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Created: 29.11.2017
Day 1 - ATLANTA- EDINBURGH - Today we depart Atlanta by bus to Toronto for our overnight flight to Edinburgh. We are served complimentary beverages, in-flight movies, dinner and breakfast aloft. Day 2 - EDINBURGH - This morning we are greeted by our Unitours tour manager who will remain with us, for the duration of our pilgrimage. Upon arrival we will descend the Royal Mile to the Palace of Holyrood, home of the last Catholic monarch of Scotland, Mary. We will tour Edinburgh Castle, where James VI, son of Mary, Queen of the Scots, was born. Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary???s Cathedral, the seat of the Archbishop and the mother church of Scottish Catholicism. We will also stop at Rosslyn Chapel, made famous by The DaVinci Code book. It served for centuries as a chapel for the Catholic Sinclair family. Overnight and dinner at our hotel in Edinburgh. DAY 3 - ST. ANDREWS, EDINBURGH - After breakfast, we journey to St Andrews, once the center of Catholicism in Scotland, having reputedly acquired the relics of the St. Andrew in the 4th Century! We visit the ruins of St. Andrews Cathedral, the original residence of the Catholic Archbishops, and the focal point of the Catholic Church in medieval Scotland. The largest Catholic Cathedral ever built in Scotland, it fell into disuse and ruin after Catholic Mass was outlawed during the 16th-century Scottish Reformation. We pay homage to St. Andrew, the Apostle, the revered Patron Saint of Scotland and brother of Simon Peter, with an outdoor Mass (weather permitting) on this Holy ground. We may climb the famous tower, likely erected in the mid-1100s to house the bones of St. Andrew, then stop in the Cathedral museum to see the relics of St. Andrew, including the patron Saint Pictish???s sarcophagus. Free time for lunch possibly at St. Andrew???s Links Clubhouse, while enjoying sweeping views of the legendary golf course, considered the birthplace of modern golf! As we leave St. Andrews we will walk through the University grounds, Scotland???s oldest learning institute, where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton, met as students. We may spy the initials of Patrick Hamilton, embedded in the cobblestones, commentating the very spot where he, the main Protestant martyr accused of heresy during the Scottish Reformation was burned at the stake. We return to Edinburgh for dinner and overnight. DAY 4 - LINDISFARNE, DURHAM - After breakfast, we depart Scotland and head to England! Our first stop will be the Holy Island. We drive over the causeway, when the tide is out, to visit the Lindisfarne Priory. It was founded by St. Aidan in 635, and rebuilt by the Benedictines. Stones from the Priory were used in the construction of Lindisfarne Castle, built in 1549 as protection against Scottish raids. We celebrate Mass on the island, followed by free time for lunch. We stop at Seahouses for a walk along the seashore and possibly tea before returning to the mainland. We continue south to Durham, stopping to view a small section of Hadrian???s Wall! Dinner and overnight at our hotel in Durham. DAY 5 ??? DURHAM, YORK - This morning we visit Durham Castle and Durham Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral Church of Christ. One of the finest examples of Norman architecture, containing copies of the Magna Carta in its library. Saint Cuthbert???s stole, maniple and pectoral cross can be seen in the Cathedral library. The Venerable Bede???s tomb can be seen in the Galilee Chapel. We have a guided tour of the Cathedral and celebrate Mass followed by free time for lunch. We continue to the famous walled old city of York. We visit the Cathedral and celebrate St Margaret Clitherow, the Pearl of York, one of the forty martyrs of England and Wales. We walk through the Shambles and continue to York Minster with a guided tour to hear the history of Christianity in the North of England. Dinner and overnight at our hotel in York. DAY 6 - YORK- WALSINGHAM-CAMBRIDGE - After breakfast we depart for Little and Old Walsingham where we celebrate Mass. The Slipper Chapel was once second only to Canterbury for English pilgrimage. In 1061, Richeldis de Faverches, had a vision of the Virgin Mary instructing her to build a replica of the house of the Holy Family in Nazareth, to honor the Annunciation. We will visit both the Catholic and Anglican chapels, both hubs for prayer and devotion. EWTN recently opened a center here. We will then wander through the Chapel of the Holy Spirit and the Cloister Gardens. We