Great Houses of London - the dicamillo companion

Sublime & Enduring Beauty
Great Houses of London
Saturday, September 13 – Saturday, September 20, 2014
8 Days – 7 Nights
$8,950 per person, based on double occupancy.
Every aristocratic and noble
family had a country house. But,
to be considered a player in
society or politics, you had to
have a London house! And, of
course, not just a house in
London, but a grand house meant
to impress on every level. Many
of these houses were lost to taxes,
with more taken out by the
Luftwaffe during World War II.
We will see the finest of those that
remain, with a special emphasis
on the Neoclassical, a style in
which London reigns supreme.
The Staircase
Home House
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a brief biography of tour leader
Curt DiCamillo
Mr. DiCamillo is an American architectural historian and a recognized authority on the British country
house. He has written and lectured extensively in the U.S. and abroad on the subject and has taught classes
on British culture and art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston. Curt regularly leads scholarly tours that focus on the architectural and artistic heritage of Britain and
its influence around the world. Since 1999 he has maintained an award-winning database on the web, The
DiCamillo Companion to British & Irish Country Houses (DiCamilloCompanion.com). The database seeks
to document every English, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish country house ever built, standing or demolished,
together with a history of the families who lived in the houses, the architects who designed them, and the
history of the houses’ collections and gardens.
In recognition of his work, Curt has been presented to the late Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and The
Prince of Wales. He is a member of The Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain and is an
alumnus of both the Royal Collection Studies program and The Attingham Summer School for the Study of
Historic Houses and Collections. In addition, he is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, is listed in Who’s
Who in America, Who’s Who in the World, is a Fellow of the Massachusetts Historical Society, a member of the
Collections Committee for the Great House at Castle Hill on the Crane Estate in Ipswich, Massachusetts, and
a member of the Advisory Board of Samuel T. Freeman & Co. of Philadelphia.
Before going into private practice, Curt served for eight years (2004-12) as Executive Director of The National
Trust for Scotland Foundation USA, based in Boston, where he was responsible for raising over $6 million for the
Trust (he currently holds the position of Executive Director Emeritus). Previously he worked for 13 years for the
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. A native of the Philadelphia area, Curt grew up in Central Florida with his sister,
the award-winning children’s book author Kate DiCamillo.
Curt at the iconic Attingham Park, Shropshire, May 2012.
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ITINERARY
Sublime & Enduring Beauty
The Goring
B = Breakfast; L = Lunch
T = Tea; R = Reception; D = Dinner
Friday, September 12
DEPART U.S.
Depart the United States no later than today.
DAY 1
Saturday, September 13
R, D
Located in St. James’s, in the center of London,
and next to the gardens of Buckingham Palace, The
Goring is the only London hotel that is still owned
and operated by the family that built it.
The Goring was opened on March 2, 1910 by Otto
Richard Goring, who bragged that his was the first
hotel in the world in which every room had a
central
heating!
private
bathroom
and
The hotel has a Royal Warrant from The Queen,
and it was here that Her Majesty put up her future
in-laws for the 2011 marriage of Prince William
and Kate Middleton.
The Goring
15 Beeston Place
London SW1W 0JW
Arrive in London and check into The Goring. At
5:00 PM meet tour leaders Curt DiCamillo and Gareth
Williams, Curator to the Weston Park Foundation, and
board the coach for the short drive to Soho, where we’ll
be given a tour of a private 18th century townhouse.
Afterward we’ll take the short drive to Fitzroy Square,
one of Robert Adam’s urban masterpieces, for a lovely
evening at an 18th century townhouse. After drinks
we’ll sit down to a Georgian banquet, where we’ll be
served by livered footmen in 18th century costume. But
it gets better – there will be an operatic interlude with
a soprano, countertenor, tenor, and pianist, all led by
Oliver Gerrish, a rising young star in the London
opera scene.
