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 COUNTRY ROADSBALANCED 11ACTIVITY DAYS LEVEL:

2 COUNTRIES 16 MEALS 15 INCLUDED EXPERIENCES

BE THE FIRST TO REVIEW THIS NEW TRIP GUEST REVIEW INSIGHT EXPERIENCES Dorchester: Experience Devonshire tea with the owner of a manor house. Learn about some of the family stories and history of the property over delicious tea and freshly baked scone. Visit Selborne Pottery • play croquet with a professional instructor in Dorchester. INSIGHT CHOICE Brecon Beacons: Choose between an exploration of the beautiful flora and fauna of the Brecon Beacons on a leisurely hike with a ranger or alternatively, join a lecture with a naturalist. AUTHENTIC DINING Welcome Dinner in Bath • Hearty Farm-to- Table Lunch in Brecon Beacons • Celebration Dinner in Dorchester. ST IVES, CORNWALL TOP RATED HIGHLIGHTS See Cardiff Castle • Oxford • Picturesque Cotswolds villages • Glastonbury Abbey • Bideford • Plymouth Hoe, the Barbican and Mayflower Steps in Plymouth • Looe • Tintagel Castle • Port Isaac Padstow • Penzance. Visit the Roman Baths • Exmoor National Park • Stonehenge. SCENIC DRIVES Enjoy the scenery as you travel on the Great West Way between London and Oxford, through the Cotswolds, Brecons Beacon National Park, Exmoor National Park, Cornish coast, Dartmoor National Park and Dorset.

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52 YOUR ITINERARY  DAY 1 | OXFORD, THE COTSWOLDS AND BATH DAY 5 | EXMOOR NATIONAL PARK TO DAY 9 | COUNTRY HOUSES IN DORSET Welcome to England. At 07:30 you’ll be picked up DARTMOOR Relaxed Start. Visit Sand House in Sidbury. A from the hotel in London before making your way Begin your day at Glastonbury Abbey. historic stately home, it has been in the family of along the scenic Great West Way road to Oxford Move on to Exmoor National Park, a beautiful area Ladies of the Manor, Caroline and Diana Huyshe, for an orientation with your Travel Director. of moorland in Somerset. for over 500 years. Continue your journey on to the Cotswolds. See Continue your scenic drive to the historic port Join the owner for a quintessential Devonshire Bourton-on-the-Water and the pretty market town of Bideford. high tea, with freshly baked scones garnished with ROADS COUNTRY town of Stow-on-the-Wold, before heading to the Your day ends at Bovey Castle, where you’ll stay seasonal fruits from the kitchen garden. historic city of Bath. for the next two nights. Nestled in the rolling Spend the next two nights at the beautiful five star Head on an orientation of the city before ending valleys of Dartmoor National Park, this five-star Summer Lodge Country House Hotel and Spa, your day with a traditional Sunday roast at your accommodation stands within 275 acres of nestled in the picturesque Wessex countryside. (B) Welcome Dinner in a local restaurant. (DW) beautiful countryside. (MT) (DW) Catch up with your fellow travellers tonight over a wholesome dinner at the hotel. (B) (DW) ApexContemporary Hotel, Bath. Summer Lodge Country House Hotel & Spa, | | ∂ Dorset.Boutique DAY 2 | BATH THROUGH THE YEARS BoveyCastle Castle, Dartmoor. | | ∂ Relaxed Start. Start your day by exploring Bath’s | | ∂ DAY 10 | GALLERIES AND GARDENS OF fascinating Roman history. Visit the Roman Baths DAY 6 | EXPLORING THE SOUTHWEST DORSET and see the incredibly well-preserved remains of Relaxed Start. Head to the port city of Plymouth Relaxed Start. Meet with a professional instructor one of the greatest spas of the ancient world. in Devon. You have the option of taking a cruise to learn the quintessential English sport of croquet The rest of the day is at leisure to further explore around the harbour. and try out your new skills in a game with your Bath. During free time, perhaps learn more about Next, you’ll journey to the quaint coastal town of fellow travellers. the life of esteemed author Jane Austen, who Looe, a quintessential Cornish village boasting old The afternoon is at your leisure, perhaps visit made Bath her home? (B) time charm. (B) nearby stately homes Montacute House or Mapperton House? DAY 3 | BRECON'S BEACON NATIONAL PARK DAY 7 | LEGENDS AND GLITZ IN CORNWALL In the evening, join your fellow travellers for a Visit the Brecon Beacons with Insight Choice. Begin your day in Tintagel, mentioned in the Celebration Dinner. (B) (DW) Choose to enjoy a gentle hike with a ranger or legendary tale of King Arthur. See the ruins of its alternatively, learn more about the area’s flora and 13th century castle. Move on to Port Isaac, a pretty DAY 11 | DEPART DORCHESTER fauna with a naturalist guide over a lecture. fishing village on the Atlantic coast. Continue to Make your way to Stonehenge, a prehistoric After a morning in the great outdoors, rectify your Padstow. Though it has become more gentrified monument found in Wiltshire, dating back to lethargic bliss with a hearty Farm-to-Table pub in the past few years, the town has not lost its around 3000 BC. lunch, where a delicious seasonal menu with local nautical ambiance. Perhaps try traditional fish and Visit Selborne Pottery, a local studio, and meet ingredients will be available. (B) (LW) chips for lunch? (B) Robert Goldsmith, the owner, for a demonstration. End your day back in London, where you’ll be transferred to the hotel. (B) ClaytonContemporary Hotel, Cardiff. Penventon Park Hotel, Redruth / St Michaels Traditional | | ∂ Resort, Falmouth. DAY 4 | CARDIFF | | ∂ Relaxed Start. Enjoy a relaxed start this morning. DAY 8 | PIRATES OF PENZANCE Join your Travel Director for an orientation of this Begin your full day exploring Cornwall with a trip to vibrant city, see Principality Stadium, home of the historic port of Penzance, offering sea-blown Welsh Rugby, and Cardiff Castle. charm with its Victorian promenade. Continue The rest of your day is at leisure. (B) on to the centre of Cornwall's art scene, St Ives, where galleries and studios line the streets. In the evening, you have the option of heading out for a traditional Cornish meal and evening at a local pub. (B)

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Brecon Beacons National Park

2 Cotswolds CARDIFF AUTHENTIC DINING | Enjoy British tea and (Day 3 & 4) scones. (Photo by @lorraineatitagain, 2 Oxford Exmoor Day 9, Dorset) Bideford National Park Glastonbury LONDON Tintagel (Day 11) BATH TRIP CODE: B996 Port Isaac (Days 1 & 2) Stonehenge CHOOSE YOUR GROUP SIZE Padstow 2 2 Sidbury Selborne St Ives 2 DARTMOOR Dorset This trip operates both classic and small Looe NATIONAL PARK group departures. You can also book your own (Day 5 & 6) DORSET click here Penzance Plymouth (Day 9 & 10) private group with as few as 12 travellers. CORNWALL (Day 7 & 8) for the latest details.

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