Itinerary Thursday,May14,2020-DepartUSAforyourflighttoLondonHeathrowAirport.Friday,May15,2020-ArriveEnglandandtransfertoWindsor.Overnight:TravelLodgeWindsororsimilarSaturday,May16,2020-Adayofleisurewith?metorelaxandadjusttojetlag.(B)Overnight:TravelLodgeWindsororsimilarSunday,May17,2020-DepartfortheRoyalHor=culturalSocietyGardenatWisley.Wisleyisoneoftheworld’sgreatgardens,packedwithhor?culturalinspira?on.Youwillbeatthegardenmostoftheday.We’llcon?nueontoSalisbury(B)MercureHotelSalisburyorsimilarMonday,May18,2020-Todaywe’llvisitSalisburyCathedral,StonehengeandPainswickRococoGarden.SalisburyCathedraliss?llaworkingchurchwithextraordinarymusic.Thefounda?onstonesofSalisburyCathedralwerelaidApril28,1220AD.Thespire,thetallestinEngland,stands404S.TheCathedralisalsohometothebestpreservedcopyoftheMagnaCarta,signed1215AD.Oneofthefinestexamplesofgothicarchitecture,SalisburywasfrequentlypaintedbyJohnConstable,anEnglishlandscapepainterworkinginthenaturalis?ctradi?onintheyearsaround1800.Oneofhispain?ngscanbeseenintheHun?ngtonLibrary.StonehengelocatedinancientSarumisperhapstheworld'smostfamousprehistoricmonument.Nooneknowswithcertaintyitsintendedpurpose.Theevidenceputsitsearliestconstruc?oninthemesolithicperiod,withaddi?onsfollowing,especiallythese\ngofthelargeuprightstonesabout2500BC.“Overgrownandwoodyun?ltheirrestora?onbeganin1984,thegardensatPainswickareararesurvivorof18th-centuryrococodesign—acombina?onofformalgeometricfeatureswithwindingwoodlandpathsrevealingsuddenhiddenvistas.Todaythevistas,paths,waterfeaturesandgardenstructuresincludingaDoricseat,eaglehouse,andGothicalcovearerestored,togetherwithold-fashionedherbaceousbordersandalargekitchengarden.”We’llcon?nueontoCardiff.(B)Overnight:MercureHotelCardifforsimilar

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Wales May 14-22, 2020

Edinburgh May 22-25 2020

Northern Highlands & Orkney Islands

May 25-30, 2020

thesiteoftheoldkitchengarden,aviary,shrubandwoodlandwalk,andGeorgianorangery.”ChirkCastle-“This14th-centuryMarcherfortress,closetotheWelshborder,hasbeenlivedincon?nuouslybytheMyddeltonfamilysince1595.Itissurroundedbyformalgardenswithvelvetlawnsstuddedwithimmaculatelyclippedyewtopiary,fineherbaceousborders,ascentedrosegardenandamassofrosesandclimbingplantswreathingthecastlewalls.Aterrace,withviewsacrossfivecoun?es,leadstoaclassicalpavilionandavenueoflimetrees.Thereisalsoashrubgarden,well-plantedrockgarden,thatched‘HawkHouse’andsurroundingparklandwithmanymaturetrees.”(B)Overnight:MercureChesterHotelorsimilarFriday,May22,2020-We’llvisitBodnantGarden&PenrhynCastletodaybeforealateaSernoontraintoEdinburgh,orLondon,foraddi?onal?meintheU.K.oryourreturnhome.BodnantGarden-“Setin80acresonahillsideabovetheConwyValley,withwonderfulviewsoftheSnowdonianmountains,BodnantGardensfeatureaseriesofItalianateterracesandformallawnsonitsupperlevel,withawoodeddellandwildgardenbelow.Thewidevarietyofplantsandshrubsguaranteesplentyofinterestthroughouttheseasons,withfamousdisplaysofcamellias,rhododendronsandazaleasinspringandanastonishing180-foot-longLaburnumArch,drippingwithshimmeringcascadesofyellowinMay/June.Therearealsocolorfulsummerborders,roses,waterliliesandclema?s,aswellasrichautumnfoliage.”PenrhynCastle-“Thisenormous19thcenturycastlewasbuilttoimpressbytheprosperousPennantfamily,andthegroundsarenoexcep?on.Thehouseissetin45acres,framedagainstthestunningbackdropoftheSnowdoniamountains,featuringopenparkland,woodland,andawealthoffinetreesandexo?cshrubs.ThefineVictorianwalledgardenfeaturesterraces,arbors,poolsandlawnsandhousesmanytropicaltenderplantsincludingpalms.Thereisalsoasplendidboggardenwithhugegunneraandagianttreefern.”(B)

