Monday, 10th September 2007

Guides with coaches will meet the group at the University at 10am and transfer them into the centre of Bath. The group will be dropped at Orange Grove, near Bath Abbey, and the guides will take them on a walking tour of the city, which will include showing them the principal sights and telling them the history of the city, with stories about the extraordinary range of people Bath has attracted over the centuries. During the tour, there will be a visit to the Roman Baths and morning coffee in the Pump Room which is always a very special experience.

The tour will end at about 1.30pm and the delegates will have some free time to have lunch, explore other museums and the shops. Our guides will show the groups where to find the museums, high quality restaurants and shops during the tour. The delegates will need to make their way back to Orange Grove where the coaches will meet them at 4pm to transfer them back to the University, where they would arrive at about 4.20pm. If any delegates wish to return to the University straight after the tour, there are taxis or public buses.

Tuesday, 11th September 2007 - alternative

Guides with coaches will meet the group at the University at 9.30am and you will drive to Bradford on Avon. Here there will be a tour of this pretty riverside town with visits to the Saxon church and the incredible 14th century tithe barn. You will then travel on to Stourhead with its fine Palladian mansion containing furniture by Chippendale the Younger. The house is set in one of the most beautiful landscaped gardens in Britain with a lake surrounded by classical temples and an incredible collection of exotic trees. It is a very special place to visit.

On arrival at Stourhead there will be morning coffee, followed by a tour of the house. After the tour the group will have a 2 course lunch with wine and coffee, and will be able to spend the afternoon exploring the gardens. There will be time for tea before the group depart and return to the university, arriving back at approximately 5.30pm.