Wednesday 2ND September 2015 • The Chubb Insurance Tour D’elégance

A Warm Welcome to our 4thChubb Insurance Tour D’elégance

Open only to Concours entrants, the Steering committee and Concours Judges,

The Chubb Insurance Tour d’Elégance returns for the fourth consecutive year,

bigger and better than ever before. Starting at The Royal Automobile Club

for breakfast and the chance to say hello to fellow drivers, co-pilots and their

vehicles alike. The Tour will then depart for a 3hr drive to our host hotel, the

historic and beautiful Old Swan & Minster Mill.

Located in the traditional Cotswold village of Old Minster, the stunning

five-star, Old Swan & Minster Mill is rural England at its finest. The 16th-century

inn, nestled on the banks of the River Windrush, is the perfect place to stop for

a well-deserved seasonal pub lunch.

After lunch, we all depart in cavalcade for the shorter leg to Blenheim Palace

and the Concours Show Field of Salon Privé. Tour participants will then retreat

to the Old Swan & Minster Mill before the evening Gala Dinner back at Blenheim

Palace ensues.

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Arrive at Royal Automobile Club, Woodcote Park, Epsom, KT18 7EW

Breakfast in the Cedar Room

Depart in convoy along The Captain’s Drive

Lunch • Old Swan & Minster Mill • Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire OX29 0RN

Depart • Old Swan & Minster Mill

Arrive at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, OX20 1PP

Time to check into your room, and change for the Tour dinner.

Depart Old Swan & Minster Mill*

Arrive Blenheim Palace • Champagne Reception in The Saloon

Dinner served in The Great Hall

Carriages*

Event Format

Wednesday 2nd September 2015

*Timed shuttles available between The Old Swan & Blenheim Palace

N.B. Distance between The Old Swan & Minster Mill and Blenheim Palace

is 12 miles (journey time approximately 25 minutes).

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{Deposit Concours cars* / Drive Tour cars back to the Old Swan & Minster Mill}

The Tour d’Elégance will start from Woodcote Park, the country home of the Royal Automobile Club, which was established in 1913 for the Club’s members to enjoy sporting and leisure

pursuits. In 1915 the Club added a golf course, designed by the renowned William Herbert Fowler, and nearly one hundred years later it now has two excellent 18 hole courses.

There are also fantastic restaurants, a swimming pool, racquet courts and 22 bedrooms all set in 360 acres of the beautiful Surrey countryside. We are tremendously grateful to the

Royal Automobile Club for allowing The Tour d’Elégance at Salon Privé to begin at such an illustrious, and historic, motoring venue.

The Royal Automobile Club

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The Old Swan & Minster Mill captures the charm of bygone years. Add to this the personal style characterised by the de Savary family, the 600 year old inn and adjoining mill have been

given a fresh and sometimes quirky feel with a good measure of modern convenience thrown in. The setting couldn’t be more romantic if it tried. At the very heart of the village

of Old Minster near Minster Lovell and alongside the beautiful and famous River Windrush, our hotel is set in 65 acres of magical gardens, wild-flower meadows and woodland. The inn

is close to Oxford and 90 minutes from London and Birmingham, the perfect spot to escape the city and explore the Cotswolds.

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Tour D’elégance Host Hotel - Old Swan & Minster Mill

Facilities at Old Swan & Minster Mill The Old Swan captures the charm of bygone years

Blenheim Palace • ‘Britain’s greatest palace’

As you enter Blenheim Palace through the Woodstock gate, the beauty of the Palace, the lake and bridge will never fail to impress. This view, according to Lord Randolph

Churchill, is ‘the finest view in England’. Designated as a World Heritage Site, Blenheim Palace offers a unique and truly inspiring venue to host any prestigious fine dining experience.

One of England’s largest houses, it was built between 1705 and 1722 and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. It was designed by the famous architect Sir John

Vanbrugh in the rare English Baroque style and is surrounded by over 2,000 acres of ‘Capability’ Brown landscaped Parkland and stunning Formal Gardens which represent a perfect

example of the English landscape garden movement and style. Famed as the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, Blenheim Palace is regarded as ‘Britain’s Greatest Palace’.

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Great Hall

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The Royal Automobile Club

Woodcote Park

Epsom

KT18 7EW

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Old Swan & Minster Mill

Minster Lovell

Oxfordshire

OX29 0RN

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Blenheim Palace

Woodstock

Oxfordshire

OX20 1PP

Chubb Insurance Tour D’elégance • Draft Route

80 Miles50 Miles

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“The Finest View in England”Lord Randolph Churchill • 1874

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Contact

Katherine WebbPhone: +44 (0) 1753 827 633Mobile: +44 (0) 7930420640

Email: katherine@salonpriveconcours.com