http://RealAdventures.com/vacations/563_heart-of-england-england.htm Check out some of the recently updated travel & vacation listings on RealAdventures. Be inspired, go explore! en-us Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:50:13 GMT Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:50:13 GMT http://RealAdventures.com http://RealAdventures.com/vacations/563_heart-of-england-england.htm 100 100 http://RealAdventures.com/listings/1020116_Derbyshire-Holidays http://RealAdventures.com/listings/1020116_Derbyshire-Holidays Vacation Rentals England Sun, 29 Mar 2009 07:03:51 1. The Ebenezer Chapel, Milford A 1830's converted stone Chapel for 22 Guests, on the riverside in the old mill village of Milford. 8 bedrooms, some ensuite, and four lovely bathrooms. There's a huge lounge, with the original pulpit! and lots -
1. The Ebenezer Chapel, Milford A 1830's converted stone Chapel for 22 Guests, on the riverside in the old mill village of Milford. 8 bedrooms, some ensuite, and four lovely bathrooms. There's a huge lounge, with the original pulpit! and lots


The heritagerich mill town of Belper and the nearby stonebuilt mill village of Milford each nestle in Derbyshire's Derwent Valley, close to Britain's splendid Peak District National Park. Our three fine holiday homes (two converted stone chapels, which sleep 22 and 20 guests respectively, and a charming stone millworker's cottage for 6) are in the heart of this fine area, and offer excellent quality family accommodation with all the comforts of home. There is a wealth of heritage sites all around Tramway Museums, preserved Railways, stately homes and castles, caves and climbing areas and lots for kids, with two major theme parks under 20 mins away, and sports centres and pools within the town! Just a couple of hours from London and well worth a visit!!
Details & Reservations: Derbyshire Holidays
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]]> http://RealAdventures.com/listings/1023841_WindrushHouse-treat-yourself-stay-at-Award-Winner http://RealAdventures.com/listings/1023841_WindrushHouse-treat-yourself-stay-at-Award-Winner Bed & Breakfasts England Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:01:39 Exclusive accommodation with personal service in a super guest house in Broadway the Jewel of the Cotswolds. Windrush House is known for great hospitality, super accommodation and scrumptious breakfasts. Come and stay at a wonderful home from home. - £ 85 Per Night/Room
Exclusive accommodation with personal service in a super guest house in Broadway the Jewel of the Cotswolds. Windrush House is known for great hospitality, super accommodation and scrumptious breakfasts. Come and stay at a wonderful home from home.


Broadway the Jewel of the Cotswolds the most unique region in the UK.
Details & Reservations: WindrushHouse treat yourself stay at Award Winner
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]]> http://RealAdventures.com/listings/1125846_Luxury-chauffeur-driven-tours-of-UK http://RealAdventures.com/listings/1125846_Luxury-chauffeur-driven-tours-of-UK Sight-Seeing Tour England Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:11:23 Best value personal chauffeurdriven 7 day tour of England.Visit The Lake District, The Yorkshire Dales, York, Cambridge, StratforduponAvon, The Cotswolds, Oxford, Stonehenge, Windsor Castle,Perfect for the more discerning traveller. - £ 1,800 Per Week
Best value personal chauffeurdriven 7 day tour of England.Visit The Lake District, The Yorkshire Dales, York, Cambridge, StratforduponAvon, The Cotswolds, Oxford, Stonehenge, Windsor Castle,Perfect for the more discerning traveller.


Best value personal chauffeurdriven 7 day tour of England
Visit The Lake District, The Yorkshire Dales, York, Cambridge, StratforduponAvon, The Cotswolds, Oxford, Stonehenge and Windsor Castle in the comfort of your personal chauffeurdriven Bentley.
Perfect for the more discerning traveller.

Itinerary
Day 1
The Lake District

Arrive Manchester Airport. You will be met by your personal chauffeur guide and be driven in our classic Bentley to the Lake District. This is a journey of approximately 2 hours. Check in to your first nights accommodation. Take whatever time you wish to recover from your journey.

The Lakeland Hills have a rugged and natural beauty that Wordsworth loved and drew inspiration from. In the afternoon take a tour of either Wordsworth's Dove Cottage or Beatrix Potter's former home.

Your accommodation for the night is in a beautiful 17th Century Lakeland farmhouse.


Day 2
Herriot Country, Castle Howard and York

Your Bentley and chauffeur guide awaits to take you eastwards from your overnight base in Cumbria and on to a drive through the glorious Yorkshire Dales.
See the places described so vividly by the famous veterinary surgeon and author James Herriot (Alf Wight). linebreak
Visit the fascinating Herriot Museum, set in the original Kirkgate vetinary practice and home of Alf Wight for many years. The house and surgery have been recreated as they would have been in the 1940's.

