46924 Shangri La Drive · Lexington Park, Maryland · 20653 301-863-9497 · www.coletravel.biz Exploring Maryland’s Mother, King Arthur and Southwest England September 26 – October 6, 2016 Dr. Henry Miller, Maryland Heritage Scholar for Historic St. Mary’s City, will lead this tour, telling remarkable stories about the exceptional people who founded Maryland and the places that shaped them. Miller is an internationally recognized archaeologist and scholar on Early America, who has explored Lord Baltimore’s colony for over 40 years. Well known as an exciting speaker, he brings a wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm to the dramatic story of early Maryland and discovery of its British and Irish connections. This new and unique touring experience focuses upon the mother of Maryland - Anne Arundell - her family, and their history flowing back to the far western tip of England. We begin with a visit to the cathedral town of Winchester, where Anne died in 1649, see the ancient roundtable telling of King Arthur, and experience the extraordinary 4500 year old monument called Stonehenge. From our base in lovely Salisbury, we tour Anne's childhood home of Wardour Castle accompanied by Richard Arundell, dine at Cecil and Anne Calvert’s home of Hook Manor, and view her grave in Tisbury. We next journey westward to enchanting Glastonbury, where medieval writing tells us King Arthur was buried, and from which George Calvert's Newfoundland colony of Avalon took its name. On this day our journey ends in the city of Exeter with its magnificent medieval cathedral. Then we go to the historic port of Plymouth with its ties to the legendary Sir Francis Drake, the Spanish Armada, and the Pilgrims, and visit Drake’s actual home. Our journey takes us through Devonshire to the town of Bideford where much of Maryland's tobacco reached England in the 1600s, and then to Tintagel, the spectacular cliffside fortress that is the traditional birthplace of King Arthur From our base in the lovely port of Falmouth, we trace the Arundell family back to their 15th century roots at the far western tip of beautiful Cornwall, and will banquet in a 16th century Arundell manor house. Land’s End, the magical ancient stone circle of Boscawen Un, and a colonial era Cornish mine are part of our experience. Our coach takes us along inspiring coastal vistas made famous in the recent TV Poldark revival, through haunting moors, and to the beautiful seaside town of Lyme Regis, with its literary ties to Jane Austin. We will explore the spectacular new museum of Henry the 8th's flagship the Mary Rose, raised from its watery grave, and Nelson’s huge flagship HMS Victory in Portsmouth. Our journey concludes with a visit to the 1000 year old Arundel Castle, home of George Calvert’s good friend and renowned art collector, the Earl of Arundel. Please consider joining us for this fascinating tour that is being offered for the first time. Tour Includes: Complimentary roundtrip motor coach from St. Mary’s, Roundtrip nonstop flights from Washington Dulles to London, 9 nights accommodations in first class hotels with private facilities, breakfast daily, 5 dinners, lunch at Hook Manor, and cream tea at Trerice. Admissions to Stonehenge, Tisbury/Wardour Arundell sites, Exeter Cathedral, Tintagel Castle, Trerice, Land’s End, Geevor tin mining museum, Historic Dockyard Portsmouth (Mary Rose, Victory), Arundel Castle. For information, please contact - Henry Miller - [email protected], Pat Cole at Cole Travel 301-863-9497/ [email protected], or Shirley Walker –301-863-9497/ [email protected]. Cost per person based on double occupancy is $4,395.00. Single supplement rate is additional $850.00. A Nonrefundable deposit of $250.00 per person is required by check. Final payment is due by June 17, 2016. SPONSORED BY HISTORIC ST. MARY’S CITY. Historic St. Mary’s City will receive$125.00 per person tax deductible donation. ARRANGEMENTS BY COLE TRAVEL/AMERICAN EXPRESS – Hosted by Ed and Pat Cole Please return this completed form, along with your deposit check of $250.00 per person made payable to: COLE TRAVEL/AMERICAN EXPRESS, Attn: England 2016, 46924 Shangri La Drive, Lexington Park, Maryland, 20653. Please print names EXACTLY as they appear on your passport. Travel Insurance is recommended. Total Cost: $4,395.00 per person, based on double occupancy. Single Supplement: additional $850.00. Name_____________________________________________ Name_____________________________________________ Address___________________________________________ Address (If different) ________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Phone: (H) ____________ (W)__________ (C)__________ Phone: (H) ____________ (W)__________ (C)__________ Email ____________________________________________ Email ____________________________________________ Date of