FROM THE IRISH SEA TO THE NORTH SEA - July 4 to 12, 2020 a program of the stanford alumni association
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S T A N F O R D T R A V E L / S T U D Y
F RO M T H E IR I S H S E A
TO THE NORTH SEA
J u l y 4 to 12, 2020
a p ro g ra m of th e st a nfo rd
a lu m ni asso ciati o n
Strung across northern England
from the Irish Sea to the North Sea are three
remarkable national parks, and our ambitious hike
traverses all three: the Lake District, the Yorkshire
Dales and the North York Moors. In 1971, the
great walker and author Alfred Wainwright created
a 180-mile-long hike across these landscapes.
We’ll take in half of his 12 stages, combining the
breathtaking scenery of the Lake District, the
grandeur of the Dales, and the rugged wilderness
and coastal splendour of North Yorkshire. Along
the way, we’ll enjoy daily picnic lunches, the
comforts of country hotels and inns, and the
company of Anglophile and comparative literature
professor Linda Paulson. Join us on the trail!
B R E T T S. T H O M P S O N , ’ 8 3, D I R E CTO R , S TA N F O R D T R AV E L / S T U DY
About our hikes
One step ahead. Nothing puts you more
in touch with a place than hiking the paths
and trails that etch its landscapes. Starting
out on a Travel/Study hike, you’re guided by
experts who really know the lay of the land.
You also hike with our carefully chosen
faculty leader, a Stanford scholar who
offers valuable educational insights along
the way.
We go the extra mile. Enjoy al fresco
lunches starring a region’s bounty and stay
in the best of delightful inns and historic
hotels, while our staff tends to every detail.
COVER: YORKSHIRE
DALES NATIONAL PARK
Faculty Leader
D R . L I N D A P A U L S O N discovered Europe as a teenager,
traveling with family and visiting friends, and has tried to spend
a part of every year there ever since. She majored in English,
French and art history as an undergraduate and taught at
an international orphanage in Switzerland after graduation.
She returned to the U.S. and earned her PhD in comparative
literature at UCLA, specializing in 19th-century British, French
and German literature, particularly the novel. Since coming
to Stanford in 1985, she has shared her love of theater with
thousands of undergraduates, some of whom she takes
“Linda was to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival several times a year.
“Comparative literature,” says Dr. Paulson, “tempts me to
wonderful! range across disciplines and to study history, art, theater and
music, along with literature—a constant challenge and delight.”
Viewing these While in graduate school, she began spending summers in
the U.K. and continues to explore Great Britain whenever her
places from schedule allows. She regularly retraces the footsteps of Charles
Dickens, Jane Austen and the Brontë sisters, as well as the
a literary travels of Samuel Johnson and his biographer, James Boswell,
in Scotland. During our program, Professor Paulson will touch
upon such topics as the Romantics—a revolution in literature,
perspective art and politics; Yorkshire in the literary imagination of the 19th
century; and the December 1914 attack on Scarborough and
really enriched Whitby.
the trip.” — Associate dean and director, master of liberal
arts program, Stanford University—Lecturer,
Stanford’s English department
V E R O N I C A W O L F F, — Resident fellow, Donner House since 1986
WILD AND ANCIENT — Recipient, Stanford’s Dinkelspiel Award for
B R I TA I N , 2 019 distinguished teaching and service to the University
S T A N F O R D T R A V E L / S T U D Y
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LAKE DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK
NORTH
Ennerdale YORK MOORS
P
Water NATIONAL N o
Keswick Appleby-in-Westmorland PARK
St. S
e
Bees Whitby
Head Great Kirkby Keld Cleveland Robin H
Gable Stephen Hills Ba
n
Reeth
Grasmere
LAKE Helmsley
n
DISTRICT YORKSHIRE
NATIONAL DALES
PARK U NITED
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NATIONAL
PARK K INGDOM
UNITED KINGDOM n Mancheste
Irish Sea e
Manchester
s
Itinerary natural beauty that is the high
Lake District. BORROWDALE GATES
HOTEL (B,L,D)
the marker stones of the “Nine
Standards” we hike down to the
village of Keld, ending in famous
Yorkshire county. From here we
S AT U R DAY & S U N DAY, T U ES DAY, J U LY 7 continue by road to our inn
J U LY 4 & 5 KESWICK / situated at the eastern edge
DEPART U.S / APPLEBY-IN-
of the national park near the
MANCHESTER, WESTMORLAND
small town of Reeth. CHARLES
ENGLAND / KESWICK This morning embark from our BATHURST INN (B,L,D)
Depart the U.S. on overnight hotel on a hike that takes us
flights, arriving in Manchester on south past the mountain of High T H U R S DAY, J U LY 9
Sunday. En route to our lodg- Raise and descends to Word- YORKSHIRE DALES
ings, stop at the Heritage Coast- sworth country at Grasmere. NATIONAL PARK
designated St. Bees Head. Take Here, Dorothy and William Return to Keld to hike up to a
a short hike to its towering cliffs Wordsworth made their home high-elevation route that crosses
at the edge of the Irish Sea to in Dove Cottage. Continue our the fells and leads to the little
mark the start of our cross- route by vehicle, driving through town of Reeth. Return by road
country adventure. Continue the Lake District’s beautiful to our inn on the moor. CHARLES
on to our hotel near Keswick Eastern Lakes region to our BATHURST INN (B,L,D)
in the heart of the Lake District overnight stop at Appleby-in-
National Park, where we spend Westmorland in the Eden Valley. F R I DAY, J U LY 10
the next two nights. Gather this APPLEBY MANOR (B,L,D) REETH / NORTH YORK
eveningfor a welcome reception MOORS NATIONAL
and dinner. BORROWDALE GATES W E D N ES DAY, J U LY 8 PARK / HELMSLEY
HOTEL (7/5: D) APPLEBY-IN- Driving into the Cleveland Hills
WESTMORLAND / on the northwest edge of North
M O N DAY, J U LY 6 YORKSHIRE DALES York Moors National Park, we
LAKE DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK / begin a full day’s hike leading
NATIONAL PARK REETH across the heights of the moors.
