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2020 Departures
A unique experience with Albion Journeys
Take time to reflect
Chatsworth House
Dear National Trust Travelers, Delve Deeper into Britain’s Heritage
© NTHP/James Dobson
Welcome to our 2020 heritage tour program produced in partnership with Albion. These It’s the little extras that set Albion tours apart from the rest
exclusive group tours offer you the chance to discover first-hand the vast cultural and natural
heritage of Britain including many of the impressive National Trust places of England, Wales Carefully chosen itineraries
and Northern Ireland. We work closely with our partner heritage organizations to create unique and insightful Hartwell House
On these tours, immerse yourself in the fascinating history of Britain’s hidden gems with itineraries that truly unlock Britain’s history and culture. Our itineraries are carefully researched
Hand-picked hotels
knowledgeable tour managers, behind-the-scenes tours, after dinner lectures and insights to ensure that they provide a valuable and enriching experience. Our in-house planners are
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from the owners of the properties themselves. always on hand should you have any questions before you travel with us.
Our 2020 program has some exciting and captivating new tours. You may like to discover Caring staff Your journey through Britain’s
the rural charm of the picturesque Cotswolds villages and the beautiful Malvern Hills, which colorful past won’t end after a day
If you have booked an Albion tour before you will already be on first name terms with our
have been home to writers and artists through the centuries. On our Nostalgic Journey Chartwell of excursions. We’ve chosen your
customer service team! They will look after you from your first enquiry through to your arrival
Through the Malvern Hills & Cotswold Vales tour (page 28), see the places that have inspired principal hotels for their character
in the UK, and work hard to ensure that any special requests or arrangements you may need are
the likes of Tolkien and composer Edward Elgar, whose creativity was sparked by the natural and history and full descriptions
carried out. Our team work tirelessly behind the scenes to make sure your tour runs smoothly.
beauty of their surroundings. can be found on our website.
Tailored reading lists These hotels are complemented
Or perhaps you’d like to explore the Lake District – classified as an Area of Outstanding by conveniently located overnight
If you want to understand more about the themes of your tour, we provide a full reading list that
Natural Beauty, the scenery in this region is magnificent. As well as admiring the deep lakes hotels at the beginning and end of
should enable you to fully engage with the subject before your tour begins. We ensure that our
and jagged fells, on our The Lake District & William Wordsworth’s Homes tour (page 18), we your stay.
reading lists are entertaining as well as informative, and they often include a mix of fiction as well
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learn more about the life and work of the famous romantic poet, William Wordsworth in
as factual tomes. It is up to you how much you want to use the reading list, but you can be sure Two hotels featured on these tours
the places he called home. We also uncover some surprisingly stately houses in this hidden
that it will help spark lively conversation! that are of particular interest are
corner of England.
Special guided tours Historic House Hotels of the National
By joining any one of our fascinating trips, you will also have the unique chance to see the Trust, with all profits supporting the
results of the important work taken on by our counterparts the National Trust of England, On an Albion journey we arrange tours by the house owners themselves wherever possible,
Knole House charity’s conservation work. Hartwell
Wales and Northern Ireland in preserving and protecting their nations’ treasures. to really bring historic houses alive. We also offer behind the scenes tours or private tours with
House’s most famous resident was
special access, and even talks by curators at historic houses, to make sure you get the full story
We hope to see you soon, Louis XVIII, exiled King of France,
and the most out of your visit.
who lived there with his Court for
Exclusive themed talks by experts five years. The hotel also welcomed
Bill Clinton during his Presidency.
The majority of our tours include an after-dinner talk by an expert in their field that promises to
Bodysgallen Hall is believed to
be both informative and engaging. Whether it is a leading historian, fascinating writer or learned
have begun life as a watchtower for
expert, we arrange guest speakers who will enhance the themes of your tour and provide some
Scott Gerloff Conwy Castle in the 13th century but
captivating background or intriguing insight. With the opportunity for you to ask questions at the
Director, National Trust Tours it wasn’t until late in the Elizabethan
end of the talk, these interactive experiences are an opportunity not to be missed.
Longleat House era that it became a house.
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Your Tour, Your Way Tour Map
We are happy to book any room upgrades
or extras you might require to make your
stay extra special. For everything from extra
nights at your hotel to additional transfers
or even supplementary hotels, excursions
or theater trips, contact the Albion office to Bonnie Prince Charlie & the
discuss prices and availability. Scotland Jacobite Rebellion
Travel in 2020 with your
A Wonderful
favorite Tour Directors
Aristocrats & Manor Houses
Edinburgh & A Grand Tour to the North
Opportunity Here at Albion we are aware that as well
to Explore & as an excellent itinerary and quality hotels,
exceptional Tour Directors help make your
tour special, so we’d like to introduce you
The Lake District & William
Wordsworth’s Homes England A Tour Around the Treasure
Experience... to some of our team members…
© NTPL/Killian O’Sullivan
Houses of England
Glorious Gardens & York
David Robertson Grandeur of North Wales
David left the world of Manchester
commerce eight years ago to
A Wonderful Opportunity Oxford & the Home Counties’
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become a tour manager so that
Picturesque Houses & Gardens Cambridge & East Anglia
he could share his love for travel
Birmingham Mansions & Villages
to Explore & Experience...
and flex his organizing skills.
David is very welcoming and A Nostalgic Journey Through the Wales
simply loves sharing his passion Malvern Hills & Cotswold Vales London The Tudors & Stuarts
for the UK with his clients. David is originally from in London
the Midlands but now bases himself in the North
South West Classic English Gardens
of England. Kent Castles & Coasts
Create your "Extraordinary, professional, caring
and informative."
