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A Unique Experience with Albion Journeys Take Time to Reflect 2020 Departures A unique experience with Albion Journeys Take time to reflect Chatsworth House Dear Royal Oak Members and Friends, Delve Deeper into Britain’s Heritage I am very pleased to share with you our brand-new 2020 heritage tour program produced in It’s the little extras that set Albion tours apart from the rest partnership with Albion, one of the leading heritage travel providers in Great Britain. These exclusive group tours offer Royal Oak members the unique opportunity to discover the vast Carefully chosen itineraries cultural and natural heritage of Britain including many of the impressive places owned by the We work closely with our partner heritage organizations to create unique and insightful Hartwell House Dobson © NTHP/James National Trust. itineraries that truly unlock Britain’s history and culture. Our itineraries are carefully researched Immerse yourself in Britain’s fascinating history on these custom itineraries with behind- to ensure that they provide a valuable and enriching experience. Our in-house planners are the-scenes tours, after dinner lectures and insights from the owners of the properties always on hand should you have any questions before you travel with us. Hand-picked hotels themselves. Our 2020 program has some captivating new tours. Discover the stunning Caring staff Your journey through Britain’s pastoral landscapes of the Malverns, an inspiration for writers and composers such as colorful past won’t end after a day Tolkien and Elgar on our Nostalgic Journey Through the Malvern Hills & Cotswold Vales tour If you have booked an Albion tour before you will already be on first name terms with our © NTPL/David Sellman of excursions. We’ve chosen your Chartwell customer service team! They will look after you from your first enquiry through to your arrival (page 28) or discover architectural gems in Britain’s capital city on our Tudors & Stuarts in principal hotels for their character in the UK, and work hard to ensure that any special requests or arrangements you may need are London tour (page 8). and history and full descriptions carried out. Our team work tirelessly behind the scenes to make sure your tour runs smoothly. The Royal Oak Foundation is proud to be partners of the National Trust, helping to support can be found on our website. the Trust’s vital conservation work. We recently launched our 2019 National Trust appeal to Tailored reading lists These hotels are complemented support a major effort to protect Blickling Hall’s remarkable library and make its collection If you want to understand more about the themes of your tour, we provide a full reading list that by conveniently located overnight better known to the public. Blickling’s library is one of Britain’s foremost private book should enable you to fully engage with the subject before your tour begins. We ensure that our hotels at the beginning and end of collections, making it of exceptional national and international significance. Acquired in reading lists are entertaining as well as informative, and they often include a mix of fiction as well your stay. 1742, it contains more than 12,500 volumes, including some very rare and precious early as factual tomes. It is up to you how much you want to use the reading list, but you can be sure Two hotels featured on these tours manuscripts. You can see Blickling’s wonderful library for yourself on the Cambridge & East that it will help spark lively conversation! that are of particular interest are Anglia Mansions & Villages tour featured on page 26. Special guided tours Historic House Hotels of the National Trust, with all profits supporting the I encourage you to join one or more of these tours and experience first-hand the history and On an Albion journey we arrange tours by the house owners themselves wherever possible, Knole House Einsiedel von © NTPL/Andreas charity’s conservation work.Hartwell beauty of the United Kingdom. Every tour helps raise funds for The Royal Oak Foundation to really bring historic houses alive. We also offer behind the scenes tours or private tours with House’s most famous resident was too and we are sure that you will have a truly wonderful time sharing these journeys with special access, and even talks by curators at historic houses, to make sure you get the full story Louis XVIII, exiled King of France, other members and friends from across the United States. and the most out of your visit. who lived there with his Court for Exclusive themed talks by experts five years. The hotel also welcomed Bill Clinton during his Presidency. The majority of our tours include an after-dinner talk by an expert in their field that promises to Bodysgallen Hall is believed to be both informative and engaging. Whether it is a leading historian, fascinating writer or learned have begun life as a watchtower for expert, we arrange guest speakers who will enhance the themes of your tour and provide some Conwy Castle in the 13th century but Ian Murray captivating background or intriguing insight. With the opportunity for you to ask questions at the it wasn’t until late in the Elizabethan Interim Executive Director, The Royal Oak Foundation end of the talk, these interactive experiences are an opportunity not to be missed. Longleat House era that it became a house. 