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Leeds Castle

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Private tour with a local guide

Ref:

DOV004

Up to:

4

People

Dauer:

4

Stunden

Aktivitätslevel:

Moderate

About this tour

Starting your journey from Dover, you will see the famous White Cliffs including Shakespeare's Cliff, named after the famous poet and author, before driving across the edge of the North Downs, a range of hills that runs along the north of Kent. From there you will pass the entrance to the Channel Tunnel which opened in 1994, before travelling through the delightful countryside of Kent, the Garden of England, with the line of the North Downs to your right and the Weald of Kent on your left, until you reach Leeds Castle (close to the village of Leeds and not to be confused with the city of the same name in the north of England). Leeds castle is over 900 years old and has been described as "the loveliest castle in the world".

Having been owned by various queens of England, from the 15th century on it became known as a "woman's castle". In the 16th century it went into the ownership of King Henry VIII; later his younger daughter was imprisoned there briefly before she was crowned Queen Elizabeth I.

Standing in 500 acres (200 ha) of land, in 1926 the castle was bought by heiress Lady Olive Bailie who transformed it into a home for herself and her daughters, the youngest of whom, Susan, lived in the castle grounds for the rest of her life, until 2001.

In 1987 a meeting between Israeli politician Moshe Dyan & Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was scheduled to take place in Vienna, but because of the threat of a terrorist attack it was moved at very short notice to Leeds Castle.

On arrival you will walk about 1 kilometre (0.6 mile) to the castle itself, where you will see many species of birds and a variety of plants. Alternatively you can take a land train (at extra cost).
Note: disabled visitors are taken free-of-charge by minibus.

As well as visiting the castle, you have the option of seeing some of its various gardens, taking a boat trip on the lake going round the maze and, depending on the time of day/year, watching a display of birds of prey.

There are several very good cafes and restaurants.

After visiting the castle and gardens you will join the motorway to return to Dover with memories of a beautiful castle which will stay with you forever.

Treffpunkt
Cruise ship terminal
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The castle tour includes many stairs. Special arrangements are available for disabled people.

Price includes entrance to included attractions for 2 persons. Adjustments according to number of people will be calculated at booking stage.
(€ 35 per person)

Was ist enthalten

Travel
Entrance to the castle and grounds

Was ist extra

Guiding inside the castle: multi-lingual audio guides can be hired.
Meals
Boat trip on lake

Kinderfreundlich

Yes

Rollstuhlfreundlich

Yes

Transportmittel

Executive car

Leeds Castle

Leeds Castle

Preisab 690,00 €
1 Pfund

Dover, private Tour mit einem lokalen Guide:

Erkunden Sie das 900 Jahre alte "schönste Schloss der Welt"

  • Diese Tour ist in den folgenden Sprachen verfügbar

    English, Deutsch

  • Abholpunkt

    Muss mit den möglichen Treffpunkten übereinstimmen, die im Leitfaden definiert sind. Wenn Sie an einem anderen Ort abgeholt werden möchten, kann ein Zuschlag anfallen (kontaktieren Sie uns oder den Guide).

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