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Program Details > Daily Schedule

Itinerary for Oct 7 — Oct 25, 2013

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Day One: Monday, October 07 -  
Depart From: N America on overnight flights to the UK.

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Type: Four-Star Hotel

 Description: 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.

Contact info:
68-86 Cromwell Road
London, SW7 5BT UK:England
phone: +44 20 7761 9000
web: www.radissonedwardian.com/londonuk_vanderbilt

Room amenities: Each room offers a mini bar, air conditioning, hairdryer, in room safe, iron and trouser press, tea and coffee making facilities and complimentary wireless Internet access. Direct dial telephone, satellite TV.

Facility amenities: Restaurant, bar. Complimentary wireless Internet access, complimentary newspaper, 24 hour front desk, 24 hour room service, currency exchange, valet service available for laundry. Fitness room. Mobile phone rental. Business centre.

Smoking policy: No
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Additional nights before:
For additional pre and post program accommodations, please contact Road Scholar Travel Services at (800) 241-1404 or via email to travelinfo@roadscholar.org

Check in time: 2:00 PM

Day Two: Tuesday, October 08 -  
Morning: Transfers from airport to hotel.

Lunch: In hotel dining room for those arriving by lunchtime.

Afternoon: Arrivals continue, with a free afternoon for those who arrived earlier. A welcome meeting with the whole group and Group Leader precedes dinner.

Dinner: The Course Director will join us for dinner in the hotel dining room.

Evening: After dinner, the Course Director will give us an introduction to the programme.

Lodging: Radisson Edwardian Vanderbilt Hotel.

Meals Included: Lunch, Dinner
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Type: Four-Star Hotel

 Description: 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.

Contact info:
68-86 Cromwell Road
London, SW7 5BT UK:England
phone: +44 20 7761 9000
web: www.radissonedwardian.com/londonuk_vanderbilt

Room amenities: Each room offers a mini bar, air conditioning, hairdryer, in room safe, iron and trouser press, tea and coffee making facilities and complimentary wireless Internet access. Direct dial telephone, satellite TV.

Facility amenities: Restaurant, bar. Complimentary wireless Internet access, complimentary newspaper, 24 hour front desk, 24 hour room service, currency exchange, valet service available for laundry. Fitness room. Mobile phone rental. Business centre.

Smoking policy: No
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Additional nights before:
For additional pre and post program accommodations, please contact Road Scholar Travel Services at (800) 241-1404 or via email to travelinfo@roadscholar.org

Check in time: 2:00 PM

Day Three: Wednesday, October 09 - British Museum, St Paul's Cathedral and Guildhall. 
Breakfast: In hotel dining room.

Morning: This morning's Field Trip takes us to the British Museum to explore world cultures from Prehistory to the present day.

Lunch: Lunch is excluded today to allow Participants to discover local cuisine.

Afternoon: The Field Trip continues this afternoon to the Guildhall and St. Paul's Cathedral. The Guildhall was the administrative centre of London for over 800 years, which Christopher Wren's famous cathedral was built to replace when the earlier building was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666.

Dinner: In hotel dining room.

Evening: At leisure.

Lodging: Radisson Edwardian Vanderbilt Hotel.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
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Type: Four-Star Hotel

 Description: 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.

Contact info:
68-86 Cromwell Road
London, SW7 5BT UK:England
phone: +44 20 7761 9000
web: www.radissonedwardian.com/londonuk_vanderbilt

Room amenities: Each room offers a mini bar, air conditioning, hairdryer, in room safe, iron and trouser press, tea and coffee making facilities and complimentary wireless Internet access. Direct dial telephone, satellite TV.

Facility amenities: Restaurant, bar. Complimentary wireless Internet access, complimentary newspaper, 24 hour front desk, 24 hour room service, currency exchange, valet service available for laundry. Fitness room. Mobile phone rental. Business centre.