Telephone – 011-44-2073-969-000
Website – www.thegoring.com
Oilver Gerrish
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DAY 2
Sunday, September 14
Osterley Park
B, L
After breakfast we’ll board the coach for West
London, where we’ll see two of the capital’s
greatest gems. Our first visit will be to
Osterley Park, a Tudor house that, in the
18th century, was converted by the famous
Robert Adam into a house of rare splendor.
After we leave Osterley we head to nearby
Syon Park, where we’ll start with lunch at
the Refectory Restaurant.
Built in the 1570s for Sir Thomas Gresham, founder of the
Royal Exchange, Osterley was magnificently reconstructed in
the 1760s by Robert Adam for the Child family, leaving us
one of Britain’s most complete examples of Adam’s oeuvre.
The Tapestry Room contains the Gobelins tapestries woven
especially for it in 1775, while the State Bedroom contains
one of Adam’s most ebullient creations -- the domed State
Bed, circa 1776, conceived as a Temple of Venus. The
massive eight-poster bed was based on Robert Wood’s
engraving of the Temple of the Sun, published in his 1757
book, Ruins of Baalbek. The famous Etruscan Room contains
one of the earliest such designs in Europe.
Then it’s a tour of Syon House, the last ducal
residence in Greater London that survives
with its country estate. Syon is another
Robert Adam masterpiece; this time he took a
house with medieval origins and turned it
into a virtual palace. After our tour of the
House there will be free time in the garden,
where you can see the Great Conservatory,
where a Downton Abbey scene was filmed.
We’ll return to the hotel after Syon for an
evening and dinner on your own.
The Child family were the founders of the famous banking
house of Child & Co., founded in the 1660s as goldsmiths.
The Bank in Fleet Street was extremely conservative in its
activities (so conservative, in fact, that, unlike most Victorian
banks, it refused to pay interest on money held on deposit by
its customers) and is believed to have been the model for
Tellson’s Bank in Charles Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities.
The Bank remained a successful concern for hundreds of
years, until the early 20th century, when the wave of
consolidations in the British banking industry forced
Child & Co. to merge into what ultimately became The
Royal Bank of Scotland.
The Ante Room
Syon House
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Syon House
Mark Girouard, writing in Historic Houses of Britain, calls Robert Adam’s rooms at Syon
“the most brilliant sequence of rooms of his career.”
But history here goes back much, much further. Early Britons drove stakes into the bed of what is today
the River Thames at Syon in an attempt to stop the legions of Julius Caesar from crossing the river (one
of the actual stakes was discovered during dredging in the late 20th century and can be seen on display in
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the House today). It’s ironic that Robert Adam’s 18 century designs at Syon, most particularly his
Entrance Hall, would be easily recognizable today to an ancient Roman. Syon was originally the site of
a medieval abbey named after Mount Zion (Sion) in the Holy Land and founded by Henry V. It was
one of the last great abbeys to be built in England (completed in 1431) and was dedicated to the
Bridgettine Order, founded in the 14th century by the Swedish mystic St. Bridget. The Abbey was
brutally dissolved by Henry VIII in 1539 as part of the Dissolution of the Monasteries; by 1547 it had
been turned into a residence of the Duke of Northumberland, whose home it remains today.
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DAY 3
Monday,
September 15
Kenwood House
B, D
We begin the day with a visit to the
Brian Haughton Gallery in St.
James’s, possibly the finest porcelain
shop in the world, where we’ll have a
tour of its treasures and a lecture on
English and French china by the
internationally known porcelain
expert Paul Crane.
J.C. Loudon, writing in 1838, on Kenwood:
“This is, beyond all question, the finest country
residence in the suburbs of London…”
The Kenwood House that we see today was rebuilt in the 1760s
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by Robert Adam for William Murray, 1 Earl of Mansfield.
Considered the greatest British lawyer of the 18th century,
Murray was a protégé of Alexander Pope, was appointed Solicitor
General at the young age of 37, and was known as “Silvertongued Murray” in his lifetime.
