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DepartING from the North West November 2012 to December 2013 Including Easter, Christmas & New Year Welcome to Alfa Travel...

Welcome to our 2013 holiday programme, packed with inspiring holiday ideas, all at great value for money prices. If you are unsure where to go this year, take your time to browse through our exciting array of holiday opportunities. We have re-designed our brochure for 2013 to group 53-59 all summer holidays by area rather than duration so that you can easily compare the different itineraries available in each resort. We try very hard to give a comprehensive description of the holiday because our guests tell us that the thrill of an Alfa holiday 00-00 starts with selecting from the tantalising range of destinations and rich Numbers in mixture of different durations and excursions. Whether your Alfa holiday is the discs are page your principal holiday or one of many, rest assured that we put the same references degree of care and attention into planning and operating all our holidays. 42-45 60-63 If you have never experienced a coach holiday before, saw the acquisition of the 39-41 you’re in for a treat. There is nothing quite like a coach magnificent Queens Hotel holiday for combining interest and relaxation, meeting new in Blackpool as well as a major friends or catching up with old ones. Sit back and enjoy extension at our George IV yourself in our outstanding coaches as our experienced Hotel in Criccieth. We also drivers ensure your safety and whisk you away to some use a range of partner hotels of the best holidays you will ever experience. from value for money small 46-52 36-38 Coaches are not only the safest form of transport but they hotels through to large hotels 31-35 are also one of the greenest - only walking and cycling of international standard. We grade all the hotels so that produce lower carbon emissions. In 2011 we standardized you can choose for yourself whether to go for a top class on Mercedes Benz coaches because of their reliability, fuel hotel or a bargain hotel. efficiency, excellent seats and superb ride quality. For 2013 On behalf of the entire Alfa team I’d like to say a big thank 12-20 21-30 we will be taking delivery of 10 more of these vehicles you to our loyal guests who return to us year after year. And bringing our fleet to almost 50% Mercedes Benz, all of if you’ve never travelled with Alfa before, we look forward which have air conditioning, on board servery and toilet. to welcoming you on what we know will be a memorable The majority of our guests will visit one of our 20 holiday. Please be assured that once you have experienced Leisureplex hotels. These are situated in the prime holiday Alfa, you’ll never want to travel with any other coach holiday operator. resorts of Great Britain and provide a consistently high 64-71 standard which means you will not be disappointed. Paul Sawbridge, Managing Director We continue to invest large sums in our hotels and 2012

Alfa Travel, Euxton Lane, Chorley, PR7 6AF (08451) 305666 (03451) 305666 [email protected] 2 “ I have travelled with Alfa many times over the years both in the UK and near Continent. All trips have met my expectations and no aspects have been found wanting. I am more than satisfied that customers receive a good deal for their money.” RT, Flint

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Your Holiday Choice South West England Pages 12-20 Central England (continued) Pages 36-38 Ireland Pages 60-63 Duration (Days) 8 6-7 5 Page Duration (Days) 8 6-7 5 Page Duration (Days) 7 5 Page Weston-Super-Mare • • 12 Heart of England • 38 Kerry & Dingle • 60 Bideford • 13 England’s Heritage • 38 Mayo & Sligo • 60 Ilfracombe • • 14 Robin Hood Country • 38 County Clare & The Burren • 61 St. Ives • • 15 Derry & Giant’s Causeway • 61 Newquay • • 16 North East England Pages 39-41 Bantry Bay & Cork • 62 Falmouth • 17 Duration (Days) 8 6-7 5 Page Taste of Ireland • 62 Torquay • • 18 Catherine Cookson Country • 39 Tale of Two Cities • 63 Exmouth • • 20 Northumbria & Beamish • 39 Heart of Ireland • 63 Taste of Yorkshire • 39 South & South East England Pages 21-30 Scarborough ••• 40 Europe Pages 64-71 Duration (Days) 8 6-7 5 Page Duration (Days) 10-12 8-9 5 Page Weymouth • • 21 North West England Pages 42-45 Italian Riviera • 64 Sherborne • 21 Duration (Days) 8 6-7 5 Page Lake Garda & Venice • 65 Isle of Wight - Sandown • • 22 Grange over Sands • 42 Treasures of Tuscany • 65 Isle of Wight - Shanklin •• 23 Lake District • 42 Costa Brava & Barcelona • 66 Bournemouth • • 24 Lakes & Dales • 42 Austrian Tyrol • 66 Brighton • 25 Patterdale • 43 Lake Annecy & French Alps • 67 Great English Gardens • 25 Lytham St. Annes • 43 Dordogne • 67 London • 25 Southport • 43 Black Forest & Alsace • 68 Bognor Regis •• 26 Blackpool •• 44 Romantic Rhine & Moselle • 68 Eastbourne • • 28 Isle of Man •• 45 Harz Mountains & Berlin • 69 Folkestone •• 30 Baltic Coast & Hamburg • 69 Wales Pages 46-52 31-35 Great War in Flanders • 70 East Coast England Pages 31- 35 Duration (Days) 8 6-7 5 Page Holland, Arnhem & The Rhine • 70 Llandudno • • 46 Duration (Days) 8 6-7 5 Page Ostend, Bruges & Brussels • 71 Criccieth •• 48 Southend on Sea • 31 Dutch Bulbfields • 71 Llandrindod Wells • 49 Colchester • 31 Porthcawl • • 50 Clacton on Sea • 32 Tenby • 51 Scenic Suffolk - Felixstowe • 32 Saundersfoot •• 52 Great Yarmouth • • 33 Cromer • • 34 Scotland Pages 53-59 Skegness •• 35 Duration (Days) 8 6-7 5 Page Arrochar & Loch Lomond • 53 Central England Pages 36-38 Oban • 53 Duration (Days) 8 6-7 5 Page Dunoon ••• 54 Spring & Autumn Pages 72-77 Derbyshire Dales • 36 Fort William ••• 56 Duration (Days) 7 5 4 Page Wye Valley • 36 Ullapool • 57 Breakaways & Weekaways •• 72 Bath & Salisbury • 36 Royal Deeside • • 57 Easter Weekenders • 75 ‘Downton Abbey’ & Windsor • 37 The Highlander • 58 Christmas, New Year & Festive •• 75 Oxford & Cambridge • 37 Trossachs & Stirling • 59 Duration (Days) 8 5 4 Page Harry Potter Magic • 37 Scotland’s Heritage • 59 Hotel Breaks ••• 77 3 Booking is easy with Alfa Travel

Three easy ways to book your Alfa holiday When you are ready to book your holiday, you can do it in any one of three ways: on the telephone to our reservations centre, through your local travel agent or via the internet. It is up to you how you make the booking and many people vary their method of booking from time to time. even if you choose to book through your travel agent or on our Alfa website, please do not hesitate to phone our friendly reservations staff if you have any queries about your proposed holiday. Many of our staff have stayed at several of our hotels and we can usually find someone with first hand knowledge to answer any queries. Call our Approved reservations Centre Travel Agents If you are calling from a land line simply telephone 08451 Many of our the travel agents who book our holidays have 305666 (calls to this number from land lines are charged at sent large numbers of their clients with Alfa and can give local rate no matter where you are in the UK; if calling from you the benefit of comments they have received. a mobile phone it is a little cheaper to call 03451 305666). To book through an agent, please go to the agent who One of our friendly, fully trained reservations staff will give supplied your brochure or telephone us to find the location you details of all available holidays. of your nearest appointed travel agent. Safe & Secure Our offices are open: Financial Security Monday-Friday 9.00am-5.30pm Book Online at We are fully bonded tour operator members of the Saturday 9.00am-5.00pm Association of British Travel Agents, so you can be Sundays & Bank Holidays 10.00am-4.00pm www.alfatravel.co.uk sure that all payments made to us in advance of your If you wish to confirm the booking, we accept payment over If you have access to the Internet, the easiest way to book holiday are fully protected. the telephone by credit or debit card and we don’t charge our holidays is via our web site. Holiday Insurance any extra to use your card. Alternatively you can complete All of the information in this brochure - and a great deal the booking form and forward it to us with a cheque. It is vital that you are covered by adequate personal more besides - is available there. You can also find late insurance when you travel. The insurance policy we breaking offers, some of which are only available if you offer is very competitive and has no age restrictions. book on the internet. Why not take a look? For full details see page 79. Even if you intend to book on the telephone or via an agent, Always at if you have internet access, it is worth taking a look at the wealth of information we publish there. Your Service Our web site is totally secure and fully bookable using AlFA TrAvel, your credit or debit card with instant print outs available showing your full holiday details and email confirmation “ It’s so easy to book Euxton Lane, Chorley, available on request. Lancashire PR7 6AF You can also use it to order a brochure or send us an by phone, staff are Landline: 08451 305666 e-mail. The address is www.alfatravel.co.uk For all three booking methods we issue a postal always friendly and Mobile: 03451 305666 confirmation showing your seats, rooms, picking up point Fax: 08451 303777 and time within seven days of you making your booking. helpful.” Email: [email protected] Please check it carefully on receipt and do not hesitate to call us if you have any queries. JMcD, Liverpool 4 “We r ecommend Alfa to others as the best value for money coach holidays that we have used.” TM, Warrington

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Excellent Service Flexible Travel Superb Value Personal, Friendly Service Hotel Breaks More for your Money If you have travelled with us before, you will already know Though there is nothing quite as relaxing as travelling by Because of our low advertising, administrative and sales how good our service really is - we try that little bit harder coach, sometimes the dates do not fi t your schedule or you costs, our holidays are generally signifi cantly better value and pride ourselves on the high standards provided by both just fancy taking the car for a change. Our Hotel Breaks than those of our competitors. They also usually include our administrative staff and by the coach drivers who are programme provides packages of 3, 4 or 7 night holidays at a more extensive range of excursions as part of the so important to your holiday enjoyment. From the moment our Leisureplex Hotels. Full details can be found on page 77. holiday price. you make your fi rst enquiry to the day you return we will Most 5 and 7 day holidays in the autumn and spring also offer you the ver best service. include lunches on free days in your resort – just think Great Drivers Great Hotels in what a saving this can represent! We are proud of our coach drivers, most of whom have Great Locations Prices You Can rely On worked with us for many years. They are all carefully Our policy is one of “everyday low prices”. Occasionally vetted both for their driving ability and their attention to our leisureplex Hotels we may offer a discount on some departures, but we customers’ needs. In addition they undergo regular in-service Most of our holidays are to our own group of 20 Leisureplex guarantee: training to keep them at the very top of their profession. Hotels. All are character buildings with their own unique • Our pricing is simple and straightforward with no reliable Coaches appeal but you will know immediately you are in one of our hidden extras. Most of our holidays are operated by our own fl eet of hotels by the consistently high standards of bedrooms and • We will not levy any fuel or currency surcharges after predominantly Mercedes and Volvo luxury coaches, over bathrooms, the excellent menus and above all the warmth you have booked your holiday. of welcome from our friendly professional staff. 80% of which have on board washroom and all of which are • We will not charge you for using your debit or credit card air conditioned. We supplement these with vehicles provided Plenty of entertainment by a select group of our most reliable industry partners, the • The best deals are always available online All of our Leisureplex Hotels offer entertainment at least majority of which are also air conditioned. We are members four evenings each week (usually fi ve evenings) at no New – Increased Child reductions! of the Confederation of Passenger Transport, the Coach extra charge to our guests. Most other UK hotels offer Why not take your children or grandchildren with you? We Tourism Council and Coach Marque - bodies established to entertainment on several evenings (see hotel descriptions have recently doubled the discounts available at our own encourage standards of excellence in our industry. for details). Hotels on the Continent do not normally provide Leisureplex Hotels – please see the table below: entertainment. Partner Hotels Child Reductions Travel Options applicable to children sharing a room with at least one adult We supplement our own Leisureplex Hotels with a local Pick Up Points selection of carefully chosen properties in other major No. of Days: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The majority of our holidays use our famous “feeder” resorts. Whereas our Leisureplex Hotels are all of a very No. of Nights 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 system which provides a huge range of pick up points from consistent mid-market standard, Partner Hotels vary Leisureplex Hotels towns throughout the North West of England, North Wales, considerably from value for money basic hotels to luxury West and South Yorkshire - see page 7 for further details. hotels of international standard. Please read the hotel Child aged 0-2 £30 £60 £90 £120 £150 £180 £210 description and the Hotel Grades note carefully when Child aged 3-11 £20 £40 £60 £80 £100 £120 £140 Direct Join Holidays choosing a Partner Hotel. Our Direct Join option provides an even more convenient Partner Hotels way to join some of our shortest holidays. This option is Child aged 0-2 £15 £30 £45 £60 £75 £90 £105 only available from selected towns and cities for a limited Child aged 3-11 £10 £20 £30 £40 £50 £60 £70 range of destinations. Please have a look at page 79 to see if you can take advantage of this new service. (Child reductions also apply to Hotel Breaks but not European or Irish holidays.) 5 “ In my experience Alfa can be justifiably proud of the service they provide.” RR, Durham

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Sea view rooms decision whether to proceed with the holiday. For Data Protection reasons and to ensure we have the latest and Please read these Many of the hotels featured in this brochure now offer most accurate assessment of your needs, this information the opportunity to book a guaranteed sea view at a small is only stored by us with the individual booking and so you notes carefully – they additional charge - see price panels for details. must follow this procedure each time you book. Because of will help you select Quieter rooms the time needed to carry out the Special Needs procedure If you are someone who lives in a very quiet location or is we regret that we cannot accept Special Needs requests the most suitable Alfa sensitive to environmental noise it is important that you less than 21 days prior to the start of the holiday. choose your resort with this in mind. Where a hotel or resort Although we cannot transport motorised wheelchairs or holiday for you. is described as “lively”, it is probable that some rooms scooters, we can advise on hire facilities in resort. If you will be affected by noise from local entertainment venues need a special diet, please ensure that you mark this fact Hotel Grades IMPOrTANT or from the street. However, even in the liveliest locations on the Booking Form and also forward a diet sheet to (such as Great Yarmouth and Torquay), there are usually the hotel at least one week prior to your arrival. We ask Hotel grading is a subjective process and the low level of some quiet rooms (albeit usually on the upper floors and hotels to ensure that special requests are granted so far as participation in the official grading schemes mean it can at the rear). If you live in a quiet location but wish to visit possible in accordance with the date of booking, with those be difficult to compare one hotel with another. We have a lively resort, please consider requesting a quiet room. booking early being given priority. tried to overcome the problem by ensuring that our own hotels are independently inspected by the AA and all of No Smoking Policy For help with Special Needs, please write or e-mail our Customer Care Department [email protected] for our Leisureplex Hotels have been awarded two stars by Smoking is now prohibited by law on all coaches and in assistance in ensuring your needs can be met. For the the AA. We also show our own opinion of all the hotels the public areas of all hotels throughout Great Britain. Most latest information regarding special needs, please see the featured in our brochure using our symbol. The hotels, including all of our own Leisureplex Hotels, also “Frequently Asked Questions” section of our web site. grade is designed to be more focussed on our customers’ prohibit smoking in all their hotel bedrooms, although others needs. In awarding an grade, we bear in mind the have a limited number of bedrooms allocated to smokers. Photo Acknowledgements frequency of entertainment (which is not part of the AA Alfa Travel would like to thank the following suppliers for the use scheme) and disregard such matters as the availability Special requests & Special Needs of photographs in this brochure: VisitBritain, Failte Ireland, Wales of room service (which is not generally required by our We make an important distinction between a Special Tourist Board, VisitScotland/ScottishViewpoint, Local Tourist clients). We also consider the comments we have received Request and a Special Need. A Special Request is a Boards, Roy Westlake Travel Photography. from clients during the past year. We recommend that you standard request which we agree to pass on to the consider the hotel grade carefully before booking. If you hotel but we can never guarantee that it will be met. are someone who is used to staying in 2 or 3 star hotels, A Special Need requires detailed intervention from our you are unlikely to be comfortable in a hotel with a Customer Care staff. For example: if you have difficulty grade but you should find a hotel with a grade climbing stairs, you would probably want to request a low perfectly congenial. floor room. However, that is not enough to guarantee you a low floor room, since it is very likely there will be many room Types others also making a similar request. In addition, Special All of the hotel rooms included in our programme have private Requests are only notified to the hotel 10 days prior to bath or shower and WC. A limited number of single rooms is arrival, whereas our Special Needs procedure is activated available at each hotel but there is always huge demand for at the time of booking. If you have a disability or medical these and we advise early booking. In recognition of the fact need which must be satisfied to enable you to take the that the number of single households is continuing to increase holiday, you should ask for a Special Needs form (which very rapidly, we have some periods when there is no charge you can also download from our web site). This asks for single rooms - see the Special Offer panels on pages 72- detailed information regarding your requirements which 75. A special feature for 2013 is that we are offering no single we discuss with the hotelier and then relay the hotelier’s supplements on any of our holidays to Dunoon or Fort William response to you to enable you to make an informed (except at Christmas and New Year). 6 Keighley

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Joining Your Alfa Travel Holiday

Your local Pick Up Points Local Pick-up Points for Burtonwood Services For all holidays (except those described on page 79) clients are conveyed by feeder services to our purpose built Cheshire: Chester, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Carnforth, Chorley, Cleveleys, Clitheroe, Colne, Darwen, interchange at Burtonwood Motorway Services (on the Frodsham, Helsby, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Middlewich, Fleetwood, Freckleton, Garstang, Lancaster, Leyland, M62 near Warrington) to join their tour coach. Nantwich, Neston, Northwich, Runcorn, Sandbach, Lytham, Morecambe, Nelson, Ormskirk, Poulton le Fylde, Preston, Rawtenstall, St.Anne’s, Approximate timings at Burtonwood are as follows: Warrington, Widnes, Winsford Outward: Arrive 10.00am Depart 10.45am Clwyd: Abergele, Buckley, Colwyn Bay, Flint, Mold, Old Merseyside: Ainsdale, Allerton, Birkenhead, Return: Arrive 3.45pm Depart 4.30pm Colwyn, Prestatyn, Queensferry, Rhyl, Shotton, Wrexham Bromborough, Crosby, Formby, Heswall, Hunts Cross, Huyton, Kirkby, Litherland, Liverpool, Maghull, Moreton, Pick up times are finalised two weeks before departure and Cumbria: Barrow in Furness, Dalton in Furness, Lindale, will be indicated on your travel ticket. Newton-le-Willows, Old Swan, Prescot, St. Helens, Kendal, Milnthorpe, Ulverston Southport, Wallasey, Walton, West Kirby Choosing Your Joining Point Greater Manchester: Altrincham, Ashton in Shropshire: Whitchurch Please consider the relative locations of your joining point, Makerfield, Ashton under Lyne, Atherton, Bolton. the interchange and your eventual destination. It is possible Bury, Cheadle, Denton, Droylsden, Eccles, Failsworth, Staffordshire:Burslem, Hanley, Kidsgrove, Leek, to get from all joining points to all destinations but some Farnworth, Glossop, Heywood, Hyde, Leigh, Manchester, Longton, Meir, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stafford, Stoke-on- combinations are not advisable. For example, we do not Middleton, Oldham, Prestwich, Ramsbottom, Rochdale, Trent, Stone, Tunstall recommend anyone living north of Preston using the feeder Royton, Sale, Salford, Stalybridge, Standish, Stockport, South Yorkshire: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, system to travel to Scotland because the feeder journey Stretford, Swinton, Urmston, Walkden, Wigan, Sheffield takes you first to Burtonwood before returning north again. Wythenshawe West Yorkshire: Batley, Bingley, Bradford, Bramley, Clients living north of Preston and wishing to travel to the Gwynedd: Llandudno Brighouse, Cleckheaton, Dewsbury, Elland, Halifax, Lake District or Scotland are recommended to join at Forton Lancashire: Accrington, Bacup, Bamber Bridge, Huddersfield, Keighley, Leeds, Morley, Pudsey, Shipley, Services on the M6. Bispham, Blackburn, Blackpool, Bolton le Sands, Burnley, Todmorden, Wakefield Clients travelling to Yorkshire, Tyne Tees and Northumbria are recommended to join at Hartshead Moor on the M62. Travelling South from South Cheshire, European Holidays Wrexham and the Potteries • Free Car Parking • Join Direct at Dover We strongly advise clients in the following towns intending If it is more convenient to drive to Dover to join your holiday, you can park your car FREE OF CHARGE in Dover for the to travel southwards, to book their holiday from our Midlands duration of your holiday. brochure. That uses an interchange at Tamworth which is far more convenient for southbound tours from these towns: To reserve your free, secure car parking, select “Dover Relyon” as your joining point. That is all you need to do. We Clwyd: Wrexham make the parking reservation for you and supply you with detailed instructions on finding the car park which is situated Cheshire: Congleton, Crewe, Macclesfield, Nantwich, Sandbach at Poulton Close, approximately two miles from the Ferry Terminal. A free shuttle service operates between the car park Shropshire: Whitchurch and the ferry terminal and there is a waiting lounge available in the terminal. Car parking is fully insured and security Staffordshire: Burslem, Hanley, Kidsgrove, Leek, Longton, Meir, patrolled and there is even a valeting service available (at extra charge) if you would like your car to look as good as Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent, Stone, Tunstall new on your return. This service is available for all the European tours listed in this brochure.

“ We particularly like the convenient local pick up points you operate.” MP, Manchester 7 The Very Best of the British Seaside...

It’s no accident that Leisureplex Hotels and Alfa Travel are the perfect combination - we designed it that way! We have been operating seaside hotels for a generation and have carefully chosen our hotels with our clients’ needs in mind. We now use many other high quality hotels but our leisureplex Hotels set the standard by which our clients judge the rest. See why so many clients return again and again to our leisureplex Hotels: location entertainment The map on the opposite page shows the resorts in which All our hotels offer entertainment on at least four evenings our Leisureplex Hotels are situated. All hotels are located each week. At busier times this rises to five evenings. in the best possible positions within their resorts. In For many clients this is an important part of their holiday. most cases, the beach or sea is just across the road with Others prefer to relax quietly in the evenings. All hotels are spectacular views from many rooms. You’ll find attractions big enough for you to choose the sort of evening which and places of interest within easy reach and when you tire most suits you. of exploring, there are welcoming bars and comfortable lounges where you can relax and watch the world go by. Friendly, Professional Service Many clients write to us to express their pleasure at the Accommodation service provided by our hotel staff. We aim to provide both Many of our hotels are listed buildings of great character. a professional service and a warm welcome. We start That means that rooms vary considerably. Many have by getting the basics right: clean rooms, good food, good fabulous sea views. Some are very spacious whilst others quality decor and bright modern bathrooms. We top that are quite cosy. However, all have private bath or shower with a service which never forgets that everyone is an and WC, central heating, hair dryers, tea/coffee making individual and that all service is that little bit better if topped and television. Most also have radios or radio channels off with courtesy and a smile! on the television. Dining in leisureplex Hotels Public rooms Good food is one of the most important considerations in The public spaces in our hotels vary enormously from an hotel and a great deal of thought goes into the design of the huge corridors and high ceilings of the Queens Hotel our menus. We provide a full British Breakfast. Light two in Eastbourne to the more intimate atmosphere of the course lunches are included on some spring and autumn George IV in Criccieth. However, all hotels offer at least holidays and sandwiches and packed lunches can also be one bar, along with a large restaurant and comfortable provided at a modest additional cost. lounges. Most have a ballroom or large area for dancing If you have a special dietary request then we can cater and entertainment. Some have additional features such as for most needs. a games room or swimming pool. All hotels also have free wifi in the public areas. “ The standard of the hotels is excellent.” JA, Warrington 8 CHOOSe FrOM 20 OF OUr OWN HOTelS

...with Leisureplex Hotels

Typical Leisureplex Breakfast Locating our Leisureplex Hotels and Dinner Menus

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~ 19 Starters Breakfast Menu Chilled Orange Juice or Apple Juice Prawn Cocktail ~ Breaded Mushrooms with Garlic Mayonnaise Good Morning Chef’s Pâté 14 Tea or Coffee Leek ‘n’ Potato Soup 15 16 Chilled Orange or Apple Juice ~ 17 White or Wholemeal Toast with Preserves 13 Main Courses 12 ~ Traditional Roast Topside of Beef with Yorkshire Pudding and Pan Gravy 18 1 Starters 2 Poached Salmon with Hollandaise Sauce Grapefruit segments 3 Freshly Prepared Seasonal Salad with New Potatoes 7 8 4 10 11 Weetabix, Prunes, Muesli, Cornfl akes, Rice Krispies with or without Dressing and a Choice of Roast Ham, 6 9 or Fruit & Fibre 5 Roast Chicken Cheese or Tuna Scotch Porridge Oats Chef’s Special of the Day 1 Weston-Super-Mare 11 Eastbourne Please note that we use semi skimmed milk Vegetarian Option 2 Ilfracombe 12 Great Yarmouth ~ All Served with: Roast Potatoes, Seasonal Cabbage, 3 Newquay 13 Cromer Main Courses Carrot or Swede Mash 4 14 Traditional British Breakfast with your Choice of Fried, St. Ives Scarborough Scrambled or Poached Eggs & ~ 5 Falmouth 15 Blackpool Grilled Bacon, Pork Sausage, Black Pudding, Puddings Fried Bread, Baked Beans & Tomato 6 Torquay 16 Llandudno Apple Pie with Custard, Ice Cream or Fresh Cream Vegetarian Breakfast with fried, scrambled or 7 Exmouth 17 Criccieth poached egg, vegetarian sausage, tomato, Sherry Trifl e fried bread and baked beans British & Continental Cheeses with Accompaniments 8 Bournemouth 18 Porthcawl Lightly Smoked Poached Haddock with a Poached Egg Ice Cream selection 9 Isle of Wight 19 Dunoon Scotch Kipper Fillet Fruit Salad Cold Ham and Cheeses or Cold ham and two Fried Eggs 10 Bognor Regis 20 Fort William Freshly prepared Fruit Salad ~ Tea or Coffee 9 Group Bookings with Alfa Travel

Christmas “Festive Sparkle” Weekends Great Times… Great Value! for Groups… At Alfa, we have a dedicated Groups Team which specialises in planning and providing great value Special weekends with a Festive Flavour are available to group holidays. every year hundreds of groups entrust their holiday to us because we understand Group Organisers and travel agents throughout November and December. that organising a group getaway can be time consuming unless you can count on the support of Our “Festive Sparkle” weekends depart on a Friday and your very own experienced and knowledgeable Group Booking Advisor. return on Monday and include 3 nights’ dinner, room and full British breakfast with festive Christmas menus, “Off the Peg” Group Holidays “Made to Measure” Group Holidays entertainment on two evenings plus a full day shopping Most group organisers opt to choose from one of the great We have a wealth of experience in organising special excursion on Saturday and Sunday lunch. All this for just value breaks advertised in our holiday brochures. All of interest tours and tailoring itineraries to meet your £134 (2012) or £139 (2013)! the holidays in this brochure are available for booking by particular requirements and make suggestions for you Festive Sparkle weekends operate at a selection of our groups and your group will always get the best value by to consider. Please contact our Groups Department on hotels including Weston-Super-Mare, Torquay, Exmouth, booking one of our advertised tours because we bulk-buy 08451 304666 (calls are charged at local rate only); Bournemouth, Eastbourne, Cromer, Blackpool, Llandudno, the space and pass the savings on to you. We can tailor you will be surprised how flexible we can be! Criccieth, Dunoon and Fort William. most itineraries to your requirements, for example by adding extra excursions or omitting entrance fees. Our These Boots Were Made for Walking… Celebrate in Style on an generous discounts provide the 21st, 31st, 41st and Many of the hotels we use are ideally placed as a base Alfa Party Night… 48th passenger travelling absolutely free of charge on for walking holidays. Whether your party would like to Our Alfa Party Nights are part of our Direct Join programme all advertised holidays. walk the coastal paths of Devon and Cornwall, enjoy the delights of the Lake District, the Dales or North York (see page 79) and are ideal for groups of any size. They We also offer special joining arrangements for groups and Moors or undertake something a little more strenuous operate at Blackpool, Llandudno and Scarborough and can pick groups of 10 or more people up at a place of their in Snowdonia, the Cairngorms or West of Scotland, our are ideal for a get-together in the run up to Christmas. choice (within our catchment area and subject to access Groups Department will be delighted to assist. Here We include coach travel, a welcome drink before dinner, being possible for coaches). Providing there is a minimum are just a few hotel suggestions for you to consider: traditional Christmas dinner with all the trimmings, dancing of 40 persons in the party, groups are automatically given Snowdonia from Llandudno or Criccieth, Glamorgan from and entertainment, overnight accommodation for one night sole use of the coach. If your group is not large enough to Porthcawl, Dales and North York Moors from Scarborough, and late breakfast brunch before returning home. take a whole coach, we can reserve part of the coach for Exmoor and Devon Coastal Path from Ilfracombe, Cornish At just £52 (2012) or £54 (2013) per person (£10 single you and can normally arrange for the tour coach to pick up Coastal Path: North from Newquay, South West from St. supplement), our Party Nights are incredible value and are your party and avoid the need to change coaches at the Ives or South from Falmouth, Lake District from Blackpool, hugely popular with group organisers, so it’s advisable to interchange. We can sometimes make arrangements with Argyll from Dunoon and Nevis Range from Fort William. book early. local travel agencies to “top up” your group with individual As a Group Organiser you have the benefit of having your bookings from your local area to avoid the need to travel own coach and driver on hand for most of your stay which If you are thinking of organising a group via an interchange. Our Direct Join holidays are especially means you have the maximum flexibility in planning your suitable for part groups and the joining points can normally and have got a query, just give Gayle or walking itinerary. be adjusted to your requirements. Razina a ring on 08451 304666

“ I had a great time when I last went away. I felt looked after from start to end. I will definitely travel with Alfa again.” LO, Darwen 10 “ Can’t beat it for a hassle- free break to lovely places. Keep it up, please!” SUPER SAVERHOLIDAYS SB, Lancaster

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Looking for a value for money budget break 5 Day/4 Night Holidays Code SS5NW Depart Wednesday - Return Sunday but don’t want to compromise on quality? Apr 10, 17, 24 £149 Aug 7, 14 £194 May 1 £164 Aug 21, 28 £189 At Alfa Travel we’re always looking for ways to make your holiday budget go further, and never May 8, 15 £174 Sept 4 £189 May 22 £184 Sept 11 £184 more so than this year when most of us have had to tighten our belts! This new range of Super www.alfatravel.co.uk 305666 03451 Savers is perfect for our regular clients who know they can trust in the consistent high quality May 29 £189 Sept 18 £174 June 5, 12, 19, 26 £189 Sept 25 £154 provided by our leisureplex Hotels to deliver a memorable holiday. We cut the cost but we July 3, 10 £189 Oct 2, 9, 16 £144 don’t cut corners all of our Super Saver holiday will be at one of our leisureplex Hotels. Super July 17, 24, 31 £194 Oct 23, 30 £144 Savers off ers you a GUARANTEED SAVING OF AT LEAST 10% off our brochure price and in Depart Monday – Return Friday some instances the saving is over 30%, amounting to a whopping £100 per person! Feb 11 £124 Mar 18, 25 £139 Feb 18 £129 Apr 1, 8, 15, 22 £149 How does it work? Notes: Feb 25 £124 Nov 4, 11 £154 Mar 4 £129 Nov 18, 25 £154 • Choose the date you wish to travel and the length of • It is not possible to reserve specifi c seats on Super Saver holiday you want holidays and the seat number shown on your initial Super Mar 11 £134 Dec 2, 9 £154 Supplements per person Single Room £25 • You can book online, over the phone or through your Saver Confi rmation is a notional one only. The actual seat allocated will be shown on the Final Confi rmation which travel agent you will receive approximately 7 days prior to departure. • When you book, we send you a Confi rmation showing 7 Day/6 Night Holidays Code SS7NW • Because of the limited time between fi nal allocation of the date, duration and cost of your holiday and a Depart Sunday - Return Saturday your holiday and departure, we regret that if is not possible provisional seat allocation but the destination remains Mar 17 £184 June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 £269 to operate our Special Needs procedure on Super Saver a mystery! holidays. Mar 31 £189 July 7, 14, 21, 28 £269 Apr 7, 14 £194 Aug 4, 11, 18, 25 £269 • 14 days prior to departure, we choose the destination • Super Saver prices exclude insurance and any single room Apr 21 £204 Sept 1, 8 £269 for your holiday and send you a new Confi rmation supplements. showing the holiday we have chosen for you Apr 28 £224 Sept 15 £249 • Where clients book 8 day holidays, we reserve the right to including the seat you have been allocated May 5 £234 Sept 22 £229 amend your departure date by one day (from a Saturday May 12 £244 Sept 29 £219 • Part of the fun is not knowing where you will - Saturday holiday to a Sunday – Sunday holiday or vice visit yourlocal travelagent be going until a week before you depart but we versa). In all other cases, the date of departure of your May 19 £249 Oct 6, 13, 20 £209 guarantee that you will be accommodated in a Super Saver will be the date of your actual departure. May 26 £259 Oct 27 £214 Supplements per person Single Room £32 Leisureplex Hotel so you can be sure you will be • All Super Saver rooms are sold as standard rooms and it in safe hands in a quality hotel in one of Britain’s is not possible to book sea view rooms. On rare occasions outstanding seaside resorts. clients booking a Super Saver may be allocated a sea 8 Day/7 Night Holidays Code SS8NW Super Savers are likely to be amongst our most view room. If so, this will be at our expense – making your Depart Sat - Return Sat or Depart Sun - Return Sun popular holidays and are subject to availability. saving even greater! Apr 27 £239 July 6, 7, 13, 14 £299 Reservations will be taken on a fi rst come fi rst served Your selected Super Saver destination is made at the May 4, 5 £249 July 20, 21, 27, 28 £299 basis and therefore early booking is advised. Check out discretion of Alfa Travel and in booking a Super Saver holiday May 11, 12 £259 Aug 3, 4, 10, 11 £299 the full range of our 20 Leisureplex Holiday Hotels by you undertake to accept whichever Leisureplex Hotel is checking out our website at www.alfatravel.co.uk allocated to you. The only exception to this is that if you May 18, 19 £269 Aug 17, 18, 24 £299 Alternatively request a brochure from your preferred have been to the allocated hotel with us within the previous May 25, 26 £289 Aug 25, 31 £299 travel agent or call one of our friendly travel advisors 6 months, you may request an alternative which we will June 1, 2, 8, 9 £294 Sept 1 £299 on 08451 305666 (or if you are calling from a mobile attempt to provide, but if no alternative is possible you June 15, 16, 22, 23 £299 Sept 7, 8 £289 phone it is cheaper to use 03451 305666) for more undertake to travel to the resort we have selected. June 29, 30 £299 Sept 14, 15 £269 information and a brochure. Supplements per person Single Room £36 11 SOUTH ENGLAND WEST Weston-Super-Mare

Weston-Super-Mare

Weston-Super-Mare is Somerset’s best known holiday resort. It is situated in a sheltered bay at the foot of the Mendip Hills with views across the Bristol Channel to South Wales. There Weston-Super-Mare 8 are many charming Victorian and Edwardian terraces interspersed with colourful parks and DAyS

visit your local travel agent travel local your visit Excursions Included: gardens providing fascinating walks from the delightful rocky point at Anchor Head to the sandy Full Day to Dunster and beaches at the southern end of the resort. Weston offers a great many attractions including the Minehead. Travelling completely redeveloped Grand Pier which re-opened in 2011 – described as “the ultimate 21st along the shores of the Century indoor theme park”! It also boasts the Sea Life centre, a delightful miniature railway Bristol Channel to the and a helicopter museum. The sheltered bay is ideal for water sports and there is a choice of picturesque village of Dunster, overshadowed several boat trips. Excellent dry sports facilities include ten pin bowling, golf and bowls. At night by its historic castle. there are numerous attractions including top class cabaret at the Playhouse and dancing at the Continuing to Minehead, famous Winter Gardens. After a day taking in the glorious Regency architecture of Bath or the now a popular holiday Cheddar Gorge scenic splendour of the Mendips, there is nothing better than to relax with a drink at the Anchor centre but once an important port and retaining many Head and watch the sun go down over Weston bay! historic features from that era. Full Day to Bath. Already a spa resort in Roman times, Bath became the height of fashion during the eighteenth century and has many fine Georgian buildings. The Pump Room is well worth a visit and there are several museums, including the world’s largest costume museum. There is also a fine medieval abbey. Full Day to Cheddar Gorge and Wells. Through spectacular Cheddar Gorge, which has the highest inland cliffs in the country, to England’s smallest city, Wells, to see its glorious cathedral.

Holiday 100 - 8 Days FROM Bath Abbey WHAT ALFA INCLUDES £284 • 7 nights dinner, room & breakfast PER PERSON • 3 full day excursions Anchor Head Hotel Departs Saturday - Returns Saturday Weston-Super-Mare Apr 27 £284 June 15, 22 £359 May 4 £304 July 13, 20, 27 £359 Splendidly situated between Weston’s two piers and and delightful bar with dance floor where entertainment is 08451 30566608451 305666 03451 www.alfatravel.co.uk close to the boating slipway and a small beach; the provided most evenings. There are magnificent views of May 18 £334 Aug 10, 17, 31 £359 promenade walk begins right next to the hotel. 52 the bay from the TV lounge, restaurants and many of the May 25 £354 Sept 7 £349 bedrooms with central heating and private bath/shower bedrooms. Small lift serves all floors (few stairs from lift June 1 £354 Sept 14 £329 and WC. All rooms have tea/coffee making facilities, hair to restaurant). Supplements per person 12 dryer and TV with radio channels. Attractive TV lounge Tel: 01934 620880 Sea View £32 Single Room £36 SOUTH WEST SOUTH ENGLAND Clovelly Village

Bideford 5 & Clovelly DAyS

Bideford’s historic quayside was once amongst the busiest in England. Today it is a relaxing town, with many reminders of its maritime heritage. Clovelly and Tintagel are two of the most intriguing villages in the south west.

