Leeds Castle & Canterbury & Time on Your Own
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Port
Dover (London), England, UK
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Activity Level
Moderate
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Excursion Type
All
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Wheelchair Accessible
No
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Starting At
$129.95
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Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
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Duration
Approximately 7 Hours
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Meals Included
Meals not included
Historic Leeds Castle, home to six English queens and a playground of Henry VIII, is your destination this morning as you travel from the pier by motorcoach.
Upon arrival at the estate, follow a tree-lined stream through the grounds and across to the two islands on which the castle lies. Pass through the 13th-century Gate Tower and leave the coach for a self-guided castle tour. Castle guides are stationed throughout the castle to answer questions. The restored rooms boast tapestries, paintings and furnishings. The castle's gift shop sells mementos.
Continue to the city of Canterbury. England's most famous cathedral town presents a fascinating mix of medieval and modern. Long stretches of the city walls survive, built during the 13th and 14th centuries atop Roman foundations. Stroll through the streets on your own to admire the architecture, browse in the many shops or purchase lunch (at your own expense).
The return route to Dover travels through the green and rolling landscape of the Kent countryside, passing orchards, hop fields, woods, timbered farmhouses and picturesque cottages in the villages of Sandwich and Deal.
Notes:
Lunch is not included. You will have time to purchase lunch at your own expense during the tour. Bring local currency. Photography is not allowed inside the chapel at Leeds Castle. Guests using a wheelchair, please be advised that the accessible route operates against the flow of ambulatory visitors, requiring a split from the main group.