See the places you’ve always read about on this exciting journey through southern England. Begin in London with guided sightseeing that shows off the city’s most famous landmarks: Parliament, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, and visits to St. Paul’s Cathedral and the Changing of the Guard, if held. Head southwest and stop to admire the breathtaking gardens at Henry VIII’s Hampton Court Palace, then drive through Runnymede, site of the signing of the Magna Carta, explore the university city of Oxford, and pause in Bladon at the gravesite of Winston Churchill. Spend the night in Stratford-upon-Avon and visit Shakespeare’s birthplace and Anne Hathaway’s cottage. Continue west through the scenic Cotswolds, stopping at the Elizabethan village of Broadway and at 12th-century Tintern Abbey in southeastern Wales. See the amazing Roman excavations in Bath, contemplate mysterious Stonehenge, and cross the Salisbury Plain on your way to the seaside resort of Brighton. Tour the Royal Pavilion and visit moated Leeds Castle before returning to London for the completion of your vacation.
Take A Break getaway
If you want to see and do it all but have limited time, Globus offers these fulfilling vacations that are one week or less. You can still get the best that your destination has to offer.