Stonehenge, Bath & Cotswolds Day Tour
Through the country lanes and villages only a small bus can visit. Every Tuesday.
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Stonehenge, Bath and Lacock Tour Highlights:
On this tour we will explore the best landscapes the west of England has to offer. The rolling limestone hills of the Cotswolds, the ancient Neolithic sites of Wessex and the Georgian splendour of the city of Bath.
Tour Itinerary:
International Friends run this popular tour departing every Tuesday from Central London.
International Friends are the only London day tour company that specialises in daily scheduled day tours in relatively small 16 seat buses that can visit places the bigger buses cannot reach. International Friend's professional guides are able to give a more personalised tour experience than the large groups, and their smaller coaches are able to visit places and use country roads not viable to the larger coaches.
Lacock
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| Day Tours Including .... |
| Tour Overview |
| Stonehenge |
| Bath |
| Stratford Upon Avon |
| Cotswolds |
| Oxford |
| Windsor |
| Canterbury & Leeds Castle |
| Paris |
| Multi Day Tours |
| Cotswolds & Bath |
| Edinburgh / Highlands |
| Paris |
| Most Popular Tours |
| Bath & Stonehenge |
| Windsor, Bath, Stonehenge |
| Stonehenge Afternoon |
| Lunch in Cotswolds |
| Independent Trips |
| Stonehenge |
| Bath |
| Windsor |
| Salisbury |
| Avebury |
| Lacock |
| Glastonbury |
| Oxford |
| The Cotswolds |
| Stratford & Warwick |
| Canterbury & Leeds Castle |
| Paris |
| Tour Operators |
| Premium Tours |
| Evan Evans Tours |
| International Friends |
| Anderson Tours |
| Car Private Tours |
| Mini Bus Private Tours |
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After leaving London behind we take the old coach road to Bath, through Hungerford, Marlborough, along the Kennet valley and through the Savernake Forest. Evidence of this once important route lies all around us, historic coaching inns, chalk hill figures cut into the downland, obscure monuments to long forgotten characters and a subtle change in the landscape as we head into the golden stone villages of the Cotswold and Mendip hills.
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| International Friends Tour Bus |
Our first stop will be in Lacock, a perfectly preserved village, now owned by the National Trust and often used as a backdrop to such films as the Cranford Chronicles, Pride and Prejudice and Harry Potter.
After a guided walking tour there will be free time to explore and take morning coffee before we continue towards the Avon valley and the city of Bath.
Bath
Visitors have been coming to Bath for centuries, owing to the hot springs that bubble up to the surface at several locations in the city.
A constant temperature of 46.5C, the only warm springs in the country, meant that it became the important Roman resort of Aqua Sulis during the time of their occupation nearly 2,000 years ago.
The city was beautifully re-invented in the 18th century when it became the fashionable place to see and be seen. Elegant crescents, squares and terraces were built as the rich and famous traveled from London for 'the season' and relieve themselves of gout, rheumatic pain and stiffness of the joints.
The fully guided tour of the city includes admission to the Roman Baths museum and a tour of the highlights of Georgian Bath, including the Royal Crescent, Royal Circus and the Assembly Rooms.
Stonehenge
After lunch and free time we meet up again and travel through mysterious Wessex, taking the back roads, through villages of flintstone and thatch and onwards to Salisbury Plain and the enigmatic circle of Stonehenge.
Facts and theories abound at this ancient site, where and why, who were the builders, what was it used for?
During our guided tour we learn about the different periods of building stretching back 5,000 years, we learn of the people that worship there and of the various ideas of its alignments and purpose.
It is here, amongst the stone age landscape of Wiltshire, that we end our tour before returning to London
Tour Includes:
- Entrance to Roman Baths Museum
- Fully guided tour of Bath, including Royal Crescent, Circus and Assembly Rooms
- Guided walking tour of Lacock
- Entrance to Stonehenge
Departure Information
Tour runs every Tuesday from Central London
07.20AM Great Russell Street, outside British Museum
07.30AM Int Students House, Great Portland Street
07.30AM Outside Cumberland Hotel, Marble Arch
07.50AM Outside Harrods, (Knightsbridge tube)
08.00AM Outside Premier Inn, Earls Court
This tour normally ends by 7pm
Tour Pricing
| Adults £85 Children £75 (3-16 yrs) Infants £10 (Under 3 yrs) |
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| Summary of Most Popular Guided Tours From London (Reduced Frequencies Common January & February 2012 - See Individual Tour Pages) |