Smoking policy: No
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Additional nights before:
For additional pre and post program accommodations, please contact Road Scholar Travel Services at (800) 241-1404 or via email to travelinfo@roadscholar.org

Check in time: 2:00 PM

Day Four: Thursday, October 10 - Field trip: Bath, Roman Baths and Pump Room. 
Breakfast: In hotel dining room.

Morning: Today's Field Trip takes us out of London to the Roman spa city of Bath, where we will visit the well-preserved Roman Baths and Pump Room. We visit Stonehenge enroute.

Lunch: Taken out in Bath.

Afternoon: This afternoon the Course Director will lead us on an Architectural Walk and Talk, before boarding the coach back to London.

Dinner: A light supper is taken out in Bath before returning to London.

Evening: Free evening.

Lodging: Radisson Edwardian Vanderbilt Hotel.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Type: Four-Star Hotel

 Description: 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.

Contact info:
68-86 Cromwell Road
London, SW7 5BT UK:England
phone: +44 20 7761 9000
web: www.radissonedwardian.com/londonuk_vanderbilt

Room amenities: Each room offers a mini bar, air conditioning, hairdryer, in room safe, iron and trouser press, tea and coffee making facilities and complimentary wireless Internet access. Direct dial telephone, satellite TV.

Facility amenities: Restaurant, bar. Complimentary wireless Internet access, complimentary newspaper, 24 hour front desk, 24 hour room service, currency exchange, valet service available for laundry. Fitness room. Mobile phone rental. Business centre.

Smoking policy: No
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Additional nights before:
For additional pre and post program accommodations, please contact Road Scholar Travel Services at (800) 241-1404 or via email to travelinfo@roadscholar.org

Check in time: 2:00 PM

Day Five: Friday, October 11 - The Tower of London/Westminster and Houses of Parliament, London Eye. 
Breakfast: In hotel dining room.

Morning: This morning's Field Trip takes us to the Tower of London, the City's ancient defensive centre. Built at the behest of William the Conqueror in 1097, the White Tower stands guard over the Thames. Here monarchs, importunate princes and lesser mortals were imprisoned and beheaded. Now best known as the repository of Charles II's magnificent royal regalia - orbs, sceptres, rings and crowns.

Lunch: Is excluded.

Afternoon: This afternoon we will travel by boat along the Thames to Westminster, the centre of British political power, where we will see the Houses of Parliament and maybe hear the chimes of Big Ben. We then continue on for a flight on the London Eye, the ferris wheel built to celebrate the Millennium, which affords spectacular views over the City.

Dinner: Taken out in an historic building.

Evening: This evening the Course Director will lead a coach tour of London by night, then take us on to a historic London pub.

Lodging: Radisson Edwardian Vanderbilt Hotel.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
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Type: Three-Star Hotel

 Description: Traditional Cotswolds hotel with honey coloured stone buit in 1870. Home to the "Pudding Club".

Contact info:
Mickleton
Chipping Campden, GL55 6SB. UK:England
phone: +44 1386 438429.
web: www.puddingclub.com

Room amenities: TV, direct dial telephone, hairdryer, tea and coffee facilities.

Facility amenities: Restaurants, lounge and bar.

Smoking policy: Yes
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Day Six: Saturday, October 12 - Transfer to the Cotswolds, via Oxford. 
Breakfast: In hotel dining room.

Morning: This morning we board the coach for for our transfer to the Cotswolds, with a stop in Oxford.

Lunch: Packed lunch.

Afternoon: We will have a walk around the city of Oxford and a tour of the famous Christ Church before continuing on to village of Mickleton, where we will attend a Welcome Meeting on arrival with your Course Director for the remainder of the programme.

Dinner: In hotel dining room.

Evening: An introduction to the Cotswolds.

Lodging: Three Ways House Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Type: Three-Star Hotel

 Description: Traditional Cotswolds hotel with honey coloured stone buit in 1870. Home to the "Pudding Club".

