13 Day Tour of SW Britain - Coasts Moors and Castles of England

13 Day Tour of SW Britain - Coasts, Moors, Historic Towns and Castles of England

Enjoy an amazing tour of SW Britain, where you will get to see romantic and historic towns, dramatic cliffs and pretty villages, as well as wander through the ruins of ancient strongholds.

Day 1 - Pickup at station or airport of your choice in the West Country. Drive to Bath which will be our base for 3 nights

Day 2 - Explore the ancient Roman city of Bath with your own personal tour guide.

Day 3 - Visit the city of Bristol with its awe inspiring suspension Bridge and ship museum.

Day 4 - Drive down to Devonshire visiting the beautiful villages of Porlock and Dunster and check into our hotel in Barnstaple. (Our base for 3 nights).

Day 5 - Today we'll take a walk on the moors and get up close to wild horses.

Day 6 - Lets hike some coastal footpath and discover some hidden coves and lighthouses.

Day 7 - Cornwall is our next destination. Today we explore the mystical castle of Tintagel, high on a promontory of Cornwall's coastline. Stay in Tintagel 2 nights).

Day 8 - Tin mines and gardens today. We'll visit a Cornish tin mine and search out some standing stones atop Bodmin Moor.

Day 9 - A short drive to Padstow will see us based in a clifftop hotel (2 nights). This is the culinary capital of Cornwall... as you'll see. !! We'll visit a crab and lobster farm and taste some great shellfish.

Day 10 - Port Isaac is a remote fishing village nestled into a beautiful bay on the Northern coast. We'll take time to visit and then let you free for an afternoon of leisure.

Day 11 - We head down to Falmouth to see Pendennis Castle, one of Henry V111s coastal fortifications, and then onto Exeter, the regional capital of Devonshire, where we will stay in a hotel on cathedral green, in view of the spectacular cathedral. Evensong is not to be missed.

Day 12 - Now we head up to Somerset to enjoy the aura that surrounds Cadbury Castle, and onwards to stay in the gorgeous town of Wells (1 night). Spend the afternoon exploring the abbey and Bishops Palace.

Day 13 - We will take you to the SW railway/airport of your choice.

Cost = $200 per person/day and does not include accom or meals. We will customise the itinerary to meet your wishes and needs.

Contact us for more information  afootinbritain@gmail.com

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Dorset and Wiltshire Countryside 2-day Personal Guided Tour

Dorset and Wiltshire contain some of the most beautiful countryside in Southern England.  We spend our days visiting quaint little villages, historic market towns and the rolling chalk landscape of these two lovely counties.  We’ll travel through designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty such as Cranborne Chase and the South Wessex Ridgeway.

Day 1

After meeting at Bath or Salisbury railway station, we begin our tour with a visit to the historic town of Shaftesbury, built on a ridge high above Cranborne Chase and the Blackmore Vale.  Containing many historic buildings, it is particularly famous for Gold Hill, a steep cobbled street that the film director Ridley Scott used as the setting for an iconic television advertisement for Hovis bread that was frequently broadcast in the 1970s and 1980s.

From Shaftesbury, we travel on to Sherborne, another historic market town also Sherborne is famous for its ancient buildings, including its abbey, a manor house, several famous independent schools, and two castles (the 'old castle' ruins of a 12th century fortified palace, and a 'new' 16th century mansion, known as Sherborne Castle, built by Sir Walter Raleigh). Much of the old town, including the abbey and many medieval and Georgian buildings, is built from the distinctive ochre-coloured ham stone.

After lunch in a local country pub, we visit the quaint village of Cerne Abbas located in rolling chalk downland of central Dorset. Voted Britain's "Most Desirable Village" in 2008, it is notable as the location of the Cerne Abbas Giant, a mysterious chalk figure of a giant naked man carved into the hillside.  An ideal spot for afternoon tea!

We return to our hotel via Cranborne Chase, a high chalk plateau, which straddles the counties of Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire.  As well as numerous pretty villages, it has a history that stretches back to the very earliest times in England.

Day 2

After breakfast, we travel south and begin our day with a quick visit to Blandford Forum, the most complete market town in England, rebuilt almost entirely in 1733 after a devastating fire.  From Blandford we travel on to Corfe Castle, a picturesque village and dramatic, ruined castle that stand in a gap in the Purbeck Hills on the route between Wareham and Swanage.  Its quaint streets and buildings have been the setting for many film and TV programs.  After lunch we visit Swanage, a popular sea-side resort, and the stunning Jurassic coastline of Southern Dorset.  Our day finishes with Knowlton Circle, a prehistoric henge monument which encloses a ruined Norman church.

