Washtenaw Community College 2017 UK Study Abroad
Travel Tips & Reminders Safety 999 is the emergency services number. Always travel in groups. Do not go out alone. Be aware of yourself and your surroundings. Know your exits. For each hostel we stay at, you should plan 2 exit paths in the event of fire or emergency. Dealing with Jet Lag Stay hydrated. Drink plenty of water on the flight and when you arrive in London. Minimize caffeine and alcohol use. Resist the temptakon to go to bed right away when we get to London. Stay up unkl an early local bedkme. Sunshine and exercise are the best ways to fight jet lag. Time Zone United Kingdom is currently on BST (BriKsh Summer Time). GMT + 1hour. The UK is 5 hours ahead of Detroit. 12 Noon in Detroit = 5 PM in London. Remember to do the math before calling or texkng friends and family back home. Remind them to do the same for you. Money MaEers Before you go, contact your bank/credit card company to let them know you will be traveling so they can ackvate your card for internakonal transackons. Also, find out what fee they charge for internakonal transackons (usually, somewhere around 3%). The UK s currency is the pound sterling ( /GBP). Colloquially, a pound is known as a quid. There are 100 pence (p) to the pound ( ). Notes come in denominakons of 5, 10, 20 and 50. Coins come in 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, 1 and 2. The exchange rate is about 1 = $1.30 or $1 = 0.77. GeGng Around London The London Underground network, or the Tube, is a great way to get around London. You will receive a 40 Oyster Card for use on the Tube. Your Oyster Card will also get you discounts throughout the city. Be sure to download a London Tube app before you go.
IKnerary Overview Day 1: Thursday, 1 June Depart DTW or Windsor; Travel to London Day 2: Friday, 2 June AM: Arrive London PM: Free Time in London Day 3: Saturday, 3 June AM: Walking tour of Westminster PM: Free Time in London Day 4: Sunday, 4 June All Day: Bus Tour Dover Castle/Cliffs, Canterbury Day 5: Monday, 5 June AM: Museum of London Archaeological Archives Tour PM: Free Time in London Day 6: Tuesday, 6 June All Day: Bus Tour Stonehenge & Bath Day 7: Wednesday, 7 June AM: Tower of London PM: Free Time in London Day 8: Thursday, 8 June AM: Train to Chester PM: Free Time in Chester Day 9: Friday, 9 June All Day: Conwy Castle Day 10: Saturday, 10 June AM: Train to York PM: Free Time in York Day 11: Sunday, 11 June AM: Jorvik Viking Center PM: Train to Hexham Day 12-16: Mon, 12 June Fri, 16 June All Day: Archaeological excavakon at Vindolanda Day 17: Saturday, 17 June AM: Train to Edinburgh PM: Free Time in Edinburgh Day 18: Sunday, 18 June AM: Free Time in Edinburgh PM: Train to Hexham Day 19-23: Mon, 19 June Fri, 23 June All Day: Archaeological excavakon at Vindolanda Day 23 Friday, 23 June Train to Edinburgh or Glasgow Day 24 Saturday, 24 June Depart for USA
AccommodaKons Overview Nights of 2 7 June Wombats City Hostel 7 Dock Street, London E1 8LL TEL: 011 44 020 7680 7600 WEB: www.wombats-hostels.com/london/ Nights of 8 & 9 June The Bunkroom 106 Brook Street, Chester, CH1 3DU TEL: 011 01244 324 524 WEB: www.thebunkroom.co.uk/ Night of 10 June Safestay York Micklegate House, 88-90 Micklegate, York YO1 6JX TEL: 011 44 1904 627 720 WEB: www.safestay.com/ss-york-micklegate.html Night of 17 June Safestay Edinburgh 50 Blackfriars Street, Edinburgh EH1 1NE TEL: 011 44 131 524 1989 WEB: www.safestay.com/sch-edinburgh-by-ss.html Night of 23 June Edinburgh: Safestay Edinburgh (See Above) Glasgow: Euro Hostel Glasgow 318 Clyde Street, Glasgow G1 4NR TEL: 011 44 08455 399 956 WEB: www.eurohostels.co.uk Nights of 11 16 June and 18 22 June Hedley Centre Vindolanda, Bardon Mill, Hexham NE47 7JN TEL: 011 44 01434 344693 WEB: www.vindolanda.com
Thursday, 1 June Remember to check-in for your flight on Wednesday, May 31! Windsor Airport Meet at WCC Parking Lot? in front of? at 9:00 am. We will load the van and depart promptly at 9:30 am. $$ Lunch at Windsor Airport $$ Dinner at Toronto Airport Detroit Airport You are responsible for making your own way to the Detroit Airport. Be sure to arrive at least 2 hours prior to your scheduled departure.
