English Literary Trail - Summer 2021
Overview
Highlights
- London: Take in a play in London’s famous West End theatre district, and attend a performance of the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratfordupon-Avon.
- Torquay: Walk part of the ‘Agatha Christie Mile’ in her hometown of Torquay.
- London: Visit the homes of famous authors including Thomas Hardy, Beatrix Potter, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens and William Shakespeare.
- Cambridge and Oxford Universities: Visit the academic home of many great British authors with visits to both Cambridge and Oxford Universities.
- Downton Abbey: Visit Highclere Castle, featured in Downton Abbey.
- Windsor Castle and St. George’s Chapel: Take a peak at royal life with a visit to Windsor Castle and St. George’s Chapel.
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Trip includes
- Accommodation in hand picked hotels in the best locations
- Escorted by an expert Travel Director throughout
- Business class legroom onboard your 40 seater luxury air conditioned coach
- Included airport transfer service on first and last day of the trip (selected times)
- Hotels and restaurant tips included
- Concierge service and luggage handling throughout
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Itinerary
On arrival, you are transferred to your hotel. This evening, join your Travel Director for a welcome drink, followed by dinner and wine. (Dinner with Wine)
Join your Local Expert to see famous landmarks and discover some of London’s literary history. On your visit to Westminster Abbey, visit Poets Corner and see the tombs of literary luminaries such as Chaucer, Dickens, Tennyson and see the memorials to Milton, Keats, an...
Depart London and journey into the county of Hampshire. Hampshire was not only the birthplace of Jane Austen, but its people and the society in which she moved provided inspiration for many of her novels, classics such as Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Mansfield Park and ...
Travel to Dorset to visit Thomas Hardy’s Cottage. Thomas Hardy was born here in 1840, the cottage was built of cob and thatch by his greatgrandfather and has been little altered since the family left. It was from here that he wrote several of his early short stories, ...
The Queen of Crime was born in Torquay in 1890, and the town has several landmarks which are associated with her. With your Local Expert, walk part of the The Agatha Christie Mile, which takes in 10 landmarks - all dotted around the Torquay harbour and seafront. Look ...
Travel via Dartmoor National Park to Bath. Its stunning honey coloured Georgian architecture is straight out of a Jane Austen novel. With your Local Expert we visit the Roman Baths and the Jane Austen Centre. Austen lived in Bath between 1801 and 1806 and it provided the backdrop for two of her novels – Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion. (Breakfast)
Journey through the picturesque Cotswolds, stopping in Bibury, one of the most picturesque villages to admire the cottages of Arlington Row. Later we arrive into Stratford-upon-Avon, synonymous with William Shakespeare. A walking tour with your Local Expert includes a...
A leisurely drive brings you to the medieval city of Chester, enjoy views of the city walls and red sandstone cathedral, before continuing your journey to the enchanting Lake District, whose stunning scenery has inspired many writers and poets. (Breakfast / Dinner with Wine)
William Wordsworth proclaimed the Lake District “The loveliest spot that man hath ever found”. We visit Dove Cottage where Wordsworth and his family once lived, and during your tour, imagine how their life would have been. Later enjoy the tales of Beatrix Potter with ...
Travel into Bronte Country, visiting Haworth village. Your Local Expert introduces you to the world of the Brontes, including a tour of the Parsonage, where the sisters wrote in the dining room. Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre and Agnes Grey were all written here. Your d...
The university city of Cambridge has many famous literary connections. From EM Forster to modern day novelists such as Zadie Smith. Joining your Local Expert, you visit Trinity College whose alumni include the poets Lord Byron and Lord Tennyson. During your free time...
Oxford, home of the world’s oldest university in the English-speaking world, and where many literary greats studied and worked. With your Local Expert we visit colleges connected with the writers CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien who taught at Magdalen and Trinity. Enjoy some ...
History comes to life with a visit to Highclere Castle today, home of the Earl and Lady Carnarvon. It houses an incredible Egyptian Antiquities collection started by the 5th Earl of Carnarvon, the main financial backer of Howard Carter’s 1922 discovery of Tutankhamen’...
A leisurely start brings you to riverside royal Windsor, where you visit the historic castle’s state apartments and St George’s Chapel, scene of recent royal weddings, and also the burial place of King Henry VIII. Later we arrive back into London with time to maybe visit Foyles or Hatchards and pick up some books by which to remember your trip. (Breakfast)
Your trail through England ends this morning after breakfast. Transfers to the airport are available. (Breakfast)
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