& their Manor Houses
South East England & the
perfect tour David will be joining these tours:
Glorious Gardens & Grandeur of North Wales
Mayflower 400 Queen Victoria 200: Regal
Splendor & an Island Getaway
Bloomsbury Group
The Lake District & William Wordsworth’s Homes
room upgrades, Aristocrats & Manor Houses & A Grand Tour to
extra nights,
the North
Contents For a more detailed map for each tour please see the tour pages
Carolyn Russell
excursions,
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Carolyn has travelled extensively Tour Description Page
all over the world with tour
theater trips... groups, previously spending a
Queen Victoria 200: Regal Splendor & an Island Getaway September 15 to 24, 2019 6-7
lot of time in Cuba and North The Tudors & Stuarts in London May 4 to 11, 2020 8-9
America. She now prefers to
Kent Castles & Coasts May 5 to 13, 2020 10-11
travel with groups in the UK,
sharing her love of the country's Bonnie Prince Charlie & the Jacobite Rebellion May 10 to 20, 2020 12-13
history with her clients. Carolyn is also our
We can book resident expert on the Royal Family; we challenge Glorious Gardens & Grandeur of North Wales June 7 to 16, 2020 14-15
weekend theater you to find something that she doesn't know A Tour Around the Treasure Houses of England June 21 to July 2, 2020 16-17
about them. When not managing tours Carolyn
or sightseeing lives in central London. The Lake District & William Wordsworth’s Homes July 5 to 13, 2020 18-19
breaks in central "Carolyn was spectacular – so well South East England & the Bloomsbury Group July 14 to 22, 2020 20-21
London as an organized, knowledgeable, and
Aristocrats & Manor Houses & A Grand Tour to the North July 19 to 28, 2020 22-23
professional. She made this tour work
add-on to your perfectly and flawlessly." South West Classic English Gardens & their Manor Houses August 2 to 11, 2020 24-25
main tour. Carolyn will be joining these tours: Cambridge & East Anglia Mansions & Villages August 17 to 26, 2020 26-27
The Tudors & Stuarts in London
A Nostalgic Journey Through the Malvern Hills & Cotswold Vales September 6 to 14, 2020 28-29
© NTPL/Mark Fiennes
Contact us for South East England & the Bloomsbury Group
more details! Oxford & Home Counties’ Picturesque Houses Oxford & the Home Counties’ Picturesque Houses & Gardens September 6 to 13, 2020 30-31
& Gardens
Mayflower 400 September 10 to 20, 2020 32-33
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Hughenden
LONDON
Don’t miss your opportunity
Cliveden Gardens
Kensington Palace
Queen Victoria September 20: Osborne House
Windsor Castle
and Cowes
What’s Included
to join us in 2019.... 200: Regal Avington Park Today we have the chance to explore Osborne
House, purchased by Queen Victoria and Prince
Albert in 1845 as a seaside retreat away from Return airport transfers from
Splendor & an
Arundel Castle
Cowes Portsmouth
The Needles
Osborne House
Nunwell House London and Windsor. The Italianate palace boasts London Heathrow*
North Court Gardens
spectacular views across the Solent. We take an 5 nights at the Macdonald Windsor Hotel
Island Getaway Minister, Benjamin Disraeli, from 1848 to 1881.
This impressive manor provides a fascinating
intimate glimpse of royal family life as we wander
through the magnificent Royal Apartments as well
4 nights at the Royal Hotel, Isle of Wight
Welcome drink and canapés
insight into the world of this colorful former- as the walled gardens and grounds where we find
the charming Swiss Cottage, used by the royal
September 15 to 24, 2019 parliamentarian, who is described as Queen
children to learn household management.
Full English breakfast each day
Victoria’s ‘favourite Prime Minister’. 3-course table d’hôte dinner on 6 nights
from $4,800 per person Next we visit Cliveden Gardens, which have Afterwards we have some time at leisure in at the hotels (with after dinner tea
uniquely captured the grandeur of a bygone Cowes. Many of the town’s ornate buildings and coffee)
2019 marks the 200th anniversary of the era. In 1837, Cliveden was purchased by Harriet, date from Queen Victoria’s time, in the style 1 dinner at a restaurant in Windsor
birth of Queen Victoria, Britain’s second Duchess of Sutherland, to be used as a home popularised by her consort Prince Albert. As
1 dinner at a restaurant on the Isle
away from London, near to her friend Queen well as some upmarket shops, Cowes also has
longest serving monarch. Victoria’s of Wight
Victoria. Victoria frequented Cliveden on at least numerous art galleries.
reign marked a period of great cultural, 2 lunches
industrial and political change and a great eight occasions and with expansive views, these After dinner back at the hotel, we enjoy another
gardens set elevated above the River Thames fascinating themed talk from a guest speaker. Services of a tour director throughout
expansion of the British Empire. This tour your stay
have a special charm. Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
takes in some of the famous palaces, Travel
After dinner back at the hotel this evening, to and from all excursions
© English Heritage
castles and country houses frequented by September 21: The Needles, Farringford
we enjoy a fascinating themed talk from a Return ferry to the Isle of Wight
the Queen throughout her reign and offers guest speaker. House & Gardens, Dimbola Lodge,
All entrance costs
a very real insight into her life and the Mottistone Gardens and St Lawrence
Osborne House Meals: Breakfast, Dinner Porterage
people closest to her. Parish Church
September 18: Kensington Palace and *supplement applies for transfers from all
Ten Day Itinerary
We take a scenic drive via The Needles with some other airports
Special extras included Westminster Abbey
Kensington Palace has been a home to the royal
impressive views of Alum Bay, before heading
for a brief visit to Farringford House & Gardens,
in your itinerary September 15: Arrival (depart U.S. on 9/14)
On arrival at Heathrow airport, a private transfer
family since the 17th century, and today we are the home of famous poet and friend of Queen
Your Hotels
able to explore this stunning Jacobean building. Victoria, Alfred Lord Tennyson. Tennyson lived
will take you to the Macdonald Windsor Hotel here from 1853 until his death in 1892.
Last chance to Guided walking tour of Windsor with a Blue
Badge Guide
where you stay for the next four nights. In the
evening you are invited to join the group for a
Built in 1605, Princess Victoria was later born here
on 24 May 1819. The Palace was Queen Victoria’s We then continue on to Dimbola Lodge, home
Nights One to Four, and Nine – Macdonald
Windsor Hotel, Windsor
childhood home and is now the London residence of the celebrated Victorian photographer Julia
book a 2019 tour
A visit to the royal residence of Kensington
welcome drink, followed by dinner. Nights Five to Eight – The Royal Hotel, Isle
Palace and Westminster Abbey of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Prince Margaret Cameron where we enjoy a guided
Meals: Dinner of Wight
Guided tour of Dimbola Lodge
Harry and Meghan Markle (now the Duke and tour. The house is now a Museum and Gallery
For more information on these hotels please visit
Duchess of Sussex) currently live in Nottingham dedicated to her life and work while also
Guided tour of Nunwell House September 16: Windsor and our website.
Cottage on the grounds. showcasing contemporary exhibitions from
Guided tour and lunch at Avington Park Windsor Castle We have a small number of single places with no
Next we venture to Westminster Abbey, which photographers around the globe. supplement available on this tour. These places
2 themed evening talks by a guest speaker We begin our day with a guided walking tour of sell quickly.
since the 11th century has been the coronation Next is Mottistone Gardens, one of the most
Windsor, a Royal Borough situated on the River church of the British monarchy. Queen Victoria’s
Thames. A statue of Queen Victoria was erected peaceful gardens on the island, surrounding an
coronation took place here on 28 June 1838 when attractive Elizabethan manor house. Established
© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2017
here in 1887 to celebrate her Golden Jubilee, with We also spend a short while in the pretty inland
she was just 19 years of age; the event lasted five in the early 20th century, the garden is set in a
the Queen herself in attendance at the unveiling. village of Godshill with its charming thatched-
hours. There are around 3,300 people buried or sheltered valley and is rich in colorful herbaceous
We then visit Windsor Castle, the oldest and roofed cottages, delightful medieval church,
commemorated at this iconic Abbey, many of borders, shrub-filled banks and grassy terraces.
largest inhabited castle in the world which is still tearooms and gift shops.
whom are hugely significant figures in history.