Tour the dramatic and extensive remains of Rievaulx Abbey, once one of the most powerful medieval monasteries in Britain. Set in the beautiful Rye valley.
In the afternoon visit Castle Howard, a 17th century baroque masterpiece, conceived by Charles Howard, the 3rd Earl of Carlisle. The house is surrounded by extensive parkland and formal gardens, where peacocks roam. It remains the private residence of the Howard family.

Late afternoon we will travel to the historic Roman city of York for an early evening tour of the old city centre and the magnificent York Minster, one of the largest cathedrals of its time. It is described to be an architectural masterpiece, housing the most complete collection of medieval stained glass in Britain
You may wish to spend your evening in one of York's theatres, or go on a guided ghost tour of old York.

Tonight you will be staying in The Churchill, a privately owned luxury hotel situated in York city centre.


Day Three
Stamford and Cambridge

We will depart York and head South on the old Roman road, now the A1, to the Lincolnshire town of Stamford.

Tour one of the jewels of English country houses, Burghley, home to the Cecil family for over 400 years.
Then on to the university town of Cambridge with colleges such as Trinity founded by Henry VIII, and Corpus Christi with its impressive medieval court. A guided evening tour if you wish or simply wonder among the magnificent colleges. To walk along the banks of the river Cam on a summer evening is an experience to treasure.

Tonight you will stay in one of Cambridge's finest hotels overlooking the River Cam, just a few minutes walk from the very heart of the city.


Day Four
Shakespeare's StratforduponAvon and The Cotswolds

Today we will take a tour of StratforduponAvon, visiting properties associated with William Shakespeare, including his birthplace, Mary Ardens House and Anne Hathaways Cottage.linebreak
In the late afternoon we will take a drive through the picturesque villages of the Cotswolds.

Tonight you will be staying in a 17th Century Cotswold farmhouse set in beautiful countryside.


Day Five
Blenheim Palace, Oxford and Stonehenge

This morning tour Blenheim Palace, home of 11th Duke of Marlborough and birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, was built between 1705 1722 for John Churchill, first Duke of Marlborough, in grateful recognition of his magnificent victory at the battle of Blenheim in 1704. Blenheims wonderful interior reveals striking contrasts, from the lofty great hall to gilded state rooms. The superb collection includes fine paintings and tapestries.

Call into 'the City of Dreaming Spires' Oxford, for lunch and shopping.
See the many historic colleges and buildings once home to Royalty and scholars for over 800 years.
This afternoon we will take a drive down into Wiltshire to see the most important prehistoric monument in the whole of Britain Stonehenge.
The Stonehenge that we see today is the final stage that was completed about 3500 years ago, but the initial site is believed to date back 5000 years.

Tonight you will be staying in a beautiful 14th Century thatched cottage set in a country village near Winchester.


Day Six
Windsor Castle and Dorney Court

Today we will head East for a tour of Windsor Castle, one of the official residencies of Her Majesty The Queen. The largest inhabited castle in the world and the oldest royal residence to have remained in continuous use by the monarchs of Britain.
Windsor's rich history spans more than 900 years, the magnificent state rooms are furnished with some of the finest works of art from the royal collection, including paintings by Rembrandt, and drawings by Leonardo da Vinci.

Within the precincts is St Georges Chapel, one of the most beautiful ecclesiastical buildings inn England. Ten monarchs are buried here, including Henry VIII with his favourite wife, Jane Seymour.

In the afternoon visit Dorney Court, one of the finest Tudor manor houses in England.

Tonight you will stay it a 14th Century farmhouse set in the beautiful Chiltern Hills.


Day Seven
Tour London or Home

If you should wish to continue with a tour of London we can make all the necessary arrangements with a recommended London tour operator.

Otherwise your chauffeur guide will deliver you safely back to Manchester Airport for your flight home. Having seen and gained a sense of real English life, take away with you fond memories of England.

Details & Reservations: Luxury chauffeurdriven tours of UK
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]]> http://RealAdventures.com/listings/1022042_Upper-Doreys-Mill-in-Cotswold-hills http://RealAdventures.com/listings/1022042_Upper-Doreys-Mill-in-Cotswold-hills Bed & Breakfasts England Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:10:39 B&B in 17th century converted cloth mill by stream.Half mile Painswick (Queen of the Cotswolds) down Edge road (narrow country lane). Log fires and old beams.Good walking Rooms ensuite NON_SMOKING. Full English breakfast . - £ 60 Per Night
B&B in 17th century converted cloth mill by stream.Half mile Painswick (Queen of the Cotswolds) down Edge road (narrow country lane). Log fires and old beams.Good walking Rooms ensuite NON_SMOKING. Full English breakfast .


