DOOR TO DOOR SERVICE INCLUDED 2018 UK Holiday Collection

Coastal | Countryside | City | Events & Attractions | Festive Booking Welcome is Easy Welcome to our 2018 Holiday Collection. We are sure you will enjoy BCH – Bonded Coach Holidays looking through this brochure which offers a selection of popular We are fully bonded with the Confederation of Passenger Transport UK’s bonded Coach Holiday Group, protecting seaside holidays, opportunities to see the very best of the British you holiday by a financial bond guarantee which is Countryside, short breaks including flower shows and special occasions Government approved. This provides financial guarantees and ensures your money is safe and secure. and Island Escapes together with our festive programme. As always, BY PHONE we have chosen quality hotels and are offering interesting and varied From our Hugglescote Travel Centre our Team of friendly itineraries. Our door to door service in our designated area is still knowledgeable advisors are extremely popular and there is also the option of parking your car at Peace of Mind ready to speak to you and offer We are members of ABTA. All of our holidays are fully information, advice and assistance our secure CCTV monitored car park. All outings and excursions are bonded and comply with Package Travel Regulations. ABTA Number P6893 whenever you need it. included in the price of your holiday. ABTA Number Y6278 Call us on 01530 816 425 Monday to Friday 9am-5pm We look forward to welcoming you aboard in 2018 and hope that you & Saturday 9am to 12pm. will continue to enjoy the Roberts Experience. Awards Margaret, Sam and the Holidays Team We have achieved the enviable status of finalists in several categories, in the British Coach Tourism Awards, for both 2016 and 2017. Holiday Programme 2016 IN PERSON Professional of the Year 2016 A warm welcome is always Tour Operator Brochure 2017 guaranteed at our Travel Medium Fleet 2016 & 2017 Centre, so please feel free to drop in and visit us, the kettle is always on! Visit us at The Limes, Midland Road, Hugglescote, Leicestershire LE67 2FX

ONLINE Our user-friendly website is regularly updated with our latest news and holiday destination. You are able to view our holidays, sign up to our newsletter, check availability and book your holiday securely. Visit us at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk

2 Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre 3 Our levels of Service We pride ourselves on our level of service and how much we include in our holidays. Most holidays will include either the Silver, Gold or Platinum level of service included.

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INCLUDES: Free secure parking at our Travel Centre in Hugglescote Use of our staffed, Travel Centre in Hugglescote on the outward journey Executive coach travel with experienced tour driver Hotel accommodation, dinner & cooked breakfast throughout All excursions and entrances as described A company you can trust Luxury coaches, free reserved Carefully selected, good quality, in the itinerary We are a privately owned company established in 1995, seating and experienced tried and tested hotels with an absolute belief in providing a high quality service and experience, from the moment you contact us. We work tour drivers When it comes to selecting a hotel, your best interests are our priority: convenient location, good facilities, quality food and service and tirelessly to ensure the holidays we offer are extra special. Our modern Mercedes coaches, with excellent leg room, friendly hosts. All of our included evening meal, will have at least three We are members of ABTA, and are a fully bonded and licensed offer all the luxuries you would expect from the Mercedes courses, with three choices available, as well as vegetarian options. tour operator, you can be sure that your holiday money is brand, and together with our experienced and knowledgeable A description of each hotel is given with the relevant holiday, so you totally safe and secure. tour drivers, ensure that travelling on a Roberts coach is a know exactly what to expect; plus we go that extra step to ensure it is wonderful experience. INCLUDES: personally vetted before your departure. Quality holidays with no To ensure you get the best from your holiday, upon booking Everything included in Silver as well as we will reserve your exact coach seats for free for the duration Door to Door home pick within our designated area luggage worries of the holiday. Welcome reception at Hugglescote on the day With carefully selected hotels, free collection and return, dinner of departure bed and breakfast, entrance fees and excursions included, our Return welcome from Roberts Holidays’ staff holidays offer not only outstanding quality, but also give you Porterage at the hotel more for your money. In addition you will never have to worry about suitcases either, simply hand these to our driver at your home or on arrival at the coach and the next time you will see BERT O S them is in your hotel bedroom! R

P L E A C Added extras, all included T I I V NU ER We pride ourselves on offering you the best value, not just the best M S price. We ensure you don’t have to keep paying out for any extras whilst you are away by including excursions, admission fees, tickets, INCLUDES: and guided tours. Everything included in Gold and Silver as well as Welcome platinum reception at Hugglescote Excellent customer service Travel Centre Free home collection Cakes and pastries on departure Our friendly and informed advisors, are here to help you choose Welcome Platinum pack the right holiday. or free parking Services of a courier Holidays should be as relaxing and effortless as possible, and it is With firsthand knowledge and experience of our holidays, they Selection of complimentary magazines on the coach can talk you through the overall experience and finer detail of with this in mind that we include a FREE door to door collection Biscuits, sweets and nibbles on board the coach (see page 6) and return on any holiday of 4 days or more. any of our holidays, and when you are ready to go ahead and reserve your place, they will guide you through the booking Hot drinks whilst on board Alternatively you can save £10 per car by joining our holidays at process, making it an easy and enjoyable first step towards your Happy hour on coach, soft drinks, savoury nibbles our Travel Centre in Hugglescote. holiday. You can rely on and trust our expert team. and alcoholic drinks included

4 Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre 5 Joining your holiday with Roberts ravelT Group We want to make your holiday as effortless and relaxing as possible. With the flexibility of choosing how you would like your holiday to start, you’ll be able to sit back and relax and enjoy the journey. Whichever way you choose, we will also handle the luggage from the moment we meet you.

Free Departure points Free door to door service on all For your convenience we also offer free departure point in Leicester, Loughborough, Hinckley, Burton Upon Trent, holidays of 4 days and more Syston, Melton Mowbray, Derby and East Midlands Airport.

FREE CAR PARKING You can SAVE £10 per car parked by joining our holidays at our Travel Centre in Hugglescote. This has become a customer favourite, and many choose to park their car at our safe, secure CCTV monitored car park. Our customer’s most popular choice and we even pay you to park your car!

If you live If you live more within 15 miles than 15 miles away of Hugglescote you can take advantage and would prefer not to join at our range of our complimentary Door to Door of free departure points, we will still be service. We will collect and return you able to collect you from your home for and your luggage to your front door, for a small surcharge. Please enquire with Secure FREE, allowing you to sit back and relax, us at the time of booking. This includes Parking with total peace of mind. This service is Leicester City centre not available for Leicester City centre.

6 Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre 7 Exmouth, Seaton Liverpool & China’s Emperor Great British Tramway & Cruise 77 & the Terracotta Army 112 Countryside Falmouth & the Cornish Coast 78 Llandudno Victorian Index Extravaganza 113 Alnwick Castle, Lindisfarne Ilfracombe 79 & Northumbria 38-39 Mother’s Day Weekend City Llandudno 80-81 – Cruising the River Mersey 114 Bideford & the Gardens Bristol, Bath & Afternoon Tea 11 of North Devon 40 Llandudno Landlubbers Cruise 82 Royal Albert Hall Tour with Afternoon Tea & Thames Cardiff Explorer 12 Cardigan Bay & Aberglassney Newquay: Roberts Reunion 83 River Cruise 115 House & Gardens 41 Chester Shop, Pop & Pamper 13 Paignton 84-85 Tall Ships in Sunderland 116 City 10-16 Rail & Cruise 17-36 Durham, Beamish Paignton in Springtime 86 London Weekends 14-15 & Crook Hall 42-43 Scarborough & the London, Greenwich & Cutty Sark 16 Famous Faces of Kent 44 North York Moors Railway 87 Festive Harrogate & the Yorkshire Dales 45 Sidmouth 88-89 Warner Leisure Hotels: Rail & Cruise Holme Lacy House Hotel 46 Corton Coastal Village 118 Skegness 90-91 Babbacombe Steam & Cruise 18 Norfolk Gardens & the Bournemouth Turkey & Tinsel 119 Lavender Harvest 47 Southport & Liverpool Bognor Regis Sail & Steam 19 River Explorer 92 Bideford Turkey & Tinsel 120 Northumbria, Alnwick & Lumley Brighton Steam & Cream 20 Fizz & Fayre in Harrogate 121 Castle Elizabethan Banquet 48-49 Southsea, Chichester Cromer, Lavender & the & Harbour Cruise 93 Thursford Christmas Spectacular 122 Oban, Iona & Fingal’s Cave 50-51 Poppy Line 21 St Agnes 94-95 Edinburgh: Christmas Markets Stonehenge, Salisbury Golden Age of Railways, & Sightseeing 123 Great British & the Watercress Line 52-53 Tenby 96-97 Island Escapes 55-63 Canals & Rivers 22-23 Countryside 37-54 Dunster by Candlelight Swanning Around Somerset 54 Torquay – Steaming through & Bath Christmas Market 124 Great Railways of Devon the English Riviera 98 & Cornwall 24 Christmas in Harrogate 125 Warner Leisure Hotels: Great Yarmouth & the Island Escapes Sinah Warren, Hayling Island 99 Christmas in the Lake District 126 Norfolk Broads 25 Guernsey & the Isle of Sark 56-57 Weston-super-Mare & Christmas in Llandudno 127 Highland & Lowland Longleat House & Gardens 102 Railway Adventure 26-27 Isle of Man 58-59 Paignton Twixmas 128 Weymouth 100-101 Lakeland Delights Rail & Sail 28 Isles of Scilly & Tresco New Year in Babbacombe 129 Abbey Gardens 60-61 Manchester Ship Canal & New Year in Llandudno 130 the Anderton Boat Lift 29 Isle of Wight & Osborne House 62 Special Events North Norfolk Rail & Sail 30 Jersey & Guernsey by Air 63 & Attractions Special Events Coastal 64-102 Nostalgic Railways of Kent & Attractions 103-116 Be My Valentine in Stratford 104 Hotel Key & Sussex 31 Coastal Burns Night in Perthshire 105 The hotel has at least Pennine Explorer Rail & Sail 32 one lift. Babbacombe with Free Bar 65 Royal Edinburgh Military Picturesque Suffolk The hotel has entertainment. Tattoo, Rail & Steam 106-107 Cruise & Cream 33 Bournemouth 66-69 The number of nights varies per holiday, so please feel Chelsea Flower Show Settle Carlisle Railway 34 Bournemouth All Inclusive 70 free to check your particular & RHS Garden Wisley 108 holiday with us. Whitby & River Tees Cruise 35 Bridlington, Sewerby Hall & Cream Tea 71 Hampton Court Flower Show Mobility friendly. This holiday Waterways of Cheshire & Kew Gardens 109 is suitable for those who are & North Wales 36 Cornish Cruise & Cream 72 semi ambulant. Highclere Castle & Devon Delights & Windsor Boat Cruise 110 the South Devon Railway 73 Deposit Ladies Day at Royal Ascot Holidays up to 5 days - £35 Eastbourne 74 & 75 Festive 117-130 with Windsor Enclosure & Holidays 6 days and over - £50 Eastbourne Super Singles Break 76 Drinks Reception 111 Channel Islands - £75

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City • Roberts Silver Service Whether you are looking for historical museums, famous landmarks, to enjoy café culture or to • 1 night hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast simply shop, we have a break that’s right for you. Our city breaks are designed to give you the freedom to explore your surroundings at your own leisure. Let us take the stress out of visiting • Visit to Bristol with a guided tour one of our great cities. • Free time in Bristol • Afternoon Tea at the Pump Rooms, Bath • Free time in Bath Bristol, Bath & Afternoon Tea 11 Our holiday highlights • Free use of the hotel’s Cardiff Explorer 12 leisure facilities Chester Shop, Pop & Pamper 13 London Weekends 14-15 London, Greenwich & Cutty Sark 16

Cardiff Explorer Chester Shop, Pop & Pamper Bristol, Bath & Afternoon Tea

NEW Sunday 13th May, 2 Days £169 FOR 2018

Take this opportunity to enjoy afternoon tea, stay in a 4 star hotel and explore the rich history of Bath, one of the most beautiful cities in the UK! London Weekends London, Greenwich & Cutty Sark Included is a traditional afternoon tea in has been decorated and furnished just the stunning setting of The Pump Room. as it might have been during the period The restaurant provides one of the finest 1776-1796, or the Jane Austen Centre, backdrops for afternoon tea in Bath, and offering a snapshot of life during the with its historical connections, period Regency times exploring how living in this features and live music provided daily by magnificent city affected Jane Austen and the famous Pump Room Trio and resident her writing. Later in the afternoon we will pianist Jools Scott, there is no grander meet for Afternoon Tea at the The Pump place to enjoy a treat! Rooms. We depart Bath and head for Hilton Bath City Hugglescote, arriving back mid evening. We will also be visiting Bristol, the city Walcot Street, Bath of bridges, balloons, boats, Brunel and The hotel is centrally located on Banksy. The city has reinvented itself as a Ancient Roman Baths the River Avon and within walking hub of culture and creativity over the last distance to most Bath attractions few years and now offers something for and the Southgate shopping mall. everyone. The restaurant is the perfect place to Sunday: We depart the Travel Centre admire unrivalled views of the historic this morning and make our way to Bristol Pulteney Bridge and the River Avon. where we meet our guide for a guided All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ tour of the city on our coach. After, there coffee making facilities, television will be time to explore at your leisure, and hairdryer. The hotel also has before boarding the coach, aiming to leisure facilities. arrive at the hotel in time for dinner. Monday: After breakfast, the day is Single supplement: £30 on the first 4 yours to spend at leisure. Why not visit singles within our allocation. No 1 Royal Crescent, a museum which

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• 1 night hotel accommodation • Roberts Silver Service and cooked breakfast • 1 nights hotel accommodation, • Free time in Cardiff dinner and cooked breakfast • Hop on Hop off bus ticket • Free time in Chester for Sunday • A glass of fizz with evening meal • Visit to Cheshire Oaks • A welcome pack including a 10% discount card at Cheshire Oaks • Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities (excluding spa treatments)

Cardiff Explorer Chester Shop, Pop & Pamper Saturday 28th April, 2 Days £129 Saturday 24th February, 2 Days £119

Cardiff, Wales’ Capital city, offers a startling range of unique Why not get together with the girls, or make this a romantic attractions, top class entertainment and quality shopping with weekend away with a loved one. Soak up the super shopping a difference – all within walking distance. surroundings of Chester and Cheshire Oaks, whilst unwinding on this lovely weekend break. Highlights of a visit include the iconic Wales Millennium Centre, situated on Cardiff Castle If you enjoy a shopping spree you will Sunday: After a leisurely breakfast and Cardiff Bay’s magnificent waterfront and love Chester. It’s the perfect place to shop maybe one last dip in the pool, we head the world- famous Principality Stadium with its abundance of fashion boutiques, to Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet where which has put Cardiff firmly on the world high street favourites and independent it’s time to shop ‘til you drop with more sporting map. Add to this mix, the shops, whilst the shopping centres are than 145 designer and high street outlets. national museums with collections which undercover so there’s no excuse not to Each passenger will receive a welcome will amaze and enthrall and a Castle shop come rain or shine. On Sunday we pack including a 10% discount card slap-bang in the city centre. Holiday Inn will visit Cheshire Oaks where again you’ll and discounts for selected restaurants Macdonald Craxton Wood Innovative architecture sits alongside Cardiff City find an abundance of shops….all this and cafes. Hotel & Spa historic buildings and Cardiff Bay offers leaves you to do is to find someone to Castle Street, Cardiff If you wish to have any spa treatments at Parkgate Road, Ledsham, Cheshire entertainment for everyone. Rich in carry all your bags. the hotel whilst you are there, these will be ancient history, romantic ambience and Centrally located next to Cardiff Castle This four star country house hotel is Saturday: After leaving Hugglescote this at an extra cost to yourself. You can contact eclectic culture, Cardiff is the perfect and Principality Stadium, this hotel is at nestled in 27 acres of gardens and morning, you will be dropped in Chester the hotel directly and the hotel will be able short break destination. the heart of Cardiff’s vibrant city centre. woodlands with its own orchards and The great location means you can enjoy to spend the time as you chose. This to offer a discount off spa treatments. rose gardens. Saturday: We depart Hugglescote this the great shopping or visit one of the market town is a shopper’s paradise, with All 72 bedrooms are en suite with tea/ morning and make our way to Cardiff many vibrant new restaurants and bars. ‘The Rows’, a 700-year-old, two tiered Chester Oaks Designer Outlet coffee making facilities & television and where we will drop you in the city centre All 157 bedrooms are en suite with tea/ shopping gallery, which boasts the oldest are elegantly decorated. There is also a for you to explore as you choose. coffee making facilities and television. shopping façade in England. There is also an array of boutiques. Cocktail Bar. Sunday: After breakfast you can take Single supplement: £20 on the first 3 advantage of the ‘Hop on Hop off’ bus Later in the afternoon we will make Single supplement: £20 on the first 7 singles within our allocation. ticket we have included. We will depart our way to the hotel to check in, where singles within our allocation. Cardiff around 5pm, arriving back in you can enjoy the leisure facilities. This Hugglescote around 9pm. evening enjoy dinner with an extra treat – a glass of bubbly!

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Saturday 9th June The Tower Hotel • 2 nights hotel accommodation and buffet breakfast • Stay in a 4 star hotel • Time in London • Short sightseeing tour of London • Free time in Windsor Saturday 1st September Holiday Inn London-Shepperton

BERT • Roberts Silver Service O S R • 1 night hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast • Admission to Hampton Court Thames River Cruise A River Thames café Palace & Gardens • Admission to Buckingham Palace State Rooms London Weekends • Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities Dates in June and September

Trooping the Colour, HM The Queen’s Buckingham Palace & Hampton Court Palace Birthday Parade Saturday 1st September, 2 Days £159

Saturday 9th June, 3 Days £215 Saturday: This morning we depart the Travel Centre and head to Hampton Court Palace, where we have included admission to this historic Palace and Garden. Later Saturday: This morning we depart the Travel Centre and head to London where today we depart the Palace and head for our hotel, the 4 star, Holiday Inn Shepperton, the coach will drop at Trafalgar Square for those wanting to visit the Trooping of where dinner is included. the Colour. Sunday: After breakfast, we board our coach and head for Buckingham Palace where Sunday: After breakfast, the day is yours to do as you please. Why not take a ride on admission for the tour of the State Rooms is included. Explore the lavishly furnished the Coca-Cola London Eye, take a Thames River Cruise, visit the Tower of London rooms of one of the world’s few remaining working royal palaces, and look out for or take a leisurely stroll around Covent Garden to be entertained by the street some of the Royal Collection’s greatest treasures on display. There will be some free performers, or relax in one of the many cafés and restaurants, or quite simply enjoy The Tower Hotel time in the Westminster area after the tour to enjoy London at your leisure, before Holiday Inn the wonderful atmosphere. departing for Leicestershire. St Katharine’s Way, London, E1 London-Shepperton Monday: After breakfast, we board our coach for a short sightseeing tour of London before heading back to Leicestershire, with a stop in Windsor on the return journey. Located right on the River Thames in Felix Lane, Shepperton, the heart of London, the Tower Hotel Hampton Court Palace Twickenham benefits from panoramic views over This well-appointed, modern hotel is Trooping of the Colour Tower Bridge, The River Thames and set within 11 acres of leafy grounds. St Katharine Docks. All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ All bedrooms are en suite with air coffee making facilities, television and conditioning, tea/coffee making telephone. Complimentary use of the facilities, television and trouser press. hotel’s leisure facilities during your stay There is no porterage at the hotel. is included. Single supplement on the first 3 single Please note: there is no porterage at rooms available: £111 the hotel.

Single supplement on the first 3 single rooms within our allocation: £48.

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• Roberts Silver Service Rail & Cruise • 2 nights hotel accommodation, All Aboard! If you love all things Rail and Cruise, from steam engines to canal barges, you dinner and cooked breakfast throughout will not be disappointed by our exciting Rail and Cruise holidays in the UK. From the Norfolk Broads to the Settle to Carlisle Railway, we have a trip that we are sure you will love. Enjoy • Free time in London beautiful scenery as we ride on some of the best-known railway lines in the UK or sit back and • Entrance to the Cutty Sark relax as we take a leisurely trip along a canal or river. • Free time in Greenwich • Windsor at leisure Babbacombe Steam & Cruise 18 Our holiday highlights Bognor Regis Sail & Steam 19 Brighton Steam & Cream 20 Cromer, Lavender & the Poppy Line 21 Golden Age of Railways, Canals & Rivers 22-23 NEW FOR 2018 Great Railways of Devon & Cornwall 24 Brighton Highland & Lowland Great Yarmouth & the Norfolk Broads 25 Steam & Cruise Railway Adventure London, Greenwich & Cutty Sark Highland & Lowland Railway Adventure 26 & 27 Saturday 28th April, 3 Days £235 Lakeland Delights Rail & Sail 28 Manchester Ship Canal & the Anderton Boat Lift 29

The highlight of this short break is a visit to the Cutty Sark where North Norfolk Rail & Sail 30 you can discover what life was like on board the legendary sailing Nostalgic Railways ship, the world’s sole surviving tea clipper, and fastest ship of of Kent & Sussex 31 her time. Pennine Explorer Rail & Sail 32 Picturesque Suffolk Settle to Carlisle Cruise & Cream Railway Picturesque Suffolk Built in 1869 to carry tea back from After, there will be some free time Cruise & Cream 33 China, Cutty Sark visited nearly to explore Greenwich, the home of Settle to Carlisle Railway 34 every major port in the world and time and where Eastern & Western gained fame for her record-breaking hemispheres meet. Discover Whitby & River Tees Cruise 35 passengers. Why not delve into the breathtaking views, royal heritage and adventures of this iconic ship and her amazing attractions, all in a beautiful Waterways of Cheshire crew in an immersive experience that riverside setting. & North Wales 36 brings her fascinating history to life. Monday: We bid a fond farewell to the Novotel London Saturday: We depart Hugglescote this hotel this morning, and make our way Greenwich morning and head to London where back to Hugglescote with a stop Greenwich High Road, Greenwich you will dropped at a central point to in Windsor. explore London as you please. Why Discover the stylish elegance of the not take a flight on the Coca-Cola Novotel London Greenwich hotel. The Cutty Sark London Eye or maybe take a Thames Located in the Royal Borough of River Cruise. We then make our way to Greenwich, with a stylish restaurant Greenwich, where we stay for the next and fitness centre. 2 nights. All bedrooms are spacious with a Sunday: Today we head for the Cutty contemporary design, en suite with tea/ Sark for an included visit. Follow in the coffee making facilities, television, hair footsteps of those who sailed her, take dryer and iron. the helm at the ship’s wheel, enjoy the sweeping views of the Thames and walk Single supplement on the first 3 single directly underneath the ship’s gleaming rooms within our allocation: £85. hull to touch a piece of world history.

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• Roberts Gold Service • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout • Paignton & Dartmouth • Watercress Line Steam Railway Steam Railway • Portsmouth Harbour Tour • River Exe Cruise with a cream tea • Free day in Bognor Regis • Scenic excursion through Dartmoor • Light lunch at the hotel on one day National Park

Babbacombe Steam & Cruise Bognor Regis Sail & Steam Monday 20th August, 5 Days £289 Saturday 13th October, 5 Days £279 Customer Light lunch Favourite included On the doorstep of the vibrant town of Torquay, Babbacombe is Bognor Regis is a popular traditional seaside holiday resort in situated high on top of red sandstone cliffs looking down over a the centre of the south coast of England, sheltered by its near stunning coastline and harbour and out across to Lyme Bay. With neighbours, the Isle of Wight and The South Downs. Its long flat its own colourful promenade of boutique shops, Babbacombe is sea front is perfect for that most traditional of seaside customs popular with all visitors and it has all you need for a restful holiday. – strolling along the prom!

Monday: We depart the Travel Centre Wednesday: Today we take a scenic tour In the town, there is a mix of high Let the train take the strain as you this morning and make our way to of the surrounding area driving through street chains and local, independent sit back, relax and travel through the Babbacombe with a stop en route. We Dartmoor National Park. shops along with traditional seaside heart of the English countryside by aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. Thursday: Today we make our way to souvenir shops packed with gifts, steam train. postcards and sticks of rock! Tuesday: Today we take a scenic journey Exmouth for a 90 minute River Exe Cruise Wednesday: We bid a fond farewell with a cream tea, sailing on the calm on the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Seabury Hotel Saturday: We depart the Travel Centre to the hotel staff as we head back Royal Norfolk Hotel waters of the River Exe. Railway from Paignton to Kingswear, Manor Road, Babbacombe this morning and make our way to to Hugglescote, arriving back late The Esplanade, Bognor Regis where we take the foot ferry to Friday: We depart the hotel this morning A warm and friendly welcome awaits Bognor Regis with a stop en route. this afternoon. This magnificent Georgian hotel is and head back to Hugglescote, arriving Dartmouth, for some free time. you at this family run hotel. We aim to arrive at the hotel late situated on the sea front, very close to back at the Travel Centre late this This beautiful town is situated on the afternoon. the pier and a short walk to the shops. afternoon. All bedrooms have en suite facilities, banks of the picturesque River Dart. All 60 bedrooms are en suite with tea/ tea/coffee making facilities, and a Sunday: Today we head for coffee making facilities, television, television. The hotel also has a heated Portsmouth for the Gunwharf Quay Paignton Kingswear line telephone and hair dryer. A lift serves outdoor swimming pool. The hotel where we take a Harbour Tour. most rooms (although there are some doesn’t have a lift but there is a WHAT OUR Afterwards, there will be some free stairs between some rooms and the lift). stair lift and there are some ground time in Portsmouth. CUSTOMERS SAY Ground floor rooms are available. floor bedrooms. Monday: A free day in Bognor Regis, “Wasn’t disappointed with the hotel Single supplement on the first 2 No single supplement on the first 4 a light lunch will be included at the at all, food quality was exceptional” single rooms: £28. Additional single single rooms available. hotel today. Mr & Mrs Stafford, Anstey rooms above our allocation may incur Tuesday: This morning we take a ride a supplement. Sea view rooms at a “We have been to this hotel before, supplement of £16 per person per stay. on the Mid Hants Railway, known hotel very consistent” affectionately as the Watercress Line. Mr & Mrs Woodward, Hinckley

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• Roberts Gold Service • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout • Bluebell Railway • A visit to Holt to board the train for a ride on the Poppy Line to • Scenic tour of the area on our coach Sheringham including a visit to the nearby resort of Worthing • Free time in Sheringham • Arundel with a cream tea included • Free day to explore Cromer • Free day to explore Brighton at • Scenic tour of the surrounding area your leisure • Visit to Norfolk Lavender

Brighton Steam & Cream Cromer, Lavender & the Poppy Line Monday 21st May, 5 Days £385 Monday 7th May, 5 Days £425 BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND Brighton’s long flat seafront promenade is lined with grand Classic Cromer, perched on the very edge of the north Norfolk Victorian buildings that gaze out over the waters of the English coast, is famous for its tasty crabs, wide open beaches, a traditional Channel, while rising steeply behind is the main town with shops. pier complete with a theatre providing seaside special variety shows No visit to Brighton would be complete without a wander through and is awash with small local independent shops. ‘The Lanes’, an area long associated with small art galleries, In the town you will find a wide variety antiques and curios with an atmosphere all of its own. The Poppy Line of cafes and shops, all independently owned. In addition to traditional seaside Monday: We depart the Travel Centre Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the shops selling seaside gifts, there is a this morning and make our way to hotel staff as we head back this morning selection of local art galleries. Brighton with a stop en route. We aim to to Hugglescote, arriving back late arrive at the hotel late afternoon. afternoon. Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way to Tuesday: This morning we have a scenic Holiday Inn Brighton Cromer stopping at Norfolk Lavender The Cliftonville Hotel tour on the coach, visiting the seaside Steam Train on the Seafront in Kings Lynn. We aim to arrive at the Seafront, Cromer resort of Worthing. We will also visit Bluebell Railway Line Kings Road, Brighton hotel late afternoon. Arundel, the market town which captures The hotel, located on the West Cliff, the essence of heritage & urban. We have The hotel is set in a quieter location on Tuesday: This morning we depart has an enviable reputation as one of included a cream tea here. the seafront but within a short walk of all the hotel for a scenic tour of the North Norfolk’s leading hotels with the hustle and bustle of the vibrant city surrounding area. stunning coastal views. This magnificent Wednesday: We depart the hotel this and one minute walk to the beach. Edwardian Grade II listed hotel, just a morning for a ride on the Bluebell Wednesday: Today we depart the WHAT OUR 10 minute walk from the town centre, Railway, one of the first preserved All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ hotel for Holt where we board the has been welcoming visitors to Cromer heritage lines in the country resulting in coffee making facilities, television, hair train for a ride on the Poppy Line to CUSTOMERS SAY since 1897. All 30 bedrooms are en one of the finest collections of vintage dryer and telephone. Sheringham. There will be free time “Excellent food and service very suite with tea/coffee making facilities steam locomotives and carriages many here in Sheringham. and have been thoughtfully decorated Single supplement on the first 3 single friendly and helpful staff” of which were preserved straight out of Thursday: Today is your free day to in a classical style to emphasise the rooms £35 within our allocation. Further Mr & Mrs Sendles, Whitwick service from British Railways. elegance of the Edwardian period. single rooms may incur a supplement. explore Cromer as you choose. Thursday: Today is your day to spend Friday: We bid a fond farewell to “Very nice clean hotel. Staff No single supplement on the first 4 exploring Brighton as you choose. the hotel staff as we head back this couldn’t do enough for you. single rooms. morning to Hugglescote, arriving Food out of this world” back late afternoon. Mrs S Turner, Burton Upon Trent

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• Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout • Services of a Courier • Menai Straights Boat Cruise • Llandudno • Snowdon Mountain Railway • Stream in the Sky Viaduct journey • Rheilffordd Llangollen Railway

Snowdon National Park Snowdon Mountain Railway Golden Age of Railways, Canals & Rivers Monday 4th June , 5 Days £385

Explore some of the gems of North Wales as we experience some of the most breath taking scenery around North Wales, an area recognised as an area of outstanding beauty. The highlight during our stay will be a journey to the rooftop of Wales on the Snowdon Mountain Railway. You will travel to the summit of Snowdon, the highest mountain in England and Wales towering at 3,560ft and offering spectacular, awe inspiring views of the National Park. At the summit, you have one of the most stunning panoramas at your feet.

Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning the ‘Stream in the Sky’ on the Llangollen canal, gliding over the country’s Ffestiniog Railway and make our way to North Wales with a stop en biggest viaduct. route. We aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we head back this Tuesday: This morning we take a Menai Straights morning to Hugglescote, arriving back late afternoon. Cruise which heads towards the Menai Bridge with Beaufort Park Hotel breath-taking scenery and awesome architecture. New Brighton, Flintshire Look out for grey heron standing like statues along Menal Straights the banks while other wading birds explore the The hotel is in the delightful North lower shores. Also today we will visit the seaside Wales Borderlands, near the historic resort of Llandudno. market town of Mold and just 15 minutes from Chester. Contemporary Wednesday: Another day takes us on a ride of the yet comfortable, the hotel offers a Snowdon Mountain Railway. Your journey begins relaxing setting, with a bistro-style with a brief history of the railway and mountain bar and spacious, light and airy before passing with steep incline, the first of rooms. the two amazing viaducts crossing Afon Hwch, a beautiful waterfall before passing through the All 106 bedrooms are en suite with ancient forests and rocky valleys before finally tea/coffee making facilities, television, reaching the summit. telephone and hair dryer. Some rooms are located on the ground floor Thursday: This morning we travel through the with the first floor rooms accessed by spectacular Horseshoe Pass, where we join the one flight of stairs (no lift). Rheilffordd Llangollen Railway for a journey on a nostalgic steam train. Later we also take a ride on No single supplement on the first 3 single rooms available.

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• Roberts Gold Service • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout • Services of a Courier • Scenic tour of the surrounding area with a visit to Southwold • Ride on the Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway • Norfolk Broads Cruise • River Dart ride from Dartmouth • Free day to explore Great Yarmouth to Totnes • Ride on the Tamar Valley Line from Plymouth to Gunnislake • Ride on the Looe Valley Line to Liskeard • Free time in Looe • Free time in Dartmouth

Great Railways of Devon & Cornwall Great Yarmouth & the Norfolk Broads Monday 27th August, 5 Days £475 Wednesday 8th August, 5 Days £319

You don’t have to be a rail enthusiast to enjoy the wonderful Located on the east coast of Norfolk, one of the driest, sunniest scenery of Devon & Cornwall from a different viewpoint on a train. counties in England, Great Yarmouth is Norfolk’s premier beach resort. Relax surrounded by stunning, wide sandy beaches, beautiful The Looe Valley Line links the bustling we take the ferry over the Dart to the countryside and the famous Norfolk Broads. The town centre and market town of Liskeard with the ‘olde worlde’ port of Dartmouth with market place are just a short stroll from the seafront. There are all picturesque fishing port of Looe. time available before boarding a river sorts of interesting independent shops, as well as the shopping boat for a ride up the scenic River Dart The journey is full of beautiful views out to Totnes. mall, the unique Rows and a heritage quarter that makes the town of the train window. Heavily wooded a fascinating place to visit at any time of the year. valleys teaming with wildlife open up Wednesday: This morning we board to glorious estuary views as the river our coach and make our way to meets the sea. Bird watchers will love Plymouth Station where we board the Wednesday: We depart the Travel Centre this line as, especially at low tide, the train for a beautiful journey up the Moorland Garden this morning and make our way to Great river is full of wading birds such as Little beautiful Tamar Estuary to Gunnislake. Hotel Yarmouth with a stop en route. We aim to New Beach Hotel egrets, Grey herons, Oystercatchers Here our driver will meet us where we arrive at the hotel late afternoon. Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth and Curlews. continue to Tavistock for free time. Yeoland Down, Yelverton Thursday: A scenic tour of the The hotel is situated in Great Leaving the city of Plymouth behind Thursday: Today we head for Looe, The hotel is located on the edge of surrounding area including a visit to Dartmoor National Park, nestling in Yarmouth’s most central and lively you, as you travel out on the Tamar a busy fishing port, for some free Southwold, a charming north Suffolk WHAT OUR location, on the sea front opposite Valley Line, you quickly become time before we board the train for a nine acres of picturesque and tranquil seaside town on the Suffolk Heritage moorland garden. Britannia Pier and adjacent to the shops immersed in the views of the beautiful pretty journey up the Looe Valley line Coast. CUSTOMERS SAY and resort amenities. area, rolling green fields with cows to Liskeard. We will then head to St The hotel doesn’t have a lift and Friday: Today we head for Wroxham “Good food, good entertainment and sheep peacefully grazing, sleepy Austell where you can enjoy exploring there around 20 stairs to the first floor, All 75 bedrooms are en suite with tea/ where we board the boat to cruise the and very relaxing holiday” coffee making facilities, television, villages and beautiful river crossings. this bustling market town. although there are some ground floor Broads on the award winning, Broads rooms available. Mr Knapp, Melton Mowbray internal telephone, hair dryer. There is a Monday: We depart the Travel Centre Friday: We bid a fond farewell to Tours of Wroxham. spacious lounge and large dance floor. this morning and make our way to the hotel staff as we head back this Single supplement: £95 on the first 6 Saturday: Today is your free day in Great “Hotel is in an excellent position, Yelverton with a stop en route. We aim morning to Hugglescote, arriving back single rooms within our allocation Yarmouth to explore as you choose. convenient to all amenities” Single supplement on the first 2 single to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. late afternoon. Mrs Barlow, Coalville rooms: £36. Additional single rooms Sunday: We bid a fond farewell to the above our allocation may incur a further Tuesday: We travel to Paignton for a hotel staff as we head back this morning supplement. Sea view rooms at a ride on the Paignton and Dartmouth “Hotel lovely and clean, excellent to Hugglescote, arriving back late value for money” supplement of £24 per person per stay. Steam Railway to Kingswear. From here, afternoon. Mr & Mrs Knight, Hinckley

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YOUR HOLIDAY P L E A IC T V IN R UM SE • Roberts Platinum Service • 1 night hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast at overnight hotel in the Newcastle/Durham area • 2 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout at the Loch Long Hotel • 3 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout at the North West Castle Hoetl • 1 night hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast at overnight hotel in the Newcastle area • Services of a Courier • Time in York • A ride on the Borders Line Railway • A journey on the West West Highland Line Highland Railway • Stranraer to Troon railway journey Highland & Lowland Railway Adventure • A visit to Culzean Castle • Time in Fort William Sunday 30th September, 8 Days £755 • Free time in Luss • Time in Stranraer

This 8 day holiday is a wonderful opportunity to explore Scotland by rail and coach. This exciting Culzean Castle journey takes you through the breathtaking scenery of Northumbria and the Scottish Borders through to Edinburgh and then across Scotland to Fort William and Arrochar and then south along the Ayrshire and Dumfriesshire coastline. If you enjoy rail travel this is the holiday for you, the scenery is spectacular, the itinerary well planned and the combination of rail and coach travel provides the chance to see as much of this beautiful country as we can on this great holiday.

Sunday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make Friday: Our final train journey takes us from Stranraer, through a lunchtime stop in York before we travel on to our overnight the attractive local scenery to the Troon on the Ayrshire coast, hotel in the Newcastle/Durham area. where there are pleasant sea views. We meet the coach for a West Highland Line visit to dramatic Culzean Castle before returning to Stranraer. Monday: Today we drive through the lovely scenery to Tweedbank in the Scottish Borders. Here we’ll board a train to Saturday: Today we take a delightful journey through Dumfries North West Castle Loch Long Hotel travel Scotland’s newest route, the Borders Line. On arriving & Galloway, with a stop in Dumfries where Robbie Burns spent Hotel in Edinburgh, there will free time in Edinburgh before we his final years. We then continue to our final overnight stay. Main Street, Arrochar travel on towards the Highlands and our hotel in Arrochar for Stranraer Sunday: This morning we have bid a fond farewell to the hotel Set in the tranquil village of Arrochar, at the next two nights. and head back to Hugglescote with comfort stops on the way. The hotel offers a comfortable and the head of Loch Long, this waterfront Tuesday: We board a morning train for a ride through the convenient stay in the town centre. hotel is only 2 miles from Loch Lomond. Highlands to Fort William, enjoying lovely views for almost A family owned and run hotel for more Loch Lomond All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ the entire journey. After time in the town we travel back to than fifty years, ‘The Castle’ itself, was coffee making facilities, television and Arrochar by coach, through the spectacular Pass of Glencoe. formerly the home of Sir John Ross, free WiFi. Edinburgh who was once a famous Arctic explorer, Wednesday: Today the scenery continues as we travel down who was instrumental in the discovery Single supplement on request. Loch Lomond, stopping in the ‘take the high road’ village of of the ice bound trading route which Luss. Heading south we journey through Ayrshire to Dumfries is now known around the world as the & Galloway and the town of Stranraer. We will stay here for the ‘North West Passage’. next 3 nights. All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ Thursday: Today we have some free in Stranraer. The town coffee making facilities & television. has an interesting Museum and Tower which are both free The hotel also has leisure facilities. to visit.

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• Roberts Gold Service • Roberts Silver Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, • 2 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout • Services of a Courier • Small glass of house wine with dinner on the first night • Single Steam Rail Haverthwaite – Lakeside • Visit to Chester • Cruise on Ullswater Steamer • Visit to Anderton Boat Lift • Visit to Holker Hall & Gardens • Journey on the Manchester Ship Canal • Brewery Tour, tasting and light lunch • Free time in Liverpool • Visit to Ambleside • Visit to Keswick • Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities

Lakeland Delights Rail & Sail Manchester Ship Canal & 4 STAR Sunday 2nd September, 5 Days £495 HOTEL the Anderton Boat Lift Tuesday 1st May, 3 Days £225

The Lakes has inspired and captivated generations of visitors and The Manchester Ship Canal Cruise offers you a North West writers like Beatrix Potter and William Wordsworth. Charming journey to remember. Come aboard with us for a six hour trip Lakeland towns, cascading waterfalls, 16 sparkling Lakes, and that’s as awe inspiring as it is relaxing. England’s highest mountains has made The Lakes the most scenic and best loved region in England. You’ll travel the 35-miles of the It also offers the intrepid among you a canal, enjoying spectacular scenery unique opportunity – to access the very Monday: We depart the Travel Centre Thursday: Today we travel to Watermill and a lively commentary along the top of the workings. But do you dare take this morning and make our way north with Brewery where we take a guided tour of way. Listen to the story of how this the ‘Top of the World Tour’? Find out a stop en route. We aim to arrive at the this award winning attraction, specialising magnificent waterway shaped the city on your visit to the Canal & River Trust’s hotel late afternoon. in brewing traditional ales. After the of Manchester and the North West of Anderton Boat Lift. England; journey through locks and tour we enjoy a beer and a soup and Tuesday: We depart the Travel Centre Tuesday: Today we travel to Glenridding, bridges that have remained largely sandwich lunch. this morning and make our way north where we board the steamer for a one Best Western Castle Inn unchanged since their construction Mercure Bolton Georgian with a stop en route in Chester. We aim hour cruise on beautiful Lake Ullswater, Friday: We bid a fond farewell to over 100 years ago and see some Hotel to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. House Hotel the second largest lake in the Lake the hotel staff as we head back this of the region’s most stunning Near Keswick, Bassenthwaite Bolton, Greater Manchester District, with time for refreshments at morning to Hugglescote, arriving architectural and natural sights. Wednesday: Today we head to Salford Pooley Bridge. As the tour continues to back late afternoon. This 4 star hotel is set beneath Skiddaw Quays, Manchester where we take in This hotel is built around a former Officially the best told story in Keswick at the head of Derwent water, Fell and overlooking Bassenthwaite Britain’s grandest canal as you journey Georgian Manor House with England 2016 - The Anderton Boat Lift we drive through the dramatic beauty Lake and has lovely Lakeland views. It is to Liverpool. On this 6 hour trip landscaped gardens, conveniently Keswick and Derwent Water has earned its nick-name of Cathedral of the Lakeland fells. Here we have time one of the areas most popular hotels. you’ll travel the 35 miles of the canal, located with easy access to the of the Canals for a very good reason. to explore Keswick before returning attractions we have chosen to visit. All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ enjoying spectacular scenery and lively through Grasmere. Not only does it still do the job it commentary along the way. To make your coffee making facilities, television, radio All 91 bedrooms are en suite with tea/ was designed to do, all the way back journey even more enjoyable there is Wednesday: First stop is Haverthwaite and hairdryer. The hotel has an indoor coffee making facilities, television in 1875, of lifting narrowboats and a licensed bar and servery available on Steam Railway for a 20 minute journey pool, sauna & steam room. A relaxing and hairdryer. The hotel also offers barges straight up the 50 feet from the board, selling refreshments and snacks through picturesque Leven Valley to drink can be enjoyed in the Lakers bar. leisure facilities including an indoor River Weaver to the Trent & Mersey throughout the cruise. Lake Windermere. Afterwards, we travel swimming pool, sauna and spa bath. Canal, but it does it with the most through beautiful Lakeland scenery Single supplement: £80 on the first 4 Thursday: We depart the hotel this The hotel does have some ground ingenious and endearing character of where we reach the famous Holker Hall rooms within our allocation. morning and head to Northwich for a ride floor bedrooms. any structure on the canal system. & Gardens, regarded as one of the best on the Anderton Boat Lift stately homes in Britain. After we visit No single supplement on the first 2 Lake Coniston and Ambleside. single rooms available

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• Roberts Gold Service • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout • Train ride on the Bure Valley Railway • Services of a Courier • Norfolk Broads cruise • Ride on Bluebell Railway • Free day to explore Cromer • Visit to Tunbridge Wells • Light lunch at the hotel on one day • Visit to Rye • Scenic tour of the surrounding area • Visit to Eastbourne • Journey on the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway • Visit to Folkestone

North Norfolk Rail & Sail Nostalgic Railways of Kent & Sussex Light lunch Monday 22nd October, 5 Days £275 included Monday 17th September, 5 Days £375

Join us as we journey by steam train through the picturesque The Bluebell Railway was one of the first to be rescued from Norfolk countryside on the Bure Valley Railway to Wroxham oblivion after ‘Beeching’ and is still among the best for where a short walk from the Station will bring you to recreating the feeling of the railway heyday. With very much Wroxham Bridge, the starting point for your cruise on the different scenery the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway beautiful Norfolk Broads. runs along the wonderful Kent coast.

Broads Tours fleet of passenger boats from Aylsham to Wroxham. When we However, this tour is not all about Thursday: Journey through the pretty offer a fabulous opportunity to discover arrive in Wroxham the coach will pick railways, we visit some of the beautiful Kentish villages before arriving in the Norfolk Broads. A full commentary you up and take you for a cruise on the surrounding area, staying in this lovely Dungeness for a ride on the Romney, from the skipper will ensure you don’t Norfolk Broads. corner of England. Hythe & Dymchurch Railway to Hythe. miss a thing, explaining the origins of We then spend time in Folkestone Friday: We bid a fond farewell to Monday: We depart the Travel Centre the Broads, identifying points of interest the hotel staff as we head back to this morning and make our way to Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the along the way and showing you the Hotel de Paris Royal Victoria Hotel Hugglescote, arriving back late this Hastings with a stop en route. We aim hotel staff as we head back this morning abundance of local water birds as they High Street, Cromer Marina, St Leonards On Sea, Hastings afternoon. to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. to Hugglescote, arriving back late come into view. There is no better way to This delightful and unique hotel afternoon. The hotel is situated on the seafront in Tuesday: Travel to the tranquil learn about the Broads whilst taking in the occupies the finest position in Cromer, the heart of St Leonards and was built Ashdown Forest. We take a ride on beautiful scenery all around you. WHAT OUR close to the shops and looks directly by architect James Burton. It is filled the Bluebell Railway with time to enjoy Monday: We depart the Travel Centre over the pier and beach. with stunning period features with a CUSTOMERS SAY the lovely restored stations before this morning and make our way to Cromer WHAT OUR breathtaking Grade II listed marble All 61 bedrooms are en suite with tea/ continuing to the stylish town of with a stop en route. We aim to arrive at “Very nice hotel, good position staircase. coffee making facilities, a television Tunbridge Wells. CUSTOMERS SAY the hotel late afternoon. in Cromer” and a hairdryer. The hotel does have All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ Mrs Brown, Earl Shilton Wednesday: This morning we journey “Room clean and well set out, Tuesday: This morning we take a scenic a lift with a few stairs to some of the coffee making facilities, television, to the pretty Kent town of Rye with good sea view, staff all courteous tour of the surrounding area with a visit to bedrooms. telephone and hair dryer. “The staff are extremely its typical clapperboard-clad houses. and friendly” Hunstanton & Wells-next-the-Sea. courteous and the hotel is Single supplement on the first 2 Afternoon free in the popular resort Mr & Mrs Schofield, Barwell All single rooms are double for sole of Eastbourne where you can stroll to Wednesday: Today is your free day to excellent in every way” single rooms: £28. Additional single occupancy. Single supplement: £60 on enjoy the promenade and beautiful “Very good hotel, food was very good” explore Cromer as you choose. There will Mrs Selby, Swadlincote rooms above our allocation may the first 5 single rooms available. be a light lunch back at the hotel today. incur a supplement. Sea view rooms carpet gardens. Mr Adams, Castle Gresley at a supplement of £16 per person Thursday: This morning we depart the “Everything about the hotel was great” “Hotel very nice, staff were lovely” per stay. hotel for a ride on the Bure Valley Railway Mr & Mrs Richardson, Desford Mr & Mrs Cooper, Loughborough

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• Roberts Gold Service • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout • Services of a Courier • Services of a Courier • A ride on the Keighley and • Deben Boat Cruise Worth Railway • Visit to Lavenham • Pennine Boat Trip, Skipton • Visit to Aldeburgh • A visit to Pendle Heritage Centre • Beth Chatto’s Garden with a • Free time in Leeds cream tea • Free time in Esholt • Time in Flatford • Free use of hotel’s leisure facilities

Pennine Explorer Rail & Sail Picturesque Suffolk Cruise & Cream Thursday 21st June, 5 Days £339 Tuesday 15th May, 5 Days £365

The Pennines run for approximately 200 miles from the Peak District Suffolk is blessed with great countryside, a wonderful coast, in the south to the Scottish Borders in the north and are sometimes and exciting towns. We will be staying in the lovely market known as England’s backbone. The region is widely considered to town of Sudbury, home to Thomas Gainsborough, the famous be one of the most scenic areas of the United Kingdom. portrait artist.

This adventure packed itinerary includes Saturday: This morning we head for the Our hotel nestled in breathtaking Suffolk Thursday: This morning we board the a visit to the town of Haworth, a trip to town of Holmfirth, scene of the comedy countryside is a beautifully converted coach to visit Beth Chatto’s Garden. the Pendle Heritage centre, a canal boat series ‘Last of the Summer Wine’. Why water mill situated on the banks of Here we have included a cream tea. ride from Skipton, time in Holmfirth where not walk round the town which will reveal the picturesque River Stour, ideal for From here we continue to Flatford, ‘Last of the Summer Wine’ was shot and ‘Norah Batty’s Cottage’, ‘Sid’s Café’ and exploring the surrounding area. home to the 18th century mill of Constable’s paintings. also Esholt where ‘Emmerdale’ used to other sites familiar to fans of the series. During our stay we will visit the pretty be set. Sunday: We head for Leeds, where, if Holiday Inn Leeds coastal town of Aldeburgh on the river Friday: This morning we head to The Mill Hotel Thursday: We depart Hugglescote this you wish, soak up the incredible diverse Brighouse Alde which enjoys breathtaking views Waldringfield for a 2 hour cruise along Walnut Tree Lane, Sudbury both seawards and following the river the river Deben, one of the most beautiful morning and travel into Yorkshire for a ride shopping. Explore Trinity Leeds, the city’s Clifton Village, Brighouse The hotel is nestled away in the on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. newest and largest retail destination and Alde inland towards Orford. Another and scenic spots on the East Coast. This hotel is located just 15 minutes visit takes us to the unique village of Suffolk countryside and is steeped in The train passes through Oakworth, the home to over 120 high street favourites. Saturday: We depart the hotel this drive from Leeds, and all rooms are Lavenham, located in the heart of Suffolk history with plenty to offer. It stands station made famous by the 1970’s film ‘The Or if shopping is not your thing, grab morning and make our way back to bright and modern and feature scenic and is one of England’s best preserved on the banks of the River Stour with Railway Children’. The train also stops in the some culture by heading to the Cultural Hugglescote, arriving back late this views. The bar lounge features beautiful medieval wool towns. magnificent river and countryside delightful town of Haworth, home of the Quarter, home to a number of museums afternoon. views of Yorkshire’s countryside. views. The bar has views over the family of prolific writers, the Brontes. and galleries just metres from one another. Tuesday: We depart the Travel Centre adjacent water meadows. Be sure to visit the Henry Moore Institute, Friday: This morning sees us cross from All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ this morning and make our way to part of the Yorkshire Sculpture Triangle and WHAT OUR All 62 bedrooms are en suite with tea/ White Rose into Red Rose Country for a visit coffee making facilities, television and Sudbury with a stop en route. We aim to home to the largest collection of sculpture coffee making facilities, television, to the Pendle Heritage Centre, set in the a mini fridge. There are also leisure arrive at the hotel late afternoon. CUSTOMERS SAY in Europe. facilities, including hot tub, indoor telephone and hair dryer. There is midst of the rolling Lancashire Hills, which Wednesday: Today, we visit Aldeburgh, “The hotel was exceptional and our no lift but ground floor rooms can tells the fascinating story of the Pendle Monday: We bid a fond farewell to the swimming pool, steam room and sauna. The hotel doesn’t have a lift its name comes from ‘Alde Burgh’ room was superb” be requested. Witch Trials. We then continue through hotel this morning and visit Esholt, the meaning “old fort”. We also visit attractive moorland scenery to the town village formerly used as the setting for the Mr & Mrs Adcock, Glenfield Single supplement: £60 on the first Lavenham one of the UK’s most beautiful No single supplement on the first 2 of Skipton for a canal boat ride on the 50 popular TV soap ‘Emmerdale’. We return 5 single rooms within our allocation. medieval villages located in the heart “Had a wonderful time, staff, food and single room available. seater boat, The Dalesman. back to the Travel Centre, arriving late All single rooms are double for sole of Suffolk. cleanliness of room were all great “ afternoon. occupancy. Mrs Raymond, Loughborough

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• Roberts Gold Service • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout • Settle to Carlisle Railway • Scenic tour of the North York Moors National Park • Kielder Water and Forest Park Vistor Centre • Scenic tour of Helmsley and Hutton-le-Hole • Bellingham • River cruise along the River Tees • Hexham • Free time in Whitby • Kirkby Lonsdale • Ride on the Ravenglass & Eskdale Steam Railway

Settle to Carlisle Railway Whitby & River Tees Cruise Monday 17th September, 5 Days £385 Monday 11th June, 5 Days £425

This wonderful tour sees us exploring Cumbria and the surrounding Whitby is a picturesque seaside town situated on the Yorkshire area, said to be one of the most beautiful regions of the UK. Coast with quaint streets leading to the harbour which are now filled with curios, antiques and small gift shops. The highlight of our stay will be a at the visitor centre before continuing to beautiful journey on the Settle to Carlisle Bellingham and Hexham, dominated by Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this Railway. The 72 mile route between Settle the Abbey overlooking the market square. Whitby Town and Esk River morning and make our way to Whitby with and Carlisle takes you on a magnificent This afternoon we return along the path a stop en route. We aim to arrive at the journey starting with the Yorkshire Dales of Hadrian’s Wall, which stretched some hotel late afternoon. and ending at the great border city of 76 miles from the Tyne to the Solway. Carlisle. Tuesday: This morning we board our coach Thursday: We drive into the Yorkshire for a scenic tour of the North York Moors Monday: We depart the Travel Centre Dales to Kirkby Lonsdale where a weekly National Park including a visit to Helmsley, this morning and make our way to market takes place. We then travel one of the Moors most appealing towns The Saxonville Hotel Cumbria with a stop for lunch en route. past the immense Ribblehead Viaduct Gilsland Spa Hotel with a large cobbled market square and Ladysmith Avenue, Whitby We aim to arrive at the hotel late to Settle where we have a spectacular Gisland, Brampton, Cumbria Hutton Le Hole which is one of Yorkshire’s afternoon. train journey along the famous Settle to The hotel is well situated on Whitby’s quaintest villages. Carlisle line - the main railway line in the The hotel is located close to the West Cliff, just a few minutes stroll Tuesday: This morning we depart the whole of England. Towering viaducts, village of Gilsland, in 140 acres of Wednesday: We depart the hotel this from the narrow streets and winding hotel to take a ride on the Ravenglass WHAT OUR bridges, long deep tunnels, lovingly kept grounds, with spectacular views over morning for a river cruise along the River alleyways of this delightful, historic & Eskdale Steam Railway. This award station gardens all help to make this one the Cumbrian countryside. Tees onboard the Teesside Princess. CUSTOMERS SAY town. The seafront is a flat walk, winning visitor attraction and Lake of the best railway lines in the country. Departing from Castlegate Quay, although not to the town itself. District icon runs for seven miles, a 40 The hotel has 94 bedrooms, all with “Staff very friendly, rooms very clean, Our journey takes us along the whole Stockton alongside the replica of Captain minute journey from coast to mountain en suite, tea/coffee making facilities, All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ line through majestic scenery to Carlisle Cook’s HM Bark Endeavour, the vessel food excellent, service very good, that traverses the nature reserves of the television, telephone and hair dryer. coffee making facilities, television and where we re-join the coach for the ride then cruises upstream through glorious would stay there again” Ravenglass estuary before ascending hair dryer. The hotel does not have a lift. back to Gilsland. Single supplement: £24 on the first countryside via Preston Park, to reach the Mrs Woodward, Markfield through ancient woodlands towards the 5 single rooms available. market town of Yarm. foothills of England’s highest mountains, Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the “Nice hotel with friendly staff and the No single supplement on the first 3 the Scafell range. hotel staff as we head back this morning Thursday: Today is your free day to explore quality of the food was excellent” single rooms available. to Hugglescote, arriving back late Whitby as you choose. Mr & Mrs Mercy, East Goscote Wednesday: Today we head for afternoon. Longtown and drive along Liddesdale as Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel “Excellent hotel, exceptionally clean, we make our way to picturesque Kielder staff as we head back this morning to silver service nice” Water and Forest Park. We take a break Hugglescote, arriving back late afternoon. Mrs Pinder, Melton Mowbray

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• Roberts Gold Service Great British Countryside • 4 nights hotel accommodation, With stunning scenery from the great Gardens of North Devon to the stunning natural beauty dinner and cooked breakfast throughout of Northumbria, we have a great selection of holidays that showcase, just how beautiful our • Visit to Chester country really is. Explore and enjoy the delightful sights of the UK on one of our Great British Countryside holidays. • 30 minute River Dee Cruise • Entrance to Ness Botanical Gardens • Canal cruise across Pontcysllte Aqueduct Alnwick Castle, Lindisfarne & Northumbria 38-39 Our holiday highlights • Visit to Llangollen Bideford & the Gardens • Ride on Anderton Boat Lift of North Devon 40 • Visit to Nantwich Cardigan Bay & Aberglassney House & Gardens 41 Durham, Beamish & Crook Hall 42-43 Famous Faces of Kent 44 Harrogate & the Yorkshire Dales 45 Alnwick Castle, Bideford & the Holme Lacy House Hotel 46 Lindisfarne & Gardens of North Northumbria Devon Waterways of Cheshire & North Wales Norfolk Gardens & the Lavender Harvest 47 Monday 23rd July, 5 Days £415 Northumbria, Alnwick & Lumley Castle Elizabethan Banquet 48-49 Oban, Iona & Fingal’s Cave 50-51 Stonehenge, Salisbury With so many wonderful attractions on offer in Chester and North NEW & the Watercress Line 52-53 Wales, it’s difficult to decide which to visit first. This tour explores FOR 2018 the region’s waterways, illustrating the important part it has played Swanning Around Somerset 54 in our nation’s heritage. Cardigan Bay & Famous Faces of Kent Aberglassney House One of our visits will be to Ness Botanical Wednesday: We venture south this & Gardens Gardens, founded in 1898 by Arthur Kilpin morning for a canal cruise through the Bulley, a cotton merchant with a passion beautiful Vale of Llangollen and across for gardens and plant collecting, the site the Pontcysllte Aqueduct, or ‘Stream covers some 64 acres and houses a large in the Sky’, on a brightly coloured collection of plants originating from as far narrowboat. An interesting commentary away as China, the Himalayas and Tibet. gives visitors an insight into the history of Rossett Hall Hotel the area and other canals in the UK. There Other highlights included: a 30 minute Chester Road, Rossett will be some free time in Llangollen. River Dee cruise, canal cruise across Idyllically located within its own grounds Pontcysllte Aqueduct and a ride on the Thursday: Today we take a ride on the in the picturesque village of Rossett, Anderton Boat Lift. magnificent Anderton Boat Lift. Originally this lovely hotel combines the grandeur built in 1875, the structure lifts passengers Monday: We depart the Travel Centre and charm of a delightful Georgian aboard the elegant Edwin Clark boat from this morning and make our way to North manor house, with the amenities and the River Weaver to the Trent and Mersey Wales with a stop en route. We aim to comfort of a modern hotel. Canal high above. A comprehensive arrive at the hotel in the afternoon. visitor centre houses an exhibition All 49 bedrooms are en suite with tea/ Tuesday: Today we begin the day with a focusing on the lift’s history together coffee making facilities, television and visit to charming Chester starting with a with its control centre, so visitors can get hair dryer. There is no lift but plenty of tranquil 30 minute cruise on the River Dee close to the action. We then head to the ground floor rooms. with included commentary. There will also pleasant market town of Nantwich. be time to explore the pretty medieval Single room supplement on the first 4 Friday: We bid a fond farewell to streets and city walls. After lunch, we single rooms within our allocation: £58. the hotel staff as we head back to travel to north to the Wirral Peninsula for Hugglescote, arriving back in late a guided tour of the award winning Ness this afternoon. Botanical Gardens.

