Day 1. Morning departure from Chichester Cathedral with lunch and guided tour of Lichfield Cathedral. Overnight, including dinner and breakfast, at The George Hotel, Lichfield.
Day 2. Visit to National Memorial Arboretum, commencing with short remembrance service and including train tour with commentary and light lunch. Also, the opportunity to visit individual memorials. Return to hotel and dinner and breakfast in Lichfield.
Day 3. Free time to explore Lichfield before midday departure. Arrive Chichester late afternoon.
Cost of the visit is £419 pp (sharing) and £487 pp single.
Lichfield Cathedral has been a centre of Christian worship for over 1,300 years and is the burial place of the Anglo-Saxon missionary bishop, St Chad. It is the Mother Church of the Church of England Diocese of Lichfield and its symbolic centre. The Cathedral has many treasures including the St Chad Gospels, an illuminated Anglo Saxon gospel book from about 730. The Lichfield Angel, discovered in 2003, is a remarkable survival of Saxon sculpture. Dated to around 800, it comprises three separate fragments thought to have formed part of a tomb chest, presumably that of St Chad.
The National Memorial Arboretum is a space to celebrate lives lived and to remember lives lost. A beautiful and inspiring place, the 150-acres of the Arboretum form a living landscape, a home for more than 400 memorials. Tales of bravery shown in the most extraordinary of times, selfless service and sacrifice, camaraderie and care are represented by the memorials. From the Armed Forces and Emergency Services to civilian organisations that supported the Nation in times of need, people from all walks of life are represented by the memorials, with designs that are rich in symbolism.