The Izaak Walton Tour
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• The Izaak Walton Tour
| Izaak Walton, the author of The Compleat Angler or The Contemplative Man's Recreation was born in Stafford in 1593. To celebrate the 400th anniversary of his birth, Unique British Tours visits many locations associated with his long life. |
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Such places include his cottage and museum at Shallowford; Stafford, Worcester, Marlow, Ilam, Haddon Hall, Chatswoth and Winchester where he died and is buried within its magnificent Cathedral. Included in this tour is a 3 day stay at the delightful Izaak Walton Hotel in beautiful Dovedale. During your stay, Tony Bridgett, a leading authority on Izaak Walton, gives a series of talks and practical instructions on fly fishing in the nearby River Dove where Izaak | |
Walton and his great friend Charles Cotton of Beresford Hall often fished. A 17th Century House where Izaak Walton regularly stayed to fish in the nearby River Dove and collected material for the Compleat Angler. It is now a luxury hotel set in its own grounds, standing on a magnificent site with views of Dovedale, Thorpe Cloud and surrounded by rolling hills in the picturesque Peak District of Derbyshire. |
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