Book club trip to England
Nov 30th, 2012, 07:32 PM
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stokebailey- will check into Bakewell and good idea about a gardens only tour at Chatsworth- that might be perfect.
latedaytraveler and lovs2travel- I will definetly write a trip report when we get back. I have done several and though,not as witty as many on this board, I try to get anything helpful for others covered, so stay tuned!
albionbythesea and MissPrism- great links-thanks!!
Morgana- the review for Now all Roads... was great reading, will look forward to the book itself. The notion that Pound decked Frost to the ground was quite a visual picture!
Mimar- great idea on the cell phones- will double check that we are covered there. I think the 7 of us will travel well together and they are all committed to the schedule- time will tell, of course.
Thanks so much everyone- I have some new links and lots of things to doublecheck that hadn't yet occured to me. Big, big help and much appreciated.
latedaytraveler and lovs2travel- I will definetly write a trip report when we get back. I have done several and though,not as witty as many on this board, I try to get anything helpful for others covered, so stay tuned!
albionbythesea and MissPrism- great links-thanks!!
Morgana- the review for Now all Roads... was great reading, will look forward to the book itself. The notion that Pound decked Frost to the ground was quite a visual picture!
Mimar- great idea on the cell phones- will double check that we are covered there. I think the 7 of us will travel well together and they are all committed to the schedule- time will tell, of course.
Thanks so much everyone- I have some new links and lots of things to doublecheck that hadn't yet occured to me. Big, big help and much appreciated.
Nov 30th, 2012, 07:42 PM
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"<i>I will definitely write a trip report when we get back. </i>"
Hopefully you won't have the 'issues'/pitfalls we had during <i>my</i> book club trip. Ours wasn't based on literary sites but more general sightseeing . . . But I don't think it would have helped
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...in-england.cfm
Hopefully you won't have the 'issues'/pitfalls we had during <i>my</i> book club trip. Ours wasn't based on literary sites but more general sightseeing . . . But I don't think it would have helped
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...in-england.cfm
Nov 30th, 2012, 10:27 PM
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Totally agree with mimar about getting a bus from Woodstock to Oxford.
It's a terrible idea for a visitor to try to drive and park in Oxford: driving to the nearest Park & Ride instead, then getting a bus into town takes as long and costs as much as getting the bus straight into Oxford from more or less outside your Woodstock hotel.
And, unlike central Oxford or the closest Park & Ride to Woodstock, parking in Woodstock's free.
It's a terrible idea for a visitor to try to drive and park in Oxford: driving to the nearest Park & Ride instead, then getting a bus into town takes as long and costs as much as getting the bus straight into Oxford from more or less outside your Woodstock hotel.
And, unlike central Oxford or the closest Park & Ride to Woodstock, parking in Woodstock's free.
Dec 5th, 2012, 12:46 AM
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Chatworth/Haddon Hall on the monday before driving south to Heathrow - you'd kick yourself for not squeezing in a trip to <b>D.H.Lawrence</b>'s birthplace & museum in <b>Eastwood</b>, Nottinghamshire which is practically en route.
It would also make a refreshing - and bracing - counterpoint to all that effete Austen and Hardy stuff you'll be gorging on!
Dr D.
It would also make a refreshing - and bracing - counterpoint to all that effete Austen and Hardy stuff you'll be gorging on!
Dr D.
Dec 5th, 2012, 03:44 AM
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If you are going to see Jane Austen's House, try and fit in a visit to Chawton House (where her brother Edward Austen Knight lived) and next door to St. Nicholas' Church (where Cassandra and Jane's mother are buried). It's only a few minutes drive bw JA's house and Chawton House. See http://www.chawtonhouse.org/
Chawton House Library has a fabulous book collection of English women writers from the 16th to 19th centuries. As a book club members, I think will enjoy it. You may need to organise a private tour as I am not sure how often they are open for public tours.
Chawton House Library has a fabulous book collection of English women writers from the 16th to 19th centuries. As a book club members, I think will enjoy it. You may need to organise a private tour as I am not sure how often they are open for public tours.
Dec 5th, 2012, 05:28 PM
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Dr D. Will have to check on DH. I visited his house in New Mexico some years ago. Would be fun to see his English digs.
Mez- We will definitely stop at Chawton House. Big Austen fans in this group but we do love our Hardy too. And Bronte. And Dickens. Oh, you can see why we are making the pilgrimage to England this next year!
janisj- I just read your trip report and it made me question if I have the gumption to try this. But the tickets are purchased so there is no turning back now. to top it all off, we all work together so we have to be on speaking terms when we get home.
Mez- We will definitely stop at Chawton House. Big Austen fans in this group but we do love our Hardy too. And Bronte. And Dickens. Oh, you can see why we are making the pilgrimage to England this next year!
janisj- I just read your trip report and it made me question if I have the gumption to try this. But the tickets are purchased so there is no turning back now. to top it all off, we all work together so we have to be on speaking terms when we get home.
Dec 5th, 2012, 10:59 PM
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"<i>janisj- I just read your trip report and . . . </i>"
It was probably mean of me to bring it up
You'll be fine. But I really <i>would</i> clarify things like separate checks, etc ahead of time . . .
It was probably mean of me to bring it up You'll be fine. But I really <i>would</i> clarify things like separate checks, etc ahead of time . . .
Dec 6th, 2012, 02:57 AM
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Actually, D.H. always struck me as warped mama's boy, Dr_DoGood, trying to prove his manhood in words because he really could not do much in deed.
To the Hardy enthusiasts (and I am certainly one)...
Fact about Hardy you'll like--his heart is buried in St Michaels, Stinsford, Dorset with his first wife (although there is a theory that his surgeon's cat ate the heart before it got to the grave) and the rest of him, cremated, is in the Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey.
When I visited his grave in Dorset, there were masses of Japanese tourists there. Since I thought his grave was a tad off of the beaten tourist path, I asked a Japanese guide about why this was a stop. "Thomas Hardy is revered in Japanese culture," she explained. "A visit here for many of these people is the same as going to Stratford."
Wow.
Anyway, JanisJ, I think you were wise to put that link out there for the OP. Livetoroam, perhaps you should have everyone in your group read the link so that all of you are aware of the pitfalls.
To the Hardy enthusiasts (and I am certainly one)...
Fact about Hardy you'll like--his heart is buried in St Michaels, Stinsford, Dorset with his first wife (although there is a theory that his surgeon's cat ate the heart before it got to the grave) and the rest of him, cremated, is in the Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey.
When I visited his grave in Dorset, there were masses of Japanese tourists there. Since I thought his grave was a tad off of the beaten tourist path, I asked a Japanese guide about why this was a stop. "Thomas Hardy is revered in Japanese culture," she explained. "A visit here for many of these people is the same as going to Stratford."
Wow.
Anyway, JanisJ, I think you were wise to put that link out there for the OP. Livetoroam, perhaps you should have everyone in your group read the link so that all of you are aware of the pitfalls.
