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Quality Coach Holidays 2018 BRITISH & CONTINENTAL QUALITY COACH HOLIDAYS 2018 www.ps-travel.co.uk We are very pleased to present you with our new PS Travel Coach Holidays Brochure including our Taster Break programme for 2018. As many of you will already know, family run PS Travel have been Please refer to the seating plan providing quality coach holidays to the people of North Somerset, below when selecting your Bristol, the surrounding areas and beyond for over 20 years. seats for your coach holiday Amanda & Beth carefully planning each and every tour to ensure withCoach us. PSyour time away Travel. is the most enjoyable as possible. Please note - Some of the coaches we use • We believe your holiday should be as relaxing as possible, so maySeating have the tea/coffee and Plantoilet facilities we endeavour to take the stress out of travelling, leaving you to located at the rear rather than the centre, in just sit back and enjoy the experience. this case your seat numbers may be subject • The hotels used are hand picked to make sure they come up to to a slight change. ours and your high standards. • Your travel is provided by one of the South West’s leading coach providers, Turners Coachways (Bristol) Ltd who supply up to date vehicles with professional, knowledgeable and friendly drivers. Amanda & Beth are always on hand to help plan your holiday and provide any assistance you would need. To check availability or make a reservation please call our office on 01275 792223 and we will be only too pleased to help. Booking couldn’t be easier - please refer to page 35 for our straight forward booking procedure. Whether you are one of our many existing customers, or are joining us for the first time this year, we are sure you will find something to tempt you in our 2018 brochure. Amanda, Steve & Beth As in previous years our tour coaches will be provided by Turners Coachways of Bristol. Their fleet of modern executive vehicles, coupled with friendly knowledgeable drivers complete your holiday experience with us. Coaches 02 PS Travel - Tel: 01275 792223 www.ps-travel.co.uk ✓ Tailor-made Collection Points For your convenience and ease we will tailor-make an individual pick up point and return point to suit you, with free collection from home, or as close as possible. Call for details. England ✓ No Hidden Extras All coach travel, excursions and entrance charges Pages 6-21 are included in the price, leaving nothing for you to worry about except enjoying yourself. ✓ Stress Free Travel Sit back and relax while our helpful and friendly drivers take the stress out of travelling. No more traffic or parking worries for you! Wales Pages 22-23 Why✓ Hand Picked choose Hotels We carefully selectus? comfortable good quality Contents hotels. All bedrooms are en suite and dinner, bed and breakfast is included (except where otherwise stated). ✓ Travel in Comfort Relax on board modern and comfortable coaches, which are all equipped with air conditioning and toilet/wash room facilities. Scotland (vehicles are subject to change of facilities and size) Pages 24-25 ✓ Personal Service Our experienced and friendly staff will be on hand to assist you from the time you make your booking. We endeavour to cater for your individual needs wherever possible. ✓ Financial Security We feel it’s important to book with a company Ireland you can trust. For your peace of mind, and in accordance with EC Package Holiday Regulations, all monies paid to us are held in a Trust Account with Page 25 Barclays Bank Plc. ✓ Travel Insurance We offer a comprehensive ‘single trip’ travel insurance policy for all our own UK and European holidays, with no age restrictions. Please refer to the page 37 for further information, or call our UK Islands office. Pages 26-28 Europe Joining our tours couldn’t be easier! For your convenience we don’t have set collection points, just call our office to tell our staff where you live and they will Pages 28-31 arrange an individual pick up to suit you - usually this means from the nearest main road to your home. We will then drop you back at this point at the end of the tour. Festive Breaks Chipping Sodbury Page 31-34 Portishead Bristol Clevedon Nailsea The map Long Our CollectionAshton Areashows our Backwell Bath collection area. Sand Point Yatton Kewstoke Congresbury Please call our Weston- Churchill office for further super-Mare Blagdon Burrington Brean Down information. Winscombe Brean Radstock Axbridge Cheddar Burnham-on-Sea Priddy Flip this brochure Ebbor Gorge Frome Highbridge Wells Shepton Mallet for our Taster Glastonbury Bridgwater Breaks section Street PS Travel - Tel: 