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YOUR HOLIDAY P L E A IC T V IN R UM SE • Roberts Platinum Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout • Service of a Courier • Alnwick Castle • Time in Newcastle-upon-Tyne • Guided tour of Discovery Centre • Two hour Quay to Countryside Cruise on the River Tyne • Lindisfarne Castle • Bamburgh Castle • Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities

Bamburgh Castle

The renovation by Arts and Crafts architect Edwin Lutyens both hides and emphasizes Alnwick Castle, Lindisfarne & Northumbria the old fort, all the while overlooking Gertrude Jekyll’s enchanting walled garden and the unexpected grandeur of the Lime Kilns, an imposing and striking reminder of Sunday 15th April , 5 Days £475 Lindisfarne’s industrial past. Today we will also visit Bamburgh Castle. Each year the castle thrills, enthralls and captivates many thousands of visitors with its incredible history, dramatic views and treasure-trove collection of unique pieces which tell the story of Bamburgh’s many reincarnations over the centuries, from Anglo Saxon Royal palace to Victorian inventor Join us on a fantastic visit to Robson Green’s Northumbria and experience the magical island of and industrialist The First Lord Armstrong’s vision of a perfect Castle. Lindisfarne with its historic Pilgrims way and views of the wonderful Bamburgh Castle which can be seen Thursday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we head back this morning to from its shores. Alnwick Castle – Hogwarts in the Harry Potter films - is on our agenda and we Hugglescote, arriving back late afternoon. will also enjoy a 2 hour cruise on the river Tyne.

Lindisfarne Castle Sunday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make Tuesday: Today we visit Alnwick Castle, one of Britain’s most our way to Tyne & Wear with a stop en route. We aim to arrive iconic castles. The castle’s rich history is brimming with drama, at the hotel late afternoon. intrigue, and extraordinary people; from a gunpower plotter and visionary collectors, to decadent hosts and medieval Monday: This morning we visit the heart of Newcastle for a England’s most celebrated knight, Harry Hotspur. Combining guided tour of the Discovery Museum, housed in the old magnificent medieval architecture with spectacular Italianate Co-operative Wholesale Society building, Blandford House. State Rooms, Alnwick Castle is one of the UK’s most significant As you enter the museum you’ll come face to face with heritage destinations. In recent years it has also taken starring Holiday Inn Newcastle Turbinia, Charles Parsons’ 34 metre steam powered ship that roles in a number of film and television productions, featuring Gosforth Park was once the fastest ship in the world and an iconic part of as Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry the history of Tyneside. Potter films and as a location for ITV’s Downton Abbey. Seaton Burn, Tyne & Wear Immerse yourself in the history of Newcastle and Tyneside Wednesday: We visit Lindisfarne Castle – from a former fort to This modern hotel is located just to the told through permanent displays and temporary exhibitions the holiday home of a wealthy Edwardian bachelor seeking a north of Newcastle, with good access over three floors focusing on the area’s martime, scientific and quiet retreat from London, the idyllic location of the Castle has for touring Northumbria. technological importance to Britain and the rest of the world. intrigued and inspired for centuries. All 151 bedrooms are en suite with tea/ After, we take a cruise on the historic and picturesque River coffee making facilities, television and Tyne, the perfect experience when visiting the North East of Newcastle Upon Tyne hair dryer. The hotel also has leisure England. Escape the hustle and bustle of the city to a place facilities including an indoor swimming where you can take in Newcastle/Gateshead’s finest and pool, spa bath and sauna. most famous riverside scenery. Single supplement on the first 6 single This 2 hour Return Quay to Countryside sightseeing cruise rooms: £90. All single rooms are double offers an unrivalled way to take in one of the North’s great for sole occupancy. cities taking you in a time machine from past to present – from the once thriving maritime heritage, to world renowned icons such as the Gateshead Millennium Bridge & Tyne Bridge.

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• Roberts Gold Service • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout • Services of a Courier • Visit to Fishguard & St Davids • Entry to Marwood Hill Gardens • Entry to Aberglassney House & Gardens • Admission to RHS Garden Rosemoor • Free time in Aberystwyth • Visit to Clovelly • Free use of hotel’s leisure facilities • Entry to Hartland Abbey & Gardens • Free use of hotel’s leisure facilities

Bideford & the Gardens of North Devon Cardigan Bay & Aberglassney House Monday 13th August, 5 Days £359 & Gardens Monday 25th June, 5 Days £365

North Devon is blessed with wonderful gardens which are Cardigan, West Wales, is the gateway to the Teifi Valley and complemented by the lovely scenery which provides the the Ceredigion Coastal Path. The ancient town sits on the attractive backdrop to our chosen gardens in Devon. estuary of the River Teifi at the base of Cardigan Bay. Its unspoilt townscape and rich heritage provide a nostalgic During our stay we will visit the wonderful After, we visit Clovelly. This picturesque Marwood Hill Gardens, the delightful RHS historic, fishing village promises visitors backdrop to a thriving culture of arts and crafts, events and Garden Rosemoor & Hartland Abbey. a wonderful experience. Clovelly offers a music festivals, and is a good base from which to discover calm reflection of the days when speed, Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire. noise and stress were not what they are morning and make our way to Bideford today. This atmosphere is embodied in with a stop en route. We aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. a traffic-free cobbled street tumbling Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this down the steep hill to the ancient fishing morning and make our way to Cardigan Tuesday: This morning we board the coach harbour, bringing glorious views and Durrant House Hotel with a stop en route. We aim to arrive at The Cliff Hotel & Spa for a visit to Marwood Hill Gardens. This winding side alleyways of flower-bedecked the hotel late afternoon. magical and very special 20 acre private cottages, with Clovelly’s famous donkeys Heywood Road, Bideford Gwbert Road, Cardigan garden with three lakes is set in a valley Tuesday: This morning we depart the hotel along the way. Situated near the historical old port of The hotel is set in 30 acres of headland tucked away in North Devon. The view for a visit to Fishguard & St Davids. Bideford with views over the Torridge overlooking beautiful Cardigan Bay in across the valley from the Garden Tea Thursday: This morning we head for WHAT OUR estuary and beyond to the sandy Wednesday: Today we depart the hotel for South West Wales. Its coastal location Room is spectacular and the Plant Sales RHS Garden Rosemoor, surrounded by a visit to Aberglassney House & Gardens. offers spectacular views of the sea, river area is sure to tempt you with the variety of woodland, the garden is rich in variety beaches of Instow, this hotel is perfectly CUSTOMERS SAY With more than 10 acres of magnificent estuary and Cardigan Island. unusual plants for sale. throughout every season and features located to explore the beautiful rolling countryside of North Devon. gardens to explore, art & craft exhibitions “Lovely location, excellent in inspiring displays of formal and informal All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ Wednesday: We depart the hotel to visit throughout spring-autumn, lovely every way” planting enhanced by the beautiful North coffee making facilities, television and the award-winning Hartland Abbey & All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ tearooms and a shop and plant sales area, Mrs Lees, Hinckley Devon landscape. Highlights include two hair dryer. There is also a quiet lounge, Gardens fascinating lived-in family home coffee making facilities, television and Aberglasney makes for a splendid day out. stunning rose gardens, a cottage garden, a hair dryer. The hotel has leisure facilities “What a wonderful location! conservatory, two bars, swimming pool with stunning interiors, given by Henry VIII stream and rock gully and an arboretum. to the Keeper of his Wine Cellar whose and does have a lift but not to all floors. Thursday: A day out to Aberystwyth, the A very much high level of service, and spa bath. The hotel does have a lift descendants live here today. There are Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel major town and holiday resort on the west staff always helpful & friendly” although not to all rooms. No single supplement on the first 2 coast of Wales. beautiful walled gardens and woodland staff as we head back this morning to Mr & Mrs Thomas, Diseworth single rooms on our allocation. Single supplement: £40 on the first 6 walks leading to Blackpool Mill and beach, Hugglescote, arriving back late afternoon. Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel “One of the best hotels I have singles within our allocation. the location for ‘Sense and Sensibility’, ‘The staff as we head back this morning to Shell Seekers’ and ‘The Night Manager’ Hugglescote, arriving back late afternoon. stayed in” starring Tom Hiddleston, filmed recently. Mrs Bailiss, Ravenstone

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• Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout • Time in Wetherby • Excursion to the Durham Dales • A visit to Beamish Open Air Museum • Guided tour of Durham • Time in Durham • Admission to Crook Hall • Free time in Ripon

Beamish, County Durham Durham, Beamish & Crook Hall Monday 27th August, 5 Days £395

Crook Hall

The highlight of this tour is a visit to Beamish: The Living Museum of the North. The world famous open air museum tells the story of the north east of England in the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian periods. Enjoy rides on the restored trams and replica buses and see attractions including a working farm, an authentic town street, the colliery village and a traditional coal fired Fish & Chip shop.

Another day sees us discover the captivating medieval city of Durham with a guide on the coach. There will also be some Durham Dales free time to explore. After, we visit 13th century Grade I listed medieval hall, Crook Hall & Gardens. Visitors from all over the world visit to share in the timeless magic of the hall and leave inspired by these idyllic English theme gardens. We will also have an excursion through the Durham Dales. Redworth Hall Hotel Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make Redworth, Newton Aycliffe our way to the North with a stop en route in Wetherby, aiming to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. This luxury 4 star hotel combines WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY traditional elegance with contemporary Tuesday: We depart the hotel this morning for a full day style. Set in 150 acres of woodland this excursion to the Durham Dales. “Best hotel I have stayed in on a coach tour” hotel is both grand and majestic. Mr Chadwick, Groby Wednesday: Today we visit Beamish, The Living Museum of the North. All 143 bedrooms are en suite with tea/ Thursday: This morning sees us meet our guide for a tour “Brilliant hotel, no complaints at all” coffee making facilities, television & hair dryer. The hotel also has leisure facilities of Durham. There will be some free time after to explore the Mr Webster, Burton upon Trent city. After, we visit the 13th century Grade II listed medieval and free WiFi. hall, Crook Hall, which provides spectacular backdrop to the “Lovely hotel, excellent value, traditional Single Supplement £100 on the first 4 stunning gardens. Visitors from all over the world visit to share hotel in a lovely setting” single rooms available. All single rooms in the timeless magic of Crook Hall and leave inspired by these are double rooms for sole occupancy. idyllic English theme gardens. Mrs Booth, Hinckley Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we head “Hotel very good, in a beautiful setting. back this morning to Hugglescote, stopping in Ripon, arriving All staff very helpful and friendly” back late afternoon at the Travel Centre. Mrs Sherwin, Groby

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• Roberts Gold Service • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout • Services of a Courier • Circular tour through the picturesque Yorkshire Dales • Historic Dockyard Chatham • Visit to Hawes • Rochester • Ride on the Wensleydale Railway • Canterbury • Visit to Esholt & Otley • Tour & tasting at Chapel Down Winery, Tenterden • Afternoon Tea at Betty’s • Entrance to House, Garden • Visit to Wetherby & Studio Chartwell • Hever Castle & Gardens • Free use of hotel’s leisure facilities

Famous Faces of Kent Harrogate & the Yorkshire Dales Monday 23rd July, 5 Days £455 Monday 29th October, 5 Days £375

Visit the Garden of England on this holiday which offers a journey The floral spa town of Harrogate, a heritage railway and back in time featuring attractions including Chartwell, the home of stunning scenery, all await you on this wonderful tour to Winston Churchill whom many believe was the greatest Briton of the Yorkshire Dales. the 20th Century. Included is a ride on the Wensleydale Thursday: Today is your free day to Wander around Hever Castle, once the Wednesday: First stop today is the Railway, from the lowland Vale of explore Harrogate as you choose. family home of the Boleyn Family. Anne historic town of Canterbury, with time at Mowbray to the upland splendour of the Later, we will pay a visit to Betty’s for Boleyn was firstly the mistress and then leisure to explore the the architecture and famous Yorkshire Dales, this rural railway traditional Afternoon Tea, famous the second wife of Henry V111. We will also winding lanes and streets of the city. This line passes through market towns & world-over and refined constantly since visit Canterbury, where maybe you could afternoon we visit Tenterden Vineyard, small villages, passing through some of they were first served in the 1920s, which visit Canterbury Cathedral and recall the home to the award winning Chapel Down England’s most beautiful countryside. we believe is a wonderful way to end a murder of Archbishop Thomas A Beckett. Winery. Here a guided tour shows us the wonderful tour. Another visit takes us to Chatham where wine making process before finishing with Bridgewood Manor Monday: We depart the Travel Centre Cairn Hotel CALL THE MIDWIFE was filmed. There a tasting of the produce. this morning and make our way to Friday: We bid a fond farewell to Ripon Road, Harrogate is something for everyone on this great Hotel Harrogate with a stop en route. We aim to the hotel staff as we head back to Thursday: Today we visit Hever Castle & tour and don’t forget the wine-tasting at Walderslade Woods, Chatham arrive at the hotel late afternoon. Hugglescote, stopping in Wetherby, This Victorian hotel was built in Gardens where Henry VIII’s second wife, Chapel Down Winery. arriving back in Hugglescote late Harrogate’s period as a spa town Ann Boleyn grew up. Discover how it This 4 star hotel is designed around Tuesday: Today we enjoy a circular tour this afternoon. which is only a 10minute walk from Monday: We depart the Travel Centre developed from the original defensive an inner courtyard, the hotel has a through the picturesque Yorkshire Dales this morning and make our way to structure built in 1270 to the grand royal lovely plush feel on arrival in reception scenery with a photo opportunity at the the town centre. Chatham with a stop en route. We aim to home of the 15th and 16th centuries. area. The 100 guest bedrooms are famous Ribblehead Viaduct on our way Ribblehead Viaduct in Yorkshire Dales All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ arrive at the hotel late afternoon. all a good size with shower over the to the lovely town of Hawes. We continue We then visit Chartwell, a home and coffee making facilities, television and bath, television, iron and ironing to Leyburn for an authentic heritage telephone. The hotel has a lift and a Tuesday: Today we begin the day with a a place that truly inspired Sir Winston board, tea/coffee making facilities railway trip on the Wensleydale Railway visit to the Historic Dockyard Chatham. Churchill. The house is still much as it was spacious lounge/bar. All meals are and hair dryer. to Leeming Bar before returning to buffet style. With a history that spans from the Spanish when the family lived here, with pictures, Harrogate. Armada to the Falklands Crisis and more books and personal mementoes. The The hotel also has a bar, a swimming Single supplement on the first single 5 recently as a set for Call the Midwife, studio is home to the largest collection pool, small gym, sauna and steam Wednesday: This morning we board our single rooms within our allocation: £64 this is a fascinating visit. We continue to of Churchill’s paintings. room which guests can use at no coach to visit the small village of Esholt, Rochester, famous for its links to Charles additional cost. home to the original Woolpack Pub, Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel Dickens. Why not visit the attractions where Emmerdale used to be filmed. staff as we head back this morning to such as Restoration House, the Guildhall Single supplement on the first 4 single We will also visit Otley, the setting for Hugglescote, arriving back late afternoon. Museum, and the Cathedral. rooms within our allocation: £99.70 Emmerdale’s ‘Hotton’.

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• Roberts Gold Service • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, • 3 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout • Scenic tour to Wye Valley • Visit to Cambridge • Visit to Monmouth • Visit to Norfolk Lavender Fields and Distillery • Visit to Ross-on-Wye • Visit to Bressingham Steam and • Visit to Hereford Gardens • Free use of hotel’s leisure facilities • Visit to Sandringham House and Gardens • Cream Tea • Free time in Kings Lynn • Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities

Holme Lacy House Hotel Norfolk Gardens & the Lavender Harvest Monday 22nd October, 5 Days £399 Monday 16th July, 4 Days £339

On a Warner break, exclusively for adults, you can literally do Norfolk Lavender is England’s premier Lavender Farm and boasts as little or as much as you like. Relax and unwind in beautiful one of the only National collections of Lavender, a truly scenic surroundings, be active with an extensive range of leisure facilities delight. Whilst there, you’ll enjoy seeing the world famous or explore the area on one of our excursions. You can enjoy nightly lavender gardens and the Lavender Oil Distillery, National live entertainment where every evening is different. Lavender Collection and Herb Garden, with a cream tea included.

Standing in 20 acres of parkland within Thursday: Today is your free day to Monday: We depart the Travel Centre These fields are on the Sandringham the Wye Valley, this Grade I Georgian explore Warners at your leisure. this morning and make our way to estate on private land. Here we have mansion enjoys a splendid lakeside Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the Norwich, stopping in Kings Lynn. We included a cream tea. setting, offering guests the tranquility of hotel staff as we head back this morning aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. the countryside together with the benefits We will also visit Sandringham to Hugglescote, stopping on the return of a top class hotel. Tuesday: Today we visit Bressingham House and Gardens, the much loved journey, arriving back late afternoon. Holme Lacy House Steam and Gardens, where world country retreat of Her Majesty, The Dunston Hall Hotel Monday: We depart the Travel Centre Hotel renowned gardener and horticulturist Queen, which has been the private Ipswich Road, Norwich this morning and make our way to the Alan Bloom combined his passion home of four generations of British The Wye Valley, Herefordshire hotel with a stop en route. We aim to for plants and gardens with his love monarchs since 1862. The house, set This magnificent 4 star country house arrive at the hotel late afternoon. This Grade I listed mansion was of steam to create a truly unique in 24 hectares of stunning gardens, is hotel retains a traditional elegance Tuesday: Today we take a visit to completed in 1674 and was reportedly experience. Take a trip on one of perhaps the most famous stately home amidst 170 acres of landscaped historical Hereford with its famous visited by Charles II, and William Pitt, the four railways at Bressingham, the in Norfolk and is at the heart of the grounds and is ideal for touring the cathedral. Hereford is a lovely city with a 1st Earl of Chatham, who held cabinet collection of working locomotives will 8,000-hectare Sandringham Estate. surrounding area. The spacious public meetings in the gardens. All bedrooms take you round the magnificent gardens areas include an elegant bar and lively feel. There are lots of things to do, Thursday: We bid a fond farewell to are en suite with tea/coffee making and woodland, or ride on the Gallopers. restaurant. not least indulging in some shopping! the hotel staff as we head back this facilities, television, telephone and Wander around the independent stores Wednesday: Today we visit Norfolk morning to Hugglescote, stopping All 169 bedrooms are en suite with tea/ hair dryer. in the historical centre and call in to the Lavender, founded in 1932, Norfolk at Cambridge on the return journey, coffee making facilities, television and adjacent brand spanking new prestigious No single supplement on the first 4 Lavender is England’s premier lavender arriving back late afternoon. hair dryer. There are also free leisure Old Market, built on the site of the old farm, renowned worldwide, and it facilities including an indoor pool, sauna livestock market. rooms within our allocation. Signature room upgrades available on request has nearly 100 acres of lavender and steam room. Wednesday: A scenic tour of the Wye under cultivation. at a supplement of £20 per person per Single supplement on the first 4 single Valley including a visit to Monmouth and stay. Patio/Balcony rooms available on rooms available £53 (All single rooms Ross-on-Wye. request at a supplement of £10 per are double or twin for sole occupancy). person per stay

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YOUR HOLIDAY P L E A IC T V IN R UM SE • Roberts Platinum Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation and cooked breakfast throughout • 3 evening meals at the hotel • Evening banquet at Lumley Castle • Services of a Courier • A visit to Alnwick Castle & Gardens • A visit to Hexham & Otterburn • Guided tour of Newcastle upon Tyne • Lumley Castle Elizabethan Banquet • Free use of hotel’s leisure facilities

Alnwick Castle Angel of the North Northumbria, Alnwick & Lumley Castle Elizabethan Banquet Friday 7th September, 5 Days £529

Back by popular demand is this much anticipated visit to England’s wonderful north-east corner.

We include many interesting visits, with the highlight being Lumley Castle an atmospheric Elizabethan banquet in a beautiful castle. During our stay in the area, we will also visit the much-filmed Alnwick Castle & Gardens and have a guided tour of Newcastle upon Tyne. Friday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way to Durham with a stop en route. We aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. Saturday: We have a tour into beautiful Northumbria, with a visit to the spectacular Alnwick Castle & Gardens. We then travel along the stunning Northumberland Coast via Radisson Blu Hotel Bamburgh & Seahouses. Durham Elizabethan Banquet Sunday: This morning we meet our guide at the hotel before Overlooking the River Wear right we depart for an excursion to the great city of Newcastle in the city centre, the hotel in is the upon Tyne. We will see the Angel of North, before continuing perfect place to explore Durham & the into Newcastle. There will be free time here. surrounding area. In the evening, we depart the hotel and head to Lumley All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ Castle for an authentic Banquet. coffee making facilities. Monday: We depart the hotel for a visit to the attractive town The hotel has leisure facilities. of Hexham, driving through part of the Northumbria National Single Supplement: £100 Park via Bellingham, Otterburn & Rothbury. on the first 5 single rooms Tuesday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel as we head back within our allocation. to Hugglescote, arriving late afternoon. 4 STAR Dress code for banquet: Elizabethan costume or smart attire HOTEL

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YOUR HOLIDAY P L E A IC T V IN R UM SE • Roberts Platinum Service • 1 night hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast in Troon • 3 nights, hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout in Oban • Services of a Courier • Distillery visit • Visit to Tarbet • Pleasure cruise on Loch Lomond • Cruise to the Three Isles, Mull, Iona & Staffa • Time on Staff and on Iona • Fingal’s Cave • Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities at Troon

Isle of Staffa and Fingal’s Cave Isle of Mull Oban, Iona & Fingal’s Cave Thursday 3rd May, 5 Days £525

Our second trip to Scotland this year is to the Argyllshire coastal resort of Oban the “Gateway to the Isles” with panoramic views of the mountains, lochs and islands, We will cruise to Iona where we will have the chance to tread in the footsteps of St Columba, and on Staffa visit Fingal’s cave immortalised by Felix Mendlesson in his ‘Hebrides Overture.’ Oban is a bustling holiday resort which we have visited a number of times previously and sailed to the Isle of Mull, visiting Tobermory. Beach near Lona, Isle of Mull

Thursday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and This will be a wonderful excursion and experience and the make our way to Troon with a stop before reaching our first total journey will take 10 hours so we will have a late meal in overnight stop which will be the Ayrshire town of Troon – the evening when we return to our hotel. renowned for its Championship Golf Course and we will stay Sunday: We have a day at leisure in Oban today, including a at the Marine Hotel on the Thursday evening, enjoying dinner bed and breakfast. visit to the Distillery. Marine Hotel Troon Royal Hotel Friday: This morning we will set off for Oban, calling at Tarbet Monday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we head Crosbie Road, Troon Argyll Square, Oban for a lunch stop and a pleasure cruise on Loch Lomond, back this morning to Hugglescote, arriving back this evening. hoping to arrive at the Royal Hotel in Oban late afternoon to This 4* hotel is set in a beautiful The hotel stands in the centre of town enjoy our evening dinner. Oban Harbour location overlooking the golf course and is located close to the harbour and Saturday: Today we take a cruise to the Isle of Mull where and across the Irish sea to the Isle ferry terminal, offering It offers Scottish we will walk to the ferry terminal to board the ship for our of Arran. It has an elegant reception hospitality within quality modern journey to Craignure on the Isle of Mull. We then journey by area and a formal but cosy bar that surroundings extends into a lounge are where you coach through the island to Fionnphort and board the ferry All 91 bedrooms are en suite with tea/ Iona can relax. for the 45 minute journey to Staffa and visit Fingal ’s Cave. coffee making facilities, televission, After landing on Staffa you can walk along the shoreline All 89 bedrooms are en suite with telephone and hair dryer. over the enhance hexagonal columns that make up the tea/coffee making facilities, television island to Fingal’s Cave. We then sail south to Iona where we and hairdryer. The hotel also has a Single room supplement: £48 disembark and take a leisurely stroll through the Benedictine health club which includes an indoor Nunnery and the Relig Oran- the burial place of Kings- on the swimming pool, spa bath, sauna and road to Iona Abbey. steam room. On the water always look-out for sightings of whales, dolphins, basking sharks, and sea eagles which are iconic Single room supplement: £25 to the North-West coast of Mull.

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• Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights, hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout • Services of a Courier • Royal Green Jackets, Regimental & Gurkham Museums in Winchester • Free time in Winchester • Ride on the Mid Hants Railway • Visit to Stonehenge • Visit to Salisbury • Free use of hotel’s leisure facilities

Watercress Heritage Railway Cloisters at Salisbury Cathedral Stonehenge, Salisbury & the Watercress Line Thursday 26th July, 5 Days £419

This wonderful tour takes in some of England’s true tourist gems including probably the most famous of them all, Stonehenge.

Walk in the footsteps of your Neolithic ancestors at Stonehenge – one of the wonders of the world and the best-known prehistoric Watercress Heritage Railway line monument in Europe. Explore the ancient landscape on foot and step inside the Neolithic Houses to discover the tools and objects of everyday Neolithic life. Visit the world-class exhibition and visitor centre with 250 ancient objects and come face to face with a 5,500 year-old man. Salisbury Cathedral We will also visit Winchester, England’s ancient capital and former seat of King Alfred the Great, and Salisbury, known as ‘the city in Hampshire Court Hotel the countryside’. Great Binfields Road, Chineham Thursday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way South with a stop en route. We aim to arrive at the hotel On the edge of Basingstoke, this hotel late afternoon. is a modern 4-star hotel and is deal for exploring the surrounding area. There Friday: We begin our day with a visit to the Military Museums are superb leisure facilities, including including the Green Jackets Museum, The Regimental Museum 2 indoor pools. All bedrooms are en of the King’s Royal Hussars and the Gurkha Museum. The rest of suite with tea/coffee making facilities, the day will be at leisure in the fantastic city of Winchester. television, telephone, hairdryer and Saturday: This morning we travel to Stonehenge, one of the with free Wi-Fi. The magnificent leisure wonders of the world and Europe’s best known prehistoric facilities include a spa with a steam monument. Included is admission to the much anticipated new room and sauna, as well as a gym. visitor centre. The rest of the day can be spent at leisure in Salisbury. Single supplement £90.70. Sunday: Today we take a ride on the Mid Hants Railway, affectionately known at the ‘Watercress Line’. Monday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we head back this morning to Hugglescote, arriving back late afternoon.

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• Roberts Gold Service Island Escapes • 4 nights hotel accommodation, Join us on one of our wonderful trips to the beautiful islands that adorn our surrounding seas dinner and cooked breakfast throughout and oceans. Enjoy a seaside holiday on the Isle of Wight, explore the Isles of Man, famous for • Visit to Bath with a local guide on the TT races. Bask in the delights of Jersey and Guernsey which offer a truly glorious blend of the coach French and British influence or simply marvel at the natural beauty of the Scilly Isles. • Visit to Wells with a walking tour • Visit to Glastonbury • Visit to Cheddar Gorge Guernsey & the Isles of Sark 56-57 Our holiday highlights • Welcome glass of Bucks Fizz before Isle of Man 58-59 dinner on the first night Isles of Scilly & Tresco Abbey Gardens 60-61 Isle of Wight 62 Jersey & Guernsey by Air 63

Guernsey & the Isles Isle of Man of Sark Swanning Around Somerset Includes Monday 1st October, 5 Days £435 2 guided tours

Join us as we stay in the heart of the City of Wells in Somerset with its historic centre, the magnificent cathedral, and the unique moated Bishop’s Palace. Whilst in Wells, our local Isles of Scilly & Tresco Isle of Wight guide will show us all that Wells has to offer. Abbey Gardens

We will also have a visit to the UNESCO Wednesday: This morning we have the World Heritage City of Bath with a guided morning at leisure in Wells before we tour of the sights, enjoying the stunning meet our guide for a walking tour of Wells Georgian architecture that makes Bath to learn about the fascinating history of so special. The rest of the day is spent at this ‘Smallest City’. leisure, giving you time to visit the shops, Thursday: This morning we visit nearby museums and attractions. Best Western Swan Glastonbury, widely regarded as the Monday: We depart the Travel Centre cradle of Christianity. We return to the Hotel this morning and make our way to Wells hotel through the world-famous Cheddar Sadler Street, Wells, Somerset with a stop en route. We aim to arrive at Gorge. the hotel late afternoon. There will be a This hotel could not be more centrally Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the welcome glass of Bucks Fizz before dinner located or have a more dramatic hotel staff as we head back this morning on the first night. view. Located directly opposite Wells to Hugglescote, stopping on the return Cathedral, all 46 bedrooms are en Tuesday: Today we depart the hotel journey, arriving back late afternoon. suite with tea/coffee making facilities. and head for Bath with a local guide on They are furnished in an elegant, the coach. traditional style and are equipped with a television and hairdryer. Owing Cheddar Gorge to the historic nature of the building there is no lift but there are a few ground floor rooms in the adjoining Coach House.

Single supplement on the first 6 single rooms within our allocation £76.

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• Roberts Gold Service • 5 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout • Services of a Courier • Return ferry • Full day excursion to the sleepy Isle of Sark • A full day guided tour of Guernsey • Free time to explore Guernsey at your leisure

Fort Grey Guernsey Sark Isthmus, Sark Guernsey & the Isle of Sark Monday 11th June, 6 Days £695

Guernsey is a popular destination for visitors wishing to enjoy the mild climate and experience island life without travelling too far afield.

