International Friends: weekend trips by coach from London or Cambridge

The following is a list of UK weekend tours operated by International Friends. Click on the "Locations visited" links for photos and information about some of the destinations visited.
All tours start and end in London, but in some cases you can also join in Cambridge, Oxford or Kent (check departure points when you book).
Minicoach trips have a maximum of 16 passengers. Coach trips and Edinburgh by train trips may have larger numbers of passengers.
All of these tours include the services of a guide or driver-guide. Prices include accommodation and breakfast.
You should bring enough extra money for your other meals (lunch and supper), for entrance into attractions and to buy souvenirs: you are recommended to bring at least £25 per day.

Tour Name (click on link to book)	Transport	Days	Price	Locations visited: photos/information	Country
Oxford, Cotswolds, Bath, Lacock & Stonehenge (summer tour)	Minicoach	2	£159	Oxford, Cotswolds, Bath, Lacock & Stonehenge	England
Edinburgh, Loch Ness & Highlands by train	Train	3	£159 - £189	Edinburgh	Scotland
Horse Riding in Wild Wales	Coach	2	£149	Chepstow & Tintern & Hay-on-Wye & Brecon Beacons	Wales
Wales Coast & Mountains	Minicoach	2	£159	Chester & North Wales	Wales/England
York, Brontë Country & Peak District	Minicoach	2	£159	York & Haworth & Peak District	England

A mini-coach is used for most of the 2-day
weekend tours in England and Wales

A mini-coach can travel on the roads
which larger coaches cannot use

Meeting place for the
Edinburgh, Loch Ness & Highlands
by train tours
(inside King's Cross station)

Weekend Tours in Europe

The following is a tours to locations outside the UK. Click on the "Locations visited" links for photos and information about the destinations visited.
Check if you need a visa to visit these countries. You should make sure that you have travel insurance.
You should bring enough extra money for your meals, for entrance into attractions and to buy souvenirs (you are recommended to bring at least €40 per day).
All tours start and end in London, but in some cases you can also join in Cambridge, Oxford or Kent (check departure points when you book).
Paris by Eurostar trips have a maximum of 16 passengers. Coach trips may have larger numbers of passengers.
All of these tours include the services of a guide. Prices include accommodation and breakfast.

Tour Name (click on link to book)	Transport	Days	Price	Locations visited: photos/information	Country
Amsterdam & Bruges	Coach	3	£185 - £189	Amsterdam & Bruges	Holland/Belgium
Brussels & Bruges	Coach	3	£149	Brussels & Bruges	Belgium
Dublin St Patrick's Festival	Coach	4	£229	Dublin	Ireland
Paris by Coach	Coach	3	£179	Paris	France
Paris by Eurostar	Train	3	£209 - £219	Paris	France
Rhineland & Cologne	Coach	3	£179	Cologne & Rhineland	Germany

Group Welcome Desk at St Pancras International:
meeting point for Paris by Eurostar trips

Enjoy a trip
to Europe

Day Trips in England

The following premium day-trips are available on weekdays. Each of these trips starts from London. These minicoach trips have a maximum of 16 passengers.
These are fully-guided lecture-standard tours, with an Oxford/Cambridge-educated guide. Pickups are at International Students House (Tube: Great Portland Street), Cumberland Hotel (Tube: Marble Arch), Harrods (Tube: Knightsbridge) or Knaresborough Place (Tube: Earl's Court).

Tour Name (click on link to book)	Transport	Days	Price	Locations visited: photos/information	Country
Stonehenge and Salisbury - The Mysteries of Ancient Britain (Mondays & Wednesdays)	Minicoach	1	£74	Stonehenge & Salisbury	England
Bath, Stonehenge and The Cotswolds (Tuesdays)	Minicoach	1	£74	Bath & Stonehenge & Cotswolds	England
Oxford, the Cotswolds and Stratford-on-Avon (Thursdays)	Minicoach	1	£74	Oxford & Cotswolds & Stratford-upon-Avon	England
King Arthur's Realm - Stonehenge and Glastonbury (Fridays)	Minicoach	1	£74	Stonehenge & Glastonbury	England

The following budget day-trips are available during some weekends. Each of these trips starts from International Students House in London.
These coach trips may have larger numbers of passengers and are not fully-guided. If demand is low transport may be by train instead of by coach.

