Share in the origins of the Methodist faith with this Wesleyan Heritage tour.

What’s Included

  • Airfare from group departure city
  • All Transfers
  • Baggage Handling
  • Breakfast & Dinner Daily
  • Entrance Fees to all Sites
  • Gratuities
  • Itinerary as per Description
  • Premium Accommodations
  • Professional Tour Guides
  • Transportation by Deluxe Motor Coach

Schedule

Day 1 Depart USA

Depart USA

Relax and rest on your flight from the USA.

Day 2 Arrive in England

We will be greeted by Friends Tours and Travel representative who will accompany us throughout our stay. Your first view will be of Westminster Abbey where royalty are christened, married and buried. We will visit St. Paul’s Cathedral where John Wesley often worshipped. On the day of his conversion, Wesley came here for an afternoon service and was deeply moved by the choir’s anthem, “Out of the Deep Have I Called Unto Thee, O Lord”. Dinner and overnight.

Day 3 Epworth

Today we’ll travel through the English countryside, rolling hills and the green will delight us as we travel to Epworth .Here Samuel and Susanna Wesley raised their children in the Old Rectory while he served the Parish Church for 39 years. We’ll become familiar with the upbringing and early life of John and Charles Wesley when you visit their childhood home. You’ll see Memorial Church, built with contributions from around the world. We’ll visit St. Andrews Church at Epworth. Dinner and overnight.

Day 4 Stratford and Oxford

Stratford and Oxford

Today we’ll visit the birthplace of William Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon. Close by, Shakespeare courted his wife, Anne Hathaway, in the garden of her delightful cottage. We’ll also visit The Holy Trinity Church, where Shakespeare is buried. We’ll Learn more about the educational Background of the Wesley brothers John, Charles and Samuel, Jr. when we view Christ Church College at Oxford University. Dinner and overnight.

Day 5 Cotswolds/ Gloucester

Today we enjoy a scenic drive through the charming villages of the Cotswolds where honey colored cottages clustered together in secluded valleys. Enjoy a visit to Burton-onthe-Water, one of the most visited Cotswolds villages. The city of Gloucester boasts a small church which changed the world! We shall visit the small church from which Robert Raikes launched the Sunday School movement and where an early Women’s Missionary Movement had its beginnings. It is here also that George Whitfield lit the fires of the revival movement. Dinner and overnight.

Day 6 Bristol/ Bath

In theancient port city of Bristol, We’ll visit one of Wesley’s early centers of ministry, the “New Room”. The oldest Methodist building in the world . Then visit the home of Charles Wesley, the famous hymnwriter. Bath, a spa town of Roman origin, deserves its name. Since the first century, the warm waters have refreshed and healed. We’ll see the Roman baths and enjoy this beautiful city of 18th century streets and quaint shops. Dinner and overnight.

Day 7 London/ Midlands

Experience the lifestyle of the British as we explore the city of London. We’ll be impressed with the regal adornment of Buckingham Palace. Drive by the major city sites such as Marble Arch, Speakers Corner of Hyde Park, Trafalgar Square and much more. John Wesley left his mark on the town of London. We’ll see City Road Chapel, site of Wesley’s home and grave. Across the street in Bunhill Fields Cemetery, Susanna Wesley is buried along with other famous personages such as John Bunyan and Daniel Defoe. We’ll take a walk on Aldersgate Street where on May 24, 1738, John Wesley had his “Warming of the Heart” experience. We’ll walk past the entrance of “Little Britain” where Charles Wesley had his conversion experience just three days earlier. Dinner and overnight.

Day 8 London

Enjoy a free day in London.

Day 9 Return to USA

Relax and reflect on your flight home.