one of the official residences of Queen Elizabeth Finally we visit the Victorian parish church, Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Meals: Breakfast St Lawrence, which was designed by the architect
II today. Established in the 11th century by William
the Conqueror, it has been remodelled by September 19: Arundel Castle Sir George Gilbert Scott in the 19th century. September 23: Avington Park
successive kings and queens and is regularly used This evening we enjoy dinner together at a After breakfast we leave the Isle of Wight behind
Arundel Castle is one of the longest inhabited
for ceremonial and state occasions. During Queen local restaurant. as we take the ferry back to the mainland and
country houses in England, having been the
Victoria’s reign, Windsor Castle was the primary Meals: Breakfast, Dinner then journey to Avington Park for a private guided
seat of the Dukes of Norfolk and their ancestors
palace for the British monarchy, and the Queen tour and lunch. This stunning Georgian manor was
since 1067. Although restored and remodelled
spent the larger part of every year residing here. September 22: Nunwell House, North once the property of Winchester Cathedral and
in the 19th century, many of the original features
The magnificent State Apartments are furnished remain such as the Norman keep and gatehouse,
Court Gardens and Godshill sits in an idyllic location beside the River Itchen.
with some of the finest works of art for you while the finely preserved interiors are home This morning we enjoy a guided tour of Nunwell Afterwards, we return to the Macdonald Windsor
to admire. to priceless works of art. Queen Victoria and House, a beautiful family home since 1522, set in Hotel, where we enjoy a farewell dinner together
Tonight we enjoy dinner together at a restaurant her husband Prince Albert visited the castle for five acres of tranquil gardens with stunning views at the hotel.
in Windsor. several days in 1846. across the Solent. The parlour chamber of this Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner historic house is where the ill-fated Charles I spent
After enjoying lunch together in Arundel, we take
his last night of freedom. September 24: Departure
the ferry across the Solent to the Isle of Wight,
September 17: Hughenden and checking in to the Royal Hotel, our base for the We then head on to North Court Gardens, which After breakfast, a private transfer will take you
Cliveden Gardens next four nights. boast 15 acres of beautiful gardens, with a large back to Heathrow airport for your return
Today we head first to the stunning Hughenden, variety of plants and exotic palms that enjoy the flight home.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
previously home to an unlikely Victorian Prime special varying microclimates of the grounds. Meals: Breakfast
Westminster Abbey The King’s Bedchamber, Windsor Castle
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Fenton House
The Tudors & Sutton House
Eastbury Manor House
We continue to Shakespeare’s Globe where
we visit the fascinating exhibition and enjoy a
backstage tour to learn more about this iconic
What’s Included
The Charterhouse
Stuarts in London
St Paul’s Cathedral
Covent Garden Tower of London
Banqueting House
Westminster Abbey The Globe Theatre theater and its most famous playwright. From
Chelsea Physic Garden colorful stories of the original 1599 Globe to the Return
Syon Park airport transfers from
faithful reconstruction process of the 1990s, there
London Heathrow*
May 4 to 11, 2020 Ham House
is plenty to discover. To round off our day we visit
7 nights at The Royal Horseguards Hotel
the George Inn, the last remaining galleried pub in
from $4,990 per person the capital, before travelling on to enjoy dinner in Welcome drink
a local restaurant. Full English breakfast each day
London’s skyline today is characterized by May 6: Ham House & Gardens Meals: Breakfast, Dinner 3-course table d’hôte dinner on 3 nights
modern high-rise towers, but look hard and Syon Park at the hotel (with after dinner tea
May 9: Westminster Abbey, Covent
and you can still see traces of its early We take a scenic drive to Ham House & Gardens, and coffee)
Garden and Banqueting House
history. The Tudor and Stuart monarchs one of Europe’s greatest 17th-century houses 1 dinner in a local restaurant
Our day begins with a guided tour of the
collectively ruled Britain for over 200 nestling on the banks of the River Thames. This Services of a tour director throughout
magnificent Westminster Abbey. Founded by
years and this time was highly influential atmospheric mansion with fine interiors and
Benedictine monks in 960AD, the Abbey has been your stay
on the city’s architecture. We discover Sir historic gardens has remained virtually unchanged
the coronation church since 1066. A remarkable Travel to and from all excursions
Christopher Wren’s rebuilding of the city’s for 400 years and we find out more on our guided
addition to the Abbey was the glorious Lady All excursion costs
churches after the Great Fire of London house tour.
Chapel built by King Henry VII, first of the
Porterage
along with visiting magnificent St Paul’s Next we visit Syon Park, the spectacular London Tudor monarchs.
Cathedral. We also travel to the capital’s home of the Duke of Northumberland. Built in *supplement applies for transfers from all
After, we venture to Covent Garden for free other airports
the 16th century, it has been in the family of the
outskirts to find impressive Tudor houses time. The West Piazza of Covent Garden Market
© Historic Palaces
present owners for more than 400 years. The
waiting to be rediscovered. is known for its street performers that entertain
Your Hotel
Tudor mansion was remodelled by Robert Adam
every afternoon. All performers have passed an
Eight Day Itinerary
for the first Duke in the 1760s and we learn more
Banqueting House audition to entertain here and good acts can draw
about the property on our guided tour.
huge crowds. There are also restaurants, cafés Nights One to Seven – The Royal
May 4: Arrival (depart U.S. on 5/3) Meals: Breakfast and shopping opportunities here. Horseguards Hotel**, London
Special extras included On arrival at Heathrow airport, a private transfer May 7: Sir Christopher Wren’s Churches, We end the day with a visit to Banqueting House, For more information on this hotel please visit
in your itinerary
will take you to The Royal Horseguards Hotel, our Eastbury Manor House and a survivor of the lost royal Palace of Whitehall. our website.
hotel for the duration of our stay. Tonight, join the Sutton House The crowning glory here is the magnificent nine We have a small number of single places with no
group for a welcome drink followed by dinner. ceiling paintings by Peter Paul Rubens, installed supplement available on this tour. These places
Audio guided tour of the Tower of London After the Great Fire of London, Sir Christopher in 1636.
sell quickly.
Meals: Dinner Wren rebuilt 51 churches and this morning we **Please note: Hotel check in is available from 4pm
Guided tour of St Paul’s Cathedral
take a guided walking tour to see several of the Meals: Breakfast only. If you would like to check in earlier, please call
Guided tour of Ham House May 5: Tower of London, for details.
the Monument to the Great Fire of finest places of worship including Temple Church May 10: Fenton House and the
Guided tour of Syon Park
and St Stephen Walbrook. Charterhouse
Guided walking tour of Sir Christopher London, St Dunstan in the East Garden
and St Paul’s Cathedral We then travel to the Tudor gentry house, The day starts to the north of the city in the Monument to the Great Fire of London
Wren’s Churches
Eastbury Manor House, for a guided tour. leafy suburb of Hampstead, at Fenton House, a
Guided tour of Eastbury Manor House We begin our day at the Tower of London.
Completed in around 1573, little has changed handsome 17th-century merchant’s house set
Guided tour of Chelsea Physic Garden Founded in 1066, in its time it has housed a
since. Admire the evocative exposed timbers in in a beautiful walled garden. The house is filled
© NTPL/Arnhel de Serra
Backstage tour of the Globe Theatre
famous selection of prisoners including multiple
the attic, an original spiral oak staircase as well as with highly decorative collections of porcelain,
wives and associates of Henry VIII. We will find
Guided tour of Westminster Abbey the cobbled courtyard. early musical instruments and 17th-century
out more about the history here on our audio
Guided tour of the Charterhouse Our final stop today is Sutton House. Nearly 500
guided tour. needlework. The balcony of the house offers
Themed evening talk by a guest speaker years old, this property was once a Tudor country panoramic views of the city on fine days.
