Shakespeare

The cost is all inclusive and includes:

The Event starts at 20:00 on 20 November 2025 at the Indigo Hotel in Stratford-on-Avon, England, so either make your own way there or let us know your flight details and we shall provide a chauffeur luxury car to take you to the Hotel. All transportation from the start of the Event to the end at 10:00 on 14 November 2025 is provided. There will be no transport offered after the end of the Event.

Accommodation for the three nights in our chosen Hotels.

All food and drink on the trip (a generous amount of wine and alcoholic/soft drinks will be served at lunch and dinner – any drinks required other than at meal times are at your own expense).

Lectures.

All guides and tickets to venues.

The Private Viewing of the original manuscripts.

No need to pay now. When we reach 19 people who would like to come, we shall ask for a non-refundable deposit of 50% of the total payment to be paid by electronic transfer to our UK bank account to confirm your place(s). We shall provide bank details for UK and International payments.

The total deposit payment for sharing a double/twin room is £2,985.00 (£2,487.50 plus £497.50 VAT).

The total deposit payment for those coming on their own and wishing to have a single room is £3,585 (£2,987.50 plus £597.50 VAT).

We shall then ask for the 50% balance of the same amount by 22:00 UK time on Sunday 25 May 2025. We shall send you a reminder by email on Wednesday 7 May 2025.

Please note that the 50% deposit is non-refundable and if we do not receive the balance by 22:00 UK time on Sunday 25 May 2025, we shall assume that you no longer wish to come. In this case, we shall cancel your booking and you will lose your full deposit. Full terms and conditions are available in these FAQ’s.

Because hotels charge per room rather than per person, they charge a single room supplement. This is a premium charged by the hotel to people who take a room alone. In other words, it is a premium paid for the luxury of not having to share a room, which would involve two people essentially splitting the room cost 50/50. Rather than charging a single person the same price as two people sharing (ie, 100% of the room cost), a single supplement of 90% is added by the hotel. If the single supplement is reduced, we shall pass this on and make the necessary adjustment in the balance payment.

Single room guests must pay the deposit for a single room and they can indicate when booking whether they are willing to share with another person. If this is all acceptable to both parties, an adjustment will be made for the final payment.

Yes. You will see the menus well in advance to make your choices.

We are visiting several old properties and they may not have step-free access. We shall visit each location before 25 May 2025 to create a risk assessment for each location and will report to each Guest(s) by email. At the time of writing, we cannot be sure that any or all locations will have step-free access.

The Original Manuscript Society (OMS) is operated and run by OMS Events Limited, a UK limited company number 15645061 and VAT Number 479 5753 37.

The OMS will put on this Event as advertised on the website www.originalmanuscriptsociety.com from time to time. It mentions on the website that the schedule may change. 

Payment. Once 19 people have registered interest to join the Event, OMS requires 50% of the total charge as advertised on the website www.originalmanuscriptsociety.com as a non-refundable deposit to enable all the arrangements for the Event to be made. An invoice will be sent. This deposit is non-refundable. Payment of the balance is due by 22:00 UK time on 25 May 2025 otherwise we shall assume Guest(s) no longer wish to come and their place(s) will be cancelled. PLEASE NOTE THAT NO REFUND OF THE DEPOSIT WILL BE MADE. Guest(s) will be reminded by email on Wednesday 7 May 2025. All bookings will be for the full three nights, covering four separate days, from the START of the Event at 22:00 local time on Tuesday 11 November 2025 to the END of the Event at 10:30 local time on Friday 14 November 2025. We cannot accept bookings for less than the full three-day Event.

Cancellation by OMS. If OMS cancels the entire Event of its own volition, a full refund of all monies will be made. PLEASE NOTE: there will be no refund due from cancellation at any time due to sickness, disease, significant transportation issues, closure of any visitor attractions, civil unrest, bad weather or any last minute changes to the schedule or any event outside the control of OMS. Guests are encouraged to take out their own travel insurance cover. Please take the time to digest the implication of this clause.

UK Sales Tax.
All Guests must pay 20% UK VAT which we shall pass on to the UK Government.

What is included. The cost includes:

·     Arrival and Departure for the Event. You may make your own way to Stratford or we can arrange to meet you at the airport and collect you in a luxury chauffeur driven car. This is only for those who have flown into the UK and is not available for those already in the UK for other purposes. Guest(s) already in the UK may reserve a chauffeur driven car from anywhere in the UK to Stratford for an extra charge. Onward transport at the end of the Event is no t included.

·      Accommodation for the three nights.

·      All food and drink on the trip (a generous amount of alcohol/soft drinks will be served at the lunch and dinner restaurants – any drinks required other than at meal times are at the guest’s own expense). Restaurant menus will be circulated in advance and dietary requirements will be catered for. We shall not accept any liability of the effect of any food allergies being contravened. It is the responsibility of the Guest(s) to check that all food is suitable to be consumed.

·      All guides and tickets to venues.

·      The Private Viewing of the original manuscripts.

Hotel. OMS will provide all hotel accommodation to include breakfast. Rooms offered are a double room for two people or a single room for one person. Single rooms carry a single room supplement (see the section “Why the Single Room is more expensive” in these FAQ’s). Single room Guests must pay the deposit for a single room and they can indicate when booking whether they are willing to share with another person. If this is all acceptable to both parties, an adjustment will be made for the final payment.

Guests may stay at alternative accommodation, yet no refund will be made for those wishing to stay anywhere other than our recommended accommodation. For the avoidance of doubt, Guests will have to pay extra for any accommodation other than that offered by OMS for the Event. Upon arrival at the Hotel, Guests will be asked for photo ID and a credit card at check-in and anything bought/ordered outside what is included in the Event (examples include all room service, laundry, drinks, food and any minibar items outside meal times) must be paid for by the Guest(s) personally at check-out.

Transport. Guest(s) are provided with luxury transport from the start of the Event at 20:00 on Tuesday 11 November 2025 to the end of the Event at 10:30 on Friday 14 November 2025. If Guest(s) decide to take alternative transport at any time during the Event, this must be paid for separately and we shall not change or amend the schedule to take into account any delays etc experienced by this alternative transport. This is important. We cannot delay the Event for everyone else if you experience delays by choosing separate transportation. You will be referred to this clause if this occurs. No refund will be made for the use of alternative transportation nor for any part of the Event missed by the choice of alternative transport. In particular, if the choice of separate transport results in missing the private viewing of the original manuscripts, no refund of any sort can be made.

Drink. Ample alcoholic and soft drinks at meal times are included in the cost of the Event. Any drinks outside the serving of meals should be purchased by the Guest(s) separately. No alcohol will be served at breakfast and Guest(s) must accept what is offered for them at all restaurants/hotels.

Behaviour. OMS expects our valued Guests to treat each other, OMS staff and anyone they meet during the Event, with respect and kindness. Any behaviour by a Guest(s) which the OMS staff in their absolute discretion regard as unacceptable may result in that Guest(s) being asked to leave the Event with immediate effect. Please take note of this clause.

Step-free access. We cannot guarantee that any of the venues we visit have step-free access. We shall perform reasonable endeavours to check each venue before the balance of the cost is due on 25 May 2025.

Dated 14 March 2025