Follow Lucy’s Itinerary as she travels from Gunnersbury on 21st June 1819 till her return home on 4th November
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Monday 21 June Reading, Newbury, Marlborough : Castle Inn, Marlborough
Tuesday 22 June Bath: Great Pulteney Street, Sidney Gardens: York Hotel
Wednesday 23 June Bath: Parade, Crescents, Baths, Pump rooms, Circus, Milsom Street; Bristol; Clifton; Dined Clifton Grand: inn/hotel unknown
Thursday 24 June Bristol; Henbury; Old Passage; Cliffs: inn/hotel unknown
Friday 25 June Ferry to Chepstow; Chepstow Castle; Piercefield; Wye Views; Tintern Abbey: Beaufort Arms, Chepstow
Saturday 26 June Tintern Abbey; Iron Works (Furnace) Monmouth: Beaufort Arms, Monmouth
Sunday 27 June Monmouth St Marys Priory Church; Blenderry; White Castle: Beaufort Arms?
Monday 28 June Pencraig; Rowing on Wye; Goodridge Castle; Symonds Yat: Beaufort Arms?
Tuesday 29th June Raglan Castle; Beaufort Inn Raglan, Abergavenny Castle: Kings Arms
Wednesday 30th June Llanthony Priory; Merthyr Tydfil ; Penydarren Iron Works: Merthyr inn/hotel unknown
Thursday 1 July Cyfarthfa Iron Works; Brecon, Dined Castle Inn; Builth: Builth inn/hotel unknown
Friday 2 July Rhayader, Devils Bridge: Devil’s Bridge Inn
Saturday 3 July Mynach & Rheidol Falls; Hafod Uchtryd; Aberystwyth Dined Devils Bridge then Talbot Inn
Sunday 4 July Aberystwyth: Church (St Michael’s?), Sea Front, saw bathing Talbot Inn
Monday 5 July Aberystwyth: Horseback rides Talbot Inn
Tuesday 6 July Machynlleth; views of Cader Idris; Dolgellau
Wednesday 7 July Summit Cader Idris; Dolgellau Royal Ship?
Thursday 8 July Waterfalls: Rhaeadr Du?, Rhaeadr Mawddach, Pistyll Cain ; Dolgellau? Royal Ship?
Friday 9 July Snowdon views; Oakley Estate Tay y Bwlch Tay y Bwlch Inn
Saturday 10 July Ffestiniog; Pulpit Hugh Lloyd Cynfael Tay y Bwlch Tay y Bwlch Inn
Sunday 11 July Tay y Bwlch Lucy & Mama indoors(raining); brothers waterfalls Tay y Bwlch Inn
Monday 12 July Tay y Bwlch; Brothers Slate Quarries. Lucy, Mama Oakley Estate; Beddgelert; Family Tremadog; Pont Aberglaslyn ; Tay y Bwlch Inn or ?Inn
Tuesday 13 July Horses up Snowdon; Beddgelert Inn?
Wednesday 14 July Beddgelert’s grave; views Anglesea, Menai straight; Caernarvon; Caernarvon Uxbridge Arms Hotel
Thursday 15 July Sailed ferry to Plas Newydd; Bangor; Lucy & Mama returned to Caernarvon but father, brothers to Holyhead Caernarvon Dined Bangor Ferry House - Uxbridge Arms
Friday 16 July Lucy, Mama to Caernarvon castle, Eagle Tower. Others Holyhead till late Caernarvon Uxbridge Arms Hotel
Saturday 17 July Menai crossing; Anglesea, Copper mines (brothers to bottom of Parys mine) Minden? Minden? Inn
Sunday 18 July Beaumaris & castle; Passage House; Bangor, “Jumpers” at chapel; Caernarvon Caernarvon Uxbridge Arms Hotel
Monday 19 July Bangor; Conway, castle, Inn uncomfortable so on to Llanrwst late Llanrwst
Tuesday 20 July Llanrwst; Capel Curig ; Pony y Pair; Swallow Falls; Dined Capel Curig Inn returned to Llanrwst (Hand Inn?)
