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NORMANDY, THE CHANNEL ISLANDS, DEVON & CORNWALL Monday 13 May - Monday 3 June 2019

21 nights

TRAVEL & LEARN

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

• Enjoy a carefully selected range of delightful

gardens in springtime – Giverny, Caen Botanical

Garden, Judith Queree’s garden, La Seigneurie

Gardens, Jersey Lavender Farm, the Lost

Gardens of Heligan, Tregothnan and

Lanhydrock House and Gardens.

• Visit the places that inspired the Impressionist

painters and the museums which house

extensive collections of their work including

Musee des Beaux-Arts and Musee d’Art

Moderne Andre Malraux (MuMa).

• Spend a day at the Tate St Ives and the Barbara

Hepworth Museum featuring work by iconic 20th

century artists.

• Visit museums and places of historical

interest in Normandy and the Channel Islands

with a particular focus on WWII history; the

Memorial de Caen, the Jersey War Tunnels, and

the Occupation Museum on Guernsey.

• Gain insights into the unique history, culture and

geography of Jersey, Guernsey and Sark.

• A balanced programme of visits interspersed

with free time to follow you own interests.

TOUR OVERVIEW Art from the French impressionists to the 20th century artists of Cornwall and gardens as diverse as Monet’s

Giverny and the tropical gardens of the unique Eden Project, you will have many opportunities to linger and

explore artistic works and places of great beauty on this tour. In addition, in each of the places you stay, there

will be visits of historical interest to round out the tour. The five years of German occupation of the Channel

Islands during WWII had a significant impact on both the Islanders’ psyche and material legacies. WWII history

will also be brought to life during the visit to Caen. In addition, you will travel through richly varied landscapes.

The wooded hills and chalk escarpments of the Seine Valley, the picturesque harbours and quaint fishing villages

along Normandy’s 350 miles of coastline and the beaches and rugged coastline on the south western most tip

of Britain. Our tour is timed for spring when gardens burst with colour. On the Channel Islands, the cliff tops are

covered with wild flowers and spring bulbs, orchids and subtropical gardens thrive in the mild island climate.

Staying put in comfortable 3-4 star hotels in four towns and visiting from this base means a more leisurely pace

with free time to get to know the area.

Top: Mont Saint-Michel, off the Normandy coast

Middle: Le Seigneurie gardens, Sark

Bottom: Minack Theatre, Cornwall

IS THIS TOUR FOR ME?

This tour will delight lovers of art and gardens but

there are a lot of other visits which give it a more

general appeal. There will be a moderate amount

of walking, some climbing up and down hills and

flights of stairs and along cobbled streets and

uneven terrain. This means a good degree of

fitness is required. One of the most tiring aspects of

travelling can be the 1-2 hours of standing on visits

to museums and gardens and this will also occur

on this tour. Travel will be by coach and ferry.

TOUR PRICE Ex Auckland or Christchurch

Share twin per person NZD$14,300

Single supplement (limited availability) NZD$ 2,900

Please contact Calder & Lawson Tours if you are interested in a single occupancy place.

GROUP SIZE Minimum 10, maximum 18

VARIATIONS IN TRAVEL We can make arrangements for any travel you would like to do before or after this tour, or

book business class seats for the flights. Please contact us.

TOUR EXCLUSIONS

• Airline taxes

• Personal expenses

• Travel insurance

• Meals not specified in the itinerary

• Beverages during included meals, unless specified

• Hotel porterage

TOUR INCLUSIONS

• The services of an experienced New Zealand

based Calder & Lawson tour manager

• Economy class airfares

• 18 nights accommodation in 3-4 star hotels

• Meals as specified in the itinerary

• Local guides

• All group transfers

• Admissions as detailed in the itinerary

• All tips for local guides and drivers

• Pre-tour material

Above: Horse sculpture in Judith Queree’s garden, Jersey

DAILY ITINERARY

Depart in the middle of the day for Singapore, arrive in the evening and

then transfer to your hotel for the night.

Enjoy a day's stopover in Singapore before departing late for an overnight

flight to Paris.

Arrive in Paris and meet with the coach and driver. We will travel to Giverny

and visit Monet’s house and gardens. In spring, the garden will be full of

tulips, narcissus, daffodils and pansies with bursts of colour everywhere.

Continue to Trouville-sur-Mer (near Honfleur) where we will probably feel like

a light bite to eat and an early night!

Enjoy a leisurely morning in Trouville-sur-Mer before travelling to Honfleur.

Lovers of Impressionist art will have seen many paintings of this picturesque

Norman port chosen by painters for the ever-changing light and the

backdrop of pretty wood and slate houses that surround the harbour. After

lunch visit the unique Les Jardins des Personnalités installed on the old mud

flats of the estuary, a 10 hectare landscaped area where the busts of

famous people with historical and cultural importance to Honfleur are

placed. Enjoy a welcome dinner in the hotel.