Day 3

After another splendid breakfast we run you back to the railway station, from where you can travel back to London or carry on to destinations such as Bath and the Cotswolds.

Cost = $200 per person/day and does not include accom or meals. We will customise the itinerary to meet your wishes and needs.

Contact us for more information  afootinbritain@gmail.com

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Bath and Prehistoric ‘Stone’s 2-day Tour

2 full days spent exploring the marvellous Georgian city of Bath and the world famous prehistoric stone circles of Stonehenge and Avebury. This part of England has one of the highest concentrations of prehistoric monuments in Britain, so as well as visits to the major sites of Stonehenge and Avebury, we will also see many other burial mounds, standing stones and other ancient earthworks.

Day 1

After meeting at Bath railway station, we begin our day with a walking tour of this designated World Heritage city, with its fascinating Roman, Medieval and Georgian history.  We will visit the excavated Roman Baths, one of the best preserved in Europe, as well the Royal Crescent, the Circus and many other by-ways of the city. We will also see Bath Abbey, the Assembly Rooms and the Fashion Museum.  The late afternoon will be free for shopping and exploration.

Day 2

After breakfast, we start the day a visit to the Avebury World Heritage Landscape. We visit Silbury Hill, the largest man-made hill in prehistoric Europe and enter the 5500 year old burial chamber of West Kennet Long Barrow, entering a sacred space originally reserved only for ritual specialists and the dead. After which we visit the Neolithic henge monument of Avebury, the largest stone circle in Europe, with its beautiful medieval village situated inside. As John Aubrey, the 16thC antiquarian, noted in the 1600's…’(Avebury) does as much exceed in greatness the so renowned Stonehenge as a Cathedral doeth a parish church.’

After lunch in a local country pub, we explore the landscape surrounding Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain. We start by visiting Durrington Walls, the ‘Stonehenge builder’s village’ and Woodhenge. We will have the chance to see several burial mounds, the site of the Stonehenge Cursus and finally the Stonehenge Avenue. The day will finish with a private access visit to Stonehenge, an opportunity limited to a handful of visitors, where Roy will delve into understanding this enigmatic and ancient monument.  One of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is the remains of a ring of standing stones set within a series of earthworks.

Day 3

After another splendid breakfast we run you back to the railway station, however there is the opportunity to add an extra day to visit Wells and Glastonbury.

Cost = $200 per person/day and does not include accom or meals. We will customise the itinerary to meet your wishes and needs.

Contact us for more information  afootinbritain@gmail.com



Salisbury and Stonehenge - personal and small group tour

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A view of the front entrance to West Kennet Long Barrow in Wilts, England This is a wonderful prehistoric site adjacent to Avebury and S...

Salisbury and Stonehenge 2-day Tour

2 full days spent exploring the medieval city of Salisbury and the world famous prehistoric stone circle of Stonehenge.

Day 1

After meeting at Salisbury railway station, we begin our day with a visit to the Early English Gothic Cathedral of Salisbury, with the tallest church spire in the United Kingdom (123m/404 ft).  Visitors can take the "Tower Tour" where the interior of the hollow spire, with its ancient wood scaffolding, can be viewed. The cathedral also has the largest cloister and the largest cathedral close in Britain (80 acres (320,000 m2)). The cathedral contains the world's oldest working clock (from AD 1386) and has the best surviving of the four original copies of the Magna Carta. After our visit to the cathedral, there will be time for lunch and time to explore the ancient city of Salisbury, founded as ‘New’ Sarum in 1220.  There will also be plenty of time to visit the local museums, as well as exploring this fascinating medieval city.

Day 2

After breakfast, we visit Old Sarum, the site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury. Originally an Iron age hill fort strategically placed on the conjunction of two trade routes and the River Avon, the site contains evidence of human habitation as early as 3000 BC. There will be plenty of time to view  and explore the other nearby monuments such as Woodhenge, The Cursus and nearby barrow cemeteries.  We finish our day with a private access visit to Stonehenge, an opportunity limited to a handful of visitors, where your guide will delve into understanding this enigmatic and ancient monument.  One of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is the remains of a ring of standing stones set within a series of earthworks. It is in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds.

Day 3

After another splendid breakfast we run you back to the railway station, however there is the opportunity to add an extra day to visit Bath, Wells and Glastonbury.

