Churchill's Finest Hour
A great day to enjoy both the personal and the historical. Chartwell offers an imitate view of the Churchill's home life and it a wonderful place to simply spend time. Lunch at an English Country pub, beloved by those brave young men who saved the country from the Luftwaffe, and then a visit to either the Heritage Hanger, where we get up close to that wonderful aircraft the Spitfire .... Or; across the field at the Biggin Hill Memorial Museum, where we can discover the lives of those who kept this famous fighter station ticking over despite constant Nazi attacks through the summer of 1940. Opening times for the Heritage Hanger vary and numbers may be limited so we will have to liaze on dates.
Options
Churchill's Finest Hour
Pickup included
What's included in Churchill's Finest Hour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Chartwell
Visit the long time home of the Churchill family. Chartwell was Winston Churchill's refuge from the vagaries of public life yet it was pivotal in history, as this was where he gathered support behind the scenes for the rearmament of Britain between the wars. It was also where he and Clemmie, his lifetime companion, bought up their four children and he wrote the majority of his books, in the study upstairs. Set deep in the weald of Kent, the 'Garden of England, the grounds show the couple's abiding love of horticulture and Winston's tenacious nature in establishing lakes and a swimming pond against all the efforts of nature to prevent him. Visit Marycot, the tiny play house he built his youngest daughter, laying the bricks with his own hands. See his studio with all his paintings hung to enjoy and a talk on Churchill and his art. Not only a historical must-see but a beautiful place to spend some time.
The White Hart
(Please ignore the address in Whitechapel above, it is the only 'White Hart' available on Viator's menu) We stop for lunch at the Spitfire Boys very own White Hart, the famous pub where, once the sun had set, the young men defending Britain from the massed fleets of the Luftwaffe would come to let of steam and perhaps raise a glass to successes in battle or fallen comrades. There are a few memorials to them still and a pleasant garden where we pause for refreshments, and perhaps even raise a glass in their memory ourselves.
Biggin Hill Memorial Museum
This is offered as an alternative to the Heritage Hanger. The Memorial Museum covers the history of the airfield and gives a wonderful overview of not only the pilots who flew from there but all the staff who supported them in defense of their country.
Inclusions
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Fly a Spitfire - Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Booking Dates: If you want to visit the Heritage Hanger (listed here as Fly A Spitfire) we may have to arrange dates as they are only open at specific and variable times. By arrangement essentially. If the preferred date is not available I will contact you within 24 hours of booking.
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Additional Information
I will pick you up from the steps of your hotel or meet you at the airport terminal in my comfortable Mercedes.
