Serious Shopping and Taking Tea in England

    Whatever theme you would like your tour to follow, we are happy to develop an itinerary to suit your requirements.

    England has a reputation for traditional, high quality merchandise.  There are fabulous shopping opportunities in London, of course, as well as many other towns and cities in Britain.

    Combining a trans-Atlantic shopping trip with taking afternoon tea in some of England's best venues is, as we might say in England, "frightfully civilised."

Photo: Harrods, London

 

Day 1 IN FLIGHT

Depart the US en route to Manchester

 

Day 2 ARRIVE IN MANCHESTER – TRANSFER TO BUXTON (3 NIGHTS)

Free time to explore this delightfully old-fashioned town.

 

Day 3 SHOPPING IN YORK

Afternoon tea at Bullivant’s of York

 

Day 4 VISITS TO POTTERY OUTLETS (WEDGEWOOD, DOULTON ETC.)

 

Day 5 MORNING IN BUXTON - ROYAL WORCESTER – COTSWOLD HOTEL (2 NIGHTS)

 

Day 6 SHOPPING IN GLOUCESTER DOCKS

Tea at either Marshmallow in Moreton-in-Marsh or Benson of Stratford

 

Day 7 SHOPPING IN BATH – TRANSFER TO LONDON HOTEL (6 NIGHTS)

Tea in the Pump Room in Bath

 

Day 8 CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR AT ALEXANDRA PALACE

Tea at Brown’s in London

 

Day 9 DICKENS FESTIVAL IN ROCHESTER

 

Day 10 LEE VALLEY LEISURE CENTRE ANTIQUE FAIR

Tea at Stafford Hotel in London

 

Day 11 LONDON SHOPPING

 

Day 12 LONDON SHOPPING

Tea at Palm Court Room in the Waldorf Hotel in London

 

Day 13 DEPARTURE

Transfer to airport for flight back to US

This is a suggested itinerary.  We will be happy to design a shopping tour for in in any part of Britain that you might like to visit.