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C O A C H H O L I D AY S
2019
British & Continental Coaching Holidays
All tours with local pick up points
H o l i d ays by co a c h 2 01 9
Welcome to Slacks Travel.
We hope that you enjoy browsing through our new
brochure and look forward to the pleasure of your
company during 2019.
We are delighted to offer a mix of traditional seaside holidays,
as well as a choice of countrywide destinations with varied and TELEPHONE RESERVATIONS
interesting itineraries. Old favourites include Llandudno, Tel: (01629) 582826
Email: enquiries@slackscoaches.co.uk
Sidmouth and Looe in Cornwall and the very popular Website: www.slackscoaches.co.uk
Portsmouth and Southsea tour. This year we will be returning
to Scotland with a new two centre Coast to Coast tour and If you would like to receive updates by email for special offers, tours
re-visiting popular destinations including the Edinburgh Tattoo or excursions, please contact us with your email address.
and Inverness for the springtime All Inclusive holiday.
OFFICE HOURS
We are offering some new Welsh tours including a visit to
Monday to Friday 9am to 5.15pm
the Royal Mint and in Ireland, we feature Wicklow and the Please call in to see us at our Travel Centre, Upper Lumsdale, off
Gardens of Ireland as well as the beautiful Bantry Bay and Gulf Chesterfield Road, Matlock DE4 5LB.
Stream Coast. Please note that from the 2nd January 2019, we will no longer be
open on Saturday mornings.
For garden lovers, we are returning to the Hampton Court
When browsing our brochure please note that the contents are
Flower Show, one of the highlights of the horticultural year
excepted from any errors and omissions.
and offering several tours which include visits to some of the
country’s finest stately homes and gardens. TO MAKE A RESERVATION
We are happy to accept telephone bookings. These will be held for
This year our European tours include the Black Forest in 7 days pending receipt of a completed Booking Form and deposit of
Germany, an interesting tour to Switzerland which showcases £40 per person for British and Continental Holidays and £115 per
person for Thursford, Theatre or ticketed breaks and £140 for Channel
Swiss Chocolate and Cheese amidst spectacular scenery and
Island Holidays.
following excellent reports from our previous visit, we will be PLEASE NOTE: Holidays by air to the Channel Islands have their own
returning to the beautiful Cantabrian Coast and the Picos de special Booking Conditions and Booking Forms. Please ask for copies
Europa in Spain. We are also repeating our spring visit to of these at the time of making a reservation.
Holland to see the magnificent Keukenhof Gardens and ringing
the changes with a visit to Reims for the Christmas Market. Payments
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
exciting and memorable experiences and to hopefully provide ‘Holiday Information and Booking Conditions’ published on the centre
something for everyone. pages of this brochure. Please note the luggage limit per person is
one medium sized suitcase weighing not more than 33 lbs (15 kilos)
After over sixty years in the travel and tourism business, we contained in paragraph 7.
Please note that due to the high volume of requests, many hotels
pride ourselves in providing the high quality and personal
will no longer confirm special requests for walk in showers and
service that our customers expect. 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.
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 2019. 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.
Holidays to the Channel Islands do not include any excursions.
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 2019 Days Page August 2019 Days Page
Sat 02 February Mystery Break 2 16 Fri 02 August Hampton Court Palace and BBC Countryfile Live 2 11
March 2019 Days Page Sun 04 August Channel Islands, Jersey or Guernsey by air 7 37
Mon 05 August Suffolk Coast and Countryside 5 22
Sun 24 March Scotland Inverness Diamond All Inclusive 5 30 Mon 05 August Heart of England, Malvern and Worcester 5 12
April 2019 Days Page Sat 10 August Frogmore and Clarence House 2 9
Mon 12 August Portsmouth and Southsea 5 19
Sun 07 April Wales, Cultural Cardiff and the Royal Mint 4 26
Mon 12 August Eastbourne Sussex by the Sea 5 9
Sun 07 April Channel Islands, Jersey or Guernsey by air 7 37
Fri 16 August Isle of Wight 5 13
Thu 18 April Holland, Utrecht, Trams, Boats and Bulbfields 5 32
Fri 16 August Scotland Edinburgh Tattoo 3 29
Fri 19 April Eastbourne Sussex by the Sea 4 9
Sun 18 August Beautiful Northumbria 6 18
Sun 28 April Boscombe, Dorset Coast 5 6
Sat 24 August Switzerland Swiss Chocolate Train 8 35
May 2019 Days Page Sun 25 August Winchester, Steam and Gin 5 24
Fri 03 May Warners Bodelwyddan Castle 4 23 Sun 25 August Cornwall Penzance 6 8
Fri 03 May Babbacombe 5 5 September 2019 Days Page
Sun 05 May Channel Islands, Jersey or Guernsey by air 7 37
Mon 02 Sept Southport Coastal Splendour 5 21
Mon 06 May Portsmouth and Southsea 5 19
Mon 02 Sept Lake District Steam and Cruise 5 14
Fri 10 May Glasshouses and Gardens 3 10
Fri 06 Sept Autumn Gardens and RHS Wisley Flower Show 3 5
Sun 12 May Sidmouth Delights of Devon 5 21
Tue 10 Sept Paignton, Torbay 5 18
Sat 18 May Mystery Break 2 16
Thu 12 Sept London’s East End Delights 5 15
Mon 20 May Eastbourne, Sussex by the Sea 5 9
Sun 15 Sept Channel Islands, Jersey or Guernsey by air 7 37
Sun 26 May Wales Llandudno 5 27
Mon 16 Sept Poole and the Jurassic Coast 5 19
Mon 27 May Isle of Wight 5 13
Tue 17 Sept Leeds Castle Festival of Flowers and Sissinghurst 4 15
June 2019 Days Page Sun 22 Sept Newquay and the Lost Gardens of Heligan 6 17
Sun 02 June Channel Islands, Jersey or Guernsey by air 7 37 Sun 22 Sept Ireland Bantry Bay & the Gulf Stream Coast 7 31
Mon 10 June Scotland Isle of Bute 5 30 Thu 26 Sept Wales Llandudno 5 27
Mon 10 June Shropshire Discovery 5 20 Sun 29 Sept Scotland Coast to Coast Scottish Splendour 6 29
Mon 17 June Looe, Cornwall 5 16 Mon 30 Sept Wales Tenby, Carmarthen Bay 5 28
Wed 19 June Scarborough 5 20 October 2019 Days Page
Thu 20 June Great Yarmouth 5 10
Sat 05 Oct Mystery Break 2 16
Thu 27 June Isle of Man 5 13
Mon 07 Oct Eastbourne Sussex by the Sea 5 9
Sun 30 June Boscombe Dorset Coast 5 6
Mon 07 Oct Babbacombe 5 5
July 2019 Days Page Tue 08 Oct Spain Cantabria and the Picos de Europa 8 34
Mon 01 July Cumbrian Cavalcade 5 8 Sun 13 Oct Channel Islands, Jersey or Guernsey by air 7 37
