Great Britain Reformation

Price Per person based on Double Occupancy, a minimum of 10 passengers, and on the GBP currently at 1.26.

Date	Price	Single Supplement
September 10 – 19, 2025	$6,055* Land Only: $4,787	$1,350
*Includes estimated airfare from Chicago, IL Reservation Due: May 23, 2025 Final Payment Due: June 23, 2025

Included

Estimate air from Chicago, IL. including air taxes, 5 nights lodging in 4-star hotels, 3 nights lodging in 5-star hotels, Breakfast Daily & Dinner as per itinerary, Full time English speaking British tour guide, Porterage at Hotel (1 Bag), Whisper Headphone Systems, Tips to drivers, guides, escorts, and hotel staff, Services of long-distance deluxe motorcoach as appear on itinerary, 1 Group Airport Arrival Transfer / 1 Group Airport Departure Transfer, All guides, entrances and transportation as appear on itinerary., Pilgrim Payment Processing / Including Credit Card Processing, Bus rental reimbursement from AAC to ORD to AAC

Not Included

Lunches, 2 Dinners, Additional Private Transfers on Arrival & Departure ($60.00 per person, per transfer), Optional Travel Insurance (US Residence Only)

Day 1: Departure (Sept. 10)

Today we depart on an amazing opportunity to visit the historic centers of the Scottish and English Reformation. We depart and board our flight to Edinburgh, Scotland. Enjoy your flight and get some rest before your arrival tomorrow.

Day 2: Arrival Edinburgh, Stirling Castle (Sept. 11)

Upon your arrival in Edinburgh your tour guide will meet you before our transfer to Stirling Castle this afternoon. Stirling is one of the largest and most important castles, both historically and architecturally, in Scotland. The castle sits atop Castle Hill, an intrusive crag, which forms part of the Stirling Sill geological formation. It is surrounded on three sides by steep cliffs, giving it a strong defensive position. Its strategic location, guarding what was, until the 1890s, the farthest downstream crossing of the River Forth, has made it an important fortification from the earliest times. Several Scottish Kings and Queens have been crowned at Stirling, including Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1542. There have been at least eight sieges of Stirling Castle, including several during the Wars of Scottish Independence, with the last being in 1746, when Bonnie Prince Charlie unsuccessfully tried to take the castle. We return to Edinburgh for our dinner and evening stay. Dinner at the hotel.

Day 3: Edinburgh Castle, St. Giles Cathedral, John Knox (Sept. 12)

We begin our day in Edinburgh with a city tour that includes views of the historic sites of Edinburgh Castle, the Queen’s Holyrood Palace and points out the Royal Mile. We visit the 15th century house where John Knox, leader of the Scottish Reformation and founder of the Presbyterian Church, lived for a short time before he died. Today it is a museum that holds an exhibition about his life. We also visit St. Giles Cathedral to which Knox was appointed minister of the church and listen to the guide’s testimony of Knox’s great personal sacrifice and the contribution of his powerful sermons. After this touring we will be transferred to York for our dinner and evening stay.

Day 4: York, Epworth, Nottingham (Sept. 13)

We begin our day in York with a city tour and behold its magnificent architecture. Visit the crumbling Clifford’s Tower, the only remains of York Castle, and behold one of the most picturesque streets in York, which once served as butcher’s row. The largest medieval cathedral in northern Europe, York Minster, is the city’s crowning glory. After our morning in York we depart for Epworth, the birthplace of John and Charles Wesley and location for the World Methodist Council. Our journey takes us on to Gainsborough and the Old Hall. In the 16th century it was the meeting place of the early Pilgrim Fathers and John Wesley preached there several times. After our day of travel we will transfer to our hotel in Nottingham. Dinner at the hotel.

