Immerse yourself in soul-stirring natural splendor on this 11-night, first-class journey to northern England and Wales featuring the Yorkshire Dales, the English Lake District and Snowdonia National Park! Explore mighty castles, a spectacular Gothic cathedral, majestic abbey ruins and an ancient stone circle. Enjoy English afternoon tea, Welsh music, a lake cruise and two nights at a country manor! Includes expert guides and lecturers.
**Please note: specific details are TBD
Day 1: Depart for Manchester
Day 2: York
Afternoon tea at Betty’s Tea Room
York Minster
Day 3: York
Free time: explore at your leisure
Day 4: North Yorkshire
North York Moors National Park
Castle Howard
Day 5: Fountains Abbey | Yorkshire Dales | Windermere
Cistercian abbey ruins
Aysgarth Falls
Town of Grassington
Day 6: Northern Lake District
Tour of the lake district
Learn about the geology and history
Grasmere village
Lunch and tastings in a local distillery
Castlerigg Stone Circle
Cruise on Derwentwater
Day 7: Lake District
Rydal Mount
Tour and poetry reading
Home of John Ruskin
Hill Top – home of Beatrix Potter
Day 8: Windermere | Chester | Conwy
Explore Chester
Conwy Castle
Bodnant Gardens
Day 9: Conwy | Llandudno
Town of Llandudno
Day 10: Caernarfon
Tour of Caernarfon Castle
Day 11: Snowdonia National Park | Betws y Coed | Llyswen
National Slate Museum
Betws y Coed village
Day 12: Llyswen
Day 13: Depart for Home
Malinda Matney is Managing Director for Educational Development and Assessment Services at the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching. In this capacity, she works with U-M’s faculty and academic units on curricular and individual course consultations, accreditation, assessment of student learning, evaluation of educational initiatives, the scholarship of teaching and learning, DEI initiatives, and grants supporting these various initiatives.
Dr. Matney also teaches in the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education. Dr. Matney earned her Ph.D. in Higher and Postsecondary Education from the University of Michigan. She also holds an Education Specialist in higher education administration from the University of Missouri at Kansas City, a Master of Music in Music History from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and a bachelor’s degree in music from Wichita State University. Her previous work within the college teaching and learning context involves both the assessment of program outcomes and the analysis of trends in student behaviors and expectations over time.
Her recent studies have included examinations of undergraduate first year experience, Millennial and Global Generations, social networking for faculty and students, first generation student issues, and climate for students, faculty and staff. She coauthored the 2014 book, The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996-2013).
Dr. Matney is active in the teaching and learning, higher education, collegiate band, and fraternity and sorority communities, and presents frequently in all of these arenas. Dr. Matney’s previous positions include Senior Research Associate for Student Life at the University of Michigan, Research Associate for the National Center for Postsecondary Improvement, Living Center Director at the Kansas City Art Institute, and Assistant to the Director of the Family Learning Center and the “I Have a Dream” Foundation of Boulder County, Colorado.
Highlights
Immerse yourself in soul-stirring natural splendor on this 11-night, first-class journey to northern England and Wales featuring the Yorkshire Dales, the English Lake District and Snowdonia National Park! Explore mighty castles, a spectacular Gothic cathedral, majestic abbey ruins and an ancient stone circle. Enjoy English afternoon tea, Welsh music, a lake cruise and two nights at a country manor! Includes expert guides and lecturers.
Itinerary
**Please note: specific details are TBD
Day 1: Depart for Manchester
Day 2: York
Afternoon tea at Betty’s Tea Room
York Minster
Day 3: York
Free time: explore at your leisure
Day 4: North Yorkshire
North York Moors National Park
Castle Howard
Day 5: Fountains Abbey | Yorkshire Dales | Windermere
Cistercian abbey ruins
Aysgarth Falls
Town of Grassington
Day 6: Northern Lake District
Tour of the lake district
Learn about the geology and history
Grasmere village
Lunch and tastings in a local distillery
Castlerigg Stone Circle
Cruise on Derwentwater
Day 7: Lake District
Rydal Mount
Tour and poetry reading
Home of John Ruskin
Hill Top – home of Beatrix Potter
Day 8: Windermere | Chester | Conwy
Explore Chester
Conwy Castle
Bodnant Gardens
Day 9: Conwy | Llandudno
Town of Llandudno
Day 10: Caernarfon
Tour of Caernarfon Castle
Day 11: Snowdonia National Park | Betws y Coed | Llyswen
National Slate Museum
Betws y Coed village
Day 12: Llyswen
Day 13: Depart for Home
Journey
Host
Malinda Matney is Managing Director for Educational Development and Assessment Services at the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching. In this capacity, she works with U-M’s faculty and academic units on curricular and individual course consultations, accreditation, assessment of student learning, evaluation of educational initiatives, the scholarship of teaching and learning, DEI initiatives, and grants supporting these various initiatives.
Dr. Matney also teaches in the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education. Dr. Matney earned her Ph.D. in Higher and Postsecondary Education from the University of Michigan. She also holds an Education Specialist in higher education administration from the University of Missouri at Kansas City, a Master of Music in Music History from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and a bachelor’s degree in music from Wichita State University. Her previous work within the college teaching and learning context involves both the assessment of program outcomes and the analysis of trends in student behaviors and expectations over time.
Her recent studies have included examinations of undergraduate first year experience, Millennial and Global Generations, social networking for faculty and students, first generation student issues, and climate for students, faculty and staff. She coauthored the 2014 book, The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996-2013).
Dr. Matney is active in the teaching and learning, higher education, collegiate band, and fraternity and sorority communities, and presents frequently in all of these arenas. Dr. Matney’s previous positions include Senior Research Associate for Student Life at the University of Michigan, Research Associate for the National Center for Postsecondary Improvement, Living Center Director at the Kansas City Art Institute, and Assistant to the Director of the Family Learning Center and the “I Have a Dream” Foundation of Boulder County, Colorado.
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