Sat 06 July Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2 11 Mon 14 Oct Looe, Cornwall 5 16
Sun 07 July Ireland Wicklow and the Gardens of Ireland 5 31 Mon 21 Oct Wales, Anglesey and Snowdonia 5 26
Sun 07 July Channel Islands, Jersey or Guernsey by air 7 37 Mon 21 Oct Warners Holme Lacy House 5 23
Tue 09 July Sidmouth Delights of Devon 5 21 Sun 27 Oct Scotland Autumn Gold 5 28
Sun 14 July Historic Kent including Hever Castle 5 14 Sun 27 Oct Sidmouth Delights of Devon 5 21
Mon 15 July Yorkshire Rails, Sails and Ales 5 25 November 2019 Days Page
Mon 22 July Wye Valley, Poldark’s Trenwith & The Cotswolds 5 25
Thu 21 Nov Harrogate and York Christmas Markets 4 12
Sat 27 July Mystery Break 2 16
Mon 25 Nov Christmastime in Winchester 4 24
Sun 28 July Llandrindod Wells & Majestic Mid Wales 5 27
Sun 28 July Norfolk, The Broads, Sandringham House and December 2019 Days Page
the Poppy Line 5 17 Sun 01 Dec France Reims Christmas Market 4 32
Wed 31 July Beth Chatto Gardens & Mon 02 Dec Weston Super Mare Turkey & Tinsel 5 23
RHS Hyde Hall Flower Show 3 6 Fri 06 Dec Thursford Christmas Spectacular 2 22
Wed 31 July Germany Black Forest Rail and Sail 8 33 Sat 07 Dec Wales Llandudno Holly & Mistletoe 5 27
Fri 13 Dec Thursford Christmas Spectacular 2 22
Mon 23 Dec Christmas in Cumbria 5 7
Mon 23 Dec Christmas in Shropshire 5 7
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Babbacombe, Torbay
Located at the heart of the Your Hotel
English Riviera and well known Following good reports from
for its mild climate and semi-
Autumn Gardens
recent years, we will be
tropical flora, the popular resort returning to the well
of Babbacombe is a suburb of recommended Hotel De La
and RHS Wisley Flower Show Torquay and ideally situated for Mer which has been owned and
run by the same family for over
visiting the many delights of thirty years. The hotel occupies
Join us for a spectacular Your Hotel Torbay and the Devon a level position close to
celebration of autumn colour as We will be staying at the Hilton countryside. Babbacombe promenade and
we visit Dorney Court, a Tudor St Anne’s Manor Hotel which is picturesque St Marychurch.
located close to Reading, within Although the hotel does not
manor house next to the Thames
easy reach of all the gardens. have a lift, rooms are available
followed by a visit to beautiful on the ground floor on request
The hotel has leisure facilities
Borde Hill Gardens, created by and a lift serves all floors. and all the bedrooms are
plant hunters in the early 1900s, Bedrooms are comfortably en-suite and have hairdryers,
which is famous for its autumn furnished with en-suite TV and tea/coffee making
bathrooms, TV, hairdryer and facilities. There is evening
colours and is a Grade II listed
tea/coffee making facilities. entertainment and the hotel
landscape. We also include a visit restaurant serves traditional
Please note that meals are
to Wakehurst, a wild botanic buffet style. English cuisine using locally
garden on the High Weald of sourced fresh produce.
West Sussex, where the Holiday Details
Holiday Details
Millennium Seed Bank is held and Hotel Hilton St Anne’s Manor
finally indulge in a fabulous Departure Fri 06 Sept
Hotel De La Mer
display of colour at the Autumn Departure Fri 03 May
Days 3
Flower Show at RHS Wisley, which Days 5
Cost £281
offers floral displays, trade stands Cost £303
Ref AUTU 1
and award winning nurseries and Ref BABB 1
designers, as well as the National
Cost shown is per person for
Dahlia Society Annual Show. half board sharing a double or Departure Mon 07 Oct
twin room Days 5
Itinerary Single room supplement £55 on Cost £258
Friday: We travel to Dorney Court limited allocation
for our afternoon guided tour which Ref BABB 2
includes tea, coffee and biscuits on Admissions to Dorney Court,
arrival and a glass of Pimms in the Borde Hill Gardens, Wakehurst Costs shown are per person for
Great Hall before we leave. We then and RHS Wisley Flower Show half board sharing a double or
continue to the hotel. are included with guided tours twin room
at Dorney Court, Borde Hill
Gardens and Wakehurst No single room supplement on
Saturday: We begin with a morning limited allocation
guided tour at Borde Hill Gardens, Please note this tour is not
suitable for people with Excursions included at no
followed by time for lunch before we
mobility problems due to extra cost:
continue to Wakehurst for another
steep hills, slopes, cobbled May
guided tour of the ornamental
paths and uneven surfaces in 1. Dartmouth
gardens, nature reserve and
the gardens 2. Teignmouth & Dawlish
woodlands.
October
Sunday: After breakfast we head for the RHS Wisley Flower Show, where 1. Brixham & Paignton
we spend the day before our late afternoon departure back to Derbyshire. 2. Dartmoor Scenic Drive
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ENGLAND
© Flickr_THOR
Boscombe, Dorset Coast
Boscombe has been a popular Your Hotel
seaside resort since Victorian Following good feedback from
times. Located just two miles last year’s tour, we will be
from the centre of returning to the Chine Hotel
© Flickr_Karen Roe close to the promenade and
Bournemouth, it has had a pier
Boscombe Pier. This traditional
since 1889 and a pleasant, sandy
Beth Chatto
Victorian hotel is just a short
beach, as well as the pretty distance from the beach. The
NEW
Gardens FOR 2019 Boscombe Cliff Gardens. The hotel is surrounded by beautiful
Royal Arcade, which dates back landscaped gardens and there
are lovely sea views from the
and RHS Hyde Hall Flower Show to the Victorian era is known for
its independent shops. Nearby
restaurant. The hotel has a lift
and all the comfortable
Your Hotel Bournemouth has a long level bedrooms are en-suite and have
This interesting new tour includes a TV, hairdryer and tea/coffee
promenade backed by rugged
a visit to the famous ecological We will be staying at the making facilities. Bedrooms
cliffs and over 2000 acres of
gardens of Beth Chatto OBE, Crowne Plaza Resort Hotel, a with sea or garden views are
parks and beautiful gardens. available on request and at a
who was one of the most contemporary, modern hotel
With excellent shops and varied supplement. The hotel also has
influential gardeners in the with a lakeside setting, near to
Colchester. The hotel is entertainment, Bournemouth is excellent leisure facilities with
country until her death in 2018. two swimming pools, a sauna
situated in beautiful parkland one of England’s finest holiday
We also spend a day at the RHS with two golf courses, a health and a Jacuzzi.
resorts.
