles Story.
LAKE DISTRICT (a UNESCO World Heritage site) Scenic Drive.
GRASMERE Visit Wordsworth’s beloved village and [LF] try the original Grasmere gingerbread.
GRETNA GREEN See where the blacksmith would wed runaway couples.
Breakfast Breakfast Dinner Dinner
238 mi / 382 km.
GLASGOW–FORT WILLIAM–ISLE OF SKYE–INVERNESS Drive past Loch Lomond, Rannoch Moor, Glen Coe, and Fort William en route to ferry crossing to the Isle of Skye.
ISLE OF SKYE Visit the Museum of the Isles before driving across the Inner Hebridean island.
LOCH NESS Drive the length of the legendary lake.
Breakfast Breakfast Dinner Dinner
251 mi / 404 km
INVERNESS. HIGHLANDS EXCURSION THE HIGHLANDS Visit the prehistoric site of Clava Cairns. Visit but the Culloden battlefield site and visitor center. Visit Brodie Castle.
Breakfast Breakfast
30 mi / 48 km
INVERNESS–PITLOCHRY–ST. ANDREWS–EDINBURGH PITLOCHRY Walk through the Victorian mountain resort.
ST. ANDREWS See the home of golf and famous university town.
EDINBURGH MILITARY TATTOO Attend the world-renowned Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo performance. (Departures July 25 and August 8 only).
Breakfast Breakfast
202 mi / 326 km
EDINBURGH EDINBURGH Morning city sightseeing with a Local Guide includes the New Town, and the Old Town. Visit Edinburgh Castle to see Scotland’s Crown Jewels and visit Holyrood Palace (when available, excluding August and other occasional dates). Free time.
Breakfast Breakfast
EDINBURGH–YORK, ENGLAND KELSO Visit Floors Castle, the largest inhabited castle in Scotland.
YORK See York Minster on a guided walk through The Shambles.
Breakfast Breakfast
213 mi / 343 km
YORK–STRATFORD-UPON-AVON STRATFORD-UPON-AVON See Anne Hathaway’s Cottage and visit Shakespeare’s Birthplace.
COTSWOLDS Scenic drive followed by [LF] dinner at a local pub.
Breakfast Breakfast Dinner Dinner
162 mi / 260 km
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON–LONDON WOODSTOCK Visit to Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill.
LONDON Free time this afternoon.
Breakfast Breakfast
98 mi / 159 km
LONDON Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning.
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