British Weekend Jaunts - Tour 4 - 4 Days Discovering Bristol, Bath & North Somerset (Wells, Glastonbury, Cheddar Gorge)

By Caroline Y Preston

A travel guide book with a difference which gives a well planned 4 day, 3 location tour by car, through the lovely scenery of Somerset and the dramatic Cheddar Gorge to legendary Glastonbury and the Beautiful cities of Wells, Bath and Bristol.
This tour takes the reader on a journey through time, visiting caves which were lived in by Palaeolithic man, Roman Baths, Norman Abbeys, Medieval Palaces, Georgian Residences and modern technology; and is a good tour to take if you prefer a city based holiday, where instead of driving around between attractions you can mainly explore on foot, leaving your car in the hotel car park.
It is must for all lovers of the Regency era and Jane Austin, as she knew the city of Bath well, which is little changed since her time, and it features in at least two of her novels.
This illustrated ebook gives directions, maps, location information & travel tips used by the author.
In these hard times do you fancy going on a “weekend jaunt” to cheer yourself up, touring around some of the attractions this lovely country of ours has to offer, staying in multiple locations, but thought it too hard to organise?
Are you looking for a new kind of travel/guide book? Or perhaps you are planning a first trip to Britain, and are looking for a short tour guide which will give you a taste of what Britain has to offer, outside of London? Perhaps one which gives:
• A well planned 4 day multiple location tour in the glorious South West of England, which you can customise and enjoy at your own pace.
• Detailed information on how to organise your own weekend jaunt (travel, accommodation, visitor attractions, location history and information, etc.)
• Tips on how to keep costs down whist away and website addresses to visit to obtain best value for money deals and promotions.
• Gives daily itinerary’s to maximise the time spent in each location which you can follow, or tailor to suit yourself.
• Has maps, pictures and information on locations and attractions (including address, opening times, web address, how to get there, history &/or other pertinent information)
• All the information required in one book rather than having to purchase and carry, several city /town different guides whilst on your Weekend Jaunt
• Is suitable for all age groups and nationalities (particularly long haul visitors wishing to see as much of Britain as they can in a limited timescale, but not wanting to join a group arranged tour).
• Armchair traveller information and website addresses to enable them to “virtually” undertake the tour and visit attractions on line, if they cannot visit them in person.
If so ... this could be the ebook for you!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Caroline Y Preston
• Release date: Mar 25, 2012
• ISBN: 9781476243146

Caroline Y Preston

Caroline Preston has always had a love of literature, history, the arts, travel, bargain hunting and adventure and was delighted she was able to bring all her interests together whilst writing her travel and collecting ebooks.In addition to her travel and collector guides she has also written comedy sketches, plays, newsletters and articles.Although it may look mysterious, the Y in her name does not stand for anything in particular and is there merely to distinguish her from several other authors also named Caroline Preston.Caroline brings her British Northern “no nonsense, down to earth, can do, concise approach” to everything she does, including going on holiday! Which is partly the reason why her “Grand Tour” "City Breaks" and "British Weekend Jaunt" books are so useful. She has been fortunate to travel extensively in Europe and lived in Brittany, France during the mid 1980’s. Caroline currently lives in the North of England.She very much hopes you will enjoy her eBooks and have as much fun on your “Grand Tours” "City Breaks" and "British Weekend Jaunts" as she did on hers; and that her collector books help those starting out with their collections.

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British Weekend Jaunts (At Petit Cost!)

Tour 4 - 4 Days Discovering Bristol, Bath & North Somerset (Wells, Glastonbury, Cheddar Gorge)

Caroline Y Preston

British Weekend Jaunts (at petit cost!)

Tour 4 – 4 Days Discovering Bristol, Bath & North Somerset (Wells, Glastonbury, Cheddar Gorge)

Copyright March 2012 Caroline Y Preston

Smashwords Edition 1

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Disclaimer

Although information contained within this ebook is current at the time of going to press inevitably things change over time and it is recommended that you confirm venue opening times and other information on which you may rely, is still current when undertaking your tours.

