£1,270 (deposit £200). This includes: luxury coach travel from London and within France; return channel crossings with Eurotunnel from Folkstone to Calais; accommodation as described below; all meals with wine, water and coffee; all admissions; all tips for restaurant staff, drivers; all taxes; the services of the lecturer and poetry reader. Single supplement £130 (double for sole use).

A new-build, 3-star hotel in Amiens with comfortable rooms; excellent location close to the cathedral.

There is a quite a lot of walking, most of it over rough ground—you will need to lift your luggage on and off the train and wheel it within stations—average distance by coach per day: 71 miles.

We regret that applications from people aged 81 or over at the time of the tour will not be accepted.

We travel by coach and Eurotunnel instead of flying, dramatically reducing CO2 emissions per passenger.

We stay at Hotel du Louvre, which is a member of the Concorde hotels group. Their restaurants use locally sourced and seasonal produce, stationery is made from 40% recycled materials, cleaning products are non-toxic and they have established a line of Ecocert-certified organic welcome products (toiletries).