Drive to Ennerdale Water, a pris- Check out of Appleby Manor. The lauded British fellwalker and
tine and remote lake where we We begin today in Cumbria guidebook author Alfred Wain-
begin our ascent of the iconic, county in Kirkby Stephen, it’s wright described this landscape
2,949-foot-high Great Gable. easternmost town. Climb to best: “heatherclad, unenclosed,
Descend through the fells to the ridge of the Pennines in the uninhabited and remote from
Borrowdale and then continue Yorkshire Dales National Park industry.” This is wild and blus-
on foot and by bus to our hotel, as we cross the watershed of tery scenery at its best. From
passing through the stunning the “spine” of England. Leaving Clay Bank continue by coach to
orth
Sea
Hood’s
ay
D
M
er
YORKSHIRE DALES NATIONAL PARK
Hike Details
the charming market town of
Helmsley. BLACK SWAN HOTEL (B,L,D)
S AT U R DAY, J U LY 11 This is a rigorous hike which covers distances
WHITBY / ROBIN
of up to 14 miles per day and with eleva-
HOOD’S BAY
Our final hike leads us to the tion gains of up to 4,000 feet. Our daily hikes
edge of the North York Moors average five and a half hours in length, with a
and the dramatic scenery of maximum length of seven hours.
the North Sea shoreline below
Whitby, home to both the
explorer, Captain James Scott,
and the ill-fated Captain James
Cook. It was also where the
earliest-known English poet,
Caedmon, once dwelled. We
then turn south along the coast
to Robin Hood’s Bay where we
pause for the ritual of dipping
our boots in the waters of the
North Sea to celebrate our trek
all the way across Northern
England from the Irish Sea.
Return to our hotel by coach
to continue celebrating our
accomplishment at our farewell
reception and dinner. BLACK
SWAN HOTEL (B,L,D)
S U N DAY, J U LY 12
HELMSLEY / U.S.
This morning, depart
Helmsley for the two-hour
drive to Manchester Airport
for our flights back to the
U.S. (B)
HELMSLEY, NORTH YORK MOORS NATIONAL PARK
costs Meals and beverages other than
Trip Information
those specified as included Independent
and private transfers Trip-cancellation/
interruption and baggage insurance
Excess-baggage charges Personal items
DATES such as telephone and fax calls, laundry and
July 4 to 12, 2020 (9 days) gratuities for nongroup services
SIZE AIR ARRANGEMENTS
24 participants (single accommodations You are responsible for booking and purchasing
are limited—please call for availability) airfare to the start location and from the end
location of the program. These air purchases
COST*
are NOT included in the program cost. To assist
$6,795 per person, double occupancy
you in making these independent arrangements,
$7,995 per person, single occupancy
we will send you details with your confirmation
*Stanford Alumni Association nonmembers add $300 per person
materials on when to arrive and depart.
INCLUDED
WH AT TO E XPECT
7 nights of best-available hotel accommo-
The primary focus of this trip is hiking, and
dations 7 breakfasts, 6 lunches and
although cultural or historic visits are often
7 dinners Welcome and farewell receptions
included, this trip should be considered only
Gratuities to guides and drivers for all
by people for whom hiking in this wonderful
group activities All tours as described in
scenery is the main goal. We consider this hike
the itinerary Group transfer and baggage
to be very strenuous and physically demanding.
handling on program arrival and departure
Participants must be active, regular hikers
days Minimal medical, accident and
who are physically fit and in good health.
evacuation insurance Educational program
Trails are often rough, and all participants
with lecture series and predeparture materials,
must be able to navigate very rocky, muddy
including a recommended reading list, a
and steep terrain, unassisted, for extended
selected book, a map and travel information
periods. Hikers will need to carry a light daypack
Services of our professional tour manager to
with raingear, camera, sunscreen and water.
assist you throughout the program
We welcome travelers 15 years of age and
NOT INCLUDED older on this program.
International and U.S. domestic airfare
Passport and visa fees Immunization
GRASMERE, LAKE DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK
Terms & Conditions offered includes special benefits services, sickness, weather, strike,
Deposit & Final Payment
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required to reserve space for this 14 days of written confirmation of other causes beyond our control.
program. Sign up online at alumni. your participation on the trip. All such losses or expenses will
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prior to departure. As a condition program cost for nonmembers is this published itinerary as may be
of participation, all confirmed $300 more than the members’ price. deemed necessary. We reserve the
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Stanford University and our operators Baggage is carried at the owner’s
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all travelers who are U.S. or so. However, we can assume no that passengers are not on board
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connection with the service of any Stanford University, nor our operators
coverage under our group-travel
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levels of protection while you are
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“Placing one foot in front of another in such a serene
landscape with the total support of the Stanford staff
made for a safe, completely pleasurable experience.”
R O B E R T “ WA K E ” W H E E L E R , ’ 73 , A N DA L U C I A H I K E , 2 019
S T A N F O R D T R A V E L / S T U D Y
ROBIN HOOD’S BAY, NORTH YORK MOORS NATIONAL PARK
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