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Guided visits by luxury coach
to sites of
historical and cultural interest
both great and small
From York, Haxby, Tadcaster, Boston Spa,
Wetherby, Harrogate, Selby, Goole and
Easingwold organised by Yorkwalk
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Manor & Newark Sunderland Glass Centre & Hartlepool Historic Quay Black Country Living Museum Bowes Museum & Rokeby Park Erdigg Blackwell & Leighton Gawsworth Hall & Tatton Park Gardens Birmingham Cathedral & Museums Chatsworth for Christmas Harlaxton Manor & NewarkSaturday 1st MarchOur visit is to Harlaxton Manor in Lincolnshire which is not generally open to the public. We shall have a guided tour of this early 19th C fantasy Palace, a sumptuous mixture of Baroque and Elizabethan styles, and the opportunity to view the grounds, followed by tea, coffee and biscuits. This will be preceded by a visit to Newark, its magnificent parish church, fine market place & Castle where King John died. Admissions including tea coffee & biscuits £9.00 back to top Sunderland Glass Centre & Hartlepool Historic QuaySaturday 19th AprilThe National Glass Centre at Sunderland deals with all aspects of glass manufacture, and has some stunning works of art in glass. The visit will include a demonstration of glass blowing. Then on to the historic Quay at Hartlepool, which is reconstructed around the the historic vessel HMS ‘Trincomalee’ and the Paddle Steamer ‘Wingfield Castle’. Admissions & Demonstrations: £6.50 back to top Black Country Living MuseumSunday 11th MayThis fascinating site includes reconstructed houses, shops, a chapel and pub; Trams and Trolley-buses to ride on; a Victorian school room; an Edwardian cinema; limestone caverns and an underground mine. Admissions £9.00 back to top Bowes Museum & Rokeby ParkSunday 8th JuneThe Bowes Museum is a treasure house of paintings, furniture, china, glass, silver and period costumes, and our visit will include a guided tour. In the afternoon we visit Rokeby Park for a private guided tour of this fine and still inhabited 18th C mansion. There will also be the opportunity to walk through the grounds to the River Greta, which inspired Sir Walter Scott's ballad 'Rokeby' Admissions & Guided Tours: £13.00 back to top ErdiggSaturday 19th JulyThis National Trust property near Wrexham has some stunning state rooms and magnificent grounds, including a walled garden restored to its 18th C formal design. One of the most fascinating aspects is the unusual close relationship between the family and the servants; many of the servants quarters are open and include kitchen, laundry, bakehouse, stables, smithy and joiners shops. Admissions: £9.00 (NT members Free) back to top Blackwell & LeightonThursday 28th AugustBlackwell is a superb Arts and Crafts house overlooking Windermere. The interiors include many examples of fine and decorative arts, drawn from Lakeland trees, birds and plants. It is surrounded with garden terraces with stunning Lake District views. Then we shall have a guided tour of Leighton Hall, in a fine bowl of parkland with views to the Lakes. This house is still lived in by the Reynolds Family, and visitors are encouraged to feel at home and sit on the chairs! The home has a medieval core rebuilt in the 18th & 19th C, and has lovely gardens. Admissions & Guided Tour: £11 back to top Gawsworth Hall & Tatton Park GardensSunday14th SeptemberGawsworth is a beautiful small half timbered Elizabethan Manor House, still fully lived in, set in lovely gardens with a tilting ground for jousts. It was the home of Mary Fitton, the supposed Dark Lady of Shakesphere's Sonnets. There will also be a visit to Tatton Park, to visit the magnificent grounds, and a visit to the recently restored working Home Farm and Walled Gardens. Admissions £12 (NT Members £9.00) back to top Birmingham Cathedral & MuseumsSaturday 18th OctoberBirmingham was raised to Cathedral status in 1905, but the church is an early 18th C example of English Baroque. The interior has a fine organ and 18th C plasterwork and monuments as well as superb stained glass windows by Morris and Burne-Jones. Nearby is the Art Gallery & Museum, which has a magnificent collection of paintings including many by the Pre-Raphaelites. There are also displays of china, glass and Greek and Roman sculptures, in a recently reopened gallery. Donation to Cathedral & Guided Tours £4 .00 back to top Chatsworth for ChristmasSaturday 13th DecemberEach year Chatsworth decks its state rooms with imaginative lighting designs on a festive theme such as the 12 Days of Christmas. The theme for 2008 is not yet decided, but we can be sure the house will be transformed into a rich display of colour and light glittering against silver, glass paintings and sculpture. Not to be missed. Admission £10.50 (Provisional) back to top
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PICK UPSThe pick up points vary according to demand. Departure from the York area is usually about 8.30 – 9am. Return from destination is about 5pm, and return to York area 7.30 – 8pm. There are comfort stops on outward & return journeys, and plenty of opportunity for refreshments and meals in the programme. The coach company is Inglebys. If only one bus operates it will pick up at Hartrigg Oaks, Haxby, Wigginton, Clifton, York City Centre, Tadcaster Road/Fulford Road, Holgate, Copmanthorpe, Tadcaster, Boston Spa & Wetherby.If a second bus operates there may be pick ups at Easingwold, Poppleton, Dunnington, Knaresborough, Harrogate, Fulford, Escrick, Riccall, Barlby, Burn & Goole – but not necessarily in that order! Pick ups vary according to whether the trip is South, North or Westbound. Other pick ups may be arranged by request. You will be advised of the pick up time and place before the trip. If in any doubt ring up and check! - Mobile (On day of trip only) 07703 230 934 HOW TO BOOK AND COSTEarly booking is strongly recommended – you can always cancel and get a refund or a voucher for a free future trip. The cost is a flat amount of £18.50 per trip, including public liability insurance. If you book for more than one trip and pay for them together the cost is discounted: £36 for 2, £54 for 3, and £70 for 4 trips; 5 or more trips £17 each. To book; send name, telephone number, address and your preferred pick up point along with a cheque to the organiser, W.R. Burton at the address below.Cheques to be made payable to Yorkwalk Ltd. Enclose a stamped address envelope if you require a receipt. Admission charges are extra, and to be paid in cash on the day. If you are a member of the National Trust (NT) or English Heritage (EH) bring your membership card, so as not to pay admission to their properties. REFUNDS AND CANCELLATIONSIf you have to cancel, you can do so and get a full refund up to 4 weeks before the trip. After that you will be issued with a voucher for a free future trip.Apply for refund/vouchers in writing, enclosing a stamped addressed envelope. No refund/voucher if you fail to turn up on the day. Please advise the organiser if you are unable to go right up to the departure time, or else the bus will be delayed waiting for you and somebody on the waiting list may not be able to go. Yorkwalk Office:–
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