Travel to Rouen, Normandy’s cultured, historic, vibrant capital. Monet’s

canvases of the cathedral have made it the best-loved building in town but

many other glories stand out including the site of Joan of Arc’s death and

the church dedicated to her. Meet a local guide on arrival for a walking

tour of the city which includes a visit to the cathedral. The guided tour will

end at the Musée des Beaux-Arts where those who want to, can spend

some time. The Musee des Beaux-Arts dates back to the end of the 1700’s

when a public collection first started and has one of France’s finest

collection of Impressionist art along with extensive displays of drawing,

landscapes and sculptures. The afternoon will be at leisure in Rouen. Transfer

back to the hotel for dinner.

This morning we journey through the lovely Normandy countryside to Caen

and visit the Botanic Gardens. Whilst in the city, we will also visit the

Memorial de Caen. This memorial built in 1988 focuses on the Battle of

Normandy. The displays are superbly presented particularly in the room

devoted to D-Day where a large split screen follows the landing

simultaneously from the Allied and German viewpoints. There will be free

time in the town to explore and have lunch. We then continue to Bayeux to

the world-renowned Bayeux Tapestry. This tapestry gives historical

information that no other source has provided particularly about civil and

military architecture, weapons, navigation and elements of everyday life.

Return to Trouville-sur-Mer for an evening at leisure.

This morning you will have free time to explore Trouville-sur-Mer before

travelling to a local cheese maker for a tour and tasting, and a picnic lunch.

In the afternoon visit Le Havre and the Musee d’Art Moderne André Malraux,

(MuMa) housing one of the leading collections of Impressionist art. There will

be time here before returning to Trouville-sur-Mer.

Depart Trouville-sur-Mer and travel to Mont Saint-Míchel. An island abbey

which floats like a mirage just off the Norman coast. For more than a

thousand years, this has been a place of pilgrimage. We will make a visit

here (tide dependent) followed by a walking tour of the walled city and

free time to explore. Transfer to the hotel for dinner.

Monday 13 May 2019

Auckland or Christchurch –

Singapore

Meals: In flight

Overnight: Singapore

Tuesday 14 May

Singapore

Meals: B/In flight

Wednesday 15 May

Giverny - Trouville-sur-Mer

Meals: In flight

Coach: Approx. 3 hours 30

minutes

Overnight: Trouville-sur-Mer

Thursday 16 May

Honfleur

Meals: B/D

Coach: Approx. 1 hour 15

minutes


Friday 17 May

Rouen

Meals: B/D

Coach: Approx. 3 hours


Saturday 18 May

Caen - Bayeux

Meals: B



Sunday 19 May

Le Havre

Meals: B/Picnic L


minutes


Monday 20 May

Mont Saint-Míchel - St Malo

Meals: B/D


minutes

Overnight: St Malo

This morning we will travel to the dock and take the early morning ferry to

St Helier, Jersey, to begin our exploration of the Channel Islands. While St

Helier has a distinctive British atmosphere, the town retains numerous French

influences as attested by many streets that carry old French names. In June

1940, the Third Reich advanced through France and tension mounted that a

German attack on the Channel Islands was imminent. The British

Government decided that the Islands had no strategic importance and

would not be defended. Those who have read ‘The Guernsey Literary and

Potato Peel Pie Society’ or seen the recent movie will have an impression of

what life was like on the Islands during the Occupation. Today we will visit

the Jersey War Tunnels, a one kilometre tunnel network built by POWs

originally as a munition store and then converted into an underground

hospital. More than 5000 slave labourers were brought over to Jersey.

Conditions were terrible for them with disease and death becoming

common. The interactive displays in the museum tell the stories of the

Occupation.

This morning we will tour to the north of the island and visit Judith Querees

award winning garden, which contains many rare and unusual plants.

Judith and her husband bought the traditional stone house over 30 years

ago. They have gradually created a glorious garden which is featured in the

‘1001 Gardens You Must See Before You Die’. Return to St Helier via the east

of the island with lunch en route. Make a stop at Gorey, a relaxed fishing

village with pastel coloured cottages overlooked by the medieval

battlements of Mont Orgueil Castle. The remainder of the day is at leisure.

This morning we visit the Jersey Lavender Farm, a working farm where

lavender is grown and processed, the oil extracted and used to make a

range of fragrant Jersey Lavender products. The remainder of the day is at

leisure for independent exploring.

We will take the ferry across to Guernsey as foot passengers today and then

meet the coach and a local guide for a tour of the island to include the

Occupation Museum and the Guernsey Tapestry. Transfer to the hotel for

dinner.

Today we will take a full day excursion to Sark. Nestled between Guernsey

and Jersey, Sark is one of the few remaining places in the world where cars

are banned from roads and only tractors and horse-drawn vehicles are

allowed. Our tour will include a tractor train to the centre of the main town

and a carriage ride around the island stopping at La Seigneurie Gardens,

home of the Seigneurs of Sark. With its colourful borders and stone wall, this is

one of the finest gardens in the Channel Islands. After the visit, return to the

main town and then enjoy the 45 minute ferry ride back to Guernsey in the

late afternoon.

