Luxury Sightseeing Tour of Windsor. Salisbury and Stonehenge

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	Tour Summary
	Entry to Windsor Castle Entry to Salisbury Cathedral Entry to Stonehenge Air-Conditioned Coach Coutesy Pick Up Service Departs Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays (April - September only) Timings: 08:45 - 19:15


	Verdict
	A full day tour that combines the history of Royal Windsor and Salisbury with the mysterious Stonehenge.


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	Bath and the Cotswolds Eurostar to Paris Day Trip to Edinburgh Medieval Banquet

» Windsor Castle, Salisbury and Stonehenge - Full Day Coach Tour

Highlights: *Windsor Castle * Salisbury Cathedral and Medieval city * Stonehenge*

Windsor Castle - This full day 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.

Old Sarum 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.

The first Stonehenge was a large earthwork or Henge, comprising a ditch, bank, and the Aubrey holes, all probably built around 3100 BC. The Aubrey holes are round pits in the chalk, about one metre wide and deep, with steep sides and flat bottoms. They form a circle about 284 feet in diameter. Excavations have revealed cremated human bones in some of the chalk filling, but the holes themselves were probably made, not for the purpose of graves, but as part of the religious ceremony. Shortly after this stage Stonehenge was abandoned, left untouched for over 1000 years.

Windsor Castle is an official residence of The Queen and the largest occupied castle in the world. A Royal home and fortress for over 900 years, the Castle remains a working palace today.

Salisbury is unique amongst medieval English cathedrals, built within one century with no substantial later additions. The building itself is remarkable, a testimony to the faith and practical skills of those who erected it.

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.

Departs Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays (April - September only)

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Tour Price

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Adult Price: £69.00
Child Price: £59.00 (3 - 16 yrs)
Senior Price: £64.00 (60 yrs plus)
(Including all relevant entrance fees)
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