Hyde Hall Flower Show, where spa and a leisure club with
Holiday Details
we enjoy the displays and indoor swimming pool and gym.
assorted garden stands of All the comfortably furnished Hotel Chine
rooms are en-suite and have
specialist nurseries and plant Departure Sun 28 Apr
tea/coffee making facilities.
growers, many of whom exhibit Days 5
at the Chelsea and Hampton Holiday Details Cost £333
Court Flower Shows. Ref BOSC 1
Hotel Crowne Plaza
Itinerary Departure Wed 31 Jul Departure Sun 30 Jun
Wednesday: We travel to Essex in Days 3 Days 5
time for our afternoon guided tour Cost £230
of the Beth Chatto Gardens, Cost £352
Ref BETH 1 Ref BOSC 2
followed by free time to see the
garden at leisure before we continue
on to the hotel. Cost shown is per person for Costs shown are per person for
half board sharing a double or half board sharing a double or
Thursday: After breakfast we travel twin room twin room
to RHS Hyde Hall where we spend Single room supplement £75 No single room supplement
the day enjoying the flower show Admissions to Beth Chatto on limited availability.
before we return to the hotel. Gardens with a guided tour and Garden View supplement £48
RHS Hyde Hall Flower Show are per room
Friday: This morning we leave the included
hotel and head home to Derbyshire Sea View supplement £72
with a stop at Bury St Edmunds for lunch. per room
Excursions included
at no extra cost:
April
1. Isle of Purbeck, Swanage &
Wareham 2. Winchester
June
1. Poole
© Flickr - ukgardenphotos 2. Lyndhurst & The New Forest
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ENGLAND
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Christmas in Cumbria Christmas in Shropshire
We travel to Hadrian’s Wall Your Hotel Following good reports from our Your Hotel
Country to celebrate Christmas The Gilsland Hall Hotel previous visit at Christmas, we are We will be staying at the
in northern Cumbria, a beautiful located close to Hadrian’s Wall returning to Shropshire and the Buckatree Hall Hotel situated
and unspoilt area of the country. near the village of Gilsland, has Buckatree Hall Hotel for at the foot of Wrekin Hill close
We will enjoy a special Christmas spectacular views over the Christmas 2019. Shropshire is to Telford. The hotel is a
countryside. The hotel is country house with its own lake
package at the hotel with festive famously associated with the
surrounded by its own grounds and comfortable rooms and
entertainment and take a half and has en-suite bedrooms Ironbridge Gorge where the facilities. All the bedrooms are
day visit to the historic city of with TV and tea/coffee making Industrial Revolution began in the en-suite and have hairdryers
Carlisle which is famous for its facilities and a lift serves 18th century. Also known as the and tea/coffee making facilities
Castle and Cathedral. Carlisle has most floors. ‘Valley of Invention’, the Gorge is and the hotel has a lift.
been important since Roman Holiday Details dominated by the impressive iron Holiday Details
times due to its strategic location bridge, the first in the world to be
and is also known as the ‘Great Hotel Gilsland Hall constructed from iron in 1779. We Hotel Buckatree Hall
Border City’. Departure Mon 23 Dec will also visit the historic town of Departure Mon 23 Dec
Days 5 Shrewsbury with its black and Days 5
Itinerary Cost £528 white timbered buildings and Cost £489
Monday: We travel to Cumbria cobbled alleyways and to get us
Ref CHRI 1 Ref CHRI 2
with a stop for lunch on the way. We
will be welcomed at the hotel with into the Christmas spirit, there will
tea/coffee and a mince pie and this Cost shown is per person for be a visit to a local pantomime. Cost shown is per person for
evening’s entertainment includes a special Christmas package with special Christmas package
tea dance. full board and entertainment Itinerary sharing a double or twin room
as described. Monday: We travel to Shropshire Single room supplement £60
Tuesday: After breakfast we travel No single supplement on arriving at the Buckatree Hall Hotel Christmas package includes half
into Carlisle for our morning visit limited allocation then £58 mid- afternoon, where we will be board plus cream tea on arrival,
before having lunch back at the welcomed with a cream tea. There 4 course Christmas Day lunch,
hotel. Later we enjoy a mulled wine reception before dinner with will be entertainment after dinner Queens Speech with tea/coffee
Christmas carols in the ballroom. There will be further entertainment this evening. and Christmas cake, Christmas
during the evening. Day evening buffet and quiz,
Tuesday: After breakfast we head Boxing Day light lunch,
Wednesday: Relax after breakfast before the main event, a 5 course for historic Shrewsbury where there pantomime tickets and Farewell
traditional Christmas lunch with a glass of wine. This evening we have a will be time to enjoy the attractions Gala dinner with live
light buffet followed by evening entertainment. of this market town and to have entertainment
lunch before we return to the hotel
Thursday: During the morning there will be indoor bowling or a shuffle for dinner and tonight’s entertainment.
board competition and a sing-a-long before a light buffet style lunch.
Later there will be live entertainment including a tea dance. Wednesday: Enjoy a leisurely breakfast and perhaps take a stroll before
Christmas lunch. This afternoon there will be time to relax and listen to
Friday: Sadly it is time to leave Cumbria and begin the journey home. the Queen’s speech with tea and Christmas cake, followed by an evening
buffet dinner and quiz.
Thursday: We take a short drive to the beautiful Ironbridge Gorge with
time to visit the village of Ironbridge. We return to the hotel for a light
lunch before travelling into nearby Telford where we enjoy a traditional
Christmas pantomime. This evening there will be a Gala Dinner and live
entertainment.
Friday: After breakfast we begin our homeward journey.
