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The Lake District,The Cotswolds,London,England
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Begin your journey with an international flight to London, most likely overnight.
This morning check out of your hotel and depart with your driver-guide for Jane Austen's House Museum in Hampshire, located an hour and half from London. The village of Chawton was Austen's home and where she wrote, revised and published all her major works. Her brother's home, Chawton House, is now an excellent museum. From here make the hour journey to Salisbury, a cathedral city with England's best-preserved copy of the Magna Carta. After your tour of the city, your driver-guide will transfer you to Bath for your overnight stay.
The mystical Stonehenge is located just outside Salisbury and can easily be added into the itinerary.
Bath is a beautiful Georgian City with many interesting sights and excursions. Take a walking tour with your guide to look at the famous Roman Baths, built in 60AD to make use of the thermally heated springs beneath the city, and the Abbey, which is considered to be the last of the great medieval churches of England. Ensure a visit to the Jane Austen Centre, because Bath was the backdrop to Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, and Austen lived in the city for 5 years in the early 19th century.
Check out of your Bath hotel and your driver-guide will transfer you two hours to Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of playwright William Shakespeare. Stratford-upon-Avon is a town to meander around and explore for its rich blend of history and culture. There are plenty of Shakespeare landmarks to wander around, including his wife Anne Hathaway's Cottage. Staying on the Shakespeare theme, watching a play at the newly renovated Royal Shakespeare Company is a must.
After your tour of the town, your driver-guide will drive you to your next hotel, located half an hour away in the Cotswolds.
Check out of your Cotswolds hotel and depart for the ravishing Peak District, just over two hours away. Enjoy a visit to Chatsworth House, a beautiful stately home with a significant art collection that has been used in many film adaptations including Pride & Prejudice and Death Comes to Pemberley. It is believed by many that Jane Austen may have based her idea of Pemberley on the house while she stayed in nearby Bakewell.
The Bronte Parsonage Museum is the stop off today, on the way to the Lake District. The museum contains a huge amount of manuscripts, letters and early drafts of the Bronte sisters' novels. Enjoy lunch before you continue onto the Lake District.
Your driver is on hand to transfer you to the airport for your onwards flight home.
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