Fenton House Our next stop is the Monument to the Great Fire
house for a courtier of King Henry VIII. We have We continue on to the Charterhouse, a former
of London, designed by Britain’s famed architect
time to explore the house at leisure. Carthusian monastery which, in 2017, opened
Sir Christopher Wren and completed in 1677.
Afterwards, we venture to St Dunstan in the Meals: Breakfast its doors to the public for the first time since
East Garden. This unique city garden was built its foundation in 1348. Since the Dissolution of
May 8: Chelsea Physic Garden,
amongst the ruins of a medieval church. The the Monasteries in the 16th century, the site has
Southwark Cathedral, Globe Theatre served as a private mansion, a boys’ school and an
church was severely bombed during World War
II, but it wasn’t until 1967 that the City of London
and the George Inn almshouse, which it remains to this day. We enjoy
decided to turn the remains into a public garden. We start the day with a guided tour of the a guided tour of this historic site with one of the
Chelsea Physic Garden. Founded in 1673 as ‘Brothers’ (a resident of the almshouse).
We head next to St Paul’s Cathedral, with its
the Apothecaries’ Garden, with the purpose of Afterwards we have free time to enjoy London at
world-famous dome that remains an iconic
training apprentices in the identification and use our leisure before a farewell dinner together back
feature of the London skyline. The present
of medicinal plants, the garden was only opened at the hotel this evening.
cathedral was the masterpiece of Sir Christopher
to the public in the 1980s.
Wren, built between 1675 and 1710 in the Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Baroque style. We have time to discover the Afterwards, we visit Southwark Cathedral, once
spectacular interiors and the crypt on our known as the parish of St Saviour’s and the oldest May 11: Departure
guided tour. Gothic church in London. William Shakespeare A private transfer will take you back to Heathrow
© NTPL/John Hammond
is perhaps the most famous resident of the airport for your return flight home.
Back at the hotel this evening, we enjoy dinner
parish and his brother Edmund was buried at
together before a fascinating talk by a Meals: Breakfast
St Saviour’s. His ledger stone is situated in the
guest speaker.
Cathedral Choir.
Ham House Westminster Abbey Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
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Kent Castles May 10: Margate, Sandwich
and The Salutation Gardens
& Coasts This morning we head to the coastal town What’s Included
of Margate. This town epitomises the charm
of a classic British seaside resort, with its Return airport transfers from
unspoilt sandy bays, retro shops and a friendly London Heathrow*
May 5 to 13, 2020 atmosphere. As Margate is also home to a 2 nights at the Castle Hotel Windsor
thriving arts community, you may like to browse – MGallery
from $4,990 per person the Turner Contemporary, a beautiful gallery
6
Windsor Castle LONDON
nights at the Chilston Park Hotel
Down House
Leeds Castle Margate overlooking the sea.
The romantic county of Kent offers a Chartwell Sandwich
We then head to the historic town of Sandwich.
Welcome drink and canapés
multitude of historic treasures, from Hever Castle
Ightham Mote
Canterbury
Godinton House Once a major port, there are still many original Full English breakfast each day
enchanting castles and stately homes to Sissinghurst Castle Garden
medieval buildings dotted around this enchanting 3-course table d’hôte dinner on 6 nights
Bodiam Castle
imaginative gardens and delightful coastal town, making it a delight to explore. at the hotels (with after dinner tea
towns. On this captivating break we learn We continue to The Salutation Gardens in and coffee)
about Kent’s role in shaping English history, Sandwich, where we enjoy a guided tour followed 1 dinner at a traditional local pub
We continue to Riverhill Himalayan Gardens, a
and discover some of its famous residents by lunch. Designed in 1912 by architect Sir Edwin 1 dinner at a popular local
fine example of horticultural excellence, created
such as Ann Boleyn, Charles Dickens and Lutyens, the exquisite gardens are divided into a seafood restaurant
by contemporary of Charles Darwin and patron of
Winston Churchill. In a county famed for sequence of symmetrical ‘rooms.’ After around
Victorian plant hunter, John Rogers. We discover Services of a tour director throughout
its castles, we also explore historic Hever 70 years, the gardens sadly fell into disorder, but
its interesting history as we enjoy the combination your stay
with a new owner and head gardener at the helm,
and impressive Leeds Castle. We combine of world-class British sculpture, secret pathways Travel to and from all excursions
an extensive restoration project was undertaken
these fascinating architectural wonders and stunning floral displays.
in 2005. All entrance costs
with the peacefulness of the Kentish coast, This evening we enjoy dinner together in a
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Porterage
as we experience the classic seaside charm local pub.
*supplement applies for transfers from all
Hever Castle of Margate and Whitstable. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner May 11: Leeds Castle and other airports
Godinton House
Nine Day Itinerary May 8: Sissinghurst Castle Garden,
Special extras included
We visit Leeds Castle, a quintessential moated
Tenterden and Bodiam Castle castle set in 500 acres of glorious parkland, Your Hotels
in your itinerary
May 5: Arrival (depart U.S. on 5/4) This morning we head to Sissinghurst Castle where we enjoy a private guided tour. Dating
On arrival at Heathrow airport, a private transfer Garden where we enjoy an exclusive out-of-hours back to the 12th century, it was once home to Nights One and Eight – Castle Hotel Windsor
will take you to our overnight hotel, the Castle garden tour. Created in the 1930s by novelist Vita Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. The castle’s
Private guided tour and lunch at – MGallery, Windsor
Hotel Windsor – MGallery. In the evening, join the Sackville-West and her husband Harold Nicolson last private owner was Lady Baillie, an Anglo-
Hever Castle group for a welcome drink, followed by dinner. Nights Two to Seven – Chilston Park
around the ruins of an Elizabethan manor house, American heiress who lovingly restored the castle
Exclusive out-of-hours garden tour of Hotel, Lenham
Meals: Dinner these world-famous gardens are laid out as a to its former glory. We discover more of the
Sissinghurst Castle Garden For more information on these hotels please visit
series of individually-planted ‘rooms’ including a castle’s fascinating history as well as its wealth of our website.
Guided walking tour of Canterbury May 6: Chartwell and Ightham Mote fragrant Herb Garden and Rose Garden. furnishings, paintings, tapestries and antiques We have a small number of single places with no
Guided tour of Canterbury Cathedral Today we first visit Chartwell, Sir Winston on display.
After lunch (not included) in the picturesque supplement available on this tour. These places
Guided tour and lunch at The Churchill’s beloved home from 1924 to the time town of Tenterden, we continue to Bodiam Castle. Our next stop is Godinton House, a delightful
sell quickly.
