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Literary History (Self Drive - London - Bath - Stratford upon Avon - Chester - York - Manchester)
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Venture through British Places which inspired best loved Books with a Rental Car. Visit London (a world center of theatre, art, music, literature and culture); Bath (ancient roman spa); Stratford-upon-Avon (historic home town of William Shakespeare); Chester (most complete city walls) ; up is York (finest and most beautiful historic cities) and Manchester (a major cultural hub, famous for its nightclubs, libraries and glorious sporting history)
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London (375)Manchester (7)Bath (21)Chester (2)Stratford-upon-Avon (6)York (6)
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2 nights in London
London offers everything! Iconic landmarks, centuries of history, world-class shopping and achingly cool fashion, arts and food scenes. A 40-minute walk along the South Bank will take you past Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, the London Eye, Tate Modern, Shakespeare's Globe, St Paul's Cathedral and Tower Bridge. There are eight Royal Parks to explore, and over 300 museums and galleries. It is home to 60 Michelin starred restaurants and fantastic street food. The evenings offer from high-end nightclubs of Chelsea and Mayfair to cool clubs in Soho and Camden. As for theatre, London's legendary West End boasts over 40 world-class theatres.
Visit Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, the London Eye, Trafalgar Square, Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, the British Museum, Piccadilly Circus and so much more!
1 nights in Bath
Founded by Romans around the only naturally-occurring hot springs in the United Kingdom, Bath is one of the most beautiful cities in the UK, and has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Much of the architecture of Bath dates from the 18th century, and the city is famous for its many fine examples of Georgian architecture, most notably the Royal Crescent. Nowadays it is a fashionable spa resort. The waters from its spring are believed to be a cure for many afflictions and to ease rheumatism.
Visit The Roman Baths, Thermae Bath Spa complex, Pulteney Bridge, Bath Abbey, Royal Crescent, The Circus, Prior Park Landscape Garden, Fashion Museum Bath, The Jane Austen Centre, The Holburne Museum, Royal Crescent, Victoria Art Gallery, Royal Victoria Park, and so much more!
1 nights in Stratford-upon-Avon
Arguably the greatest writer in the English language was William Shakespeare, who was born in the market town of Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564. Now a bustling city of over 25,000 people that sees over two million visitors a year, the Stratford of Shakespeare's day was little more than a village. The main attractions within the town include the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and two contemporary buildings, Hall's Croft (the one-time home of Shakespeare's daughter, Susannah) and New Place, the latter built on the site of an earlier house where the playwright died in 1616.
Visit Shakespeare's Birthplace, Anne Hathaway's Cottage, Holy Trinity Church, Stratford Butterfly Farm, Hall's Croft, Tudor World, Shakespeare's Funerary, Shakespeare`s Schoolroom and Guildhall, Shakespeare's New Place, Nash`s House, Charlecote Park, Mary Arden's Farm, The Falstaff's Experience, Gower Memorial, and so much more!
1 nights in Chester
Founded as a Roman fortress in the 1st century A.D by a Roman legion, Chester is one of the most interesting medieval cities in England. It is also one of the best-preserved walled cities in the country, having two miles of its extensive Roman walls intact. In the old city, the Rows is a shopping district distinguished by 2-level covered arcades and Tudor-style half-timber buildings. A Roman amphitheatre, with ongoing excavations, lies just outside the old city's walls. Numerous pubs and wine bars populate the city, some of which are medieval.
Visit The Chester Cathedral, Chester City Walls, Eastgate Tower, The Grosvenor Museum, Chester Castle, Chester Roman Amphitheatre, Dewa Roman Experience, Cheshire Military Museum, Chester Roman Gardens, Tatton Park, and so much more!
1 nights in York
Its impressive history makes York an important tourist attraction. It is still encircled by its 13th and 14th-century city walls. You can find here important marks left by all remarkable European civilizations -- the Romans, the Saxons, the Vikings, the Normans -- among which the most important are the enclosing city walls and the largest European Gothic cathedral -- York Minster. The City Walls form a walkway on both sides of the River Ouse.
Explore York Minster, National Railway Museum York, Jorvik Viking Centre, Clifford's Tower, The Shambles, York Castle, York City Walls, Yorkshire Museum, The York Dungeon, Beningbrough Hall, Treasurer's House, Allerton Castle, and so much more!
2 nights in Manchester
The world`s first industrialized city, Manchester is now England`s second city with a cultural life to rival that of London. The city boasts some of the most interesting galleries and museums in the UK, such as the Museum of Science and Industry, the Whitworth for modern art, the City Art Gallery, the Lowry and the Imperial War Museum North. Manchester is well known for the Manchester City and Manchester United football teams. The Castlefield conservation area`s 18th-century canal system recalls the city`s days as a textile powerhouse, and visitors can trace this history at the interactive Museum of Science & Industry.
Visit The Museum of Science and Industry, The Whitworth, City Art Gallery, The Lowry, Imperial War Museum North, Etihad Stadium, Old Trafford, National Football Museum, Manchester Museum, Manchester Cathedral, MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, Lyme Park, Manchester United Museum, and so much more!