Little Chapel, Guernsey Guernsey combines a rich and fascinating history with a vibrant, together with the exotic fragrances starting and finishing at modern culture. Enjoy the stunning scenery by wondering along the hotel. the cliffs that inspired Renoir or explore the unique 19th Century Wednesday: We depart the hotel this morning for the transfer home of French writer Victor Hugo. Or why not treat yourself to a from the hotel to port for our sailing to Sark. Arrival transfers by cream tea and a mooch around St Peter Port’s cobbled streets. ‘tractor-train’ to Sark’s commercial centre, followed by a relaxing Guernsey is part of the southernmost archipelago in the British 2 hour carriage ride around the island. You will also have time at Isles. As a result it has a milder climate and enjoys more sunshine leisure before returning by boat back to St Peter Port. hours each year. Thursday: Today is your free day to explore the Island at leisure. Included is a visit to Sark. Traffic-free, with stunning coastal views Friday: Today is another free day to explore the Island at leisure. Peninsula Hotel and a picturesque rural interior, Sark is easily reached by ferry Les Dicqs, Vale, Guernsey from Guernsey in about 50 minutes. Rattle up harbour hill in the Saturday: We depart the hotel where we transfer from the hotel legendary ‘toast rack’, a makeshift tractor-pulled minibus - an to St Peters Port. We will then catch the ferry back to Poole. On The hotel is set in 5 acres of grounds arrival back into Poole, our own coach will be ready to collect us. unforgettable experience for every visitor. With no cars, the 600 in a prominent sea front position. It We make our way back to the Travel Centre with a comfort stop. residents get about by bicycle or horse and carriage, which have is located in the Vale Peninsula, in a a dramatic effect on the pace of life. A visit to Sark really is like residential area and overlooks 2 sleepy stepping back in time. fishing bays. All 99 bedrooms are en suite with separate toilet, tea/coffee Monday: We make our way to Poole to catch the ferry over to making facilities, television. Guernsey. This is where our own coach will leave us. You will be WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY The hotel also has an outdoor responsible for handling your own luggage when getting off the Please note: Although passports are not required for entry to the Channel Islands, you must “Excellent position with very friendly staff” swimming pool (heated in the coach to the check in point. A local coach operator will collect us carry valid photo identification at check in at the ferry port. The following forms of ID are Mr & Mrs Gibbs, Blackfordby summer months). A local bus service from the ferry port and take us to the hotel. acceptable: Valid passport, valid photographic driving licence or Senior Citizen Card. is available hourly to St Peter Port. Tuesday: This morning we depart the hotel for a full day island “Hotel was very good, one of the best I have been to” As our coaches are not allowed on Guernsey, you will have to handle your own luggage tour with a local operator to explore the beautiful scenery, Mrs A Nettleton, Burbage from the coach to check in at the ferry port and also again on arrival in Guernsey to our Single supplement £89 on the first beaches and look-out points. Visit the Little Chapel, beautifully waiting transfer vehicle to the hotel. 5 single rooms available. Sea view decorated with seashells, pebbles and broken china and Freesia “Very nice hotel, lovely area, so peaceful” Depending on our ferry times, we may depart Leicestershire very early on Monday and rooms are available on request at a Centre, to witness the various stages of the growing process Mrs Wilson, Mickleover arrive back very late on the Saturday evening. supplement of £35 per person per stay.

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Thursday 10th May • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout • Services of a Courier • Return ferry travel from Heysham to Douglas • Peel with its impressive castle and harbour • Laxey to visit ‘Lady Isabella’ • Snaefell Mountain Railway • Visit to Castletown and Port Erin • Cregneash Village Folk Museum Monday 27th September • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights, hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast BOOK throughout Isle of Man • Services of a Courier Isle of Man EARLY • Return ferry travel from Heysham to avoid to Douglas disappointment Thursday 10th May , 5 Days £465 Dates in May and September • Isle of Man Steam Railway Thursday: We depart Hugglescote this morning and head for Heysham to catch our • Milntown House with cream tea afternoon ferry for the 3 ½ hour journey to Douglas. • Visit to Peel and Douglas Friday: We depart the hotel this morning to visit Peel with the rest of the afternoon Located within easy reach of the British Isles, neatly positioned just 31 miles from England in Douglas. and 31 miles from Ireland, you’ll find the beautiful Island paradise that is the Isle of Man. Saturday: Today we take an excursion to Laxey to visit ‘Lady Isabella’ the world’s largest working waterwheel. After, we take a ride on the Snaefell Mountain Railway. It’s far enough to give you that relaxed holiday feeling but Sunday: A visit to Castletown, the ancient capital of the island with a beautifully Snaefell Mountain railway close enough to give you the reassurance that you’re never too preserved castle, Cregneash Village Folk Museum, and the pretty bay and village far from home, and with a temperate climate all year round – of Port Erin. what are you waiting for? There’s a true Manx welcome waiting for you……with proof that the best things really do come in Monday: We say farewell to the hotel and head for the ferry port for our journey small packages. back to Heysham, arriving back at Hugglescote early evening.

Brada head, Port Erin, Calf Mann, Isle of Man

The Rutland Hotel Isle of Man Queens Promenade, Douglas Thursday 27th September , 5 Days £459 The hotel has recently been WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY transformed into a stunning hotel offering comfort, style & quality. It is Thursday: We depart Hugglescote this morning and head for Heysham to catch our situated on the Queens Promenade, “Perfect position on the Promenade, well afternoon ferry for the 3 ½ hour journey to Douglas. presented and all areas clean & comfortable with beautiful panoramic views across Friday: Today we take a ride on the delightful Isle of Man Steam Railway along the Douglas Bay and only a short walk to bedrooms, roomy and recently renovated to a south coast from Douglas to Port Erin before heading to The Sound with its colonies the town centre. good standard” of seals and seabirds and its excellent café and visitor centre. All 64 bedrooms are en suite with tea/ Mr & Mrs Kelham, Wakerley, Near Oakham Saturday: We visit the pretty gardens and woodland walks at Milntown House coffee making facilities, television, hair dryer and telephone. “The hotel was very good, lovely room” followed by a cream tea. Mr & Mrs Fairbrother, Whitwick Sunday: This morning we visit the resort of Peel, with its pretty harbour and lovely flat Single Supplement £40 on the first sandy beach with the rest of the day to explore Douglas with its Victorian promenade 3 single rooms. Sea view rooms “Rooms and food excellent, showers always and the absorbing Manx Museum. available on request at £12.50 per room hot and rooms always cleaned well” Monday: We say farewell to the hotel and head for the ferry port for our journey back per night. Mr Hunt, Leicester to Heysham, arriving back at Hugglescote early evening.

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• Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout at the Bell Rock Hotel • 1 night hotel accommodation, dinner and breakfast at the BW Duke of Cornwall Hotel, Plymouth • 1 night hotel accommodation, dinner and breakfast at the Jury’s Inn, Plymouth • Services of a Courier • Boat trip to Tresco with a visit to the Abbey Gardens

Tresco Abbey Hugh Town, St Mary’s Cromwell Castle Tresco and Bryher

Isles of Scilly & Tresco Abbey Gardens Sunday 29th April, 7 Days £845

Lying 28 miles off Land’s End, the Isles of Scilly are a uniquely beautiful archipelago of more than a hundred islands, only five of which are inhabited.

Designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and home to Thursday: Another day at leisure enjoying the nature trails 2000 islanders, the Isles of Scilly are often described as ‘a world and coastal paths of St Mary’s. apart,’ a world where daily life is governed by the tides and the Friday: Sadly it is time to leave the tranquility of the island weather. With hardly any traffic and quite extraordinary natural and head for the ferry terminal, where once again we make beauty, there can be no better place to unwind as you explore the journey over to the mainland. We make our way to the the Isles of Scilly. Each Isles have their very own character and Jurys Inn, Plymouth. distinctive landscape. Saturday: We depart the hotel and make our way back to Sunday: We depart Hugglescote this morning and make our Hugglescote, making a stop en route. way to the Duke of Gordon Hotel, Plymouth with stops en route. We aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. Best Western Duke of Jury’s Inn Plymouth Bell Rock Hotel Tresco Abbey Cornwall Hotel Exeter Street, Plymouth Church Street, St Mary’s Monday: We set out early this morning on our coach to make our way to Penzance for our crossing over to St Marys on the Isles Millbay Road, Plymouth This hotel is perfectly situated in the This small hotel has been welcoming of Scilly Steamship. This is where our coach leaves us as we make This hotel is a stunning period hotel centre of the beautifully historic and guests for over 100 years and is the 2 hours 45 minute journey over to the Island. We stay at the brimming with character and style. character filled city of Plymouth. situated in Hugh Town, the capital Bell Rock Hotel, St Marys for the next 4 nights. A luggage transfer Built as Plymouth’s first luxury hotel The hotel is located on Exeter Street, of St Mary’s and prides itself on the will be provided by a local operator whilst we make the 5 minute in 1863, the Duke has been lovingly conveniently beside the historic personal, attentive service given. walk to the hotel. quarter and just a 10 minute walk to preserved and enhanced so that its All 23 bedrooms are en suite with tea/ the city centre. Tuesday: Spend the day exploring Hugh Town, the island’s unique Victorian Gothic splendour coffee making facilities, television and ‘capital’. It is situated between two beaches and is home to can still be enjoyed by guests today. All 247 bedrooms are en suite with hair dryer and has been extensively a variety of shops, art and craft galleries and restaurants. This Please note: Valid proof of identity is required to travel on All 72 bedrooms are en suite with tea/ tea/coffee making facilities and a modernised. The hotel doesn’t have afternoon, enjoy a stroll along the Garrison walls high above the Scillonian III. This can be passport, photographic driving licence, coffee making facilities & television. television. a lift but there are some ground floor town or simply relax on Portcressa or Town Beach. citizen card, bus pass issued by your local council or a signed rooms. There is also an indoor pool. credit or bank card. Wednesday: We depart the hotel this morning for a visit to Single supplement on the first 5 Those passengers that cannot walk reasonable distances will Tresco Abbey Gardens by boat. Please note: After you disembark single rooms available £51. the boat, there will be a walk of approximately 5-10 minutes, be limited in their enjoyment of this holiday and you will be at a leisurely pace to the gardens. responsible for handling your own luggage to and from the hotel Distant sea views on request and as we don’t take our on coach onto the Island. may incur a supplement.

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Monday 9th April • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights half board at the Hotel • Roberts Gold Service Ambassadeur Hotel, Jersey • 4 nights hotel accommodation, • 3 nights half board at the Peninsula dinner & cooked breakfast Hotel, Guernsey throughout • Services of a Courier • Return ferry travel • Inter Island transfer from Jersey to • Free use of the hotel’s Guernsey swimming pool • Full day Island coastal tour in Jersey • Visit to Osborne House • Free time in Jersey • A tour of the Island on our coach • Half day familiarisation tour in • Free day to explore the Island Guernsey and tour to Herm Island • Free time in Guernsey Monday 20th August • Roberts Gold Service Please note: Although passports are not required for entry to the • 4 nights hotel accommodation, Channel Islands you must carry valid dinner & cooked breakfast photo identification at check in at throughout the airport. The following forms of ID are acceptable: valid passport, valid • Return ferry travel photographic driving licence or • Free use of the hotel’s Senior Citizen Card. This tour is not swimming pool covered by the Bonded Coach Holiday Isle of Wight & Osborne House Jersey & Guernsey By Air guarantee, the consumer protection • Visit to Osborne House is covered by the CAA ATOL number of 9503 of Destination Specialists, of Monday 9th April, 5 Days £419 • Tour of the Island Friday 20th April, 8 Days £855 which Roberts Travel Group are acting Monday 20th August, 5 Days £439 • Free day to explore the Island Tuesday 26th June, 8 Days £899 as an agent for and their terms and as you choose conditions apply.

Don’t miss the opportunity to stay at this wonderful hotel, This two centre tour takes described as simply ‘Superb’ by our very own Driver. The feedback us to two destinations of the we get from our customers never fails to amaze us and we are wonderful Channel Islands. highly delighted to offer this hotel again for 2018. Jersey, with its unspoiled landscape is really a place you can get away from it all. Situated just off England’s South of Victoria’s royal family life, including With its Norman style farmhouses, narrow coast, the Isle of Wight is littered with the Swiss Cottage, where her children winding lanes and French street names – picturesque villages and bustling small played at their once private beach. all reflecting the islands entwinement with towns making it the perfect destination at Thursday: Today is your free day in the fates of two great nations: Britain and any time of year. Shanklin. France. Whilst on the island there is lots In the towns you’ll find a great range of to do from discovering Jersey’s heritage, Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the shops including local boutique stores including exploring castles and the Jersey hotel staff as we head back to the ferry The Channel View Hotel Hotel Ambassadeur Peninsula Hotel and familiar high street brands. If you’re War Tunnels, which tells the true story of port this morning. We arrive back in Hope Road, Shanklin, Isle of Wight St. Clement’s Coast Road, Les Dicqs, Vale, Guernsey indulging in some serious retail therapy, the Occupation of Jersey during World Hugglescote late this afternoon. St Clement stop off in one the coffee shops or cafes The hotel occupies a cliff top position War Two. The hotel is set in 5 acres of grounds and refuel with some delicious coffee and overlooking the beautiful Shanklin This hotel is just a mile from in a prominent sea front position. It Again on Guernsey, you will be welcomed homemade cake. Bay. Family owned for over 26 years, in St Helier, and overlooks the is located in the Vale Peninsula, in a by the charming mix of French and British WHAT OUR which they have attained a reputation fine sweep of St Clements Bay. residential area and overlooks 2 sleepy Monday: We depart the Travel Centre influences. The chic capital of St Peter to be proud of. The town of Shanklin Guestrooms have private bathroom fishing bays. All 99 bedrooms are en this morning and make our way to the CUSTOMERS SAY Port, a busy harbour since Roman times, is approximately a 15 minute walk with tea/coffee making facilities, suite with separate toilet, tea/coffee port to catch the ferry to the Isle of is abundant with jewelers, boutiques, “Excellent, spotlessly clean, from the hotel. All bedrooms are well television, hair dryer and there is a making facilities, satellite television. Wight with a stop en route. We aim to excellent service, very friendly staff” appointed with en suite, tea/coffee galleries and cosmopolitan cafes and lift to all floors. The hotel has a bar, arrive at the hotel late afternoon. is considered one of Europe’s prettiest The hotel also has an outdoor Mr Partner, Leicester making facilities, television, direct dial restaurant, and outdoor swimming harbour towns. Whilst on Guernsey, we swimming pool (heated in the Tuesday: We take a tour of the Island telephone and hair dryer. pool which is heated during the “Excellent all round, food very good and will visit Herm, where you can take the summer months). A local bus service on our coach. summer season. plentiful, staff couldn’t be more helpful” No single supplement on the first 3 chance to forget the day-to-day demands is available hourly to St Peter Port. Wednesday: An excursion to Osborne Mrs Chamberlain, Hinckley single rooms available. Additional of modern living and embrace the island’s Single room supplement: £175 House, of which Queen Victoria once single rooms above our allocation may tranquility. Just a short walk from the said ‘It is impossible to imagine a “Wonderful hotel, homely, incur a supplement. Sea view rooms harbour is Herm Village, where you can prettier spot’. Visit the palatial seaside comfortable and excellent all round” on request. Classic (side sea view) £16 explore the popular gift shops and tavern. retreat and get an intimate glimpse Mrs Leigh, Anstey per person per stay, Superior (front sea view) £40 per person per stay.

62 Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre 63 The Babbacombe Cliff Railway at Oddicombe Beach INCLUDED IN Coastal YOUR HOLIDAY • Roberts Gold Service Never ones to forget our roots, we offer a range of destinations along the most popular coasts • 4 nights hotel accommodation, of the UK. With your old favourites such as Eastbourne, Llandudno and Bournemouth all dinner and cooked breakfast included in our programme, we have a seaside holiday to suit everyone. throughout • Scenic tour of the surrounding area • Free time in Dartmouth • Light lunch on 1 afternoon of soup Babbacombe with Free Bar 65 Our holiday highlights and roll Bournemouth 66-69 • Free bar between 8pm-11pm each night, selected drinks/house Bournemouth All Inclusive 70 brands only Bridlington, Sewerby • Free time in Babbacombe Hall & Cream Tea 71 Cornish Cruise & Cream 72 Devon Delights & the South Devon Railway 73 Eastbourne 74-75 Bournemouth Eastbourne Eastbourne Super Single 76 Exmouth, Seaton Tramway & Cruise 77 Babbacombe with Free Bar Inclusive Falmouth & the Cornish Coast 78 Monday 19th March, 5 Days £299 Package Llandudno 80-81 Llandudno Landlubbers Cruise 82 Newquay: Roberts Reunion 83 This hotel comes highly recommended by one of our customers and Paignton 84-85 included during our stay is a free bar between 8pm – 11pm each night Paignton in Springtime 86 on selected drinks/house brands and a light lunch on one afternoon. Paignton Sidmouth Scarborough & the With its beautiful sea views, The Babbacombe Hotel makes for the North York Moors Railway 87 perfect setting during your stay on the English Riviera.

Sidmouth 88-89 Described as Torbay’s ‘Jewel in the Babbacombe Cliff Railway Skegness 90-91 Crown’, Babbacombe is a small friendly village, boasting its own promenade, Southport & Liverpool theatre, shops & the world famous River Explorer 92 Babbacombe Model Village. Southsea, Chichester Monday: We depart the Travel Centre Babbacombe Hotel & Harbour Cruise 93 this morning and make our way to Babbacombe with a stop en route. We The Sea Front, Babbacombe Downs St Agnes 94-95 aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. Road, Babbacombe Tenby 96-97 Tuesday: Today we depart the hotel for a The hotel enjoys a level position directly scenic tour of the area on the coach. on the sea front overlooking the famous Torquay – Steaming through Babbacombe Downs. All bedrooms are the English Riviera 98 Wednesday: We visit the beautiful town en suite with tea/coffee making facilities. of Dartmouth. Babbacombe High Street The hotel does have a lift although not Warners: Sinah Warren, all rooms are accessed by it. Hayling Island 99 Thursday: Today is your free day to explore Babbacombe as you choose. Single supplement on the first 5 single Weymouth 100-101 There will be a light lunch back at the rooms available: £23. Additional hotel today. Weston-super-Mare & single rooms above our allocation Longleat House & Gardens 102 Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the may incur a supplement. Sea view hotel staff as we head back this morning rooms available on request with a to Hugglescote, arriving back late supplement of £48 (twin/double only). afternoon. Sea view rooms with balcony available on request with a supplement of £94 (twin/double only).

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Monday 4th June • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout • Exbury Gardens & Railway • Visit to Wareham • Visit to Swanage • Cream tea • A free day in Bournemouth Sunday 12th August • Roberts Gold Service • 5 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout • Services of a Courier • Athelhampton House & Gardens Bournemouth Bournemouth & Exbury Gardens & Railway • Isle of Wight • Two free days to explore Monday 4th June, 5 Days £405 Dates in June and August Bournemouth as you choose Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way to Bournemouth with a stop en route. We aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. CUSTOMER Tuesday: A scenic tour of the surrounding area with a cream tea, visiting nearby Bournemouth, boasting seven miles of golden beach and clear blue sea, FAVOURITE Wareham & Swanage. is a vibrant cosmopolitan town that has it all. Situated in the heart of Wednesday: A visit to Exbury Gardens & Railway, a stunning vision of inspiration Dorset on the south coast, it has one of this country’s warmest climates. offering 200 acres of natural beauty. It is an ideal location to explore the local area, much of which is areas of Thursday: This is your free day in resort to explore Bournemouth as you choose. outstanding natural beauty. Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we head back this morning to Hugglescote, arriving back late afternoon.

The sandy beach is a lovely place to relax with friends WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY “Excellent clean & comfortable room” Mr & Mrs Smith

“Very pleased with the size of my Marsham Court Hotel single room” Bournemouth, Athelhampton Russell Cotes Road, Bournemouth Mrs Lawson, East Goscote 6 & the Isle of Wight DAYS Located on the East Cliff, overlooking “Excellent hotel, would return again” Sunday 12th August, 6 Days £545 the Pier and beaches, the hotel is Mrs Rutter, Hinckley only a 5 minutes’ walk away from the shopping streets. All of the stylish Sunday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way to “Food was lovely and hotel staff bedrooms are en suite with tea/coffee Bournemouth with a stop en route. We aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. were really friendly” making facilities and television. The south-facing outdoor pool, heated Mr & Mrs Watts, Barwell Monday: This morning we visit Althelhampton House & Gardens. May to September, is set in award- Tuesday: Today we board our coach and head for the ferry port for a day trip to the “Very nice hotel, please use again” winning gardens, with sun terraces Isle of Wight, the UK’s warmest and sunniest destination. Once on the island we will overlooking the bay. Mrs Palmer, Melton Mowbray have a tour around the island. No single supplement on the first 3 “Very good hotel, everything perfect” Wednesday: Today is a free day to explore Bournemouth as you choose. single rooms available. Sea view rooms Mrs Parker, Leicester Thursday: Another day at leisure in Bournemouth. on request at a supplement from £60 per room per stay. Sea view rooms with “The hotel was excellent” Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we head back this morning to balcony on request with a supplement Mrs Eames, Whitwick Hugglescote, arriving back late afternoon. from £80 per room per stay.

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Monday 9th July • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout • Kingston Lacey • New Forest and Lyndhurst • Free time Bournemouth • Free use of hotel’s leisure facilities Monday 8th October • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout • Scenic tour of the area • Salisbury • Swanage Railway train ride Bournemouth Bournemouth, Kingston Lacey & the New Forest • Free time in Bournemouth Monday 9th July, 5 Days £365 • Free use of hotel’s leisure facilities Dates in July and October Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way to Bournemouth 2 Dates with a stop en route, we aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. Tuesday: Today we visit Lyndhurst which became the natural ‘capital’ of the New Forest Available when William the Conqueror established his hunting grounds here. Now there’s much to The bandstand at The Suncliff keep you busy, from the museum in the New Forest Visitor Centre to shops and cafes. Don’t miss the grave of the original Alice in Wonderland (Alice Liddell, later Hargreaves) in the churchyard. Wednesday: This morning we board the coach to visit Kingston Lacey, home to the Bankes family for over 300 years and is a monument to the family’s exceptional taste and desire to surround themselves with beauty. Thursday: Today is your free day in resort. WHAT OUR Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we head back this morning to CUSTOMERS SAY Hugglescote, arriving back late afternoon. “The hotel was excellent, food was great” Mrs Loakes, Coalville The Suncliff Bournemouth & the Swanage Railway East Overcliff Drive, Bournemouth “Food very good, staff excellent” Mr & Mrs Williams, Burton Upon Trent Monday 8th October, 5 Days £299 Conveniently located on the prestigious East Cliff, the hotel is “Very nice hotel indeed, food Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way to Bournemouth within easy walking distance to was lovely” with a stop en route. We aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. the vibrant town centre with its Mr & Mrs Lane, Kegworth cosmopolitan café society. Tuesday: Today we take a scenic tour of the surrounding area on our coach with a visit All bedrooms have en suite facilities “Hotel very good and food to Salisbury. with tea/coffee making facilities exceptional” Wednesday: This morning we board the coach and make our way to Swanage where we television, telephone and hair dryer. Mr & Mrs Grey, Newton Linford board the train for a ride on the Swanage Railway. Steam trains run for six miles, weaving The hotel has an indoor heated pool their way from Norden through the beautiful Purbeck countryside, past the magnificent and sauna. “Very clean hotel & staff very helpful” ruins of Corfe Castle and the charming countryside station of Harmans Cross to the sandy Mrs Haywood, Botcheston beach at Swanage, the eastern gateway to the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site. No single supplement on the first Thursday: Today is your free day to explore Bournemouth as you choose. 4 single rooms within our allocation. “Food, service & entertainment Seaview rooms on request at very good” Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we head back to Hugglescote, a supplement of £40 per room Mr & Mrs Wilson, Ibstock arriving back late this afternoon. per night.

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• Roberts Gold Service • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout • A visit to Kingston Lacey • A visit to Sewerby Hall & Gardens • A visit to Weymouth • A visit to Flamborough Head with cream tea • A visit to Swanage • A visit to Whitby • A free day in Bournemouth • A visit to Scarborough • 3 lunches at the hotel and a free bar 6pm-9pm (house brands only) • Free day to explore Bridlington • Free use of hotel’s leisure facilities

ALL Bournemouth All Inclusive INCLUSIVE Bridlington, Sewerby Hall & Cream Tea PACKAGE Monday 26th March, 5 Days £309 Monday 15th October, 5 Days £275

There is so much included with this ‘All Inclusive’ Spring break Bridlington, on the East Yorkshire coast, is the perfect seaside staying at the Suncliff Hotel. Enjoy a free bar between 6pm-9pm resort, with its miles of level promenade, beautiful beaches and daily on house brands & soft drinks served from the Tropicana Bar lovely Heritage Coast. There’s also the busy working harbour only, on a glass for glass basis. There will be 3 lunches also included bringing in the catch of the day. during our stay. Monday: We depart the Travel Centre Put the popular hotel together with a Thursday: Today is your free day in this morning and make our way to great resort that enjoys such pleasant resort. Why not explore the vast variety Bridlington with a stop en route. We aim climates, and you are sure to have a of shops or the beautiful award winning to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. lovely holiday. gardens. Tuesday: Today we board the coach for Monday: We depart the Travel Centre Friday: We bid a fond farewell to a scenic tour of the surrounding area, visiting Whitby & Scarborough. this morning and make our way to the hotel staff as we head back this The Suncliff Monarch Hotel Bournemouth with a stop en route. We morning to Hugglescote, arriving back Wednesday: A visit to Sewerby Hall & East Overcliff Drive, Bournemouth South Marine Drive, Bridlington aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. late afternoon. Gardens. Set in fifty acres of stunning Tuesday: Today we depart the hotel Conveniently located on the parkland, this historic country house and The impressive Monarch Hotel is one for a visit to the seaside resort of prestigious East Cliff, the hotel estate has a great deal to offer to visitors. of Bridlington’s leading hotels. It stands Weymouth and returning via the WHAT OUR is within easy walking distance With breathtaking views of the East right on the seafront, and is perfectly delightful town of Swanage. CUSTOMERS SAY to the vibrant town centre with Yorkshire coast, the house and gardens WHAT OUR placed on South Marine Drive for a its cosmopolitan café society. All have something for everyone whatever comfortable stroll into town or along Wednesday: A visit to Kingston Lacey, “Food excellent, staff very good & bedrooms have en suite facilities with the season. After, we take a scenic visit CUSTOMERS SAY the promenade. where we step inside the home of tea/coffee making facilities television, to Flamborough Head where we have helpful, bar staff a 5, very good” “Very good service, nice bedroom” All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ one of the most powerful families of telephone and hair dryer. The hotel included a cream tea. Dorset to discover the history and the Mr Howes, Ashby de la Zouch has an indoor heated pool and sauna. Mr Taylor, Leicester coffee making facilities with television flamboyancy of the Bankes family who Thursday: Today is your free day in and hair dryer. owned vast swathes of Dorset for over “Excellent staff and service, food good” No single supplement on the first Bridlington to do as you choose. Really nice holiday, staff very Mr & Mrs North, Measham friendly and helpful” No single supplement on the first 400 years. From fighting the forces of 5 single rooms available. Additional Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the Mr Schofield, Barwell 9 single rooms available. Oliver Cromwell, to gathering one of single rooms above our allocation will hotel staff as we head back this morning the world’s largest collections of ancient “On our 4th visit to this hotel, we have a supplement of £80 per person were pleased that it lived up still to to Hugglescote, stopping on the return “Good clean accommodation, Egyptian artefacts, the Bankes have a per night. Sea view rooms on a request journey, arriving back late afternoon. colourful past. our expectations” at a supplement of £40 per room food was very good” Mr Hickling, Markfield per night. Mr & Mrs Price, Mountsorrel

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• Roberts Gold Service • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout • Scenic tour with cream tea • Services of a Courier • A visit to Falmouth • Train journey on the South Devon Railway • A Fal River Cruise • Scenic tour of the surrounding • A free day to explore St Ives area on our coach at leisure • A visit to Sidmouth • Free use of hotel’s leisure facilities

Cornish Cruise & Cream Devon Delights & the South Devon Railway Saturday 22nd September, 5 Days £299 Monday 23rd April, 5 Days £459

St Ives is the dazzling Jewel in Cornwall’s crown. A beautiful With so much to see and do in Devon it’s hard to choose where picturesque fishing harbour and seaside town, it is also the art to visit first. During our stay we will journey on the South Devon mecca of the Southwest, made world famous by local artists Railway. The line, originally opened in 1872 and closed to including Barbara Hepworth, Ben Nicholson, Peter Lanyon and passengers by British Railways in 1958, is a quintessential former Patrick Heron. Great Western Railway branch line.

With exclusive boutiques and cafes, We will also see some of the prettiest south west. The railway runs along the Falmouth St Ives is a fashionable resort although it places in Devon on our scenic tour of the stunning valley of the River Dart between retains its old-world charm with numerous surrounding area. Buckfastleigh and Totnes. antique and craft shops. On another day we will head north to visit Thursday: Today we take a scenic Saturday: We depart the Travel Centre this the lovely seaside town of Sidmouth, a excursion visiting the beautiful Regency morning and make our way to St Ives with Cottage Hotel firm favourite with our passengers. This resort of Sidmouth. On the return, we Langstone Cliff Hotel adequate stops en route. We aim to arrive Boskerris Road, Carbis Road, St Ives charming unspoilt resort is a sanctuary will call in at Dawlish for some free time Mount Pleasant Road, at the hotel late afternoon. from the modern day tourist resorts. before returning back to the hotel. The hotel is situated in extensive Dawlish Warren, Dawlish Visit Devon and you’ll want to stay Friday: We bid a fond farewell to Sunday: Today we take a scenic excursion grounds overlooking Carbis Bay and The hotel is set in 19 acres of forever….. the hotel staff as we head back this on our coach visiting some of the prettiest just 300 yards from the beach. All 80 woodland on the beautiful south morning to Hugglescote, arriving places south Cornwall has to offer. Today bedrooms have en suite facilities with Monday: We depart the Travel Centre coast of Devon, nestled in the heart back late afternoon. we have included a Cornish cream tea. tea/coffee making facilities, television, this morning and make our way to of Dawlish Warren. Overlooking the internal telephone, and hair dryer. Truro Cathedral Dawlish with a stop en route. We aim Exe Estuary, the hotel coasts luscious Monday: This morning we board our The hotel has two bars and television Dawlish coach for a visit to Falmouth with a River to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. lawns and well pruned gardens with lounge and the restaurant and sun magnificent sea views. All bedrooms Fal Cruise included, one of Cornwall’s most Tuesday: This morning we visit the lounge have lovely views of the bay. are en suite with tea/coffee making beautiful boat trips, sailing along the Fal surrounding area with a scenic excursion There are two lifts which serve most facilities, television and hair dryer. River between Falmouth and Truro. on our coach. bedrooms (although the entertainment There is also an indoor swimming Tuesday: Today is your free day in resort to room is only accessible via stairs). Wednesday: Today we take a railway pool. explore St Ives as you choose. journey on the South Devon Railway, Single supplement on the first single Single supplement on request. Wednesday: We bid a fond farewell to the room: £36. Additional single rooms one of the West Country’s best loved hotel staff as we head back this morning to above our allocation may incur a tourist attractions and is the longest Hugglescote, arriving back late afternoon. supplement. Sea view rooms at a established steam railway on the supplement of £24 per person per stay.

