A "HAPPY HOOKERS" TOUR OF ENGLAND

"HAPPY HOOKER'S"
A RUG HOOKERS TOUR OF ENGLAND : NOVEMBER 11-21, 1998

Carol Harvey-Clark of Spruce Top Studio, Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia & The Whitman Walkers join in offering an 11 day tour of British hooking studios, tapestry & textile museums, castles, stone circles and leisure walks.

Topics and Activities:	Workshop Tour includes:
� multi-technique instruction	� 10 nights Quality B & B Lodging
� sourcing & photographing your designs	� 10 picnic lunches, 2 evening dinners
� 5 Hooking Studio Sessions	� private mini bus transportation
� meetings with fellow hookers	� expert guides & instructor
� informal hooking sessions/instruction	� project theme pattern
	� 5 guided walks, 8 attractions

$1795 US$ per person dbl. occupancy, (favourable Canadian $ exchange offered)
For Brochure & Colour Photos
1-888-RUG-Hook
902-682-2226 or 902-624-9312
email: [email protected]

TRIP DETAIL This customized Rug Hooking Workshop Tour of England is a 10 night/11 day guided excursion that includes an abundance of hooking events such as local hooking club meetings, mini workshops, numerous classes with our instructors, and impromptu sessions for hooking.
We visit renowned heritage sites, scenic attractions, classic cities and spectacular countryside. Our lodging is at high quality village inns, B & B's, and country manors. The trip includes all breakfasts, picnic style lunches, two special evening meals and other cultural and historical activities.
Also included are: van transportation, service of two expert guides and master hooking instructor Carol Harvey-Clark, administrative costs and all VAT on the above. Not included are air fare, airport taxes, gratuities and other evening meals.

PACKAGE PRICE $1795 US We offer a very favourable exchange rate for Canadian residents. Reservation form and deposit of $495.00 ($100.00 non-refundable) must be returned by June 1st, 1998 with the balance as follows:
July 1st..............$800.00
September 1st...$500.00

Our "Happy Hookers" customized discovery group is limited to 10, so Carol, Nancy and Bruce ask you to please book early to avoid being disappointed.

A HAPPY HOOKER'S ENGLAND Our England adventure is a customized discovery holiday that explores some of Britain's landmark villages, historic Roman sites, quaint seaports, rugged seacoasts, majestic rolling Cotswold countryside and the scenic coast of southeastern England.
Brought to you by:
WHITMAN WALKERS
The Canadian Affiliate of High Canadian Trekkers
Phone: 1-902-682-2226
Fax: 1-902-682-3171
Email: [email protected]
www.tallships.istar.ca/WhitmanInn

Our tours are individually designed for specialty groups seeking exploration in their avocation & in new parts of the world.

DISCOVERY TOUR ITINERARY The design of this special interest adventure tour provides an opportunity to enjoy the beauty of the landscape both motoring and on foot, to meet the people in their villages and to sample the customs of Britain's diverse regions.
The trip is truly a holiday sampler of famous cityscapes, scenic villages and fishing seaports, natural attractions, national parks and world heritage sites blended with the lifestyles, traditions and crafts. We will sample, as well, the beverage, food and hospitality in the villages where our British rug hooking companions reside.
We look forward to introducing you to England and providing you with the chance to make new friends from Hawkhurst to Shropshire and everywhere in between.

ADVENTURE HIGHLIGHTS Windsor Castle : The Home of Royal Lifestyles

Stonehenge : One of Europe's most awesome Megalithic monuments

Bath : The Royal Crescent, The Roman Baths and Tea in the Pump Room, Textile Museum Exhibits

The Cotswold : Quaint villages, like Castle Combe, Scenic rolling countryside

Shropshire and Much Wenlock : Ironbridge Gorge, Gardens and the Severn Valley

Lavenham and Framlingham : Ornate timbered houses of the Suffolk wool trade days

Hawkhurst East Suffolk : Mediaeval manor houses, moated castles, cliff gardens and the brighton elaborate Pavilion

OUR RUG HOOKING GROUPS

Joan Lindsay: North Chippenham

Janet Hazell-Jackson: Hazell Craft of Much Wenlock

Shirley Simpson: Rag Time of Framlingham

Jacqueline Towell: Rug Works of Hawkhurst

ACTIVITIES / HISTORY Everywhere you look in this unique county you will see the Roman Viking and Anglo-Saxon chapters of Britain's history book. Activities center around the crafts, culture, heritage and religion depicted in museums, studios, castles and homes of our British friends.

SCENERY From historic Bath to the cliffs of Eastbourne, through the bucolic Cotswold and on to Salisbury plain, we will explore green rolling hillsides, lofty cliffs overlooking the sea, lush woodlands, hidden waterfalls, majestic castle estates, friendly villages and classic cities.

LODGING AND DINING We have selected high quality olde world B&B; inns and classic country manors, all with three crown service facilities. Our dining will be full English breakfasts, wine, cheese & fruit style picnics and varied dinners of local produce, game and seafood.

OUR ON TOUR HOOKING INSTRUCTOR Carol Harvey-Clark, inspired by her son,began hooking eight years ago following a visit to Maine. Since taking Nan Ryan's beginner course, Carol has studied with Dorothy Haight, Carolyn Mosher, Muriel Peverin, Doris Eaton, Carol Morse, Jean Young, and Doris Wentzell. Now a partner in Spruce Top Rug Hooking Studio in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, she is also a member of the teachers branch of the Rug Hooking Guild of Nova Scotia, the Ontario Hooking Craft Guild and President of the International Guild of Handhooking Rug Makers. Simply stated, Carol loves rug hooking and enjoys sharing her experience with others.

YOUR GUIDES Nancy and Bruce are full time innkeepers at the Whitman Inn of Caledonia, Nova Scotia. Their love of travel has persuaded them to create the Whitman Walkers, a partnership dedicated to offering personalized holiday experiences. Their walking and special interest trips include Scotland, Costa Rica, Germany, Austria, England and Wales.

For Brochure & Colour Photos
1-888-RUG-Hook
902-682-2226 or 902-624-9312
email: [email protected]

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