Coach Tours in Great Britain

England: Back-Roads Touring Co.

• The Back-Roads Touring Company has been providing both tailor-made and regular group tours in the UK and Europe for over two decades. A few of the scheduled tours in England include the Heart of England Tour, which takes passengers to Oxford, Windsor, Stratford and Bath, the In Search of King Arthur Tour, which visits Stonehenge, Glastonbury Abbey, Tintagel Castle in Cornwall and the Avebury Stone Circle, and the Literary England Tour, which follows in the footsteps of some of England's literary greats, including Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy and Jane Austen.

  These three tours last four days and include transportation, three nights of accommodation, meals and a guide. They vary somewhat in price, but as of 2010, they all run from £550 ($860 USD) to £580 ($906 USD).

  Back-Roads Touring Co

  Level 2, 107 Power Road

  London W4 5 PY

  United Kingdom

  011-44-208-987-0990

  backroadstouring.co.uk

Scotland: Highland Heritage Coach Tours

• Based in Dalmally, Scotland, Highland Heritage Coach Tours offers a wide range of guided coach tours in Scotland. Tours depart from one of its four hotels: the Alexandra Hotel in Oban, the Ben Doran and Royal Hotels in Tyndrum and the Dalmally Hotel in Strathorchy. All tours include nightly entertainment at the hotel, a candlelit dinner and a Highland Night with a bagpiper and Scottish dancers. One of the more popular tours is the six-day Best of Scotland tour. This excursion covers Edinburgh, Perth, Blair Castle, Loch Lomond, the Trossachs and Loch Leven. Other Scottish tours include the Highland Platinum Tour, the Lochs & Islands Tour and the Highland Glens Tour.

  Highland Heritage Coach Tours

  Dalmally Hotel

  Dalmally PA33 1AY

  Scotland

  011-44-183-820-0393

  highlandheritage.co.uk

Wales: Anderson Tours

• Anderson Tours offers a variety of coach tours in Europe and the UK, including tours through the Welsh countryside. One such excursion is the Day in Wales tour, which departs from London in the morning, travels to Cardiff and Caerphilly Castle, and then returns to London in the early evening. The cost of the tour, as of 2010, is £49 ($77 USD) for adults and £45 ($70 USD) for children. The price includes transportation, entrance fee to Caerphilly Castle and a guided tour of the castle.

  Anderson Tours

  81 Charlotte St.

  London W1T 4PP

  United Kingdom

  011-44-207-436-9304

  hallamandersontours.com