A four-day visit from Monday 11th to Thursday 14th May
Accommodation at one of England’s finest historic city centre hotels: Quebecs, in the heart of Leeds.
Monday
– Private Coach to Leeds with lunch stop
– Afternoon conducted tour of the Leeds city centre
– Visit to Leeds Library – the oldest surviving subscription library of its type inthe UK. Conducted tours of the collection.
– Followed by an illustrated talk on the background to the tour by Tony Burton OBE, Secretary of the Society.
– Buffet supper at the Library
Tuesday
– Morning visit to the 12th century Kirkstall Abbey with a guided tour
– Followed by a visit to Leeds Industrial Museum
– Late afternoon talk by Leeds City Chief Planning Officer
– Evening free
Wednesday
– Morning visit to the Hepworth Art Gallery in Wakefield – guided tour and lunch
– Early afternoon visit and talk at Leeds Art Gallery
– Dinner at Quebecs with guests from the Leeds Phil & Lit Council
Thursday
– Morning visit to the National Coal Mining Museum including underground tour
– Visit on return journey to Salts Mill, Bradford, once the largest industrial building in the world by total floor area. David Hockney works on display.
– Return coach to Glasgow by 7.30pm
Please note this event is fully booked.