Leave Cheltenham after breakfast and head to London stopping en route to visit Waddeston Manor which was built for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild between 1874 and 1885. It contains fantastic collections of artworks and Waddesdon won the Europa Nostra award in 2000 for ‘the extraordinary re-creation with modern techniques of a major Victorian garden’. All the reception rooms and principal bedrooms had views of the Parterre, the highlight of the formal garden. This was restored in 1994 to designs by Beth Rothschild. The magnificent display of tiers of different coloured plants is planted with a new design twice a year, using around 110,000 plants.
After lunch continue to London and check in to your hotel located within easy walking distance of the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey. Dinner at leisure.
Accommodations: Great Scotland Yard Hotel (Breakfast)