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Castles & Crowns

Experience Castles & Crowns with your students! Explore three palaces of the British monarchy—Buckingham, Windsor, and Hollyrood. Check out Parliament and a theatre performance in London. Then off to Shakespeare country, to see Anne Hathaway’s cottage and Christ Church College. Finish in Edinburgh at Durham Castle, before you trek Hadrian’s Wall.
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  • Itinerary

London

9 Days
TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
  • Buckingham Palace
  • Anne Hathaway’s Cottage
  • York Minster
  • Edinburgh Castle

Your adventure, day by day

Day 1 : Start Tour
Day 2 : Hello London
Meet your tour director and check into hotel

Day 3 : London landmarks
London guided sightseeing tour

Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Buckingham Palace

Tower of London visit

Get up close and personal with the Tower of London. Towers, rather. Twenty stone towers, as well as tunnels, winding staircases and narrow passageways comprise this huge fortress covering 18 acres on the banks of the Thames. A royal residence from the 11th - 16th centuries, the Tower also served as a jewel safe and a prison. The headless skeletons of Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard (Henry VIII's former wives who were executed here) are believed to be buried here. The Crown Jewels are housed here, including the largest cut diamond in the world (530-carats). Beefeaters (guards) lead tours through the Tower.

Day 4 : London
Windsor Castle excursion

See how the Queen relaxes on this tour of the royal weekend estate (originally built as a fortress in the 11th century, when William the Conqueror ruled). Tiptoe through the tulips (and other flowers) in the East Terrace Gardens. Alternatively see the Gothic-style St. George's Chapel or peek into the rooms of Queen Mary's doll house with its gallery of pint-size perfect furniture. Get decorating tips for your own country estate (uh, dorm room, that is).

Add on: London Theatre Performance

Head to London's famous West End to sit back and enjoy a theater performance.

Day 5 : London-Shakespeare Country
Travel to Stratford via Oxford

Oxford guided sightseeing tour

Explore the ancient university city of Oxford from an American perspective, including Christ Church College, complete with portraits of American Revolutionaries, and the Bodleian Library. Discover why the college bell is still rung 101 times at 9:05 p.m.

Anne Hathaway’s Cottage visit

Shakespeare's birthplace visit

LEAP Prime Time Shakespeare!

Produce a prime time TV show for sixteenth-century England! Compare Shakespearian times to our own and see the Bard's work in a new light.

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LEAP Activity | Prime Time Shakespeare!

Produce a prime time TV show for 16th century England! Compare Shakespearean times to our own and see the Bard’s work in a new light.

Day 6 : Shakespeare Country-Yorkshire
Travel to York

York tour director-led sightseeing

Charming York combines medieval mysteries with modern flair. Gothic buildings and cobblestone streets lead to bustling shopping districts; ancient stones make up the now-picturesque city walls. Explore the birthplace of Guy Fawkes with your Tour Director.

Day 7 : Yorkshire-Edinburgh
Travel to Edinburgh

Durham Cathedral visit

Roman Army Museum visit

Hadrian's Wall visit

Greek Gods and Myths

LEAP Activity | Who Rules?

Meet great Britons from history. Debate their merits and contributions to decide who is the greatest of them all!

Day 8 : Edinburgh landmarks
Edinburgh guided sightseeing tour

Edinburgh Castle visit, Crown Jewels, St. Margaret's Chapel

Holyroodhouse Palace visit

LEAP Scottish Steps - Scotland

LEAP Activity | Scottish Steps

Learn the art of Scottish dancing at a social gathering, or Ceilidh, (pronounced “Kay-lay”). Dance to live music as an instructor shows you some traditional steps.

Day 9 : End tour

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