Lynott Tours Inc  Custom Antique Buying Trips to Great Britain Great Britain Antiques Tours - antique shopping tours for individuals. Each departure will include antique sales and auctions, suited to the time of year and interests of the collectors. We may include some of the known antique centers like Tetbury in the Cotswolds and Honiton in Devon for example. Look for antique tables, furniture, antique lace, antique & contemporary jewelry, ceramics, English delft, antique boxes & antique writing slopes, fine art, glass, metalwork, needlepoint & textiles, clocks and more Special antique buying tours to England for interior designers, .jpg) collectors and professional
antique buyers. Just tell us what you are interested in, and we will design an
English antique collecting tour for you. For those interested in purchasing
antiques, we can arrange shipping back home. Why not visit the largest
international Antiques Fair in Europe at Newark-on-Trent? If you would prefer a
private tour, a car and driver are at your disposal for the duration of your
stay. The British Antiques Buying Trip We go out and about to English antiques centers, British antique dealers shops and warehouses and, where available, car boot sales and auction houses. Two national antique dealer associations in Great Britain are LAPADA The Association of Art and Antique Dealers and BADA The British Antique Dealers Association. We will visit members of these associations, where possible. Do you collect clocks, watches & scientific instruments, furniture, mirrors, paintings, drawings & watercolors, or silver & jewelry? We can help with shipping your treasures home, too. Thursday - DEPART HOME Board your overnight transatlantic flight to London, England for you antique shopping tour in Britain,. Friday - ARRIVE LONDONIf you arrive early, go to Bermondsey on your own. For this market, held every Friday, you have to get up early and be there when the dealers are unpacking before dawn! Afternoon black taxi tour of ‘Royal London’ Tour, which will take you to the very heartbeat of the Royal Family - see the home of the Queen of England. Saturday - LONDON DAY FREE You will have a Big Bus pass for a panoramic tour of London, plus an unforgettable London cruise. We suggest visiting the EDF Energy London Eye. One of the newest and most popular attractions in London, this 400 foot tall Ferris wheel along the banks of the Thames River is the vantage point for seeing one of several landmarks, including Big Ben, Parliament, Tower Bridge, and Buckingham Palace. The Portbello Road Market, the largest antiques market in the world ,located in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, takes place today. (CB)  Sunday - STONEHENGE/BATH/WALES
Stonehenge is the most famous of the great prehistoric monuments of the British
Isles. Stonehenge is in the form of a circle of massive stones dating from the
Bronze Age. Then, we see and the medieval village of Lacock, owned by the
National Trust, and the setting for Emma and Pride and Prejudice We continue to
beautiful Georgian city of Bath, providing visitors with a vivid picture of
life in Roman Britain almost 2,000 years ago. Nearby is enchanting Tintern
Abbey, on the Welsh side of the River Wye. Thanks to Wordsworth, Tintern is one
of Britain's best known monasteries. The church itself is graceful and
delicate, with majestic arches and a beautiful traceried rose window. Stay in
Cheltenham, known for elegance and gentility, with its tree lined walks,
exclusive shops and graceful Regency architecture. You can also visit some of
the 11 dealers in fine antiques(CB)  Monday - COTSWOLDS/STRATFORD/CHESTER Drive up
through the pretty villages of the Cotswolds, a gentle rural landscape of
classic English countryside, ancient Anglo Saxon sett and old medieval towns
and villages. In Shakespeare's home town, Stratford--upon --Avon, with its
half--timbered Elizabethan architecture, we see Anne Hathaway's Cottage, a
picturesque thatched home. We have time at leisure to explore this delightful
town with its ancient houses and unusual crafts and antique shops. With the
wide and diverse range of shops, shopping in Stratford and the surrounding
towns and villages is a pure delight. There is an excellent period jewelry shop
to explore. We end our day in the Roman city of Chester. No city in Britain is
richer in archeological and architectural riches than Chester, and one of it's
specialties is the "Rows", a double row of shops one on top of the
other, dating from 1485. Romans arrived here in AD70, and Chester is riddled
with Roman buildings and walls. Chester is the only English town still
encircled by a medieval wall. Chester is a center for a range of specialist
furniture, silver and jewelry, pictures, ceramics, glass, Asian art, clocks,
scientific instruments, bronzes and other works of art oak and vernacular
furniture, sporting and golf memorabilia, Staffordshire pottery, collectable
ceramics and 20th Century prints. (B)   Tuesday - LAKE DISTRICT/EDINBURGH Drive through the Lake
District, a favorite haunt of poets and painters, including Beatrix Potter and
Wordsworth. for stunning views of lakes, gentle hills and valleys. Perfectly
kept cottages trimmed with fuschia hedges, black and white cows, and
butter-golden gorse dot the hillsides. We will visit a specialist with an
extensive range of antique & modern clocks & barometers. Drive through
the Lowlands, the turning point where Scotland breaks away from the English
counties to Scotland's capital - Edinburgh. (B) Wednesday - EDINBURGH/HOMEBoard your return flight. Return home with great memories of the new friends you've made. (B) Extra nights are available. Rates per person in USD, sharing a twin room 2012
Price Includes: Includes:*Minibus or motorcoach with driver/guide *First-class accommodations for 5 nights; room with private bath. *5 hearty breakfasts ( CB & B) *Baggage handling at hotels. *All taxes and service charges. *All sightseeing and entrance fees. Some highlights: London - Black taxi tour, hop on hop off tour, Thames cruise England - Stonehenge, Roman Baths, Anne Hathaways House, Chester Roman walls Wales - Tintern Abbey Edinburgh - Borders
Your 3* & 4* hotels: London Jurys Chelsea 2 nights Cheltenham Queens Hotel 1 night Chester Westminster Hotel 1 night Edinburgh Apex European Hotel 1 night  BOOK THIS TODAY! CALL LYNOTT TOURS AT (800) 221-2474 ORPlease Email Us For Information The British Antiques Barging Trip for 6 or moreAvailable for small groupsWe go out and about to English antiques centers, British antique dealers shops and warehouses and, where available, car boot sales and auction houses. Illustrated talks in the evenings will help you in your quest.
