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Discover Great Britain & the sites of Downton Abbey 9 Days | May 03 - 12, 2015 For more information, contact Milne Travel: (800) 752-0558 [email protected] Milne Travel American Express and New Hampshire Public Television invite you to join them on a visit to Great Britain to experience the sites and scenes of Downton Abbey, including London landmarks, Oxfordshire, Cambridge, Henley-on-Thames and more. May 04 ARRIVE London After arrival at a London airport transfer to your hotel for a two-night stay in England’s exhilarating capital city. Enjoy an on route London panoramic City Tour featuring famous landmarks such as Kensington Palace, the Tower of London, Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square, plus the Houses of Parliament & Big Ben beside the River Thames. Travellers can also marvel at Westminster Abbey and see the Changing of the Guard at the Queen’s royal residence, Buckingham Palace (if held) – usually held at 11:30 AM A welcome dinner will be provided at your hotel. Meals: Welcome dinner at your hotel Hotel: The Washington Hotel Mayfair May 05 London For the second day of your stay, you will be taken on a guided visit to both the Victoria & Albert Museum and the Imperial War Museum in order to gain an insight into the First World War and to provide background on the period in which Downton Abbey is set. Enjoy the rest of your day in the capital at leisure. For those wishing to indulge in some retail therapy London is home to the world-famous Harrods as well as many other designer havens including Harvey Nichols in the exclusive area of Knightsbridge. Or, you could book a ride on the London Eye and enjoy London in all its glory, with 360-degree panoramic views of the cityscape Meals: English Breakfast Hotel: The Washington Hotel Mayfair May 06 London - Oxford After breakfast, you will be greeted by your driver to take you to visit Bampton, the spectacular countryside, where you will have lunch at the Swan Inn Swinbrook – owned by the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire (the last remaining Mitford Sister). Time to enjoy Bampton Village, the Oxfordshire town that had a big impact on the Crawley family. Meals: English Breakfast, lunch at the Swan Inn Swinbrook, and dinner at your hotel Hotel: The Four Pillars Oxford Witney Hotel May 07 Oxford Spend the day in beautiful Oxford, a prestigious university city where many of the Crawley men would have been educated. Take a walking tour around the city renowned for its history and heritage and visit the famous grounds and beautiful colleges of Oxford University. For punts can be hired at an extra cost on the River past the Botanical Gardens and through Christ Church Meadows. Picnic hampers can also be provided on request. Meals: English Breakfast, dinner at your hotel Hotel: The Four Pillars Oxford Witney Hotel May 08 Oxford Board your coach transfer to start the day with a guided tour of the location used as the grand interior of Haxby Park, the grand mansion that very nearly became the home of Sir Richard Carlisle and Lady Mary. We then visit Downton an alternative home for the Crawleys when the money ran out to stay at Downton Abbey. Then, enjoy a trip to the lovely market town of Henley- on-Thames, with its rich history and beautiful scenery. This is the home of rowing in England and is still one of the highlights of the elite’s social calendar, with a visit to the Henley Royal Regatta each summer for the races and strawberries and cream. Why not while away the time in the many pleasant restaurants, cafés and pubs Henley-on- selection of specialist shops. Meals: English Breakfast, dinner at your hotel Hotel: The Four Pillars Oxford Witney Hotel May 09 Oxford The day will begin with a guided tour which will take us to Lady Rosamund’s home. Why not take lunch (not included) during our visit to Shilton, a little-known Oxfordshire Cotswold village. With a few cosmetic adjustments, provided the series with a village pub (in reality the old Forge), and a ford, for another rural scene. The rest of the evening is at your leisure. Meals: English Breakfast, dinner at your hotel Hotel: The Four Pillars Oxford Witney Hotel
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Discover Great Britain & the sites of Downton Abbey
9 Days | May 03 - 12, 2015
For more information, contact Milne Travel:(800) 752-0558
Milne Travel American Express and New Hampshire Public Television invite you to join them on a visit to Great Britain to experience the sites and scenes of Downton Abbey, including London landmarks, Oxfordshire, Cambridge, Henley-on-Thames and more.
May 04 ARRIVE LondonAfter arrival at a London airport transfer to your hotel for a two-night stay in England’s exhilarating capital city. Enjoy an on route London panoramic City Tour featuring famous landmarks such as Kensington Palace, the Tower of London, Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square, plus the Houses of Parliament & Big Ben beside the River Thames. Travellers can also marvel at Westminster Abbey and see the Changing of the Guard at the Queen’s royal residence, Buckingham Palace (if held) – usually held at 11:30 AM
A welcome dinner will be provided at your hotel.
