ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /> <title>The English Country House</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="hiking.css" /> </head> <body> <!-- Begin Wrapper --> <div id="wrapper"> <!-- Begin Header --> <div id="header"> <img src="img/grasslogo3.jpg" alt="Grassroutes" height="76" width="911" class=""/> </div> <!-- End Header --> <!-- Begin mainimg --> <img src="img/bols2.jpg" alt="Grassroutes" height="171" width="911" /> <p> <!-- End stripimg --> <!-- Begin Left Column --> </p> <div id="leftcolumn"> <ul id="flyout"> <li><a href="index.aspx"><b>Home</b></a></li> <li><a class="fly" href="hikingeurope.aspx"><b>Hiking in Europe</b><!--[if gte IE 7]><!--></a><!--<![endif]--></li> <li><a class="fly" href="hikingbritain.aspx"><b>Hiking in Britain</b><!--[if gte IE 7]><!--></a><!--<![endif]--></li> <li><a class="fly" href="themed.aspx"><b>Themed Sightseeing Tours</b><!--[if gte IE 7]><!--></a><!--<![endif]--></li> <li><a href="other.aspx"><b>Other Activities ...</b></a></li> <li><a href="groups.aspx"><b>Groups</b></a></li> <li><a href="custom.aspx"><b>Custom Designed / Tailor Made</b></a></li> <li><a href="independent.aspx"><b>Independent Travellers</b></a></li> <li><a href="aboutus.aspx"><b>About us</b></a></li> <li><a href="book.aspx"><b>How to Book</b></a></li> <li><a href="contactus.aspx"><b>Contact Us</b></a></li> <li><a href="links.aspx"><b>Links</b></a></li> </ul> </div> <!-- End Left Column --> <!-- Begin Content Column --> <p class="breadcrumb"> <a href="themed.aspx">Themed Sightseeing Tours ></a> The English Country House</p> <div id="content"> <img src="img/sud2.jpg" alt="Grassroutes" height="136" width="188" class="icon"/> <h5>The English Country House</h5> <p>This holiday will take you on a fascinating tour of English country houses and stately homes. You ll see how some struggled to survive, whilst others thrived. You ll visit large, grand mansions and small, homely manor houses, as well as romantic ruins. You ll also meet some of the owners and hear of the many challenges they face preserving these treasures of our English Heritage. </p> <br /> <h3> BRIEF ITINERARY </h3><img src="img/iback1.jpg" alt="Grassroutes" height="5" width="484" class=""/> <p> <br/> <b>Day 1:</b> Arrive at Manchester or London Airport. Transfer by private coach to Derbyshire.<br/> <b>Day 2:</b> Casterne Hall, Tissington Hall and drive to Calke Abbey.<br/> <b>Day 3:</b> Sudbury Hall, drive to Kedleston Hall.<br/> <b>Day 4:</b> Hardwick Old Hall to Sutton Scarsdale Hall. Visit Bolsover Castle to Great Riding House Stables. <br/> <b>Day 5:</b> Burghley House to Belvoir Castle.<br/> <b>Day 6:</b> Haddon Hall. Free afternoon shopping in market town of Bakewell.<br/> <b>Day 7:</b> Chatsworth House. Day spend in Chatwsorth.<br/> <b>Day 8:</b> Leave Derbyshire, transfer to the airport. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <img src="img/iback2.jpg" alt="Grassroutes" height="5" width="484" class=""/> <br/> <br/> </div> <!-- End Content --> <!-- Begin Right Column --> <div id="rightcolumn"> <b>7 nights - £1,165</b><br /> Dates 2012 <br /> 12 May <br /> 09 June <br /> 07 July <br /> 04 August <br /> 01 September <br /> 29 September <br /> <br /> <br /> <b>NOTES</b>: Meals included are breakfast and dinner each day. Single room supplement is £175.00. </div> <!-- Begin Right Column --> <a href="t1ainf.html"><img src="img/essent.jpg" alt="Grassroutes" height="21" width="123" class="esse"/></a><br/> <br/> <a href="t1aiti.html"><img src="img/itinerary.jpg" alt="Grassroutes" height="21" width="123" class="itin"/></a> <!-- Begin Footer --> <div id="footer"> <p id="tagline">Copyright 2008-2009 Grassroutes Holidays Ltd</p> <ul> <li><a href="privacy.aspx">Privacy Policy</a> | </li> <li><a href="BookingConditions_GRHWeb.pdf">Booking Conditions</a> | </li> <li><a href="sitemap.aspx">Sitemap</a></li> </ul> </div> <!-- End Footer --> </div> <!-- End Wrapper --> </body> </html>