Fully guided city breaks and small group tours and day trips from London.
Full Day Small Group Tour – No: IF4
Bath, Stonehenge, Lacock and Avebury
Small Group Tour – Maximum 16/18 pax
For this tour we offer the traveler the best of the west of England. A combination of the ancient monument of Stonehenge, a stunning Cotswolds village and the popular and beautiful city of Bath.
You begin with a drive through chalk downland, passing thatched cottages and charming villages, taking us to Salisbury Plain and to the ancient Kingdom of Wesses. You arrive at Stonehenge and their guide will enrich you with facts and theories behind this most famous of Stone Age structures. A temple, a clock, place of worship, burial site for the elite? We learn of what is known and what might never be known as we spend the later part of the day at this powerful location.
After Stonehenge, you make a short journey along the back roads to the elegant city of Bath. People have been visiting Bath since the time of the Celts, back in the days of prehistory. Later the hot water was utilised by the Romans in the 1st century AD when they called this place Aqua Sulis. You can explore the Roman Baths and walk on the very pavement walked on by Centurion and Citizen alike almost two thousand years ago. Later in the Georgian Era of the 18th century, the rich and wealthy arrived from London to ‘see and be seen’, they too took the waters to rid themselves of stiffness of the joints and gout. An elegant city of squares, crescents, terraces and circuses grew up around the baths and we take a guided drive around this part of the city before leaving Bath.
Your next stop is the delightful village of Lacock. Untouched by modern hands this charming place has been used in many films such as Cranford, Moll Flanders, Pride and Prejudice, Downton Abbey and Harry Potter. You enjoy a guided tour of this lovely village.
Your final spectacular site is the stone circles at Avebury. Sixteen times larger than Stonehenge, this historic location has over a hundred standing stones and a circumference so large that the village of Avebury, with it’s thatched cottages and village pub lie right inside. You end your tour within these ancient stones and within this tranquil English village before our return to London.
Tour Inclusions
• Travel by executive coach
• Expert, friendly guides
• Guided panoramic tour of Bath and entry to Roman Baths
• Guided tour of Lacock
• Visit to Avebury with entry to the Stone circle
• Entry to Stonehenge with audio guided tour
• Maximum group size 16 people
As you travel in smaller vehicles, they normally use the most scenic routes, where large coaches are prohibited from travelling. Additionally, as their group sizes are smaller you are able to spend more time out of the vehicle. They also employ only the very best driver/guides.
Tour operates: on Wednesday ONLY
NO Tours available on: 25th, 26th, 31st December & 01st January
Departure point:
Departs: 07.15hrs – Outside The British Museum (Great Russell Street) and 07.30hrs – Outside The Cumberland Hotel.
Returns: London Victoria Station at 18.30hrs
