London - Bath

Travel to Bath, the Roman colony of Aquae Sulis. City tour to view 17th-century town planning and Georgian architecture.

Bath - Chedworth

Morning walking tour of the Roman baths. Afternoon to Chedworth: 4th-century Roman villa, the best-excavated Roman-British villa in Britain.

Bath - Stratford upon Avon

Restored 18th-century town, birthplace of William Shakespeare. Performance at Royal Shakespeare Theatre and behind-the-scenes tour afterward.

Stratford upon Avon - Chester

Morning walking tour of Stratford, including Shakespeare's birthplace and museum, and Anne Hathaway's cottage. Afternoon travel to Chester, stopping at prehistoric Stonehenge en route before arriving at the walled medieval town of Chester.

Chester - Hadrian's Wall - York

Morning walking tour of Chester: half-timbered buildings, medieval walls, cathedral and Roman ruins. Afternoon excursion to Hadrian's Wall en route to York.

York

Guided walking tour of this medieval walled city, including York Minster and Yorkshire Museum to view Viking and Roman remains. Afternoon at leisure.

York - London

Drive through beautiful English countryside to London, afternoon arrival.

London - Chichester - London

Fishbourne Roman Palace, largest extant Roman domestic building north of the Alps. Mosaics, bath suite, hypocaust system for heating water, museum and restored garden planted to replicate the original first-century plan.

London

Tour of remains of Roman city of Londinium: forum, basilica, amphitheatre and public baths.