Tour Name (click on link to book)	Transport	Days	Price	Locations visited: photos/information	Country
Bath	Coach	1	£39	Bath	England
Brighton	Coach	1	£38	Brighton	England
Cambridge	Coach	1	£35	Cambridge	England
Canterbury	Coach	1	£38	Canterbury	England
Oxford	Coach	1	£35	Oxford	England
Portsmouth & Southsea	Coach	1	£38	Portsmouth & Southsea	England
Stonehenge & Salisbury	Coach	1	£38	Stonehenge & Salisbury	England
Stratford-upon-Avon	Coach	1	£39	Stratford-upon-Avon	England
Winchester	Coach	1	£38	Winchester	England
Windsor & Hampton Court	Coach	1	£36	Windsor & Hampton Court	England

International Students House:
meeting point for UK day trips

Get out into
the British countryside

Tour List

Below is a list of tours organised by International Friends, in order of date. The premium day-trips are not listed.

Dates	Tour Name (click on link to book)	Price	Country	Transport
Fri 13 Jun - Sun 15 Jun	Amsterdam & Bruges coach tour	£185	Holland/Belgium	Coach/ferry
Sat 14 Jun - Sun 15 Jun	Oxford, Cotswolds, Bath, Lacock & Stonehenge	£159	England	Minicoach
Sat 14 Jun	Oxford	£39	England	Coach
Sun 15 Jun	Cambridge	£39	England	Coach
Fri 20 Jun - Sun 22 Jun	Paris by Coach	£179	France	Coach/ferry
Fri 20 Jun - Sun 22 Jun	Edinburgh, Loch Ness and Highlands by train	£159	Scotland	Train
Fri 20 Jun - Sun 22 Jun	Paris by high-speed Eurostar	£209	France	Train
Sat 21 Jun	Canterbury	£39	England	Coach
Sat 21 Jun - Sun 22 Jun	Oxford, Cotswolds, Bath, Lacock & Stonehenge	£159	England	Minicoach
Sun 22 Jun	Stonehenge & Salisbury	£39	England	Coach
Sat 28 Jun - Sun 29 Jun	Wales Coast & Mountains	£159	England/Wales	Minicoach
Sat 28 Jun - Sun 29 Jun	Oxford, Cotswolds, Bath, Lacock & Stonehenge	£159	England	Minicoach
Sat 28 Jun - Sun 29 Jun	Horse Riding in Wild Wales	£149	Wales	Coach
Fri 4 Jul - Sun 6 Jul	Edinburgh, Loch Ness and Highlands by train	£159	Scotland	Train
Sat 5 Jul - Sun 6 Jul	Oxford, Cotswolds, Bath, Lacock & Stonehenge	£159	England	Minicoach
Fri 11 Jul - Sun 13 Jul	Amsterdam & Bruges coach tour	£185	Holland/Belgium	Coach/ferry
Fri 11 Jul - Sun 13 Jul	Paris by Coach	£179	France	Coach/ferry
Fri 11 Jul - Sun 13 Jul	Paris by high-speed Eurostar	£209	France	Train
Sat 12 Jul - Sun 13 Jul	York, Brontë Country & Peak District	£159	England	Minicoach
Sat 12 Jul - Sun 13 Jul	Oxford, Cotswolds, Bath, Lacock & Stonehenge	£159	England	Minicoach
Sat 12 Jul	Brighton	£39	England	Coach
Fri 18 Jul - Sun 20 Jul	Edinburgh, Loch Ness and Highlands by train	£159	Scotland	Train
Fri 18 Jul - Sun 20 Jul	Paris by Coach	£179	France	Coach/ferry
Sat 19 Jul - Sun 20 Jul	Oxford, Cotswolds, Bath, Lacock & Stonehenge	£159	England	Minicoach
