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squirrels. Take a h orse and carriag e ride, or sit back
and enjoy th e terrace restaurant w ith its stunning
g arden and sea view s.
W EDN ESDAY 11 J U L Y Th is morning w e make our
w ay to Carisbrooke Castle, best know n as th e place
w h ere K ing Ch arles I w as imprisoned. For a castle th at
h as lived th roug h more th an 800 years of service,
including resisting a sieg e by th e French and seeing
off th e Spanish A rmada, it’s also w onderfuly w el
preserved. Th e E dw ardian style Princess B eatrice
G arden is a joy to explore. For h undreds of years th e
castle’s resident donkeys h ave draw n up w ater in th e
w el-h ouse. A l th e donkeys’ names beg in w ith th e
letter ‘J’. Th is tradition w as started w h en Ch arles I w as
a prisoner at Carisbrooke.W h en Ch arles I w rote
letters or w as planning h is escape route, h e alw ays
sig ned h is letters w ith a ‘J’. So for 150 years al th e
donkeys at th e castle h ave h ad a name beg inning
w ith ‘J’. Th is is a tradition th at continues to be
uph eld! A fter an early lunch w e take a scenic tour of
th e island, returning to our h otel late afternoon.
W h at ’s in clu ded
BO U RN E H AL L CO U N TRY H O U SE
H O TEL
Sh a n k lin
B ourne H al is an eleg ant Country H ouse
H otel and restaurant, set in mature g rounds
in Sh anklin, Isle ofW ig h t.
Th e h otel h as an outdoor sw imming pool
and an indoor leisure complex featuring a
h eated sw imming pool, a Jacuz z i, a “far”
infra red sauna.
A l bedrooms are en suite w ith TV,
teleph one, h airdryer & h ospitality tray.
4 nig h ts Dinner, B ed & B reakfast.
TH U RSDAY 12 J U L Y A fter breakfast w e drive to
th e picturesque vilag e of G odsh il – th e mostph
otog raph ed vilag e in B ritain! Spend th e morning
admiring th e th atch ed cottag es and th e 15th century
ch urch , or w alk around th e immaculate model vilag e
and g ift sh ops, and maybe treat yourself to a larg e
cream cake from th e O ld Smith y. L ate morning w e
make our w ay toVentnor B otanic G ardens w h ere w e
sh al be at leisure to find lunch and explore. N estling
in th e microclimate of Th e U ndercliff,Ventnor B otanic
G arden h as a subtropical and exotic plant colection
unrivaled elsew h ere in th e U K . Plants w h ich w ould
normaly be found in protected g lassh ouses th rive
and naturalise in g eog raph ical planting s based on
th e M editerranean z ones of th e w orld (entry to
g reenh ouse not included). M id afternoon w e return to
Sh anklin w h ere w e sh al be at leisure to explore th is
delig h tful vilag e.
F RIDAY 13 J U L Y
Departing after breakfast w e
take a scenic drive via B embridg e to Ryde, know n as
th e G atew ay to th e Island, w h ere w e sh al be at
leisure to brow se and find lunch before boarding th e
ferry to Portsmouth . A rriving h ome early evening .
Time to explore G odsh il, Ryde & Sh anklin
Scenic drive th roug h th e N ew Forest
Ride on th e Isle ofW ig h t Steam Railw ay
E ntry to O sborne H ouse
E ntry to Carisbrooke Castle
Scenic tour of th e island
Visit toVentnor B otanic G ardens
£ 515.00 PER PERSO N
Sin g le Ro o m Su p p : £ 48.00
E n g lis h H e r it ag e le s s £ 14.88, b u t
m u s t b r in g c ar d
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