Location: 

Windsor / Salisbury / Southampton

Operator

" A Tast of England Tours" Julia Morris Blue Badge Guide, MITG

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Trace the story of the key royal, constitutional and founding links between the United States and United Kingdom visiting some of the most iconic sites in southern England. Your qualified Blue Badge Guide will reveal, at each location you visit, fascinating details of how the foundations of the special relationship between the rulers and people of both nations were forged. 

We visit Windsor Castle, a Royal home for 1000 years, where great matters of diplomacy and independence have been decided and royal weddings celebrated. We walk the meadow at Runnymede to uncover the history of the Magna Carta and take a scenic tour on to Salisbury to see the document itself.  At medieval Southampton we link the constitutional story with the bravery and endeavour of the Pilgrim Fathers when they embarked upon their voyage to the New World in 1620.

This tour can be experienced as a full one-day tour or extended over 2 days for visitors who wish to take longer to explore these places and stories or extend the tour to include another location such as Winchester.

The Highlights:  

• A full day tour led by your very own local Blue Badge Guide with private transport.
• A guided / accompanied visit of Windsor Castle, a royal stronghold since the Norman Conquest and favourite home of our present Queen Elizabeth. King George III spent much time here during the American War of Independence and many Presidents have made state visits since.
• Walk through the spectacular State Rooms, explore the castle grounds and view the famous Round Tower.
• Discover the meadow at Runnymede where King John sealed the Magna Carta with his rebellious barons, a key step in the development of constitutional government around the world.
• Come face to face with one of the most significant constitutional documents ever written; Salisbury Cathedral’s Magna Carta and witness evidence of great religious upheavals written into the fabric of this outstanding cathedral that are testimony to the forces that drove the Mayflower Pilgrims to seek freedom across the Atlantic.
• Explore the medieval walls and waterfront of Southampton where the Mayflower and Speedwell met to begin their journey to the New World and spend a moment at their memorial to consider their endeavours and achievements.

Customisable Options:

• 2-6 people in SUV transport or 20-45 people by coach
• Refreshments and meals
• Full (9 hour day tour) or two day tour
• Additional locations - Winchester, an Anglo-Saxon and Norman royal capital, home to 'King Arthur's Round Table' 

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Price

From £170.00 per person (SUV included) Min 2 Max 6 people

From £60.00 per person (coach groups)   Max 45 people.

Group Size

Min 2, Max 45

Contact

Julia Morris Blue Badge Guide, MITG
 
https://www.atasteofenglandtours.com/windsor-salisbury-southampton
+44 (0) 7817 364981
julia@atasteofenglandtours.com