Painswick is a beautiful small unspoilt Cotswold town set in glorious countryside.there are pubs that do good food and a few small shops.The church is 14thcentury and has unique table top tombs and 250 year old yew trees .There is a victorian fair held every July.The ancient ceremony of Clypping (Circling )the Church is held in September.THe Rococo Gardens in Painswick House have wonderful snowdrops and a new maze.There is Berkeley Castle,Sudeley Castle Eastnor Castle, Hidcote Manor Gardens,Slimbridge Wildfowl Trust within 25 miles or so.
Details & Reservations: Upper Doreys Mill in Cotswold hills.
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]]> http://RealAdventures.com/listings/1023842_Bowers-Hill-Farm-B-B http://RealAdventures.com/listings/1023842_Bowers-Hill-Farm-B-B Bed & Breakfasts England Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:02:00 A fabulous Cotswold setting close to Broadway & other famous Cotswold names. a quiet location set amidst the beautiful Cotswolds countryside. Our Georgian farmhouse features all the latest amentiites. Ideal place for touring Cotwold villages. - US $120 Per Night/Room
A fabulous Cotswold setting close to Broadway & other famous Cotswold names. a quiet location set amidst the beautiful Cotswolds countryside. Our Georgian farmhouse features all the latest amentiites. Ideal place for touring Cotwold villages.


A unique location with views of the Cotswold hills and Bredon Hill all around. A lot of people comment on our ownderful location. Peaceful, quiet with an abundance of birdlife and wildlife. We are up a long drive (1/3rd of a mile) so the house is not really visible from the road. Plenty of parking in front of the house.Easy access to the main towns Broadway, Chipping Campden, Stow on the Wold, Bourton on the Water, Upper & Lower Slaughter and Snowshilll. You can even travel to Bath in one day 75 miles !.5 hours away.
Details & Reservations: Bowers Hill Farm B&B
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]]> http://RealAdventures.com/listings/1129648_European-Travel-Insurance http://RealAdventures.com/listings/1129648_European-Travel-Insurance Travel Agency England Mon, 04 Jun 2007 00:06:00 Cheap travel insurance, holiday insurance, and backpacker travel insurance for travellers and holidaymakers living in the UK or other European Union Countries is offered to you by Globelink International. Travel and Backpacker Travel Insurance with u -
Cheap travel insurance, holiday insurance, and backpacker travel insurance for travellers and holidaymakers living in the UK or other European Union Countries is offered to you by Globelink International. Travel and Backpacker Travel Insurance with u



Details & Reservations: European Travel Insurance
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]]> http://RealAdventures.com/listings/1020113_Cedars-Bed-and-Breakfast-Classic-Historic http://RealAdventures.com/listings/1020113_Cedars-Bed-and-Breakfast-Classic-Historic Bed & Breakfasts England Thu, 19 Oct 2006 00:10:00 Superb bed and breakfast accommodation in an historic 1828 Nailmaster's residence in the heart of the Conservation District of BELPER, an old mill town in the wooded Derwent Valley of Derbyshire, close to the Peak National Park. Ensuite, WiFi, 4*! - US $50 Per Night/Pers
Superb bed and breakfast accommodation in an historic 1828 Nailmaster's residence in the heart of the Conservation District of BELPER, an old mill town in the wooded Derwent Valley of Derbyshire, close to the Peak National Park. Ensuite, WiFi, 4*!


Superb bed and breakfast accommodation in an 1828 stone mansion, set on half an acre of formal gardens in the Conservation District of Belper. The area's full of heritage sites and fine landscape, and the Peak District
National Park is close by. About 2 hours from London and well worth the trip!!
Details & Reservations: Cedars Bed and Breakfast Classic & Historic!
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]]> http://RealAdventures.com/listings/1020918_Miway-Touring-in-the-UK http://RealAdventures.com/listings/1020918_Miway-Touring-in-the-UK Sight-Seeing Tour England Sun, 02 May 2004 00:05:00 Touring Holidays in the UK -
Touring Holidays in the UK


Too numerous to mention !
Details & Reservations: Miway Touring in the UK
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]]> http://RealAdventures.com/listings/1020653_Forest-Cottages http://RealAdventures.com/listings/1020653_Forest-Cottages Vacation Rentals England Tue, 20 Apr 2004 00:04:00 Attractive stone built period cottages in quiet locations at the Heart of the Royal Forest of Dean. Recently converted and furnished to a high standard. -
Attractive stone built period cottages in quiet locations at the Heart of the Royal Forest of Dean. Recently converted and furnished to a high standard.


Central location in ancient Royal hunting Forest. Excellent walking, mountain biking, bird watching in nature reserve. Truly unspoilt area. Two Pubs serving good food within short stroll.
Details & Reservations: Forest Cottages
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]]> http://RealAdventures.com/listings/1022069_Anis-Louise-Guest-House http://RealAdventures.com/listings/1022069_Anis-Louise-Guest-House Bed & Breakfasts England Sun, 21 Dec 2003 00:12:00 Town centre guest house. Ample private car parking. All rooms en suite. Convenient for Chatsworth House and other Peak District attractions. -
Town centre guest house. Ample private car parking. All rooms en suite. Convenient for Chatsworth House and other Peak District attractions.


Peak District National Park, Derbyshire.
Details & Reservations: Anis Louise Guest House
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