The Great Awakening in England
Nine days from John Wesley’s London to Epworth, where he was born, the Holy Club in Oxford, Whitefield’s Gloucester and the New Room in Bristol, the first Methodist chapel in the world.
Three nights in Wesley’s London, a day in Epworth, Oxford and the Holy Club, Whitefield’s Gloucester, and a night in Bristol before the last night in London.
From London north to Epworth, then to Oxford, Gloucester and Bristol, and back to London.
Three nights in London, one each in Sheffield, Oxford and Bristol, and a last night in London.
Days 2 to 4
Westminster Abbey, Wesley’s House and Chapel, Bunhill Fields, St. Paul’s and Aldersgate.
London
Day 5
The Old Rectory where John and Charles grew up.
Epworth
Days 6 & 7
The Holy Club at Christ Church, and Whitefield’s first pulpit.
Oxford, Gloucester
Day 8
The New Room, Charles Wesley’s house and Hanham Mount.
Bristol
The sites on this nine-day route, from Epworth to Bristol.
Nine days, day by day. Every group’s version is built around its own dates, its own pace and the places that matter most to its people.
Before you fly. The United Kingdom requires an approved Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) for U.S. citizens. No visa is needed.
Days 1 to 4
Day 1
Our journey begins as we depart the United States for our overnight flight to London.
Day 2
We arrive in London and meet our Christian Expedition tour director, then gather for a welcome dinner.
Welcome dinner and overnight in London for two nights.
Day 3
A drive through London past Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace, with coffee at Methodist Central Hall. In the afternoon at Westminster Abbey we see the memorial to John and Charles Wesley. Charles went to school next door, where their brother Samuel taught.
Overnight in London.
Day 4
At Wesley’s House and Chapel, the mother church of Methodism, built in 1778, we see where John lived and preached. Across the road in Bunhill Fields lie Susanna Wesley and John Bunyan. In the afternoon we visit St. Paul’s Cathedral, where Wesley worshiped in May 1738, the Aldersgate memorial to his conversion that same week, and the Charterhouse, where he went to school.
Overnight in London.
Days 5 & 6
Day 5
To Epworth, where John and Charles were born. We see the Wesley Memorial Church and garden, and the Old Rectory where they grew up and where John was pulled from the fire as a boy.
Overnight in Sheffield.
Day 6
In Oxford we see the Bodleian Library and the Radcliffe Camera, then Christ Church, where John and Charles Wesley and George Whitefield met in the Holy Club, the beginning of the Methodist movement.
Overnight in Oxford.
Days 7 to 9
Day 7
In Gloucester, George Whitefield’s home town, we visit the cathedral where he was ordained, the old docks, and St. Mary de Crypt, where he preached his first sermon in 1736 and went to school.
Overnight in Bristol.
Day 8
In Bristol we visit the New Room, built by John Wesley in 1739 and the oldest Methodist building in the world, and Charles Wesley’s house. On the way back to London we stop at Hanham Mount, where Wesley and Whitefield preached in the open air to the miners. We close with a farewell dinner.
Farewell dinner and overnight in London.
Day 9
We transfer to the airport for the flight home.
Tell us the window you have in mind and we will build the itinerary around it: the time you have, and the places that matter most to your people.
Every inclusion can be tailored to your group.
Not included unless added to your package: travel insurance, lunches, dinners not listed in the itinerary, personal expenses, and the cost of meeting any national entry requirements.
Our group leader support team guides you every step of the way, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm Eastern, at (877) 234-3002 or groups@christianexpedition.com.
Our 24/7 travel emergency team is there for travelers who are abroad and facing a travel-related emergency, at (877) 234-3002 ext. 9.
Start from this route, add Olney and Bedford for Newton and Bunyan, or Spurgeon’s Tabernacle in London, and we shape the days, the pace and the sites around your people.
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U.S. citizens do not need a visa for tourist stays. The United Kingdom requires an approved Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) before you fly, applied for online. Passport and entry requirements remain the responsibility of each traveler.
No. Wesley and Whitefield belong to every evangelical church: the new birth, field preaching and the hymns of Charles Wesley that most churches still sing. Groups from many backgrounds take this route.
Yes. Every expedition is built for one group, on that group’s dates. The nine-day route on this page is our standard, and groups often add Olney and Bedford, or a free day in London.
A fair amount. Cathedral closes, castle hills and old town streets are best on foot, and the weather can change in an hour. Comfortable shoes and a rain jacket make each day easier, and our guides set the pace for the group.
Travel insurance, lunches, dinners not listed in the itinerary, personal expenses, and the cost of meeting any national entry requirements. Anything not listed as included can be quoted for your group on request.
Tell us about your group and we will be in touch.