This 8 night tour starts and finishes with London Heathrow and on its outward run, the first night is in Windsor before visiting Oxford, the Cotswolds and Stratford upon Avon. After a visit to Chatsworth, the return leg features a special visit to Sulgrave Manor which is also the home of the National Herb Society. Other highlights include:
- The Changing of the Guard at Windsor Castle
- The enchanting award winning garden at Chenies Manor
- Jacobean Hatfield House where the gardens were laid out in the early 17th century
- The under-visited Norman cathedral at Ely whose origins go back to AD 672
- Anglesey Abbey, formerly a priory and a country house with a gorgeous garden
- Choral Evensong at Kings College Cambridge
- The Garden of Surprises at Burghley, England’s greatest Elizabethan House
- The Chatsworth House and some breath-taking garden in the Derbyshire Peak District
- Biddulph Grange, one of the most remarkable and innovative gardens of the 19th century
- The vast perennial plantings at the historic Trentham Estate
- A memorable ‘end of tour’ visit to either Blenheim Palace or Waddesdon Manor