Contact info:
Mickleton
Chipping Campden, GL55 6SB. UK:England
phone: +44 1386 438429.
web: www.puddingclub.com

Room amenities: TV, direct dial telephone, hairdryer, tea and coffee facilities.

Facility amenities: Restaurants, lounge and bar.

Smoking policy: Yes
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Day Seven: Sunday, October 13 - Cotswolds Villages and Countryside 
Breakfast: In hotel dining room.

Morning: Today we have a full-day coach excursion to the countryside and villages of the Cotswolds, starting off with Broadway.

Lunch: Excluded to allow Participants to explore Stow's restaurants, cafes and pubs.

Afternoon: Our excursion continues to Stow-on-the-Wold and Chipping Campden, where we will spend the afternoon

Dinner: In hotel dining room.

Evening: Free evening.

Lodging: Three Ways House Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
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Type: Three-Star Hotel

 Description: Traditional Cotswolds hotel with honey coloured stone buit in 1870. Home to the "Pudding Club".

Contact info:
Mickleton
Chipping Campden, GL55 6SB. UK:England
phone: +44 1386 438429.
web: www.puddingclub.com

Room amenities: TV, direct dial telephone, hairdryer, tea and coffee facilities.

Facility amenities: Restaurants, lounge and bar.

Smoking policy: Yes
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Day Eight: Monday, October 14 - Stratford-upon Avon and Hidcote. 
Breakfast: In hotel dining room.

Morning: This morning's field trip takes us to Shakespeare's home town of Stratford-upon Avon where we will take a guided tour of the town.

Lunch: Participants own choice in Stratford upon Avon.

Afternoon: The field frip continues to Hidcote Gardens, a garden created in the Arts & Crafts style by Major Lawrence Johnston. It is arranged as a series of outdoor rooms, each with a different character and separated by walls and hedges of many different species.

Dinner: In hotel dining room.

Evening: Free evening.

Lodging: Three Ways House Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
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Type: Three-Star Hotel

 Description: Located in two acres of landscaped gardens close to the ancient city of Chester.

Contact info:
Whitchurch Road
Christleton
Chester, CH3 5QL UK:England
phone: +44 844 8159001
web: www.mercure.com

Room amenities: Flt-screen TV, movies on demand, music centre and high-speed Internet access. 220/240 V. A C. Trouser press and iron in room . Telephone, Radio in room . Tea/coffee making facilities. Hairdryer. Room service.

Facility amenities: The Arts Brasserie Restaurant, bar. Sebastian Coe Health Club features a heated indoor swimming pool and modern multi-gym, Finnish sauna, steam room. Wi-Fi (fee payable), WiFI Wireless Internet access.

Smoking policy: No
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Day Nine: Tuesday, October 15 - Transfer to Chester. 
Breakfast: In hotel dining room.

Morning: Today we transfer to Chester stopping on the way at the town of Ironbridge, one of the most important centres of the Industrial Revolution. We will travel back into Victorian times at the Blists Hill living museum.

Lunch: Excluded to allow participants to discover the restaurants of Ironbridge and Blists Hill.

Afternoon: Transfer continues with a stop at Farndon Parish Church. Check in at hotel. Welcome to Chester and lecture "Introduction to Snowdonia".

Dinner: In hotel dining room.

Evening: Free evening.

Lodging: Mercure Chester Abbots Well Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
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Type: Three-Star Hotel

 Description: Located in two acres of landscaped gardens close to the ancient city of Chester.

Contact info:
Whitchurch Road
Christleton
Chester, CH3 5QL UK:England
phone: +44 844 8159001
web: www.mercure.com

Room amenities: Flt-screen TV, movies on demand, music centre and high-speed Internet access. 220/240 V. A C. Trouser press and iron in room . Telephone, Radio in room . Tea/coffee making facilities. Hairdryer. Room service.

