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HERITAGE TOURING 2009
 New and exclusive tours for 2009 now available – additional tours will be added to the programme throughout the year.
Our tours are designed around a two/three day touring programme on a particular theme or special event. Tours include Gardens, Heritage, Maritime Heritage, Arts, Music and Literary Festivals, Exhibitions and Events.
Each tour follows the same format - two or three nights in a three to five star hotel, welcome drink on arrival and dinner, bed and breakfast throughout, all entry fees, a professional tour guide and executive coaching.
Any variation from this format is shown against each tour.
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27 – 29 March 2009
Steam to Bristol hauled by 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
with boat cruise in Bristol’s Floating Harbour.
A wonderful opportunity and a nostalgic reminder of a bygone era, travelling by steam-hauled train in First Class Mk 1 Pullman carriages with full English Breakfast on the outward journey and Premier Dining on the return, boat cruise in Bristol.
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Mercure Whatley Hall, Banbury.
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03 – 05 April 2009
The Best of the Sunday Times.
Oxford Literary Festival.
Formal Dinner in Christ Church.
Join us for the literary highlights of the Oxford Literary Festival with formal dinner in the Tudor Hall at Christ Church staying at the 5 Star Randolph Hotel.
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Macdonald
Randolph Hotel, Oxford
Historic Five star luxury hotel.
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06 – 08 April 2009
‘Behind The Hammer’ at World’s Leading Art
Auctioneers - Christie’s.
Concert in Royal Naval College Chapel,
With Dinner in the Painted Hall, Greenwich.
Queen’s Gallery “Masters of Flemish Painting.
A rare opportunity to see behind the scenes at Christie’s and learn about the work of this great auction house. Easter Concert and dinner in the unique surroundings of the world heritage site at Greenwich.
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Cavendish Hotel
St James’s London
Superb 4 star hotel
heart of London.
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18 – 20 April 2009
Henry VIII’s 500 Year Celebrations at Hampton Court,
Special Exhibitions and Private Tour.
Return by Riverboat To Westminster Syon House and
Royal British Legion Poppy Factory.
Specialist tour Hampton Court, private visit to Syon House and discover the history and work of the Royal British Legion Poppy Factory.
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Cavendish Hotel
St James’s London
Superb 4 star hotel
heart of London.
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24 – 26 April 2009
The Venice Simplon Orient-Express.
Cornish Garden Visits – Eden and Heligan or
Rick Stein’s Padstow Sea Food Restaurant and Prideaux Place.
The luxury of a return journey on the Orient-Express to Cornwall staying in Falmouth with either lunch in Rick Stein’s celebrated restaurant or gardens visits to the Eden Project and Lost Gardens of Heligan.
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Royal Duchy Hotel
Falmouth.
4 star seafront.
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05 – 07 May 2009
The RHS Malvern Spring Garden Show
Private Visits to Sir Roy Strong’s Garden The Laskett, Madresfield Court ‘The Real Brideshead’ and Abbey Dore Court.
RHS Malvern Spring Show, on a day restricted to members only. A privileged visit to the Laskett, private visit to the garden at Abbey Dore and the unique opportunity to see the great house that was the inspiration for Evelyn Waugh’s novel.
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Mercure Queen's Hotel
Cheltenham.
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15 – 17 May 2009
The Windsor Castle Royal Tattoo 2009.
Top Price Seats - Dine in the Members’ Restaurant.
Tour of The Royal Landscape, Windsor Great Park including visiting The Valley and Savill Gardens.
This hugely successful event in aid of the Royal British Legion is held in the private grounds of Windsor Castle and promises a fantastic programme of military and ceremonial displays. Includes access to Members’ enclosure and dinner. Private tour discovering the lesser known parts of the Royal Landscape.
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Macdonald Berystede Hotel. 4 Star Hotel.
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17 – 20/21 May 2009
West Coast Scottish Castles and the Isle of Bute,
Glasgow’s Renaissance and
Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Legacy.
Historic houses - Culzean Castle, Dumfries House and Mount Stuart on the Isle of Bute. Superb scenery and explore the cultural highlights of Glasgow including Kelvingrove Museum, Mackintosh House and Hunterian Art Gallery.
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Macdonald
Crutherland Hotel,
East Kilbride,
nr. Glasgow.
4 star luxury hotel
with excellent dining.
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02 – 05 June 2009
Liverpool’s Cultural Renaissance.
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Port Sunlight, Albert Dock
Cathedrals, Museums and Galleries
Ferry Cross The Mersey.
