New England Force U13/14 Boys

Depart Friday, April 17th to arrive Saturday 18th - depart Sunday, April 26th, 2026

Itinerary: Updated 2/27/26

Tour Managers:
Nick Dunbar (c) 860-514-2912 & Brian Dougherty (c) 01144 7752 916785
Bus Driver:
Jason Lakeland (c) 01144 7359 499675

Hotel Phone Numbers:
London Hotel: Doubletree by Hilton Chelsea +44 207 411 2200
Chester Hotel: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Chester +44 1244 899 988

Windsor Hotel: DeVere Beaumont Estate, Old Windsor +44 1753 640 000

ITINERARY:

(*subject to change based on fixtures)

Day 1 - Friday April 17th

Depart from USA on your overnight flight to land in London no later that 11am

Day 2 - Saturday April 18th - Doubletree by Hilton, Chelsea

Arrive into London by 11am and meet your GSE Tour Managers, Nick Dunbar and Brian Dougherty.

PICK UPS (tbc):
Meet Nick & Brian 10:00am in Terminal 2 @ LHR; or

Windsor Castle benches @ 11am; or

venue of pro game @ 1:30pm; or

DT by Hilton Chelsea Hotel @ 6:30pm

After loading your tour bus, you will then head to the Royal Town Windsor the home of the Royal Family for some free time and own lunch.

Following lunch, head to Pro Game #1 of the tour featuring one of the London clubs.
Following the game, transfer to The Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Chelsea to check in. Evening meal at the Hotel.

Day 3 - Sunday April 19th - Doubletree by Hilton, Chelsea

Breakfast at the Hotel.

Transfer to the venue of friendly Game #1 (tbc) following which you will head to The Natural History Museum to meet your professional Blue Badge Tour Guide, Gail Jones. Gail will guide you and the tour bus around the main sights on central London on a hop on hop off/orientation type of tour, gearing you up to your free day on Monday. Gail will show you Buckingham palace, Changing of The Horse Guards, Whitehall and #10 Downing Street, then head to Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey and from there you'll head to St Paul's Catherdal, the City area of London and finally onto The Tower of London and Tower Bridge.

Evening meal at the Hotel.

Day 4 - Monday April 20th - Doubletree by Hilton, Chelsea

Breakfast at the hotel then you'll walk down to the Thames and catch the Uber Thames Clipper boat from Chelsea Harbor Pier and head east to The Embankment Pier. From there you'll spend a full free day exploring the sights you want to see and delve deeper into. The London Eye? The Tower of London? Covent Garden? China Town and Leicester Square? or one of the many free Museums and gallery's, the choice is yours. At the end of the day meet Nick and Brian and head back on the Uber boat from The Embankment to Chelsea harbor. (Times tbc)

Evening meal at the Hotel

Day 5 - Tuesday April 21st - Crowne Plaza Hotel, Chester

Breakfast at the hotel then we check out and head north to the Roman City of Chester. Lunch will be spent either in Stratford, the birthplace of William Shakespeare or enroute to a training session before continuing on to Chester. Check in at The Crowne Plaza Hotel.

Chester has a great many sights; The Cathedral, The Tudor mews, The Roman Amphitheater, The River Dee and the Roman Wall that surrounds the city center.

Evening meal at the Hotel.

Day 6 - Wednesday April 22nd - Crowne Plaza Hotel, Chester

After breakfast the players will undertake training session #2 with another pro Academy coach while the parents can relax or explore Chester city center further (highly recommend that you enter Chester Cathedral and walk the walls).

Following own lunch with the players, you'll head to Manchester to undertake a stadium tour either at Old Trafford or The Etihad, homes of Manchester United and City (depending on the CL results)

Evening meal at the Hotel.

Day 7 - Thursday April 23rd - Crowne Plaza Hotel, Chester

Following breakfast you'll head to Wales! You'll drive along the North Wales coast (and The Irish Sea) to Conwy and Conwy castle.......you'll have some time to explore the medieval castle that dates back to the 12 century and get to wander the streets and harbor where you'll find the smallest house in Great Britain. Treat yourself to fish and chips on the harbor wall, but beware of the seagulls!

If time and the weather permits, you'll take the breathtaking drive around the Snowdon loop (or as its now know......Eryri and Eryri National Park). Following which you'll drive down into the scenic and very welsh Vale of Clwyd to play your second opponents, Ruthin Town.

Evening meal back at the Hotel.

Day 8 - Friday April 24th - Crowne Plaza Hotel, Chester

Early breakfast at the hotel then head under the mersey River to Liverpool - home of Liverpool and Everton Football Clubs......Take a tour of Anfield, home of Liverpool FC and then spend lunchtime in and around St Albert Docks and Liverpool City Center. From there you'll head back into North Wales and have a quick visit to Wrexham FC (if you haven't already been following their story, check out "Welcome to Wrexham" on FX and get acquainted with their magical rise from Tier 5 in the Pyramid to The Championship under the ownership of Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mclhenney). Wander around the stadium, visit the club shop and have a beverage in The Turf pub!

From there you'll drive further south and into Mid Wales to play your final game of the tour versus League of Wales side, Newtown FC - with Wrexham, one of the oldest clubs in the country - who recently celebrated their 150th anniversary.

Evening meal back at the Hotel

Day 9 - Saturday April 25th - Devere Beaumont Estate, Old Windsor

After breakfast, you'll check out of our hotel and head south towards London and Old Windsor.

En route you'll stop and catch your second pro game of the tour (depending on the fixtures) and from the you'll head further south to check in at The DeVere Beaumont Estate Hotel for your final night.

Evening meal at the Hotel.

Day 10 - Sunday April 26th

Following breakfast, you'll transfer to Heathrow Airport to check in and depart back home to the USA with memories to last a lifetime.