The Great West Way offers 500 miles of adventure across beautiful countryside and lends itself perfectly to touring with a campervan or motorhome to stop along the way in a mobile home.
Along the way, road trippers can discover cultural cities, traditional market towns and charming villages whilst enjoy scenic countryside as they go!
With so many options and a massive variety of routes to enjoy and discover Uncover Britain have created three different themed self-drive road trip tour guides to help you navigate. The tour guides are themed especially for those travelling in either their own or a hired campervan or motorhome. The tour guides include top tops, hidden gems and Secret Stays®, helping you get the best out of your campervan or motorhome road trip, ticking off the big-hitters as well as uncovering off-the-beaten track places to scratch underneath the surface!
In a useful digital format, you can create your own itinerary to suit your available time from 3 to 10 nights. The tour guide includes attractions, walks, optional guided and self-guided tours, and activities plus useful suggestion on parking and taking public transport for days off behind the wheel, plus, food and drink suggestions such as places to enjoy an afternoon tea or dining at Michelin starred restaurants!
Save hours of searching and uncertainty creating your own itineraries and receive an easy-to-read, digestible format to save conveniently on your phone or device, with embedded links for up-to-date information in an ever-changing world.
The guide pinpoints campsites and Secret Stays® - giving you the opportunity to stay at a venue like a vineyard, craft barn, country pub and much more in your van, and supporting independent businesses whilst providing you with a unique experience.
There is so much more to discover than the highlights mentioned in each themed tour guide. With the freedom of the road, combined with the ability to set your own pace, you will enjoy the journey as much as the destination. Take a look at the themes below:
Taking you through cultural and historical cities this ’Encounter England’ tour with must-see attractions, meanders across the English countryside. Visit pretty villages and market towns as well as cultural cities. Enjoy the contrast of the places you visit along the way and discover your own encounter with England. Relax on river cruises, stroll along canal paths, refresh in cafes and watch the world go by.
Read more about this tour and purchase this road trip here: ’Encounter England’.
This route of ‘History and Heritage’ includes a whirlwind of British history and heritage! Visiting important historic destinations, you will experience a mix of Medieval, Roman, Regency, Victorian and Medieval Britain. Look on in awe at prehistoric monuments and admire period architecture. The vast history of Britain will be bought to life in an amazing journey through time on your own journey of discovery.
Read more about this tour and purchase this road trip here: ‘History and Heritage’
This tour of ‘Houses & Gardens' encompasses the quintessential English Country Garden and combines it with the castles, palace and manor houses, along the route through the Cotswolds. The tour includes must-see Windsor Castle and Highgrove, Blenheim Palace, and Kew Gardens as well as a great many more houses, gardens and parks on the route. A perfect tour for history, Royalty and garden buffs. And to satisfy the film and TV enthusiast, walk in the footsteps of the Crawley’s in Downton Abbey and Poldark. Spot backdrops from the Secret Garden, Pride and Prejudice and Harry Potter too! With or without a film interest, these stunning settings and Royal connections on this Houses & Gardens tour are an absolute must for anyone who enjoys the splendour of some of England’s finest estates.
Read more about this tour and purchase this road trip here: ‘Houses and Gardens’
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