THIS TOUR IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN Aristocrats & 2021 Manor Houses & a Grand Tour to the North

July 17 to 26, 2022

From $5,340 per person

Our unforgettable tour explores the architectural grandeur and superb collections of some of Britain’s finest estates, some still family homes to this day. From the world- famous Highclere Castle, the ‘real Downton Abbey’, to Winston Churchill’s birthplace of and beyond, we discover several historic treasures and their society stories. We juxtapose these fine manor houses with the dramatic landscapes of the north, providing us with the perfect opportunity to explore Britain’s rich heritage and diverse countryside. Special extras included in your itinerary Ten Day Itinerary July 17: Arrival (depart U.S. on 7/16) ™ Guided house tour and afternoon tea at Chatsworth House On arrival at Heathrow airport, a private transfer will take you to our overnight hotel, the Macdonald ™ Guided tour and refreshments at Fairfax House Windsor Hotel. In the evening, join the group for a welcome drink, followed by dinner. ™ Guided tour of Fountains Abbey Meals: Dinner ™ Private house tour and refreshments at Castle Howard July 18: Highclere Castle ™ Guided State Rooms tour at Alnwick Castle After breakfast, we journey to the world-famous ™ Guided tour of The Alnwick Garden Highclere Castle, residence of the Earl and Countess ™ Audio guided tour and afternoon tea at o f C a r n a r v o n a n d fi l m i n g l o c a ti o n f o r t h e Blenheim Palace much-loved Downton Abbey television series ™ Themed evening talk by a guest speaker and movie. Entrance includes access to the Castle Howard © Andy Bulmer Egyptian Exhibition in the cellars of the castle, which explores the achievements of the 5th Alnwick Castle Cragside Earl of Carnarvon who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922.

Durham From here, we travel to Leicestershire and the Stapleford Park Country House Hotel where we © NTPL/John Millar © NTPL/John stay for the next two nights.

Fountains Abbey Castle Howard Meals: Breakfast, Dinner Harrogate Fairfax House July 19: Chatsworth House Nostell Priory and Nottingham

Chatsworth House Hardwick Hall We start the day at Chatsworth House where we

Nottingham enjoy a house tour followed by afternoon tea. This magnificent estate is home to the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire and has witnessed sixteen generations of the powerful Cavendish family and boasts grandiose interiors, wonderful grounds Blenheim Palace and a superlative art collection. Chatsworth also appeared as Pemberley in the 2005 movie LONDON Cragside Highclere Castle adaptation of Jane Austen’sPride and Prejudice.

*Please note: the 2021 tour itinerary may differ slightly from the 2022 itinerary shown.

