Britain with Luxury & Style
(11 Days): A Sample Itinerary
ID #: DT-UK-11-3-22-10-BESI
DavidTravel Itinerary Highlights include:
• Tour Scotland's capital city,
starting at
Edinburgh Castle, the dramatic fortress that houses the
crown jewels
• Board a high-speed train to medieval York, where your guide is
waiting. Visit the "Minster," the largest medieval church north
of the Alps
• Proceed along Wharfedale, one of the most scenic of the
Yorkshire Dales. Cross into
Wensleydale and stop at picturesque
Hawes, the village that manufactures the local cheese
• Your driver-guide takes you into the upland Peak District to
visit Chatsworth House, the estate of the Duke of Devonshire.
Continue through the
Derwent Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage
Site
• Explore sites along the banks of the River Avon, beginning
with
Warwick Castle. Continue to Stratford-upon-Avon, the town
long associated with William Shakespeare and Tudor times
• See the curved high street in
Chipping Campden and browse for
antiques in Stow-on-the-Wold en route to Bath
•
Explore the streets of Bath and the
Roman Baths complex of
ancient pools filled by thermal springs
• Later, visit Salisbury's superb cathedral and iconic
Stonehenge
Visit
Windsor, the world's largest inhabited castle and the
Queen's favorite residence
Overview:
Few places cram in as much
scenery, history and culture as the
United Kingdom.
England's southwest is dominated by a rugged shoreline and
ancient history, while the UK's sprawling and ethnically diverse
capital London sits amid the rolling hills of the cosmopolitan
southeast. Brash and forward, the people of the north England
are among the friendliest, and the wild and windswept
Northumberland coast, Peak District and Lake District are
brooding and beautiful.
But it is the highlands of Scotland where true British
wilderness remains - harsh, snow capped and often inaccessible.
Art-drenched Edinburgh is a stunning city to explore, and the
larger islands of the Hebrides attract walkers and whiskey
lovers.
Enchanting Wales features energetic Cardiff and industrial
Swansea to the south, and jagged peaks of the Snowdon Massif to
the north.
Across the water, stylish Belfast is a forward thinking and
exciting city, and Northern Ireland's countryside is every bit
as intoxicating as the UK's mainland.