Bath Excursions Included:

Full Day to Clovelly and Great Torrington. Today www.alfatravel.co.uk we 03451 305666 08451 305666 visit Great Torrington, home of the famous glass works (factory visit included in tour cost) before continuing to the spectacular village of Clovelly which tumbles down to the sea (entrance included in the tour cost). Full Day to Bude and Tintagel. We journey south along the beautiful north Cornwall coast, first to the small resort of Bude with its remarkable canal and Weston-Super-Mare Steamships & spectacular beach, then to the legendary village of 5 Steam Trains 5 Tintagel, allegedly the birthplace of King Arthur. Excursions Included: DAyS DAyS Full Day to Bath. Already a spa resort in Roman times, Excursions Included: Bath became the height of fashion during the eighteenth Full Day to SS Great Britain and Bristol. In the century and has many fine Georgian buildings. The morning we visit the stately grandeur of the only Pump Room is well worth a visit and there are several surviving 19th century iron-hulled steam ship, the SS museums, including the world’s largest costume Great Britain (entrance included in the tour cost), museum. There is also a fine medieval abbey. before exploring the fascinating docks and the rest of Full Day to Cheddar Gorge and Wells. Through this ancient maritime city. spectacular Cheddar Gorge, which has the highest Full Day to the West Somerset Railway and Cheddar Gorge inland cliffs in the country, to England’s smallest city, Minehead. We travel to Bishops Lydeard to catch Wells, to see its glorious cathedral. our own slice of the Golden Age of Steam, chugging through miles of sylvan scenery and restored period stations to Minehead (train fare included in the tour cost) where we spend a relaxing afternoon exploring Durrant House Hotel the beach and peaceful old town. Bideford Situated on the outskirts of the historical old port of Bideford with spectacular views over the Torridge estuary to the sandy beaches of Instow. This large hotel is the former home of Sir Richard Goodwin Keats, famous seaman and former confidant to King William IV. It has been greatly extended and developed and now provides 125 bedrooms, all of which have private bath or shower and WC, colour TV, radio, telephone and tea/coffee making facilities. There is an outdoor pool, sauna and sun visit yourlocal travelagent shower. A lift serves first and second floors. Ground floor room are accessed via 5 stairs. Tel: 01237 472361 SS Great Britain

FROM Bath Abbey

FROM FROM £284 FROM Holiday 5103 - 5 Days Holiday 5122 - 5 Days PER PERSON Holiday 5100 - 5 Days WHAT ALFA INCLUDES £229 WHAT ALFA INCLUDES £234 WHAT ALFA INCLUDES £214 • 4 nights dinner, room & breakfast PER PERSON • 4 nights dinner, room & breakfast PER PERSON • 4 nights dinner, room & breakfast PER PERSON • 2 full day excursions • 2 full day excursions • 2 full day excursions • Steam train ride on West Somerset Railway • Entrance to Dartington Crystal Departs Wednesday - Returns Sunday • Visit to SS Great Britain • Entrance to Clovelly May 22 £214 Aug 14 £234 Departs Wednesday - Returns Sunday Departs Monday - Returns Friday June 5 £234 Aug 28 £234 May 8 £229 July 31 £249 July 22 £234 Sept 30 £244 July 3, 17 £234 Sept 11 £234 June 19 £249 Aug 26 £244 Supplements per person Supplements per person Supplements per person Sea View £20 Single Room £25 Sea View £20 Single Room £25 Single Room £66 13 Clovelly SOUTH ENGLAND WEST © Paul Watts, Visit Cornwall Watts, © Paul Ilfracombe Harbour Beach St. Ives, Porthminister Lynmouth Ilfracombe

Ilfracombe nestles around a harbour as old and as beautiful as any in Britain with the breath taking scenery of North Devon as a backdrop. For the energetic there are splendid walks along Ilfracombe 8 visit your local travel agent travel local your visit the Coastal Path, the famous Torrs walks or swimming from the Tunnel beaches and coves. For Excursions Included: DAyS those who like to take things a bit easier, one can simply potter through the delightful gardens Full Day to Exmoor and Dunster. We travel through or while away an hour or two watching the ever-changing harbour scene. A boat trip is a the Exmoor National Park along the north coast of “must” during your stay to see the spectacular cliffs of North Devon or visit the legendary Isle Devon, which has the highest sea cliffs in Britain, to of Lundy. There is also plenty to do in the evenings with theatre, concerts, and cinema, as well picturesque Dunster, a fascinating historic village with as the entertainment provided at our hotel. a Norman castle steeped in history. Full Day to Bideford and Hartland Abbey. A visit to the ancient port of Bideford and then on to Hartland Ilfracombe & Clovelly Abbey with its beautiful gardens and grounds which 5 lead to the rocky cove. (Entrance to gardens included Excursions Included: DAyS in tour cost.) Full Day to Exmoor and Dunster. We travel through Half Day to Lynton and Lynmouth. Spectacularly the Exmoor National Park along the north coast of situated on the northern edge of the National Park, Devon, which has the highest sea cliffs in Britain, to these fascinating villages make a pleasant short outing picturesque Dunster, a fascinating historic village with from Ilfracombe. A trip on the water operated cliff a Norman castle steeped in history. railway is not to be missed. Full Day to Bideford and Clovelly. A visit to the Half Day to Great Torrington. Today we visit the ancient port of Bideford and then on to the delightfully market town of Great Torrington, home of the famous preserved private village of Clovelly, with its single Dartington glass works. (Factory visit included in cobbled street tumbling down to the sea. (Entrance to tour cost). Clovelly included in tour cost). Holiday 110 - 8 Days FROM Holiday 5111 - 5 Days FROM WHAT ALFA INCLUDES £269 • 7 nights dinner, room & breakfast PER PERSON Imperial Hotel WHAT ALFA INCLUDES • 2 full day excursions Ilfracombe £184 • 4 nights dinner, room & breakfast PER PERSON • 2 half day excursions Situated in one of the best positions in Ilfracombe, • 2 full day excursions • Entrance to Dartington Glass overlooking Wildersmouth beach, and the splendid • Entrance to Clovelly • Entrance to Hartland Abbey Gardens Landmark Theatre and Conference Centre, close to the Departs Wednesday - Returns Sunday Departs Saturday - Returns Saturday High Street and only a short almost level walk from May 1 £184 July 10, 24 £219 Apr 27 £269 June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 £329 the harbour. 104 rooms with central heating and bath May 15 £199 Aug 7 £219 May 4 £279 July 6, 13, 20, 27 £329

08451 30566608451 305666 03451 or shower www.alfatravel.co.uk and WC. All rooms have tea/coffee making facilities, internal phone, hair dryer and TV. There is a May 29 £214 Aug 21 £214 May 11 £294 Aug 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 £329 large restaurant, bar, comfortable lounge and dance floor June 12 £214 Sept 4, 11 £209 May 18 £309 Sept 7 £329 where entertainment is provided most evenings. Lift to June 26 £219 Sept 18 £199 May 25 £329 Sept 14 £319 all floors (stairs to some rooms on split level floors). Supplements per person Supplements per person 14 Tel: 01271 862536 Sea View £20 Single Room £25 Sea View £32 Single Room £36 SOUTH WEST SOUTH ENGLAND Clovelly St. Michael’s Mount © Paul Watts, Visit Cornwall Watts, © Paul ©Trevor Burrows, Visit Cornwall ©Trevor St. Ives, Porthminister Beach St. Ives, Porthminister Lynmouth Carbis Bay 85 066041356 www.alfatravel.co.uk 03451 305666 08451 305666 St. Ives

St. Ives is one of Britain’s most enigmatic resorts: at once a haven for artists who come to enjoy its magnificent light and seek inspiration in its distance from the hustle and bustle of modern St. Ives 8 life and at the same time a magnet for large numbers of summer visitors. Despite its popularity, Excursions Included: DAyS it somehow manages to retain its old-world charm with an enchanting maze of narrow streets Full Day to Penzance and and lanes hemmed in by picturesque granite buildings. There are innumerable small craft and Land’s End. A fascinating antique shops, art galleries, pubs and cafés. Porthmeor Beach provides surf and excitement excursion takes us whilst the quieter beaches at Porthminster and Carbis Bay provide more sheltered bathing. In south across Cornwall to between are rocky headlands and the delightful harbour, said to have been the place where St. Ia Marazion for views of St. Michael’s Mount before arrived from Ireland in a coracle. Our hotel is situated in Carbis Bay, with its lovely wooded coves continuing to Penzance, and sandy beach, about two miles from the heart of St. Ives, which is easily accessible by train. with its busy port, and on to Land’s End before returning to Carbis Bay. St. Ives Full Day to the Lizard. 5 Cathedral Truro DAyS We journey south once Excursions Included: again - this time to England’s most southerly point at Full Day to Penzance and Land’s End. A fascinating the Lizard, passing through the ancient town of Helston, excursion takes us south across Cornwall to Marazion home to the famous Cornish Floral Dance. for views of St. Michael’s Mount before continuing to Penzance, with its busy port, and on to Land’s End Full Day to Heartlands and Truro. Today’s journey before returning to Carbis Bay. takes us to the inspiring botanical gardens and interactive exhibitions of Heartlands, a celebration of Full Day to Trebah Gardens and the Lizard Peninsula. Cornish arts, heritage and culture. We then turn south Today’s journey takes us south via Helston to the to Truro with its spectacular cathedral.

Lizard Peninsula and on to discover the magic of Trebah, visit yourlocal travelagent FROM a beautiful Cornish valley garden with a secluded beach. We then take a trip to Truro which is an historic Holiday 136 - 8 Days FROM Cottage Hotel market town famous for its magnificent cathedral. WHAT ALFA INCLUDES £269 St. Ives (Garden entrance included in tour cost.) £279 PER PERSON • 7 nights dinner, room & breakfast PER PERSON Delightfully situated in extensive grounds overlooking • 3 full day excursions Carbis Bay, 300 yards from the beach and two minutes’ walk from the railway station linking Carbis Bay to Holiday 5136 - 5 Days FROM Departs Sunday - Returns Sunday St. Ives (5 minute journey). The restaurant and sun Apr 28 £279 July 7, 14 £389 WHAT ALFA INCLUDES lounge have lovely views of the bay and there is a large £249 May 5 £304 July 21, 28 £389 • 4 nights dinner, room & breakfast PER PERSON ballroom with entertainment most evenings. There are • 2 full day excursions May 12 £324 Aug 4, 11, 18 £389 two bars, snooker table and TV lounge. 80 rooms with • Entrance to Trebah Gardens May 19 £334 Aug 25 £379 central heating and bath or shower and WC. All rooms have tea/coffee making facilities, hair dryer, intercom Departs Wednesday - Returns Sunday May 26 £379 Sept 1 £379 and TV with radio channels. The outdoor swimming May 29 £249 July 24 £249 June 2, 9 £379 Sept 8 £364 pool is heated May-September. Two lifts serve most June 26 £249 Aug 21 £249 June 16, 23, 30 £389 Sept 15 £349 bedrooms (although entertainment room is only Supplements per person Supplements per person accessible via stairs) Tel: 01736 795252 Sea View £20 Single Room £25 Sea View £32 Single Room £36 15 ©Paul Watts Visit Cornwall Watts ©Paul Padstow Harbour Padstow SOUTH ENGLAND WEST Newquay Trebah Newquay

Newquay is Britain’s surfing capital and Cornwall’s premier holiday resort boasting some of the finest coastline and beaches in Europe. The town is an ancient one - the “new quay” from which Newquay 8 visit your local travel agent travel local your visit it takes its name dates from the early fifteenth century! The heart of the town is the old harbour Excursions Included: DAyS but it spreads along the cliff tops which stand behind the eleven magnificent sandy beaches. Full Day to St. Ives. Today we travel south along Newquay offers wonderful cliff and beach walks, a picturesque harbour and the variety of Cornwall’s northern coast through St. Agnes, Portreath activities one associates with such a major resort, including swimming pools, golf, putting, and Gwithian to St. Ives, one of Britain’s most squash, tennis, bowls, boating, shark fishing and horse riding. There are also atmospheric picturesque towns. The narrow winding streets mean smugglers’ pubs which are a living reminder of the more colourful side of Cornwall’s history! the coach is unable to take us into the heart of this delightful town, but a regular and inexpensive shuttle service runs the short distance from the coach park Eden Project & Heligan into the town centre. 5 Full Day to Mevagissey and Falmouth. Mevagissey Excursions Included: DAyS is still a working fishing village and there are many white and colour washed cottages perched on the Full Day to Eden Project. The Eden Project is one of hills overlooking the pretty harbour. Falmouth has been the wonders of the modern world. With its fantastic transformed in recent years with the development architecture and amazing collection of plants from of the new marina complex, which is now home to around the world, it is an experience never to be the National Maritime Museum Cornwall with many forgotten (entrance included in the tour cost). fascinating displays illustrating our maritime tradition. Full Day to Mevagissey and Heligan. Mevagissey Half Day to Padstow. Padstow is a charming fishing is still a working fishing port with a lively harbour and village on the Camel Estuary noted as a sailing dinghy many interesting pubs. A short journey takes us on centre and Cornwall’s capital of seafood cuisine, made to the Lost Gardens of Heligan. Extending to some 80 famous by the celebrity chef Rick Stein. acres, this is the site of the largest garden restoration in Europe (entrance included in the tour cost).

Eliot Hotel FROM Newquay Holiday 5131 - 5 Days FROM Holiday 130 - 8 Days Very well situated close to Great Western and Tolcarne WHAT ALFA INCLUDES £219 WHAT ALFA INCLUDES £269 beaches, only a few yards from the sea front and • 4 nights dinner, room & breakfast PER PERSON • 7 nights dinner, room & breakfast PER PERSON within easy walking distance of the shops and harbour. • 2 full day excursions • 2 full day excursions 76 bedrooms with central heating and bath or shower • Entrance to Eden Project & Lost Gardens • 1 half day excursion and WC. All rooms have tea/coffee making facilities, of Heligan Departs Saturday - Returns Saturday hair dryer and TV with radio channels. There are three Departs Wednesday - Returns Sunday Apr 27 £269 July 6, 20 £349 lovely airy lounges in which to relax, plus a cocktail bar May 1 £219 July 10, 24 £254 May 11 £299 Aug 3 £349

08451 30566608451 305666 03451 and dance www.alfatravel.co.uk floor where entertainment is provided most evenings. There is also a games room and outdoor May 15 £229 Aug 7 £254 May 25 £339 Aug 17 £344 swimming pool (heated May - September). The lift May 29 £254 Sept 4 £254 June 8 £339 Aug 31 £344 serves most rooms although all floors are split level June 12, 26 £254 Sept 18 £234 June 22 £349 Sept 14 £319 with some intermediate stairs. Large car park. Supplements per person Supplements per person 16 Tel: 01637 878177 Single Room £25 Single Room £36 Gardens of Cornwall 5 Excursions Included: DAyS Full Day to Lanhydrock House Garden and Padstow. Lanhydrock House is surrounded by 30-acres of WEST SOUTH ENGLAND gardens and paths that wind through a woodland landscape famous for spectacular magnolias, camellias and rhododendrons. We also visit Padstow which has a beautiful harbour and a great selection of cafés and restaurants. (House and garden entrance included in tour cost) Full Day Excursion to Trebah Gardens and Truro. ©Paul Watts Visit Cornwall Watts ©Paul Discover the magic of this beautiful Cornish valley garden, explore under canopies of exotic blooms and follow vibrant tunnels of colour that trail down to their very own secluded beach situated at the bottom of

Padstow Harbour Padstow the garden. We then take a trip to Truro which is an historic market town famous for its magnificent cathedral. (Garden entrance included in tour cost.)

Holiday 5133 - 5 Days FROM WHAT ALFA INCLUDES £224 • 4 nights dinner, room & breakfast PER PERSON

at Eliot Hotel Harbour Falmouth • 2 full day excursions • Entrance to Lanhydrock House & Gardens • Entrance to Trebah Gardens Departs Wednesday - Returns Sunday May 22 £224 July 17 £249 June 19 £249 Aug 21 £249 Supplements per person Falmouth Single Room £25 85 066041356 www.alfatravel.co.uk 03451 305666 08451 305666 Trebah Falmouth, the main resort of the South Cornish Riviera, has won popularity with its visitors that extends throughout the year. It boasts one of the highest average sunshine records in Britain and the gardens have a profusion of sub-tropical plants. Falmouth has a marvellous harbour for a range of boats from yachts to large ocean going ships, overlooked by Pendennis Castle, one of Newquay Henry VIII’s forts. Falmouth’s historic past is commemorated in its National Maritime Museum, a world class attraction offering unique interactive displays. There are several sandy beaches which are excellent for bathing, the largest is Gyllyngvase which has gorgeous golden sands. Newquay & Eden Project Along the main high street there are quaint old shops standing beside famous stores, and as you 8 walk along you will catch glimpses of the colourful harbour through the picturesque alleyways. Excursions Included: DAyS Full Day to St. Ives. Falmouth Today we travel south 8 along Cornwall’s northern Excursions Included: DAyS coast through St. Agnes, Portreath and Gwithian to Full Day to St. Ives famous as an artist’s paradise with St. Ives, one of Britain’s its picturesque harbour and beach. The narrow winding most picturesque towns. streets mean the coach is unable to take us into the The narrow winding Eden Project heart of the town, but a regular and inexpensive shuttle streets mean the coach is unable to take us into service runs the short distance from the coach park into the heart of this delightful town, but a regular and the centre of this delightful town. inexpensive shuttle service runs the short distance Full Day to the Lizard and Penzance visiting Gweek, from the coach park into the town centre. Madeira Hotel Mullion and Penzance, which overlooks St. Michael’s Full Day to Eden Project. Today’s excursion takes us Falmouth Mount and is the base for the ferry to the Scilly Isles. to the south coast of Cornwall and one of the wonders Beautifully situated on the seafront with attractive Full Day to Padstow. We travel north to Padstow, a of the modern world - the magnificent Eden Project. gardens, the Madeira commands splendid views charming fishing village on the Camel Estuary noted as With its fantastic architecture and amazing collection of to Pendennis Castle and across Falmouth Bay. a sailing dinghy centre and Cornwall’s capital of seafood plants from around the world, it is an experience never 50 bedrooms with individual heating and private cuisine, made famous by the celebrity chef Rick Stein. to be forgotten (entrance included in the tour cost). shower and WC (a few also have bath). All rooms have tea/coffee making facilities, hair dryer, TV with radio Half Day to Truro, the administrative town of the area. Half Day to Padstow. Padstow is a charming fishing channels. Oak panelled cocktail bar and pleasant sun A chance to visit the shops or perhaps to have a look village on the Camel Estuary noted as a sailing dinghy lounges with large picture windows facing the sea - around the neo-Gothic cathedral. centre and Cornwall’s capital of seafood cuisine, made delightful places to while away an afternoon. Restaurant visit yourlocal travelagent famous by the celebrity chef Rick Stein. with large dance floor and entertainment most evenings. Lift to all floors. Tel: 01326 313531 FROM Holiday 140 - 8 Days FROM Holiday 131 - 8 Days FROM WHAT ALFA INCLUDES £319 £269 • 7 nights dinner, room & breakfast PER PERSON PER PERSON WHAT ALFA INCLUDES £294 • 3 full & 1 half day excursion • 7 nights dinner, room & breakfast PER PERSON • 2 full & 1 half day excursion Departs Saturday - Returns Saturday • Entrance to Eden Project Apr 27 £319 June 22, 29 £409 Departs Saturday - Returns Saturday May 4 £329 July 6, 13, 20, 27 £409 May 4 £294 June 29 £359 May 11 £349 Aug 3 £409 May 18 £329 July 13, 27 £359 May 18 £364 Aug 10, 17, 24, 31 £404 June 1 £349 Aug 10, 24 £359 May 25 £399 Sept 7 £394 June 15 £349 Sept 7 £334 June 8,15 £399 Sept 14 £379 Supplements per person Supplements per person Single Room £36 Sea View £32 Single Room £36 Gyllyngvase Beach 17 SOUTH ENGLAND WEST Torquay Inner Harbour Torquay

Torquay

Torquay is one of Britain’s most famous resorts, situated at the heart of 22 miles of unspoilt coastline, often referred to as the “English Riviera”. It has a mild climate, sparkling blue waters Torquay 8 visit your local travel agent travel local your visit and in its beautiful public gardens you will see subtropical plants and palm trees. Torquay has Excursions Included: DAyS something to offer everyone: by day you can relax on one of the clean sandy beaches, explore Full Day to Exeter. We travel through the attractive the bustling harbour and marina and the excellent shops or if you are feeling more active there seaside towns of Teignmouth and Dawlish, then along are lovely walks, or activities such as sailing, bowls, golf or fishing. By night you’ll be spoilt for the estuary of the River Exe to Exeter. Exeter is full of choice: there are theatres, night clubs, cabarets and discothèques and of course you’ll see the history - visit the famous Cathedral or the nearby Ship lights illuminating the promenade reflected across the beautiful bay. The many local attractions Inn which Sir Francis Drake used to frequent. include Paignton Zoo, Babbacombe Model Village, Kent’s Cavern, Torbay Steam Railway Full Day to Exmouth and Sidmouth. Today we visit east Devon and the elegant resorts of Exmouth and and Cockington thatched village. Torquay’s harbour-side has recently been redeveloped and Sidmouth, travelling through Teignmouth and Dawlish features Living Coasts a fascinating wildlife attraction adjacent to the Regina Hotel. and along the western side of the River Exe estuary, past Exeter and then down the eastern side of the river. Unlike their Cornish cousins, these South Devon towns Torquay & Exeter 5 have been seaside resorts for two centuries and their DAyS elegant Georgian villas provide quite a contrast to the Excursions Included: fishermen’s cottages in Cornwall. Full Day to Teignmouth and Exeter. We travel through Half Day to Buckfast Abbey. Beautifully situated on the attractive seaside towns of Teignmouth and Dawlish, the southern edge of Dartmoor on the banks of the then along the estuary of the River Exe to Exeter. Exeter River Dart, the Abbey is famous for its tonic wine, but it is a city full of history - visit the famous cathedral or the is also a living monastic community (free entrance). nearby Ship Inn which Drake used to frequent. Full Day to Dartmouth a picturesque river town near the estuary of the Dart, home of the Royal Naval FROM College. Passengers may choose to take a sail on the Holiday 150 - 8 Days river upstream towards Totnes (cost not included in WHAT ALFA INCLUDES £284 Regina Hotel tour price). We then return to Torquay via Paignton. • 7 nights dinner, room & breakfast PER PERSON Torquay • 2 full day excursions • 1 half day excursion Wonderfully situated on the harbour-side, with the FROM principal shops and theatre a gentle stroll away. Part Holiday 5150 - 5 Days Departs Saturday - Returns Saturday of the Regina is particularly interesting as the home WHAT ALFA INCLUDES £214 Apr 27 £284 July 6, 13, 20, 27 £384 for three years of the poet, Elizabeth Barrett Browning. • 4 nights dinner, room & breakfast PER PERSON May 4 £294 Aug 3, 10 £384 68 bedrooms with central heating and private bath or • 2 full day excursions May 11 £324 Aug 17, 24 £379 shower and WC. All rooms have tea/coffee making Departs Wednesday - Returns Sunday May 18 £329 Aug 31 £379

08451 30566608451 305666 03451 facilities, www.alfatravel.co.uk hair dryer and TV with radio channels. There is a lounge bar overlooking the harbour, air conditioned May 15 £214 Aug 7 £234 May 25 £369 Sept 7 £364 restaurant and bar with dance floor and entertainment June 12 £234 Sept 4 £234 June 1, 8 £369 Sept 14 £344 most evenings. Lift serves most rooms (except Barrett July 10 £234 June 15, 22, 29 £379 Sept 21 £329 Browning’s former house). Limited car parking with Supplements per person Supplements per person 18 public car park across the road. Tel: 01803 292904 Sea View £20 Single Room £25 Sea View £32 Single Room £36 s OUTH WE OUTH s T ENGL a T ©Visit Cornwall Salcombe Polperro Cockington Village ND

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This holiday takes us to some of the less well This tour offers a chance to compare the known and loveliest parts of South Devon elegant resorts of South Devon with the from our base in Torquay. picturesque villages of South Cornwall from Excursions Included: our base in the South West’s largest resort, Full Day to South Hams and Salcombe. From coastal Torquay. plateaux through narrow valleys along the fringes of Excursions Included: Dartmoor to beautiful beaches, the South Hams has Buckfast Abbey Full Day to Looe and Polperro. We travel over the many lovely landscapes. Salcombe is its principal River Tamar into Cornwall and visit these picture www.alfatravel.co.uk 03451 305666 08451 305666 resort and a famous sailing centre. perfect Cornish villages with their intricate maze Full Day to Teignmouth and Dawlish. Teignmouth lies of narrow little streets lined with charming Cornish at the mouth of the River Teign and has been a holiday cottages. resort since the 1840s. It is notable as the last place Full Day to Sidmouth and Exmouth. Today we visit in England to be invaded, by a French force in 1690. Torquay east Devon and the elegant resorts of Exmouth and Dawlish is famous for its black swans which can be Sidmouth, travelling through Teignmouth and Dawlish. seen in Dawlish Brook which runs through a delightful Unlike their Cornish cousins, these South Devon towns park in the middle of the town. have been seaside resorts for two centuries and their Devon Rivers elegant Georgian villas provide quite a contrast to the 5 fishermen’s cottages in Cornwall. & Railways Days Excursions Included: Full Day to South Devon Railway and Totnes. We Inglewood Hotel Torquay spend a morning at the fascinating working Buckfast Abbey, a fine reconstruction built by just six monks! Situated on Belgrave Road, close to the beach and Torre The picturesque South Devon Railway conveys us with Abbey Gardens, just a 10 minute walk to the harbour and town centre. Enjoy the views from the Sun Terrace style to the Tudor town of Totnes and we return via and nightly entertainment in the lounge. Guests are Dartmouth. (Rail fare included in the tour cost.) free to use facilities at the sister hotel adjacent to the Full Day to Topsham and Exmouth. We potter around seafront. All 54 bedrooms with en-suite bath & shower the pretty pink and white cottages of Topsham before or walk-in shower, TV and tea and coffee making taking a cruise down the River Exe estuary (included facilities. Lifts serves most floors. Tel: 01803 293800 in the tour cost) to Exmouth where we have time to shop. We return via the opposite bank of the Exe Nethway Hotel estuary, passing through Teignmouth and Dawlish. Torquay A family run hotel set in its own grounds enjoying views across Torquay towards the sea. There is an attractive bar lounge and separate entertainment lounge with access to the gardens, terrace and outdoor heated

pic Tim Grevatt swimming pool (seasonal opening). The restaurant serves home cooked food with waiter service. 4 ground floor bedrooms with the remainder split between 1st and 2nd floors. All rooms have bath or shower and WC

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South Devon Railway facilities. No lift. Tel: 01803 297630 £284 Holiday 5152 - 5 Days FROM PER PERSON FROM WHAT ALFA INCLUDES Holiday 5153 - 5 Days FROM £169 Holiday 5154 - 5 Days • 4 nights dinner, room & breakfast PER PERSON WHAT ALFA INCLUDES • 2 full day excursions £214 WHAT ALFA INCLUDES • 4 nights dinner, room & breakfast PER PERSON £169 • 2 full day excursions • 4 nights dinner, room & breakfast PER PERSON Departs Monday - Returns Friday • Boat trip on River Exe • 2 full day excursions Apr 22 £169 Aug 5 £224 • Steam train ride on South Devon Railway Departs Monday - Returns Friday May 13 £199 Aug 12 £224 Departs Wednesday - Returns Sunday Apr 15 £169 Aug 5 £224 May 20 £204 Aug 26 £219 May 1 £214 July 24 £234 May 13 £189 Sept 23 £184 May 27 £224 Sept 2 £219 May 29 £234 Aug 21 £234 June 10 £204 Oct 21 £169 June 24 £224 Sept 16 £214 June 26 £234 July 15 £214 July 8, 15 £224 Oct 28 £184 Supplements per person Supplements per person Supplements per person Sea View £20 Single Room £25 Balcony & Sea View £50 Single £25 Single Room £25 19 Weymouth Beach Weymouth ©John Thorogood Exmouth SOUTH ENGLAND WEST Exmouth Sidmouth Exmouth

Exmouth developed as a resort in Georgian times and was once probably the most select seaside resort in Britain, home to such famous people as Lady Nelson and Lady Byron. Nowadays it Exmouth 8 offers a rich mixture of immaculate sands, lovely gardens, a busy marina and a wide range of Excursions Included: DAyS sports facilities that combine to make it an excellent resort for all ages and interests. To the south Full Day to Sidmouth and Seaton. Sidmouth is a

visit your local travel agent travel local your visit the resort overlooks Lyme Bay, while to the west it looks across the estuary of the River Exe to famously select resort which was regularly visited by the Haldon Hills and Dawlish Warren. There are boat trips aplenty but also lots to do on dry land Princess Victoria before she became Queen. Huge cliffs with good shops, a museum, many old pubs and good walks at every turn. For the more active rise on either side of the town’s Regency architecture. there is a swimming pool, golf, and all forms of water sports including a sailing school. Seaton is a charming resort with a delightful tramway with Pecorama sitated just 2 miles west and home to studding Gardens over-looking Lyme Bay. Exmouth Full Day to Teignmouth and Dawlish. We travel 5 around the estuary of the River Exe to Dawlish, Excursions Included: DAyS a relaxing resort famous for its attractive gardens Full Day to Sidmouth and Seaton. Sidmouth is a and black swans. We continue to Teignmouth, a famously select resort which was regularly visited by fascinating ancient port with a myriad of narrow Princess Victoria before she became Queen. Huge cliffs streets. It became a popular resort with the coming rise on either side of the town’s Regency architecture. of the railways and still retains its functions as both Seaton is a charming resort with a delightful tramway port and holiday resort. with Pecorama sitated just 2 miles west and home to Full Day to Dartmoor and Torquay. Again heading studding Gardens over-looking Lyme Bay. west, we skirt the southern edge of Dartmoor to Full Day to Teignmouth and Dawlish. We travel Buckfastleigh, before turning south to Devon’s largest around the estuary of the River Exe to Dawlish, a resort, Torquay. Here we have plenty of time to explore relaxing resort famous for its attractive gardens and the harbour or visit the many shops before returning black swans. We continue to Teignmouth, a fascinating to Exmouth. ancient port with a myriad of narrow streets. It became a popular resort with the coming of the railways and still retains its functions as both port and holiday resort. Holiday 155 - 8 Days FROM WHAT ALFA INCLUDES FROM £299 Cavendish Hotel Holiday 5155 - 5 Days • 7 nights dinner, room & breakfast PER PERSON • 3 full day excursions Exmouth WHAT ALFA INCLUDES £189 This delightful hotel is wonderfully situated on the level • 4 nights dinner, room & breakfast PER PERSON Departs Saturday - Returns Saturday seafront overlooking Exmouth’s fine golden sands, a few • 2 full day excursions Apr 27 £299 June 29 £399 minutes’ walk from the shops. 78 rooms with central Departs Wednesday - Returns Sunday May 4 £324 July 6, 13, 20, 27 £399 heating and private bath or shower and WC. All rooms May 8 £214 Aug 28 £234 May 11 £344 Aug 3, 10 £399 have tea/coffee making facilities, hair dryer and TV with May 22 £219 Sept 4 £234 May 18 £364 Aug 17, 24, 31 £389

08451 30566608451 305666 03451 radio channels. www.alfatravel.co.uk There is a TV lounge, quiet lounge with sea views and games room with snooker and darts. The June 5, 12, 19 £239 Sept 11 £224 May 25 £379 Sept 7 £379 bar lounge has a dance floor and hosts entertainment July 3, 17, 31 £239 Sept 18 £199 June 1, 8 £379 Sept 14 £359 most evenings. Lift serves most rooms except 4th Aug 14 £239 Sept 25 £189 June 15, 22 £389 Sept 21 £329 floor (a few stairs to some rooms on split level floors). Supplements per person Supplements per person 20 Extensive car parking. Tel: 01395 272528 Sea View £20 Single Room £25 Sea View £32 Single Room £36

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Sherborne Abbey Sherborne Lyme Regis Lyme £214 £214

5 FROM DAyS PER PERSON PER £199 Aug 26 July 8, 29 £44 £214 £199 lift and bedrooms are situated on the ground and Delightful Delightful Dorset Holiday 5163 - 5 Days 5163 Holiday Sherborne Hotel Sherborne Sherborne This light, modern hotel stands in 4 acres of grounds on the edge of Sherborne. There is a croquet lawn, bowls court, outside games and small lounge and bar - the perfect place to relax All 59 before enjoying dinner in the Castles Restaurant. bedrooms have bath or shower and WC, freeview TV, telephone, hair dryer and tea/coffee making facilities. No Steps to front door and bedrooms. first floors only. 01935 813191 Tel: Supplements per person Single Room May 27 WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT room & breakfast • 4 nights dinner, • 2 full day excursions Departs Monday - Returns Friday Apr 22 The town of Sherborne dates from early early from dates Sherborne Theof town was Alfred King that said is times - it Saxon Raleigh Walter Sir in the Abbey. schooled splendid his and built the castle owned once the John Constable, grounds. in its house “finer as church the parish described painter, cathedral”. Salisbury than Included: Excursions Regis Regis and Bridport. Lyme Day to Lyme Full clings spectacularly to the hillside and boasts a Bridport remarkable Cobb or jetty protecting its harbour. town. is a fascinating ancient market Blandford and Poole. Day to Blandford Forum Full Forum was rebuilt in the 18th century following two devastating fires and is now one of the best preserved natural huge Georgian towns in England. Poole’s harbour is also a major bird sanctuary. £219 £259 £189 £189 £224 £234 5 FROM DAyS PER PERSON PER £184 Oct 21 Sept 16 Oct 14 Oct 7 Sept 23 Sept 9 £44 £259 £244 £234 £234 £214 £184 TEL EGENT USSELL Ho RINCE R Holiday 5165 - 5 Days 5165 Holiday Hotel Prince Regent Regent Prince Hotel Weymouth Esplanade. A smart hotel situated on Weymouth’s offers splendid views of the bay and a varied Restaurant menu with friendly waiter service. The comfortable bar lounge has a TV and is popular for pre-dinner aperitifs. The hotel houses a beautiful expansive period ballroom, All bedrooms have either bath with ideal for dancing. direct dial telephone and TV, shower or walk in shower, tea/coffee making facilities. No entertainment. A lift Tel: 01305 771313 serves three of the four floors. Weymouth Russell Hotel Weymouth Ideally situated on the sea front with commanding views Bedrooms are small but comfortable Bay. of Weymouth and tea/coffee central heating with shower and WC, TV, making facilities. There is a restaurant and bar lounge with dance floor and cabaret entertainment 7 nights a week, together with bingo and quizzes. Guests may also (next door Regent enjoy the facilities of the Hotel Prince and under common ownership). A lift serves most floors 01305 786059 but not all bedrooms. Tel: Supplements per person (both hotels) Single Room June 10 P May 27 Aug 12, 26 July 1, 15, 22, 29 May 6 WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT room & breakfast • 4 nights dinner, • 2 full day excursions Departs Monday - Returns Friday R Apr 1, 22 Excursions Included: Excursions and Bournemouth. Travelling Day to Poole Full then on to eastwards to the Georgian port of Poole, Dorset’s largest resort, Bournemouth. Bridport and Abbotsbury. Day to Dorchester, Full Dorset’s county town, an ancient port and Abbotsbury’s remarkable lagoon created by the amazing Chesil Beach. £379 £389 £389 £389 8

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7 nights dinner, room & breakfast 7 nights dinner, at Hotel Mon Ami Holiday 165 - 8 Days 165 Holiday Hotel Mon Ami Mon Ami Hotel Weymouth Situated on the pleasant seafront Esplanade, this is a small but friendly family run hotel. Bedrooms mostly have shower & WC (some have bath, shower & WC) and all have TV and tea/coffee making facilities and are served by a lift. Entertainment is provided on most evenings and there is a lively atmosphere in the is also a quiet lounge on the There downstairs bar. seafront side of the hotel. The restaurant offers home- 01305 786917 Tel: meals served by the family. cooked Weymouth

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Dorset, then to the ancient town of Bridport and the village of Abbotsbury on The Fleet, the lagoon behind the amazing Chesil Beach. Swanage. and Castle Corfe to Day Full resort of Swanage. Hills and the quaint to the Purbeck Excursions Included: Excursions and Bournemouth. Travelling Day to Poole Full then on to eastwards to the Georgian port of Poole, Dorset’s largest resort, Bournemouth. Bridport and Abbotsbury. Day to Dorchester, Full We Weymouth is one of Britain’s oldest seaside resorts, made popular by George III whose statue statue III George whose by popular made resorts, seaside oldest Britain’s one of is Weymouth town: seaside in a for ask one could everything about just has It the promenade. on stands and pubs old interesting with harbour fascinating a sands, soft with bay curving a lovely both entertain to and plenty shops of variety a wide castle, Tudor a of the remains cottages, an a museum, town, of the centre in almost is which reserve a bird this to Add and night. day holiday. an absorbing have to sure are you and trips boat of pool and lots swimming indoor Weymouth Beach Weymouth

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Sandown Beach & Pier sea. There are shops good air andanopen market onMondays. safe, sandy beach framed at either endby stunning white cliffs contrastingwith rich the blue offers a wealth of entertainments. Sandown Bay is the largest on the island andoffers a long, modernholidayand facilitiesresorts. inthe Sandown is theisland’sresort principal and IsleThe of Wight has many superb sandy beaches, stunning countryside andcoastal walks Museum andaRoman Villa at nearby Brading. boasts Brown’s Pleasure Park, swimming at the Heights Leisure Centre, a fascinating Geological dinosaur modelsand skeletons. There is also apier, directly in front of our hotel. Sandown also Tel: 01983403154 floors (afewstairson splitlevelfloors). the seaandagamesroomTVlounge. Liftservesall is asunloungeandattractiverestaurantoverlooking where entertainmentisprovidedmostevenings. There cocktail barandloungeareawithalargedance floor or showerandWC.Thehotelhasalight spacious hair dryer, tea/coffeemaking facilitiesandprivatebath centre. All80bedroomsarecentrallyheated withTV, opposite thebeachandpierclosetoshopping Situated inamagnificentpositionontheseafront, Sandown Bayshore Hotel Sandown

