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Itinerary
Day 1
We depart in our private executive coach from our designated pick up points. En route to our hotel we visit the Avoncroft Open Air Museum near Bromsgrove, home to over 30 historic buildings and structures, dating from the 13th to mid-20th centuries. Buildings on display include a working 19th century windmill, a Medieval Town House, a fully furnished 1940s prefab and the National Telephone Kiosk Collection. There are also tributes to the Midlands' industrial heritage, including a 100 year forge and a 19th century chain making shop. During our visit we enjoy an included light lunch. We continue to the centrally located 4* Novotel Hotel in Liverpool for a four night stay. A welcome dinner is included in our hotel this evening.
Day 2
With our Blue Badge guide we tour Liverpool this morning taking in the splendour of the Metropolitan Roman Catholic Cathedral with its modern circular design and glorious multi coloured windows and Liverpool Cathedral, one of the most iconic buildings of the city. This afternoon we enjoy a guided tour of the Walker Art Gallery, introducing us to one of the finest collections of fine and decorative art in Europe with works by Rembrandt, Poussin and Degas, 20th century works by artists such as Lucian Freud, David Hockney and Gilbert and George as well as one of the most important sculpture collections outside London. Dinner is included in our hotel this evening.
Day 3
This morning we enjoy an included cruise on the River Mersey to see the city from a different perspective. Port Sunlight Village was built by the Lever family for their workers and the village has over 900 listed and preserved buildings, wide streets and gardens. On arrival at the Lady Lever Art Gallery with our Blue Badge guide we have a guided tour of the works collected throughout the life of its founder, William Hesketh Lever, the first Lord Leverhulme. British 18th and 19th century painting, 18th century furniture and outstanding collections of Wedgwood and Chinese porcelain are among the treasures on show. We then visit Crosby Beach to see the internationally acclaimed artist Antony Gormley’s work ‘Another Place’. Best known for his controversial sculpture ‘Angel of the North’, ‘Another Place’ are massive installations of 100 cast iron figures, moulded from the artist’s own body in the style that has become synonymous with his work.
Day 4
Our Blue Badge guide meets us at our hotel this morning. We firstly visit the Museum of Liverpool. Opened in 2011, the museum depicts the story of Liverpool and its people, and reflects the city’s global significance. The National Trust’s Speke Hall is our destination this afternoon, one of the country’s most famous timbered houses. Originally built in 1530, its Great Hall and priest hole date from Tudor times. There is also fine Jacobean plasterwork and intricately carved furniture.
Day 5
After checking out of our hotel and before returning home, we visit the National Trust’s Little Moreton Hall in Cheshire. Begun in 1504 and completed 100 years later, Little Moreton Hall is regarded as the finest example of a timber-framed moated house in the country. Taking carefully selected comfort stops en route, we return back to our original pick up points.
NB: Please note we reserve the right to alter the above itinerary if required for operational reasons. Given the historic nature of the places visited, a certain degree of walking will be involved, and this holiday may not be suitable for those with mobility problems. Price based on twin share. Minimum numbers required. Normal booking conditions apply.
Featuring
4* central Liverpool hotel
Two dinners included
Included light lunch on Day 1
All excursion travel & guided tours included
Entrance fees to non-National Trust properties included
Included River Mersey cruise on Day 3
Blue Badge guide on Days 2 to 4
Executive coach throughout
Audio headsets included on Day 2 to 4
Local accommodation tax included
Avoncroft Open Air Museum
Liverpool – guided tour
Metropolitan Roman Catholic Cathedral
Liverpool Cathedral
Walker Art Gallery – guided tour
Cruise on the River Mersey
Port Sunlight Village
Lady Lever Art Gallery – guided tour
Antony Gormley’s ‘Another Place’ at Crosby Beach
Museum of Liverpool
Speke Hall
Little Moreton Hall
Hotel
We stay four nights at the centrally located 4* Novotel in Liverpool (www.novotel.com). Facilities at the hotel include a restaurant, bar, indoor swimming pool and a gymnasium. All rooms are en suite and feature television, hairdryer, minibar, and tea & coffee making facilities. A 3 course buffet dinner is included in our hotel on the first two evenings, and the remaining two nights are on a bed and breakfast basis.
Extras
Insurance (including Covid cover) £38
Single room supplement £99
Entrance fees to National Trust properties (free to NT members)
Gratuities
Dinners on Days 3 & 4
Lunches on Days 2 to 5
Optional Excursions
All excursion travel & guided tours included