Sun 20 Jul	Windsor and Hampton Court	£39	England	Coach
Fri 25 Jul - Sun 27 Jul	Amsterdam & Bruges coach tour	£185	Holland/Belgium	Coach/ferry
Fri 25 Jul - Sun 27 Jul	Paris by Coach	£179	France	Coach/ferry
Fri 25 Jul - Sun 27 Jul	Paris by high-speed Eurostar	£209	France	Train
Sat 26 Jul - Sun 27 Jul	Oxford, Cotswolds, Bath, Lacock & Stonehenge	£159	England	Minicoach
Fri 1 Aug - Sun 3 Aug	Edinburgh, Loch Ness and Highlands by train	£189	Scotland	Train
Sat 2 Aug - Sun 3 Aug	York, Brontë Country & Peak District	£159	England	Minicoach
Sat 2 Aug - Sun 3 Aug	Oxford, Cotswolds, Bath, Lacock & Stonehenge	£159	England	Minicoach
Sat 2 Aug	Oxford	£39	England	Coach
Fri 8 Aug - Sun 10 Aug	Paris by Coach	£179	France	Coach/ferry
Fri 8 Aug - Sun 10 Aug	Paris by high-speed Eurostar	£209	France	Train
Fri 8 Aug - Sun 10 Aug	Edinburgh, Loch Ness and Highlands by train	£189	Scotland	Train
Sat 9 Aug - Sun 10 Aug	Oxford, Cotswolds, Bath, Lacock & Stonehenge	£159	England	Minicoach
Fri 15 Aug - Sun 17 Aug	Edinburgh, Loch Ness and Highlands by train	£189	Scotland	Train
Sat 16 Aug	Stonehenge & Salisbury	£39	England	Coach
Sat 16 Aug - Sun 17 Aug	Wales Coast & Mountains	£159	England/Wales	Minicoach
Sat 16 Aug - Sun 17 Aug	Oxford, Cotswolds, Bath, Lacock & Stonehenge	£159	England	Minicoach
Sat 23 Aug - Mon 25 Aug	Amsterdam & Bruges coach tour	£189	Holland/Belgium	Coach/ferry
Sat 23 Aug - Mon 25 Aug	Paris by Coach	£185	France	Coach/ferry
Sat 23 Aug - Mon 25 Aug	Edinburgh, Loch Ness and Highlands by train	£189	Scotland	Train
Sat 23 Aug - Sun 24 Aug	Oxford, Cotswolds, Bath, Lacock & Stonehenge	£159	England	Minicoach
Sat 30 Aug - Sun 31 Aug	Oxford, Cotswolds, Bath, Lacock & Stonehenge	£159	England	Minicoach
Sat 30 Aug	Stratford Upon Avon	£39	England	Coach
Sat 6 Sep - Sun 7 Sep	York, Brontë Country & Peak District	£159	England	Minicoach
Sat 6 Sep - Sun 7 Sep	Oxford, Cotswolds, Bath, Lacock & Stonehenge	£159	England	Minicoach
Fri 12 Sep - Sun 14 Sep	Amsterdam & Bruges coach tour	£185	Holland/Belgium	Coach/ferry
Fri 12 Sep - Sun 14 Sep	Edinburgh, Loch Ness and Highlands by train	£159	Scotland	Train
Sat 13 Sep - Sun 14 Sep	Oxford, Cotswolds, Bath, Lacock & Stonehenge	£159	England	Minicoach
Fri 19 Sep - Sun 21 Sep	Paris by high-speed Eurostar	£209	France	Train
Fri 19 Sep - Sun 21 Sep	Paris by Coach	£179	France	Coach/ferry
Sat 20 Sep - Sun 21 Sep	Wales Coast & Mountains	£159	England/Wales	Minicoach
Sat 20 Sep - Sun 21 Sep	Oxford, Cotswolds, Bath, Lacock & Stonehenge	£159	England	Minicoach
Fri 26 Sep - Sun 28 Sep	Edinburgh, Loch Ness and Highlands by train	£159	Scotland	Train
Sat 27 Sep	Cambridge	£39	England	Coach
Sat 27 Sep - Sun 28 Sep	Oxford, Cotswolds, Bath, Lacock & Stonehenge	£159	England	Minicoach