Although this book includes the address of various websites, the author does not endorse, approve, certify or make warranties or representations as to the accuracy of the information on these sites. The author cannot be held responsible in any way, for any loss or injury (however caused) to readers who use the Itinerary’s or information contained within this ebook or visit locations, accommodations, travel mediums and attractions mentioned within it.

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Contents

Chapter 1 – British Weekend Jaunts (At Petit Cost!) Overview

Chapter 2 – Introduction To Tour

Chapter 3 – 4 Days Discovering Bristol, Bath and North Somerset (Wells, Glastonbury, Cheddar Gorge)

Chapter 4 – Glastonbury Cheddar Gorge & Wells

4.1 Glastonbury, 4.2 Cheddar Gorge & Caves, 4.3 Wells

Chapter 5 –Bath

5.1 Bath

Chapter 6 –Bristol

6.1 Bristol

Chapter 7 – Putting Together Your Own Weekend Jaunt

Chapter 8 – Acknowledgements

Chapter 9 – Index List Of Places & Attractions Visited

Chapter 1 – British Weekend Jaunts (At Petit Cost!) Overview

This ebook is a chapter from my larger book British Weekend Jaunts (At Petit Cost!) and has been produced to enable readers to purchase an individual tour from the book which they can take with them, and refer to, whilst on tour.

The ebook was written at the request of my friends and colleagues who asked me for details of short holidays I had put together for myself within the UK, as they too wanted a different kind of holiday from those currently on offer. With the current economic climate more of us are choosing to holiday at home and wanting to discover, sometimes for the first time, some of the beautiful cities and locations Britain has to offer. I also felt that my travel books may be of use to some of the many international visitors coming to Britain in 2012 for the Olympic Games and who wish to stay a few days longer to see something of this lovely country of ours.

This particular tour starts and ends in the UK and uses the travellers own means of transport, so international travellers wishing to follow the tour will also have to factor in airfare and car hire costs to their overall financial calculations.

The complete book British Weekend Jaunts (At Petit Cost!) comprises of the following six Weekend Jaunts and visits the British Cities, Towns and areas shown below. I hope, if this eBook is successful, to publish all of the tours as separate ebooks as well as new titles in the series:-

* Tour 1 – 4 Days Touring Snowdonia & the Llŷn Peninsula, North Wales

* Tour 2 – 4 Days Touring The English Lake District, Cumbria

* Tour 3 – 2 Days Discovering The Pendle Witch Trail (Pendle & Lancaster)

* Tour 4 – 4 Days Discovering Bristol, Bath & North Somerset (Wells, Glastonbury, Cheddar Gorge)

* Tour 5 – 4 Days Touring The Towns, Villages and Cities Of The English Cotswolds

* Tour 6 – 3 Days Touring The North Yorkshire Coast

I feel the tours in the Weekend Jaunts (At Petit Cost!) series of ebooks are a breath of fresh air in that:

* Unlike some other travel books the individual tours were all planned and conducted on a very tight budget, using discount accommodation deals, promotions and vouchers, all of which would appeal to today’s cost conscious viewers.

* Each tour is multi locational and puts together destinations you may not normally find together; additionally some of the tours visit sites and other attractions which are off the beaten track and not usually visited by tourists giving a holiday which is a little different. A couple of the tours also have underlying themes i.e. following in the footsteps of the Romans or short picturesque steam train journeys.

* For the inexperienced traveller sites and attractions at each location within the tour are grouped together, ensuring that maximum cost and timescale benefits are achieved.

* It gives the viewer information on how to put together a Weekend Jaunt themselves (including transportation, accommodation, venues to visit, venue information and the best web sites to consult, etc) and how to customise a tour to their own requirements.

* The tours are suitable to all age groups and nationalities (particularly long haul visitors wishing to see as much of Britain as they can in a limited timescale, but not wanting to join a group arranged tour).

* The tours can be made by Single travellers, couples, families and group travellers as well as people working within the travel industry looking for different ideas. Additionally virtual travellers can follow the tours from their armchairs by looking up the cities/towns, attractions and venues on their computer should they wish.

* The tours do not have to be taken over a weekend and can start and finish on any day you choose. Additionally the tours can be undertaken at any time of year although if taking them between October and March please bear in mind the British weather conditions and reduced daylight hours.

One thing to bear in mind if you feel

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