On Monday 27/8/07 I started my Full Monty tour. This is the tour that I won through the TNT for the picture I took in Egypt (the pyramids at dusk See post for Sunday 6th May).
It started on Monday and went for 7days. The tour went like this:
Met the group on Monday morning at 7:15 nice and early but was lucky it was a public holiday as the tube was almost empty at that hour. From there headed 
out to our first point of call which was Windsor castle as we had made such good time out of London (no traffic on the Monday). Then onto Uffington white horse, which is an outline of a horse scratched into the surface of a mountain then covered with chalk. From there it was onto Avebury Stone Circle where we ate our lunch. After lunch we 
made our way to bath and to our hostel where we had the rest of the day to go and explore the city ourselves.
I walked around with Amy and then by myself for a while. Came back to the hostel for open mic night and some drinks was a good drunken night in.
Day 2 Tuesday
Left the hostel at 8:30 and headed to Wales where we crossed over using 
the severn bridge. Once in Wales we went to Chepstow Castle. Then after lunch we went to Trevor to walk over a boat bridge that was made for the canals and is the highest one in the whole UK. From there we headed 
to Tinton Abby. Then onto the farm house in Wales near llangollen where we had a bbq for dinner and I apparently went to sleep in a haunted bed (nothing happened though.)
It started on Monday and went for 7days. The tour went like this:
Met the group on Monday morning at 7:15 nice and early but was lucky it was a public holiday as the tube was almost empty at that hour. From there headed 
out to our first point of call which was Windsor castle as we had made such good time out of London (no traffic on the Monday). Then onto Uffington white horse, which is an outline of a horse scratched into the surface of a mountain then covered with chalk. From there it was onto Avebury Stone Circle where we ate our lunch. After lunch we 
made our way to bath and to our hostel where we had the rest of the day to go and explore the city ourselves.
I walked around with Amy and then by myself for a while. Came back to the hostel for open mic night and some drinks was a good drunken night in.Day 2 Tuesday
Left the hostel at 8:30 and headed to Wales where we crossed over using 
the severn bridge. Once in Wales we went to Chepstow Castle. Then after lunch we went to Trevor to walk over a boat bridge that was made for the canals and is the highest one in the whole UK. From there we headed 
to Tinton Abby. Then onto the farm house in Wales near llangollen where we had a bbq for dinner and I apparently went to sleep in a haunted bed (nothing happened though.)Day 3 Wednesday
The day started early with us heading to view Caernarfon castle, then onto the town with the
longest name llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
Then onto Conway in north Wales to see Conway Castle where we were free to roam for a good 2.5 hrs. We had lunch and then went to walk around and all over the castle it was brilliant to see it and walk around the walls. I then walked around the outer wall all over town. After we had had or lunch and walk around we 
got back on the bus and headed into the lake district. To stay the night in a hostel at Ambleside. I had Thai that night and after dinner we all headed out to the local night club that didn’t really kick off till 10:30. We arrived and were the only ones there, then 5 mins later people were pouring in. Ended up being a good night in a dodgy night club.
Day 4 Thursday
After our night in the lakes district we headed to the Scottish boarder on the way we stopped to have a look at Hadriens wall and a stop at the Scottish boarder. Interesting note the boarder where we cross the English side had no trees (see pic). We had the afternoon free to roam the streets of Edinburg. This was where we left our bus drive and tour guide Fergie. As we have a new drive and guide for the trip home. We headed down to the haggis tour office as one of the girls we were with was going on another tour and wanted to know where 
she had to go. While we were in there we decided to see if we could check in for Saturday. As the lady was looking it turned out that our whole tour was not in the system and if we hadn’t gone in none of us would be going home. LUCKY! We all went out that night to some of the Scottish night clubs they weren’t too bad. We spent part of the night following some guy to another club. As the group of us were getting sober and sober and angrier about this guy taking us to somewhere so far away. We all kinda broke up and went our own way to other clubs or back to the hostel. I was part of the hostel group.
