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Tr a v e l
British & Continental
Coaching Holidays
2021
ALL TOURS WITH LOC AL PICKUPS
H o l i d ays by co a c h 2 02 1
Welcome to Slacks Travel.
We hope that you enjoy browsing through our new
brochure and look forward to the pleasure of your
company during 2021.
We are delighted to offer a mix of traditional seaside holidays,
as well as a choice of countrywide destinations with varied and TELEPHONE RESERVATIONS
Tel: (01629) 582826
interesting itineraries. For 2021 we continue to offer popular
Email: enquiries@slackscoaches.co.uk
favourites including Llandudno, Sidmouth and the Portsmouth Website: www.slackscoaches.co.uk
and Southsea tours and also new destinations including
Hampshire and the Wirral Peninsula. For garden lovers, there’s If you would like to receive updates by email for special offers, tours
the tulip festival at Hampton Court Palace plus the gardens at or excursions, please contact us with your email address.
Borde Hill and Wakehurst.
OFFICE HOURS
Monday to Friday 9am to 5.15pm
Our Scottish tours include the well recommended Inverness
Please call in to see us at our Travel Centre, Upper Lumsdale, off
springtime all inclusive holiday and the popular Edinburgh Chesterfield Road, Matlock DE4 5LB.
Tattoo in August. We are also offering the Isle of Arran as well We’d be delighted to meet you!
as a tour over to the Orkneys.
When browsing our brochure please note that the contents are
In Ireland, we are offering a couple of new tours. In Wales, we excepted from any errors and omissions.
include the vintage railways of North Wales as well as an
interesting tour to Cardiff. TO MAKE A RESERVATION
We are happy to accept telephone bookings. These will be held for
7 days pending receipt of a completed Booking Form and deposit of
This year our European tours feature a tour to Portugal which
£40 per person for British and Continental Holidays and £115 per
takes in the Douro Valley. Another new tour is the one to the person for Thursford, Theatre or ticketed breaks.
Rhine at Boppard, Germany. We also return to Holland to see
the magnificent Keukenhof Gardens in the spring and repeat Payments
our popular tour to the Italian Dolomites. We accept payment by Bank Debit Cards, cash and cheques, which
should be made payable to K.V. & G. L. Slack Ltd.
All our tours and holidays have been selected to give you some Please make sure that you have read, and are familiar with, our
‘Holiday Information and Booking Conditions’ published on the centre
exciting and memorable experiences and to hopefully provide
pages of this brochure. Please note the luggage limit per person is
something for everyone. one medium sized suitcase weighing not more than 33 lbs (15 kilos)
contained in paragraph 7.
After over sixty years in the travel and tourism business, we
pride ourselves in providing the high quality and personal Please note that due to the high volume of requests, many hotels
service that our customers expect. will no longer confirm special requests for walk in showers and
ground floor rooms in advance.
The hotels on all our tours, ranging from large internationally
recognised names to small family run businesses, have been
selected for their guaranteed comfort and hospitality. Our aim,
as always is to offer a wide range of affordable, value for
money holidays.
Following the Covid pandemic of 2020 we expect all our
customers to adhere to government guidelines at the time
of travel. Please note that our insurance policy now includes
cover for Covid 19.
Thank you to all our customers, old and new, for
your loyal and valued support.
We can arrange Holiday Insurance for passengers travelling with * All bedrooms are en suite with bath and/or shower
Slacks Travel during 2021. Please read the Holiday Information and * Meals as described in the Holiday Descriptions in the brochure.
Booking Conditions and note paragraph 24 under the heading * VAT at current rate
“HEALTH CONDITIONS” concerning existing medical complaints. If
insurance is required, premiums should be paid at the time of booking Financial Failure Insurance.
(please add them to your deposit). In accordance with “The Package Travel, Package Tours Regulations
1992” all passengers booking with K. V. & G. L. Slack Ltd. are fully
Included in the Cost of Your Holiday: insured for the initial deposit and subsequently the balance of all
• Convenient, main road boarding points at Bakewell, Rowsley, Darley monies paid to us, including repatriation if required, arising from the
Dale, Matlock, Wessington, Alfreton, Swanwick, Ripley, Heage, cancellation or curtailment of your travel arrangements due to the
Belper, Duffield, Allestree, Derby and Burton-on-Trent. insolvency of K. V. & G. L. Slack Ltd.
• Free Feeder Services to reduce the time spent picking up This insurance has been arranged by International Passenger
passengers – details are shown in the middle pages of this brochure. Protection Limited and is underwritten by Insurers who are members
of the Association of British Insurers.
Please note that our pick-up routes are organised according to
demand three weeks before departure. Passengers booking later than Please note
this will need to select a boarding point from the ones already Admission charges to places of interest, cost of boat trips, meals in
designated, which may or may not be on the Feeder Routes. transit, etc. are not included in the holiday cost except as stated in the
descriptions in the brochure.
Our luxury coaches feature double-glazing, reclining seats, seat
belts, forced-air ventilation, air suspension, radio/CD player and public Free Parking at our Travel Centre at Upper Lumsdale.
address system. Those used on our longer European Holidays will The area is covered by closed circuit TV and automatic security lights
usually include in addition, air-conditioning, toilet/washroom and hot and cars are parked well away from the road. Please reserve your
drinks facility. space at the time of booking. Please note that vehicles are parked at
owners’ risk.
Wheelchairs and Mobility Scooters
Transportation of wheelchairs and scooters is at the passengers
own risk and we cannot be held responsible for any loss or
damage. Passengers must be able to assemble and dismantle their
own scooters into no more than 5 pieces and each piece must
weigh no more than 40lbs.
Single occupancy
On any holiday there are only a limited number of single rooms. When
a single room is available it may be subject to a supplementary charge
and this will be shown on the holiday page. Once all single rooms are
sold we may be able to offer a double or twin room for single
occupancy at a higher supplement.
During your tour excursions are included at no extra cost
On 7 day holidays there will be at least 2 half days and 1 full day and
on 5 and 6 day holidays, at least 1 half day and 1 full day. Excursions
on Christmas tours which are based on special packages may vary.
For shorter Breaks, European and Irish tours, please see the
appropriate page in the brochure.
Please also note that the itineraries shown in this brochure are
subject to amendment should local conditions and/or availability
of events and attractions change prior to departure.
