Southampton English Countryside Tour Transfer
Explore The English Countryside & Villages On Your Cruise Ship Transfer to/from London
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| Typical Thatched Cottage |
Private Cruise Tour Transfer Between Southampton & London
Join us on this memorable journey showcasing some of the best of the English countryside. Our small vehicles get off the main roads and show you hidden gems you won't find in the guide books.
A full day tour will start with a pickup from your cruise ship at Southampton and end at your London hotel or airport. (Or if you wish, do the tour transfer in the opposite direction or return to Southampton, this is no problem).
You'll see some really nice villages, thatched cottages, norman churches and plenty of views. We recommend an English pub stop for lunch.
Along the way we'll explain the history of the area, show you ancient monuments like Stonehenge and tell you about the English themselves.
Our experienced driver/guides will provide full commentary and help along the way.
Tour Vehicle, Luggage, Guiding, Meeting etc.
We use comfortable cars, MPV's and small touring buses that will take you and your luggage securely on a day to remember.
This is a private tour exclusive to your party.
Ad hoc changes and unscheduled stops on the day can be made in agreement with the driver. As long as what is requested is legal it'll normally happen.
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| via Stonehenge |
| via Salisbury, Stonehenge & Windsor |
| via Stonehenge, Bath & Windsor |
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| via Stonehenge |
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The driver/guide will personally meet and greet your party as you exit into the public area of the cruise or airport terminal or come to reception in your hotel.
The driver/guide will provide a full briefing on the vehicle prior to the arrival of each destination and also commentary and banter all along the route.
Countryside, Pubs & Villages Tour
For the majority of cruises assisted disembarkation starts at 07:00 with the last stragglers off the ship by 09:00. The bus will normally arrive at the cruise terminal at 08:00 and we aim to be on our way by 08:30. (However if you get a firm disembarkation time on ship, contact us and we'll adjust accordingly).
The driver/guide will provide a meet and greet service as you exit customs and stow your luggage within the vehicle.
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| Salisbury Cathedral |
After introductions, the vehicle is soon on its way for the journey to Stonehenge.
Southampton to Stonehenge via Salisbury
Soon, after about 30 minutes, we're at Salisbury - a medieval wool city with its icon, Salisbury Cathedral, dominating the skyline on the approaches to the city.
For England, Salisbury is a new city, only started in the 13th Century when the Cathedral was built. About the same time as the Magna Carta was being signed, a copy of which is on view in the Chapter House of the Cathedral.
You can choose to stop here and visit the Cathedral but this would mean dropping a stop later in the tour detailed here. For the purposes of this itinerary we just perform a drive by.
Leaving Salisbury we can pay a short visit to Old Sarum (Sarum is the old English word for Salisbury) on the hill top above the current city of Salisbury. Originally an old Iron Age Hill Fort inhabited not that long after the Neolithic's at Stonehenge.
Depending on the time of year and time, we may drop into Old Sarum if its open.
After Old Sarum, we descend into the Woodford Valley and follow the river past sleepy villages with limestone walls, thatched cottages, riverside pubs, Norman churches - a taster of the English countryside, very different to London. At the end of the valley is Stonehenge.
Stonehenge
Stonehenge certainly can be a mystical place. Most people take around 45 minutes to visit the monument, an audio guide is included in admission.
Our driver/guide though will help you get the most of your visit with further insights and guiding, maximising the Stonehenge experience.
Stonehenge To Lacock
Its around an hours journey to Lacock, our lunch stop. Its a scenically rich 60 minutes as well. We first cross Salisbury Plain going straight through a British Army Tank Range before descending through more picturesque villages.
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| Caen Locks |
We venture for some part along single track roads, truly into the countryside. Photo opportunities abound.
Perhaps we'll see a narrowboat using the canal locks that climb Caen Hill on the 2-3 hour ascent or descent.
We'll stop and watch the spectacle or talk you through how the locks operate.
5 minutes later nearly everyone gets off to picture our favourite thatched cottage and few can resist the scenic view over Lacock our lunch destination.
Lacock
Lacock is an old wool town where all the buildings in the village are more than 200 years old. It is not a museum piece, but a living working village with school, post office, church, tithe barn, bakery and several pubs.
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| Typical Lacock House |
You will have seen a lot of sheep today. In medieval times the wool industry was the industry in the region and most of the medieval timber houses you will see were funded from the wool trade.
Because of the nature of Lacock, a lot of period films have shot here ranging from Jane Austen to in recent times Harry Potter. Our driver/guide will take you on a walking tour of the village.
Adjacent to the village is Lacock Abbey, one of the few abbeys to survive the Reformation in Tudor times.
Most people take lunch in the George Inn, a 13th century Inn, the oldest in England complete with stocks and medieval fireplace with dog wheel, a highlight of the day for many.
The first photography was also experimented with in the very room you eat. Prices are local and the food home cooked, so you'll get an authentic pub experience.
Castle Coombe
Just 30 minutes from Lacock is the small Cotswold village of Castle Coombe, a hidden gem.
Our approach to Castle Coombe is memorable along a single track road, descending into the Coombe and the village.
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| Castle Coombe |
Set in a deep river valley the village (an old wool town) has tea rooms, interesting church, picturesque houses and river running through the village with very good walking in the district to other villages. This will give you a taster of the more famous and commercialised Cotswold villages further north.
Avebury or Windsor
Its now time to think about making for London. Permutations available include squeezing the itinerary for a quick photo stop at Windsor Castle or perhaps going to Avebury instead of Castle Coombe.
Avebury is another henge, like Stonehenge, but unlike Stonehenge you can walk among and touch the stones.
Or you could go direct to Windsor and have a longer stay in Windsor & Eton.
Typical Tour Schedules
Classic Tour08:30 - Leave Southampton 09:45 - 10:45 Stonehenge 11:45 - 13:45 Lacock and lunch 14:10 - 14:45 Castle Coombe 17:15 Arrive at London hotels. Tour With Windsor Castle Photo Stop08:30 - Leave Southampton 09:45 - 10:45 Stonehenge 11:45 - 13:30 Lacock and lunch 13:50 - 14:30 Castle Coombe 16:15 - 16:30 Windsor Castle 17:15 Arrive at London hotels. |
Tour With Salisbury Cathedral08:30 - Leave Southampton 09:00 - 10:15 Salisbury 11:00 - 12:00 Stonehenge 13:00 - 14:45 Lacock and lunch 17:15 Arrive at London hotels. Mystical Neolithic Henges and Tombs Tour08:30 - Leave Southampton 09:45 - 10:45 Stonehenge 11:45 - 13:30 Lacock and lunch 14:00 - 15:00 Avebury 17:15 Arrive at London hotels. |
Note: It is not possible to do this tour in the London to Southampton direction and be in Southampton in time to board a cruise. |
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| Indicative Rates For Popular Southampton Cruise Full Day Tour Transfers | |||||
Example Tour |
Car/Sedan To 3 People |
4 - 8 People |
Bus |
Bus |
Coach |
| £395 | from £425~ | from £549* | from £599* | p.o.a | |
| Pubs, Country, Villages & Stonehenge | £395 | from £425~ | from £549* | from £599* | p.o.a |
| Salisbury, Stonehenge & Windsor | £395 | from £425~ | from £549* | from £599* | p.o.a |
| # Lowest cost is for Heathrow | ~Price depends on luggage | *Price varies on quality of guiding required | |||
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Visit three world class attractions in a luxury guided touring bus and be dropped off at your Heathrow or London hotel late afternoon.
Great value for money and a stress free option to get from Southampton to your Heathrow or London accommodation. Large luxury touring coach and professional guide.
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