Old Drogheda
Society
Date:
Sunday, 12th April to Thursday, 16th April, 2015
This visit is being organised by the Federation of Local
History Societies and is open to
all members of the Old Drogheda Society.
Our
visit to the west counties promises to be another memorable journey to some of
the
most
beautiful countryside in England. This south-west peninsula holds some of
Britain’s
most
forbidding moors, dramatic coastline and enticing beaches. Its history which
stretches
from Celtic to Victorian times is strikingly illustrated in its many castles
and
stately
homes. We will have the opportunity to see some of these including the magnifi
cent
17th
Century Mansion Lanhydrock House, Prideaux Place and Manor House which
holds
many treasures from the Spanish Armada. We will visit the impressive cathedrals
of
Exeter and Truro, travel over the moors of Dartmoor, enjoy a panoramic coach
tour of
Plymouth,
one of the country’s greatest seafaring cities, visit Mount St.Michael and its
fortified house crowning the island, see Penzance and wander through the streets of
the
coastal
towns of St. Ives and Padstow and much more.
Package:
The
package includes coach hire x 5 days, return ferry crossing Rosslare to
Fishguard, 4
nights
B&B with evening meal in the New Continental Spa Hotel in Plymouth.
Cost
is €449 per person sharing, (€120 single supplement). Note: This includes all
admission
costs, guides, tips etc. for the 5 days of the visit.
Itinerary:
Sunday:
Leave Dublin Heuston Station at 5.30 am sharp with some pick-up points along
the
way and travel by coach and ferry to Plymouth with one stop along the way to
arrive
at
Plymouth at 6.30 pm. Dinner in hotel at 7.30 pm.
Monday:
Devon. Panoramic coach tour of Plymouth. Visit Buckland Abbey once the
home
of Sir Francis Drake and see Drake’s drum and the Great Barn, coach tour
through
Dartmoor
where quarries, prehistoric remains and Dartmoor ponies can be seen, cross
over
the high moorland with views across dramatic tors, woodlands, mining activity
and
ancient route between abbeys. Break for lunch in Exeter. Guided tour of Exeter
Cathedral,
one of the great cathedrals of England and a magnifi cent example of Gothic
architecture.
Free time to explore the city. Return to Plymouth to arrive back at 6.30pm.
Dinner
in hotel at 7.30 pm. This will be followed by a short after dinner talk by
local
historian
Chris Robinson.
Tuesday:
North Cornwall. After breakfast travel to Lanhydrock House, a magnificent
mansion
house set in its own estate with beautiful gardens and church and regarded as
the
perfect Victorian country house. It is renowned for its arts, crafts and fine
interiors.
Panoramic
tour of historic Bodmin with its Shire Hall, Bodmin Gaol, Museum and Bodmin
&
Wenford Railway Station. Scenic coach trip to the Cornish fishing village of
Padstow
on
the coast. Free time for lunch. Guided tour of the stunningly beautiful
Elizabethan
Manor
House of Prideaux Place. Time for a walk around the village. Return by coach to
Plymouth
to arrive at 6.00 pm. Dinner Hotel at 7.30 pm.
Wednesday:
South Cornwall. After breakfast travel to the city of Truro and have a short
guided
tour of the city to include the outside of its cathedral. Coffee break. Travel
on to
Marazion
for St. Michael’s Mount. Take short boat trip to island and visit the castle on
the
mount
including the blue room and the intricate chase close room. Return to mainland
and
have lunch. Scenic drive Penzance seafront, Newlyn, Gulval and over to the port
of
St.
Ives. Free time in St. Ives. Travel back to Plymouth to arrive at 6.40 pm.
Dinner hotel
at
7.30 pm.
Thursday:
Have early breakfast 6.45 am. Leave Plymouth at 7.30 am and travel, with
one
stop, by coach and ferry to arrive at Rosslare at 6.30 pm. Travel to Dublin to
arrive
at
Heuston Station at 8.30 pm.
Information:
Hotel:
New Continental Hotel, Millbay Road, Plymouth, PL1 3LD, England
Detailed
Itinerary: Finalised itinerary with times etc. will be issued to all those
travelling
at
least week before the event.
Booking:
The
coach can seat 53 people.
Booking
is on a first come first served basis.
NOTE:
Early
booking is advisable but PAYMENT IN FULL must be received by Monday, March 9,
at the latest.
Reply
Slip
Society:
______________________________________________________________________________________
Name(s)
of Delegate(s) _________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Double,
Twin or Single Room _______________________________ Total amount enclosed: €
_______________
e-mail
__________________________________________________ Phone No.:
__________________________
Booking
and payment, by cheque or draft, should be made through Larry Breen, 8 The
Paddocks, Naas, Co. Kildare.
Bank
drafts/cheques should be made payable to the Federation of Local History
Societies.
Old Drogheda Society - History, Archaeology &
Heritage
Millmount,
Drogheda, Co. Louth, Ireland. Tel. 041-9833097
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