Discover Your Adventure: For the Readers
Travel Advisor: Dawn McDaniel
Personal Interest: The writings of Jane Austen and the Brontë sisters, writers, and poets of 19th century England.
Destination: England, specifically Bath, the Lake District, and the Yorkshire Moors.
Just think, London’s historic Buckingham Palace usually draws about 15 million tourists in a year. A cultural center of significant influence, London is immersed in its own history going back as far as the ancient Romans. But hop on a train, head out of the city, and another vision of England emerges – sheep grazing on rolling green pastures, bucolic villages accentuated by thatched-roof cottages and watermills, and stately homes of golden-colored limestone. This is the homeland of some of England’s most beloved writers and poets, including legendary figures like Jane Austen, Henry James, and the Brontë sisters - Emily, Jane, and Anne. “To take a custom tour through this region, and discover the very places written about by these authors is a dream come true for me,” says Dawn McDaniel, Travel Advisor and UK Specialist.
To make arrangements for specialized trips such as this, AAA partners with independent travel companies who can tailor a trip to their needs. An enthusiastic expert on the region, Ms. McDaniel can piece together itineraries featuring history, culture, architecture, and food throughout the UK and Ireland. Literature fans can take high tea at the Regency Tea Rooms of the Jane Austen Center in Bath, Somerset County, where she lived from 1801 to 1806, and visit the Brontë Parsonage Museum, where the sisters wrote their famous novels. Ponden Hall, a farmhouse in West Yorkshire, delights readers as the inspiration for “Thrushcrosse Grange” in Emily Brontë’s novel, Wuthering Heights.
Customized travel planner, and a kindred spirit for literature lovers - that’s Dawn, and she can be reached at dmcdaniel@aaaminneapolis.com or Book an Appointment with Dawn online!