Thu 2 Oct	Oxford	£39	England	Coach
Sat 4 Oct - Sun 5 Oct	York, Brontë Country & Peak District	£159	England	Minicoach
Sat 4 Oct - Sun 5 Oct	Oxford, Cotswolds, Bath, Lacock & Stonehenge	£159	England	Minicoach
Fri 10 Oct - Sun 12 Oct	Edinburgh, Loch Ness and Highlands by train	£159	Scotland	Train
Sat 11 Oct - Sun 12 Oct	Oxford, Cotswolds, Bath, Lacock & Stonehenge	£159	England	Minicoach
Fri 17 Oct - Sun 19 Oct	Paris by high-speed Eurostar	£209	France	Train
Fri 17 Oct - Sun 19 Oct	Paris by Coach	£179	France	Coach/ferry
Sat 18 Oct - Sun 19 Oct	Oxford, Cotswolds, Bath, Lacock & Stonehenge	£159	England	Minicoach
Fri 24 Oct - Sun 26 Oct	Amsterdam & Bruges coach tour	£185	Holland/Belgium	Coach/ferry
Fri 24 Oct - Sun 26 Oct	Edinburgh, Loch Ness and Highlands by train	£159	Scotland	Train
Sat 25 Oct - Sun 26 Oct	Oxford, Cotswolds, Bath, Lacock & Stonehenge	£159	England	Minicoach
Fri 31 Oct - Sun 2 Nov	Paris by Coach	£179	France	Coach/ferry
Sat 1 Nov - Sun 2 Nov	Wales Coast & Mountains	£159	England/Wales	Minicoach
Sat 1 Nov - Sun 2 Nov	Oxford, Cotswolds, Bath, Lacock & Stonehenge	£159	England	Minicoach
Fri 7 Nov - Sun 9 Nov	Edinburgh, Loch Ness and Highlands by train	£159	Scotland	Train
Sat 8 Nov - Sun 9 Nov	York, Brontë Country & Peak District	£159	England	Minicoach
Sat 8 Nov - Sun 9 Nov	Oxford, Cotswolds, Bath, Lacock & Stonehenge	£159	England	Minicoach
Sun 9 Nov	Windsor and Hampton Court	£39	England	Coach
Fri 14 Nov - Sun 16 Nov	Amsterdam & Bruges coach tour	£185	Holland/Belgium	Coach/ferry
Fri 14 Nov - Sun 16 Nov	Paris by Coach	£179	France	Coach/ferry
Sat 15 Nov - Sun 16 Nov	Oxford, Cotswolds, Bath, Lacock & Stonehenge	£159	England	Minicoach
Fri 21 Nov - Sun 23 Nov	Edinburgh, Loch Ness and Highlands by train	£159	Scotland	Train
Sat 22 Nov - Sun 23 Nov	Oxford, Cotswolds, Bath, Lacock & Stonehenge	£159	England	Minicoach
Sun 23 Nov	Stonehenge & Salisbury	£39	England	Coach
Fri 28 Nov - Sun 30 Nov	Paris by Coach	£179	France	Coach/ferry
Sat 29 Nov - Sun 30 Nov	Oxford, Cotswolds, Bath, Lacock & Stonehenge	£159	England	Minicoach
Fri 5 Dec - Sun 7 Dec	Amsterdam & Bruges coach tour	£185	Holland/Belgium	Coach/ferry
Fri 5 Dec - Sun 7 Dec	Edinburgh, Loch Ness and Highlands by train	£159	Scotland	Train
Sat 6 Dec - Sun 7 Dec	York, Brontë Country & Peak District	£159	England	Minicoach
Sat 6 Dec - Sun 7 Dec	Oxford, Cotswolds, Bath, Lacock & Stonehenge	£159	England	Minicoach
Fri 12 Dec - Sun 14 Dec	Paris by Coach	£179	France	Coach/ferry
Sat 13 Dec - Sun 14 Dec	Oxford, Cotswolds, Bath, Lacock & Stonehenge	£159	England	Minicoach
Wed 24 Dec - Fri 26 Dec	Paris by Coach	£239	France	Coach/ferry

