Grand Tour of Northern England & Scotland - September 2024
Day 1 - Home to Knutsford
Stop at Weston Park (NT) - Only the grounds, greenhouse and church open
Stop at Weston Park (NT) - Only the grounds, greenhouse and church open
Day 2 - Knutsford to Portinscale via Rufford Old Hall (NT)
Day 3 - Portinscale with June & Geoff
Excursion to Wordsworth's Birthplace in Cockermounth (NT)
Excursion to Wordsworth's Birthplace in Cockermounth (NT)
Day 4 - Carlisle with Kate & Alan - visit to Maria & Dominic on the way
Day 5 - Excursion into Carlisle on foot
Day 5 - Excursion into Carlisle on foot
Day 6 - Carlisle to Dumfries House
Afternoon tour of the house. Dinner, bed & breakfast at The Lodge.
Afternoon tour of the house. Dinner, bed & breakfast at The Lodge.
Day 7 - Tour of Queen Elizabeth Walled Garden
Then travel to Airdair
Then travel to Airdair
Day 8 - Glasgow on the train
Day 9 - Royal Yacht, Britain & Edinburgh
Day 10 - Hopetoun House
Day 11 - The Kelpies & The Falkirk Wheel
Day 12 - Charles Rene Mackintosh day in and around Glasgow
Day 13 - Edinburgh on the train - Palace of Holyrood House, Cathedral and Children's Museum
Day 14 - Airdair to Berwick-upon-Tweek via Peebles & Mary, Queen of Scot's Visitor Centre, Jedburgh
Day 15 - Berwick to Gateshead via Chillingham Castle - Said to be the most haunted castle in England
Gateshead & The Angel of the North
Dragon Boat Race
Day 16 - Beamish Museum
Day 17 - Durham and The Cathedral
Day 18 - Gateshead to York via Fountains Abbey (NT)
Day 18 - York
Day 19 - Hardwick Hall (NT) with good friends (in the rain)
Day 20 - Nottingham to home (in the rain)