KNOX GRAMMAR SCHOOL
LITERARY TOUR PROPOSAL
JUNE 2006

DESTINATIONS

PARIS
VERSAILLES
LONDON
STONHENGE
BATH
STRATFORD ON AVON
WARWICK
LAKES DISTRICT/CUMBRIA

 

Day 1. Sat. 25th June 2006

Travel

Depart Sydney. Singapore Airlines. SQ 222/334. 5.00. p.m.

Day 2. Sun. 26th June 2006
Arrive - Paris/CDG. 6.50.a.m.
Transfer to Paris. 
Sightseeing - Paris Sightseeing- Arc de l’Triomphe, Champs Elysee, Place de La Concorde, Pont Neuf, Ile de la Cite, Notre Dame Cathedral, Bastille, Latin Quarter, St. Germain de Pres, Place de Invalides,  Eiffel Tower Observation Decks, Place des Vosges, Victor Hugo House,  Marche Aux Puces/Saint Ouen.
Literary References: Victor Hugo, Hunch Back of Notre Dame, Literary Haunts, Shakespeare and Company Book Store.

Hotel: Montmatrois/ Montmatre.
Evening: Montmatre District.

Day 3. Mon. 27th June 2006.

Paris Literary Tour  – “The Da Vinci Code” - People, Plot and Places.

Ritz Hotel, Arc de l’Triomphe, Champs Elysee, Place de La Concorde, Jardin  des Tuileries, Palais Royale, The Louvre/ Denon Wing, Champs Elyssee, Gare Saint-Lazare, Bois de Boulogne, St. Germaine de Pres, Cathedral of St. Sulpice, Chateau Villette, Palace of  Versailles.

Travel

• Afternoon/Evening Transfer to CDG (or Orly Airport British Midlands BD 182. 7.00.p.m. Arrive 7.20.p.m. London/LHR.
• Transfer to Holiday Inn-London City.

Day 4. Tue. 28th June 2006

Literary Tours & Presentations

• Westmister Abbey/Poets Corner.
• London “The Da Vinci Code” Tour  - Fleet Street, Temple Church, St. James Park, Horse Guards Parade, Kings College, Westminster Abbey.

Sightseeing & Tours

London – includes Trafalgar Square, Covent Garden (Literary References, Shopping & Lunch), Theatre District, Houses of Parliament, Whitehall, Picadilly Circus, Buckingham Palace, St. Pauls Cathedral…

London Tours

• Museum of London
• Tower Bridge, London Tower/Hill
• London Dungeon – p.m/Evening
• London Ghost Tour - Evening

Day 5. Wed. 29th June 2006

Literary Tour & Presentations

• Shakepeare’s London/Walking Tour of Southwark
• New Globe Theatre Tour.
• Shakespeare Workshop/New Globe Theatre.

London Tours

• London Eye

River Thames Cruise- Westminster to Greenwich. Historical & Literary Sites & References.
London Shopping
Regent Street, Oxford Street, Picadilly Circus (incl. Watersone’s Bookshop) Options.

Evening

Dinner- Medieval Banquet & Entertainment – “Beefeater At The Tower”.

Day 6. Thu. 30th June 2006.
Historic Tour

• Hampton Court – Apartments, Gardens, Maze…
• Costumed Guided Tour.
• Tudor Period Education & Lecture Session. Topic TBA.

Literary Tour & Presentations

• John Keats House/Museum
• Keats/Romantic Poetry Workshop

Evening-Shakespeare Theatre Presentation

• New Globe Theatre. Play TBA

Day 7. Fri 1st July 2006.

Literary & Theatrical Tours & Presentations

Literary Treasures of the British Library. Incl. Manuscripts of the greatest English & European Writers. Incl. Beowulf, Chaucer, Pope, Keats, Dickens, Bronte, Kipling…

• Historical Texts of Pivotal Events in British History. Incl. Magna Carta…

p.m.

• Theatre Royal/Drury Lane Backstage Tour & Theatre Museum.

Tour

• Imperial War Museum

Evening

Theatre/Show - TBA

Day 8. Sat. 2nd July 2006.

Tours & Sightseeing

• British Museum

Market Day

• Notting Hill/Portobello Road (or Camden Market option).

Out of London Travel
To Bath via Stonehenge.

Hotel

Holiday Inn-Bath.

Day 9. Sun. 3rd July 2006.

Church Service

• Bath Abbey.

Sightseeing & Tours

• Roman Baths
• Morning Tea at the Pump Room.

Literary Tour & References

• Jane Austen Walking Tour via the Circus, Royal Crescent and the Assembly Rooms.

p.m.Travel

To Oxford via Bathhampton ((St. Nicholas Church & Australia Chapel)

Sightseeing

• “The City of Dreaming Spires”
• Oxford City Walk- Guided Tour.
• The Covered Market.

Literary Tour & References

• Christchurch College. (Lewis Carrol/J.K.Rowling)
• Brasenose College.

Evening: Travel to Warwick
Hotel: Holiday Inn –Warwick

Day 10. Mon 4th July 2006.

Sightseeing

a.m. Cotswolds Tour
p.m. Stratford on Avon Town Trail Tour.

Literary Tours

• Shakespeare Heritage Trail. & Shakespeare Houses
• Holy Trinity Church

Evening

• Royal Shakespeare Theatre Performance. Play TBA.

Day 11. Tue 5th July 2006.

Sightseeing

• Warwick Castle.

Travel

To Cumbria & the Lakes District via Stoke-on-Trent & Lancaster.

Hotel: THE HYDRO Hotel- Windemere

Day 12. Wed 6th July 2006.

Literary Tours

• John Keats Poetry Trail & Workshop.

Sightseeing

Exploring the Towns & Villages of the Lakes District.

Day 13. Thu 7th July 2006

Travel

Haworth/Yorkshire.

Literary Tour & Workshop.

Bronte Museum & Drama Workshop.

Travel

To (Manchester) or London – Return Flight to Sydney. Singapore Airlines via Singapore. SQ321/221. 10.15.p.m.
Arrive – Sydney 7.15.a.m. Day 15. Sat. 9th July 2006. 

Hampton Court

Hampton Court Lecture Session. 70.00/session + 4.00/person

Westminster Abbey. 6.00 Stg
New Globe Tour . Combined. £13.00 per student (minimum charge of £300 per class) / GlobeLink: £11 per student (minimum charge of £260 per class) / Teachers free

New Globe Workshop

London Dungeon . 13.95/A, 9.95/S
Ghost Tour. 8.00 Stg.

London Eye. Combined. 11.00/U19. Int. School Group

River Thames Cruise
Theatre Tour. Royal Theatre. 8.50.  National Theatre. 4.00. National Theatre Play?
Museum of London. 5.00/A, 3.00/S, Free/u 16.

Dickens Museum. 4.00-3.00

Keats House. Free U/16, 1.75 O16.
British Museum. Free
British Library. 6.00, 4.50.
Christchurch College. Combined Ticket. 7.75.
Stonehenge. Free
Roman Baths. 9.50, 8.50, 5.30.
Shakespeare Houses. 13.00, 6.50.

Trinity Church.1.00 & 0.50

Warwick Castle. 9.25, 8.50, 6.20
Dove Cottage & Rydal Mount.

Poetry Workshop

Bronte Museum
Imperial  War Museum

Meals.
Included in Price
Hard Rock Café
Beefeater

 

 

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