H O L I D AY P L A N N E R
February 2021 Days Page August 2021 Days Page
Sat 13 February Mystery Weekend 2 17 Mon 02 Aug Northumbria and the North East 5 18
March 2021 Days Page Mon 02 Aug Cornwall Looe 6 7
Mon 09 Aug Vintage trains of North Wales 5 26
Sun 21 March Scotland Inverness Diamond All Inclusive 5 28
Tue 10 Aug London and its Royal Residences 3 16
Mon 29 March Weymouth 5 23
Sun 15 Aug Portsmouth and Southsea 5 19
April 2021 Days Page Mon 16 Aug Scotland Angus Secret Coastline 5 29
Thu 01 April Holland Utrecht, Trams, Boats and Bulbfields 5 32 Fri 20 Aug Scotland Edinburgh Tattoo 3 27
Thu 01 April Lashings of Fun in Devon 5 9 Sat 21 Aug Mystery Weekend 2 17
Mon 05 April Hidden Gems of Kent 5 14 Mon 23 Aug Cornwall Penzance 5 8
Fri 09 April Bridlington 4 5 Mon 23 Aug Warners Holme Lacy 5 22
Mon 12 April Eastbourne 5 10 Tue 24 Aug Isle of Wight 6 14
Sat 24 April Hampton Court Palace Tulip Festival 2 12 Sat 28 Aug Eastbourne 5 10
Mon 26 April York and Yorkshire Coast 5 24 Mon 30 Aug Windsor and RHS Wisley 5 23
May 2021 Days Page September 2021 Days Page
Sat 01 May Mystery Weekend 2 17 Sun 05 Sept Portugal Porto and the Douro Valley 10 34
Tue 04 May Sidmouth 5 20 Mon 06 Sept Suffolk Coast and Countryside 5 21
Fri 07 May Wales Llandudno 5 26 Fri 10 Sept Wales Llandudno 5 26
Mon 10 May Waterways of Cheshire and North Wales 5 6 Sun 12 Sept Ireland Coast to Coast 8 31
Thu 13 May Shropshire and beyond 5 20 Wed 15 Sept Paignton 5 18
Sun 16 May London and The Shard 2 15 Thu 16 Sept Scotland Arran 5 27
Sun 16 May Portsmouth and Southsea 5 19 Sun 19 Sept Cornwall Newquay 6 8
Thu 27 May Norfolk a Royal Retreat 5 17 Thu 23 Sept Gloucester 5 11
Fri 28 May Durham including Beamish 4 9 Sat 25 Sept Italy Italian Dolomites 11 33
Mon 31 May Isle of Wight 5 14 Sun 26 Sept Sidmouth 5 20
June 2021 Days Page October 2021 Days Page
Fri 04 June Gardens of Southern England 3 10 Sat 02 Oct Mystery Weekend 2 17
Mon 07 June Pennine Explorer 5 16 Mon 04 Oct Wales Cardiff 5 25
Thu 10 June Great Yarmouth 5 11 Tue 12 Oct Scotland Autumn Gold in Aberdeenshire 5 29
Mon 14 June Warners Cricket St Thomas 5 22 Mon 18 Oct Torquay 5 22
Thu 17 June Hampshire Highlights 5 13 November 2021 Days Page
Tue 22 June Isle of Man 5 13
Wed 24 Nov Thursford 2 21
Fri 25 June Babbacombe 5 5
Fri 26 Nov York, Harrogate and Castle Howard 3 24
Sun 27 June Ireland Causeway Coaster 6 30
Mon 29 Nov Wales Llandudno Holly & Mistletoe 5 26
July 2021 Days Page Mon 29 Nov Belgium Bruges Christmas Market 4 32
Sun 04 July Sidmouth 5 20 December 2021 Days Page
Mon 05 July Eastbourne 5 10
Fri 03 Dec Thursford 2 21
Sat 10 July Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2 12
Thu 23 Dec Christmas at Eastbourne 5 10
Sat 10 July Scarborough 5 19
Thu 23 Dec Wales Christmas in Llanberis 5 25
Sun 11 July Chester and Wirral Peninsula 5 6
Mon 19 July Scotland and the Orkney Islands 6 28
Sun 25 July Lake District Steam and Cruise 5 15
Sun 25 July Colchester and Constable Country 5 7
Thu 29 July Germany Romantic Rhine 7 35
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ENGLAND
Babbacombe, Torbay
Bridlington, Located at the heart of the
English Riviera and well known
Your Hotel
Following good reports from
Yorkshire Coast for its mild climate and stunning recent years, we will be
coastal views, the popular resort returning to the well
Your Hotel of Babbacombe is a suburb of recommended Hotel De La Mer
Join us for a long weekend which has been owned and run
break on the Yorkshire coast. Torquay and ideally situated for
Located right on the seafront, by the same family for over
Bridlington is well known for its the Monarch Hotel is visiting the many delights of thirty years. The hotel occupies
beautiful beaches, working conveniently situated for the Torbay and the Devon a level position close to
Promenade, town centre and countryside. Babbacombe promenade and
harbour and the delightful walks
beaches. The hotel has a first picturesque St Marychurch.
along the cliff top towards the floor restaurant and bar Although the hotel does not
pretty village of Sewerby. offering panoramic views of the have a lift, rooms are available
The seafront promenade has sea and a lift serves all but the on the ground floor on request
undergone renovation and is now 6th floor. The bedrooms are en and all the bedrooms are en
suite with TV, tea and coffee suite and have hairdryers, TV
a pleasant location for strolling
making facilities and the hotel and tea/coffee making facilities.
or sitting and watching the world offers a regular entertainment There is evening entertainment
go by. We will also be visiting the programme. and the hotel restaurant serves
nearby town of Scarborough, traditional English cuisine using
which has been a popular holiday Holiday Details locally sourced fresh produce.
destination since Victorian times Hotel Monarch Holiday Details
and calling at the cliff top resort Departure Fri 09 Apr
of Filey. Days 4 Hotel De La Mer
Cost £239
© Flickr - Adrian Hollister Departure Fri 25 Jun
Itinerary Days 5
Friday: We travel to Bridlington Ref BRID 1
via Hull, where we will stop for Cost £342
lunch and to take a look around the Cost shown is per person for Ref BABB 1
2017 City of Culture, before we half board sharing a double or
continue on to Bridlington and the twin room Cost shown is per person for
Monarch Hotel. Single room supplement £22.50 half board sharing a double or
Sea view supplement £15 twin room
Saturday: A free day in Bridlington
per person No single room supplement on
to enjoy this traditional seaside
limited allocation
resort.
Excursions included
Sunday: Today we visit at no extra cost:
Scarborough, returning via Filey. 1. Teignmouth and Dawlish
2. Dartmoor Scenic Drive
Monday: A free morning in
Bridlington followed by an
afternoon departure for
Derbyshire.
