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October
7th to October 21st, 2008
$4,330 USD per person [land
only] | Limited to 8 photo travelers
This photography tour has 0 sign-ups, and
8 places are available at this time
updated Saturday the 17th of May, 2008
GATEWAY
CITY:
London, England
[LHR] | ARRIVAL WINDOW: 7:30 a.m.
to 10
a.m.
Go
to Orbitz
for the average roundtrip air-fare from your city
OUTLINE:
OUTLINE:
Experience the true
essence of England’s photographic diversity with an English
Photographer in Devon, Cornwall, the Cotswolds, Yorkshire Dales,
and the Lake District. Point a camera at the mixture of ancient
and modern contrasts, plus the landscape mosaics of hedgerow,
stone wall and patchwork fields in mellow autumn light. Also Stonehenge, Salisbury Cathedral, Gold Hill, Mousehole harbor, St. Michael’s
Mount, old tin mines, Glastonbury Abbey, thatched cottages,
Chipping Campden, Warwick, Wensleydale, Swaledale, Derwentwater,
Castlerigg Stone Circle, Ashness Bridge, Langdale and an old
steam train etcetera. England
photo essay
OVERSEAS TRAVEL
<> It is recommended, but not imperative, that you arrive a day early to be fresh and on time for the trip!
<> Early arrival also enables you to explore the gateway city should you wish.
<> A late flight arrival on day 1 of the trip might entail you having to find your own way to the first hotel, if not close to the airport.
<> Please note that the ending date of the trip is the day of your departure flight. Please arrange your flights accordingly.
Clients from the Americas, Africa, Asia and Australasia should depart their home country a day or two prior to Day 1 for on-time arrival at London's Heathrow airport.
DAY 1 | To ENGLAND
I’ll meet your
early morning flight into Heathrow, and we'll go west on the M4
and then turn south into the 'green and pleasant' English
landscape where we can slow down for our first picture
opportunities. English villages
are notoriously charming and the day's highlight will be Avebury
which was built among standing stones. On to our accommodations
in Wiltshire for some rest after long flights, with Stonehenge
scheduled for sunset on day 1, or a sunrise visit on day 2
depending upon the availability of the permits. You will
however photograph among the stones!
Near STONEHENGE, 1 night
DAYS 2, 3 and
4 | CORNWALL
Quaint villages near
Amesbury are on the morning menu, as is the Gothic
Salisbury Cathedral. Then off to
Cornwall via the cobblestone
and thatch of Gold Hill in Shaftsbury . . . an English classic.
On to our central Cornwall accommodations for a 3 night stay.
Day 3 will be given to a loop of the Land's End peninsula
including Porthleven, St. Michael’s Mount, Mousehole, a coastal
tin mine, St. Ives, and more.
Day 4 sees us exploring more picturesque coastal communities
including St. Mawes, Portloe, Mevagissey Polperro and spots
in-between.
CORNWALL, 3 nights
DAYS 5, 6 and
7 | The COTSWOLDS
We leave the
quaint coastal scenes behind today and head for the county of
Somerset. There we'll take in Glastonbury Abbey and Wells
Cathedral
before continuing north to our new home in Cotswold stone country.
Days 6 and 7 will find us shooting around the pretty Cotswold
stone villages of Chipping Campden, Snowshill, the Slaughters
etcetera, with thatches and charm abounding.
THE COTSWOLDS, 3 nights
DAYS 8, 9 and 10
| The YORKSHIRE DALES
Going north today via more Cotswold scenes we'll take time to explore medieval Warwick, including the classic castle image and the Tudor-framed Lord Leycester hospital. We'll then motor on
to our new home in the depths of the Yorkshire Dales . . . a
green and gray patchwork of stone barns, drystone walls and
rolling hillsides.
Days 9 and 10 will bring a farm visit and Dales vistas smattered
with northern English character, sheep and thick Yorkshire
accents. This is Herriot the veterinary country, and we'll
explore the book and TV scenes of Langthwaite, Askrigg, Aysgarth Falls, the photogenic Waldon Beck and much more.
THE YORKSHIRE DALES, 3 nights
DAYS 11, 12, and
13 | The LAKE
DISTRICT
We'll depart in
the morn for Fountains Abbey follwed by more Yorkshire Dale scenes as we make our way to the Lake District in Cumbria. The 'Lakes' are the most
naturally photogenic area in England and we'll explore it all
from our 3 night base. Loop trips will take us over rugged Hardknott Pass and Wrynose passes; Derwent Water;
Ashness Bridge; Langdale; Castlerigg stone circle and Grasmere,
where Wordsworth "wandered lonely as a cloud". The "host of
golden daffodils" will be gone at this time, but the warm autumn
colors will handsomely take up the slack. Sunrises in the Lake
District are very moody if the customary autumn mist
co-operates, and consequently we'll be out early and late in
search of the best light.
THE LAKE DISTRICT, 3 nights
DAY 14 | To LONDON
We'll 'mop-up' in
the Lake District this morning, and traverse the motorway system
while making our way to the outskirts of London. We'll get
into Windsor early enough to take a break and slowly explore the
'Long Walk' leading up to Windsor Castle, then take last relaxing supper
together near the castle.
WINDSOR, 1 night
DAY 15 | Flights Home
Unless you're
staying on, I'll get you to Heathrow in good time for your morning
flight home to the
USA.
Trip Leader:
John Baker
This
itinerary is © John Baker, Travel Images,
and is not to be copied by business entities for their own
professional use.
PHOTO TOUR FEES
PRICE: $4,330 per person, double occupancy [land only]
SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $430
SMALL
GROUP SUPPLEMENT:
Only applicable to groups of less than 6
For 5 photo travelers the Small-Group Supplement is $430 per person
For 4 photo travelers the Small-Group Supplement is $860 per person
ADMISSIONS:
Admission
to Stonehenge, Glastonbury Abbey, and Fountains Abbey are included in the trip
fees. All other admissions such as St. Michael’s Mount, Warwick Castle, and Windsor Castle are optional and not included. You will of course have free reign to photograph the exterior of locations not included, and if time permits, to enter at your own expense.
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