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Please sign 200: In partnership with Please visit www.albionjourneys.com for Terms and Conditions Regal Splendor & an Island Getaway Delve Deeper into Delve Heritage Britain’s Splendor 200: Regal Queen Victoria & an Island Getaway Return address: Return Program Travel Vanderbilt PMB 407735 Place 2301 Vanderbilt 37240 TN Nashville, 615-322-3673 [email protected] September 15 to 24, 2019 Sponsored by the Vanderbilt Alumni Association. Call 615-322-3673 for details. Hughenden LNN ardens Kensington Next we venture to the style popularised by her consort Queen Victoria 200: Regal Abbey, which since the 11th century Prince Albert. As well as some What’s Included Avington Park has been the coronation church upmarket shops, also has ‹‹Airport transfers from Splendor & an Island Getaway of the British monarchy. Queen numerous art galleries. London Heathrow* Victoria’s coronation took place here Cowes Portsmouth After dinner back at the hotel, we ‹‹ sborne House on 28 June 1838 when she was just 5 nights at the Macdonald September 15 to 24, 2019 The Needles Nunwell House enjoy another fascinating themed North Court ardens Windsor Hotel 19 years of age; the event lasted talk from a guest speaker. $4,950 pp, double occupancy. Single supplement $750 five hours. There are around 3,300 ‹‹4 nights at the Royal Hotel, people buried or commemorated at Saturday September 21: Isle of Wight th 2019 marks the 200 anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria, this iconic Abbey, many of whom are The Needles, Farringford Highlights ‹‹Welcome drink and canapés Britain’s second longest serving . Victoria’s reign marked hugely significant figures in history. House & Gardens, Dimbola a period of great cultural, industrial and political change and a ‹‹Full English breakfast each day ‹‹Guided walking tour of The evening is free for you to make Lodge, Mottistone Gardens great expansion of the . This tour takes in some of Windsor with a Blue your own dinner arrangements. and St Lawrence ‹‹3-course table d’hôte dinner on the famous , and country houses frequented by the Badge Guide Parish Church 6 nights at the hotels (with after Queen throughout her reign and offers a very real insight into her We take a scenic drive via The dinner tea and coffee) life and the people closest to her. ‹‹A visit to the royal residence Needles with some impressive views ‹‹1 dinner at a restaurant of and of Alum Bay, before heading for a in Windsor , famous brief visit to Farringford House & ‹‹1 dinner at a restaurant on the for its royal events Gardens, the home of famous poet Isle of Wight and friend of Queen Victoria, © English Heritage © English ‹‹Guided tour of Dimbola Library at Arundel Castle Lord Tennyson. Tennyson lived here ‹‹2 lunches Lodge, home of the Victorian from 1853 until his death in 1892. ‹‹Services of a tour director pioneer photographer Julia Thursday September 19: We then continue on to Dimbola throughout your stay Margaret Cameron Arundel Castle Lodge, home of the celebrated ‹‹Travel to and from all excursions ‹‹Guided tour of the beautiful Arundel Castle is one of the longest Victorian photographer Julia inhabited country houses in Margaret Cameron where we ‹‹Return ferry to the Isle of Wight family home Nunwell House enjoy a guided tour. The house England, having been the seat of the ‹‹All entrance costs Dear Vanderbilt Alumni and Friends: ‹‹Guided tour and lunch at Dukes of Norfolk and their ancestors is now a Museum and Gallery Avington Park since 1067. Although restored and dedicated to her life and work while ‹‹Porterage As I write this letter, the 3rd season of Victoria, the th also showcasing contemporary remodelled in the 19 century, many *supplement applies for transfers blockbuster series on PBS, is about to begin. What a ‹‹Two fascinating themed exhibitions from photographers of the original features remain such from all other airports thrilling window into Queen Victoria’s reign, her family and evening talks by a as the Norman and gatehouse, around the globe. the political ups and downs of the era. The series has done while the finely preserved interiors guest speaker Next we venture to Mottistone much to create renewed interest in Victoria’s life. are home to priceless works of art. Gardens, one of the most peaceful We also spend a short while in the Queen Victoria and her husband and magical gardens on the pretty inland village of Godshill was the primary palace for the views, these gardens set elevated Ten Day Itinerary Prince Albert visited the castle for island, surrounding an attractive with its charming thatched-roofed To celebrate the 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria’s British monarchy, and the Queen above the have a several days in 1846. Elizabethan manor house. cottages, delightful medieval church, birth, this carefully curated tour features some of the most Arrival spent the larger part of every year special charm. Sunday September 15: Established in the early 20th century, tearooms and gift shops. beautiful homes, gardens and towns she and her large residing here. The magnificent State After enjoying lunch together in