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ENGLAND
Chester NEW
FOR 2021
and the Wirral Peninsula
This new tour offers an Your Hotel
opportunity to explore parts of The Hallmark Hotel The
Cheshire as well as the Wirral Queen Chester is a grand © Flickr - Water Alternatives
Peninsula. As the hotel is within Victorian hotel opposite
Waterways of Cheshire
Chester Railway Station and
walking distance of Chester city
within walking distance of the
centre you will have some free city centre. The bedrooms have
time to explore it thoroughly. en suite bathrooms, all with and North Wales
It also enables you to visit the baths. There are some
medieval market town of executive rooms with walk-in Your Hotel
showers but these come with a This tour is an exploration of
Nantwich, with its medieval Cheshire and North Wales
supplement (on request only). The Mercure Chester Abbotts
timbered buildings. You will have The hotel has a few ground through beautiful waterways Well Hotel, our base for this
the opportunity to enjoy a lift floor rooms plus a couple of which have long been an integral tour, is located within
and river boat trip at the lifts. Complimentary toiletries, part of the area’s heritage. We landscaped gardens just 2 miles
Anderson Boat lift, a Victorian hairdryers and tea/coffee from historic Chester. The hotel
making facilities are available. take a cruise on the Manchester has a leisure centre with an
masterpiece of waterway Ship Canal, one of England’s indoor pool. The en suite
engineering built to connect the Holiday Details most famous waterways, which bedrooms have TV, hairdryer
River Weaver and the Trent & winds its way through 36 miles of and tea/coffee making facilities
Mersey Canal. On the Wirral Hotel Queen and many of them overlook the
history, industry and countryside.
Peninsula our first stop will be Departure Sun 11 Jul courtyard. The hotel does not
Enjoy a scenic cruise on the River have a lift, but ground floor
the historic and idyllic village of Days 5
Dee and take a narrowboat ride rooms are available on request.
Port Sunlight, which was built by Cost £450 over the spectacular Pontcysyllte The city Park & Ride service is
Lord Lever as a home for his soap Ref CHES 2 Aqueduct, known as the ‘Stream located next to the hotel and
factory workers. Also included provides independent travel to
in the Sky.’
will be a visit to New Brighton Cost shown is per person for the city centre.
and entrance to the wonderful half board sharing a double or
Itinerary Holiday Details
twin room
Ness Botanic Gardens. Monday: We travel to Cheshire with
Single room supplement £80 a stop for lunch on the way. Hotel Abbotts Well
Itinerary River Dee cruise, lift & river Departure Mon 10 May
Sunday: Travel to Chester arriving at boat trip at Anderson Boat lift, Tuesday: This morning we head into
Days 5
the hotel early afternoon. coach guided tour at Port Chester, where we enjoy a cruise on
Sunlight and Ness Botanic the River Dee, followed by free time Cost £467
Monday: A full day in Chester to Gardens entrance are included to explore this historic city. Ref CHES 1
explore all that this historic city has
to offer. To start your day, enjoy a relaxing half hour cruise along the Wednesday: Today we take a Cost shown is per person for
River Dee before you are free to do your own thing. fascinating cruise for six hours along half board sharing a double or
the Manchester Ship Canal to twin room
Tuesday: We travel to Nantwich where there will be time to explore this Salford, where we rejoin the coach,
before returning to our hotel. No single room supplement
medieval market town before our afternoon Anderson Boat lift and on extremely limited
river trip. numbers, thereafter £113
Thursday: We travel into North
Wales and take a trip on the canal Cruises on the River Dee,
Wednesday: Today we head to the Wirral Peninsula. Our first stop will be
The Port Sunlight Museum after which there will be a coach guided tour through the Vale of Llangollen to the Manchester Ship Canal and the
of Port Sunlight Village, home to a museum, parks and world-class art amazing Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, one Pontcysyllte Aqueduct are
of the marvels of the inland included
gallery. Our next stop will be at the traditional resort of New Brighton
before we continue on to Ness Botanic Gardens. waterways. Later we spend time in
the pretty town of Llangollen before returning to the hotel.
Thursday: After a leisurely breakfast there will be time to spend the rest
of the morning in Chester before we head back home. Friday: Sadly it is time to leave Cheshire and return home.
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ENGLAND
Cornwall Looe
Looe is a picturesque Cornish resort and working fishing port with
lovely sandy beaches and the River Looe flowing between East
Colchester and West Looe. There are ferry
rides across the river and
and Constable Country delightful views from the quaint
streets lined with pretty
Colchester is Britain’s oldest Your Hotel
cottages. Looe has all the
recorded town and is particularly We will be staying at the Best amenities and attractions
famous for its Roman history. Western Marks Tey Hotel required for a traditional Cornish
We head for the notorious Essex which stands 4 miles from seaside holiday. This year we
Smuggler’s Coast, starting with Colchester and offers excellent
standards of accommodation. have decided to stay an extra
a visit to Mersea Island before All bedrooms are en suite night to give you more time to
calling off at Burnham-on- and have TV, hairdryer and enjoy this lovely Cornish resort.
Crouch. We also travel through tea/coffee making facilities.
the picturesque Suffolk It also has heated indoor
swimming pool, sauna, steam Your Hotel
countryside to the well-
room and gym. The hotel has The popular Portbyhan Hotel is perfectly located right in the heart of
preserved medieval village of only two floors but no lift. Looe, overlooking the river, and offers comfortable and well-appointed
Lavenham, with its many
accommodation. Many rooms and public areas have lovely views over
colourful and half timbered Holiday Details the river, harbour and town, including the well-regarded Riverside
houses. Perhaps the highlight of Restaurant. There is also a bar and outside terrace, perfect for
Hotel Marks Tey
the tour will be a guided tour of relaxing and soaking up the atmosphere. The bedrooms have en suite
Departure Sun 25th July showers, TV and tea/coffee making facilities and disabled wet rooms
Constable Country. We will visit
Days 5 are available on request, as are rooms with river views and private
East Bergholt, the birthplace of
Cost £410 balconies. The hotel has a lift which serves all floors and offers
Constable, as well as the Vale entertainment most evenings.
Ref COLC 1
of Dedham and Flatford Mill.
