Departure From London – departs every Friday & Sunday
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Travel to the Kingdom of Wessex to visit ancient stone circles, the mystical Island of Avalon and the legends of King Arthur
We leave London behind and head west to the rolling chalk hills of Wiltshire, here on windswept Salisbury Plain the great, mysterious Neolithic circle of Stonehenge stands high on the horizon. Our first stop of the day will give you a chance to learn more about this monument, of its builders and those that worshipped there. There are many unanswered questions and many more theories and ideas that are open to debate, your guide will explain what is known and what may never be known and then leave you to explore and ponder its awe inspiring presence.
Onwards to Isle of Avalon, through backroads of villages built of flint and thatch, from chalk downland into rolling limestone hills to Glastonbury Tor where legend tells us Arthur was brought after being mortally wounded in battle. We climb to the top to visit the ruined church of St Michael and admire the view of England’s West Country laid out like a carpet below. In the ruins of the once great Glastonbury Abbey we find the gravesite of Arthur and learn of older legends like that of Joseph of Aramathea, the Holy Grail and the Crown of Thorns. After exporing the unique shops in the town we head over to the Chalice Well Gardens, drink from the spring and learn of the fate of the holy chalice from the Last Supper.
We end the day at the stone circle complex at Avebury. A collection of standing stones much larger than that of Stonehenge. Our guide will also reveal many other Neolithic sites in the area such as enigmatic Silbury Hill (Europe’s tallest prehistoric structure), the Devil’s chair and the Barber-Surgeon stone.
Price Includes:
•Fully guided lecture standard tour
•Entrance to Stonehenge
• Visit to Glastonbury Abbey
•(Silbury Hill)Visit to Silbury Hill
•All travel in comfortable purpose-built minibus from Central London
Departure information:
08:00 - From ISH, 229 Great Portland Street, London W1W 5PN
08:10 - Outside Cumberland Hotel, Marble Arch
08:20 - Outside Harrods, Knightsbridge
08:25 - Outside Premier Inn, Knaresborough Place, Earls Court
This tour normally ends by 6pm
subject to availability & fare may change without prior notice