Isle ofWight Isle visit Britain’s yachtingcapital,Cowes. in 1901(entranceincludedthetourcost).We also spectacular hideaway, OsborneHouse,whereshedied to thenorthofislandseeQueenVictoria’s Full Day toOsborneHouseandCowes.We journey pretty Godshill. mainland. We returnthroughthecentreofisland via remains ofaridgewhichoncejoinedtheislandto sands. NearbyarethemagnificentchalkNeedles, across theislandtoAlumBay, famousforitscoloured Full DaytoAlumBayandGodshill.We journey Excursions Included: May 1 Departs Wednesday -Returns Sunday • EntrancetoOsborneHouse • 2fulldayexcursions • 4nightsdinner, room&breakfast WHAT ALFA INCLUDES May 8 May 22 June 19 July 3 Sea View Supplements perperson Holiday 5197 -5Days Sandown Dinosaur Isle Dinosaur £209 £219 £234 £249 £249 £20 July 17,31 Aug 14 Aug 28 Sept 11 Single Room Sept 18 offers life-like £209 PER PERSON DAyS FROM 5 £254 £249 £249 £239 £224 £25 outstanding viewsacrossthebusySolent. which offersmanyshopsandamagnificentpierwith and quirkypickles(freeentrance).We continueto Ryde fearsome Dragon’s Blood, Gold Medal.Discoverthefamouselephantgarlic, garlic growerandwinnerofHamptonFlowerShow Newchurch GarlicFarm, theUK’slargestspecialist Half DayGarlicFarm andRyde.We visitthe visit Britain’s yachtingcapital,Cowes. in 1901(entranceincludedthetourcost).We also spectacular hideaway, OsborneHouse,whereshedied to thenorthofislandseeQueenVictoria’s Full DaytoOsborneHouseandCowes.We journey pretty Godshill. mainland. We returnthroughthecentreofislandvia remains ofaridgewhichoncejoinedtheislandto sands. NearbyarethemagnificentchalkNeedles, across theislandtoAlumBay, famousforitscoloured Full DaytoAlumBayandGodshill.We journey Excursions Included: Apr 27 Departs Saturday-Returns • EntrancetoOsborneHouse • 1halfdayexcursion • 2fulldayexcursions • 7nightsdinner, room&breakfast WHAT ALFA INCLUDES May 4 May 11 May 18 May 25 June 1,8 Sea View Supplements perperson Holiday 195 -8Days Sandown £309 £314 £339 £359 £399 £399 £32 locally brewed Garlic Beer locally brewedGarlicBeer June 15,22,29 July 6,13,20,27 Aug 3,10,17 Aug 24,31 Sept 7 Single Room Sept 14 £309 PER PERSON DAyS FROM 8 £404 £404 £404 £404 £394 £374 £36

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Sept 8 Aug 25 July 21 £32 £314 £314 £284 (rail fare included in the tour cost). We 6 nights dinner, room & breakfast 6 nights dinner, at Gracellie Hotel 2 full & 1 half day excursion on Isle of Wight Steam Railway Trip Shanklin - 7 Days 202 Holiday Supplements per person Single Room June 9, 23 May 26 WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT • • • Departs Sunday - Returns Saturday May 5 Excursions Included: Excursions Full Day to Isle of Full Wight Steam Railway travel and Godshill. We towards Ryde where we a journey back in time take on board a train pulled by a restored locomotive at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway return via Godshill a picturesque village well known for its church, thatched cottages and local produce. journey across Day to Alum Bay and Cowes. We Full famous for its coloured sands. the island to Alum Bay, Nearby are the magnificent chalk Needles, the remains of a ridge which once joined the island to the mainland. yachting capital, Cowes. via Britain’s Returning Half Day Arreton Old Village and Ryde. See local skilled artisans at work in the craft centre, browse local farm produce, and discover displays of rural life of times gone by at the Island’s very own Shipwreck continue to Ryde which Centre (free entrance). We offers many shops and a magnificent pier with outstanding views across the busy Solent. Marlborough Hotel Marlborough Shanklin This cosy hotel is located in the heart of Shanklin with the shops, lift to the beach and the famous Shanklin Chine The bar and dining room only ten minutes’ walk away. serve a variety of home made meals with regular live entertainment in the evenings. Bedrooms have bath or alarm clock/radio, TV and shower and WC, hair dryer, tea/coffee making facilities. No lift but some ground Tel: 01983 862588 floor rooms are available. Gracellie Hotel Gracellie Shanklin Situated in an elevated position above the beach, this recently refurbished hotel. The ground floor lounge bar provides entertainment on most nights and there is another quiet lounge on the first floor. The restaurant and reception lead to an exterior patio, Meals which offers a bar service throughout the day. are waiter-served with a choice of menu. Bedrooms all have bath or shower and WC, telephone and tea/coffee making facilities. No lift and bedrooms are on three floors with many changes of level although some ground floor rooms are available. Heated outdoor swimming pool 01983 863243 available in high season. No lift. Tel: £179 £204 £204 £204 £174 Isle of Wight 5 FROM DAyS PER PERSON PER £129

Oct 7 Sept 2 July 1, 22 June 24 May 20 £25 £164 £149 £149 £149 £129 Shanklin Shanklin 4 nights dinner, room & breakfast 4 nights dinner, at Marlborough Hotel 2 full day excursions Holiday 5204 - 5 days - 5 days 5204 Holiday Shanklin

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Full Day to Ryde and Cowes. Visits to the two Full principal towns in the north east of the island. Ryde has the oldest pleasure pier in Britain, built during the Napoleonic wars. Cowes is famous throughout the world as a yachting centre. travel round Day to Alum Bay and Godshill. We Full the southern tip of the island at Blackgang on our way famous for its multi-coloured sand cliffs. to Alum Bay, of via Newport and the picturesque village Returning Godshill, with its thatched cottages, tea rooms and charming gift shops. Excursions Included: Excursions Shanklin boasts a long, safe sandy beach which lies at the foot of the spectacular cliffs on cliffs spectacular the of foot the at lies which beach sandy safe a long, boasts Shanklin seaside traditional lift. The a cliff by connected are Thetwo situated. is town the of most which of the head at Town Old Shanklin of cottages thatched the picturesque into blends town of part to be not missed is the Chine through trail nature The delightful Chine. Shanklin the impressive the Pipeline PLUTO, of section - a War World Second the of relic surprising a includes and the Normandy for France to sea the under fuel pump to used was which The Ocean, Under its has nevertheless it Sandown than resort intimate and more a quieter Although landings. and entertainments. pubs lively theatre, own Shanklin Old Village Old Shanklin

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Bournemouth Pier in thetourcost). edge(admissionincluded stretch downtotheriver’s Abbey, NationalMotorMuseumandGardenswhich is afantasticdayoutforeveryone,withPalace House, of itwoodland,withitsfamouswildponies.Beaulieu Forest, anareaofbeautifulunspoiltcountryside,much Full Day toLyndhurst andBeaulieu.AdayintheNew our waytoShaftesbury, afamouslypicturesquevillage. journey pasttheancientandmysticalStonehengeon town planwithmanywoodenbuildings.We then England alongwithasuperblywellpreservedmedieval chiefly famousforhavingthetallestcathedralspirein history datesbacktothenearbyIronAgefort,butitis Full DaytoSalisburyandShaftesbury. Salisbury’s Beach fromPortland isquiteremarkable. a Tudor fortandanaturereserve.TheviewofChesil harbour andmanynarrowshoppingstreetsaswell resort. Weymouth boastssplendidbeaches,abusy Weymouth tospendthedayinthisdelightfulDorset Full DaytoWeymouth and Portland. We travelto Excursions Included: classicalmusic tonamesummer top shows. wealth of evening entertainment ranging from museums, anartgallery, two piers anda are many outstanding attractions including offer shady groves leading to the shore.There delightful“chines”, small valleys cliffs, inthe beautifully manicured parks andgardens. The townThe is fullof flowers andthere are through remarkablethe selectionof shops. through the splendid gardens or browses sprinkling of foreign tongues as one strolls from the Continent providing an interesting most international resort with many visitors miles of golden sand. It is probably Britain’s of spectacular cliffs which look down upon Bournemouth issuperbly situated on top May 4 Departs Saturday-Returns • EntrancetoBeaulieu • 3fulldayexcursions • 7nightsdinner, room&breakfast WHAT ALFA INCLUDES May 18 May 25 June 15 June 22,29 Single Room Supplements perperson Holiday 171 -8Days Bournemouth Bournemouth £319 £344 £374 £374 £379 £36 July 13,20,27 Aug 10,17,24 Sept 7 Sept 14 Sept 21 £319 PER PERSON DAyS FROM 8 £379 £379 £364 £344 £324 our waytoShaftesbury, afamouslypicturesquevillage. journey pasttheancientandmysticalStonehengeon town planwithmanywoodenbuildings.We then England alongwithasuperblywellpreservedmedieval chiefly famousforhavingthetallestcathedralspirein history datesbacktothenearbyIronAgefort,butitis Full Day toSalisburyandShaftesbury. Salisbury’s Beach fromPortland isquiteremarkable. a Tudor fortandanaturereserve.TheviewofChesil harbour andmanynarrowshoppingstreetsaswell resort. Weymouth boastssplendidbeaches,abusy Weymouth tospendthedayinthisdelightfulDorset Full DaytoWeymouth and Portland. We travelto Excursions Included: May 1 Departs Wednesday -Returns Sunday • 2fulldayexcursions • 4nightsdinner, room&breakfast WHAT ALFA INCLUDES May 15 May 29 June 5,12,26 Single Room Supplements perperson Holiday 5171 -5Days Bournemouth floors. Tel: 01202553863 entertainment isprovidedmostevenings.Lifttoall spacious entertainmentroomwithdancefloorwhere lounge, delightfulbarloungewithTV, restaurantand with radiochannels.Thereisanattractiveentrance and WC,tea/coffeemakingfacilities,hairdryerTV electric heatingandallhaveprivatebathorshower bedrooms areeithercentrallyheatedorprovidedwith sea front,InternationalCentre,shopsandpier. All60 Ideally situatedontheWest Cliff, ashortwalkfromthe Bournemouth TowersDevon Hotel £189 £199 £229 £229 £25 July 10,24 Aug 7 Aug 21 Sept 4 £189 PER PERSON DAyS FROM 5 £229 £229 £229 £229 in thetourcost). edge(admissionincluded stretch downtotheriver’s Abbey, NationalMotorMuseumandGardenswhich is afantasticdayoutforeveryone,withPalace House, of itwoodland,withitsfamouswildponies.Beaulieu Forest, anareaofbeautifulunspoiltcountryside,much Full DaytoLyndhurst andBeaulieu.AdayintheNew our waytoShaftesbury, afamouslypicturesquevillage. journey pasttheancientandmysticalStonehengeon town planwithmanywoodenbuildings.We then England alongwithasuperblywellpreservedmedieval chiefly famousforhavingthetallestcathedralspirein history datesbacktothenearbyIronAgefort,butitis Full DaytoSalisburyandShaftesbury. Salisbury’s Excursions Included: historic towns and the delightful NewForest. excursions incorporating rolling countryside, fascinating holiday offersrich a blend of and superb shopsentertainment.and This beautifully manicured parks andgardens Bournemouth offers miles of golden sands, May 6 Departs Monday-ReturnsFriday • EntrancetoBeaulieu • 2fulldayexcursions • 4nightsdinner, room&breakfast WHAT ALFA INCLUDES June 3 July 1 Single Room Supplements perperson Tel: 01202552262 elegant DeauvilleRestaurant. Lifttoallfloors. jacuzzi, gymandsauna,aCaféBar, sunterraceandthe There isanindoorleisurecentrewithheatedpool, telephone, hairdryerandtea/coffeemakingfacilities. bedrooms havebathorshower&WC,TV, directdial pier andveryclosetotheInternationalCentre.All77 a fewminutesstrollfromthebeaches,towncentreand This attractivehotelissituatedonashort,steephilljust Holiday 5172 -5Days Bournemouth Trouville Hotel & NewForest Bournemouth £224 £234 £244 £25 July 29 Aug 26 Sept 16 £224 PER PERSON

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(Entrance included.) Sept 9 Sept 2 Aug 12 (Entrance included.) £66 £224 £224 £224 (Entrance included in the tour cost.) Great English English Great Gardens Entrance to RHS Wisley, Kew Gardens Entrance to RHS Wisley, Gardens & Eltham Palace Holiday 5249 - 5 Days 5249 Holiday Tel: 01293 886666 Tel: Britannia Europa Hotel Europa Britannia Gatwick Situated in the heart of the Sussex countryside off the main the Europa Hotel has a Spanish arterial road near Crawley, style decor and provides a first floor restaurant serving buffet-style lounge bar and health meals, comfortable and leisure facilities (an extra charge applies for leisure facilities). All 245 rooms are well appointed with private bath, shower and WC, telephone, trouser press, hair dryer, the two radio and tea/coffee making facilities. One of TV, is not included. wings is served by a lift. Porterage

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A real treat for the garden lover: three of three lover: the garden for treat A real hotel a quality from gardens greatest England’s in one affordable - and all the Northon Downs package! Included: Excursions RHS Wisley is a truly world class Day to Wisley. Full garden with something to see whatever the season including model gardens, extensive fruit fields, summer ismixed borders, alpine meadows and much more. There also a restaurant and shop. best known the world’s Probably Day to Kew. Full Princess Augusta, the botanical garden, first laid out by mother of George III and offering more than 100,000 species with many interesting buildings and pleasant walks. is an Gardens. Eltham Palace Palace Day to Eltham Full art deco masterpiece built alongside the remains of the Amedieval castle which was Henry VIII’s childhood home. popular feature of the garden is the long herbaceous border and it reaches its peak in late summer when it glows in rich and blue flowers. purple, copper,

Buckingham Palace Buckingham Windsor Castle Windsor £264 £264 £264 5 FROM DAyS PER PERSON PER £249 Sept 9 Aug 5, 26 July 29 £159 £264 £259 £249 London Holiday 5247 - 5 Days 5247 Holiday Jurys Inn – Chelsea Hotel Jurys Inn – Chelsea London Located close to the Thames and within walking and regular bus distance of fashionable Kings Road End and close to the new West routes to London’s Imperial Wharf overground station, Jurys Inn is a comfortable hotel with its own restaurant, bar and Accommodation includes separate all day coffee bar. bed and breakfast in order to allow maximum freedom in the capital. All 172 bedrooms have air conditioning, multi channel flat screen spacious bathroom, hair dryer, direct dial telephone and tea/coffee making facilities. TV, 0207 411 2200 Lift. Tel:

Supplements per person Single Room June 10 Apr 22 WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT • 4 nights room & English breakfast • 2 full day excursions • Guided tour of London Departs Monday - Returns Friday Feb 18

Based in Chelsea, in central London, near London, in central in Chelsea, Based and Chelsea Road Kings fashionable the to the with connections good with bus Harbour, sightseeing. or shopping for End West Included: Excursions and Greenwich. We Day Excursion of London Full have a morning guided sightseeing tour (included in of London in the principal sights the tour cost) to take and perhaps select a place to visit at length on the free then continue to Greenwich, for centuries the We day. and notable for the Cutty Observatory home of the Royal Sark, restored and re-launched O2 Arena. in 2012, and Windsor Castle Windsor. Day Excursion to Royal Full is the largest inhabited castle in the world and has been the home of British monarchs for over 900 years. It is on a warm summer’s But worth a full day visit itself. a boat trip or day you just might be tempted to take while away the time down by the river instead. Brighton £234 £234 £234

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Sept 16 Aug 26 Aug 5 £72 £234 £234 £229 Brighton Holiday 5212 - 5 Days 5212 Holiday Britannia Royal Albion Royal Britannia Brighton Style Hotel built in 1826 offers a warm This Regency and friendly environment in a premier position directly and a few minutes walk from opposite Brighton Pier Lanes. After dinner and the Pavilion the famous Royal in Jenny’s buffet style restaurant enjoy the sunset over Brighton Beach with an evening drink from the Pavillion furnished with bath or Bedrooms are comfortably Bar. trouser radio, hair dryer, shower and WC, telephone, TV, press, tea/coffee making facilities. Lift serves all floors. 01273 329202 Tel:

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Full Day to Bluebell Railway and Sheffield Park and Sheffield Day to Bluebell Railway Full revisit the Halcyon days of steam to Gardens. We the gentle Sussex through travel the Bluebell Railway of before exploring the extensive splendour Weald landscape gardenPark Gardens, a magnificent Sheffield in the 18th century laid out surrounding four lakes, by ‘Capability’ Brown. (Rail fare and admission to gardens included in the tour cost.) the visit and Littlehampton. We Day to Worthing Full where Oscar Wilde large seaside town of Worthing, wrote The Importance of Being Earnest while on a visit in the 1890s. It is a vibrant place with an attractive town centre. Nearby Littlehampton on the estuary of the River Arun is simply delightful with an award- winning beach, bustling marina and attractive harbour. Made famous by the Prince Regent who built built who Regent the Prince by famous Made a real is Brighton Pavilion, the remarkable shops, of an abundance with sea the by city and a wealth “Lanes”, the unique including of other activities. Included: Excursions Shaftesbury

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Bognor Regis Downs, England’s newest National Park, closevery at hand. remarkable.Inlandscenery the isquintessentially English withsplendour the of theSouth beachThe is predominantly pebbly but the water is clean and the quality of the light often to Normandy onD-Day June6, 1944andwas washed upon the beach shortly after D-Day. of afloatingpontoon - part of the Mulberry Harbour which was destined beto towed across tennis court andboating lake. On the beach between Bognor Regis and Aldwick lies the wreck delightful park, Hotham Park, which boasts anarrow gauge railway, putting green, crazy golf, occasions. resortThe is flat and has an excellent promenade walk.There is a pier and fashionable resort in the reign of Georgeandhas III been frequented by royalty onnumerous Bognor Regis has a been seaside fishing settlement since Anglo Saxontimes. Itbecamea Bognor Regis Royal Norfolk centrally heated with private bath or shower and WC, centrally heatedwith privatebathorshowerandWC, walk fromthepierand shops.All60bedroomsare and variousdescendantsofQueenVictoria. Itisashort has beenvisitedbytheEmperorNapoleon IIIofFrance exceptional Georgianbuildingdatesfromthe 1830sand with extensivelawnsandsuperbChannel views, this Situated inadelightfullysunnyspotonthe seafront Bognor Regis Tel: 01243826222. is providedmostevenings. (some roomsaccessedviaseveralstairs). Entertainment ballroom withsmalldancefloor. Liftservesmostrooms a relaxingquietloungelookingoutontothe gardenanda There isanattractivecocktailbar, asplitlevelrestaurant, intercom, TV, hairdryerandtea/coffeemakingfacilities.

celebrated asonethefinestaleproducersinEngland. of Priory. ItisalsohometotheHarvey&Son’s brewery Battle ofLewes1264,Castleandtheremains and historictown.We returnviaLewes,thesiteof the piers whichbringanelementoffuntothisbeautiful in 1888forQueenVictoria’s jubilee,aswelltwo It isalsohometotheClocktowerwhichwaserected a palaceforthePrince Regent intheearly19thcentury. Royalincluding theexoticiron-domed Pavillion, builtas which isfamedforitsgracefulRegency buildings Full DaytoBrightonandLewes.We traveltoBrighton (entrance includedinthetourcost). potters etc.demonstratetheirtraditionalcrafts artisans, suchasclaypipemakers, wheelwrights, Working Museumwhereworkingcraftspeopleand South Downs,stoppingatArundelandtheAmberley round triptakes usthroughthegentlebeautyof Full DaytoSouthDownsandArundel.Apicturesque fine cathedral,Georgianhousesandancientcitywalls. and promenadethehistoriccityofChichesterwithits Portsmouth’s seasideneighbour, Southsea,withitspier Full DaytoSouthseaandChichester. Today wevisit Excursions Included: Mar 17 Departs Sunday-ReturnsSaturday • EntrancetoAmberleyMuseum • 3fulldayexcursions • 6nightsdinner, room&breakfast WHAT ALFA INCLUDES Apr 14 Apr 28 May 5 May 19 May 26 Sea View Supplements perperson Holiday 207 -7Days Bognor Regis £219 £239 £279 £294 £314 £359 £28 June 16,23 July 7,21 Aug 4,18 Aug 25 Sept 15 Single Room Sept 29 £219 PER PERSON DAyS FROM 7 £359 £359 £359 £359 £334 £269 £32

Arundel Castle

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Amberley Museum Amberley Brighton Pavilion Brighton Cathedral Chichester £25 £234 5 FROM DAyS PER PERSON PER £234 Single Room Aug 14 £20 £234 £234 A picturesque round trip takes us through the A picturesque round trip takes (entrance included in the tour cost). Holiday 5207 - 5 Days 5207 Holiday Chichester & Arundel Chichester

July 3 Supplements per person Sea View WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT room & breakfast • 4 nights dinner, • 2 full day excursions • Entrance to Fishbourne Roman Palace Museum • Entrance to Amberley Working - Returns Sunday Departs Wednesday May 29

Excursions Included: Excursions Museum and Day to Amberley Working Full Arundel. gentle beauty of the South Downs, stopping at Arundel working Museum, where and the Amberley Working craftspeople and artisans such as clay pipe makers, wheelwrights and potters demonstrate their traditional crafts Day to Chichester and Fishbourne Roman Full visit the historic city of Chichester with its We Palace. fine cathedral, Georgian houses and ancient city walls. Then back in time to Fishbourne, a magnificent 1st complete with mosaics, under Palace century Roman Roman garden floor heating systems and a restored (entrance included in the tour cost). Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth Tower, Spinnaker £25 £239 £249 5 FROM DAyS PER PERSON PER £234 Single Room Sept 11 Sept 4

£20 £249 £249 £249 £234 (Entrance to the tour cost.) Holiday 5209 - 5 Days - 5 Days 5209 Holiday & Portsmouth West SussexWest Aug 28 Departs Monday – Returns Friday July 29 Supplements per person Sea View June 5 WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT room & breakfast • 4 nights dinner, • 2 full day excursions • Bluebell Railway Trip Park Gardens • Entrance to HMS Victory & Sheffield – Returns Sunday Departs Wednesday May 15 HMS Victory included in Day to Bluebell Full Railway and Sheffield revisit Gardens. We Park the Halcyon days of steam through the gentle Sussex to travel the Bluebell Railway before exploring the extensive splendour of Weald Park Gardens, a magnificent landscape garden Sheffield laid out in the 18th century surrounding four lakes, by ‘Capability’ Brown. (Rail fare and admission to gardens included in the tour cost.) Excursions Included: Excursions Day to Portsmouth. Full A trip westwards along the coast to the historic naval town with its fascinating harbour which plays host to the remains of Henry VIII’s Mary Rose flagship, and Nelson’s Victory. £25 £174 £174 £179 £189 £234 5 FROM DAyS PER PERSON PER £174 Oct 23 Single Room Oct 9, 16 Oct 2, 30 Sept 25 Aug 21 £20 £234 £234 £219 £209 £174 Holiday 5205 - 5 Days 5205 Holiday Bognor Regis Bognor

Supplements per person Sea View July 17 June 19, 26 May 22 May 1 WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT room & breakfast • 4 nights dinner, • 2 full day excursions - Returns Sunday Departs Wednesday Apr 10, 17, 24

We visit nearby We Day to Chichester and Arundel. Full town famous for its arts festival. an ancient Chichester, and then travel to historic Arundel. Its castle We cathedral dominate the countryside and the charming town is delightful. journey and Southsea. We Day Portsmouth Full westwards along the coast to the historic naval town of with its fascinating harbour before continuing Portsmouth to Southsea with its stunning pier and promenade. Excursions Included: Excursions Arundel Castle Arundel

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Eastbourne Carpet Gardens walking on the South Downs. facilities, whether you want to play or spectate, such as boating, bowls, golf, putting, and shows, concerts and dancing in the Winter Gardens. There is also alarge variety of sporting excellent bathing. There’s plenty to see anddowith first class shops, cinemas, museums, has clean inviting beaches predominantly of shingle leading to sand at low andoffering tide promenade to stroll along and the world-famous Carpet Gardens line the seafront. Eastbourne sunshine record, always coming around the top of the sunshine league. It has a spacious South Coast. Because it is sheltered by Beachy Head and the South Downs it has anexcellent Eastbourne is oneof Britain’s more elegant resorts, enjoying aglorious location on the Queens Hotel public roomsinclude a cocktailbar, snooker room,sun intercom, hairdryerand TVwithradiochannels.Spacious and WC.Allroomshavetea/coffeemaking facilities, bedrooms havecentralheatingandbathor shower outstanding positionoverlookingthepier. All125 This magnificentVictorianhotelissituated inan Eastbourne Eastbourne Tel: 01323722822 twolevels.Extensive carparking. the groundfloor’s all floorsandawheelchairliftisnowavailable between entertainment isprovidedmostevenings. Two liftsserve including thePrinces Suitewith itsownbarwhere lounge andtworestaurants.Severalfunction rooms

National Trust. century andthefirstbuildingtobeacquiredby Alfriston, hometotheClergyHouse,builtin14th port ofNewhaven.We thenjourneyontopicturesque Travelling overtheDownstoSeafordwevisitferry Full day toSeaford,NewhavenandAlfriston. The Prince Regent. Itsenticingseriesofnarrowstreets, Royal Pavilion whichwasbuiltasapalace forthe Regency buildingsincludingtheexoticiron-domed Devil’s Dyke totheresortfamousforitsgraceful Full DaytoBrighton.We travelviathedramatic is excursion novelist HenryJames.Includedintoday’s Cinque Ports andthehomeformanyyearsof lovely villagewithafamousabbey. Ryeisoneofthe victoryoverHarold.Itisa William theConqueror’s Full DaytoBattleandRye.wasthesiteof Excursions Included: Apr 28 Departs Sunday-Returns • Vineyardvisit&winetasting • 3fulldayexcursions • 7nightsdinner, room&breakfast WHAT ALFA INCLUDES May 5 May 12 May 19 May 26 June 2,9,16 Sea View Supplements perperson Holiday 216 -8 Days Eastbourne a vineyardvisitandwinetasting. Lanes, havemanysmallshopsandaredelightful. £329 £344 £359 £374 £409 £409 £32 June 23,30 July 7,14,21,28 Aug 4,11,18,25 Sept 1 Sept 8 Single Room Sept 15 £329 PER PERSON DAyS FROM 8 £409 £409 £409 £409 £399 £384 £36

Eastbourne Beach

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Aug 14 Supplements per person Sea View May 29 Supplements per person Sea View WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT room & breakfast • 4 nights dinner, • 2 full day excursions • Entrance to Herstmonceux Gardens & Grounds Place • Entrance to Wakehurt Manor • Entrance to Pashley - Returns Sunday Departs Wednesday June 5 WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT room & breakfast • 4 nights dinner, • 2 full day excursions • Entrance to Hever Castle & Garden • Entrance to Igtham Mote House & Gardens - Returns Sunday Departs Wednesday May 1

Excursions Included: Excursions and Wakehurst Day Herstmonceux Castle Full travel to Herstmonceux Castle with its Place. We magnificent moated castle, set in beautiful parkland and superb Elizabethan gardens (entrance to gardens and Place; then visit Wakehurst grounds included). We this RHS managed property is set around a striking Elizabethan mansion built in 1590, with woodlands of native and exotic trees, extensive water gardens and is also home to the Wakehurst cottage style planting. globally important Millennium Seed Bank. (Entrance included in the tour travel via We Manor. Day to Battle and Pashley Full Manor, Battle, site of the Battle of Hastings, to Pashley a gem of an English Garden, surrounding a private Tudor house. This is a uniquely individual garden with fine old trees, fountains, springs, large ponds and outstanding exhibitionviews. It is also home to an ever-changing of stunning sculptures, designed by both eminent sculptures and local artists. (Entrance included in the tour cost.) Excursions Included: Excursions Castle Day to Hever Full & Garden. Immaculate was theHever Castle of Annechildhood home givenBoleyn and later Itsto Anne of Cleves. werecurrent gardens reconstructed by Lord Astor in the Edwardian period but are being an excellent showconstantly improved and provide (Castle & Garden of colour throughout the summer. tour cost.) entrance included in the Day to Ightham Mote and Sevenoaks. Discover Full whispers of King Henry’sthe tangled politics and court Stroll amongst thetorrid affairs at Ightham Mote. tranquil 18th-century North Lawn, enchanting Sweet to Orchard which dates back and Walled Walk Pea 1220

Leeds Castle Leeds View of Queens Hotel from Eastbourne Pier Eastbourne from Hotel Queens of View £25 £259 £264 £264 5 FROM DAyS PER PERSON PER £229 Single Room Sept 18 July 17 July 3 £20 £264 £244 £229 We go back in time to travel on the fine We We visit what We Holiday 5217 - 5 Days 5217 Holiday Sussex & Kent Supplements per person Sea View June 19 May 22 WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT room & breakfast • 4 nights dinner, • 2 full day excursions • Bluebell Railway Trip Park Gardens • Entrance to Leeds Castle & Sheffield - Returns Sunday Departs Wednesday May 8 Excursions Included: Excursions Day to Leeds Full Castle. Lord Conway described as ‘The Loveliest Castle a romantic in the World’, and deeply historical wonderland which is listed in the Domesday Book. It has been a Norman stronghold, a royal residence for six of England’s medieval queens and a palace of Henry VIII (entrance included in the tour cost). Park Day to the Bluebell Railway and Sheffield Full Gardens. through the gentle Sussex steam Bluebell Railway before exploring the extensive splendour of Weald Park Gardens, a magnificent landscape garden Sheffield laid out in the 18th century by ‘Capability’ Brown with at its centre. (Rail fare and admission to four lakes gardens included in the tour cost.) £25 £249 £249 £249 5 FROM DAyS PER PERSON PER £229 Sept 4 Single Room Aug 28 Aug 7, 21 £20 £249 £249 £229 a vineyard visit and wine tasting. Holiday 5216 - 5 Days 5216 Holiday Eastbourne & Brighton Eastbourne

Supplements per person Sea View July 24, 31 June 12, 26 WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT room & breakfast • 4 nights dinner, • 2 full day excursions • Vineyard Visit & Wine Tasting - Returns Sunday Departs Wednesday May 15

Excursions Included: Excursions for its Famous Day to Brighton and Lewes. Full buildings, the exotic iron-domedgraceful Regency its two piers and Regent, built by the Prince Pavilion the enticing series of byways, known as The Lanes, return via Lewes. with their many small shops. We Day to Battle and Rye. Battle was the site of Full William the Conqueror’s victory over Harold. It is a Rye is one of the lovely village with a famous abbey. and the home for many years of the Cinque Ports novelist Henry James. Included in today’s excursion is Eastbourne Beach Eastbourne

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Folkestone Harbour with theirtravelagentbeforemakingabooking. Non-EEC citizensmayalsorequireavisaandshouldcheck All passengersmustbeinpossessionofafullpassport. Russian captureofGermanrocket scientists. programmes whichresultedfromtheAmericanand strategyandthespace into theGerman“totalwar” V2 base,thisfascinatingmuseumgivesaninsight St. Omer(entranceincluded).HousedinsideaWWII Museum oftheSecondWorld War atLaCoupolenear a chancetoseethefamousWhiteCliffsenroute Dover toCalaisgivingus We travelbyferryfrom Full DaytoLaCoupole. Christianity. the homeofEnglish and famousCathedral, with itsexcellentshops historic Canterbury We travelinlandto Full DaytoCanterbury. Excursions Included: markets andabustling Creative Quarter. with traditional shops, boutiques, country resort, combining 21st century shopping centres has given anewbuzz to this already vibrant million regeneration pound of the town centre were not always as cordial as today! multi- The Tower -areminder that relations with France at the foot of cliffs crowned by a Martello Nearby is the bathing beach at East Cliff Sands, atmosphere lies close to the harbour below. town with its cobbled streets and village-like wonderful seascapes. olderThe part of the flowerbeds areperfect the place to enjoy the Leas,The whose lawns wide andcolourful the cliff-top boulevardVictorian known as facilities beingconcentrated at the level of conventional seafront, with most of the resort’s Folkestone isunusual inthat it lacks a May 6 Departs Monday-ReturnsFriday • • 2fulldayexcursions • WHAT ALFA INCLUDES June 17 Single Room Supplements perperson Holiday 5233 -5Days Folkestone &France Visit toLaCoupoleMuseum(passportrequired) at GrandBurstin 4 nightsdinner, room&breakfast Folkestone £199 £209 £66 Sept 16 Oct 7,21

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Canterbury Cathedral and RussiancaptureofGermanrocket scientists. space programmeswhichresultedfromtheAmerican strategyandthe an insightintotheGerman“totalwar” inside aWWIIV2base,thisfascinatingmuseumgives at LaCoupolenearSt.Omer(entranceincluded).Housed Cliffs enroutetotheMuseumofSecondWorld War to CalaisgivingusachanceseethefamousWhite Full DaytoLaCoupole.We travelbyferryfromDover Ramsgate, aneleganttownwithapicturesqueharbour. who wrote“DavidCopperfield”here.Thenonto to Broadstairs,richinmemorabiliaofCharlesDickens, Full DaytoBroadstairsandRamsgate.We travelfirst Cathedral, thehomeofEnglishChristianity. Canterbury withitsexcellentshopsandfamous Full DaytoCanterbury. We travelinlandtohistoric with theirtravelagentbeforemakingabooking. Non-EEC citizensmayalsorequireavisaandshouldcheck All passengersmustbeinpossessionofafullpassport. Excursions Included: May 5 Departs Sunday-ReturnsSaturday • • 3fulldayexcursions • WHAT ALFA INCLUDES May 19 June 16 July 21 Single Room Supplements perperson Folkestone Holiday 232 -7Days Tel: 01303257455 TV andtea/coffeemakingfacilities.Liftsserveallfloors. carvery meals.AllbedroomshaveprivatebathandWC, Premier diningVictorianrestaurant,servingbuffet-style with fullycostumedcabaretshows.We dineinthe excellent nightlyentertainmentprogrammeisprovided, cliffside liftorelevatedcobbledwalkpasttheshops.An (extra chargesapply).Accesstothetownisviaa boasts anindoorswimmingpool,saunaandgymnasium lounges andanimpressiveentertainmentroom.Italso harbour sideneartothebeach,withspaciouspublic This largemodernhotelisconvenientlysituatedonthe Folkestone Britannia Grand Burstin Hotel Visit toLaCoupoleMuseum(passportrequired) at GrandBurstin 6 nightsdinner, room&breakfast £269 £279 £299 £299 £99 Aug 11 Aug 25 Sept 8 Sept 22

£269 PER PERSON DAyS FROM 7 £299 £299 £279 £269 included inthetourcost). cottage gardenandmanyartistictreasures(entrance setting ontwoislands.Ithasamaze,aviary, delightful romantically situatedcastleinEnglandasplendid Full DaytoLeedsCastle.Probably themost famous port(entranceincludedinthetourcost). fascinating exhibitionshowingthehistoryofthis as guardianofthecoast.DoverMuseumoffersa Dover, knownasthe“KeytoEngland”foritsrole Full DaytoDover, DealandSandwich.We visit Excursions Included: Apr 29 Departs Monday-ReturnsFriday • EntrancetoDoverMuseum&LeedsCastle • 2fulldayexcursions • WHAT ALFA INCLUDES June 10 July 8 Single Room Supplements perperson Folkestone &Kent Holiday 5234 -5Days No tea/coffee makingfacilities.Two liftsserveallfloors. over threefloors,allwithbathorshower&WC,TVand is servedinthedownstairsrestaurant.75bedrooms downstairs (withexterioraccess).Awholesomemenu regular entertainment,aswellthepublicOfficeBar with comfortablesunlitloungeandresidents’barhosting summer months.Thereisaspaciousreceptionarea to theliftwhichrunsregularlybeachduring built SouthcliffHotelisclosetotheshoppingcentreand Perfectly situatedon theLeaspromenade,Victorian Folkestone Southcliff Hotel at Southcliff 4 nightsdinner, room&breakfast ground floorrooms. Tel: 01303850075 £174 £214 £214 £25 Aug 19 Sept 2 Oct 14

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White Cliffs of Dover Leeds Castle

Beth Chatto Water Gardens

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Sept 2 July 8, 29 £25 £224 £219 Constable Country Constable & Cambridge Holiday 5257- 5 Days 5257- Holiday Marks Tey Hotel Tey Marks Colchester Colchester Hotel is ideally Marks Tey The Best Western located half an hour from the M25 and a perfect base for visiting the beautiful scenes of Constable Country and Colchester Zoo. There are 110 comfortable bedrooms trouser press, tea/coffee hairdryer, with power shower, making facilities. LCD TV with freeview channels and Restaurant, Lounge & complimentary wifi.The Brasserie Bar and extensive leisure club facilities including indoor 01206 210001 pool, steam room, sauna and gym. Tel:

Supplements per person Single Room June 3 WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT room & breakfast • 4 nights dinner, • 2 full & 1 half day excursion • Guided tour of Cambridge Departs Monday - Returns Friday Apr 22

Our excellent hotel provides a superb base to base superb a provides hotel excellent Our the was which countryside the gentle explore best England’s John Constable, for inspiration Thomas for and also artist, landscape known Gainsborough. Included: Excursions Full Day to Cambridge. The dreaming spires of Full the Cambridge are a wonder to behold, but the river, Botanic Gardens and the excellent shops are also worthy of a visit (Guided tour of Cambridge included in the tour cost). and Colchester Day to Constable Country Full Visiting some of the sights of Constable’s most famous paintings including East Bergholt and Lavenham on our oldest town grew Britain’s way to historic Colchester. has long stretches of fortress and still from a Roman keep as a splendid Norman fortifications as well Roman (the largest in Europe) and interesting sites from the Civil War. travel south to the Half Day to Maldon & Hythe. We ancient town of Maldon, scene of the famous battle between Anglo Saxons and Vikings in 991AD and one of the few places in England producing sea salt.

