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Tour Summary
Entry to Stonehenge
Entry to Bath
Entry to Winchester Cathedral

Departs daily
8:45 am - 6pm
Air-conditioned coach
Fully guided

Verdict
The most popular combination and a great way to expereience two very different sides of English history.
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» WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL, STONEHENGE
& GEORGIAN BATH - Full Day Coach Tour

Highlights : A Magnificent View Of Winchester Cathedral * 'Alfred The Great'- Statue * Entrance To Stonehenge
* Georgian Bath Panoramic Tour * Roman Baths

We start the day making our way across the chalk downs of Hampshire to Winchester, a delightful city that basks in an atmosphere of beauty, antiquity and tranquility! You'll see the mighty 11th Century Winchester Cathedral, the site of the burial of generations of Wessex Kings, their stories lost in the midsts of time and overshadowed by the Norman Conquest of 1066. Winchester was once a major fortification against the Vikings and King Alfred the Great who was buried at Winchester in 899 is commemorated in a magnificent statue in the City centre that has become a landmark in itself.

Going even further back in time we then make our way through the rolling Wessex landscape to Stonehenge, a collection of stones dragged 5000 years ago to this lonely windy plain near Salisbury. Who built it? Why? These questions have haunted the minds of centuries of scholars, but what we do know is that Stonehenge must have had some astronomical function. Set in a landscape dotted with prehistoric mounds and carvings, Stonehenge continues to enthrall the imagination and captivate the heart of every visitor. You’ll have the opportunity to walk around these magical stones and contemplate the landscape in which they were built so many centuries ago.

Winchester Cathedral at Winchester in Hampshire is one of the largest cathedrals in England, with the longest nave and overall length of any Gothic cathedral in Europe.[1] It is dedicated to the Holy Trinity, Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Swithun and is the seat of the Bishop of Winchester and centre of the Diocese of Winchester. Since March 2006 an admission charge has been payable by visitors to the cathedral.[2]

Bath is a city in Somerset in the south west of England. It is situated 99 miles (159 km) west of London and 13 miles (21 km) south-east of Bristol. The population of the city is about 80,000.[1] It was granted city status by Royal Charter by Queen Elizabeth I in 1590,[2] and was made a county borough in 1889 which gave it administrative independence from its county, Somerset. The city became part of Avon when that county was created in 1974. Since 1996, when Avon was abolished, Bath has been the principal centre of the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), a part of the wider Somerset county.

Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire, about 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) west of Amesbury and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of Salisbury. One of the most famous prehistoric sites in the world, Stonehenge is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones. Archaeologists believe that the standing stones were erected around 2200 BC and the surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3100 BC. The site and its surroundings were added to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986 in a co-listing with Avebury henge monument, and it is also a legally protected Scheduled Ancient Monument. Stonehenge itself is owned by the Crown and managed by English Heritage while the surrounding land is owned by the National Trust.[1][2]

Our final stop for the day is Bath, the jewel of the West Country and a City famous for its elegant Georgian architecture and greenery. Enjoy your panoramic tour of Bath: you’ll be enchanted by its beautifully proportioned streetscapes and lovingly cultivated flowerbeds that are a feast to the eye at every turn. You'll see the 'lantern of the West' Bath Abbey, the often-photographed Pulteney Bridge, modelled on the Florentian Ponte Vecchio, and the marvellously symmetrical and perfectly proportioned Georgian Crescents that helped make Bath so famous. Don't forget your camera! During the tour we'll visit the Roman Baths that made the City famous, the best preserved Roman spa from the ancient world stunningly restored during the Victorian era. You'll also have time to shop around and explore at your leisure this compact and largely pedestrianised City centre.

Departs Daily (all year round)
Finish: 18.45 hrs at Victoria

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Adult Price: £69.00
Child Price: £59.00
(3 - 16 yrs)
Senior Price: £64.00 (60 yrs plus)
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