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Palace
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The highlight of this tour is Edinburgh, widely regarded as
one of Europe's most handsome cities, and the scenic
peaceful part of Scotland to the South that so inspired
Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott, which for centuries was
in the midst of turbulent border warfare and bears the scars
in the once magnificent abbeys at Jedburgh, Melrose, Kelso
& Dryburgh, still awe-inspiring in their ruined
state.
Your route takes you via the ancient university city of
Cambridge, the historic town of Stamford, and
either Elizabethan Burghley House or the magnificent
Stately Home Chatsworth. Continue to York for
your first two nights. Take a walk along the ancient city
walls offering beautiful views, see the fine Minster - the
largest Gothic Cathedral in England - with exquisite stained
glass windows and the "Shambles", a perfectly preserved
street of Medieval half-timbered houses.
On your way North cross Hadrian's Wall, built by the
Romans circa 120 AD and the romantic ruins of
Jedburgh and Melrose Abbey where the heart of
Robert the Bruce is buried. On your way to Edinburgh see Sir
Walter Scott's home, Abbotsford House, Kelso a
market town which he described as "the most beautiful in
Scotland" and Floors Castle, Scotland's largest
inhabited castle owned by the Duke of Roxburghe.
 You
will have two nights in Edinburgh to enjoy this
elegant, stimulating city. See its museums and galleries,
Castle, the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the Royal Mile, Princes
Street and Hopetoun House, one of Scotland's finest Stately
Homes.
On your fourth day visit ruined Linlithgow Palace -
birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots and drive through Robert
Burns country via Gretna Green where under-age eloping
lovers could be married without their parents' consent
before entering the Lake District to stay the night.
The Lake District is a region of majestic mountain scenery,
lakes and lush valleys dotted with sheep: visit
Wordsworth's Cottage or Elizabethan Levens
Hall.
Your return to London will take you through
Stratford-upon-Avon immortalised by Shakespeare, the
Cotswolds and Oxford, England's oldest
university dating back to the 11th century.
Day 1 London to York
Day 2 In York
Day 3 York to Edinburgh
Day 4 In Edinburgh
Day 5 Edinburgh to Lakes
Day 6 Lakes to London
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Virtual
Reality Images:
Chatsworth,
Oxford, the Shambles, York Minster ...
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Cost:
See the daily
touring rate
Choose your hotels: ask British Tours Ltd to
recommend and reserve your accommodation from
deluxe Country House Hotels (as a rough guide
£180 upwards for a double room) to Historic
Inns (as a rough guide £100 upwards for a
double room).
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