London and Cornwall in the Grand Manner
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For a special occasion like a birthday, anniversary or a destination wedding, let us offer an experience combining high quality accommodations and the luxury of personal attention.
In London you will stay in a small hotel voted as number one in London and in Cornwall your accommodations offer a location on a bay with palm trees and a fine sand beach. Finish your visit back in the London area in the hotel on the Thames that the now Duchess of Sussex and her mother stayed in prior to her marriage to Prince Harry.
For a special occasion like a birthday, anniversary or a destination wedding, let us offer an experience combining high quality accommodations and the luxury of personal attention.
In London you will stay in a small hotel voted as number one in London and in Cornwall your accommodations offer a location on a bay with palm trees and a fine sand beach. Finish your visit back in the London area in the hotel on the Thames that the now Duchess of Sussex and her mother stayed in prior to her marriage to Prince Harry.
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Explore: London & Cornwall
Customizable Itinerary - 12 Days (from $7,368 per person)
Day 1: Depart USA
You begin your elegant and romantic adventure by boarding a flight to London to begin your private luxury tour.
Day 2: Arrival in London
Upon arrival in London you will be met by one of our drivers and taken into London and the chic neighborhood of Kensington. You may want to get a little exercise after the flight so we suggest a brief walk to Kensington Gardens passing the Royal Albert Hall on the way. Here you will find Kensington Palace the London home of Prince William and Kate and other notables. Since your body clock may be off a little you may want to enjoy the renowned afternoon tea at your hotel in lieu of a late lunch or early dinner. A glass of Bollinger might add to the enjoyment.
Day 3: A Village in Piccadilly
We are especially pleased with the private guides with whom we work not only because of their core knowledge and presentation skills but the added edge their other experiences provide in showing parts of London not shown to tourists nor even known by some Londoners. We include actresses, soldiers, Members of Parliament, MI6 and the legal profession among the ranks. During your stay in London we have suggested a variety of programs that we think you will enjoy but prior to departure we will supply a more expansive list from which you can choose. Today we could focus on the West End with famous shops, gentlemen’s clubs and unusual places of history finishing up at Green Park. From there you can explore Hyde Park, tour the National Gallery or walk back to your hotel stopping at Harrods on the way. We will also provide a list of recommended restaurants that you might enjoy in the evening.
Breakfast
Day 4: Greenwich, the Thames and the Tower of London
Today you meet another guide for a trip down the Thames to the town of Greenwich. Here you will visit the clipper ship Cutty Sark and the National Maritime Museum. You can visit a pub that serves beer that was provided to Nelson’s sailors. At the National Maritime Museum you will see the uniform worn by Nelson when he was shot by a French sniper at the Battle of Trafalgar. Your guide will also show you how you can walk under the Thames to the other side. After your tour you can take a boat back to the Tower of London where you meet another guide for a private tour through 1,000 years of English history including the name of the only American locked up in the Tower.
Breakfast
Day 5: Chelsea and Notting Hill
Your guide will be waiting to take you on a walking tour of Chelsea which is part of the Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. You will see the boutiques of Sloane Street and the house owned by Laurence Olivier. You will also visit Notting Hill, once disreputable but now Uber trendy. See the locations from the Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts movie and return via the Embassies and Mansions of Kensington Palace Gardens. If you like, your guide can drop you off at the V & A Museum dedicated to design through the ages. In the evening we will provide premium seats to the West End Play or Musical of your choice.
Breakfast
Day 6: An Elegant Drive to Cornwall
In the morning your driver from your hotel in Cornwall will waiting to take you south to the Cornish Coast. Enjoy the ride in the Range Rover as you drive down the East coast of England. You will arrive at the hotel where you have time for a swim either in the protected bay or the indoor or outdoor pools. Enjoy dinner at the hotel where Portloe Lobster is always on the menu.