A tour discovering the highlights of Liverpool’s cultural rejuvenation, a wonderful concert in the Philharmonic Hall and historic Chester.
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Macdonald New Blossoms
Chester.
4 star hotel in
heart of Chester.
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09 – 11June 2009
Portsmouth’s Great Maritime Heritage
Exclusive Dinner on board HMS Warrior
Spinnaker Tower and lunch on Spitbank Fort in the Solen.
Naval heritage, private tours and dining on HMS Warrior, opportunity to explore Spitbank Fort and to marvel at Portsmouth’s 21st C landmark.
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Macdonald Botley
Park Hotel
Nr. Southampton.
4 star hotel with
good leisure facilities.
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13 – 15 June 2009
“The King and I” - The Royal Albert Hall
Spectacular Production performed in the Round
Eltham Palace and Museum of London Docklands
Top price tickets for this lavish new production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic musical. Guided tour of Eltham Palace and London Docklands Museum.
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Cavendish Hotel
St James’s London
Superb 4 star hotel,
ideal location in
heart of London’s Mayfair
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15 – 18 June 2009
The Finest of Normandy Chateaux and Gardens Including Monet’s Garden with travel by Eurostar.
Enjoy some inspirational Normandy gardens including Monet’s garden in Giverney, Chateaux de Miromesnil and Bosmelet, the botanical gardens at Clos de Coudray, Jardins d’Angelique and more with travel from London to Paris by Eurostar.
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Mercure
City Centre Rouen.
3 star - Ideally located
next to Cathedral in historic Rouen.
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16 – 18 June 2009
The Finest of Private Gardens in the
Oxfordshire Cotswolds – Broughton Castle,
Broughton Grange, Stone House,
Rockcliffe and Westwell Manor
Exceptional opportunity to enjoy private visits
to exclusive gardens, some rarely open to the public.
An evening cruise on the River Avon.
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Macdonald Alveston
Manor
Stratford-on-Avon
4 star hotel centrally
located to enjoy the
historic town
of Shakespeare’s
birthplace.
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22 – 25 June 2009
Leeds Castle and Kent’s Great Garden Legacy, Sissinghurst, Great Dixter, Goodnestone Park.
Explore some of the finest gardens together with an exclusive visit to Leeds Castle. Including the magnificent Arts and Crafts gardens of Sissinghurst and Great Dixter, the walled gardens at Belmont House and superb English gardens at Goodnestone and Hole Park.
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Mercure Imperial
Hythe Sea-front.
4 star hotel in
historic Cinque
Port of Hythe.
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13 – 16 July 2009
Northumberland Magic
Gardens, Island and Castles.
Join us for visits to Holy Island and Lindisfarne Castle, Alnwick Castle and a guided tour of the most exciting contemporary garden developed this century, Howick Hall, and Cragside "the palace of the modern magician".
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Macdonald Linden
Hall Hotel
nr. Morpeth.
4 star hotel in countryside setting.
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09 – 11 August 2009
Hereford Three Choirs Festival
Two great Choral Concerts
Berkeley Castle and Nature in Art Museum
Three Choirs Festival – top price seats for concerts at Hereford Cathedral and Tewkesbury Abbey. Private guided tour of Berkeley Castle. Art collection inspired by nature at Wallsworth Hall.
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Mercure Queen’s
Hotel Cheltenham
Elegant 4 star hotel
in centre of Cheltenham
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22 – 24 August 2009
Full Steam Ahead!
Tornado or 70013 Oliver Cromwell
London to Norwich with Premier or Pullman Dining
Enjoy a day steaming to the medieval city of Norwich hauled by the first steam engine to be built for 50 years or the equally legendary engine the Oliver Cromwell.
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Cavendish Hotel
St James’s London
Superb 4 star hotel,
ideal location in heart
of London’s Mayfair
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28 – 30 August 2009
Last Night of The Edinburgh Tattoo
Final Late Performance with Fireworks.
Scotland’s colourful military musical spectacular. Top price seats to see the final performance with fireworks for this much sought after event. Staying for two nights in the centre of Edinburgh close to Princes Street and the Castle.
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Macdonald
Roxburghe Hotel
Edinburgh.
4 star elegant city
hotel in superb
location.