National Maritime Museum, Greenwich Museum, Maritime National Hall Hyde £66 £229 5 FROM DAyS PER PERSON PER £229 Single Room July 1 £88 £229 £229 (Garden entrance included in tour cost.) entrance included in tour cost.) Holiday 5251 - 5 Days 5251 Holiday Essex Gardens June 17 Supplements per person Sea View WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT room & breakfast • 4 nights dinner, • 2 full day excursions • Entrance to Beth Chatto Garden • Entrance to RHS Hyde Hall Garden Departs Monday - Returns Friday May 20 Excursions Included: Excursions travel a Day to RHS Garden Hyde Hall. We Full to short way just south from Chelmsford to Rettendon Hyde Hall. A garden created by Dr and Mrs Robinson from a nearby hilltop farm and now run by the RHS, Seasonal blooms the UK’s leading gardening charity. abound with hillside views of peace and tranquilty. (Garden travel east of Day to Beth Chatto Gardens. We Full Colchester to visit the extraordinary gardens created by Mrs Beth Chatto. Although little more than 50 years old, they have won ten gold medals at Chelsea Flower Garden, the Gravel There is a famous Water Show. to explore in this very personal Garden and Woodland creation. £66 £214 £219 5 FROM DAyS PER PERSON PER £214 Oct 14 Single Room Sept 16, 30

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(free entrance). There is a Nelson display, (free entrance). There is a Nelson display, longtitude’. Southend-on-Sea the history of Atlantic trading. A short walk the history of Atlantic trading. salt. Holiday 5250 - 5 Days 5250 Holiday Southend-on-Sea Park Inn Palace Southend Inn Palace Park Southend Hotel is in an ideal position, a short The restored Palace stroll away from Southend’s excellent shopping centre with the seafront accessible via a free promenade lift. is the long pier with Below the hotel on Marine Parade The its own railway and Adventure Island Theme Park. hotel’s reception is on the ground floor whilst buffet restaurant, lounge and bar are on the first floor with stunning views of the sea (lift access). Bedrooms are on 5 floors served by 3 lifts and all 137 have shower making telephone and tea/coffee and WC, satellite TV, 01702 455100 facilities. Lift. Tel:

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away uphill is the Royal Observatory with its amazing away uphill is the Royal ship clocks and story of collection of Harrison’s ‘finding in Day to Essex Villages. Out tour today takes Full some of the rural villages and historic towns of the Chelmsford and Coggleshall, pass by We county. Layer Marney with its Tudor famous for its lace making, tower and Tiptree, famous for its jams and cream tea. return via Maldon, famous for its production of We sea and Excursions Included: Excursions Day to Greenwich and the National Maritime Full to travel via the Blackwall Tunnel Museum. We Greenwich and the famous National Maritime Museum Southend is the largest resort in Essex and Londoners’ favourite seaside resort. It has a famous famous a has It resort. seaside favourite and Londoners’ in Essex resort the largest is Southend to out a mile over head the pier to along service a railway with the world, in the longest pier, Our and theatres. centre shopping town’s the from seafront to the access offers lift A large sea. main bustling the and and pier the beach between front, sea the on ideally situated is hotel away. throw stone’s a both centre, shopping Beth Chatto Water Gardens Water Chatto Beth

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Clacton Pier interesting sitesfromtheCivilWar. Norman keep (thelargestinEurope)and fortifications aswellasplendid and stillhaslongstretchesofRoman town grewfromaRoman fortress Half DaytoColchester. Britain’s oldest on ourwaytohistoricIpswich. including EastBergholtandLavenham of Constable’smostfamouspaintings Ipswich. Visitingsomeofthesights Full DaytoConstableCountryand Cambridge includedinthetourcost). also worthyofavisit(Guidedtour Gardens andtheexcellentshopsare to behold,buttheriver, theBotanic spires ofCambridgeareawonder Full DaytoCambridge.Thedreaming Excursions Included: down andrelax or to step upagear andhave agoat everything! something tosuit all tasteswhether yourofholiday idea a iswind to golf, tennis, horse riding,water sports andpleasure flights - in short numerous other attractions. The town offerstwo theatres plusbowling, is arguably the liveliest in the country and includes a fairground and place to relax andenjoy its excellent sunshine record. broadThe pier backed by a traffic free promenade with lovely gardens perfect- the and offers amenityevery for anenjoyable holiday. Its golden sands are Clacton-on-Sea is the leading resort on the Essex “Sunshine Coast” ground floorrooms. Tel: 01255220450 three eveningsperweek. Noliftor sea views.Entertainmentisprovided making facilities.Manyroomsalsohave telephone, hairdryerandtea/coffee flat screenTVwithfreeviewchannels, have privatebathorshowerandWC, with broadbandaccess.Bedrooms is abrightrestaurant,barandlounge walk fromthepierandshops.There Parade overlookingthesea,ashort aspect andissituatedontheMarine This smallhotelhasasunnysoutherly Clacton Esplanade Hotel Clacton-on-Sea Sea View Supplements perperson June 16 June 2 May 5 Departs Sunday-ReturnsSaturday • GuidedtourofCambridge • 1halfdayexcursion • 2fulldayexcursions • WHAT ALFA INCLUDES Holiday 252 & breakfast 6 nightsdinner, room £309 £309 £289 £36 Single Room Sept 15 Sept 1 July 7

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Cambridge Lavenham modern leisure centre, water sports facilities, funfair anda theatre. awards. It is oneof the sunniest places in Britain andalso boasts a holiday. charmingThe seafront gardens regularly Britain win in Bloom and abustling seafront with all the attractions expected of a seaside coastal nature reserves, tranquil sandy beaches, afishing village Its five-mile coastline features one of the country’s most important a a modernfew port, miles from Suffolk’s county town of Ipswich. Felixstowe, which is both a sunny south-facing seaside resort and was creating those familiar pictures of his homecounty. Our base is John Constable’s when time, England’s favourite landscape artist and unspoilt coastline andestuaries -all this is as true now as in Suffolk is a county ofpeaceful countryside, ancient market towns walkways haveshopsgalore! heritage buildingsandthepedestrian town centreandwaterfrontboastmany Saxons landedherearound600AD. The England’s oldesttownssincetheAnglo- Half DaytoIpswich.Ipswichisoneof which hebegan. Britten andfamousforthemusicfestival Aldeburgh, oncethehomeofBenjamin visiting Southwold,Walberswick and Full DaytoSuffolkCoastalVillages interesting sitesfromtheCivilWar. Norman keep (thelargestinEurope)and fortifications aswellasplendid and stillhaslongstretchesofRoman oldest towngrewfromaRoman fortress our waytohistoricColchester. Britain’s including EastBergholtandLavenhamon of Constable’smostfamouspaintings Colchester. Visitingsomeofthesights Full DaytoConstableCountryand Cambridge includedinthetourcost). also worthyofavisit(Guidedtour Gardens andtheexcellentshopsare to behold,buttheriver, theBotanic spires ofCambridgeareawonder Full DaytoCambridge.Thedreaming Excursions Included: Suffolk Scenic

Colchester Castle Single Room Supplements perperson June 16 May 26 May 5 Departs Sunday-ReturnsSaturday • GuidedtourofCambridge • 1halfdayexcursion • 3fulldayexcursions • WHAT ALFA INCLUDES Holiday 257 second floors. Tel: 01394285621 lunchtime. Aliftservesthefirstand is alsoapublicbarservingfoodat is providedononeeveningandthere the Rattan restaurant.Entertainment place torelaxbeforeenjoyingdinnerin facilities. Theloungebaristheideal radio, telephoneandtea/coffeemaking and WC,TVwithsatellitechannels, bedrooms haveprivatebathorshower front, 250yardssouthofthepier. All47 The Marlboroughissituatedonthesea Felixstowe Marlborough Hotel & breakfast 6 nightsdinner, room £339 £339 £319 £32 Sept 15 Aug 11

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Pulls Ferry, Norwich Ferry, Pulls Yarmouth Great Church, Parish Nicholas St. Great Yarmouth Central Beach Central Yarmouth Great £36 £324 £339 £349 £349 £354 £354 £349 8 FROM DAyS PER PERSON PER £264 Sept 15 Single Room Sept 8 Sept 1 Aug 18, 25 Aug 4 July 21, 28 July 7 £32 £349 £344 £339 £339 £299 £289 £264 armouth y (boat fare included in the tour cost). Great 261 - 8 Days Holiday Supplements per person Sea View June 30 June 16, 23 June 2 May 26 May 19 May 12 WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT room & breakfast • 7 nights dinner, • 3 full day excursions • Broads cruise Departs Sunday - Returns Sunday Apr 28 Excursions Included: Excursions Full Day to Norwich. Full Norwich is one of Britain’s most attractive cities, a fine town with an irregular medieval street plan and many notable buildings of all periods including a Norman Castle and imposing cathedral. Day to Cromer and the Broads via Caister Full to return through Aylsham We and North Walsham. a short trip on the Norfolk where we take Wroxham Broads to relax and enjoy the tranquillity and beautiful scenery travel Day to Lowestoft and Suffolk Villages. We Full first to Lowestoft, famous as a fishing port, but also offering a harbour used by cruising yachts, two piers, by a traffic free promenade. and a sandy beach backed return via the quaint Suffolk village of Southwold We and the town of Beccles. £25 £214 £229 £229 £229 5 FROM DAyS PER PERSON PER £184

Single Room Sept 18 Sept 4 Aug 7, 21 July 10, 24 £20 £229 £229 £199 £184 armouth armouth y (boat fare included in the tour cost). & The Broads - 5 Days 5261 Holiday Great Supplements per person Sea View June 12, 26 May 29 May 15 WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT room & breakfast • 4 nights dinner, • 2 full day excursions • Broads cruise - Returns Sunday Departs Wednesday May 1 Excursions Included: Excursions most Day to Norwich. Norwich is one of Britain’s Full attractive cities, a fine town with an irregular medieval street plan and many notable buildings of all periods including a Norman Castle and imposing cathedral. Day to Cromer and the Broads via Caister Full to return through Aylsham We and North Walsham. a short trip on the Norfolk where we take Wroxham Broads to relax and enjoy the tranquillity and beautiful scenery yarmouth Great New Beach Hotel New Beach Great Yarmouth most central and lively Situated in Great Yarmouth’s and location, on the sea front opposite Britannia Pier adjacent to the shops and resort amenities. (Note that it can be quite lively in the street outside the sea facing rooms) 77 rooms with central heating and private bath or shower and WC. All rooms have tea/coffee making facilities, intercom, hair dryer and TV with radio channels. Spacious cocktail bar/lounge and magnificent Entertainment most restaurant with large dance floor. evenings. Small lift serves most rooms. On street car in parking can be arranged at no extra charge if booked 01493 332300 advance. Tel:

Great Yarmouth is East Anglia’s top seaside venue. It offers a huge range of entertainments, entertainments, of range a huge offers It venue. seaside top Anglia’s East is Yarmouth Great the Marine are beach sandy the long, Alongside shopping. and amenities sports, recreational Pleasure Village, the Model including attractions many whose the promenade, and Parade sporting offers Complex Leisure Centre Marina The Centre”. Life “Sea and a magnificent Beach, enjoy can you in which landaus horse-drawn famous the also are There activities. and leisure night a great for a reputation has Yarmouth Great the atmosphere. up ridesoak and a relaxing ais There entertainment. live for in Britain resorts the leading one of as recognised is and out and pubs. discos clubs, night and also and concerts, shows of variety wide Norfolk Broads Norfolk Cambridge

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Hotel de Paris and Cromer Pier from Parish Church Tower to take aon trip the Broads and visit some of Norfolk’s principal sights onour excursions. weaving their way through this unique landscape. On this holiday you will have the opportunity villages with their flint cottages and of course theNorfolk Broads, miles and miles of waterways Cromer is set amidst the pleasant countryside of Norfolk North with its leafy country lanes, season there’s a varied entertainments programme available at the famous Pier Pavilion. facilities available including bowling greens, tennis courts, squash andgolf. During the summer beach. Colourful gardens offer quiet relaxation but if you’re feeling energetic there are leisure narrow twistingstreets inthetowncentre livelyand seafront promenade behind sandy the resort, with superb sunshine records. This attractive, small resort is full of character with its Cromer was once a small fishingvillage which has now grown into abustling family holiday parking. Tel: 01263513141 Guests513191. channels. Lift(fewstairs tosomerooms).Limitedcar coffee makingfacilities,hairdryerandTVwith radio and WC,mostwithexcellentviews.Allrooms havetea/ bedrooms havecentralheatingandprivate bath/shower dance floorandentertainmentmostevenings. All61 room andTVlounge.Delightfulrestaurant with small beach. Superbreceptionlounge,cocktailbar, games parish churchanddirectlyoverlookingthe pier and position inCromer, closetotheshopsandhistoric A delightfulanduniquehotel,occupyingthefinest Cromer Hotel DeParis Cromer * Falstaff! to behometheghostsofbothAnneBoleynand come toBlicklingHall,asuperbJacobeanHousesaid North Norfolklifeforgenerations.Turning inlandwe with traditionalruralcraftswhichhavebeenpartof bustling seasidetownboastingasplendidcraftcentre distance alongthecoastliesSheringham,adelightful Full Day toSheringhamandBlicklingHall.Ashort included inthetourcost). Royal Estate*(admissiontoMuseumandGardens coast andtheninlandtoRoyal Sandringhamtovisitthe port withauniqueatmosphere.We continuealongthe We aquaint,thriving travelwesttoWells-next-the-Sea, Full DaytoNorthNorfolkCoastandSandringham. Excursions Included: Entrance toRoyal SandringhamisnotpossiblewhenRoyal Family isinresidence,expectedtobe 20-24 July2013. May 15 Departs Wednesday -Returns Sunday • EntrancetoSandringhamMuseum&Gardens • EntrancetoBlicklingHall • 2fulldayexcursions • 4nightsdinner, room&breakfast WHAT ALFA INCLUDES June 5,19 July 3,17,31 Sea View Supplements perperson Holiday 5267 -5Days Cromer &Royal Norfolk (Entrance includedinthetourcost.) £234 £249 £249 £20 Aug 14,28 Sept 11 Single Room Sept 25 £224 PER PERSON DAyS FROM 5 £249 £249 £224 £25 Norfolk lifeforgenerations. traditional ruralcraftswhichhavebeenpartofNorth coast fromCromer. Thereisasplendidcraftcentrewith Half DaytoSheringhamaseasidetownalongthe and excellentshops. cathedral iswellworthavisitbutitalsoboastscastle delightful buildingsandalleyways.Itssplendid still basedonamedievalstreetplanandhasmany countytownis Full DaytoNorwich.Norfolk’s included inthetourcost). Royal Estate*(admissiontoMuseumandGardens coast andtheninlandtoRoyal Sandringhamtovisitthe port withauniqueatmosphere.We continuealongthe We aquaint,thriving travelwesttoWells-next-the-Sea, Full DaytoNorthNorfolkCoastandSandringham. the tourcost). relaxing “Broads”(trainandboatfaresincludedin inspect thelocalcraftswetake agentlecruiseonthe After abreakforlunch(notincluded)andtimeto longestnarrowgaugerailway.Wroxham onNorfolk’s We make theshortjourneytoAylsham foratripto Full DaytoBureValley RailwayandtheBroads. Excursions Included: Apr 27 Departs Saturday-Returns • EntrancetoSandringhamGardens&Museum • BroadsCruise • RideonBureValley Railway • 3full&1halfdayexcursion • 7nightsdinner, room&breakfast WHAT ALFA INCLUDES May 4 May 11 May 18 May 25 June 1,8 Sea View Supplements perperson Holiday 265 -8 Days Cromer £314 £324 £339 £344 £384 £384 £32 June 15 July 6,20,27 Aug 10,17,31 Sept 7 Sept 14 Single Room Sept 21 £314 PER PERSON DAyS FROM 8 £389 £389 £389 £384 £359 £339 £36

Bure Valley Wells-next-the-Sea

Skegness

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Maudfoster Mill, Boston Mill, Maudfoster Cathedral Lincoln Boston £309 £339 £339

7 FROM DAyS PER PERSON PER £309 Sept 22 Aug 4, 18 July 14 £32 £329 £329 £329 have a short break at Mablethorpe, a small resort

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Supplements per person Single Room June 30 June 23 WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT room & breakfast • 6 nights dinner, • 3 full day excursions Brewery • Entrance to Bateman’s Departs Sunday - Returns Saturday May 26

Excursions Included: Excursions Full Day to Boston Full Both of and Spalding. these towns have rich histories dating from Norman times. Boston was a hugely important port until the river silted up in the late 1600s. The religious persecution of the seventeenth century was nowhere more bitterly fought than in Lincolnshire and led to the founding of the great American city of the same name by people from Boston. splendid cathedral is Day to Lincoln. Lincoln’s Full one of the finest in the country and is surrounded by many other fascinating buildings of all periods including its castle which houses one of four remaining original copies of Magna Carta. Day to Mablethorpe, Louth and Wainfleet. Full We and notable once frequented by the poet Tennyson continue on to Louth, an for its splendid sands. We with a mixture of town on the Wolds ancient market Elizabethan and Georgian buildings and a splendid for a church. In the afternoon we visit Wainfleet Brewery (entrance fascinating tour of Bateman’s included in the tour cost). Lincoln Cathedral Lincoln £184 £189 £204 5 FROM DAyS PER PERSON PER £144 Oct 21 Sept 30 May 20 £25 £189 £179 £169 £144 Holiday 5272 - 5 Days 5272 Holiday Skegness Apr 29 Supplements per person Single Room Apr 8 Mar 25 WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT room & breakfast • 4 nights dinner, • 2 full day excursions Departs Monday - Returns Friday Feb 11 Excursions Included: Excursions Both of these Day to Boston and Spalding. Full towns have rich histories dating from Norman times. Boston was a hugely important port until the river silted up in the late 1600s. The religious persecution of the seventeenth century was nowhere more bitterly fought than in Lincolnshire and led to the founding of the great American city of the same name by people from Boston. splendid cathedral is Day to Lincoln. Lincoln’s Full one of the finest in the country and is surrounded by many other fascinating buildings of all periods including its castle which houses one of four remaining original copies of Magna Carta. Skegness Situated in its own grounds at the southern end of the promenade, looking towards the sea and an easy stroll principal attractions. All 70 bedrooms from Skegness’s are centrally heated with bath or shower and WC, tea/ There is a lounge bar, coffee making facilities and TV. games room and a ballroom with entertainment three evenings per week. A lift serves the first and second floor although there are some stairs to ground floor rooms and the hotel is not suitable for wheelchair users. 01754 762301 Tel: Royal Hotel Royal Skegness

Skegness is the largest resort on the resort the largest is Skegness been a firm and has coast Lincolnshire decades. for destination holiday favourite are beaches award-winning clean, Wide, lively this of attributes the fine amongst the NorthSouth and both Between town. find a boating will you the beach and Parades and outdoor indoor greens, bowling lake, the lovely and golf pools, mini swimming the In Gardens. Tower and Gardens Compass in a different to life comes the town evening up and lit Beach the Pleasure with way stars thong to see popular audiences theatre make to everything has Skegness entertain. complete. holiday your Skegness

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FROM PERSON PER £314 36 08451 305666 03451 305666 www.alfatravel.co.uk visit your local travel agent CEnTraL EnGLanD architecture, Pavilion Gardensandelegantshops. thermal spring. Today thechiefattractionsare visitors forovertwocenturiesduetoitshealthgiving Half DaytoBuxton.Buxtonhasbeenpopularwith Returning viaCastleton. stately homes(entranceincludedinthetourcost). outstanding Devonshire andoneofthecountry’s Chatsworth, hometotheDuke andDuchessof and ChatsworthHouse.We visitBakewell and Full DaytotheNorthernPeaks, Bakewell Derwent gorge. before continuingtoMatlocksituatedbesidethe south totheGeorgianmarket townofAshbourne, Full DaytotheSouthernPeak District.We travel Excursions Included: includedholiday inthe cost. and entrance to two outstanding attractions breathtaking scenery, historic properties This isEngland inlandat itsbest very with May 6 Departs Monday-ReturnsFriday • EntrancetoChatsworthHouse • 2full&1halfdayexcursion • 4nightsdinner, room&breakfast WHAT ALFA INCLUDES Single Room Supplements perperson Holiday 5317 -5Days shower. Aliftservesallfloors. Tel: 01663764151 excellent tableservice.All98bedroomshavebathand on warmerdaysandtheCourtyardRestaurant offers loungeandbarareawithpatioaccess stone-featured pool whichisfreetoguests.Thereasplendid and indoorswimming its ownleisureclub views. Thehotelhas panoramic moorland excellent comfortwith Moorside Grangeoffers stunning scenery, the the Peak Districtamid Situated ontheedgeof Higher Disley Moorside Grange Dales Derbyshire £239 £72 Sept 16 £239 PER PERSON Day FROM 5 S £239

Matlock Bath Chatsworth House remarkable bookshops! hosts aworldfamousliteraryfestivalandhassome brief lookatHay-on-Wye, aremotemarket townwhich around AD.1300. We continueuptheWyeValley fora to theMappiMundi,auniquemapofworlddrawn the historiccityofHereford,whosecathedralishome Ross-on-Wye andthentravelupthevalleyforalookat Full DaytotheWyeValley. We payashortvisitto to SymondsYat. descending totheplainofRiverSevernandthenon and BourtonontheWater andpastCirencesterbefore the FosseWay. We continuethroughStowontheWold Marsh, thenthroughtheheartofCotswoldsalong towns ofTewkesbury andEveshamtoMoretoninthe F Excursions Included: breed is trulyspectacular. from a towering rock where peregrine falcons loveliest valley. viewsover The River the Wye arguably the loveliest location in Britain’s Thisdelightful tour isbased inSymonds Yat, Apr 22 Departs Monday-ReturnsFriday • 2fulldayexcursions • 4nightsdinner, room&breakfast WHAT ALFA INCLUDES May 13 June 24 Single Room Supplements perperson ull DaytotheCotswolds.Travelling viatheancient Holiday 5337 -5Days with limitedmobility. Tel: 01600890246 floors. Pleasenotethishotelisnotsuitableforpeople but thereareentrancestoboththegroundandmiddle Entertainment isprovidedontwoevenings.Nolift, WC, TV, telephoneandtea/coffee makingfacilities. views. Allbedroomshaveprivatebathorshowerand bar areasoverlooktheriverandgorgewithsplendid furnished loungeand Wye. Thecomfortably banks oftheRiver leading downtothe beauty, withmeadows outstanding natural Situated inanareaof Symonds Yat Paddocks Hotel The Cotswolds The Wye Valley & £209 £224 £234 £25 July 8,29 Sept 2,9 Sept 16

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River Wye, Hereford River Wye at Symonds Yat a famouslypicturesquevillage. town planwithmanywoodenbuildings.Shaftesburyis England alongwithasuperblywellpreservedmedieval chiefly famousforhavingthetallestcathedralspirein history datesbacktothenearbyIronAgefort,butitis Full DaytoSalisburyandShaftesbury. Salisbury’s included inthetourcost. Jane Austen.We haveaguidedsightseeingtour and theelegantGeorgianterracessowellknownto of itswonderfularchitectureincludetheRoman Baths majestically onthebanksofRiverAvon. Examples our hoteltothehistoricalcityofBathwhichstands Full DaytoBath.We travelashortdistancefrom Excursions Included: Mendips and southern Cotswolds. way we see the lovely countryside of the England’smost fascinatingcities. Along the on the outskirts of Bath, we explore two of From our base in adelightful village setting May 20 Departs Monday-ReturnsFriday • GuidedtourofBath • 2fulldayexcursions • 4nightsdinner, room&breakfast WHAT ALFA INCLUDES June 10 Single Room Supplements perperson throughout theday. Tel: 01225723333 tranquil valley. TheSportsman’s Bar offerslightsnacks local produceandtheloungeenjoysviewsover room isavailable.TheValley Restaurant servesfresh and onegroundfloor serves 2ofthe3floors making facilities.Alift WC, TVandtea/coffee bath orshowerand suite bedroomshave All 62spaciousen set initsowngrounds. country househotelis Georgian This ivy-clad Holiday 5342 -5Days Lower LimpleyStoke, nrBath Limpley Stoke Hotel Salisbury Bath & £224 £224 £56 July 1,29 Aug 26 £224 PER PERSON Day FROM 5 S £224 £224

Stonehenge Roman Baths

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5 FROM Day PER PERSON PER £269 Sept 9 Aug 12 £72 £269 £269 £269 HarryPotter Magic Jurys Inn Hotel Watford Watford town Located in Watford centre, 8 minutes walk Junction from Watford station which makes central London less than This 30 minutes’ away. new hotel is a short walk from the Harlequin Shopping high street and the Palace Café Quarter, area, Watford’s Theatre. Enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of the hotel’s contemporary restaurant, the stylish bar or the informal spacious 216 bedrooms are en- Each of the coffee bar. multi-channel flat screen TV, suite with air-conditioning, tea and coffee facilities, internet access and hair dryer. are available on request for guests with mobility Rooms Tel: 01923 422800 needs. Lifts to all floors. - 5 Days 5325 Holiday

July 22 Supplements per person Single Room June 17 WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT room & breakfast • 4 nights dinner, • 2 full day excursions Bros Studio Tour • Entrance to Warner • Entrance to Christ Church, Oxford Departs Monday - Returns Friday May 13

The Making of Harry Potter (entrance included). The Making of Harry Potter at the of Harry Potter Experience the enchanting World studios where the magic first began, in this outstanding which first opened in 2012. Visit the actual Studio Tour sets, props and costumes from the films. Discover how the special effects were achieved to bring these captivating books to life. Explore Oxford with its dramatic history and history dramatic its with Oxford Explore the of world the magical visit and architecture, the secrets to discover Studios Bros Warner in Watford based are We Potter! Harry of northwest distance short a located is which experiencing for perfect it making London of and Watford the capital, of the attractions range a vibrant from everything offers itself to and clubs bars restaurants, shops, of spas. and relaxing clubs golf museums, Included: Excursions travel west to Oxford, site of Day to Oxford. We Full the “City of Spires”. We England’s oldest university, have a guided walking tour of the city (included in the tour cost) including a visit to Christ Church (admission included) whose Great Hall featured as Hogwart’s Hall films. in the Harry Potter London – Bros Studio Tour Day to Warner Full

St. Alban’s Cathedral Alban’s St. Christ Church, Oxford Church, Christ £229 £229 £229 S 5 FROM Day PER PERSON PER £229 Sept 30 Sept 16 Aug 19 £66 £229 £229 £229 01582 449900 Oxford & Oxford Cambridge Holiday 5323 - 5 Days 5323 Holiday Located south of Luton, close to the village of Markyate. There is a large reception area with comfortable lounge leading to the cocktail bar with an outside terrace. The restaurant offers a varied menu with a mixture of buffet and waiter-served meals. There is a leisure centre with gym and indoor pool free to hotel guests. All 140 bedrooms are on the ground or first floors with satellite TV and tea/coffee dryer, WC, hair bath, shower, making facilities. Lift serves all floors. No porterage. Tel: Holiday Inn Luton-South Holiday nr Luton

Supplements per person Single Room July 15 June 10, 24 WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT room & breakfast • 4 nights dinner, • 2 full & 1 half day excursion • Guided tour of Cambridge • Guided walking tour of Oxford Departs Monday - Returns Friday May 6

Our location at Luton is perfect for visiting for perfect is Luton at location Our a and as cities university two great these the one of St.Alban’s, explore also we bonus in Britain. towns Roman oldest Included: Excursions turn west to Oxford, site of Day to Oxford. We Full the “City of Spires”. We England’s oldest university, have a guided walking tour of the city (included in the tour cost) and time to visit the many shops before returning to our hotel. Day to Cambridge. The college buildings of Full the Cambridge are a wonder to behold, but the river, Botanic Gardens and the excellent shops are also worthy of a visit (Guided tour of Cambridge included in the tour cost). with its splendid Abbey and Half Day to St. Alban’s has St. Alban’s Verulamium. the remains of Roman many delightful buildings and is often used for filming (including Inspector Morse and Foyle’s War). Highclere Castle Highclere £264 £264 S 5 FROM Day PER PERSON PER £264

bbey’ Aug 5, 19 July 29 a £66 £264 £264 ‘Downton ‘Downton & Windsor Holiday 5324 - 5 Days - 5 Days 5324 Holiday Situated on the banks of the Thames, there is a patio with outdoor swimming pool and paddling pool and Riverview Restaurant The overlooking the river. River Bar have a contemporary feel and also offer views of the passing boats on this busy section of the river. The 40 bedrooms all have bath or shower and WC, TV, radio, direct dial telephone, hair dryer and tea/coffee making facilities. No lift but rooms are on the ground and first floors only (some of them in buildings in the 01865 858 567. attractive grounds). Tel: Shillingford Bridge Hotel Shillingford nr Wallingford

Supplements per person Single Room July 15 WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT room & breakfast • 4 nights dinner, • 2 full day excursions • Entrance to Highclere Departs Monday - Returns Friday May 20

Full Day to Highclere Castle. Highclere is the one of Day to Highclere Castle. Full the most magnificent Victorian stately homes in Britain and has lately become famous as the location for It was the home of Lord filming ITV’s Downton Abbey. Carnarvon, who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun, and there is an exhibition of Egyptian objects (entrance to Castle only included Egyptian collection is an additional charge) Windsor Castle is the Day to Royal Windsor. Full largest inhabited castle in the world and has been the home of British monarchs for over 900 years. It is on a warm summer’s But worth a full day visit itself. a boat trip or day you just might be tempted to take while away the time down by the river instead. Explore the beautiful Thames Valley from from Valley Thames the beautiful Explore the river to next right base picturesque our (TV’s Highclere magnificent to – with visits your On Windsor. Abbey) and Royal Downton a only also is Oxford wonderful day, free ride away! bus local 30 minute Included: Excursions

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FROM PERSON PER £224 38 08451 305666 03451 305666 www.alfatravel.co.uk visit your local travel agent CEnTraL EnGLanD Anne Hathaway’s cottage. Anne Hathaway’s including theWorld ofShakespeare exhibitionand Stratford hasmanyfascinatingShakespearean sites over asthebirthplaceofworld’sgreatestbard, Half DaytoStratford-upon-Avon. Knowntheworld returning toourhotel. the tourcost)andtimetovisitmanyshopsbefore have aguidedwalkingtourofthecity(includedin England’s oldestuniversity, the“CityofSpires”.We Full DaytoOxford.We turneasttoOxford,siteof Stow-on-the-Wold andBourton-on-the-Water. the famousCotswoldvillagesofMoreton-in-the-Marsh, Full DaytotheCotswolds.Adelightfultripsouth Excursions Included: Shakepeare’sdelightful Stratford. tour the Cotswolds, magnificent Oxford and See the Heart of England’s finest areas as we May 13 Departs Monday-ReturnsFriday • GuidedwalkingtourofOxford • 2full&1halfdayexcursion • 4nightsdinner, room&breakfast WHAT ALFA INCLUDES June 24 Single Room Supplements perperson Holiday 5322 -5Days floors. Tel. 01217456119 TV andtea/coffeemakingfacilities.Aliftservesallthree Each ofthe111bedroomshasbath,showerandWC, has alargescreenTVandservessnacksduringtheday. Pub which residents’ barnexttothepublicMorrisey’s The cosyfrontfacingRegency Loungehasitsown solarium andgym.Diningisineitheroftworestaurants. with indoorpool,sauna,steamroom,whirlpool, modern Health&LeisureCentre,freetohotelguests extended tothelargefacilityitistoday. Thereisa Originally alargeVictorianHousewhichhasbeen and withineasyreachbybustoBirmingham’s centre. This impressivehotelisontheoutskirtsofSolihull Solihull regency Hotel Corus England of Heart £204 £204 £66 July 8 Aug 12 £204 PER PERSON Day FROM 5 S £204 £204

Cotswolds Perfumery Oxford Steam Railway.) on short stop.(We alsorecommendyourevisitBridgnorth the fascinatingtownofBridgnorthwherewehavea to bothisincludedinthetourcost).We returnvia of theGorgeandBlistsHillVictorianTown (entrance from whichwehaveselectedvisitstotheMuseum beautiful valleyandahugecollectionofmuseums Full DaytoIronbridgeGorge.isbotha “A ShropshireLad”. famously renderedbyHousmaninthelyricalversesof history. We passthroughoutstandingnaturalscenery excellent shopping, architecturalbeautyandrich two historicandthrivingmarket townswiththeir Full DaytoLeominsterandLudlow. We visitthese Excursions Included: calledbe “a green andpleasant land”! what made England great andwhy it can still the rural idyll of “A Shropshire Lad”. See cradleThe of the Industrial Revolution and May 27 Departs Monday-ReturnsFriday • • 2fulldayexcursions • 4nightsdinner, room&breakfast WHAT ALFA INCLUDES June 24 Single Room Supplements perperson July 8 Holiday 5332 -5Days coffee makingfacilities.Nolift.Tel: 01562820041 ironing board&iron,airconditioning, hairdryerandtea/ three floors,eachhavingbath,showerandWC,LCDTV, local produce.The42refurbishedbedroomsareon bar andtherestaurantoffersfreshlypreparedfoodusing still maintainingitsfriendlyservice.Thereisalounge modernised andoffersacontemporaryinteriorwhilst the GainsboroughHouseHotelhasbeentastefully within walkingdistanceofKidderminstertowncentre, Situated inthebeautifulcountyofWorcestershire, Kidderminster Gainsborough House Hotel Blist’s HillVictorianTownBlist’s Entrance to Ironbridge Gorge & Entrance toIronbridgeGorge& Heritage England’s your freedayusingthedelightfulSevernValley £224 £224 £224 £25 Aug 12 Sept 16

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Day PER PERSON PER £229 Aug 26 July 22 £69 £229 £229 (entrance included in tour cost). orkshire porterage. Tel: 01325 329600 porterage. Tel: Taste of Taste y Holiday 5288 - 5 Days 5288 Holiday aston Hotel aston Darlington nr. The Aston is situated just off the A1 in County Durham, shopping centre and 3 miles five miles from Darlington’s both served from the nearby village of Newton Aycliffe, by a local bus service. The hotel, opened in 2002, has a pleasant lounge and bar and a modern brasserie restaurant. Each of the 80 bedrooms has shower and WC, iron, TV and tea/coffee making facilities. No

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Based near Darlington, we are well placed to placed well are we Darlington, near Based Yorkshire North scenic the and Richmond visit and Wensleydale Swaledale including Dales, the two about or tale a learn can we where two gourmet Enjoy people and landscape. cheese the local savour and attractions visitor and ale! Included: Excursions travel over the We Day to Herriot Country. Full to to Sedbergh, then down Wensleydale Pennines Cheese Hawes, where we visit the Wensleydale Experience and Leyburn. Falls Continuing on to Aysgarth . A visit to the Day to Masham and Thirsk Full at Masham with a Brewery famous “Black Sheep” chance to sample this delicious ale (entrance and drink included in tour cost) before visiting Thirsk, the “Darrowby” of the Herriot books and home of (entrance to of James Herriot Exhibition” the “World museum not included). the short journey to we take Half Day to Ripon. Today magnificent Cathedral, town with its Ripon, a market the oldest in England, dating back to 2nd century BC. Beamish £239 £239 £239 £239 S 5 FROM Day PER PERSON PER £224 Sept 9 Aug 26 Aug 5, 19 July 15, 22 £69 £239 £239 £239 £224 (entrance included in the tour cost). northumbria & Beamish Holiday 5291 - 5 Days 5291 Holiday Caledonian Hotel Caledonian Newcastle Located in the heart of Jesmond, a cosmopolitan area of Newcastle with many restaurants, bars and boutiques, about one mile from Newcastle’s city centre, the Caledonian is a comfortable hotel with a friendly feel. There is a small lounge area near the reception, whilst the Billabong Bar and Bistro offers a pleasant The public areas have atmosphere throughout the day. stylish contemporary decor with wooden flooring whilst all 90 bedrooms are modern and have bath or shower, direct dial telephone, hair dryer and tea/ satellite TV, 0191 281 7881 coffee making facilities. Tel:

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Gorgeous coastline with rocky headlands and headlands rocky with coastline Gorgeous and medieval villages fishing coves, delightful fascinating and countryside rolling castles, here! all are they - sights historic Included: Excursions Day to Beamish. The North of England Open AirFull and vividly recreates countryside set in lovely Museum is life in the North East at the start of the Industrial Revolution and the Northumbrian Coast. Day to Warkworth Full is a Castle, birthplace of Harry Hotspur, Warkworth magnificent sight enclosed within the meandering River Coquet. More castles follow at Dunstanburgh and romantically situated Bamburgh, signs of the turbulent past of this border region. Day to Durham. A short journey brings us to Full Durham with its superb Norman cathedral. The adjacent castle is a reminder that church and state Prince were never closer than in the time of the warlike Bishops who were based here. Durham Cathedral Durham £239 £239 S 5 FROM Day PER PERSON PER £239 Aug 19, 26 Aug 5, 12 £69 £239 £239 Country & Bowes Country Catherine Cookson Cookson Catherine Holiday 5289 - 5 Days 5289 Holiday Middlesbrough Situated close to the centre of Middlesbrough, this modern hotel has a ground floor reception and first floor lounge bar and restaurant offering a bistro style menu of British and Continental dishes, The hotel also has its own leisure club, free to guests, with indoor pool, sauna and steam room. Each of the 132 bedrooms offers bath, hair dryer and tea/coffee making shower and WC, TV, 0871 376 9028 facilities. A lift serves all levels. Tel: Thistle Middlesbrough Hotel Middlesbrough Thistle

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Take the Take Country. Day to Catherine Cookson Full with our guide through South ‘Catherine Cookson Trail’ including historic and picturesque Westoe Tyneside Village, a little oasis in the heart of South Shields. Many of her books were set here, namely Katie Mulholland is where and St. Pauls’ and Kate Hannigan. St. Peter she worshipped as a young girl and the area is featured (Guide included.) in her novel Rooney. visit We Valley. Tees Day Bowes Museum and Full Bowes Museum, a jewel in the heart of beautiful This magnificent building houses internationally Teesdale. significant collections of fine and decorative arts and is set in beautiful, scenic countryside (entrance included). Day to Durham. A short journey brings us to Full Durham with its superb Norman cathedral. The adjacent castle is a reminder that church and state Prince were never closer than in the time of the warlike Bishops who were based here. Born Katie McMullen in 1908, Catherine Catherine in 1908, McMullen Katie Born the cobbled among raised was Cookson in Shields South at Tyne the River of terraces From Tyneside. South as known now is what visit we centre in Middlesbrough’s base our Durham. of City the historic as well as the area Included: Excursions

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Scarborough The resortThe is noted for its theatres and there is anartgallery and several small museums. steep hill sides are beautifully landscaped and there are many attractive parks andgardens. seaside pursuits a-plenty on the adjacent South Bay promenade which leads to the Spa. The signal station. busyThe harbour is haven to awelter of fishing vessels and there are the usual name Scarborough is a Viking oneand the castle grounds conceal the remains of aRoman headland which divides Scarborough’s two bays reveals the impressive medieval castle. The in Regency Brighton! But Scarborough is much older even than this -acursory glance at the advocating sea bathing as long agoas 1660, more than acentury before it became popular Scarborough is arguably the oldest seaside resort in Britain -aDr Wittie of Scarborough was Cumberland Hotel bath or shower and WC. All rooms have tea/coffee bath orshowerandWC. Allroomshavetea/coffee refurbished. 86bedrooms withcentralheating, private rooms. Thisexcellenthotelhasrecentlybeen extensively with excellentviewsofthetownfrom north facing walk fromtheSpacomplex,beachandtown centre Very wellsituatedontheSouth Cliffafewminutes Scarborough Scarborough Tel: 01723361826Guests:362863 complimentary permit availableatreception. (few stairstosomerooms).Onstreetcarparking using attractive restaurantandquietlounge.Lift serves allfloors provided mosteveningsintheballroom.There isan making facilities,hairdryerandTV. Entertainmentis

fascinating the NationalRailway Museum?(freeentrance)orthe Yorvik centreaswellsplendidshops!Whynotvisit Roman walls,thefamousMinster, thefascinating cities withitswealthofplacestovisitincludingthe Full Day toYork. Oneoftheworld’sgreattourism 13th centuryMinster. town withmanyGeorgianbuildingsandthefamous fishing port. Further southliesBeverley, adelightful brings ustoBridlington,alivelyseasideresortand Full DaytoBridlingtonandBeverley. Ashortjourney dominated bytheremainsofancientabbey. Esk andwithaskyline on thebanksofRiver incomparably situated the moorstoWhitby, century castle.Thenover with itsmagnificent12th York MoorstoPickering southern edgeoftheNorth We travelinlandalongthe York MoorsandWhitby. Full DaytotheNorth Excursions Included: Apr 27 Departs Saturday-Returns • 3fulldayexcursions • 7nightsdinner, room&breakfast WHAT ALFA INCLUDES May 18 May 25 June 15,22,29 Single Room Supplements perperson Holiday 276 -8Days Scarborough Viking centre. Jorvik Vikingcentre. £279 £294 £354 £354 £36

