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WEEK
2
London to
York
TRANSPORTATION Train:from London to York takes 2:15
hr Use BritRai Flexil Pass Rail
DAY 3
settle into your accommodations.
Map
of York
Stroll town. Walk to
the Shambles
- An atmospheric old butcher's quarter with colorful, tipsy
medieval buildings For a cheap Lunch, consider the cute,
tiny St. Crux
Parish
Hall Mon-Sat
10-16:00 Closed
Sun.
*Jorvik
Centre
is more a ride than a museum. . A car on rails transports
you through a reconstruction of a Viking settlement with all the sights,
sounds and smells from the time in 13 minutes!
april-Oct
9-17:00.
York
Dungeon - It'll scare you to death!
More things
to see in York
LODGINGS:
York
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York
SIGHT SEEING:
-***Free Walking tour
meet at Tourist information
10:15-12125 (afternoon & evening walks during high
season)
***Minster
Cathedral Mon-Sat 9-18:30 Sun
12:18:30
tours
2.50
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Castle Museum daily 9:30-17:00
**National
Railway
Museum. 150 yr of British railways in
models. FREE daily
10:00-18:00.
**Yorkshire
Museum
which is located in park next to stately ruins of St. MaryâÄôs
Abby. It has thebest Viking
artifacts no crowds!
Daily
10-17:00
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York to
Durham
Depart to Durham then to
Hadrians Wall
TRANSPORTATION Train:from York to Durham takes
45 min.
Drop Bags at Accommodations. Take Train to Hadrians Wall 20
min. Use BritRai Flexil Pass Rail
DAY 4 for all of todays travels
Hadrians
Wall Photos Stroll and explore Hadrians Wall open 10:00-18:00
Return to Durham for evening 20 min train Ride
Durham City
Map
LODGINGS:
Durham
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Durham
TRANSPORTATION
SIGHT SEEING:
*** Durham
Cathedral
Harry
Potter film scenes in Durham The Cathedral provided the setting for one
of the classrooms as well as in a scene when Harry is with his owl Hedwig
spend the day at 300 acre
Beamish Open Air museum
12 miles north west of Durham
City...........
take bus #720 marked úStanley
via Beamish" (25 min ride 3L Round
trip)
Return in time to experiencee this 1000 year tradition
Evensong at the Cathedral.
Tue-Sat 17:15-18:15 Listen to the Chior
practice.
check
Schedules
More
sights in Durham
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Durham to
Edinburgh
Intrnational , Tatoo
& Fringe Fesitals run from August into September
TRANSPORTATION Train:from Durham yo Edinburgh takes
2 hours
Use BritRai Flexil Pass
Rail DAY 5
settle into accommodation
SIGHT SEEING
Map
of sights
Hop
on Hop off bus for orientation and getting around your first
day.
Ttakes
about 60 min to do orientation tour of city
. Good Friday Pay
driver. Having the bus voucher
will give you 10% many of the
sights.
good for 24 hours
LODGINGS:
Edinburgh
prices go up during Festival Season
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Edinburgh
Edinburgh
City Map
SIGHT SEEING:
--tour
***Edinburgh
Castle open 9:30-18:00 hi
season
***Royal
Mile walk page has map & sught list
**St Giles
Cathedral
***Museum of
Scotland open Mon-Sat 10-17:00 Sun. 12-17:00
**Georgian
House Open daily 10-17:00
Scottish
folk evening in Pub
Ghost
nite tour
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Edinburgh
TRANSPORTATION
SIGHT_SEEING
--Stroll
Princes Sreett. Gardens
**National
Gallery of Scotland open daily 10-17:00
*Holyrood Palace
open 9:30-18:00 do last
Other
attractions in Edinburgh
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