Holiday Details
Cost shown is per person for
half board sharing a double or Hotel Portbyhan Classic River Facing rooms on
twin room Departure Mon 02 Aug request £50 supplement per
Single room supplement £96 room (£25 supplement per
Days 6
single)
Guided tour of Constable Cost £572
Country is included Superior Balcony Rooms
Ref LOOE 1 (double or twin only) on request
Excursions included
£150 supplement per room
at no extra cost:
Cost shown is per person for Cornish cream tea on arrival
1. Guided tour of Constable
half board sharing a double or and 2 nights entertainment at
Country plus time to look round
twin room. the hotel are included
Colchester
2. Scenic drive into Suffolk No single room supplement but Excursions included at
including Lavenham, Clare and extremely limited allocation no extra cost:
Cavendish then £175 supplement for sole 1. The North Cornish Coast
3. Smuggler’s Coast including occupancy of a double/twin including Tintagel & Boscastle
Mersea Island and Burnham- room on request. 2. The South Cornish Coast
on-Crouch including Polperro and Fowey
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ENGLAND
© Flickr - Tim Green
Cornwall Penzance Cornwall Newquay
This tour takes us to Penzance Your Hotel Newquay is regarded by many as Your Hotel
which is located on the shores of The Queens Hotel is a family- Cornwall’s premier resort. It is Our base for this tour is the
Mount’s Bay, a body of water run Victorian seafront hotel located on the magnificent North Esplanade Hotel which
dominated by the grandeur of St. which has been welcoming Coast of Cornwall and is noted overlooks the world-famous
Michael’s Mount, and is steeped visitors to Penzance since 1862. for its splendid coastline, golden Fistral Beach. This popular
Positioned on the promenade, hotel has lovely views from
in history. This area is famed for the hotel is full of charm and beaches and Atlantic surf. public rooms including the
its dramatic beaches, cliffs and character and offers a high lounge and restaurant. It has an
nearby fishing villages. We will level of comfort and style. It indoor pool, jacuzzi and sauna
visit the ever-popular fishing has a lift and its comfortable and there will be entertainment
village of St Ives which has long en suite bedrooms have TV, some evenings. The hotel has a
hairdryer and tea/coffee lift and all the bedrooms are
been attracting artists and making facilities. Please note en suite with TV and tea/coffee
holiday makers alike. We will also that some rooms are accessed making facilities.
visit Falmouth which is most by a few steps.
noted for its working harbour Holiday Details
and maritime history. Holiday Details
Hotel Esplanade
Hotel Queens Departure Sun 19 Sept
Departure Mon 23 Aug Days 6
Days 5 Cost £571
Cost £485 Ref CORN 2
Ref CORN 1
Cost shown is per person for
Cost shown is per person for half board sharing a double or
half board sharing a double or twin room
twin room Single room supplement on
No single supplement on limited allocation £24
limited allocation Sea view supplement £117.50
Sea view supplement £144 per room on request only
per room on request only Excursions included at
Excursions included at no extra cost:
no extra cost: 1. Padstow
1. St Ives 2. Mevagissey
2. Falmouth 3. Half day to Perranporth
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ENGLAND
Lashings of Fun NEW Durham
in Devon FOR 2021
including Beamish
Based in Tiverton, this grand Your Hotel The beautiful city of Durham is Your Hotel
Devon tour features the The modern Best Western famous for its historic Norman Situated close to the River Wear,
spectacular gardens of Tiverton Hotel is set within its Castle and Cathedral, but it is the Radisson Blu Hotel has
Hestercombe, traditional own grounds just outside the also a contemporary city with beautiful views over the old city
centre of the market town of modern galleries, good of Durham and the cathedral. It
Sheppy’s Cider, the West
Tiverton. All rooms are en suite is only a short walk to all the
Somerset Railway plus a relaxing with TV and tea/coffee making
museums, scenic riverside walks main attractions of this historic
horse-drawn canal cruise along facilities. Although there is no and a lively programme of city. The Radisson Blu is a
the beautiful Grand Western lift access to the bedrooms, cultural events. The city also modern hotel with excellent
Canal. there are plenty of ground boasts excellent shopping facilities including an indoor
floor rooms – if required, pool. The hotel does not have
facilities and a wide variety of
please request one at the time any ground floor rooms but it
Itinerary cafes and restaurants. This tour
of making the booking. does have two lifts which travel
Thursday: Travel to the hotel with offers a taste of some of the best to all floors. All rooms are en
comfort stops en route. Enjoy a
Holiday Details visitor attractions in the area suite with TV and tea/coffee
Devon Cream Tea on arrival.
including Beamish and the Bowes making facilities. There is a very
Hotel Best Western Tiverton limited number of disabled
Friday: After breakfast we head for Museum, a French style chateau,
Departure Thu 01 Apr friendly bedrooms which have
Hestercombe Gardens where we famous for its collection of
Days 5 walk in showers/wet rooms, on
enjoy a guided tour. There will be European decorative arts. request only.
time for lunch here (not included) Cost £433
before we make our way to Sheppy’s Ref DEVO 1 Holiday Details
Itinerary
House of Cider, home of one of the
Friday: We travel north with an early
oldest premium craft making cider Hotel Radisson Blu
Cost shown is per person for afternoon visit to the Bowes
families in the country. We enjoy a
half board sharing a double or Museum before continuing our Departure Fri 28 May
tutored tasting of some of the
twin room journey to Durham. Days 4
award-winning ciders and this is
followed by a traditional cream tea. No single room supplement but Cost £358
very limited allocation, then Saturday: A free day to explore the
city, visit the Cathedral or perhaps Ref DURH 1
Saturday: We enjoy a peaceful 90 £94 supplement on request
do some shopping.
minute horse-drawn barge cruise this Devon cream tea, guided tour Cost shown is per person for
morning along the scenic Grand of Hestercombe Gardens, cider Sunday: Today will be one of the half board sharing a double or
Western Canal. In the afternoon tasting plus cream tea, horse- highlights of the tour with a full day twin room
there will be ample time to look drawn barge cruise and single visit to Beamish Museum where the Single room supplement £60
around Tiverton. journey on West Somerset past is brought vividly to life.
Railway are included Admissions to the Bowes
Sunday: This morning we travel to Museum and Beamish are
Monday: After breakfast we begin
Bishops Lydeard and the West included
our journey home, stopping at
Somerset Railway for a one way journey through stunning countryside to
Harrogate on the way back.
Minehead. Here you will have time to sightsee before meeting up with
the coach for your journey back to the hotel.
Monday: After breakfast it is time to head back to Derbyshire.
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ENGLAND
Eastbourne ©Borde Hill Garden
Eastbourne enjoys a mild and sunny climate, perfect for strolling
along the magnificent wide promenade, or relaxing in the town’s Gardens of NEW
beautiful gardens. This refined resort, with its elegant Victorian
and Georgian architecture, offers a fine array of facilities to all Southern England FOR 2021
its visitors.
A new tour with a twist for garden Your Hotel
Your Hotels lovers – 2 gardens plus a visit to a We will be staying at the Hilton
vineyard. We begin with a visit to Bracknell Hotel. The hotel has
We continue to offer good value accommodation at the Imperial Hotel.
