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Voysey House,
Barley Mow Passage
London W4 4GF
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0)20 8742 3355
USA: 1-800-988-6168
Canada: (647) 382 1644
Australia: 1300 55 95 95
New Zealand: 61-7-3377-0141
The Victorian Achievement - Architecture, Industry & Art in Lancashire & Yorkshire
- Studies the social history, industrial archaeology, architecture and art of the reign of Queen Victoria, a period when Great Britain led the world in trade, industry and ideas.
- Includes some of the most beautiful architecture of the era and immensely impressive works of engineering – canals, railways, bridges.
- Painting and sculpture in all its manifold variety features; many of the country’s best collections of the Victorian art are in the region.
- The historical, social and economic context is an important strand of the tour, with attention to the lives of some of the greatest Victorians.
- A subsidiary theme is the remarkable post-industrial regeneration of recent years.
PRE & POST
Mentioned below are other holidays that fall either side of this one. If you would like to book two or more holidays in a row, it will be your responsibility to make your own way between them, however we are happy to offer advice if necessary. The exceptions are tours that are specifically offered as 'pre-festival' or 'post-festival' tours – for these we provide a transfer between tour and festival where needed. Please note that our online booking process allows for only one tour to be booked at a time so please contact us if you would like to book more than 1 tour or music festival.
Great Houses of the South West
- A new tour for 2012.
- Great country houses, historic gardens and parks in Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset and Devon.
- Major examples of a huge range of styles from the twelfth century to the twentieth.
4–11 Sep 2012
8 days
£2,820
11–18 Jun 2013
8 days
£TBC
Mediaeval Middle England
- A new tour for 2012.
- Well-balanced survey of the outstanding mediaeval monuments of Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire and the Soke of Peterborough.
- Beautiful drives through understated verdant landscapes.
2–6 Jul 2012
5 days
£1,550
Poets & the Somme
- First World War poetry in the context of the Battle of the Somme and the lives (and deaths) of the poets.
- A presentation of the poetry through a study of events, landscapes and the wartime lives of individual poets. An actor reads the poems.
7–10 Sep 2012
4 days
£1,270
Roman & Mediaeval Provence
- The South of France in the Middle Ages.
- Considers the Roman and Early Christian influence on mediaeval sculptors and builders.
- A natural setting of exceptional attractiveness.
17–23 Jun 2012
7 days
£2,060
Baroque & Rococo
- Some of the most uplifting and spectacular buildings in the world.
- Glorious countryside, unspoilt towns and villages.
13–21 Jun 2012
9 days
£2,390
Classical Greece
- A comprehensive survey of the principal Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic sites in mainland Greece.
- Highlights include Mycenae, Olympia, Delphi.
- Ends in Athens, with a full day spent on the Acropolis and in the ancient Agora (market-place) and theatre of Dionysus.
8–17 Sep 2012
10 days
£3,360
20–29 Apr 2013
10 days
£TBC
28 Sep–7 Oct 2013
10 days
£TBC
Verona Opera
- In the setting of a Roman amphitheatre, the most famous of open-air festivals.
- Each tour is accompanied by an art historian who leads walks and visits during the day.
- The hotel is close to the amphitheatre.
5–9 Jul 2012
5 days
£1,950
2–6 Aug 2012
5 days
£1,950
Walking to Santiago
- The last great pilgrimage route in Christendom which still attracts walkers; scenically wonderful with much fine architecture.
- Selected sections from the Pyrenees through northern Spain to Compostela.
- Walking in comfort: good hotels; luggage transferred separately; maximum of 15 participants.
5–16 Jun 2012
12 days
£2,980
7–18 Sep 2012
12 days
£2,980
4–15 Jun 2013
12 days
£TBC
10–21 Sep 2013
12 days
£TBC
Eastern Turkey
- A journey through lesser-known Turkey from Gaziantep to Lake Van, to Mount Ararat and the Black Sea.
- Wide ranging themes, spectacular landscapes and varied architecture: mountains, valleys, plains and coast; Byzantine and Georgian churches, Seljuk mosques and Armenian monasteries.
- The tour tells a story as much about the neighbouring countries it doesn’t visit as the country it does.
9–24 Jun 2012
16 days
£4,200
18 May–2 Jun 2013
16 days
£TBC
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TESTIMONIALS
‘A thoroughly rewarding trip.’
‘I found the topic stimulating, and have returned from the holiday having enjoyed the experience enormously.’ ‘Our lecturer was a very intellectual, urbane, unruffled guide, and could not be bettered.’We had a superb guide and lecturer, often illuminating a familiar area of history or architecture with new light.A. & J. M., Manukau
What an eye opener this tour was! What unexpected riches in these cities – Leeds surprised us most.R.F., West Sussex
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