The Mann Holiday 2010: Itinery

The itinerary - updated 11 Aug 2010

Sat 14 Aug 2010 - Journey Begins
Sat 14 Aug 2010 - Depart 13:00 Canberra - Murrays Bus
Sat 14 Aug 2010 - Arrive 16:15 Sydney airport
Sat 14 Aug 2010 - Depart 20:00 Sydney - Air China CA0174 (11:50 hours)
Sun 15 Aug 2010 - Arrive 05:00 Beijing
Sun 15 Aug 2010 - Depart 13:30 Beijing - Air China CA0937 (11:15 hours)
Sun 15 Aug 2010 - Arrive 17:45 London England
Sun 15 Aug 2010 - Car hire - Sixt
Sun 15 Aug 2010 - Airport to Newlands Corner, Guildford (40km 0:40 hrs)
Sun 15 Aug 2010 - Accommodation Manor House Hotel)
Mon 16 Aug 2010 - Guildford to Stonehenge (120km 1:30hrs).
Mon 16 Aug 2010 - Stonehenge to Crediton, Devon (160km 2:10hrs)
Mon 16 Aug 2010 - Visit Fling & Norman (afternoon)
Mon 16 Aug 2010 - Crediton to Tiverton (20km 0:20hrs)
Mon 16 Aug 2010 - Accommodation at Partridge farm, Templeton, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 8BN, 01884 242657 www.partridgefarmtiverton.com
Tue 17 Aug 2010 - Tiverton to Keynsham, Bristol (120km 1:30 hrs)
Tue 17 Aug 2010 - Accommodation Claridges Farmhouse Bed & Breakfast at Uplands Farm, Keynsham, Bristol BS31 2SZ,Tel: 0117 986 5764, www.claridgesfarmhousebandb.co.uk/
Wed 18 Aug 2010 - Keynsham to Bath (morning) (13km 20mins)
Wed 18 Aug 2010 - Cotswalds drive (afternoon) - Bath via Cirencester, Fairford, Chipping Norton, Great Tew, Little Tew to Charlbury (135km 2:30hrs)
Wed 18 Aug 2010 - Accommodation - Banbury Hill Farm - Enstone Road, Charlbury, Oxfordshire OX7 3JH - Freephone 0800 0853474 www.bandbincharlbury.co.uk/
Thu 19 Aug 2010 - Cotswalds drive - Charlbury via Moreton-in-Marsh, Broadway Tower www.broadwaytower.co.uk (35km 0:35hrs)
Thu 19 Aug 2010 - Broadway Tower to Warwick Castle (37km 0:42 mins)
Thu 19 Aug 2010 - Warwick Castle to Sutton Cheney, Nuneaton (55km 0:50hrs)
Thu 19 Aug 2010 - Accommodation at Uncle Ian's house at Sutton Cheney