Denbies Wine Estate on our way leisure facilities and a lift serves
The hotel is centrally situated near the bandstand and promenade, with
the town centre just a short walk away. It has a bar and lounge and the to our hotel. Included in this visit all floors. The en suite bedrooms
are comfortably furnished and
ballroom has entertainment most evenings. The en suite bedrooms, is a 45 minute ‘Sparkling Outdoor have a TV, hairdryer and
which are served by a lift, each have a TV and tea/coffee making facilities. Vineyard Train Tour’ which takes tea/coffee making facilities.
in the beautiful viewing points in
The Queens Hotel is a magnificent Victorian hotel situated in an
outstanding position, overlooking the pier. It has several funtion rooms the vineyard. You will also receive Holiday Details
including the Princes Suite where entertainment is provided most a glass of Denbies award-winning Hotel Hilton Bracknell
evenings. The en suite bedrooms, which are served by a couple of lifts, sparkling cuvée at the end of the Departure Fri 04 June
each have a TV, hairdryer and tea/coffee making facilities. tour. The following day begins Days 3
Holiday Details with a visit to Borde Hill Gardens
Cost £266
for a guided tour around these
Hotel Imperial Ref GARD 1
unique gardens which were
created in the early 1900’s with Cost shown is per person for
Departure Mon 12 Apr Departure Thu 23 Dec plants gathered by the great half board sharing a double or
Days 5 Days 5 plant collectors from their travels twin room
Cost £299 Cost £537 to the Himalayas, China, Burma, Single room supplement £55
Ref EAST 1 Ref CHRI 1 Tasmania and the Andes – a limited availability
Theme Christmas legacy which today’s visitors Admission to Denbies Wine
Departure Mon 05 Jul continue to experience and Estate and train ride, plus guided
Days 5 No single room supplement on tours of Borde Hill Gardens and
enjoy. We also include a guided
very limited allocation Wakehurst are included
Cost £367 tour of Wakehurst which is part
Ref EAST 2 Premier room supplement £20 of Kew Gardens. Its wild botanic
per person on request only
Costs shown are per person for garden on the High Weald of West Sussex has over 5000 acres of
half board sharing a double or Superior room supplement £30
per person on request only
beautiful ornamental gardens, woodlands and a nature reserve.
twin room
It is also home to the Millenium Seed Bank, the largest wild seed
conservation project in the world. Please note there are lots of
Hotel Queens Cost shown is per person for
half board sharing a double or
slopes, steep hills & cobbled paths so this tour would not be
twin room suitable for people with walking difficulties.
Departure Sat 28 Aug
Days 5 Single room supplement
limited availability £42 Itinerary
Cost £376 Friday: Travel to Denbies Wine Estate for a 45 minute Sparkling Outdoor
Sea view supplement £64
Ref EAST 3 Vineyard Train Tour with beautiful viewing points, followed by a glass of
per person on request only
Denbies award winning sparkling Cuvee. We then head for our hotel.
Excursions included at no extra cost: Saturday: This morning we visit Wakehurst where there will be a guided
April 1. Royal Tunbridge Wells 2. Brighton via Beachy Head tour. In the afternoon we make the short trip to Borde Hill Gardens
July 1. Worthing 2. Bexhill & Rye where we will enjoy another guided tour around these unique gardens.
August 1. Battle & Hastings 2. Brighton
Our holiday over Christmas has a festive entertainment programme at Sunday: After a leisurely breakfast it will be time to head back to
the hotel on full board and an excursion is also included Derbyshire.
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© Flickr - Kevin Millican
Gloucester Great Yarmouth
This tour offers three interesting Your Hotel Great Yarmouth has excellent Your Hotel
and different days out. We will We will be staying at the beaches and a promenade with The award-winning Imperial
make the short journey into Mercure Gloucester Bowden seating if you want to watch the Hotel is highly recommended
Gloucester where there will be Hall Hotel on the outskirts of world go by. It also has a long and a firm favourite with our
Gloucester. It is an interesting and proud fishing and maritime guests. Situated on the seafront
time to visit the medieval
hotel with en suite bedrooms at the quiet end of the town, it
Cathedral and to explore the history which you can explore. is hard to beat for the highest
which have TV, hairdryer and
restored inland docks and tea/coffee making facilities. Close by are the renowned standards of accommodation
National Waterways museum. We Please note, however, that all Norfolk Broads, a region of and service and guarantees a
will also take you to Ledbury and bedrooms are accessible by unique waterways in an area of warm and friendly welcome.
stairs only. outstanding natural beauty. There is a lift to all floors
Tewkesbury, a very interesting
however there are a few steps
town most noted for its Holiday Details Norfolk is well known for its to negotiate when entering the
magnificent abbey. Finally, we picturesque villages, unspoilt hotel (chair lift available) and a
will have a scenic drive through Hotel Bowden Hall coastline and slower pace of life couple of steps into the dining
the Cotswolds. Departure Thu 23 Sept and is the perfect destination for room. The hotel has a
Days 5 a relaxing holiday. comfortable and well-appointed
lounge and a bar to relax in and
Cost £401
all bedrooms are en suite and
Ref GLOU 1 have tea/coffee making
facilities, TV and hairdryer.
Cost shown is per person for
half board sharing a double or Holiday Details
twin room
Hotel Imperial
Single room supplement £119
Departure Thu 10 June
Excursions included at
no extra cost: Days 5
1 Gloucester Cost £424
2 Ledbury and Tewkesbury Ref GRTY 1
3 Scenic tour of the Cotswolds
Cost shown is per person for
half board sharing a double or
twin room
No single room supplement but
limited availability
Excursions included at
no extra cost:
1. Wells-next-the-Sea & Cromer
2. Norwich
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Hampton Court Palace Hampton Court Palace
Flower Show Tulip Festival
Set against the backdrop of the Your Hotel This will be the first ever tulip Your Hotel
Royal Palace, Hampton Court We will be staying at the Hilton festival at Hampton Court Palace. We will be staying at the Hilton
Flower Show is one of the best Bracknell Hotel, which has Every year more than 250,000 Cobham Hotel which is located
gardening shows in the country. easy access to London and tulip bulbs are planted in the in the heart of the Surrey
Windsor, where we spend countryside and has easy access
Combining inspiration, gardens of the palace to create a
Saturday afternoon. The hotel to Hampton Court Palace.
innovation, quality and creativity has leisure facilities and a lift bright and colourful display. The hotel has a lift and its air-
the show features a spectacular serves all floors. The en suite Marvel at the differing types, conditioned en suite bedrooms
collection of show gardens, bedrooms are comfortably from the fringed and feathery have a TV, hairdryer and
horticultural exhibitors and furnished and have a TV, parrot tulip to the slender and complimentary toiletries. There
hairdryer and tea/coffee is also a fitness centre and
gardening accessories. elegant lily-flowered tulip. Also
making facilities. indoor pool.
included in this tour will be a visit
Itinerary Holiday Details to Savill Gardens, located in Holiday Details
Saturday: Travel to Windsor where
Windsor Great Park. Here there
we spend the afternoon before Hotel Hilton Bracknell Hotel Hilton Cobham
continuing to the hotel. will be free time to explore the
Departure Sat 10 Jul Departure Sat 24 April
spring gardens.