Birth________________ Passport #_____________ Date of Birth_______________ Passport #_____________ Date of Issue_________________ Expires_______________ Date of Issue_______________ Expires_______________ Issuing Authority____________________________________ Issuing Authority____________________________________ ITINERARY Monday 26 September Virgin Atlantic – Depart Washington Dulles 7:10pm / Arrive London 7:35am Tuesday 27 September Arrive at Heathrow Airport, board the private motorcoach, depart for Wiltshire. On the way we make a stop in the old city of Winchester, see the legendary King Arthur’s Roundtable. At the Great Hall, we visit Queen Eleanor’s garden and then on to the world renowned Stonehenge and its newly opened Visitor Center and exhibits. Continue to the hotel at Salisbury, Mercure Salisbury White Hart Hotel – 2 nights (Welcome Dinner.) Wednesday 28 September Meet Richard Arundell for a day’s visit to the home of his ancestors: this includes Old and New Wardour Castles, Anne Arundell’s tomb in Tisbury church, and Cecil Anne Calvert’s home of Hook Manor. Return to Salisbury in time for Evensong service in the majestic Salisbury Cathedral. Overnight SALISBURY. (B, Lunch) Thursday 29 September We head to Glastonbury with its spectacular monastic ruins and the burial site of King Arthur. Then travel to Exeter, Devonshire county capital – explore the city, and tour the lovely Cathedral. Free time for shopping or tour more of the city, such as its medieval underground water system. Mercure Exeter Southgate Hotel – 2 nights (B, Dinner) Friday 30 September Today, travel to Plymouth, the great naval port associated with Sir Francis Drake, view the 1620 Mayflower Stone and theplace where Drake famously played bowls as the Spanish Armada approached England in 1588. More links with Drake as we visit his home at Buckland Abbey. Plenty of time to tour the gardens. Return to Exeter through Dartmoor, and places associated with Conan Doyle’s ‘Hound of the Baskervilles’. Overnight EXETER. (B) Saturday 1 October On to Cornwall: our route takes us to the port of Bideford, a major destination for Maryland’s 17th- century tobacco, then we turn westwards along the North Devon coast to cross the border into the Duchy of Cornwall, passing seaside towns and to Tintagel to visit the spectacular ruined cliffside fortress, known as ‘King Arthur’s Castle. Transfers up and back by Jeep will be included. Then continue the journey to our hotel in FALMOUTH for dinner and overnight. The Greenbank Hotel, Harbourside in Falmouth – 3 nights (B, Dinner) Sunday 2 October Today we explore the heartland of the Cornish branch of the Arundells. It begins with Pendennis Castle, a great Henrician fort that was a Royalist strongholds during the civil war – Sir John Arundell was its last commander, where Queen Henrietta Maria took refuge before she escaped to France. View the birthplace of Anne Arundells’ great grandfather, and tour Trerice, a beautiful 16th-century manor house once owned by the Arundells and its gardens, including the amazing new Elizabethian knot garden. We have a proper Cornish Cream Tea here and return to FALMOUTH for overnight. (B, Cream Tea) Monday 3 October We tour the western extremities of Cornwall with a drive to Land’s End and a visit to Penzance, the last town before the Scillies. We experience the magical Boscawen Un, a remarkable prehistoric stone circle, and make a visit to Geevor Mine to see how tin was mined in the heyday of Cornwall’s mining industry. This mine has connections with the recent TV Poldark revival. Superb coastal views. Return to FALMOUTH. (B) Tuesday 4 October Journey eastward along the south coast to reach the Dorset border and the ‘Jurassic Coast’. We make a stop in the picturesque seaside town of Lyme Regis – with its rich literary associations (Jane Austen’s ‘Persuasion’ and John Fowles’ ‘French Lieutenant’s Woman’). Next stop is Lulworth Castle, owned by Anne Arundell’s sister. Continue around the ports of Southampton and Portsmouth to reach the little country town of Midhurst and our hotel for the final two overnights. The Spread Eagle South Street Midhurst – 2 nights (B, Dinner) Wednesday 5 October A day to visit the great port of Portsmouth, tour the Mary Rose – Henry VIII’s famous warship which sank off the coast in sight of the king, and Admiral Nelson’s flagship HMS Victory. On to Chichester for a short exploration of this pleasant Sussex country town. Then to Arundel Castle, home of the Howard dynasty of the Dukes of Norfolk and Earls of Arundel - the other Arundel family of England. Both the house and gardens are spectacular. Thomas Howard, the Earl of Arundel was England’s first major art collector and a close friend of George Calvert. (B, Farewell Dinner) Thursday 6 October Virgin Atlantic – Depart London Heathrow 11:00am / Arrive Washington Dulles 2:15pm .