Friday, 2 June AM Arrive London Clearing Customs You ll pass UK Customs aser baggage claim, before you enter the public arrivals area. Meet up with the rest of the group arriving at the same airport aser clearing customs. Heathrow: Ian, Julia, Kiersten, Heather, Devin Gatwick: Chris, Andy, Robin, Kim, Siena, DJ, Thor, Liz GeGng to Central London 40 Oyster cards will be handed out at each airport by faculty. These will cover travel from the airport to central London, as well as London Underground travel all week. From Heathrow: Take the Picadilly Line to Hammersmith. Transfer to the District Line to Aldgate East stop. Walk down Leman St to Dock Street. From Gatwick: Take Thameslink rail service to Blackfriars. Transfer to Circle or District tube line to Aldgate East stop. Walk down Leman St to Dock Street. Wombats City Hostel 7 Dock Street, London E1 8LL TEL: 011 44 020 7680 7600 WEB: www.wombats-hostels.com/london/ 3 PM: Group MeeKng at Wombats
LONDON FREE TIME OPTIONS - During your free Kme, you might consider the following: 1- BriKsh Museum Free Admission 2- NaKonal Gallery - Free Admission 3- Tate Modern - Free Admission 4- Victoria and Albert Museum - Free Admission 5- Globe Theater Tour ( 12.50 for students) 6- Globe Theater Play (standing Kx 5 for Romeo and Juliet, Twelsh Night) 7- Westminster Abbey ( 17 for students) 8- London Eye ( 24.95) 9- St. Paul s Cathedral ( 16 for students) 10- Down House - Home of Charles Darwin ( 10 for students) 11- Hampton Court Palace ( 15.40 for students) 12- Many other tours and sites throughout London; feel free to use Google, TripAdvisor, etc.
Saturday, 3 June 9:30 AM Walking Tour of Westminster Area We will take the tube (Circle or District Line) from the Tower Hill stop to the Westminster stop. London Walking Tour 1. London Eye 2. Houses of Parliament 3. Big Ben 4. Statue of Boudicca 5. Parliament Square 6. Westminster Abbey 7. St. James s Park 8. The Birdcage Walk 9. Buckingham Palace 10. The Mall 11. Admiralty Arch 12. Trafalgar Square 13. Nelson s Column 14. Statue of Charles I 15. Charing Cross 16. NaKonal Gallery The tour will take about 3 hours. $$ You are on your own for lunch following the tour. PM: Free Time
Sunday, 4 June 7:30 AM Breakfast 8:30 AM Bus Tour Canterbury, Dover Castle & White Cliffs of Dover: Anderson Tours will pick us up in front of Wombats Hostel at 8:30 AM. Tour includes entrance fees to Canterbury Cathedral and Dover Castle. $$ We will have free Kme for lunch in Canterbury. $$ Op#onal Tip: We will have an envelope on the return bus ride if you wish to Kp our tour guide. Suggested amount is 2-3. This is a long day. Remember to bring a couple of snacks. 7:00 PM EsKmated return to Wombats
Monday, 5 June 8:00 AM Breakfast 9:00 AM Museum of London Archaeological Archives Tour We will take the Tube from Tower Hill stakon to Old Street stakon. The Museum is a 15-minute walk from there. Our Kckets are for 10AM. $$ You are on your own for lunch following the tour. PM Free Time
Tuesday, 6 June 6:30 AM Breakfast 7:30 AM Bus Tour Stonehenge & City of Bath: Anderson Tours will pick us up in front of Wombats Hostel at 7:30 AM. Tour includes entrance fees to Stonehenge and Roman Baths. $$ We will have free Kme for lunch in City of Bath. $$ Op#onal Tip: We will have an envelope on the return bus ride if you wish to Kp our tour guide. Suggested amount is 2-3. This is a long day. Remember to bring a couple of snacks. 8:00 PM EsKmated return to Wombats
Wednesday, 7 June 7:30 AM Breakfast 8:30 AM Tower of London We will walk from the hostel to the Tower of London. PM Free Time
Thursday, 8 June 8:00 AM Breakfast & Checkout 9:00 AM Tube to Euston StaKon 11:10 AM Train to Chester 1:13 PM Arrive Chester The hostel is a 4-minute walk from the stakon. The Bunkroom 106 Brook Street, Chester, CH1 3DU TEL: 011 01244 324 524 WEB: www.thebunkroom.co.uk/ If rooms are not ready when we arrive, we can store luggage and go sightseeing. PM Free Time (OpKonal: Chester town walls and Roman amphitheater)