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Scarborough Minster York Castle Howard Castle S £244 £244 5 FROM Day PER PERSON PER £214 Sept 11 Aug 14 orkshire y £25 £244 £244 £214 Jorvik Viking centre. (entrance included in the tour cost). We A picturesque day takes us to Castle Howard, A picturesque day takes Holiday 5277 - 5 Days 5277 Holiday Highlights of of Highlights

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Excursions Included: Excursions One of the world’s great tourism Day to York. Full cities with its wealth of places to visit including the the fascinating walls, the famous Minster, Roman as splendid shops! Why not visit centre as well Yorvik entrance) or the Museum? (free the National Railway fascinating Day to Castle Howard and the North York Full Moors. the grand setting for the TV classic ‘Brideshead Revisited’ and Moors National Park continue into the North York before returning the originally Celtic town of Pickering, to Scarborough. St. Mary’s Church, Beverley Beverley Church, Mary’s St. S £214 £234 £234 £234 5 FROM Day PER PERSON PER £204 Sept 18 Sept 4 Aug 7, 21, 28 July 10, 17, 24, 31 £25 £234 £234 £224 £204 Holiday 5276 - 5 Days 5276 Holiday Scarborough & Whitby Scarborough

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Excursions Included: Excursions We Whitby. Moors and Day to the North York Full travel inland along the southern edge of the North York with its magnificent 12th century Moors to Pickering incomparably castle. Then over the moors to Whitby, situated on the banks of the River Esk and with a skyline dominated by the remains of the ancient abbey. A short journey Day to Bridlington and Beverley. Full brings us to Bridlington, a lively seaside resort and a delightful Further south lies Beverley, fishing port. town with many Georgian buildings and the famous 13th century Minster. North York Moors York North S £254 £254 £264 7 FROM Day PER PERSON PER £224 Oct 20 Oct 13 Sept 29 £32 £274 £239 £224 Jorvik Viking centre. Holiday 277 - 7 Days 277 Holiday Scarborough

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We Whitby. Moors and Day to the North York Full travel inland along the southern edge of the North York with its magnificent 12th century Moors to Pickering incomparably castle. Then over the moors to Whitby, situated on the banks of the River Esk and with a skyline dominated by the remains of the ancient abbey. A short journey Day to Bridlington and Beverley. Full brings us to Bridlington, a lively seaside resort and a delightful Further south lies Beverley, fishing port. town with many Georgian buildings and the famous 13th century Minster. One of the world’s great tourism Day to York. Full cities with its wealth of places to visit including the the fascinating walls, the famous Minster, Roman centre as well as splendid shops! Why not visit Yorvik Museum? (free entrance) or the the National Railway fascinating Excursions Included: Excursions

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Muncaster Castle for alookaroundWordsworth’s village. hotels andrestaurants,beforecontinuingtoGrasmere Lake Windermere,isamajortouristresortwithshops, (included intourcost).Amblesideattheheadof largest lake, Windermere,fromBownesstoAmbleside Grasmere. Today wetake aboattriponEngland’s Full DaytoLake Windermere,Amblesideand this importanteverydayitem. Pencil Museumanddiscoverthefascinatinghistoryof beside DerwentWater. Whilst here,whynotvisitthe Keswick, thebusiesttowninNorthLakes, situated the footofmightyHelvellyn.We thencontinueto to Glenriding(boatfareincludedinholidaycost),at boattrip Pooley BridgetojointheUllswater‘Steamer’ Full DaytoUllswaterandKeswick.We travelto Excursions Included: largestlakes includedprice. inthe - fromangle water the with tripsonthetwo - magnificent landscape frombest the possible Thisholiday isopportunityan tosee that famous poets as Wordsworth andColeridge. makinglandscape the which inspiredsuch of the most picturesque lakes in England England’s largest National Park contains many Apr 1 Departs Monday-ReturnsFriday • BoattripsonWindermere&Ullswater • 2fulldayexcursions • 4nightsdinner, room&breakfast WHAT ALFA INCLUDES Apr 29 May 6 May 27 Sea View Supplements perperson Holiday 5298 -5Days Tel: 01524410777 4 floorsandafewgroundfloorroomsareavailable. with bath),TV, tea/coffeemaking facilities.Liftservesall centrally heated,mosthaveshowerandWC(some or impressiveballroom,mostevenings.Bedroomsare entertainment isprovidedineitherthefirstfloorlounge Bar providesluncheswithalivelyatmosphere.Evening restaurant offerstraditionalfoodandFinnegan’s public ideal baseforexploringboththeLakes andDales.The Situated onMorecambe’squieterEastPromenade, an Morecambe Broadway Hotel Lake District £189 £219 £229 £234 £20 June 24 July 1 Sept 2 Single Room Sept 23 £189 PER PERSON Day FROM 5 S £244 £244 £244 £244

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Ullswater Morecambe. the tourcost),wherewerejoincoachtoreturn from AmblesidetoBowness(boatfareincludedin largest lake, Windermere.Herewetake aboattrip Grasmere andRydalWater beforecomingtoEngland’s back south,passingThirlmere,Wordsworth’s beloved Keswick onDerwentWater, then workourwayslowly Full DaytotheLake District.We travelfirstto Aysgarth andintoWensleydale, returningviaSedbergh. over thefellstoGrassingtoninUpperWharfedale and ontoSkiptonwithitsCastlemuseum.Then Full DaytotheDales.UpLuneValley toKirkby Excursions Included: those spectacularMorecambe Bay sunsets! promenade or adrink in the bar admiring in Britain, relax andenjoy a stroll along the After aday taking in some of the best scenery Apr 22 Departs Monday-ReturnsFriday • BoattriponWindermere • 2fulldayexcursions • 4nightsdinner, room&breakfast WHAT ALFA INCLUDES May 13 Single Room June 3 Sea View Supplements perperson Holiday 5302 -5Days Tel: 01524416404 available throughoutthehotel.Aliftservesallfloors. whilst entertainmentisavailablemostevenings.Wifi splendid viewsoftheBaytoLakeland Mountains, restaurant. Thegroundfloorloungeandbarareahave foodisservedinthepleasant facilities. Home-cooked and directdialtelephone,TVtea/coffeemaking decorated bedroomshavebathorshowerandWC spectacular viewsofMorecambeBay. All45tastefully a shortwalkfromthemainshoppingareawith This familyrunhotelissituatedonCentralPromenade, Morecambe Lothersdale Hotel Lakes &Dales £189 £219 £244 £18 £24 *Subject toAvailability Sept 2 Oct 7,21 Double usedasSingle* Oct 28 £189 PER PERSON Day FROM 5 S £244 £214 £199 £69

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Southport is one of Britain’s most elegant elegant most Britain’s one of is Southport a parks, beautiful shops, superb resorts: Britain’s of some and Marine Lake fabulous best golf courses. Included: Excursions Day to Liverpool. Liverpool is well known for its Full lively atmosphere. Its magnificent buildings, fascinating for an absorbing waterfront and superb museums make day out. as allowed as much time take We Day to Chester. Full Romans 2000 to explore this city first visited by the years ago. The centre is compact and easy to get Millenium around on foot by means of a waymarked include the Eastgate Clock, Sights Festival Trail. Amphitheatre and the Chester Visitor Centre, Roman most complete city walls in Britain. There is even a Crier that welcomes visitors at 12 noon at the Town city centre Cross. Lytham Windmill Lytham £229 £219 S 5 FROM Day PER PERSON PER £184 Sept 9 Aug 14 £25 £184 £189 annes bedrooms have 1 flight of stairs. Tel: 01253 721317 bedrooms have 1 flight of stairs. Lytham Lytham St. Holiday 5309 - 5 Days 5309 Holiday Monterey Beach Hotel Beach Monterey St. Annes Lytham Situated on St. Annes seafront and close to the pier, cafes and shopping centre of this traditional resort. The restaurant serves a generous choice of traditional meals and the lounge bar overlooks the front terrace and place entertainment takes seafront promenade. Regular in the Oceans 11 Ballroom with live music, bingo, quizzes There are 32 bedrooms over three floors, and dancing. most with en suite shower & WC (a few have bath & WC), all with TV and tea/coffee making facilities. The lift serves all floors (with some steps between levels) and 4

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Full Day to Southport. Despite their common Victorian Full heritage, the studied elegance of Southport’s Lord Street could not be more different from Blackpool’s Golden Mile! It has several lovely parks and its shops are outstanding. and Skipton. A delightful Day to Ribble Valley Full scenic drive through some of the loveliest country in the north, visiting Settle in the heart of the limestone return country with time to explore historic Skipton. We via Clitheroe and the Ribble valley. The twin resorts of Lytham and St Annes St and Lytham of Thetwin resorts with Blackpool nearby to contrast a provide and half and gardens parks peaceful their shops, excellent are There houses. timbered course, and of promenade an attractive The in England. courses golf the best of some important the most probably is estuary Ribble in the UK. site wildfowl Included: Excursions Grasmere £249 £249 S

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Oct 21 Oct 14 £25 £259 £259 north Lakes Holiday 5295 - 5 Days 5295 Holiday Located in Patterdale village at the head of Ullswater Located in Patterdale an ideal base for exploring the the hotel makes Close by is the neighbouring village of northern Lakes. Glenridding where the Ullswater Steamer boat offers is a popular The Patterdale daily sailings around the lake. and the accommodation has everything stop for walkers Entertainment is you need for a relaxing holiday. All 60 bedrooms offer bath provided on one evening. or shower and WC, direct dial telephone, TV and tea/ 01768 482231 coffee making facilities. Tel: Patterdale Hotel Patterdale Ullswater Patterdale,

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Full Day to Cockermouth, Bassenthwaite, Keswick Day to Cockermouth, Full and Grasmere. Around the northern side of the fells to edge of Bassenthwaite then along the Cockermouth, to Keswick. After lunch we travel past Thirlmere to village before Grasmere for a look around Wordsworth’s via Troutbeck. returning to Keswick and back to Patterdale starts Today Day to Ambleside and Bowness. Full with a spectacular journey over the Kirkstone Pass to Windermere and then on to Ambleside with time to explore the town before taking a cruise on Lake of Beatrix Windermere to Bowness, home of the World Attraction, (boat fare included in the tour Potter the coach we travel via Kendal and cost). Rejoining Shap and the shores of Ullswater to Patterdale. Ullswater is perhaps the most spectacular spectacular the most perhaps is Ullswater gentler its from head we and as the lakes of the origin at spectacular northern its end to ever becomes scenery the Helvellyn of foot the other on lies Thirlmere majestic. more by surrounded mountain great that of side lakes the other but slopes steep equally settings, in gentler are itinerary on our the poet where Grasmere beautiful including and worked. lived Wordsworth Included: Excursions

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Blackpool of Southport’s Lord Street complementing the brashness and sheer energy of Blackpool. contrast, with the delightful scenery of the Ribble Valley and the Lake District and the elegance exciting of all Britain’s resorts. Then the excursions included in this tour provide acomplete summer shows, lively bars andpubs, for it is at night that Blackpool really stands out as the most - Blackpool has them all. But save some of your energy for the evening and sample the terrific Punch andJudy shows, a Sealife Centre, Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks, a Zoo Park, an Art Gallery Beach with its breathtaking “white knuckle” rides,atmospheric trams, horse drawn carriages, fun! worldThe famous Tower, three piers, miles of golden sands, the spectacular Pleasure Few resorts anywhere in the world can rival ofthe popularity Blackpool -Britain’s capital of Extensive coachandcar parking. Tel: 01253342015 and anindoorheated pool, saunaandgymnasium. theatre barwithsuperbentertainment,attractive lounges include acocktailbar, asplendid recentlyrefurbished TV withradiochannels.Generouslysizedpublic areas coffee makingfacilities,internaltelephone, hairdryerand have centralheating, bathorshower andWC,tea/ walk fromthefamousPleasureBeach.Its102 bedrooms hotels. ItoverlookstheIrishSeaandisonly atenminute and SouthPiers, theQueensisoneofBlackpool’slarger Ideally situatedonSouthPromenade betweenCentral Blackpool Queens hotel Blackpool ‘Nick ofPendle’ roadtoBlackpool(Guideincluded). Mines. We visitOswaldtwistleMillsandreturnby the trial andexecutionlearnabouttheSabdenTreacle known asthe‘Pendle Witches’;we hear talesoftheir 400th anniversaryoftheLancashireWitchtrials,also Clitheroe, ChatburnandDownham.2012marked the Take ourguidedtourthroughtheRibbleValley andvisit Full Day RibbleValley andOswaldtwistleMills. It hasseverallovelyparksanditsshopsareoutstanding. could notbemoredifferentfromBlackpool’sGoldenMile! LordStreet heritage, thestudiedeleganceofSouthport’s Full DaytoSouthport.DespitetheircommonVictorian e Apr 17,24 Departs Wednesday -Returns Monday • 2fulldayexcursions • 4nightsdinner, room&breakfast WHAT ALFA INCLUDES May 1 May 29 June 5 June 26 Sea View Supplements perperson h Blackpool xcursions Included: oliday 5305 -5d £169 £184 £209 £209 £219 £20 ays July 24 Aug 21 Sept 25 Oct 2 Single Room Oct 9,16,23 £169 PER PERSON d FROM 5 ays £219 £219 £219 £209 £199 £25 It hasseverallovelyparksanditsshopsareoutstanding. could notbemoredifferentfromBlackpool’sGoldenMile! LordStreet heritage, thestudiedeleganceofSouthport’s Full DaytoSouthport.DespitetheircommonVictorian lake wherewerejointhecoachtoreturnBlackpool. (included inthetourcost)tosouthernendof largest lake, Windermere.Herewetake aboattrip Grasmere andRydalWater beforecomingtoEngland’s back south,passingThirlmere,Wordsworth’s beloved Keswick onDerwentWater, then workourwayslowly Full DaytotheLake District.We travelfirstto via ClitheroeandtheRibblevalley. country withtimetoexplorehistoricSkipton.We return the north,visitingSettleinheartoflimestone scenic drivethroughsomeoftheloveliestcountryin Full DaytotheRibbleValley andSkipton.Adelightful e Apr 14 Departs Sunday-ReturnsSaturday • BoattriponLake Windermere • 3fulldayexcursions • 6nightsdinner, room&breakfast WHAT ALFA INCLUDES June 9,30 Aug 4,25 Sea View Supplements perperson h Blackpool xcursions Included: oliday 307 -7d £229 £309 £319 £28 ays Sept 15,29 Oct 13 Single Room Oct 20 £229 PER PERSON d FROM 7 ays £319 £309 £309 £32

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North west eNglaNd 08451 305666 03451 305666 www.alfatravel.co.uk visit your local travel agent 45 Peel Castle Peel £279 ays 5 FROM d PER PERSON PER £229 ays May 13 £46 £239 £229 oliday 5592 - 5 d 5592 oliday few stairs to the bedrooms). Tel: 01624 676870 few stairs to the bedrooms). Tel: Calf Sound and Calf of Man and stopping at xcursions Included: xcursions h hydro hotel hydro Douglas This friendly family run hotel is situated in the centre of Douglas seafront overlooking the bay and a few minutes’ walk from the seafront shops. Many bedrooms have been recently refurbished and all rooms are centrally heated with private bath or shower and WC, tea/coffee making facilities, TV with satellite facility and telephones. WIFI available throughout the hotel. Bar with Free entertainment on two evenings. Lift to all floors (with a Isle of Man Apr 15 Supplements per person Single Room WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT room and breakfast • 4 nights dinner, • 2 full excursions Departs Monday - Returns Friday Mar 25 e Including visits to the Day Northern Island Tour. Full and the ancient harbour other large town, Ramsey, with its fortified cathedral enclave. town of Peel Erin, Visiting Port Day Southern Island Tour. Full Cregneash village at the tip of the island with views of Castletown. £334 £334 £389 £394 £394 £394 18.00 12.30 ays 7 FROM d PER PERSON PER £324 Oct 13 Sept 29 Sept 22 Sept 1, 8 Aug 4, 11, 18 July 7, 14, 21, 28 Arrive: Arrive: ays £69 £394 £394 £379 £374 £369 £324 14.15 08.45 Isle of Man oliday 592 - 7 d 592 oliday xcursions Included: xcursions h Ferry Crossings Isle of Man

Supplements per person Single Room June 23, 30 June 9, 16 May 19 May 5 Apr 28 WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT room & breakfast • 6 nights dinner, • 2 full & 1 half day excursion Departs Sunday - Returns Saturday Apr 14, 21 Outward Heysham-Douglas Depart: Return Douglas-Heysham Depart:

e Including visits to the Day Northern Island Tour. Full and the ancient harbour other large town, Ramsey, with its fortified cathedral enclave. town of Peel Erin, Visiting Port Day Southern Island Tour. Full Cregneash village at the tip of the island with views of Calf Sound and Calf of Man and stopping at Castletown. A short trip to the former mining to Laxey. Half Day Tour village of Laxey with its spectacular water wheel. The Isle of Man is a unique cocktail of ingredients, which blend to make a never to be forgotten forgotten beto a never make to blend which ingredients, of cocktail a unique is Man of The Isle and rocky beaches sandy of coastline a beautiful combines scenery Its experience. holiday The away. drive minutes’ few a than more never is which interior a mountainous with points on elsewhere and towns in the villages but Victorian predominantly is in Douglas architecture ancient of traces many with and castles, harbours of heritage cultural a rich is there island the drawn horse of consisting systems, transport Victorian the on Trips history. Celtic and Viking many has Douglas recommended. strongly all are train steam and railway the electric trams, discos, nightclubs, theatre, a malls, shopping two modern including and entertainments shops the warm life, of pace relaxed the all above is it But and a casino. bowling pin ten cinemas, lookthey as recall visitors most age which hectic a less of the reminders and welcome friendly island. wonderful on this stay on their back

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Supplements per person Sea View July 10 June 12 WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT room & breakfast • 4 nights dinner, • 2 full day excursions • Boat trip on Windermere & Lancaster Brewery Visit • Lancaster Canal Trip - Returns Sunday Departs Wednesday May 22

Full Day to Lake Windermere, Ambleside and Day to Lake Full a boat trip on England’s we take Grasmere. Today Bowness to Ambleside Windermere, from largest lake, (included in tour cost). Ambleside at the head of Lake Windermere, is a major tourist resort with many shops, hotels and restaurants, before continuing to Grasmere village. for a look around Wordsworth’s have a short cruise We of Lancashire. Day Taste Full on the Lancaster Canal, visiting the Lune aqueduct (included in holiday cost) before continuing to Lancaster Brewery for a taste of the local beer (included via Carnforth railway station in holiday cost). Returning film Brief(free admission), the setting for David Lean’s Encounter, and now a heritage railway centre. e Lake Windermere Lake

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Llandudno be be the most complete of all British holiday resorts. by day andby night and you are sure never to have adull moment at what many would claim to (which also boasts a superb ski dry slope -oneof the best in Britain). There is plenty to doboth two golf courses. A tramway andcable car both offer a route to the summit of theGreat Orme tree-lined streets andelegant shops all combining to produce aunique atmosphere. There are the distance. Llandudno is ahighly attractive resort with its magnificent crescent of hotels, broad shore is quieter with miles of sands andpanoramic views of the Snowdonia mountain range in Victorian Pier, boat trips, donkey rides,Punch andJudy shows andmuch more. sandyThe west two superb beaches. shinglyThe North Shore (outside our hotel) is the busier of the two with its Situated on its own peninsula between the Great Orme andLittle Orme Heads, Llandudno boasts Llandudno Hydro Hotel 120 bedrooms with central heating and private bath 120 bedroomswithcentral heatingandprivatebath over thebay, sunlounge andgamesroomwithsnooker. most evenings.Superb“LookingGlass”bar withviews entertainment suitewithdancefloorand entertainment shops, pierandHappyValley gardens.Large Centre andashortwalkfromLlandudno’s wonderful Ideally placedontheseafrontcloseto Aberconwy Llandudno Tel: 01492870101. floor roomsavailable. Carparking. floors meansomestairstomostrooms). Some ground Snowdonian mountains.Liftservesmostfloors (splitlevel rooms haveviewsoverthebayor towntothe facilities, hairdryerandTVwithradiochannels. Many or showerandWC.Allroomshavetea/coffee making

of SwallowFalls. andthenearbybeautyspot the townofBetws-y-Coed A andSwallowFalls. Half DaytoBetwys-y-Coed Conway Valley. home totheInternationalEisteddfod.Returning viathe to theancienttownofLlangollenonRiverDee, church andthenthroughtheCambrianmountains journey viaBodelwyddanwithitsfamousmarble Full DaytoVale ofClwydandLlangollen.Adelightful the footofSnowdon(freeentrancetomuseum). return journeyviaLlanberisNationalSlateMuseumat to Porthmadog. We seemoreofSnowdoniaonthe castle besidetheharbour. We thenturninlandthrough of ConwyBaytoCaernarvon,withitsmagnificent A Full DaytoCaernarvonandSnowdonia. Excursions Included: Apr 28 Departs Sunday-Returns • 2full&1halfdayexcursion • 7nightsdinner, room&breakfast WHAT ALFA INCLUDES May 5 May 12 May 19 May 26 June 2 June 9,16,23,30 Sea View Supplements perperson Holiday 351 -8Days Llandudno delightful journeyuptheVale ofConway takes usto magnificent journeytodaytakes usalongtheshores £294 £314 £324 £334 £364 £364 £369 £32 July 7,14,21,28 Aug 4,11 Aug 18,25 Sept 1 Sept 8 Sept 15 Single Room Sept 22

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Inside Top: Top: Inside Bottom: Inside Caernarvon Castle Caernarvon Snowdonia Great Orme Railway Orme Great Beaumaris Castle Beaumaris £25 £254 £254 5 FROM Days PER PERSON PER £229

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We cross through Anglesey to the charming We Entrance to Plas Newydd, Penrhyn Castle,Entrance to Plas Newydd, Penrhyn Bodnant Gardens, Gwydir Castle Gardens of North Wales - 5 Days 5353 Holiday

June 12 Supplements per person Sea View May 15 WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT room & breakfast • 4 nights dinner, • 2 full & 1 half day excursion • - Returns Sunday Departs Wednesday May 1

Excursions Included: Excursions Newydd House & Day to Beaumaris and Plas Full Gardens. town of Beaumaris then we visit the beautiful 18th century Plas Newydd House with its fine gardens and parkland that overlook the Menai Straits (entrance to Plas Newydd House and Gardens included). Day to Gwydir Castle and Bodnant Gardens. Full spend the morning at the fine Elizabethan Gardens We Gwydir Castle and continue to of the splendid Tudor Bodnant Gardens, widely acknowledged as one of the world’s most spectacular gardens, not to mention its return on a stunning views across to Snowdonia. We picturesque journey via Betws-y-Coed (entrance to Gwydir Castle and Bodnant Gardens included). Castle. A visit to the early 19th Half Day to Penrhyn Castle, offering attractive walks in century Penrhyn the grounds amongst its collection of exotic trees and shrubs and in its Victorian walled garden (entrance included). Ffestiniog Railway Ffestiniog £25 £254 £254 5 FROM Days PER PERSON PER £239

Single Room Sept 11 Aug 14 £20 £254 £254 £239 We travel first We Holiday 5352 - 5 Days 5352 Holiday Great Little Trains Great Little Trains of Wales

July 17 Supplements per person Sea View June 19 WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT room & breakfast • 4 nights dinner, • 3 full day excursions • Ffestiniog Railway trip Railway trip • Llanberis Lake Railway trip • Bala Lake - Returns Sunday Departs Wednesday May 22

Excursions Included: Excursions Day to Ffestiniog Full Railway. before to Porthmadog taking the most famous of the Great Little Trains up to Blaenau Ffestiniog, in the heart of the Welsh slate mining area (train fare included in the tour cost). Railway. Day to Snowdon and Llanberis Lake Full lies at the foot of Snowdon, the highest Llanberis Lake return via with majestic views. We mountain in Wales (train fare included in the tour cost). Swallow Falls head over We Day to Llangollen and Bala Lake. Full to Llangollen in the Dee the lovely Horseshoe Pass before turning west to Bala for a trip on the Bala Valley (train fare included in the tour cost). Railway Lake Caernarvon Castle Caernarvon £25 £219 £239 £239 £239 5 FROM Days magnificent PER PERSON PER

£209 Sept 18 Single Room Sept 4 Aug 28 Aug 21 £20 £239 £239 £239 £209

nowdonia s Holiday 5351 - 5 Days 5351 Holiday Llandudno & Supplements per person Sea View July 3, 24, 31 June 5, 26 May 29 WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT room & breakfast • 4 nights dinner, • 2 full day excursions - Returns Sunday Departs Wednesday May 8 We travel to We Day to Anglesey and Beaumaris. Full Anglesey with time to explore the charming town of famous Beaumaris before paying a visit to LlanfairPG, not only for its inordinately long name, but also for Mills, where we have a short stop. Woollen Pringle’s Day to Caernarvon and Snowdonia. A Full Excursions Included: Excursions us along the shores of Conwy journey today takes Bay to Caernarvon, with its splendid castle beside the then turn inland through to Porthmadog. We harbour. see more of Snowdonia on the return journey via We Llanberis National Slate Museum (free entrance).

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Criccieth awesome mountain scenery in Snowdonia anddelightful gardens andcastles at every turn. countrysideThe around Criccieth is breathtaking with fabulous coastal views over Cardigan Bay, museum devoted to David Lloyd George, the “Welsh Wizard”, whose family once lived in Criccieth. sheltered mainly sandy beach to the east. Nearby is the village of Llanystumdwy, which boasts a seen! castleThe headland divides the town into two with apebbly beach to the west andalovely captured by Owain Glyndwr in the uprising of 1404 and the scorch marks from that battle can still be Edward Iwho incorporated it into his of ring castles designed to maintain Norman control. It was home to amedieval castle, built by the Welsh in the mid-thirteenth century but later taken by Criccieth lies on the south side of the Llyn Peninsula with splendid views over Cardigan Bay. It is George Hotel IV rooms have tea/coffee making facilities, intercom, hair rooms havetea/coffee makingfacilities,intercom,hair with centralheatingand bathorshowerandWC.All and refurbishedinearly2012nowhas 80bedrooms many bedrooms.Thehotelwasconsiderably extended with magnificentviewstowardsthesea and castlefrom Situated ontheHighStreetincentreof Criccieth Criccieth Criccieth & s parking. Tel: 01766522168. cosy lounge.Liftservesallfloorsandthere isamplecar restaurant, entertainmentroomwithadditional baranda areas includeadelightfulcocktailbar, attractivelarge dryer andTVwithradiochannels.Extensive public nowdonia River via theresortofBarmouthatmouth the footofCaderIdrismountainrange.We south toDolgellau,asmallmarket townsituatedat to explorethenorthernpartofmidWales takes us Full Day toDolgellauandBarmouth.Alovelyjourney in severeweather). (fare includedintourcost-servicestopspartway some ofthefinestmountainsceneryinBritishIsles highest mountainandprovidesunforgettableviewsof Railway risestowithin66’ofthesummitWales’s Full DaytoSnowdon.TheuniqueSnowdonMountain (entrance includedintourcost). are lovelygardensandfascinatingvistasateveryturn setting forthefamousTVseriesThePrisoner . There Snowdonia. Itsdreamlike Italianatequalitymadeitthe is setonitsownpeninsulathesouthernshoresof Full DaytoPortmeirion Village.Thisuniquevillage Excursions Included: Apr 28 Departs Sunday-ReturnsSaturday • Snowdonrailwaytrip • EntrancetoPortmeirion • 3fulldayexcursions • 6nightsdinner, room&breakfast WHAT ALFA INCLUDES May 12 May 26 June 9 June 23 Castle View Castle View Supplements perperson Holiday 368-7Days Criccieth & Mawddach. s £279 £304 £329 £329 £334 £28 nowdonia nowdonia July 7,21 Aug 4 Aug 18 Sept 1 Single Room Sept 15 £279 PER PERSON Days FROM return return 7 £334 £334 £334 £334 £324 £32

WaLEs 08451 305666 03451 305666 www.alfatravel.co.uk visit your local travel agent 49 Aberystwyth £214 £219 £219 5 FROM Days PER PERSON PER £179 Sept 23 Sept 2 July 1, 29 £25 £214 £199 £179 serves all floors Tel: 01597 822085 serves all floors Heart Wales of Holiday 5372 - 5 Days 5372 Holiday The Glen Usk Hotel Hotel The Usk Glen Llandrindod Wells Situated in the very heart of the pretty spa town of expect a warm welcome at the Glen Llandrindod Wells, Usk Hotel. There is a comfortable residents’ lounge with sun veranda, spacious restaurant newly renovated bar, Gardens, and an entertainment overlooking the Temple All 79 bedrooms have bath or room with dance floor. shower and WC, TV and tea/coffee making facilities. Lift

Supplements per person Single Room June 3 May 6 WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT room & breakfast • 4 nights dinner, • 2 full & 1 half day excursion • Devil’s Bridge Railway trip Departs Monday - Returns Friday Apr 1

The pretty spa town of Llandrindod Wells lies lies Llandrindod Wells of town spa The pretty surrounded is and Wales of heart secret the in various Thehas town hillsides. by beautiful and a theatres and museums shops, craft exploring for base splendid A park. pleasant region. unspoilt this Included: Excursions travel We Day to Lampeter and Carmarthen. Full town on the River a pleasant market west to Lampeter, Wales. Then and home to the oldest university in Teifi town with southwards to Carmarthen, a thriving market a superb castle and numerous historic buildings. Devil’s Bridge. Today’s Day to Aberystwyth and Full principal resort in west us north to the journey takes setting on a Aberystwyth, situated in a striking Wales, small promontory dividing two beaches and with steep hills behind. Included in the tour cost is a trip on the spectacular Devil’s Bridge narrow gauge railway. Half Day to Brecon. With its lovely cathedral and numerous small antique and craft shops, Brecon makes a delightful excursion.

Snowdonia Portmeirion £25 £244 £244 £244 5 FROM Days PER PERSON PER £224 Single Room Sept 11 Aug 14, 28 July 3, 17, 31 nowdonia £20 £244 £234 £224 s Holiday 5366 - 5 Days 5366 Holiday Criccieth & Criccieth

Supplements per person Castle View June 5, 19 May 22 WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT room & breakfast • 4 nights dinner, • 2 full day excursions • Entrance to Portmeirion • Snowdon Mountain Railway trip - Returns Sunday Departs Wednesday May 8

Excursions Included: Excursions Day to Snowdon. The unique Snowdon Mountain Full of Wales’s rises to within 66’ of the summit Railway highest mountain and provides unforgettable views of some of the finest mountain scenery in the British Isles (fare included in tour cost - service stops part way in severe weather). Village. This unique village Day to Portmeirion Full is set on its own peninsula on the southern shores of Italianate quality made it the Snowdonia. Its dreamlike . There setting for the famous TV series The Prisoner are lovely gardens and fascinating vistas at every turn (entrance included in tour cost). Caernarvon Castle Caernarvon £25 £174 £174 £189 £224 £224 5 FROM Days PER PERSON PER £174 Oct 23 Single Room Oct 9 Sept 25 Sept 4, 18 Aug 7, 21 £20 £224 £224 £224 £209 £174 Holiday 5365 - 5 Days 5365 Holiday Criccieth Supplements per person Castle View July 10, 24 June 12, 26 May 15, 29 May 1 WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT room & breakfast • 4 nights dinner, • 2 full day excursions - Returns Sunday Departs Wednesday Apr 10, 24 Excursions Included: Excursions Day to Caernarvon Full & Snowdonia. We travel via Pwllheli to Caernarvon, home to one of the finest castles and boasting in Wales attractive streets and We a lively harbour. return via the Llanberis with its view of Pass, Snowdon, and then descend to Beddgelert, a village set amid glorious mountain scenery. travel east We Day to Ffestiniog & Porthmadog. Full in the heart of Snowdonia, once to Blaenau Ffestiniog, return We a major centre of the slate mining industry. a harbour town with a long to the coast at Porthmadog, narrow gauge maritime history and arguably Britain’s railway capital with stations on both the Ffestiniog and Highland Railways. the Welsh

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Porthcawl Main Promenade & Seabank Hotel venue. To the east of the town lies the River Ogmore and the beautiful Glamorgan Heritage Coast. fairground with a variety of rides andamusements which was namedafter the famous New York course in Wales andoneof several in the area, anexpansive sandy beach andConey Beach, a resort offers numerous facilities, including the world famous Porthcawl golf course, thefinest from 1932. Nearby is Kenfig Nature Reserve, a site of national importance.This attractive seaside country. It developed as a seaside resort after the Great War and the splendid Grand Pavilion dates warehouse in Wales, anattractive harbour and the last coal andgas powered lighthouse in the industriesstilland has some interesting features from that includingoldest period, the maritime Located between Swansea andCardiff, Porthcawl was originallyport a for the iron and steel Extensive carparking. Tel: 01656782261 entertainment mostevenings. Theliftservesallfloors. Bar, GardenRestaurant andlargefunctionroomwith facilities. Extensivepublicareasincludethe Smuggler’s dryer, TV, internaltelephonesandtea/coffeemaking centrally heatedandhavebathorshower and WC,hair restaurant andmostbedrooms.All89bedrooms are Bristol ChannelandSouthWales coast fromthebar, John Streetshops.Therearespectacularviews ofthe headland, ashortwalkfromtheGrandPavilion and Porthcawl’s mostprominentbuildingissituatedona Porthcawl seabank Hotel Porthcawl and theDylanThomasCentre. full ofinterestincludingtheNationalWaterfront Museum Outstanding NaturalBeauty. Swanseaisabustlingcity beautiful peninsulaandBritain’s firstdesignatedAreaof Victorian seasideresortattheentrancetoGower, a Full Day toSwansea&Mumbles.Mumblesisatraditional for alookaroundtheWelsh capital. Wetelevision’s continuetoCardiff “GavinandStacey”. the portofBarryandnearbyIsland,settingfor We Full DaytoGlamorganCoast,BarryandCardiff. Excursions Included: Sept 16 Departs Monday-ReturnsFriday • 2fulldayexcursions • 4nightsdinner, room&breakfast WHAT ALFA INCLUDES May 22 Departs Wednesday -Returns Sunday May 29 June 19 June 26 Sea View Supplements perperson Holiday 5385 -5Days Porthcawl

avel via Southerndown and Llantwit Major to travel viaSoutherndownandLlantwitMajorto £224 £219 £234 £234 £239 £20 Sept 23 July 17 Aug 7,14 Aug 21,28 Single Room Sept 11 £219 PER PERSON Days FROM 5 £219 £239 £239 £234 £224 £25 Waterfront MuseumandtheDylanThomasCentre. bustling cityfullofinterestincludingtheNational Area ofOutstandingNaturalBeauty. Swanseaisa Gower, abeautifulpeninsulaandBritain’s firstdesignated traditional Victorianseasideresortattheentranceto Full DaytoSwansea&Mumbles.Mumblesisa of Wales. featuring reconstructedbuildingsbroughtfromallparts and themostpopularheritageattractioninWales, entrance), oneofEurope’spremieropenairmuseums a visittoSt.Fagans NationalHistoryMuseum(free start thedaywithashorttourofcityfollowedby Museum. We traveltheshortdistancetoCardiffand Full DaytoCardiff&St.Fagans National History seaside atmosphere. streets andfortifiedwallscombinetocreateaunique coloured GeorgianandRegency buildings.Itsnarrow and photogenicharbourareoverlooked byitspastel Full DaytoTenby. Tenby’s twosuperbbeaches Excursions Included: Apr 27 Departs Saturday-Returns • GuidedtourofCardiff • 3fulldayexcursions • 7nightsdinner, room&breakfast WHAT ALFA INCLUDES May 4 May 11,18 May 25 Sea View Supplements perperson Holiday 385 -8 Days Porthcawl £299 £314 £339 £379 £32 June 1,8,22,29 July 6,20,27 Aug 3,17,24,31 Single Room Sept 7 £299 PER PERSON Days FROM 8 £379 £379 £379 £379 £36

WaLEs 08451 305666 03451 305666 www.alfatravel.co.uk visit your local travel agent 51 Tenby Harbour Tenby £28 £359 £359 £359 6 FROM Days PER PERSON PER £349 Sept 15, 29 Single Room Aug 25 July 28 £28 £359 £359 £349 Tenby Holiday 6382 - 6 Days 6382 Holiday Giltar Hotel Giltar Tenby Excellently situated overlooking the beautiful South Beach and Caldey Island and within walking distance of the town centre. The hotel has a newly refurbished cellar bar with a dance floor and lively entertainment there most evenings which includes bingo and dancing, is also a pool table. There is a lounge situated along side reception which enjoys the beautiful sea views. The recently refurbished restaurant also enjoys the stunning sea views. All bedrooms have en-suite bath or shower tea/coffee & WC, telephone, free view flat screen TV, making facilities and hairdryers. A lift serves all floors 01834 842507 Telephone including the bar.

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Tenby is a uniquely attractive resort. Its pastel pastel Its resort. attractive a uniquely is Tenby fortified streets, narrow buildings, coloured its from the light and the of quality walls which an atmosphere it give bays shimmering the Mediterranean. of reminiscent is Included: Excursions Laugharne Day to Laugharne and Carmarthen. Full (pronounced Larne) is the former home of the poet Dylan Thomas, immortalised in his work Under Milk , but it is interesting in itself as an ancient town Wood castle and quaint winding streets. with a Welsh St. Davids. Day to Haverfordwest and Full Haverfordwest hosts an award winning farmers market and a wide range of restaurants and cafes. It has impressive beaches with golden sands and there are riverside walks in the town and nearby countryside. The city of St Davids is situated on the far south west village. St Davids is a small attractive coast of Wales. a spectacular has Pembroke Half Day to Pembroke. castle, the birthplace of Henry VII (entrance not included).