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© Flickr_Robert Cutts
Cumbrian Cavalcade
Known as ‘The Great Border City’, Your Hotel
historic Carlisle is our base for
We will be staying at the Crown
this interesting tour, which
Cornwall
and Mitre Hotel right in the
includes a journey on the famous centre of Carlisle. The hotel
Penzance
Settle to Carlisle Railway. Carlisle offers Edwardian grandeur with
is a bustling city with many original features and plenty of
character, combined with
attractions including the Castle,
modern comforts. The hotel has
Famed for its beautiful beaches, Your Hotel Cathedral and Roman remains. In a swimming pool and a Jacuzzi
rocky coves and spectacular addition to the Settle to Carlisle and the en-suite bedrooms are
The family run Queens Hotel at
scenery, Cornwall remains a Penzance is situated right on train journey, we also include a served by a lift and comfortably
favourite seaside destination. We scenic train journey along the furnished. The hotel is just a
the promenade with lovely
short walk from all the main
will be visiting the ever popular views over St Michael’s Mount Cumbrian Coastline and a trip on
attractions of Carlisle.
fishing village of St Ives which and towards the Lizard the Ravenglass and Eskdale
Peninsula. Visitors have been
has long been attracting artists Railway – known as La’al Ratty, Holiday Details
staying at this traditional
and holiday makers alike, taking seafront hotel since 1862 and which takes us into the Lake
District National Park. Hotel Crown and Mitre
a trip to the busy town of the building itself has plenty of
Falmouth, with its working charm and character, combined Departure Mon 01 Jul
harbour and maritime history, with modern facilities. Itinerary Days 5
The hotel has a lift and offers Monday: Travel to Cumbria with a Cost £398
where we can enjoy the lovely comfortable en-suite bedrooms stop en route, arriving at the hotel
views across the Carrick Roads to Ref CUMB 1
with TV, hairdryer and late afternoon, where we will be
St Mawes and also visiting the tea/coffee making facilities. welcomed with tea or coffee and
market town of Helston. Please note some rooms are biscuits on arrival. Cost shown is per person for
accessed by a few steps. half board sharing a double or
Tuesday: A free day to enjoy the twin room
Holiday Details sights and attractions of Carlisle, Single room supplement £40
perhaps visit one of the many Single rail journeys on the
Hotel Queens museums or just soak up the Cumbria Coast Railway,
Departure Sun 25 Aug atmosphere in the historic Market Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway
Days 6 Place, surrounded by shops and cafes. and Settle to Carlisle Railway
Cost £557 are included
Wednesday: Today we start with a
Ref CORN 1 train journey along the Cumbrian Coast, travelling from Carlisle to
Ravenglass, with spectacular sea views along the way. Later our scenic
Cost shown is per person for journey on the La’al Ratty steam train takes us from the coast into
half board sharing a double or Eskdale in the Lake District before we return to the hotel by coach.
twin room
No single room supplement on Thursday: After breakfast we head for Kirkby Lonsdale in the Yorkshire
limited allocation Dales where it is market day. We continue on past the famous Ribblehead
Viaduct and through Horton-in-Ribblesdale to Settle in time for our
Excursions included
spectacular afternoon rail journey on the Settle to Carlisle line.
at no extra cost:
1. Falmouth
Friday: With our luggage loaded onto the coach, it is time to return to
2. Helston half day
Derbyshire.
3. St Ives
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ENGLAND
Eastbourne
Sussex by the Sea Holiday Details
Hotel Imperial © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
The elegant town of Eastbourne Departure Fri 19 Apr
Frogmore
enjoys a mild and sunny climate, Days 4
perfect for strolling along the
Cost £206
magnificent promenade, or
relaxing in the resort’s beautiful
Ref EAST 1 and Clarence House
gardens. The colourful Carpet Hotel York House
Rarely open to the public, Your Hotel
Gardens located between the
Departure Mon 20 May
bandstand and the pier, are Frogmore House has been a The well recommended Hilton
Days 5
famous for their vibrant floral favourite royal retreat for over St Anne’s Manor Hotel is
Cost £345 three hundred years. Set in the located close to Reading with
displays throughout the year and
Ref EAST 2 grounds of Home Park about a easy access to London and
there are many other parks and Windsor. The hotel has leisure
gardens to visit. Eastbourne has mile from Windsor Castle, it is
Hotel Imperial facilities and a lift serves all
excellent shopping facilities, a frequently used by the Royal floors. The en-suite bedrooms
Departure Mon 12 Aug Family for private entertaining
lively arts scene with galleries, are comfortably furnished and
Days 5 and last year was at the centre of have a TV, hairdryer and
museums and exhibitions and
Cost £329 Prince Harry and Meghan’s tea/coffee making facilities.
plenty of places to watch the
Ref EAST 3 wedding celebrations. On
world go by as you enjoy a Holiday Details
leisurely drink or meal. Saturday, we enjoy a private
Hotel Imperial evening guided tour of Hotel Hilton St Anne’s Manor
Departure Mon 07 Oct Frogmore, followed on Sunday Departure Sat 10 Aug
Days 5 morning by a guided tour of Days 2
Your Hotels
Cost £265 Clarence House, where Prince Cost £189
We will be returning to the Ref EAST 4 Charles and the Duchess of Ref FROG 1
Best Western York House
Hotel situated on the Royal Cornwall undertake official
Parade. This elegant Victorian Costs shown are per person for engagements and receive guests Cost shown is per person for
half board sharing a double or half board sharing a double or
hotel is close to the pier and from around the world. Many of
town centre and offers twin room twin room
the rooms and their contents
panoramic sea views from Imperial Single room supplement £27.50
No single room supplement on have remained unchanged since
public rooms including the Admissions and guided tours of
open air verandah and terrace. very limited allocation the time of Queen Elizabeth, the
Frogmore and Clarence House
The rooms are well furnished, Premier room supplement £5 Queen Mother. are included
with en-suite facilities and have per person per night
TV, hairdryer and tea/coffee York House Itinerary
making facilities. The hotel has Single room supplement £60 Saturday: Travel to Reading for our afternoon check-in at the hotel
a heated indoor swimming pool Excursions included before continuing on to Windsor in time for our evening tour of
and a lift. at no extra cost: Frogmore House. Return to the hotel for a late buffet dinner.
April
We are also delighted to 1. Alfriston & Lewes Sunday: After breakfast we travel into London for our morning visit to
continue to offer good value May Clarence House, there will be some free time in London before our
accommodation at the Imperial 1. Arundel & Littlehampton afternoon departure for Derbyshire.