will visit the Shirehall Museum as well as the Abbey Gardens and Ruins. Erasmus made a pilgrimage from Cambridge to Walsingham in 1511, documented in his colloquy on pilgrimages. Also, Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn, wives of Henry VIII made pilgrimages to Walsingham. We return to Cambridge, and enjoy a walking tour of Ely Cathedral, used for the filming of Macbeth and the Kings Speech. The present structure was begun in the late 11th Century during the reign of William the Conqueror and serves the present community as the "ship of the Fens", towering above the surrounding flatlands. Dinner and overnight at our hotel in the Cambridgeshire area. DAY 7 - CAMBRIDGE, LONDON - This morning we journey south towards London. Upon arrival we visit Westminster Cathedral, the seat of the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster and the Mother Church for Roman Catholics in England. After learning of the history of Westminster Cathedral, we will celebrate Mass. We will then enjoy a driving tour of London, including Tower Bridge, Big Ben, Trafalgar Square, Nelson???s Column, the Marble Arch, finishing with a visit to Saint Paul???s Cathedral and a drive down Milk Street, the birthplace of St. Thomas Moore. After free time for lunch, we will enjoy a visit to the British Museum- to see the Rosetta Stone! Dinner and overnight at our hotel in London. Day 8 - LONDON - Today we visit the Tyburn Benedictine Convent, the motherhouse of the Adorers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Montmartre. The convent stands yards from the infamous "Tyburn Tree" where more than a hundred Catholics died for their faith during the Reformation. We continue to Temple Church. This historic gem is tucked away in the courtyards off Fleet Street, the famous newspaper area. Temple, featured in ???The Da Vinci Code??? by Dan Brown, is a church of the Knights Templar and was consecrated in 1185 by the Patriarch of Jerusalem. It reflects the Crusades era with circular naves in imitation of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. Our next stop is St. Etheldreda, the oldest Catholic Church in England (pre-dating the Reformation), to celebrate Mass. Built in 1290, it was formerly the town chapel of the Bishops of Ely and contains statues of the Catholic martyrs who lived in the vicinity. Beautifully preserved, its stained-glass windows are among the most revered in London. We will stop in Ye Olde Mitre Tavern for an included lunch, one of the most renowned pubs in London, featured in Dickens autobiographical novel David Copperfield and in Shakespeare???s Richard III. In the afternoon, we visit Westminster Abbey for an in-depth guided tour. We end our day by walking down the Mall, to Buckingham Palace and passing 10 Downing Street, the home of the Prime Minster. Dinner and overnight at our hotel in London. Day 9 - LONDON/CANTEBURY ??? This morning, we journey to the most historic site of pilgrimage in the UK - Canterbury. En route we stop in Aylesford, where we celebrate Mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The Virgin Mary appeared to St. Simon Stock here in 1251. Continue to Canterbury Cathedral. Founded in 597, the church was the leader of Catholic worship in England for centuries. We pay homage to Saint Thomas Becket, who was martyred before the high altar, and canonized two years later. A candle burns 24 hours a day to commemorate the site of the shrine of St. Thomas, destroyed by Henry VIII. Pilgrimages in honor of Saint Thomas Becket inspired Chaucer to write his Canterbury Tales. We will stop in Tiny Tim???s tearoom for tea and scones before we continue to Dover- to view the impressive White Cliffs, overlooking the English Channel, that were used for defense in both World Wars. Overnight and dinner at our hotel in the London area. DAY 10 ??? LONDON - Today we enjoy a free day in London. An optional tour will be offered to visit Stonehenge and Bath, two gems of southern England. Stonehenge is a prehistoric stone monument that rises imperiously from Salisbury Plain. Gaze at the gigantic stones, learn how the monument was used, and then continue to the UNESCO- listed city of Bath to discover this gorgeous 18th-century city independently. Choose to stroll the elegant Georgian streets and see top Bath attractions such as the Royal Crescent and visit the Roman Baths and the Jane Austen Visitor Centre. Dinner on our own, overnight in London. Day 11 - LONDON- ATLANTA - Today we start our journey home with a newfound understanding of Catholicism in the UK that will remain with us forever!