Wednesday 21 July Capel Curig; brothers Llanberis, parents rode to Bangor; Lucy stayed as unwell ?Cerniage? Cerniage? Inn
Thursday 22 July Bala Lake, Bala Bala Lion Inn
Friday 23 July Brothers fishing; changed horses Corwen; Crucis abbey; Llangollen Probably the Lion Inn, Llangollen
Saturday 24 July Crow castle; Chirk castle; Wynnstay Hall; Wrexham; Chester
Sunday 25 July Churches morning & Evening; band plays at barracks evenings Chester
Monday 26 July Fully occupied all day in Chester Pied Bull?
Tuesday 27 July Chester: Cathedral, castle; Eaton Hall Ferry house at the Wirral Ferry House
Wednesday 28 July Ferry to Liverpool; pretty theatre Liverpool ?Symington? Inn in fashionable Castle Street
Thursday 29 July Liverpool: Assembly Rooms, Botanical Gardens, Docks, sailing on the water Liverpool ?Symington? Inn
Friday 30 July Ormskirk; church unique tower/steeple; Garstang; Preston refreshed at ?Ship Inn- stay at ?Preston Inn
Saturday 31 July Lancaster Castle; views Lancashire Sands & Piel castle; Ulverston Sun Inn
Sunday 1 August All to church except unwell Lucy; then to Furness Abbey; Ulverston Sun Inn
Monday 2 August Furness; Coniston Water; rowed Waterhead; Esthwaite Water; Bowness dined Waterhead pier; stayed Storrs Hall Hotel
Tuesday 3 August Sailing in morning; ferry house; Claife viewing station; Belle isle view; Bowness Church; Biskey How Bowness Storrs Hall Hotel Dined Conway Inn: Llanrwst Inn (Probably Hand Inn)
Wednesday 4 August Ambleside; Langdale Pikes; Stock Ghyll Force; Rydal Hall, The “Grot”; Rydal Falls; Rydal Water; Helm Crag; Dunmail Raise; views Helvellyn, Leathes Water, Saddleback, Skiddaw; St John’s in the Vale; Derwent Water Keswick Breakfast Salutation Inn Ambleside; stayed at the Royal Oak Inn, Keswick
Thursday 5 August Sailed to Lowdore cataract; viewed Walla Crag, Newlands Valley, Stable hills, Borrowdale fells; landed Vicar’s Isle. Keswick Royal Oak
Friday 6 August Grange; Bowder Stone; men left on ponies to Sty Head Keswick Royal Oak
Saturday 7 August Scale Hill,; Crummock Water; Scale Force; Mary of Buttermere’s house; Newlands Valley Keswick Refreshed at Scale Hill Inn. Stayed at Royal Oak
Sunday 8 August Church (St John’s); ponies to Skiddaw summit Keswick Royal Oak
Monday 9 August Pooley Bridge; Lowther Castle; Penrith: St Andrews church, Giant’s Legs Penrith Refreshed Pooley Bridge; stayed Crown Inn, Penrith
Tuesday 10 August Pooley Bridge; rowed Ullswater Water to Patterdale, Keswick Dined White Lion Patterdale, Stayed Royal Oak
Wednesday 11 August Keswick all day, Mr Hutton’s (guide) museum Keswick Royal Oak
Thursday 12 August Braithwaite; ponies to Sty Head, Wastwater, Skrees; Calder Abbey; Calderbridge Calderbridge Inn?
Friday 13 August Whitehaven; Coal mines; Cockermouth, Castle; Wigton, St Marys church Wigton Breakfast Whitehaven famous Inn; stayed Kings Arms
Saturday 14 August Carlisle Fish Inn?
Sunday 15 August Carlisle: cathedral, bridge, castle, session house; Carlisle Fish Inn?
