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Ockington,
Devon
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This tour takes you into a pace of life long gone elsewhere
in England, quaint meandering lanes in sleepy villages,
romantic associations with King Arthur and Guinevere, the
vast wild spaces of Dartmoor, Exmoor and Bodmin Moor -
dramatic and full of contrast with jagged granite tors,
prehistoric crosses and stone circles where wild ponies and
red deer roam.
Visit the ancient city of Winchester, once capital of
England, Salisbury with its 13th century  Cathedral,
Stonehenge, Britain's most important prehistoric
monument and the exquisite gardens at Stourhead.
Stay three nights in Devon or Cornwall to
relax and explore the region: Exeter,
Buckland-in-the-Moor, Castle Drogo, a
granite castle overlooking the wooded gorge of the River
Teign, St Mawes and Pendennis, across the
estuary - both built by Henry VIII to fortify the coast line
in reaction to the Pope's crusade against him. Also see
spectacular St Michael's Mount, set high on a rock
island off the mainland, the ruins of Tintagel, according to
legend the birthplace of King Arthur and the Eden
Project.
On your fourth day visit Glastonbury, a town steeped
in myth & legend, and Wells with its
magnificent 12th century Cathedral before your arrival in
Bath, one of Britain's most complete and best
preserved Georgian cities. Spend the night in Bath - in the
morning your guide will take you to the Roman Baths, the
Pump Room, the magnificent Abbey, Robert Adam's Pulteney
Bridge and the Royal Crescent.
Return to London via Castle Combe and Lacock,
two of England's prettiest and best preserved medieval
villages in Britain and the Avebury Stone Circle,
some 100 massive Sarsen stones set in groups during
prehistoric times.
Day 1 London to Cornwall
Day 2 In Cornwall
Day 3 In Cornwall
Day 4 Cornwall to Bath
Day 5 Bath to London
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Cost:
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touring rate
Choose your hotels: ask British Tours Ltd to
recommend and reserve your accommodation from
deluxe Country House hotel accommodation (as a
rough guide £180 upwards for a double room) to
quaint county inns (as a rough guide £80
upwards for a double room).
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