Bond travels in style and you will start on a private speedboat down the River Thames, recreating the opening scene from Spectre. Famous sites whizz past and you disembark at Duke’s, for the original Bond martini, shaken not stirred of course. Next up you’re in an Aston Martin DB5 or Rolls Royce, exploring casinos, cemeteries, car parks and scenes from car chases. From tiny wooden pubs to opulent suburbs, you’ll visit more than a dozen James Bond movie locations. There’s even a crocodile submarine from Octopussy. There are so many locations you can make this a one, two or three-day experience. There’s a sublime Kensington townhouse that doubles as Bond’s home, meeting Q at Rules Restaurant, and then the Old War Office building, seen as MI6 headquarters in three movies. And if you really love Bond this travel moment can be extended, with an Aston Martin Vanquish taking you to Blenheim Palace, Stoke Park and the Cotswolds.

England from the air creates a wonderful paradox. Every landscape and angle appears different from the next. Yet it is all so quintessentially English. Oak lined rivers and stone cottages flowing through the Cotswolds. Glorious rolling hills in the Peak District and Yorkshire Dales. Vast castles appearing from nowhere. Industrial cities of charming red brick terraces. Discover England from the air on a multi-day helicopter tour, a luxurious way to see the country in speed and style. The route can be customised to your interests, including Oxford, Bath, Manchester, Liverpool and the wild heathlands of Northumberland. It can include everything from Tudor homes to castle hotels, the London skyline to the Lake District.

Roads twist through dramatic glens. Castles dot the landscape, many of them in a redolent state of ruin. Mountains peer over lakes and there is more to uncover than just the Loch Ness Monster. Scotland is defined by magnificent scenery, empty roads, and traditional towns. It’s the perfect place for languorous days of riding and you will explore on a Harley Davidson, American wheels for a Scottish experience.The route will be customised to you. The best riding is north of Edinburgh, through the Highlands and even on the ferry to some of the small outlying islands.

The world’s largest cut diamond sparkles before your eyes, 530.2 carats outshining the rest. Emeralds and rubies and sapphires twinkle in all directions. 6000 individual diamonds cover the Imperial Crown of India. There is no greater jewelry collection on the planet. These are the Crown Jewels, collected over 1000 years of British monarchs, including crowns and staffs still used by Queen Elizabeth II. This magnificent collection is kept behind 24-hour guard in the Tower of London, the iconic fortress of British monarchy. Usually you can’t appreciate their true splendour, because there are too many people packed inside the room. A guide knows the password and a Beefeater Guard will take you down to this room of sparkles. And then for one hour you have exclusive and private access to this magnificent collection.

Suave and playful, the Rosewood London is a calm escape from the bustle of Central London. It’s difficult to believe such an elegant place of repose is so central. The old building imposes at first, but as you wander into the lobby and interior courtyard you quickly find solitude. Like most Rosewood properties this hotel is effortlessly elegant and doesn’t take itself too seriously, but still with a sprinkling of wow touches. There are four categories of room and a divine cocktail bar with more than 500 gins. And then there are all the little touches you can uncover.

Barley flutters gently on coastal plains. Rivers and springs trickle through the landscape. You are in Speyside, in the eastern Scottish Highlands, at the home of Scottish malt whisky production. Distillery owners will show you around, from production to libraries of vintage aged whiskeys. Stop at Macallan for a boutique insight into Scottish whisky, then meet a distiller for a tour and tasting at the more famous Glenfiddich You can choose to visit Glenfarclas and Glenlivet, home to the two best selling malt whiskies in the States. Tours take you behind the scenes, through the full production facilities, and into a tasting room packed with old and rare whiskies. Extend this travel moment to two or three days and you can visit more boutique distilleries as well. See coopers practising their craft at Speyside Cooperage and visit Edradour, Scotland’s smallest distillery.

A glorious ode to excess and opulence, Prestonfield House is one Edinburgh’s finest accommodation experiences. Everything about this 17th-century house is over the top, from leopard skin carpets to riotous rococo, country house swoon to a silver chariot bath in the Owner’s Suite. Some visitors find it far too ostentatious, all the velvet and gold and ebony a little overwhelming. There’s no denying that Prestonfield House is an experience, a scene setter and insight into Scottish glamour. There’s a helipad, naturally, and chauffeurs will deliver kilts, cashmere and items from Edinburgh’s Harvey Nichols direct to your suite. Location is another superlative. It really feels like you’re in the countryside, with a golf course adjoining the property. But it’s also only ten minutes into the heart of Edinburgh.

Wake up in a Jacobean four-poster bed. Open your door onto 14th-century battlements. Feel immersed in the style of a bygone era. You’re in the suite that once housed King Edward IV, down the hall from the room where Queen Anne died. 600 years of English royal history plays out in Warwick Castle. Armour and weaponry line the walls. A spiral staircase leads to the dungeon. There are only two suites in this 14th-century Norma castle and they have received many royal guests. Staying here is an experience and you shouldn’t expect too many mod cons. Warwick Castle allows you to sleep in history and feel like royalty, from 500 years ago. Included in your stay is a after-hours tour of the castle, Champagne on arrival, and chauffeur services to be expected by monarchs.