Day 1 - ATLANTA- EDINBURGH - Today we depart Atlanta by bus to Toronto for our overnight flight to Edinburgh. We are served complimentary beverages, in-flight movies, dinner and breakfast aloft. Day 2 - EDINBURGH - This morning we are greeted by our Unitours tour manager who will remain with us, for the duration of our pilgrimage. Upon arrival we will descend the Royal Mile to the Palace of Holyrood, home of the last Catholic monarch of Scotland, Mary. We will tour Edinburgh Castle, where James VI, son of Mary, Queen of the Scots, was born. Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary???s Cathedral, the seat of the Archbishop and the mother church of Scottish Catholicism. We will also stop at Rosslyn Chapel, made famous by The DaVinci Code book. It served for centuries as a chapel for the Catholic Sinclair family. Overnight and dinner at our hotel in Edinburgh. DAY 3 - ST. ANDREWS, EDINBURGH - After breakfast, we journey to St Andrews, once the center of Catholicism in Scotland, having reputedly acquired the relics of the St. Andrew in the 4th Century! We visit the ruins of St. Andrews Cathedral, the original residence of the Catholic Archbishops, and the focal point of the Catholic Church in medieval Scotland. The largest Catholic Cathedral ever built in Scotland, it fell into disuse and ruin after Catholic Mass was outlawed during the 16th-century Scottish Reformation. We pay homage to St. Andrew, the Apostle, the revered Patron Saint of Scotland and brother of Simon Peter, with an outdoor Mass (weather permitting) on this Holy ground. We may climb the famous tower, likely erected in the mid-1100s to house the bones of St. Andrew, then stop in the Cathedral museum to see the relics of St. Andrew, including the patron Saint Pictish???s sarcophagus. Free time for lunch possibly at St. Andrew???s Links Clubhouse, while enjoying sweeping views of the legendary golf course, considered the birthplace of modern golf! As we leave St. Andrews we will walk through the University grounds, Scotland???s oldest learning institute, where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton, met as students. We may spy the initials of Patrick Hamilton, embedded in the cobblestones, commentating the very spot where he, the main Protestant martyr accused of heresy during the Scottish Reformation was burned at the stake. We return to Edinburgh for dinner and overnight. DAY 4 - LINDISFARNE, DURHAM - After breakfast, we depart Scotland and head to England! Our first stop will be the Holy Island. We drive over the causeway, when the tide is out, to visit the Lindisfarne Priory. It was founded by St. Aidan in 635, and rebuilt by the Benedictines. Stones from the Priory were used in the construction of Lindisfarne Castle, built in 1549 as protection against Scottish raids. We celebrate Mass on the island, followed by free time for lunch. We stop at Seahouses for a walk along the seashore and possibly tea before returning to the mainland. We continue south to Durham, stopping to view a small section of Hadrian???s Wall! Dinner and overnight at our hotel in Durham. DAY 5 ??? DURHAM, YORK - This morning we visit Durham Castle and Durham Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral Church of Christ. One of the finest examples of Norman architecture, containing copies of the Magna Carta in its library. Saint Cuthbert???s stole, maniple and pectoral cross can be seen in the Cathedral library. The Venerable Bede???s tomb can be seen in the Galilee Chapel. We have a guided tour of the Cathedral and celebrate Mass followed by free time for lunch. We continue to the famous walled old city of York. We visit the Cathedral and celebrate St Margaret Clitherow, the Pearl of York, one of the forty martyrs of England and Wales. We walk through the Shambles and continue to York Minster with a guided tour to hear the history of Christianity in the North of England. Dinner and overnight at our hotel in York. DAY 6 - YORK- WALSINGHAM-CAMBRIDGE - After breakfast we depart for Little and Old Walsingham where we celebrate Mass. The Slipper Chapel was once second only to Canterbury for English pilgrimage. In 1061, Richeldis de Faverches, had a vision of the Virgin Mary instructing her to build a replica of the house of the Holy Family in Nazareth, to honor the Annunciation. We will visit both the Catholic and Anglican chapels, both hubs for prayer and devotion. EWTN recently opened a center here. We will then wander through the Chapel of the Holy Spirit and the Cloister Gardens. We will visit the Shirehall Museum as well as the Abbey Gardens