Cream Teas and Pasties - Dorset, Devon and Cornwall, small group tour in UK

England
CREAM TEAS AND PASTIES
Dorset, Devon & Cornwall
7 days / 6 nights - Sunday to Saturday

TENTATIVE ITINERARY	NIGHTSTOP
DAY ONE - Sunday
You are collected from one of our hotel collection points as per your choice. Then our first day's touring takes us into England oldest counties, Wiltshire and Hampshire. The purpose of our visit is to see King Arthur's Round Table at the Great Hall in Winchester, before continuing through the timeless landscape of Thomas Hardy's Dorset to the Dorset/Devon borders. En route, we'll stop at Cadbury castle, an iron-age, hilltop fortress and one of the possible sites of Camelot. Near here, too, are the Somerset levels where prehistoric paths can still be ascertained in the old marshes. Dependent on time, a final further highlight of our day may be a local stately home such as Montacute House or Stourhead, or perhaps visiting the linen shops at Honiton. But not to worry, if we can't see everything along our route today, there are another six awesome days to come!	Devon
DAY TWO - Monday
Our routing for the day will offer us great choice. There's the maritime city of Exeter, the English Riviera, and Plymouth, where we'll see the harbour from which the Mayflower set sail. Next, we follow the Cornish coast through delightful fishing villages and harbours stopping en route, perhaps, to visit the pirate museum at Looe or the shipwreck centre at St Austell. Readers of Daphne Du Maurier will also enjoy our time at Fowey and discovering the real Jamaica Inn.	Falmouth/St Ives
DAY THREE - Tuesday
There's so much to see in this region. There are the wonderful harbours of St Ives and Penzance, the coastal walks along cliff tops and beaches, the prehistoric village at Chysauster, the famous open-air Minack theatre, some of the most beautiful gardens in Britain, including the new Eden Project. Unfortunately, we can't see them all so we'll decide depending on the group interests, time of year and the weather. There are old lead mining museums, castles and Land's End itself. And then, of course, we've afternoon cream teas to take and Cornish pasties to eat! Our flexible touring concept will allow tour participants to decide on the day's priorities in consultation with their guide.	Falmouth/St Ives
DAY FOUR - Wednesday
Continuing our Cornish adventures. Today we'll spend enjoying the atmosphere of St Ives. There's plenty to entertain. This is an artists' haven and you'll delight at the range of local galleries, but perhaps of even greater interest will be the extension of the prestigious Tate Gallery, which you can visit independently. There are also some fine walking opportunities. The sailors or deep sea fishers amongst you might just find the opportunity of taking to the water just to good too pass up! You're free to dine independently in St Ives this evening and to return to our accommodation by local taxi at your leisure.	Falmouth/St Ives
DAY FIVE - Thursday
We turn north, following the north Cornwall and Devon coasts. Our itinerary today will include Padstow, King Arthur's Tintagel, the impossibly pretty villages on the North Devon coast (where donkeys are still used in some places to haul goods and people up and down the narrow cobbled street to the sea) and the Devon countryside north of Dartmoor. We'll also find time for seeing Dartmoor itself.	Dartmoor or Exmoor
DAY SIX - Friday
We tour today through Somerset. This is a county famed for its cider apples and so we must, of course, visit a cider farm and sample the wares! There are also the mystic town of Glastonbury where Arthur is said to have been buried, and see the facade of the magnificent Wells cathedral. If time permits, perhaps we can also visit the massive gorge and caves at Cheddar. Even with all of the other memorable days on this tour, past participants have still named it one of their most memorable - perhaps because the treasures we discover are just so unexpected.	Bath
DAY SEVEN - Saturday
Today, we'll first soak up the splendour of Georgian Bath. Your guide will deliver a panoramic tour on our mini-coach, introducing you to the many fine aspects of this famed city. You'll then have some free time to visit the Roman Bath pump room, the cathedral, or simply to shop. This afternoon we take the olde coaching road back to London, stopping en route at the unspoilt mediaeval Lacock (home of photography and a well-known film location site), the prehistoric World Heritage site of Avebury, and perhaps the antique centre of 17th century Hungerford depending on time and group choice. You'll be dropped back at one of our central London hotel pick up points as per your choice.	London

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Tour Code	Depart London	Return London
CTEA	Sunday	Saturday
CTEA 01	12 Apr	18 Apr
CTEA 02	26 Apr	02 May
CTEA 03	10 May	16 May
CTEA 04	24 May	30 May
CTEA 05	07 Jun	13 Jun
CTEA 06	21 Jun	27 Jun
CTEA 07	05 Jul	11 Jul
CTEA 08	19 Jul	25 Jul
CTEA 09	02 Aug	08 Aug
CTEA 10	16 Aug	22 Aug
CTEA 11	30 Aug	05 Sep
CTEA 12	13 Sep	19 Sep
CTEA 13	27 Sep	03 Oct
CTEA 14	11 Oct	17 Oct