Tour Includes:

• Fully escorted by Brian Judd Tours from Salt Lake City
  
• Superior/First class hotels
• Edinburgh Military Tatoo * With early sign up!
• Windsor Castle Tour * With early sign up!
• Local Globus Tour Guide throughout
• England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
• 19 meals, including full breakfast each day
  
• Baggage Handling throughout
• Exclusive inside visits as shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description, including all admission charges
  
• Experienced Tour Guides who take very good care of you!
• An exciting tour and a great time, guaranteed!

Tour Price

* EARLY BOOKING BONUSES * 
* Save $400.00 per person with Early Booking!
* Edinburgh Castle Military Tattoo included!
* Windsor Castle tour included!

* $4395.00 per person, double occupancy + air
if booked by January 31st!

Single occupancy room $6290.00 (limited)

* Airfare is not included in the price.
However, we expect the round-trip airfare
from Salt Lake to be approx. $1685.00

* Pay by check prices reflected.    Credit cards +3% 

Your itinerary

Day 1 Board your overnight transatlantic flight and your British Isles vacation begins!   (Meal in Flight)

Day 2  London, England. 
Welcome to London!  Your tour escort and local guide are available to help you make the most of your stay.  A group visit to WINDSOR CASTLE is included today as an early sign-up bonus with Brian Judd Tours!

Day 3  London. 
After a hearty English breakfast, morning sightseeing with a professional London Guide includes all the famous landmarks:  The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben beside the River Thames, Westminster Abbey, Whitehall’s mounted horseguards, the Prime Minister’s Downing Street, Piccadilly Circus, and Buckingham Palace.  The highlight is a visit to ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL, Sir Wren’s masterpiece built between 1675 and 1708.  Free time in the afternoon for independent activities or to join an optional excursion to the Tower of London, with its fabulous Crown Jewels. Tonight maybe an optional dinner followed by a cruise on the River Thames?             [B]

Day 4  London-Stonehenge-Bath-Bristol. 
Meet your Tour Director and traveling companions and depart London at 8:00a.m. for a memorable day’s sightseeing.  First, travel to prehistoric STONEHENGE and try to figure out the ancient riddle.  Explore the Visitors Center with its imaginative exhibitions, then admire the magnificence of the Stonehenge Monument up close.  In the elegant Georgian city of Bath, see the amazing excavations of the ROMAN BATHS.  After a big day, arrive in Bristol for a welcome dinner at your hotel.     [B,D]

Day 5  Bristol-Cardiff, Wales-Waterford, Ireland.
An orientation drive here features the major attractions:  Cardiff Castle, Cathays Park, and the stately civic buildings. Continue along the South Wales coast to Fishguard where your FERRY is waiting.  Sail across St. George’s Channel to Rosslare and proceed by coach to Waterford, a stronghold founded by the Danish Vikings in 853.  After dinner this evening, enjoy an IRISH COFFEE DEMONSTRATION.     [B,D]

Day 6  Waterford-Blarney-Kinsale-Rosscarbery.
This morning we motor to Blarney, renowned for its magical Stone of Eloquence or “Kissing Stone.”  Time for lunch, in the vibrant town of Kinsale, where the Wild Atlantic Way begins. Stroll the brightly painted storefronts and winding streets beside the sweeping hues of blue and green, in this Irish seaside town. Afternoon arrival in Rosscarbery to enjoy free time before dinner.    [B,D]  

Day 7  Rosscarbery-Glengarriff-Killarney-Limerick. 
Follow the road known as the “Ring of Kerry” for a spectacular 100-mile panoramic drive around the island’s southwestern tip. Take your pictures of sparkling seascapes, mountains dotted with brightly colored farmhouses, and the Lake of Killarney from Ladies View.  This afternoon, enjoy a HORSE DRAWN JAUNTING CAR RIDE in Killarney National Park.  Continue on to Limerick for our one-night stay at the Clayton Hotel.     [B]                            

Day 8  Limerick-Cashel-Kildare-Dublin.
Drive to the Rock of Cashel, where St. Patrick preached.  Then visit the IRISH NATIONAL STUD at Kildare, whose fine thoroughbreds command respect on the racecourses of the world.  Tonight, we check-in to The Gibson hotel for our two-night Stay.  Tonight, you may wish to enjoy an optional Irish Cabaret Evening, including dinner, dance, song and laughter.        [B]         

Day 9  Dublin. 
Get an overview of Ireland’s capital as you drive to statue-lined O’Connell Street, elegant Georgian squares, and St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Oscar Wilde’s Trinity College, famous for the 1,200-year-old Book of Kells and the magnificent Old Library. Afternoon at leisure to enjoy this vibrant city.  A chance to join your Tour Director for an optional dinner evening at the Guinness Storehouse.       [B]