Salutation Gardens of his death. The house is still home to many This archetypal 14th-century moated castle with Jacobean house incorporating a medieval hall and
© Royal Collection Trust
Private guided tour of Leeds Castle of the great statesman’s personal and political a ruined interior gives us a glimpse of medieval ornate carvings where we enjoy a guided tour
mementos, including an amazing collection of magnificent State Apartments are furnished with
Guided tour and lunch at Godinton House splendor and boasts an original wooden portcullis, and lunch. Godinton is a much-loved home where some of the finest works of art to admire during
Audio guided tour of Windsor Castle
gifts he received from other world leaders and his spiral staircases, and battlements. each room reflects the tastes of those who have
personal painting studio hidden in the grounds. our audio guided tour.
Themed evening talk by a guest speaker After dinner back at the hotel this evening, we lived here with an excellent collection of furniture,
Windsor Castle Next, we explore the moated manor house of Later, we check back in to the Castle Hotel
enjoy a fascinating talk by a guest speaker. art, and curios. We also have time to explore
Ightham Mote, once described by historian David Windsor – MGallery, where we enjoy a farewell
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner the 12 acres of tranquil gardens, surrounded by
Starkey as “the most beautiful and the most dinner together.
ancient parkland.
interesting of English country houses”. Built nearly May 9: Canterbury, Canterbury Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
700 years ago, atmospheric Ightham has been Cathedral and Whitstable May 13: Departure
home to medieval knights, courtiers to Henry VIII May 12: Down House and
We start the day in Canterbury. The city has a A private transfer will take you back to Heathrow
and Victorian High Society. Windsor Castle
fascinating history which we learn about on our airport for your return flight home.
From here, we travel to the Chilston Park Hotel guided walking tour. We also enjoy a guided tour Our first stop today is Down House, home of
where we stay for the next six nights. scientist Charles Darwin and his family for 40 Meals: Breakfast
of Canterbury Cathedral, the oldest cathedral in
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner England, dating back to Norman times. In 1170, years. Several rooms have been recreated as
Godinton House
Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered in the they appeared when he lived here including the
May 7: Hever Castle and Riverhill cathedral and ever since, it has been a site of study where he wrote ‘On the Origin of Species’.
Himalayan Gardens Christian pilgrimage. The house is surrounded by extensive gardens;
We head to Hever Castle, the childhood home of Our next stop is Whitstable, a picturesque fishing Darwin’s ‘outdoor laboratory’.
Henry VIII’s second wife, Anne Boleyn, where we and harbour town on the north coast of Kent, We then visit Windsor Castle, the oldest and
enjoy a private guided tour and lunch. Dating back renowned for its fresh oysters and connections largest inhabited castle in the world which is still
to the late 13th century, this double-moated castle to Charles Dickens. You can enjoy sampling these one of the official residences of Queen Elizabeth
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© NTPL/Andrew Butler
is home to various historic artifacts including culinary delights during dinner in a popular local II today. Established in the 11th century by
Tudor portraits and furniture, as well as two seafood restaurant. William the Conqueror, it has been remodelled
prayer books inscribed by Anne Boleyn. The castle by successive kings and queens and is regularly
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
was lavishly restored by American millionaire, used for ceremonial and state occasions. The
Ightham Mote Sissinghurst Castle Garden William Waldorf Astor, in the early 20th century.
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Bonnie Prince in an area known today as the ‘45 Wood. The
house also has a major collection of paintings plus
Charlie & the
fine antique furniture which we discover on our
guided tour. What’s Included
Our day finishes with a visit to Dallas Dhu Return airport transfers from Edinburgh*
Jacobite Rebellion Distillery – learn how whisky was made in the
1900s and then sample a wee dram too.
3 nights at the Principal Charlotte
Brodie Castle
Square Hotel
Dallas Dhu Distillery
Later, we check in to the Macdonald 1
Culloden Battlefield
night at the Fonab Castle Hotel
May 10 to 20, 2020
Fyvie Castle
Urquart Castle Loch Ness Drumossie Hotel.
Castle Fraser
Aberdeen 2 nights at the Marcliffe Hotel & Spa
Drum Castle
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
from $6,490 per person Glenfinnan Monument
Fort William
2 nights at the Macdonald
Glencoe
House of Dun May 16: Inverness, Culloden Battlefield Drumossie Hotel
Bonnie Prince Charlie, born to the exiled Huntingtower Castle Perth
and Urquart Castle 1 night at the Glenfinnan House Hotel
Stuart King James II, was raised in the This morning we enjoy free time in Inverness, 1 night at the Mar Hall Golf & Spa Resort
Alloa Tower
belief that his family were the true Loch Lomond
Linlithgow Palace
Dumbarton Castle Edinburgh
the capital of the Highlands, before travelling to Welcome drink and canapés
rulers of Britain. Supported by his fellow Culloden Battlefield, scene of the final battle of
Full Scottish breakfast each day
Jacobites, his planned invasion of England the 1745-46 Jacobite rising.
started promisingly but ultimately ended After, we continue to Urquart Castle where in 3-course table d’hôte dinner on 7 nights
who led the 1715 rising. Later we venture to
1689 government troops were stationed. On their at the hotels (with after dinner tea
in a disastrous defeat with the Prince Huntingtower Castle, birthplace of Lord George
departure in 1692, they blew up the gatehouse to and coffee)
forced to go on the run. Discover the Murray; both he and his brother were involved in
earlier Jacobite risings. prevent the Jacobites using the location. Services of a tour director throughout
fascinating story of the young prince’s time
Meals: Breakfast your stay
in Scotland, visiting the places where he Then we visit Perth, ‘Gateway to the Highlands’,
Travel to and from all excursions
sought refuge, in a story that has shaped located on the banks of the River Tay with a rich May 17: Loch Ness, Jacobite train
history stretching back over 800 years. All excursion costs
Scottish history. journey and Glenfinnan Monument
Linlithgow Palace We then continue to our overnight hotel, Porterage
Eleven Day Itinerary
We visit Loch Ness where a multi-media
Fonab Castle. presentation in the Exhibition Centre leads us *supplement applies for transfers from all
other airports
Special extras included
© National Trust for Scotland
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner through 500 million years of history.
May 10: Arrival (depart U.S. on 5/9)
in your itinerary May 13: House of Dun, Drum Castle Then we continue to Fortwilliam, known for
Your Hotels
From Edinburgh airport, a private transfer will
and Aberdeen its breathtaking location on the shores of Loch
take you to the Principal Charlotte Square Hotel,
Linnhe. We’ll board the famous Jacobite Train,
our hotel for the next two nights. Later, join The Georgian House of Dun was built for David
Private out-of-hours guided tour featured in the Harry Potter movies, which takes Nights One, Two and Ten – Principal
the group for a welcome drink, dinner and an Erskine, a distant cousin of John Erskine. On our
and refreshments at the Palace of us across the scenic, mountainous west coast of Charlotte Square Hotel, Edinburgh
introductory lecture. guided tour we discover subtle nuances that hint
Holyroodhouse Scotland to Mallaig.