Breakfast and Dinner
Day 7: Fal River and the D Day Deception
After your first Cornish breakfast you are transferred to Smuggler’s Cove in Toverne where you board the Alice Rose, the hotel’s vintage motor launch. This site in the Fal River is a little known historic site since it is where General Eisenhower prepared and briefed his American troops before they embarked for the D day landings. To mislead the Germans, many of the landing craft were kept in the estuaries around the Cornish coast. Slipping from the mooring, the first part of the day’s cruise starts down the sheltered and beautiful Fal River into the Carrick Roads. You continue past St. Mawes and Falmouth to the Helford River where you enjoy cocktails and a picnic lunch at anchor in a quiet cove. You then return to the hotel before selecting a nearby restaurant for dinner.
Breakfast and Lunch
Day 8: Exploring the Cornish Coastal Path
Today you follow the well-maintained coastal path that offers spectacular sea views and sights along the way. On your walk you may want to visit St. Just in Roseland Church dating to 550AD before visiting the fishing village of Portloe, famous for its lobsters. Stop for lunch and a pint at The Ship Inn before taking another scenic route back. Reward your exercise with a Cornish Cream Tea served at the hotel followed by a walk along the beach.
Breakfast and Dinner
Day 9: Art in St. Ives and Penzance without the Pirates
After breakfast, you meet your driver who will take you on an exploration of the Cornish Peninsula. You will visit the charming town of Penzance, made world famous by the Gilbert and Sullivan Operetta and the picturesque artist’s colony of St. Ives the new outpost of the Tate Gallery.
Breakfast and Dinner
Day 10: The Lost Gardens of Heligan
You have the morning free to enjoy the amenities of the hotel. If you wish, they can arrange for you to ride horses on the beach or you can try your hand at croquet. In the afternoon a driver will take you to visit the Lost Gardens of Heligan. Created to perfection at the end of the 19th Century, they fell into disrepair when many of the Heligan estate‘s gardeners went off to fight in World War I. Sadly, most did not return. The hurricane of 1990 moved things including a previously hidden door in the wall (much like The Secret Garden) and years of restoration now offer 200 acres of horticulture for you to enjoy.
Breakfast and Dinner
Day 11: From the Coast of Cornwall to the Banks of the Thames
In the morning the hotel driver will be waiting to drive you back to the London area. You will be spending the night at a hotel close to Heathrow airport and situated on 65 acres on the banks of the Thames. In addition to Meagan Markle and her mother the hotel also served as the location for a wedding celebration for George and Amal Clooney for their English friends. Enjoy dinner with scenic views of the Thames.
Breakfast and Dinner
Day12: Return to USA
A car will be waiting to take you to the airport for the return flight to the USA.
Breakfast
You begin your elegant and romantic adventure by boarding a flight to London to begin your private luxury tour.
Day 2: Arrival in London
Upon arrival in London you will be met by one of our drivers and taken into London and the chic neighborhood of Kensington. You may want to get a little exercise after the flight so we suggest a brief walk to Kensington Gardens passing the Royal Albert Hall on the way. Here you will find Kensington Palace the London home of Prince William and Kate and other notables. Since your body clock may be off a little you may want to enjoy the renowned afternoon tea at your hotel in lieu of a late lunch or early dinner. A glass of Bollinger might add to the enjoyment.
Day 3: A Village in Piccadilly
We are especially pleased with the private guides with whom we work not only because of their core knowledge and presentation skills but the added edge their other experiences provide in showing parts of London not shown to tourists nor even known by some Londoners. We include actresses, soldiers, Members of Parliament, MI6 and the legal profession among the ranks. During your stay in London we have suggested a variety of programs that we think you will enjoy but prior to departure we will supply a more expansive list from which you can choose. Today we could focus on the West End with famous shops, gentlemen’s clubs and unusual places of history finishing up at Green Park. From there you can explore Hyde Park, tour the National Gallery or walk back to your hotel stopping at Harrods on the way. We will also provide a list of recommended restaurants that you might enjoy in the evening.
