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WEEK 1
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day at a time
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| Day 1 |
Mon
8 Sept
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Arrived
Heathrow 0720. Hertz Rental car pickup. Drove SW via Stonehenge,
Amesbury, Exeter to timeshare at Newton Abbott. <162mi
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| Day 2 |
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 |
Sun
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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