Day 5 Friday
Free day in Edinburgh, everyone else on the tour was doing the free walking tour so I went as
well. It was a good walk around and learning more of the history of the town. Although I had been there before I had heard some of it before but was still a gr8 walk never the less. After our walking tour some of the others were going to wonder around the town a bit more. I had done that so I set off with the people who wanted to climb Arthurs seat as I didn’t do that last time. We walked all the way there from the city and up to the top of the hill. At first we were only going to walk to the bottom but by the end we had walked all the way to the top and back along the ridge, we had seen the whole mountain and 
walked back through the wonderful fun thistle. Man I hate that stuff. 4hrs later 
headed back to the hostel for a rest, shower and get ready to go out on our ghost tour. Everyone chose to do the tour of the graveyard. If u you want to go don’t, do the chamber one (see previous post on Scotland). This one was cheep and nasty with cheap thrills that destroyed it for me. Nothing scary about it at all. Not trying to be a tough guy but they repeat stuff that was told on our day tour and wasn’t even scary. Most of the time we sat around listening to them just tell stories and not even about the places we were in front of. For a city that old u think they would have more. I was cut over how crap this one was. After the tour me and another girl decided to go catch the last chamber tour as she wanted to go, no one else did and I was happy to do it again. After getting there she changed her mind. So we just decided to go see some spirits in a pub hahaha.
Day 6 Saturday
Today was an early rise as we had to be at the haggis tour office at 8:30 packed our bags and headed down to meet our new bus home and a few new ppl to join our tour. Today we were heading to York. On our way down we stopped at the Flodden Battlefield. Had a stop at the angel of the north. Then into York for a 3 hrs stop over and walk around. Had a walk down shamble street (Diagon alley in Harry Potter or so I’m told) Didn’t want to go into any of the 
museums so I just went and sat in a park with the people I was walking around. Now I prob should have had a look at the Viking museum, but I know I will be back and would have wanted more time. I 
was happy. It was then back to the bus to make our way to Beverly where we were staying in a friary. It was our last night all together, we had to have a big one. So we all headed into town to get some alcohol and dinner. Once back at the hostel we had to rig the window to open for us as the hostel had a curfew and we had to go out.
I picked up a mini keg and some ice to chill it. We ended up with heaps and heaps of alcohol
when we put it all together in the fridge back at the hostel. Only one way to get rid of it all and that is to drink it. Easiest way… 100 club. That is 100 shots of beer in 100 mins. We didn’t have that long so we played 60shots. I was a bystander. But had to tap my keg and get into it. We all managed to finish the mini keg and 3 cases of beer before going out that night. I say good effort, and no one needed to buy any drinks that night.
Day 7 Sunday
Next morning, back on the bus and back to London, the holiday was coming to a close today L.
On the way back we stopped at Sherwood Forest had a walk around, not what I thought it would be but hey would have been very different back then. After that we went onto Stratford-Upon-Avon the birthplace of 
Shakespeare. Had a walk around there and tried to go view his tombstone however it was in a church that just happened to have a wedding taking place that day so never got to see it, maybe another time. Had a good walk around and saw his house and the school he set up.
Back to London we said our good byes and headed home. Good part was I was coming home to see Kieran after 9 weeks apart. I say a good end to a gr8 holiday.
The tour was way better than I thought it was going to be and there were heaps of people traveling by themselves so no need to worry about traveling alone. I Can recommend it to anyone.
The places I stayed were.
