Your program features select excursions drawn from our extensive collection of cultural and historic destinations across the UK. The specific combination of day and weekend trips varies by program and term, ensuring each excursion complements your academic focus while broadening your British experience beyond London. From ancient monuments to charming towns, each destination is carefully chosen to enrich your understanding of British heritage and contemporary culture.
Typical destinations and activities include Tintern Abbey and Chepstow Castle, Big Pit and the Brecon Beacons, the Caerleon Roman Camp and Amphitheatre, and the National Assembly of Wales.
Tour the sites and monuments of Oxford, including Bodleian and Duke Humphrey's Library (fifteenth century), the Sheldonian Theatre (seventeenth century), Christchurch College and Cathedral, and choral evensong at an Oxford college.
Tour the sites and monuments of Edinburgh, including Edinburgh Castle, Scottish Parliament, the National Monument and other buildings on Calton Hill, the National Gallery of Scotland and the Royal Scottish Academy, the Museum of Scottish History, and St. Giles Cathedral.
Tour the sites and monuments of Cambridge, including Temple Church, the Tower of St. Mary the Great, Trinity College and Wren Library, King's College and Chapel, and choral evensong at a Cambridge college.