The Best of England and Wales: Shakespeare to Snowdonia Castles to Colleges
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Highlights
- Discover Oxford’s soaring spires, lovely landscapes and intriguing lore with university insiders
- Walk in Shakespeare’s footsteps and see the Royal Shakespeare Company perform in one of England's iconic theatres
- Experience the dramatic mountain environment of Snowdonia National Park in Wales
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- 12 nights of accommodations
- 4 expert-led lectures
- 18 expert-led field trips
- 2 performances
- An experienced Group Leader
- Customary gratuities throughout the program
- Road Scholar Assurance Plan
- Taxes
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Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Macdonald Hotel Windsor
Arrival Day
Lunch: In the hotel dining room for those arriving by lunchtime. A light lunch with coffee, tea and water. Other beverages are available for purchase.
Afternoon: Arr...
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Macdonald Hotel Windsor
Windsor Castle
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: Begin your morning with a walk from the hotel to Windsor Castle – a remarkable building th...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Alveston Manor
Transfer to Stratford-Upon-Avon: The City of Oxford
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: We board the motor coach for our transfer to Stratford-upon-Avon, with a visit en-route to Oxford – the city of “dreaming spires”. Your Oxford expert will meet you in t...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Alveston Manor
Stratford-Upon-Avon & The Royal Shakespeare Company
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: Enjoy an introduction to Stratford-upon-Avon, before we begin today’s activities with a front of house tour of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s building and theatres...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Accommodation: Alveston Manor
The Cotswolds
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: Today’s field trip takes us by motor coach into to the picturesque Cotswolds countryside. Board the motor coach and set off to explore the quintessentially English villages of Stow-on-the-Wold, Broadway and...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Quay Hotel and Spa
Transfer to Deganwy: Chester & Its Grand Cathedral
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: We transfer by motor coach to our next base, Deganwy. Perched at the mouth of the River Conwy, it sits across the bay from Conwy itself - an historic walled market t...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Quay Hotel and Spa
Conwy Castle & Town
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: This morning your Study Leader will give you a potted history of Wales, telling you everything you’ll need to know about this fascinating and ancient country. We will then board the motor coach to...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Accommodation: Quay Hotel and Spa
Snowdonia National Park
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: We board the motor coach for a full day expert-led excursion into Snowdonia National Park. Spanning over 800 square miles, it was the first of three National Parks in Wales, officially inaugurated...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Castle Inn Hotel
Transfer to The Lake District: The City of Liverpool
Breakfast: Full Welsh and continental breakfast in the hotel.
Morning: This morning we transfer by motor coach to the Lake District, via the city of Liverpool. Home to the Beatles, the world famous Liv...
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Castle Inn Hotel
Castle Cottage & Beatrix Potter’s Lake District
Keswick B Castle Inn Hotel
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: A unique opportunity to hear and learn about the real Beatrix Potter as we board the motor coach and travel to the village of Sawrey...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Castle Inn Hotel
Bowness-on-Windermere, Coniston & Brantwood
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: Once aboard the motor coach, we’ll take a scenic lakeside drive to Bowness-on-Windermere and the Arts & Crafts style Blackwell House. Here we will receive an introducto...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Crowne Plaza Manchester Airport
Transfer to Manchester: Kirkstone Pass & Holker Hall
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: Today we transfer by motor coach to our final destination, Manchest...
Meals: Breakfast
Program Concludes
Breakfast: In the hotel. Some participants may depart prior to breakfast.
Morning: Transfer by Shuttle Bus to Manchester Airport (MAN) for onward flights. Your Group Leader will assist you in making arrangements....
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