Meals: Dinner at David Erskine’s clandestine loyalties. Night Three – Fonab Castle Hotel, Pitlochry
Audio guided tour of Edinburgh Castle We return via the Glenfinnan Monument – a
Next we visit Jacobite Drum Castle where we Nights Four and Five – Marcliffe Hotel & Spa,
Guided tour of the House of Dun May 11: Palace of Holyroodhouse, chance to stand on the site where Bonnie Aberdeen
enjoy a guided tour. Alexander Irvine fought Prince Charlie came ashore on 19 August 1745
Guided tour of Drum Castle National Museum of Scotland and alongside Bonnie Prince Charlie at the Battle of Nights Six and Seven – Macdonald
Guided tour of Craigievar Castle Edinburgh Castle and raised the Stuart standard. The lone kilted
Culloden and after the defeat, hid in a secret Drumossie Hotel, Inverness
Guided tour of Castle Fraser
Highlander atop the 18 meter-high column is a
We visit the Palace of Holyroodhouse for a room at Drum Castle to avoid capture. Night Eight – Glenfinnan House
tribute to the Jacobite clansmen who fought to
Guided tour of Brodie Castle private guided tour followed by refreshments. Our final stop today is the cosmopolitan port and Hotel, Glenfinnan
defend the Highland way of life.
Tour of Dallas Dhu Distillery with Back in September 1745, Bonnie Prince Charlie ‘Granite city’ of Aberdeen. We then travel to the Night Nine – Mar Hall Golf & Spa Resort,
set up court at the palace and we visit the rooms We then travel to the Glenfinnan House Hotel.
whisky tasting Marcliffe Hotel where we enjoy a fascinating talk near Glasgow
Scenic Jacobite train journey that became the focus of the Jacobite cause in after dinner. Meals: Breakfast, Dinner For more information on these hotels please visit
Cruise of Loch Lomond
Edinburgh. Next, we venture to the National our website.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner May 18: Glencoe, Loch Lomond and
Museum of Scotland, boasting a significant We have a small number of single places with no
Audio guided tour of the Royal Dumbarton Castle
collection of material relating to the supplement available on this tour. These places
Yacht Britannia May 14: Craigievar Castle sell quickly.
Jacobite story. and Castle Fraser Our day begins at Glencoe, regarded by many as
Evening tour of the Edinburgh
We then head to Edinburgh Castle, witness to a natural monument to the infamous massacre of
Underground Vaults Our day begins with a guided tour at Craigievar February 1692, where 38 supporters of the 1689
many of the defining events of Scottish history Castle. Don’t miss the Order of Battle for the the city before checking back in to the Principal
Themed evening talk by a guest speaker Jacobite rising were killed by government troops.
Brodie Castle including the unsuccessful Jacobite blockades Battle of Culloden which you will find in a Charlotte Square Hotel.
during the 1715 and 1745 risings. Discover more manuscript cabinet here. We then enjoy a Loch Lomond cruise before Following dinner, we take a tour beneath
on our audio guided tour. visiting Dumbarton Castle, once a military base the bustle of Edinburgh’s Old Town, to the
Afterwards we visit Castle Fraser, one of the and prison. Aeneas MacDonald – one of the
Meals: Breakfast strongholds of the Fraser Clan, who came out dark, damp and eerie Underground Vaults.
‘seven men of Moidart’ – was imprisoned at the Explore a world of streets and tunnels that
May 12: Linlithgow Palace, Alloa Tower, for the Jacobites in the 1745 rebellion. We learn castle after the Battle of Culloden. Tonight we stay
more on our guided tour. were once the main streets of Edinburgh until
Huntingtower Castle and Perth at the Mar Hall Golf & Spa Resort. they were built on top of, but be warned, this tour
Meals: Breakfast Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
The day begins at Linlithgow Palace, once a is not for the faint hearted with various tales of
comfortable country retreat visited by Charles May 15: Fyvie Castle, Brodie Castle and supernatural happenings.
Edward Stuart during his march south in 1745. May 19: Royal Yacht Britannia and
Dallas Dhu Distillery Edinburgh Underground Vaults Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
However, in 1746, Linlithgow was ravaged by fire
© Brian & Nina Chapple
Known as Scotland’s pink castle, Fyvie blends 13th- Back in Edinburgh, we step aboard the Royal Yacht May 20: Departure
after British troops ransacked the house searching
century origins with opulent Edwardian interiors. Britannia, the Queen’s floating Royal residence
for retreating Jacobites.
© Lars Johanson
After our visit to Fyvie, we continue to Brodie A private transfer will take you back to Edinburgh
Next is Alloa Tower, one of Scotland’s oldest keeps for over 44 years. Learn more on our fascinating airport for your return flight home.
Castle, where there are tales of government audio guided tour. After, we have free time in
and previously home to John Erskine, the Jacobite troops camped out in the wood behind the castle, Meals: Breakfast
Urquart Castle Craigievar Castle
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Plas Cadnant Conwy Castle
Glorious Gardens
Tatton Park
Anglesey
Plas Newydd House Bodnant Garden June 12: Erddig Hall and
Penrhyn Castle Betws-y-Coed Erddig Hall
Brynbella Garden
& Grandeur of Plas Tan y Bwlch
Portmeirion
Erddig Hall is an atmospheric early 18th-century What’s Included
house that reflects the ‘upstairs, downstairs’ life
of a gentry family, and we’re provided with a Return airport transfers from
North Wales fascinating insight into the lives of the family and
their servants on our private guided tour. Our tour
London Heathrow*
1 night at the Macdonald Windsor Hotel
Stratford-upon-Avon extends to the superb walled garden, now restored 6 nights at Bodysgallen Hall & Spa
June 7 to 16, 2020 to its former 18th-century formal design with rare 1 night at the Mercure
fruit trees and a national collection of ivies. Stratford-upon-Avon Shakespeare Hotel
from $5,750 per person Waterperry Gardens
Oxford We then travel to Brynbella Garden, nine acres 1 night at the Castle Hotel
of beautiful garden and woodland set below a Windsor – MGallery
North Wales, a land blessed with rugged Palladian villa. The current owners have created Welcome drink and canapés
mountains, beautiful beaches and June 10: Isle of Anglesey, a modern garden while retaining as many of the
Plas Newydd House & Gardens and Full English breakfast each day
picturesque villages also has some of the original 18th-century features as possible. The
Plas Cadnant Hidden Gardens 3-course table d’hôte dinner on 6 nights
most striking gardens in the UK, many garden is laid out as a series of rooms including
a woodland garden, walled garden, three water at the hotels (with after dinner tea
attached to magnificent houses with Today we cross the 19th-century Menai Bridge to
gardens, a gravel garden plus formal and informal and coffee)
centuries of history to uncover. From world- spend the day on the Isle of Anglesey. Our first
2 dinners at local restaurants (including
visit is to the fine country house of Plas Newydd, garden areas with focal points such as statuary
renowned gardens to hidden gems, we and sculptures. one traditional English fish and
where we enjoy a guided tour of the house and
encounter a remarkable array of sweeping gardens. Its most famous past resident is the 1st chip supper)
This evening we enjoy a traditional fish and chip
landscapes, woodlands, valleys, walled Marquess of Anglesey, who commanded the Services of a tour director throughout
supper at a local restaurant.
gardens and displays of abundant flowers cavalry at Waterloo in 1815. The elegant interior your stay
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
and shrubs which thrive in the unique owes more to the 1930s, thanks to its associations Travel to and from all excursions
climate of this region. with the artist, socialite and fallen WWII soldier Rex June 13: Portmeirion and All entrance costs
Conwy Castle Whistler. The garden’s climate allows extraordinary Plas Brondanw Gardens Porterage
Ten Day Itinerary plants to flourish including tender exotics and
The day starts in Portmeirion, an Italianate village *supplement applies for transfers from all
Mediterranean plants.
