July 30, 2026 to August 9, 2026
The Anthracite Heritage Museum is sponsoring a sensational tour of Great Britain to study significant industrial heritage sites that contributed to the rapid global expansion of industrial activity from the late 18th into the 19th centuries. This 11-day tour will start in Glasgow on July 30th and end in Manchester on August 9th and include several UNESCO world heritage industrial sites in Scotland, England, and Wales.
For more details and to join the trip mailing list, contact:
Bode Morin: bmorin@pa.gov | (570) 963-3804
Beth Landmesser: hwyl@ptd.net
Itinerary
Jul 30 Visit to Fairfield Heritage
Jul 30 Falkirk Wheel
Jul 30 Kelpies Visit
Jul 31 New Lanark Specialist Tour
Aug 1 Mersey Tunnel Tour
Aug 2 Peoples History Museum
Aug 2 Quarry Bank Mill
Aug 3 Llangollen Railway, Return Journey
Aug 3 Canal Horse Drawn Boat
Aug 4 Penrhyn Castle
Aug 4 Snowdon Mountain Railway
Aug 5 Ironbridge Museum Visits
Aug 6 Black Country Living Museum
Aug 6 Dudley Canal Boat Trip
Aug 7 Potteries Museums (Etruria, Middleport Pottery & Gladstone Pottery)
Aug 8 Derwent Valley Mills Tour
Tour and ticket timings are subject to seasonal availability and final confirmation once venues release their schedules.
Guides
Jul 30 Glasgow
Aug 2 Manchester
Aug 3 & 4 N Wales
Aug 5 & 6 Midlands and Black Country
Aug 8 Derwent Valley Mills (TBC)
Accommodations
July 30 Crossbasket Castle, Nr Glasgow, 1 night
July 31 Smiths at Gretna Green, 1 night
Aug 1 Mercure Manchester Picadilly, 2 nights
Aug 3 Gladstone Library, Hawarden, 2 nights
Aug 5 Darwins Townhouse, 1 night
Aug 6 The Cow, Dalbury (or similar), 2 nights
Aug 8 Delta Marriot Manchester Airport Hotel (or similar), 1 night
Meals
All Breakfasts
2 x Lunches Jul 30 & 31
7 x Dinners Jul 30 & 31, Aug 3, 4, 6, 7 & 8
Transportation
Comfortable coach transfers and touring throughout the trip, 30 Jul – Aug 8
Price
Costs may fluctuate based on exchange rates and number of attendees. The difference in price is generally not more than a couple hundred dollars.
15-20 Paying Passengers 3,270 GBP $4277
Single Supplement 724 GBP $947
A $500 non-refundable deposit is required to hold your space.
What’s Not Included?
- Flights. We will meet in Glasgow the morning of July 30.
- Meals other than those specified above.
- Entrances and attractions not specified above.
- Gratuities.
- Insurances.
- Tourist tax (being gradually introduced throughout the UK. If applicable, this will be payable by the guest on check out).
Tour organizers Beth Landmesser, Bob Wolensky, Bode Morin, and Janet Redler Travel Agent, Shropshire.
