Bath, Avebury and Lacock Tour from London

What Is Included

Two things are included: transportation by the luxury 16-seater Mercedes minibus and a professional driver-guide. That is the whole list on the included side of the ledger. The guide is with you on the road and can point you at things, but the listing promises no guided walk inside any site.

• Transport by 16-seater Mercedes minibus
• Professional driver-guide
• Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure
• Reserve now and pay later

What Is Not Included

Entry fees to visitor attractions are explicitly not included, so budget for anything you want to go inside. Food and drinks are extra, and lunch comes after the Avebury stop at your own cost. There is no hotel pickup or drop-off, you make your own way to Victoria.

Tips are optional. The listing mentions a Roman Baths visit in Bath with a caveat that tickets sometimes sell out, so the headline sight of the last stop is the one you are least assured of.

• Entry fees to visitor attractions
• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Food and drinks, including lunch after Avebury
• Tips, which are optional
• A guaranteed Roman Baths entry

What You May Pay on the Day

The stone circle at Avebury has open access and is free to visit, so the first stop costs you nothing but time. In Lacock, the Abbey and Fox Talbot Museum charge adult admission of £21.00 in the spring and summer season, and it is free to National Trust members. In Bath the Roman Baths price tickets by month and weekday, and tickets bought on the day cost £2 more than the advance price.

Bath Abbey lists adult admission at £9.00. If you skip the paid sights, Parade Gardens is now free, the Royal Crescent, The Circus and Pulteney Bridge are free from the street, and the Mayor of Bath's honorary guides run free walks twice daily from the Pump Room.

Morning: Avebury

You head west out of London to the village of Avebury. The listing calls for sightseeing here among the largest prehistoric stone circle in the world, with manor houses to admire. The circle has open access, so you walk it on foot, and Avebury and Lacock are outdoor stops, so dress for the weather.

UNESCO lists Avebury as the largest prehistoric stone circle in the world, part of the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site inscribed in 1986.

Lunch, Then Lacock

Lunch comes after the Avebury stop at your own cost. After lunch the minibus carries you deep into rural Wiltshire to Lacock, a village the listing praises for its streets, historic buildings and role as a television and film location. This is a free-time stop.

The abbey in the heart of the village has woodland grounds, and its cloisters appeared in Harry Potter, though entry to the Abbey and the Fox Talbot Museum is a separate £21.00 adult ticket.

Afternoon to Evening: Bath

The final stop is Bath, a city inhabited for around 2,000 years. You get free time at your own pace for Bath Abbey, the Georgian architecture, the Roman Baths if tickets are available, or simply the streets. The Baths recommend 90 minutes to 2 hours for a visit, and tickets must be booked online in advance, so if you want the guaranteed option, book your own slot before you travel.

The minibus returns to the Green Line Coach Station at about 19:30.

Families with Under-5s

Children under 5 are not carried, and under-18s must be with an adult. A family with a toddler needs a different trip. The Stonehenge, Windsor Castle and Bath day trip is the closest big-coach alternative covering Bath.

Travellers Who Need Door-to-door Service

There is no hotel pickup or drop-off. You meet at Stand 3 in the Green Line Coach Station behind Victoria and you find your own way back from there at about 19:30. If a central Victoria meeting point is awkward from your hotel, a small-group alternative with a different start is the Cotswolds small-group day tour, which meets near South Kensington.

Big Luggage and Big Groups

Luggage is limited to one piece per person up to 20 kg, about airline carry-on size at roughly 55cm x 45cm x 25cm, plus a small personal bag. Group bookings are capped at 8 passengers each, so a party of more than 8 must split across bookings and may not end up seated together. Wheelchair access is not stated in the listing, so travellers with mobility needs should confirm directly with the operator before booking.

The 10.5-hour length also makes this a long day for anyone who struggles with extended time on a small vehicle.

Bath by Train

London Paddington to Bath takes less than 90 minutes by train, and the city centre is compact and best explored on foot. The Roman Baths entrance is in Abbey Church Yard, less than ten minutes' walk from Bath Spa station. Once there, the free walks from the Pump Room, Parade Gardens and the street views of the Royal Crescent and Pulteney Bridge cost nothing, and the Roman Baths are cheaper booked ahead, with on-the-day tickets £2 more than the advance price.

Rail fares are dynamic, so check the live price rather than trusting any printed figure. Visit Bath also notes the city is busier at weekends and suggests weekdays for a quieter visit.

The Problem Stops: Avebury and Lacock

Neither Avebury nor Lacock sits on a convenient rail line, and chaining the three stops by public transport is hard. A driver-less day trip covering the stone circle, the village and Bath in sequence is genuinely difficult, which is where the minibus earns its price. The stone circle at Avebury is free to visit, and Lacock Abbey adult entry is £21.00 in the spring and summer season, so a car-based DIY day has low entry costs, but you would need to hire a car and handle the Lacock rule that there is no parking or dropping off on the village streets.

The Verdict

If Bath is your real goal, take the train and do it yourself, and see the wider set of day trips from London by train for similar easy rail days. If you want all three stops in one day without driving, this tour is a reasonable way to get them, at $111 plus whatever entries and lunch you add. If one day is too tight for three stops, consider spreading the region over a 2 day trip from London instead.