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Great Britain Christmas

  • Coach

Celebrate a magical festive season as you experience the highlights of England, Scotland and Wales.

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Celebrate a magical festive season as you experience the highlights of England, Scotland and Wales.

Tour overview

Start Point
London
End Point
London
Accommodation
6 Nights(3 & 4 star hotels)
Meals
6 Breakfasts1 Lunch3 Dinners
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Summary

Celebrating Christmas in England, Scotland and Wales is a magical thing! Visit York, Bath and Cardiff. See Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare’s birthplace, and Liverpool, home of The Beatles! Explore the beautiful Scottish Highlands, England’s Lake District and the famous Loch Ness. Spend Christmas Day in Edinburgh and embrace the Scottish Yuletide festivities!

Included

  • 6 Nights (3 & 4 star hotels)
  • 6 Breakfasts | 1 Lunch | 3 Dinners
  • Air-conditioned coach
  • Fully-guided tour

Everything you’ll want to Know

Where you'll stay

Hand-picked hotels throughout

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Day-by-day itinerary

Where you'll be and what's on each day

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Experiences

What's included and what you can add

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Our Tour Leaders

The people who make it work

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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

    Your tour is going ahead. Every single one, guaranteed.

  • 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

    Need us? We're there. Day or night, on the road or off it.

Tour Highlights

21 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
  • Visit Glencoe
  • Explore Loch Ness
  • Drive along Cairngorms National Park and over Queensferry Crossing
  • Experience Edinburgh
  • Enjoy a festive Christmas lunch
  • 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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  • Yorkshire
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Hotel Arrochar (or similar)

  • Scottish Highlands
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Hotel Arrochar (or similar)

  • Scottish Highlands
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DoubleTree by Hilton Edinburgh - Queensferry Crossing (or similar)

  • Edinburgh
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  • Edinburgh
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  • Liverpool
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  • Liverpool
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Clayton Hotel Cardiff (or similar)

  • Cardiff
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  • Cardiff

The reviews are in

4.5 out of 510 verified reviews
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    Ham label crime

    Historical Brittania

    I really enjoyed Mike's historical perspectives on our Great Britain tour. He made our trip both fun and educational. He was very helpful in suggests for our free time and in how to get us to our hotel post trip. I also enjoyed meeting people from all over the world. It was fun getting to know and learn about other parts of our world. We took part in most of the optionals. Most were worthwhile and worth the money. We opted to do the Bath Abbey instead of the optional tour. I think we made the right choice.
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    Sara

    Great Experience

    This tour was a really great time. I lucked out by having an amazing group of people that made the long rides and waiting times pretty fun. The only down fall was not having anything to do on Christmas day which was a bummer. My group and I made the best out of it by walking around but there was minimal amount of things open and it was kind of a waste. We were also rushed in certain places, especially since we had to find a work around due to the holiday closings. But! Our tour guide Lee was pretty amazing. He was very funny with his jokes and his hello, hello, hellos every time he was going to speak. He also made time to hang out with us after the tour ended. On two occasions he invited us all to bars with him to enjoy the night life in the places we were in, which was super nice of him to do. Even after work he was still working and making sure we were ok. Then there was Minty. Minty is a character with an awesome voice you'll see when you go out for some Karaoke. Also, what a drive
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