Day 5
The Austen’s House. You can’t see the cream tea restaurant opposite but it comes highly recommended. We woke up at 6-6:50 today for a 7:00am breakfast. After breakfast we got on the bus and drove to...
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After breakfast, we departed The Royal Lion Hotel in Lyme Regis to visit Thomas Hardy country in Dorchester, Dorset. We met our tour guide for the day, the charismatic and unbelievably engaging...
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Today we woke up to an early morning. We started the day off with a tour around Lyme Regis. We discovered where Jane Austen stayed on her trip to Lyme Regis and where she got her ideas for her book,...
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We had a relatively early start this morning as we had to load the bus with our bags before taking the journey from Bath to Stratford-upon-Avon. Throughout the bus trip we stopped off at Stow on the...
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“Not everybody got a script… I did but it was just one copy.” This is Anne Hathaway perspective on life. Do you know why people say “sleep tight?” Well, today at Anne Hathaway’s cottage we learnt why…...
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Top Withens http://www.haworth-village.org.uk/brontes/places/top_withens.asp We went to Bronte country today. They lived in a parsonage with a burial ground where 42,000 bodies are buried. The life...
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Early this morning we went to Dove Cottage in Grasmere, which was the home of William Wordsworth for eight years. The cottage used to be a pub. Typical for that time, the cottage was dark with very...
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Rydal Lake in the morning. Day 12 Today we were able to sleep in!!! This was a welcome relief because although the entire trip has been extremely exciting, it has also been very tiring. Finally, we...
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Parents please note that our return details are as follows: Etihad Flight EY 450 arriving Sunday 7th of October at 7.25am We look forward to seeing you all there. Please also keep an eye on the blog...
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Stephanie led the group in singing our national anthem. We had an early start so we could go on one last walk before our departure. The walk started near Rydal river and went right up the mountain into...
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