The Leisurely UK Tour
We are tourwithusnow ltd and are proud to bring you our latest tour.
Join us on our escorted trip in the UK. The group size will be limited, so you will have a chance to really get to know your fellow travellers.
The tour goes to many of the main tourist sites in the UK, but its unique feature is that it also goes to several, lesser known places, all of which have a fascination of their own.
Popular highlights include:
• London
• Stratford
• York
• Edinburgh
“Unknown” highlights include:
• Sawbridgeworth
• Elan Valley
• Whitby
ITINERARY
Depart New Zealand for England by your own arrangments. Air travel cost is not included but can be arranged by our preferred travel agent. We do not include air travel as many of our travellers wish to travel on air miles or wish to depart earlier or stay on and travel to other locations at the conclusion of the tour.
You may choose to join us on a 10 day post-tour of Ireland at the conclusion of the UK tour have a pre-tour or post-tour of your own.
BASE TOUR Starts Monday 23rd April 2012 - The 2013 tour is June / July, Other dates by special arrangments
B= Breakfast L = Lunch D = Dinner
Day 1 – arrive at your hotel in London, by 4 pm meet fellow travellers at 5pm in the reception area.
Day 2 –London. To-day enjoy your experience on the Hop on Hop off bus trip around London, which may show you places you wish to revisit tomorrow.Tonight is your welcome dinner. B,D
Day 3 - London.Your choice of activities in London. B
Day 4 –London to Cambridge. Travel through beautiful countryside to Cambridge. On the way we pass through several interesting villages, and spend time in Sawbridgeworth and Brent Pelham. B
Day 5 –Cambridge. We spend the day touring around Cambridgeshire and Suffolk, stopping in Lavenham for morning tea and Aldeburgh for lunch B,L
Day 6 - Cambridge. Free day, “Hop on, Hop off” bus tour, ticket provided. B
Day 7 - Cambridge to York. Travel via the East Coast seaside resorts of Scarborough and Whitby, plus cross the North Yorkshire moors. B
Day 8 – York. Free day, “Hop on, Hop off” bus tour, ticket provided. B
Day 9 – York to Edinburgh. Travel to Edinburgh via Hadrian's Wall, visiting a particularly interesting site. B
Day 10 – Edinburgh. Today take a “Hop on, Hop off” bus tour around this magnificent, historic city. B
Day 11 – Edinburgh to the Highlands area. Today tour to the Highlands, seeing many famous sights, including, lochs, castles and the Trossachs. B
Day 12 – Highlands to Penrith. Back to England via the Border Country, visiting Gretna Green on the way to our hotel in Penrith, gateway to the Lake District. B
Day 13 - Penrith. A full day tour of the beautiful Lake District – see for yourself why Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter (to name but two) loved the area so much. B
Day 14 –Penrith to Shrewsbury. We visit the walled city of Chester, later driving on to the medieval town of Shrewsbury. B
Day 15 – Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth. After exploring Shrewsbury we head west, through the rolling Shropshire countryside to our destination in Wales, En route we visit the Elan Valley (where the dam busters of WWII practised.) B
Day 16 – Aberystwyth. Today travel on a steam train from Aberystwyth to Devil's Bridge and return, followed by exploring the town. B
Day 17 –Aberystwyth to Lichfield. Today we continue on through the Welsh countryside back to England, a day with several different historical sites – Much Wenlock (an old market town), Ironbridge ( heart of the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century), Boscobel House ( where Charles II hid in the oak tree) , before finishing our journey in Lichfield. B
Day 18 – Lichfield to Birmingham. Today we explore Lichfield, the town and its cathedral, and discover links to New Zealand, before we travel on through the Midlands to Birmingham. B
Day 19 – Birmingham. A full day touring the Cotswolds, highlights include Broadway, Winchcombe, Bourton-on-the- Water and Stow-on-the-Wold. B
Day 20 – Birmingham. Today take a “Hop on, Hop off” bus tour, take notes as you travel around so you can revisit tomorrow if you wish. B
Day 21 – Birmingham. This morning take a leisurely trip on a canal; afterwards the rest of the day is at leisure. B
Day 22 –Birmingham. Today visit Warwick ( castle and church) and Stratford upon Avon and see various places connected with William Shakespeare.) B
Day 23 –Birmingham to Oxford. A leisurely drive via Oxfordshire towns and villages, including Banbury (home of the famous Banbury Cross.) We tour Oxford via the “Hop on, Hop off” bus tour. B
Day 24 – Oxford to Bath. On the way to our destination today we view Stonehenge and visit the village of Lacock (one of the best preserved in England, with architecture ranging from medieval to Victorian.) B
Day 25 – Bath. Free day, enjoy a “Hop on, Hop off” bus tour. B
Day 26 – Bath to Portsmouth via stops in Cheddar Gorge and Wells – England's smallest city with a 14th century cathedral. B
Day 27 – Portsmouth. You choose – shops? the Historic Dockyard? museums? Cruise to the Isle of Wight? The many options will be discussed with you on arrival in Portsmouth. B
Day 28 –Portsmouth to Hotel at Heathrow. Travel around the Wiltshire countryside, visiting places Chichester and Winchester, before heading to the airport hotel. This evening is your farewell dinner. B,D
Day 29 –Tour ends after breakfast at the hotel. A transfer to Heathrow Airport is included if you are travelling back to your homeland. Or you may choose to join us on a tour to Ireland, or perhaps you may choose to stay on in England or elsewhere (own arrangements.) B
For the price per person, share twin, please contact us via our contact details below.