Fri 20 Aug 2010 - Uncle Ian (all day)
Sat 21 Aug 2010 - Uncle Ian (all day)
Sun 22 Aug 2010 - Uncle Ian (all day)
Mon 23 Aug 2010 - Sutton Cheney to Carnforth (near Lancaster)(245km 2:40hrs)
Mon 23 Aug 2010 - Accommodation 4 nights - Tewitfield Marina, Chapel Lane, Tewitfield, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA6 1JH www.tewitfieldmarina.com
Tue 24 Aug 2010 - Lancaster - Visit Anna & Taggarts (Morecambe Road)
Tue 24 Aug 2010 - Lancaster - Bury Mum's ashes at Lancaster Cemetery
Tue 24 Aug 2010 - Lancaster - Lancaster Castle & town
Wed 25 Aug 2010 - Lancaster - Lake District tour
Thu 26 Aug 2010 - Lancaster - Blackpool & other local places
Fri 27 Aug 2010 - Carnforth to Cairnryan (Scotland) 3:10 hrs
Fri 27 Aug 2010 - Ferry 3pm - Cairnryan to Larne Nth Ireland 1:00 hrs
Fri 27 Aug 2010 - Larne to Ahoghill, Ballymena 0:45 hrs
Fri 27 Aug 2010 - Accommodation - Cousin Pat's house - Ahoghill, Ballymena
Sat 28 Aug 2010 - Northern Ireland coast tour (inc Giant's Causeway)
Sat 28 Aug 2010 - Accommodation - Cousin Pat's house?
Sun 29 Aug 2010 - Drive from Ahoghill through Mourne Mountains, County Down on way to Dublin (245km 3:30 hrs)
Sun 29 Aug 2010 - Accommodation - Bewleys Hotel Ballsbridge - Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Dublin, Ireland +353 1 6681111 www.bewleyshotels.com/ballsbridge/
Mon 30 Aug 2010 - Ferry 8:45am - Dublin to Holyhead, Wakes 2:00 hrs
Mon 30 Aug 2010 - Holyhead to Snowdon Mountain (Caernarfon LL55 4TY, near Llanberis) Wales (50km 0:45 hrs)
Mon 30 Aug 2010 - Snowdon Mountain Railway (Wales) www.snowdonrailway.co.uk/
Mon 30 Aug 2010 - Caernarfon to Aberdovey west coast Wales - (105km 1:40 hrs)
Mon 30 Aug 2010 - Accommodation Fron Haul‎ B&B - 7 Glandovey Terrace, Aberdovey, Gwynedd, LL35 0EB 01654 767843 www.fronhaul-aberdovey.co.uk
Tue 31 Aug 2010 - Aberdovey Wales to London (near airport) (365km 4:20 hrs)
Tue 31 Aug 2010 - Return hire car - Sixt, Great South West Rd/Hatton Rd TW14 0PR Feltham.
Tue 31 Aug 2010 - Tube to London - [Piccadilly Line towards Cockfosters] Hatton Cross station to Earls Court. [District Line towards Upminster] Earls Court station to Victoria.
Tue 31 Aug 2010 - Accommodation 4 nights - Best Western Victoria Palace, 60 Warwick Way, Victoria, Pimlico, London, SW1V 1SA +44 2078 217 113
Wed 1 Sep 2010 - London (Alistair in London same day)
Thu 2 Sep 2010 - London (Alistair in London same day)
Fri 3 Sep 2010 - London
Sat 4 Sep 2010 - London to Belgium (train Dep St.Pancras 10:57 Arr 14:05)
Sat 4 Sep 2010 - Arrive Belgium (visit Henk)
Sun 5 Sep 2010 - Belgium (visit Henk)
Mon 6 Sep 2010 - Belgium (visit Henk)
Tue 7 Sep 2010 - Belgium (visit Henk)
Wed 8 Sep 2010 - Belgium to Amsterdam (train Dep 12:18 Arr 15:06)
Wed 8 Sep 2010 - Accommodation 3 nights Hotel Van der Valk Volendam, Wagenweg 1 Katwoude 1145 PW Netherlands 31 (29) 936 56 56 www.hotels.nl/katwoude/valk/
Thu 9 Sep 2010 - Amsterdam
Fri 10 Sep 2010 - Amsterdam
Sat 11 Sep 2010 - Amsterdam to Paris (train Dep 11:16 Arr 14:35)
Sat 11 Sep 2010 - Accommodation 4 nights Hotel Cujas Pantheon, 18 rue Cujas 75005 PARIS, Tél. : +33 (0)1 4354 5810 www.cujas-pantheon-paris-hotel.com/ - Metro/underground: Cluny La Sorbonne 150m away (line 10), Saint Michel (line 4).
Sun 12 Sep 2010 - Paris
Mon 13 Sep 2010 - Paris (Alistair in Paris same day)
Tue 14 Sep 2010 - Paris (Alistair in Paris same day)
Wed 15 Sep 2010 - Alistair in Paris same day - Nicola in Paris same day)
Wed 15 Sep 2010 - Depart 20:20 Paris de Gaulle - Air China CA0934 (13:45 hrs)
Thu 16 Sep 2010 - Arrive 12:25 Beijing China
Fri 17 Sep 2010 - Beijing
Sat 18 Sep 2010 - Beijing
Sun 19 Sep 2010 - Depart 10:55 Beijing - Air China CA0934
Sun 19 Sep 2010 - Arrive 12:55 Nanjing
Mon 20 Sep 2010 - China
Tue 21 Sep 2010 - China
Wed 22 Sep 2010 - China
Thu 23 Sep 2010 - China
Fri 24 Sep 2010 - China
Sat 25 Sep 2010 - China
Sun 26 Sep 2010 - China
Mon 27 Sep 2010 - China
Tue 28 Sep 2010 - China
Wed 29 Sep 2010 - China
Thu 30 Sep 2010 - China
Fri 01 Oct 2010 - China
Sat 02 Oct 2010 - China
Sun 03 Oct 2010 - China
Mon 04 Oct 2010 - China
Tue 05 Oct 2010 - China
Wed 06 Oct 2010 - China
Thu 07 Oct 2010 - China
Fri 08 Oct 2010 - China
Sat 09 Oct 2010 - China
Sun 10 Oct 2010 - China
Mon 11 Oct 2010 - China
Tue 12 Oct 2010 - China
Wed 13 Oct 2010 - China
Thu 14 Oct 2010 - Depart 19:15 Shanghai - Air China CA0175 (10:45 hrs)
Fri 15 Oct 2010 - Arrive 09:00 Sydney Australia
Fri 15 Oct 2010 - Depart 13:15 Murrays Bus, Sydney Airport
Fri 15 Oct 2010 - Arrive 16:30 Canberra