Ashes & Ireland - The Goat 2019AUG 13, 2019 - AUG 22, 2019

RICHMOND UPON THAMES, LONDON, PORTSTEWART, NEWCASTLE, DUBLIN

TRIP SUMMARY

18:05 SYD-LHR

7:45 Land LHR

10:00 Richmond Inn Hotel - Richmond Inn Hotel

12:00 Golf @ Royal Mid-Surrey GC - Royal Mid-Surrey GC

19:30 Welcome Dinner - The Sun Inn, Richmond

9:00 Breakfast - The Ivy Cafe St John's Wood

10:00 Beer - THE DUKE OF YORK - BAR & RESTAURANT - ST JOHN'S WOOD - LONDON

11:00 Cricket - Day 3 Ashes Test match @ Lord's - Lord's Cricket Ground

11:05 Fly Heathrow to Belfast

13:00 Coach to Portstewart

15:00 Check in at Me & Mrs Jones - Me & Mrs Jones

16:00 Golf at Portstewart - Portstewart Golf Club

12:00 Golf at Royal Portrush - Royal Portrush Golf Club

9:00 Coach to Newcastle (N.I.)

12:00 Check in at Slieve Donard Resort & Spa - Slieve Donard Resort & Spa

14:00 Golf @ Royal County Down - Royal County Down Golf Club

12:00 Golf. Royal County Down. Again. - Royal County Down Golf Club

12:30 Coach to Dublin / Portmarnock

15:00 Check in at Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links - Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links

Leave the Oz - August 13

Arrive The London & Golf - August 14

Cricket. The Ashes. Lord's. - August 15

Moving Day. Portstewart. Golf - August 16

The Open Venue, Rated - August 17

Best Course In World - August 18

Best Course in World. Again. - August 19

To Dublin, To Do Nothing - August 20

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11:00 Golf @ Portmarnock - Portmarnock Golf Club

19:00 Huge Feast & Awards Ceremony - The Church - Junction of Mary St and Jervis St, Dublin 1,Ireland

10:00 Check out at Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links - Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links

The Feast of Portmarnock - August 21

Home - August 22

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18:05

Departure

LEAVE THE OZ - AUGUST 13

SYD-LHR

AIRLINE

SingaporeFLIGHT NUMBER

SQ242

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7:45

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10:00

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Check-in

12:00

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6 hr

19:30

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ARRIVE THE LONDON & GOLF - AUGUST 14

Land LHR

Richmond Inn HotelFour stars: ample.

Golf @ Royal Mid-Surrey GCFine course but a 10 minute walk from our lodgings that boasts a connection to theGreat Triumvirate from days of yore, James Braid, Harry Vardon (he of the grip)and John Henry Taylor. And ye, after a pre-round coffee and bacon sandwichsurprise, shall we gouge about among the ghosts.

Welcome DinnerIn which we'll catch up with local men, and settle bets, and adjust the tourlearderboard, and drink the old local ale. Really good rugby boozer, they say, andperfect for our Tour needs.

Richmond Inn Hotel50-56 Sheen Road, Richmond upon Thames, GB, TW9 1UG020 8940 0171

Royal Mid-Surrey GC

The Sun Inn, Richmond17 Parkshot, Richmond upon Thames, GB, TW9 2RG02089401019

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9:00

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1 hr

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45 min

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7 hr

CRICKET. THE ASHES. LORD'S. - AUGUST 15

BreakfastSuggest taking advantage of a first-up light breakfast at the hotel followed by this,a heavy second breakfast at this top-notch nosh-house. Load up and party,because by 10am we'll be around a ...

BeerThe pre-match Pub of Choice on the 2015 Tour proved perfect for our needs.

Cricket - Day 3 Ashes Test match @ Lord'sIt's the Ashes. It's Day One of the 2nd Test. It's at Lord's. It's sweet golden bullion.The 2015 day, in which we spent large swathes of the day, indeed entire sessions,in a champagne tent tipping magnums into our gobs rates among - if not the -greatest days of live sport action I've known. Terrific day.

The Ivy Cafe St John's Wood120 St John's Wood High Street, London, GB, NW8 7SG02030969444

THE DUKE OF YORK - BAR & RESTAURANT - ST JOHN'SWOOD - LONDON2 St Ann's Terrace, London, GB, NW8 6PJ0207 722 1933

Lord's Cricket GroundSt. John's Wood Road, London, GB, NW8 8020 76161000

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11:05

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Departure

1 hr

13:00

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Departure

1 hr 30 min

15:00

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Check-in

16:00

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5 hr

MOVING DAY. PORTSTEWART. GOLF - AUGUST 16

Fly Heathrow to Belfast

After a light and/or heavy breakfast we'll chec out of the Richmond Inn, enjoy a 10-minute tube ride to London Heathrow before boarding this puddle-jumper over tobeautiful Belfast.