Meals: Welcome dinner at your hotel
Hotel: The Washington Hotel Mayfair
May 05 LondonFor the second day of your stay, you will be taken on a guided visit to both the Victoria & Albert Museum and the Imperial War Museum in order to gain an insight into the First World War and to provide background on the period in which Downton Abbey is set. Enjoy the rest of your day in the capital at leisure. For those wishing to indulge in some retail therapy London is home to the world-famous Harrods as well as many other designer havens including Harvey Nichols in the exclusive area of Knightsbridge. Or, you could book a ride on the London Eye and enjoy London in all its glory, with 360-degree panoramic views of the cityscape
Meals: English Breakfast
Hotel: The Washington Hotel Mayfair
May 06 London - OxfordAfter breakfast, you will be greeted by your driver to take you to visit Bampton, the spectacular countryside, where you will have lunch at the Swan Inn Swinbrook – owned by the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire (the last remaining Mitford Sister). Time to enjoy Bampton Village, the Oxfordshire town that had a big impact on the Crawley family.
Meals: English Breakfast, lunch at the Swan Inn Swinbrook, and dinner at your hotel
Hotel: The Four Pillars Oxford Witney Hotel
May 07 Oxford
Spend the day in beautiful Oxford, a prestigious university city where many of the Crawley men would have been educated. Take a walking tour around the city renowned for its history and heritage and visit the famous grounds and beautiful colleges of Oxford University. For
punts can be hired at an extra cost on the River
past the Botanical Gardens and through Christ Church Meadows. Picnic hampers can also be provided on request.
Meals: English Breakfast, dinner at your hotel
Hotel: The Four Pillars Oxford Witney Hotel
May 08 OxfordBoard your coach transfer to start the day with a guided tour of the location used as the grand interior of Haxby Park, the grand mansion that very nearly became the home of Sir Richard Carlisle and Lady Mary. We then visit Downton
an alternative home for the Crawleys when the money ran out to stay at Downton Abbey. Then, enjoy a trip to the lovely market town of Henley-on-Thames, with its rich history and beautiful scenery. This is the home of rowing in England and is still one of the highlights of the elite’s social calendar, with a visit to the Henley Royal Regatta each summer for the races and strawberries and cream. Why not while away the time in the many pleasant restaurants, cafés and pubs Henley-on-
selection of specialist shops.
Meals: English Breakfast, dinner at your hotel
Hotel: The Four Pillars Oxford Witney Hotel May 09 Oxford
The day will begin with a guided tour which will take us to Lady Rosamund’s home. Why not take lunch (not included) during our visit to Shilton, a little-known Oxfordshire Cotswold village. With a few cosmetic adjustments, provided the series with a village pub (in reality the old Forge), and a ford, for another rural scene. The rest of the evening is at your leisure.
Meals: English Breakfast, dinner at your hotel
Hotel: The Four Pillars Oxford Witney Hotel
$5,475 per person
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Round-trip airfare from Boston
8 nights Four Star accommodation with one bag porterage
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Meals as noted in itinerary
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D iscover Great Britain & the s i tes of Downton Abbey
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May 10 Cambridge - Oxford
Today enjoy a visit to another famous university town in England, Cambridge. This city has a long and proud history. Take a walking tour around the city listening to the wonderful stories hidden behind the architecture. You will also be able to take to the water for a cruise
through the town. If time allows, lovers of culture will be spoiled for choice as Cambridge boasts England’s highest concentration of internationally renowned collections outside London. Many of the University of Cambridge’s eight museums are free to enter, such as the Fitzwilliam Museum, home to an impressive array of antiquities and manuscripts plus paintings by the eminent English artists Constable, Hogarth and Gainsborough.
Meals : English Breakfast, dinner at your hotel
Hotel: The Four Pillars Oxford Witney Hotel
May 11 OxfordFor your last day, you’ll enjoy an authentic Edwardian train experience on the Bluebell railway where you can enjoy a scenic journey (return journey 1 hour 45 minutes) on a real steam train. In fact the same line that was used for scenes when Bates travels to Downton for the
Meals: English Breakfast, dinner at your hotel
Hotel: The Four Pillars Oxford Witney Hotel
May 12 DEPART London
Your transfer to the airport awaits, before
of your Downton Abbey Experience.
Meals: English Breakfast
Trip Information...
Airfare credit if not �ying with group
Travel Insurance
Deposit due (by check) within 7 days of booking to con�rm space
Balance due (by check) January 16, 2015
Triples and quads are not available
May 3-12, 2015
