Conference Partners:

QMS Scotland

The travel agent coordinating the tour is Carolyne Cree of Agritravel - Registration Form now available - email: carolyne@barfieldtravel.co.uk >>more

The Shorthorn Society

4th Street, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire,
CV8 2LG

tel: 024 7669 6549

Itinerary for Shorthorn World Conference 2010

(subject to alterations)

Click here for Word Document of Itinerary

Wednesday 23rd June	Delegates arrive Edinburgh, met at airport and transferred to Edinburgh Hotel, for registration Evening reception at the Scottish Parliament, hosted by John Lamont MSP Overnight – Holiday Inn, Edinburgh (6 nights) - hotel website
Thursday 24th June	Royal Highland Show – Judging of Beef Shorthorns Overnight – Edinburgh
Friday 25th June	Royal Highland Show – judging of Dairy Shorthorns or alternative visit to Loch Lomond Evening – Dinner and Trophy presentation at Royal Highland Showground Overnight – Edinburgh
Saturday 26th June	Sightseeing in Edinburgh possibly include Castle, Royal Yacht Britannia, National Gallery of Scotland Option of 3rd day at show if required Overnight – Edinburgh
Sunday June 27th	AM - Visit Bow Hill Estate home of the Duke of Buccleuch PM – Visit to James and Debbie Playfair-Hannay, Morebattle Tofts, Kelso TD5 8AD Lunch at Morebattle Tofts Overnight - Edinburgh
Monday 28th June	AM – Visit Glamis Castle Lunch at Glenisla PM – Visit to the Gibb family’s Glenisla herd, Blairgowrie, Perthshire PH11 8QL Evening meal overlooking the Firth of Forth and the Forth Bridges Overnight – Edinburgh
Tuesday 29th June	AM - Visit Carey Coombs Dunsyre herd, Carnwath, ML11 8NG (22 miles) Lunch at Carey Coombs’ PM – Visit Messrs Biggar’s Chapelton Herds, Castle Douglas DG7 3EU Dinner at Chapelton Travel to overnight at – Swallow hotel, Carlisle (1 night) - hotel website
Wednesday 30th June	AM – Visit Charles Lowther’s herd at Armathwaite, Carlisle CA4 9TN Travel to Housesteads (Hadrian’s Wall) – followed by lunch PM - Visit David and Shirley Baynes, Marleycote Herd, (Dairy Shorthorn herd and milk processing unit) Hexham, Northumberland NE47 0DQ Dinner at Messrs Baynes Travel to Overnight at Park Inn York (92 miles) (2 nights) - hotel website
Thursday 1st July	AM - Visit Gerald Turton’s Upsall Herd, Thirsk, North Yorkshire (The oldest Beef Shorthorn Herd in England) YO7 2QJ Lunch at Upsall Travel to York (27 miles) – afternoon and evening free. Free time to tour York – Minster, Museums, Walls, Jorvik Centre etc – maybe optional guided tour. Overnight in York
Friday 2nd July	Travel to Horrell family’s Pode Hole Herd at Peterborough (131 miles). Refreshment stop at Thaymars ice cream parlour (made from Shorthorn milk) View Pode Hole Herd Lunch followed by International judging event Dinner at East of England Showground Travel to overnight at Marriott Hotel, Huntingdon Cambridge (45 miles ) (3 nights) - hotel website
Saturday 3rd July	Travel to Tim and Anne Wyatt’s Twells Herd (Dairy Shorthorns – rotary parlour) (45 miles) Lunch at Wyatt’s Travel to Brian Filby’s Groveland Herd, Norwich (40miles) Dinner at Filby’s Return to overnight at Huntingdon (85 miles)
Sunday 4th July	AM – Visit to Madingley American War Cemetery Travel to Croxton Park herd at Huntingdon (Manager Dan Bull) Dinner at Croxtonpark Return to overnight at Huntingdon
Monday 5th July	Travel to Chris and Shirley Marler’s Wavendon herd, Olney, Bucks (43 miles) View herd and private zoo. Lunch at Chris Marler’s PM – Visit Woburn Abbey house and Deer Park, the home of the Duke of Bedford Travel to overnight at Alveston Manor Stratford upon Avon (4 nights) - hotel website
Tuesday 6th July	AM Visit Graham Madeley’s herd of organic Dairy shorthorns PM Visit to be arranged – several options under consideration Overnight in Stratford upon Avon
Wednesday 7th July	Day 1 - World Shorthorn Conference in Stratford upon Avon with keynote speakers and Country reports. Overnight in Stratford upon Avon
Thursday 8th July	AM Day 2 of World Shorthorn Conference - concludes 12.00 noon PM – Meeting of World Shorthorn Council PM - Free time in Stratford Closing Gala Dinner at Alveston Manor Overnight at Stratford upon Avon
Friday 9th July	Tour ends - transfer to Birmingham Airport

The tour packages are available as follows: Please use separate booking form to book your place.

PACKAGE 1 - WHOLE TOUR – 23 JUNE – 9 JULY – 16 Nights
Arrival into Edinburgh Airport on 23 June - Departure from Birmingham Airport on 9 July after breakfast
Twin share - GBP £1698.00
Single supplement - GBP £ 530.00

PACKAGE 2 – SCOTLAND ONLY – 23 JUNE – 29 JUNE – 6 Nights
Arrival into Edinburgh Airport on 23 June - Departure from Edinburgh Airport on 29 June after breakfast
Twin share - GBP £685.00
Single supplement - GBP £210.00

PACKAGE 3 – ENGLAND ONLY – 28 JUNE – 9 JULY – 11 Nights
Arrival into Edinburgh Airport on 28 June – Departure from Birmingham Airport on 9 July after breakfast
Twin share - GBP £1095.00
Single supplement - GBP £ 355.00

The travel agent coordinating the tour is Carolyne Cree of Agritravel email: carolyne@barfieldtravel.co.uk If any delegates wish to extend their stay in UK, Carolyne would be pleased to assist in arrangements for onward travel and accommodation. If anyone wishes to vary their stay from the above packages please email Carolyn with requirements.

Translation:
A Spanish Interpreter will travel on one of the coaches for the whole of the tour for the benefit of Spanish speaking delegates.
Simultaneous translation in to Spanish will be provided at the Conference (subject to demand)

Conference Speakers:
We have several interesting and relevant speakers already booked for the Conference covering a variety of topics. We are currently working on the detailed programme for the Conference and will publish details later.