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At A Glance:

  • Upcoming departures:
    August 6 - 13, 2023
    July 14 - 21, 2024

    Sojourn begins:
    Grasmere, England

    Sojourn concludes:
    Grasmere, England

    Price from:
    $3,295/person (DO)
    $3,690/person (SO)

    Combines with:
    Anglo-Saxon Britain

     


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    Sojourn Highlights

    • A day trip to Ayrshire, Scotland and Robert Burn’s birthplace and setting for Tam o’Shanter in Alloway.
    • An afternoon balloon flight over the Lakeland followed by a champagne reception
    • Privately guided climbs to three of the Lake Districts commanding peaks: Helvellyn, Skiddaw, and the Langdale Pikes
    • Guided hike to Aria Force Waterfall in Ullswater, the inspiration for many of Wordsworth’s poems
    • Tour leader, Professor Adam Potkay is an internationally respected scholar and expert on Romantic Literature. His recent book The Story of Joy: From the Bible to Late Romanticism was been named co-winner of the Harry Levin Prize awarded by the American Comparative Literature Association.
    • Special private reception and seminar evening held at Wordsworth’s home, Dove Cottage
    • Afternoon steamboat ride along Lake Windermere from Ambleside to Bowness
    • Visits to the Lake Districts most picturesque villages, including Hawkshead, Ambleside, and Keswick
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