Trafalgar’s Britain and Ireland Highlights Tour

Tour Length: 11 days

Countries: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and Wales

Featured Cities: London, Stratford-Upon-Avon, York,
Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast, Dublin, Waterford, Cardiff

Tour Date: July 6-17, 2006

Hello!  Thanks for stopping by.  I have put together this website with two purposes in mind.  The first is to document the trip for our own family and friends.  The information contained within this site will be used to create family scrapbooks for future generations to enjoy.

My second reason is to share our experiences with people like you who are considering taking an escorted motor coach tour with a company like Trafalgar throughout the British Isles.  I have spent countless hours documenting everything about the trip, and sincerely hope you find it useful.  I will try to provide information that I wish I had when planning the vacation, with the hope that it will help you in planning yours. 

Disclaimer: With this in mind, everything contained here is my personal opinion based on my personal experience on this single trip.  I accept no responsibility whatsoever for its accuracy, so I urge you to please continue to research and verify facts for everything presented here.  Places, management, times, costs, facts and ideas change every day, so make sure you are on top of it all before you go.  It just may be the best trip you’ve ever had!

Day-by-Day Itinerary with Photos

• 07/06/2006 – Packing and Our Flight to London
   

• 07/08/2006 – Seeing London before the Tour
   

• 07/09/2006 – Starting the Trafalgar Tour, visiting
                           Stratford-upon-Avon and York
   

• 07/10/2006 – The Lake District and Glasgow
   

• 07/11/2006 – Edinburgh
   

• 07/12/2006 – Ferry to Belfast, Orange Marches and Dublin
   

• 07/13/2006 – Dublin, Glendalough and the Guinness Storehouse
   

• 07/14/2006 – Visiting the Irish National Stud Farm and the
                           Waterford Crystal Factory
   

• 07/15/2006 – Wye Valley and Tinturn Abbey
   

• 07/16/2006 – Cardiff Castle, Bath, Stonehenge, along with
                           Salisbury Cathedral
   

• 07/17/2006 – London Heathrow and the Flight to Phoenix

Reviews, General Information and Tips

• Trafalgar Tour Review
  PLUS the Itinerary gets deciphered into plain English!
   

• Hotel Reviews
     Hilton London Olympia (London, England)
     Quality Hotel York (York, England)
     Radisson SAS (Glasgow, Scotland)
     Camden Court Dublin (Dublin, Ireland)
     Belfry Hotel (Waterford, Ireland)
     Holiday Inn Newport (Newport, Wales)
   

• Attraction Reviews
     Big Bus Tours (London, England)
     Westminster Abbey (London, England)
     St. Paul’s Cathedral (London, England)
     The London Eye (London, England)
   

• Restaurant Reviews
     Sopranos (London, England)
     Centre Page (London, England)
   

• Misconceptions prior to the Trip
   

• General Tips on Traveling to the UK and Ireland