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Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee & Royal Palaces NEW Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee & Royal Palaces August 8 to 17, 2022 From $5,340 per person You are cordially invited on a grand tour of England’s Royal Palaces to celebrate one of the most historic milestones in British history, Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee. During this regal affair we discover a fascinating range of sovereign landmarks; starting in London before venturing further afield to Cambridge, King’s Lynn and of course Windsor. Follow in the footsteps of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch as we Buckingham Palace weave our way around a splendid collection of magnificent palaces, Royal residences, famous country retreats and some of the Special extras included most glorious gardens in England. in your itinerary Ten Day Itinerary Guided tour of Royal London August 8: Arrival (depart U.S. on 8/7) Guided tour of Eltham Palace On arrival at Heathrow airport, a private transfer Audio guided tour of Buckingham Palace will take you to The Royal Horseguards Hotel, Guided tour of Clarence House where we stay for the first four nights of our tour. In the evening, join the group for a welcome drink, Guided out-of-hours private tour of followed by dinner. Kensington Palace Meals: Dinner Private guided tour of Hampton Court Palace August 9: Royal London, Guided walking tour of Cambridge Eltham Palace and Guided tour of Burghley House Queen’s House Greenwich Guided tour of Hatfield House We start today with a guided tour of Royal London, Audio guided tour of Windsor Castle by coach and on foot, which includes the Tower of Guided tour of Frogmore House London, the oldest building in London. Offering a Themed evening talk by a guest speaker peek into thousands of years of history, this former Windsor Castle Royal residence also served as a prison where many a noblemen met their gruesome death. Burghley House Next, we take a guided tour of the unique Eltham Sandringham King’s Lynn Palace, where Henry VIII spent much of his Kensington th Palace Clarence House childhood in the 16 century. Once a medieval Kew Gardens Queen’s House Greenwich Eltham Palace palace, then highly popular for Christmas Hampton Buckingham Cambridge Court Palace Palace celebrations in Tudor times, it was leased from the Crown and transformed by millionaires into an Art Hatfield House Deco mansion in the 1930s. Windsor Castle LONDON and Frogmore House The Savill Garden We continue to Inigo Jones’ architectural masterpiece, Queen’s House, in Royal Greenwich. This borough of London was the birthplace of Henry VIII, Elizabeth I and Mary, and Henry VIII had two of his six weddings here. The House itself was the first Classical building in the UK and is filled with world-famous artwork. This evening we enjoy dinner together at a London Horse Guards Kew Gardens local restaurant. Meals: Breakfast, Dinner 20 For more information or to register, call National Trust Tours at 888-484-8785 9:00am - 5:00pm (EST), Monday - Friday August 10: Buckingham Palace and herself and the private residence of four our guided tour we discover the impressive Mary Clarence House generations of British Monarchs since the 1860s. Moser Room, commissioned by Queen Charlotte to No trip to London is complete without a visit to the We learn all about its Royal connections during reflect her passion for botany. our visit, discover the collection of Royal cars in the famous Buckingham Palace, the official London Back at the hotel tonight we enjoy a farewell Transport Museum and enjoy some time outside to residence of the UK’s sovereigns since 1837. We dinner together. enjoy an audio guided tour of the stunning State discover the magnificent walled and water gardens. Meals: Breakfast, Dinner Rooms; these are the public rooms where The Afterwards we head to nearby King’s Lynn, a Queen and other members of the Royal Family charming market town renowned for its extensive August 17: Departure entertain their guests on ceremonial, State and history. With a wander around the cobbled narrow A private transfer will take you back to Heathrow official occasions. streets, flanked with old merchants’ houses, we airport for your return flight home. soak up the story of the town’s maritime trade and We then visit the nearby Clarence House for a Meals: Breakfast fishing communities. guided tour. Once the home of Queen Elizabeth Please note: the order of excursions is subject to This evening we enjoy dinner together at a local The Queen Mother for almost five decades, this is change and guided tours are subject to restrictions. now the official London residence of The Prince of restaurant in Cambridge. Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. We discover Meals: Breakfast, Dinner more about how the house has been altered to reflect the changes in occupancy over nearly August 14: Burghley House two centuries. We start today with a guided tour of Burghley The rest of the afternoon is at leisure for further House, one of the grandest houses of the first exploration of London. Elizabethan Age, built (and mostly designed) by William Cecil, the Lord High Treasurer to Meals: Breakfast What’s Included Queen Elizabeth I. Inside the house we discover August 11: Kensington Palace, Kew historic collections comprising of works of art, Return airport transfers from London Heathrow* Gardens and Kew Palace early tapestries, impressive Japanese ceramics and sculptures. 4 nights at The Royal Horseguards Hotel Today we enjoy an out-of-hours guided tour of 3 nights at the University Arms Hotel the gorgeous Kensington Palace. The Palace – The rest of the day is at leisure for further now the official residence of TRH The Duke and exploration of Cambridge. 2 nights at the Macdonald Windsor Hotel Duchess of Cambridge and their children – boasts Meals: Breakfast Welcome drink and canapés the impressively manicured Sunken Garden, a Full English/Continental breakfast August 15: Hatfield House and favorite of the late Diana, Princess of Wales. each day We also wander through Victoria’s re-imagined The Savill Garden 3-course table d’hôte dinner on 4 nights childhood rooms and take in the majestic King’s This morning we enjoy a guided tour of Hatfield at the hotels (with after-dinner tea State Apartments. House, home of the 7th Marquess and Marchioness and coffee) Afterwards we get a chance to stretch our legs of Salisbury and their family. The house was built 2 dinners in local restaurants st during a visit to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. in 1611 by Robert Cecil, 1 Earl of Salisbury, one Services of a tour director throughout Dating back to the early 18th century as a Royal of Elizabeth I’s most important advisors. There are your stay palace, Kew Gardens is now a globally-renowned superb examples of Elizabethan craftsmanship, Travel to and from all excursions such as the Grand Staircase with its elaborate institution for plant-based research. There are a All excursion costs carving and the rare stained glass window in the range of different areas to explore and we also Porterage discover Kew Palace, once home to George III and private chapel. *supplement applies for transfers from all other airports Queen Charlotte. From here we travel to The Savill Garden, Britain’s Meals: Breakfast finest ornamental garden. Created in the 1930s, highlights include the Hidden Gardens, Spring August 12: Hampton Court Palace Wood, the Summer Gardens and the New Zealand Your Hotels and Cambridge Garden. The Rose Garden is an extra special Nights One to Four – The Royal Horseguards This morning we check out of the hotel and addition, opened by The Queen in 2010 and Hotel, London head to Hampton Court Palace for a dive into the perfumed with the most beautiful rose bed scents. Nights Five to Seven – University Arms fascinating world of the Tudor court during our We then continue to the stylish and centrally- Hotel, Cambridge private guided tour. We experience the private life located Macdonald Windsor Hotel, where we stay Nights Eight and Nine – Macdonald Windsor (and very public dramas) of Henry VIII, while we for the last two nights of our tour. Hotel, Windsor explore one of Europe’s most sophisticated palaces Meals: Breakfast, Dinner For more information on these hotels please visit and the enchanting riverside gardens. our website. August 16: Windsor Castle and We continue to Cambridge for a guided walking We have a limited number of single places available tour. Highlights include the exquisite architecture, Frogmore House with no supplement on this tour. These sell quickly. ancient colleges and the pleasant river which winds Today we visit Windsor Castle, the oldest and its way around this classic university city. largest inhabited castle in the world which is We then check in to our hotel for the next three still one of the official residences of Queen th nights, the University Arms. Elizabeth II today. Established in the 11 century by William the Conqueror, it is regularly used for After dinner at the hotel, we enjoy a fascinating ceremonial and State occasions. The magnificent talk with a guest speaker. State Apartments are furnished with some of the Meals: Breakfast, Dinner finest works of art to admire during our audio guided tour. August 13: Sandringham and King’s Lynn We then head to Frogmore House, nestled within Our first visit today is the ultimate country retreat, the Home Park of Windsor Castle and a firm The Mary Moser Room, Frogmore House II Queen Elizabeth © Her Majesty the Sandringham Estate, loved by The Queen favorite as a royal retreat for centuries. During email: [email protected] 21 Frequently Asked Questions How do I make a booking? Are room upgrades available? in this brochure with more than an average amount of walking will be clearly noted in the Call National Trust Tours at 888-484-8785 to All of the hotels on these tours have been register by phone (preferred method) Monday - hand-picked for their high quality of itinerary.
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