ZOOM MEETING WEDS. MAY 21. 6:00 PM (EST). Click HERE for ZOOM. PLEASE RSVP TO RACONTEURBOOKS@GMAIL.COM.
Provisional Schedule (ie subject to change):
SAT. May 24: Arrive Heathrow, chartered bus to York (included, 4.5 hr), check into Premiere hotel (included), group dinner (included, The House of Trembling Madness), drinks at The Golden Fleece (optional) and The Snickleway Inn (optional)
SUN. May 25: Group breakfast/orientation (included), explore York (included: York Dungeon, Dick Turpin's Grave, The Shambles/York Ghost Merchants), group Dinner (included, Black Swan Inn), Mad Alice's Bloody Tales of York (included, ghost tour), Drinks at Valhalla Bar (optional), drinks at the Blue Boar (optional)
MON. May 26: Group breakfast/morning meeting (included), public Coastliner bus to Whitby (included, 1.5 hr, ranked most scenic bus ride in England), explore Whitby (included, Whitby Abbey, Jacob's Ladder, The Dracula Experience), Group Dinner at Bagdale Hall (included), Whitby Ghost & Dracula Walk (included), drinks at Duke of York (optional, Bram Stoker's favorite pub)
TUES. May 27: Group breakfast/morning meeting (included); explore Whitby (independent free time, sug. Whalebones, Stoker Seat, browse Whitby Library & Archive, Captain Cook Museum), group dinner at White Horse & Griffin (included), drinks at The Golden Lion (optional)
WEDS. May 28: Group breakfast/morning meeting (included); chartered bus to Lewes (included, 6 hrs), settle into hotel (included), group dinner at Bill's (included), informal nighttime walking tour of Lewes
THURS. May 29: Group breakfast/morning meeting (included), explore (independent free time, priory, castle, market), hike to Anchor Inn for lunch/boating (optional), group reading in Lewes
FRI. May 30: Group breakfast/morning meeting (included), public transport to Rye (included, 1.20), explore Rye (Mermaid Inn & Lamb House, included), independent free time, (sug. St. Mary's Tower, Landsgate, Rye Castle), return train from Rye (included), free evening in Lewes (sug. Depot movie theater)
SAT. May 31: Group breakfast/group meeting (included), morning workshop, afternoon train to Brighton (included), explore Brighton (independent free time), Ghost Tour of the Lanes (included), The Bootlegger (speakeasy jazz club, optional), return train from Brighton (included)
SUN. June 1: Group breakfast/morning meeting (included), hike to Long Man of Wilmington, Free Time/Lunch in Alfriston (not included), afternoon workshop in Lewes, group reading after dinner
MON. June 2: Group breakfast/morning meeting, train/bus to Bateman's (Rudyard Kipling House, included), light lunch at Mulberry Tea House (included), afternoon workshop in Lewes, group reading after dinner
TUES. June 3: Group breakfast/morning meeting; bus to Virgina Woolf house (included), lunch at Abergavenny Arms (included), bus back to Lewes (included)
WEDS. June 4: Group breakfast/morning meeting; train to London; Old Operating Museum/London Dungeon (included), 2:30 PM (The Brightening Air, Old Vic), Ten Bells Pub & Jack the Ripper Museum (optional)
THURS. June 5: Group breakfast/morning meeting; train/bus to Seven Sisters (included), short hike to/from beach, bus to Dean, lunch in Dean (not included), free writing time/explore Dean (sug. Tiger Inn, Sherlock Holmes cottage), group reading after dinner in Lewes
FRI. June 6: Group breakfast/morning meeting, group hike to Firle, group lunch at The Ram (included), train from Firle (included), publicized group reading
SAT. June 7: Depart, chartered bus to Heathrow (included)
Note: Itinerary subject to change.
TRANSPORTATION (included): Charter bus Heathrow to York, public transportation York to Whitby, charter bus Whitby to Lewes, public transport to/from Brighton, public transport to/from Rye, public transport to/from London, public transport to/from Seven Sisters, public transport to/from Rudyard Kipling House, public transport from Virginia Woolf House, public transport from Firle/Glynde, cabs Lewes to Heathrow
ACCOMMODATIONS (included):
Premier Inn (two nights, Layerthorpe, Foss Islands Rd, York YO31 7YW, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 333 034 6637)
The Royal Hotel (two nights, Royal Hotel, West Cliff, Whitby YO21 3HA, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 1947 602234)
Premier Inn (ten nights, The Old Courthouse, Court Rd, Lewes BN7 2PG, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 333 234 6628).
EVENTS/ATTRACTIONS (included): Mad Alice's Bloody Tales of York, York Dungeon, The Dracula Experience, Whitby Ghost & Dracula Walk, Brighton Ghost Tour of the Lanes, London Dungeon, Old Operating Theater, The Brightening Air @ The Old Vic, Lamb's House (Henry James), Bateman's House (Rudyard Kipling), Monk House (Virginia Woolf).
GROUP MEALS (included): House of Trembling Madness (main, non-alcoholic drink), Black Swan Inn (starter, main, desert, non-alcoholic drink), The Royal Hotel (starter, main, desert, non-alcoholic drink), White Horse & Griffin (starter, main, desert, non alcoholic drink), Bill's Restaurant (three courses, non-alcoholic drink), Abergavenny Arms (starter, main, non-alcoholic drink), Mulberry Tea Room (light lunch), The Ram (starters, main, side, desert, non-alcoholic drink).