Out-of-Town Excursions

London has no lack of things to do, but the rest of England is just as rammed with history, culture, and indeed shopping opportunities!  Below you can find some of the day trips we offer from London.  Bear and Lion Tours is happy to advise on what sites can easily be combined in a single, and we can also help organise transport, accommodation, and guiding for longer trips.

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Windsor Castle

Originally built in the 11th century after the Norman invasion by William the Conqueror, since the time of Henry I, Windsor Castle has been used by succeeding monarchs and is the longest-occupied palace in Europe. The castle's lavish, early 19th-century State Apartments are architecturally significant. Windsor Castle was used as a refuge for the royal family during the bombing campaigns of the Second World War and remains a popular tourist attraction, a venue for hosting state visits, and the preferred weekend home of Elizabeth II.

Windsor Castle can be combined with trips to: Stonehenge, Oxford, The Cotswolds and Bath

Stonehenge

What's the meaning of Stonehenge? How could they raise the stones so high completely without the technology we have today? Believed to have been built between 3000 and 2000 BC, and one of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is the remains of a ring of standing stones set within earthworks. It is in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments, including several hundred burial mounds.

Stonehenge can be combined with trips to:  Windsor Castle and alisbury

Oxford

Most famously, Oxford is home to the a University, established by 1096 AD (for the record, the same year as the First Crusade began).  Know for it's dreaming spires, spectacular architecture, winding streets and alleys, and laconic pubs, Oxford is a wonderful base for exploring The Cotswolds while still enjoying all the comforts of city living.

Oxford can be combined with trips to: he Cotswolds, Windsor Castle, Bath