Day 1: Arrive London and enjoy your free time for Christmas shopping, lunch or sightseeing.
We go to our hotel and check-in. Crowne Plaza**** London Docklands
Day 2: A guided tour of Spencer House which is the former London home of the Spencer family – (descendants of Lady Diana Spencer) Looking especially magnificent at Christmas time, your visit also includes a glass of Champagne.
Next, we have a date at the Old Naval College at Greenwich for their annual Christmas Choir concert in the lovely Chapel of St Peter and St Paul.
After the concert, enjoy mulled wine and mince pies served in the Queen Mary Under croft.
Before we leave you are invited to view the most revered part of the Old Naval college – the famous ‘Painted Hall’.
The Painted Hall of the Old Naval College at Greenwich
The beautiful Painted Hall is the highlight of any visit to the Old Royal Naval College. Painted in the early 18th century by Sir James Thornhill, the hall features 40,000 square feet of walls and ceilings. These surfaces are covered in striking paintings depicting 200 figures including kings, Queens and mythological creatures and if often referred to as London’s Sistine Chapel
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Price pp based on 2 sharing includes: hotel, full breakfast, entrance to Spencer House and ticket for the Choir Concert.
Single supplement applies.