Fri 27 June 9.25 pm Depart Melbourne airport on Emirates flight EK 407 to Dubai IN FLIGHT Sat 28 June 5.25 am Arrive at Dubai: change planes WETHERBY 7.15 am Depart Dubai on Emirates flight EK 17 to Manchester Mercure Hotel 11.45 am Arrive Manchester airport Clear Immigration & Customs Meet tour manager & private coach Transfer by coach to Wetherby check in to accommodation centre 6.30 pm Dinner in the hotel Sun 29 June Morning Breakfast in the hotel WETHERBY 8.30 am Depart on excursion to York to see the Roman City and famous York Minster guided walking tour included 11.00 am Continue by coach to Filey on arrival Set up 2.00 pm Performance in Filey Town Festival 3.00 pm End performance Free time in Filey Transfer by coach to the restaurant c. 6.00 pm Dinner in the Wetherby Whaler After dinner continue by coach to the hotel Mon 30 June Morning Breakfast in the hotel WETHERBY 8.00 am Depart by coach for Harrogate 8.30 am+ Arrive at St Aidan s High School Refreshments 10.15 am Performance at St Aidan s School 11.30 am End performance pack up 12.00 noon Lunch at St Aidan s School Transfer by coach to St John Fisher Catholic High School 2.20 pm Performance at St John Fisher Catholic High School, Harrogate (75 mins) Afternoon Visit to Fountain s Abbey - education??? Dinner in The Squinting Cat? After dinner return by coach to the hotel 2014. All rights reserved.
Tue 1 July Morning Breakfast in the hotel SWINDON 8.45 am Depart by coach for Quorn HI Express City Centre Arrive and set up Sandwiches provided by the school on arrival 1.00 pm Performance at Rawlin s Academy, Quorn 2.30 pm Continue by coach to Stratford-upon-Avon free time to explore the town option to visit Shakespeare s Birthplace (open until 5.30 pm) 6.00 pm Dinner in Marlowe s restaurant After dinner continue by coach to the hotel & check in Wed 2 July Morning Breakfast in the hotel SWINDON Transfer by coach to Watlington full day of performances & workshops at Icknield Community College 11.15 hrs Full (75 mins) performance to Year 6 (from the Primary School) and Year 7 from Icknield College 12.30 hrs Year 6 depart / Year 7 workshops with your students/staff there are around 110 students from Icknield age range: 12-13 13.15 hrs End workshop 13.20 hrs Lunch at the school 13.50 hrs Walk across to Primary School (2 mins) 14.00 hrs Workshop (60 mins) with Year 6 (age:11) 15.00 hrs End of school day pack up. You can then look around Watlington small, English village, part Norman church and I have also arranged for the school to let you use some playing fields for R&R 17.00 hrs Dinner in the Chequers pub next to the school Evening Return by coach to the hotel NOTE: ONCE THE COACH DROPS YOU OFF IN WATLINGTON IT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL DEPARTURE Thu 3 July Morning Breakfast in the hotel SWINDON Depart on excursion to Oxford 1.30 pm Meet coach at Magdalen College School and unload 2.30 pm Performance at Magdalen College School as part of the MCS Arts Festival 3.45 pm End performance Free time in Oxford Evening Dinner in a local restaurant 2014. All rights reserved.
Fri 4 July Morning Breakfast in the hotel SWINDON 8.15 am Depart by coach for Salisbury 10.00 am ETA Leaden Hall Prep School set up 10.30 am Performance at Leaden Hall Prep School 12.00 noon Lunch provided by the school Afternoon 3.15 pm Transfer by coach to Stonehenge 4.00 pm Visit Stonehenge Visit Salisbury Cathedral and free time to explore the city 5.30 pm Continue by coach to Marlborough Evening Dinner in a local restaurant Sat 5 July Morning Breakfast in the hotel LONDON 9.00 am Depart by coach for London Crowne Plaza Heathrow in Covent Garden 3.15 pm Get in at Victoria Embankment Gardens 4.00 pm Performance at Victoria Embankment Gardens, London 5.00 pm End performance & load coach Must be clear of stage by 5.30 pm Walk to restaurant 6.15 pm Dinner in the Silver Cross c. 7.45 pm After dinner continue by coach to the hotel and check in Sun 6 July Morning Breakfast in the hotel LONDON 9.00 am Guided tour of London during which you will see Big Ben & the Houses of Parliament; Westminster Abbey; Trafalgar Square; St Paul s Cathedral; Buckingham Palace and much more end at 12.30 pm Lunch in the Beefeater by the Tower 2.30 pm Boat from St Katherine s Pier to Westminster Pier Meet coach and transfer to south Kensington Visit Natural History, V&A or Science Museum in chaperoned groups Dinner independent 7.00 pm Attend a performance of West Side Story film with live orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall Return by coach to the hotel 2014. All rights reserved.
