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A trip from August 30, 2007 to September 09, 2007, travelling to Edinburgh, Haymarket, Edinburgh, Alnwick …
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08/30/2007 to 09/09/2007
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Fri 08/31/07 (day 2) - Edinburgh, Haymarket, Edinburgh

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City
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Fri Aug 31 10:00am - Mon Sep 3 9:00am
Notes
Flight NW42 to Amsterdam LV 3:20 PM
Amsterdam to Edinburgh Flight: NW8395/KL1279
LV 9:25 AM
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Directions: Driving from Edinburgh Airport – Depart on Jubilee Road At the roundabout, take the first exit ont …More  
Hotel
4-8 Coates Garden
Haymarket, Edinburgh, Scotland EH12 5 LB
UK
+44 0131 337 1108
Fri Aug 31 10:00am - Mon Sep 3 10:00am
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Edinburgh Castle is Edinburgh's best known and most popular attraction and one of the most visited ancient monuments …
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Castlehill
Edinburgh, EH1 2
United Kingdom
44 131 225 9846
Fri Aug 31 1:00pm - Fri Aug 31 6:30pm
Notes
Also walk along Royal Miles
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Perched on top of the Royal Mile, Camera Obscura is the place to "see" Edinburgh - however not necessarily by lookin …
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Camera Obscura
Castlehill
Edinburgh, EH1 2
United Kingdom
+44 131 226 3709
Fri Aug 31 3:00pm - Fri Aug 31 4:00pm
Notes
Side trip on first day
Along Royal Mile
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Sat 09/01/07 (day 3) - Edinburgh

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Next door to the Royal Museum , the stunning new Museum of Scotland (opened 1998) details the history of the Scottis …
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Museum of Scotland (The)
Chambers Street
Edinburgh, EH1 1
United Kingdom
+44 131 247 4422
Sat Sep 1 10:00am - Sat Sep 1 5:00pm
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The National Gallery of Scotland collection of works stretches from the Italian Renaissance, through French Impressi …
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National Gallery of Scotland
1 Queen Street
Edinburgh, EH2 1
United Kingdom
+44 131 624 6200
Sat Sep 1 10:00am - Sat Sep 1 5:00pm
Notes
Walk Royal Mile, Explore shops
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Sun 09/02/07 (day 4)

Day Trip: Drive from Edinburgh
Thing to Do
Sun Sep 2 7:00am - Sun Sep 2 8:00pm
Notes
Drive about country-side
Determine route as we go

Pick up a rock for Kari Farnham
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Mon 09/03/07 (day 5) - Alnwick, Northumberland

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Home of the Dukes of Northumberland for nearly a thousand years, the Alnwick Castle is a treasure trove of history. …
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Off Greenwell Road
Alnwick, NE66 1
United Kingdom
+44 1665 51 0777/+44 1665 51 1100
Mon Sep 3 10:00am - Mon Sep 3 6:00pm
Mon Sep 3 10:00am - Mon Sep 3 2:00pm
Notes
Hit along the way from Edinburgh to Allensford
Don't forget the garden!

Alnwick Castle is on the outskirts of Alnwick town, just over a mile from the A1. It is 33 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne; 30 miles south of Berwick upon Tweed and the Scottish Border; and 80 miles south of Edinburgh.

By Road
When you reach the Alnwick junction on the main A1 road you can:

Follow signs for Alnwick Town Centre. There are various Car Parks close to the Castle at Greenwell Lane and Bailiffgate. The Main Entrance is at Castle Square opposite Baliffgate and there is also an Admissions Kiosk at Greenwell Lane.
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Hotel
Allensford DH8 9BB
Northumberland, England, UK
01207 592000
Mon Sep 3 12:00pm - Wed Sep 5 9:00am
Notes
Travel and then to take Total
0.00 Start out at Alnwick B6346
0.46 At Oaks Hotel Roundabout take the 3rd exit onto South Road - A1068 (signposted Morpeth, Newcastle)
0.61 Turn left and under road bridge A1068
0.12 Bear left, then merge onto the A1 (signposted Morpeth, Newcastle)
15.85 Continue forward onto the Morpeth Bypass (signposted Newcastle A1)
9.22 Newcastle Seaton Burn Services A1
1.94 Continue forward onto the Newcastle Western Bypass (signposted The South A1M) A1
1.94 Continue forward onto the A1 Entering Newcastle Upon Tyne
4.36 Continue forward (signposted The South A1M, Gateshead) A1
2.88 Branch left (signposted Consett), then at roundabout take the 3rd exit onto the A692 (signposted Consett) Entering Gateshead
0.64 At roundabout take the 1st exit onto Consett Road - A692 (signposted Consett)
1.50 Continue forward onto Gateshead Road - A692 Entering Sunniside
3.24 Continue forward onto Front Street - A692 Entering Hobson
1.02 Continue forward onto Front Street - A692 Entering Mountsett
0.74 Continue forward onto Front Street - A692 Entering Dipton
2.01 At Jolly Drovers Roundabout take the 2nd exit onto the A692 (signposted Consett) onto Leadgate Bypass
0.63 At roundabout take the 2nd exit onto the A692 (signposted Consett)
0.90 At Villa Real Roundabout take the 1st exit onto Leadgate Road - A692 (signposted Consett, Castleside) Entering Consett
0.63 At Delves Lane Roundabout take the 2nd exit onto the A692 (signposted Castleside, Corbridge)
0.40 At roundabout take the 2nd exit onto the A692 (signposted Corbridge)
0.14 At roundabout take the 1st exit onto the A692 (signposted Castleside)
0.54 Continue forward onto the A692 Entering The Grove
0.51 Continue forward onto the A692 Entering Moorside
0.63 Continue forward onto the A692 Entering Castleside
0.37 At crossroads turn right onto Front Street - A68 (signposted Corbridge)
0.50 Descend (1 in 12)
0.70 Turn right
0.15 Finish at DH8 9BB