Hotel. The hotel is just a short 2. Brighton & Beachy Head
distance from the seafront and
close to the bandstand and August
shops. There is a lift, a bar, a 1. Scenic Drive to Rye
lounge and the ballroom has 2. Brighton
entertainment most evenings. October
The bedrooms are all en-suite 1. Royal Tunbridge Wells
and have tea/coffee making 2. Sussex Countryside including
facilities. Sovereign Harbour
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© Greater Yarmouth Tourism - Keiron Tovell
Glasshouses Great Yarmouth
and Gardens The premier resort on the East Your Hotel
Your Hotel Anglian coast, Great Yarmouth The award winning Imperial
Following good feedback from has excellent beaches, a wealth Hotel is highly recommended
last year, we are repeating this We will be staying at the Hilton of entertainment and a wide and and a firm favourite with our
interesting tour, which includes St Anne’s Manor Hotel which is
varied selection of cafes and
guests. Situated on the
visits to four unique glasshouses located close to Reading, within seafront at the quiet end of the
easy reach of Kew Gardens, restaurants. Close by are the town, it is hard to beat for the
and gardens, where we enjoy renowned Norfolk Broads, a
RHS Wisley and Savill Gardens. highest standards of
guided tours at each location. We The hotel has leisure facilities region of unique waterways in accommodation and service
begin with a visit to Kew Gardens and a lift serves all floors. an area of outstanding natural and guarantees a warm and
and the famous Palm House, Bedrooms are comfortably
beauty. Norfolk is well known for
friendly welcome. There is a lift
which was constructed in 1844 furnished with en-suite to all floors however there are
bathrooms, TV, hairdryer and its picturesque villages, unspoilt a few steps to negotiate when
and is one of the world’s most coastline and slower pace of life
tea/coffee making facilities. entering the hotel (chair lift
notable Victorian glass and iron Please note that meals are and is the perfect destination for available) and a couple of steps
buildings. We also travel to RHS buffet style. a relaxing holiday. into the dining room. The hotel
Wisley where the cathedral-style has a comfortable and well-
Holiday Details appointed lounge and a bar to
glasshouse covers an area equal
relax in and all bedrooms are
to ten tennis courts and visit Hotel Hilton St Anne’s Manor en-suite and have tea/coffee
Savill Gardens located in Windsor Departure Fri 10 May making facilities, TV and
Great Park. Our final visit is to Days 3 hairdryer.
Waddesdon Manor, a French Cost £289 Holiday Details
Renaissance style chateau with a Ref GLAS 1
famous collection of fine art, Hotel Imperial
where we enjoy a guided garden Single room supplement £55 Departure Thur 20 June
tour and have free time to limited availability Days 5
discover the house. Admissions to Kew Gardens, Cost £399
RHS Wisley, Savill Gardens and Ref GTYA 1
Itinerary Waddesdon Manor with guided
Friday: Travel to London arriving at garden tours are included.
Cost shown is per person for
Kew Gardens in time for our half board sharing a double or
afternoon guided tour. There should be some free time to enjoy the twin room
gardens before we continue on to the hotel.
No single room supplement
Saturday: We begin the day with a visit to RHS Wisley where we have a Excursions included
morning guided tour followed by free time. Later we head to Windsor at no extra cost:
and the Savill Garden which includes one of the finest woodland gardens 1. Wroxham and the Norfolk
in the country. Again there will be a guided tour and free time to explore. Broads
2. Norwich
Sunday: We leave the hotel and travel to Waddesdon Manor for our last
guided garden tour, after which there will be time to discover the
magnificent house and relax in the gardens before we return to Derbyshire.
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Hampton Court Palace Hampton NEW
Flower Show Court Palace FOR 2019
Set against the backdrop of the Your Hotel and BBC Countryfile Live
Royal Palace, Hampton Court The Hilton St Anne’s Manor
Known as the favourite palace of Your Hotel
Flower Show is one of the best Hotel is located close to
gardening shows in the country. Reading with easy access to Henry VIII, Hampton Court is a The Hilton St Anne’s Manor
Combining inspiration, London and Windsor, where we statement of Tudor power and Hotel is located close to
spend Saturday afternoon. The magnificence, surrounded by Reading with easy access to
innovation, quality and creativity
hotel has leisure facilities and a London. The hotel has leisure
the show features a spectacular beautiful gardens with famous
lift serves all floors. The en-suite facilities and a lift serves all
collection of show gardens, bedrooms are comfortably features including the Maze and floors. The en-suite bedrooms
horticultural exhibitors and furnished and have a TV, Great Vine. We include a guided are comfortably furnished and
gardening accessories. hairdryer and tea/coffee making tour which reveals the history of have a TV, hairdryer and
facilities. Please note that meals this great palace which has tea/coffee making facilities.
are buffet style. Please note that meals are
Itinerary played a significant role in the
Saturday: Travel to Windsor where buffet style.
Holiday Details lives of our monarchy and
we spend the afternoon before nation’s history, followed by free Holiday Details
continuing to the hotel. Hotel Hilton St Anne’s Manor time to enjoy the palace and
Departure Sat 06 Jul grounds. BBC Countryfile Live at Hotel Hilton St Anne’s Manor
Sunday: Travel by coach to Kingston
on Thames from where we take a Days 2 Blenheim Palace needs little Departure Fri 02 Aug
river cruise along the Thames to Cost £173 introduction, fast becoming a Days 2
Hampton Court Flower Show. After Ref HAMP 1 major event with exciting arena Cost £196
the show we return along the
shows, countryside activities and Ref HAMP 2
Thames to Kingston where the coach
Cost shown is per person for numerous exhibitors showcasing
will meet us for the return journey to
half board sharing a double or Cost shown is per person for
Derbyshire. food, crafts and luxury products.
twin room half board sharing a double or
The Countryfile presenters will
Single room supplement £27.50 twin room.
limited availability all be attending and there will be
Single room supplement £27.50
Return Thames River Cruise &
plenty of opportunities for
Admissions to Hampton Court
Flower Show ticket are included taking part in hands-on activities. Palace and BBC Countryfile Live
Please note Hampton Court are included
Flower Show tickets are Itinerary
non-refundable Friday: Travel to London in time for
our afternoon visit to Hampton Court
Palace, where we have a guided tour
and free time to explore the Palace
and Grounds. Continue on to St Anne’s
Manor for our overnight stay.
Saturday: After breakfast we set off
for Blenheim Palace and the BBC
Countryfile Live Show. Later in the
afternoon, we begin the journey
back home.
