Tours For Members 



L 



English Homes and Country Tour 



July 1-15 



Price $2,725 



(double occupancy) 



The countryside of southeastern England is a sea of rolling green hills 

 patchworked with living hedgerows and dotted with woolly sheep. 

 Charming thatched villages nestled in the downs and lush royal gardens 

 easily complement the medieval towns with their ancient cathedrals and 

 the quaint southern cities with their cobbled streets and bustling pubs. The 

 average tourist experiences no more of these than can be viewed in a 

 cursory tour, but Field Museum is offering a marvelous opportunity for 

 the discriminating traveler to live with English people in their homes, and 

 to experience English country life as they do. Hosts and hostesses include 

 baronets, generals, doctors, company directors, members of Parliament, 

 and landowners. Their homes range from mansions to more modest, yet 

 extremely comfortable country cottages. Accommodations include use of 

 a private bathroom. 



In addition to a local guide, a scholar from the Field Museum will 

 make this a rich and unusual adventure. Dr. Peter Crane was born and 

 raised in England, getting his Ph.D. in botany at the University of Reading. 

 He is an associate curator in the Department of Geology at Field Museum 

 and was recognized as one of ten "Outstanding Young Citizens" by the 

 Chicago Junior Association of Commerce and Industry in 1985. He is ex- 

 cited about this unusual travel opportunity in his native country and in- 

 vites you to join him and his countrymen in an exploration of English 

 Homes and Country. 



Itinerary: 



Tues. July 1 . Depart Chicago O'Hare for Heathrow. 

 Wed. July 2. Arrive Heathrow. Met by tour director; board luxury 

 coach for drive to Canterbury. Meet hostesses and drive to their homes to 

 unpack and freshen up before lunch. At leisure for the rest of the day. In 

 the evening dinner with hostesses. 



Thurs. July 3. Canterbury. A day in and around Canterbury. First a 

 tour of the cathedral personally introduced by a canon from the cathedral 

 staff, followed by a wander in Canterbury before lunch. After lunch fur- 

 ther time to wander in Canterbury before visiting the village of Fordwich, 

 which has the oldest town hall in England. Dinner in a private house. 

 Fri. July4. SouthKent. Drive south to the Cinque Port of Rye with its 

 steep cobbled streets and period houses, and the world famous Mermaid 

 Pub. A short drive to Bodiam Castle, built in 1386 to defend the Rother 

 Valley from incursions by the French, followed by lunch at the Castle Pub. 

 Another short drive to Great Dixter, a house built about 1450 (not long 

 after Chaucer) and which now has a lovely garden containing a wide 

 variety of unusual and interesting plants. Dinner in a private house. 

 Sat. July 5. Mid-Kent. After breakfast a leisurely drive to Leeds 

 Castle for a private tour of what was described by Lord Conway as the 

 "loveliest castle in the world." On through typical Kent countryside to 

 Sissinghurst Castle, with its well-known and very beautiful garden. 

 After lunch in the Castle restaurant, a short drive to Godinton Park for a 

 private visit to this mansion with its fine Stuart panelling, carving, and 

 magnificent furniture and porcelain. Dinner with hostesses. 

 Sun. July 6. Travel To Cambridge. Goodbye to the Canterbury hos- 

 tesses. A short drive to the great Norman cathedral at Rochester in the 

 heart of Dickens country where those who wish may attend a service. 

 Then by tunnel under the River Thames northward into the county of 

 Essex for lunch in a Tudor pub. After lunch a drive through the changing 

 East Anglian countryside to meet and dine with Cambridge hostesses. 

 Mon. July 7. Suffolk. A day in Suffolk countryside immortalized by 

 artist John Constable. First to Newmarket, home of the Sport of Kings, and 

 center of the racing industry for a private tour of the Gallops, Tattersalls 

 Selling Ring and the Jockey Club for sherry. Lunch in Newmarket before 

 driving to the medieval town of Bury St. Edmunds with its beautiful 



cathedral. In the late afternoon a short drive to Lavenham with time to 

 explore the Guildhall dating from the 1520s, and the most splendid of 

 all "Wool" churches before dining in one of the oldest buildings in 

 Lavenham, the famous Swan Hotel. 