American travelers cannot get enough of England, and to this day it consistently ranks in the three most popular European countries in terms of visitors per year. Nearly everyone visits London, one of the world`s most important cities and the epicenter of what was once a vast world empire, but England should definitely be explored in-depth, from the charm of the Cotswolds to the seaside resorts on the English Channel and the Irish Sea to the beautiful landscapes of the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales, and the Westcountry. England is a country where the present day and over a millennia of history routinely intersect.
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London
London offers everything! Iconic landmarks, centuries of history, world-class shopping and achingly cool fashion, arts and food scenes. A 40-minute walk along the South Bank will take you past Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, the London Eye, Tate Modern, Shakespeare's Globe, St Paul's Cathedral and Tower Bridge. There are eight Royal Parks to explore, and over 300 museums and galleries. It is home to 60 Michelin starred restaurants and fantastic street food. The evenings offer from high-end nightclubs of Chelsea and Mayfair to cool clubs in Soho and Camden. As for theatre, London's legendary West End boasts over 40 world-class theatres.
Visit Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, the London Eye, Trafalgar Square, Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, the British Museum, Piccadilly Circus and so much more!
Founded by Romans around the only naturally-occurring hot springs in the United Kingdom, Bath is one of the most beautiful cities in the UK, and has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Much of the architecture of Bath dates from the 18th century, and the city is famous for its many fine examples of Georgian architecture, most notably the Royal Crescent. Nowadays it is a fashionable spa resort. The waters from its spring are believed to be a cure for many afflictions and to ease rheumatism.
Visit The Roman Baths, Thermae Bath Spa complex, Pulteney Bridge, Bath Abbey, Royal Crescent, The Circus, Prior Park Landscape Garden, Fashion Museum Bath, The Jane Austen Centre, The Holburne Museum, Royal Crescent, Victoria Art Gallery, Royal Victoria Park, and so much more!
Stratford-upon-Avon
Arguably the greatest writer in the English language was William Shakespeare, who was born in the market town of Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564. Now a bustling city of over 25,000 people that sees over two million visitors a year, the Stratford of Shakespeare's day was little more than a village. The main attractions within the town include the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and two contemporary buildings, Hall's Croft (the one-time home of Shakespeare's daughter, Susannah) and New Place, the latter built on the site of an earlier house where the playwright died in 1616.
Visit Shakespeare's Birthplace, Anne Hathaway's Cottage, Holy Trinity Church, Stratford Butterfly Farm, Hall's Croft, Tudor World, Shakespeare's Funerary, Shakespeare`s Schoolroom and Guildhall, Shakespeare's New Place, Nash`s House, Charlecote Park, Mary Arden's Farm, The Falstaff's Experience, Gower Memorial, and so much more!
Chester
Founded as a Roman fortress in the 1st century A.D by a Roman legion, Chester is one of the most interesting medieval cities in England. It is also one of the best-preserved walled cities in the country, having two miles of its extensive Roman walls intact. In the old city, the Rows is a shopping district distinguished by 2-level covered arcades and Tudor-style half-timber buildings. A Roman amphitheatre, with ongoing excavations, lies just outside the old city's walls. Numerous pubs and wine bars populate the city, some of which are medieval.
Visit The Chester Cathedral, Chester City Walls, Eastgate Tower, The Grosvenor Museum, Chester Castle, Chester Roman Amphitheatre, Dewa Roman Experience, Cheshire Military Museum, Chester Roman Gardens, Tatton Park, and so much more!
York
Its impressive history makes York an important tourist attraction. It is still encircled by its 13th and 14th-century city walls. You can find here important marks left by all remarkable European civilizations -- the Romans, the Saxons, the Vikings, the Normans -- among which the most important are the enclosing city walls and the largest European Gothic cathedral -- York Minster. The City Walls form a walkway on both sides of the River Ouse.
Explore York Minster, National Railway Museum York, Jorvik Viking Centre, Clifford's Tower, The Shambles, York Castle, York City Walls, Yorkshire Museum, The York Dungeon, Beningbrough Hall, Treasurer's House, Allerton Castle, and so much more!
Manchester
The world`s first industrialized city, Manchester is now England`s second city with a cultural life to rival that of London. The city boasts some of the most interesting galleries and museums in the UK, such as the Museum of Science and Industry, the Whitworth for modern art, the City Art Gallery, the Lowry and the Imperial War Museum North. Manchester is well known for the Manchester City and Manchester United football teams. The Castlefield conservation area`s 18th-century canal system recalls the city`s days as a textile powerhouse, and visitors can trace this history at the interactive Museum of Science & Industry.
Visit The Museum of Science and Industry, The Whitworth, City Art Gallery, The Lowry, Imperial War Museum North, Etihad Stadium, Old Trafford, National Football Museum, Manchester Museum, Manchester Cathedral, MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, Lyme Park, Manchester United Museum, and so much more!
