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Places worth taking slowly, reached without you doing the driving.

Escorted Holiday Destinations in Britain and Europe

See more of Britain and Europe without planning a mile of it. Pick a destination below and we take care of the route, the hotels and the driving — you travel with a small group and a guide who knows the ground. Choose where you want to go to see what is running now.

Yorkshire

Yorkshire

Escorted breaks in York, Harrogate, the Moors and the Yorkshire coast
Wiltshire

Wiltshire

Stonehenge, Longleat and the gardens at Highgrove, with someone else driving.
Vienna

Vienna

Four to six days by air, with palaces, concerts and Heuriger evenings
Wales

Wales

Five-day escorted holidays based in Tenby, Caernarfon, Llandudno and Llandrindod Wells
Umbria

Umbria

Hill towns, Assisi's frescoes and Sagrantino wine, with the driving done for you
Turkey

Turkey

Ottoman palaces, a Bosphorus cruise and the cave valleys of Cappadocia
Sweden

Sweden

Stockholm's islands, Uppsala's cathedral and a slow train north through Lapland
Switzerland

Switzerland

Camellia parks at Locarno, Appenzell cheese country and the Alpine railways
Spain

Spain

Andalucian palaces, Catalan gardens and Rioja bodegas, at an unhurried pace
Snowdonia

Snowdonia

Five-day breaks based in Llandudno or Caernarfon, mountain railways included
Somerset

Somerset

Based on the coast, with Cheddar Gorge, Wells and Bath within an hour
Slovenia

Slovenia

Six days between Lake Bled, Ljubljana and the Julian Alps
Romania

Romania

Bucharest's boulevards, a Carpathian crossing and two castles above the passes
Scotland

Scotland

Based in Pitlochry, Biggar or Loch Lomond, with the driving left to us
Prague

Prague

Four nights by the Vltava, with walking tours, Karlovy Vary and a river cruise
Puglia

Puglia

Trulli towns, baroque Lecce and the cave city of Matera, guided throughout
Portugal

Portugal

Porto's port lodges, Lisbon's tiled streets and Madeira in permanent flower
Norway

Norway

Fjord cruising, the Flåm Railway and Bergen, arranged from start to finish
Poland

Poland

Kraków's medieval square, the Wieliczka salt workings and the Tatra foothills
Northumberland

Northumberland

Castles above empty beaches, Roman forts on the whin sill, and Holy Island at low tide
Normandy

Normandy

Monet's water garden, Rouen's old streets and the ferry to Guernsey
Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Belfast, the Causeway Coast and Derry's walls, with somebody else driving
Norfolk

Norfolk

Norwich-based touring for gardens, great estates and the Broads waterways
Montenegro

Montenegro

Eight days on the Adriatic, with Kotor, Perast and the old royal capital
Netherlands

Netherlands

Keukenhof in April, Golden Age paintings, and canal cities within easy reach
Malta

Malta

Eight days based in one hotel, with flights and guided sightseeing included
Madeira

Madeira

Eight days on the island, with flights, transfers and guided excursion days
Madrid

Madrid

Art-led holidays built around the Prado, with days out to Toledo and Ávila
Lisbon

Lisbon

Alfama, Belém and the palaces of Sintra, taken at a sensible pace
Lake Garda

Lake Garda

Lemon terraces, Verona and Valpolicella, with the driving left to somebody else
Lanzarote

Lanzarote

Volcanic country, whitewashed villages and reliable warmth four hours from home
Lake District

Lake District

Five-day tours taking in Hill Top, Dove Cottage and a Windermere cruise
Kent

Kent

Castles, National Trust gardens and English vineyards, with the driving left to us
Krakow

Krakow

Four nights in one city hotel, with Auschwitz, the salt mine and the Tatras
Italy

Italy

Tuscany, Puglia, the Lakes and Sicily, travelled at a proper pace
Isles of Scilly

Isles of Scilly

Five inhabited islands, a ferry from Penzance, and boats between them each morning.
Istanbul

Istanbul

Guided days in the old city, on the water and across in Asia
Isle of Man

Isle of Man

Manx railways, castles and glens, with the timetables and driving handled
Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight

Osborne House, Ventnor's palm trees and the steam railway, ferry included
Iceland

Iceland

Six nights in Reykjavík, with the Golden Circle, Blue Lagoon and aurora nights
Greece

Greece

Athens, Delphi, Meteora and the Cyclades, travelled with a guide
Hungary

Hungary

Budapest, the Danube and the palaces and horsemen beyond the city
Giants Causeway

Giants Causeway

Forty thousand basalt columns, a UNESCO coastline, and Belfast an hour away
Georgia

Georgia

Tbilisi, the high Caucasus and eight thousand years of winemaking
Germany

Germany

Escorted holidays taking in Berlin, Cologne, the Rhine and Lake Constance
France

France

Small-group holidays to Champagne, Normandy, Bordeaux and the south
England

England

Country houses, gardens, coastal towns and cathedral cities, all driven for you
Devon

Devon

Five-day escorted breaks on both Devon coasts, gardens and moor included
Dorset

Dorset

Durdle Door, Lulworth Cove and Bournemouth sands, with someone else driving
Czech Republic

Czech Republic

Five days based in Prague, with a river cruise and Karlovy Vary
Croatia

Croatia

Istria's hill towns, Roman Split and the Dalmatian islands by small ship.
Cyprus

Cyprus

Eight days based in Paphos, with Roman mosaics, hill villages and vineyards
Cotswolds

Cotswolds

Escorted breaks based near Gloucester and Bristol, taking in Sudeley, Hidcote and Highgrove
Champagne

Champagne

Reims, Épernay and the chalk cellars, at an unhurried pace
Cornwall

Cornwall

Subtropical gardens, St Ives galleries and harbour towns, with somebody else driving
Belgium

Belgium

Bruges canals, Brussels chocolate and Antwerp Art Deco, at an unhurried pace
Barcelona

Barcelona

Gaudí, Miró, Picasso and Dalí, seen properly and without the queuing
Belfast

Belfast

Titanic Belfast, the Causeway Coast and Derry's walls, all arranged
Austria

Austria

Imperial Vienna, alpine lakes and Tyrolean valleys, with someone else driving
Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Short escorted breaks built around the Rijksmuseum, the canals and the winter markets
Armenia

Armenia

Nine days of monasteries, mountain roads and the Areni wine festival