TOUR HIGHLIGHTS: CHESTER where William Jowitt was mayor ·
BRADFORD (Bronte Country) filled with Jewett history. Saturday celebrate
your 2003 Family Reunion with British cousins and guest speaker genealogist
Dr. George Redmonds. Enjoy Sunday morning service at the Bradford Cathedral
where many Jewetts were baptized. HEATON · THORNTON · CLAYTON ·
GILDERSOME · HAWORTH · YORK (based for 3 days) · HULL to visit the dock
where you will board a chartered boat for a trip down the Humber River in the wake
of the ‘John of London’, BARMSTON · HOLME-UPON-SPAULDING MOOR
BEVERLY · EPPLEWORTH and ROWLEY Tuesday, May 27 – Evening departure USA for Manchester Airport. Wednesday, May 28 – Morning arrival Manchester Airport were you will be
met by your guide Nick Fogg, who will escort you to your luxury coach. Your
first destination will be the ancient city of CHESTER. Upon arriving in Chester
you will enjoy a relaxed tour provided lunch. After lunch you will check into
your hotel with time to rest and freshen up. In 1578 William Jewett held the office
of Mayor of Chester. An invitation will be extended to the current Mayor of Chester
to join the tour members for dinner (if the mayor’s schedule permits), along with David
Jowitt, Genealogist, who is well versed in the history of Jowitt/ Jewett, and will be your
guest speaker for the evening. Dinner and overnight Chester. – (L,D) Thursday, May 29 – A morning tour of city with Chester’s Town Criers David and Julie
Mitchell. Chester is arguably the richest city in Britain for archaeological and architectural
treasures. The city was originally a Roman fortress housing the 20th legion. The legion
was put there to suppress the uprising of the army led by the warrior Queen Boadicea in
70 AD. The city being known then as Deva, which soon became an important trading post.
Enjoy lunch on your own with ample time to shop and browse in Chester’s famous 'Rows'.
The Rows are unique and the most distinctive Medieval feature of the city. The buildings
date back to 1139 and sport double-level walkways with a continuous line of balconies with
shops at street and first-floor levels. Before returning to your hotel for dinner enjoy an
Evensong performed at the cathedral. Dinner and overnight Chester. – (B,D) Friday, May 30 – Morning depart Chester for BRADFORD. First stop will be one of the finest neo-classical houses in the country Heaton Hall and Park. The park is one of the largest
municipal parks in Europe, spreading over 650 glorious acres of gardens, ornamental ponds,
boating lake, even a golf course are within the park's boundaries. Heaton Hall is an exquisite
heritage home that is open to the public. The Cupola (Lady Egerton's dressing room) and the
music room are of particular grandeur. Have lunch on your own, then on to your ancestral city
of Bradford to check into your hotel. Enjoy an Evensong at the cathedral. Dinner and overnight Bradford. – (B,L,D) There may be a slight change on this day, I'm just waiting for our land
agent to get back to me. Saturday, May 31 – Take a morning train out of Bradford’s Forster Square Station to Keighley
where you will board the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, a Victorian Steam Train for a delightful countryside trip to HAWORTH. This small village was made famous by the Bronte Sisters, Charlotte, Emily and Anne. Visit Haworth Church were Patrick Bronte took up a position here in 1815 and lived in the parsonage with his daughters. Lunch on your own. Your coach
driver will be waiting in Haworth to drive you back to Bradford. On the way you will visit or just drive through the villages of THORNTON, CLAYTON, and HEATON. Dinner and overnight Bradford. – (B,D) Sunday, June 1 – Sunday morning service at the BRADFORD CATHEDRAL, where Jewetts
were married, baptized, and buried. Six of Edward Jewett’s children, including Maximillian and Joseph, were baptized in the cathedral. Tour provided lunch at a local Pub, then depart for the
city of YORK, with a visit to GILDERSOME to visit St. Peter’s Church. Dinner and overnight
York. – (B,L,D) Monday, June 2 - York is an ancient city brimming with history. In 43 AD, York was invaded
by the Romans, which wasn’t very hard, the local populace at the time were nomadic tribes.
When the Romans left in 388 AD the Saxons invaded. There is little information on the Saxons
as England descended into a period known as the ‘Dark Ages’. There was a lot of fighting, with
very little writing. In 866 AD the Vikings showed up, conquering the Saxons. The last Viking
king was Eric Bloodaxe. In 1066 England was ruled by a single king. Then the Normans came
on the scene and in one year England had three kings; Edward the Confessor who died a natural
death. Who was succeeded by Harold of England. That same year the Normans, lead by
William of Normandy invaded. In the historic ‘Battle of Hastings’, King Harold lost, William
won and was crowned king on Christmas day. That was the last time England was ever
conquered. There will be a morning tour of the York Minster. York Minster, a Gothic Cathedral,
is simply magnificent and is said to contain half the medieval stained glass in England. After the
tour of the Minster enjoy a tour of ‘The Shambles†with lunch on your own with time to shop.
Then on to the JORVIK VIKING CENTRE, now just know as the JORVIK. The centre takes you
back 1000 years in time, Very well done. Dinner and overnight York. – (B,L,D) Tuesday, June 3 - Early morning departure York for HULL. Visit the dock where your ancestors would have begun their journey to the New World. Here you will board a chartered boat that
will follow in the wake of the ‘John of London’ down the Humber River. The river trip will go
down to tour Spurn Point, a beautiful nature reserve that separates the Humber from the North
Sea and return. Leave Hull for an afternoon countryside trip to the lovely seaside village of BARMSTON. The Jewetts settled here in the 16th and 17th century. Enjoy lunch on your own
and a leisurely day by the sea, then back to York for dinner and a free evening. Dinner and
overnight York. – (B,L,D) Wednesday, June 4 - Morning depart York to visit three important Jewett villages; HOLME-
ON SPAULDING MOOR, EPPLEWORTH and ROWLEY.. First stop Holme-on-Spaulding Moor
with a drive through the town and a visit to the church. Then on to the market town of BEVERLY
known for it’s ancient and grand minster. Enjoy tour provided lunch with the treat of local entertainment with some free time to shop and walk around. Then on your way to Rowley, with
a drive through Eppleworth. Rowley is the very small village where the Reverend Rogers
preached his non-conformist sermons which motivated brothers Maximillian and Joseph Jewett
to imigrate to the American colonies. You will visit the Rectory that is said to have been built by
Ezekiel Rogers in 1621 and meet the current day reverend, Rev. Angela Bailey, after which the Reverend will be invited to join the tour members for dinner at the Rowley Manor. Then it’s
a long but easy drive to the Manchester Airport. Overnight Manchester Airport. –- (B,L,D) Thursday, June 5 – Morning departures for the USA. – (B) Cost: $2475.00 per person, double occupancy, plus airfare. $325.00 single room supplement.
If you have any questions about the tour just e-mail Laurie Ann Boles at
ancestry@localnet.com. Sincerely, Jim Jewett