Britain’s Beautiful Blooms at the Hampton Court Flower Shop

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Stop to smell the roses as you join us for the Royal Horticultural Society Hampton Court Palace Flower Show and explore some of England’s best-loved gardens with experts!
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Overview

Trip type
Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

    • Spend a full day at the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, the largest flower show in the world
    • With RHS judge Kevin Tooher as your instructor, meet the head gardeners at the World Garden in Lullingstone and the Secret Garden at the Salutation in Sandwich
    • Thrill in the beauty of some of England’s best-loved gardens, including Sissinghurst Castle Garden, RHS Wisley, Hidcote Manor, Kiftsgate Court and Rousham

What's this trip about?

    Stop to smell the roses as you join us for the Royal Horticultural Society Hampton Court Palace Flower Show and explore some of England’s best-loved gardens with experts!

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeIntimate group - 12 max
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityCanterbury
End CityLondon Heathrow Airport

Travel Themes

  • Cultural
  • Nature & Wildlife
  • 50 Plus
  • Education / Learning
  • National Parks

Destinations

Activities

  • Culture
  • History
  • Nature
  • Ruins & Archaeology

Trip includes

    • 10 nights of accommodations
    • 26 meals (10B, 6L, 10D)
    • 2 expert-led lectures
    • 12 expert-led field trips
    • An experienced Group Leader
    • Customary gratuities throughout the program
    • Road Scholar Assurance Plan
    • Taxes

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Itinerary

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Day 1

In Transit to Program
In Flight

Day 2

Arrive London, To Canterbury, Orientation, Welcome Dinner
Location: Canterbury Meal: L,D Hotel: Best Western Abbots Barton Activity note: Hotel check in from 3:00 p.m. Morning: If you arrive before rooms are available, you may leave your luggage with the concierge and go out for a walk into Central Canterbury or relax in th...
Day 3

Canterbury Cathedral & Dean’s Garden, The Salutation
Location: Canterbury Meal: B,L,D Hotel: Best Western Abbots Barton

Breakfast: In the hotel dining room, the breakfast buffet features a variety of locally sourced eggs, bacon, sausages, hash brown, tomatoes, mushrooms, make-your-own muesli, cereals, pastries, toast, m...

Day 4

Lullingstone Castle
Location: Canterbury Meal: B,L,D Hotel: Best Western Abbots Barton

Activity note: Walking and standing for up to 2 hours.

Breakfast: In the hotel.

Morning: We’ll depart by motorcoach for a field trip to Lullingstone Castle, the ancestral home of Tom Hart...

Day 5

Sissinghurst Castle Garden
Location: Canterbury Meal: B,D Hotel: Best Western Abbots Barton Activity note: Sissinghurst has 450 acres. Explorations may be from a 1-mile walk passing two lakes to a more adventurous 3-mile walk taking in all of the estate. Breakfast: In the hotel. Morning: Ke...
Day 6

Great Dixter, Rye
Location: Canterbury Meal: B,L,D Hotel: Best Western Abbots Barton Breakfast: In the hotel. Morning: Our full-day field trip features a special opening exclusively for our Road Scholar group of the Dean's Canonical gardens and Chapter in the precincts of Canterbury C...
Day 7

Transfer to Cheltenham, RHS Garden Wisley
Location: Cheltenham. Meal: B,D Hotel: Queens Hotel Cheltenham Activity note: The motorcoach trip to Chelthenham is about 175 miles, approximately 3.5 hours. Breakfast: In the hotel. Morning: We will check out of the hotel, board our motorcoach, and head out to Ch...
Day 8

Hidcote Manor Gardens, Kiftsgate, Chipping Campden
Location: Cheltenham. Meal: B,L,D Hotel: Queens Hotel Cheltenham

Breakfast: In the hotel.

Morning: We’ll board the motorcoach and set out on a full-day exploration of the Cotswolds, beginning in the north Cotswolds at Hidcote Manor, a celebrated 20th-century ga...

Day 9

Painswick Rococo Garden
Location: Cheltenham Meal: B,D Hotel: Queens Hotel Cheltenham

Activity note: Painswick Garden is set in a valley, access is not ideal. A suggested restricted route is available.

Breakfast: In the hotel.

Morning: This morning we will journey by motorcoach...

Day 10

Transfer to London, Rousham Gardens, Oxford
Location: London, England Meal: B,L,D Hotel: Millennium Gloucester Hotel London Kensington Activity note: The motorcoach trip to Rousham Gardens is about 45 miles. Breakfast: In the hotel. Morning: After checking out of the hotel, we’ll board our motorcoach for th...
Day 11

The Hampton Court Flower Show
Location: London, England Meal: B,D Hotel: Millennium Gloucester Hotel London Kensington Activity note: All marquees are accessible, and all gardens and floral exhibits can be viewed from ground level. Where possible, gardens are adjacent to trackway. Areas around the g...
Day 12

Program Concludes
Location: London Heathrow Airport Meal: B Activity note: Hotel check out by 11:00 a.m. See your program’s travel details regarding transfers. If you are an independent traveler (POP status), see “Ground Transportation from Last Location.” Breakfast: In the hotel depe...

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Price From $3,599
Price per day$300
Last Updated: 2/8/2022

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Meals Included
  • 25 Meals
  • 10 Breakfasts
  • 5 Lunches
  • 10 Dinners
  • The following choices may be available when requested in advance: Gluten Free, Low Fat, Low Salt, Vegetarian
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