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Harrogate NEW Heart of England,
and York FOR 2019
Malvern and Worcester
Christmas Markets The delightful spa town of Great Your Hotel
Your Hotel Malvern in Worcestershire is our Situated at the foot of the
We will be visiting Harrogate for base for this interesting tour, Malvern Hills, the ivy clad
the very popular Christmas which includes visits to the Abbey Hotel in Great Malvern
We will be staying at the Best
Market which takes place around Western Burn Hill Hotel which Cathedral cities of Hereford and is our base for this tour. The
the town with over 200 stalls is a lovely Victorian Country hotel offers a warm welcome
Worcester, a visit to Weston
selling local produce, crafts and House close to York. The hotel and a relaxing atmosphere and
offers comfortable en-suite
Cider Mill and a half day visit to is situated next to the
festive gifts. The beautiful town the delightful town of Ledbury.
accommodation but does not Benedictine Priory, close to the
of Harrogate is the perfect have any rooms with walk in We also include a scenic cruise on centre of town. All the
backdrop to this festive event showers. The hotel has a lift the River Severn at Worcester. bedrooms are comfortable and
which also includes street and ground floor rooms are have en-suite bathrooms, TV,
entertainment. On Saturday we available. There will be a quiz hairdryers and a hospitality tray.
Itinerary
visit York, where we spend the one evening during our stay. Monday: Travel to Malvern, with a Holiday Details
day enjoying the famous stop for lunch on the way, arriving at
Holiday Details the hotel mid-afternoon.
Christmas Market, possibly visit Hotel Abbey
the Minster and do some Hotel Best Western Burn Hall Tuesday: We start with a visit to the
Departure Mon 05 Aug
Christmas shopping in this Departure Thur 21 Nov Hop Pocket Craft Centre before Days 5
historic city. Days 4 continuing on to Weston Cider Mill, Cost £414
where we enjoy a guided tour, Ref HEAR 1
Cost £278
Itinerary tasting and a light lunch. Later we
Ref HARR 1 have free time to explore Hereford,
Thursday: Travel to Yorkshire with a Cost shown is per person for
stop for lunch on the way. with its magnificent Cathedral.
Cost shown is per person for half board sharing a double or
half board sharing a double or Wednesday: This morning will be twin room
Friday: We visit Harrogate where we
spend the day enjoying the twin room free to relax in the hotel or take a Single room supplement £60
Christmas Market. No single room supplement look around the town of Malvern Admission to Weston Cider Mill
before we take an afternoon with a guided tour, tasting and
Saturday: After a leisurely breakfast we head into York with plenty of excursion to the pretty town of light lunch and cruise on the
free time to enjoy the Christmas Market and all the attractions and shops Ledbury. River Severn are included.
before returning to the hotel.
Thursday: Visit Worcester, where
Sunday: This morning we begin our homeward journey. the morning will be free to discover
the city, followed by an afternoon
cruise on the River Severn.
Friday: Return to Derbyshire.
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Isle of Man
A magical island of natural beauty, Your Hotel
unspoilt beaches and extensive Occupying a prime location on
coastline, the Isle of Man is the Douglas seafront in the centre
perfect holiday destination. of the promenade, the
Cross the sea from Heysham to Empress Hotel has an enviable
position, close to all the
Douglas and be rewarded with a
attractions of the Island’s
unique combination of seaside capital. This beautiful hotel
holiday resorts, spectacular
mountain scenery and a wealth
blends old style service and
attention to detail, enjoy a Isle of Wight
of historic interest. Our tour relaxing drink in the ground
floor Piano Bar or a restful Known as the ‘Garden Isle’, the Isle of Wight has beautiful
includes a full day excursion moment in the lovely
around the south of the island, scenery, pretty, unspoilt villages
conservatory which spans the
including Castletown, the island’s front of the hotel. The en-suite and a mild climate with one of the Your Hotels
former capital and the pretty bedrooms, which are served by best sunshine records in England. The Ocean View Hotel in
towns of Peel and Port Erin. a lift, have a TV, hairdryer and Shanklin is a firm favourite with
tea/coffee making facilities. our customers, offering
There will also be an excursion to The hotel does not offer rooms comfortable accommodation
the north with a train journey with walk-in showers. There are Holiday Details and superb leisure facilities
from Ramsay to Laxey and then a steps at the entrance to the including a fitness centre and an
ride on the Snaefell Mountain hotel, but alternative access is Hotel Ocean View indoor swimming pool. All the
Railway to the summit of available and some bedrooms Departure Mon 27 May bedrooms are en-suite with TV
are also reached by a small and tea/coffee making facilities.
Snaefell which offers breath Days 5
number of steps. The hotel overlooks Shanklin
taking views over the island. Cost £311
Bay and is just a few minutes
Holiday Details Ref ISLW 1 from the town centre shopping
Itinerary areas and Old Shanklin Village.
Hotel Empress Hotel Trouville The hotel has a lift and there is
Thursday: We travel to the Isle of
Departure Thur 27 Jun Departure Fri 16 Aug entertainment most evenings in
Man via the ferry from Heysham to
Days 5 the ballroom.
Douglas arriving at the hotel Days 5
early evening. Cost £487 Cost £367 We will also be visiting the
Ref ISOM 1 Ref ISLW 2 Trouville Hotel in Sandown at
Friday: After breakfast we depart for
Cowes Week the end of Cowes Week,
a full day excursion to the south of
Cost shown is per person for allowing visitors a chance to
the island. During the tour we will
half board sharing a double or Costs shown are per person for soak up the atmosphere of this
visit Castletown and Port Erin before
twin room. half board sharing a double or famous yachting event. The
heading up the coast to Peel.
Single room supplement £42 twin room Trouville Hotel is popular with
our guests and provides a warm
Saturday: A free day to explore Return railway journeys to No single room supplement. welcome. The hotel is located
Douglas the island’s capital, perhaps Laxey and Snaefell are Ocean View sea view £20 on the Esplanade in Sandown,
relax on the promenade or take a included. per person, premier room close to the beach and the town
stroll around the working harbour or including sea view £40 centre and you can relax in the
shopping district. per person lounge or bar and watch the
Excursions included ships go by. The sea view
Sunday: After a scenic drive north we head for Ramsey where there will
at no extra cost: restaurant serves traditional
be time to look around and have lunch before our afternoon train
May style cuisine and the hotel also
journeys. We travel by Manx Railways from Ramsey to Laxey, home of the
1. Scenic Island Tour has entertainment most nights.
famous Laxey Wheel which was once used to drain the island’s mines,
2. Ventnor, Freshwater Bay The en-suite bedrooms which
before taking the Mountain Railway to the summit of Snaefell, from
& Yarmouth are served by a lift are equipped
where there are fabulous views.
