Day 1

Arrive at London Airport and pick up your self-drive car.

Then, you will depart to Oxford situated about 55 miles north-west of Central London.  Oxford is known as the "city of dreaming spires", in reference to the harmonious architecture of the university buildings (its colleges date back to the 13th century).  By far the most popular activity for visitors is to take a walking tour of the colleges.
Overnight in Oxford area

Day 2

After your first English breakfast, you will visit Stow-on-the-Wold a small, but well-known, market town in the Cotswold Hills. Set on a hill top, it stands beside the Roman Fosse Way where a settlement has existed since the Iron Age.  Then, you will continue to Sudeley Castle. Set against the beautiful backdrop of the Cotswold Hills, this castle is steeped in history. With royal connections spanning a thousand years. Do not miss Cheltenham Spa the most complete Regency town in England.  Cheltenham is renowned for its stylish shopping on the famous Promenade.
Overnight in Oxford area

Day 3

Today you will depart to Stratford upon Avon, birthplace of the world’s best-known writer, William Shakespeare. You visit his actual birthplace, a half-timbered house that has been  furnished as it would have looked during his childhood in the 1570s. You will then continue to Bath. Bath owes its history to the hot spring water that gave the city its name and still flows through the ruins of the magnificent temple and bath house built by the Romans nearly 2000 years ago. It also containd the most beautiful examples of Georgian architecture in Britain and the famous Bath Abbey which dates back to the 15th century.
Overnight in Bath / Bristol area

Day 4

Today, you will visit Cornwall. But first stop at Wells,  England’s smallest city, to see Wells cathedral, the finest national example of early English architecture built between the 12th and 14th centuries. The cathedral is famed for its magnificent west front, featuring over 300 statues and carvings and one of the oldest working mechanical clocks (from 1390). Then you will continue to Tintagel. This is a place of magic and myth where the legend of King Arthur was born. This historic spot is rich in wildlife and provides a breeding ground for sea birds, lizards and butterflies. See Tintagel Castle, Cornwall’s most iconic site.  Built in the 13th century and now in ruins it still has the power to inspire. The last stop of the day will be the 'Jewel in Cornwall's crown,' the picturesque rocky island of St Michael Mount.
Overnight in Falmouth area

Day 5

You depart for Plymouth. On the way you can visit the small city of Fowey, a busy  deep water port  clinging to the hillside an full of narrow meandering streets to explore. You can also visit Polridmouth Cove, a few miles along the  Coast and a popular family beach in season. Dartmoor, one of the finest and largest National Parks in Britain and the last great wilderness in Southern England, is your next location. The landscape is unique with its high heather-covered moors, ancient standing stones and ther inspiration of Sherlock Holmes' most famous cases - the Hound of the Baskervilles. In the evening arrive at Plymouth, the regional capital of Devon and Cornwall.
Overnight in Plymouth area

Day 6

This morning you will follow the beautiful coast from Plymouth to Bournemouth. The Dorset and East Devon Coast is England's first natural World Heritage Site -  known as The Jurassic Coast. It covers 95 miles of truly stunning coastline  with rocks recording 185 million years of the Earth's history spanning the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.  You can stop at Lyme Regis, nicknamed "The Pearl of Dorset, "a historic unspoiled seaside resort and fishing port on the world famous Cobb harbour. Arrival in Bournemouth, a large seaside town located on the South Coast of England. With its large student population who attend Bournemouth University and the Art College, the town is a refreshing mix of young and old.
Overnight in Bournemouth area

Day 7

Today you depart for Salisbury, a beautiful medieval city to explore its magnificent Cathedral crowned with the tallest spire in Britain and built by medieval craftsmen over 750 years ago and wander around the picturesque streets of this ancient market town. Then visit Stonehenge, located on the southern part of Salisbury Plain (about 13 kilometres - north of Salisbury). The site was used as a temple from about 2800 BC until about 1100 BC (during the Neolithic Age and the Bronze Age). The famous stone circle we can see today was built using sarsen stones from the Marlborough Downs (about 32 kilometres) to the north, and was built in about 2000 BC. It would have needed more than 1,000 men to transport the stones. Onward to Winchester, a historic city and formerly the capital of England during the 10th and early 11th centuries. Its Cathedral has its origins in the 7th century, when a Christian Church was first built on this site.
Overnight in Winchester area

Day 8

Unfortunately it is time to leave England.  Return to the airport and leave your car but take your memories!