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Monday 30th July Cumberland Hotel • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout • A free day to explore Eastbourne as you choose • Visit to Battle & Hastings • Visit to Pashley Manor Gardens Saturday 25th August Cumberland Hotel • Roberts Gold Service • 6 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast

Hsatings Michelham Priory throughout • Scenic tour of the surrounding area • 1066 Country Eastbourne 3 Dates • Michelham Priory with a cream tea Available • Two free days in Eastbourne to Dates in April, July and August explore at your leisure 7 DAYS INCLUDED IN Eastbourne & Eastbourne, Pashley Eastbourne, YOUR HOLIDAY The Bluebell Railway Manor Gardens & Michelham Priory Monday 2nd April 1066 Country & 1066 Country Monday 2nd April 5 Days £299 Monday 30th July Saturday 25th August

Queens Hotel Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this 5 Days £345 7 Days £499 • Roberts Gold Service morning and make our way to Eastbourne with a stop en route. We aim to arrive at Monday: We depart the Travel Centre Saturday: We depart the Travel Centre this • 4 nights hotel accommodation, the hotel late afternoon. this morning and make our way to morning and make our way to Eastbourne dinner & cooked breakfast Eastbourne with a stop en route. We with a stop en route. We aim to arrive at the throughout Tuesday: We board the coach for a scenic aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. hotel late afternoon. tour of the surrounding area visiting some • Ride on the Bluebell Railway of 1066 country. Queens Hotel Tuesday: A visit to Battle and Hastings. Sunday: Today we have a scenic tour of the Cumberland Hotel Marine Parade, Eastbourne surrounding area on our coach. Grand Parade, Eastbourne • 1066 Country Wednesday: Today is your free day in Wednesday: Today we take a visit to Pashley Manor Gardens on the border of Monday: This morning we board the coach • Free in time Eastbourne resort. A light lunch will be available back This magnificent Victorian hotel is The hotel offers a traditional and at the hotel. situated in an outstanding position Sussex and Kent, to see Romantic English to visit 1066 Country. welcoming feel throughout and is • Light lunch at the hotel on on the seafront overlooking the pier. landscaping and artistic planting framed furnished with comfort in mind. It is Thursday: We enjoy a ride on the Tuesday: We depart the hotel this morning one day All 127 bedrooms are en suite with by fine old trees, fountains and ponds, located on the seafront, overlooking Bluebell Railway. The railway was one for an excursion to Michelham Priory. We tea/coffee making facilities, television, with the unusual Tudor/Georgian manor the promenade and Bandstand. It is of the first preserved heritage lines in will discover the history of the house as we internal telephone, and hairdryer. house, which is a private family home, a short walk to the town and has sea the country resulting in one of the finest explore 800 years of Priory history. We have There are spacious public rooms creating a memorable backdrop to the views throughout. collections of vintage locomotives and included a cream tea here. including a lounge bar, sun lounge beautiful and dynamic gardens. carriages, many of which were preserved and entertainment room. The hotel Wednesday: Today is your free day in resort All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ straight out of service from British Thursday: Today is your free day in resort has two lifts that serve all floors. to explore Eastbourne as you choose. coffee making facilities, television, Railways. to explore Eastbourne as you choose. Thursday: Another free day in Eastbourne. telephone and hair dryer. Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the Single supplement on the first 2 Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the No single supplement on the first 6 hotel staff as we head back this morning single rooms: £28. Additional single hotel staff as we head back this morning Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel single rooms available . to Hugglescote, arriving back late rooms above our allocation may incur to Hugglescote, arriving back late staff as we head back this morning to afternoon. a supplement. Sea view rooms on afternoon. Hugglescote, arriving back late afternoon. request and at a supplement of £16 per person per stay.

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• Roberts Gold Service • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout • Visit to Brighton • Return journey on the Seaton Tramway • Visit to Worthing • River Exe cruise with Devon • Free day in Eastbourne cream tea • Free use of the hotel’s indoor • Free day to explore Exmouth swimming pool as you choose

Eastbourne Super Singles Break NO Exmouth, Seaton Tramway & Cruise SINGLE Monday 19th February, 5 Days £289 SUPPLEMENT Monday 16th July, 5 Days £359

SINGLE TRAVELLERS! We are delighted to offer this tour with an Since the Regency period when seaside holidays became allocation of 34 single rooms with NO SUPPLEMENT. fashionable, people have been visiting Exmouth to enjoy the scenery. It is a lively town, situated on the east coast of Devon, We will be staying in the seaside resort of Friday: We board the coach this morning, where the River Exe meets the sea. The town offers a diverse Eastbourne, a resort that reflects the best making a stop, before returning back to of the British south coast while remaining Hugglescote late afternoon. selection of shops with an indoor market and a pedestrianised high a cosmopolitan destination. During street with places to eat and things to do. our stay we will visit some of the best Great destinations the East coast has to offer! Shopping Monday: We depart the Travel Centre Friday: We bid a fond farewell to Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way to the hotel staff as we head back this this morning and make our way to Exmouth with a stop en route. We aim morning to Hugglescote, arriving back Eastbourne with a stop en route. We aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. late afternoon. The Manor Hotel Best Western York to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. Tuesday: A return journey on the Seaton The Beacon, Exmouth House Hotel Tramway from Seaton to Colyton. The Tuesday: Today we will visit Brighton, The hotel has an enviable location on Royal Parade, Eastbourne Tramway operate narrow gauge heritage where you can visit The Lanes, offering a the Beacon in Exmouth providing both trams between Seaton, Colyford and shopper’s paradise of independent shops The hotel is situated on Royal Parade, easy access to both the beach and town Colyton in East Devon’s glorious Axe and boutiques. with panoramic views across the with stunning sea views across the bay. Valley, travelling alongside the River Axe English Channel, 200 yards from the Wednesday: Worthing, is our destination estuary through two nature reserves and All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ pier and a short walk into Eastbourne’s today, where you can explore the cultural giving an unrivalled view of the abundant coffee making facilities, telephone town centre. All bedrooms have en WHAT OUR wading bird life. and direct dial telephone. There is a delights and hidden gems this little WHAT OUR suite facilities with tea/coffee making CUSTOMERS SAY comfortable guest lounge with a bar. seaside town has to offer. CUSTOMERS SAY facilities, television, telephone and hair Wednesday: Today we take a 90 minute Thursday: This is your free day in dryer. The hotel has an indoor heated River Exe cruise with a Devon cream tea “Staff very pleasant and helpful, No single supplement on the first resort. Why not take a walk along the “Very high standard, staff & food was swimming pool. included sailing on from Exmouth on calm food well served, restaurant clean 7 single rooms available. elegant, unspoilt seafront which has better than any hotels I have visited” and sheltered waters. and light” Mrs Ward, Castle Gresley No single supplement on the first 34 Mr & Mrs Thompson, Leicester Forest East a quintessential Victorian charm. Or single rooms available (all single rooms Thursday: Today is your free day in resort browse the independent boutiques in the are double for sole use). to explore as you choose. pedestrianised town centre, just a stone’s “Lovely hotel with very friendly staff, “Have stayed here before throw from the seafront. very good would return to this hotel” and would gladly return” Mrs Hextall, Swadlincote Mrs Wilson, Ashby de la Zouch

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• Roberts Gold Service Monday 12th March • 4 nights hotel accommodation, • Roberts Gold Service dinner and cooked breakfast throughout • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast • Visit to Newquay throughout • Visit to Penzance • Arlington Court & the National Trust Carriage Museum with a cream tea • Free time in Falmouth included • Scenic tour of the surrounding area on the coach • Free day in Ilfracombe • A light lunch at the hotel and a drink with dinner each evening Saturday 28th July • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout 2 Dates • Scenic tour of the surrounding area Available with cream tea Falmouth & the Cornish Coast Ilfracombe • Journey on the West Somerset Railway Monday 29th October, 5 Days £375 Dates in March and July • Free day to explore Ilfracombe

Falmouth is one of the most vibrant coastal destinations in the This wonderful town has an historic, natural harbour and is surrounded country with a thriving, working port with a creative and modern by beautiful and breathtaking scenery. Along the quayside you will find edge. Here you’ll unearth centuries of maritime history and many cafes, ice cream parlours, eateries and gift shops. heritage whilst enjoying award winning beaches, historic opeways, quays and colourful parks and gardens. Ilfracombe Cream Tea Ilfracombe Devon

Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this Friday: We bid a fond farewell to & Arlington Court Cruise & Cream morning and make our way to Falmouth the hotel staff as we head back with a stop en route. We aim to arrive at the to Hugglescote, arriving back Monday 12th March, Saturday 28th July, hotel late afternoon. late afternoon. 5 Days £245 5 Days £325 Tuesday: Today we visit Newquay, one of Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this Saturday: We depart the Travel the nation’s favourite seaside resorts. Best Western Penmere morning and make our way to Ilfracombe Centre this morning and make our Imperial Hotel Wednesday: This morning we board our Manor with a stop en route. We aim to arrive at way to Ilfracombe with a stop en Wilder Road, Ilfracombe coach for a visit to Penzance, a historic port Mongleath Road, Falmouth the hotel late afternoon. route, aiming to arrive at the hotel late Situated in one of the best positions on the south facing shores of Mount’s Bay afternoon. Set in 5 acres of beautiful surroundings, Tuesday: A scenic tour of the surrounding in Ilfracombe, opposite the splendid with one of the mildest climates in the UK. Sunday: We take a scenic drive this elegant Georgian hotel has a proud area on the coach visiting nearby Lynton Landmark Theatre, close to the tunnels One of the striking things about the town is and Lynmouth. around the surrounding area today history of hospitality, having earned a Beaches and shops and only a short walk the abundance of palm trees and gardens WHAT OUR where we have included a cream tea. reputation as a friendly, professionally Wednesday: Today is your free day in from the harbour. All 104 bedrooms are full of sub-tropical plants, a sure sign CUSTOMERS SAY run hotel over the last 36 years. The resort. A light lunch will be available back Monday: Today we take a ride on the en suite with tea/coffee making facilities, that you have arrived somewhere unique West Somerset Railway providing a hotel is approximately 1 mile from the at the hotel. television, internal telephone, and hair made even more special by the sight of St “Very nice hotel, would definitely nostalgic ride back in time through dryer. There is a bar, television lounge historic port of Falmouth. Michael’s Mount out to sea that seems to come again” Thursday: A visit to Arlington Court & the lovely countryside. and sun lounge. The hotel does have a National Trust Carriage Museum, an intimate hover magically over the water. Mr & Mrs Rush, Loughborough All 37 bedrooms are en suite with tea/ lift to all floors although there are some and intriguing Regency house, set in an Tuesday: Today is your free day to coffee making facilities, television and explore Ilfracombe as you choose. rooms on split levels. Thursday: Today our driver will run a “Very good hotel, nice food and extensive estate with its impressive collection hair dryer. Wednesday: We bid a fond farewell shuttle service to the centre of Falmouth. of horse-drawn vehicles, here we have Single supplement on the first 4 single service, a lovely stay” to the hotel staff as we head back this Based around a thriving harbour, No single supplement on the first 5 included a cream tea. rooms available: £36. Additional single Mr & Mrs Hextall, Dadlington morning to Hugglescote, arriving back Falmouth is gateway to the beautiful single rooms within our allocation. Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the rooms above our allocation may incur late afternoon. Fal River which runs through an Area “Enjoyed every aspect of our stay” Superior rooms available on request hotel as we head back to Hugglescote, a supplement. Sea view rooms on Of Natural Beauty. Mr & Mrs Peters, Groby at a supplement of £40 per person arriving late afternoon. request at a supplement of £24 per per stay. person per stay.

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Monday 18th June • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout • Chester • Chester Boat Cruise • Snowdonia National Park • Betws-y-Coed • Llanberis • Free time in Llandudno Saturday 22nd September • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout • Journey on the Blaenau Ffestiniog 2 Dates Llandudno, Snowdonia & Chester Cruise Railway to Porthmadog Llandudno Available • Scenic tour with visit Monday 18th June, 5 Days £379 to Anglesey Dates in June and September Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way to Llandudno • Free time in Llandudno with a stop en route. We aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. Tuesday: This morning we board our coach for a visit to Chester, here not only will you Llandudno is Wales’s largest have free to time but we have included a half hour along the tranquil River Dee. Your Betws-y-Coed cruise begins in the beautiful setting of the Groves. The river tour of Chester takes in some resort, uniquely situated beautiful and interesting riverside properties, whilst providing an opportunity to admire the between the Great and Little city skyline and look out for wildlife including swans, cormorants and kingfishers. Ormes with two wonderful Wednesday: Today we travel into the heart of Snowdonia National Park & the beaches, the award winning mountain village of Betws-y-Coed, famous for its local crafts & spectacular waterfalls. North Shore and the quiet, sand We then visit picturesque Llanberis with its stunning scenery. duned West Shore. Thursday: Today is your free day in resort to explore all Llandudno has to offer. Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we head back this morning to Llandudno has kept its Victorian and Hugglescote, arriving back late afternoon. Edwardian elegance and splendour, despite its modern attractions. The town is outstandingly preserved, with all the traditional attractions and is a bustling Tynedale Hotel centre for shopping and entertainment. Gloddaeth Crescent, Central Llandudno & the Welsh Mountain Railway Promenade, Llandudno The Great Orme Tramway Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway Saturday 22nd September, 5 Days £395 The Tynedale is ideally situated on the Central Promenade overlooking the sea and bandstand. It is just a pleasant level Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way to Llandudno with stroll to the pier, with Llandudno’s fine a stop en route. We aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. Victorian shopping centre and brand Tuesday: This morning we take a 1 ¼ hour train ride on the Blaenau Ffestiniog, which new retail outlet Parc LLandudno just a takes you on a scenic 13 ½ mile journey from the coast through the beautiful Snowdonia short walk away packed with great high National Park, climbing over 700 feet up into the mountains. street shops. Wednesday: We board our coach for a scenic tour of the surrounding area, visit the Isle All rooms are en suite with tea/coffee of Anglesey. making facilities, television, telephone and hairdryer. Thursday: Today is your free day in Llandudno. Why not explore the promenade which spans the gently curving bay between the headlands of the Great Orme and the Little Orme. No single supplement on the first 4 Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we head back this morning to single rooms available. Hugglescote, arriving back late afternoon.

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• Roberts Gold Service • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout • Visit to Liverpool • Visit to Truro • Visit to Porthmadog • Scenic tour of the surrounding area on our coach • Visit to Criccieth • Free day in Newquay • Free day to explore Llandudno • Entertainment by Roberts Staff • Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities

Llandudno Llandlubbers Cruise MOCK Newquay: Roberts Reunion AVOID CRUISE DISAPPOINTMENT Monday 9th April, 5 Days £365 INCLUSIONS Monday 29th January, 5 Days £299 BOOK NOW!

M.V. Tynedale, the original land-based cruise ship, first took to the Come and join us on our annual Reunion in the fantastic seaside oceans in 1992 since then, has been copied by many, but bettered resort of Newquay, said to be the Nation’s favourite seaside resort. by none! We will stay at the Esplanade Hotel, a hotel that never fails to impress our customers and always gets such wonderful feedback. The experience starts with the issue of a Tuesday: A scenic tour of the surrounding Passport to all arriving passengers which area on the coach visiting the harbour Everybody is welcome on this Reunion, shopping experience. The café culture is gets stamped at each new port of call, town of Porthmadog and the delightful whether you have never travelled with pretty impressive too. providing you with a great, permanent little town of Criccieth. us before or if you are a regular guest. momento of your holiday cruise. By the Thursday: Today is your free day in resort. Wednesday: We board the coach this You will be accompanied by your friendly way... at each port, the locals all wear Our drivers will provide a shuttle service morning for an excursion to Liverpool, a Roberts Holidays drivers and also a appropriate themed outfits! into Newquay. city that’s bursting with attractions. Roberts’ representative during your stay. The crew have been busy in the Captain’s Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the Thursday: Today is your free day Be sure to reserve you seat early as this cabin busy planning for this ever popular Tynedale Hotel hotel staff as we head back this morning Esplanade Hotel in Llandudno. Why not explore the tour sells out quickly! cruise. Come aboard this land-based to Hugglescote. promenade which spans the gently Gloddaeth Crescent, Central Esplanade Road, Fistral Beach, cruise ship, as we set sail from Dubai. Monday: We depart the Travel Centre curving bay between the headlands Promenade, Llandudno Newquay this morning and make our way to The mock cruise includes: Afternoon of the Great Orme and the Little Orme. The Tynedale is ideally situated on the Newquay with stops en route. We arrive This modern and stylish decorated tea on three days, four course themed Friday: We bid a fond farewell to Central Promenade overlooking the sea at the hotel late afternoon. hotel is perfectly situated with beautiful dinners, Chinese Street Food, Dubai WHAT OUR the hotel staff as we head back this and bandstand. It is just a pleasant level Atlantic Ocean views. All bedrooms Spice Souk, Hawaiian Cocktail Party, Tuesday: This morning we board the CUSTOMERS SAY morning to Hugglescote, arriving stroll to the pier with Llandudno’s fine are en suite with tea/coffee making Cabaret Entertainment each evening, coach and have a scenic tour of the facilities, television and hairdryer. There back late afternoon. Victorian shopping centre and brand “This hotel was one of the best Captains Dinner Viking Style, Cocktail new retail outlet Parc LLandudno just surrounding area. is a lift to all floors although there are 7 I have visited. Faultless in every way” and canapés reception, Hawaiian Hula a short walk away which is packed with steps to the Reception area and further Wednesday: We depart the hotel for dancing, Deck games, afternoon Cinema great high street shops. Mr & Mrs Thorpe, Coalville steps to some of the bedrooms. Guests and much more. an excursion to Truro, the UK’s most can use the hotel’s indoor swimming All rooms are en suite with tea/coffee Southerly city, with its vibrant centre “Everything about the hotel was pool, Jacuzzi and sauna are included. Monday: We depart the Travel Centre making facilities, television, telephone of shopping, culture and impressive excellent, staff & food all first class” this morning and make our way to and hairdryer. architecture right in the heart of Cornwall. Mr & Mrs Woodward, Hinckley No single supplement on the first 10 Llandudno with a stop en route. We aim Please note: The hotel’s programme Explore the warren of compact streets single rooms available. Additional to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. and inclusions are subject to change. No single supplement on the first 4 where you’ll find an array of independent “Excellent hotel, staff, superb and single rooms above our allocation single rooms available. This is an imaginary cruise – you will traders, from boutiques to bookshops. the food was excellent” will have a supplement of £62 per not be leaving the UK or dry land. This great little city offers a unique Mr & Mrs Payne, Loughborough person. Sea view rooms on request at a supplement of £34 per person, per stay.

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Monday 28th May • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout • Horse drawn barge cruise • Dartmoor National Park scenic tour • Cream tea • A free day in Paignton Monday 3rd September • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout • Visit to Teignmouth • Visit to Dawlish Very • Harbour Cruise with cream tea Paignton Cruise & Cream Tea Paignton Popular • Free time in Plymouth Monday 28th May, 5 Days £375 • Free time in Paignton Dates in May and September Hotel Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way to Paignton with a stop en route. We aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. Tuesday: Today we board our coach for a scenic tour of Dartmoor National Park with Tucked midway between Torquay and Brixham on the English Riviera, Paignton is known a cream tea included. for its beautiful award-winning sandy beaches, first class attractions and pretty harbour. Wednesday: A relaxing horse drawn barge cruise through the Devon countryside Mixing up the nostalgic with the modern, the resort is all about fun, with life centering on – highly recommended by our passengers. After we have free time in Tiverton to explore as you choose. the seafront, the iconic Victorian pier and the expanse of green parkland bordering the sea. Thursday: Today is your free day to explore Paignton at your leisure. Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we head back this morning to Dartmoor National Park Boats on Teign River, Teignmouth Hugglescote, arriving back late afternoon.

Marine Hotel Adelphi Road, Paignton Paignton & the Cream of South Devon Situated on a level position, directly Paignton harbour opposite the seafront and just a WHAT OUR Monday 3rd September, 5 Days £369 short walk to the town centre, you CUSTOMERS SAY couldn’t ask for a better located hotel Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way to Paignton in Paignton. All 53 bedrooms are en “Pleasant hotel, very clean hotel with a stop en route. We aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. suite with tea/coffee making facilities, with nice staff” Tuesday: Today we take a leisurely drive to nearby Teignmouth, a stunning coastal television, telephone & hair dryer. Mr & Mrs Barnes, Sapcote town with historic Georgian buildings, long sandy beaches, and fresh local food. Although the lift goes to all four floors, We also visit Dawlish a traditional seaside town, with a wonderful golden sand beach some rooms still have a few stairs after “Clean, comfortable with on its doorstep. the lift. All sea view rooms have 5 steps very efficient staff” down and 5 steps up after the lift. Wednesday: This morning we visit Plymouth where we take a harbour cruise with an Mrs Jarratt, Desford included cream tea. No single supplement on the first 6 single rooms available within our Thursday: Today is your free day to explore Paignton as you choose. “We love the position of this hotel, allocation. Sea view rooms or specific great choice of food” Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we head back this morning to room number requests are charged at Mr & Mrs Talbot, Burton Upon Trent Hugglescote, arriving back late afternoon. £5 per room per night.

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• Roberts Gold Service • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout • Visit to Dartmouth • Ride on the North York Moors Railway • Scenic tour of the area • Visit to Bridlington • Free day to explore Paignton at your leisure • Free day in Scarborough • Included packed lunch on 1 day and a light cream tea on another

Paignton in Springtime Packed lunch Scarborough & the North York Moors Railway & cream tea Monday 5th March, 5 Days £275 included Monday 13th August, 5 Days £365

Get ready to start the Spring season with this ‘Extra Value’ break, A warm Yorkshire welcome awaits you at this traditional seaside staying in the delightful English Riviera. Here, we will stay at the resort, said to be Britain’s first seaside destination. Visitors have popular Marine Hotel, much favoured by our customers. The hotel is been holidaying here for over 360 years. The Esplanade was our well located on Paignton’s seafront, just a short walk from the town chosen hotel for our Annual Reunion in January 2016 and received centre, where you are assured of the warmest welcome. During our wonderful reviews. 4 night stay, we have included a packed lunch on 1 day and a light cream tea on another. There is plenty to do in Scarborough, with Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the a bustling harbour, wonderful promenade hotel staff as we head back this morning Monday: We depart the Travel Centre Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the and popular shopping area. to Hugglescote, arriving back late this morning and make our way to hotel staff as we head back this morning afternoon. Monday: We depart the Travel Centre Paignton with a stop en route. We aim to to Hugglescote. Arriving back late this morning and make our way to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. afternoon. Marine Hotel Scarborough with a stop en route. We The Esplanade Hotel Tuesday: Today we depart the hotel for Adelphi Road, Paignton aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. Belmont Road, Scarborough a scenic tour of the area on the coach Situated on a level position, directly Tuesday: This morning we take a ride on The hotel holds a commanding visiting the beautiful resorts of Sidmouth opposite the seafront and just a the North York Moors Railway. Experience position above the cliffs overlooking & Topsham. WHAT OUR short walk to the town centre, you the age of steam, explore the stations Scarborough and the south bay. With Wednesday: We visit Dartmouth today. couldn’t ask for a better located hotel and see the beautiful vistas of the North fantastic views over the bay this large CUSTOMERS SAY WHAT OUR comfortable hotel, richly decorated Situated on the mouth of the River Dart, in Paignton. All 53 bedrooms are en Yorkshire Moors National Park on this and with unique charm and character it’s one of South Devon’s most popular “Hotel brilliant, staff very helpful, suite with tea/coffee making facilities, journey you will never forget! CUSTOMERS SAY abounds with genuine hospitality. and enchanting towns. With its charming television, telephone & hair dryer. food very good” “Lovely hotel, nice position with Behind the old-fashioned warm historic streets, scenic river location and Although the lift goes to all four floors, Wednesday: We depart the hotel Mr & Mrs Smith, Coalville excellent views” welcome you will find the advantages of surrounded by South Devon countryside some rooms still have a few stairs after this morning for a visit to the nearby a well-run modern hotel, comfortable, the lift. All sea view rooms have 5 steps resort of Bridlington. With its sandy Mrs Andrews, Stoney Stanton you have to go a long way to find a town “More than satisfied, would well-planned accommodation, excellent down and 5 steps up after the lift. beaches, award-winning promenades as pretty. come again” facilities and courteous efficient service and historic harbour, this is a hidden “Nice hotel with good food, our Thursday: Today is your free day in resort. Mr & Mrs Simpson, Groby No single supplement on the first second visit” from well trained staff. All bedrooms seaside gem awash with kitsch traditional are en suite with tea/coffee making Famed for its vibrant atmosphere and 6 single rooms available within our Mr & Mrs Clarke, Castle Gresley entertainment. facilities, television and telephone. seafront merriments, Paignton is a lively “Very clean & comfortable, service allocation. Sea view rooms or specific excellent, good value for money” seaside resort that has managed to retain room number requests are charged at Thursday: Today is your free day to “Enjoyed every bit of our stay” No single supplement on the first 4 its traditional charm and character. Mr & Mrs Green, Barlestone £5 per room per night. explore Scarborough as you choose. Mr & Mrs Peters, Swadlincote single rooms available.

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Wednesday 25th April Royal York & Faulkner Hotel • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout • Bicton Park Botanical Gardens, with train ride and cream tea • Scenic tour of the surrounding area • Free day to explore Sidmouth Monday 8th October Royal York & Faulkner Hotel • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout • Tiverton horse drawn boat cruise • Visit to Bridport Popular Part of the world Heritage ‘Jurassic Coast’, the beautiful seaside resort • Visit to West Bay Sidmouth of Sidmouth is both picturesque and unspoilt. Beautiful gardens and • Free day in resort to explore Resort leisurely walks, Regency history and fine hotels, clean beaches and Sidmouth Dates in April, June and October friendly shops…. it’s all here in this lovely seaside town that nestles beneath majestic red cliffs and the green hills of the glorious Sid Valley.

INCLUDED IN Sidmouth & Forde Sidmouth & Bicton Sidmouth & Tiverton YOUR HOLIDAY Abbey Gardens Botanical Gardens Canal Cruise Friday 29th June, Wednesday 25th April, Monday 8th October, Friday 29th June 5 Days £415 5 Days £405 5 Days £399

The Kingswood & Friday: We depart the Travel Centre this Wednesday: We depart the Travel Monday: We depart the Travel Devoran Hotel morning and make our way to Sidmouth Centre this morning and make our way to Centre this morning and make our • Roberts Gold Service with a stop en route. We aim to arrive at Sidmouth with a stop en route. We aim to way to Sidmouth with a stop en route. the hotel late afternoon. arrive at the hotel late afternoon. We aim to arrive at the hotel late • 4 nights hotel accommodation, afternoon. dinner & cooked breakfast Saturday: This morning we have a scenic Thursday: Today we board the coach for a Royal York & Faulkner throughout tour of the surrounding area, including scenic tour of the surrounding area. Tuesday: Today we take a scenic a visit to nearby Topsham, an attractive The Kingswood & tour of the surrounding area visiting Hotel Friday: This morning we depart the hotel • Visit to Forde Abbey & Gardens town on the Exe estuary. Bridport and West Bay. The Esplanade, Sidmouth Devoran Hotel and head to Bicton Park Gardens, Devon’s • Scenic tour with a visit Sunday: Today we board the coach The Esplanade, Sidmouth, Devon most historic gardens. Spanning nearly Wednesday: Today we board the This magnificent Regency building to Topsham coach for a trip to Tiverton for “A little and visit Forde Abbey & Gardens, a The hotel is located right on Sidmouth’s 300 years of horticultural history, these enjoys an unrivalled position at the bit of Heaven in Devon”, where we • Free time in Sidmouth fascinating combination of medieval Esplanade and just a short level walk magnificent grade 1 listed gardens are centre of Sidmouth’s elegant Esplanade take a ride on a Horse-Drawn Barge, monastery and family home. Many of away from the shops and cafes. The set in Devon’s picturesque Otter Valley , and adjacent to the picturesque town one of the last remaining horse-drawn its 12th century features, including the Kingswood has been under the same between the ancient city of Exeter and centre. Owned and personally run by barges in the UK. This trip offers a truly Cloisters and vaulted Undercroft (in family ownership for over 60 years. England’s Jurassic Coast World Heritage the same family for three generations. use today as a tea room) are beautifully Site. Our visit also includes Bicton unique and memorable experience of The hotel has earned a long standing preserved. All rooms are en suite with tea/ Woodland Railway train ride along with yesteryear. reputation for hospitality and service. coffee making facilities, television and a cream tea. Thursday: Today you can explore Monday: Today is your free day in hairdryer. The hotel also has free WiFi. All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ Sidmouth to do as you choose. Saturday: Today you can explore Sidmouth Sidmouth as you please. coffee making facilities and television. No single supplement on the first 8 as you please. Tuesday: We bid a fond farewell to the Friday: We bid a fond farewell to single rooms within our allocation. No single supplement on the first hotel staff as we head back this morning Sunday: We bid a fond farewell to the the hotel staff as we head back this Sea view rooms available on request 8 single rooms available. to Hugglescote, arriving back late hotel staff as we head back this morning to morning to Hugglescote, arriving back and incur a supplement afternoon. Hugglescote, arriving back late afternoon. late afternoon.