Facility amenities: The Arts Brasserie Restaurant, bar. Sebastian Coe Health Club features a heated indoor swimming pool and modern multi-gym, Finnish sauna, steam room. Wi-Fi (fee payable), WiFI Wireless Internet access.

Smoking policy: No
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Day Ten: Wednesday, October 16 - Field Trip to Snowdonia and Conwy Castle. 
Breakfast: In hotel dining room.

Morning: During a lecture on the coach describing the National Parks of Wales, we will absorb the beautiful scenery of the Snowdonia National Park. The Field Trip then continues on to the impressive medieval Conwy Castle.

Lunch: Lunch out in Anna's Tea Room in Conwy.

Afternoon: After lunch, visit the Welsh Slate Museum in Llanberis to learn about one of the most important industries of Welsh history. Optional walk to the ruins of Dolbadarn Castle.

Dinner: In hotel dining room.

Evening: Free evening.

Lodging: Mercure Chester Abbots Well Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Type: Three-Star Hotel

 Description: Located in two acres of landscaped gardens close to the ancient city of Chester.

Contact info:
Whitchurch Road
Christleton
Chester, CH3 5QL UK:England
phone: +44 844 8159001
web: www.mercure.com

Room amenities: Flt-screen TV, movies on demand, music centre and high-speed Internet access. 220/240 V. A C. Trouser press and iron in room . Telephone, Radio in room . Tea/coffee making facilities. Hairdryer. Room service.

Facility amenities: The Arts Brasserie Restaurant, bar. Sebastian Coe Health Club features a heated indoor swimming pool and modern multi-gym, Finnish sauna, steam room. Wi-Fi (fee payable), WiFI Wireless Internet access.

Smoking policy: No
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Day Eleven: Thursday, October 17 - Walking Field Trip of Chester. 
Breakfast: In hotel dining room.

Morning: We have a walking Field Trip of Chester today, including Chester Cathedral (self-guided) and an in-the-field lecture entitled Chester and Cheshire.

Lunch: Lunch out at Chester Cathedral.

Afternoon: After lunch we have free time in Chester.

Dinner: In hotel dining room.

Evening: At leisure.

Lodging: Mercure Chester Abbots Well Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Type: Four-Star Hotel

 Description: Located in central York within the city walls

Contact info:
1 Tower Street
York, YO1 9WD UK:England
phone: +44 1904 648111
web: www.hilton.co.uk/york

Room amenities: Direct dial telephone, 32 inch television. Adjustable thermostat. Tea and coffee making facilities. Trouser press. WiFi internet access.

Facility amenities: Restaurant, bar.

Smoking policy: No
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Day Twelve: Friday, October 18 - Bronte's Haworth. 
Breakfast: In hotel dining room.

Morning: Today we transfer to York, with a field trip en route to Haworth, the home of the Brontes, including a lecture about the literary family and an excursion to the Parsonage.

Lunch: Lunch out.

Afternoon: After lunch, the transfer continues with a lecture on York on the coach. On arrival at the hotel we will have a Welcome Meeting and a lecture on Abbeys and Monasteries.

Dinner: In hotel dining room.

Evening: Free evening.

Lodging: Hilton York

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Type: Four-Star Hotel

 Description: Located in central York within the city walls

Contact info:
1 Tower Street
York, YO1 9WD UK:England
phone: +44 1904 648111
web: www.hilton.co.uk/york

Room amenities: Direct dial telephone, 32 inch television. Adjustable thermostat. Tea and coffee making facilities. Trouser press. WiFi internet access.

Facility amenities: Restaurant, bar.

Smoking policy: No
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Day Thirteen: Saturday, October 19 - Rievaulx Abbey and Castle Howard. 
Breakfast: In hotel dining room.

Morning: We have a Field Trip to the ruins of the 13th Century Rievaulx Abbey and Rievaulx village this morning.

Lunch: Lunch is included at the village hall.

