ART & HISTORY Friends of National Museum Wales IN 19th – 22nd September 2018 £799 per person*

Titanic Experience

Palm House Stormont St George’s Market

Belfast is a must visit destination, packed with a vibrant culture Our Tour 4 Days - 3 Nights and array of attractions. As well as the historic What’s included • Return UK airport coach transfers House and grandeur of Stormont, our itinerary includes a visit • Return flights to Belfast • Guide for transfers and excursions to the incredible Experience, time to explore the rich • Return airport / hotel coach transfers in Belfast collection of , history and natural sciences at the • Belfast City sightseeing ticket (Red Bus) Museum, see the late summer blooms at Belfast Botanic Gardens • 3 nights half board accommodation • Porterage and Palm House and a visit to the unique St Georges Market. • Admission to the Titanic Experience with audio guides • Visit to the Ulster Museum Our hotel • Visit to Belfast Botanic Gardens and Palm House The 4* Hilton Belfast overlooks the • Visit to Mount Stewart House & River Lagan, with the vibrant city centre Gardens (NT) • Visit & tour of Stormont Parliament Building a 10 minute walk away. The spacious • Visit to St Georges Market en-suite bedrooms each feature a flat- • 2 Lunches screen television, tea & coffee making • Gratuities for coach drivers & guides facilities and mini-bar. With riverside What’s not included views and floor-to-ceiling windows, • Single Supplement of £174 per person Sonoma Restaurant offers a superb • Travel Insurance at £25 per person • Admission to properties menu with Irish produce. The relaxed (Any non NT members must pay the Cables Bar serves tapas and a range of relevant admission fee on the day) wines and cocktails. *Based on two sharing a twin/double room and on a minimum of 40 members travelling, should fewer than 40 travel the cost will increase. Mount Stewart House OUR ITINERARY

Day 1 – Depart local area for where the galleries and interactive of Stormont Parliament Building, transfer to UK airport. Fly to Belfast discovery zones bring the history, measuring exactly 365 feet wide, where on arrival we meet our local science and art to life. The museum representative of one foot for each guide and coach for the transfer to tells the story of the people of day of the year. Dinner at the hotel. our hotel. The afternoon will be at Northern from the earliest leisure to explore Belfast individually times to the present day. We end Day 4 – This morning our guide using the City Sightseeing red bus the day with a visit to the Belfast will take us on a tour of the tours. Dinner at the hotel. Botanic Gardens & Palm House famous St Georges Market, one before returning to our hotel. of Belfast’s oldest attractions. It Day 2 – Today we enjoy a full day Dinner at the hotel. was built between 1890 and 1896 exploring Belfast with a local guide. and the Saturday Market has a We visit the Titanic Experience, Day 3 – Accompanied by a local fusion of tempting speciality foods where audio guides and a light lunch guide, today we visit to Mount from around the as well as (soup & sandwich) are included. Stewart House & Gardens (NT) handmade crafts, flowers, plants and Located next to the historic site after our welcome tea/coffee & local photography, pottery, glass and of the ship’s construction, the shortbread we will have a guided metal work. We then return to the iconic building and state of the tour of this 18th century mansion, airport for our flight back to UK art visitor experience tells the with its lavish interiors. The garden and onward transfer to Cardiff. history of Titanic, from conception, reflects a rich tapestry of design construction, launch, maiden voyage and artistry that was the hallmark The exact order of excursions is subject and tragic end. In the afternoon we of Edith, Lady Londonderry. Lunch to change and flight time dependant. visit the Ulster Museum, a treasure is included today at Mount Stewart. house of the past to the present, In the afternoon, a visit and tour

How to book Please send completed booking form and deposit payment to: Gwen Williams 57 Beulah Road, Rhiwbina, Cardiff, CF14 6LU Tel: 02920 620094 Email: [email protected]