Elizabeth Gaskell’s House in Manchester to Host Travel Trade.
8/15/2017
Famous Writer’s House Open for Groups.
Groups and coach parties coming to Northwest England are being invited to call into a superb new attraction.
Elizabeth Gaskell’s House.
Situated in central Manchester and working with UK
travel trade specialists Steve Reed Tourism Ltd, 84 Plymouth Grove is set to be
address of choice for coach and tour operators and group travel organisers from
all over the country.
84 Plymouth Grove is the beautiful
and impressive home of world famous author Elizabeth Gaskell.
Now
coach and tour operators and group travel organisers are being invited to
attend a special group launch of Elizabeth Gaskell’s House taking place on
Monday 26th February 2018 at 11.00. Then, tour planners can see
for themselves what inspired one of the worlds’ greatest woman writers and how
great 84, Plymouth Grove is for groups.
The
Village Hotel Bury will be hosting some of the delegates from further
afield the night before on Sunday 25th February with dinner and
accommodation. They’ll also have the chance to see some of Manchester’s other
group attractions during their fact-finding visit.
Fresh from a complete refurbishment
through a substantial Heritage Lottery Fund Grant, the Grade 2 listed building
is to receive groups of visitors keen to discover more about the author of such
novels as Cranford, Mary Barton, Ruth, North and South, Sylvia’s Lovers, Cousin
Phyllis and Sons and Daughters. Her first novel, Mary Barton, was published
anonymously in 1848. It had a great impact on the reading public and was widely
reviewed and discussed. Its subject matter, the appalling state of the poor in
in the Manchester area, awakened the conscience of the nation.
Elizabeth’s publisher - Charles
Dickens, was one of the people who read and admired Mary Barton and he asked
Elizabeth Gaskell to contribute to his magazines Household Words and All the
Year Round. She was a popular writer, addressed by Dickens as ‘Dear
Scheherazade’.
Her writing is remarkably varied and
includes almost forty short stories, ranging from social realism to ghost
stories. Her Life of Charlotte Bronte has been described as the first modern
biography, and Cranford has never been out of print.
Elizabeth Gaskell’s House offers private and bespoke group tours on
Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays – this must be booked in advance. Prices start
from £10 which includes a guided tour, a drink and slice of cake in the tearoom.
Group tours and visits last between 1-2 hours. Groups of between 10 and 60
people can be accommodated in the house and garden at once. Bespoke tours
include the
Gaskell’s home life,
Victorian Manchester and Elizabeth Gaskell’s literary career. Coaches can drop
off directly outside the house.
Sally
Jastrzebski-Lloyd is the House Manager of Elizabeth Gaskell’s House:
‘Elizabeth Gaskell’s House tells the story of a
fascinating life of an amazing writer along with her place within one of Great
Britain’s premier cities during the Victorian era in the midst of the
industrial revolution, Manchester,’ Says Sally.
‘The house is an ideal new attraction for groups of
all types – not only those interested in literature. We are centrally located,
close to lots of other attractions, easy to find and have some great facilities
for groups including easy drop off/pick up and nearby free coach parking. We
also have a lovely tea room and a beautiful garden.’
The attraction is set to so popular with groups it
will be just like a good book you can’t put down! Explains Steve Reed.
‘We’ve worked all over the UK and have taken groups to
some stunning attractions with literary themes including the Bodleian Library
in Oxford; Jane Austen’s House Museum in Hampshire and the Bronte Parsonage in
Yorkshire. They’re all a magnet for groups, not just from this country but from
all over the world. Now, Elizabeth Gaskell’s House in Manchester is about to
write another chapter in group travel,’ says Steve
Anyone wishing to inquire about attending the Group
Launch event, either as a day delegate on Monday 26th February or as a hosted buyer on the Sunday
and Monday 25/26 February should contact Steve Reed Tourism Ltd on [01420] 560
288
steve@stevereedtourism.co.uk
Tour planners wishing to
book their tours of Elizabeth Gaskell’s House or to request additional
information should contact Sally Jastrzebski-Lloyd on [0161
2732215]
sally@elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk Web:
www.elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk;
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