Special extras included
created by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, inspired by his other airports
June 7: Arrival (depart U.S. on 6/6) We continue on to Plas Cadnant Hidden Gardens, a visits to the Mediterranean. Its unique atmosphere
in your itinerary On arrival at Heathrow airport, a private transfer
will take you to our overnight hotel, the Macdonald
series of historic gardens which are gradually being
restored to their former glory, where we enjoy a
has been featured on camera many times, most
Your Hotels
famously in the iconic 1960s British TV series
Windsor Hotel. In the evening, join the group for a guided tour. Three different gardens have been The Prisoner.
Guided tour of Plas Newydd House welcome drink, followed by dinner. discovered, including an unusual walled garden Night One – Macdonald Windsor
& Gardens We then visit Plas Brondanw Gardens. The house
Meals: Dinner with curving walls, a secret valley garden with three Hotel, Windsor
Guided tour of Plas Cadnant and gardens were given to Sir Clough Williams-Ellis
waterfalls and a river, and an upper woodland Nights Two to Seven – Bodysgallen Hall
Hidden Gardens by his father in 1902 and the gardens are regarded
June 8: Stratford-upon-Avon and garden with the remains of a 19th-century folly. & Spa, near Llandudno
Guided tour of Plas Tan y Bwlch
by some as his finest creation. Inspired by the
Shakespeare’s Birthplace After dinner back at the hotel this evening, we are gardens of renaissance Italy, he created a unique Night Eight – Mercure Stratford-upon-Avon
Private guided tour of Erddig Hall
We head to Stratford-upon-Avon, a town treated to a fascinating talk by a guest speaker. garden landscape with stone walls, topiary and Shakespeare Hotel, Stratford-upon-Avon
& Gardens forever associated with England’s greatest poet avenues of trees leading the eye to the dramatic
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner Night Nine – Castle Hotel Windsor
Guided tour and lunch at Tatton Park
and playwright, William Shakespeare. We visit mountainous backdrop. – MGallery, Windsor
Guided tour and lunch at Shakespeare’s Birthplace, where we explore the June 11: Plas Tan y Bwlch, For more information on these hotels please visit
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Waterperry Gardens extraordinary story of Shakespeare in the house Betws-y-Coed and Conwy Castle our website.
Themed evening talk by a guest speaker where he was born and grew up. Home to the Snowdonia National Park June 14: Tatton Park We have a small number of single places with no
Plas Cadnant Hidden Gardens supplement available on this tour. These places
Later, we continue our journey to Wales, checking Environmental Studies Centre, Plas Tan y Bwlch is a Leaving Wales we journey east to Tatton Park, sell quickly.
in to Bodysgallen Hall & Spa, one of the National 17th-century country house which was once home where we enjoy a guided tour followed by lunch.
Trust’s Historic House Hotels, where we spend the to slate quarry owners the Oakeley family. The 100 Built by Samuel Wyatt, Tatton Park is one of
next six nights. acre estate boasts a spectacular Victorian garden, Britain’s most complete estates, with a landscaped of beautifully landscaped gardens now include a
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner native and exotic plants, rare trees and shrubs. deer park and exquisite formal gardens. The rose and formal knot garden, water-lily canal, and
We enjoy a guided tour with the Head Gardener opulent interior is crammed with collections of riverside walk.
June 9: Bodnant Garden (please note there is no access to the house itself). silver, china, glass and fine furniture made by Afterwards, we travel to the Castle Hotel Windsor
and Penrhyn Castle We then make a short stop in the picturesque Gillows. This grandeur also extends outside to the – MGallery, where we enjoy a farewell
Today we first visit Bodnant Garden, nestled in village of Betws-y-Coed in the Snowdonia National garden, where year-round color is provided by the dinner together.
the Snowdonian foothills. Created over 150 years, Park. The backdrop of coniferous forests has Rose, Italian and Japanese gardens.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
this world-famous garden is home to National earned this area the name ‘Little Switzerland’. From here we travel south to the Mercure
Collections and Champion Trees and boasts From here we head to the medieval walled town Stratford-upon-Avon Shakespeare Hotel, where we June 16: Departure
sweeping lawns, grand terraces and of Conwy to visit the imposing Conwy Castle. stay overnight. A private transfer will take you back to Heathrow
verdant woodland. Classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, this Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner airport for your return flight home.
Next stop is the magnificent Penrhyn Castle. Built imposing castle was built by Edward I during his Meals: Breakfast
in the 19th century in a neo-Norman style, Penrhyn conquest of Wales in the late 13th century and June 15: Waterperry Gardens
© NTPL/Andreas von Einsiedel
was built on a massive scale over a period of 13 is considered to be among the finest surviving We start the morning with some time at leisure
years and offers superb views of Snowdonia. There medieval fortifications in Britain with soaring in Stratford-upon-Avon, before travelling to
is so much to see here, from the outstanding curtain walls, round towers and fortified gateways. Waterperry Gardens. Here we enjoy lunch followed
collection of paintings, restored Victorian kitchens This evening we enjoy dinner together at a by a guided tour. Made famous by Beatrix Havergal
and a railway museum. local restaurant. who established her School of Horticulture for
Meals: Breakfast Ladies here from 1932 to 1971, the eight acres
Plas Newydd House Bodnant Garden Meals: Breakfast, Dinner Tatton Park
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A Tour Around the Castle Howard
June 27: Chatsworth House
Today we enjoy a guided tour of magnificent
Treasure Houses
Harewood House York
Chatsworth House, home to the Duke and Duchess What’s Included
of Devonshire and witness to 16 generations of the
powerful Cavendish family who acquired the estate Return airport transfers from
of England Chatsworth House
Doddington Hall
Lincoln
Holkham Hall
in 1549. The house boasts grandiose interiors and a
superlative art collection.
London Heathrow*
2 nights at the Audleys Wood Hotel
Burghley House From here, we make our way to our hotel for the 1 night at the Chilston Park Hotel
June 21 to July 2, 2020 next two nights, the Grand Hotel & Spa in York. 2 nights at the Ickworth Hotel
Ickworth House
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner 2 nights at the Lincoln DoubleTree by
from $5,990 per person Hilton Hotel
Blenheim Palace
Hatfield House June 28: Castle Howard and York
2 nights at the Grand Hotel & Spa York
The Treasure Houses of England are a LONDON We enjoy a guided tour of Castle Howard, home
Windsor Castle 1 night at the Hartwell House Hotel
collection of the most magnificent palaces, RHS Garden Wisley
Leeds Castle to the Howard family for over 300 years. Designed
1 night at the Castle Hotel Windsor
houses and castles. Each with its own unique by Sir John Vanbrugh, Castle Howard has appeared
– MGallery
charm, stunning architecture and beautiful Beaulieu as Brideshead in film and television adaptations of
Welcome drink and canapés
gardens, together these properties host Evelyn Waugh’s classic novel.
