Essential England - Tailor Made

ESSENTIAL ENGLAND

This tour is a tour designed to take your group to Britain’s main attractions, while also covering Britain’s key historic periods and best literature. A perfect introduction to all things British!

Itinerary

• Day 1: Travel from America

• Day 2: Tower of London / Thames River Cruise

  Visit the Tower of London and meet Henry VIII and his six wives! Learn about the kings in Shakespeare’s histories and feast your eyes on the Crown Jewels. Then it’s all aboard for a Thames River Cruise.

• Day 3: Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre / St Paul’s Cathedral / Tate Modern

  Experience Shakespeare in its original setting by participating in a drama workshop at the Globe Theatre. Visit Wren’s masterpiece, St Paul’s Cathedral, built after the London fire of 1666. Finally, get your head around some mind bending art at the Tate Modern.

• Day 4: Warwick Castle / Stratford

  Walk on the castle walls, try on some armour and attend a Royal Weekend party at Warwick Castle, built by William the Conqueror in 1068. We then travel to Stratford to celebrate the life and times of Shakespeare. End the day with a play at the Royal Shakespeare Company’s theatre.

• Day 5: Oxford

  Be inspired by the dreaming spires of Oxford as you tour the colleges of this world famous university. Follow in the footsteps of JRR Tolkein, CS Lewis and visit the locations that were used in Harry Potter films.

• Day 6: Canterbury

  In our literary pilgrimage to this medieval walled city, we will follow the trail of Chaucer and characters of The Canterbury Tales to learn about medieval life. Then we visit Canterbury’s awe inspiring cathedral.

• Day 7: London: Westminster Abbey / British Museum Theatre Royal Drury Lane / West End Theatre

  After a visit to Westminster Abbey and Poets’ Corner, it’s off to the British Museum to see the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies and the Parthenon marbles. We end the day with a backstage tour of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane and a West End theatre performance.

• Day 8: Return to America

Dates

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