These great tour features are also Included

Excursions & Sights

• See King’s College, Cambridge
• See the ‘Shambles’ & York Minster
• See Jedburgh Abbey
• Drive down Edinburgh’s Royal Mile past St Giles’ Cathedral to Holyroodhouse Palace
• Walk by Chester’s ‘Rows’ and see the Cathedral & Roman Amphitheatre
• Visit the Wedgwood China Factory
• See the sights of London’s West End
• Scenic drives in the CotswoldsLake District, Northumberland Moors

Guided City Tours

• In-depth sightseeing tours of London & Edinburgh Orientation tours in York, Chester
• Insight's First Class Services
• Insight Hotels include all service charges, taxes and porterage
• Escorted by a professional Tour Director
• Luxury 40 seat coach with onboard toilet
• London Airport and arrival transfers

Quality Dining

• 2 Continental Breakfasts, 4 full Breakfasts (B), 2 three-course evening meals with choice, or buffets, plus tea or coffee (D)

8 Days ~ England ~ Scotland

This fabulous eight-day tour is suitable for passengers with limited time who would like to see the very best of Britain. It includes everything you would expect: Cambridge, York, Edinburgh, the Lake District, Chester and Stratford-upon-Avon.

DAY 1 – SAT – DEPART USA
Overnight flight to London.

DAY 2 – SUN – ARRIVE LONDON
Welcome to London! After checking in to your hotel, the afternoon is yours to relax.
Hotel: Thistle Marble Arch.

DAY 3 – MON – LONDON – DARLINGTON
Meet your Tour Director this morning and drive to Cambridge. Stroll by some of the colleges, including King’s College, before continuing to York. Inside the ancient city walls, you come to York Minster, England’s largest medieval cathedral. Then walk through the narrow cobbled streets to the Tudor ‘Shambles’. There is time to shop before continuing to your hotel.
Hotel: Blackwell Grange. (CB,D)

DAY 4 – TUE – DARLINGTON – EDINBURGH
Cross the wild Northumberland Moors and pass the romantic ruins of Jedburgh Abbey, cross the Borders and head on to Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh. On a guided city tour, drive down the Royal Mile, past St Giles’ Cathedral to Holyroodhouse Palace – the Queen’s residence in Edinburgh – and on to the 18th century New Town. Visit the Castle, set high on a rocky crag. Why not spend the evening eating haggis and listening to the sound of bagpipes? (May-Oct).
Hotel: Hilton Grosvenor. (B)

DAY 5 – WED – EDINBURGH – LIVERPOOL
Drive through the Southern Uplands to Gretna Green, before crossing the border back into England. Enjoy a drive through the Lake District where there is time to wander in Wordsworth’s footsteps. Continue to your hotel on Liverpool's famous waterfront.
Hotel: Thistle. (B,D)

DAY 6 – THU – LIVERPOOL – LONDON
Visit the former Roman fortress town of Chester, still standing within its well preserved walls. See the Cathedral, the black and white ‘Rows’ (shopping arcades) and the remains of the Roman Amphitheatre, before continuing to the Wedgwood China factory. Now to Stratford-upon-Avon where you visit Shakespeare’s birthplace. Return to London through the flower-trimmed villages of the Cotswolds.
Hotel: Thistle Marble Arch. (B)

DAY 7 – FRI – LONDON SIGHTSEEING
Your half day sightseeing tour shows you Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament. The afternoon is free to explore or shop. (B)

DAY 8 – SAT – RETURN TO USA
The tour ends after breakfast. (CB)

These great tour features are also Included

Excursions & Sights

• See King’s College, Cambridge
• See the ‘Shambles’ & York Minster
• See Jedburgh Abbey
• Drive down Edinburgh’s Royal Mile past St Giles’ Cathedral to Holyroodhouse Palace
• Walk by Chester’s ‘Rows’ and see the Cathedral & Roman Amphitheatre
• Visit the Wedgwood China Factory
• See the sights of London’s West End
• Scenic drives in the CotswoldsLake District, Northumberland Moors

Guided City Tours

• In-depth sightseeing tours of London & Edinburgh Orientation tours in York, Chester
• Insight's First Class Services
• Insight Hotels include all service charges, taxes and porterage
• Escorted by a professional Tour Director
• Luxury 40 seat coach with onboard toilet
• London Airport and arrival transfers

Quality Dining

• 2 Continental Breakfasts, 4 full Breakfasts (B), 2 three-course evening meals with choice, or buffets, plus tea or coffee (D)