Sunday: Travel by coach to Kingston Days 2 Days 2
on Thames, from where we take a Cost £175 Itinerary Cost £183
river cruise along the Thames to Ref HAMP 2 Saturday: We travel to Windsor to Ref HAMP 3
Hampton Court Flower Show. After visit Savill Gardens before continuing
the show we return along the to our hotel. Cost shown is per person for
Cost shown is per person for
Thames to Kingston where the coach half board sharing a double or
half board sharing a double or
will meet us for the return journey to Sunday: After breakfast we head for twin room
twin room
Derbyshire. Hampton Court Palace where there
Single room supplement £27.50 Single room supplement £30
will be plenty of time to take in all
but limited availability but limited availability
that this festival has to offer.
Return Thames River Cruise & Afterwards we travel back to Admissions to the tulip festival
Flower Show ticket are included Derbyshire. and Savill Gardens are included
Please note Hampton Court Please note Hampton Court
Flower Show tickets are non- Tulip Festival Show tickets are
refundable non-refundable
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Hampshire NEW Isle of Man
Highlights FOR 2021
A magical island of natural beauty, Your Hotel
unspoilt beaches and extensive Occupying a prime location on
Your Hotel
This tour highlights the history coastline, the Isle of Man is the Douglas seafront, the Empress
and beautiful scenery of We will be staying at the perfect holiday destination. Our Hotel, has an enviable position,
Hampshire in southern England. Hampshire Court Hotel at tour includes a full day excursion close to the attractions of the
Chineham which is on the capital. The en suite bedrooms,
We will visit Milestones, a living around the south of the island,
outskirts of Basingstoke. Hotel which are served by a lift, have
history museum where you facilities include indoor leisure including Castletown, the island’s a TV, hairdryer and tea/coffee
wander down cobbled streets, club with indoor swimming pool former capital and the pretty making facilities. The hotel does
chat with staff in period costume and gym. There is a lift and all towns of Peel and Port Erin. not offer rooms with walk-in
and explore the shops and rooms are en suite with TV, There will also be an excursion to showers. There are steps at the
hairdryer and tea & coffee entrance to the hotel, but
factories to experience everyday making facilities. the north with a train journey alternative access is available
life from 1810 to 1950. We will from Ramsay to Laxey and then a and some bedrooms are also
also visit the city of Winchester, Holiday Details ride on the Snaefell Mountain reached by a small number
particularly famous for its Railway to the summit of of steps.
Hotel Hampshire Court
impressive cathedral. To give you Snaefell which offers breath
Departure Thu 17 Jun Holiday Details
a real feel of the county we will taking views over the island.
Days 5
also take in a scenic tour of Hotel Empress
Cost £408 Itinerary
Alresford, Alton and Petersfield. Departure Tue 22 Jun
Ref HAMP 1 Tuesday: We travel to the Isle of
Days 5
Itinerary Man via the ferry from Heysham to
Douglas arriving at the hotel early Cost £514
Thursday: Travel to Hampshire with Cost shown is per person for
appropriate comfort breaks en half board sharing a double or evening. Ref ISOM 1
route. Tea/coffee and biscuits will be twin room
served on arrival. Wednesday: After breakfast we Cost shown is per person for
Single room supplement £92
depart for a full day excursion to the half board sharing a double or
Entrance to Milestones is south of the island. During the tour
Friday: After a leisurely breakfast we twin room.
included we will visit Castletown and Port Erin
have a look round Basingstoke Single room supplement £50
before we journey into the past with before heading up the coast to Peel.
Return railway journeys to
a visit to Milestones.
Thursday: A free day to explore Laxey and Snaefell are included.
Saturday: We head for the Douglas the island’s capital, perhaps
Georgian town of Alresford with relax on the promenade or take a
stop offs at Alton and Petersfield. stroll around the working harbour or shopping district.
Sunday: This morning we enjoy a Friday: After a scenic drive north we head for Ramsey where there will be
drive to Winchester where there time to look around and have lunch (not included) before our afternoon
will be plenty of time to really get train journeys. We travel by Manx Railways from Ramsey to Laxey, home
to know this historic city. of the famous Laxey Wheel which was once used to drain the island’s
mines. We then take the Mountain Railway to the summit of Snaefell,
Monday: After breakfast it will be from where there are fabulous views.
time to begin our homeward
journey. Saturday: With luggage loaded we have an early start as we begin the
journey back to Derbyshire.
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Hidden Gems NEW
of Kent FOR 2021
This tour to ‘The Garden of Your Hotel
England’ includes interesting, but Close to the seafront in
contrasting, days out. There will Folkestone, the Victorian
Isle of Wight be a guided tour of Port Lympne. Burlington Hotel is our base
The Aspinall Foundation here is for this tour. The hotel has
comfortable bedrooms served
Known as the ‘Garden Isle’, the Isle of Wight has beautiful committed to conservation, by a lift, with TV, hairdryer and
scenery, pretty, unspoilt villages and a mild climate with one of through captive breeding, tea/coffee making facilities. The
the best sunshine records in England. education and reintroduction restaurant serves traditional
into the wild. The next day starts dishes with an emphasis on
Your Hotels with a visit to The Battle of locally sourced produce.
Britain Memorial, a monument Holiday Details
The Ocean View Hotel in Shanklin is a firm favourite with our
customers, offering comfortable accommodation and superb leisure to the aircrew who flew in the
facilities including a fitness centre and an indoor swimming pool. All Battle of Britain. It is sited on the Hotel Burlington
the bedrooms are en suite with TV and tea/coffee making facilities. White Cliffs at Chapel-le-Ferne, Departure Mon 05 Apr
The hotel overlooks Shanklin Bay and is just a few minutes from the near Folkestone. There will also Days 5
town centre shopping areas and Old Shanklin Village. The hotel has a
be an opportunity to enjoy the Cost £427
lift and there is entertainment most evenings in the ballroom.
interactive Scramble Experience. Ref KENT 1
We will also be visiting the Trouville Hotel in Sandown, as usual in We also visit Terlingham
August. The Trouville Hotel is popular with our guests and provides a Vineyard, located on a gorgeous Cost shown is per person for
warm welcome. The hotel is located on the Esplanade in Sandown, south-facing slope on the Kent half board sharing a double or
close to the beach and the town centre and you can relax in the twin room
North Downs which also offers
lounge or bar and watch the ships go by. The sea view restaurant
serves traditional style cuisine and the hotel also has entertainment fabulous views over the Channel Single room supplement £100
to France. This family-run Entrance to Battle of Britain
most nights. The en suite bedrooms which are served by a lift are
Memorial, admissions and
equipped with TV and tea/coffee making facilities and most twin and business produces award-winning guided tours of Port Lympne
double rooms have a sea view at no extra cost. wines without the use of Safari Park and Terlingham
Holiday Details pesticides and herbicides. You Vineyard plus 1 light lunch are
will be treated to a guided tour included
Hotel Ocean View Ocean View sea view by a family member and this will
Departure Mon 31 May supplement £20 per person,
include 3 wines to taste over a light meal of cheeseboard and
superior room including sea
Days 5 bread as well as cake and tea/coffee.
view supplement £30 per
Cost £346 person and premier room
Ref ISLW 1 including sea view supplement Itinerary
£40 per person Monday: Travel to Folkestone arriving at the hotel mid-afternoon.
