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Highlights: * This four-day tour is an ideal tour to combine with a few nights in London - some might even call it a suitable antidote! After the bustle and excitement of one of the world's most dynamic cities, we'll introduce you to the tranquillity and tradition that is England. Our itinerary provides a host of snapshots of the cultural, historic and scenic wealth of this 'sceptred Isle'. Countryside, literary sites, history and tradition. All in the company of a first class guide / companion. Day 1: - Warwick Castle - Leamington Spa - We leave London, with our first port of call being the lovely Chiltern Hills. This area of the English countryside is close to London, but still remains relatively undiscovered. We'll see canals and barges, visit poet John Milton's 17th Century cottage and see the outskirts of original Quaker meeting place of William Penn, founder of Stratford Pennsylvania. Penn and his family are buried here and nearby we will also find a barn made from the wood of The Mayflower. Later we head north and drive to the mediaeval Warwick and visit the fabulous Warwick Castle before going to our base for the next three nights at nearby Royal Leamington Spa. Day 2: - The Cotswolds - Stow on the Wold - Burford - Pub Lunch - A full leisurely day in the wonderful Cotswolds. We'll explore the wonderful honey coloured villages, which are so much a part of this picturesque countryside, see ancient parish churches unchanged over the centuries and visit market towns like Chipping Camden, Burford, Broadway and Stow-on-the-Wold. The day would not be complete without seeking out a traditional country pub in which to have a spot of lunch.
Day 4: Oxford - Dorchester - Henly-upon-Thames - The 'dreaming spires' of Oxford will be our first port of call. We'll take a walking tour of this famous University town before having some free time to shop and explore at leisure. Later we'll follow the river Thames back to London with stops at Dorchester, with its ancient abbey and Henley-on-Thames, home of the famous society regatta. You will be returned to the London hotel of your choice.
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3: Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon - Blenheim
Palace - Rollwright Stones
-Stratford-upon-Avon
with
its Shakespearean sites is first. Stratford can be
busy, being England's most popular tourist
destination outside of London, but as we're staying
close by, we'll arrive early and leave before the
large tour coaches arrive! There'll be free time to
explore this interesting town before we visit the
lesser known house of Shakespeare's mother and take
a most informative tour learning about life in the
1500's. Later we'll visit a house from the opposite
end of the scale, Blenheim Palace, Churchill's
treasure house. We will also see the Rollright
Stones, and if we have time, Winston Churchill's
Tomb.
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