Literary England 2023

Final day! We all started off the day with a hotel breakfast before leaving for a nice later departure time of 9:00 AM. Before boarding our last coach ride of the trip, we posed for a group picture with the town of Middlesbrough in the background. Once on the coach, we listened to a...

Today we began our journey at 8 AM after a breakfast of croissants and whatever we could grab at the convenience store. A quick stop for gas led to a three-hour drive to Haworth, which is in the Yorkshire region of England. Along the way we were introduced to the Brontë sisters and the...

Today was a very special day for the group, as we paid a visit to historic Dove Cottage, the home of Romantic poet (and namesake of the MFS student news publication) William Wordsworth from 1799-1808. But, before we visited the quaint home, we made the three hour trek from the Peak District to the...

Today, we started our morning by boarding the bus at 8 am to head to Chatsworth House. After driving for two hours, we came upon a turn that our bus couldn’t handle, so we spent the next half hour or so driving backwards up a windy road. It was okay, though, because we were...

The day started with a two-hour drive to the cottage belonging to Shakespeare’s wife, Anne Hathaway. After exploring the cottage, we were free to wander around the town of Stratford-upon-Avon. Some of the places that we visited included a Harry Potter store, a delicious fudge store, as well as a vintage store. Next, we...

We had another bright and early start today, or at least as bright as London ever gets. Today was the first day of Daylight Saving Time here, and the clock change definitely disoriented us. After gathering in the lobby for an explanation of our plans, we boarded our coach for the day trip to...

We started off our first full day in England with a bus tour of London. After breakfast at our hotel, we boarded the bus and started our tour. Our first stop was Buckingham Palace, where we learned about the King’s estates, the palace itself, and all about the guards. After that we took a...

Today was a LONG day. After our Frankfurt layover and airport shopping trip, we boarded our flight to LHR (London Heathrow Airport). After a long delay, we finally reached London! We met Sam (who has excellent fashion taste), and he took us to our hotel. After a quick change of clothes we were out...