We’ll hop on the coach after our
porcelain extravaganza and head to
Kenwood House, another Robert
Adam gem, where we’ll have a
highlights tour of the house, followed
by lunch on your own at the Kenwood
House Café and time to wander the
grounds.
The Kenwood Estate remained in the ownership of the Murray
family until 1925, when it was sold to the immensely wealthy
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brewery scion Edward Cecil Guinness, 1 Earl of Iveagh, who
was looking for a suitable home for the cream of the art
collection he had formed between 1887 and 1891 and had
originally installed in his Mayfair home.
Because of Lord Iveagh, Kenwood contains the finest private
collection of Old Master paintings given to the nation in the
20th century. Julius Bryant, writing in the 2003 book Kenwood:
Paintings in the Iveagh Bequest, states that Lord Iveagh, “With
perfect timing and decisiveness…absorbed the cream of art newly
released from settled aristocratic estates” and put together “the
most intact surviving collection formed for a London town house
of the Gilded Age.”
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19th century Sèvres Lion
Brian Haughton Gallery
After we leave Kenwood we’re on our way to the Marleybone section of the City of Westminster to see the
famous and very private Brinsley Ford Collection at Wyndham Place. We will have a special tour of this
seldom-seen collection and then head to the hotel for time to relax. We begin the evening at The Goring
with cocktails and The Great Houses of London, a lecture by The Hon. James Stourton, author of the noted
2012 book of the same name, and the retired Chairman of Sotheby’s UK. After the lecture we will have
dinner at The Goring.
Wyndham Place
During the prime years of the 20th century Sir
Brinsley Ford (1908–99) formed one of the most
important private collections of art in Britain. Sir
Brinsley was the Director (and savior) of The
Burlington Magazine, President of the Walpole
Society, a trustee of the National Gallery, and
Chairman of the Art Fund. Of all these activities,
his most passionate may have been the Art Fund,
which has been involved in the acquisition of over
860,000 works of art of every kind for the nation.
Sir Brinsley came from an illustrious line: his
great-grandfather, Richard Ford, was a connoisseur
and author of the important Handbook for Spain,
(1845); Sir Brinsley was also descended from the
famous dramatist Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Lady at Dressing Table
Johann Heinrich Füssli
Brinsley Ford Collection
In the 1970s he began to assemble material for a
dictionary of gentlemen who made the Grand
Tour to Rome and Italy; this was published in
1997 as A Dictionary of British and Irish Travellers
in Italy, 1701–1800. Sir Brinsley was knighted in
1984 for his contributions to art and, upon his
death in 1999, left his great collection, focused
especially on Italian art, to a private family
foundation, all splendidly housed in Wyndham
Place, the family’s historic London home.
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DAY 4
Tuesday, September 16
Dennis Severs’ House
B, R, D
After breakfast you’ll have the morning and early
afternoon, including lunch, on your own. At
1:30 PM we’ll board the coach at The Goring for
Central London, where we’ll be given a walking
tour of Spitalfields by the architectural historian
Will Palin. Beginning at Christ Church, one of
Hawksmoor’s masterpieces and one of the most
important churches in London, we will explore this
ancient part of London (originally a Roman burying
ground), famous for its settlement in the
18th century by Huguenot silk weavers. We will end
the tour with drinks and a tour of Will’s own
charming 18th century silk weaver’s house.
“The journey through the house becomes a journey
through time; with its small rooms and hidden
corridors, its whispered asides and sudden revelations,
it resembles a pilgrimage through life itself.”
- Peter Ackroyd
Then it’s a short walk to Folgate Street and Dennis
Severs’ House, where we will have a candlelight
tour of one of the most astonishing historic houses
in the world, after which it’s a hop-skip-and-a-jump
to a local restaurant for dinner.
Dennis Severs’ House is a “still-life drama”
created between 1979 and 1999 by American
émigré Dennis Severs as a “historical imagination”
of
what life would
have
been
like
inside for a family of Huguenot silk weavers.