The price will include:
• Accommodation from day 1 to day 28 inclusive
• Loan of a prepaid phone per couple or single traveller
• Travel on a private coach from day 4 to day 28, as indicated in the itinerary
• Tour Manager throughout the tour
• Meals as indicated, including welcome dinner on day 2 and farewell dinner on day 28
• All “Hop on, Hop off” bus tours
• Trip on steam train from Aberystwyth to Devil's Bridge and return
• Funicular to cliff top in Aberystwyth
• Entry to Blist Hill, Ironbridge
• Entry to Boscobel House, near Brewood
• Entry to Warwick Castle
• Entry to Vindolanda
• Entry to the Crannog ( Loch Tay )
• Transport to Heathrow airport at the end of the tour ( it may not be Heathrow if you book the optional tour to Ireland )
Single supplement TBA may be payable (see terms and conditions for more information.)
OPTIONAL TOUR OF 9 NIGHTS IN IRELAND,
Day 1 Tour starts in Dublin ( the day the UK tour ends.)
Day 2 to 9 Places of interest include: Dublin,Galway,Tipperary, Wicklow, and many other small towns and villages.
If you choose you can stay on in Ireland or the UK to visit friends, relations or visit other areas and travel by your own arrangments
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Changes to itinerary - we reserve the right to vary the itinerary if circumstances beyond our control make this necessary.
Single supplement – the tour price is based on twin/double rooms. If you are travelling alone, you may book the tour on a room sharing basis. This means we will arrange for you to share a twin room with a fellow passenger of the same gender. Please note that we cannot guarantee that your room mate will be of a similar age to yourself.
Tour participation – this tour is not suitable for children. Passengers with minor disabilities are welcome on the tour, provided they are moderately fit and able to enjoy short walking trips unaided.
If you need assistance you need to be accompanied by an able-bodied companion capable of providing all necessary assistance.
Seat rotation – tourwithusnow Ltd operates a seat rotation system.
Loan phone – each couple or single traveller will be loaned a prepay UK cell phone with an opening balance of £10. The phone will be preloaded with the telephone numbers of the Tour Manager and each hotel you are staying at. The telephone is provided in case you are lost or otherwise need to contact the Tour Manager or hotel. If you would like to use the phone more extensively, please let us know before the tour begins so that we can discuss available options.
OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION
Some of the places we visit have many, many attractions and it would be impossible to make everyone happy by us organising the sightseeing. That is why we include the cost of “Hop on, hop off” buses in some of these places so that you can have a look around and see everything that the locals feel is worth seeing, and then choose where you would like to spend more time.
. We will sometimes spend more than one night in a place. Nevertheless, we are touring,so you will be packing/unpacking several times so please, to enhance your experience, travel light! We can advise you personally on this, but you will definitely not need to exceed the usual airline allowances of 20kg hold luggage and 7 kgs carry on luggage. ** check with your air ticketing agent on allowances.
. There is a no smoking policy on our coach, but there will be plenty of convenience stops, allowing ample opportunities to smoke, use restroom facilities, or just relax and enjoy a coffee.
. The Tour Managers are English, so have a good knowledge of the places on the tour, many have a good understanding of Kiwis and what they enjoy.
. The tour has been organised to allow you time to enjoy each place visited instead of rushing through; in other words, this is not a “gobble and go” tour. So, to make this possible without being too expensive, we have selected mid- range hotels instead of expensive hotels. Some hotels belong to internationally renowned chains, others are character hotels of varying antiquity – the oldest being an inn since the 15th century. The hotels chosen provide comfortable, en-suite rooms with meal facilities/bar on site or very close by; sometimes there will be a gym, sometimes there will be Internet access.
If you have any questions or would like more information,
please email us on tour@tourwithusnow,com or phone 0800276312 within New Zealand
or ++6433126635 outside New Zealand
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