Britain with Luxury & Style (11 Days): A Sample Itinerary

ID #: DT-UK-11-3-22-10-BESI


 
Edinburgh Castle
Roman Bath

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.