Drawn to London by what he called “the English
light,” Severs gradually created the rooms in his
house as a time capsule, each floor capturing a
different century in the house’s life during the
occupancy of the fictitious Jervis family, who lived
here from 1725 until 1919. The house is presented
as if a member of the family has just left the room
and is almost audible, if not visible, to the visitor.
Dennis refused to install electricity or plumbing and
shunned virtually all modern ways of life, famously
saying “the 20th century is a nice place to visit,
but you wouldn’t want to live there.”
The motto of the house is Aut Visum Aut Non:
“You either see it or you don’t.”
Christ Church, Spitalfields
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DAY 5
Wednesday,
September 17
Home House
B, L, R
We begin the day with a tour and
lecture at The Society of
Antiquaries, one of the oldest
and most prestigious learned
societies in Europe, where we will
also be privileged to see some of
the treasures in their collection.
Home House is an exceptionally fine Georgian London
townhouse at No. 20 Portman Square in the City of
Westminster. In 1926 the House was leased by Samuel
Courtauld to house his growing art collection; at his wife’s death
in 1931 he gave the House and the collection to the new
Courtauld Institute of Art as a temporary home.
The
“temporary” accommodation lasted until 1989, when the
Courtauld Institute left for new premises in Somerset House.
After the Courtaulds’ departure the House was purchased by
Berkeley Adam Ltd., who let it remain vacant until 2004, when it
was sold to new owners who turned No. 20 Portman Square into
Home House Private Members Club, joining it with Nos. 19
and 21.
As part of the research undertaken during the extensive and lavish
refurbishment, it was revealed that the House was originally
designed in 1776 by James Wyatt for Elizabeth, Countess of
Home. In 1777 Wyatt was replaced by Robert Adam, who
probably only designed the interiors (it had previously been
believed that Adam designed the entire house).
The Italian decorative painter Antonio Zucchi (husband of the
famous Angelica Kaufman) worked with Adam on the lavish
interiors of Home House, which are almost unequaled in
London for their Neoclassical splendor.
After the Antiquaries we’ll take
the coach to Home House for
lunch and a tour. A masterpiece
of both James Wyatt and Robert
Adam, Home House is one of the
most magnificent Neoclassical
houses in London and is today an
exclusive private club.
We head next to West London
and the divine Chiswick House,
one of the most jewel-like
Palladian buildings in Britain,
where we’ll have a private tour of
the House and garden.
After leaving Chiswick it’s off to
Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler
for a tour of the world-famous
decorator, including the famous
Yellow Room of Nancy
Lancaster, where we’ll have
cocktails and nibbles.
We then return to the hotel for
an evening on your own, or you
can join Gareth and Curt for an
optional no-host dinner.
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The Society of Antiquaries
Chiswick House
Headquartered in Burlington House (also home
of the Royal Academy), The Society of
Antiquaries of London is a learned society that is
charged by its Royal Charter with “the
encouragement, advancement and furtherance of
the study and knowledge of the antiquities and
history of this and other countries.” The Society
celebrated its 300th anniversary in 2007, though
an even earlier precursor organization, the
College of Antiquaries, was founded circa 1586.
Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington (1695-1753), was
one of England’s “Earls of Creation” and the supreme
arbiter of the arts in early 18th century Britain. He was
an enthusiastic promoter of the Italian Renaissance
architect Palladio and put his principles to work at
Chiswick House, which was designed between 1725
and 1729 by Burlington himself (with a little help from
William Kent) – all inspired by Palladio’s 16th century
Villa Capra La Rotonda near Vicenza.
The Society retains a highly selective election
procedure. Members of the Society are known
as Fellows and are entitled to use the postnominal letters FSA after their names.
Fellowship is regarded as recognition of
significant achievement in the fields of
archaeology, antiquities, history, and heritage.
