Tour of “the Bod” Oxford |
Thursday 18th May 2017 at 2pm |
The Bodleian Library is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and second in size only to the British Library with over 12 million printed items. Known to many Oxford scholars simply as ‘the Bod’, these buildings are still used by students and scholars from all over the world. The tour will go inside the buildings that form the historic heart of the University, .including the 15th century Divinity school, Convocation House, Chancellors Court and Duke Humfrey’s medieval library. The tour lasts about 60 minutes and there’s a café in the new atrium in the Weston building, Blackwell Hall, where there are temporary exhibitions, and there is also an excellent shop with prints, books, home and fashion items. Cost: entrance and tour £10 . Places are limited to two groups of 13 – please book with Susan Walker on banhisttsoc@outlook.com |
Guided Visit to Historic Warwick |
Saturday 10th June 2017 at 10:30am |
Led by Graham Sutherland, A Blue Badge Guide Places are limited to 20 so please book with David Pym on davidpym@lineone.net |
Kenilworth Elizabethan Gardens Tour |
Thursday 6th July 2017 at 2pm |
A guide will lead our group through the Norman Keep and into the newly recreated Elizabethan Garden, just as Queen Elizabeth I would have entered the private garden created in 1575 by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Our guide will explain the inspiration behind this project and the recreation of the 16th-century fountain, aviary and four obelisks, as well as the search for Tudor plants, flowers and birds. This tour will also shed light on the love story between Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley and her spectacular visit to Kenilworth Castle, when Robert would attempt to win his Queen’s heart. The tour lasts around 45 minutes and afterwards you will have the opportunity to explore the remains of the castle including John of Gaunt’s Great Hall, one of the finest of its kind; tea will be available in the Stables Tearoom, a magnificent Tudor timber-framed building. Cost: entrance and tour £12 and for English Heritage members (entrance is free) £3 for the tour. There are 30 places- please book with Susan Walker on banhisttsoc@outlook.com |