This is a day that spans the ages. On Salisbury Plain stands Stonehenge, the most famous prehistoric monument in Europe, its colossal sarsens raised some five thousand years ago by people whose purpose we still debate. A chauffeur removes the long shuttle queues and the car-park bustle, delivering you for your timed entry and waiting while you walk the circle and weigh its mysteries.

An hour west lies Bath, a city of golden Georgian terraces built around the only hot springs in Britain. The Roman Baths still steam beneath the city, the Pump Room invites you to take the waters, and the sweep of the Royal Crescent shows Palladian planning at its most graceful. Your chauffeur threads you between the two, leaving you free to enjoy the ancient and the elegant without a thought for the logistics.