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WEEK 1
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| Day 1 |
Mon 8 Sept |
Arrived Heathrow 0720. Hertz Rental car pickup. Drove SW via Stonehenge,
Amesbury, Exeter to timeshare at Newton Abbott. |
| Day 2
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Tues 9 Sept
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A tour of Dartmoor, Lydford Castle, then the Goldsworthy graves at Clyst St George.
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| Day 3 |
Wed 10 Sept
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Torbay & Torre Abbey Sands, Buckfastleigh, north to Exmoor and Lynton,
Lynmouth, Oare Valley, then back to Newton Abbott.
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| Day 4 |
Thurs 11 Sept
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East to Sidbury then Lyme Regis for the day
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| Day 5 |
Fri 12 Sept
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Southwest to Looe, Polperro, Kynton Cove, Cornish mines than back through Plymouth.
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| Day 6 |
Sat 13 Sept
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Depart Newton Abbott for Cheddar Gorge, Mendip Hills, Tucking Mill (Home of
William Smith) and Bath. Farm stay overnight at Hinton Blewett
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| Day 7 |
Sun 14 Sept
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West to Clevedon, Bristol, over the bridge to Wales
and Cardiff, Cogan, Penarth, then north to Brecon Nat Park.
B&B in Brecon.
147mi
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| WEEK 2 |
| Day 8 |
Mon 15 Sept
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From Wales to Hay-on-Wye (bookshops), Herefordshire via Hidden Highway and
Black & White Highway, Shrewsbury, Iron Bridge Gorge. Hotel in Derby.
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| Day 9 |
Tues 16 Sept
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Return to Iron Bridge Gorge museums, then on to The Potteries (Wedgwood),
Bakewell, Glossop, Snake Pass (High Peak); Lady Bower
Reservoir; Castleton, Froggatt Village. Accommodation at
Chequers Inn at Froggatt Edge.
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| Day 10 |
Wed 17 Sept
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Castleton,
Blue John Cavern, walk along Froggatt Edge and White Edge in afternoon.
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| Day 11 |
Thurs
18 Sept
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Froggatt Wood, Wind in Willows Museum; Heights of Abraham at Matlock Bath, Fenny
Bentley, Clifton, Ashbourne
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| Day 12 |
Fri 19 Sept
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Sandiacre and Froggatt family graves at St Giles, then Nottingham
Castle, Brewhouse Yard and surroundings.
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| Day 13 |
Sat 20 Sept
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Nottingham City centre; Nottingham General Cemetery.
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| Day 14 |
21 Sept
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Sherwood Forest, Major Oak; Ruddington Frame Work Knitting Museum
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| WEEK 3 |
| Day 15 |
Mon 22 Sept
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North through the Yorkshire moors to Bronte country, then out to the coast at
Scarborough, Captain Cook's home at Whitby, then on to Darlington.
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| Day 16 |
Tues 23 Sept
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Darlington and Frederick Hope’s house, 18 Langholm Cres. North to Newcastle on
Tyne, over the border to Scotland, Hadrian’s Wall and
Edinburgh. Travel Inn hotel.
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| Day 17 |
Wed 24 Sept
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A long drive north through Perth, Inverness, Tain, then B&B in
Wick.
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| Day 18 |
Thurs 25 Sept
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John O Groats, Thurso, Durness, Ullapool 225mi. Nice B&B in Ullapool.
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| Day 19 |
Fri 26 Sept
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Gairloch, Kinlochewe, Inverness, Oban. 237mi. Pleasant B&B in Oban.
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| Day 20 |
Sat 27 Sept
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Early ferry from Oban to Craignure on Mull, drive across Mull
to Fionnphort and passenger ferry to Iona. Wonderful
B&B at Iona. Afternoon boat trip to Staffa on mirror-calm water.
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| Day 21 |
Sun 28 Sept
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Quiet day on Iona.
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WEEK 4
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| Day 22 |
Mon 29 Sept
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Ferry back to Mull, then ferry to Oban. Drive to Glasgow and
explore family locations. Take M64 south and overnight in Travel Inn at
Annandale Water
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| Day 23 |
Tues 30 Sept
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Early start and travel south to Stratford on Avon. Explore
Shakespeare country. B&B in Stratford.
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| Day 24 |
Wed 1 Oct
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South to London via Oxford. Drop off rental car at Marble Arch (eventually)
and transfer to hotel. 317 mi. Red Bus tour of London.
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| Day 25 |
Thurs 2 Oct
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More bus tour, river cruise, evening performance of "Noises Off"
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| Day 26 |
Fri 3 Oct
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Morning trip to All Saints Church, West Ham. Afternoon on London Eye
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| Day 27 |
Sat 4 Oct
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Science & technology Museum in morning then underground to watch an
afternoon performance at The Globe Theatre. Train to Heathrow and return.
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| Day 28 |
Sun 5 Oct
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Train to Victoria Station, transfer to Coach Station for trip to Paris.
Depart 0800 Victoria Coach Stn. Arr Paris 1645. Metro to Pigale, and
Hotel in Montmartre.
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| WEEKS 5&6 |
| Days 29&30 |
Mon, Tues 6&7 Oct
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Bus tour of Paris, including Arc de Triomphe, Eiffel Tower,
Montmartre, Sacre Coeur
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| Day 31 |
Wed 8 Oct
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Metro to coach station and coach back to London; depart 1030, arr 1740. Coach
London – Nottingham depart Victoria Stn 1830, arr Notts 2130. Transfer
to Travel Inn.
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| Day 32 |
Thurs 9 Oct
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Meet Curator at Brewhouse Yard. Afternoon at Nottingham Archives.
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| Day 33-39 |
Sat-Thurs 11-16 Oct
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Canal Cruising: Trent & Mersey canal; Erewash Canal, then 2 days in
Nottingham archives
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| Day 40 |
Fri 17 Oct
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Boat check-out before 9.30am. 0930 Coach to London Victoria Stn.
Heathrow Express to Heathrow
Arr Wellington, New Zealand Sunday 19/10 (Phew!)
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