August with TV and tea/coffee making
1. Cowes facilities and most twin and
Monday: With luggage loaded we have an early start as we begin the
2. Godshill, Ryde & Bembridge double rooms have a sea view.
journey back to Derbyshire.
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Lake District
Steam and Cruise
England’s Lake District needs little Your Hotel
introduction – from the bustling Accommodation is provided at
and busy Lake Windermere to the the Cumbria Grand Hotel, a
quiet, reflective beauty of the Victorian seaside hotel with
Historic Kent northern lakes, this beautiful
landscape has inspired artists,
views over Morecambe Bay.
There is a comfortable bar and
Including Hever Castle poets and writers for centuries.
lounge, beautiful gardens with
views over the bay and the
On this scenic tour, we will enjoy bedrooms are en-suite and
One of the highlights of this tour Your Hotel
cruises on two of England’s most served by a lift. Ground floor
will be the visit to Hever Castle beautiful lakes and take steam rooms and rooms with walk in
The Bridgewood Manor Hotel
and Gardens which was the showers are available on
is conveniently located close to train journeys on the picturesque
request and some rooms with a
childhood home of Anne Boleyn. Chatham and is a modern hotel Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway bay view may be available for a
The castle has a history spanning with an indoor pool, sauna, spa and the famous Ravenglass & supplement. The hotel will
over seven hundred years and is and gym. The well furnished
Eskdale Railway, known locally as provide entertainment on two
rooms are comfortable, but
one of the most impressive ‘La’al Ratty’. Our base for this evenings during our stay.
only two disabled rooms have a
examples of a Tudor home in walk in shower. All the rooms exciting tour is Grange-over- Holiday Details
England. We also include a scenic are served by a lift and ground Sands, a traditional seaside resort
rail journey on the Kent and East floor rooms are also available. famed for its mild climate and Hotel Cumbria Grand
Sussex Railway from Tenterden within easy reach of the Lakes. Departure Mon 02 Sept
Holiday Details
to Bodiam and an excursion to Days 5
the Cathedral city of Canterbury. Hotel Bridgewood Manor Itinerary Cost £416
Departure Sun 14 Jul Monday: Travel to Grange-over-
Ref LAKE 1
Itinerary Sands for our four night stay.
Days 5
Sunday: Travel to Kent with a stop
for lunch on the way, arriving at the Cost £389 Tuesday: We begin the day with a Cost shown is per person for
hotel late afternoon. Ref KENT 1 scenic drive through the Lake District half board sharing a double or
as we head for Keswick. After free twin room.
Monday: After breakfast we travel Cost shown is per person for time to explore, we continue on to Single room supplement £64
to the historic spa town of Royal half board sharing a double or Ullswater, where we enjoy a cruise Cruises on Ullswater and Lake
Tunbridge Wells, where we spend twin room from Pooley Bridge to Glenridding. Windermere and journeys on
time before our afternoon visit to We return to the hotel via the the Lakeside & Haverthwaite
Single room supplement £88 spectacular Kirkstone Pass.
Hever Castle and Gardens. Railway and the Ravenglass &
Admission to Hever Castle and
Eskdale Railway are included
Tuesday: This morning we head for Gardens and train journey on Wednesday: After breakfast we
the pretty town of Tenterden, the Kent & East Sussex Railway head for the Leven Valley for our short journey on the Lakeside and
famous for its bustling High Street are included Haverthwaite Railway, which is followed by our Lake Windermere cruise
with many independent shops and from Lakeside to Bowness. There will be time to enjoy all the attractions
cafes, before we enjoy the scenic rail journey from Tenterden to Bodiam, of this popular town before we return to the hotel.
where we re-join the coach to return to the hotel.
Thursday: We travel west for our journey on ‘La’al Ratty’ which takes us
Wednesday: A full day excursion to Canterbury, take a stroll along the along the coast from Ravenglass and through the valleys to the foot of
cobbled streets, maybe visit the magnificent Cathedral or just enjoy the England’s highest mountains. We return to Grange-over-Sands, where
atmosphere of this famous city. there will be time to relax by the coast or explore this Edwardian resort.
Thursday: Return to Derbyshire with a stop for lunch on the way. Friday: Return to Derbyshire.
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Leeds Castle NEW London’s NEW
Festival of Flowers FOR 2019
East End Delights FOR 2019
and Sissinghurst A chance to discover some of Your Hotel
Your Hotel London’s less well known Located in fashionable
In 2019 Leeds Castle celebrates
attractions as we explore the Blackheath Village, the
its 900th anniversary and we will Close to the seafront in
areas around East and South Clarendon Hotel is one of the
be visiting during the famous Folkestone, the Victorian finest Georgian hotels in
Burlington Hotel is our base London, with visits to the
Festival of Flowers which London. With views over
for this new tour. The hotel has fascinating Thames Barrier, one
features beautiful floral displays parkland towards Greenwich
comfortable bedrooms served of the largest moving flood and well regarded restaurants,
created by award-winning by a lift with TV, hairdryer and barriers in the world, the Imperial the hotel is the perfect base for
international designers both tea/coffee making facilities. The
War Museum and Eltham Palace this tour. The en-suite
inside and outside the castle. restaurant serves traditional bedrooms have TV, tea/coffee
dishes with an emphasis on and Gardens, a former Royal
Over the years, Leeds Castle has making facilities and a hairdryer.
locally sourced produce. Palace where Henry VIII grew up.
been a favourite royal residence
We also spend time in Greenwich, Holiday Details
and the private property of six of Holiday Details home to the Cutty Sark and
England’s medieval queens. The Hotel Clarendon
Hotel Burlington National Maritime Museum.
