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Britain's classics by car, London to the Highlands

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Britain's classics by car, London to the Highlands

Twenty days around Britain: royal London and a West End night, Stonehenge at sunrise, Tintagel and Port Isaac, the Roman Baths, Shakespeare's Stratford, Snowdon by steam train, Windermere by boat, Glasgow, the Jacobite train and Glen Coe, then Edinburgh Castle.

Your trip at a glance

  • 21 days · 20 nights
  • 10 stops
  • 10 hotels
  • 19 experiences included

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  1. 3 nightsDay 1 → Day 4

    London

    Three nights in Marylebone, with a guided day from Westminster Abbey to the Crown Jewels and an evening at Les Misérables. Hyde Park is five minutes' walk from the hotel, and you won't need the car until Sunday.
  2. Accommodation3 nights
    The Zetter Marylebone1/4
  3. 1
    Day 1London
    Arrive in London1/3
  4. 2
    Day 2London
    Royal London with a guide1/3
  5. 3
    Day 3London
    A West End night1/5
  6. 1 nightDay 4 → Day 5

    Salisbury

    Magna Carta in the cathedral, and a night in a 13th-century inn a minute's walk away. You wake 20 minutes from Stonehenge for a sunrise visit inside the stones.
  7. Airport transferDay 4

    London → Salisbury

    To your hotel in Salisbury · 1h 47m

  8. Accommodation1 night
    The Chapter House1/4
  9. 4
    Day 4Salisbury
    Salisbury and Magna Carta1/3
  10. 3 nightsDay 5 → Day 8

    Port Isaac

    Three nights at an old inn on its own cove, a walk over the headland from Port Isaac's fishing harbour. Tintagel is 20 minutes up the coast, and Rick Stein's Padstow is half an hour away.
  11. Airport transferDay 5

    Salisbury → Port Isaac

    To your hotel in Port Isaac · 2h 59m

  12. Accommodation3 nights
    Port Gaverne Hotel1/4
  13. 5
    Day 5Port Isaac
    Stonehenge at sunrise1/3
  14. 6
    Day 6Port Isaac
    Tintagel and Port Isaac1/3
  15. 7
    Day 7Port Isaac
    Padstow and Rick Stein1/4
  16. 2 nightsDay 8 → Day 10

    Bath

    Two nights in a row of Georgian townhouses in upper Bath, with the city's Michelin-starred restaurant downstairs. The Roman Baths are a 10-minute walk, and Brunel's Bristol is a short train ride away for a day of ships and bridges.
  17. Airport transferDay 8

    Port Isaac → Bath

    To your hotel in Bath · 2h 55m

  18. Accommodation2 nights
    The Queensberry Hotel1/4
  19. 8
    Day 8Bath
    The Roman Baths1/4
  20. 9
    Day 9Bath
    Brunel's Bristol1/4
  21. 1 nightDay 10 → Day 11

    Stratford-upon-Avon

    Closing night of Mrs Dalloway at the Swan, and a night in the centre of Stratford a 10-minute walk away. On the way you stop for lunch in Chipping Campden, a Cotswold wool town built of honey-coloured stone.
  22. Airport transferDay 10

    Bath → Stratford-upon-Avon

    To your hotel in Stratford-upon-Avon · 2h 2m

  23. Accommodation1 night
    Hotel du Vin Stratford-upon-Avon1/4
  24. 10
    Day 10Stratford-upon-Avon
    Stratford and the Swan1/6
  25. 2 nightsDay 11 → Day 13

    Snowdonia

    The heritage steam train to the summit of Snowdon, and two nights in Bala, a few minutes' walk from the largest natural lake in Wales. You stop in medieval Shrewsbury on the drive in.
  26. Airport transferDay 11

    Stratford-upon-Avon → Snowdonia

    To your hotel in Snowdonia · 3h 2m

  27. Accommodation2 nights
    Plas yn Dre1/4
  28. 11
    Day 11Snowdonia
    Shrewsbury to Bala1/5
  29. 12
    Day 12Snowdonia
    Up Snowdon by steam1/3
  30. 2 nightsDay 13 → Day 15

    Lake District

    Two nights at an Edwardian country house in its own gardens above Windermere. You cross the lake by boat, then spend a day with Wordsworth at Grasmere and Beatrix Potter at Hill Top.
  31. Airport transferDay 13

    Snowdonia → Lake District

    To your hotel in Lake District · 2h 51m

  32. Accommodation2 nights
    Lindeth Fell Country House1/4
  33. 13
    Day 13Lake District
    Windermere by boat1/3
  34. 14
    Day 14Lake District
    Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter1/4
  35. 1 nightDay 15 → Day 16

    Glasgow

    One night in a row of Victorian townhouses in the West End, a walk from the bars and restaurants of Ashton Lane and a short taxi from Kelvingrove.
  36. Airport transferDay 15

    Lake District → Glasgow

    To your hotel in Glasgow · 2h 26m

  37. Accommodation1 night
    Hotel du Vin & Bistro Glasgow1/4
  38. 15
    Day 15Glasgow
    Kelvingrove and the West End1/3
  39. 3 nightsDay 16 → Day 19

    Glencoe and Appin

    The Jacobite steam train over the Glenfinnan Viaduct and a morning on foot in Glen Coe, from a small hotel on the shore at Port Appin that looks over Loch Linnhe to the mountains. You finish with a tasting at a distillery at the foot of Ben Nevis.
  40. Airport transferDay 16

    Glasgow → Glencoe and Appin

    To your hotel in Glencoe and Appin · 2h 24m

  41. Accommodation3 nights
    The Airds Hotel & Restaurant1/4
  42. 16
    Day 16Glencoe and Appin
    Loch Lomond to Glen Coe1/3
  43. 17
    Day 17Glencoe and Appin
    The Jacobite steam train1/3
  44. 18
    Day 18Glencoe and Appin
    Glen Coe and a dram1/5
  45. 2 nightsDay 19 → Day 21

    Edinburgh

    Two nights in the old Scotsman newspaper building on North Bridge, between the Old Town and the New Town. You hand back the car, see the castle with a guide and taste whisky beside it, then walk down the Royal Mile to Holyrood.
  46. Airport transferDay 19

    Glencoe and Appin → Edinburgh

    To your hotel in Edinburgh · 2h 53m

  47. Accommodation2 nights
    The Scotsman Hotel1/4
  48. 19
    Day 19Edinburgh
    Calton Hill at sunset1/4
  49. 20
    Day 20Edinburgh
    Edinburgh Castle with a guide1/5

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