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Garden Market Chelsea Flower Show Garden Getaway Tour
May 18-May 28, 2011
May 18, 2011 Overnight Flight Depart USA.
May 19, 2011 Arrive London.
Meet tour guide, board touring coach, visit Lacock Abbey
Victorian woodland grounds, spring flowers, botanic garden of Fox
Talbot. Continue to Bath, check in to hotel. Welcome cocktails and
canapés for dinner.
May 20, 2011 Walking tour of Bath.
Head into Devon; visit RHS Garden Rosemoore. 65 acre formal garden,
herbaceous borders. Continue to Dartmoor National Park, enjoy
delicious dinner.
May 21, 2011 Visit Cotehele, a Tudor manor house where time
has stood still. Afternoon visit to The Garden House, enjoy the
South African Garden, Cottage Garden,, Bulb Meadow and Wisteria
Bridge.
May 22, 2011 Hampshire.
Stop to visit Stourhead in Wiltshire. Formal style; Greek Temples,
Renaissance inspired grottos. Arrive at Four Seasons Hotel for a
cocktail reception and gourmet dinner.
May 23, 2011 Hampshire. Leisurely morning to explore, enjoy
spa.
Afternoon aboard restored barge on Basingstoke Canal. Alight at 17th
century pub for dinner and excellent wine.
May 24, 2011 London. En route visit Wisley, the flagship
garden of the RHS. 200 acres with a vast array of collections and
inspiration. Recently opened Glasshouse echoes vast Victorian
greenhouses. Arrive in London; check in at hotel before dinner.
May 25, 2011 London. Experience the spectacle of the
Chelsea Flower Show on Members’ Day before it is open to the public.
Unprecedented access to the displays. Lecture by Fergus Garret, head
gardener at Great Dixter and Chelsea Flower Show Judge.
May 26, 2011 London. Expert local guide introduces you to
highlights of London. St. Paul’s Cathedral; Changing of the Guard.
Afternoon and evening at your leisure.
May 27, 2011 Visit Sissinghurst and Great Dixter today. At
Great Dixter, enjoy a specialist lecture on topiary. Mixed borders,
and meadows. Return to London for farewell dinner.
May 28, 2011 Depart for USA. |