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Home > England Tours > The Best of Southern England
The Best of Southern England
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| Land only discount: 10% | | Unadvertised sale, huge discounts, call for details! |
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LONDON Sightseeing with a local guide, visit St. Paul’s Cathedral and see the Changing of the Guard, if held
HAMPTON COURT A special walking tour through the palace’s ornamental gardens
OXFORD Walking tour
STRATFORD Picture stop at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, visit Shakespeare’s birthplace
BATH Visit the Roman relics
STONEHENGE Visit the prehistoric monument
BRIGHTON Guided tour of the Royal Pavilion
LEEDS CASTLE Visit the mighty, moated castle and gardens
SCENIC HIGHLIGHTS
Cotswolds, Wye Valley, Salisbury Plain, English Channel coast
MEALS
Welcome drink before dinner at your hotel in Stratford; 6 full English breakfasts (FB); 3 three-course dinners (D) with choice of menus and coffee
AIRPORT TRANSFERS
Airport transfers may be included when you make your flight arrangements with Globus.
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Day 1 (Sun.)
Board your overnight transatlantic flight.
Day 2 Arrival in London, England. (Mon.)
Uniformed Globus hosts are available to help you make the most of your stay.
Day 3 London. (Tue.)
After a hearty English breakfast, morning sightseeing with a professional London guide includes all the famous landmarks: Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Palace and the area’s splendid museums, Knightsbridge with Harrods, the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben beside the River Thames, and Westminster Abbey. Highlights are a visit to ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL and the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, if held. Free time in the afternoon for independent activities or to join an optional excursion to Windsor Castle or the Tower of London with its fabulous Crown Jewels. Tonight, maybe an optional dinner followed by a cruise on the River Thames? (FB)
Day 4 London-Stratford. (Wed.)
Meet your tour director and traveling companions and depart at 8:30 a.m. for a lovely day of sightseeing. First, a special visit to admire the breathtaking ORNAMENTAL GARDENS of Henry VIII’s Hampton Court Palace. Your tour director will take you on a walk to see the Great Vine, Pond Garden, Privy Garden and the flower borders of the Great Fountain Garden. Drive through Runnymede, site of the sealing of the Magna Carta; take a stroll in Oxford to see the colleges where Britain’s elite receives its outstanding education; pay tribute to one of the giants of recent history at Sir Winston Churchill’s burial place in Bladon. Arrive in Stratford-upon-Avon in good time to take your pictures of Anne Hathaway’s Cottage and visit SHAKESPEARE’S BIRTHPLACE. Before dinner join your tour director for a toast to happy touring with a congenial group. (FB,D)
Day 5 Stratford-Bath. (Thu.)
A particularly scenic day. Enjoy vistas of the Cotswold Hills as you motor to the Elizabethan village of Broadway. On past Cheltenham and Gloucester to Wales for a drive through the beautiful Wye Valley and pictures of the romantic ruins of 12th-century Tintern Abbey. Cross the 3,240-foot Severn Road Bridge, and in elegant Georgian Bath, see the amazing excavations of the ROMAN BATHS with time to explore further on your own. (FB,D)
Day 6 Bath-Brighton. (Fri.)
This morning try to unravel the mystery of prehistoric STONEHENGE on the drive across Salisbury Plain. Stroll through the picturesque city of Salisbury with its magnificent cathedral, the ultimate in Early English Gothic. Glimpse the town of Arundel, dominated by its huge castle, home of the Duke of Norfolk, before arriving in the Regency seaside resort of Brighton. A unique highlight: join your specialist guide for a walk through the exotic ROYAL PAVILION, the lavish oriental palace built for the Prince Regent in the early 1800’s. (FB,D)
Day 7 Brighton-London. (Sat.)
Start the day with time for a walk along the seafront promenade. Enjoy a visit to Tunbridge Wells, a lovely English town, on your way to magnificent moated LEEDS CASTLE, which Lord Conway called 'the loveliest castle in the world.' Take a leisurely stroll in the landscaped gardens, and admire the lavish state apartments where international summit meetings have been hosted. Return to London around 4 p.m. How about asking your tour director to reserve seats at a West End show tonight? (FB)
Day 8 (Sun.)
