Six Days (Greenwich, Oxford and Windsor)

Six days to go!

Our tour will include visits to three areas outside London that are of historical significance, and we encourage students to spend a little time familiarizing themselves with Greenwich, Oxford, and Windsor prior to departure.

Greenwich
We will travel to Greenwich on a short Thames River cruise, and visit the Prime Meridian as well as see the Royal Observatory. 

Fun fact: We will visit the Old Royal Naval College, the centerpiece of a huge complex known as the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site. The college, designed by the famous Christopher Wren, is considered some of the finest architecture in Europe. And it contains some amazing art, including a great hall with a painted ceiling that’s sometimes called the U.K.’s Sistine Chapel. The campus was used for filming in the movie-version of Les Miserables. HERE is a photo of the campus. HERE is a photo of filming. Fans of the movie will recognize the Barricade scene. 

Oxford

The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's second-oldest university in continuous operation

Oxford has educated many notable alumni, including 27 prime ministers of the United Kingdom and many heads of state and government around the world. As of 2018, 69 Nobel Prize winners, 3 Fields Medalists, and 6 Turing Award winners have studied, worked, or held visiting fellowships at the University of Oxford, while its alumni have won 160 Olympic medals. Oxford is the home of the Rhodes Scholarship, one of the world's oldest international scholarships.

Windsor

Did you watch the most recent Royal Wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle at Windsor Castle? That's where we're headed! You will enjoy a self-guided audio tour of the wonderful Royal Apartments, followed by a visit inside St. George's Chapel and a walk around the castle walls.