The columns of the Chiswick portico are copied from
the ancient Temple of Jupiter Stator in Rome, while
the stepped dome is based on the Roman Pantheon.
The semi-circular Diocletian windows below the dome
are copied from windows in the Baths of Diocletian in
the Eternal City.
Chiswick House was one of the first Palladian villas in
Britain, and is considered one of the finest examples of
The Society’s Library is the oldest and most Palladian architecture in the United Kingdom.
important archaeological research library in the
UK, with more than 100,000 books and
manuscripts in its collection, including many
rare documents, such as the inventory of all
Henry VIII’s possessions at the time of his death.
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DAY 6
Thursday,
September 18
Linley Sambourne House
B, L, T
After a leisurely start to the day, we
board the coach at The Goring
and head to Leighton House, the
home of the great 19th century
artist, Frederic, Lord Leighton, the
first artist to be ennobled. We’ll
have a tour of the magnificent
house and studio Leighton built
for himself in Holland Park, the
highlight of which is the famous
Arab Hall.
We will break for lunch at the
Belvedere in nearby Holland Park,
after which we’ll enter the magical
world of High Victorian culture
with a tour of the Linley
Sambourne House, considered
the finest Victorian house in the
world. Merchant Ivory used the
Linley Sambourne House to great
effect in their movies A Room With
a View and Maurice.
Then it’s off to Belgravia, where
we’ll visit the headquarters and
workshop of LINLEY, the worldfamous furniture firm. Lord
Linley will host us for tea and a
tour, where we’ll see some of his
magnificent creations.
Then it’s back to the hotel for an
evening on your own in the
capital.
Considered the best-preserved Victorian house in the world,
18 Stafford Terrace was the home of Edward Linley Sambourne, a
noted cartoonist for Punch, between 1875 and 1910. Moving in
when it was almost new, Mr. Sambourne and his family decorated
the House in an upper middle class Aesthetic style, covering every
nook and cranny, and every each of wall space, with something!
From one of the Aesthetic movement’s trademarks, the sunflower, to
the stained glass windows and William Morris wallpapers, it was
very much a house of its time. In fact, there were probably
thousands of such houses throughout Britain; what makes the Linley
Sambourne House unique is that it survives, completely and utterly,
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in all its late 19 century glory, its compatriots having long ago been
lost to the ravages of time and changing tastes.
It was only when the Linley Sambourne House passed to Anne,
Countess of Rosse, that its rareness began to be appreciated.
In fact, it was here, in 1957, that Lady Rosse formed The Victorian
Society, specifically so that houses like this (that were then being
demolished in great numbers) could be saved. Lady Rosse
negotiated the sale of the Linley Sambourne House to the London
city government so that it could be preserved as a monument to a
way a life that lives today only in the pages of history books.
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Lady Rosse was the mother of Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1 Earl of
Snowdon, who married Princess Margaret in 1960; their son, David,
Viscount Linley, is an internationally renowned furniture designer.
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DAY 7
Friday,
September 19
Lancaster House
B, L, R, D
Today will be an over-the-top
experience of the very best that
London has to offer! We begin
with Lancaster House, an
exceedingly grand house owned by
the government and never opened
to the public.
After Lancaster House we’ll walk
to nearby Fortnum & Mason for
a splendid lunch.
One of the largest and most glorious houses in London, Lancaster
House is considered by many connoisseurs to be the greatest
surviving London townhouse. It is built of rich, honey-colored
Bath stone and is particularly noted for its sumptuous Louis XV
Versailles-style interiors from the 1820s.
Queen Victoria famously commented, upon visiting her friend the
Duchess of Sutherland at Lancaster House, “I come from my
house to your palace” (Chopin played for the Queen in the Music
Room here). It was on its Italian style staircase, possibly the
grandest in London, that, standing in as Buckingham Palace, the
last episode of season four of Downton Abbey was filmed.
The House began life as York House and was designed for
Frederick, Duke of York (the “Grand Old Duke of York,” younger
brother of King George IV and son of George III), who died before
paying for it.
