MIDWAY
MOTOR TRAVEL
SMALL GROUP TOURS FOR 2010
ENGLAND & WALES
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North
Wales & The Cotswolds of Enlgand….
A 11-DAY GENERAL SIGHT-SEEING TOUR.
Starting
& terminating at Heathrow Airport.
Pick-up from other locations can be easily arranged.
Day 1 From Heathrow Airport south-west
to Wiltshire, stop at the Prehistoric Site of Stonehenge
and then to the City of Salisbury. You can visit
the magnificent Salisbury Cathedral or have free
time in the town before we head to the world famous
garden at Stourhead House. Overnight in the South
Cotswolds
Day 2 The history
of The City of Bath is evident from the past 2000
years, and we begin with a Guided Tour of the City,
followed by a tour of the surrounding towns and
South Cotswold Villages of Castle Combe, Biddestone
and Lacock. Then to Bradford on Avon for a Traditional
English Cream Tea !.
Overnight in the South Cotswolds
Day 3 Today we head
for the North Cotswolds, and our route will first
follow the Roman Fosse Way to Malmesbury, Cirencester,
Bibury, Burford, Stow-on the-wold and Chipping Campden.
We will also visit some of the village for which
the area is famous, including Upper & Lower
Slaughter, Guiting Power, and The Barringtons Overnight
in the North Cotswolds
Day 4 We begin today’s tour
with a visit to the City of Warwick and Warwick
Castle, followed by a tour of Stratford on Avon
to include sites associated with William Shakespeare.
You will have free time to explore the town before
we return to our hotel. Overnight in the North Cotswolds.
Day 5 To The Welsh Borders Region
today, and from The North Cotswolds we drive east
through the Vale of Evesham to The City of Worcester
where you may like to visit the Royal Worcester
Porcelain Factory. Then through Kidderminster and
Shrewsbury. Overnight at Ruthin.
Day 6 Our day begins
with a drive south to Lake Bala, and then across
the rugged Cambrian Mountains to Llanwyddyn and
Llangollen. Our main attraction for today will be
Powis Castle after which we return via Horseshoe
Pass to Ruthin. Overnight at Ruthin
Day 7 From Ruthin
to the town of Beaumaris on the Isle of Anglesey
today. Our route takes us through Denbigh and Llansannan
to Llanrwst, where we follow the estuary through
the Vale of Conway to the Garden at Bodnant. Then
on to the Walled Town of Conway, and the Victorian
Seaside Town of Llandudno before heading for Beaumaris.
Overnight at Beaumaris.
Day 8 Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
is the village with the Longest name in Britain,
and this is our first stop of the day. We then visit
the mansion of Plas Newydd, before heading to the
mainland and the town of Caernarfon with it’s
impressive Caernarfon Castle. Then to Snowdonia
National Park for a scenic driver before returning
to Beaumaris. Overnight Beaumaris
Day 9 First we drive
to the town of Porthmadoc where we take a Steam
Train Ride up to the Slate Caverns at Blaenau Ffestiniog.
Then to Harlech and Harlech Castle, where we follow
the stunning Coastline of Cardigan Bay, to Barmouth
Bay, Dolgellau, Tywyn, The River Dovey Estuary,
and Machynlleth to the town of Aberystwyth. Overnight
Aberystwyth.
Day 10 From Aberyswyth
we drive across the hills of the Brecon Beacons
National Park, and down through the area known as
“The Valleys”, on our way to Wales’s
Capital, The City of Cardiff. Overnight Cardiff.
Day 11 You have free
time in the City of Cardiff this morning and you
may like to visit the National Museum of Wales,
Cardiff Castle, and Llandaff Cathedral, or simply
explore the city centre, before we head east, across
the Severn Crossing Road Bridge back into England
and to Heathrow Airport where your tour ends. Overnight
Heathrow.
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