Cardiff Castle Cardiff Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl Pavilion, Grand £25 £224 £224 5 FROM Days PER PERSON PER £214 Single Room Sept 4 July 10, 24 £20 £224 £214 Holiday 5388 - 5 Days 5388 Holiday Welsh Heritage Welsh Supplements per person Sea View June 12 WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT room & breakfast • 4 nights dinner, • 2 full day excursions of Cardiff • Guided Tour - Returns Sunday Departs Wednesday May 15 Excursions Included: Excursions and National Coal Museum. Day to the Valleys Full Valley us first up the Rhondda journey takes Today’s of Hirwaun, Merthyr Towns” and then through the “Top Heritage Site at Blaenavon, World to the and Tredegar Pit’home of the magnificent ‘Big Coal National Museum where we have a guided tour. National History Day to Cardiff & St. Fagans Full travel the short distance to Cardiff and Museum. We start the day with a short tour of the city followed by National History Museum (free a visit to St. Fagans entrance), one of Europe’s premier open air museums and featuring the most popular heritage attraction in Wales, reconstructed buildings brought from all parts of Wales. £25 £244 £244 5 FROM Days PER PERSON PER £219 July 31 Single Room July 3 £20 £244 £219

entrance) one of Europe’s premier open outh Wales Wales outh Holiday 5387 - 5 Days - 5 Days 5387 Holiday s Gardens of Supplements per person Sea View June 5 WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT room & breakfast • 4 nights dinner, • 2 full day excursions • Entrance to National Botanic Gardens • Entrance to Aberglasney Gardens • Entrance to Dyffryn Gardens - Returns SundayDeparts Wednesday May 8 air museums and the most popular heritage attraction featuring reconstructed buildings brought in Wales, from all parts of Wales. Excursions Included: Excursions and Garden of Wales Day to National Botanic Full us to Aberglasney Gardens. A short journey takes Carmarthen and the first major Botanic Garden to be Features include a Mediterranean created this century. Garden and Great Glass House. Garden, Double Walled In the afternoon we continue to nearby Aberglasney Garden, one of the most beautiful gardens in Wales Tunnel. with a famous Cloister Garden and Yew (Entrance to both gardens included in the cost.) National Day to Dyffryn Gardens & St. Fagans Full travel to the heart of the vale History Museum. We of Glamorgan to visit Dyffryn Gardens (entrance included).This grade 1 Edwardian garden has 55 acres of garden rooms, seasonal bedding and an extensive National History then visit St. Fagans arboretum. We Museum (free

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Fishguard, Pembrokeshire Coast cheese of Carmarthenshire. the shimmering bays of nearby Tenby, the golden sands of Haverfordwest and the delicious and awarm atmosphere making it an ideal resort for anyone. It is the perfect base to explore Pembrokeshire Coast National Park offers the joys of small local businesses,beautiful views resort with awide, sandy, bluebeach. flag This fishing villagelocated in the heart of the Located at the foot of apicturesque wooded valley, Saundersfoot is a small seaside available inpublicareas.NoLift.Tel: 01834812421 and ensuitebathorshowerWC.Free Wi-Fiis All 29roomshaveTV, hairdryer, teaandcoffeemaking outdoor swimmingpool(heatedmidMaytoSept). small terracewithoutdoortabletennisoverlookingthe The spaciousbarfeaturesapooltableandthereis restaurants, harbourandbeachesofSaundersfoot. bay, 10minuteswalkfromtheshoppingcentre, bars, Situated inacommandingpositionoverlookingthe Saundersfoot Merlewood Hotel saundersfoot

Tenby National Wool Museum(freeentrance). it hasaverypopularcoveredmarket. We visitthe market town,situatedjust6milesfromthebeach; to botanicalgardens.CarmarthenisabustlingWelsh museumexhibitsandliteraryhaunts to state-of-the-art and itsattractionsreflectthis-frommedievalcastles combines thebestofoldandnew, cityandcountry- Full Day toSwanseaandCarmarthen. scenery. an attractivevillage,setamongstbeautifulcoastal to itsmagnificentcathedral,StDavidsisactually west coastofWales. Althoughtechnicallyacitydue The cityofStDavidsissituatedonthefarsouth riverside walksinthetownandnearbycountryside. impressive beacheswithgoldensandsandthereare and awiderangeofrestaurantscafes.Ithas marketfarmers’ award winning Haverfordwest hostsan Full DaytoHaverfordwestandStDavids. Excursions Included: Apr 1,22 Departs Monday-ReturnsFriday • 2fulldayexcursions • 4nightsdinner, room&breakfast WHAT ALFA INCLUDES Sea View Supplements perperson Holiday 5380 -5Days s aundersfoot £174 £20 Single Room Oct 7,21 £174 PER PERSON Days FROM 5 £179 £25 which itretainsamagnificentcastle. site ofaprolongedsiegefromOliverCromwelldespite Half DaytoPembroke birthplaceofHenryVIIand with aWelsh castleandquaintwindingstreets. Wood, butitisinterestinginitselfasanancienttown Dylan Thomas,immortalisedinhisworkUnderMilk (pronounced Larne)istheformerhomeofpoet Full Day toLaugharneandCarmarthen. Mediterranean. bays giveitanatmospherewhichisreminiscentofthe walls andthequalityoflightfromitsshimmering Its pastelcolouredbuildings,narrowstreets,fortified Full DaytoTenby. Tenby isauniquelyattractiveresort. town whichwasonceamedievalport. We continuetoCardiganontheRiverTeifi, anattractive Wales (freeentrance). important industryin was oncethemost tells thestoryofwhat National Wool Museum Mills atLlandysul,the historic formerCambrian Cardigan. Wool Museumand Full DaytoNational Excursions Included: May 12 Departs Sunday-ReturnsSaturday • 3full&1halfdayexcursion • 6nightsdinner, room&breakfast WHAT ALFA INCLUDES June 16 Sea View Supplements perperson Holiday 382 -7Days s aundersfoot Located in the Located inthe £279 £299 £28 July 7 Single Room Sept 1 £279 PER PERSON Days FROM 7 £299 £299 £32

Pembroke Castle Laugharne Castle St. David’s Cathedral

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Aug 5 Sept 9 £44 £204 £244 4 nights dinner, room 4 nights dinner, & breakfast Holiday 5427 Holiday WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT • • 2 full day excursions Departs Monday - Returns Friday May 13 July 8 Supplements per person Single Room Excursions Included: Excursions Day to Fort William. Travelling Full north along the shores of Loch Linnhe to Fort William at the foot of Ben Nevis. return via the magnificent scenery of We Moor. Glen Coe and Rannoch Day to Lochgilphead and Full south to Traveling Inveraray. Lochgilphead and then along the shores ancestral seat of Loch Fyne to Inveraray, of Argyll. of the Campbells, Dukes

oban Regent Hotel Hotel Regent Oban Overlooking the promenade and Oban Bay with views towards the hills of Mull, the predominantly art deco Regent Hotel is a landmark on the Esplanade shops and is ideally situated for Oban’s and bars. Bedrooms have bath or telephone and shower and WC, TV, tea/coffee making facilities. Hair dryer The hotel’s available at Reception. restaurant serves freshly prepared food two lounges and there is a small bar, and a small terrace. Lift serves all floors, although there are many unavoidable steps at the hotel entrance. 01631 562341 Tel:

Oban is the most popular resort and touring centre in the Western the Western in touring centre and resort popular the most is Oban the on sits Oban the Isles’, to ‘The Gateway as Known Highlands. harbour busy its and horseshoe, perfect a near Bay, Oban beautiful protected is It Hebrides. the Inner of islands the with the link provides the the island long northlow is To and Mull. Kerrera of the islands by is Oban Ardgour. and Morvern of the mountains and Lismore, of shops. of plenty has also it and seafood excellent its for known

Loch Lomond Loch Glasgow £309 £309 7 FROM Days PER PERSON PER £304

Aug 25 Sept 15 £49 £304 £309 6 nights dinner, room 6 nights dinner, & breakfast the city (included in the tour cost). Holiday 422 Holiday June 9 Supplements per person Single Room WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT • • 3 full day excursions • Boat trip on Loch Lomond • Guided tour of Glasgow Departs Sunday - Returns Saturday May 19 With its Day to Glasgow. Full magnificent buildings and delightful parks beside the Clyde, Glasgow has become one of Europe’s most dynamic and have a guided tour cultured cities. We of

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& The Trossachs Loch Lomond Lomond Loch Arrochar Situated on the edge of the small village of Arrochar at the head of Loch Long and surrounded by the rugged peaks of Alps” there are pleasant the “Arrochar strolls as well as strenuous walks There is a in the immediate vicinity. pleasant lounge bar providing nightly entertainment and a smart restaurant serving excellent waiter-served menus. All 81 rooms have bath or shower hair dryer and tea/coffee and WC, TV, making facilities. Lift serves most floors. 01301 702434 Tel: Loch Long Hotel Hotel Long Loch

Excursions Included: Excursions Travelling Day to the Trossachs. Full first via Crianlarich, Lochearnhead, of Leny to Loch Lubnaig and the Falls past Loch Venachar Then on Callander. via Returning to the Trossachs. Aberfoyle. the Day to Loch Lomond and Full travel alongside Loch Bonnie Clyde. We Long and Gare Loch to Helensburgh, on the Bonnie Clyde. In the afternoon we journey along the western side of Loch Lomond before taking a trip on the loch returning to Arrochar. This tour is a great introduction to the rich variety of Scotland which which Scotland of the to variety rich introduction a is great tour This of the head at nestles Arrochar centuries. for tourists bewitched has of peak spectacular the most Alps”, the “Arrochar amongst Long Loch its at Scotland is This The as Cobbler. also known Ben Arthur, is which looking mountains the craggy with inspiring, and most serene most a only are we believe to hard is It loch. sea sheltered the upon down the to situation this exploit We Glasgow. of the centre from drive short the only not includes which programme excursion superb a with full to visit a also but TheTrossachs, and Lomond Loch of delights scenic to years in recent itself re-invented has which city largest Scotland’s in Europe. cities and dynamic interesting the most one of become Loch Lomond Loch

Pembroke Castle Pembroke Laugharne Castle Castle Laugharne St. David’s Cathedral David’s St.

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Dunoon Pier & River Clyde the most memorable anywhere in Scotland. scenery in the Argyll Forest Park. The journeys along Loch Eck and to Colintraive are amongst at the Queens Hall. Within just a few miles is some of Scotland’s most spectacular mountain and both 9and18 hole golf courses. There are two cinemas and, in the season, entertainment indoor swimming with pool solarium and sauna, bowling greens, squash and tennis courts for that most traditional of seaside occupations, strolling along the prom! There is amodern Holy Loch join the sea. It boasts some lovely gardens, two bays, andaflat promenadeperfect - Dunoon is splendidly situated on the western shores of the Firth of Clyde, where Loch Long and selborne Hotel a TVlounge,barlounge withdancefloor, quiet lounge a constantsourceof interest. Groundfloorareasinclude bedrooms offeruninterruptedviewsofthe riverwhichis edge.All thepublicroomsandmanyof water’s pleasant lawnsreachingdowntothepromenade and Superbly situatedlookingsouthacrossthe Clydewith Dunoon Dunoon & Dunoon argyll available. Tel: 01369702761. bar lounge.Theliftserves almostallrooms.Carparking channels. Entertainmentisprovidedmost evenings inthe coffee makingfacilities,hairdryerandTVwith radio private bathorshowerandWC.Allrooms havetea/ and gamesroom.98bedroomswithcentral heatingand from ‘Rest andbeThankful’Pass. of fjord-like LochGoil,approachedviaasteepdescent Half DaytoLochgoilhead,asmallvillageatthehead visiting Innellanandtoward,KilmunChurchStrone. tour toexploretheareaimmediatelyaroundDunoon Half DaytotheCowalPeninsula. Aldelightfulshort Lomond beforeretracingourstepsbacktoDunoon. afternoon wejourneyalongthewesternsideofLoch Long andGareLochtoHelensburgh,ontheClyde.In over ‘Rest andbeThankful’passthenalongsideLoch alongside LochEckandtheupperreachesofFyne, Full DaytoLochLomond&Helensburgh.We travel unrivalled panoramicviews. heritage, contrastinglandscapesandseascapes of Rothesay. Thispeacefulislandishometoarich the IsleofBute.We continue toitscapital,theresort to Colintraiveandthenviaashortferrycrossing Full DaytoIsleofBute.Today’s journeytakes us Excursions Included: No SingleSupplementsatDunoon! Apr 27 Departs Saturday-Returns • 2full&halfdayexcursions • 7nightsdinner, room&breakfast WHAT ALFA INCLUDES May 11 May 25 June 8,22 Sea View Supplements perperson Holiday 410 -8Days & Dunoon a £259 £299 £334 £334 rgyll £32 *Subject toAvailability July 6,20 Aug 3,17 Aug 31 Double usedasSingle* Sept 14 £259 PER PERSON Days FROM 8 £334 £334 £334 £334 £36

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Supplements per person Sea View June 24 WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT room & breakfast • 4 nights dinner, • 2 full day excursions • Departs Monday - Returns Friday May 27 No Single Supplements at Dunoon!

The warm waters of the Gulf Stream the Gulf of waters The warm exotic the most of some Scotland of the West give Britain. of the whole in gardens and remarkable Included: Excursions journey Day to Mount Stuart Gardens. Today’s Full us to Colintraive and then via a short ferry crossingtakes to the Isle of Bute (ferry included in tour cost) and the splendour of Mount Stuart Gardens (entrance included in the holiday cost). Originally developed by the 2nd Earl of Bute (whose son was one of the founders of Kew Gardens), these are gardens on an Olympian scale with several distinct gardens on a 300 acre site. Day to Crarae and Benmore Gardens. Crarae, Full is a woodland garden with situated near Inveraray, a superb collection of flowering shrubs. Benmore, close to the Dunoon, situated on the Cowal Peninsula Botanic Garden, is a specialist garden of the Royal Edinburgh. It is also a woodland garden including some spectacular giant redwoods. (Entrance to both gardens is included in the holiday cost). Oban £25 £209 £209 £209 £209 5 FROM Days PER PERSON PER £189 Double used as Single* Sept 16 Sept 2, 9 Aug 5, 19, 26 July 8, 15 *Subject to Availability £20 £209 £209 £209 £189 Holiday 5411 - 5 Days 5411 Holiday Dunoon & Isle of Bute Bute of Dunoon & Isle Supplements per person Sea View June 10, 17 May 20 May 13 No Single Supplements at Dunoon! WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT room & breakfast • 4 nights dinner, • 2 full day excursions • Return ferry crossing to Isle of Bute Departs Monday - Returns Friday Apr 29 Excursions Included: Excursions Day to Oban, the principal town on the west coast Full and port for many of the ferry services to the Hebridean seat of the Dukes Islands. En route we pass Inveraray, of Lora. and the remarkable Falls of Argyll, Loch Awe us to journey takes Day to Isle of Bute. Today’s Full Colintraive and then via a short ferry crossing to the one continue to its capital, Rothesay, Isle of Bute. We of the Clyde’s most famous resorts which also boasts a fine castle. £32 £299 £299 £299 7 FROM Days PER PERSON PER £279 Sept 8 Double used as Single* Aug 11, 25 July 14, 28 *Subject to Availability £28 rgyll £299 £299 £279 a Holiday 412 - 7 Days 412 Holiday Dunoon & Supplements per person Sea View June 2, 16, 30 May 19 No Single Supplements at Dunoon! WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT room & breakfast • 6 nights dinner, • 2 full & 2 half day excursions Departs Sunday - Returns Saturday May 5 Excursions Included: Excursions us journey takes Day to Isle of Bute. Today’s Full to Colintraive and then via a short ferry crossing to continue to its capital, the resort the Isle of Bute. We This peaceful island is home to a rich of Rothesay. heritage, contrasting landscapes and seascapes and unrivalled panoramic views. travel Day to Loch Lomond & Helensburgh. We Full alongside Loch Eck and the upper reaches of Loch Fyne, and be Thankful’ pass then alongside Loch over ‘Rest Long and Gare Loch to Helensburgh, on the Clyde. In the afternoon we journey along the western side of Loch Lomond before retracing our steps back to Dunoon. Al delightful short Half Day to the Cowal Peninsula. tour to explore the area immediately around Dunoon visiting Innellan and toward, Kilmun Church and Strone. Half Day to Lochgoilhead, a small village at the head Loch Goil, approached via a steep descent of fjord-like and be Thankful’ Pass. from ‘Rest

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Eilean Donan Castle coverage of many of the area’s most interesting places. Fort William is unrivalled andour splendid excursion programme makes the best of this with torrid history has produced over 30battlefields in the Lochaber area alone. As a touring centre, surrounding countryside has some of Britain’s most spectacular andromantic scenery and its the Snowgooserestaurant, fromwhere thereare spectacular viewsof Great the Glen. The Nevis, nearby Aonach Mor offers Britain’s only alpine cable car,rising over 2000 feet to Nevis, Britain’s highest mountain. For those who donot feel quite up to the ascent of Ben at the southern endof the Great Glen, on the shores of Loch Linnhe, beneath towering Ben a splendid location from which to explore the magnificent Western Highlands. It is situated Fort William, the “Outdoor Capital of the UK”, is not only an important tourist centre but also request. Extensivecarparking. Tel: 01397702268 evenings. Noliftbutgroundfloorroomsavailableon lounge, twobars,terraceandentertainmentmost dryer andTVwithradiochannels.Thereisapanoramic and WC.Allroomshavetea/coffeemakingfacilities,hair heating and/orindividualelectricheating, bathorshower friendly baseinwhichtorelax.92bedroomswithcentral the bedrooms,CroitAnnaoffersacomfortableand across thelochfromallofpublicroomsandmost from thecentreofFortWilliam,withspectacularviews Situated ontheshoresofLocheLinnhe,threemiles Fort William Croit Fort William & s anna Hotel

Croit Anna situated ontheshoresofRiverNess. Inverness, capitaloftheHighlandRegion, delightfully Glen, pastnotoriousLochNessandCastleUrquhartto Full DayExcursiontoInverness.AlongtheGreat with ashorttourofthisenchantingIsland. continue toKyle ofLochalshandthenacrosstoSkye to themuchphotographedEileanDonanCastle.We along LochLochy, thenpasttheFiveSistersofKintail Full DaytotheIsleofSkye.Ascenicjourneytakes us Excursions Included: No SingleSuppsatFortWilliam! Mar 18 Departs Monday-ReturnsFriday • 2fulldayexcursions • 4nightsdinner, room&breakfast WHAT ALFA INCLUDES Mar 25 Apr 1 Apr 8,15 Apr 22 May 13 May 27 June 17 Sea View Supplements perperson Holiday 5433 -5Days Fort William & £154 £159 £174 £169 £174 £209 £229 £229 kye £20 s *Subject toAvailability July 1,15 Aug 5,19 Sept 2 Sept 23 Sept 30 Oct 7,14 Oct 21 Double usedasSingle* Oct 28 kye £154 PER PERSON Days FROM 5 £229 £229 £229 £184 £179 £174 £174 £179 £25 with ashorttourofthisenchantingIsland. continue toKyle ofLochalshandthenacrosstoSkye to themuchphotographedEileanDonanCastle.We along LochLochy, thenpasttheFiveSistersofKintail Full DaytotheIsleofSkye.Ascenicjourneytakes us perhaps evencatchaglimpseof“Nessie”! surrounded bythetoweringScottishhills–and Cathedral. We alsoseemagnificentLochNess buildings includingInvernessCastleandSt.Andrew’s to thisbeautifulcitywhichboastsahostofhistoric Full DaytoInvernessandLochNess.We travel Mountains ofSkye. situated overlookingtheSoundofSleatandCuillin the Isles”tothisdelightfulfishingport,superbly Full DaytoMallaig. Alongthefamous“Road to Excursions Included: No SingleSuppsatFortWilliam! May 19 Departs Sunday-Returns • 3fulldayexcursions • 7nightsdinner, room&breakfast WHAT ALFA INCLUDES No SingleSuppsatFortWilliam! Apr 28 Departs Sunday-ReturnsSaturday • 3fulldayexcursions • 6nightsdinner, room&breakfast WHAT ALFA INCLUDES June 30 May 12 Sea View Supplements perperson May 26 June 9,23 Sea View Supplements perperson Fort William Fort Holiday 431 -8Days Holiday 432 -7Days £314 £259 £344 £289 £314 £314 £32 £28 *Subject toAvailability *Subject toAvailability July 28 July 7,21 Double usedasSingle* Sept 8 Aug 4,18 Sept 1 Double usedasSingle* Sept 15 Days 7 £259 £314 PER PERSON PER PERSON Days FROM FROM 8 £344 £314 £344 £314 £314 £309 £36 £32

Fort William Castle Urquhart, Loch Ness

Glencoe

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Huntly arms Hotel Huntly Aboyne Situated in the heart of the delightful village of Aboyne, the Huntly Arms has been a notable meeting place for many generations. All bedrooms have private bath or shower and WC, tea/ coffee making facilities, television and telephone. There is a pleasant garden, delightful cocktail bar with splendid stained glass window and entertainment two evenings per week. 01339 886101 No lift. Tel: 502 Holiday WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT • • 2 full day excursions • 2 half day excursions • Entrance to Balmoral (when possible) • Entrance to Glamis Castle • Distillery Visit Departs Sunday - Returns Saturday Apr 21 May 19 June 2 Supplements per person Single Room Glamis Castle Glamis Royal Deeside Deeside Royal aberdeen & Excursions Included: Excursions Day to Grantown and the Full us journey takes Today’s Whisky Trail. through some spectacular scenery to and on to Cock Bridge and Tomintoul Grantown, then along the Spey Valley, visiting one of the many distilleries for which this area is famous (distillery visit included in the tour cost). Day to Arbroath and Glamis. WeFull travel by the thriving port of Montrose to picturesque Arbroath renowned for haddock its ‘smokies’, delicious smoked salmon. We and also for its smoked continue to Glamis Castle, family seat of the Queen Mother and macabre setting (entrance ‘Macbeth’ for Shakespeare’s included in the tour cost). Half Day to Balmoral Castle. We travel west to Balmoral Castle and Crathie Church (entrance to Balmoral is included in the tour cost when the castle is open which is April-July only). travel along Half Day to Aberdeen. We the magnificent Dee valley to Aberdeen, the “Granite City”, with its lovely pink granite buildings and delightful floral displays. This holiday features the area of Scotland so long favoured by favoured long so Scotland of the area features holiday This the magnificent the north lie To Deeside. - Royal Family the Royal Lochnagar of the mountains south the to and Mountains Cairngorm ski the and Wales) of the Prince book by the children’s for (setting the lower of land farming the rich lies the east To Glenshee. at area its for famous Aberdeen, of city floral and the surprising Dee valley ‘The soubrquet famous its it gives which granite the pink and roses but Aberdeen, and Deeside only not cover excursions Our City’. Granite and Forfar of countryside the lovely and Valley Spey the of parts also visitors. English most to known little is which Angus, £369 £359 £344

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4 nights dinner, room 4 nights dinner, & breakfast in Ullapool room 1 night dinner, & breakfast in Dunoon room & breakfast in 1 night dinner, Perthshire

Holiday 452 Holiday Caledonian Hotel Hotel Caledonian Ullapool The Caledonian Ullapool Hotel is set in the heart of this beautiful West Coast of Scotland fishing village, with views of the harbour and Loch Broom. buffet Dining is either in the Mackenzie restaurant. Each of the 83 bedrooms has a bath or shower and WC, TV and tea/coffee making facilities. No lift. Tel: 01854 612306 Tel: June 9 July 7 Supplements per person Single Room WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT • • • • 2 full day excursions • Entrance to Inverewe Garden Departs Sunday - Returns Saturday May 12 Inverewe Gardens Gardens Inverewe

At leisure in Ullapool. Callander - Stirling - South Full Day to Gairloch and Full Dunoon - Loch Lomond Home - Interchange - Glasgow Ullapool - Inverness - Aviemore Ullapool - Inverness - Aviemore

Northern scotland scotland Northern Ullapool & Ullapool

- Dunoon. Staying overnight at Selborne Hotel. Monday Holiday Itinerary: Holiday Sunday - Glencoe - Fort William - Drumnadrochit - Ullapool. An us through the incredible journey takes finest scenery in Scotland. Tuesday Inverewe Garden. Inverewe Gardens are remarkable - a collection of trees and plants from the four corners of the earth, often planted in hollows hewn from the rock and all bathed by the warm waters of the Gulf Stream (entrance included). Wednesday Day to Thurso and John Thursday Full along the east coast O’Groats. Travelling to the northernmost tip of mainland Scotland before turning west to Thurso Strathnaver and returning via Dounreay, and Loch Shin. Friday Staying overnight in - Perthshire. Callander at the Dreadnought Hotel. Saturday Uplands - Interchange - Home Ullapool nestles on a small river delta on the shores of the fjord- the of shores the on delta river small on a nestles Ullapool resorts the from atmosphere very different a has It Broom. Loch like to links the close sense but help cannot visitor the and south further port)the and mainland the chief is it which (for Hebrides the Outer the of some is Here the northAtlantic. border which countries other mountains Majestic the world. in scenery unspoilt beautiful most forests, beaches, superb are nearby and sides on all it surround which stream the gulf by caressed all and waterfalls, glens hidden Ullapool weather. mild and comparatively gardens sub-tropical it gives lively surprisingly is town the the evening in and centre a leisure has the to trips weather In goodsummer and restaurants. bars many with possible. are Isles Summer Glencoe

Fort William Fort Castle Urquhart, Loch Ness Loch Urquhart, Castle

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Braemar Castle Highland Games Balmoral Castle included inthetourcost). for Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ (entrance seat oftheQueenMotherandsetting continue tonearbyGlamisCastle,family market townofBlairgowrie.We pass overGlensheetotheattractive Full DaytoGlamisCastle.Today we a bitmoreofthegloriousscenery. further downthevalleytoBallatersee only).We alsojourneyalittle April-July when thecastleisopenwhich Balmoral isincludedinthetourcost Castle andCrathieChurch(entranceto We traveltheshortdistancetoBalmoral Full DaytoRoyalDeeside&Balmoral. Excursions Included: Braemar grew. and Glen Tilt to the west. It was around this strategic bridgehead that Glenshee tosouth, the Aberdeeneast, to the LairigGhru north to the years ago it commanded all the glens leading in andout of the area - castle of Kindrochit Head of (“The Nearlythe Bridge”). a thousand the Scottish scenery. In the heart of the village lie the ruins of the great Games village of Braemar, we are ideally placed for the splendours of is home to Balmoral Castle. From our delightful base at the Highland Long a favoured retreat of the Royal Family, the beautiful Dee Valley Deeside Royal Single Room Supplements perperson June 17 June 3 May 27 Departs Monday-ReturnsFriday • EntrancetoGlamisCastle • EntrancetoBalmoral(whenopen) • 2fulldayexcursions • WHAT ALFA INCLUDES Holiday 5502 Tel: 01339741644 TV andtea/coffeemakingfacilities. rural viewswithbath,showerandWC, nightly. The76bedroomshavemostly an excellentmenu.Entertainmentis restaurant haslovelyviewsandoffers bar andseparatepublicbar. The lounge withacoffeeshop,residents’ This impressivehotelhasalargeopen Water whichrunsintotheRiverDee. hunting lodge,isonthebanksofClunic Fife Arms,originallytheDuke ofFife’s for theannualHighlandGathering, the Set inlovelyBraemarvillage,famous Braemar Fife & breakfast 4 nightsdinner, room rms Hotel Hotel arms £224 £224 £224 £48 Sept 9 Aug 12 July 15

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trekking centre, challenging nine hole golf course and bowling green. water coaster, steam powered saw mill and tree top trail, apony the Landmark Forestry Heritage and Adventure Park with its wild Spey Valley. Thereare numerous attractions inthevillage including Carrbridgenestles ofheart Highlands inthevery beautiful inthe Highland FolkMuseum(freeentrance). weather onanyday. We continuetothe over Strathspey, marvelatthemountain the BaseStation.Enjoystunningviews Restaurant inaround8minutesfrom of allabilitiestoreachthePtarmigan unique visitorexperienceallowspeople home toScotland’sonlyfunicular. This Mountain Railway (fareincluded) and Newtonmore.We visitCairngorm Full DayCairngormMountainRailway Heritage VisitorCentre(freeentrance). entrance). at TheSpeyValley Smokehouse (free Glenfiddich towardsGrantown,stopping whisky capitalofScotlandandhome We continuethroughDufftown,the American Oakusingtraditionalmethods. produces thefinestcasksfrombest included). Cooperage, Craigllachie(entrance Full DaySpeyValley. We visitSpeyside Excursions Included: Highlander The We returnviaTheHeather This family owned cooperage This familyownedcooperage

Speyside Distillery Spey Valley Single Room Supplements perperson July 15 June 10 May 13 Departs Monday-ReturnsFriday • EntrancetoSpeysideCooperage • Trip onCairngormMountainRailway • 2fulldayexcursions • WHAT ALFA INCLUDES Holiday 5527 twice weekly. Tel 01479841202 programme includesScottishevenings facilities. Avariedentertainment TV, telephoneandtea/coffeemaking of whichhavebath/showerandWC, serve mostofthe120bedrooms,all the Conservatorylounge.Two lifts dinners, theLaird’sBarandGrill buffet breakfastandwaiterserved Suite diningroomwithselfservice Recently refurbished,ithasaHighland Park intheheartof Highlands. Dulnain insidetheCairngormNational is situatedonthebanksofRiver This traditionalfamilyownedhotel Carrbridge Carrbridge Hotel & breakfast 4 nightsdinner, room £244 £234 £224 £48 Oct 14 Sept 23 Aug 12

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Cairngorm Mountain Railway Loch Morlich in the Cairngorm National Park

Perth and River Tay ©Visit Scotland Stirling Castle

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Sept 2 Sept 16 Oct 7 £96 £239 £249 £249 4 nights dinner, room 4 nights dinner, & breakfast Holiday 5550 Holiday WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT • • 2 full day excursions • Guided tour of Edinburgh • Guided tour of Glasgow Departs Monday - Returns Friday May 27 June 3, 17 July 1, 22 Supplements per person Single Room Excursions Included: Excursions Day to Edinburgh. A relatively short Full us to Scotland’s most journey takes historic city where we have a guided city tour (included in the tour cost) and plenty of time to explore the National Museum of Scotland (free admission additional charge for some exhibitions). Day to Glasgow. With its Full magnificent buildings and delightful parks beside the Clyde, Glasgow has become one of Europe’s most dynamic have a guided and cultured cities. We tour of the city (included in the holiday cost). Visit Glasgow Cathedral (free admission).

scotland’s scotland’s Heritage Golden Lion Hotel Lion Golden Stirling Situated right in the middle of Stirling, adjacent to the shops and only a short walk from the castle, the family-owned Golden Lion was built in 1786 and is a The hotel’s public focal point for the city. areas and many of its 67 bedrooms have recently been refurbished to a high standard and all rooms include en suite bath or shower and WC, radio, telephone and tea/coffee TV, making facilities. There is an attractive reception, pleasant bar and comfortable 01786 475351 restaurant. Lift. Tel: Scotland’s heritage is a rich and complex one, but nowhere nowhere one, but and complex a rich is heritage Scotland’s of scene Stirling, than more independence defiant its symbolises crowned was Scots Mary Queen of where and place battles numerous two Scotland’s visit to which from also a location is superb It in 1543. and Edinburgh both of tours guided include and we cities largest holiday. fascinating in this Glasgow £219 £219

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4 nights dinner, room 4 nights dinner, & breakfast Holiday 5537 Holiday June 3 Supplements per person Single Room WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT • • 2 full day excursions Departs Monday - Returns Friday May 20 Excursions Included: Excursions and Stirling. Day to the Trossachs Full travel alongside Loch Venachar We in the heart of to lovely Loch Achray, Through pine and birch the Trossachs. Centre at forest to The Scottish Wool Aberfoyle (free entrance) returning via most historic one of Britain’s Stirling, cities with a magnificent castle and street. ancient market Valley. and Tay Day to Perth Full We splendid public parks, the striking Tay Street promenade, Branklyn Gardens return via and majestic cathedral. We famed for its clear rivers Valley, the Tay and lakes.

& stirling stirling & Trossachs Trossachs lift serves all floors with some steps between levels. Tel: 01877 330184 between levels. Tel: Dreadnought Hotel Hotel Dreadnought Callander Located at the northern edge of the and surrounded National Park Trossachs the Dreadnought by stunning scenery, is on Callander’s main street with its shops, bars and cafes all close at hand. The hotel has a traditional atmosphere with an oak panelled bar lounge and comfortable restaurant serving varied menus. Bedrooms have bath or shower, TV and tea/coffee making facilities. A

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Muckross House Single Room Supplements perperson June 23 May 12 Departs Sunday-ReturnsSaturday • GuidedtourofRingKerry • 2fulldayexcursions • • WHAT ALFA INCLUDES Peninsula Holiday 882 Tel: 00353646631158 TV andtea/coffeemakingfacilities.Lift. hairdryer, directdialtelephone,satellite shower, WC,trouserpress,iron, Each ofthe71bedroomshasbath, are buffetstyleintheFleskRestaurant. dinnermenu.Breakfasts table-served at lunchtimes,followedbyatempting Restaurant offerssnacksandaCarvery from Killarneycentre.TheMillBarand steeped inhistoryandlessthanamile The Heightsisatraditionalhotel Killarney Killarney Heights Hotel Dingle Dingle breakfast inDublin 2 nightsdinner, room& & breakfastinKillarney 4 nightsdinner, room Atlantic Ring of Ocean Kerry North North Tralee Killarney £149 £414 £399 Limerick Sept 8 Aug 18

Dublin £399 PER PERSON d FROM 7 ays Irish Irish Sea £414 £414 Hotel for ourovernightstayattheRegency Friday Mayo andvisitBallinaontheRiverMoy. Connaught. Intheafternoonwereturnto we journeynorthtotheportofSligoin Another dayofbeautifulsceneryas Thursday Full Day toSligoandBallina. Wednesday AtleisureinCastlebar. Irish village. return viaCong, acharmingandintimate the firsttransatlanticflightin1919.We Alcock andBrowncrashlandedafter romantic buildings,andClifdenwhere regarded asoneofIreland’smost Abbey (entrancenotincluded),often (Guide Included).We visitKylemore dominates theConnemaraNationalPark rugged Twelve Pins mountainrange Tuesday Full DaytoConnemara.The Castlebar. the tourcost)beforecontinuingto look around(Houseonlyincludedin 18th Strokestown Park Housefora the EmeraldIsle,stoppingatstately House -Castlebar. We travelacross Monday Dublin. Christchurch whose foundation stones were laid in 1739. of the oldest buildings in Mayo, is steeped in history with one ofCastlebar market vibrant town and the music of Westlife. The renownedof for poetry Yeats the one of Ireland’s largest towns is spectacularmountains. Sligo, breathtaking coastlines and beauty, with Mayo and Sligo’s and awe-inspiring natural bestvery of Ireland’s vigorous This touroffers some of the Interchange -Home. Saturday Dublin-Holyhead stay attheRegency Hotel Holyhead -Dublin.Forourovernight Sunday Home-Interchange Holiday Itinerary: & sligo Mayo Castlebar -Dublin.To thecapital Dublin -Strokestown Park Dublin.

Westport Single Room Supplements perperson July 7 May 26 Departs Sunday-ReturnsSaturday • GuidedTour ofConnemara • EntrancetoStrokestown House • 2fulldayexcursions • • WHAT ALFA INCLUDES rooms. Tel: 00353949022033 TV andhairdryer. Liftservesmost trouser press&ironingboard,satellite telephone, tea/coffeemakingfacilities, with bathorshower, directdial sauna. Allroomshaveensuitebathroom a 20mpool,jacuzzi,steamroomand superb leisuresuitewhichincludes food. Thereisabar, restaurantanda traditional Irishhospitalityandexcellent This largehotelcomplexoffers Holiday 884 Castlebar Breaffy House Hotel & breakfastinDublin 2 nightsdinner, room & breakfastinCastlebar 4 nightsdinner, room Castlebar Atlantic Kylemore Kylemore Ocean North North Abbey Ballina Connemara Connemara £119 £389 £389 Cong Sligo Sept 1 Aug 11

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Gallaghers Hotel Hotel Gallaghers Letterkenny One of the newest hotels in Letterkenny, Gallaghers is centrally located in the heart of town. Its 92 spacious and stylishly furnished en-suite bedrooms are equipped with all of the modern conveniences you would expect to see from any premier quality hotel. Bedrooms have tea/coffee making facilities, wall mounted plasma television screens, wi-fi access, direct dial telephone, hairdryer, and room service. Thereair-conditioning is an attractive restaurant and lounge bar. 00353 074 9122066 Lift. Tel: 886 Holiday WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT • • room & breakfast in Dublin • 1 night dinner, • 2 full day excursions of Derry • Guided Tour • Visit to the Giant’s Causeway Visitor Centre Departs Sunday - Returns Saturday May 12 June 9 July 14 Supplements per person Single Room Belfast Castle Belfast

Dublin. We include entrance to the new We derry The & Causeway Giant’s

Holiday Itinerary: Holiday Sunday Home - Interchange - Holyhead - Dublin - Monaghan. For our overnight stay at the Hillgrove Hotel Monday Northern Ireland - Belfast - cross the border into We Letterkenny. at Belfast a brief look the north and take on our way to Letterkenny. Day to Giant’s Full Causeway. Tuesday travel along the beautiful Foyle We estuary via the lovely coastal towns of on our way to and Portrush Portstewart see this geological wonder of the world. Legend tells of the giant Finn McCool who lived here and he certainly left his mark! visitor centre. At leisure in Letterkenny. Wednesday Ulster’s Day to Derry. Thursday Full second city lies close to the border in a beautiful location on the River Foyle. We include a guided tour to introduce its many fascinating sites and provide an introduction to its turbulent history. - Dublin. Overnight Letterkenny Friday Hotel at the Regency The vibrant city of Derry or Derry of city Thevibrant the fast astride sits Londonderry, cityThe old Foyle. River flowing is bank western the river’s on in city walled completely the only are walls century 17th Its Ireland. turbulent a of sign visible the most stroll and a history of years 1500 a panoramic allows walls the along its got Letterkenny the city. view of ‘Leitir Irish the Gaelic from name the of ‘Hillside meaning Ceannain’ Swilly, Lough of banks the on village fishing tiny a Originally O’Cannons’. century. the 17th by town market a prosperous into grew Letterkenny Saturday Dublin - Holyhead - Interchange- Home. Cliffs of Moher of Cliffs £399 £399 Sea Irish

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Aug 4 Sept 15 Monastery Clonmacnoise £399 £399 £399 £149 Lisdoonvarna Castle Bunratty Burren Moher Cliffs of North Ocean Atlantic Galway City 4 nights dinner, room & 4 nights dinner, breakfast in Lisdoonvarna room 2 nights dinner, & breakfast in Dublin Holiday 883 Holiday Lisdoonvarna This superior 3 star hotel is conveniently located in the centre of Lisdoonvarna. The world famous Cliffs of Moher Facilities are just a few miles away. include 110 newly refurbished en suite bedrooms mostly overlooking The Burren and Clare hills, large bar with entertainment most nights and restaurant with excellent cuisine open Lift. from 6pm-9pm each evening. 00 353 65 7074005 Tel: White’s Hydro Hotel Hotel Hydro White’s June 9 July 14 Supplements per person Single Room WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT • • • 2 full day excursions • Entrance to Clonmacnoise • Entrance to Bunratty Castle & Folk Park Departs Sunday - Returns Saturday May 12 .