Hotel Trouville Excursions included at
no extra cost: Tuesday: Today we head for the Port Lympne Safari Park. On arrival
Departure Tue 24 Aug there will be the guided tour and then you will have free time to explore
May
Days 6 the park.
1. Ryde & Cowes
Cost £472 2. Ventnor, Freshwater Bay &
Yarmouth Wednesday: After breakfast we head to Chapel-le-Ferne to visit the
Ref ISLW 2
August Battle of Britain Museum before moving on to Terlingham Vineyard for
1. Ryde & Cowes our guided tour.
Costs shown are per person for
half board sharing a double or 2. Alum Bay, The Needles &
Yarmouth Thursday: Today is a day of leisure, giving you an opportunity to explore
twin room Folkestone or possibly the neighbouring town of Hythe.
No single room supplement but
limited availability Friday: Return to Derbyshire.
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Lake District London, The Shard
Steam and Cruise and Sunborn Yacht
The Lake District is well known Your Hotel An unusual tour to London which Your Hotel
for its spectacular scenery which The Riverside Hotel overlooks includes a trip to the top of The The Sunborn Yacht is a palatial
has inspired artists and poets for the River Kent and is just a Shard for some spectacular views floating hotel moored in the
centuries. This is surely one of short walk from Kendal town over the city and an overnight Royal Victoria Docks. The yacht
centre. The hotel is comfortably offers luxuriously appointed
the best ways to see this stay on the stunning Sunborn
appointed and has excellent accommodation and has a lift.
beautiful region, with nostalgic leisure facilities including an Yacht. There will also be some The en suite rooms are well
journeys on both steam trains* pool, sauna and jacuzzi. All free time in London to take in the furnished and comfortable and
and boats. Our base for this tour rooms are en suite and have TV, sights and attractions or indulge there are interesting and
is the market town of Kendal hairdryer and tea/coffee in some shopping. unusual views over London from
making facilities. The hotel has the restaurant and public areas.
which was once an important
a lift which is accessed by 6 or 7
woollen town but is now Itinerary
steps, but a stair lift is available. Holiday Details
probably best known for its Sunday: Travel to London arriving in
good time for our afternoon visit to
Kendal Mint Cake. Holiday Details Hotel Sunborn Yacht
The Shard, where you will be treated
* Please note that although to a glass of champagne, before Departure Sun 16 May
Hotel Riverside
most trains are scheduled to be continuing to the Sunborn Yacht. Days 2
Departure Sun 25 Jul
operated by steam engines, This evening, you may choose to eat Cost £177
Days 5 on board the yacht or at one of the
diesels are also operated and Ref LOND 5
Cost £446 local restaurants, or possibly travel
may replace steam at short back into central London by
Ref LAKE 1
notice for operational reasons. yourselves. Cost shown is per person for
bed and breakfast sharing a
Cost shown is per person for double or twin room
Itinerary Monday: After breakfast we head
half board sharing a double or
Sunday: Travel to Kendal with a stop into the city for some free time Single room supplement £40
twin room
for lunch (not included) on the way. before our afternoon departure back but limited availability
Single room supplement £80 to Derbyshire. Entrance to the top of The Shard
Monday: We travel through the Lake Journeys on the Lakeside & with a glass of champagne is
District to Keswick where there will be Haverthwaite Railway and included
time to look around and have lunch Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway
(not included) before we continue to are included as are the cruises
Ullswater for our afternoon cruise on Ullswater and Windermere
along the lake from Pooley Bridge to
Glenridding. We return to the hotel via the scenic Kirkstone Pass.
Tuesday: The day begins with our train journey on the Lakeside &
Haverthwaite Railway which takes us to Lakeside on the southern tip of
Lake Windermere. From here we take a leisurely cruise to Bowness-on-
Windermere where we spend the afternoon.
Wednesday: Today’s highlight will be the return journey on ‘La’al Ratty’,
Lakeland’s oldest and longest railway from the delightful coastal village
of Ravenglass through two glorious valleys to the foot of England’s
highest mountains. There should then be time to return to Kendal to
have a look around the town.
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London The Pennine Explorer
and its Royal Residences This tour gives you the Your Hotel
Your Hotel opportunity to explore the The Mercure Dunkenhalgh
This tour gives you the Lancashire-Yorkshire border with Hotel is in a rural location, on
opportunity to visit two of the The Sunborn Yacht is a palatial differing forms of transport. the outskirts of Blackburn. It is
most iconic royal residences in floating hotel moored in the
There’s a classic rail journey on an historic hotel, mixing the
our capital city. Buckingham Royal Victoria Docks. The yacht grandeur of a 700 year old
offers luxuriously appointed the Settle to Carlisle railway, building with modern facilities.
Palace is still very much a often considered to be the most
accommodation and has a lift. The en suite rooms have TV,
working building. It is the The en suite rooms are well scenic rail journey in England as it hairdryer, tea/coffee making
centrepiece of Britain’s furnished and comfortable and winds through moorland scenery facilities and all have baths.
constitutional monarchy, there are interesting and
and over the famous Ribblehead There are some rooms with
including the everyday duties of unusual views over London from walk-in showers but these are
the restaurant and public areas. Viaduct. There’s also a rail executive rooms and will incur a
The Queen and her immediate journey on the Keighley & Worth supplement. The hotel does
family. Clarence House, which Holiday Details Valley Railway, following in the have some ground floor rooms
stands beside St James’s Palace, tracks of the ‘Railway Children’. but these are all twins. There is a
was built between 1825 and Hotel Sunborn Yacht
Finally, there’s a relaxing cruise lift, but unfortunately this does
1827 and is now the official Departure Tue 10 Aug not give access to the single
along the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. rooms. Good leisure facilities
London residence of The Prince Days 3
Cost £266 include an indoor pool and hot
of Wales and The Duchess of Itinerary tub. During your stay there will
Cornwall. Ref LOND 6 Monday: Travel to Lancashire also be entertainment, probably
with appropriate comfort breaks a pianist, on one evening.
Itinerary Cost shown is per person for en route.
Tuesday: Travel to London with a bed and breakfast sharing a Holiday Details
stop at St. Albans, where there will double or twin room Tuesday: Depart the hotel for Settle
be time for you to have a meal (not for the single journey to Kirkby Hotel Dunkenhalgh
Single room supplement £80
included) and a look round. We then but limited availability Stephen on the Settle to Carlisle Departure Mon 07 Jun
travel on to our hotel in good time Railway. Rejoin the coach for the
Admissions to Buckingham Days 5
for you to take in the yacht and its scenic journey back to the hotel.