2 Enquiries and Bookings visit our website at albionjourneys.com/royaloak or email [email protected] Call toll free: 1-866-834-8358 3 Your Tour, Your Way Tour Map We are happy to book any room upgrades or extras you might require to make your stay extra special. For everything from extra nights at your hotel to additional transfers or even supplementary hotels, excursions Bonnie Prince Charlie & the or theater trips, contact the Albion office to Scotland Jacobite Rebellion discuss prices and availability. Aristocrats & Manor Houses A Wonderful Travel in 2020 with your Edinburgh & A Grand Tour to the North Opportunity favorite Tour Directors Here at Albion we are aware that as well The Lake District & William as an excellent itinerary and quality hotels, Stunning Stately Homes of Wordsworth’s Homes England to Explore & exceptional Tour Directors help make your Yorkshire & the Brontës tour special, so we’d like to introduce you Glorious Gardens & York to some of our team members… Grandeur of North Wales Experience... Manchester A Tour Around the Treasure David Robertson Houses of England David left the world of Oxford & the Home Counties‘ commerce eight years ago to Picturesque Houses & Gardens Cambridge & East Anglia become a tour manager so that Birmingham Mansions & Villages A Wonderful Opportunity he could share his love for travel A Nostalgic Journey Through the Wales and flex his organizing skills. Malvern Hills & Cotswold Vales The Tudors & Stuarts David is very welcoming and London to Explore & Experience... in London simply loves sharing his passion for the UK with his clients. David is originally from South West Classic English Gardens Kent Castles & Coasts the Midlands but now bases himself in the North & their Manor Houses of England. South East England & the Create your "Extraordinary, professional, caring Bloomsbury Group and informative." Mayflower 400 Queen Victoria 200: Regal Splendor & an Island Getaway David will be joining these tours: perfect tour Glorious Gardens & Grandeur of North Wales The Lake District & William Wordsworth’s Homes room upgrades, Aristocrats & Manor Houses & A Grand Tour to Contents For a more detailed map for each tour please see the tour pages the North extra nights, Tour Description Page Carolyn Russell Stunning Stately Homes of Yorkshire & the Brontës September 1 to 9, 2019 6 excursions, Carolyn has travelled extensively all over the world with tour Queen Victoria 200: Regal Splendor & an Island Getaway September 15 to 24, 2019 7 theater trips... groups, previously spending a lot of time in Cuba and North The Tudors & Stuarts in London May 4 to 11, 2020 8-9 America. She now prefers to Kent Castles & Coasts May 5 to 13, 2020 10-11 travel with groups in the UK, sharing her love of the country's Bonnie Prince Charlie & the Jacobite Rebellion May 10 to 20, 2020 12-13 history with her clients. Carolyn is also our Glorious Gardens & Grandeur of North Wales June 7 to 16, 2020 14-15 We can book resident expert on the Royal Family; we challenge weekend theater you to find something that she doesn't know A Tour Around the Treasure Houses of England June 21 to July 2, 2020 16-17 about them. When not managing tours Carolyn The Lake District & William Wordsworth’s Homes July 5 to 13, 2020 18-19 or sightseeing lives in central London. breaks in central "Carolyn was spectacular – so well South East England & the Bloomsbury Group July 14 to 22, 2020 20-21 London as an organized, knowledgeable, and Aristocrats & Manor Houses & A Grand Tour to the North July 19 to 28, 2020 22-23 professional. She made this tour work add-on to your perfectly and flawlessly." South West Classic English Gardens & their Manor Houses August 2 to 11, 2020 24-25 main tour. Carolyn will be joining these tours: Cambridge & East Anglia Mansions & Villages August 17 to 26, 2020 26-27 The Tudors & Stuarts in London A Nostalgic Journey Through the Malvern Hills & Cotswold Vales September 6 to 14, 2020 28-29 Contact us for South East England & the Bloomsbury Group more details! Oxford & Home Counties’ Picturesque Houses Oxford & the Home Counties’ Picturesque Houses & Gardens September 6 to 13, 2020 30-31 & Gardens Mayflower 400 September 10 to 20, 2020 32-33 4 Enquiries and Bookings visit our website at albionjourneys.com/royaloak or email [email protected] Call toll free: 1-866-834-8358 5 Last chance to book September 2019 tours Don’t miss your opportunity to join us in 2019...
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