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Sample Itinerary C
"What a memorable journey - the Cotswolds, Salisbury Plain and the cathedrals of Bristol and Wells - but best of all the anecdotes and insights of 2 well-travelled, delightful natives to serve as guides.  I wish we could replicate this everywhere in the world"
  Kevin Butler - Scituate, MA, USA
Day 1 Arrive Meet and transfer to B&B
    Visit some sites in Bristol (depending on time)
 
Day 2   A Day in Bristol
  10am
  • Guided tour of Bristol
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  • At leisure in Bristol or visiting more sites (till 5pm)
  •   5pm Return to B&B
     
    Day 3   A day south of Bristol
      10am
  • Wells Cathedral ( begun in 1180 and contains second oldest working clock in Europe)
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  • Glastonbury Abbey ( supposed burial place of King Arthur)
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  • Cheddar Gorge (a wonderful limestone gorge to explore)
  •   5pm Return to B&B
     
    Day 4   A day in Gloucestershire
      10am
  • Berkeley Castle (still lived in and where Edward II was murdered)
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  • A stroll in the Deer Park
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  • Gloucester Cathedral ( Norman interior – burial place of Edward II)
  •   5pm Return to B&B
     
    Day 5   A guided tour of Bath
      10am
  • Coffee in the Pump Room
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  • Roman Baths
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  • The Abbey
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  • At leisure in Bath till 3pm
  •   5pm Return to B&B
     
    Day 6   A day in Shakespeare’s country
      10am
  • A drive through some Cotswold villages to Stratford-on-Avon
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  • Stratford ( attend a matinee performance perhaps)
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  • Anne Hathaway’s cottage
  •   ? pm Return to B&B ( difficult to say the exact time)
     
    Day 7   A cathedral, a stately home and a circle
      10am
  • Stonehenge ( our most famous stone-circle)
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  • Salisbury Cathedral ( some say the most beautiful)
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  • Wilton House ( a magnificent collection of old masters)
  •   5pm Return to B&B
     
    Day 8 Depart We will help with this
    Wells Cathedral. Click for full-size image
    Glastonbury Abbey - The Abbot's Kitchen. Click for full-size image
    Berkeley Castle. Click for full-size image
    Wilton House. Click for full-size image
     
     
     
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