© Mark Fiennes, Trust, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2017 Elizabeth Queen Her Majesty Trust, Collection Royal © Mark Fiennes, On arrival at Heathrow airport, a After dinner back at the hotel this Arundel, we take the ferry across the the garden is set in a sheltered valley This evening we enjoy dinner at family called home. Albion, our tour operator, has arranged private transfer will take you to the Apartments are furnished with some evening, we enjoy a fascinating Solent to the Isle of Wight, checking and is rich in colorful herbaceous the hotel. various guided tours and engaged guest speakers for two Macdonald Windsor Hotel where of the finest works of art for you themed talk from a guest speaker. in to the Royal Hotel, our base for borders, shrub-filled banks and you stay for the next four nights. to admire. Monday September 23: themed evening talks. You will learn about Victoria’s rise the next four nights. This evening we grassy terraces. In the evening you are invited to Tonight we enjoy dinner together at Wednesday September 18: Avington Park to power, her marriage to Prince Albert and the strategy enjoy dinner at the hotel. Finally we visit the Victorian parish join the group for a welcome drink, a restaurant in Windsor. Kensington Palace and After breakfast we leave the Isle surrounding her children’s marriages, which ultimately church, St Lawrence, which was followed by dinner. Westminster Abbey Friday September 20: of Wight behind as we take the secured the British Empire around the world. Five nights in Tuesday September 17: designed by the architect Sir George Kensington Palace has been a Osborne House and Cowes th ferry back to the mainland and Windsor and four nights on the Isle of Wight allow ample Monday September 16: Hughenden and Gilbert Scott in the 19 century. home to the royal family since the Today we have the chance to then journey to Avington Park for time to enjoy the beautiful surroundings in the South East Windsor and Windsor Castle Cliveden Gardens th This evening we enjoy dinner 17 century, and today we are able explore Osborne House, purchased a private guided tour and lunch. of England. We begin our day with a guided together at a local restaurant. Today we head first to the stunning to explore this stunning Jacobean by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert This stunning Georgian manor was walking tour of Windsor, a Royal once the property of Winchester Hughenden, previously home to an building. Built in 1605, Princess in 1845 as a seaside retreat away Sunday September 22: Borough situated on the River Join us for this exclusive and timely Vanderbilt tour of unlikely Victorian Prime Minister, Victoria was later born here on 24 from London and Windsor. The Cathedral and sits in an idyllic Thames. A statue of Queen Victoria Nunwell House, North Court ! , from 1848 May 1819. The Palace was Queen Italianate palace boasts spectacular location beside the River Itchen. The King’s Bedchamber, Windsor Castle Bedchamber, Windsor Castle The King’s Image: Cover was erected here in 1887 to Gardens and Godshill to 1881. This impressive manor Victoria’s childhood home and is views across the Solent. We take Afterwards, we return to the celebrate her Golden Jubilee, with This morning we enjoy a guided tour Sincerely, provides a fascinating insight into now the London residence of The an intimate glimpse of royal family Macdonald Windsor Hotel, where the Queen herself in attendance at of Nunwell House, a beautiful family the world of this colorful former- Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. life as we wander through the we enjoy a farewell dinner together the unveiling. home since 1522, set in five acres parliamentarian, who is described Prince Harry and Meghan Markle magnificent Royal Apartments at the hotel. of tranquil gardens with stunning We then visit Windsor Castle, the as Queen Victoria’s ‘favourite (now the Duke and Duchess of as well as the walled gardens views across the Solent. The parlour oldest and largest inhabited castle Prime Minister’. Sussex) currently live in Nottingham and grounds where we find the Cary DeWitt Allyn chamber of this historic house is in the world which is still one of Next we visit Cliveden Gardens, Cottage on the grounds. charming Swiss Cottage, used where the ill-fated Charles Director, Vanderbilt Travel Program the official residences of Queen which have uniquely captured the by the royal children to learn I spent his last night of freedom. Elizabeth II today. Established in grandeur of a bygone era. In 1837, household management. Avington Park the 11th century by William the We then head on to North Court Cliveden was purchased by Harriet, Afterwards we have some time The Vanderbilt Travel Program strives to engage Vanderbilt alumni, parents, and friends of all ages, keeping Conqueror, it has been remodelled Gardens, which boast 15 acres Duchess of Sutherland, to be used as at leisure in Cowes, home to the Tuesday September 24: them connected with each other and Vanderbilt. Each carefully designed trip offers unparalleled learning by successive kings and queens and of beautiful gardens, with a large a home away from London, near to world-famous regatta that swells Departure opportunities for an exclusive beyond-the-classroom experience. is regularly used for ceremonial her friend Queen Victoria. Victoria variety of plants and exotic palms the local population each August. After breakfast, a private transfer and state occasions. During Queen frequented Cliveden on at least that enjoy the special varying Many of the town’s ornate buildings will take you back to Heathrow Victoria’s reign, Windsor Castle eight occasions and with expansive Kensington Palace microclimates of the grounds. © Royal © Historic date from Queen Victoria’s time, in airport for your return flight home.

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