Quintessential Britain
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Overview
Highlights
- View the recently rediscovered amphitheatre and ruins of Roman London.
- Explore the castles and history of mountainous Snowdonia in North Wales.
- Visit Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon.
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- 17 nights of accommodations
- 8 expert-led lectures
- 25 expert-led field trips
- 1 hands-on experience
- An experienced Group Leader
- Customary gratuities throughout the program
- The Road Scholar Travel Protection Plan, 24-hour-a-day emergency assistance coverage
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In Flight
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Radisson Edwardian Vanderbilt Hotel.
Morning: Transfers from airport to hotel.
Lunch: In the hotel dining room for those arriving by lunchtime. A light lunch with coffee, tea and water. Other beverages are av...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Radisson Edwardian Vanderbilt Hotel.
Breakfast: In the hotel dining room. A breakfast buffet with a range of hot and cold items, as well as coffee, tea, water and fruit juices.
Morning: This morning’s fie...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Radisson Edwardian Vanderbilt Hotel.
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: We travel by motor coach to the Tower of London, the City’s ancient defensive centre. Built at the behest of William the Conqueror in...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Radisson Edwardian Vanderbilt Hotel.
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: Today’s full day field trip takes us by motor coach to Oxford, the City of Dreaming Spires. Enjoy an educational walk around t...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Three Ways House Hotel
Breakfast: In hotel dining room.
Morning: We bid farewell to London and depart by motor coach for the picturesque Cotswold village of Mickleton, visiting the iconic Stoneheng...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Three Ways House Hotel
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: This morning your Study Leader lectures on “The Cotswolds”, followed by a field trip by motor coach to the countryside and villages of the Cotswold...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Three Ways House Hotel
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: Your Study Leader will this morning lecture on “Shakespeare and Stratford” before we take a field trip by motor coach to Shakespeare’s home town, S...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Best Western Premier Queen Hotel
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: Today we transfer by motor coach to Chester, stopping on the way in the town of Ironbridge, one of the most important centres of the indu...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Best Western Premier Queen Hotel
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: Enjoy a lecture on the coach describing the National Parks of Wales as we absorb the beautiful scenery of Snowdonia National Park,...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Best Western Premier Queen Hotel
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: This morning we have a walking field trip of Chester, including Chester Cathedral and an in-the-field lecture entitled “Chester an...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Cedar Court Hotel
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: Today we transfer by motor coach to the cathedral city of York. En route we will pay a visit to Haworth, home of the Bronte Sisters. Enjoy a lect...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Cedar Court Hotel
Breakfast: Full English breakfast in the hotel.
Morning: This morning’s field trip takes us by motor coach to Castle Howard, built in 1699 and set in over 1,000 acres of parkland,...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Cedar Court Hotel
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: This morning join a local expert for a walk around the historic city of York.
Lunch: Enjoy a traditional English lunch of Fish & Chips...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: The Royal Terrace Hotel
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: Today we transfer by motor coach to Edinburgh via Chesters Roman Fort on Hadrian’s Wall.
Lunch: Served at the George Hotel.
A...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: The Royal Terrace Hotel
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: This morning we take a walking field trip to the medieval Old Town of Edinburgh. Old Town is a labyrinth of cobbled streets, narrow alleyways and ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: The Royal Terrace Hotel
Breakfast: Full Scottish breakfast in the hotel.
Morning: We depart by motor coach for a full day excursion to Perthshire, with visits to Huntingtower Castle and Scone Palac...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: The Royal Terrace Hotel
Breakfast: Full Scottish breakfast in the hotel.
Morning: We depart early today by motor coach for a full day excursion to the Trossachs, some of the most beautiful scenery ...
Meals: Breakfast
Breakfast: In the hotel. Some participants may depart prior to breakfast.
Morning: Transfer to Edinburgh Airport for onward flights. This concludes our program. If you are returning home, safe travels. If you are staying on independently...
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Radisson Edwardian Vanderbilt Hotel.: 4 nights London
The hotel was once the London residence of the Vanderbilt family. Many original features have been carefully restored to their former glory including stained glass windows, wood panelled rooms and its magnificent artistic ceiling.
Three Ways House Hotel: 3 nights Chipping Campden
Traditional Cotswolds hotel with honey coloured stone buit in 1870. Home to the "Pudding Club".
Best Western Premier Queen Hotel: 3 nights Chester
The Best Western Premier Queen Hotel is well-connected and perfectly placed in Chester city centre. Five minutes from the Cathedral, you'll have the opportunity to escape the modern pace in our secluded Italian terrace gardens!
Cedar Court Hotel: 3 nights Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Overlooking the famous 200 acre Stray parkland, the historic Grade II listed Cedar Court Hotel Harrogate dates back to 1671 and sits on the site of the town's first ever hotel. Today it is one of Harrogate's finest four star hotels, combining the building's grand original features with a stylish modern twist.
The Royal Terrace Hotel: 4 nights Edinburgh
This 4-star luxury hotel is on a quiet tree-lined street, 550 yards from Edinburgh Waverley Rail Station and Princes Street. It has a modern gym and a heated indoor pool. The en suite rooms have a flat-screen satellite TV, free Wi-Fi, and music. Some rooms look out towards the Firth of Forth, and many overlook the hotel's own beautiful gardens.
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