Plane
If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel.
Arrival day is on September 2, 2025
Meet the group at White Swan Alnwick in Alnwick
Start of Trip: Lunch at hotel for those arriving in time; 5:00 p.m. Orientation and Welcome Reception; 6:30 p.m. Welcome Dinner.
Getting to the site: Transfers from Clayton Hotel Manchester Airport to the first program hotel on group arrival day are included for all participants, including those who have not booked air travel through Road Scholar.
Transfers are provided on group arrival day, day 2 of your program itinerary. The meeting point is the Clayton Hotel Manchester Airport, there will be a choice of 2 group transfers to the first program hotel in Alnwick. Transfers are included for all participants, including those who have not booked air travel through Road Scholar.
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BOOKED AIR TRAVEL WITH ROAD SCHOLAR: A space on the group transfer will be automatically reserved for you closest to the time of your arrival flight.
FOR PROGRAM ONLY PARTICIPANTS & EARLY ARRIVALS: Due to the length of the ARRIVAL transfer on this program, it is an exception to Road Scholar’s transfer policy. If you are arriving early or have made your own air arrangements there is a possibility to reserve a seat on the transfer listed below. Spaces on these transfers are strictly on a request basis. Please reach out to rsukprograms@roadscholar.org with your flight information and request a seat on your preferred transfer. If we do not hear from you we will have to presume you will be travelling to the first program hotel in Alnwick directly.
Transfers will depart as follows:
Clayton Hotel Manchester Airport
Outwood Lane
Manchester M90 4HL
Transfer 1:
11:30AM
Transfer 2:
2:00PM
If you arrive outside of the transfer times listed, you will need to make your own transfer arrangements to the program. Directions on how to do this can be found below. Please note that if you miss the group transfer for any reason, you will be responsible for making your own way to the first hotel and will not be refunded.
Train journeys to Northumberland involve various trains and buses and can take up to 5 - 6 hours and is not recommended.
Getting to the site by train or bus: Trains available. For more information, visit nationalrail.co.uk.
Your trip ends on: Sunday, September 14, 2025 in Manchester at Clayton Hotel Manchester Airport
End of Trip: 10:00 a.m. after breakfast; 11:00 a.m. hotel check-out.
Getting to the airport: The hotel operates a free shuttle bus to all 3 terminals and the rail station. This service runs 24 hours.
Information if you are purchasing your own airfare: Transfers are provided on group arrival day, day 2 of your program itinerary. The meeting point is the Clayton Hotel Manchester Airport, there will be a choice of 2 group transfers to the first program hotel in Alnwick. Transfers are included for all participants, including those who have not booked air travel through Road Scholar.
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BOOKED AIR TRAVEL WITH ROAD SCHOLAR: A space on the group transfer will be automatically reserved for you closest to the time of your arrival flight.
FOR PROGRAM ONLY PARTICIPANTS & EARLY ARRIVALS: Due to the length of the ARRIVAL transfer on this program, it is an exception to Road Scholar’s transfer policy. If you are arriving early or have made your own air arrangements there is a possibility to reserve a seat on the transfer listed below. Spaces on these transfers are strictly on a request basis. Please reach out to rsukprograms@roadscholar.org with your flight information and request a seat on your preferred transfer. If we do not hear from you we will have to presume you will be travelling to the first program hotel in Alnwick directly.
Transfers will depart as follows:
Clayton Hotel Manchester Airport
Outwood Lane
Manchester M90 4HL
Transfer 1:
11:30AM
Transfer 2:
2:00PM
If you arrive outside of the transfer times listed, you will need to make your own transfer arrangements to the program. Directions on how to do this can be found below. Please note that if you miss the group transfer for any reason, you will be responsible for making your own way to the first hotel and will not be refunded.
Train journeys to Northumberland involve various trains and buses and can take up to 5 - 6 hours and is not recommended.