Dear Sarah -
Just a quick note to let you know how much we enjoyed our tour today. It significantly exceeded our expectations. Stonehenge at sunrise was beautiful; the rest of the tour was lovely.
Robert was the best tour guide any of us could remember having; we especially appreciate him arranging for the rainbow to appear at Stonehenge at sunrise (*grin*) and a wonderful pub lunch.
Thanks again for all your work.
Sincerely,
Stephen D. Poe
December 2005
This is one of our popular sample itineraries for a private day tour from London. All itineraries are available for groups of any size and can be professionally guided in over 40 languages.
Royal Windsor, Stonehenge & Salisbury
This tour begins with a visit to Windsor Castle built high above the River Thames, it has been home to the Royal Family for 900 years, and is the largest and oldest occupied Castle in the world. You will see the magnificent State Apartments, still used today for State occasions and royal receptions. You will also see St George’s Chapel, burial place of many kings and queens, and the home of our senior order of chivalry, The Order of the Garter. If time permits, or if you prefer, you could visit Queen Mary’s Dolls House.
Salisbury was the site of the original castle, church and settlement. The story goes that the Bishop shot an arrow, the place where it landed was where the new cathedral was to be built and the town of Salisbury grew up around the cathedral. In Salisbury you will visit one of England’s finest cathedrals, started in 1220, remarkably it took 38 years to build and was completed by 1258 with the Spire, the tallest in England (123m/404ft) added a generation later. Its interior is breathtaking, you will also see the oldest working clock in Europe. In the Chapter House, you will see one of the few surviving copies of the Magna Carta, written in a beautiful script and sealed by King John in 1215. Salisbury Cathedral has always been a setting for great occasions and huge colourful processions, it is a majestic and awe-inspiring building, as it has been for over 775 years.
Mysterious Stonehenge now awaits, situated on the historic Salisbury Plain. It is the most important prehistoric site in England and is unique throughout the whole world. Now a ‘World Heritage Site’ and surrounded by other ancient burial sites, it encompasses some 5000 years of history.
You will have the opportunity to walk around the huge stones that form the circle and form your own opinion about the people who once lived here and why they decided to build this huge monument.