Monday 16 August Longtown; Gretna Green; Annan; Dumfries: St Michaels Graveyard with Burns monument; theatre. Dumfries Kings Arms
Tuesday 17 August Brownhill; River Nith bridges; Drumlanrig; Leach Hill; Douglas Mills, thence Lanark Private home
Wednesday 18 August Lanark: Mr Owen’s Manufactory; Clyde Falls; Cartland Craig; Wallace’s Cave; Hamilton; Glasgow Bucks Head
Thursday 19 August Glasgow theatre; Glasgow Bucks Head
Friday 20 August Cathedral, Lunatic Asylum, Infirmary, Bank, Roman Catholic church, Baths, St Georges Square, new John Moore monument Glasgow Bucks Head
Saturday 21 August Dr Hunter’s Museum at College, Glasgow Bucks Head
Sunday 22 August Glasgow Church (possibly St Mungo’s?): Hamilton Palace; Bothwell Castle; Hamilton Palace Gardens return Glasgow Bucks Head?
Monday 23 August Hamilton Palace interior; Bothwell castle; Blantyre Priory; Glasgow Bucks Head
Tuesday 24 August Vale of Clyde; Dumbarton; Glassworks, Castle & barracks, “Sword of Wallace” Dumbarton dined at Arrochar Inn Stayed in Dumbarton?
Wednesday 25 August River Leven, boat to Loch Lomond; Steam Packet; view Ben Lomond; Luss; Rob Roy’s Cave; Tarbet; own carriages to Arrochar on Loch Long; view Cobbler; Glen Croe Pass; Rest & Be Thankful; Loch Rest; Cairndow Cairndow Inn
Thursday 26 August Loch Fine; Inveraray, castle; Dalmally; view Loch Awe. Breakfast Inveraray Inn; Dalmally Hotel
Friday 27 August Loch Awe ride; Kilchurn Castle view; Taynuilt; Oban. Breakfast Taynuilt Inn; ?Oban Inn?
Saturday 28 August Boat for Ulva; Duart Castle; Ardtornish Castle; Aros (rode across isle of Mull); embarked Ulva; ?Ulva Inn?
Sunday 29 August Staffa, Fingal’s Cave; Aros; Aros Inn?
Monday 30 August Sailed for Ballachulish, forced by weather to land & sleep at Appin Appin Ferry Inn
Tuesday 31 August Ballachulish; Ballachulish Ferry Inn
Wednesday 1 September Glencoe Ballachulish Ballachulish Ferry Inn
Thursday 2 September Ferry to Fort William; Loch Eil; Fort William Inn?
Friday 3 September Letterfinlay; Loch Lochy; view Inverlochy castle, Ben Nevis, the new Caledonian Canal, view Glengary Castle on Loch Oich, Fort Augustus refreshed at Letter Finlay Inn; stayed at the Kings Inn
Saturday 4 September Breakfasted Invermoriston; Loch Ness; Fall of Foyers; ?Rushie; Drumnadrochit (dined at Inn), castle; Inverness. Bennet’s Hotel
Sunday 5 September Inverness. Walked about town, “pretty” 7 arched bridge, Church in evening Inverness Bennet’s Hotel
Monday 6 September Remained in Inverness all day Bennet’s Hotel
Tuesday 7 September Beauly, Priory; Dingwall Inn?
Wednesday 8 September Dornoch Firth; Bonar Inn; “handsome” iron bridge; Bonar Bridge Rested Bonar Inn; Stayed Bonar Bridge Inn
Thursday 9 September Clashmore Inn; Golspie; Dunrobin Castle; Port Gower Breakfast Clashmore (Dornoch) Inn; stayed at Port Gower Inn
Friday 10 September Berriedale; view Helmsdale castle; Dunbeath Castle; Inver; Wick Breakfast Berriedale (Castle Arms); Wick Inn?
Saturday 11 September Men to Thurso. Lucy & Mama stayed at Wick Wick Inn?