Castle was used as a palace by Departure Thurs 12 Sept
Henry VIII and his first wife Departure Tues 17 Sept
Itinerary Days 5
Catherine of Aragon. We will also Days 4 Thursday: We travel down to London Cost £454
be visiting Sissinghurst Castle, Cost £316 with a stop for lunch on the way. Ref LOND 2
home to one of the most Ref LEED 1
beautiful gardens in the country, Friday: After breakfast we head for
the Thames Barrier, where we learn Cost shown is per person for
designed by Vita Sackville-West, Cost shown is per person for half board sharing a double or
about the unique structure which
and spending time in the half board sharing a double or twin room
stops central London flooding during
twin room
Cathedral city of Canterbury. tidal surges. Later we travel on to Single room supplement £60
Single room supplement £75 Greenwich, where we have free time Admissions to the Thames
Itinerary Admissions to Leeds Castle and to explore at leisure. Barrier Visitor Centre and
Tuesday: We travel to Kent arriving Sissinghurst Castle are included Eltham Palace and Gardens are
at the hotel late afternoon. Please note it is a 20 minute Saturday: Today’s excursion takes us included
walk to Leeds Castle from the along the Old Kent Road to
Wednesday: We begin the day with coach, there is a shuttle train Southwark and Lambeth, where the
our visit to Leeds Castle, where there available on the day for £1 Imperial War Museum London is located. There will be plenty of time to
will be time to enjoy the Festival of each way. visit the museum which reveals stories of conflict from the First World
Flowers before continuing on to War to the present day.
Sissinghurst for our afternoon visit.
Sunday: We head south to Eltham Palace and Gardens, which has
Thursday: Today we travel to Canterbury where there will be free time to been restored in 1930’s Art Deco style after falling out of favour as a
explore the city and visit the famous Cathedral. Royal Palace. Spend time in the beautiful gardens before we return to
the hotel.
Friday: After breakfast it is time to begin our journey back to Derbyshire.
Monday: After breakfast we begin the homeward journey.
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Looe, Cornwall Mystery Breaks
Looe is a picturesque Cornish Holiday Details We continue to provide our very Holiday Details
resort and working fishing port Hotel Portbyhan popular Mystery Tours, a surprise Hotel Mystery Hotel
with lovely sandy beaches and Departure Mon 17 Jun destination as well as places of
the River Looe flowing between Days 5 interest to visit en route. Departure Sat 02 Feb
East and West Looe. There are Cost £406 Days 2
ferry rides across the river and ALL THESE TOURS INCLUDE:
Ref LOOE 1 Cost £111
delightful views from the • Bed, full breakfast and 3 course
evening meal at a hotel in the Single Supplement £25
quaint streets lined with pretty Hotel Portbyhan British Isles. Ref MYST 1
cottages. Looe has all the Departure Mon 14 Oct • A visit to somewhere will be made
amenities and attractions Days 5
on the way to the hotel and on the Departure Sat 18 May
required for a traditional journey home.
Cost £326 • A different hotel for each tour Days 2
Cornish seaside holiday.
Ref LOOE 2 (sorry we can not guarantee a lift). Cost £123
• Leisure facilities 02 February and Single Supplement £25
Costs shown are per person for 05 October departures only. Ref MYST 2
Your Hotel half board sharing a double or
twin room.
The popular Portbyhan Hotel is Departure Sat 27 Jul
beautifully located right in the No single room supplement but
Days 2
heart of Looe overlooking the very limited allocation then £80
for sole occupancy on request. Cost £134
river and offers comfortable
and well-appointed Classic River Facing Single Supplement £30
accommodation. Many rooms rooms on request £40 Ref MYST 3
and public areas have lovely per room
views over the river, harbour Superior Balcony Rooms Departure Sat 05 Oct
and town, including the well on request £80 Days 2
regarded Riverside Restaurant. per room
There is also a bar and outside Cost £120
Excursions included
terrace, perfect for relaxing and Single Supplement £25
at no extra cost:
soaking up the atmosphere. The Ref MYST 4
June
bedrooms have en-suite
1. Mevagissey & St Austell
showers, TV and tea/coffee
2. Polperro half day Costs shown are per person for
making facilities and disabled
October half board sharing a double or
wet rooms are available on
1. Boscastle twin room.
request, as are rooms with river
views and private balconies. The 2. Fowey half day
hotel has a lift which serves all
floors and offers entertainment
most evenings.
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Norfolk, The Broads,
Sandringham House
Newquay and The Poppy Line
and the Lost Gardens of Heligan
This tour includes a nostalgic train Your Hotel
Newquay on the spectacular Your Hotel journey on the North Norfolk Our hotel is the Holiday Inn
north coast of Cornwall is one of Our base for this tour is the Railway also known as the Poppy Norwich City Hotel on Carrow
the principal resorts in the south Esplanade Hotel overlooking Line, from Holt to Sheringham, a Road close to Norwich City
west, with all the amenities of a Fistral Beach in Newquay. This scenic cruise along the Norfolk football ground. It is a modern
traditional seaside holiday. popular hotel has lovely views hotel with comfortable en-suite
Broads from Wroxham and a visit
from public rooms including the rooms and a lift serving all
During our stay we include a visit to Sandringham House, Museum floors and there are a small
lounge and restaurant, pleasant
to the award winning Lost gardens, indoor and outdoor and Gardens, one of the Queen’s number of rooms with walk in
Gardens of Heligan, which have swimming pools and a weekly favourite country retreats. showers available on request.
been restored after years of entertainment programme. The
neglect. We also spend time in hotel has a lift and all the Itinerary Holiday Details
bedrooms are comfortably Sunday: Travel to Norwich with a
the fishing village of Mevagissey Hotel Holiday Inn
furnished with TV and stop for lunch on the way.
and take an excursion to Padstow. tea/coffee making facilities. Departure Sun 28 Jul
Sea view rooms are available on Monday: This morning we travel to Days 5
request at a supplement. the Georgian market town of Holt Cost £403
from where we take a scenic journey
Holiday Details Ref NORF 1
on the North Norfolk Railway to
Sheringham. Later we visit the
Hotel Esplanade popular seaside resort of Cromer. Cost shown is per person for
Departure Sun 22 Sept half board sharing a double or
Tuesday: Today we visit twin room
Days 6
Sandringham House where rooms Single room supplement £80
Cost £504 regularly used by the Royal family Admission to Sandringham
Ref NEWQ 1 will be open to visitors. We also visit House, Museum and Gardens,
the Museum, home to an Rail journey from Holt to
Cost shown is per person for extraordinary collection of Royal Sheringham and Norfolk Broads
half board sharing a double or memorabilia and the beautiful cruise are included
twin room landscaped Gardens.
Single room supplement £50
Wednesday: After breakfast we head for Wroxham, the capital of the
Admission to the Lost Gardens Norfolk Broads where we enjoy a cruise on The Broads. This afternoon
of Heligan is included. we return to Norwich reputedly the most complete medieval city in
Excursions included Britain where there will be time to explore and visit some of the city’s
at no extra cost: many attractions.
1. Mevagissey and the Lost
Gardens of Heligan Thursday: After breakfast we begin the return journey back to Derbyshire.
2. Padstow
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