Bath Costwolds (11 hrs)

Departure Point Southampton Cruise Terminal Pick-Up: Our professional driver will be present at the cruise terminal at least 15 minutes prior to your scheduled pick-up time. Southampton Hotel Pick-Up: Our professional driver will meet you at the scheduled time at your hotel lobby. Return Details Could you please specify at which Southampton Cruise Terminal you would like to drop-off off or provide the name of the cruise ship? Kindly advise let us of your preferred drop-off location within the Southampton area. Duration 9 hours - 12 hours Languages Available Audio guide - German Printed guide - German Audio guide - English Printed guide - English Audio guide - Italian Printed guide - Italian Audio guide - French Printed guide - French Audio guide - Spanish Printed guide - Spanish Points of Interest Stop At: Southampton Southampton You will start your journey from Southampton to Bath which will take approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes. Along the way you will enjoy the scenic views as you pass through various quaint villages.Upon your arrival in Bath you will visit The Roman Baths first. If you wish to make any adjustments to your travel plans please feel free to discuss this with your driver. Additionally Bath offers other remarkable sights worth visiting including:- The Royal Crescent- The Circus- Pulteney BridgeShould you have any questions or require further assistance please do not hesitate to reach out. Duration: Not Available Stop At: The Roman Baths Abbey Church Yard Bath Constructed in around 70AD as a grand bathing and socialising complex the Roman Baths is one of the best-preserved Roman remains in the world where 1 170 000 litres of steaming spring water reaching 46°C still fills the bathing site every single day.The Roman Baths is the site of extensive ruins and an interactive museum filled with many treasures and visual snippets that transport you back to Roman times and the lives of the Aquae Sulis people. Walk on ancient pavements as the Romans did 2 000 years ago and explore chambers historically housing changing rooms and tepid plunge pools.Audio guides in twelve languages with a special one for children in English German and French are included in the admission price.Advance booking is highly recommended Duration: 2 hours Stop At: Pulteney Bridge Argyle Street Bath One of the most photographed examples of Georgian architecture in the city and one of only four bridges in the world to have shops across its full span on both sides Pulteney Bridge was designed in 1769 by Robert Adam.The bridge is named after Frances Pulteney wife of William Johnstone Pulteney. William was an important man in Georgian Bath owning a lot of land in the surrounding area. He had grand plans to create a 'new town' to rival that of John Wood's on the west side of the city.His grand scheme needed a new bridge and he didn't want just any old bridge he wanted a spectacular bridge one which everyone would talk about. The architecture is classical with pediments pilasters and tiny leaded domes at either end.The shops are small and the roadway is not wide but when the bridge opened in 1770 it was a revelation. Today it is surely one of the world's most beautiful and romantic bridges best viewed from Parade Gardens and the crescent weir. Duration: 20 minutes Stop At: The Circus Gay Street Bath The Circus originally called King's Circus was designed by the architect John Wood the Elder.Construction began in 1754 however Wood died less than three months after the first stone was laid and so his son John Wood the Younger completed the design in 1768.The Circus consists of three curved segments of Grade I listed townhouses forming a circle with three entrances. When viewed from the air the Circus along with Queen Square and adjoining Gay Street form a key shape which is a masonic symbol similar to those that adorn many of Wood's buildings.Look a little closer at the detail on the stonework and you’ll see many emblems such as serpents acorns and nautical symbols. Wood was known to admire the druids the creators of prehistoric stone circles. Convinced that Bath had been the principal centre of Druid activity in Britain Wood studied Stonehenge and designed the Circus with the same diameter. Duration: 20 minutes Stop At: Castle Combe Village Castle Combe Castle Combe has featured regularly as a film location most recently in The Wolf Man Stardust and Stephen Spielberg’s War Horse. It was also used in the original Dr Doolittle film.The village has a rich history and the houses are made up of the honey coloured Cotswold stone typical for a village of this area.Within Castle Combe you’ll find a Market Cross and St Andrew’s Church which dates from the 13th century. The church houses a faceless clock which is reputed to be one of the oldest working clocks in the country. You’ll also find a couple of pubs and a luxury hotel with a golf