Sunday 12 September Wick; barouche to Thurso; Clet Rock by pony Thurso “a comfortable Inn”, possibly Forss House
Monday 13 September Views Dunnet Head, Orkneys; John O’Groats; Duncansby Head; Stacks Wick Wick Inn?
Tuesday 14 September Berriedale Berriedale Castle Arms
Wednesday 15 September Portgower; Golspie Golspie Dunrobin castle Breakfast Port Gower Inn; Dunrobin Castle
Thursday 16 September Clashmore; Bonar Bridge; Bonar Breakfast Clashmore Inn; slept Bonar Inn
Friday 17 September Dingwall; Falls of Kilmorack; the Dhruim; river Glass; Inverness Bennet’s Hotel
Saturday 18 September Remained at Inverness Bennet’s Hotel
Sunday 19 September Inverness Bennet’s Hotel
Monday 20 September Gentlemen to Fort George; Lucy & Mama to Nairn; view Moray Firth, Castle Stuart, Culloden Heath; Nairn Nairn Inn?
Tuesday 21 September Cawdor Castle; Durnaway Castle; view “clump of trees where witches appeared to Macbeth”; Forres Probably Castle Inn, Forres
Wednesday 22 September Elgin, cathedral, priory ruin; river Spey; Fochabers; Gordon Castle; Keith Breakfast Elgin ; Gordon Arms Hotel; Crown Inn
Thursday 23 September Huntly ; Huntly Lodge, Castle; Inverury Breakfast Huntly Arms; Inverury Inn?
Friday 24 September Aberdeen: Union Street, Kings College. Dumfosters Hotel (not found)
Saturday 25 September Aberdeen: Brothers to Theatre Royal Dumfosters Hotel
Sunday 26 September Aberdeen: St Andrews Chapel; Pier; St Machar’s Cathedral?, called on Professor Copland Aberdeen Dumfosters Hotel
Monday 27 September Aberdeen: Breakfasted with Professor Copland & family Aberdeen Dumfosters Hotel
Tuesday 28 September Forfar; Stowhaven; Lawrenskirk; Brechin; Brechin Cathedral & Pictic round Tower Forfar Breakfast Stowhaven; Queens Hotel
Wednesday 29 September Glamis Castle, beautiful park; Dundee; banks of the Tay; Carse of Gowrie; Prisoner of War Camp; Perth (Smeaton’s) Bridge; Perth Star Inn
Thursday 30 September Lucy & Mama stayed indoors Perth Star Inn
Friday 1 October River Earn; Strathallan Castle Strathallan
Saturday 2 October Letter of introduction from “Lady Emily” to a Mrs Moray – fine mansion (couldn’t locate); Aberaviny (not found, possibly Aberuthven?); Perth Star Inn
Sunday 3 October Perth: St John the Baptist chapel, Racecourse; view Scone Palace Perth Star Inn
Monday 4 October Scone Palace; Perth Bridge; Birnam wood; Dunkeld (new bridge & Cathedral) Royal Dunkeld Hotel
Tuesday 5 October Dunkeld Crossed the Tay with guide, walked through the Hermitage, Ossian’s Bridge, Ossian’s Hall, Rumbling Bridge, Craig Vinian; Later to Dunkeld House to meet Duchess & view private gardens. Dunkeld Royal Dunkeld Hotel ?
