Enjoy a week in Italy, driving around the beautiful Lake Garda and into the Otztaler Alps to climb the famed Stelvio Pass, voted the best driving road in the world by BBC’s Top Gear.
Independent Tours
You do not need to have a classic or sports car for these tours - but we can organise classic or sports car hire for you, if you like.
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Classic Travelling’s Independent Tours are ‘off the peg’ journeys that can be taken at any time to suit you. We can also arrange any of our escorted tours as an independent tour, including fine-tuning any aspect of these itineraries to meet your exact requirements, if you wish. Tours can be for individuals, families, or groups.
Classic Travelling tours have two levels of accommodation for our Independent Tours of Great Britain:
Classic Accommodation: Wonderfully comfortable accommodation in private B&B’s and guesthouses. Welcoming hosts mean it’s more like staying with friends, and you will often dine with the hosts or other guests.
Select Accommodation: Select tours use high-quality, small, individual hotels and guesthouses. The focus is on service and comfort in beautiful surroundings.
Where a tour does not have an accommodation standard description, the accommodation will be a mix of both Classic and Select.
“The trip was wonderful and it was nice to have everything planned and booked in advance.” SW, Devon
A wonderful two week tour of the Norwegian fjords and mountains. Visit Bergen and Alesund and discover the stunning scenery of southern Norway. This tour takes you on an amazing journey through historical, cultural and scenic delights. Highlights include visiting the spectacular fjords, exploring the exquisite towns of Stavanger, Bergen and Alesund, driving some of the world’s most thrilling mountain passes, past breath-taking scenery, and discovering one of the most beautiful countries in the world.
A three week trip to Norway and Sweden, including the Arctic Circle. A motoring experience that gives you the opportunity to enjoy driving your car along some of the world’s best roads.A holiday that gives you the chance to enjoy charming hotels, good food and captivating scenery in the land of the midnight sun.
Spend a long weekend discovering ancient villages, remote fens and fields touring the lovely counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. Visit the north Norfolk coast, and the broads before heading down to Suffolk and the coastal towns of Southwold and Aldeburgh, and then inland to the pretty town of Lavenham.
South Africa offers an unparalleled touring experience: Following a route that has been specifically chosen to encompass some of the most stunning and diverse landscapes, we shall be visiting the most scenic parts of southern Africa, including Cape Town and its surrounding area, the glorious Winelands, the Little Karoo, the beautiful Garden Route, and Addo Elephant Park.
Discover the delights of northern Spain with this fabulous two week tour. Explore the lesser-known areas of Catalonia and Aragon, where there is little traffic, and therefore excellent driving on exciting, winding roads, accompanied by far reaching views of hills, mountains and lakes. Starting and finishing in Bilbao, explore Rioja, see Barcelona & the Pyrennees, visit the tiny principality of Andorra, the city of Pamplona and the seaside resort of San Sebastian.
This two week tour of the Alps and mountain regions of France, Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland takes you on an amazing journey through historical, cultural and scenic delights. Highlights include staying in the Champagne region, visiting Alsace and the Schlumpf Collection Motor Museum, touring Bavaria with its fairytale castles, travelling through the magnificent Austrian and Swiss Alps, driving some of the world’s most thrilling mountain passes, past breath-taking scenery, and sampling the wonderful cuisine and wines.
This tour of Scotland encompasses some of the very best and most spectacular scenery of Scotland, with lochs, mountains and historic towns. Visit the Isle of Skye, Inverness and Loch Ness, Balmoral Castle, the Cairngorms, St. Andrews and Edinburgh.
This four day tour encompasses the best of the whole lakes area, and is excellent for both cultural and scenic value. Drive some stunning roads, see beautiful scenery and visit wonderful country houses. Take the opportunity to go walking or take a relaxing boat trip.
Castles, country houses, Canterbury Cathedral and the orchards of the Kent and Sussex, also known as the Garden of England This two night, three day tour of the south east of England combines stunning gardens, ancient towns and stately homes. The route will take you along winding country lanes and offer wonderful views overlooking the rolling countryside of England.
Visit Yorkshire with it ancient towns and cities, moorland and dales. This three day tour takes in the best of this stunning region of England. Start in York and climb over the North York Moors before heading west to Richmond, the entrance to Swaledale and return via Wensleydale, famous for its cheese, to Harrogate, a beautiful spa town.
The honey-yellow stone towns and villages of the Cotswolds have enchanted visitors for generations and it is a perfect touring area with quiet, meandering roads and quaint architecture. The Thames has played a major role in the history of England through the centuries. It rises in the Cotswolds and flows some 210 miles to London and the sea. Villages and towns are scattered along its banks with pleasant walks and delightful scenery.
Spend a long weekend in the delightful county of Hampshire to experience and enjoy some glorious driving, whilst touring the beautiful and historic New Forest and Test Valley. The New Forest has much to see with its pretty woodlands, open heath and lovely coastline, whilst staying in a charming country house hotel with a Michelin-starred restaurant.
A ten day tour of Ireland, starting and finishing at Rosslare. (Sailings are also available from Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire). This escorted group tour will be limited to just ten cars. The tour will visit Waterford, Cork, the Ring of Kerry, the beautiful west coast, and Dublin. The trip will be at a leisurely pace giving you plenty of time to explore and relax.
See the Lakes in style behind the wheel of a classic sports car. Strap on a pair of open-backed leather gloves, fold down the roof and follow a specially designed scenic route that snakes around the back roads between Maggiore, Como, Iseo and Garda.
Classic Travelling was established in 2003 and offers motoring holidays for classic, vintage and sports cars. The founder of the business, Sarah Dowding, has extensive experience of touring and motoring, having driven well in excess of 250,000 miles over the finest roads in Europe, North America, and southern Africa. 