Breakfast
Day 4: Greenwich, the Thames and the Tower of London
Today you meet another guide for a trip down the Thames to the town of Greenwich. Here you will visit the clipper ship Cutty Sark and the National Maritime Museum. You can visit a pub that serves beer that was provided to Nelson’s sailors. At the National Maritime Museum you will see the uniform worn by Nelson when he was shot by a French sniper at the Battle of Trafalgar. Your guide will also show you how you can walk under the Thames to the other side. After your tour you can take a boat back to the Tower of London where you meet another guide for a private tour through 1,000 years of English history including the name of the only American locked up in the Tower.
Breakfast
Day 5: Chelsea and Notting Hill
Your guide will be waiting to take you on a walking tour of Chelsea which is part of the Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. You will see the boutiques of Sloane Street and the house owned by Laurence Olivier. You will also visit Notting Hill, once disreputable but now Uber trendy. See the locations from the Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts movie and return via the Embassies and Mansions of Kensington Palace Gardens. If you like, your guide can drop you off at the V & A Museum dedicated to design through the ages. In the evening we will provide premium seats to the West End Play or Musical of your choice.
Breakfast
Day 6: An Elegant Drive to Cornwall
In the morning your driver from your hotel in Cornwall will waiting to take you south to the Cornish Coast. Enjoy the ride in the Range Rover as you drive down the East coast of England. You will arrive at the hotel where you have time for a swim either in the protected bay or the indoor or outdoor pools. Enjoy dinner at the hotel where Portloe Lobster is always on the menu.
Breakfast and Dinner
Day 7: Fal River and the D Day Deception
After your first Cornish breakfast you are transferred to Smuggler’s Cove in Toverne where you board the Alice Rose, the hotel’s vintage motor launch. This site in the Fal River is a little known historic site since it is where General Eisenhower prepared and briefed his American troops before they embarked for the D day landings. To mislead the Germans, many of the landing craft were kept in the estuaries around the Cornish coast. Slipping from the mooring, the first part of the day’s cruise starts down the sheltered and beautiful Fal River into the Carrick Roads. You continue past St. Mawes and Falmouth to the Helford River where you enjoy cocktails and a picnic lunch at anchor in a quiet cove. You then return to the hotel before selecting a nearby restaurant for dinner.
Breakfast and Lunch
Day 8: Exploring the Cornish Coastal Path
Today you follow the well-maintained coastal path that offers spectacular sea views and sights along the way. On your walk you may want to visit St. Just in Roseland Church dating to 550AD before visiting the fishing village of Portloe, famous for its lobsters. Stop for lunch and a pint at The Ship Inn before taking another scenic route back. Reward your exercise with a Cornish Cream Tea served at the hotel followed by a walk along the beach.
Breakfast and Dinner
Day 9: Art in St. Ives and Penzance without the Pirates
After breakfast, you meet your driver who will take you on an exploration of the Cornish Peninsula. You will visit the charming town of Penzance, made world famous by the Gilbert and Sullivan Operetta and the picturesque artist’s colony of St. Ives the new outpost of the Tate Gallery.
Breakfast and Dinner
Day 10: The Lost Gardens of Heligan
You have the morning free to enjoy the amenities of the hotel. If you wish, they can arrange for you to ride horses on the beach or you can try your hand at croquet. In the afternoon a driver will take you to visit the Lost Gardens of Heligan. Created to perfection at the end of the 19th Century, they fell into disrepair when many of the Heligan estate‘s gardeners went off to fight in World War I. Sadly, most did not return. The hurricane of 1990 moved things including a previously hidden door in the wall (much like The Secret Garden) and years of restoration now offer 200 acres of horticulture for you to enjoy.
Breakfast and Dinner
Day 11: From the Coast of Cornwall to the Banks of the Thames
In the morning the hotel driver will be waiting to drive you back to the London area. You will be spending the night at a hotel close to Heathrow airport and situated on 65 acres on the banks of the Thames. In addition to Meagan Markle and her mother the hotel also served as the location for a wedding celebration for George and Amal Clooney for their English friends. Enjoy dinner with scenic views of the Thames.
Breakfast and Dinner
Day12: Return to USA
A car will be waiting to take you to the airport for the return flight to the USA.
Breakfast