Tuesday,May19,2020-Todaywe’llvisitthreegardens:“TheNa=onalBotanicGardenofWalesisthefirstna?onalbotanicgardentobecreatedintheUKfor200years.Setina568acreformerRegencypark,withspectacularviewsoverthesurroundingTowyValley,theGardenisaMillenniumlandmarkschemededicatedtoachievinginterna?onalsignificanceinhor?culturescience,educa?on,leisureandthearts.ItscenterpieceisSirNormanFoster’s‘GreatGlasshouse’–thelargestsinglespanglasshouseintheworldhousingalandscapefilledwithplantsfromSouthernCalifornia,WesternAustralia,theMediterranean,andtheCanaryIslands.Therearealsoseverallakes,enablingstudiesofwaterlife,andoneofthelargestherbaceousbordersinEurope.”Aberglasney“theso-called‘gardenlostin?me’islostnomore,thankstoaninspiredrestora?onproject,whichhasbreathedlifebackintothis15th-century9-acregarden.Ofpar?cularnotearetheextraordinaryyewtunnelandformalcloistergardenwithitsparapetwalk,givingwonderfulviewsacrossthegarden.GardenerandgardenwriterPenelopeHobhousedesignedthewalleduppergarden,whichhasbeenbrilliantlyplantedwitharangeofperennials,shrubs,andclimberscontainedwithinaframeworkofevergreenbox.Thereisalsoawalledkitchengarden,poolgarden,gatehouse,andwoodlandareas.”“The55-acregardenatDyffryniscurrentlybeingrestoredtofullEdwardianglorythankstoaHeritageLoperyFundgrant.Grade1Listed,thegardensboastaseriesofgarden‘rooms’,eachwiththeirowncharacter,setamongsweepinglawnsandenclosedbyclippedhedges.Thereisalsoacroquetlawn,Victorianfernery,wildgardenandarboretum,whichcontainsmanyrarespecimentrees,includingsomeofthelargestinBritain.”Op=onal:WelshBanquetthisevening.(B)Overnight:MercureHotelCardifforsimilarWednesday,May20,2020-Amorningtoyourselforanop?onalCardiffCastleexcursion,onyourown.IntheaSernoonwe’llvisittheWestburyCourtGardenbeforecon?nuingontoShrewsbury.“Therare,welledDutch-stylewatergardenreflectsthe17thcenturymaniaforDutchfashionandistheearliestexampleofitskindremaininginBritain.Originallylaidoutbetween1696and1705,thegardenhasbeenrestoredbytheNa?onalTrusttoitsformersplendorandincludescanalsflankedbyclippedyewsandwall-trainedfruit,charmingstatuaryandaparterreofboxtopiary,withlovelyvistasthroughout.Thegardensalsofeaturealargecollec?onofplantsda?ngfrombefore1700andthelargestevergreenoakinsouthernEngland.”(B)Overnight:MercureHotelShrewsburyorsimilarThursday,May21,2020-Todaywe’llvisittwogardens.MedievalPowisCastleandGarden-“PowisCastletowersabovethisspectacular125-acreterracedgarden,setonasteepslope,withviewsovertheSevernValley.Thegardensarefamousfortheirbroadhangingterraces,adornedwithstatuaryandinteres?nglyplantedwithhugeclippedyews,whichformaperfectbackdropforthecolorfulherbaceousbordersfulloftenderplantsandflowers.Thereisalsoawalledflowergardencreatedon

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3 Nights Edinburgh $579 per person, double occupancy

$269 single supplement Pricing is based on a minimum of 10 participants.