Day 10  Dublin-Carlingford-Belfast, Northern Ireland. 
Stop in Carlingford, a charming seaside town on the Cooley Peninsula.  On your way to Northern Ireland, cross the Boyne River and drive on to Belfast, where an orientation  drive takes in all the famous landmarks, including City Hall, the Albert Memorial Clock Tower, and Queens University. Then, visit the fascinating TITANIC EXPERIENCE, where you learn all about the building of the largest passenger steam ship, its maiden voyage, and the tragic night of April 14, 1912.   [B]     

Day 11  Belfast-Edinburgh, Scotland. 
Enjoy a leisurely morning before you  board the FERRY to cross the North Channel to Cairnryan on Scotland’s southwest coast and continue through the scenic Scottish border country to Edinburgh. Tonight, enjoy an optional Scottish evening with Highland dancers, bagpipers, and the Ceremony of the Haggis.   [B]               

Day 12  Edinburgh. 
Morning city sightseeing with a Local Guide introduces you to the 200-year-old “New Town” and famous scientists, inventors, and novelists.  In the “Old  Town,” drive up the narrow Royal Mile to EDINBURGH CASTLE to admire Scotland’s  Crown Jewels.  Afternoon at leisure. Later enjoy the spectacular MILITARY TATTOO show!   [B]

Day 13  Edinburgh-Alnwick, England-York. 
Relax and enjoy vistas of the beautiful North Sea coastline as you drive via Berwick-upon-Tweed to Alnwick, voted “the best place to live in Britain” in a national survey.  In York, England’s most complete medieval city, visit the great structure of YORK MINSTER, the largest gothic cathedral in Northern Europe.  Then follow your Tour Director through a maze of quaint streets including the narrow ‘Shambles’.    [B,D]

Day 14  York-Stratford-Upon-Avon. 
Discover the beautiful hometown and final resting place of Stratford’s most famous son, William Shakespeare. Stop first for photographs at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, the 500-year-old farmhouse where the Bard courted his future wife. Then, visit SHAKESPEARE’S BIRTHPLACE, where he grew up and lived the first years of his married life.  Later, enjoy a drive through the beautiful Cotswolds, followed by dinner at a local pub.    [B,D]           

Day 15  Stratford-Upon-Avon -London. 
Today’s highlight is a guided tour of magnificent BLENHEIM PALACE, home of the 12th Duke of Marlborough and birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill.  Depart after lunch and return to London at about 3:30 pm.  How about celebrating the success of your vacation by taking in one of the great West End shows?       [B]        

Day 16  Your homebound flight arrives the same day.   [B]

B = Breakfast, D = Dinner

About this Tour

16 Exciting Days! "A Wonderful Way To See The "HIGHLIGHTS OF BRITAIN & IRELAND + Scotland and Wales!" at the nicest time of year to go! See all Four countries in one trip! England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales!

SIGHTSEEING EVERY DAY

LONDON: Guided sightseeing, visit St. Paul’s Cathedral and see the changing of the Guard, if held.
WINDSOR CASTLE: An early booking bonus with BRIAN JUDD TOURS
STONEHENGE: Visit the prehistoric monument
BATH: Visit the excavations of the Roman relics
BRISTOL: Welcome dinner
CARDIFF: Orientation drive
FISHGUARD-ROSSLARE: Cross St. George’s Channel by Ferry
WATERFORD: Irish Coffee demonstration
BLARNEY: Visit the town known for its magical kissing stone
KINSALE: Stop in the historic town famous for its multi-hued streets
RING OF KERRY: Scenic peninsula drive
KILLARNEY: Horse-drawn jaunting car ride in Killarney National Park
ROCK OF CASHEL: Take photographs of this famous landmark where St. Patrick preached
KILDARE: Guided tour of the Irish National Stud
DUBLIN: Orientation drive, see Trinity College
CARLINGFORD: Stop at the charming seaside town on the Cooley Peninsula
BELFAST: Orientation drive, see City Hall, Albert Memorial Clock Tower and Queen’s University.  Visit the Titanic Exhibition
BELFAST: Ferry crossing on the North Channel to Scotland
EDINBURGH: Guided sightseeing, visit Edinburgh Castle to see Scotland’s Crown Jewels.
EDINBURGH: Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Performance
ALNWICK:  Market town voted “best place to live in Britain”
YORK: Walking tour of the ‘Shambles’, visit York Minster
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON: Take pictures of Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, visit Shakespeare’s birthplace
WOODSTOCK: Visit Blenheim Palace, Sir Winston Churchill’s birthplace.

DUBLIN:  The Gibson (SF), BELFAST: Europa (SF), EDINBURGH: Mercure Edinburgh Princes Street  (F),   STRATFORD-UPON-AVON: Crowne Plaza  (SF),  YORK: Mercure Fairfield Manor (F).