The day started early with us heading to view Caernarfon castle, then onto the town with the
longest name llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
Then onto Conway in north Wales to see Conway Castle where we were free to roam for a good 2.5 hrs. We had lunch and then went to walk around and all over the castle it was brilliant to see it and walk around the walls. I then walked around the outer wall all over town. After we had had or lunch and walk around we 
got back on the bus and headed into the lake district. To stay the night in a hostel at Ambleside. I had Thai that night and after dinner we all headed out to the local night club that didn’t really kick off till 10:30. We arrived and were the only ones there, then 5 mins later people were pouring in. Ended up being a good night in a dodgy night club.Day 4 Thursday
After our night in the lakes district we headed to the Scottish boarder on the way we stopped to have a look at Hadriens wall and a stop at the Scottish boarder. Interesting note the boarder where we cross the English side had no trees (see pic). We had the afternoon free to roam the streets of Edinburg. This was where we left our bus drive and tour guide Fergie. As we have a new drive and guide for the trip home. We headed down to the haggis tour office as one of the girls we were with was going on another tour and wanted to know where 
she had to go. While we were in there we decided to see if we could check in for Saturday. As the lady was looking it turned out that our whole tour was not in the system and if we hadn’t gone in none of us would be going home. LUCKY! We all went out that night to some of the Scottish night clubs they weren’t too bad. We spent part of the night following some guy to another club. As the group of us were getting sober and sober and angrier about this guy taking us to somewhere so far away. We all kinda broke up and went our own way to other clubs or back to the hostel. I was part of the hostel group.Day 5 Friday
Free day in Edinburgh, everyone else on the tour was doing the free walking tour so I went as
well. It was a good walk around and learning more of the history of the town. Although I had been there before I had heard some of it before but was still a gr8 walk never the less. After our walking tour some of the others were going to wonder around the town a bit more. I had done that so I set off with the people who wanted to climb Arthurs seat as I didn’t do that last time. We walked all the way there from the city and up to the top of the hill. At first we were only going to walk to the bottom but by the end we had walked all the way to the top and back along the ridge, we had seen the whole mountain and 
walked back through the wonderful fun thistle. Man I hate that stuff. 4hrs later 
headed back to the hostel for a rest, shower and get ready to go out on our ghost tour. Everyone chose to do the tour of the graveyard. If u you want to go don’t, do the chamber one (see previous post on Scotland). This one was cheep and nasty with cheap thrills that destroyed it for me. Nothing scary about it at all. Not trying to be a tough guy but they repeat stuff that was told on our day tour and wasn’t even scary. Most of the time we sat around listening to them just tell stories and not even about the places we were in front of. For a city that old u think they would have more. I was cut over how crap this one was. After the tour me and another girl decided to go catch the last chamber tour as she wanted to go, no one else did and I was happy to do it again. After getting there she changed her mind. So we just decided to go see some spirits in a pub hahaha.Day 6 Saturday
Today was an early rise as we had to be at the haggis tour office at 8:30 packed our bags and headed down to meet our new bus home and a few new ppl to join our tour. Today we were heading to York. On our way down we stopped at the Flodden Battlefield. Had a stop at the angel of the north. Then into York for a 3 hrs stop over and walk around. Had a walk down shamble street (Diagon alley in Harry Potter or so I’m told) Didn’t want to go into any of the 
museums so I just went and sat in a park with the people I was walking around. Now I prob should have had a look at the Viking museum, but I know I will be back and would have wanted more time. I 
was happy. It was then back to the bus to make our way to Beverly where we were staying in a friary. It was our last night all together, we had to have a big one. So we all headed into town to get some alcohol and dinner. Once back at the hostel we had to rig the window to open for us as the hostel had a curfew and we had to go out.I picked up a mini keg and some ice to chill it. We ended up with heaps and heaps of alcohol
when we put it all together in the fridge back at the hostel. Only one way to get rid of it all and that is to drink it. Easiest way… 100 club. That is 100 shots of beer in 100 mins. We didn’t have that long so we played 60shots. I was a bystander. But had to tap my keg and get into it. We all managed to finish the mini keg and 3 cases of beer before going out that night. I say good effort, and no one needed to buy any drinks that night.Day 7 Sunday
Next morning, back on the bus and back to London, the holiday was coming to a close today L.
On the way back we stopped at Sherwood Forest had a walk around, not what I thought it would be but hey would have been very different back then. After that we went onto Stratford-Upon-Avon the birthplace of 
Shakespeare. Had a walk around there and tried to go view his tombstone however it was in a church that just happened to have a wedding taking place that day so never got to see it, maybe another time. Had a good walk around and saw his house and the school he set up.Back to London we said our good byes and headed home. Good part was I was coming home to see Kieran after 9 weeks apart. I say a good end to a gr8 holiday.
The tour was way better than I thought it was going to be and there were heaps of people traveling by themselves so no need to worry about traveling alone. I Can recommend it to anyone.
The places I stayed were.
- Bath
- Farm house in Wales (near Llangollen)
- Ambleside (Lake District)
- Edinburgh (2nights)
- Beverley near York
Some of the things and places I saw
- Windsor Castle
- Bath
- Snodonia National Park
- Lake District
- York
- Arthur’s seat
- Avebury Stone Circle
- Uffington white horse
- Tinton abby
- Boat bridge at Trevor
- Caernarfon castle
- Sherwood Forest
- Flodden Battlefield
- Hadrian’s Wall
- Chepstow Castle
- Conwy castle
- Went to the town of llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
- Stratford-Upon-Avon (Birth place of Shakespear)
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