6. MEET HORATIO NELSON @ THE BEAR HOTEL, HAVANT ON 13th SEPT 1805

Route 1066 are offering you the once in a lifetime chance to meet maritime hero Lord Nelson at The Bear Hotel, Havant on the evening of September 13th, 1805. The revered sea admiral’s last night in England before leaving to engage in the battle that was to define him at Trafalgar.

Hitherto Nelson was the stuff of history books and elevated statues, but now, thanks to our unique and exclusive time-travel procedure we are able to offer six of you the opportunity to share a tankard of ale with the greatest naval warlord of them all. The man who through tactical acumen and stirring rhetoric single-handedly saved Britain from invasion by the French during the Napoleonic wars.

Let Route 1066 put you at your ease.

You’ll receive a full briefing before time-travelling provided by a qualified professor in the Napoleonic Wars on what to expect and how to conduct oneself in early 19th century England. We will also show you pictures of Nelson’s column in Trafalgar Square so you will recognise him at The Bear Hotel. He has agreed to sit on the tallest barstool to help the process of spotting him.

You will be provided with appropriate clothing and coinage from the period to which you will be conveyed. You will meet Horatio Nelson and have the opportunity to ask him questions and engage in general conversation on the eve of his departure towards Trafalgar.

You will also be primed as to how to conduct a conversation in Georgian England and to avoid pitfalls such as when ordering drinks asking the great man, ‘Would you like a half, Nelson?’

Once your encounter is at an end you will be safely escorted back into the present day. But those of you who wish to prolong your visit there is an extra package available at no extra cost.

Extra Package

We at Route 1066 have teamed up with the leading Hampshire Press Gang The Pompey Nut-Crackers to provide you with the opportunity to sample life in the British Navy in the early 19th century. All in inclusive price includes three months of Vitamin C tablets supplied by us to protect you from scurvy. If you wish to experience this unique chance the departure point is any street in Havant after closing time. It’s too good an opportunity to miss, and to ensure the Press Gang don’t miss, try and keep still for as long as possible and avoid wearing protective headgear.

To book your passage simply make enquiry at Route1066. Get in there quick, we anticipate high demand for this adventure of a lifetime.