Sir William Lever purchased the House in 1912 and presented it to
the nation. King Edward VIII lived here as Prince of Wales from
1919 until 1930. It is used today as accommodation for high-level
diplomatic visits and for governmental conferences.
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Next it’s off to Bridgewater
House, an enormous and
exceedingly private house that is
rarely seen by the public. Its
palace-like exterior was designed by
Charles Barry, who also created
today’s Highclere Castle, aka
Downton Abbey.
Then we walk the short distance to
Spencer House, the divine 18th
century Neoclassical townhouse of
the Spencers, the family of Diana,
Princess of Wales. It is now
occupied by Lord Rothschild, who
splendidly restored it in the 1980s.
We then return to The Goring for
time to relax before lavish lastnight drinks and dinner at the
Reform Club, designed by Charles
Barry and one of London’s
grandest spaces.
Bridgewater House
Originally called Berkshire House, Bridgewater House is
one of the grandest houses in the capital. It was given to
Barbara Villiers, one of Charles II’s notorious mistresses,
who was created Duchess of Cleveland in 1670, after
which Berkshire House became Cleveland House. The
Duchess, known in her lifetime as “The Uncrowned
Queen,” spent hugely to aggrandize the old house. In
1700 Cleveland House was sold to John Egerton, 3rd Earl
of Bridgewater. In 1846 the House we see today was
born when Cleveland House was re-rebuilt in the Italian
Palazzo style to the designs of Charles Barry and renamed
Bridgewater House. It was particularly famous for the
enormously important collection of paintings formed by
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the 3 Duke of Bridgewater. Among his treasures were
approximately 70 paintings (including five Titians)
acquired from the Duc D’Orléans. The exterior of the
House was used as Marchmain House in 1981’s
Brideshead Revisited; in 2013 it was the exterior of
Grantham House in season four of Downton Abbey.
Spencer House
The Spencer family stood at the pinnacle of 18th century
society and were one of the most powerful families in the
land, which is why they needed a London house that
reflected their exalted standing in society. Right from the
start Spencer House was acknowledged as one of the most
ambitious private palaces ever built in London; today it is
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the only great 18 century London townhouse to survive
intact. The House, whose principal façade overlooks Green
Park, took over seven years to build and cost almost
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£50,000, a staggering sum in the 18 century (equivalent to
approximately £64 million in 2012 values). Among the first
people to see the new house was Arthur Young, who said “I
know not in England a more beautiful piece of
architecture…superior to any house I have seen…” The
1st Earl Spencer initially engaged John Vardy as the architect
for his new London palace; however, in the fall of 1758,
James “Athenian” Stuart replaced Vardy. Stuart’s Painted
Room is his most complete surviving work and is considered
to be the first fully integrated Neoclassical interior in
England, and possibly Europe. Its strong Neoclassical
design was the predecessor of the many Etruscan and
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Pompeian rooms that followed in Britain and Europe.
Spencer House was also the first example in London of
accurate Greek detail in interior decoration. Two of the
original chairs from the Palm Room have been in the
collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, since the
1960s, where they are among the most important
examples of mid-18thcentury English furniture in an
American museum.
DAY 8
Saturday, September 20
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This morning we check out of The Goring and head to our last destination: the Garden Museum (formerly
known as the Museum of Garden History) on the South Bank of the River Thames, where we will have a tour
with the director, Christopher Woodward.
Located in the deconsecrated parish church of St. Mary-at-Lambeth, adjacent to Lambeth Palace, the church
originally housed the 15th and 16th century tombs of many members of the Howard family (dukes of
Norfolk); it is also the burial place of Anne Boleyn’s mother, Elizabeth Boleyn, née Howard.
St. Mary’s was deconsecrated in 1972 and was scheduled to be demolished, when, in 1976, John and
Rosemary Nicholson traced the tomb of the two 17th century royal gardeners and plant hunters, John
Tradescant, father and son, to the churchyard, and were inspired to create the Museum of Garden History,
the first museum in the world dedicated to the history of gardening.