01275 792223 www.ps-travel.co.uk 03 MONTH DESTINATION DURATION PAGE No. Sunday 4th Lazy Dorset 4 Days 06 Friday 9th VIP Shopper 3 Days 06 Saturday 17th Thriplow Daffodil Weekend 3 Days 07 FridayMarch 23rd Devon Cosy Break 4 Days 06 Monday 26th Sidmouth 5 Days 08 Friday 30th Easter in Wales 4 Days 08 Monday2018 2nd Magic Holidays of Perthshire at5 Days a Glance24 Tuesday 10th Pembrokeshire 5 Days 22 Monday 23rd Dorset & Bournmouth 5 Days 09 ThursdayApril 26th Harrogate Spring Flower Show 5 Days 09 Thursday 3rd Yorkshire TV Tour 3 Days 10 Sunday 6th Hidden Homes of History 5 Days 10 Monday 7th Cornish Harbours 4 Days 11 MondayMay 21st Wonderful Worthing 5 Days 11 Tuesday 22nd Northern Spain 8 Days 29 Sunday 27th Jersey 5 Days 27 Thursday 31st Cheshire’s River, Houses & Gardens 5 Days 12 Monday 4th Secret Gardens of Yorkshire 5 Days 12 Monday 4th Titanic & Giant’s Causeway 6 Days 25 Thursday 7th Stunning Staffordshire 5 Days 13 ThursdayJune 14th Isle of Wight 5 Days 27 Monday 18th Cromer & Norfolk 5 Days 13 Sunday 24th Harz Mountains 7 Days 30 Monday 25th Guernsey 5 Days 28 Monday 2nd Lake District 5 Days 14 Thursday 5th Waterways of Scotland 5 Days 24 Wednesday 11th Sidmouth 5 Days 08 MondayJuly 16th Isles of Scilly 5 Days 26 Thursday 19th English Versailles 3 Days 14 Monday 23rd Landscapes of Lincolnshire 5 Days 15 Saturday 28th Westcountry Rail and Sail 3 Days 15 Monday 30th Llandudno 5 Days 23 Tuesday 31st Isles Of Man 5 Days 26 04 PS Travel - Tel: 01275 792223 www.ps-travel.co.uk MONTH DESTINATION DURATION PAGE No. Thursday 2nd York 4 Days 16 Monday 6th Wonderful Worthing 5 Days 11 Sunday 12th Legends & Landmarks of Lancashire 5 Days 16 FridayAugust 17th Brussels Carpet of Flowers 4 Days 31 Monday 20th Trains, Trams and Treasures of Derbyshire 5 Days 17 Monday 27th Treasures of Northumberland 5 Days 17 Tuesday 28th Jersey 5 Days 27 Saturday 1st Zundert Flower Parade 4 Days 28 Monday 3rd Guernsey 5 Days 28 Monday 3rd Secrets of Shropshire 5 Days 18 SundaySeptember 9th Betrayed King 5 Days 18 Monday 10th Dorset & Bournmouth 5 Days 09 Friday 14th Midlands Explorer 4 Days 19 Monday 17th Eastbourne 5 Days 19 Sunday 23rd West Cork Wild Atlantic Way 6 Days 25 Sunday 23rd Hidden Heart Of Wales 5 Days 23 Monday 24th Blackpool 3 Days 20 Friday 28th Airs & Graces 3 Days 20 Friday 5th Sidmouth 5 Days 08 Monday 8th Isle of Wight 5 Days 27 Monday 15th Magic of Perthshire 5 Days 24 SundayOctober 28th Cornwall 5 Days 21 Sunday 11th Thursford 3 Days 31 Sunday 18th Regal Wonder of London 3 Days 21 November Monday 3rd Festive Cornwall 5 Days 32 Sunday 9th Belgium Xmas Markets 4 Days 32 Wednesday 12th Thursford 3 Days 31 SundayDecember 23rd A Devonshire Christmas 5 Days 34 Sunday 23rd Christmas in the Lakes 5 Days 33 Sunday 30th New Year in Bedfordshire 4 Days 34 PS Travel - Tel: 01275 792223 www.ps-travel.co.uk 05 Bournemouth - Wareham - Poole - Salisbury Blue Water Shopping Centre - Vouchers & Promotions Greenwich Market and Village Lazy Dorset Break VIP London Shopper Weekend ONLY FROM £330 £219 Experience some of Dorset’s delightful coast and countryside Be it the pursuit of bonus presents, gifts or chocolatey Pre-Easter as we journey to our beautiful hotel base in Sandbanks Poole. A treats, spoil yourself silly with a much deserved 2 night stay at weekend of exploring or just sitting back and enjoying are famous the Hilton Dartford Bridge Hotel, which is ideally located for a VIP and beautiful hotel and it’s facilities. Shopping experience at the Blue water Shopping Centre and within easy reach of the iconic Greenwich Market in the UK’s dazzling SUNDAY - We travel to our hotel in Poole with a stop at Wareham an historic shopping capital. market town situated on the banks of the River Frome. MONDAY - Today’s is a full day free for you to visit Poole or even just relax at FRIDAY - We depart late morning and head to our hotel in Dartford where we the hotel. In Poole there is plenty for you to do, perhaps visit the famous Poole arrive in time to enjoy a warm welcome drink and biscuits before settling in to Pottery and see a demonstration by the Master potter, or take a lazy boat trip our elegant 4-star hotel room. Prepare for your shopping spree by pampering around the harbour. Sandbanks is a small peninsula or spit crossing the mouth yourself and unwinding in the steam room, sauna or 15-metre heated pool of Poole Harbour and also famous for it’s abundance of expensive houses and before our evening meal. lavish residents. SATURDAY - After breakfast we start hunting out designer bargains, shabby- TUESDAY - Today we have a free day in the vibrant seaside town of Bournemouth.
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