So, Sunday morning after all the Christmas festivities, Jess got up early, actually later than she usually would and started planning. Most of the trip has been plotted out and we're waiting to hear back from the places to stay - most will probably B&Bs on this trip. The last day will be spent in London, probably at a Chelsea game and then some other places depending on the time, etc.
The tentative itinerary is below, sans the places we'll be staying and their prices. The other prices will help us to determine if there is a pass we can get to gain access to most of those places and if it will be cheaper than paying for each one separately. The best would be for their economy to take a real downturn over the next month so we can recoup some of the money we spent the last time we were there.
I'm pretty excited because the driving between places will be minimal as compared to our time in Spain and we should be able to see most if not all of the stuff that I wanted to - especially, Leeds, Dover, Bodiam and Hever Castles. I'm sure Jess will finish up the planning once she feels better - massive stomach virus today and has been in bed all day. So has her brother, Max. Both of those jerks were breathing on me yesterday as I tried to do a word search on the iPad, so I have no doubt that I will be praying to the porcelain gods while down in Florida. I guess the bright side is that it is a milestone as it will be the first time I puked in a state other than New York (I think).
SATURDAY FEB 19
Hever p103 (london to hever 1 hr 8mins)
Knole (£2.50 parking, or park in town, not open in Feb so we just drive by)
Hever Castle (sent email about hours, £13 pp)
Penhurst Palace (10:30AM-4:30PM weekends only £9.80pp)
Chiddingstone
SUNDAY FEB 20
Canterbury p62 (Penshurst to Canterbury Cathedral 1hr 15mins)
Canterbury Cathedral (12:30-2:30-last entry 2:00 with crypt, £8pp)
West Gate- not open on Sunday
St. Augustine’s Abbey ( 10AM-4PM, £4.50)
St. Martin’s Church (9:50am-10:30AM only)
Drive to Maidstone (40 mins)
MONDAY FEB 21
Leeds Castle p122
Castle (10:30AM-3:30PM £17.50pp)
Wander in Bearsted (Leeds Castle to Bearstead 8 mins)
Drive Leeds to Dover 46 mins
Walk the White Cliffs of Dover (1/4 mile hike each way up)
TUESDAY FEB 22
Dover Castle p78 (10AM-4PM, £13.90)
Dover Castle
Drive to Rye (1hr)
Pretty village to see – think easily paired with visiting Battle
Battle p41 (Rye to Battle 30 mins)
Battle of Hastings Battlefield and Abbey
Battle p41 - to Bodiam Castle 15 minutes
DRIVE to: Salisbury & Stonehenge p165 (Bodiam to Stonehenge 2hrs 30mins)
WEDNESDAY FEB 23
Stonehenge 9:30AM-4PM £6.90 pp
Marketplace – poultry cross
St. Thomas’ Church (8AM-6PM, free?)
Cathedral Close
Salisbury Cathedral(715AM-6:15PM, tower tours 2hrs 11:15, 1:15, 2:15-call 01722 555156 for reservations. £8.50
Old Sarum/Stonehenge (10AM-4PM, £3.30pp)
Drive to Bath
Bath p33 (salisbury to bath 1 hrs 8 mins)
THURSDAY FEB 24
Bath Abbey and Churchyard 9AM-430PM , TOWER TOUR£5
Roman Baths Museum 9:30AM-4:30PM £12.00
Pulteney Bridge
Royal Crescent
Thermae Bath Spa
FRIDAY FEB 25
Bath to Eaton Castle (1hr)
Eaton Castle
Eaton Castle to Windsor Castle(1 hr 10 mins)
Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle to Runnymede (9 mins)
Hampton Court p97 (bath to hampton court 2hrs 4 mins)
Hampton Ct (10AM-3:30PM, £15.40)
Maybe add Eaton Castle and Runnymeade
London (hampton court to london 37 mins)
Other possibilities depending on time
Stratford Upon Avon
Oxford
Cambridge
Cardiff
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