2 Day Stonehenge and Bath Tour with Overnight Stay in Bath

Your private guide will meet you at your cruise ship/hotel in Southampton and will drive you to Stonehenge - one of Britain's most famous monuments. The journey will take approximately 1 hour.

Your guide will take you around the Stonehenge Visitor Centre and the ancient stone circle and will bring the stones to life with interesting stories about its construction and history. Your guide has attended talks by some of the leading archaeologists at Stonehenge and will share with you their latest discoveries. After exploring Stonehenge you will be driven to the beautiful city of Bath. There will be a stop on route at a historic English pub for lunch.

Your guide was born and grew up in Bath giving you the chance to be shown around the city by a local. You will be taken to your guide's favourite viewpoint over Bath to give you a great perspective of the city. You will then have a private walking tour of Bath where your guide will show you all of the city's famous buildings and landmarks and will tell you interesting stories about these and the city. At the end of the tour you will be taken to your accommodation in Bath where your evening will be at leisure. Some of the places visited during your walking tour are listed below.

Built in the 1700s Pulteney Bridge is a famous landmark in Bath. You will discover what makes this bridge so famous.

You will hear about the fascinating history behind the Bath Abbey.

You will be shown the location of the city's hot springs and Bath's modern spa. Should you wish to visit the Thermae Bath Spa during your stay your guide will give you some useful tips.

During the tour you will hear about the connection between Bath and a famous English author: Jane Austen. Your guide will point out the Jane Austen Centre which fans of Jane Austen may like to visit during their stay.

You will visit the beautiful Circus which has had a number of interesting residents and has an interesting connection to Stonehenge.

You will also visit the magnificent Royal Crescent.

In the morning your guide will escort you to the Roman Baths museum. The museum contains one of the best-preserved remains of a Roman spa which was built thousands of years ago over the city's hot springs. Today the museum is Bath's most popular attraction. Guides are not allowed to guide inside the museum so this will be an unaccompanied visit where you will have use of the museum's excellent audio guides.

After visiting the Roman Baths your guide will drive you to your next holiday destination (if you would like more time in Bath before leaving please just let your guide know). All destinations within 3 hours drive of Bath are included in the price of this tour e.g. London, Heathrow Airport, Southampton, Cotswolds. Please contact Bath Insider Tours for destinations beyond 3 hours.