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Heritage Tours
Bodelwyddan and
Penrhyn Castles
Saturday 23 August
Coach leaves Northwich
Memorial Hall at 9.00amc
Other pick-ups available
£20.00
We explore two “fake”
castles in North Wales.

Bodelwyddan Castle, built
1830 - 1852, is set in 260
acres of magnificent
parkland, and is a partner
of the National Portrait
Gallery. The castle houses
many wonderful portraits
from the 19th Century
collections of the Londonbased national museum,
plus collections of furniture
from the Victoria & Albert
Museum, and sculpture
from the Royal Academy of
Arts.
We visit Colwyn Bay for
lunch, before moving on to
Penrhyn Castle. Penrhyn
Castle (NT) is an enormous
19th-century neo-Norman
castle sitting between
Snowdonia and the Menai
Strait. It's crammed with
fascinating items, such as a
one-ton slate bed made for
Queen Victoria, elaborate
carvings, plasterwork and
mock-Norman furniture. It
also has an outstanding
collection of paintings.

Kendal and Levens Hall
Sunday 14 September
Coach leaves Northwich
Memorial Hall at 8.30amb
Other pick-ups available
£23.00
Kendal has, at various times
in the past, been an
important centre for trade
and commerce.
Abbot Hall Art Gallery is set
in an attractive Georgian
House beside the River
Kent. The permanent
collection includes works by
George Romney, and two
dramatic paintings of
Windermere by Philip de
Loutherbourg. The main
exhibition is “Barbara
Hepworth: Within the
Landscape” which focuses
on one of the greatest
artists of the twentieth
century, Dame Barbara
Hepworth.
Kendal Castle, probably late
12th Century, is now a ruin,
but worth exploring.

Levens Hall is a manor
house dating from the
Elizabethan era, when the
Bellingham family extended
the 1390 Pele Tower. Levens
is now owned by the Bagot
family and has a celebrated
topiary garden, which was
started in 1694.
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Times and Conditions
The price of tours
includes the coach fare but
not entry fees to houses,
museums and galleries,
unless stated.
Places marked NT/EH are
free to National Trust/
English Heritage members.
We stop for morning
coffee, lunch and afternoon
tea, but feel free to bring a
packed lunch.
Pick-up points and times
(a)
(b)
(c)
Winsford, Delamere Street
7.30am 8.00am 8.30am
Davenham Old Primary Sch.
7.40am 8.10am 8.40am
Sandiway Church
7.45am 8.15am 8.45am
Weaverham Shops
7.50am 8.20am 8.50am
Hartford Crossroads
7.55am 8.25am 8.55am
Greenbank Hotel
7.56am 8.26am 8.56am
Darwin Street, Castle
7.57am 8.27am 8.57am
Northwich Memorial Hall
8.00am 8.30am 9.00am
Brochure departure times
are from Northwich
Memorial Hall. Earlier times
are shown above for the
other pick-up points. Please
be at your collection point
in good time as the coach
will not wait.
Itinerary may change due
to circumstances beyond
our control.
Sorry but no refunds on
cancellations unless we can
resell your ticket.