Day 1   CAMBRIDGE and YORK (4 nights)

We will  travel  to York this morning.  En route we will visit Cambridge and take a walking tour.

 

Day 2    YORK

This morning, we will enjoy a walking tour of the medieval walls and a visit to the Yorkshire Museum where we will see many artifacts from the Roman, Anglo-Saxon, Viking and medieval eras in York.  Later, we will visit the Jorvik Centre, a recreation of Viking York.

Day 3    YORK    

We will take a guided tour of York Minster this morning.  Free time to explore the city in the afternoon.

 

Day 4    CASTLE HOWARD AND NORTH YORK MOORS RAILWAY

We will visit Castle Howard, the stately historic home of the Howards.  This afternoon, we will take a ride on the scenic railway that runs through the moors,and which was  used in Harry Potter

 

 Day 5    YORK – HAWORTH – LAKE DISTRICT (3 nights)

We visit the Bronte Parsonage, and take a walk  on the moors (weather permitting) before continuing to the Lake District.

 

Day 6    LAKE DISTRICT

This morning, we will stop at Hilltop, the home of Beatrix Potter.  Enjoy a hike through the scenery of the Lake District this afternoon.

 

Day 7    LAKE DISTRICT

Visits include Dove Cottage (Wordsworth’s Home),  Aira Force (scenic waterfall), Keswick, and Castlerigg Stone Circle

 

Day 8    LAKE DISTRICT – STRATFORD UPON AVON OR WARWICK  - RETURN HOME

On our way home, we will make a stop at either Holy Trinity Church and Shakespeare’s Birthplace, or at historic Warwick Castle.  We return home this evening.