The departure and return point for trips starting in London is International Students House, near Great Portland Street underground station (map).
If you wish to stay in London on the night before or after your trip, these are some cheap hotels which are within a few minutes' walking distance of International Students House:
Travelodge: London Marylebone (map)
Ibis London Euston St Pancras (map)

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Departure locations & times

The usual departure times and places are as follows (please confirm these when you book your tour):

Tours of Britain
[Oxford, Cotswolds, Bath, Lacock & Stonehenge; York, Brontë Country & Peak District; Wales Coast & Mountains; Cotswolds, Bath & Stonehenge; Horse Riding in Wales; Lake District & Yorkshire Dales; Cornwall]
* Cambridge: 07:00 from outside Cambridge Police Station, Parkside, Cambridge (map)
* London: 08:30 from outside International Students House, 229 Great Portland Street W1W 5PN (Tube: Great Portland Street) (map)

Edinburgh by Train
* London: 05.45 check-in (06:15 departure) outside Burger King/WH Smith's in King's Cross train station (map)
* Cambridge: 05:30 from outside Cambridge Police Station, Parkside, Cambridge (map)
* Peterborough: 06:45 from Peterborough train station

Budget day trips (weekends)
* London: 08:30 from outside International Students House, 229 Great Portland Street W1W 5PN (Tube: Great Portland Street) (map)

Premium day trips (weekdays)
* London:
08:00 from outside International Students House, 229 Great Portland Street W1W 5PN (Tube: Great Portland Street) (map)
08.10 Outside Cumberland Hotel, Marble Arch
08.20 Outside Harrods, Knightsbridge
08.25 Outside Travel Inn, Knaresborough Place, Earls Court

Paris by Eurostar
* Oxford: 04.00 [selected tours only]
* Cambridge: 04:00 from outside Cambridge Police Station, Parkside, Cambridge (map) [selected tours only]
* London: 06.15 check-in (06:55 departure) in St Pancras International train station (Tube: Kings Cross St Pancras) (map)
* Ashford: 06.35 check-in (07:25 departure) in Ashford International train station (map)

Paris/Amsterdam/Brussels/Bruges/Rhineland/Cologne coach tours
* Oxford: 04.00 [selected tours only]
* Cambridge: 04:00 from outside Cambridge Police Station, Parkside, Cambridge (map) [selected tours only]
* West London: 05.45 outside St Christopher's Inn, 28 Hammersmith Broadway W6 7AB (Tube: Hammersmith) (map)
* London: 06:05 from outside the front entrance of International Students House, 229 Great Portland Street W1W 5PN (Tube: Great Portland Street) (map)
* London: 06:20 from Victoria Embankment, near south (river-side) exit of Embankment Tube station (Tube: Embankment)
* South-east London: 06:55 from outside the Police Station at 43 Lewisham High Street SE13 5JZ (Train/DLR/bus station: Lewisham) (map)
* Ramsgate: 07:05 from outside Ramsgate train station (map)
* Canterbury: 07:45 from outside Canterbury East train station (map)
* Dover: 08:30 from outside Dover Eastern Docks Bookings Hall (map)

Dublin St Patricks Festival
* South-east London: 05:00 from outside the Police Station at 43 Lewisham High Street SE13 5JZ (Bus station: Lewisham) (map)
* London: 05:45 from outside International Students House, 229 Great Portland Street W1W 5PN (Tube: Great Portland Street) (map)

If you are joining the tour in London, you can work out how to get to the departure point using this Journey Planner: http://journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk
Aim to arrive at least 15 minutes before the departure time: there may be problems on the roads or railways.
To check for planned engineering work on the Tube (common at weekends and on public holidays): http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/travelinfo

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