London Calling

Trip for 2 to London September 2018

5 days/4 nights

Spend an exhilarating weekend in London, England's richest cultural hub full of entertainment! You will experience all that London has to offer, from the bustling city center to the enchanting countryside that surrounds it.

You will stay in two revered hotels during your time in London. First, find yourself at the city's most iconic five-star luxury hotel, Claridge's. You will dine one evening at their Michelin-starred restaurant, Fera, with Château La Coste wines to accompany your delicious meal. Your accommodations continue with another five-star stay at Park Lane's Four Seasons Hotel, right in the heart of London's upscale Mayfair district. Stroll over to Scott's Restaurant for an evening of the finest shellfish and seasonal game.

Additionally, enjoy a customized whirlwind day tour through the city's best museum exhibits, artists' studios, and commercial galleries with Dr. Alard von Rohr-Demmin, art historian and contemporary art expert.

Spend a private evening at Frederick Lord Leighton's stunningly eclectic Victorian home in Holland Park. After drinks in the plushest dining room in London, you'll have a tour of the house led by an expert art historian.

But it does not stop there! The trip to London includes two coveted tickets to "The Last Night of the Proms" at Royal Albert Hall conducted by Sir Andrew Davis. Be there when Lyric's Music Director (who is also the first-ever Conductor Laureate of the BBC Symphony Orchestra) returns after a 17-year absence to lead the single most popular and fun night of music on the London concert scene!

During one of your days in England, escape to Dodington Park in Gloucestershire and enjoy a rare tour of the house and its grounds by Capability Brown, followed by luncheon. The house, built in 1794 to designs by James Wyatt, is now home to Sir James and Lady Deirdre Dyson. Travel to London like no one else. Off you go!

YOUR TRIP FOR TWO INCLUDES:

• two-night stay in a Deluxe King room at Claridge's, including English breakfast served each morning
• a dinner on one of the two nights in Claridge's Michelin-starred restaurant Fera, featuring the wines of Château La Coste
• two-night stay in a deluxe room at the Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane with breakfast
• a luncheon and private tour at Sir James and Lady Dyson's home, Dodington Park
• dinner at Scott's, located in London's Mayfair district
• two tickets to attend "The BBC Proms - Last Night of the Proms" at the Royal Albert Hall on September 8, 2018
• a private, guided tour with Dr. Alard von Rohr-Demmin, art historian and contemporary art expert, including lunch at award-winning restaurant Moro
• cocktails and a tour of Frederick Lord Leighton's Victorian home in Holland Park, courtesy of Art History UK

Note: Tour with Sir James and Lady Dyson, Dr. Alard von Rohr-Demmin, and Rose Balson subject to availability. All activities must be mutually agreed upon and scheduled in advance. Airfare to London not included. Expires April 2019. BBC Proms performance will take place September 8, 2018.

Generously contributed by Claridge's, Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane, Sir Andrew Davis, Sir James and Lady Dyson, Scott's Restaurant, Dr. Alard von Rohr-Demmin, and Art History UK

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