Tues. July 8. Cambridge. A day in and around Cambridge, first visit- 

 ing historic colleges and churches including Kings College Chapel, fol- 

 lowed by a visit to the American Military Cemetery at Madingley which 

 commemorates those Americans who died in northwest Europe in World 

 War II. Lunch at a private house close to Cambridge. The afternoon in 

 Cambridge exploring the city before dining with hostesses. 

 Wed. July 9. Travel To Chichester. After bidding farewell to Cam- 

 bridge hostessses a drive south to West Sussex bypassing London to the 

 west, and stopping for a pub lunch on the way. In the afternoon visit the 

 Royal Horticultural Society Gardens at Wisley. These world-famous gar- 

 dens contain an extraordinary collection of plants, flowers, trees, and 

 shrubs, and attract visits by horticulturists from all over the world. A fur- 

 ther journey to meet and later dine with hostesses. 

 Thurs. July 1 0. Chichester. First to Bosham to visit Trinity Church of 

 King Canute fame before going to Chichester for a stroll through the Pal- 

 lants to the Hospice of St. Mary, then lunch in the Dolphin and Anchor. A 

 Private tour of the Cathedral and free time to explore before having supper 

 at the Festival Theatre Restaurant and attending a performance at the 

 theater. 



Fri. July 11. Winchester. A drive west, skirting Portsmouth and 

 Southampton, to Broadlands, home of the late Lord Mountbatten. A short 

 drive to Winchester for lunch in the Wessex Hotel before visiting the 

 cathedral and wandering in its environs. Return to Chichester through the 

 rolling countryside of West Sussex. Dinner with Hostesses. 

 Sat. July 12. Mid-Sussex. Visit Boxgrove Priory which dates from 

 the 12th century. A short drive to the thatched village of Amberley which 

 nestles at the foot of the Downs. A pub lunch. Then to Petworth, a mag- 

 nificent late 17th-century house which includes among its treasures 

 works by Van Dyck and Turner, and a Grinling Gibbons room. A private 

 dinner at Goodwood House followed by a tour of this historic home of the 

 Dukes of Richmond and Gordon. 



Sun. July 13. Travel to London. Goodbye to Chichester hostesses, 

 and drive to London for an orientation tour through the West End and 

 City before arriving at the Mandeville Hotel and settling in there before 

 lunch. Free afternoon and evening. 



Mon. July 14. London. Free day and evening in London. The book- 

 let on London in the personal folders given to each guest on arrival in 

 England lists places of interest, how to get there and times of opening. A 

 private tour of the Palace of Westminster, provided the Houses of Parlia- 

 ment are not in recess, will be arranged for those who wish. 

 Tues. July 15. Tour Ends. Those returning home will be escorted to 

 London Heathrow Airport by our tour director. Arrive Chicago O'Hare. 



Grand Canyon Adventures 



August 13-22 

 August 22-31 



Field Museum Tours is offering two trips to the Grand Canyon in 1986. 

 The first, August 13-22, is a geology study trip hiking down the north rim 

 of the canyon, rafting for four days along the bottom and hiking back up 

 the south rim. The second, August 22-31, is a rafting trip along the entire 

 300-mile length of the canyon by two motorized rubber rafts. Dr. Mat- 

 thew H. Nitecki, curator of fossil invertebrates leads both. A deposit of $50 

 per person will hold your space. 



For further information or to be placed on our mailing list, call or write Dorothy 

 Roder, Tours Manager, Field Museum, Roosevelt Rd. at Lake Shore Dr. , Chica- 

 go, IL 60605. Phone: 322-8862. 27 



