Best of British
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From
$11,999*
per person twin share
Operating tours in Europe since 1995, Albatross Tours offers the widest range of European Christmas, New Year and Winter small group tours, plus a distinctive European Summer tour program, all designed specifically for Australian and New Zealand travellers. With tour itineraries created exclusively to be enjoyed at a leisurely pace with two to five-night stays, Albatross offers small group tours with a maximum group size of 28. Fully inclusive sightseeing, with no optional costs, you’ll stay in authentic style accommodation in superb locations and centrally located city hotels. See more and experience more with our longer stays, quality leisure time and hand-selected experiences. When you travel on an Albatross European tour, you will receive better value for money, genuine inclusions, and unique itineraries, designed for a true holiday experience.
Travel in a first-class air-conditioned touring coach
27 meals including English/Scottish breakfast daily (B), 2 lunches (L) including a pub lunch in Wells and a fish & chip lunch in Whitby and 9 evening meals including a dinner cruise in Stratford-Upon- Avon and farewell dinner in Leeds Castle (D)
Free WiFi at most hotels (where available)16 nights specially selected hotel accommodation
Hotel porterage of 1 bag per person (where available)
Fully escorted by our experienced Tour ManagerALL tips for your Tour Manager, Driver and Local GuidesPersonal audio system whilst on tour (where available)Local guides as described in the itinerary
Hand Selected Albatross Experiences include a private cruise on Lake Windermere, Captain Cook's Whitby and a decadent afternoon tea in York.ALL excursions, scenic drives, sightseeing and entrances as described
Visit Salisbury, Stonehenge and Sutton Veny’s St John the Evangelist
church. Continue to Bristol.
4-night stay at Clayton Hotel Bristol City. D
Guided walking tour of Bath attractions and ‘My Time’ then Wales to visit Tintern’s Cistercian Abbey. B, D
Explore Bristol, enjoy a private boat tour through Bristol’s Historic harbour, and visit the historic dockyard museums and the SS Great Britain. B
Leisurely start, Somerset, orientation of Wells. Gothic cathedral and Cloisters. Traditional pub lunch at Swan Hotel, Glastonbury ruins. B, L
Explore Chester’s Roman ruins and medieval centre. Travel to lakes district.
2-night stay at Low Wood Bay Resort & Spa. B, D
Visit Ambleside and Grasmere, Wordsworth Museum and Dove Cottage,
Lake Windermere cruise. B
Continue to Edinburgh, via Gretna Green, New Lanark World
Heritage Site, Scotch Whisky Experience.
3-night stay at DoubleTree by Hilton Edinburgh City Centre. B, D
Edinburgh Castle and Royal Yacht Britannia, then ‘My Time’ Edinburgh. B
‘My Time’ or guided tour of ‘Braveheart’ Stirling Castle. Trossachs, Callander. Traditional Scottish dinner, song and dance. B, D
Northumbria for guided tour of Alnwick Castle of Harry Potter fame. Continue to Durham, then York.
3-night stay at Hotel Indigo, York. B, D
Orientation of York, ‘My Time’, decadent afternoon tea. B
Pickering, Heritage train, Whitby, fish and chip lunch. Benedictine abbey, Captain Cook Memorial Museum. B, L
Day 13 Chatsworth House and Stratford-upon-Avon. Derbyshire, Chatsworth House.
3-night stay at Crowne Plaza Stratford upon Avon. B, D
Guided castle tour, Anne Hathaway’s cottage, Shakespeare’s Birthplace, ‘My Time’ in Stratford-upon-Avon. B
Guided city tour of Oxford. Country drive through the Cotswolds, dinner cruise on the River Avon. B, D
Visit Windsor, then an exclusive private tour and farewell dinner in Leeds Castle.
1-night stay at Leeds Castle. B, D
Your tour ends today after breakfast, transfer to central London. B
Depart | Return | Twin share | WAS |
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12 May 2025 | 28 May 2025 | $11,999pp | $12,349pp |
*Advertised price is based on per person twin share, correct as of 17 May 2024. More departure dates available.
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Offers may be withdrawn at any time. Itineraries are subject to change.
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