Palace and Clarence House are Cost £403
surroundings.
included Wednesday: Today we travel to Ref PENN 1
Wednesday: We begin the day with a Skipton for its ever-popular
self-guided tour of the State Rooms of Buckingham Palace. In the Wednesday market. We then take Cost shown is per person for
afternoon there will be a guided tour of Clarence House. to the water on an historic cruise half board sharing a double or
along the Leeds & Liverpool Canal twin room
Thursday: After breakfast we travel into London for you to sightsee or where you will be treated to
No single room supplement
shop before our afternoon departure for Derbyshire. tea/coffee and biscuits.
Single journeys on both Settle
Thursday: This morning we travel to to Carlisle Railway and the
Haworth, popular for its close ties Worth Valley Railway plus
with the famous Bronte Sisters and cruise on Leeds & Liverpool
home to the Bronte Parsonage Canal are included
Museum. We then move on to
Oxenhope for a single journey to Keighley on the Keighley & Worth
Valley Railway. We then get back on the coach to cross the border back
into Lancashire and return to our hotel.
Friday: After breakfast we head back to Derbyshire.
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Mystery Breaks
We continue to provide our very popular Mystery Tours, a surprise
destination as well as places of interest to visit en route.
Norfolk, a Royal Retreat
Holiday Details This tour includes a scenic cruise Your Hotel
ALL THESE TOURS INCLUDE:
• Bed, full breakfast and 3 course on the Norfolk Broads from Our hotel is the Mercure
Hotel Mystery Hotel
evening meal at a hotel in the Wroxham, two nostalgic train Norwich which is a modern
British Isles. journeys and a visit to the hotel located a couple of miles
• All en suite bedrooms Departure Sat 13 Feb
Sandringham Estate - Her out of Norwich. The hotel does
• A visit to somewhere will be made Days 2 not have a lift but does have
on the way to the hotel and on the Cost £108
Majesty’s Norfolk retreat. some ground floor rooms
journey home. (on request only). All rooms
Ref MYST 1
• A different hotel for each tour Itinerary are en suite with TV, fan and
(sorry we can’t guarantee a lift). Single Supplement None Thursday: Travel to Norwich with hospitality tray. Other facilities
• Spa and gym facilities August a stop for lunch (not included) on include an indoor pool, sauna,
departure only Departure Sat 01 May the way. steam room and gym.
Days 2
Friday: This morning we have a Holiday Details
Cost £121
guided tour of Norwich, reputedly
Ref MYST 2 the most complete medieval city in Hotel Mercure Norwich
Single Supplement £23 Britain, by coach and on foot. This Departure Thu 27 May
afternoon, the highlight of the tour
Days 5
Departure Sat 21 Aug is a visit to Sandringham House,
gardens and museum, home to a Cost £454
Days 2 number of vintage royal vehicles and Ref NORF 1
Cost £119 commemorative china.
Ref MYST 3 Cost shown is per person for
Single Supplement £30 Saturday: Today we explore the half board sharing a double or
beautiful Broads with a journey on twin room
the Bure Valley Steam Railway
Departure Sat 02 Oct before transferring to Wroxham Single room supplement £113
Days 2 Bridge for a leisurely Broads cruise. Admission to Sandringham
Cost £121 We then enjoy an afternoon beside House, gardens and museum,
the seaside with a trip to Great single rail journey from Holt to
Ref MYST 4 Sheringham, a journey on the
Yarmouth.
Single Supplement £32 Bure Valley Steam Railway and
Sunday: We enjoy a scenic drive Norfolk Broads cruise are
Costs shown are per person for through north Norfolk on our way to included
half board sharing a double or the traditional seaside town of
twin room Sheringham. Here we take a ride on
the North Norfolk Railway (‘The
Poppy Line’) to the Georgian market
town of Holt, where you’ll have time
to look round before getting back
on the coach.
Monday: After breakfast we begin
the return journey back to
Derbyshire.
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Paignton, Torbay
Northumbria Situated on the English Riviera,
Paignton has all the ingredients
Your Hotel
The popular, family run Marine
and the North East for a perfect seaside holiday with Hotel is well recommended and
occupies a privileged, level
award winning beaches, a pier,
Your Hotel promenade and beautiful position on the sea front in the
With its beautiful beaches, heart of Paignton’s resort area.
stunning scenery, mighty castles gardens, as well as a traditional There is evening entertainment
Boasting one of the finest
and powerful cities, Northumbria locations in Newcastle, the harbour. The resort has a variety in the lounge bar and a
is one of our most interesting Millenium Copthorne Hotel is of amenities and entertainment comfortable conservatory with
our base for this tour. Situated and there are plenty of cafes, sea views, as well as a TV
destinations. On this tour we lounge. All the bedrooms are
on the banks of the River Tyne bars and restaurants with lovely
will head for the spectacular and just a short stroll from the en suite and have TV and
Northumbrian coastline and, sea views. In the evenings, tea/coffee making facilities.
city centre, the hotel has all the
tides permitting, travel across amenities you would expect in Paignton comes to life as the A lift serves all floors, however
the causeway to Holy Island. We a modern hotel. The en suite seafront is illuminated with some bedrooms are accessed
bedrooms are all river facing colourful lights. by a few steps including those
will also visit Catherine Cookson with sea views.
and have lovely views and are
country as we once more head served by a lift. However, there
for the coast at South Shields. are no rooms with walk in Holiday Details
showers at the hotel.
Itinerary Hotel Marine
Monday: Travel to Newcastle arriving Holiday Details Departure Wed 15 Sept
at the hotel late afternoon. Days 5
Hotel Millenium Copthorne
Cost £387
Tuesday: Bamburgh and the Departure Mon 02 Aug
mysterious Holy Island are our Ref PAIG 1
Days 5
destinations today. Depending
Cost £366
on tides, we will cross the causeway Cost shown is per person for
to Holy Island and then return to Ref NORT 1 half board sharing a double or
Bamburgh with its mighty castle twin room
and spectacular beachfront Cost shown is per person for No single room supplement on
location. half board sharing a double or limited allocation
twin room
Sea view rooms available on
Wednesday: We travel into Single room supplement £60 request at a supplement of £20
Catherine Country this morning as
per room.
we head for the coast and South
Shields. We then travel down the Excursions included at
coast on our way to the award-winning Roker beach at Sunderland. no extra cost:
1. Totnes & Dartmouth
Thursday: A free day for you to explore and enjoy Newcastle. Just a 2. Teignmouth & Dawlish
short walk along the quayside from your hotel is the Millenium ‘Winking
Eye’ bridge and Newcastle’s famous quayside. Enjoy a riverside stroll
before maybe enjoying lunch in a quayside pub, or take a walk into the
nearby city centre.
Friday: After breakfast, it is time to begin our journey home with a stop
at Durham on the way.
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