Appendix E: Wordsworth's England 2012
Appendix E: Wordsworth's England 2012
May 25-June 6 / 9, 2012
Nine students (seven women, two men); two leaders (my wife and I)
Cost to students in 2012: $1545 plus food and travel to England; students were refunded $200 upon return.
Transportation
All public transportation (bus / train / taxi)
Train from Manchester to Penrith; Bus to Keswick
Bus for daily outings
Bus from Keswick to Barrow-in-Furness
Train from Barrow-in-Furness to Betws-y-Coed, Wales
Train from Betws-y-Coed, Wales to London
Lodging
Keswick: May 26-June 1, 2012 (Saturday-Friday)
Abernethy (http://www.gokeswick.co.uk/) – click on “Accommodation”
28 Blencathra St.
Phone: 011 44 01539 620832
Rent: £720 total, six nights, five rooms, self-catered
Barrow-in-Furness: June 1-2, 2012
Ambrose Hotel (http://www.theambrosehotel.co.uk)
Duke St.
Phone: 011 44 01229830990
FAX: 01229 591315
email: email@ambrosehotel.co.uk
Rent: £415 total, one night, two dbl. + four twin rooms, B&B
Betws-y-Coed, Wales: June 2-5, 2012
Coed-y-Fron Guest House (http://www.coed-y-fron.co.uk)
Vicarage Rd.
Phone: 011 44 01690 710365
email: coed-y-fron@btconnect.com
Rent: £1326 total, three nights, six rooms, B&B
Itinerary
May 26 (Saturday) — Travel US to Keswick
May 27 (Sunday) — Orientation / Derwent / hike to Castlerigg
May 28 (Monday) — Penrith / Beacon
May 29 (Tuesday) — Ullswater / Aira Force / St. Andrew’s in Penrith
May 30 (Wednesday) — Grasmere / Dove Cottage / John’s Grove (Lady Wood) / Greenhead Ghyll
May 31 (Thursday) — Carlisle / rest
June 1 (Friday) — Travel to Barrow-in-Furness / Peele Castle
June 2 (Saturday) — Travel to Betws-y-Coed, Wales
June 3 (Sunday) — Hike to Swallow Falls; Mt. Snowdon closed due to bad weather
June 4 (Monday) — Mt. Snowdon: half the group hikes / half on train
June 5 (Tuesday) — Travel to London
The trip officially ended when we arrived in London. Students had the option of three days in London; some toured London on their own; some went home; some went on to other points.
In London we stayed at the
Ruskin Hotel
23-24 Montague St., Russell Square
Bloomsbury
Phone: 011 44 2076 367388
email: ruskinlondon@aol.com
Not very big or luxurious, but clean, fairly cheap, and across the street from the British Museum.