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| Stonehenge Afternoon or Morning Tour | PR | £29 | Full Size Bus | Stonehenge only. Morning or Afternoon. (Afternoon only Nov-March) Daily. |
| Stonehenge & London Sights | PR | £49 | Full Size Bus | Morning tour of London on red London bus. Afternoon tour Stonehenge. Daily. |
| Stonehenge & Bath | PR | £39 | Full Size Bus | Admission Stonehenge afternoon in Bath. Daily (Nov -Mar, not Tue or Thu). |
| Stonehenge & Bath | IF | £54 | Small Group | Admission Stonehenge + Roman Baths at Bath. Saturdays only. |
| Windsor - Stonehenge - Bath | PR | £65 | Full Size Bus | Admission Windsor, Stonehenge + Pub lunch. Flexible time Bath after tour. Daily |
| Windsor - Stonehenge - Bath | IF | £85 | Small Group | Admission Stonehenge, Roman Baths, but not Windsor. Mon, Wed,Fri and Sat. |
| Windsor - Stonehenge - Lacock - Bath | PR | £83 | Midi Size Bus | Admission Windsor, Stonehenge + Pub lunch at Lacock included - Daily |
| Windsor - Stonehenge - Oxford | EE | £74 | Full Size Bus | Admissions to Windsor Catle, Stonehenge, Walking Tour Oxford. Daily |
| Salisbury - Stonehenge - Avebury | IF | £85 | Small Group | Admission Stonehenge+Salisbury Cathedral. Tour Avebury. Wednesdays |
| Lacock - Bath - Stonehenge | IF | £85 | Small Group | Admission Stonehenge + Roman Baths at Bath. Walking tour Lacock. Tuesdays. |
| Stonehenge - Glastonbury - Avebury | IF | £85 | Small Group | Admission Stonehenge, Glastonbury Abbey. Fridays. |
| Stonehenge - Glastonbury - Avebury | AN | £75 | Small Group | Admission Stonehenge, Glastonbury Abbey. Daily. |
| Salisbury - Stonehenge - Bath | EE | £74 | Full Size Bus | Admissions to Salisbury Cath, Stonehenge, Roman Baths. Daily |
| Stratford - Cotswolds - Stonehenge - Bath | PR | £76 | Full Size Bus | Admission Stratford, Stonehenge, Tour Cotswolds Sun, Wed, (Fri Apr-Sep Only) |
| Oxford - Cotswolds - Bath - Stonehenge | IF | £169 | 2 Day small group with hotel | Includes admissions, walking tors and good hotel. Every Weekend |
| Stonehenge Special Access Tours | ||||
| Stonehenge - Lacock - Bath | PR | £97 | Various | Special access admission at Stonehenge plus Roman Bath |
| Stonehenge - Salisbury or Avebury | AN | £79 | Various | Special access at Stonehenge plus either Avebury or Salisbury |
| Stonehenge From Salisbury | £85 | Various | Evening Special access at Stonehenge from Salisbury | |
| Cotswolds, Oxford, Stratford Upon Avon, Warwick Castle | ||||
| Oxford - Stratford - Warwick Castle | PR | £65 | Full Size Bus | Admission Christ Church Oxford and Shakespeare's Birthplace + Warwick |
| In depth Cotswolds + Lunch - Stratford | PR | £72 | Full Size Bus | With lunch + Cream Tea in Cotswolds, Walking Tour Stratford. (2-7 days a week) |
| Oxford - Cotswolds - Stratford | IF | £85 | Small Group | Guided tours of Oxford, Stratford, Burford, Boutron On Water. Thursday & Sunday |
| Oxford - Cotswolds - Stratford | AN | £75 | Small Group | Guided tours of Oxford, Stratford, Cream T Cotswolds. Daily. |
| Oxford and Stratford | AN | £50 | Full Size Bus | Includes Anne Hathaway's Cottage. Tues+Thurs+Sat+Sun |
| Windsor - Stonehenge - Oxford | EE | £74 | Full Size Bus | Admissions to Windsor Catle, Stonehenge, Walking Tour Oxford. Daily |
| Stratford - Stonehenge - Bath | PR | £76 | Full Size Bus | Admission Stratford, Stonehenge, Roman Baths. Sun+Wed, (Fri Apr-Sep Only) |
| Oxford - Cotswolds - Bath - Stonehenge | IF | £169 | 2 Day small group with hotel | Includes admissions, walking tors and good hotel.Every Weekend |
| Canterbury, Greenwich Thames River Cruise, Leeds Castle & Dover Castle | ||||
| Canterbury - Dover Castle - Greenwich | PR | £65 | Full Size Bus | Admission Dover Castle+Canterbury Cath. Lunch inc. Greenwich tour+ cruise. |
| Leeds - Canterbury - Dover - Greenwich | PR | £65 | Full Size Bus | Admission Leeds Castle, Canterbury, Lunch Dover. Greenwich tour+cruise. |
| Scotland, Amsterdam & Paris | ||||
| Day Trip Paris - Train & Metro/River Pass | PR | £119 | Eurostar Train | Day return on Eurostar train. Paris public transport pass and Seine cruise. |
| Escorted Day Trip To Paris | PR | £149 | Eurostar Train | Pickup from hotel. Eurostar day return. Fully escorted tour of Paris |
| Luxury Day Trip To Paris | PR | £209 | Eurostar Train | Pickup from hotel. Eurostar day return. Tour + Champagne lunch on Eiffel Tower. |
| 3 day Weekend Break In Paris | IF | £229 | Coach | 2 nights in Paris with full sightseeing. Optional Versailles trip. |
| 3 Day Weekend Break In Edinburgh | IF | £189 | Train | 2 nights in Edinburgh with guide, optional trips to Highlands. Every Friday. |
| 3 Day Weekend Break In Amsterdam | IF | £229 | Coach | 2 nights in Amsterdam with guide and full sightseeing programme. |
| IF - International Friends (Uses 16 seat minibuses) AN - Anderson Tours |
EE - Evan Evans Tours PR - Premium Tours |
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