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DAY 1 LONDON TO STRATFORD-UPON- AVON At 08:00, meet your Travel Director at the hotel in London. Travel to Oxford, home to one of the world's most famous universities. Continue via Cotswolds villages to Stratford-upon- ‘Avon and visit William Shakespeare's birthplace. Enjoy your Welcome D (DW) ‘Swan's Nest Hotel, Stratford. ner at a local resi DAY 2 MEDIEVAL YORK Relaxed Start. A leisurely drive brings you to the city of York; its history goes back to the time of Romans and Vikings. Inside the city walls, see the York Minster and explore the narrow streets to the topsy-turvy Shambles, where warped, overhanging timber- framed houses lean so far that they almost touch! (B) (DW) Hilton York. DAY 3 BY THE LAKES TO EDINBURGH Travel across the Yorkshire Dales and wild Pennines to the Lake District - a wonderland of rugged mountains and tranquil waters, inspiration to many English poets. Visit Wordsworth's grave in Grasmere and continue to Gretna Green, where runaway lovers once married. Then it's on to the majestic Scottish capital. (B) Apex City of Edinburgh Hotel. TOP RATED HIGHLIGHT See the Glasgow Cathedral with your Travel \—/ Director. (Photo by @Melissab_travel, Day 9, Glasgow) AUTHENTIC DINING Visit the Victorian Gothic Hall at Abbey Cwm Hyr, before a J ight lunch of Welsh favourites. (Photo by @Daveneil9, Day 19 Abbey Cwn Hyr) DAY 4 scoTLAND's CITY OF CULTURE Join a Local Expert for a trip along Princes Street to see the monument to Sir Walter Scott and the 18th century New Town Over in the Old Town, see the Palace of Holyroodhouse, which stands at the bottom of the Royal Mile. Visit the castle, home of Mons Meg, the Stone of Destiny and the Honours of Scotland - Scotland's glittering Crown Jewels. The rest of the day is at leisure. In the evening, select departures will attend the spectacular Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. (B) DAY 5 THE HIGHLAND CAPITAL OF INVERNESS Cross the Firth of Forth into Fife. Make your way to St. Andrews, home to the Old Course and birthplace of golf. During your free time to explore, perhaps wander to the university where Kate Middleton met her Prince Charming, Your journey continues to Blair Atholl, passing the Grampian Mountains and Spey Valley. Stop at Culloden Moor to visit the Culloden Visitor Centre, Travel to Inverness, where your centrally located hotel is set on the banks of the River Ness and looks up to Inverness Castle. (B) (DW) Columba Hotel, Inverness. DAY 6 LocHNESs TO WICK Start the day with a journey of discovery ona Loch Ness cruise. Soak up the scenery, historic monuments and intriguing tales of Nessie in the heart of Scotland's great glen Your travels then follow the rugged coast north to the fishing port of Wick. Visit the Distillery to taste a wee dram of whisky arn about the production of the national (B) (DW) The Norseman Hotel, Wick. DAY 7 ORKNEY ISLANDS EXPERIENCE Visit the most northern community on the British mainland, John O'Groats. Board the ferry to the beautiful Orkney Islands to meet your Local Expert. Visit the 5,000-year- old village of Skara Brae, the mysterious Ring of Brodgar, Kirkwall and the small chapel built by Italian prisoners of war during World War II. (B) (DW) DAY 8 OVER THE SEA TO SKYE Admire the stunning landscapes en route to Ullapool. Continue along Loch Carron and through Glen Carron, before crossing to the magical Isle of Skye. Hear the story of the song 'Over the Sea to Skye,’ and admire the scenic splendour on the way to your hotel in Broadford. (B) (DW) The Dunollie Hotel, Broadford. DAY 9 LOCH LOMOND TO GLASGOW Relaxed Start. Return to the mainland to see the remote Eilean Donan Castle and continue to the WWII Commando Memorial for a chance to view Ben Nevis. Journey on to the Valley of Glencoe and stop on the Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond before arriving in Glasgow. (B) Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow. Callan Insight Specialist on 1800 001 778 or contact your preferred travel advisor DAY 10 WALK IN THE GIANT'S STEPS ON THE WAY TO LONDONDERRY Cross the Irish Sea to arrive in Northern Ireland, Journey along the coastline at the mouth of the farnous Nine Glens of Antrim, passing sandy beaches beneath towering basalt cliffs. Journey to the iconic Giant's Causeway, a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience. Learn how the National Trust is enabling farming and biodiversity to work together, supporting both wildlife and quality food production. (B) (DW) Da Vinci's Hotel Derry, Londonderry. DAY 11 BELLEEK AND SLIGO BAY Inthe morning, meet Ronan, one of the nation's great storytellers, as he takes you inside Londonderry’s well-preserved walls. Walk down steep Shipquay Street to the Gothic Guildhall, and cross the border to. see O'Donnell's Castle in Donegal Journey south to the Belleek Pottery and Visitor Centre and meet craftspeople. Then it's on to your country retreat, set on the scenic shores of Sligo Bay. (B) (DW) Clayton Hotel, Sligo DAY 12 GALWAY AND LIMERICK Experience the beautiful rugged landscape of Connemara. In Galway, see St. Nicholas Cathedral, the Spanish Archand Eyre Square, dedicated to the late US President John F. Kennedy. Move onto your hotel in Limerick, famous for rhymes, lace and Georgian houses. (B) The George Hotel Limerick.
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