English Cathedrals Tour
We hope that you will consider joining us for this event, below you will find the cost information as well as the itinerary.
$3850 DOUBLE OCCUPANCY Single supplement $1450
This trip is limited to 20 participants.
Tour includes 11 nights accommodation, 11 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 3 dinners, 1 high tea, all trip-related admissions and guides, private chartered bus and gratuities. Cost does not include airfare, airport transfers or alcoholic beverages unless otherwise stated in the itinerary.
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Itinerary for the Cathedrals of England Tour:
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20
Trip begins at 1:00 p.m.
Westminster Abbey
Evensong
With its radiant sense of the sacred there is no more fitting way to begin our pilgrimage than with the 3:00 p.m. Evensong service at Westminster Cathedral.
High Tea and Reflection on our Pilgrimage
It is a happy Studio Traveler tradition to have high tea on our first afternoon, allowing us time to relax while enjoying one of the world’s most gracious traditions. Rev. Tammy will guide our conversation as we explore what the purpose of pilgrimage is and how transformative travel can help us better understand who we are and what we are called to be and do at this juncture in our lives.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 21
Morning Prayer and Reflection
We start the day by gathering together for worship and reflection.
Salisbury Cathedral
After morning prayer and reflection, we depart for a two-day stay in Salisbury, anchored by the magnificent Salisbury Cathedral. We arrive in time for the Tower Tour. The Tower Tour is an extraordinary opportunity to deepen one’s understanding of the cathedral as a structural triumph of engineering and of faith. It is not for the faint of heart as it involves traversing significant heights and navigating a number of tight staircases. An equally excellent tour of the interior of the cathedral will be offered to those who wish to have an alternative.
Evensong
Evensong at Salisbury begins at 5:30 p.m.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22
Morning Prayer and Holy Communion
Today our optional worship is in Salisbury Cathedral. Morning Prayer begins at 7:30 a.m. followed by Holy Communion at 7:50 a.m.
Salisbury Cathedral continues to have its own dedicated quarry as well as an onsite masonry workshop. Our tour of the workshop is a fascinating opportunity to become better acquainted with the restoration and maintenance of this enduring treasure.
Open Afternoon
Whether you choose an afternoon of quiet relaxation or a visit to one of the area’s incomparable sites--both Wilton House and Stonehenge are short distances away--this unscheduled time is yours to enjoy.
Evensong
Evensong at Salisbury begins at 5:30 p.m.
Dinner
We break bread together in our first of three group dinners.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23
Morning Prayer and Holy Communion
Morning Prayer begins at 7:30 a.m. followed by Holy Communion at 7:50 a.m.
Wells Cathedral
After morning worship, we drive the short distance to the lovely town of Wells, site of Wells Cathedral, known as one of the most beautiful of cathedrals in England. Uniquely, much of the cathedral original stained glass is intact, having been spared the destructive wrath of the English Civil War. We have the opportunity to tour the cathedral’s own stained glass workshop to learn more about the storytelling power of this ancient art form as well as mechanics of caring for these priceless cultural treasures.
We also may have a surprise or two in store in this very special place!
Evensong
Evensong at Wells begins at 5:15 p.m.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24
Morning Eucharist
Morning Eucharist is offered in the Cathedral at 8:00 a.m.
Oxford and Christ Church Cathedral
After morning Eucharist, we depart for Oxford where we begin a relaxed walking tour of Oxford and its colleges.
Evensong
Evensong at Christ Church begins at 6:00 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25
Morning Prayer and Said Eucharist
This morning our optional worship is in the Cathedral with Morning Prayer offered at 7:10 a.m. and Said Eucharist at 7:30 a.m.
Sacred Music in the Church of England
This tour & conversation provides a chance to deepen our understanding of the role of sacred music in history of the church as well as in the experience of modern worship.
This afternoon is self-directed and choices abound: Bodleian Library; Ashmolean Museum; The Oxford Museum of Natural History; Pitts Rivers Museum; Modern Art Oxford, or just a bit out from town Blenheim Palace.
Evensong
We attend Magdalen College's renowned Evensong at 6:00 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26
Morning Prayer and Said Eucharist
This morning our optional worship is in the Cathedral with Morning Prayer offered at 7:10 a.m. and Said Eucharist at 7:30 a.m.
After morning worship, we depart for Coventry and its Cathedral, a site and symbol of immense destruction, rebirth and reconciliation.
Coventry Cathedral
We begin our visit with members of the Cathedral’s Reconciliation Ministry, one of the oldest religious-based centers of its kind in the world as well as being central to the Cathedral’s understanding of its modern mission.
We next take a comprehensive tour of the Cathedral complex which includes its dazzling modern sanctuary, the powerful ruins left as a testament to the senseless destruction of World War II and the small but resonent Blitz Museum.
Dinner
We break bread together in our second of three group dinners.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27
This morning is set aside for worship and rest. The Sunday morning Eucharist service begins at 10:30 a.m. We will then leave mid-afternoon for beautiful Norwich and our final visit.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 28
Norwich Cathedral
This morning our optional worship is in the Cathedral with Morning Prayer at 7:30 a.m. We will spend the majority of the day exploring the works of Dame Julian of Norwich whose life and witness has shaped much of Christian spirituality in the last hundred years. Late in the afternoon, we return to London
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29
This is an open day to use as you wish before we gather once again one last time for Evensong.
Evensong
We end as we began by gathering at 5:00 p.m. for the weekday Evensong service at Westminster Cathedral.
Dinner
From Westminster we depart for our farewell dinner.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30
Trip ends after breakfast
