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IN SEARCH OF WINSTON CHURCHILL
3 days / 2 nights
Here was a man whose name will live down the ages. A warrior, a politician, an orator, a painter, a Nobel Prize winner for literature. But, perhaps, more than anything, a leader. A leader whose courage and determination inspired youthful Western democracies to defy a tyranny. A leader who even today inspires new generations.
Our three-day tour is designed to celebrate the man. We visit a range of places and palaces intimately connected with his life and work. In doing so, tour participants will not only learn something of the great man but enjoy seeing British heritage sites and scenery that are worth the visit in their own right. This super tour, with accommodation based in London, will appeal to both those who lived through the tumultuous events of the 20th Century, and to those who want to learn more about them, and the larger than life figures who so dominated the landscape. This tour can be combined with our D-Day Normandy Beaches tour.
Tour Dates: Your choice! Begin on any day of the week. (Note that some attractions may not be opened daily.)
Available at any date for private groups of 2 – 15 people, subject to availability. Rates are based upon vehicle and guide hire per day; groups of 7 - 15 would have a per person rate same/similar to one of our scheduled tours of the same length.
Price: dependent upon how many are in your party; please contact us for a quote. Contact us for availability and rate quote: specialgrouptours@yahoo.com
Please note, this is a suggested itinerary. It may be revised to suit your individual group needs.
This tour begins and ends in London. Your tour guide will meet you at your Central London hotel at approximately 09:00.
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TENTATIVE ITINERARY
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NIGHTSTOP
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DAY ONE
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We begin at the beginning. Our day sees us visiting Blenheim Palace, Churchill's birth place. This incredible treasure house, set near Oxford on the edge of the Cotswolds, was given to Winston's ancestor John, Duke of Marlborough. In addition to a general tour of the palace, you'll also visit the Winston Churchill Exhibition and 'Churchill’s Destiny' Exhibition.
Nearby, we find the family vault and the simple grave that marks Churchill's final resting place.
Also included on today's itinerary will be Harrow, the famed public school were Churchill received his secondary education before joining the army and, when possible, a tour of the Royal Military College at Sandhurst where the young Churchill attended for his military training. Alternatively, we will go to Bletchley Park where the 'Enigma Code' was cracked and where we can visit the Churchill Collection, an amazing display of privately owned memorabilia.
We return to our accommodation. Please note, dinner is not included on this tour and you are free to dine independently.
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London
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DAY TWO
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Today we tour Kent and specifically Chartwell, the house where Churchill and his family lived from 1922 to 1965, the year of his death at the age of 90. The estate is now owned by the National Trust. We'll also take advantage of seeing several sites connected with World War Two and specifically The Battle Of Britain, a battle that inspired Churchill's great speech paraphrased as 'never has so much been owed to so few'.
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London
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DAY THREE
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London is the focus of our Churchill exploration today. We'll see those famed buildings that formed the various stages upon which the great man performed - The Admiralty, the House of Commons, houses where he lived. We'll 'relive' the Blitz and at The Imperial War Museum we'll see exhibitions on some of the wars in which young Winston was involved - the Anglo-Boer War, Sudan and The Great War (on our Sunday day-tour of the Great War’s Ypres Salient, we visit the site where Churchill served in the Great War). We’ll go to St Paul’s Cathedral where his state funeral took place and where now we can see the eight-metre long Winston Churchill Memorial Screen. During our day, we’ll also find several statues of the great man (including one with Roosevelt). The undoubted high-spot of the day will be our visit to the Churchill Museum, the first national museum dedicated to Sir Winston Churchill. It is housed in the unique setting of the Cabinet War Rooms, the underground complex where Churchill and his government met as bombs rained down on London in 1940.
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Please note: all attraction opening times are correct at time of printing this website.
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