Sample Itinerary – England

England Photo Tour

Note: This is an actual itinerary from a recent tour we organized and led. Your itinerary, including lodging, dining and other activities, will be custom-designed based on your specific preferences and priorities.

June 2013 (11 nights)
12 June Wednesday COTSWOLDS
Meet in Coventry
Stratford-upon-Avon
Broadway
Late Afternoon/Evening: Explore/shoot Broadway and surrounding area
Sunset shoot – Broadway Tower Country Park
Overnight: Broadway, The Lygon Arms (2 nights)
13 June Thursday COTSWOLDS
Sunrise Broadway Tower from surrounding roads
Morning: drive part of the Romantic Road
– Snowshill Manor
– Chipping Campden
– Moreton-in-Marsh
– Stow-on-the-Wold
– Lower Slaughter
Bourton-on-the-Water
Afternoon: South Cotswolds
– Chedworth Roman Villa
– Northleach
– Bibury
Sunset shoot – Arlington Row in Bibury
Overnight: Lygon Arms
14 June Friday PEAK DISTRICT
Morning:
– Winchcombe
– Cleeve Hill near Cheltenham
– Painswick
Late morning: drive to Derbyshire/Peak District
Afternoon: Chatsworth House
Sunset – Hope Valley landscapes, villages
Overnight: Hope, Losehill House (3 nights)
15 June Saturday PEAK DISTRICT
Sunrise shoot – Castleton, Hope Valley and villages
Morning: High Peak District
– Edale Road (Mam Tor etc.)
– Chapel-en-le-Frith
– Chapel Milton – railway viaducts
– Hill Views near Lamb Inn
– Sparrowpit
– Winnats Road/Arthur’s Way
– Speedwell Cavern, Treak Cliff Cavern etc
– All 50 min without stops
Afternoon: Central Peak District
– Tideswell
– Ashford-in-the-Water
– Bakewell
Options: Chatsworth Farm Shop in Pilsley; Edensor Tea Cottage
– Grindlesford, Hathersage, Baslow, Healthy Lea if time
Sunset around Hope Valley/Edale
Overnight: Losehill House
16 June Sunday PEAK DISTRICT
Sunrise shoot – Ladybower Reservoir from Derwent Lane (east side)
Morning: South Peak District
– Tissington area – Hartington, Biggin
Sunday roast at Biggin Hall
Afternoon:
– Fenny Bentley, Ashbourne
– Baslow/Hathersage area; Stanage Edge on the way back
Sunset shoot – Castleton/Hope Valley
Overnight: Losehill House
17 June Monday YORK
Morning drive to York
Afternoon: York
– York Minster
– The Shambles
– City Walls
– York Castle
– Clifford’s Tower
Sunset shoot – York Castle area; city views from walls, etc.
Overnight: York, The Royal York Hotel (2 nights)
18 June Tuesday SCARBOROUGH
Sunrise shoot – City walls, York Minster or Clifford’s Tower
Morning train to Scarborough
Lunch at Harry Ramsden’s
Afternoon: Scarborough Castle
Overnight: Royal York Hotel
19 June Wednesday YORKSHIRE
Morning: North York Moors National Park
– Pickering
– Goathland
– Robin Hood’s Bay
– Whitby
– Lavender fields: Wolds Way Lavender, Wintringham, Malton or Yorkshire Lavender, Terrington
– Drive to Harrogate via Knaresborough
Afternoon: Harrogate
Afternoon Tea at Betty’s Tea Room
Sunset at Knaresborough Viaduct
Overnight: Harrogate, Balmoral Hotel (2 nights)
20 June Thursday HARROGATE
Morning thru late afternoon: Yorkshire Dales National Park
– Cauldron Falls, West Burton
– Ribblehead Viaduct
– Janet’s Foss near Malham
– Hawes village
– Bolton Castle, Skipton Castle
Option: Stay in Harrogate for spa, shopping etc.
Sunset shoot – Yorkshire Dales
Overnight: Balmoral Hotel
21 June Friday YORKSHIRE / LEICESTERSHIRE
Morning: Knaresborough Viaduct and Harrogate
Late morning: drive to Leicestershire
– Conisbrough Castle on the way
Afternoon: Quorn, Woodhouse Eaves, Newtown Linford, Bradgate Park
Overnight: Leicester Marriott
22 June Saturday LEICESTER
Morning: Explore Leicester, Cathedral, photograph veteran’s parade etc.
Afternoon: BBQ at Coalson House
Tour concludes