Day Trip on a private hire bus from St. Pancras Renaissance London to Broughton Castle, Oxford University and high-end outlet shopping at the famous Bicester Village. The Broughton Castle Learning Journey is an additional, post-summit trip. Tickets at www.FilipinaSummit.org- Lords and Ladies English Brunch at Broughton Castle
Dress Code: Sunday Best with Hat or Fascinator - Meet Friends of FWN: Martin and Pauline Fiennes of the Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes Family who own the Broughton Castle
- Walking tour highlighting the Influential Women of Oxford and how they have influenced the cultural, social and political climate in Britain
- Afternoon Cream Tea at Vaults and Gardens, a socially positive café hub promoting ecological sustainability
- Shop-till-closing at Bicester Village, the famous high-end retail outlet
TRIP SCHEDULE (times subject to change)9:00 am — Bus leaves St. Pancras Hotel and heads to Broughton Castle
11:00 am — Lords and Ladies Brunch (DRESS CODE: Sunday Best with Hat or Fascinator)
11:45 am — Guided tour of historic Broughton Castle
1:30 pm — Bus leaves Broughton Castle and heads to Oxford University
2:30 pm — Influential Women of Oxford walking tour begins from Oxford Playhouse
4:30 pm — Afternoon Cream Tea at Vaults and Gardens
5:00 pm — Bus leaves Oxford University and heads to Bicester Village
5:30 pm — Shop-till-closing!
7:00 pm — Bus leaves Bicester Village and heads back to St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel
ABOUT BROUGHTON CASTLEhttp://www.broughtoncastle.comBroughton Castle is a moated and fortified manor house near Banbury in North Oxfordshire. Set in parkland and built of the rich local Hornton ironstone, it was selected by Simon Jenkins as one of only twenty to be awarded five stars in his book England’s Thousand Best Houses.
The core of the house was built in 1306 and the gatehouse in the early fifteenth century, but most of what you see today dates from the 1550’s. It was a centre of opposition to Charles I and was besieged and damaged after the Battle of Edgehill in 1642.
Broughton Castle is home to the 21st Lord and Lady Saye & Sele, whose family name is Fiennes. The ownership of the Castle has remained in the same family since 1447.
ABOUT INFLUENTIAL WOMEN OF OXFORD TOURA two-hour walking tour of Oxford identifying some of the amazing Women of Oxford who were born here, studied here or were just passing through, including Malala Yousafzia, Yvette Cooper, St Frideswide, Benazir Bhutto, Jane Austen, Vera Britton, Amal Clooney, Dorothy L Sayers, Maggie Smith, Lucy Worsley, Felicity Jones.
Recognise their work as Reformers, Politicians, Saints, World Leaders, Authors, Activists, Olympians, Scientists, Nobel Prize Winners, Entrepreneurs, and familiar faces from film and screen.
Learn how they have influenced the cultural, social and political climate here in Britain and some have gone on to be important players on the world stage.
Come and explore the Oxford that nurtured and inspired them with a College visit included.
ABOUT BICESTER VILLAGEBicester Village is located just an hour from London. This luxury destination is home to more than 160 boutiques of world-famous brands, each offering exceptional value with savings of up to 60% on the recommended retail price all year round.
