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Canterbury & Leeds Castle Tour from Dover to London
Our Canterbury and Leeds Castle tour from Dover to London and Heathrow Airport is perfect if you are looking to turn your transfer into a fun day trip. The tour is carefully coordinated with cruise ship arrival times, and we will pick you up outside Dover Cruise Terminal. The tour includes a tour guide, with transportation in a luxury coach. Begin the day with a visit to Canterbury, an historic town famous for its Cathedral and medieval buildings. After a walking tour, and free time to explore, we will continue to Leeds Castle, one of the UK’s most stunning castles.
Our Canterbury and Leeds Castle tour is available on selected dates throughout the year and is also available as a private tour on most days.
Highlights:
- Depart Dover Cruise Terminal on a trip to London, with visits to Canterbury and Leeds Castle along the way!
- Drive past the magnificent English coastline, including a view of the White Cliffs of Dover
- Arrive at Canterbury, a beautiful town that was built by the Romans. Enjoy a guided walk of the town centre which is situated on the River Stour and features cobbled streets and old Tudor buildings. There’ll also be time to visit one of the cafes or restaurants.
- Optional visit to Canterbury Cathedral, a World Heritage Site that is the cradle of Christianity in the UK, and is where the Archbishop of Canterbury sits, the leader of the Anglican Church in England. Canterbury Cathedral was founded in 597 AD, when St Augustine, was sent by Pope Gregory the Great to reintroduce Christianity to England. The current building dates from 1070 AD with additions being made over the following centuries.
- From here, we’ll drive through the region, known as the “Garden of England”. We’ll pass orchards, vineyards, old houses, and hop fields
- Arrive at Leeds Castle, complete with palatial rooms, a stunning lake, a maze garden, and vast landscaped gardens. It has been the home to British aristocracy and the location for many Hollywood films and TV series.
- We depart Leeds Castle mid-afternoon, dropping off in London at your hotel, or at Heathrow Airport.
Timings:
If your ship is delayed, we will wait! (applicable only to the listed ships we service).
Carnival, Princess, Crystal & NCL
- 08:00: Meet your guide outside of the terminal building
- 08:30: Depart Dover
- We will spend approximately 2 to 2.5 hours at Canterbury, and 3 hours at Leeds Castle
- 17:30-18:00:
- We drop off at Central London hotels.
- You can see a list of hotels we drop off at in London here >>>
- If your hotel is not on the list or you are staying at an Airbnb, please enter your address in the additional information box during the booking process. We will then contact you with details of the nearest drop-off location which will be a nearby hotel.
- We can also drop off at Victoria Railway Station and Coach Station. From here, there are frequent trains and buses that go to Gatwick, Stansted and Luton airports
- 18:00-18:30: Drop off at Heathrow airport hotels and terminals. We would not recommend our tour for flights departing Heathrow before 21:30
- We can drop off at all terminals and most airport hotels. For a list of drop-off locations see here
- On arrival in London, we sometimes use additional vehicles to drop off passengers at their final destination.
*If you are travelling on a ship that is not listed on our booking page, please contact us to see if we can accommodate you on the tour.
More info:
- The tour includes a tour guide, transportation in a luxury air-conditioned coach with a maximum of 35 passengers and entrance fees to Leeds Castle
- The tour does not include entrance fees to Canterbury Cathedral, food/drink or gratuities (which are optional)
Book with Confidence
- Fully refundable up to 72 hours before travel,
- Payment can be made in British Pounds, US Dollars or Euro’s
- You can view the booking conditions during the booking process, prior to confirmation of any booking