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Holiday Itinerary: Holiday Sunday - Dublin. For our overnight stay at the Towers Tara Spectacular scenery, as well as well as scenery, Spectacular in Ireland castles the finest one of Monastery the magnificent and in this feature Clonmacnoise of of full packed tour, new exciting Ireland’s is Lisdoonvarna interest. around grown town; spa premier village friendly this wells mineral its in resort health popular a became and century nineteenth the early have to reputed still are the waters qualities.restorative Monday Dublin - Lisdoonvarna. Day Bunratty Castle & Full Tuesday The 15th century the Cliffs of Moher. Bunratty Castle is the most complete and authentic medieval fortress in Ireland. Its impressive ‘Folk Park’ features over 30 buildings in a 19th continue to century ‘living’ village. We This the Cliffs of Moher for a scenic tour. is home to one of the UNESCO Geo Park major colonies of cliff nesting seabirds in Ireland, and from the cliffs one can as see the Aran Islands, Galway Bay, the Maum Turk Pins, well as The Twelve Mountains in Connemara and Loop Head to the South (entrance to Bunratty included). Castle & Folk Park Wednesday At leisure in Lisdoonvarna. Wednesday Thursday The Burren & Galway City. a scenic journey to the Burren, take We with spectacular views from Corkscrew Galway City is Hill across Galway Bay. picturesque and lively with a colourful avant-garde culture and a fascinating mixture of locally owned speciality shops. visit Lisdoonvarna - Dublin. We Friday founded in Clonmacnoise Monastery, 545 AD by St. Ciaran on the banks of the river Shannon. Over the years a this UNESCO great centre of learning, Heritage site houses a number World of fascinating ancient buildings and the ruins of a cathedral. The last High King continue of Ireland is buried here. We to Dublin for our overnight stay at the Hotel Towers Regency/Tara (Entrance to Clonmacnoise included.) Saturday Dublin - Holyhead - Interchange - Home. Galway City Galway

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Blarney Castle at theRegency/Tara Towers Hotel Friday BantryBay-Dublin.We arrive Butter Museumentrancesincluded). Woollen Mills.(BlarneyCastle&Cork of Blarneywithachancetosee Cork ButterMuseumandthelittletown the giftofeloquence!We continueto tower andlegendsaysyouwillreceive Blarney Stonefoundatthetopof Cormac MacCarthy. Kissthefamous built nearly600yearsagobyCheiftain Castle, oneofIreland’sgreatesttreasures, Cork ButterMuseum.We visitBlarney Thursday Full Day toBlarneyCastle& demonstration andtasting. we haveacomplimentaryIrishcoffee Navigator inBantrySquare.AfterDinner See thesculptureofSt.Brendan grounds oftheWestlodge Hotel. Bay. Enjoytheleisurefacilitiesand Wednesday Irish resistanceaftertheBattleofKinsale. clan, Bearewasoneofthelastpoints Once theseatofpowerO’Sullivan with ourGuide(includedintourcost). We explorethescenicBearaPeninsula Tuesday Full DaytoBearaPeninsula. Bantry Tour’ ofthecharmingsmalltown we take awalking‘StreetLightHistory its beautifulscenery. Arrivingfordinner to BantryintheheartofWest Cork,with Monday Dublin-BantryBay. We drive Interchange -Home. Saturday Dublin-Holyhead Regency Hotel - Dublin.Forourovernightstayatthe Sunday Holiday Itinerary: in 1796 to aid Wolfe Tone andanIrish uprising. against William of Orange and in 1689 to support James II twice entered by French fleets It has acolourful history, aroundWolf the Toneplaza. winning restaurants situat ed with anabundance of award market town andfishing port head of Bantry Bay it is abusy famousLocatedsong. in at the West Cork Ireland is made beauty legendary ofThe Bantry, & Cork Bantry Bay (guide included). Home - Interchange - Holyhead Dublinintimefordinner. At leisure in Bantry At leisureinBantry Dublin.

Single Room Supplements perperson June 30 May 26 Departs Sunday-ReturnsSaturday • • GuidedTour oftheBearaPeninsula Tour • Guided‘StreetLightHistory’ ofBantry • 2fulldayexcursions • • WHAT ALFA INCLUDES Holiday 889 majority ofrooms.Tel: 003532750360 hole pitchandputcourse.Liftservesthe jacuzzi, gym,snooker &indoorbowls9 swimming pool,sauna,steamroom, and leisurecentre,indoorheated Amenities alsoincludeasuperbhealth suite bedroomswithTVandhairdryer. family runhotel,with90comfortableen- Westlodge isawellestablished3star and pondhometomanywildlifespecies. landscaped gardenswithnaturetrails The hotelissetwithin25acresof of West CorkoverlookingBantryBay. beautiful townofBantryintheheart The Westlodge Hotelis1milefromthe Bantry Westlodge Hotel Peninsula Cork Butter Museum Cork ButterMuseum Entrance toBlarneyCastle& & breakfastinDublin 2 nightsdinner, room & breakfastinBantry 4 nightsdinner, room Beara Beara Atlantic Ocean North North Bantry Bay Blarney Blarney Castle £149 £389 £389 Cork Aug 4 July 14

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PER PERSON d FROM 7 ays Irish Irish Sea £389 £389 easy access to the centre on the DART rapid transit system. seaside resort of Bray, which is virtually a suburb of Dublin andoffers renowned ‘craic’ (good times)! We are based in the well established Guinness and,consequently, the also the spiritual homeof Jameson, historicalcharacter. capital The is city with anabsorbing cultural and lies internationalDublin,a thriving ‘Ballykissangel’. Just north to the ouron televisionscreens in serenelyrolling valesso familiar sights,uncrowded townsand the blessed with natural seaside Garden‘The of Ireland’, aland County Wicklow is known as Interchange -Home. Friday Bray-DublinHolyhead included inthetourcost). formal andinformalgardens(entrance ballroom, andanimmense45acresof exquisite interiors,particularlythe majestic 18thcenturyhousehassome Powerscourt House&Gardens.This Thursday ExtendedHalfDayto made famousbyBBC’sBallykissangel. Hills toAvoca Handweavers,thevillage travel throughthesouthernWicklow included inthetourcost).We also Gardens areworldfamous(entrance to fansofhorseracing. ItsJapanese National Studisnotjustofinterest National StudandAvoca. TheIrish Wednesday Full DaytotheIrish footsteps ofJoyce,Yeats andShaw. museums andfollowintheliterary its twomajesticcathedrals,many Discover Trinity College,DublinCastle, capital, nowatrulyEuropeancity. the delightsofthisbustlingGeorgian followed byanafternoonfreetoexplore Dublin a morningguidedsightseeingtourof Tuesday Full DaytoDublin.We have Holyhead -DublinBray. Monday Home-Interchange Holiday Itinerary: Ireland Taste of (included inthetourcost)

Avoca, Ballykissangel Single Room Supplements perperson July 15 June 24 May 27 Departs Monday-ReturnsFriday • EntrancetoPowerscourt House&Gardens • GuidedtourofDublin • EntrancetoIrishNationalStud&Avoca • 2full&1halfdayexcursion • WHAT ALFA INCLUDES Holiday 885 Lift occasionally providedinQuinn’s Bar. wholesome food.Entertainmentis Royal hasaspaciousrestaurantserving room, jacuzziandgymnasium.The pool, children’s funpool,sauna,steam a superbleisurecentrewithswimming TV andtea/coffeemakingfacilities.Ithas have bathorshowerandWC,telephone, walk fromtheseafront.Allbedrooms Situated intheheartofBray, ashort Bray r & breakfastinBray 4 nightsdinner, room oyal Hotel Atlantic Ocean North North to allfloors. Tel: 0035312862935 £104 £299 £299 £299 Irish NationalStud Sept 9 Aug 26 Aug 12 Powerscourt

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Waterford Dublin in time for dinner. Dublin in time for dinner. £284 £284 £149 Cahir Castle Rock of Cashel North Ocean Atlantic 3 nights dinner, room 3 nights dinner, & breakfast in KIlkenny room 1 night dinner, & breakfast in Dublin & entrance toGuided tour of Kilkenny CastleKilkenny Holiday 888 Holiday WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT • • • 1 full & 2 half day excursion • • Entrance to Cahir Castle & Rock of Cashel Departs Monday - Returns Friday May 20 June 17 Supplements per person Single Room periods to the present day. The House periods to the present day. Crystal houses the World’s of Waterford largest selection of traditional crystal. We return to our hotel for a complimentary soda bread demonstration and tasting before dinner. - Cahir Castle Thursday Kilkenny - Rock of Cashel - Dublin. Ireland’s most visited heritage site ‘St. Patrick’s Rock’ of Cashel is located just 500 metres from the centre of Cashel Town, This spectacular County Tipperary. collection of medieval buildings includes high cross, a 12th-century round tower, chapel, 13th-centuryRomanesque Gothic cathedral, 15th-century castle and the Hall of the Vicars. Cahir Castle is an imposing 13th-15th Century structure, skilfully designed by Conor O’Brien to be a state-of-the-art defensive castle. Appearing to grow from the actual rock on which it stands, the castle has been the scene of sieges and bombardments for centuries and retains its impressive tower (Cahir Castle entrance keep arrive at the Regency included). We Hotel Dublin - Holyhead - Interchange Friday - Home. Heart of Ireland springhill Court springhill Kilkenny The Springhill Court Hotel is within City, walking distance of Kilkenny fantastic food with superb shopping, and unbeatable nightlife. It consists of 85 bright & spacious bedrooms designed with comfort in mind. All guest rooms include tea/coffee making facilities, complimentary toiletries, hair and other television, telephone dryer, conveniences ensuring an enjoyable Leisure Club consists The Kilkenny stay. of a 19 metre deck level swimming pool, heated seat area, sauna, steamroom 00353 56 7721122 and jacuzzi. Lift. Tel: Holiday Itinerary: Holiday Monday Home - Interchange - Arriving at the Holyhead - Kilkenny. Springhill Court Castle. Half Day to Kilkenny Tuesday of the medieval a guided tour take We today a flourishing city of Kilkenny, cosmopolitan city with a diverse range of restaurants, lively pubs and thriving craft shops (guide included). The Norman castle overlooks the River Nore and has guarded the river crossing a stroll for more than 900 years. Take through the beautiful gardens with extensive woodland paths, rose garden Castle (Kilkenny and ornamental lake. entrance included). The Half Day to Waterford. Wednesday has an exciting Viking city of Waterford medieval flavour and riverside bustle. Museum of Treasures Visit Waterford which tells the 1000-year-story of from the time of the Vikings Waterford through the medieval and Georgian Killkenny is a flourishing city with city flourishing a is Killkenny history medieval fascinating a industry. and a thriving crafts castle Norman The 800-year-old of streets the ancient overlooks been has today which Kilkenny a cosmopolitan into transformed destination. £294 £294 Sea Irish ays 5 FROM of Mourne d Mountains PER PERSON PER Belfast £294 Dublin

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Monaghan £294 £294 £294 £149 North Ocean Atlantic 3 nights dinner, room 3 nights dinner, & breakfast in Monaghan room 1 night dinner, & breakfast in Dublin

Holiday 887 Holiday Hillgrove Hotel Hillgrove Monaghan The elegant 4 Star Hillgrove Hotel is set in its own private grounds, minutes walk from Monaghan Town. It boasts 87 bedrooms complete with private bathroom, wireless internet connection, tea and coffee making facilities, iron and ironing board, direct dial telephone,hairdryer and television. The hotel also has a newly refurbished leisure restaurant, bistro bar, Vettriano club, health spa & wellness centre and 00353 47 81288 hair salon. Tel: June 3 July 22 Supplements per person Single Room WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT • • • 2 full & 1 half day excursion • Guided tours of Dublin & Belfast Departs Monday - Returns Friday May 13 Dublin

Two Cities Two Tale of Tale of Dublin. Discover Trinity of Dublin. Discover Trinity Guided Tour

Dublin - Holyhead - Interchange Friday - Home. Monday Home - Interchange - Holyhead - Monaghan. Arriving at the Hillgrove Hotel Holiday Itinerary: Holiday A contrast of North and South. North and of contrast A in Antrim, Northern Ireland Belfast emerged has that city a defiant is vibrant a into strife of decades from friendliest ‘the Dublin, destination. a UNESCO is in Europe’ city charming with Literature of City hospitality. Dublinit all, has with legendary architecture, Georgian wonderful tradition, literary history of and a wealth shopping is base Our explore. to and culture the heritage Take foot. on appreciated best town, a lively in Monaghan, Cathedral. Macartan’s St. and beautiful Museum The County visiting trail Full Day to Belfast (guide Full Tuesday included). Belfast is an elegant and Visit the iconic City Hall, the exciting city. and the more Roads, Shankill and Falls The Titanic Quarter. sedate Queen’s one of Europe’s most exciting Quarter, waterfront developments, is centred upon former shipbuilding land from which vessels such as the RMS Titanic and SS Canberra were launched. Day to Mountains Full Wednesday travel via Newry toof Mourne. We Newcastle where the majestic Mountains of Mourne meet the sea. In the afternoon we visit Downpatrick whose cathedral is said to include the grave of St.Patrick. Thursday includingMonaghan - Dublin a College, Dublin Castle, its two majestic cathedrals and follow in the literary The and Shaw. footsteps of Joyce, Yeats Bar area is full of Irish pubs and Temple stay little antique and craft shops. We Hotel overnight at the Regency City Hall, Belfast Hall, City Powerscourt House & Gardens & House Powerscourt

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Parking! Full DaytoPortofino. Today ourGuided magnificent yachtsintheharbour. citizens -don’t misstheCasinoand Monaco isfamousforthewealthofits an attractiveportandfabulousshops. Full Dayn Ex Thursday -Tuesday Italy, toourresort,DianoMarina. Riviera. Alongspectacularjourneyinto Wednesday Rhone andourovernightstaynearLyon. Chalons toLyon, onthemightyRiver wine growingareaspastDijonand continue souththroughthemostfamous Tuesday on day1). overnight stay(Dinnerisnotincluded - CalaisLaon.ArrivinginLaonforan Monday Holiday Itinerary: known as the “Riviera of Flowers”. flowers you can whysee this is with oranges, lemons, vines and tree-covered slopesbursting by beautiful countryside and sandybeaches. Surrounded of rocky headlands with sheltered, warm climate. coastThe consists Italian Riviera boasts anextremely of heart Marina Diano inthe the per week.Lift.Tel: 0039183403014 dinner. Entertainmentprovided onenight wine &¼litremineralwaterwith welcome drinkonarrivaland¼litre the Ligurianregion.Thehoteloffersa serving Mediterraneanfoodtypicalof menus withsaladbuffet of 3-course and telephone.Thekitchenoffersarange private bathroom,hairdryer, satelliteTV spacious andbrightroomswithbalcony, PC withinternetconnection.Ithas48 room withSkyconnectionandapublic guest bar, airconditionedrestaurant,TV swimming pools,apanoramicterrace, sea andbeach.Thehotelboaststwo Centrally located70metresfromthe Diano Marina Hotel Silvano Cu riviera Italian RSIonS Home - Interchange - Dover Home -InterchangeDover We Reims -BurgundyLyon. We Nice has ice andMonaco.Nicehas Lyon -French Alps-Italian InCL u In DianoMarina. DED : coaches. interchange wherewerejointhefeeder Friday our overnightstaynearCalais. journeytodaytakes usto A longday’s Thursday in theJuraMountainsatBesançon. Switzerland andontoourovernightstay the spectacularSt.BernardPass into Valley -Lake Geneva-Besançon.Over Wednesday hillside inlandfromVentimiglia. beautiful NerviaValley, intheLigurian medieval villageissetintheheartof Half DaytoDolceacqua.Thischarming prettiest onthisstretchofcoast. resort ofPortofino whichisoneofthe in theholidaycost) cost). Thenweboardaboat(included Margherita tour takes uspassedGenovatoSanta Single Room Supplements perperson June 3 May 20 Departs Monday-ReturnsFriday • GuidedTour &BoatTrip toPortofino • 2full&1halfdayexcursion • • • WHAT ALFA INCLUDES Holiday 890 breakfast enroute 3 nightsdinner, room&continental near Laon 1 nightroom&continentalbreakfast Diano Marina continental breakfastin 7 nightsdinner, room& Biscay Bay of Bay of Via the Calais -DoverHome.Viathe Besançon -ReimsCalais. Dover (Guide included in tour (Guide includedintour Paris Diano Marina - Aosta Diano Marina-Aosta Mediterranean Sea Diano Marina Lyon Laon £199 £619 £599 Dijon Monaco Calais to the picturesque to thepicturesque Sept 9 July 8 Besançon

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Pisa Sept 16 Sept 30 Calais £609 £639 £179 Marina di Pietrasanta - Marina di Pietrasanta Montreux Mulhouse - Strasbourg - Laon Paris Besançon Calais - Dover - Home. Via the Marina di Pietrasanta Dover 7 nights dinner, room 7 nights dinner, & continental breakfast in Marina di Pietrasanta 1 night room & continental breakfast near Laon room & continental 3 nights dinner, breakfast en route Holiday 894 Holiday WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT • • • • 3 full day excursions Departs Monday - Returns Friday May 13 May 27 Supplements per person Single Room We visit the beautiful Day to Siena. We Full medieval town of Siena and stroll round site of the del Campo, the ancient Piazza Races. amazing Palio Wednesday Milan - Lugano - Lucerne - Mulhouse. Past Milan through the spectacular Past Alpine scenery of Switzerland to Mulhouse for our overnight stay. Thursday continue our journey through Calais. We to our overnight stay Northern France near Calais. Friday Interchange where we rejoin the feeder coaches.

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DED u uscany InCL In Marina di Pietrasanta. In Marina di Pietrasanta. Besançon - Montreux - t Home - Interchange - Dover Laon - Reims - Dijon - reasures RSIonS t of Cu Mediterraneo Hotel Hotel Mediterraneo Marina di Pietrasanta situated in Marina di Wonderfully only 200m from the beach Pietrasanta and very close to the town centre, with the beautiful sights of the region are within easy reach. The hotel has an air conditioned restaurant and bar with terrace where you can enjoy delicious cuisine of the region, bar/lounge, garden and rooftop terrace. Air-conditioned bedrooms. Laundry facilities & internet access. The hotel offers a welcome drink on arrival and wine & water with dinner (limited). Lift. 0039 0584 746926 Tel: Holiday Itinerary: Holiday Monday - Calais - Laon. Arriving in Laon for an overnight stay (Dinner is not included on day 1). Tuesday Besançon. Through the Champagne to Besançon for our overnight stay. Region Wednesday - Marina di Pietrasanta. Aosta Valley A spectacular journey through the at Marina di arrive We Alps to Italy. in time for dinner. Pietrasanta Thurs - Tues Ex Italy’s most beguiling region region beguiling most Italy’s and cultural artistic its also is include visits Our capital. the ancient Florence, beautiful and Pisa Siena of town university is This with its leaning tower. as such figures of the homeland Vinci, da Leonardo Michelangelo, sample We and Galileo. Dante hills, the rolling in take also art but of cities great Tuscany’s only not depicted often so cypress slender with replete vineyards and groves Pietrasanta, di in Marina based is tour Our paintings. in Renaissance Coast. Tuscan the on resort seaside a small In the field of miracles Day to Pisa. Full ‘Campo di Miracoli’ we see the amazing one of the singularly most leaning tower, beautiful bell towers in the World. Day to Florence. A day at theFull crown. resplendent jewel of the Tuscan Florence’s enormous Visit the Uffizi Gallery, Cathedral, the Duomo, or explore the Vecchio. jewellery shops on the Ponte £664 £649 S ord- FROM Venice 12 Day PER PERSON PER £649 Torri del Benaco Torri Lake Garda

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Sept 2 Sept 30 n Milan Sea Calais £664 £664 £699 £214 Milan - Lake Maggiore Milan - Lake Mediterranean Besancon - Reims - n Lille Lake Geneva Lake Paris Besançon Calais - Dover - Home. Via Dover 7 nights dinner, room 7 nights dinner, & continental breakfast del Benaco in Torri 1 night room & continental breakfast near Lille room & continental 3 nights dinner, breakfast en route Holiday 892 Holiday

June 24 Aug 5 Supplements per person Single Room WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT • • • • 3 full day excursions • Guided tour of Verona Departs Monday - Returns Friday May 13

(Please note: we recommend use of the optional water taxi from the coach park to the Grand Canal at an extra charge payable in Venice.) Garda. We Day to Southern Lake Full travel to Desenzano and Sirmione at the fashionable southern end of the Lake with time to explore Sirmione, home of the poet Catullus, with its landmark castle before returning via Garda town. Wednesday Geneva - - Lake - Simplon Pass Besançon. Skirting the shores of Maggiore and over beautiful Lake into the spectacular Simplon Pass Switzerland and on to our overnight stay in the Jura Mountains at Besançon. Thursday pas-de-Calais. A long day’s journey us to our overnight stay in today takes northern France. Friday the interchange where we rejoin the feeder coaches. Please note: On some departures this holiday is routed outward via Besançon and back via Mulhouse. Full Day to Venice. Explore this Day to Venice. Full unique city with its romantic canals, breathtaking architectural and historic heritage or simply relax in a canal-side café and soak up the atmosphere! Venice ancy : DED u

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& Venice lake Garda Garda lake Cu This excellent hotel is situated approximately 20 minutes walk from and next to Lake the centre of Torri Garda (from which it is separated by a road). The hotel consists of a main building (with lift) and two further blocks (without lifts). Spacious rooms with bath and WC, telephone, satellite TV and minibar; most also with balcony. There is a swimming pool, terrace, garden, bar and restaurant with waiter-served meals and salad buffet. Entertainment provided one evening per 0039 045 7225169 week. Tel: Hotel Internazionale Internazionale Hotel del Benaco Torri

- Mulhouse. Through the Champagne region, Lorraine and Alsace to Mulhouse for our overnight stay. Wednesday Holiday Itinerary: Holiday Monday - Calais - Lille. Arriving near Lille for an over night stay (Dinner is not included on day 1). Tuesday - Como - Milan - Garda. A long Pass and spectacular day’s us journey takes Garda. through the Alps and down to Lake Thurs - Tues Ex Italy’s largest lake extends to extends lake largest Italy’s The miles. square 140 over lake the of waters blue sparkling flowers of the profusion and trees, cypress - bougainvillea, most are and oleander geraniums this of the hallmarks - are notable region. sunny warm A relatively short Day to Verona. Full with its superbly journey to Verona arena, magnificent maintained Roman Gothic architecture - and for the more romantic a balcony said to be that of Juliet. (Guided tour included Romeo’s in the tour cost.) Lake Garda Lake

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Malgrat de Mar ‘Vila Vella’,‘Vila theonlyremainingmedieval beach resort.Visitthewalledoldtown small fishingvillagebutnowapopular Half DaytoTossa deMar.Oncea Ex Thursday -Tuesday medieval walledtownofCarcassonne. direction ofToulouse, pastthespectacular Carcassonne -MalgratdeMar.Oninthe Wednesday intheLimousinarea. Brive-la-Gaillarde and downtheWestern sideofFrance to Limousin -Brive.We continuepastParis Tuesday included onday1). Compiègne, northofParis (Dinnerisnot - CalaisCompiègne.Arrivingat Monday Holiday Itinerary: week and this is well a worth visit for the local atmosphere. noted for itswarm welcome British to visitors. There ismarketa every Mediterranean sunshine. Nightlife is lively without beingraucous and all agegroups with bars, shops, andcafés providing shade from the plentywith do,suitable to for shingle. Malgrat is abusy resort beaches are amixture of sand and settlement.gently The sloping site of the original medieval It is largely flatwith a small hill, a rail link to nearby Barcelona. the centre of the Costa Brava with MalgratMarde is ideallyplaced in Tel: 0034937654266 and TV. Porterage isnotincluded. & WC,balcony, directdialtelephone, by threeliftsandeachhasbath/shower buffet. 231bedroomson6floors,served Dining isallselfservicewithanexcellent provided twoorthreenightsaweek. sunbeds andregularentertainmentis swimming poolisflanked byample an extensiveoutsideterrace.The air-conditioned loungeandbarwith on theCostaBrava.Itboastsamodern the HotelPapi isanidealresortbase Close totheshopsandsandybeach, Malgrat deMar papi Hotel Cu & Barcelona costa Brava RSIonS Compiègne -Paris -o Home - Interchange - Dover Home -InterchangeDover Dordogne - Cahors - Dordogne -Cahors InCL u In MalgratdeMar. DED : rleans - rleans -

coaches. Interchange wherewerejointhefeeder Friday de-Calais. Thursday east totheRhoneValley. to theoutwardjourney, weheadnorth Macon. Taking anentirelydifferentroute Wednesday Malgrat-RhoneValley - (train costnotincluded). views ofthesurroundingcountryside hilltop Monasterytoenjoyspectacular ‘Black Virgin’. Take thelittletrainto mountains, tothehomeoffamous a guidedsightseeingtourintothe Full DaytoMontserrat.We have or theamiablebustleofLasRamblas. Familia, themysteriousGothicCathedral time toexplore.VisitGaudi’sSagrada cost) ofthisfascinatingcityfollowedby guided sightseeingtour(includedin Full DaytoBarcelona.We havea stroll roundtheMunicipalMuseum. town ontheCatalancoast,ortake a Single Room Supplements perperson July 1 June 24 June 3 May 20 Departs Monday-ReturnsFriday • GuidedtoursofBarcelona&Montserrat • 2full&1halfdayexcursion • • • WHAT ALFA INCLUDES Holiday 975 Brive-la-Gaillarde breakfast enroute 3 nightsdinner, room&continental Compiègne 1 nightroom&continentalbreakfastin in Malgrat & continentalbreakfast 7 nightsdinner, room Biscay Bay of Bay of Barcelona Carcassonne . Via the Calais -DoverHome.Viathe Toulouse Burgundy -Paris -n Compiègne o £169 £629 £589 £539 £539 rleans Dover Malgrat deMar Sept 23 Sept 9 Aug 26 Aug 19

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Calais Macon Lyon £539 PER PERSON Day 12 FROM ord-pas- S £539 £599 £629 £629 church andPalace. Guidedtour Tyrol, withitsGoldenRoof, Imperial Full DaytoInnsbruck.Capitalofthe pretty streets of the village centre, lined with shops andbars. the brass bands andexplore the prefer to takecable the car! Enjoy for walkers. lessThe energetic may carpet of flowers anda paradise summer the green slopes are a mountain scenery in Europe. In amid some of the most glorious resortof St. Antonam Arlberg Based inthefamousalpine ski-ing Ex Saturday -Tuesday St. Anton. then overthemightyArlbergPass to the BlackForesttoLake Constanceand Bregenz -St.Anton.We travelthrough Friday Rhine forourovernightstay. Strasbourg ontheGermansideof and LuxembourgtoKehl/Kork,near Kehl/Kork. ThroughtheArdennes Thursday included onday1). overnight staynearLille.(Dinnerisnot near Lille.Arrivingatourhotelforan Wednesday Holiday Itinerary: buffet, saladbarand course (exceptonarrivalday),breakfast course setmenuswithachoiceofmain weekly). Mealsareexcellentthree spa bath(steamroom/saunaopentwice solarium, steamroomandawhirlpool indoor heatedswimmingpool,sauna, cable TV. Thereisaspacious barlounge, telephone, hairdryer, radio,safeand with privatebathorshowerandWC, bedrooms areluxuriouslyequipped heart ofSt.Anton.Thecomfortable This firstclasshotelissituatedinthe St. AntonamArlberg Hotel on arrival Tel: 0043544622100 Buffet. Theliftserves allfloors. Cu t austrian RSIonS yrol Kork - Black Forest - Lindau - Kork -BlackForestLindau rlberg arlberg n . ThereisaweeklyFarmers amur - Luxembourg - amur -Luxembourg Home - Dover - Calais - Home -DoverCalais InCL u In St.Anton. welcome drink welcome drink DED :

coaches. thefeeder Interchange wherewere-join Friday near Calais. growing regiontoourovernightstop We travelonthroughtheChampagne Thursday our overnightstopinNancy. mixture ofFrench andGermancultureto Vosges Mountainswiththeirunique Switzerland andthenoverthebeautiful Basel -Epinaln Wednesday Garmisch-Partenkirchen. and Linderhofwithashortstopin the fairytalecastlesofNeuschwanstein cost) intosouthernGermanypassing drive withaguide(includedintour Full DaytoBavaria.Alovelyscenic included inthetourcost. Single Room Supplements perperson July 24 June 19 Departs Wednesday -Returns Friday • GuidedtoursofInnsbruck&Bavaria • 2fulldayexcursions • • 1nightroom&breakfastnearLille • WHAT ALFA INCLUDES Holiday 800 breakfast enroute 3 nightdinner, room&continental in St.Anton & continentalbreakfast 5 nightsdinner, room Dover Via our Calais -DoverHome.Viaour Lille n n ancy -ReimsCalais. ancy St. Anton - Zurich - St. Anton-Zurich Calais £539 £539 £99 Basel Basel Zurich Zurich ancy. West through n amur Luxembourg Sept 4 July 31

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Aug 3, 24 Sept 28 Cahors Dover rleans £469 £469 £149 o Compiègne Bethune - Calais - Dover - Dordogne - Paris - Bethune. Dordogne - Paris Rocamadour Bay of Biscay 5 nights dinner, room 5 nights dinner, & continental breakfast in Rocamadour 1 night room & continental breakfast in Compiègne room & continental 1 night dinner, breakfast near Bethune Holiday 859 Holiday WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT • • • • 3 full day excursions Departs Saturday - Returns Saturday May 25 July 13 Supplements per person Single Room We retrace much of our journey of the We second day to our overnight stop in northern France. Saturday Home. Via the Interchange where we rejoin the feeder coaches. spectacular valley of the River Lot visiting Luzech for a spectacular view before reaching the fascinating medieval town of Cahors, capital of the département. Friday Full Day to Sarlat-la- Full Full Day to Cahors. Leaving Full Home - Interchange - Dover At leisure in Rocamadour. At leisure in Rocamadour. Full Day to Dordogne Valley. Day to Dordogne Valley. Full Compiègne - Limousin - Dordogne lion D’or Hotel lion Rocamadour is built onto Rocamadour Defying gravity, the side of a cliff whose rocks protect Hotel the sacred shrines and Monastery. du Lion D’or is built into the medieval city walls. The hotel has 36 small but comfortable bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms with bath or shower and WC, satellite TV in all bedrooms, free wifi access, direct dial telephone, lift and comfortable lounge.The restaurant offers carefully prepared, varied menus featuring a wide range of regional 0033 565 336204 specialities. Tel:

Holiday Itinerary: Holiday Saturday - Calais - Compiègne. Arriving at our overnight hotel at Compiègne in the late on day 1.) (Dinner is not included evening. Sunday Rocamadour. Monday travel down to Souillac and then up We the medieval the valley to Saint Sozy, town of Martel and Carennac before returning to Rocamadour. Tuesday Wednesday visit the alluring town Caneda. We of Sarlat, developed around the large Benedictine Abbey with narrow the local pedestrianised lanes. Try specialities, truffles and goats cheese via Returning market. at the Wednesday Souillac. Thursday the Dordogne late morning we travel south to Cahors and along the equally Originating in the Puy district of district the Puy in Originating the Dordogne volcanos, extinct miles 300 almost for west flows Bordeaux. near the Garonne into spectacular one is of valley Its dams, frequent and gorges innumerable with marked ascastles one descendstowards over fought the area - Aquitaine setting A War. Years’ the Hundred in and France England between of city the medieval visiting been have Pilgrims tradition, in rich built is Rocamadour Defying gravity, centuries. for Rocamadour andshrines sacred the protect rocks whose a cliff of side the onto the of the centre in situated superbly is D’Or du Lion Hotel Monastery. walls. city the old within town, Lake Geneva Lake £529 £529 S 9 FROM Day PER PERSON PER £529 Chamonix

Geneva

Aug 17 Sept 7, 21 Calais Annecy £529 £529 £174 Dijon Laon Annecy - Reims - Calais. We Dover Calais - Dover - Home. Via Aix-les-Bains Laon 6 nights dinner, room 6 nights dinner, & continental breakfast in Annecy 1 night room & continental breakfast in room & continental 1 night dinner, breakfast near Calais area Holiday 852 Holiday June 29 Supplements per person Single Room WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT • • • • 2 full & 1 half day excursion Departs Saturday - Returns Sunday May 25 the mighty Rhône leaves the lake. An the mighty Rhône leaves the lake. important watchmaking city with many elegant parks and boulevards and the base for numerous United Nations agencies. Saturday for retrace our steps to northern France our overnight stay near Calais. Sunday Interchange where we rejoin the feeder coaches. lps

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Home - Interchange - Dover Full Day to Chamonix. WeFull Half Day to Aix-les-Bains. WeLaon - Burgundy - Annecy. Full Day to Geneva. Situated Full

the French a the French lake annecy & annecy lake Mercure annecy Mercure Hotel Sud Annecy This excellent hotel is located on the edge of town with panoramic views of the surrounding mountains. A regular bus service to the centre operates daily. include an outdoor swimming Facilities pool and poolside restaurant for the summer season, the ‘La Boiserie’ restaurant and a cosy bar and lounge. All rooms have telephone, satellite TV, WC and air private bath and shower, 0033 450 520966 Tel: conditioning.

One of the most fashionable spa resorts in Europe during the nineteenth century, near to the beautiful Lac du Bourget. Tuesday Annecy. Friday Geneva where on the shores of Lake travel along the shores of Lake Annecy travel along the shores of Lake and through spectacular Alpine scenery to the bustling town of Chamonix, at the foot of Mont Blanc, Europe’s highest mountain. - Thursday Wednesday - Calais - Champagne Region. Arriving in Laon in the northern Champagne area (Dinner is not for our overnight stay. included on day 1.) Sunday continue south through the most famous wine growing areas past Dijon and Chalon before turning into the mountains of Savoy and on to our resort. Monday Holiday Itinerary: Holiday Saturday Nestling at the head of its lake, lake, its of the head at Nestling important an once at is Annecy Its city. and a busy centre tourist the castle, by dominated town, old narrow with very photogenic is lined streets cobbled winding Alongside arcades. charming with lovely are there river sleepy the numerous with quays sunny Geneva, to nearby contrast In in profusion. and flowers cafés delightful late its and duringthe Reformation Catholic staunchly Annecy was from dating buildings historic many one of is cathedral Renaissance buildings the historic exploring of tire you times. If turbulent those the of waters the lovely in swim a take and cafés, shops the many and parks. shady the in relax or lake River Thiou, Annecy Thiou, River

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Baden-Baden, Black Forest Black Forest.To Triberg andthenover Thursday Wednesday affluent spatownofBaden-Baden. Black Forest.Visitingthefamousand Tuesday we crosstheRhinetoarriveinKork. home totheEuropeanParliament, where reach theAlsaceregionandStrasbourg, Luxembourg. We crosstheMoselleto Belgium, skirtingtheArdennesto - Kehl/Kork.Today wetravelthrough Monday included onday1). near Lilleforovernight(Dinnerisnot Calais -nearLille.Arrivingatourhotel Sunday Holiday Itinerary: fascinating cultural mixture of dialects, cuisine, andarchitecture. wine battled over many times by France andGermany which has created a kilometres of densely hills wooded andmountains. Alsace has been historic castles. BlackThe Forest covers anarea of more than 200 square wonderful medieval villages and French Alsaceregion with its surrounding Black Forest and excursions throughout the We includea full itinerary of German border near Strasbourg. issituated close French/ to the Rhineland village of Kork which Our tour isbased upper inthe Tel: 004978513600 at thisattractivehotel. clients alwaysreceiveawarmwelcome screen TVwithEnglishprograms.Our private bathorshowerandWCflat bar withsunterraceandallroomshave traditional award winningrestaurantand accessible bylocaltrain.Thehotelhasa miles frombusyStrasbourg, which is atmosphere yetweareonlyafew houses givethevillageapeaceful of theBlackForest.Thetimberframed near toStrasbourgonthenorthernedge Situated inthesmallvillageofKehl-Kork, Kehl-Kork Hotel Hirsch & alsace Black Forest Home - Interchange - Dover - Home -InterchangeDover Luxembourg - Strasbourg Luxembourg -Strasbourg Full Daytothen Full DaytotheSouthern At leisureinKork.

orthern orthern coaches. thefeeder Interchange wherewere-join Sunday for anovernightstay. region beforereachingtheCalaisarea through NancyandtheChampagne Calais. Ourreturnjourneytakes us Saturday its cooked porkandfruitpreserves. wine capitalaswellbeingfamousfor ‘fairytale’ buildings.ColmaristheAlsatian medieval townofColmarwithits villages, visitingthewell-preserved producing hillsofAlsaceand‘potters’ scenic tourthroughthebeautifulwine- Friday attractive cityofFreiburg. the hillstoTitisee.Returning viathe Single Room Supplements perperson July 14 June 16 Departs Sunday-Returns • 3fulldayexcursions • • • WHAT ALFA INCLUDES Holiday 863 breakfast nearCalais 1 nightdinner, room&continental near Lille 1 nightroom&continentalbreakfast in Kehl-Kork & continentalbreakfast 5 nightsdinner, room Full DaytoAlsace.We take a Dover Via our Calais -DoverHome.Viaour Kork -n Lille £419 £419 n £89 ancy Calais Alsace ancy - Reims - ancy -Reims Sept 15 Aug 4

Luxembourg

Kehl/Kork Black Forest £419 PER PERSON Day FROM 8 S £419 £419

Titisee, Cuckoo Clock university city of Heidelberg. Rüdesheimand formeasure good includea visit romantic to the and of Assmanshausen resorts Weare based lively inthe twin attractive timberedbuildings. growing wine townswith their to visitseveral atmospheric on both rivers andopportunities picturesque Moselle, with trips mightyRhine and its tributary, the Thisexciting holiday features the (boat cruise ontheMoselletoCochem(boat Moselkern, whereweboardourshort to crosstheMoselleRiveratLöfand then throughthewoodedHunsrückHills Valley. We crosstheRhinebyferry, Monday Assmanshausen. Rhineland, arrivingmidafternoonin through southernBelgiumtothe - Assmanshausen.We continue Sunday hotel (Dinnerisnotincludedonday1) - CalaisLille.Arrivingatourovernight Saturday Holiday Itinerary: serves allfloors. Tel: 0049672290450 satellite TV, hairdryerandtelephone.Lift bedrooms havebath,showerandWC, meals arewaiterserved.Themodern the HotelAlteBauernschänke. Evening are welcometowalkroundthecorner ice cream.Noentertainmentbutguests ideal forcoffeeandcakes orspeciality restaurant. Theriversidesunterraceis traditional stylewithacosyloungeand the RiverRhine.Thehotelretainsits views ofthevinecoveredhillsidesand A charmingfamilyrunhotelwith Assmannshausen rheinhotel lamm and telephone.Tel: 0049672249990 have bath/showerandWC,satelliteTV the extendedhousenextdoorandall are ontwofloorsservedbyalift,orin takes placeintheloungebar. Bedrooms and atmosphere.Nightlyentertainment hotel isrenownedforitsexcellentfood produced inthefamilyvineyard,and family arerightlyproudoftheirredwine, it wasawinetavern.Today, TheBerg hospitality sincethe19thcentury, when This picturesquehotelhasbeenoffering Assmannshausen Hotel & Moselle & romantic rhine Charleroi - Liege - Rhine Charleroi -LiegeRhine alte Bauernschänke Full DaytotheMoselle Home - Interchange - Dover Home -InterchangeDover Saturday Friday Bauernschänke. entertainment willbeintheHotelAlte Prince. Dinnerthisevening, withlive familiar asthesettingforTheStudent to theoldestuniversityinGermanyand castle ontheRiverNeckar. Itishome splendid historictownnestlesbelowits Thursday Wednesday fare includedinthetourcost). upstream backtoAssmanshausen(boat in eachtowntoexplorebeforereturning St. GoarandBacharachwithampletime the famousLoreleyrockandcallingat Assmanshausen downstream,passing a leisurelycruiseontheRhinetodayfrom Tuesday on theRhineterraceofHotelLamm. Dinner thiseveningwillbeabarbecue before returningtoAssmanshausen. along theMosellepastTraben-Trarbach then followthevineyardcladslopes fare includedinthetourcost).We Single Room Supplements perperson July 20* June 15 May 25 HoTEL RHEInHo Departs Saturday-Returns • BoattripsonRhine&MoselleRivers • 3fulldayexcursions • • • WHAT ALFA INCLUDES *Marked datesstayatAlteBauernschänke Holiday 865 breakfast nearCalais 1 nightdinner, room&continental near Lille 1 nightroom&continentalbreakfast in Assmanshausen & continentalbreakfast 5 nightsdinner, room Dover Rhineland - Charleroi - Calais. Rhineland -CharleroiCalais. Full DayRhineCruise.We take Lille Charleroi Calais -DoverHome. Full DaytoHeidelberg. This Moselle Valley In Assmanshausen £444 £444 £444 Calais £99 TEL LAMM Liege Sept 21 Aug 31* Aug 3

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Sept 7 £499 £499 £109 Full Day Excursion to Full Arnhem Bruges Brussels Wismar - Luneburg - Calais - Dover - Home. Calais Brussels We head Calais. We - Bruges - Weert Dover feeder coaches. the Interchange where we rejoin 4 nights dinner, room 4 nights dinner, & continental breakfast in Wismar 1 night room & continental breakfast near room & continental 2 nights dinner, breakfast en route Holiday 868 Holiday WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT • • • • 2 full day excursions • Guided tours of Lübeck & Hamburg Departs Saturday - Returns Saturday May 25 June 22 Supplements per person Single Room the old port for lunchtime fish snacks. Wednesday A major port on the River Hamburg. Elbe, Hamburg has many old buildings We Quarter. around the Warehouse have an included guided tour of the city with time to independently explore. Thursday have time for a We Bremen - Weert. short visit to Bremen en route to our overnight stop. Friday towards the coast and visit the beautiful town of Bruges before proceeding to our overnight stop near Calais. Saturday Via the

oast oast lte Speicher lte Home - Interchange - Dover Home - Interchange - Dover Relax in Relax At leisure in Wismar. Full Day Excursion to Lübeck Full We cross We Brussels - Wismar. lifts serve most floors.