Coach to PortstewartStraight off the plane we'll convene at the Luggage Carousel, and find our LuxuryBus Man to whisk us away in luxury to the north of the north.

Check in at Me & Mrs JonesGreat little boutique hotel, a walk away from the golf club. Perfect for our needs.

Golf at PortstewartSo long are the days you can tee off at 4pm and get 40 people through 18 holes.They played an Irish Open here. It's great.

AIRLINE

Aer LingusFLIGHT NUMBER

31

Me & Mrs Jones1-7 The Diamond, Portstewart, GB, BT55 7EA02870834950

Portstewart Golf ClubPortstewart, GB, BT55 7PG028 7083 2015

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12:00

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5 hr

THE OPEN VENUE, RATED - AUGUST 17

Golf at Royal PortrushWith nothing going on but the rent (and golf at the 2019 Open Championship venueRoyal Portrush) we'll enjoy a superlative day's golf. You could shoot 150 round hereand still, at the end, feel like making dry man-love to the 18th green. True story. Topgolf course.

Royal Portrush Golf Club028 7082 2311

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Departure

2 hr 30 min

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Check-in

14:00

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6 hr

BEST COURSE IN WORLD - AUGUST 18

Coach to Newcastle (N.I.)

And so we'll breakfast and check out of the Jones Hotel, and slide down the road toNewcastle, Northern Ireland, where lies Royal County Down, the best course in theworld. First, though, we'll check into the best hotel in all of Northern Ireland, theSlieve Donard. How good's this tour? It's freakin grouse, what it is.

Check in at Slieve Donard Resort & SpaGoogle it. It's ridiculous.

Golf @ Royal County DownRated the best course in the world at the recent Best Course In The World Awards,Royal County Down is so good it's just about illegal. It's sick with goodness. It's thebest in the world. The. Best. In. The. etc. And that's why tomorrow we go'n play itagain.

Slieve Donard Resort & SpaDowns Road, Newcastle, GB, BT33 0028 4372 1066

Royal County Down Golf Club36 Golf Links Road, Newcastle, GB, BT33 028-43723314

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BEST COURSE IN WORLD. AGAIN. - AUGUST 19

Golf. Royal County Down. Again.

Royal County Down Golf Club36 Golf Links Road, Newcastle, GB, BT33 028-43723314

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12:30

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Check-in

TO DUBLIN, TO DO NOTHING - AUGUST 20

Coach to Dublin / PortmarnockAfter breakfast and morning ablutions we'll check-out and load up the luxury lovebus and cruise down to Dublin Town, one of the great towns.

Check in at Portmarnock Hotel & Golf LinksNothing on this afternoon but to decide what to do with the rest of the day. Possibletrip to Temple Bar for a little bar-hopping. There's a Guinness factory. You couldriver dance as a man plays a bodhran, a drum, it's a thing. And it's just a crackinggood town, Dublin. And is your oyster. And full of oysters.

Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links1 Strand Road, Portmarnock+353 1 846 0611

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THE FEAST OF PORTMARNOCK - AUGUST 21

Golf @ PortmarnockReally good fun golf course, this, they say. And the last round of six (6) on ourEuropean Golf Odyssey. Dare say we'll be spent like a punter's last. But all good.Dinner afterwards TBA, but suggest we have a Huge Feast and Awards Ceremony,of sorts.

Huge Feast & Awards CeremonyCan't go to Ireland without visiting church, they say. And thus we'll spend our finalevening dancing and high-kicking, and feasting like high-kicking dance Vikings inrenowned eatery and house of craic, The Church. And there we will award prizesand cash money to Victorious Golf Hounds, and enjoy truly very good times, baby.Truly very good times. Also handy to the National Leprechaun Museum. (True. It'sround the corner.)

Portmarnock Golf ClubDublin, IE

The Church - Junction of Mary St and Jervis St, Dublin 1,Ireland1 Mary Street, Dublin, County Dublin, IE

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10:00

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Check-out

HOME - AUGUST 22

Check out at Portmarnock Hotel & Golf LinksHotel's only 15 minutes to Airport. Dare say I'll be on the next to LHR and thence toSydney.

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Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links1 Strand Road, Portmarnock+353 1 846 0611

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