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10 Day Chelsea Flower Show UK & Wales Gardens Including a visit to London's famous Chelsea Flower Show Sissinghurst | Great Dixter | Chelsea Flower Show | Waddesdon | Hidcote | Bodnant Garden Coach No. of nights stay Included Sightseeing Bodnant Garden 2 Hidcote Shrewsbury UNITED KINGDOM Oxford London 2 1 Beth Chatto Garden Tunbridge 2 Sissinghurst Wells Garden Great Dixter 2 Cardiff Enjoy a full day exploring the Chelsea Flower Show Day 1. Arrive London. Your Botanica holiday begins in London with a special dinner and lecture from Rosemary Alexander, a former judge of Chelsea Flower Show and founder of the English Garden Design School. Stay: London, Crowne Plaza Hotel or similar. D Day 2. Chelsea Flower Show, Chartwell. Today enjoy a full day at the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show, which has attracted visitors from around the world for 150 years. Here, you'll find more than 600 exhibits as well as amazing garden designs, floral displays and new plants. Afterwards, explore the magnificent home and gardens of the late Sir Winston Churchill at Chartwell. See the garden walls he built and explore the water gardens leading to the lake. Two Night Stay: Tunbridge Wells, Spa Hotel or similar. BD Day 3. Sissinghurst, Great Dixter. Head to Sissinghurst today and visit its famous 1930s garden created by Vita Sackville-West. Later, explore the late Christopher Lloyd's gardening masterpiece at Great Dixter. B Day 4. Beth Chatto Gardens, Oxford. Today, visit the beautiful instructive garden of garden author Beth Chatto. Learn how Chatto chose plants for their foliage and form as much as for their flowers, and followed the principle of using the right plant in the right place. Afterwards, continue to the university city of Oxford, where upon arrival, you'll enjoy an orientation walking tour. Two Night Stay: Oxford, Randolph Hotel or similar. BD Day 5. Waddesdon Manor, Hatfield House Gardens. Today visit Waddesdon Manor, known for its landscaped gardens, colourful parterre, floral displays and marble sculptures. Later, head to Hatfield House, and enjoy exploring its knot gardens, herbaceous borders, topiary, and organic kitchen garden. B Day 6. Hidcote. Depart Oxford today and visit Hidcote, one of England's great arts and crafts gardens. Later, continue to Wales. Two Night Stay: Shrewsbury, The Lion Hotel or similar. BD BOTANICAL DISCOVERIES YOUR HOLIDAY PRICE INCLUDES sightseeing highlights 99Services of a Botanica Tour Manager and an expert Botanical Guide 99Visit the famous Chelsea Flower Show 99Tipping, transfers and porterage 99Wander the garden at Great Dixter 99Overnight stay in London 99See the Beth Chatto Gardens 99Two night stays at Tunbridge Wells, Oxford, Shrewsbury and Cardiff Day 8. Cardiff, Dyffryn Gardens. Travel through English and Welsh countryside to Cardiff. Head to medieval Powis Castle and tour its formal gardens, terraces, deerpark and landscaped estates. Two Night Stay: Cardiff, Parc Thistle or similar. B Day 9. Aberglasney Gardens, Welsh National Botanic Garden. Visit Aberglasney Gardens, which lay dormant for 400 years but have been remarkably restored. Then head to the Welsh National Botanic Garden to see the Welsh landscape and the Great Glasshouse. BD Day 10. Private Gardens, London. Visit the private garden of Veddw and Sir Roy Strong's The Laskett Gardens. Your tour ends on arrival at London airport this evening. B 2014 DATES & PRICES 99 isit the gardens of Waddesdon Manor V 99Entry to the Chelsea Flower Show 99Discover Sissinghurst Gardens 99Visit Hidcote and Powis Castle & Garden 99 isit Aberglasney and Bodnant gardens V 99Enjoy 9 Breakfasts (B) and 6 Dinners (D) 99Discover the private gardens of Wales (A$) 10 Days LONDON RETURN (BTCW10) Departs May 22 Twin Share Solo Trav. Per person $5,995 $7,845 PLEASE Note: The departure date for this tour is subject to change upon confirmation of Chelsea Flower Show dates. 99Explore Hatfield House Gardens FINEST DINING – INCLUDES 15 MEALS 222 Day 7. Bodnant Garden, Portmeirion. Travel to northern Wales to visit Bodnant Garden, one of the UK's biggest gardens. Later, visit the popular resort town of Portmeirion then head to the Edwardian garden of Plas Brondanw. BD BOOK TWO BOTANICA HOLIDAYS SAVE up to $1,000* per couple *See pages 236-237 for details.