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Scotland Tour from London
Private car/minibus — 6 days
The highlight of this overnight UK tour is Edinburgh, widely regarded as one of Europe’s most handsome cities.
Your route takes you via the ancient university city of Cambridge, the historic town of Stamford, and either Elizabethan Burghley House or the magnificent Chatsworth House.Continue to York for your first two nights.Take a walk along the ancient city walls offering beautiful views, see the fine York Minster in England, and the “Shambles”， a perfectly preserved street of Medieval houses.
On your way North cross Hadrian’s Wall, built by the Romans about 120 AD and the romantic ruins of Jedburgh Abbey and Melrose Abbey where the heart of Robert the Bruce is buried.On your way to Edinburgh see Sir Walter Scott’s home, Abbotsford House, Kelso a market town which he described as “the most beautiful in Scotland” and Floors Castle, Scotland’s largest inhabited castle owned by the Duke of Roxburghe.
You will have two nights in Edinburgh.See its museums and galleries, Edinburgh Castle, the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the Royal Mile, Princes Street and Hopetoun House.
On your fourth day visit ruined Linlithgow Palace, birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots, and drive through Robert Burns country.The Lake District is a region of majestic mountain scenery, lakes and lush valleys: visit Wordsworth’s Cottage or Elizabethan Levens Hall.
Your return to London will take you through StratforduponAvon immortalised by Shakespeare, the Cotswolds and Oxford, England’s oldest university.
Tour prices
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Passengers
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Price
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Medium
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Up to 2
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￡4,160
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Extra large
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Up to 5
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￡5,360
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Minibus
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Up to 11
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￡7,305
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Prices include: Prices include your guide, private car/ minibus, overnight allowance for guide, tax and collection and return to your central London hotel.Prices do not include entrance fees, parking, meals or hotels which we can recommend according to your preferences.
语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了从伦敦出发到苏格兰的六天旅行行程。
1．Which of the following is in a ruined state?
A．York Minster.
B．Chatsworth House.
C．Elizabethan Burghley House.
D．Jedburgh Abbey and Melrose Abbey.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“the romantic ruins of Jedburgh Abbey and Melrose Abbey where the heart of Robert the Bruce is buried”可知选D项。
2．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A．StratforduponAvon is in the Lake District.
B．Abbotsford House was home to Robert the Bruce.
C．Mary Queen of Scots was born in Linlithgow Palace.
D．Edinburgh Castle was owned by the Duke of Roxburghe.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第五段中的“On your fourth day visit ruined Linlithgow Palace, birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots”可知选C项。
3．What is the right order of the sixday tour?
A．London→York→the Lake District→Edinburgh→London.
B．London→York→Edinburgh→the Lake District→London.
C．London→Edinburgh→the Lake District→York→London.
D．London→Edinburgh→York→the Lake District→London.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据文章中关于行程的具体介绍可知选B项。