GENERAL INFORMATION Price Includes: • 7 Hotel nights with daily breakfast, 0 lunch, 0 dinner • Entrance Fees per Itinerary • Driver Gratuities • Air-conditioned Coach/Vehicle Pricing is based on a minimum of 15 participants reached by July 30, 2019.

Optional Activities Tuesday,May19-WelshBanquet-ArelaxedandinformaleveningwhereyoucanenjoythebestofWelshentertainment,Welshfoodandthewarmestofwelcomesfromyourhosts,whowillentertainyouwithaselec?onoftradi?onalandcontemporarysongsinbothEnglishandWelsh.Priceincludesmead-tas?ngonarrival,three-coursemealandhalfabopleofwineperperson(orsoSdrinks).$79perperson

Wednesday,May20-CardiffCastle-ExploretheCastleatyourownpace,enjoythebeau?fulgrounds,walkthebaplementsandmarvelatsomeofthemostlavishlydecoratedroomsthatyou’reeverlikelytosee.Withyouradmission?cketyouhaveaccessto:TheCastleGrounds,CastleApartments,TheNormanKeep,War?meTunnels,FiringLine:CardiffCastleMuseumoftheWelshSoldier&FreeAudioGuide.Addi?onaltoursarealsoavailablewithCastleAdmission.Thisisnotagroupac?vitysoyouwillpayattheCastleandcandecideonextratoursatthat?me.

3 Nights in Edinburgh Itinerary

Friday,May22,2020-LateaSernoontraintoEdinburgh,Scotland.Transfertohotel&checkin.(B)Overnight:IbisRoyalMileHotelorsimilarSaturday,May23,2020-AdayofleisuretoexploreEdinburghonyourown.ForyourfreedayinEdinburgh,thechallengewillbewhattochoose.WithScotland’smostfamouscastledomina?ngtheskyline,wehaveopportunitytoexploretheshops,restaurantsandhistoricalplacesofthecityincludingacastletour.AccordingtotheEdinburghwebsite,“you’llbespoiltforchoice.”(B)Overnight:IbisRoyalMileHotelorsimilarSunday,May24,2020-Todaywe’llvisittheRoyalBotanicGardenandtheNa=onalHistoryMuseum.AmilefromtheEdinburghcitycenter,theRoyalBotanicGardenisoneoftheworld’sfinest,covering70acres,withviewsofthecityskyline.Glasshousescontainplantsfromtenclimatezones,andaChinesehillsidecontains16,000plantsaroundawildwaterravine.Therearealsopeatandwoodlandgardens,andherbaceousborders.Notethedisplayofcoalforma?onduringtheCarboniferousperiod.(B)Overnight:IbisRoyalMileHotelorsimilarMonday,May25,2020-ReturnhomeorjoinusforNorthernHighlandsplusOrkneyIsland!(B)

GENERAL INFORMATION Price Includes: • 3 Hotel nights with daily breakfast, 0 lunch, 0 dinner • Entrance Fees per Itinerary • Driver Gratuities • Air-conditioned Coach/Vehicle Pricing is based on a minimum of 10 participants reached by July 30, 2019.

Northern Highlands Plus Orkney Islands $1559 per person, double occupancy

$499 single supplement

Pricing is based on a minimum of 8 participants.