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29 – 31 August 2009
Bryn Terfel’s Faenol Festival, North Wales
A Day on Llangollen Waterways and Steam Railway
This tour includes the hugely popular Faenol Festival Gala Opera Evening, with Bryn Terfel and specially invited guests. Enjoy a scenic canal cruise crossing the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and the Llangollen Steam Railway
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Bryn Howell
Hotel Llangollen
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01 – 03 September 2009
The Homes of Great Statesmen and Scientists
200th Anniversary of Charles Darwin
Celebrating Charles Darwin’s birth a visit to Down House, private tours at Winston Churchill’s Chartwell and Cherkley Court, the former home of Lord Beaverbrook. Denbies Vineyard and Lord Onslow’s palladian mansion at Clandon Park.
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Mercure Burford Bridge
Box Hill, nr. Dorking
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8 – 13 September 2009
“Over The Hills and Far Away”
Cumbria Lakes and Yorkshire Dales
Historic Houses and Gardens
Scenic Rail Journey Settle to Appleby.
The breathtaking landscape of the Lakes and Yorkshire Dales visit to include Levens, Holker and Newby Halls, RHS Harlow Carr, the scenic rail route Settle to Appleby, Blackwell House, Rydal Mount, Brantwood and Dove Cottage staying in the heart of the Lakes.
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Macdonald Old Swan, Harrogate.
(2 nights).
Macdonald Old England, Lake Windermere
(3 nights)
Two 4-star hotels staying in the spa
town Harrogate and on shores of
Lake Windermere.
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17 – 19 September 2009
Welsh National Opera “At Home”
La Traviata and Madam Butterfly
Castle Coch, St Fagan’s Castle and Cardiff Castle
Two superb operas with top price seats performed at the Wales Millennium Centre. Tour includes visits to the fantastic castles of the Marquess of Bute and the outstanding open-air museum at St Fagan’s Castle.
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Mercure Holland
House Cardiff
4 star hotel in centre of Cardiff
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19 – 21 September 2009
The Goodwood Revival
Finals Day
Including Grandstand Start-line Seats
A celebration of the halcyon days of motor racing – an event not to be missed, a magical step back in time to another era of glamour and a motor sport spectacle.
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Macdonalds Botley
Park Hotel
nr. Southampton
4 star hotel with
great leisure
facilities.
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14 – 16 October 2009
Bletchley Park (the Enigma!) and
“The Unknown Winston” at Blenheim Palace
A fascinating tour of the famous ‘Station X’ home to the code-breakers of WWII. Special visit to Blenheim Palace with private talk and tour discovering more about the “Greatest Britain”.
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Macdonald Bear Hotel,
Woodstock
Nr Oxford
Attractive 4 star historic hotel
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16 – 18 October 2009
The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival
One of the leading literary festivals, tickets booked for five events. Hotel ideally located for all Festival venues.
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Mercure Queen’s
Hotel Cheltenham
4 star hotel at the
centre of the festival.
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02 – 04 November 2009
Enjoy Five Star Luxury in Bath
Private visit and lunch at Longleat House. The Autumn Splendour at Westonbirt Arboretum. Private Opening of two great Cotswold Houses Chavenage House and Rodmartin Manor.
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Macdonald Bath
Spa
Hotel
5 Star luxury hotel in Georgian city of Bath
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28 – 30 November 2009
Be Amazed in... Birmingham!
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in the Symphony Hall
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 3 and Dvorak’s Symphony No 8. Two superb Art Collections – The Barber Institute of Art and City Art Museum. Private Visit, Lecture and Tour of The Birmingham Silver Assay Office. Excursion on Birmingham Canals, the Pen Room Museum and Jewellery Quarter.
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Macdonald Burlington
Hotel
4 Star luxury hotel adjacent to New Street Station
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05– 07 Decamber 2009
Masters Tennis Finals
Royal Albert Hall Gieves & Hawkes Archives
Kensington Palace “The Last Debutantes”
Top Price seats for the Finals of ATP Champions Tour
The Masters Tennis Championships - Royal Albert Hall.
Privileged Access and private visit to the unique archives of Gieves & Hawkes, No 1 Savile Row – Bespoke Tailoring for Royalty, Navy and the Military.
The Last Debutantes exhibition at Kensington Palace.
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The Cavendish Hotel,
St James’s London
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16 – 18 December 2009
Christmas Concert and Seasonal Music
St George’s Chapel. Private Tour of Windsor Castle Kitchens,
Windsor Castle State Apartments
Talk by Malcolm Kenwood “The Fine Art of Crime”
Much sought after tickets for the Christmas Concert in St George’s Chapel, private tour of Windsor Castle under croft and kitchens, visit to State Apartments,. Fascinating talk on crime within the arts and antiques world.
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Mercure Castle
Hotel Windsor
4 star hotel centre
of Windsor
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