Wednesday 6 October View of Pass of Killiecrankie; river Garry; Linn of Tummel; Garry bridge; Garry Falls; Blair Atholl ? Blair Inn
Thursday 7 October Barouche to Falls of Bruar; fall of Tilt; Glen Tilt; Forest Lodge Blair Atholl ?Blair Inn
Friday 8 October Moulinearn Inn; ferry to Aberfeldy; Falls of Moness; Druid remains; Loch Tay; Kenmore ?Kenmore Inn good
Saturday 9 October Taymouth castle ; Falls of Ancharn; Killin Streethouse Inn good
Sunday 10 October Lochearnhead; Loch Lubnaig; Callander Crown Hotel good
Monday 11 October Breakfast ?Loch Katrine Inn; Loch Katrine; Trossachs; Callander Crown Hotel
Tuesday 12 October Brackland Bridge; carriages to Doune, breakfast; Doune Castle; Stirling, garrison, Gibbs Hotel
Wednesday 13 October Breakfast Falkirk; Linlithgow; Linlithgow Inn for horses, St Michaels Church; Edinburgh, Castle ;Princes Street. Breakfast Cross Keys; Edinburgh London Hotel
Thursday 14 October Edinburgh London Hotel
Friday 15 October Edinburgh All except Frank to races. Walked Princes, George & Queens Streets London Hotel
Saturday 16 October Edinburgh Races; theatre; London Hotel
Sunday 17 October Edinburgh St Pauls & St Georges Church; walked Calton Hill, Nelson’s Monument London Hotel
Monday 18 October Edinburgh Hopetoun (Dalmeny) House, grounds & “fine” stables; London Hotel
Tuesday 19 October Edinburgh Register Office (records of Union), Writers Library (Royal signet), Blind Asylum; College; St Georges Square, Heriots Hospital, Castle (viewed lately discovered “honours” - regalia), Holyrood Palace London Hotel
Wednesday 20 October Edinburgh Chapel & Castle; evening concert London Hotel
Thursday 21 October Edinburgh Walked Calton Hill; Camera Obscura; Ball in the evening London Hotel
Friday 22 October Edinburgh London Hotel
Saturday 23 October Edinburgh Sacred Music at Parliament House London Hotel
Sunday 24 October Edinburgh St Georges Church London Hotel
Monday 25 October Dalkeith & Dalkeith Palace; Fusay Bridge; Torsonce Torsonce Coaching Inn
Tuesday 26 October Breakfast Melrose, Abbey; Kelso: Floors, Abbey, Roxburgh Castle, rivers Tweed & Teviot, bridges, cathedral; Cornhill & England Cornhill Collingwood Arms
Wednesday 27 October Breakfast Wooler (Black Bull Inn?); Whittingham; view Flodden Field; Alnwick: Nelson Monument, Castle & Grounds, river Aln, bridges; Felton Bridge, Probably the new Widdrington Inn or older Red Lion or Coach & Horses
Thursday 28 October Breakfast Morpeth; Newcastle “fine large town” Newcastle Probably Fenwick’s House
Friday 29 October Breakfast Durham; Cathedral, St Cuthbert’s Grave, castle, Walks along River Wear, “two handsome bridges”; Rushyford; Darlington; Northallerton Probably The Golden Lion, Northallerton the grandest in Lucy’s day
Saturday 30 October Thirsk; Sowerby (“saw the house where my father went to school”); Rippon, Minster; Studley Park, Studley Royal Park & grounds within which are Fountains Abbey ruins; Ripley; Harrogate Probably The Dragon Hotel
Sunday 31 October Harrogate Christchurch, promenade, Ballroom,; Knaresborough, river Nidd, Castle, Dropping Well (“Old Mother Shipton’s Cave”), St Roberts Chapel; Green Hammerton; York Clarks Hotel (not found)
Monday 1 November York: minster, ancient graves, organ, Assembly Rooms, Ballroom, Castle, Gaol/Session House, river Ouse, bridge; Castle Howard, pictures, mausoleum; York Clarks Hotel
Tuesday 2 November Breakfast Tadcaster; Ferrybridge; Doncaster, Minster, Racecourse; Barnby Moor; Scarthingmoor; Newark; Breakfast probably at White Horse Inn ; Slept at White Hart, Saracens Head, Kingston Arms or Queens Head
Wednesday 3 November Breakfast Grantham, St Wulfram’s church; Witham Common; Stamford; Stilton; Buckden; Biggleswade; Baldock Dined at Stilton, either Bell or Angel Inn. At night, The George or Old White Horse at Baldock
Thursday 4 November Welwyn; Barnet; Gunnersbury “our happy home, Gunnersbury”
Friday 5 November Diary ended and dated.