1-19 August 2024
Last updated 3 Dec. 2023
Itinerary subject to change
- 1 Aug 2024 – Depart SEA via BA 52 at 1:35 PM PDT; arrive to SEA no later than 10 AM.
- Once in England, all breakfasts, one lunch, and five dinners are included in the base package.
Exceptions are noted below.
- 2 Aug – Arrive LHR at approx. 7 AM, coach to Windsor & St George’s Chapel; continue to St Alban’s. Three nights at Samuel Ryder Hotel, Tapestry by Hilton. Lunch & dinner on your own.
- 3 Aug – Walking tour of St Alban’s; lunch on own. Evensong, BBQ with Dean Jo & her husband Paul (tentative).
- 4 Aug – 10th Sunday after Trinity– Holy Eucharist, lunch on own; Evensong, candlelit pilgrimage ending at shrine of St Alban with Choral Compline, late dinner on own.
- 5 Aug – Travel to London. Guided tour of St Paul’s Cathedral. Lunch on own. Evensong observing Oswald, King of Northumbria & Martyr,then dinner at the hotel. Seven nights at ibis London Blackfriars, a 12-minute walk from St Paul’s
- 6 Aug – THE TRANSFIGURATION – Morning excursion to and tour of Oxford. Lunch on own. Return for Evensong (or Eucharist TBD), dinner on own.
- 7 Aug – Morning excursion to and tour of Cambridge, including King’s College Chapel; lunch on own. Evensong observing John Mason Neale, Priest & Hymn Writer; dinner on own.
- 8 Aug – Guided triforium tour of St Paul’s Cathedral; lunch on own. Evensong observing Dominic, Priest & Founder of the Order of Preachers; dinner on own. Choral Compline at 8:15 PM.
- 9 Aug – Free day for sight-seeing in London; lunch & dinner on own.
- 10 Aug – Morning free for sightseeing in London or guided spiritual practice; lunch on own. Evensong observing Laurence, Deacon at Rome & Martyr; dinner on own.
- 11 Aug – 11th Sunday after Trinity– Holy Eucharist begins a full day at St Paul’s. Sack lunch prepared by hotel and eaten in crypt. Evensong, followed by dinner at hotel.
- 12 Aug – Travel to Canterbury; lunch on own followed by guided tour of Canterbury at 1:45 PM. Evensong observing Jaenberht, 13th Archbishop of Canterbury, then book in at The Lodge.
- 13 Aug – Morning excursion to St Augustine’s Abbey ruins & St Martin’s Church; lunch on own. Evensong observing Jeremy Taylor, Teach of the Faith; dinner on own followed by candlelit pilgrimage ending at former shrine of Thomas Becket at 8:00 PM.
- 14 Aug – Free day for sight-seeing on own. Lunch and dinner on own.
- 15 Aug – THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY– Morning plainchant workshop intensive focusing on Marian and Advent chants, with expert John Rowlands-Pritchard at St Paul’s Church; lunch on own. Evensong observing the Blessed Virgin Mary; dinner on own.
- 16 Aug – Morning excursion to Sissinghurst Gardens; lunch on own. Evensong, followed by dinner on own.
- 17 Aug – Free morning for sight-seeing in Canterbury; lunch on own. Evensong, followed by dinner on own.
- 18 Aug –12th Sunday after Trinity– Holy Eucharist, followed by lunch on own. Evensong at 5:30 PM, followed by Choral Compline at 7 PM, then “upper room” late evening dinner at Cafe du Soleil.
- 19 Aug – Breakfast at the Lodge; pack and prepare to depart Canterbury no later than 11 AM. Journey to Heathrow for return flight. Depart LHR via BA 49 at 4:20 PM BST; arrive SEA mid-evening.
Questions? Contact Dr. Jason Anderson or call 206-323-0300 ext. 216