Drop off Car at Newcastle Upon Type and hop train to London.
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City
Mon Sep 3 4:00pm - Wed Sep 5 9:00am
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Tue 09/04/07 (day 6) - Newcastle Upon Tyne

The Romans built Hadrian's Wall in about AD122 defining the northernmost limit of the Roman Empire in Britain at tha …
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Wallsend-on-Tyne to Bowness-on-Solvay
Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE99 1DX
United Kingdom
+44 191 277 8000(Tourist Information)
Tue Sep 4 8:00am - Tue Sep 4 5:00pm
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Wed 09/05/07 (day 7) - London

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City
London, United Kingdom
Wed Sep 5 10:00am - Sun Sep 9 12:00pm
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An oasis of tranquility in central London, Hyde Park, together with Kensington Gardens to the west, is the largest o …
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Hyde Park & Kensington Gardens
West Carriage Drive
London, W2 2
United Kingdom
+44 20 7298 2100
Wed Sep 5 12:00pm - Wed Sep 5 6:00pm
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Located in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, this 4-star deluxe hotel is in the heart of London only …
Hotel
Holiday Inn London Kensington Forum
97 Cromwell Road
London, SW7 4DN
United Kingdom
870-400-9100
Wed Sep 5 12:00pm - Sun Sep 9 3:00pm
Notes
Take train from NewCastle to Victoria Station

Train
Station Name: Victoria Station
Distance: 2.5 MI / 4.02 KM West to Hotel
Taxi Fee From Train Station: £10.00 (GBP)

Subway Station Name: Gloucester Road
Distance: 0.5 MI / 0.8 KM West to Hotel
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Located in London's Buckingham Palace , Queen's Gallery is a place where you can view fine art from the Royal Collec …
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Queen's Gallery
Buckingham Palace Road
London, SW1W 0
United Kingdom
+44 20 7766 7301
Wed Sep 5 1:00pm - Wed Sep 5 5:00pm
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Queen Victoria was born in this palace in 1819, and Princess Margaret and other royals also resided here. A Jacobean …
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Kensington Palace
Kensington Gardens
London, W8 4PX
United Kingdom
+44 844 482 7777/+44 20 3166 6000
Wed Sep 5 2:00pm - Wed Sep 5 6:00pm
Notes
Try and catch a play tonight
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Thu 09/06/07 (day 8) - London

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The British Museum is one of London's top tourist attractions as well as a major scholarly resource. Its collection …
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British Museum
Great Russell Street
London, WC1B 3
United Kingdom
+44 20 7323 8299
Thu Sep 6 10:00am - Thu Sep 6 8:30pm
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Fri 09/07/07 (day 9) - London

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First built in 694 but destroyed by the Great Fire in 1666, the beautiful building that stands today was designed by …
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St. Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Churchyard
London, EC4M 8
United Kingdom
+44 20 7236 4128
Fri Sep 7 9:00am - Fri Sep 7 12:00pm
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Fri Sep 7 12:00pm - Fri Sep 7 1:00pm
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Designed by Sir Horace Jones and opened in 1894, Tower Bridge is famous the world over. Due to the volume of river t …
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Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge Road
London, SE1 2
United Kingdom
+44 20 7403 3761
Fri Sep 7 2:00pm - Fri Sep 7 4:00pm
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Opened in 2000, this gallery has amazed industry insiders, art lovers and tourists and detractors are few and far be …
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Tate Modern
Bankside
London, SE1 9TG
United Kingdom
+44 20 7887 8888
Fri Sep 7 4:00pm - Fri Sep 7 6:00pm
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Sat 09/08/07 (day 10) - Bath, Salisbury

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The baths were constructed shortly after the Romans came to Britain in 43AD and are fed by Britain's only natural ho …
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Roman Baths
Abbey Green
Bath, BA1 1
United Kingdom
+44 1225 47 7785
Sat Sep 8 12:00am
Sat Sep 8 3:00pm - Sat Sep 8 7:00pm
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This legendary, ancient stone circle is as old as the pyramids of Egypt and is one of the most famous historical lan …
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PO Box 1546
Salisbury, SP2 8RG
United Kingdom
+44 1980 62 4715
Sat Sep 8 8:00am - Sat Sep 8 10:00am
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