Spend a morning at leisure on Guernsey before taking the early afternoon

ferry to Poole. On arrival mid-evening, meet with the coach and driver and

transfer to the hotel for dinner.

Depart after breakfast and make a stop in Exeter with free time to explore

the city. Continue through Dartmoor to the Lost Gardens of Heligan and

learn the intriguing story of how the lost garden came to life again. Travel on

to Falmouth for the first of our four nights there.

Tuesday 21 May

Jersey

Meals: B/D

Ferry: Approx. 1 hour 20 minutes


minutes

Overnight: Jersey

Wednesday 22 May

Jersey

Meals: B/L


minutes

Overnight: Jersey

Thursday 23 May

Jersey

Meals: B

Coach: Approx. 45 minutes

Overnight: Jersey

Friday 24 May

Guernsey

Meals: B/D

Ferry: Approx. 1 hour


minutes

Overnight: Guernsey

Saturday 25 May

Sark

Meals: B/D

Ferry: Approx. 55 minutes each

way

Overnight: Guernsey

Sunday 26 May

Guernsey – Poole

Meals: B/D

Ferry: Approx. 3 hours

Coach: Approx. 1 hour

Overnight: Blandford Forum

Monday 27 May

Falmouth

Meals: B/D


Overnight: Falmouth

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A day of art, sculpture and theatre in St Ives with visits to the Tate Art Gallery

and the Barbara Hepworth Museum. The Tate St Ives features work by iconic

20th century artists who lived and worked in the town, including Alfred Wallis,

Ben Nicholson and Barbara Hepworth. The Gallery occupies a spectacular

site overlooking Porthmeor Beach. It is designed to show works of art in the

surroundings and the atmosphere in which they were created. The Museum

preserves the sculptor Barbara Hepworth's studio and garden much as they

were when she lived and worked there. You will have free time to explore St

Ives before returning to Falmouth via the unique Minack Theatre, Cornwall’s

world famous open-air theatre carved in a granite cliff and set in glorious

gardens. Evening at leisure.

After breakfast we make a visit to the Falmouth Art Gallery and have a free

morning in the town for exploration and lunch. In the afternoon travel to

Tregothnan, a private botanic garden and arboretum offering a diversity of

plants and trees, rare collections, sweeping vistas and peaceful secluded

groves. Here we will enjoy a guided tour followed by a traditional cream

tea. Return to Falmouth and have the remainder of the day at leisure.

Depart the hotel and visit the unique Eden Project, a dramatic global

garden housed in tropical biomes that nestle in a crater the size of 30

football pitches. More than just a huge tropical garden, Eden is a gateway

into the relationships between plants and people and gives fascinating

insight into the story of mankind's dependence on plant life. Continue onto

the impressive Lanhydrock House and Gardens, a magnificent late Victorian

country house with wooded estate. We will have time to explore before

returning to Falmouth.

Depart Cornwall and travel northwards into Wiltshire and on to Windsor

where we will visit Windsor Castle, perhaps with renewed curiosity after the

recent royal wedding. Enjoy a farewell dinner together in Windsor before

transferring to the airport hotel. Or you may decide to stay on in the UK.

Transfer to the airport for a mid-morning flight to Singapore.

After an early arrival in Singapore, relax at your hotel or explore the city

before taking our overnight flight to Auckland or Christchurch.

Arrive in Auckland or Christchurch mid-morning.

Tuesday 28 May

St Ives

Meals: B


minutes

Overnight: Falmouth

Wednesday 29 May

Falmouth

Meals: B


Overnight: Falmouth

Thursday 30 May

Falmouth

Meals: B


Overnight: Falmouth

Friday 31 May

Falmouth

Meals: B/D


Overnight: Heathrow Airport

Saturday 1 June

London - Singapore

Meals: B/in flight

Sunday 2 June

Singapore

Meals: In flight

Monday 3 June

HOW TO SECURE YOUR PLACE ON THIS TOUR

A deposit of $1,000 is required to secure your place on the tour. When minimum numbers are reached, the tour

will become a ‘confirmed departure’. At that point we will advise when the full tour payment will be due.

• Click here to complete the online registration form, pay the $1,000 deposit and your spot in this tour is

secured.

• Or you can complete a paper registration form. You can down load one from the website

www.calderandlawsontours.co.nz, or give us a call and we will email or post one to you.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

Can be found on the website www.calderandlawsontours.co.nz, on the back of the paper registration form or on

the summary page when you complete an online registration.

VARIATIONS

This itinerary is Version 1 dated 20/08/2018 and is subject to change.

Exchange rate fluctuations may result in a change to the tour price.

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