Mon 7 July Morning Boxed breakfast - TBC VIENNA 4.30 am Transfer by coach to London Heathrow airport, terminal 3 Hotel 5.00 am Check in for British Airways flight BA 696 to Vienna Europahaus 7.40 am Departure of flight 10.50 am Arrive in Vienna: clear Immigration & Customs Meet Tour Manager & private motorcoach transfer to central Vienna s Naschmarkt for lunch independent 2.30 pm Guided tour of Vienna during which you will see the Stephansdom; Musikverein; Vienna Opera House; Prater Park; Schonnbrun Palace and much more 6.00 pm Dinner in a local restaurant Evening Check in to the hotel Tue 8 July Morning Breakfast in the hotel VIENNA 10.00 am Backstage tour of the Vienna Opera House Afternoon Transfer to Biedermannsdorf Evening Evening Performance at the Graf Perlashof Courtyard, Biedermannsdorf Würstel grill after performance? Return by coach to the hotel Wed 9 July Morning Breakfast in the hotel GRAZ 9.00 am Depart by coach for Graz Hotel Amedia 12.00pm 1.00 pm Proposed change of time for ride on the Schlossberg Cable Car 5.00 pm Proposed performance TBC Murpark Shopping Centre Check in to accommodation Evening Dinner Thu 10 July Morning Breakfast in the hotel GRAZ 10.00 am Depart on excursion to Knittlefeld region Wipfelwanderweg (Tree Top Trail) in St. Margarethen (Guided forest walk) Guided forest walk Afternoon Performance at Jugend am Werk (centre for people with disabilities) BBQ provided at Jugend am Werk 7.00 pm Performance at Knittlefeld Music Night - Sigi's Gemüsestand 9.00 pm End performance and transfer back to Graz 10.30 pm ETA Graz 2014. All rights reserved.
Fri 11 July Morning Breakfast in the hotel BRATISLAVA 10.00 am Depart by coach for Bratislava Hotel Sorea Regia on arrival Afternoon Free time in Bratislava Check in to the accommodation 6.00 pm Performance at the bandstand in Hviezdoslavovo námestie, Bratislava Evening Dinner in a local restaurant Sat 12 July Morning Breakfast in the hotel BRATISLAVA 9.30 am Guided tour of Bratislava Transfer by coach to Stupava 2.00 pm Performance in Stupava (Picnic in the Mansion Park) 5.00 pm Performance in Pezinok 7.00 pm Dinner in a restaurant in Pezinok Sun 13 July Morning Breakfast in the hotel IN FLIGHT Transfer by coach to Vienna free time for last minute sightseeing & shopping Transfer by coach to Vienna airport 7.40 pm Check in for Emirates flight EK 126 to Dubai 10.40 pm Departure of flight Mon 14 July 6.20 am Arrive Dubai: change planes IN FLIGHT 10.10 am Depart Dubai on Emirates flight EK 406 to Melbourne Tue 15 July 5.35 am Arrive Melbourne HOME Tour Managers: Clare Walters (28 June 7 July) + 2014. All rights reserved.
Accommodation: 28, 29 & 30 June Mercure Wetherby Hotel WETHERBY Leeds Rd Wetherby LS22 5HE UK Tel: +44 844 815 9067 Fax: +44 1937 545009 1, 2, 3 & 4 July Holiday Inn Express Swindon SWINDON Bridge Street Swindon SN1 1BT UK Tel: +44 1793 602000 5 & 6 July Crowne Plaza Heathrow LONDON Stockley Road West Drayton Middlesex UB7 9NA Tel: +44 871 942140 7 & 8 July Hotel Europahaus VIENNA Linzer Strasse 429 1140 Vienna Austria Tel: +43 1 57 666 77 Fax: +43 1 57 666 78 9 & 10 July Hotel Amedia Graz GRAZ Conrad-von- Hötzendorf-Strasse 60 8010 Graz Austria Tel: +43 316 24 555 0 Fax: +43 316 24 555 900 11 & 12 July Hotel Sorea Regia BRATISLAVA Králòvské údolie 6 811 02 Bratislava Slovakia Tel: + 421 2 32 112 870 Fax: +421 2 32 112 871 2014. All rights reserved.