13-Day Performance Tour
Best of Britain “A Presbyterian Perspective”
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- Tour Description
- Itinerary
Tour Description
Edinburgh | Durham | York | Coventry | Stratford | Oxford | Canterbury | London
Your
custom itinerary includes sites associated with the history
of John Knox. Your group will visit key historic places
and sites of interest including St. Giles’ Cathedral,
Presbyterianism's Mother Church. Venue options include
sacred places such as York Minster, Coventry Cathedral,
Salisbury Cathedral, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster
Abbey or St.-Martin-in-the Fields.
Your Package Includes:
- Round-trip airfare from New York. (Please inquire about airfares from other cities in the U.S. or Canada)
- Eleven (11) nights’ accommodations in tourist class hotels with private facilities.
- Hotel upgrades are available upon request.
- Continental breakfast daily in London and full English breakfast elsewhere.
- Six dinners outside London (three course set menu with coffee).
- Meeting and assistance upon arrival and departure overseas.
- Transportation in private motor-coach including airport transfers.
- Sightseeing as per itinerary with a professional licensed English-speaking guide.
- Porterage at hotels.
- Entrance fees to all sites on itinerary.
- Services of a Peter’s Way Tour Manager from arrival to departure in London.
- Coordination of all venues, including concert promotion; printed programs and posters.
- Portfolio of travel documents, including a Peter’s Way Flight Packet.
One FREE package for group leader for every 25 participants (based on a minimum of 40 participants)
13-Day
Performance Tour priced from $2,995 |
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from New York,
double occupancy + departure taxes/fuel surcharge,
November - March Contact us today for your custom designed choir program and detailed proposal! |
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13-Day Itinerary
Day 1 | Friday | Depart for England
Day 2 | Saturday | Arrive Manchester | Lake District | Edinburgh
Your journey begins with a drive north to the Lake District. Upon entry into Scotland visit Gretna Green.
Day 3 | Sunday: AM/Worship Service | PM/Highlights Tour of Edinburgh/Gala Dinner
Sunday Worship Service at St. Giles’ Cathedral. After Sunday Service we visit the St. Giles’ Cathedral, Presbyterianism's Mother Church, and the Chapel of the Order of the Thistle. Tour Edinburgh, known as the ‘Athens of the North’ because of the ancient castle that dominates the city from high above. Our tour includes the castle, a stroll down the Royal Mile, the Palace of Holyrood, and ends at Princes Street. Enjoy a special Scottish gala dinner featuring bagpipes and Highland dancers at the Prestonfield House in Edinburgh.
Day 4 | Monday | Full day excursion to the Lowlands including St. Andrews
Tour Forth Valley and Scone Palace just outside the Perth. Tour the ancient town of St. Andrew including St. Rule’s Tower and the Cathedral.
Day 5 | Tuesday: Edinburgh | Durham | York
Leave Edinburgh and drive south into England. Continue on to the historic city of Durham. From Durham we continue to York one of Britain’s most fascinating and best-preserved medieval cities.
Day 6 | Wednesday | AM/Highlights of York | PM/Evensong at York Minster
Highlights include York’s magnificent Cathedral of St. Peter. Evensong at York Minster, the largest Medieval Gothic cathedral and treasury of stained glass.
Day 7 | Thursday | York | Coventry, West Midlands
Journey south towards Coventry, passing through the cities of Leeds and Sheffield. Visit the famous cathedral in Coventry. Possible “Evensong” at Coventry Cathedral.
Day 8 | Friday | AM/Excursion to Stratford | PM/Leisure
Your tour of Stratford-Upon-Avon includes the house on Henley Street where William Shakespeare was born. Return to Coventry for an afternoon at leisure.
Day 9 | Saturday | Oxford via the Cotswolds
Head south into the Cotswolds region. Meander through the villages of Moreton-in-Marsh and Stow-on-the-Wold. Arrive in the historic city of Oxford, ‘City of Dreaming Spires.’
Day 10 | Sunday | London via Salisbury & Canterbury
Travel across the barren Salisbury plain to the city of Salisbury, a religious center since the 13th century. Attend the Sunday Service at Salisbury Cathedral. See the mysterious Stonehenge enroute to Canterbury. The magnificent Christchurch Cathedral will be a highlight of your visit to Canterbury.
Day 11 | Monday | AM/Highlights of London | PM/Concert & Leisure
Highlights of London include Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Whitehall, Downing Street, Trafalgar Square and Nelson’s Column. The Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace is unforgettable. Present a mid-day recital at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey or St.-Martin-in-the Fields. Balance of the day at your leisure to explore city landmarks, museums, or fashionable London shops.
Day | 12 | Tuesday | Full Day at Leisure in London
Full day at leisure for independent exploring.
Day | 13 | Wednesday | Return from London
Unexpected circumstances might require alteration of details described in this itinerary.
