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England's Great Garden Heritage, From Sissinghurst to Chelsea |
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Program Number: |
12181RJ |
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| Duration: |
11 nights |
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England, UK:England
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| Price starting at: |
$2,995.00 - Price may vary based on date, departure city |
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Homes & Gardens
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| Meals: |
28;
10 Breakfasts, 8 Lunches, 10 Dinners |
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Low Fat; Vegetarian; Low Salt; Gluten Free |
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Join horticulturalist, botanist and garden historian Dr. Jane Longland on a grand survey of the best of English gardens from Kent and the Cotswolds to London for a full day at the world’s most prestigious annual garden show — the Chelsea Flower Show.
Highlights
• Spend a day at the world-famous Chelsea Flower Show.
• Venture through the Cotswolds to Chipping Campden and the unique spa town of Bath.
• Accompanied throughout by horticulturalist, botanist and garden historian and designer Dr. Jane Longland.
Activity Particulars
Walking/standing up to three hours at a time.
Date Specific Information
5-13-2013, 5-12-2014
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5-21-2014
This departure of 12181 has an extr night in London Heathrow at the end.
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Itinerary Summary
Arrival London, coach to near Chatham, 4 nights; coach to Gloucestershire, 4 nights; coach to London, 2 nights; departure.
Overnight flight from the U.S.A. | 1 night | Arrival London | Coach to near Chatham in Kent | 4 nights |
Lecturer Jane Longland discusses gardens from the standpoint of the English Landscape School, Victorian and Edwardian gardens and post-1940s modern gardens and use of color. Explore Goodnestone Park, Christopher Lloyd’s Great Dixter, whose head gardener was trained by Jane Longland, and the renowned Royal Horticultural Society gardens at Wisley. Visit Sissinghurst Castle Garden, famed for its themed garden “rooms.” Venture to coastal Rye in the Romney Marsh area, to the cathedral city of Canterbury and mingle with locals during pub lunches.
Coach to Gloucestershire | 4 nights |
Here, between the Cotswolds and the Severn Valley, discover the great houses and landscaped gardens at Stourhead and Blenheim Palace, the complete 18th-century Rococo garden at Painswick and the intimate garden at Kiftsgate Court. Experience more of the area on journeys to Chipping Campden and Bath.
Coach to London | 2 nights | Departure |
The Chelsea Flower Show is the largest and most prestigious annual garden show in the world. Enjoy a full-day at this internationally renowned gathering where exhibitors display the finest in plant species, arrangements, techniques, garden furniture and tools -- an exceptional event in the horticultural calendar.
England
It was the seat of an empire on which the sun never set. It has been Merry, Dickensian and Victorian. It has given us common law, Shakespeare, tennis, the Rolls-Royce and the Beatles. England and its people have played an outsize role in shaping world history. It is a country whose past, politics, culture and characters never cease to captivate.
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Accommodations
Chatham: Modern hotel. Gloucestershire: Three-star hotel. London: Centrally located, four-star hotel.
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| Road Scholar Instructors | | These instructors are participating on at least one date of this program. Please note that changes may occur. | Jane Longland
| | Dr. Jane Longland has been an expert leader on Road Scholar programs for a decade, sharing her deep knowledge of ornamental horticulture, garden history and landscape design. She earned her PhD in botany at the University of Edinburgh before teaching and doing research in the field for nearly a quarter century. For the past six years, Dr. Longland has traveled extensively in Europe, the United States and Asia to study the world’s gardens and teach others about them. | | | |
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