Friday, 9 June 7:30 AM Breakfast & Checkout 8:30 AM Walk to Chester Train StaKon 8:55 AM Train to Conwy Tour of Conwy Castle, walk the town walls & general sightseeing 4:15 PM Meet back at Conwy Train StaKon 4:40 PM Train to Chester $$ Lunch Remember to pack a couple of snacks
Saturday, 10 June Breakfast & Checkout 10:30 AM Walk to train stakon 10:59 AM Train to York 2:13 PM Arrive York The hostel is a 6-minute walk from the stakon. Safestay York Micklegate House, 88-90 Micklegate, York YO1 6JX TEL: 011 44 1904 627 720 WEB: www.safestay.com/ss-yorkmicklegate.html PM Free Time (OpKonal: York Minster)
Sunday, 11 June 8:30 AM Breakfast & Checkout We will store our luggage at the hostel 9:30 AM Walk to Jorvik Viking Center 10:00 AM Tour of Jorvik Viking Center 12:00 PM Pick up luggage & walk to train stakon 12:51 PM Train to Hexham 2:51 PM Arrive Hexham 3:13 PM Bus AD 122 3:49 PM Arrive Vindolanda Car Park Hedley Centre Vindolanda, Bardon Mill, Hexham NE47 7JN TEL: 011 44 01434 344693 WEB: www.vindolanda.com Dinner will be provided at Hedley Centre
Monday, 12 June 8:30 AM Breakfast 9:30 AM All Excavators meet at Hedley Centre 9:30 AM 12 Noon InducKon, Museum & Site Tour 12:00 Noon 1 PM Lunch 1 PM 2:30 PM ExcavaKon 2:30 PM 3 PM Tea Break 3 PM 4:30 PM ExcavaKon Dinner will be provided at Hedley Centre
Tuesday, 13 June Friday, 16 June 8:30 AM Breakfast 9:30 AM All Excavators meet at Hedley Centre 9:45 AM 12 Noon ExcavaKon 12:00 Noon 1 PM Lunch 1 PM 2:30 PM ExcavaKon 2:30 PM 3 PM Tea Break 3 PM 4:30 PM ExcavaKon *Friday Only* 4:30 PM Summing up talk on the weeks work by the Director of ExcavaKons Dinner will be provided at Hedley Centre Tuesday Thursday. $$ You are free to explore local restaurants for dinner on Friday.
Saturday, 17 June You can leave most of your luggage at Hedley Centre and pack an overnight bag for Edinburgh. 8:15 AM Walk to Bardon Mill train stakon or ride with Liz 9:15 AM Train to Edinburgh 12:22 PM Arrive Edinburgh The hostel is a 5-minute walk from the stakon. Safestay Edinburgh 50 Blackfriars Street, Edinburgh EH1 1NE TEL: 011 44 131 524 1989 WEB: www.safestay.com/sch-edinburgh-by-ss.html PM Free Time
EDINBURGH FREE TIME OPTIONS - During your free Kme, you might consider the following: 1- Edinburgh Castle ( 17; 15-minute walk from the hostel) 2- NaKonal Museum of Scotland (Free admission; 6-minute walk from the hostel) 3- Holyroodhouse Palace ( 11.40 for students; 15-minute walk from the hostel) 4- The Royal Mile (shops and eateries; 2-minute walk from the hostel) 5- Scoush NaKonal Portrait Gallery (Free admission; 15-minute walk from the hostel) 6- Scoush NaKonal Gallery (Free admission; 12-minute walk from the hostel) 7- Calton Hill/Scoush NaKonal Monument (Free; 15-minute walk from the hostel) 8- Many other tours and sites throughout Edinburgh; feel free to use Google, TripAdvisor, etc.
Sunday, 18 June 10:00 AM Checkout (You can store your luggage at the hostel) AM Free Time 1:30 PM Pick up luggage and walk to train stakon 2:12 PM Train to Bardon Mill 4:43 PM Arrive Bardon Mill Walk back to Hedley Center or ride with Liz
Monday, 19 June Friday, 23 June 8:30 AM Breakfast 9:30 AM All Excavators meet at Hedley Centre 9:45 AM 12 Noon ExcavaKon 12:00 Noon 1 PM Lunch 1 PM 2:30 PM ExcavaKon 2:30 PM 3 PM Tea Break 3 PM 4:30 PM ExcavaKon *Friday Only* 4:30 PM Summing up talk on the weeks work by the Director of ExcavaKons Dinner will be provided at Hedley Centre Tuesday Thursday.
Friday, 23 June PM Train to Edinburgh or Glasgow Edinburgh: Safestay Edinburgh 50 Blackfriars St, Edinburgh EH1 1NE TEL: 011 44 131 524 1989 WEB: www.safestay.com/sch-edinburghby-ss.html Glasgow: Euro Hostel Glasgow 318 Clyde Street, Glasgow G1 4NR TEL: 011 44 08455 399 956 WEB: www.eurohostels.co.uk Reminder: Check in for your flights!
Saturday, 24 June Depart for USA