16 For more information or to register, call National Trust Tours at 888-484-8785 9:00am - 5:00pm (EST), Monday - Friday En-route back to our hotel, we make a short We then make a short stop in the beautiful city stop in Nottingham. One-time lace capital of the of Durham, where we find an abundance of world, Nottingham is renowned for its landmark impressive historic buildings and sights. Highlights buildings, each of which tells its own chapter in include the 11th-century Durham Castle, and the Nottingham’s history, including the Lace Market magnificent Norman cathedral which sits on a with its stunning architecture. rocky promontory high above the River Wear, What’s Included Meals: Breakfast, Afternoon Tea, Dinner affording an imposing feature of Durham’s skyline. ™ Later, we check in to the Lumley Castle Hotel, our Return airport transfers from London Heathrow* July 20: Hardwick Hall, York and base for the next two nights. ™ 1 night at the Macdonald Windsor Hotel Fairfax House Meals: Breakfast, Dinner Our first visit is to the National Trust’s Hardwick ™ 3 nights at the Stapleford Park Country Hall. Ordered in the 16th century by Bess of July 23: Alnwick Castle, The Alnwick House Hotel Hardwick, ’s richest woman after Garden and Cragside ™ 2 nights at the Bridge Hotel & Spa her Queen, Elizabeth I, Hardwick is a striking Still home to the Duke of Northumberland and ™ 2 nights at the Lumley Castle Hotel Elizabethan treasure. The lavish number of his family, Alnwick Castle is the second largest ™ 1 night at the Hartwell House Hotel windows (at a time when glass was a luxury) inhabited castle in England and has featured ™ Welcome drink and canapés inspired the neat phrase, ‘Hardwick Hall, more in Downton Abbey and Harry Potter. Inside the ™ Full English/Continental breakfast glass than wall’. medieval walls are lavish State Rooms filled with each day We then travel north to the historic city of York. an eclectic array of furniture, ceramics and art ™ 3-course table d’hôte dinner on 8 nights Here we visit Fairfax House, a stunning Georgian collected by the Percy family over hundreds of at the hotels (with after-dinner tea town house that has been restored to its former years, which we discover on our guided State and coffee) glory, providing a perfect time capsule of life in Rooms tour. We also enjoy a guided tour of the ™ 1 dinner at a local restaurant Georgian times with a richly-decorated interior and meandering and magnificent 12-acre garden. ™ Services of a tour director throughout a fine collection of English 18th-century furniture. your stay We enjoy refreshments here after our guided house tour. ™ Travel to and from all excursions ™ All excursion costs This evening we enjoy dinner together at a local ™ Porterage restaurant in York. Afterwards, we make our way to our hotel for the next two nights, the Bridge Hotel *supplement applies for transfers from all other airports & Spa. Meals: Breakfast, Dinner Alnwick Castle July 21: Fountains Abbey Your Hotels and Harrogate We then enjoy a scenic coastal drive to Cragside, Night One – Macdonald Windsor Hotel, Windsor This morning we visit the largest monastic ruin built high into the rock above the clear waters of in Britain, Fountains Abbey, where we enjoy a Debdon Burn. Once the home of Victorian inventor Nights Two, Three and Eight – Stapleford guided tour. Nestling in the Skell Valley, the ruin Lord Armstrong, this imposing house is packed to Park Country House Hotel, near is surrounded by some 800 acres of gorgeous the rafters with fascinating gadgets from the era. Melton Mowbray countryside, including the Georgian Studley Royal It was also the first house in the world to be lit Nights Four and Five – Bridge Hotel & Spa, Water Garden with its wonderful views, cascades, by hydro-electricity and in 2014, a fully-working near Wetherby follies and statues, and a medieval deer park. Archimedes Screw was installed, once again Nights Six and Seven – Lumley Castle Hotel, producing enough energy to light the house. Our next stop is the elegant Victorian spa town Chester-le-Street of Harrogate, located in the heart of scenic Meals: Breakfast, Dinner Night Nine – Hartwell House Hotel, near Aylesbury . Notable sights include the Royal Pump July 24: Nostell Priory Room and the Grade II listed Royal Hall, and For more information on these hotels please visit Today we visit Nostell Priory, an 18th our website. don’t miss the attractive Montpellier Quarter -century architectural masterpiece which has been the We have a limited number of single places available with its pedestrianized streets lined with with no supplement on this tour. These sell quickly. 19th-century buildings. home of the Winn family for 300 years. Set in landscaped parkland, Nostell is also home After dinner at the hotel this evening, we enjoy a to England’s best documented collection of collection of tapestries, paintings, porcelain and fascinating talk by a guest speaker. Chippendale furniture, designed especially for furniture and we learn more on our audio guided Meals: Breakfast, Dinner the estate. tour followed by a delicious afternoon tea. July 22: Castle Howard and Durham Later, we check back in to the Stapleford Park From here we travel to Hartwell House Hotel, one Country House Hotel, where we stay overnight. Our first visit of the day is to Castle Howard, home of the National Trust’s Historic House Hotels, where to the for over 300 years, where Meals: Breakfast, Dinner we enjoy a farewell dinner together. we enjoy a private guided tour and refreshments. July 25: Blenheim Palace Meals: Breakfast, Afternoon Tea, Dinner Designed by Sir John Vanbrugh, Castle Howard has July 26: Departure twice appeared as Brideshead in film and television W e h e a d t o B l e n h e i m P a l a c e , d e s i g n e d o n a n adaptations of ’s classic novel, as well awe-inspiring scale by Vanbrugh and set in A private transfer will take you back to Heathrow as providing the backdrop for various scenes in beautiful parkland landscaped by Lancelot airport for your return flight home. the hit Netflix series,Bridgerton . This magnificent ‘Capability’ Brown. As the seat of the Dukes of Meals: Breakfast th Marlborough, the palace is synonymous with the 18 -century residence, surmounted with its iconic Please note: Churchill family and is the birthplace of Sir Winston as this tour travels from the Home gilded dome, offers world-renowned collections Counties to the north of England and back, some and stunning architecture, all set within 1,000 acres Churchill. A permanent exhibition commemorates the life of this famous wartime Prime Minister, days will involve fairly long journeys. The order of of breathtaking scenery. excursions is subject to change and guided tours whilst the magnificent State Rooms reveal a superb are subject to restrictions. email: [email protected] 17 Frequently Asked Questions How do I make a booking? 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