We leave the Garden Museum and head for Heathrow Airport. For tour participants departing from
Heathrow, please do not book flights departing before 2:30 PM.
Garden Museum
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Sublime & Enduring Beauty
September 13 – 20, 2014
Program Prices
Land-Only Tour Cost
$8,950 per person, double occupancy
Single Supplement
$2,195
Includes: Seven nights’ luxury accommodation; English breakfast daily; four lunches; one afternoon tea; one
evening reception; and four dinners, including pre-dinner drinks; wine/beer and coffee at lunches and
dinners; transportation by private deluxe coach; group transfer to London Heathrow on September 20th,
arriving at LHR by approximately 12 noon; lectures as described in itinerary; donations and entrances to sites
as indicated; porterage at The Goring; tips and taxes for included services; Tour Leaders to provide
commentary and gratuities for the coach driver.
Excludes: Round-trip airfare to and from London; airport transfers, other than the group transfer on
September 20th; meals and beverages not otherwise included; items for personal use, including phone, fax, and
email charges, minibar, and laundry services; passport fees, if any.
General Information
This tour is operated by Travel Muse for The DiCamillo Companion, Ltd.
AIR TRAVEL
The tour cost excludes airfare. Travel Muse recommends booking online or through Ann Barrasi at agency
affiliate The Travel Collaborative. Ann can be reached at 617-497-8184, or [email protected]. If you
wish to travel using frequent flyer miles, you may make arrangements directly with the card members’ travel
center; or Ann will assist for a fee of $100 for a mileage-award booking, and $75 for a mileage-award upgrade.
AIRPORT TRANSFERS
Airport transfers, other than the group transfer on September 20th, are at additional cost. Information will be
provided about independent and pre-arranged transfers closer to the tour.
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HOTEL AND SINGLE SUPPLEMENT
Accommodation at The Goring is reserved in Delightful Double Rooms for double and single occupancy
(25 sq. meters / 269 sq. ft.).
Upgrades are subject to availability and supplemental cost, or upcharge, in the following categories: Splendid
Rooms (30 sq. meters / 323 sq. ft.), Junior Suites (38 sq. meters / 409 sq. ft.); and One Bedroom Suites (47
sq. meters / 506 sq. ft.). Room dimensions indicated are averages. Please contact Travel Muse for the
upcharge at [email protected].
Extra nights, subject to availability, are $695 per night for a Delightful Double Room, including VAT and
excluding breakfast (additional $40 per person).
All bedrooms have ensuite facilities. The right is reserved to substitute hotels when necessary.
For singles seeking to be matched with a roommate: Although Travel Muse will endeavor to arrange for
congenial travel companions, this cannot be guaranteed and a single supplement will be charged when
necessary.
MEALS
Only those meals indicated are included in the cost of the tour:
B = Breakfast; L = Lunch; R = Reception; D = Dinner
ITINERARY
Although Travel Muse and ground operators will make every effort to adhere to the itinerary, on rare
occasions it may be necessary to adjust arrangements due to circumstances beyond our control. Should any
activities not be available, substitution will be made to the best of our ability and no refund will be made.
Any additional costs necessitated by such changes are the responsibility of the tour member. Please note that
there will be significant walking and standing, as well as tight staircases to navigate. The tour is not handicap
accessible. Casual dress is recommended, particularly comfortable shoes. And always be prepared for weather.
TOUR COSTS
Prices are based on a minimum of 12 paying participants and a currency exchange rate of $1.70 to the British
Pound. At the time of final payment, Travel Muse reserves the right to add any increased amounts arising
from changes in foreign exchange rates and taxes and from changes instituted by suppliers or caused by
market conditions. All local/government taxes on hotels, meals, and services in the itinerary are included in
addition to normal gratuities to porters, waiters, and local guides. Rates are based on group participation, and
there can be no refund for services or portions of the tour not taken. It is also understood and agreed that all
excursions are optional and refunds cannot be made to tour members who do not participate or complete the tour,
for any reason.
