Discover England’s Northwest and see what events are on during your stay!

DESIGN YOUR OWN CUSTOM TOUR WITH US! All SGT itineraries are available for private departures, from 2 guests and up on the date of your choice. The cost of a private tour is based on how many guests in the party. All itineraries below are suggestions and can be modified to specifically suit your travel requirements/requests.  Learn more here: Private, Tailor-Made tours

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“Name the Date”  Some of our SGT Suggested Itineraries for Private Groups, whenever you want them:

*Robin Hood and the Heroes of England: 3 days; Go in search of our central figure, a man of great romance and mystery in English folklore - Robin Hood. We’ll explore what life was like for everyday people in Medieval England, see some stunning scenery, regal stately homes and introduce some sites of other ‘Heroes of England!’

*Literary Lake District: 3 days; Sites associated with William Wordsworth, Samuel Coldridge, Beatrix Potter, John Ruskin and the Bronte sisters...along the way, the Dales and landscapes of JM Turner to further inspire.

*Peak District: Stately Homes and Regency Film Sites: 3 days; A delight for any visitor - stately homes, stunning gardens and countryside, quaint villages - but especially for fans of the recent Jane Austen films.

*Herriot Country, Yorkshire: 3 days; Dramatic moors, rolling dales and the best that Oop North has to offer. See York, Whitby and ride a steam train. Explore the inspirations for great authors such as James Herriot, the Brontes and Bram Stoker plus film sites of Calendar Girls and Harry Potter.

*Northern England, Lakes and Dales: 5 days, 4 nights; Highlights of the North, see the lovely Lake District and Yorkshire Dales.

*Roman Britain North: 3 days; Hadrian’s Wall, Ribchester, the North West's most stunning scenery, picturesque villages and towns plus magnificent mediaeval/Roman fortress of Chester.

*Caesar’s Britain, Roman Sites: 6 days from London, finishing Manchester; Roman highlights tour in Sussex, South Wales, Borders & Lake District

*The Home Front, North Country 1939 - 1945: 4 days; You think of war and you think battlefields...but what about the British Home Front? What kind of life did people live during those dark days when the world was engulfed by war?

*Gardens of Wales: 10 days; South, North Wales

*Wales Sacred Places: beginning London, finishing Manchester; Spiritual highlights throughout Wales South, West, North Wales

*The Great North Country: 14 days; Yorkshire, Lake District, Peak District, North Wales

*Haunted Britain: beginning London, finishing Manchester; Wessex, Heart of England, Yorkshire

*Pint to Pint, Cubrian Ale Tour:

Tours from London including North Country England:

*Literary England: 9 days beginning London, finishing in Manchester; A highlight tour of some of the rich literary landscapes of England in Kent, Hampshire, Heart of England and the Lake District. Authors of interest include Jane Austen, Shakespeare, Dickens, Thomas Hardy, William Wordsworth, the Brontes...

*England's Quilts, Textiles and Antiques: 9 days from London; Enjoy a selection of lovely countryside, antique shops, stately homes, traditional working mills, the famous potteries and…did you say you want to see quilts?! Enjoy special viewing of Lucy Boston’s quilts plus quilt collections & iconic highlights in Bath, Cotswolds, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Peak District, York and Cambridge.

*C'mon Everybody! Rock Across the UK: 7 days from London; multiple departure dates; 2010 is a year of many anniversaries in rock history - join us as we celebrate the greats including all of the London sites, Beatles' Liverpool, Pink Floyd's Cambridge, Led Zep mania in Wales and Birmingham <also land of OZZY!> Brit Pop capitol “Mad-chester” and much more!