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www.andrews-of-tideswell.co.uk • Tel: 01298 871222 INTRODUCTION & LOYALTY SCHEME Door to Door service on ALL holidays (see back page) Welcome to Holidays 2013

Whether you’re looking for sightseeing, scenery, seaside or cities (or just a well-earned break!), we offer a fantastic selection of tours. Inside our latest brochure you’ll find some wonderful coach holidays and short breaks both in the UK and Europe together with ‘No Fly’ cruises and holidays by air. On behalf of all Andrew’s Booking Staff and Driver/Couriers we wish you all a very happy holiday in 2013!

promote ‘No Fly’ Cruising on the Marco Polo and are available if you prefer to meet at a central point. offering three wonderful cruises – a brief description (see back page for details) of our cruises can be found on pages 49 and 50 – Value for Money please contact us for more detailed information. We Please remember that many of the items that are offer a small selection of holidays by air. If you have often provided at an extra cost with other tour any suggestions, however small, in ways that we can operators are included in our holiday price. Our improve our service, or can suggest destinations you tour prices are clearly laid out – most include free would like us to include in future programmes please excursions and half board. Many tours include call in or telephone to discuss them with us. entrance fees (in some cases over £ 60.00 in value) Your comfort, safety and financial security The ‘Entrances included’ symbol denotes these These are of the greatest importance to us. Over tours. When comparing prices please remember that the last two years we have invested over a million these items may only be available at a significant About us pounds in brand new touring vehicles. Our coaches extra cost with some other tour operators. For We’re a long-established (81 years), well organised are regularly serviced and kept in tip-top condition by example, many European flight packages do not family-owned and run company offering a personal, our own skilled engineering team. Equipped with air include any excursions whilst you are in resort which caring and friendly service to all customers. We have conditioning, reclining seats, onboard toilet and hot/ can add a very large sum to the final cost of your a huge range of product knowledge at our fingertips. cold drinks servery, they will convey you in comfort holiday. Best of all you don’t have to pay to take your Your holiday will be escorted by one or more of our and style. Our careful and experienced drivers are luggage, to pre-book your seat or to pay by credit team of friendly, expert drivers and coach travel waiting to welcome you on board! YOUR MONEY IS card! Add to this the savings and convenience of our will be on one of our own carefully maintained, SAFE WITH ANDREW’S. All monies paid to us are ‘Door-to-Door’ service and you can see why we think comfortable vehicles. protected by HCC Passenger Protection Insurance an Andrew’s tour offers you such unbeatable value! About our holidays Door to Door Pick up Service on all holidays Easy to book With destinations throughout the UK and Europe, Our free ‘Door to Door’ service makes the perfect If you have any queries or wish to make a booking covering everything from city breaks to scenic tours, start (and finish) to a stress-free holiday and, as we please do not hesitate to contact us either by seaside holidays to shopping, we aim to make sure are a local company, there will never be an instance telephone (01298 871222) or by calling in at our travel we can offer a holiday to suit everyone! We provide where you have to travel many miles (and many offices. Join us for a coffee and we will be delighted different types of accommodation from small, hours) to reach your touring coach! On our tours your to show you our vehicles and facilities. Our travel comfortable, family-owned hotels to 4 star luxury – holiday really does start from the moment you leave offices are situated at our business premises at all are carefully chosen to offer our customers good your door. See back page for details of the designated the junction of the A623 and the B6049 just outside service and excellent value. We are again delighted to areas for our door to door service. Discounts Tideswell.

