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Great Britain New Year

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Explore the best of Great Britain and celebrate New Year's Eve, or Hogmanay as the Scots call it, in Edinburgh!

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Explore the best of Great Britain and celebrate New Year's Eve, or Hogmanay as the Scots call it, in Edinburgh!

Tour overview

Start Point
London
End Point
London
Accommodation
6 Nights(3 & 4 star hotels)
Meals
6 Breakfasts4 Dinners
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Summary

Spend 7 days exploring Great Britain during the New Year’s Eve festivities. Explore the Scottish Highlands and the English Lake District. Plus, visit the historic cities of Cambridge, Cardiff and York! Enjoy pub fare and taste Scotch whisky. Then, ring in the New Year at Hogmanay in Edinburgh!

Included

  • 6 Nights (3 & 4 star hotels)
  • 6 Breakfasts | 4 Dinners
  • Air-conditioned coach
  • Fully-guided tour

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Where you'll stay

Hand-picked hotels throughout

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Day-by-day itinerary

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21 YEARS ON TOUR

“THE BEST PART OF A GROUP TOUR? THE GROUP.”

JAKES MARITZ, CO-FOUNDER

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All the flexibility to book on your terms.

  • GUARANTEED DEPARTURES

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  • FLEXIBLE BOOKING

    10% secures your seat. Pay the rest with interest-free instalments or all at once.

  • FREE DATE CHANGES

    Plans change? We've got you. Get in touch and we'll help you work through your options.

  • 10-DAY MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE

    Changed your mind? We'll refund every penny.

  • 24/7 SUPPORT

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Tour Highlights

20 Included Experiences

  • Enjoy a punting trip in Cambridge
  • Explore the historic streets of York
  • Tuck into a roast dinner in York
  • Visit the Angel of the North
  • Experience Hadrian’s Wall
  • Stop at world-famous Gretna Green
  • Shop at Glasgow’s Christmas markets
  • Spend the night in the Scottish Highlands
  • Scenic drive through the Scottish Highlands
  • Visit Glencoe
  • Explore Loch Ness
  • Celebrate Hogmanay in Edinburgh
  • Visit Carlisle
  • Experience the English Lake District
  • Embark on a driving tour of Liverpool
  • See Liverpool spots connected to The Beatles
  • Explore Stratford-Upon-Avon
  • Enjoy a photo stop at a Welsh Castle
  • Experience Cardiff on a driving tour
  • Explore Bath

Included Experiences

Optional Experiences

Not sure how to spend your free day? Explore the city on your own, or choose from these handpicked optional experiences designed to show you the best of the region.

Unless marked as "Pre-Book", all optional experiences can be booked directly with your tour leader on tour, payable in cash or by card in the stated currency. Prices and availability are subject to change.

Tour map & itinerary

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Day by day itinerary

7 days itinerary trip from London to London visiting 3 countries

Start Point
Outside Novotel London Greenwich hotel | 06:30 AM
End Point
Outside Hotel Novotel at Greenwich station | 06:00 PM (traffic dependant)

Accommodation

We partner with a range of hand-picked hotels in each destination. The hotels listed below are those we stay at most frequently. However, you may stay at different hotels of a similar standard. 

All rooms are twin share with private, en suite bathrooms. Solo travellers will be paired with another traveller of the same gender. Single supplements are available upon request at checkout. A confirmed list of hotels is emailed to all travellers prior to their tour departure. To extend your stay in London, click here to book pre and post-tour accommodation through our partner Booking.com.

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Hotel Arrochar (or similar)

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Clayton Hotel Cardiff (or similar)

  • Cardiff
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The reviews are in

4.7 out of 59 verified reviews
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    Jac

    Fantastic tour!! Wonderful guide Mike and driver Josh

    Loved this tour Saw some amazing places, met some amazing people and was really looked after by our guide Mike and driver Josh No question went unanswered, everything was taken care of even when there were changes due to weather
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    Sam Pedro

    Amazing Experience and a must go tour.

    It was a fantastic experience and highly recommended tour. We had a very nice time in the tour and we enjoyed the places we visited in Scotland and Wales. We celebrated Hogmanay (New Year Eve) in Edinburgh which was fabulous. Thanks to our Tour Leader Mike who guided us throughout the tour and gave us a quite impressive picture of Great Britain.
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    Travel Bug

    Trip of a Lifetime

    Wow. What a trip. So much to see in a week. The views were stunning. There were 50 of us on the tour and it felt like a big ole wacky but lovable family. Minty our driver was a hoot!!!
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