Afternoon: This afternoon's Field Trip takes us to Castle Howard, built in 1699 and set in over 1,000 acres of parkland, lawns, woodland gardens, lakes fountains and magnificent rose gardens.

Dinner: In hotel dining room.

Evening: An evening of poetry and prose.

Lodging: Hilton York

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Type: Four-Star Hotel

 Description: Located in central York within the city walls

Contact info:
1 Tower Street
York, YO1 9WD UK:England
phone: +44 1904 648111
web: www.hilton.co.uk/york

Room amenities: Direct dial telephone, 32 inch television. Adjustable thermostat. Tea and coffee making facilities. Trouser press. WiFi internet access.

Facility amenities: Restaurant, bar.

Smoking policy: No
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Day Fourteen: Sunday, October 20 - York 
Breakfast: In hotel dining room.

Morning: This morning we have a guided walk of the ancient city of York.

Lunch: Enjoy an English fish-and-chip lunch.

Afternoon: Free afternoon in York. Option of Choral Evensong at York Minster.

Dinner: In hotel dining room.

Evening: Free evening.

Lodging: Hilton York

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Type: Three-Star Hotel

 Description: Located just off Princes Street a short walk from major attractions.

Contact info:
107 Leith Street.
Edinburgh., EH1 3SW. UK:Scotland
phone: +44 870 333 9153.
web: www.thistle hotels.com

Room amenities: Satellite television, radio, direct dial telephone, tea and coffee making facilities, hairdryer. High speed internet access.

Facility amenities: Restaurant, bars, BT Openzone wireless internet.

Smoking policy: No
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Additional nights after:
For additional pre and post program accommodations, please contact Road Scholar Travel Services at (800) 241-1404 or via email to travelinfo@roadscholar.org

Check out time: 11:00 AM

Day Fifteen: Monday, October 21 - Hadrian's Wall. 
Breakfast: In hotel dining room.

Morning: Today we transfer to Edinburgh via Chesters Roman Fort on Hadrian's Wall.

Lunch: In Chesters' tea rooms.

Afternoon: The transfer continues with a lecture on the coach entitled "Border Wars".

Dinner: In hotel dining room.

Evening: This evening's lecture is entitled "Scotland's history".

Lodging: King James (formerlyThistle) Edinburgh.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Type: Three-Star Hotel

 Description: Located just off Princes Street a short walk from major attractions.

Contact info:
107 Leith Street.
Edinburgh., EH1 3SW. UK:Scotland
phone: +44 870 333 9153.
web: www.thistle hotels.com

Room amenities: Satellite television, radio, direct dial telephone, tea and coffee making facilities, hairdryer. High speed internet access.

Facility amenities: Restaurant, bars, BT Openzone wireless internet.

Smoking policy: No
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Additional nights after:
For additional pre and post program accommodations, please contact Road Scholar Travel Services at (800) 241-1404 or via email to travelinfo@roadscholar.org

Check out time: 11:00 AM

Day Sixteen: Tuesday, October 22 - City Tour by coach and walking field trip to Old Town. Lecture in... 
City Tour by coach and walking field trip to Old Town. Lecture in the field:

Breakfast: In hotel dining room.

Morning: This morning we take a walking field trip to the Old Town.

Lunch: Lunch is excluded to allow participants to explore Edinburgh's restaurants and cafes.

Afternoon: Free afternoon in Edinburgh. You may wish to visit the Castle.

Dinner: In hotel dining room.

Evening: At leisure.

Lodging: King James (formerlyThistle) Edinburgh.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
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Type: Three-Star Hotel

 Description: Located just off Princes Street a short walk from major attractions.

Contact info:
107 Leith Street.
Edinburgh., EH1 3SW. UK:Scotland
phone: +44 870 333 9153.
web: www.thistle hotels.com

Room amenities: Satellite television, radio, direct dial telephone, tea and coffee making facilities, hairdryer. High speed internet access.

