London & The River Thames Cruise

From Rochester to Weybridge

ITINERARY

DAY 1 Assemble Weybridge (where cars can be left), 1100. Depart by coach via Chartwell House (home of Winston Churchill) for Rochester (with famous castle built circa 1127 by archbishop of Canterbury). Join Spirit of Chartwell in Rochester. Reception and introductory talk. Moor overnight Rochester.

DAY 2 Sail via the Medway to Tilbury Fort (Henry VIII built the first fort here, and Queen Elizabeth I famously rallied her army nearby to face the threat of the Spanish Armada). Continue upstream to Greenwich. Moor overnight Greenwich.

DAY 3 Visit Greenwich Maritime Museum (Maritime Galleries, the Royal Observatory, and the Queen’s House). Continue to Canary Wharf for visit to the Dockland Museum (from Roman settlement to Docklands’ regeneration, this former sugar warehouse reveals the long history of London as a port through stories of trade, migration and commerce). Continue to Tower Bridge. Reception on board Havengore (the ship which took Churchill on his final journey) followed by illuminated London dinner cruise. Moor overnight Tower Bridge.

DAY 4 Sail to Westminster and leave for Westminster Abbey and Churchill Museum and War Cabinet Rooms, close to 10 Downing Street. Rejoin Spirit of Chartwell and sail to Richmond for visit to Marble Hill House (elegant 18th century riverside villa). Sail up river, passing Hampton Court. Moor overnight Weybridge.

DAY 5 Excursion upstream on board Lady Clementine to Clivedon House (frequented by Churchill and infamously associated with the Profumo Affair). Later drive to Blenheim Palace, birthplace of Churchill, and Bladon, his final place of rest. Return to Spirit of Chartwell. Farewell dinner.

DAY 6 Disembark Spirit of Chartwell in Weybridge.