Full English breakfast each day
some of the most important art collections We continue on to York, a city steeped in history,
3-course table d’hôte dinner on 11 nights
in the world. We explore nine of these from its founding by the Romans to its wealth as
examples of Elizabethan craftsmanship while the a medieval wool trading center. There is plenty to at the hotels (with after dinner tea
impressive places, alongside other historic State Rooms are rich in paintings, fine furniture and admire, from the Roman city walls to the surviving and coffee)
gems, giving us a fascinating insight into life tapestries and we learn more on our guided tour. Services of a tour director throughout
medieval streets. A must-see is York Minster, the
in England over the centuries. Later we check in to the Ickworth Hotel on the largest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe. your stay
Twelve Day Itinerary
Ickworth Estate – a magnificent National Trust Meals: Breakfast, Dinner Travel to and from all excursions
property and our base for the next two nights. All excursion costs
Burghley House June 29: Harewood House
June 21: Arrival (depart U.S. on 6/20) Meals: Breakfast, Dinner Porterage
When Edwin Lascelles started building Harewood *supplement applies for transfers from all
Holkham Hall On arrival at Heathrow airport, a private transfer June 25: Holkham Hall, Norfolk villages
Special extras included will take you to the Audleys Wood Hotel where we and Ickworth House
House in 1759, he employed the finest craftsmen
of the time: architect John Carr, interior
other airports
in your itinerary
stay for two nights. In the evening, join the group
We enjoy a private guided tour of Holkham Hall, an designer Robert Adam, furniture maker Thomas
for a welcome drink, followed by dinner.
Meals: Dinner
elegant 18th-century country mansion constructed Chippendale and visionary landscape gardener Your Hotels
Guided
in the Palladian style for Thomas Coke, 1st Earl Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown. Harewood is still home
Palace House tour at Beaulieu
of Leicester. The hall is currently home to the 8th to the Lascelles family and reflects the changing Nights One and Two – Audleys Wood
Introductory lecture and audio guided June 22: Beaulieu
Earl of Leicester. The spectacular Marble Hall was tastes and styles of the past 250 years and we learn Hotel, Basingstoke
tour at Leeds Castle We make our way to the Beaulieu Estate where inspired by the Pantheon in Rome. more on our tailor-made tour followed by lunch. Night Three – Chilston Park Hotel, Lenham
Guided tour of Hatfield House we enjoy a guided tour of Palace House, once the
We also make a short stop in Castle Acre and Later we check back in to the DoubleTree by Hilton Nights Four and Five – Ickworth Hotel, near
Private guided tour of Holkham Hall gatehouse of the medieval Beaulieu Abbey, and the
Swaffham. The village of Castle Acre is a rare and Hotel in Lincoln for the night. Bury St Edmunds
Exclusive guided tour of Doddington Hall ancestral home of the Montagu family since 1538.
complete survival of a Norman planned settlement, Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Nights Six and Nine – DoubleTree by Hilton
Guided tour of Chatsworth House Remodelled in the 1800s, it is now a fine example
built by a great baronial family. The market town of Hotel, Lincoln
Guided tour of Castle Howard
of a Victorian Gothic style country house. June 30: Burghley House
Swaffham has many attractive Georgian buildings Nights Seven and Eight – Grand Hotel
Tailor-made guided tour and lunch at Meals: Breakfast, Dinner and was once home to a flourishing sheep and We start our journey south, stopping for a guided & Spa, York
Harewood House June 23: RHS Garden Wisley wool industry in the 14th and 15th centuries. tour of Burghley House, cited as England’s greatest Night Ten – Hartwell House Hotel,
Guided tour of Burghley House
and Leeds Castle On returning to the Ickworth Estate we explore Elizabethan house. Burghley offers a unique near Aylesbury
Audio guided tour and cream tea at Ickworth House itself. This Neo-classical mansion glimpse into the way great houses have been lived
We travel to RHS Garden Wisley, the Royal Night Eleven – Castle Hotel Windsor –
Blenheim Palace is most notable for its enormous central Rotunda in from the time of Elizabeth I to the present day.
Horticultural Society’s flagship garden. Extending MGallery, Windsor
Audio guided tour of Windsor Castle commissioned by the 4th Earl of Bristol to house his We continue on to our overnight hotel, the
over 240 acres, Wisley offers a wealth of For more information on these hotels please visit
Themed evening talk by a guest speaker priceless treasures. Hartwell House Hotel, one of the National Trust’s our website.
inspirational ideas on design, innovation and
cultivation techniques. Meals: Breakfast, Dinner Historic House Hotels. We have a small number of single places with no
supplement available on this tour. These places
Next stop is Leeds Castle, a quintessential moated Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Ickworth House June 26: Doddington Hall and Lincoln sell quickly.
castle. Dating back to the 12th century, it was once Begun in 1595 by the Elizabethan architect Robert July 1: Blenheim Palace and
home to Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. The Smythson, Doddington Hall was completed in 1600 Windsor Castle
castle’s last private owner was Lady Baillie, an kings and queens and is regularly used for
and has never been sold or cleared out since. Still We head to Blenheim Palace, designed on an awe- ceremonial and State occasions.
Anglo-American heiress who lovingly restored the a lived-in family home, this fine mansion’s unfussy,
castle to its former glory. We discover more with inspiring scale by Vanbrugh and set in beautiful Afterwards we check in to the Castle Hotel Windsor
symmetrical looking exterior contrasts with an parkland landscaped by Lancelot ‘Capability’
an introductory lecture as well as an audio elegant Georgian interior. We learn more on our – MGallery where we enjoy a farewell
guided tour. Brown. As the seat of the Dukes of Marlborough, dinner together.
exclusive guided tour. the palace is synonymous with the Churchill family
From here, we travel to the Chilston Park Hotel After our visit, we head to Lincoln where we and is the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill. We Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
where we stay overnight. After dinner we are have the afternoon at leisure. Lincoln has a well- learn more about the palace on our audio guided
treated to a fascinating talk by a guest speaker. July 2: Departure
preserved medieval quarter full of quaint cobbled tour followed by a cream tea.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner A private transfer will take you back to Heathrow
streets while Lincoln Cathedral is one of Europe’s Our final visit is an audio guided tour of Windsor airport for your return flight home.
finest Gothic buildings. Castle, the oldest and largest inhabited castle in the
June 24: Hatfield House Meals: Breakfast
© Andy Bulmer
Later, we check in to Lincoln’s DoubleTree by Hilton world and one of the Queen’s official residences.
Home of the 7th Marquess and Marchioness of
Hotel, where we stay overnight. Established in the 11th century by William the Please note: As this tour travels from the south to the north of
Salisbury, Hatfield House was built in 1611 by
Castle Howard Meals: Breakfast, Dinner Conqueror, it has been remodelled by successive England and back, some days will involve fairly long journeys.
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury. There are superb
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