May 14th to 24th, 2004

May 14th

Evening departure from Toronto International Airport (Terminal 1) Air Canada

May 15th

Arrival and coach transfer to the Herstmonceux Castle.

Check-in:
Herstmonceux Castle &endash; Bader Hall
Hailsham, East Sussex BN27 1RN
Castle reception: (+44) (0) 1323 834 491
Bader Hall residence:  (+44) (0) 1323 834 400
Fax: (+44) (0) 1323 834 419

12:00-1:00 p.m. - Lunch

3:00-4:00 p.m - Conference room: Orientation and Introduction  (M. Sandor)

4:00 p.m. - Walking Tour of the Castle by Mr. Doug Littlejohn followed by optional walk in castle grounds.

6:00-7:00 p.m. - Dinner

Evening: Headless Drummer Pub in the castle is open.

Overnight at the Castle

May 16th

8:00-9:00 a.m. - Breakfast

9:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m. - Conference Room - Lecture: "Medieval Pilgrims and Travellers" by Monica Sandor

10:45-12:00 noon - "                     " - Lecture:  "Monks and monastic culture in the Middle Ages" by Monica Sandor

Tea/coffee break

12:00-1:00 p.m. - Lunch at Castle Dining Hall

2:00 p.m. - Coach excursion to Michelham Priory

6:00-7:00 p.m. - Dinner at Castle Dining Hall

7:00 p.m. - Overnight at the Castle.

May 17th

8:00-9:00 a.m. - Breakfast

9:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. - Conference Room: &endash; Lecture: "Battle Abbey, shrine to the Battle of Hastings (1066 and all that) ", by Mr.Ian Peirce of Pyke House, Battle

Tea/coffee break

12:00-1:00 p.m. - Lunch at Castle Dining Hall

1:30 p.m. - Coach transfer to Battle Abbey and town, stopping at Pevensey Castle en route

6:00-7:00 p.m. - Dinner at Castle Dining Hall

7:30 &endash;9:30 p.m. - Performance by Lewes minstrels of medieval music for pilgrims

Headless Drummer Pub open

Overnight at the Castle.

May 18th

8:00-9:00 a.m. - Breakfast

9:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. - Conference Room -- Lecture: "Saints, relics, and miracles: quest for the sacred in the Middle Ages," by Monica Sandor

Tea/coffee break

12:00-1:00 p.m. - Lunch

2:00 p.m. - Coach transfer to Brighton.

Free time in Brighton

Dinner on own in Brighton.

7:00 p.m. - Evening in Brighton

Overnight at the Castle.

May 19th

8:00-9:00 a.m. - Breakfast

9:15-10:15 p.m. - Conference Room -- Lecture: "The Canterbury Route" (Monica Sandor)

10:30-12:00 p.m. - Conference Room -- Lecture: "Splendours of Gothic Architecture" by Prof. Daphne Lawson, International Study Centre, Herstmonceux

Tea/coffee break

1:30 p.m. - Coach transfer to Alfriston, Medieval Clergy House, the National Trust's first property.

6:00-7:00 p.m. - Supper

8:00 p.m. - Pub Quiz, Headless Drummer Pub

Overnight at the Castle.

May 20th

9:00 a.m. - Breakfast

Check-out.

9:30 a.m. - Coach departure for Canterbury. Brief stops in Winchelsea, Rye

Lunch on own in Rye

3:00 p.m. - Arrival in Canterbury and check-in

County Hotel
High Street
Canterbury  CT1 2RX
Tel:  (+44) (0) 1227 766266

6:00 p.m. - Dinner at hotel, then brief orientation in Canterbury

Overnight at the hotel.

May 21st

8:00 a.m. - Breakfast

9:00 a.m. - Lecture: Orchard Room, Country Hotel: "Thomas Becket - Dead and Alive" by Prof. Richard Eales, Department of History, University of Kent at Canterbury.

11:00 a.m. - Visit to St. Thomas Pilgrim Hospital (leaving directly from lecture room)

Lunch on own

2:00 p.m. - Visit to the 'Big Dig' excavation in the city of Canterbury and talk by Mr Paul Bennett, Director of the Canterbury Archaeological Trust

5:00 p.m. - Orchard Room, County Hotel - Lecture: "The idea of pilgrimage in medieval Canterbury", by Dr Diana Webb, King's College, London

6:30 p.m - Dinner at hotel

evening Boat tour on River Stour

Overnight at the hotel

May 22nd

8:00 a.m. - Breakfast

9:15 a.m. - Visit to St Martin's Church and  St. Augustine's Abbey

Lunch on own

2:15 p.m. - Meet at Cathedral Gate for 2:30 tour of Christ Church Cathedral by Official Cathedral guides

5:30 p.m. - Choral Evensong in Cathedral choir (optional)

6:30 p.m. - Dinner in hotel, evening free

Overnight at the hotel.

May 23rd

8:00 a.m. - Breakfast

morning - free time (if you wish attend a church service, the main service at Canterbury Cathedral is at 11:00 a.m. a.m.)

Lunch on own.

1:00 p.m. - Coach transfer to town of Sandwich, stopping briefly at Barfrestone Church, Kent

2:30 p.m. - Visit St Bartholomew's Hospital/Almshouse, tour by Mr Smoker, Master of the Hospital, followed by brief walking tour of Sandwich by Mr Tony Wiggins, followed by free time - grab tea or a Sandwich in Sandwich.

5:00 p.m. - Coach transfer to hotel

6:30 p.m. - Dinner at hotel

Overnight at the hotel.

May 24th

8:00 a.m. - Breakfast

Check-out of hotel.

10:00 a.m. - Coach transfer from the hotel to the London Heathrow Airport (Terminal 3) for return flight to Toronto.

Program ends.