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Monday 4th June • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout • Cleethorpes • Mablethorpe • Scenic tour of the surrounding area • Cream tea • A free day in Skegness Monday 8th October • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout • Cleethorpes • Mablethorpe Skegness Skegness & the Lincolnshire Coast • Woodhall Spa with a cream tea Monday 4th June, 5 Days £315 • A free day in Skegness Dates in June and September Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way to Skegness with a stop en route. We aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. Tuesday: A visit to the seaside resorts of Cleethorpes and Mablethorpe. Skegness is one of the UK’s top seaside resorts attracting millions of people every year to its golden Wednesday: A scenic tour of the surrounding area with a cream tea included. seashore. With level streets, good shopping, great amusements and attractions, it’s no wonder it’s Thursday: Today is your free day to explore Skegness as you choose. been a firm favourite for so many years. Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we head back this morning to Hugglescote, arriving back late afternoon. The Jolly Fisherman The Tower Gardens are the perfect place to relax

Mablethorpe Woodhall Spa

The County Hotel North Parade, Skegness This elegant 1930’s hotel stands proudly on Skegness North Parade promenade, a level walk to the Skegness & Woodhall Spa with Cream Tea seafront attractions, pretty parks and Monday 10th September, 5 Days £299 gardens & the busy High Street shops. All 40 bedrooms are en suite with tea/ WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way to Skegness coffee making facilities. Sea view with a stop en route. We aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. rooms are available on request at a “Good location with lovely staff” supplement. Tuesday: Today we visit the nearby seaside resorts of Cleethorpes & Mablethorpe. Mr & Mrs Fairbrother, Burbage Wednesday: A visit to the charming village of Woodhall Spa to see the magnificent No single supplement on the first 10 “Very good hotel, have been may times before” memorial to the 617 squadron The Dambusters, with a cream tea included. single rooms available. Mr & Mrs Redfern, Hartshorne Thursday: Today is your free day in resort. “Clean, comfortable and friendly hotel” Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we head back this morning to Mr & Mrs Bridges, Burton upon Trent Hugglescote, arriving back late afternoon.

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• Roberts Gold Service • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout • River Explorer Cruise • Visit to Chichester • Free time in Liverpool • Chichester Harbour Cruise • Free day in Southport • A free day in Southsea • Visit to Blackpool • A scenic tour of the surrounding area • Free use of hotel’s leisure facilities

Southport & Liverpool River Explorer Southsea, Chichester & Harbour Cruise Monday 2nd July, 5 Days £345 Monday 6th August, 5 Days £399

Enjoy this traditional Victorian coastal resort with its expansive The seaside resort of Southsea is located in Portsmouth at the coastline, which is surrounded in natural beauty, making Southport southern end of Portsea Island. It is a stylish resort which offers a firm favourite that holiday makers return to time and time again. great museums and exciting places to visit. There is a beach with two piers, a scenic promenade and a good selection of shops There are different shopping area of Mersey Ferry River Explorer Cruise and cafes. Southport, with plenty of independent local shops, along with boutique shops With so much to see and do in the local Chichester and large High Street stores. area, our hotel makes a perfect base to Monday: We depart the Travel Centre explore further afield. this morning and make our way to Monday: We depart the Travel Centre Southport with a stop en route. We aim Royal Clifton Hotel this morning and make our way to to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. Southsea with a stop en route. We aim Best Western Royal & Spa to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. Tuesday: This morning we board our Beach Hotel Promenade, Southport Tuesday: This morning we have a coach for a visit to Blackpool, said to be St Helen’s Parade, Portsmouth Britain’s most loved holiday destination. This Victorian hotel occupies a great scenic tour of the area. location. The famous Lord Street, a Wednesday: Today we depart the The hotel is located on the Promenade Wednesday: Today we take a visit to WHAT OUR WHAT OUR fashionable shopping boulevard, is just hotel for a visit to the cathedral enjoying panoramic views over the Liverpool’s waterfront with an included CUSTOMERS SAY behind the hotel. city of Chichester for market day. CUSTOMERS SAY Solent. It sits proudly on the seafront River Explorer Cruise, after there will Cosmospolitan, fashionably elegant, and and has done since 1866. “Very nice hotel, good meals, All 120 bedrooms are en suite with tea/ “Had a wonderful time, food was be some free time at Liverpool’s most quirky, Chichester is made for exploring. All 124 bedrooms are en suite with tea/ clean room and very friendly staff” coffee making facilities, television and good, all we expected” popular attraction, Albert Dock. hair dryer. The hotel also has an indoor This afternoon, enjoy a relaxing and coffee making facilities, television and Mrs Scales, Newbold Verdon scenic Chichester Harbour Cruise. Mr & Mrs Walters, Groby Thursday: A free day in Southport to swimming pool and sauna. WiFi. The hotel has 2 lifts but there are some steps to the hotel entrance. spend how you choose. “First class hotel in a very Thursday: Today is your free day to “Lovely hotel, friendly staff, No single supplement on the first 5 There are no ground floor bedrooms. good position” explore Southsea as you choose. comfortable stay” Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the single rooms Mr & Mrs Allen, Twycross Mr & Mrs Brotherhood, Stapenhill hotel staff as we head back this morning Friday: We bid a fond farewell to No single supplement on the first 7 the hotel staff as we head back this single rooms, any required thereafter to Hugglescote, arriving back late “Comfortable, clean with morning to Hugglescote, arriving “Lovely views, food excellent, are on a request basis and will incur a afternoon. great facilities” back late afternoon. would return” nightly supplement for a twin/double Mr & Mrs Barkby, Hugglescote Mr & Mrs Green, Hinckley room use.

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Saturday 14th July • Roberts Gold Service • 5 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout • Services of a Courier • Visit to Port Isaac and Padstow • Visit to Penzance • Visit to Land’s End • Visit to Looe • Visit to Polperro • Visit to Bodmin & Wenford Railway Saturday 1st September • Roberts Gold Service • 5 nights hotel accommodation, 6 dinner and cooked breakfast DAYS throughout • Services of a Courier • Visit to Padstow and Newquay St Agnes Popular St Agnes, Cornwall’s Coast & the Bodmin Railway • Visit to Lost Gardens of Heligan Resort • Visit to Mevagissey Dates in May, July and September Saturday 14th July, 6 Days £475 • Visit to Falmouth • River Fal Cruise Saturday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way to St Agnes with a stop en route. We aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. • Visit to St Ives Sunday: Today we take an excursion to the picturesque Cornish fishing village of Port Isaac, the setting for ‘Port Wenn’ in the popular television series Doc Martin. We then visit the There is so much to see and explore in Cornwall. Cornwall boasts one of the most spectacular and charming working fishing port of Padstow. the longest stretch of continuous coastline in Britain, where there are tiny Cornish fishing villages, Monday: This morning we pay a visit to Penzance a historic port on the south facing shores secret coves, spectacular beaches, sweeping bays and dramatic cliffs, as well as having beautiful of Mount’s Bay. We will also visit Land’s End, one of Britain’s most significant land marks. moorland and stunning countryside. Tuesday: We board the coach this morning to take a visit to the beautiful seaside resort of We will be staying in St. Agnes, a picturesque village on the north coast of Cornwall. Steeped in mining history, the village still Looe with its small shops and cafes. After, we visit Polperro, a largely unspoilt fishing village. retains a traditional friendly Cornish atmosphere and makes a wonderful base for our holiday, with four different beaches and an Wednesday: Today we take a nostalgic ride on the Bodmin and Wenford Railway from Bodmin. ideal location for touring some of Cornwall. Thursday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we head back this morning to Hugglescote, arriving back late afternoon. St Agnes, The Lost Gardens & Tintagel INCLUDED IN Tuesday 8th May, 5 Days £415 6 Rosemundy House YOUR HOLIDAY St Agnes, Cornish Coasts & Cruise DAYS Hotel Tuesday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way to St Agnes with a St Agnes, Cornwall stop en route. We aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. Saturday 1st September, 6 Days £475 This Georgian, family run hotel is set Tuesday 8th May Wednesday: Today depart the hotel to visit The Lost Gardens of Heligan. Lost to the Saturday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way to St Agnes with a in over four acres of private secluded brambles of time since the outbreak of WW1, this Sleeping Beauty was re-awakened in 1992 stop en route. We aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. • Roberts Gold Service gardens and woodland and is within to become Europe’s largest garden restoration project. Today these 200 acres are a paradise Sunday: This morning we have an excursion to the nearby beautiful harbour town of easy walking distance of the quaint and • 4 nights hotel accommodation, for the explorer, wildlife, plant lover and garden romantic. dinner & cooked breakfast Padstow, and after a visit to Newquay, said to be one of the nation’s favourite seaside towns. unspoilt coastal village of St Agnes. throughout Thursday: This morning we sees us visit the nearby beautiful resort of St Ives, a fashionable Monday: Today we travel to the Lost Gardens of Heligan, re-awakened in 1992 to become All 46 rooms are en suite rooms, with resort although it retains its old-world charm with numerous antique and craft shops. Europe’s largest garden restoration project. After we have time in Mevagissey, where cafes, tea/coffee making facilities, television, • Services of a Courier galleries and shops cluster around the harbour walls and line the pretty streets. telephone and hairdryer. Friday: Today we depart the hotel this morning for a visit to Tintagel. Immerse yourself in The hotel also has a outdoor heated • Lost Gardens of Heligan history, myths and stunning scenery at Tintagel, a place inextricably linked with the legend Tuesday: We have an excursion to the nearby maritime resort of Falmouth where coastal swimming pool. • Visit to St Ives of King Arthur. For centuries this dramatic castle and coastline has fired the imaginations culture is a huge part of its charm. Here we have included a River Fal Cruise sailing along the of writers, artists and even the brother of a king. Now it’s your turn to be inspired. With the beautiful banks of the Fal River between Truro, Falmouth & St Mawes. No single supplement on the first 5 • Visit to Tintagel opening of a new visitor experience, the spectacular ruins of the castle now have even more Wednesday: This morning we depart the hotel for a visit to the beautiful picturesque fishing single room within our allocation. to offer visitors. harbour of St Ives, the dazzling Jewel in Cornwall’s crown. Saturday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we head back this morning to Thursday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we head back this morning to Hugglescote, arriving back late afternoon. Hugglescote, arriving back late afternoon.

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Sunday 15th April Giltar Hotel • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout • A visit to Kilgetty • A visit to Avondale Glass Blowing • Boat trip to Caldey Island • Free day in Tenby Monday 10th September Clarence House Hotel • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast Lighthouse on Caldey Island Tenby North and harbour throughout • Visit to Picton Castle & Gardens Tenby Popular • Visit to National Coracle Museum Hotels • Visit to Carmarthen Dates in April and September • Free day to explore Tenby

Tenby is a town steeped in ancient history surrounded by an imposing medieval stone wall. Through the passages of time Tenby has seen many changes but it has been on the leisure map for over 200 years. And with all that experience the people of Tenby certainly know how to offer each and every visitor an unforgettable time.

Tenby and Caldey Island Sunday 15th April, 5 Days £415 Giltar Hotel Clarence House Hotel Sunday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way to Tenby with a Esplanade, Tenby The Esplanade, Tenby stop en route. We aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. Tenby and Picton Castle & Gardens A warm welcome is guaranteed at The hotel has been owned by the Monday: We depart the hotel this morning and our first stop is at the small town of this Victorian hotel, situated on the Monday 10th September, 5 Days £365 same family for over 60 years and Kilgetty to visit a family-run glassware producer, where there are usually displays of Esplanade, overlooking the stunning enjoys an excellent position on the traditional glassblowing. We then continue to Haverfordwest, set in the Pembroke views of the South Beach and the Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way to Tenby with a Esplanade with front seaviews from National Park on the River Cleddau. This is a former port town in the reign of Queen monastic Island of Caldey. There is a stop en route. We aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. South Beach over Caldey Island. Elizabeth I, with a 12th century castle and priory ruins. The town centre with shops and spacious guest lounge overlooking the Tuesday: Today we visit Picton Castle & Gardens, Pembrokeshire’s finest stately home Tuesday: We take a boat trip to Caldey Island (weather permitting) which has been entertainment is reached within a sea and the town centre is a short walk situated close to the Cleddau Estuary. These historic Welsh gardens are famed for their inhabited for many centuries by various orders of monks. There are a variety of churches few minutes’walk on the level. All from the hotel. plant collections, beauty and tranquility. on the island ranging from the Abbey Church where the monks conduct their seven bedrooms are en suite with tea/coffee The hotel has stylish rooms with en daily services, but explore a little further and you will discover the Old Priory with its old Wednesday: This morning we have a visit to the National Coracle Museum. After we making facilities and a television. The suite, tea/coffee making facilities, limestone church. On the far side of the island you can walk to the lighthouse and enjoy visit Carmarthen, the oldest town in Wales which has evolved around its sturdy Roman hotels lift is level to all floors. The front television, telephone and a hair dryer. the spectacular views, look out for the Atlantic Grey Seals and other birds and wildlife. defences with a rich blend of modernity woven into its mystical and gladiatorial heritage. bedrooms have superb sea views. Wednesday: Today is your free day in Tenby. No single supplement on the first 4 Thursday: Today is your free day to explore Tenby as you choose. No single supplement on the first 4 single rooms available. Additional single rooms available. Additional Thursday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we head back this morning to Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we head back this morning to single rooms above our allocation may single rooms above our allocation may Hugglescote, arriving back late afternoon. Hugglescote, arriving back late afternoon. incur a supplement. Sea view rooms on incur a supplement. Sea view rooms on request and may incur a supplement. request and may incur a supplement.

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• Roberts Gold Service • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout • Visit to Exmouth • Two free days at the hotel to enjoy all Warners has to offer • River Exe Cruise • Entrance to Weald & Downland • Steam train ride from Paignton to Open Air Museum Kingswear • Excellent entertainment programme • Foot Ferry from Kingswear to Dartmouth • Free time in Dartmouth • Free time in Torquay with free taxi transfer to the harbour

Torquay – Steaming through the English Riviera Warners: Sinah Warren, Hayling Island Monday 9th July, 5 Days £415 Monday 14th May, 5 Days £399

Nestling on the ‘English Riviera’, Torquay is a stylish resort, making This is the time of your life to do whatever you want. That’s what a it a fantastic holiday destination. Warner Leisure break is really about – having a great time, enjoying (always live) entertainment, relaxing and meeting friends. And best The iconic palm trees and international the wildlife is superb. With such a varied of all, all breaks are just for grown-ups! marina could fool you into thinking that range of scenery and wildlife, this is you’re in Monaco. one of the finest heritage steam railway Monday: We depart the Travel Centre journeys anywhere in Europe. From here Stroll along the Victorian promenade and this morning and make our way to we take the foot ferry to Dartmouth take in the harbour and waterfront or walk Warners with a stop en route. We aim where you will have some free time in up through Royal Terrace Gardens and be to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. Dartmouth. amazed by the stunning sea views. Tuesday: Today is your free day to Thursday: Today is your free day in resort. WHAT OUR With fantastic shopping and many cafes, enjoy all Warners has to offer. Maybe Torquay does really have something for Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the relax in the pool or simply explore the CUSTOMERS SAY everybody. hotel staff as we head back this morning Headland Hotel gorgeous grounds and gardens. Sinah Warren to Hugglescote, arriving back late Daddyhole Road, Torquay Coastal Hotel Monday: We depart the Travel Centre Wednesday: Today we depart the “Everywhere was very clean, afternoon. this morning and make our way to This hotel is set in on one of the most hotel and make our way to the Weald bedrooms excellent always tidy Ferry Road, Hayling Island Torquay with a stop en route. We aim to scenic areas of Torbay and is renowned and Downland Open Air Museum, the and clean, staff very friendly” The hotel sits in elegant gardens with arrive at the hotel late afternoon. for its friendly atmosphere and leading museum of historic buildings views of the Solent with a lovely shingle professional staff. All bedrooms are en in England, set in 50 acres of beautiful Mr & Mrs Thompson, Leicester Forest East Tuesday: This morning we depart the WHAT OUR beach overlooking Langstone Harbour. suite with tea/coffee making facilities, Sussex countryside. All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ hotel for a River Exe Cruise. Sailing from CUSTOMERS SAY a television, telephone and hairdryer. Thursday: Today is your free day to “Good entertainment, lovely coffee making facilities, television, Exmouth your Skipper will give you a live Although the hotel is situated one “The hotel deserves more than a 3*” enjoy all Warners has to offer or relax telephone and hair dryer. All single commentary on the history of the area, mile from Torquay there is a daily taxis grounds and the staff are great” Mrs D French, Groby and get ready for another night of great rooms are chalet type and are out of the the beautiful sights and the resident and service to the harbour, returning in the Mrs Long, Coalville visiting wildlife. live entertainment. main hotel. “Wonderful hotel – the only regret afternoon. Wednesday: We leave this hotel Friday: We bid a fond farewell to Sea view rooms and patio/balcony was it wasn’t long enough” No single supplement on the first 4 “Everything was excellent, the this morning to take a train ride from the hotel staff as we head back this rooms available on request with a Mr T Barnes, Loughborough single rooms available. Sea view rooms Paignton to Kingswear. The scenery on morning to Hugglescote, arriving back entertainment was first class, supplement. No single supplement on available on request. this picturesque line is breathtaking, from “The hotel was very good value late afternoon. the entertainment team were first 4 single rooms available. Additional spotting dolphins to seals, kingfishers to for money” very friendly” single rooms above our allocation may buzzards, pheasants, herons and egrets, incur a supplement. Mr P Sterry, Whitwick Mr & Mrs Wood, Woodville

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Roberts Gold Service Tours Monday 28th May • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout • Poole with a Jurassic Coastal Cruise with a cream tea • Scenic tour of the area on our coach • Free day at leisure in Weymouth Monday 2nd July • 5 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout • Scenic tour of the surrounding area • Swanage Railway • Two days at leisure in Weymouth

Swanage Railway Mapperton House & Gardens Monday 17th September • 4 nights hotel accommodation, 3 Dates dinner and cooked breakfast Weymouth throughout Available • A visit to Mapperton House Dates in May, July and September and Gardens • Scenic tour of the surrounding area with cream tea included • Free time in Weymouth Located centrally on the south Dorset coast Weymouth and Weymouth Weymouth & the Weymouth, Mapperton nearby Portland has for over two hundred years prided The Jurassic Coast Swanage Railway House & Cream Tea itself as being one of the UK’s premier holiday resorts. Monday 28th May, Monday 2nd July, 6 Monday 17th September, DAYS Just steps away from the stunning beach and level promenade are quaint colourful 5 Days £425 6 Days £485 5 Days £435 streets offering high street names, gift shops, coffee houses and Weymouth’s buzzing quayside harbour where you can sit and watch boats come and go. Monday: We depart the Travel Centre Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way to morning and make our way to Weymouth this morning and make our way to A gateway to the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Jurassic Coast, Weymouth offers Weymouth with a stop en route. We with a stop en route. We aim to arrive at the Weymouth with a stop en route. We the perfect base for exploring the beautiful county of Dorset, one of the UK’s most aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. hotel late afternoon. aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. picturesque counties. Tuesday: Today we board our coach Tuesday: We take a scenic tour of the Tuesday: This morning we take a scenic surrounding area visiting West Bay for a scenic tour of the surrounding tour of the surrounding area, ending at The Hotel Rex Weymouth harbour area on the coach, visiting West Bay and Bridport. Portland Bill where we have included a The Esplanade, Weymouth & Bridport Wednesday: We depart the hotel this cream tea. Wednesday: A visit to Poole with a morning for a ride on the Swanage Railway Wednesday: We visit the nearby A very warm welcome awaits you at the Jurassic Coastal Cruise with a cream as we take a journey back in time and enjoy Mapperton House & Gardens, home to Hotel Rex, which offers the comforts WHAT OUR tea included. a day of excitement and nostalgia on the the Earl and Countess of Sandwhich, a and luxuries of a modern hotel yet award-winning Swanage Railway. glorious sandstone manor house with a still retains its original character and CUSTOMERS SAY Thursday: Today is your free day to splendor. The hotel boasts an enviable The 12 mile return trip takes you through romantic valley garden. explore Weymouth as you choose. position on Weymouth’s seafront. The “This hotel is fantastic” beautiful countryside and includes stunning Thursday: Today is your free day in resort hotel bar overlooks Weymouth Beach. Mr Rawlings, Ratby Friday: We bid a fond farewell to views of the iconic remains of William the to explore Weymouth as you choose. All bedrooms are en suite and are the hotel staff as we head back this Conqueror’s Corfe Castle. comfortably and attractively furnished “Location excellent with very morning to Hugglescote, arriving Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel Thursday: Today is your free day to explore with tea/coffee making facilities and friendly staff” back late afternoon. staff as we head back this morning to Weymouth. are comfortably and attractively Mrs P Whelband, Shepshed Hugglescote, arriving back late afternoon. Friday: Today is another free day to explore furnished. There is no entertainment at Weymouth as you choose. the hotel although available at the The “Helpful & friendly staff, comfortable Fairhaven – the hotel’s sister company room and bed with good choice Saturday: We bid a fond farewell to the 50 metres away. of menu” hotel staff as we head back this morning to Mrs Stevens, Barrow Upon Soar Hugglescote, arriving back late afternoon. No single supplement on the first 10 single rooms available.

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• Roberts Gold Service Special Events and Attractions • 4 nights hotel accommodation, Why not combine an interest or a pastime you may have with a great holiday? From the dinner and cooked breakfast throughout famous Edinburgh Tattoo to the Llandudno Victorian Festival we have a selection of holidays which include entrance to some of the most popular events such as the RHS Flower Shows • Visit to Glastonbury and Ladies Day at Royal Ascot. • Visit to Shepton Mallet • Visit to Cheddar Gorge

• Visit to Longleat House & Gardens Be My Valentine in Stratford 104 • Free time in Weston-super-Mare Our holiday highlights Burns Night in Perthshire 105 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Rail & Steam 106-107 Chelsea Flower Show & RHS Garden Wisley 108 Hampton Court Flower Show & Kew Gardens 109 Highclere Castle & Windsor Boat Cruise 110 Royal Edinburgh Chelsea Flower Show Ladies Day at Royal Ascot Military Tattoo, Rail & RHS Garden Wisley with Windsor Enclosure Ticket & Steam Weston-super-Mare & Longleat House & Drinks Reception 111 & Gardens Liverpool & China’s Emperor & the Terracotta Warriors 112 Monday 6th August, 5 Days £389 Llandudno Victorian Extravaganza 113 Weston-super-Mare is situated in a sheltered bay at the foot of the Mother’s Day Weekend Mendip Hills with views across the Bristol Channel to South Wales. – Cruising the River Mersey 114 Royal Albert Hall Tour with Miles of golden sand beaches, the Thursday: Today is your free day Afternoon Tea & Thames Ladies Day at Royal Tall Ships in flagship grand pier, the legendary in resort to explore Weston as you River Cruise 115 Ascot with Windsor Sunderland playhouse theatre, iconic donkeys, choose. Why not take a stroll along the Enclosure Ticket & a bustling high street and independent Grand Pier or promenade or enjoy a Tall Ships in Sunderland 116 shopping make it a real cosmopolitan traditional fish and chip lunch. Drinks Reception town. Friday: We bid a fond farewell to Monday: We depart the Travel Centre the hotel staff as we head back this this morning and make our way to morning to Hugglescote, arriving back Weston-super-Mare with a stop en late afternoon. route. We aim to arrive at the hotel Smiths Hotel late afternoon. Longleat House & Gardens Knightstone Road, Tuesday: This morning we board the Weston-super-Mare coach for a scenic tour of the area The hotel is a friendly, family run hotel visiting, Glastonbury, Shepton Mallet & situated on the seafront, overlooking Cheddar Gorge. the sandy beach. There is a separate Wednesday: We visit Longleat House lounge and bar area offering plenty of & Gardens where as you wander seating to relax. through the sweeping corridors and All 50 attractively furnished bedrooms grand rooms of Longleat House you are are en suite with tea/coffee making transported back in time. Explore this facilities, television and hair dryer. stunning example of high Elizabethan architecture and the Capability Brown No single supplement on the first 4 landscaped grounds surrounding it. single rooms available It was substantially completed by Sir John Thynne in 1580. And today, his descendants are still lucky enough to call it their home.

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• Roberts Silver Service • Roberts Gold Service • 2 nights hotel accommodation, • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout • 40 minute River Avon cruise • Visit to Pitlochry • Visit to Perth • Glass of bubbly with a scone/cake on one day at the hotel • Dundee with an included chance to explore RRS Discovery • Royal Leamington Spa • Inclusive package at the hotel • Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities

Inclusive Be My Valentine in Stratford Burns Night in Perthshire Package Sunday 11th February, 3 Days £195 Tuesday 23rd January, 5 Days £295

‘If music be the food of love, play on’, so said the world’s most Our Monarch’s hindmost year but ane famous playwright, and love will surely be in the air when we visit Was five-and-twenty days begun Stratford-upon-Avon on this lovely short break. ‘Twas then a blast o’ Janwar win’ Blew Hansel in on Robin. Birthplace of the world’s most famous River Avon playwright, William Shakespeare, These words from a poem by Robert Thursday: Today we board the coach for Stratford is steeped in history with its Burns refer to his birthday on January an excursion to Perth, the historic city set many half-timbered buildings dating back 25th 1759 a year before the death of beside the beautiful River Tay. from medieval times. This lovely market King George II. We will be celebrating Friday: This morning we board the coach town has major high street shopping Scotland’s most famous poet in the to visit Dundee with an included visit names sitting alongside many high quality beautiful county of Perthshire at the to RRS Discovery, the award-winning independent shops and galleries. Blairgowrie Hotel. visitor attraction which tells the story of Sunday: We depart the Travel Centre this Mercure Stratford-upon- The package at the hotel during our Discovery from her beginnings in Dundee, Angus Hotel morning and make our way to Stratford- Avon Shakespeare Hotel stay includes: tea/coffee and shortbread her amazing Antarctic expedition with Wellmeadow, Blairgowrie upon-Avon. You will be dropped in the on arrival, pre-dinner drinks reception Captain Scott and her voyages thereafter. This traditional styled, family owned centre of town as check in at the hotel on 1 night, cream scones on 2 days, Chapel Street, Stratford Saturday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel is located in the centre of the won’t be until later this afternoon. pre-dinner whisky tasting, cabaret hotel staff as we head back this morning delightful town of Blairgowrie. All 89 This beautiful 4 star hotel is situated evening, disco & quiz night, Burns supper Monday: Today we walk the short to Hugglescote, arriving back early tastefully decorated bedrooms are en in the heart of the historic town of including Address to the Haggis and distance to step aboard our boat for a 40 evening. suite with tea/coffee making facilities, Stratford-upon-Avon, and is just a short songs and dancing. minute cruise, we travel downstream past television & hairdryer. The hotel has a stroll away from the attractions. The 78 the Royal Shakespeare Theatre and Holy Tuesday: We depart the Travel Centre lift which reaches all floors. Due to the bedrooms have en suite facilities with Angus Hotel Trinity Church (the site of Shakespeare’s this morning and make our way to nature of the building, all bedrooms tea/coffee making facilities, television tomb). The rest of the day is yours to do Blairgowrie with stops en route. We aim differ in size. The hotel has leisure and telephone. Although there is a lift as you please. to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. facilities including an indoor swimming at the hotel, not all rooms are accessed pool, sauna and spa bath. Tuesday: We board the coach this by it. Wednesday: Today we will visit Pitlochry morning, and have a stop in beautiful one of Scotland’s most beautiful and No single supplement on the first 6 Leamington Spa, located in the heart No single supplement on the first 2 vibrant places to visit, situated in the single rooms available. Additional of Warwickshire, before returning back single rooms available. Additional heart of the stunning scenery of Highland single rooms above our allocation will to Hugglescote. single rooms above our allocation will Perthshire. have a supplement of £70 per person. have a supplement of £47 per person.

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• Roberts Gold Service • 3 nights hotel accommodation with cooked breakfast throughout • Dinner on two nights and a packed lunch on Saturday • Ticket for Edinburgh Military Tattoo • Free time in Edinburgh • Journey on the Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway • Cruise on the SS Sir Walter Scott • Time Aberfoyle

Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Rail & Steam Friday 10th August, 4 Days £389

Set against the magnificent backdrop of Edinburgh Castle, the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is one of the world’s most spectacular events.

The Massed Pipes and Drums, Massed Military Bands, Display Teams, The Steamship Sir Walter Scott Dancers and the haunting lament of the Lone Piper set against the magnificent backcloth of Edinburgh Castle makes this a truly amazing event….said to be the ‘greatest show on earth’. With an included train journey on the Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway as well as a cruise on the famous SS Walter Scott steamship, this is a wonderful opportunity to be part of Scotland’s military musical extravaganza. Friday: We make our way to Scotland this morning, making adequate comfort stops before arriving at the hotel in time to freshen up before King Robert Hotel dinner at the hotel. Glasgow Road, Bannockburn, Stirling Saturday: Today we travel to the station at Bo’ness for a wonderful journey The King Robert Hotel is situated on that follows the shire of the Firth of Forth, before climbing a tree-lined the site of the Battle of Bannockburn gradient with spectacular views. We continue through the woodlands of on the outskirts of historic Stirling. Birkhill and cross the impressive Avon viaduct, travelling through open WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY This is a family run hotel where you countryside towards Manuel. Once we return back to Bo’ness, we will make will always find a friendly welcome. our way to Edinburgh for the evening performance of the Tattoo. “Hotel in a nice location, evening meal and All 52 bedrooms have en suite Please note: Access to the Tattoo is via a steep gradient which may prove breakfast very good” facilitates, television, telephone and a difficult for those with walking difficulties. Mr & Mrs Bryan, Leicester hair dryer. There is also a lounge bar.