Facility amenities: Restaurant, bars, BT Openzone wireless internet.

Smoking policy: No
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Additional nights after:
For additional pre and post program accommodations, please contact Road Scholar Travel Services at (800) 241-1404 or via email to travelinfo@roadscholar.org

Check out time: 11:00 AM

Day Seventeen: Wednesday, October 23 - Perthshire and Scone Palace. 
Breakfast: In hotel dining room.

Morning: We depart today for a full day excusrion to Perthshire with visits to Huntingtower Castle- and Scone Palace, the original home of the Stone of Destiny and the site of the coronations of the Kings of Scotland.

Lunch: Lunch is taken in Scone Palace.

Afternoon: Field trip continues.

Dinner: In hotel dining room.

Evening: Those participants who wish to have the opportunity to visit the Malt Shovel pub.

Lodging: King James (formerlyThistle) Edinburgh.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Type: Three-Star Hotel

 Description: Located just off Princes Street a short walk from major attractions.

Contact info:
107 Leith Street.
Edinburgh., EH1 3SW. UK:Scotland
phone: +44 870 333 9153.
web: www.thistle hotels.com

Room amenities: Satellite television, radio, direct dial telephone, tea and coffee making facilities, hairdryer. High speed internet access.

Facility amenities: Restaurant, bars, BT Openzone wireless internet.

Smoking policy: No
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Additional nights after:
For additional pre and post program accommodations, please contact Road Scholar Travel Services at (800) 241-1404 or via email to travelinfo@roadscholar.org

Check out time: 11:00 AM

Day Eighteen: Thursday, October 24 - The Trossachs and Loch Lomond. 
Breakfast: In hotel dining room.

Morning: We depart early today for our full-day excursion to the Trossachs, some of the most beautiful scenery in Britain and the home of Highland hero Rob Roy, and Loch Lomond.

Lunch: Lunch out in the tea room at the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park.

Afternoon: The excursion continues with a boat ride on stunning Lake Katrine.

Dinner: In hotel dining room.

Evening: Farewell meeting.

Lodging: King James (formerlyThistle) Edinburgh.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day Nineteen: Friday, October 25 -  
Breakfast: In hotel dining room. Some participants may depart prior to breakfast.

Morning: Transfer to airport for transatlantic flight.

Meals Included: Breakfast


Free Time Opportunities


London
London.British Museum, Tate Britain, Tate Modern, Coutauld Institute, Wallace Collection, National Portrait Gallery, National gallery, Saatchi Collection, Geffrye Museum, William Morris gallery, National Maritime Museum, Leighton House, Science Museum, Kensington Palace, Natural History Museum, V&A, Museum of London, Old Operating Theatre, Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, St Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, The Guildhall, St Batholemew’s Church, Church of St Stephen Walbrook, Covent Garden, Hampstead, Kenwood House.
For additional information, visit: www.londontown.com
Mickleton
Mickelton.Walks around village.St Lawrence Parish Church,Methodist Church, St Catherine’s R.C. Church. Local pubs Butchers Arms , Kings Arms.
For additional information, visit: www.mickleton.com/
Chester
Chester.Heritage Centre, Chester Cathedral, Bishop Lloyd’s House, Roman Amphitheatre.
For additional information, visit: www.visitchester.co.uk/
York
York.York Minster, Jorvik Viking Cente, Merchant Adventurer’s hall, Fairfax House, York Castle Museum, Guildhall, St Olave’s Church, Clifford’s Tower, National Railway Museum.
For additional information, visit: www.visityork.org/
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Edinburgh.Edinburgh Castle, National Gallery of Scotland, Georgian House, National Gallery of Modern Art, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Holyrood Palace, St Giles Cathedral, the Royal Mile, Leith, Lady Stair’s House, the Scottish Whisky Centre, Botanical Garden.
For additional information, visit: www.edinburgh.org/
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