Itinerary Hampton Court Palace to Henley-on-Thames click for picture Day 1 - Kingston-on-Thames -
Hampton Court Palace Meet the Captain at The Stafford Hotel in London at
2pm before being transferred to the Magna Carta. En-route we stop in Twickenham
at the Phelps Antique Centre. Phelps' 20 vast showrooms of well over 12000
square feet contain one of the largest and finest collections of antiques for
sale in the south of England. Champagne reception and welcome by the Captain.
Early evening cruise to Hampton Court Palace, former Tudor Palace of Henry
VIII, where we moor for the night. Dinner aboard.  Day 2 - Hampton Court Palace - Shepperton
Morning excursion to Antiquarius, another superb center in fashionable Kings Rd
Chelsea. Here are a collection of dealers offering silver, jewelry, period
costumes, art, glass, sporting memorabilia and much more. Back at Hampton Court
Palace, we have time to visit the state apartments of Henry VIII, whose 5th
wife Catherine Howard is said to haunt the Great Hall of this, the finest Tudor
Palace in existence. Wander through the beautiful Royal gardens and maze. In
the afternoon enjoy a meandering cruise upstream following the course of the
Thames to Shepperton. This evening we will invite a Guest Speaker from a London
centre to entertain and stay for dinner aboard. Tuesday, Magna Carta Antique
furniture cruise Day 3 - Shepperton - Runnymede Morning cruise after breakfast to Runnymede. We moor at Bell Weir Lock adjacent to a luxury spa hotel, The Runnymede, where we have the opportunity to visit the spa and use the pool and elaborate leisure facilities. We then cruise past Runnymede, where King John faced the powerful barons and signed the 'Magna Carta" in 1215 as well as viewing the J F Kennedy Memorial. Optional visit into nearby Wraysbury where we visit Clive Rodgers, a premier dealer of antique oriental rugs. Dinner aboard. Wednesday, Magna Carta Antique furniture cruise Day 4 - Runnymede - Windsor This
morning we cruise to Windsor before enjoying lunch on board. After lunch we
have an afternoon excursion to Windsor Castle. Built by William the Conqueror
in 1066 and inhabited for over 900 years by the Royal Family. Moor on a private
island with a unique view of the Castle. Walking across the bridge into Eton
High Street, we have time to explore the numerous antique furniture and art
dealers. We may also view Eton College, England's most famous school. Dinner
aboard. Thursday, Magna Carta Antique furniture cruise Day 5 - Windsor - Cookham Leaving Royal Windsor behind us we cruise past fabulous waterside homes through the spectacular Clivedon reach and the open English countryside. We moor in Cookham, once described as 'Heaven on Earth' by artist Stanley Spencer, one of England's greatest and most eccentric painters, whose gallery we visit. Tonight, Willie and Sally Clegg from 'The Country Seat' will give an entertaining presentation of antique police truncheons before joining us for dinner aboard. Friday, Magna Carta Antique furniture cruise Day 6 - Cookham - Henley-on-Thames A morning cruise to the village of Hurley where we have time to wander Peter Freebody's boatyard where we can watch in wonder at the traditional craftsman at work. Return to the barge for lunch before cruising to Henley on Thames, along the famous Henley Regatta Course. This afternoon we visit  the Nettlebed antique merchants and 'The Country Seat',
a tithe barn full of the most interesting collection of fine antiques.
Architect designed furniture from 19th and 20th centuries and related art,
pottery, metalwork and glass. Captains Farewell Dinner aboard. Saturday, Magna
Carta Antique furniture cruise Day 7 - Henley-on-Thames to London Following breakfast, disembark at 10 am and return to London. NOTE: On alternate weeks, cruise will be in reverse direction. This is a sample itinerary and is subject to change. Magna Carta Meeting point: Sunday 3 pm, The Stafford Hotel, St James's Place, London, SW1A 1NJ
A note for Antique Hunters: I recently visited Tetbury, known not only as the home of Charles and Camilla, but it is also home to many antique shops and charity shops, too. Highgrove was not yet open for the season, but we visited the shop where they sell organic products from Highgrove farm. Antique Shopping Tour of Ireland
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