Sunday: This morning we travel to Loch Katrine in the heart of Trossachs “Edinburgh Tattoo is fantastic, definitely Single supplement on the first for a 45 minute cruise aboard the historic steamship Sir Walter Scott. one to tick off your bucket list” 7 single rooms available: £24 Enjoy the magnificent scenery, shaped by nature and featured in poetry Mrs Wright, Shepshed by Sir Walter Scott. After a memorable trip we travel to the small town of Aberfoyle, before returning to the hotel late this afternoon. “Tattoo exceeded expectations, loved it! Monday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel as we head back to Edinburgh is an amazing city with so much Hugglescote, arriving late afternoon. to do and see, will visit for longer “ © Crown Images 2017 Mrs Hunter, Markfield

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• Roberts Silver Service • Roberts Silver Service • 2 nights hotel accommodation, • 1 night hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout • Admission to Kew Gardens • Oxford • Admission to Hampton Court • Chelsea Flower Show Flower Show • RHS Garden Wisley • Free use of hotel’s leisure facilities

Chelsea Flower Show & RHS Garden Wisley Hampton Court Flower Show & Kew Gardens Thursday 24th May, 3 Days £295 Saturday 7th July, 2 Days £159

Visit the world’s most prestigious flower show that inspires millions RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show always promises to be through showcasing the best in garden design held within the the ultimate annual flower show, with creative displays and exciting grounds of London’s Royal Hospital, Chelsea. new features. Discover acres of beautiful garden displays, practical gardening advice, great shopping, quality food and entertainment. RHS Chelsea Flower Show is a must-see combinations. Burstling with seasonal in every gardener’s calendar and has colours and scents, Wisley is the perfect Saturday: Departing the Travel Centre become an important venue for watching place for a relaxing visit any time of the this morning, we travel to Kew Gardens, emerging gardening trends as new plants year. Highlights include rose gardens, the largest UNESCO World Heritage site are launched and the popularity of older a rock garden, a glasshouse, mixed offering unique landscapes, vistas and varieties are revived. borders, an arboretum and a fruit and iconic architecture from every stage of the vegetable garden. So, whether you’re a seasoned gardener Gardens’ history. Their collection of living seeking to grow your knowledge or plants is the largest and most diverse in an enthusiastic beginner in search of Holiday Inn London the world, growing out in the landscape Holiday Inn London inspiration, this flower show promises to Shepperton and within our glasshouses and nurseries. Shepperton be a great day out. Felix Lane, Shepperton, Twickenham We then travel on to our hotel with time Felix Lane, Shepperton, Twickenham Wednesday: We leave the Travel Centre to relax before dinner. This well-appointed, modern hotel is This well-appointed, modern hotel is this morning and we make our way South set within 11 acres of leafy grounds. Sunday: This morning we depart the WHAT OUR set within 11 acres of leafy grounds. with a stop in Oxford before arriving at hotel after breakfast for Hampton Court the hotel in time for dinner. All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ Palace where you will have a full day at CUSTOMERS SAY All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ coffee making facilities, television and coffee making facilities, television and Thursday: Today we depart the hotel for the flower show with admission included. telephone. Complimentary use of the “Lovely facilities at Hampton Court telephone. Complimentary use of the a full day visit to Chelsea Flower Show. hotel’s leisure facilities during your stay Flower Show” hotel’s leisure facilities during your stay Friday: We bid a farewell to the hotel is included. Please note: there is no Mrs Price, Botcheston is included. Please note: there is no this morning and make our way to RHS porterage at the hotel. porterage at the hotel. Garden Wisley, Surrey, one of the finest “Flower show is exceptional, gardens in the world. RHS Garden Single supplement: £25. one of the best” Single supplement on the first 2 single Wisley combines all the innovation and Mr & Mrs Faulkes, Measham rooms within our allocation: £25. inspiration you would expect from the RHS with a beautiful and captivating “Absolutely lovely flower show, range of gardens and planting would go again” Mr & Mrs Daly, Glenfield

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• Roberts Silver Service • Roberts Silver Service • 1 night hotel accommodation, • 1 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout • A visit to Windsor • Windsor on the outward journey • Boat Cruise with carvery lunch • Bucks Fizz on arrival at Ascot • A visit to Highclere Castle • Windsor Enclosure ticket for Ascot Ladies Day included with option to upgrade to Queen Anne Enclosure

Highclere Castle & Windsor Boat Cruise Ladies Day at Royal Ascot with Windsor Sunday 8th July , 2 Days £165 Enclosure Ticket & Drinks Reception Wednesday 20th June, 2 Days £199

Join us as we explore what it is really like behind the scenes of Royal Ascot is without doubt one of the most glamorous events “The Real Downton Abbey”. to be held in the sporting calendar…..and now it’s your turn to be a part of it. The highly successful drama has led to a Windsor Castle revival in the interest of this magnificent This famous Berkshire event is the place to house in which it is set. Enjoy the be and to be seen, and although each day elegant castle interior, the magnificent of the meeting is known for its high fashion, State Rooms and the highly acclaimed Gold Cup Day (also known as Ladies Day) Egyptology Exhibition, before a stroll is the day the pinnacle of all ladies fashion through the gardens and spectacular reaches extraordinary heights. parkland designed by Capability Brown. The highlight of each day at Royal If you have been fascinated by the lives of Ascot is the eagerly anticipated Royal the Crawley family, along with the whole Hilton Reading Procession, when at 2pm the Royal Party Holiday Inn London- nation, this is definitely the break for you. Drakes Way, Reading enters the Golden Gates and drives up Shepperton Sunday: We depart Hugglescote this the course in horse drawn carriages. The contemporary hotel offers a Felix Lane, Shepperton, Twickenham morning and head to Windsor where warm and inviting atmosphere and Wednesday: We depart the Travel you will have some free time to explore This well-appointed, modern hotel is is in an ideal position for exploring Centre this morning and make our way before we board the boat for a carvery set within 11 acres of leafy grounds. the local area. to Shepperton with a stop en route in lunch with dessert. This three hour cruise Windsor. We aim to arrive at the hotel All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ departs from Windsor, where tea and Windsor Castle All bedrooms are designed with late afternoon. coffee making facilities, television and coffee is included after the meal. After, comfort and convenience in mind and telephone. Complimentary use of the Thursday: After breakfast, we depart the once on dry land we head to the hotel, are en suite with tea/coffee making hotel’s leisure facilities during your stay hotel to make our way to Ascot for a day arriving in time for dinner. facilities & television. Please note: is included. There is no porterage at this hotel. of top-class racing action with the world’s Monday: After breakfast, we depart finest racehorses competing for high Please note: there is no porterage at the hotel and head to Highclere Castle, Single supplement on the first 4 single stakes. We will depart the racecourse the hotel. as featured in ITV’s hugely popular period rooms within our allocation: £25 shortly after the last race has taken place. drama, Downton Abbey. Single supplement: £35. We recommend you visit the Ascot website for the event policy on dress code: www.ascot.co.uk/dress-code

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• Roberts Silver Service • Roberts Gold Service • 1 night hotel accommodation, • 3 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout • Guided tour of Liverpool • Two free days in Llandudno to enjoy • Free time in Liverpool the Festival • Ticket for Terracotta Warriors • A visit to Llanberis exhibition • A visit to Betws-y-Coed • Cruise on the River Mersey • A horse drawn boat trip along Llangollen Wharf with some free time in Llangollen

Liverpool & China’s First Emperor Llandudno Victorian Extravaganza LUXURY & the Terracotta Warriors HOTEL Friday 4th May, 4 Days £259 Sunday 22nd July, 2 Days £155

Taking place in 2018, this exhibition will be the first time in more than ‘Come One, Come All’ 10 years that these spectacular warriors from the tomb of China’s For over 30 years, this elegant resort has hosted a festival on First Emperor, Qin Shihuangdi, have been brought to the UK. the streets and promenade. There are parades, musical shows and street entertainers with a daily programme to keep Exhibited at the World Museum you will local guide who’ll escort you, showing the be given a glimpse into the extraordinary city’s main sites. After, there will be some everyone entertained. story of Qin Shihuangdi, the First Emperor free time to explore the city, a designated of China. His vast burial site and tomb UNESCO World Heritage Site. Friday: We depart the Travel Centre After some time in Llangollen, we then complex was discovered near Xi’an in North this morning and make our way to board the coach, arriving back at the No visit to Liverpool is complete without a West China in 1974, and the story of the North Wales with a stop en route. We Travel Centre late afternoon. visit to Albert Dock, one of the country’s top tomb’s Terracotta Warriors will be displayed aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. heritage attractions, boasting museums, alongside important artefacts and research galleries, restaurants and bars. At the Dock, Radisson Blu Hotel Saturday: This morning we make our Watching a Punch and Judy Beaufort Park Hotel relating to the formative years of the the Beatles Story is a huge draw for Fab way to Llandudno to join in the fun at show on the boulevard Chinese nation. Old Hall Street, Liverpool Mold, Flintshire Four fans, and provides a fascinating insight the Victorian Extravaganza. Enjoy the This exhibition will be unprecedented to the life and times of the Beatles. The modern Radisson Blu Victorian street fair, old time fair rides, The hotel is in the delightful North in the UK, spanning almost 1,000 years Hotel, Liverpool offers premium fun stalls & steam engines. Look out Wales Borderlands, near the historic Monday: This morning we make our way to of China’s history. It is set to include a accommodation near the city’s top for the people dressed in Victorian market town of Mold and just 15 the World Museum to see the spectacular number of objects that have never been attractions and has views of the costume, with street parades at 12 minutes from Chester. Contemporary exhibition including spectacular artefacts on show in this country before including River Mersey. midday and street entertainment. yet comfortable, the hotel offers a dating from 8th century BC to the 2nd material from museums and institutes relaxing setting, with a bistro-style century AD, along with remarkable recent All 194 smart and stylish bedrooms Sunday: Today we depart the hotel and from across Shaanxi Province, excavated bar and spacious, light and airy en archaeological discoveries. Not only do are en suite with tea/coffee making make our way for a scenic tour of the over the last 40 years from the Imperial suite rooms. All 106 bedrooms are en these items shed light on the pursuit of facilities, television and a hair dryer. surrounding area including Llanberis Mausoleum and selected tombs. suite with tea/coffee making facilities, immortality and how China’s Emperors and Betws-y-Coed. For those that want Single supplement: £18. All singles are television, telephone and hair dryer. World Museum’s Terracotta Warriors prepared for the afterlife, but also help us a second day at the Extravaganza, double for sole occupancy All rooms are located on the ground exhibition will be a major part of Liverpool’s to understand more about everyday life in they will be dropped in Llandudno and floor with the first floor rooms accessed 2018 celebrations, marking 10 years since China more than two thousand years ago. picked up en route. by one flight of stairs (no lift). the city held the title of European Capital of There will also be an included 50 minute Monday: We bid a fond farewell to Culture 2008. No single supplement on the first 4 cruise on the River Mersey, famously the hotel staff this morning as we single rooms within our allocation. Sunday: We depart Hugglescote this portrayed in the chart-topping song by make our way to Llangollen for a horse Further single rooms on request will morning and head to Liverpool to meet a Gerry & the Pacemakers. drawn boat trip along Llangollen Wharf. incur a supplement of £55.

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• Roberts Silver Service • 1 night hotel accommodation and cooked breakfast • 1 night hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast • Royal Albert Hall with guided tour throughout with Afternoon Tea • Free time in Liverpool • River Thames Sightseeing Cruise • River Mersey Cruise • Free time in London • A visit to Chester • Two course Sunday lunch

Mother’s Day Weekend Royal Albert Hall Tour with Afternoon 4 STAR – Cruising the River Mersey TREAT Tea & Thames River Cruise Saturday 10th March, 2 Days £149 Sunday 4th March, 2 Days £165

Spend this special weekend away on this lovely break visiting Don’t miss the chance to see inside one of this most iconic majestic Liverpool, a city of culture, heritage & people. With its unique and magical buildings, recognisable across the world. Included attractions & unrivalled musical heritage and famously warm is a guided tour which offers the inside story of the Royal Albert welcome, Liverpool is the ideal destination to visit and explore. Hall, taking you on a fascinating journey through its unique history, incredible architecture and legendary performances. With the largest collection of museums Albert Docks and galleries anywhere outside of the Capital, culture and heritage are at the The world’s leading artists from every Monday: After our traditional English very heart of the city. type of entertainment have appeared breakfast, we will then head for on its stage – from the Beatles and Jimi Westminster Pier where we will see During our stay we will see some of Hendrix to Dame Shirley Bassey, and the best views in London with a 40 Liverpool’s most iconic sights aboard the from Luciano Pavarotti and Winston minute River Thames sightseeing cruise. world-famous Mersey Ferry. Crowne Plaza Liverpool Churchill to Einstein. There will be free time in London Holiday Inn Kensington before departing around late afternoon, Saturday: We depart the Travel Centre South – John Lennon Also included is a leisurely cruise on the Forum this morning and make our way to arriving back in Hugglescote at around River Thames on a sightseeing cruise Cromwell Road, Kensington and Liverpool. You will be dropped in the Airport mid-evening. running through the middle of the city, Chelsea, London heart of Liverpool at Albert Docks for a Liverpool, Merseyside the river Thames is the perfect vantage Thames Cruise chance to explore the city as you choose. Located 7 miles from the city centre, point for taking in some of London’s The hotel is at the centre of one of the Later we will meet up at Pier Head for a this 4 star hotel is truly unique and is most iconic sites. capital’s most luxurious areas; South 50 minute River Explorer Cruise which Pierhead, Liverpool Kensington. Positioned in one of the one of the Liverpool’s premier luxury Sunday: We depart the Travel Centre takes in the best views along the riverside. hotels. Originally an airport terminal, most beautiful parts of London with You will then be collected by the coach in Hugglescote and head for London, easy access to many of the city’s notable the bar, lobby and restaurant are arriving at the Royal Albert Hall. The and taken to the hotel, with time to decorated in an art deco style. All 164 visitor attractions. freshen up before dinner. guided tour lasts around an hour bedrooms are decorated to a high followed by an Afternoon Tea. We All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ Sunday: After breakfast, we will depart standard and are en suite with tea/ continue to our central hotel, with the coffee making facilities with television the hotel and make our way to Chester, coffee making facilities, television and rest of the evening at your leisure. and hair dryer. where after exploring the city, we will hair dryer. Although dinner is not included at the enjoy a 2 course Sunday lunch and then hotel, there are plenty of eateries just Single supplement: £40 on the first No single supplement on the first 2 return to Hugglescote. round the corner from the hotel on 4 singles within our allocation. single rooms available. Additional Gloucester Road. single rooms above our allocation will have a supplement of £20 per person.

114 Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre 115 Tall Ships will come from all over the World will come to Sunderland to race INCLUDED IN BERT O S YOUR HOLIDAY R • Roberts Silver Service Festive • 2 nights hotel accommodation, Enjoy the festive season on one of our special festive breaks. If you are looking at dinner and cooked breakfast throughout a pre-Christmas break or looking to get away over the Christmas period, we have • Free time in Durham a variety of destinations available. • Sunderland for the Tall Ships • Ripon • Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities Warner Leisure Hotels: Corton Coastal Village 118 Our holiday highlights Bournemouth Turkey & Tinsel 119 Bideford Turkey & Tinsel 120 NEW FOR 2018 Fizz & Fayre in Harrogate 121 Thursford Christmas Spectacular 122 Edinburgh: Christmas Markets & Sightseeing 123 Bideford Edinburgh: Dunster by Candlelight & Bath Christmas Market 124 Turkey & Tinsel Christmas Markets & Sightseeing Tall Ships in Sunderland Christmas in Harrogate 125 4 STAR Christmas in the Lake District 126 Tuesday 10th July, 3 Days £249 NEW HOTEL Christmas in Llandudno 127 FOR 2018 Paignton Twixmas 128 New Year in Babbacombe 129 This spectacular annual event is once again featured on our New Year in Llandudno 130 programme. Having travelled to Greenock and Dublin in past years to participate in the colourful displays and vibrant atmosphere, we are heading north this year to the sea-faring City of Sunderland which Dunster by Christmas in the has the honour to be the start port for The Tall Ships Races in 2018. Candlelight & Bath Lake District Christmas Market Hosting the event for the first time, be spent at leisure visiting the spectacular Sunderland, a city by the sea has a fleet of tall ships where there will also be commercial port as well as a multi award- plenty of land based entertainment for winning coastline and riverside. The city’s visitors and crews. relationship with the sea goes back many Thursday: We bid a fond farewell to the centuries from once being the largest hotel this morning, stopping in Ripon shipbuilding town in the world to our ever Radisson Blu Hotel before we return back to Hugglescote busy Port of Sunderland which celebrated Frankland Lane, Durham this afternoon. its 300th birthday in 2017. Nestled on a lovely bend of the River Hosting the Tall Ships fleet, with crews You’ll get the chance Wear in the centre of Durham, this 4 and visitors from all around Europe and to visit the ships star hotel is just a short walk from major beyond, will provide a unique opportunity tourist attractions like Durham Castle, to showcase the city’s rich culture, Durham Cathedral and the charming heritage and of course Sunderland’s Old City. well-deserved friendly reputation. All 207 bedrooms are en suite with tea/ Tuesday: We depart the Travel Centre coffee making facilities, television and this morning and make our way to a fridge. Durham with a stop en route. There will The hotel also has sauna, a steam room be an opportunity for some free time and an indoor pool. before we head to the hotel to freshen up in time for dinner. Single supplement on the first 6 single Wednesday: We depart the hotel and rooms within our allocation: £64 head for Sunderland where a full day can

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• Roberts Silver Service • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout • Great entertainment programme • Visit to New Forest • Scenic tour • Visit to Lyndhurst • A visit to Southwold • Visit to Dorchester • Norfolk Broads cruise with mulled • Free time in Bournemouth wine & mince pie • Added value package at the hotel • Free day to explore Warners • Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities

Warner Leisure Hotels: Corton Coastal Village Bournemouth Turkey & Tinsel Afternoon Monday 5th November, 5 Days £299 Monday 12th November, 5 Days £299 Tea Dance

Set on the Suffolk coast, near famous Southwold, Corton has This ‘Turkey and Tinsel’ break at the Suncliff Hotel includes all the easy atmosphere of a holiday home, with the creature entertainment, Christmas quiz, sherry & Christmas cake, guess comforts Warner is famous for. Built on a chalet theme, the rooms the weight of the cake competition, afternoon bingo, traditional have clapboard design, with fresh pastel interiors, and many Christmas fayre, afternoon tea dance with tea and mince pies, have terraces overlooking the sea. The hotel does really offer a complimentary glass of bucks fizz & a New Year’s Eve party. traditional seaside charm, with a premium service. Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way to Bournemouth Monday: We depart Hugglescote mid- with a stop en route. We aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. morning and make our way to Suffolk, Tuesday: This morning we board our coach for a scenic tour of the New Forest with a stopping to give you the opportunity to visit to Lyndhurst. get some lunch. Wednesday: Today we visit Dorchester for Market Day, a vibrant town for sightseeing Tuesday: This morning we enjoy a scenic Corton Coastal Village and shopping. The Suncliff tour of the surrounding area on the coach The Street, Lowestoft with a visit to Southwold, a charming Thursday: Today is your free day to explore Bournemouth. East Overcliff Drive, Bournemouth With chalet-style accommodation, this north Suffolk seaside town on the Suffolk Conveniently located on the is a friendly holiday village situated on Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we head back this morning to Heritage Coast. prestigious East Cliff, the hotel is the cliff tops on the east coast between Hugglescote, arriving back late afternoon. WHAT OUR within easy walking distance to Wednesday: We head for the Norfolk Great Yarmouth & Lowestoft. Broads this morning for a Santa cruise CUSTOMERS SAY the vibrant town centre with its with mulled wine & mince pie included. The standard chalet bedrooms are all cosmopolitan café society. “The hotel was brilliant, nothing en suite with tea and coffee making All bedrooms have en suite facilities Thursday: Today is your free day to was too much trouble” facilities, a television and a hair dryer. with tea/coffee making facilities explore the Warners resort at your leisure. Mr & Mrs Casey, Hinckley No single room supplement on the first television, telephone and hair dryer. Friday: After breakfast, we bid a fond 4 single rooms within our allocation. The hotel has an indoor heated pool farewell to the hotel, making a stop for an “Rooms very good & cleaned Signature rooms available by request and sauna. opportunity for you to get some lunch, exceptionally well” at a supplement of £20 per person before arriving back at Hugglescote. Mrs Brown, Ibstock No single supplement on the first per stay. 5 single rooms within our allocation. “Food was excellent & the staff Seaview rooms on request at were helpful” a supplement of £40 per room Mr & Mrs Jeffery, Melton Mowbray per night.

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• Roberts Gold Service • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, • 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout • Exeter for the Christmas Market • Visit to Skipton • Barnstaple • York for the St Nicholas Festival Christmas Market • Scenic tour of the area • Free day to explore Harrogate as • Added value package at the hotel you choose including a packed lunch • Added value package at the hotel

Bideford Turkey & Tinsel Fizz & Fayre in Harrogate Monday 19th November, 5 Days £275 Monday 26th November, 5 Days £295

Enjoy a pre-Christmas break in one of England’s most popular & This pre-Christmas ‘Fizz & Fayre’ break sees us based in the heart of beautiful counties. There is a lot of added value included on this handsome Harrogate, staying at the Cairn Hotel. Highlights include: tour, including: A packed lunch on one day, a visit from Santa with Mulled wine drink reception, festive themed mini afternoon tea and a small gift, glass of bubbly with dinner on one night and a party a glass of festive fizz & nightly entertainment. night on another night. There is also the opportunity for you to take part in the fancy dress competition. Monday: We depart Hugglescote to refresh before dinner and the last this morning and head for Harrogate. evening of entertainment. After you have settled in, there will be a Friday: After breakfast, we bid a fond Monday: We depart Hugglescote mid- Friday: After breakfast, we bid a fond pre-dinner mulled wine drinks reception farewell to the hotel, making a stop morning and make our way to Devon, farewell to the hotel, making a stop for an before dinner with entertainment after. stopping to give you the opportunity to opportunity for you to get some lunch, for an opportunity for you to get get some lunch. On arrival at the hotel, before arriving back at Hugglescote. Tuesday: Today can be spent at leisure some lunch, before arriving back at in Harrogate. This evening, after dinner, Hugglescote. there will be tea/coffee or fruit juice on Durrant House Hotel Cairn Hotel arrival. There will be at least two nights there will be entertainment once again. Heywood Road, Bideford entertainment during our stay. Wednesday: This morning we depart This Victorian hotel was built in Harrogate’s period as a spa town Tuesday: After breakfast, we head for Situated near the historical old port of for an excursion to the lovely market Bideford with views over the Torridge town of Skipton known as the ‘Gateway which is only a 5minutes walk from Barnstaple, North Devon’s premier town. the town centre. Please note that the This evening after a traditional Christmas estuary and beyond to the sandy to the Dales’ for market day. We return beaches of Instow, this hotel is perfectly to the hotel in the afternoon to rest hotel offer a 3 course carvery-style dinner, there will be a visit from Santa with WHAT OUR dinner every evening. a small gift and a glass of bubbly. located to explore the beautiful rolling our feet whilst we enjoy a sumptuous CUSTOMERS SAY countryside of North Devon. ‘festive themed’ Mini Afternoon Tea WHAT OUR All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ Wednesday: After breakfast, we will visit and a glass of Festive Fizz. After dinner, “Beautiful countryside location” All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ CUSTOMERS SAY coffee making facilities, television and Exeter for the Christmas Market on the entertainment will follow. telephone. The hotel has a lift and a Cathedral Green. Mrs Bryan, Queniborough coffee making facilities, television and hair dryer. The hotel has a bar and Thursday: Today we head for St “Very good hotel, we liked the spacious lounge/bar. Thursday: After breakfast, we depart the “The hotel was lovely and hotel leisure facilities. Although the hotel Nicholas Festival in York for the buffet meals” Single room supplement on the hotel for a scenic tour of the surrounding staff very accommodating” does have a lift there are some ground annual Christmas fayre. Set in the Mr & Mrs Peters, Rothley first 5 single rooms within our area, before we return in plenty of time floor bedrooms available on request. historic square, the city comes alive Mr & Mrs Poole, Swadlincote allocation: £64. to relax before dinner this evening. Don’t with Victorian costumed traders, carol “Very comfortable hotel, staff were forget your fancy dress costume (optional) “Food was good and the staff No single supplement on the first 5 singers and delicious smells of roasted faultless and extremely willing and for the party night. were very helpful” single rooms within our allocation. chestnuts and hot chocolate laced with obliging” Mr & Mrs Giles, Hinckley brandy. We return to the hotel in time Mr & Mrs West, Hinckley

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• Roberts Silver Service • Roberts Gold Service • 1 night bed and breakfast with • 3 nights hotel accommodation, pre show dinner dinner and cooked breakfast throughout • A ticket for Thursford Spectacular • Free time in Edinburgh to visit the • Stop on outbound and inbound Christmas Market journey • Excursion to Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre

Thursford Christmas Spectacular Edinburgh: Christmas Markets & Sightseeing POPULAR Saturday 17th November & Saturday 24th November, HOTEL Friday 30th November, 4 Days £299 2 Days £189

Set in the magical surroundings of mechanical organs and Visit Scotland’s beautiful capital, Edinburgh for the fabulous fairground carousels, with a cast of 130 professional singers, Christmas Markets or simply spend your time seeing all the dancers and musicians – many of whom are West End performers. historic attractions on offer in this wonderful city. The 3 hour performance delivers an extravaganza of non-stop singing, dancing, music, humour and variety. It’s a fast moving Find yourself in a spectacular winter Monday: We bid a fond farewell to the celebration of the festive season featuring an eclectic mix of both wonderland in the centre of a fairytale city, hotel staff as we head back this morning to as the Christmas market brings together Hugglescote, arriving back late afternoon. seasonal and year-round favourites, with famous and much-loved a magical explosion of twinkling lights, chart toppers being sung alongside traditional carols. enchanting sounds, mouthwatering flavours and lots of fun and laughter. Word of this amazing show has spread Dates will be on sale from early March If shopping is not your thing why not visit and it is now generally recognised as 2018. Register your interest as soon as some of Edinburgh’s top tourist attractions being the largest show of its kind in the possible as this event always sells out Links Country Park including Edinburgh Castle, Palace of Ibis Hotel Edinburgh country, if not Europe. Up to fifty coaches as soon as it goes on sale due to large Hotel Holyroodhouse & the National Museum of Centre South Bridge numbers on our waiting lists. We also per day travel from all over the country West Runton, Cromer Scotland (admission not included). South Bridge, Edinburgh and many of our patrons have visited year operate day trips to this event for which Friday: We depart the Travel Centre this on year. we can also take names. The hotel has retained those high The hotel is located in Edinburgh old standards of personal service long morning and make our way to Edinburgh town just off the Royal Mile and is Saturday: We depart Hugglescote at forgotten by many and offers a with a stop en route. We aim to arrive at the within walking distance of Edinburgh 9am this morning, making a nice stop traditional warm welcome, a peaceful hotel late afternoon. Castle. The hotel is perfectly located for an opportunity for you to get some WHAT OUR escape from everyday pressures and Saturday: Today is a free day to explore when visiting the museums, the lunch. We arrive at the hotel, with time CUSTOMERS SAY the opportunity to relax and unwind Edinburgh and the Christmas Markets at Christmas Market and the nightlife to freshen up before a pre-show dinner in this tranquil, unspoilt area of your leisure. of Edinburgh. will be served. After, we depart the hotel North Norfolk. “Been here twice before, both All 259 modern bedrooms are all at around 5pm and make our way to times were brilliant, would Sunday: For those wishing to visit the All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ nearby Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre in en-suite with tea/coffee making Thursford for the 7.30pm show. recommend to anybody” coffee making facilities, television. nearby Leith, the coach will leave the hotel facilities, and television. Sunday: After breakfast, we depart the Mr & Mrs Garratt, Melbourne There is a lift but only to the this morning and return later on in the day. Single supplement on the first 6 hotel, making a nice stop for lunch, before second floor. Or maybe visit the Royal Yacht Britannia “Pleasant overnight stay, single rooms within our allcation: returning to Hugglescote around 5pm. which is nearby (cost not included). very comfortable” £143. All single rooms are double Mr & Mrs Daw, Ellistown for sole.

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• Roberts Silver Service • Roberts Gold Service • 2 nights hotel accommodation and • 4 nights hotel accommodation, cooked breakfast throughout dinner and cooked breakfast throughout • A visit to Dunster for the Christmas Market • Two half day scenic excursions • Bath Christmas Market • Complimentary tea/coffee 10am-10pm • 2 course lunch at hotel on Saturday • Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities

Dunster by Candlelight & Christmas in Harrogate FULL Bath Christmas Market Sunday 23rd December, 5 Days £509 BOARD Friday 7th December, 3 Days £225

This special event, now passed its 30th year, is a special event We return to the Cairn Hotel after being asked to feature this in Somerset’s calendar. For one weekend every December this festive break again by many customers after a very successful stay remarkable preserved medieval village turns its back on the present for Christmas 2016. The staff at this grand Victorian hotel prides and lights its streets with candles. itself on comfort, great food & entertainment.