Your homebound flight arrives the same day. (FB) |
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Land & Air and Land Only prices are based on per person in a double occupancy room. Single (Land & Air) and Single (Land Only) prices are based on per person in a single room. Land & Air prices are based from New York (JFK/EWR), for air supplement prices from your departure airport please call us toll-free at 1 800 814 8381. Taxes are not included on the listed prices.
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| Touring Date |
Land & Air |
Land Only |
Single
(Land & Air) |
Single
(Land Only) |
| Apr 24 - May 01, 2005 | $1623.00 | $1099.00 | $1885 | $1361 | | | May 01 - May 08, 2005 | $1665.00 | $1099.00 | $1927 | $1361 | | | May 08 - May 15, 2005 | $1665.00 | $1099.00 | $1927 | $1361 | | | May 15 - May 22, 2005 | $1665.00 | $1099.00 | $1927 | $1361 | | | May 22 - May 29, 2005 | $1665.00 | $1099.00 | $1927 | $1361 | | | May 29 - Jun 05, 2005 | $1876.00 | $1099.00 | $2138 | $1361 | | | Jun 05 - Jun 12, 2005 | $1876.00 | $1099.00 | $2138 | $1361 | | | Jun 12 - Jun 19, 2005 | $1876.00 | $1099.00 | $2138 | $1361 | | | Jun 19 - Jun 26, 2005 | $1876.00 | $1099.00 | $2138 | $1361 | | | Jun 26 - Jul 03, 2005 | $1876.00 | $1099.00 | $2138 | $1361 | | | Jul 03 - Jul 10, 2005 | $1876.00 | $1099.00 | $2138 | $1361 | | | Jul 10 - Jul 17, 2005 | $1876.00 | $1099.00 | $2138 | $1361 | | | Jul 17 - Jul 24, 2005 | $1876.00 | $1099.00 | $2138 | $1361 | | | Jul 24 - Jul 31, 2005 | $1876.00 | $1099.00 | $2138 | $1361 | | | Jul 31 - Aug 07, 2005 | $1876.00 | $1099.00 | $2138 | $1361 | | | Aug 07 - Aug 14, 2005 | $1876.00 | $1099.00 | $2138 | $1361 | | | Aug 14 - Aug 21, 2005 | $1876.00 | $1099.00 | $2138 | $1361 | | | Aug 21 - Aug 28, 2005 | $1876.00 | $1099.00 | $2138 | $1361 | | | Aug 28 - Sep 04, 2005 | $1876.00 | $1099.00 | $2138 | $1361 | | | Sep 04 - Sep 11, 2005 | $1676.00 | $1099.00 | $1938 | $1361 | | | Sep 11 - Sep 18, 2005 | $1676.00 | $1099.00 | $1938 | $1361 | | | Sep 18 - Sep 25, 2005 | $1676.00 | $1099.00 | $1938 | $1361 | | | Sep 25 - Oct 02, 2005 | $1676.00 | $1099.00 | $1938 | $1361 | | | Oct 02 - Oct 09, 2005 | $1676.00 | $1099.00 | $1938 | $1361 | | | Oct 09 - Oct 16, 2005 | $1676.00 | $1099.00 | $1938 | $1361 | | | Oct 16 - Oct 23, 2005 | $1676.00 | $1099.00 | $1938 | $1361 | | | Oct 23 - Oct 30, 2005 | $1676.00 | $1099.00 | $1938 | $1361 | | | Oct 30 - Nov 06, 2005 | $1676.00 | $1099.00 | $1938 | $1361 | |
* All prices are subject to change without notice and at any time by the tour operators. Availability is limited and must be reconfirmed at time of booking. Please call us toll free at 1 800 814 8381 to confirm availability and current pricing on all our discounted specials. The prices on this website are not guaranteed until a deposit has been made. We are not responsible for errors, omissions, or changes in these prices until a booking has been confirmed by one of our agents.
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