The Mayflower 400 partnership has held a fam visit to Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire, with 14 tour operators in attendance.
The tour operators, all members of UKinbound, visited Boston in Lincolnshire to see the Guildhall and the cells where Mayflower Pilgrims Brewster and Bradford were held and tried.
An evening dinner was held at Ye Olde Belle Hotel and Spa in Retford North Nottinghamshire, with a morning of meetings, with 17 suppliers across the Mayflower 400 destinations, the following day.
The group then visited nearby villages and churches key to the Mayflower story.
The trip was part of the Mayflower 400 national visitor campaign, launched to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage from the UK to the US in 2020.
Attendee Karin Gidland from Abbey and Ireland UK says: “The Discover Mayflower 400 event has been superb. I have met so many new destinations and businesses that I had not previously met – the event has been truly inspirational and I am coming away with so many ideas for tours around the anniversary.”
- Visit mayflower400uk.org
