In Search of Arthur, cornwall and devon

AUF DER SUCHE NACH KING ARTHUR - Devon & Cornwall
4 days / 3 nights
An ideal short-break in England's traditional holiday region.

Lassen sie sich entfűhren in eine Region Grossbritanniens, die berűhmt ist fűr ihre Zeitlosigkeit und Vielfalt. In Devon und Cornwall finden sich prä-historische Ruinen wie Stonehenge neben pittoresken Fischerdörfern, eleganten Strand-Ressorts und zahlreichen Zeugnissen von Englands langer Tradition als Seefahrtsnation. Entdecken sie die Obstgärten Somersets, die vielfältige Landschaft Devons, beeindruckende Moorlandschaften und eine Kűstenregion, die geprägt ist durch zerklűfftete Felsen und feine Sandstrände. In der Region hat man es geschafft, sich in traditioneller und kultureller Hinsicht eine typisch englische Lebensart zu erhalten, die nicht selten das Gefűhl vermittelt, man wäre in eine andere, weniger hektische Zeit zurűckversetzt.
Zahlreiche keltische Legenden ranken sich um Devon und Cornwall und wir folgen auf dieser Tour den Spuren der wohl berűhmtesten unter ihnen – dem legendären King Arthur.

Prices: £460.00 twin share / £480.00 single / £309.00 child sharing adult room

What your tour price includes

Your accommodation for 3 nights while on the tour is included in your tour price, and this includes both full breakfasts and dinners;
Your price also includes all entrance fees to attractions, transportation, services of driver/guide-companion and all taxes and tips other than those you may wish to give your guide;
Airport transfers and accommodation pre and post tour is not included but can be reserved at a specially discounted price.

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For what is included/excluded in your tour price, see Tour Inclusion
This tour can be combined with our Wales, Red Dragon tour to make an 8-day, 7-night tour.
We can also operate the tour for private groups departing on any day of the week throughout the year. Please, contact us for details info@backroadstouring.co.uk

This tour departs EVERY SATURDAY from central London hotels below.
It is your responsibility to be there in plenty of time.

The Royal National, Bedford Way
The Corus Hotel, Hyde Park
The Grosvenor Thistle, Victoria Station
The Holiday Inn Forum
The Chiswick Hotel, Chiswick

08.15 (underground Russell Square)
08.25 (underground Lancaster Gate)
08.30 (underground Victoria Station)
08.40 (underground Gloucester Road)
09.00 (underground Turnham Green)

Clients should wait by the concierge desk. We can collect you from your individual hotel if you are not at one above but this attracts a supplementary cost of £25 (per party) for a central London hotel. Please, ask for prices for collection from non-centrally located hotels info@backroadstouring.co.uk
Return drop-off are to any central London hotel.

TENTATIVE ITINERARY	NIGHTSTOP

DAY ONE - SATURDAY
Departing London, we drive through England's oldest county, Wiltshire, across the amazing Salisbury Plain where you'll see the great prehistoric temple of Stonehenge and a landscape simply littered with ancient burial sites. You'll also see the evidence of Iron Age hill forts, possible sites of where the great Celtic king, Arthur and his Round Table knights took on the Saxon invaders. Then to Winchester to see the great Round table in the mediaeval hall. Then, we'll take time to explore Cadbury Castle, perhaps the site of Camelot, and some lovely surrounding thatched villages before arriving at our accommodation base.	Devon or Somerset borders

DAY TWO - SUNDAY
Today, we explore the lovely, timeless country of Dorsetshire.This is real back-roads country where you'll believe time has stood still amidst the villages and harbours of the region. Jane Austen's Lyme Regis is one of the highlights of our day, as will be Thomas Hardy's cottage and monument. We'll introduce you to a few matyrs (such as the trade unionists of Tolpuddle, and those who died at the 'bloody Judge' Jefferies hand). You'll also see the famed Chesil beach and the quaint town of Dorchester. And there'll be time for shopping in the lace and antique town of Honiton. Dependent on time and group interests we might find time to include Lawrence of Arabia's home, a carved giant and England's smallest pub! This is a day that we can really call getting down the 'back-roads'.	as above

DAY THREE - MONDAY
Today is a day packed with a range of memorable sights and experiences. You'll cross the beautiful and awesome landscape of the Dartmoor National Park, en route to the north Cornwall coast. Here, you'll visit Tintagel castle, the reputed birthplace of King Arthur. The castle sits on top of the wild cliffs accessible only by walking. Later, we'll visit a selection of the quaint fishing villages of the north Cornwall and Devon coasts. This is a day where photographers need to ensure a plentiful supply of film! Finally, our day in Cornwall would not be complete if we didn't stop for a famed Cornish 'pastie' somewhere on route, perhaps in a thatched-roofed country pub?	as above

DAY FOUR - TUESDAY
On today's itinerary is Cheddar Gorge and the mystic town of Glastonbury, site of Arthur's burial and 'New Age' capital of England. Here you'll see the ancient abbey and the mysterious 'Tor'. Next, we'll visit Wells and its famed Norman 12th century cathedral before travelling the short distance to the stunning city of Bath. You'll have time to explore this elegant Georgian city and its Roman remains before we drive back to London partially by the old coaching road.