Day 5: Bedford, Bedford Jail, John Bunyan Meeting House and Museum, Cambridge, University of Cambridge, King's College Chapel, River Cam Tour (Sept. 14)

After breakfast we will depart for Bedford, the location where John Bunyan wrote his famous allegorical masterpiece, The Pilgrim’s Progress, during his time in the Bedford Jail. Upon our arrival in Bedford, we will pass where the Bedford Jail was once located and then be transferred to the John Bunyan Meeting House and Museum. In the afternoon we will travel to Cambridge and visit the renowned University of Cambridge. With Protestant influences beginning in the early 16th century, the university was influential in the lives of Thomas Cranmer, Hugh Latimer, and Nicholas Ridley. We will finish the day with visits to the King’s College Chapel, and a tour down the The River Cam. Our dinner and lodging will be in Cambridge for the evening. Dinner at the hotel.

Day 6: Oxford City Tour, University of Oxford, C.S. Lewis Tour, Christ Church College, University Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Magdalen College, Lamb & Flag (Sept. 15)

Upon our departure from Cambridge, we are transferred for a city tour of Oxford, the home to the University of Oxford, one of the world’s most renowned universities. With lecturers and students such as John Wycliffe, John Foxe, William Tyndale, John Wesley, Charles Wesley, and George Whitefield, the University of Oxford has long been a center for advanced academic influence and achievement and will be a fascinating visit on our city tour. Our tour of the city will also include a visit to Christ Church College, University Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Magdalen College, and the Lamb & Flag. C. S. Lewis was later staffed at Oxford. It was here that Lewis embraced Christianity, influenced by arguments with his Oxford colleague and friend J. R. R. Tolkien. He fought greatly up to the moment of his conversion, noting that he was brought into Christianity like a prodigal, "kicking, struggling, resentful, and darting his eyes in every direction for a chance to escape.” We begin our C. S. Lewis Tour at the Headington Quarry Church, where Lewis attended and is buried. We also view the Kilns, the lovely house bought by C. S. Lewis, where he wrote "I never hoped for the like.". After a full day of touring, we will be transferred to our Oxford hotel for dinner and evening stay. Dinner at the hotel.

Day 7: Bristol, The New Room, Stonehenge, Salisbury (Sept. 16)

We depart Oxford and make our way east to Bristol, the city where John Wesley taught and preached for many years. We begin our touring with a visit to John Wesley’s Chapel “the New Room” and hear of his ministry before our transfer to another wondrous sight, the Neolithic monument of Stonehenge which dates to around 2800 BC. Our final stop for the day is in Salisbury for a visit to the famous cathedral. The builders of the gothic church claimed it to be "so great a church to the glory of God that those who come after us will think us mad even to have attempted it." After a full day of touring we will be transferred for our overnight stay in Salisbury. Dinner at the hotel.

Day 8: London, Westminster Abbey, Palace of Westminster, Big Ben, Tower Bridge, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Harrods, Changing of the Guards at Buckingham Palace, Bunhill Cemetery (Sept. 17)

Following breakfast we will travel to London, the Capitol of the United Kingdom. Upon arrival in London you will be taken on a tour of England’s largest city to see its many magnificent sights. Your tour will include visits to Westminster Abbey, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Harrods, the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace , and views of Palace of Westminster, Big Ben, Tower Bridge. Next, we enjoy a visit to Bunhill Cemetery where John Bunyan, Isaac Watts, John Gill, and Susanna Wesley are all buried. After a full day of sightseeing and history, you will transfer to your London hotel for our evening stay. Dinner on our own.

Day 9: Spurgeon’s Metropolitan Tabernacle, Windsor Castle, Tower of London (Sept. 18)

This morning we visit the Tower of London, home of the famous Crown Jewels. Next we visit the Metropolitan Tabernacle, where the great Baptist preacher Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) held his great revival meetings. He preached to as many as 6,000 people every Sunday, with copies of his sermons printed and distributed worldwide. During his lifetime he preached to an estimated ten million people. This afternoon, we will enjoy a visit to Windsor Castle. Dinner on your own.

Day 10: Return Home (Sept. 19)

Return home with the memories of your trip and challenged by the sacrifices made during the Scottish and English Reformations.

Itinerary subject to change while touring for the best interest of the group.