and Ruins. Erasmus made a pilgrimage from Cambridge to Walsingham in 1511, documented in his colloquy on pilgrimages. Also, Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn, wives of Henry VIII made pilgrimages to Walsingham. We return to Cambridge, and enjoy a walking tour of Ely Cathedral, used for the filming of Macbeth and the Kings Speech. The present structure was begun in the late 11th Century during the reign of William the Conqueror and serves the present community as the "ship of the Fens", towering above the surrounding flatlands. Dinner and overnight at our hotel in the Cambridgeshire area. DAY 7 - CAMBRIDGE, LONDON - This morning we journey south towards London. Upon arrival we visit Westminster Cathedral, the seat of the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster and the Mother Church for Roman Catholics in England. After learning of the history of Westminster Cathedral, we will celebrate Mass. We will then enjoy a driving tour of London, including Tower Bridge, Big Ben, Trafalgar Square, Nelson???s Column, the Marble Arch, finishing with a visit to Saint Paul???s Cathedral and a drive down Milk Street, the birthplace of St. Thomas Moore. After free time for lunch, we will enjoy a visit to the British Museum- to see the Rosetta Stone! Dinner and overnight at our hotel in London. Day 8 - LONDON - Today we visit the Tyburn Benedictine Convent, the motherhouse of the Adorers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Montmartre. The convent stands yards from the infamous "Tyburn Tree" where more than a hundred Catholics died for their faith during the Reformation. We continue to Temple Church. This historic gem is tucked away in the courtyards off Fleet Street, the famous newspaper area. Temple, featured in ???The Da Vinci Code??? by Dan Brown, is a church of the Knights Templar and was consecrated in 1185 by the Patriarch of Jerusalem. It reflects the Crusades era with circular naves in imitation of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. Our next stop is St. Etheldreda, the oldest Catholic Church in England (pre-dating the Reformation), to celebrate Mass. Built in 1290, it was formerly the town chapel of the Bishops of Ely and contains statues of the Catholic martyrs who lived in the vicinity. Beautifully preserved, its stained-glass windows are among the most revered in London. We will stop in Ye Olde Mitre Tavern for an included lunch, one of the most renowned pubs in London, featured in Dickens autobiographical novel David Copperfield and in Shakespeare???s Richard III. In the afternoon, we visit Westminster Abbey for an in-depth guided tour. We end our day by walking down the Mall, to Buckingham Palace and passing 10 Downing Street, the home of the Prime Minster. Dinner and overnight at our hotel in London. Day 9 - LONDON/CANTEBURY ??? This morning, we journey to the most historic site of pilgrimage in the UK - Canterbury. En route we stop in Aylesford, where we celebrate Mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The Virgin Mary appeared to St. Simon Stock here in 1251. Continue to Canterbury Cathedral. Founded in 597, the church was the leader of Catholic worship in England for centuries. We pay homage to Saint Thomas Becket, who was martyred before the high altar, and canonized two years later. A candle burns 24 hours a day to commemorate the site of the shrine of St. Thomas, destroyed by Henry VIII. Pilgrimages in honor of Saint Thomas Becket inspired Chaucer to write his Canterbury Tales. We will stop in Tiny Tim???s tearoom for tea and scones before we continue to Dover- to view the impressive White Cliffs, overlooking the English Channel, that were used for defense in both World Wars. Overnight and dinner at our hotel in the London area. DAY 10 ??? LONDON - Today we enjoy a free day in London. An optional tour will be offered to visit Stonehenge and Bath, two gems of southern England. Stonehenge is a prehistoric stone monument that rises imperiously from Salisbury Plain. Gaze at the gigantic stones, learn how the monument was used, and then continue to the UNESCO- listed city of Bath to discover this gorgeous 18th-century city independently. Choose to stroll the elegant Georgian streets and see top Bath attractions such as the Royal Crescent and visit the Roman Baths and the Jane Austen Visitor Centre. Dinner on our own, overnight in London. Day 11 - LONDON- ATLANTA - Today we start our journey home with a newfound understanding of Catholicism in the UK that will remain with us forever!
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