Baltic c & Hamburg partner a ity partner The Alte Speicher is a second generation family run hotel situated right in the centre of the old town of Wismar within a short walk of the principal sights of the town. There is a comfortable restaurant serving a traditional German buffet and Bedrooms a small Hallenbistro Bar. are amongst six connected buildings with some steps between floor levels shower and WC. and have satellite TV, Two c Wismar 0049 3841 211746 Tel:

Holiday Itinerary: Holiday Saturday - Calais - Brussels. Late arrival on the outskirts of Brussels (Dinner is nor provided on day 1) Sunday our into south Holland today and make passing Osnabruck way to Germany, and Bremen to reach the Baltic Coast city of Wismar. Monday Lübeck is a Unesco and Travemunde. heritage site and the old town World stands on an island between canals. We will learn all about the Hanseatic league in this delightful walled historic centre with its cobbled streets on an included guided walking tour. Tuesday the old town square or wander down to The Baltic coast is famous for the for famous is Thecoast Baltic belonging and cities towns many in the League the to Hanseatic a trading forming Ages, Middle over for lasted which partnership the oldin based are We years. 300 Wismar, of the city of centre town well- its with in 1229, founded architecture medieval preserved the of port.the old to Highlights leading streets cobbled and pretty Hanseatic both Hamburg, and Lübeck to visits guided be our will tour short have also we a bonus As styles. contrasting with cities League en route. and Bruges Bremen to visits Brandenburg Gate, Berlin Gate, Brandenburg

£474 £474 S Berlin 8 FROM Day Braunlage PER PERSON PER £474

Dortmund Dam

Mohne July 27 Aug 31 £99 £474 £474 Maastricht At leisure in Braunlage. Ghent Half Day to Quedlinburg. Calais - Dover - Home. Via Brussels Full Day to Berlin. Including aFull Brussels Braunlage - Dortmund - Duisburg Calais Dover of the city. guided sightseeing tour of the city. 5 nights dinner, room 5 nights dinner, & continental breakfast in Braunlage 1 night room & continental breakfast near room & continental 1 night dinner, breakfast near Calais short excursion to this Unesco World short excursion to this Unesco World Holiday 864 Holiday June 8 Supplements per person Single Room WHAT ALFA INCLUDES ALFA WHAT • • • • 2 full & 1 half day excursion • Guided tour of Berlin Departs Saturday - Returns Saturday May 25 Tuesday short return to our hotel for a late dinner. We Wednesday Thursday A Heritage town with its innumerable medieval buildings and burial site of Heinrich I, the first German king. Friday travel through - Ghent - Calais. We Nordrheinwestphalia and Flanders to our overnight hotel near Calais. Saturday our Interchange where we rejoin the feeder coaches. 309

5520 8050 Home - Interchange - Dover Full Day to the Harz Full Brussels - Maastricht - Rhine

& Berlin Harz Mountains comfortable rooms have bathroom, and telephone. TV, radio, WC, hair dryer, Enjoy the cosy atmosphere of the Old and panoramic views of the English Pub advantage of Garden Café. Take Roof the large indoor and outdoor pools. The hotel offers a welcome drink on arrival. 0049 Tel: Braunlage Located in a tranquil spot at the foot on the verge of the of the Wurmberg, surrounded by fir Harz National Park, forests. The shops of Braunlage are just a few minutes away on foot. All Maritim Berghotel Berghotel Maritim

- Calais - Brussels. Late arrival in the Brussels area (Dinner is not provided on day 1). Sunday - Mohne Dam - Braunlage. Heading steadily east we cross the Rhine near Cologne and then have a short stop at the Mohne Dam, scene of the famous Dambusters raid before continuing across Germany to Braunlage. Monday Saturday a gentle scenic take Mountains. We tour through the hills on the National route including visits to the beautiful Park towns of Goslar and Wernigerode. Holiday Itinerary: Holiday This fascinating tour is based in based is tour fascinating This an Mountains, Harz the beautiful clad hills rolling gently of area fairy of and full in forests pine amongst Scattered myths. tale romantic numerous are the hills including villages medieval such sites Heritage World Unesco Our and Goslar. Quedlinburg as in lies which Braunlage of resort sports and winter health the is base to In addition feet. 2000 over of a height at Mountains Harz the upper Europe’s one of to visit a include we the Harz, of villages the visiting the often so - Gate Brandenburg famous its with Berlin cities, greatest centuries. three the past in destiny Europe’s of pivot Wernigerode Hotel Alte Bauernschanke Alte Hotel

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e of the Day to Bruges, the “Venice Full guided walking include a We North”. tour of this splendidly preserved medieval town which has a wealth of historic buildings dating mainly from the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries and there is also some excellent shopping. include a Day to Brussels. We Full capital which guided tour of Belgium’s has been a major trading centre since the 11th century and boasts many fabulous medieval buildings including those on the spectacular Grand Place. As the centre of the European Community it is also a vibrant modern city. Ostend is closer to the than to UK closer is Ostend resorts the British of many in our elsewhere featured ideal an and makes brochure we Today destination. break short seaside a as primarily it of think resortthe -it was heightfashion of periodto - due the Edwardian in beaches sandy fine of miles its town an ancient also is Ostend But facilities. bathing and excellent was It the Continent”. to port,the “Gateway and historic a lively with and century seventeenth the early in siege year three a of scene the is devoted it Today War. World Second in the damage severe suffered to entertainments of variety a wide offers and pursuits tranquil more to and casino “Kursaal” famous the of the excitement from tastes all suit market, famous a is There and bars. cafés the lively to the racecourse promenade. splendid and a parks quiet lovely shops, of a profusion

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Festive Specials Festive Denotes a non-Leisureplex hotel. Supplement prices vary. Those marked * do not include lunches in resort. Those marked Denotes a non-Leisureplex hotel. Supplement prices vary. # enby Festive Specials Specials Festive New Dunoon Porthcawl Seabank Criccieth George IV CRNYSW 149 154 Lytham St. Annes Lytham Llandudno Hydro Blackpool Cromer Scarborough Skegness Eastbourne Queens Scarborough Bognor Regis Norfolk Royal BRNYSW 154 154 Bournemouth Lake District Lake Blackpool Exmouth Lakes & Dales Lakes Southport Cromer Torquay Llandudno Hydro 5350X Great Yarmouth New Beach 5260X 172 Sea/Loch/Castle View £20 • Single Room £25 • Double/Twin as Single £50. (Castle View Criccieth only). £25 • Double/Twin Supplements per person: Sea/Loch/Castle View £20 • Single Room * Single Room £20 • Double/Twin as Single £40. (Castle View Criccieth only). as Single £40. (Castle View £20 • Double/Twin Single Room *Denotes a non-Leisureplex hotel. Supplement prices vary. Supplements per person: Sea/Loch/Castle View £16 2012: Depart Thurs 27 December Return Sun 30 December. 2012: Depart Thurs 27 December Return Mon 30 December. 27 December 2013: Depart Fri ResortWeston-S-Mare Hotel Code 2012 2013 Departs Monday - Returns Friday **On Super Saver holidays you choose the date and we choose the destination and seats, which are notified to you 14 days prior to departure. All hotels used are Leisureplex Hotels and the excursions are included. with a Festive Flavour are also available for Group Bookings - see Specials Offers on page 10. Weekenders required (P) - Passport Criccieth George IV T ResortWeston-S-Mare Hotel Porthcawl Seabank Dunoon Selborne Fort William Torquay Oban Super Saver** Our Choice Falmouth Madeira Ilfracombe Imperial 5110X St. Ives Exmouth Newquay Eliot Weymouth Weymouth Folkestone & Kent Folkestone Folkestone &Folkestone (P) France Bournemouth Bognor Regis Norfolk Royal 5205X 177 179 179 179 179 179 179 184 IOW - Shanklin Eastbourne Queens IOW - Sandown enjoying good food and entertainment. The bonus is that because it is not quite Christmas, Christmas, quite not is it because that is The bonus and entertainment. goodfood enjoying thein on this pass to able are and we lower much are costs labour and our entertainment New The prices. lower significantly form of New the actual before 3 nights – only The idea of these Festive Specials is Specials Festive these The idea of

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w • • • Offer Special • • • w Sea/Loch/Castle View £16 • Single Room £20 Supplements per person: Sea/Loch/Castle View £16 • Single Room as Single £40. (Castle View Criccieth only). Double/Twin * Those marked *Denotes a non-Leisureplex hotel. Supplement prices vary. do not include lunches in resort. **No single supplements at Dunoon or Fort William ***London tour on a room & breakfast basis – entertainment is not provided Resort Hotel Code Ilfracombe Imperial Torquay Weymouth Sandown Bognor Regis Norfolk Royal Eastbourne 4205 Queens 164 London*** Gt. YarmouthCromer New Beach 4260 Scarborough Blackpool Llandudno Hydro Criccieth George IV 4365 Porthcawl Porthcawl Dunoon** Seabank Selborne Fort William**

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399 374 359 364 374 364 - - Double/Twin asSingle Single Room Sea/Loch View Supplements perperson: Fort William uonSelborne Dunoon otcw Seabank Porthcawl rcit ereI RYW29294 289 CRNYNW George IV Criccieth lnun Hydro Llandudno Scarborough Skegness Cromer tYrot e ec NN 7 274 272 GNYNW NewBeach Gt Yarmouth atoreQueens Eastbourne onrRgsRylNrokBNN 7 284 276 BRNYNW Royal Norfolk Bognor Regis Isle ofWight Bournemouth Bournemouth Exmouth Torquay lrcmeImperial Ilfracombe Weston-S-M * 2013/14 2012/13 Code Hotel Resort 2013: DepartsMonday30DecReturnThursday2Jan2014 2012: DepartsSunday30DecReturnWednesday 2Jan2013 (please farewell Afternoon excursionfollowedbydinner, normal breakfastservice. Brunch from10.00amuntil1.00pmreplacingour A relaxingmorningwithaGrandNewYear’s Day New of early hourswithspotprizes,gamesandaglass Dinner afternoon torelaxorstrollaroundtheresort. Morning excursionfollowedbylunchand New evening of Glass ofsherryonarrivalfollowedbydinnerandan 30th December New from this Individual hotelprogrammesmaydifferslightly journey After breakfast,wereluctantlyleaveourhoteland 2nd January New Please askforfurtherdetails. Denotes anon-Leisureplexhotel. Supplementpricesvary. bubbly to y y and an evening of entertainment until the and aneveningofentertainmentuntilthe y ear’s Day ear’s Eve y bring acostume). home. dance andfancydresswith ear 2012/13 –4days ear Programme programme. entertainment. entertainment. welcome intheNewYear. ri naFNN 9 304 299 FWNYNW Croit Anna ubradSNN 9 304 296 SCNYNW Cumberland oa*SNN 9 304 296 SKNYNW Royal* De Paris asoeINN 6 269 264 IWNYNW Bayshore Devon Towers Cavendish EXNYNW 286 294 294 286 EXNYNW Cavendish eiaTYW29284 279 TNYNW Regina Anchor Head

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159 Nov 4* ------Dec 9 ep 22 ep 21 144 279 144 284 144 284 144 294 144 269 144 264 144 274 s Dec 27* Dec 30* - s 159 159 149 149 354 ep 30 159 159 149 149 149 149 349 154 154 s - Oct 28 99 99 109 109 109 299 279 259 109 ep 14 ep 27 299 269 259 279 269 259 ep 15 s s s -Oct 25 169 159 159 169 159 159 169 159 159 169 159 159 169 159 159 369 169 159 159 169 159 159 169 159 159 ep 23 169 159 159 169 159 159 s ep 8 119 109 319 ep 20 119 109 319 119 109 129 114 144 279 309 119 109 119 109 104 ep 16 199 169 159 159 179 169 159 -s s May 25 s ep 9 184 174 164 194 174 194 174 194 174 194 194 194 189 194 179 189 179 194 184 164 164 164 364 189 179 184 174 164 184 ep 13 124 114 134 124 134 124 134 124 134 134 129 144 294 134 124 114 144 294 134 124 119 109 99 144 129 114 144 289 144 129 114 144 289 129 129 144 129 114 144 274 134 119 109 99 124 114 104 144 259 -s May 27 May 24 May 18 May 19 -s 159 169 169 159 179 209 189 179 209 189 169 179 204 189 169 179 209 169 199 159 169 169 159 159 169 169 159 159 May 20 otel Breaks – 2013 Breaks otel otel Breaks – 2013 Breaks otel 114 129 104 114 134 104 May 4 May 17 h h - May 12 159 169 159 159 169 169 159 159 159 159 169 159 169 159 169 159 169 159 169 159 169 149 159 159 159 169 149 159 149 159 149 149 149 149 May 6 May 13 otel Breaks – 2013 Breaks otel h 99 99 109 99 109 99 109 99 99 109 119 99 109 pr 27 pr 28 109 109 109 109 119 109 119 109 119 109 119 109 119 109 119 109 119 109 119 109 109 119 139 109 119 May 3 a a -May 10 pr 8 pr 29 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 a -a pr 5 pr 6 pr 21 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 pr 26 104 104 pr 1 a a a 149 144 149 144 154 144 154 144 154 144 154 144 154 144 154 144 154 144 154 144 154 144 154 144 154 144 -a a - Easter 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 134 149 139 139 139 134 144 139 134 144 139 134 144 134 144 134 144 134 144 Mar 4 249 239 259 269 279 289 269 259 249 119 249 239 259 269 279 289 269 259 254 119 249 239 259 269 279 289 289 289 279 119 244 234 259 264 274 299 279 269 259 254 244 264 274 294 314 294 274 259 239 229 254 259 274 289 269 259 254 119 119 239 229 249 259 284 234 224 244 254 259 269 259 249 234 119 234 224 244 244 254 264 254 244 234 109 119 234 224 249 254 274 284 274 264 249 119 -Mar 25 Easter Mar 30 Mar 29 Mar 31 139 139 139 Feb 18

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lost partoftheholidayoradditionalexpensesincurred. no furtherredressagainstthecompanyinrespectofany between us.Insuchcircumstancestheclientwillhave consideration andwarning, toterminatethecontract manner, thecompanyreservesright,afterdue Should aclientbehaveinanabusiveordisruptive 12. Unreasonable Behaviour by telephoningitsemergencynumber. 08451305777 passenger requestssuchassistancefromtheCompany circumstances beyondtheircontrolprovidingthe to assistpassengerswhogetintodifficultythrough Company. However, theCompanywillmake everyeffort who missesavehicleshallhavenoclaimagainstthe responsibility todelaydepartureandapassenger verbally orinwriting, theCompanywillnotaccept accordance withanitinerarynotifiedtoclients,either Should apassengerarrivelateatanyhaltenroutein 11. facilities forsuitcaseswhichexceedtheweightlimit. suitcases andclientswillberefusedporterage to strictlyobservethisweightlimitationonindividual and safetyofemployeesagents,weaskclients no morethan33lb(15kg).Intheinterestsofhealth measuring nomorethan26inx8in15inandweighing or agents.Eachpassengerisallowedonesuitcase care inthehandlingofsuchitemsbyitsservants liabilityshallbelimitedtotakingreasonable Company’s riskthroughoutandthe client, isconveyedatowner’s Which termshallincludeallpersonalbelongingsofthe 10. Baggage Period beforedeparture to cancellationbythepassenger: The followingscaleofcancellationchargesshallapply 9. Cancellation by the Passenger. factors indecidingwherepassengers shallsit. and nottheseatnumbershall bethedetermining plan, therownumberandposition (offside/nearside) seats numbereddifferentlyfromthebrochureseating of specificseats.Intheeventthatvehiclehas cannot acceptbookingscontingentuponprovision right tomodifytheseasnecessaryandtheCompany shown inthebrochure,butCompanyreserves Everything isdonetoconformtheseatingplans 17. SeatingPlans and isatthediscretionofhotel. frequency ofentertainmentisalsosubjecttodemand only availablewhenweatherpermits.Thenatureand Other facilities(e.g. outdoor swimmingpools)are to suddenbreakdownsortheneedservicethem. Some facilities(e.g. lifts)arenotalwaysavailabledue 16. the courseofitsprovisionbyoperator. excursion ortourforanythingthathappensduring courier. We arenotresponsiblefortheprovisionof whether ornotthosemoniesarepaidtoyourdriver responsibility foranymoniespaidsuchexcursions the excursionandnotwithuswecannotaccept for excursionsbooked inresortiswiththeoperatorof of thepackageholidayprovidedbyus.Your contract book orpayforwhilstyouareonholidaynotpart Excursions orothertoursthatyoumaychooseto 15. Optional Excursions must advisetheCompanyattimeofbooking. allowed ontour. Clientswithregisteredassistancedogs Animals (otherthanregisteredassistancedogs)arenot 14. Animals emergencynumber:08451305777 Company’s them ifsuchassistanceisrequestedbycontactingthe insurer buttheCompanywillmake everyefforttoassist responsibilitytomake contactwiththeir the client’s the clienthasinsurancethroughanotherinsurer, itis will ensureallnecessaryarrangementsaremade.If policy recommendedbytheCompany, theCompany Iftheclienthastaken theinsurance be theclient’s. the costsincurredinsuchalternativetransportwill the clienttotheirpointoforiginbutresponsibilityfor effort toassistwithalternativemeansofreturning such circumstances,theCompanywillmake every right torefuseconveythemonitsvehicles.In infection tootherclients,theCompanyreserves presence onthecoachrepresentsaseriousriskof and inthereasonableopinionofcompanytheir If aclientdevelopsaninfectiousorcontagiousdisease 13. Infectious &Contagious Diseases in whichcancellation More than42days is received 29 -42days 0 -7days 8 -14days 15 -28days in Difficulties Late Arrival by Passenger &Passengers h otel Amenities Percentage ofholiday cost payableas Deposit isforfeited cancellation charges 30% 90% 60% 45%

must bedisclosedtouseachtimeyoumake abooking. information isnotstoredforuseinfuturebookingsand to enablethemaccommodateyourneeds.This providers onlyinsofarasisabsolutelynecessary It ismadeavailabletohoteliersandtransportation specific bookingforwhichyoudivulgetheinformation. your stateofhealthisstoredonlyforthepurpose Any personalinformationyouprovidetousregarding we donotmake itavailabletoanyotherCompany. this service.Ourmailinglistisentirelyconfidentialand concerning anotherindividual.We chargea£10feefor so wewouldbeforcedtodiscloseyouinformation to 40daysrespond.We maynotrespondifindoing make anyrequestforaccessinwritingandwehaveup access thepersonaldataweholdonyou.You must Under theDataProtection Act,youhavearightto further publicitymaterial. 08451 305666andwewillensureyouarenotsentany or telephoneourCustomerRelations Departmenton [email protected] write tousorsendane-mail not wishustoincludeyouonourmailinglist,please special offersasthesebecomeavailable.Ifyoudo to provideyouwithneweditionsofourbrochureand us permissiontostoreitonourcomputeranduse When youprovideyournameandaddress,give 19. Data Protection (b) (a) Coach andSelfDriveHolidays 18. Transfers Published September2012 from theABTA websitewww.abta.com holiday. Full detailscanbeobtained fromusordirect time limitof18monthsfollowingthedatereturnfrom Form butcannotdealwithmajorinjuries.Thereisa for minorinjuryorillness)and£25,000perBooking a claimslimitof£5,000perperson(£1,500 ABTA andadministeredindependently. Theschemehas with informationonanarbitrationschemearrangedby impossible toresolveadispute,wewillprovideyou within 28daysofthecompletionholiday. Ifitis have returnedfromholiday, providingyouwritetous agree anamicablesettlementbetweenusafteryou problem arisingduringtheholiday, wecannormally In theeventthatitisfoundimpossibletorectifya this way. deal withcomplaintswhichhavenotbeenraisedin to resolveacomplaintaboutthehotel.We cannot assist intheeventofanyfailurebyhotelmanager arrangements. Thetourdriverwillalsoattemptto services andthetourdriverforcomplaintsabouttravel person isthehotelmanagerforcomplaintsabout person assoontheproblemarises.Therelevant the problembyraisingyourcomplaintwithrelevant wrong, youhaveto play yourpartintryingtoresolve standard ofservicetoyou.Butifsomethingdoesgo As anABTA member, weareobligedtomaintainahigh 22. Complaints &Disputes accommodation beingcancelled. if thedelayresultsinscheduledmealsand replacement mealsandalternativeaccommodation, by morethan6hours,wewillmake arrangementsfor necessary, ifyourdeparturefromtheUKisdelayed continue withyourholidayassoonpossible.Where we willmake alternativearrangementsforyouto If foranyreasonyourdeparturefromtheUKisdelayed 21. passport whentravellingtotheIrishRepublic. to mainlandEuropeandwerecommendtheuseofa of ourholidays,buttheydoneedapassportfortravel 020 70081500.UKCitizensdonotneedaVisaforany web siteatwww.fco.gov.uk ortelephoningthemon by checkingtheUKForeignandCommonwealthOffice We holidays outsidetheUK. recommendthattheystart whether theyneedaVisaiftravellingononeofour who donothaveUKpassportsneedtocheckcarefully possession ofthecorrecttraveldocuments.Those responsibilitytoensuretheyarein It istheclient’s & Visas Passports 20. cancellation chargeslistedat9above. 14 daysorlesspriortodeparturewithoutincurringthe It isnotpossibletotransferthebookinganotherclient (ii) (i) charges: to anotherclientorclientssubjectthefollowing The Companywillpermitassignmentoftheholiday £10 perbookingform. providing theclientpaysanadministrationfeeof days priortodeparturewithoutforfeitureofdeposit booking toothertoursordatesmorethan42 The Companywillpermitclientstotransferthe Delayed Departure &w to departure:£40perbookingform. less than42daysbutmore14prior booking form more than42dayspriortodeparture:£20per elfare Assistance insurance & direct join party nights 08451 305666 03451 305666 www.alfatravel.co.uk visit your local travel agent 79 £54 £54 £54 £54 £54 £54 £54 £54 £54 £54 £54 £54 £54 £54 £54 £54 £54 £54 £54 £54 £54 £54 £54 £54 £54 £54 £54 £54 £54 £54 £54 £54 £54 £54 £54 £54 FROM Sat-Sun Sat-Sun Sat-Sun Sat-Sun Sat-Sun Sat-Sun Sat-Sun Out-Ret Price Sat-Sun Sat-Sun Sat-Sun Sat-Sun Sat-Sun Sat-Sun Sat-Sun Sat-Sun Sat-Sun Sat-Sun Sat-Sun Sat-Sun Sat-Sun Sat-Sun Sat-Sun Sat-Sun Sat-Sun Sat-Sun Sat-Sun Sat-Sun Sat-Sun Sat-Sun Sat-Sun Sat-Sun Sat-Sun Sat-Sun Sat-Sun Sat-Sun Sat-Sun AyS ncludes in £s per person per in £s PER PERSON PER i £54 2 d lfa oliday at £44 at oliday 2275DW 2275AW 2350FW 2305AW 2350BW 2275EW 2275CW Tour Code Tour 2305DW 2350AW 2305FW 2305AW 2350BW 2350EW 2305CW 2275DW 2275AW 2350FW 2305AW 2350BW 2275EW 2350CW 2305DW 2275AW 2305FW 2350EW 2275CW 2275AW 2305FW 2275EW 2305CW 2350AW 2305EW 2275CW 2350EW 2305CW 2350CW a h the joining points shown below 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 rive Direct return coach travel from one of Christmas dinner with all the trimmings drink before dinner Welcome Dancing and entertainment Late breakfast brunch d What • • • • • Accommodation for one night • elf s 16 Nov 2013 2 Nov 2013 9 Nov 2013 9 Nov 2013 2 Nov 2013 2 Nov 2013 9 Nov 2013 23 Nov 2013 9 Nov 2013 30 Nov 2013 16 Nov 2013 23 Nov 2013 7 Dec 2013 16 Nov 2013 23 Nov 2013 30 Nov 2013 23 Nov 2013 30 Nov 2013 7 Dec 2013 7 Dec 2013 7 Dec 2013 7 Dec 2013 7 Dec 2013 7 Dec 2013 ights – 2 days (1 night) (1 night) – 2 days ights n arty p Queens 16 Nov 2013 Queens 16 Nov 2013 Queens 16 Nov 2013 Queens 30 Nov 2013 Queens 16 Nov 2013 Queens 7 Dec 2013 Queens 30 Nov 2013 Queens 30 Nov 2013 Queens 7 Dec 2013 Queens 30 Nov 2013 Queens 2013 7 Dec Queens 7 Dec 2013 oin oin j direct join join direct nights party irect irect ll departures are also available as a as also available are departures ll a d Join at Leeds, Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield & Sheffield & Huddersfield Halifax, Bradford, Leeds, at Join Scarborough Cumberland Join at Southport, Liverpool, Birkenhead, Ellesmere Port, Chester & Crewe Chester Port, Ellesmere Birkenhead, Southport, Liverpool, at Join Llandudno Hydro & Chorley Wigan Warrington, Northwich, Crewe, at Join Blackpool & Warrington Leigh Atherton, Bolton, Blackburn, Accrington, Burnley, at Join Llandudno Hydro & Crewe Northwich Stockport, Ashton-under-Lyne, Oldham, Rochdale, at Join Scarborough Cumberland Bury & Bolton Rochdale, Huddersfield, Halifax, Bradford, Leeds, at Join Scarborough Cumberland Resort Helens St & Wigan Chorley, Preston, Blackpool, at Join Scarborough Hotel Cumberland Date Days Blackpool Llandudno Hydro Blackpool Blackpool Llandudno Hydro Llandudno Hydro Blackpool Scarborough Cumberland Scarborough Cumberland Llandudno Hydro Blackpool Llandudno Hydro Scarborough Cumberland Llandudno Hydro Blackpool Scarborough Cumberland Blackpool Llandudno Hydro Scarborough Cumberland Single Room: £10 • Sea View: £6 Supplements (per person): Single Room: Scarborough Cumberland Blackpool Scarborough Cumberland Blackpool Llandudno Hydro Blackpool Scarborough Cumberland Llandudno Hydro Blackpool Llandudno Hydro In the run up to Christmas, it’s In the up to run Christmas, a good for together to get great Nights Party Alfa Our out. night nearest three our at operate to the you chance and hotels give your and let a night for away get hair down! incredible are Nights Party Our with and popular value alike. and groups individuals

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period M Lth – heaLth ai FF for the purpose of obtaining medical treatment, or if you have been given a terminal prognosis against the advice of a medical practitioner o ing L If you are on medication at the time of travel your medical condition is stable and well controlled. If you have received medical treatment as a hospital day case, in-patient or out-patient during the six months prior to the booking of the trip, you must obtain from a medical practitioner at your cost the trip. confirming that you will be fit enough to take if you are undergoing medical treatment as a hospital out-patient at the date the final balance of the trip is due to be paid, you must obtain at your cost a certificate of fitness confirming your ability to travel You are not receiving or awaiting treatment for an You illness or injury as a hospital day case or in-patient, as any claim arising from this injury or treatment will not be covered. b. c. You are not aware of any reason why the trip You should be cancelled or cut short are not travelling: You a. portant For holidays costing £150 and more the excess isFor holidays costing £150 and more person for loss£55 per person (reduced to £10 per of deposit) 4. In addition if you are travelling outside England, Northern Ireland or the Isle ofScotland, Wales, Man, the following additional conditions will apply: must notify the issuer of this policy immediately You of any of the conditions listed below arising between the date the policy is issued and the must be informedtime of departure of the trip. We in the to influence us of any fact which is likely acceptance, assessment or continuance of this to do so may invalidate this insurance. Failure a claim. insurance, leaving you with no right to make 1. 2. contains the following General Exclusions:The Policy are not covered for anything caused directly You or indirectly by you suffering from stress, anxiety or depression unless it has been investigated and diagnosed as such by a consultant specialising in the relevant field, who must confirm in writing at your cost this trip.that you are fit enough to take 3. • Travelling Medical and Other Expenses, Additional An and Money. Property Expenses (UK), Personal all these sections. excess of £55 per person applies to to each and everyPlease note that the excess applies incident per Insured Person/Section. cL to hoW In the event of cancellation, written notice must be For both cancellation immediately. sent to Alfa Travel and all other claims you must contact Towergate Chapman Stevens, Claims Department, PO Box 417, Byfleet, KT14 7YQ telephone 01932 344300 for a West claims form which must be returned within 28 days of your cancellation or return from holiday. Insurance Please note our Coach Holiday Travel Scheme is only available to United Kingdom, European Union and Isle of Man Residents. Limited is an Appointed Representative Alfa Travel Compliance Limited who are authorised andof ITC regulated by the Financial Services Authority. The above is an outline of the coverPLEASE NOTE: provided. A policy document containing full details of what is and what is not covered will be forwarded You should read along with your Booking Confirmation. it carefully and you must inform us within 14 days if the policy is unacceptable for any reason. coo should read your policy immediately to ensure it You meets with your requirements. If for any reason it does not it must be returned to the issuer of the policy within 14 days of the date of issue or prior to travel which money will be refunded in full, Your ever is the sooner. toprovided no claims have been made or incident likely give rise to a claim has arisen. If you cancel your policy after 14 days no refund will be given. iM TO APPLYING CONDITIONS – HEALTH IMPORTANT DESTINATIONS ALL TRAVEL Wales,If you are travelling in England, Scotland, NO to questionsNorthern Ireland and can answer it will not 1 -3 and YES to 4 immediately below, a Self Declaringbe necessary for you to complete Terms, Medical Form. The Standard Policy Conditions and Exclusions shall apply. It is a condition that at the time of taking out this policy and between that time and your departure you must comply with each of the following: 1. 2. £20

£100 £450 £1,500 £1,000 £10,000 £15,000 £300/£60 £2,000,000 £2,000,000 £1,500/£200 (£15 per 24 hours) Insurance Premium SUM INSURED UP TO 5 days £14

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eX who can be contacted on 0207 902 7405 holiday insurance holiday ands icy L portant M For holidays costing up to £149 the excess is £45 per person (reduced to £10 per person for loss of deposit) Personal Property/ Personal Liability Personal Delayed Baggage 14 Day Refund Loss of Passport Legal Expenses COVER Cancellation Missed Departure/ Delay Travel Accident Personal Medical & other Expenses (including curtailment) Additional Travelling Expenses – UK Medical Inconvenience Benefit

Departures in: British Holidays Overseas Holidays Overseas holidays include Jersey and Ireland (both but not theNorthern Ireland and the Irish Republic) advantageIsle of Man. Should you wish to take of our Insurance please note that the premium is additional to the holiday cost and should be paid at the time you pay the deposit on your holiday. po will be responsible for paying the first part of any You claim under the following sections: Cancellation, Curtailment, Holiday Abandonment: • iM provide you with advice about the will not We suitability of this product for your individual needs but will be happy to provide you with factual information summarise below the details of the insurance We cover provided which also includes SPECIALTY - 24 hour emergency assistance LTD ASSISTANCE service, (fax: 0207 928 4748). The following is a brief summary of the cover available. and Exclusions Warranties Policy details of Cover, Full will be forwarded with your confirmation of booking. In any event you may ask for a specimen copy of the before booking should you wish to Wording Policy examine this in advance. de This insurance policy will suit the Demands and Needs of an individual or group (where applicable) who have no excluded pre-existing medical conditions, are travelling in countries included within the policy terms and who wish to insure themselves against unforeseen Subject to events detailed in the cover section below. the terms, conditions and maximum specified claim limits. You are not obliged to take the insurance we offer, the insurance we offer, are not obliged to take You but should you decide to insure elsewhere you must supply details of your insurer including an emergency telephone number on the booking form. If you book on the internet, you should send an email quoting your and the name, policy number andBooking Reference emergency contact number of your insurer to req@ alfatravel.co.uk. If you choose not to insure, we will ask you to sign a Disclaimer to confirm that you will be responsible for any costs the company may incur in helping you resolve any difficulties you may experience which would normally have been covered by a holiday insurance policy. A Special Coach Holiday Travel Insurance Scheme Insurance A Special Coach Holiday Travel on ouris available for all passengers travelling holidays which is arranged with ETI – International (the UK branch of Europäische Protection Travel AG) who are Licensed by theReiseverscherung Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht and approved by the Financial (BAFIN – www.bafin.de) to Services Authority (FSA – www.fsa.gov.uk) insurance business in the UK.undertake The following is a summary of the holiday insurance policy offered by offered policy insurance holiday the summary of a is Thefollowing and 2013. in 2012 departing holidays for Alfa booking Form ageNTs sTaMP october 2012 – december 2013

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seat Mr/Mrs age sea View single Holiday insurance Number Miss surname initials (if under 12) room Type supplement supplement departure Point (Tick if required)

sPecial requireMeNTs Please place a tick alongside all the clients who (eg. diabetic, diet, please refer to booking conditions) require the insurance policy provided by Alfa

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Most coaches have a WC, drinks machine and door in place of seats 23, 24, 27 & 28 and we guarantee these facilities on European and Irish holidays (but not on UK holidays). Some hired coaches use a different numbering system in which case the row/seat positions shown below determine your seat. Smoking is not allowed on the vehicle at any time.

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This section must be completed by all clients. Please tick as appropriate. Insurer: 6 1. I have read the details in this brochure of the insurance policy offered by Alfa and wish to take that cover for the persons shown above. I understand that I have 14 days after receipt of the full policy details to change my mind and provide details of an alternative insurer. 6 2. I have alternative insurance cover in place as shown in the Holiday Insurance details alongside. 6 3. I will travel without insurance and undertake to repay Alfa in full for any costs they may incur in providing me with the assistance required under the Package Travel Regulations 1992. 6 4. I would like Alfa to telephone me on the number shown to discuss the possibility of taking Policy Number (if applicable): out Alfa insurance. insurance company contact Signed: Telephone Number

dePosiTs crediT card PayMeNTs (Postal booking only)

Destination Deposit No. of Insurance Total Persons Total Please complete the following if you wish to pay by credit card Days 2013 1-4 £11 £ £ Tick appropriate box British £30 5 £14 £ £ 6-8 £20 £ £ Credit Card No. 1-5 £21 £ £ Continental £30 6-14 £29 £ £ Valid From/ 3 Digit Expiry Date Issue No. Security No. IMPORTANT: I have read, understand and fully accept for myself and all others named above, the Booking Conditions and Holiday Information terms published in this brochure. Signature of Card Holder

Signed: ...... Date: ...... Maestro Debit Cards (Switch Cards) require a valid from date or issue number