Day 1 Arrival - London Area
Individual arrival to Gatwick or Heathrow airport. Collect your rental car and proceed to your hotel near the airport. If you are feeling energetic you could visit nearby Hampton Court Palace or Windsor Castle.

Day 2 London - Stonehenge - Plymouth
Journey to Salisbury where you can visit Stonehenge. Situated on Salisbury Plain, Stonehenge is a unique, prehistoric World Heritage Site that is surrounded by ancient burial mounds. Continue to Wardour Castle, rarely visited due to limited access. Wardour is truly a magical place beautifully sited beside a lake. Your journey continues through the beautiful Wiltshire countryside where you will see many pretty villages. Continue to Plymouth/Torquay for overnight.

Day 3 Torquay
Today, travel along the beautiful coastline of the English Riviera to Torquay. Torquay has been one of the UK 's top holiday destinations since Victorian Times when the anyone who was anyone had an attractive villa by the sea. Stunning views are to be seen just about every where across the Bay and out over the English Channel Return to Plymouth for overnight.

Day 4 Dartmoor
This morning start off with a tour of the magnificent Castle Drogo, which has beautiful gardens with stunning views of Dartmoor. Continue the day with a tour of Dartmoor National Park, see wild Dartmoor Ponies, quaint thatched cottages and heather clad moors Stop at Buckland-in-the-Moor, one of the most picturesque thatch and granite villages in Dartmoor. Return to your hotel for overnight.

Day 5 Tintagel Castle, Pencarrow & Padstow
This morning continue your journey to Cornwall. Visit Cotehele, a magical Tudor house with wonderful gardens in the Tamar valley. Next visit magical Tintagel Castle, the legendary birthplace of King Arthur and known as the 'place of legends'. Famous also as the home of Merlin the Magician, Tintagel is one of the most awe-inspiring and romantic spots in Britain. Continue to Pencarrow - the home of the Molesworth-St Aubyn family and definitely a lived-in house, not a museum, as you will find out when you visit. After lunch, continue to the picturesque fishing village of Padstow where the tiny houses seem to tumble over each other toward the harbour. Overnight in Penzance/Falmouth Area.

Day 6 St Ives & St Michael's Mount
After breakfast, travel to St Ives, an old fishing village with narrow alleyways and steep slopes. Artists flock to St Ives to take advantage of the unusually bright light. Visit the artist studios or the prestigious Tate Gallery. After lunch, continue to St Michael's Mount, near Penzance where, according to Cornish legend, the Archangel St Michael appeared. This is a rocky island crowned by a medieval castle and church which is accessible on foot at low tide across a causeway or at other times by a short boat trip. You can enjoy a guided tour of the castle. Return to your hotel for overnight.

Day 7 Trebah Gardens & St Mawes
This morning start the day with a visit to Trebah Gardens which enjoy a stunning location. The garden falls 200 feet from the 18th century house to a private beach on Helford river. Continue to the pretty fishing village of St Mawes where you will have time to explore the narrow streets with tiny shops and pubs. After lunch, continue to St Mawes Castle, built by King Henry VIII to defend England from the French invasion. Next continue to picturesque Newquay.
Return to your hotel for overnight.

Day 8 Somerset - London
Tour through Somerset en route to London. Somerset is famed for its cider apples. Enjoy a tour of Burrow Hill Cider at Pass Vale Farm. You will have the opportunity to view the copper stills and sample the cider and cider brandy. Continue to Winchester to visit Winchester Cathedral which dates from 1079 with a church on this site since 648. Jane Austen is buried here in the north aisle. Nearby is her cottage at Chawton which can also be visited en route to your overnight in a hotel near Gatwick or Heathrow airport.

Day 9 Departure
After enjoying breakfast in your hotel, return your car at the airport and join your flight home.

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