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PRE & POST CRIMEFEST TRIPS
Pre & post convention trips including lunches with authors.

IN BRISTOL
What to do and where to go in Bristol.

PRE & POST CRIMEFEST TRIPS: THE BEST OF THE PAST

The most popular trips of Left Coast Crime 2006 and past CRIMEFEST conventions.

Sunday 20th May - Arrival

Transfer from London Heathrow Airport to Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel. Introductory welcome reception and dinner included. (Flights should arrive at London Heathrow Airport by 10 am.)

Monday 21st May - A literary tour of Bath

A walking tour of Bath explores the settings of mystery novels as well as the works of Jane Austen. Learn about fashionable society life in this Spa town and visit the the Museum of Costume, the Roman Baths and Bath Abbey before enjoying time at leisure to visit the museums or browse the shops. (Breakfast and dinner included.)

Tuesday 22nd May - Oxford with Morse, Vane and Wimsey

On a walking tour discover the Oxford of Inspector Morse, Dorothy Sayers' Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane. There will be time to browse in the bookshops, visit museums or wander through the colleges. Our visit will end with tea in the company of Colin Dexter. (Breakfast, tea and dinner included.)

Wednesday 23rd May - Cotswolds, quintessential England

Admire the honey coloured thatched cottages, manor houses and medieval churches that have inspired writers such as MC Beaton, Rebecca Tope, Betty Rowlands, Ann Granger and others on a leisurely drive through the Cotswolds with time to wander along the way. Stop for lunch in a pub and visit Hidcote Garden, one of the locations of TV's Rosemary & Thyme. (Breakfast and lunch included.)

Thursday 24th May - Morning orientation tour of Bristol

An optional walk and orientation tour of Bristol helps you make the most of your stay in this historic city. (Breakfast included). CRIMEFEST starts at 1:30 pm.

Friday 25th May

CRIMEFEST (Breakfast included.)

Saturday 26th May

CRIMEFEST (Breakfast and CRIMEFEST Gala Dinner included.)

Sunday 27th May - Afternoon tour Chepstow and Tintern Abbey

CRIMEFEST ends at 1:30 pm. At 2:30 pm take a short drive across the Border into Wales to the historic walled border town of Chepstow. Stop here for a short walk and visit the spectacular castle ruins overlooking the river Wye. Continue along the banks of the River to the nearby romantic ruins of Tintern Abbey for a guided tour of the ruins. (Breakfast and dinner included.)

Monday 28th May - Agatha Christie's Devon - Greenway and Torquay

Drive across the Somerset Levels, and hear of Judge Jeffreys and the 'Bloody Assizes'. Arrive in Torquay, birthplace of Agatha Christie, mid morning and follow the Christie Trail. Lunch at Churston Court Inn and visit Churston Church to admire the Agatha Christie window. The afternoon is taken up by a special private visit to Greenway, Agatha Christie's home with an exclusive tour by John Curran author of Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks and Agatha Christie's Murder in the Making: Stories and Secrets from Her Archive so we can take our time and ask as many questions as we wish along the way. (Breakfast and lunch included.)

Tuesday 29th May

Transfer from Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel to London Heathrow Airport. (Breakfast included - flights to depart London Heathrow Airport at 12 noon or later.)

Whilst Tours of Discovery will make very effort to keep to the described route and itinerary, it reserves the right to make alterations at its sole discretion.

PACKAGE AND TRIP PRICES

Tours of Discovery are offering an all inclusive package that covers:

Transport from and to Heathrow Airport
Accommodation for 9 nights in Bristol
All breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 afternoon teas, and 5 dinners
Transport on touring days
All entrance fees included in the itinerary
All trips (please see other side for details)
Attendance at CRIMEFEST in Bristol, 24-27 May, with panel sessions, interviews of featured guest authors, book signings and a Gala dinner

Accommodation: the cost of the trip is based on double occupancy in twin-bedded/double-bedded rooms at the Marriott Royal Hotel, Bristol. (Single occupancy is available for a £324.00 supplement)

Total cost: £1,630 per person if booked before 20 December, 2011. Thereafter: £1,730.

(Excludes airfares which must be booked privately. Flights should arrive at London Heathrow on 20 May by 10 am. Flights should depart from London Heathrow Airport on 29 May at 12 noon or later.)

To register visit CRIMEFEST Trips

Tours of Discovery - CRIMEFEST Conference 2012 Individual Trips

Monday 21st May - A literary tour of Bath
Coach, entrance fees and Blue Badge Guide included.
Cost: £70 per person

Tuesday 22nd May - Oxford with Morse, Vane and Wimsey
Coach, entrance fees, Blue Badge Guide and tea with Colin Dexter included. Cost: £120.00 per person

Wednesday 23rd May - Cotswolds, quintessential England
Coach, entrance fees, Blue Badge Guide and lunch included.
Cost: £95 per person

Thursday 24th May - an orientation tour of Bristol
Entrance fees and Blue Badge Guide included.
Cost: £18.00

Sunday 27th May - Afternoon tour Chepstow and Tintern Abbey
Coach, entrance fees, and Blue Badge Guide included.
Cost: £48.00 per person

Monday 28th May - Agatha Christie's Devon - Greenway and Torquay
Coach, entrance fees, Blue Badge Guide, lunch and tea included.
Cost: £125.00 per person

Breakfast and dinner are not included on day trips.

Whilst Tours of Discovery will make very effort to keep to the described route and itinerary, it reserves the right to make alterations at its sole discretion.
To book visit CRIMEFEST Trips or send a sterling cheque - made payable to Tours of Discovery - to Tours of Discovery, Sycamore House, Ellonby, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 9SJ, United Kingdom. Contact info@toursofdiscovery.co.uk for other payment methods.

IN BRISTOL

Bristol Tourist Bureau

Your first stop for Bristol tourist information.
www.visitbristol.co.uk

@-Bristol

@-Bristol is a unique destination bringing science, nature and art to life. (Next to the conference hotel.)
www.at-bristol.org.uk

Bristol's Aquarium and IMAX 3D Cinema
Bristol Blue Reef Aquarium. (Next to the conference hotel.)

Bristol Cathedral

Visit Bristol Cathedral. (Next to the conference hotel.)
www.bristol-cathedral.co.uk

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Brunel is the man behind some of Bristol's most famous sights:
Clifton Suspension Bridge
S.S. Great Britain
Bristol Temple Meads Train Station

John Cabot and the Matthew
Did an Englishman discover America? Learn more about John Cabot and his ship, the Matthew:
- John Cabot
- Cabot Tower
- the Matthew