With a lantern lighting procession, colourful A very warm Christmas awaits us in Sit back and relax this afternoon with stilt walkers in fantastic costumes, carol Harrogate in the Yorkshire Dales…don’t a fun quiz after the Queen’s speech. If singers, morris dancers, hand bell ringers miss out! you’ve got room, a 2 course buffet will be and more, delightful Dunster by Candlelight served this evening followed by Christmas Sunday: We arrive at the hotel and check is a traditional festive celebration! night entertainment. in and after we enjoy a cup of Yorkshire Friday: We depart Hugglescote this Tea with homemade biscuits. From 6pm, Boxing Day: After breakfast why not enjoy morning and make our way to Taunton, join friends old and new for a Christmas a stroll around Harrogate for the Sales stopping for a break en route, before Holiday Inn Cocktail and meet the Cairn Team. Dinner before a fun-filled afternoon of quizzes and Cairn Hotel arriving at the hotel late afternoon. Deane Gate Avenue, Taunton will be a carvery style before the evening Bingo, enjoy a light buffet luncheon. Your Ripon Road, Harrogate entertainment. last evening’s dinner will take place before Saturday: This morning we venture into This hotel is ideally located at the This Victorian hotel was built in the Boxing Evening Entertainment. Taunton to visit the market & shops, gateway to the West Country and Christmas Eve: Enjoy a hearty Yorkshire Harrogate’s period as a spa town before we return to the hotel for a 2 Exmoor National Park. breakfast will be served. Enjoy a light Tuesday: Enjoy a hearty breakfast before which is only a 10minute walk from the town centre. course lunch. In the afternoon we travel to WHAT OUR All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ buffet luncheon in the restaurant followed we bid a fond farewell to the hotel. Minehead to catch the shuttle bus to the CUSTOMERS SAY coffee making facilities, television by homemade cakes and coffee from the All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ village of Dunster. and hair dryer. The hotel has leisure bar. A fun afternoon of Quizzes and Bingo coffee making facilities, television & will take place before dinner with this Sunday: We bid a fond farewell to the “Beautiful countryside location” facilities including an indoor heated WHAT OUR telephone. The hotel has a lift and evening entertainment. hotel this morning and make our way Mrs Bryan, Queniborough swimming pool, spa and sauna. CUSTOMERS SAY a spacious lounge/bar. All meals are to Bath for the truly fantastic festive There is a lift but only to the first floor. Christmas Day: Enjoy a celebratory glass buffet style. Christmas Market. Each year the centre “The hotel was lovely and hotel of Buck’s Fizz with your breakfast this “Excellent Hotel & staff – well done Single room supplement on the first 7 Single supplement on the first 6 single of Bath is transformed into a magical staff very accommodating” morning. Join in the carol singing taking to all concerned” single rooms within our allocation: £39 rooms within our allocation: £64 Christmas shopper’s paradise, as over 170 Mr & Mrs Poole, Swadlincote place before lunch. Canapés and bubbly Mrs Smith – Leicester chalets packed full of gorgeous Christmas will be served 12 noon before tucking gifts line the streets surrounding the “Food was good and the staff into a scrumptious 4-course Christmas “Very spacious, hardworking staff, Roman Baths and Bath Abbey. were very helpful” Luncheon. If you’ve been good this year would return here” Mr & Mrs Giles, Hinckley you may even get a visit from Santa! Mr & Mrs Tudge, Coalville

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• Roberts Gold Service • Roberts Gold Service • 4 nights hotel accommodation, • 5 nights hotel dinner and cooked breakfast accommodation, dinner throughout and cooked breakfast throughout • Two short excursions • Two scenic tours of the surrounding area • A day free in Llandudno

Christmas in the Lake District FULL Christmas in Llandudno FULL Sunday 23rd December, 5 Days £499 BOARD Sunday 23rd December, 6 Days £715 BOARD 6 The warmest of welcomes awaits you at the Best Western Shap Celebrate Christmas at the Tynedale Hotel where you are sure of DAYS Wells Hotel. a warm festive welcome with home-made cakes and pastries on arrival. There will be entertainment every evening and Santa will Christmas in the Lake District is a magical Boxing Day: Buffet breakfast at leisure, make an appearance on Christmas Day. time. With snow-peaked mountains before we take a short excursion. We enjoy and the peaceful serenity of the lakes, a carvery lunch in the restaurant. Dinner will Sunday: Dinner will be served by Boxing Day: Coffee and Croissants will the landscape takes on a spectacular be a festive buffet dinner, followed by ‘A candlight before taking your seats for the be available in the morning followed winter beauty. Night at the Races’. Christmas entertainment followed by a by a Breakfast Brunch. A Victorian High Sunday: We arrive at the hotel where Thursday: Buffet breakfast will be available late night finger buffet. Tea will be served and also you will have Tea and Homemade Mince Pies will be this morning before we depart the hotel the chance to ‘guess the weight of the Christmas Eve: Breakfast is served available. Dinner will be available in the this morning. Haggis’. Dinner is served early evening, followed by morning coffee and restaurant, collect a glass of red or white followed by cash bingo and cabaret homemade shortbread mid-morning. A wine or soft drink on your way into the Best Western Shap evening. A finger buffet is also available. Tynedale Hotel glass of sparkling Cava with canapés will restaurant. Entertainment will be provided Wells Hotel be served before a five course Christmas Thursday: Breakfast will be served Gloddaeth Crescent, Central by Penrith Town Band with a medley of Eve Celebration Dinner, with fancy hats, followed by lunch, and later afternoon Promenade, Llandudno festive music. Shap, Near Penrith steamers and party poppers plus great tea and cakes. Dinner will be served early The hotel is nestled in a secluded The Tynedale is ideally situated on the Christmas Eve: Buffet breakfast will be festive party music. Later on festive evening followed by cash bingo and a valley high in the Cumbrian Fells Central Promenade overlooking the sea available this morning, we then depart the entertainment will commence followed by night of cabaret entertainment. and just off the coast to coast path and bandstand. It is just a pleasant level hotel for an excursion, before returning for once again the light buffet supper. Friday: After breakfast, we leave the stroll to the pier with Llandudno’s fine lunch. Dinner in the restaurant this evening offering a rural relaxation stay. Christmas Day: Coffee and Croissants hotel, making a stop en route back to Victorian shopping centre and brand which will be followed by a vocalist. All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ will be available in the morning followed the Travel Centre. new retail outlet Parc LLandudno just coffee making facilities, television, Christmas Day: Buffet breakfast will be by a Breakfast Brunch. At midday enjoy a short walk away which is packed with telephone and a hair dryer. available this morning, mid-morning coffee the entertainment and Christmas Carols great high street shops. and homemade shortbread. At lunchtime, Single supplement on the first 5 single before Santa arrives for everybody. Later All rooms are en suite with tea/coffee enjoy a glass of sparkling wine before rooms within our allcation: £80 in the afternoon a traditional Christmas WHAT OUR making facilities, television, telephone traditional Christmas lunch in the restaurant. dinner is served with complimentary wine and hairdryer. In the afternoon tea and Christmas cake will & Christmas crackers. Later on, an early CUSTOMERS SAY be available. Dinner, this evening will be a evening buffet will be available, followed Very satisfied, staff were excellent, No single supplement on the first 4 festive buffet dinner in the restaurant. by cabaret entertainment with a late kind & helpful single rooms available night buffet. Mr Hill, Syston

126 Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre 127 INCLUDED IN INCLUDED IN YOUR HOLIDAY YOUR HOLIDAY

• Roberts Gold Service • Roberts Gold Service • 3 nights hotel accommodation, • 4 night hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout • Two scenic excursions • Two short scenic excursions • Pantomime ticket

Paignton Twixmas New Year in Babbacombe BACK BY Thursday 27th December, 4 Days £235 REQUEST Saturday 29th December, 5 Days £459

For 2018 we return to the Marine Hotel in Paignton, as requested See in 2019 in delightful Devon! Don’t miss the fun, come and join by our customers. The friendliness of the staff, the cleanliness of friends old and new and help us celebrate in the traditional resort the hotel and the great food is always a winner on the returning of Babbacombe. We are sure there will be a great atmosphere for feedback. If you’ve never been to the Marine…..you don’t know our New Year celebrations. what you are missing! Saturday: We depart Hugglescote Thursday: On arrival at the hotel we will and make our way to Devon, stopping be greeted with a welcoming cup of tea en route for an opportunity for you to or coffee, mulled wine and a nice warm get some lunch. We arrive at hotel late mince pie whilst the hotel’s nimble elves afternoon. There will be live musical deliver your luggage directly to your entertainment this evening. rooms. After dinner, you can enjoy the Sunday: After breakfast, we depart the hotels entertainment. Marine Hotel hotel for a short scenic excursion. There will Babbacombe Hotel Adelphi Road, Paignton Babbacombe Downs Road, Friday: After breakfast, we depart the be live musical entertainment this evening. Babbacombe hotel for an excursion. Back at the hotel, WHAT OUR Situated on a level position, directly New Year’s Eve: After breakfast, we dinner will be served, followed by the CUSTOMERS SAY opposite the seafront and just a depart the hotel for an excursion. We The hotel is positioned in a superb cliff evening entertainer. short walk to the town centre, you return to the hotel with plenty of time to top location offering stunning sea views couldn’t ask for a better located hotel across the Babbacombe Downs and Saturday: After breakfast, it’s all aboard “We found the staff very efficient freshen up before we enjoy a 5 course in Paignton. All 53 bedrooms are en Lyme Bay. All 80 bright, well decorated the coach again as we go for a ride out and very helpful” dinner with dancing. suite with tea/coffee making facilities, bedrooms have en suite facilities with today, the afternoon can be spent at Mrs Owen, Market Bosworth television, telephone & hair dryer. New Year’s Day: There will be plenty of television and hair dryer. The lovely leisure in Paignton. Dinner will be served Although the lift goes to all four floors, time to lie in before a breakfast brunch restaurant has wonderful sea views. later followed by entertainment. “Lovely hotel staff, very pleasant and today with Bucks Fizz. Today we will visit helpful beyond expectations, very some rooms still have a few stairs after There is also an entertainment bar with the lift. All sea view rooms have 5 steps Babbacombe Theatre for a matinee dancefloor and stage and an outside Sunday: After breakfast, we leave the welcoming best room we have ever hotel, making a stop en route back to the down and 5 steps up after the lift. pantomime show. There will be live terrace with seating. There are some had, lovely break” Travel Centre. musical entertainment this evening. ground floor bedrooms. Mrs Briggs, Swadlincote No single supplement on the first Wednesday: After breakfast, we depart 6 single rooms available within our Sea view room supplement: £48 per the hotel, stopping en route back to “Has we have been before we allocation. Sea view rooms or specific room per stay (twin/double room only). Leicestershire for a chance for you to get knew it would be excellent“ room number requests are charged at Sea view room with balcony): £94 per some lunch. Mr & Mrs Hourd, Derby £5 per room per night. room per stay (twin/double room only).

128 Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre 129 INCLUDED IN HOLIDAY TRAVEL INSURANCE YOUR HOLIDAY A travel insurance scheme is available for all passengers travelling on our holidays. RESIDENCY

This scheme is arranged by Towergate Chapman Stevens and underwritten by ETI – The cover under this policy is only available to United Kingdom residents being defined as: • Roberts Gold Service International Travel Protection (ERV), the UK branch of Europäische Reiseverscherung AG, Any person who is staying in or has lived in the United Kingdom for more than 12 months, or who are authorised by the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BAFIN – www. if studying or working in the United Kingdom for more than 6 months. • 4 nights hotel accommodation, bafin.de) and approved by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA – www.fca.org.uk) to undertake insurance business in the UK. Should you wish to take out this travel insurance dinner and cooked breakfast please include the appropriate premium when booking your holiday. HEALTH CONDITIONS throughout You must be able to comply with the following conditions to have the full protection of your DEMANDS AND NEEDS policy. If you do not comply we may refuse to deal with any relevant claim or reduce the • Two scenic tours of the This insurance policy will suit the demands and needs of an individual or group (where amount of any relevant claim payment. applicable) who have no excluded medical condition(s), are travelling in countries included surrounding area within the policy terms and who wish to insure themselves against unforeseen circumstances/ You are not required to declare your medical conditions. However, to be covered for any events detailed in the cover section below. Subject to the terms, conditions and maximum medical conditions you have or have had, you must be able to answer NO to questions 1. to • A day free in Llandudno specified sums insured. 4. and YES to questions 5. and 6. a) and b) below: 1. Are you aware of any reason why the trip could be cancelled or cut short (such as the IMPORTANT health of a close relative) We will not provide you with advice about the suitability of this product for your individual 2. Are you travelling: needs but will be happy to provide you with factual information. a) against the advice of a medical practitioner, or We summarise below the details of the insurance cover provided which also includes 24-hour b) for the purpose of obtaining medical treatment. emergency service from Towergate Assistance. The following is a brief summary of the cover available. Full details of cover and exclusions will be forwarded with your confirmation 3. Have you been given a terminal prognosis. of booking. In any event you may ask for a specimen copy of the policy wording before 4. Are you receiving or awaiting treatment for any bodily injury, illness or disease as a booking should you wish to examine this in advance. hospital day case or in-patient. SUMMARY OF COVER 5. If you are on prescribed medication, are your medical condition(s) stable and well controlled. PLEASE SEE THE POLICY WORDING FOR FULL DETAILS OF THE COVER, LIMITATIONS AND EXCESSES 6. If you suffer from stress, anxiety, depression or any other mental or nervous disorder, have you received written confirmation (at your cost) that you are fit enough to take this trip by either: SECTION OF COVER MAXIMUM SUM INSURED MAXIMUM EXCESS AND / OR BENEFITS PER PERSON a) a registered mental health professional (if you are under the care of a Community PER PERSON Mental Health Team), or b) a consultant specialising in the relevant field. Cancellation £1,500 UK, Channel Islands, No Excess If you are travelling outside of the United Kingdom you must telephone the Towergate Isle of Man Isles of Scilly and Medical Line on 0344 892 1698 if anyone to be covered by this policy, or any person upon Europe whose health the trip depends: 1. Has or has had a medical condition (excluding childhood and minor ailments not Travel delay • £60 (£20 after 12 hours No Excess requiring treatment) and £10 per 12 hours’ New Year in Llandudno delay thereafter) delayed 2. Is taking prescribed medication departure 3. Has or has had any medical condition still requiring periodic review • £1,500 UK, Channel Islands and Europe 4. Is awaiting any tests, treatment, investigation, referral or the results of these. Sunday 30th December, 5 Days £535 The Towergate Medical Line office hours are 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday excluding Bank Missed departure £100 England, Scotland No excess Holidays. and Wales / £300 Europe, Channel Islands, Northern Change in medical circumstances after the date the policy is issued Ireland, Isle of Man and Isles You must notify the Towergate Medical Line immediately of any changes in medical of Scilly circumstances arising between the date the policy is issued and the time of departure for the trip. You may have to pay an additional premium to cover your medical conditions. Celebrate the New Year in style at the Tynedale Hotel with lots Personal accident £15,000 (Subject to age) No excess This applies to all destinations including trips solely within the United Kingdom (being defined as England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Isles of Scilly). of fun, fantastic food, great company and a party atmosphere. Medical and other expenses £2,000,000 (including No Excess Examples of these and other conditions and exclusions are contained within the policy We are sure you will not be disappointed. curtailment £3,500) wording, a specimen copy of which is available upon request. If after purchasing a policy from us should you find it does not meet your requirements, you have 14 days from the date Hospital benefit £100 UK / £450 outside UK No excess of receipt of the policy documents to cancel the policy and receive a full refund of your premium. The hotel’s festive programme will certainly Haggis Rolling Competition and much Personal property £1,500 baggage / No Excess Roberts Coaches Limited trading as Paul James Holidays, Roberts Holidays and Roberts keep you entertained during the festive more! Mid-afternoon High Tea will be £200 personal money / Travel Group is an Appointed Representative of ITC Compliance Limited who are authorised £100 delayed baggage and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (their firm reference is 313486) and which is period. served. In the evening a New Year Dinner (after 12 hours’ delay) permitted to advise on and arrange general insurance contracts. will be served, followed by entertainment Sunday: We depart the Travel Centre this and once again a late night finger buffet. Loss of passport / visa £200 No excess morning and make our way to Llandudno Personal liability £2,000,000 No excess with a stop en route. We aim to arrive Wednesday: Enjoy breakfast. Morning Trading Charter at the hotel late afternoon. On arrival, a coffee is served later with a light lunch at All coach package holidays in this brochure are subject to the Bonded Coach Legal costs and expenses £25,000 No excess Holiday Group Trading Charter, a copy is available for inspection at our office, Victorian afternoon tea and delicious cakes 1pm. Dinner will be followed once again on line and will be sent with Confirmation of Booking invoice. will be available. Cava and canapés will by coffee and cash bingo and a great Tynedale Hotel get your party rolling before a five course evening of entertainment. Don’t forget Gloddaeth Crescent, Central SIGNIFICANT OR UNUSUAL LIMITATIONS OR WHAT IS NOT COVERED ABTA We are a Member of ABTA, membership number Y6278 and P6893. We are 1. The cover under this policy is only available to United Kingdom residents for travel to and dinner by candlelight, with coffee and your fancy dress costume as a parade Promenade, Llandudno obliged to maintain a high standard of service to you by ABTA’s Code of Conduct. from the United Kingdom and repatriation will be to the United Kingdom only. cash bingo followed by a great evening of will take place. A late night buffet will be We can also offer you an arbitration scheme for the resolution of disputes The Tynedale is ideally situated on the 2. Cover is only available for the whole duration of a booked trip to a maximum 70 entertainment and a late night buffet. available once more. arising out of this contract. The scheme is arranged by ABTA and administered Central Promenade overlooking the sea consecutive days, and cover cannot be purchased once a trip has already begun. independently. It is a simple and inexpensive method of arbitration on documents 3. The excess amount deductible from a claim applies to each and every claim, per incident alone with restricted liability on you for costs. The upper limit on claims is £5,000 New Year’s Eve: Enjoy breakfast, and Thursday: We bid a fond farewell to the and bandstand. It is just a pleasant level claimed for, under certain sections by each insured person. per person and £25,000 per booking form. The scheme doesn’t apply to claims which are solely in respect of physical injury or illness or their consequences. It can after at mid-morning a liqueur coffee and hotel staff as we head back this morning to stroll to the pier with Llandudno’s fine 4. If your money, valuables, any items of baggage, your passport or visa are lost or stolen, however deal with claims which include an element of minor. shortbread. Mid-afternoon High Tea will Hugglescote, arriving back late afternoon. Victorian shopping centre and brand you must notify the local Police within 24 hours of discovery or as soon as possible thereafter. Please make sure you get a copy of the Police report. Failure to comply may be served. A New Year’s Eve dinner will new retail outlet Parc LLandudno just result in your claim being rejected or the amount of any relevant claim reduced. be served along with poppers, streamers a short walk away which is packed with 5. You are not covered for valuables, your passport or visa if left unattended at any time and fancy hats followed by petit fours and great high street shops. (including in a vehicle, in checked in luggage or while in the custody of a carrier, tour operator or public transport operator) unless deposited in a hotel safe, safety deposit box ABTA Number Y6278 ABTA Number P6893 coffee. Join in the evening entertainment WHAT OUR All rooms are en suite with tea/coffee or left in your locked accommodation. and after midnight toast the New Year CUSTOMERS SAY making facilities, television, telephone 6. Stolen property: You are not covered for baggage stolen from: with a celebratory glass of wine with a and hairdryer. a) an unattended coach/bus unless it was locked in the luggage compartment of the finger buffet. coach/bus and evidence of force or violent entry to the vehicle is available, or “The hotel was excellent along with b) the passenger compartment of any unattended vehicle. No single supplement on the first ?? New Year’s Day: Mid-morning a Breakfast the staff and food and the rooms. single rooms available brunch will be available and once you have All lived up to expectations” cleared your head it’s time for the Tynedale Mr & Mrs Burton – Loughborough

130 Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre 131 ROBERTS TRAVEL GROUP INFORMATION AND BOOKING CONDITIONS Roberts Travel Group Booking Luggage To make a reservation please call our holiday office to check availability. We can make a At present we do not impose a weight limit on suitcases but please be considerate to our provisional booking for you, which can be held for up to 5 working days (unless it is within 6 weeks drivers when packing your cases. If you can’t pick your suitcase up, can our driver? Help us of departure). You will then need to complete the booking form in full, sign it and send it to us to help you! All baggage and personal items are carried at the owner’s risk and we cannot Rewarding our with your deposit/full payment. accept responsibility for damage to any baggage. Never leave your luggage unattended. Payment As the driver has to load your luggage onto the coach, please keep luggage to one medium loyal customers At the time of booking you will need to pay a non-refundable deposit of £35.00 per person for sized suitcase per person. A small holdall can be taken on board the coach. holidays within the UK and £65 per person for European Holidays. Loyalty Scheme Lost Luggage Your balance of payment will be due 8 weeks prior to departure, with the exception of European We will always take the utmost care of your luggage, but in the unfortunate event of your With many of our customers taking Holidays where it is due 10 weeks prior to departure. If a booking is made 8 weeks (10 weeks for luggage being lost, our liability is limited to £100.00 per suitcase. European travel) or less prior to departure, you will be required to pay the total cost of the holiday multiple holidays and short breaks at the time of booking. Complaints If you have a complaint during your holiday you must inform the driver as soon as possible so with us, we wish to reward the If payment is made by cheque, please write the name of the person who has made the booking that we can try to resolve the problem immediately. If you do not tell us about the problem and the tour title on the back of the cheque. Please make cheques payable to “Roberts Coaches”. as soon as it arises it is difficult for us to investigate and rectify it for you retrospectively. continued support and loyalty of Credit/Debit card payments are also accepted. For day excursions full payment is required at the time of booking by credit/debit card or cash only. When this is received, we will issue you with a Special Needs all our valued customers. travel ticket. Some holidays and tours that require the pre-purchase of theatre or attraction tickets Please inform us before you book if any member of your party has special needs or suffers or holidays by cruise/air or rail may be subject to a higher deposit, and a different balance due from any disability as not all holidays, hotels in this brochure will be suitable. This also date that stated above, which will be advised to you at the time of booking. applies to any Day Trips that you may have booked. It is your responsibility to check with us We are delighted to continue with before booking. We are prepared to carry dry-battery motorised scooters that are collapsible Cancellation on tour coaches (with prior notification), but the user or their travelling companion(s) is our loyalty scheme for 2018, giving Cancellation by you - if you cancel your holiday charges will apply, please refer to our current responsible for lifting the item on and off the coach each time it is required. As scooters Trading Charter for our cancellation scale. vary in size and weight we cannot expect our drivers to lift them. The number of scooters to our customers the opportunity to earn Single Supplements be carried is limited to 2 per tour. This is based on first come, first served basis. We need to money off future bookings with us. Some of our tours incur a single supplement charge. This is a supplement charged by the hotel know the make, model number and most importantly the weight of your scooter before we not by us. This is usually charged when they only have a twin or double room available for single can accept your booking. Please note that scooters, wheelchairs and walkers will be carried use. Where it is stated that there is no single supplement this is limited to the number of single at the discretion of the Company and may not be permitted on all tours. On the tours that On the departure of your second rooms that the hotel has allocated to us. Thereafter a single supplement could apply, subject to lightweight wheelchairs are accepted, they must be folded and stowed in the coach luggage availability. hold. Again, we can only carry a limited number. holiday (of 2 days or more) with Roberts Our drivers are happy to provide general assistance to passengers but must not undertake Seat Allocations any action that may put their health, safety, welfare or legal requirements for a break in duty Travel Group you gain yourself a loyalty Requests for specific seats can be made at the time of booking, but are obviously subject to at risk. Please note -: If you intend to travel on a feeder vehicle to our depot we cannot availability. Seats are allocated on a first come first served basis. Your allocated seat will be yours accept motorised scooters as we cannot guarantee the type of vehicle that collects you. stamp to enjoy the following rewards: for the duration of the tour. We do not charge a supplement for front seats. Many seaside destinations have scooters to hire and our staff will be happy to provide you If for operational reasons we have to use a coach with a slightly different specification from the with the relevant telephone numbers of these companies. one on which you have booked, we reserve the right to alter the seats allocated. Smoking On your 2nd holiday departure in 2018 £5 off any holiday taken before April 30th 2019 Special Requests We operate a strict no smoking policy on all our coaches. We will make special requests such as specific floors, views, rooms etc. to the hotel but we Mobile Phones cannot guarantee that they will be fulfilled. A general confirmation that a request has been made On your 3rd holiday departure in 2018 £5 off any holiday taken before April 30th 2019 or passed to the hotel is not confirmation that this is met. If it is vital to your holiday it must Mobile phones should only be used on the coach for emergency reasons. For the comfort of be agreed with us at the time of your booking, when we will confirm with the hotel that this is all passengers please ensure your phones are switched to silent whilst you are travelling. available and that the arrangement can be made. General Terms On your 4th holiday departure in 2018 £5 off any holiday taken before April 30th 2019 Hotels can usually cater for most dietary restrictions but please let us know at the time of booking We reserve the unconditional right to refuse a booking or terminate a passenger’s holiday in so we can check for you. the event of unreasonable conduct, in our opinion. On your 5th holiday departure in 2018 £10 off any holiday taken before April 30th 2019 Entertainment at the Hotel All information contained in our brochure is correct at the time of going to press. We also The tours where entertainment programmes are provided by the hotel are detailed in our respect the hotels right to remove a passenger from their hotel if their behaviour is felt to be brochure. Roberts Coaches cannot guarantee the type of entertainment offered as this is entirely unreasonable and affecting other passengers stay. On your 6th holiday departure in 2018 £10 off any holiday taken before April 30th 2019 at the discretion of the hotel management. Insurance Itineraries We recommend that you purchase insurance to cover your holiday. If you travel without On your 7th holiday departure in 2018 £10 off any holiday taken before April 30th 2019 We reserve the right to make changes to any published itinerary. Where optional excursions are adequate travel insurance and require our assistance whist on one of our holidays, we will offered, these are not included in the price of the holiday. Refunds cannot be given to passengers claim from you any expenses we incur on your behalf, which would otherwise have been not wishing to take advantage of any included excursions. It is your responsibility to check that covered by insurance. On your 8th holiday departure in 2018 £10 off any holiday taken before April 30th 2019 the itinerary, attractions and excursions are suitable for you. We do not accept any responsibility It is not compulsory on tours within the UK, but is now compulsory for you to have suitable for you not being able to participate in anything on the itinerary. No refunds will be given for any insurance for travel outside the UK. part of the itinerary that is not taken. Please ask staff for more details on access to each excursion, For details of travel insurance costs and further information please contact our Holiday On your 9th holiday departure in 2018 £15 off any holiday taken before April 30th 2019 attraction, and hotel at the time of booking. Department. Foreign Tours or Channel Tours Roberts Coaches Ltd. is an appointed representative of ITC Compliance Limited which is You are required to travel with your passport on all foreign holidays. Please check the expiry date authorised and regulated by the FCA. Roberts Coaches Ltd. only offer travel insurance from on your passport as we cannot be held responsible for anyone being refused exit or entry to the Towergate Chapman Stevens. UK or any other country. You must have 6 months validity remaining on your passport from the Loyalty stamps are accumulated on holidays departing 1st January 2018 date you return to the UK. Please also ensure that you are adequately covered for any unexpected Demands and Needs Statement medical bills or personal losses. We cannot be held responsible for any fees you may be charged This travel insurance policy will suit the Demands and Needs of an individual, or group to 31st December 2018 (no stamp given for the first holiday of the nor for repatriation cost should you need to be bought home. Should you not have an adequate (where applicable) who have no excluded pre-existing medical conditions, are travelling to travel insurance powwwlicy, the company does not accept any liability for you not being insured. countries included within the policy terms and who wish to insure themselves against the calendar year) but can be redeemed right up until 30th April 2019. Please note that these trips will involve early departures from the depot, due to times of ferries unforeseen circumstances/events relating to or occurring during the trip. etc. IMPORTANT - You may already possess alternative insurance(s) for some or all of the features • You have to depart on the holiday with us before you are eligible for and benefits provided by this product; it is your responsibility to investigate this. We will not Home Pick Ups provide you with advice about the suitability of this product for your individual needs; we a loyalty stamp. This is a free service that we offer to passengers within our designated pick-up area. You are will however be happy to provide you with factual information to aid you in making your own required to share this service informed buying decision. with other passengers. This service is available on holidays of 4 days or more. • It is the responsibility of the customer to produce their loyalty card If you live outside our pick up area we may still be able to offer a door-to-door service at a charge. Infectious/Contagious Diseases and ask for the stamp on departure day to be stamped accordingly. Please contact our office for details of charges. Please note all hotels have their own policy under their own terms in dealing with anybody suffering with an infectious or contagious disease. Unfortunately stamps cannot be given retrospectively. This service is mostly operated with our vehicles, but from time to time a hired taxi may have to be used for your home pick-up and this will be paid for by us. Hotel Information • You can redeem the value on your loyalty card at any point. Should you For operational reasons, please notify us at the time of booking if your road is not accessible to Please be advised that we use many different types of hotels, from coaching inns to a coach. If access is a problem, we will get as near as possible to your address. All of our pick up corporate. It is at the hotel’s discretion on where our coach group will be sitting for meals. have a completed card this must be redeemed and a new card will be issued. vehicle are standard vehicles and may or may not have the benefit of a kneeling position. We Please note that sometimes we are allocated a separate dining room for our group, would kindly ask our passengers to make us aware if you are unable to get into a standard vehicle unfortunately we cannot guarantee this will be the main restaurant. Please also be advised • Stamps are given per person. prior to pick up. We do offer the advantage of free secure parking in our car park as an alternative. that each hotel will have a different style of menu, a different way of how you order your food and the number of guests seated to a table will also vary. Should you have any questions or • You must book directly with us, not through an agent. Group Booking Discounts concerns in this area, please do ask us before travel. Group discounts are available for 10 or more making a booking on the same trip. Discount will be • No cash alternative is available. applied once the balance is paid in full. Contact us for details. • This scheme is not available for a group where a bonus or free place(s) Child Reductions Each hotel has a different policy on child reductions, but we can obtain a quotation for you if have already been given. required. We reserve the right to alter or cancel this promotion at any time.

132 Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre 133 Group Travel Private Hire Vehicles Services We pride ourselves on providing quality day trips, holidays and short breaks for Group Travel Organisers. Our knowledgeable and enthusiastic team offer a professional and personalised service, with attention to detail, special care and a friendly disposition.

Why not get together with your club members, friends or colleagues and take advantage of the great savings and benefits you can enjoy as travelling as a group. If you have a group of 20 or more people give our Group Travel Services team a call, we are more than happy to assist, whether for a holiday featured in the brochure or a tailor made holiday just for you and your group. Our tailor made service is of particular interest to many of our groups as we will personalise the holiday just for you and your group. Whether a day trip or ocean cruise, a coach, rail or Air Holiday you can trust us to provide the perfect holiday crafted just for you and your group.

We also offer quality coaches and vehicles Our range of benefits and savings for groups include for private hire, all with professional smart drivers. From our chauffeured Mercedes Complete financial Welcome reception and No hidden extras and a no and 8 seaters to our luxury coaches and security use of our travel centre surcharge policy 86 seat vehicles, we will have just the right size for your needs. Experienced team and Personal meetings Personalised leaflets, and presentations Our clients use our services for their sporting clubs, unbeatable personal service brochures and schools, colleges, weddings, holidays, days or nights promotional material Great offers on Worldwide out, holiday transfers and many more. Tailor made Day trips, Events River and Ocean Cruises, and Holidays expertly crafted including escorted transfers Excellent Free to suit your needs to the port place allowance

Bespoke Air Holidays with Special interests and activity Low deposits – from Chauffeured Mercedes transfers to all airports groups catered for just £5 per person Our chauffeured Mercedes are very Our dedicated team are here to help, just give us a call on, 01530 816245, email us popular, and our customers are enjoying them for many journeys, in particular: at [email protected] or pop by for a coffee at our Travel Centre • Holiday Transfers • Corporate Hire • Events Guest Speakers • Celebrations

Our enthusiastic team are always delighted to receive For a competitive quote on a quality vehicle and professional driver, invitation to be guest speakers. If you are a member of a U3A please call 01530 816424 or email group or any social group that meets regularly, we would [email protected]. love to come to your meetings completely free of charge. Alternatively visit our website As quest speakers, we will usually show a video presentation along with a prize www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk or pop in quiz and a short talk about the Roberts Travel Group. and see us at our office in Hugglescote. We look forward to being of service to you.

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T: 01530 816 425 E: [email protected] W: www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk Roberts Travel Group, The Limes, Midland Road, Hugglescote, Leicestershire LE67 2FX

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