ENCORE HOLIDAY 2020

Version 1.1 created 25th September 2019.

This is the initial version of the itinerary for the 2020 holiday, and although it is subject to change, all destinations have now been provisionally booked, to be confirmed later in the year or early in 2020. Also, some prices are those for 2019, and the 2020 prices are not yet decided. All times are approximate.

The Encore holiday 2020 will be from Monday 22nd June to Saturday 27th June. The hotel will be -

Sprowston Manor Marriott Hotel & Country Club Road, Norwich, NR7 8RP

The hotel is in a 16th-century manor house and is 4 miles from Norwich City centre. The elegant rooms come with flat-screen TVs, minibars, mini-fridges and Wi-Fi access. There is an 18-hole golf course and a refined spa, plus a fitness centre with an indoor pool, a hot tub and a sauna. Other amenities include a restaurant and a casual bar. For full details of the hotel, follow the following link – https://sprowston-manor-marriott-country-club.book-hotel-norwich.co.uk

Two accessible rooms have been reserved, however, they are DOUBLE rooms; they do not have any accessible twin rooms.

The proposed itinerary is as follows –

Monday June 22nd.

Pickups in Stourport and Droitwich - Windermere Way: 07:05 Francis Road: 07:09 Woodbury Road: 07:11 Brinton Arms: 07:13 Dorsett Road: 07:15 Red Lion: 07:45 St Andrews: 07:52 Mavis layby: 07:55 Ombersley Way: 08:00

We will have a 45 minute stop, probably at Cambridge Services, on our journey to our first visit at Ickworth (NT), near Bury St Edmunds. https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ickworth

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We should arrive at about 12:00, and stay until 16:30, when we travel to the hotel, arriving at about 18:00.

Tuesday June 23rd.

Departure from the hotel will be at 09:00 when we head north to the North Railway, Sheringham Station, arriving about 10:00. https://www.nnrailway.co.uk/

After a round trip on the railway, we will depart at 12:15 and travel to Felbrigg Hall (NT). https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/felbrigg-hall-gardens-and-estate

We will be here from12:45 to 17:00, when we return to the hotel, arriving about 17:45.

Wednesday June 24th.

We will depart from the hotel at 09:00 and visit Norfolk Lavender, arriving about 10:15. The main site is free to visit including the National Collection of Lavenders, the Herb Garden and all of the shops and cafe. https://norfolk-lavender.co.uk/

We will leave at 11:30 for the short drive to Sandringham. https://www.sandringhamestate.co.uk/

We will be at Sandringham from 11:45 until 17:00, when we will return to the hotel, arriving about 18:00.

Thursday June 25th.

Departure from the hotel will be at the later time of 09:30 as we have a short drive to the Norfolk Broads River Trips boatyard. https://www.broadstours.co.uk/norfolk-broads-river-trips/

There we will have a 1.5 hour boat trip, departing at 10:30. After our cruise, we have a 30 minute drive to the Blickling Estate (NT), https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/blickling-estate

We will be at Blickling until 17:00, when we return to the hotel, arriving about 17:35.

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Friday June 26th.

Another 09:30 for the short drive to the Museum of the Broads, http://www.museumofthebroads.org.uk/

As well as visiting the museum, we will have a 25 minute short cruise on their steam boat “Falcon”. Unfortunately, Falcon is not fully accessible, as there are steps down from the quay into the boat. We will depart at 12:00 and drive to Norwich, where we should be dropped off near the castle. After spending a free afternoon in Norwich, we will depart at 17:00 for the return trip to the hotel.

Saturday June 27th.

On our final day, we will leave the hotel at 09:00 and travel to the Wimpole Estate (NT) near Cambridge. https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/wimpole-estate

We will stay for about 4 hours, then travel home, having a 30 minute stop en route, and arriving in Droitwich about 18:00 and Stourport about 18:30.

Costs.

Hotel - £350.00 if sharing or £475.00 for single occupancy Coach – N/A (was £88 in 2019, but should be less) Railway – N/A (was £8.00 in 2019) Sandringham – £14.00 Boat Trip - £9.50 Museum of the Broads (Including boat Trip) - £7.50 Total = N/A sharing. Total = N/A single occupancy.

My contact details are below –

Will Owens, Encore 3, Appletree Close, Crowle, Worcester WR7 4BL Telephone: 01905 381757 Email: [email protected] Personal Email: [email protected]

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