Itinerary InScotlandweseetheresultsofepisodesofvolcanismoververylongperiodsof?me,aswellastheopeningandclosingofoceansasScotlanditselfmigratednorth.Sedimentaryrockscameandwent;Scotlandisageologist’sparadise.(LetusrecommendConGillen’sGeologyandLandscapesofScotlandasbackgroundreading.)Weplantovisitnotonlygardens,butexamplesofScotland’sextraordinarygeologyandtrulymysteriousprehistoricruinsinthefarnorthandwest.Monday,May25,2020-WewilldepartearlyforourhotelinOrkneyVillage.EnroutewewillvisitCrathesCastle.LunchwillbeonyourownattheCourtyardCafeatCrathes.ASerlunchwe’llcon?nueonourjourneynorthtoGills.CrathesCastleandGardensareoutstanding.Thewalledgardenssurroundingtheturretedbaronialcastlearedividedintoeightsec?ons,includingarosegarden,poolandfountaingarden,redgarden,yellowgarden,andwhitegarden.Yewhedgesdateto1702.TheherbaceousbordersareattheirheightinJune.Awildgardenisalsopresentalongwithsixmilesoftrails.Thecastleinteriorprovidesalookatlifeinpastcenturies.(B)Overnight:TheFoveranHotelorsimilarTuesday,May26,2020-TodayweferrytotheOrkneyIslandstovisitSkaraBraelPrehistoricVillageandtheRingofBrodgarPrehistoricStoneCircle.ReturningtoGills.PerhapsthemostfamousarcheologicalsiteinnorthernScotland,theprehistoricvillageatSkaraBraeisjudgedtobe5000yearsold;thatis,constructedaround3000BC.TheRingofBrodgaristhesameage,aprehistoriccircleofstandingstonesofgreatgeologicage.Weplantovisitboth,seeingthe5000-year-oldhouseatSkaraBraewithitsstonefurniture.Itmaybeabits?fftothetouch,butverydurable.Ifwehave?me,wewillseetheSt.MagnusCathedral,Scotland’sonlyintactcathedralfromtheearlymedievalperiod.(B)Overnight:TheFoveranHotelorsimilarWednesday,May27,2020-ASerbreakfastwetraveltoDuncansbyHeadLighthouse,CorrieshallockGorgeandInvereweGardenbeforearrivinginLockalsh.CorrieshallockGorge,nearUllapoolandInvereweGarden,wasformedfromrushingglacialmeltwater.JudgedtobethebestexampleofarockgorgeinScotland,itismorethan1kmlongand10mwide,withadropof60mattheFallsofMeasach.(B)Overnight:LochalshHotelorsimilarThursday,May28,2020-Todaywe’llvisitDunveganCastle&GardensontheIsleofSkye.ASerlunchatthecastlewewilltraveltoArmadaleCastle&GardensbeforetravelingtoFortWilliam.TheIsleofSkye,intheInnerHebrides,isfamousforitsspectacularandvariedrockformsandtypes.Those

Northern Highlands Plus Orkney Islandsincludelavaflows,sedimentaryrocks,andintrusiveigneousrocksformingtheCuillinHillsof30peaks1000mhighandRedHills.DunveganCastleandGardensistheseatoftheMacLeodClanandsitsamidthe42,000acreMacLeodestateontheIslandofSkye.Inaddi?ontosouvenirsonemightexpectatagardengiSshop,allthreegiSsshopsofferMacLeodofMacLeodsinglemaltScotchwhiskey.TheseatofClanDonaldistheArmadaleCastleandGardensontheIsleofSkye.Theirwebsitefeaturesrhododendrons,anditlookslikeyoucanprac?ceyourGaelicatthisloca?on.(B)Overnight:TheAlexandraHotel,BenNevisHotelorsimilarFriday,May29,2020-TodaywewillseeArduaineGardenandCraraeGardenbeforeseplingintoourhotelinGlasgowforourlastnight.ArduaineGardenisfoundsouthslopeoftheArduainepeninsulaonthewestcoast,southofOban,withsomethingtoseeeverydayoftheyear.ItsdesignhasbeeninfluencedbyOsgoodMackenzieofInverewe,anditsrestora?onisates?monyto20years’hardlabourbytheWrightbrothers.CraraeGardenfeaturesaripplingburn,waterfallsandcliffs.Liketheothergardens,GulfStreaminfluencehasgreatlyincreasedtherangeofplantsthatcanbegrown.(B)Overnight:MercureGlasgowHotelorsimilarSaturday,May30,2020-DepartforEdinburghandhome.(B)

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Wales garden descriptions are taken from The Gardens Guide produced by VisitBritain, c. British Tourist Authority, 2006. 05

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Special Note: 2020 hotel rates are yet to be set. An adjustment might be necessary.

DEPOSIT/FINAL PAYMENT & CANCELLATION:

WALES: • Deposit per person: $250 • 2 Equal Payments: November 1, 2019 & March 1, 2020

EDINBURGH: • Deposit per person: $100 • 2 Equal Payments: November 1, 2019 & March 1, 2020

NORTHERN HIGHLANDS PLUS ORKNEY ISLAND: • Deposit per person: $250 • 2 Equal Payments: November 1, 2019 & March 1, 2020

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