13 Day England & Scotland: Castles & Countryside

Highlights

• Visit Chartwell, family home of Winston Churchill, now a museum dedicated to the beloved Prime Minister
• Experience 700 years of history at romantic 13th century Hever Castle, childhood home of Anne Boleyn
• A walking tour in the medieval market town of Stratford-upon-Avon, traces the footsteps of William Shakespeare
• Journey into the unique Cotswold countryside with its charming thatch cottages and rolling hillsides
• Tour Blenheim Palace, a masterpiece of Baroque architecture and birthplace of Winston Churchill
• Enjoy a peaceful cruise on stunning Windermere Lake with its breathtaking panoramas
• Walking tour of medieval Chester with its rows of overhanging black-and-white timbered houses
• Walk through Levens Hall, a grand manor house with its fine Elizabethan interior and topiary garden
• In dazzling Grasmere, visit the resting place of William Wordsworth and tiny Dove Cottage where he once lived
• Admire the beautiful stonework and mysterious carvings of stunning 15th century Rosslyn Chapel
• Visit splendid Edinburgh Castle perched high above the city; view the magnificent crown jewels
• Experience a traditional Afternoon High Tea in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town
• Tour Stirling Castle and its beautiful gardens, a favored residence of the Stewart kings and queens
• At Glengoyne Distillery, taste some of the finest single malt Scotch Whisky, each matched with tasty handmade chocolates