Day 1: Depart Philadelphia
Day 2: Tour literary Oxford to seek out the CS Lewis, Lewis Carroll, and JK Rowling connections
Day 3: Self-directed Oxford and optional punting
Day 4: Stratford-on-Avon, Shakespeare’s birthplace
Day 5: Jane Austen’s Bath, literary walking tour
Day 6: Roman Baths, Afternoon Tea in an authentic Jane Austen location
Day 7: Food tour of Wells, Glastonbury Abbey tour
Day 8: Visit Stonehenge, tour Salisbury Cathedral, travel onward to Winchester for scavenger hunt
Day 9: Morning bus ride to Chawton Village, home of Jane Austen (her cottage and her brother’s great house)
Day 10: Keats Walk in Winchester; arrive by train to London and catch an evening performance of something by Shakespeare at the Globe Theatre
Day 11: Dickens House Museum; Warner Bros. Harry Potter Studio Tour
Day 12: British Museum Tour; free afternoon in London
Day 13: Self-directed London day
Day 14: Goodbye London: Tour of Tower Bridge, Thames boat tour, and farewell dinner at an iconic pub
Day 15: Depart for Philadelphia
Some of these days may be swapped around to maximize our comfort and traveling convenience.
I’ll provide a list of suggestions to help you plan your free day, but you can also propose anything that seems educationally relevant!