To celebrate the 400th
anniversary of the founding of America we will be holding a series of U.K.
Heritage Tours in England and Scotland during the summer of 2007. from
the "Original" Washington, England
"DURHAM
AND INTERNATIONAL FAMILY HERITAGE"
Visit the fascinating medieval city of Durham , England. Stroll round the
magnificent Durham Cathedral,
now a World Heritage site, and see Durham Castle, once home to the powerful
Prince Bishops of Durham. Attend an evening Reception & Dinner followed by
a multi media presentation of the history of the founding of America
"A
TALE OF TWO WASHINGTONS"
Visit to Hylton
Castle, ancestral home of the Hilton
family and St Peters Church (built 674 A.D.) followed by a visit to the nearby
Washington
Old Hall, once home of the Washington
family, ancestors of the First President of the United States of America
and Penshaw Monument built to commemorate the First Governor General of
Canada. Exploring the maritime heritage and Viking history of the region
we'll tour Hartlepool Marina
and in the evening we'll attend an Elizabethan Banquet at Lumley
Castle
"NEW ENGLAND AND A LAND CALLED MARYLAND"
Visit to Kiplin Hall, in North
Yorkshire home of Lord Baltimore, founder of Maryland in America in 1635,
followed by a visit to Hilton Monastery in Hilton Village in the county of
Durham. This will be followed by a guided tour of Raby
Castle, home of Henry Vane the Younger, first elected Governor of New
England in America in 1637 and a visit to Bowes
Museum at Barnard Castle.
"IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE VIKINGS"
To celebrate the discovery of America by the Vikings
in 1000 A.D. we'll be
crossing the Pennine mountain range , and visit the grave of Eric
Bloodaxe, last of the Viking kings of Northumbria. We'll move on to Appleby
Castle, home of George
Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, who sailed with 1700 men across the
Atlantic in 1598 and took Puerto Rico off the Spanish. We'll visit the
fascinating Maritime
Museum in the ancient city of Lancaster before taking a cruise down the
Lune canal to Carnforth, once home of the Washingtons. In the evening we'll
visit Sunderland Point on the west coast and visit the remains of St
Patrick's Church.
"A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY"
We'll take a scenic voyage of discovery up the coastline of Cumbria
to Millom Castle home of
the Huddlestons (Plymouth America 1623) and on to Muncaster
Castle home of the Pennington Family, two of whom were aboard the ship
"Discovery" to Jamestown in Virginia in 1607. We'll visit Whitehaven
where George Washington's grandmother lies buried and discover the links with
the Caribbean, the Rum Story and
tales of the slave trade. From there we'll move on to the pleasant town of Cockermouth
where Mary Queen of Scots was first imprisoned in England before visiting the
ancient border city of Carlisle.
"BATTLES ON THE BORDERS"
A fascinating journey along the Roman
Wall and the border
between England
and Scotland to Coldstream,
ancient home of the Washingtons
and the Coldstream Guards
learning about the battles
between England and Scotland as we go. We'll visit the famous statue to William
Wallace, "Braveheart" On to Hilton Village and the ruins
of Hilton Kirk (Church) before visiting the walled town of
Berwick, and the village of Lamberton overlooking Hilton Bay in Berwickshire
Scotland and on to Dunbar
Castle where ancestors of the Washington family were Earls of Dunbar.
"BRAVEHEART & FREEDOM"
We'll take a trip into the heart of Scotland
visiting Edinburgh and Rosslyn
Chapel, featured in the "Da Vinci Code". and visit Sterling,
home of the Wallace
monument before moving on to visit the Castle and Cathedral and of course, the
famous Golf Course at St
Andrews before travelling to London
"
TO A NEW WORLD"
Like our ancestors before us we'll see the main sights of London,
and visit the
Tower of London,
the Globe
theatre, and the Fishmongers
Guildhall. We'll take a trip along the Thames to Syon
House, originally Syon (Sion) Priory, home of the 9th Earl of
Northumberland, the "Wizard Earl" who was "imprisoned" in
the Tower with Sir Walter Raleigh. George Percy, his youngest brother who was
on the "Discovery" to Jamestown in 1607 became Governor of Jamestown
in Virginia during the "starving time" of 1609/10. In the evening
we'll see a show at a London
Theatre.
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