World Wings 2024 Convention
London
Excursions

BLETCHLEY PARK WAIT LIST
Thursday, September 19
This is a day trip to Bletchley Park, departing the hotel at 8:30 am and returning at about 5:45 pm. Bletchley Park was the top-secret home of the World War II Codebreakers. On arrival, you’ll have coffee/tea and a pastry in the Visitors Centre (Block C). The staff is friendly and you can take an hour-long guided tour outside. Explore other areas at your leisure. Lunch is available in the “Hut 4” restaurant or Coffee shop. Pickup for return to the hotel is 3:30/4:00. The beautifully restored historic buildings tell the story of this vital operation that helped change the outcome of World War II. The project brought together some of the most brilliant minds of the era, including Alan Turing, Bill Tutte, Max Newman, Gordon Welchman, and Joan Clark. At its peak, there were more than 10,000 people employed there. Nearly three-quarters of the workers were women, most with a background in mathematics, physics, engineering, or languages. Find out more about the brilliant minds, and complex machines, that made this work possible, all set in a lovely park. Cost pp. UK£55 (US$70)

Follow this link to learn more about Blechley Park: https://bletchleypark.org.uk/

WINDSOR CASTLE
Thursday, September 19
This is a day trip to Windsor Castle, departing the hotel at 9:30 am, arriving at approximately 11am, leaving Windsor at 3:30 pm and returning at approximately 5:00 pm. The mini coach will take the scenic route through London, taking in some iconic landmarks, including the Tower of London, Houses of Parliament, Trafalgar Square, and the drive up the Mall through St James’s Park, the approach to Buckingham Palace. Approximately 1 hr 30 mins later, you will be dropped off near Windsor Station, with a 5 to 8 minute walk to Windsor Castle. Once inside the Castle you will be able to explore its many highlights. However, as it is a residence for working Royals, guided tours are not permitted with the castle rooms, but audio guides are available.

As this is a Thursday, St George’s Chapel, the resting place of many monarchs as well as Queen Elizabeth II, will fortunately be open for visitors. This is where Harry and Megan were married. For lunch or a coffee, you can visit The Under Croft Cafe, one of the oldest surviving spaces in the 1,000-year-old Castle, where a delicious choice of salads, sandwiches and cakes are available. There will be ample time to explore the picturesque town of Windsor before meeting your coach driver at a pre-arranged time and heading back to London.
Cost pp. UK£79 (US$103)

Follow this link to learn more about Windsor Castle: https://www.rct.uk/visit/windsor-castle/

THE COTSWOLDS AND
BLENHEIM PALACE
Monday, September 23:
This is a 10-hour day trip to the Cotswold Villages and Blenheim Palace. Pickup at the hotel will take place at 8:00 am, returning about 6:30 pm.
You will visit the idyllic Cotswold Villages, including Burford and Bibury, and enjoy lunch at a country pub in Burford.
In the afternoon, you will visit Blenheim Palace, Sir Winston Churchill’s ancestral home. Built between 1705 and 1722, the palace was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
Cost pp. UK£139 ($181)
Follow this link to learn more about the palace: https://blenheimpalace.com/