Cost = $200 per person/day and does not include accom or meals. We will customise the itinerary to meet your wishes and needs.

Contact us for more information  afootinbritain@gmail.com

Prehistoric Tour Site - West Kennett Long Barrow

A view of the front entrance to West Kennet Long Barrow in Wilts, England

This is a wonderful prehistoric site adjacent to Avebury and Silbury Hill

This site is part of an ancient landscape that stretches across much of Southern England

We can customise a tour for you to take in archaeological and prehistoric sites such as this.

Cost = $200 per person/day and does not include accom or meals. We will customise the itinerary to meet your wishes and needs.

Contact us for more information  afootinbritain@gmail.com

Enjoy touring the Lake District National Park, in the UK this year !

Dont put it off for another year. Allow us to customise a personal tour for you.... its easy.

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England Vacation Tour: London, Lakes, Cotswolds and More in 14 Days by Rick Steves

England Vacation Tour: London, Lakes, Cotswolds and More in 14 Days by Rick Steves
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Small Group and Escorted or Personal Tours of the UK

Personal Guided Tours and Vacations of Great Britain and the United Kingdom

The experienced tour guides of Afoot In Britain have been busy giving personal guided tours and vacations to American visitors in the UK for many years now. We specialise in customised itineraries, where, small groups or individuals can tell us what they wish to see and do, whilst visiting our great country.

We take your ideas and formulate them into a travel plan that will minimise your travel time and increase your 'fun time', whilst in Great Britain. Your personal tour guides will are English and will become your friends and mentors, enabling you to enjoy England in a very special way

A vacation within the United Kingdom should be an adventure, where the the taste buds are delighted, the sight is astonished and the brain is tickled. We will help you to achieve all of these things and much more.

Our personal tour guides are used to dealing with small groups of people. This may mean a family or a group of friends, it may be a couple of honeymooners or it may be three or four ardent adventurers wanting to discover the historical beauty that the British Isles have to offer.

Our personal UK tour guides will escort you to the destinations of your choice as well as provide the transportation necessary, and the personal knowledge that comes from living in England. Your guide will arrange for you to visit places such as the world famous Stonehenge, historic Canterbury Cathedral, wild Dartmoor, beautiful Cornwall, Roman and Georgian Bath, as well as stateley homes and castles galore.

If you wish to tour with us in the United Kingdom for just a couple of days or a couple of weeks then contact us for more details.. Speak with your travel agents about accomodations and we will do the rest.

Our escorted and very personal small group tours of Great Britain are ideal for between 2 and 5 people and prices start at only $275 per person per day. This includes transportation, road tolls, refreshments and your own personal tour guide for the entire trip.

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Small Group and Personal Tours of Great Britain and the United Kingdom

AFOOT IN GREAT BRITAIN

(We also own and operate Afoot In France)

Personal Guided Tours and Vacations of Great Britain and the United Kingdom

The experienced tour guides of Afoot In Britain have been busy giving personal guided tours and vacations to American visitors in the UK for many years now. We specialise in customised itineraries, where, small groups or individuals can tell us what they wish to see and do, whilst visiting our great country.

We take your ideas and formulate them into a travel plan that will minimise your travel time and increase your 'fun time', whilst in Great Britain. Your personal tour guides are English and will become your friends and mentors, enabling you to enjoy England in a very special way.

A vacation within the United Kingdom should be an adventure, where the the taste buds are delighted, the sight is astonished and the brain is tickled. We will help you to achieve all of these things and much more.

Our personal tour guides are used to dealing with small groups of people. This may mean a family or a group of friends, it may be a couple of honeymooners or it may be three or four ardent adventurers wanting to discover the historical beauty that the British Isles have to offer. These are all personal guided tours or small group tours and we will always do our best to buld an itinerary to suit your wishes

Our personal UK tour guides will escort you to the destinations of your choice as well as provide the transportation necessary, and the personal knowledge that comes from living in England. Your guide will arrange for you to visit places such as the world famous Stonehenge, historic Canterbury Cathedral, wild Dartmoor, beautiful Cornwall, Roman and Georgian Bath, as well as stateley homes and castles galore.
If you wish to tour with us in the United Kingdom for just a couple of days or a couple of weeks then contact us for more details.. Speak with your travel agents about accomodations and we will do the rest.
Our escorted and very personal small group tours of Great Britain are ideal for between 2 and 5 people and prices start at only $200 per person per day. This includes transportation, road tolls, refreshments and your own personal tour guide for the entire trip.
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Email us now - afootinbritain@yahoo.com