PHONE OR EMAIL
For questions, please call Meg MacDonald at Travel Muse in Santa Fe, NM: 617-469-7370, or toll-free at
877-716-1776. Or send an email to: [email protected].
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Terms & Conditions
LIMIT OF LIABILITY
Travel Muse and all its agents act only as agents for the passenger with respect to transportation, hotels, and
other arrangements of this tour, and exercise every care possible. However, we cannot assume liability for
accident, illness or injury, delay, loss, damage, or expenses incurred, of, or by, clients and/or tour members
and their property, alleged to have occurred as a result of strikes, riots, public disturbances, terrorism, war,
quarantine, acts of God, or other causes beyond our control. All such losses or expenses will have to be borne
by the passenger, as tour rates provide for arrangements only for the time stated. Travel Muse disclaims any
and all responsibility for changes in air, coach, boat, and other transport services, and for any consequences of
such changes. Travel Muse also reserves the right to cancel any tour prior to departure in which event the
entire payment will be refunded, with no further obligation or liability on its part, though exceptions may be
made for unforeseen circumstances such as acts of terrorism, in which case refunds will be made based on
monies recovered from suppliers. The right is also reserved to decline to accept or retain any person or group,
without any liability, either to such person or group or agent/organizer/client or any other party connected to
this service. The right is reserved to substitute accommodations, carriers, or any other qualified leader; or to
alter the itinerary of the program at any time when deemed appropriate or advisable without penalty or
liability. The sole responsibility of any airline used for this tour is limited to that set out in the passenger
contract evidenced by the ticket.
PAYMENTS
Deposits will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. An invoice will be sent to you upon receipt for a
final balance due July 14th.
CANCELLATION POLICY
All cancellations must be made in writing to:
Travel Muse, 369 Montezuma Avenue, #319, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Cancellation Fee, per person
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Cancellations received on or before June 13
Cancellations received from June 14 to July 14
Cancellations received on or after July 15
and up until the day of departure:
$500 *
$1,000 *
Total tour cost **
* Cancellation fee covers administrative and operational costs and any penalties assessed by suppliers.
**Travel insurance information will be sent to you upon receipt of your deposit.
This itinerary and its content is © Copyright 2014 by
The DiCamillo Companion, Ltd.
a corporation registered in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
76 Elm Street, No. 310, Boston, MA 02130-2999 USA
www.DiCamilloCompanion.com
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Sublime & Enduring Beauty
September 13 – 20, 2014
Reservation Form
Please complete this Reservation Form and send it with your deposit of $1,000 per person (by check payable to Travel
Muse) to: TRAVEL MUSE, 369 Montezuma Avenue, #319, Santa Fe, NM 87501. You can also call Meg MacDonald
at Travel Muse with your credit card. A signed Reservation Form must be received to confirm your reservation.
Name(s):
(Include preferred titles: Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr., Lord, Lady)
Address:
City:
State/County:
Day Telephone: (
)
Mobile:
Zip/Post Code:
Evening Telephone: (
)
Email:
ACCOMMODATION
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We would like to share a Delightful Double Room: ______Two Beds ______One King Bed
If you are interested in a room upgrade, please contact Travel Muse at [email protected]
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I/we would like to have a ____Non-Smoking Room ____Smoking Room
IF SINGLE
I would like to have a Delightful Queen Room at the supplemental cost of $2,195.
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Please assist me in finding a roommate. (If none can be found, I will pay the single supplement.)
DIETARY
Are there any foods you cannot or DO NOT WANT to eat?
WAIVER OF LIABILITY
____ I (we) have read the details of this brochure, including the Terms and Conditions, and agree to abide by all
stipulations contained therein.
Signature
Date
Signature
Date
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