ANDREW’S UNLIMITED LOYALTY BONUS SCHEME WHY CHOOSE AN ANDREW’S HOLIDAY? After thirteen years, as a reward to our many loyal customers who take more • An excellent choice of holidays, short breaks and weekend breaks than one holiday a year with us, we are pleased to continue our Loyalty Bonus • Door to Door service on all holidays for pick-ups in our designated zone (see Scheme. This scheme gives you substantial savings in return for your continued back page for details) loyalty to Andrew’s of Tideswell and applies to all departures between January • Reductions available for central pick-up points 2013 and December 2013. • Feeder service operated to minimise time spent on coach Our Loyalty Scheme operates as follows: • Free parking at our garage should you wish to leave your car whilst on holiday On your 2nd holiday booking you will • (Cars parked at owner’s risk) receive £5.00 off per person • Reserved seat on our Executive Coach fitted with lap belts, reclining seats On your 3rd holiday booking you will W.C., hot & cold drinks and air conditioning receive £10.00 off per person • Free well-planned free excursions on most holidays (see holiday pages for On your 4th holiday booking you will details) receive £15.00 off per person • Entrance fees to attractions included on many holidays On your 5th holiday booking you will • Services of trained, caring and friendly booking staff and drivers / couriers. receive £20.00 off per person • Financial security - all monies paid to us are protected by HCC Passenger PLUS £ 20.00 off every subsequent Protection Insurance holiday booking • Help the environment – coach travel is the greenest form of travel for short haul holidays and it’s better to have 50 people travelling together on one HOW TO CLAIM YOUR LOYALTY BONUS: - vehicle than all in separate cars! Simply book your holiday direct with Andrew’s of • Safety – coaches are seven times safer per mile than a car Tideswell Ltd for a 2013 holiday. Please note that • Your enjoyment – no airport queues, stressful driving etc. – just sit back, enjoy the scheme only applies to holidays departing the view and the friendly atmosphere on board whilst someone else does all between January and December 2013. When you the work! book your holiday claim your loyalty bonus by informing us on your booking form the booking references of other holidays booked. We will then deduct the • Value for money – our customers appreciate the financial advantages offered appropriate amount from your final invoice for each holiday you take. The offer by group purchasing for hotel accommodation and tourist attractions and our applies to all Andrew’s 2013 holidays except group bookings where bonus or clear, inclusive pricing means you will not be faced with hidden costs or taxes free places have been given. Each holiday must be booked by the same named • Professional, personal, friendly service from a local family company with 80 person and is not transferable. If you or we cancel any holiday the discounts will years experience be re-calculated accordingly. At no time will cash be returned as part of a bonus. • If you still need convincing, ask one of our 1000’s of happy existing customers

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Office opening hours: Monday - Friday: 9.00am - 5.30pm. Saturday and How to Book… Sunday: CLOSED Enquiries and reservations should be made at our office at: We are pleased to receive telephone reservations that are normally held for 7 days. Andrew’s of Tideswell Ltd. Anchor Garage. Receipt of booking form, relevant deposit and insurance (if required) will confirm your booking. PAYMENT CAN BE MADE BY CASH, CHEQUE, SWITCH OR CREDIT TIDESWELL, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 8RB CARD. YYou will receive an invoice within 21 days of receipt of your booking form, Telephone: 01298 871222 Fax: 01298 872412 showing the date that your balance is due, which confirms your booking. You will receive your itinerary, luggage labels and pick up times approximately 10 days E-mail: [email protected] before you are due to travel. Bookings can also be made at selected Travel Agents Web: www.andrews-of-tideswell.co.uk - please ring for details if required.

CHILDREN’S REDUCTIONS - Children’s reductions are available on most PASSPORTS - If you are a British citizen travelling outside the United of our holidays, providing the child shares a room with two full fare-paying Kingdom or to Jersey you must have a full UK passport valid for a minimum Customer passengers. Please enquire for details at our office. of three months after your scheduled date of return. NEXT OF KIN - We require a next of kin contact for all single travellers so we MINIMUM NUMBERS - We require a minimum number of passengers to book Information can contact them should it be necessary. in order to be able to operate tours from this brochure. In the event that we do not receive the minimum number of bookings, we reserve the right to ITINERARY - Included excursions are shown on each holiday page. INSURANCE - Insurance is NOT included in the holiday price but may cancel the holiday. We will not make such a cancellation within 28 days from be purchased as an optional extra on all British Holidays. Insurance is HOTEL CLASSIFICATION - We provide details on each holiday of the grading departure date. compulsory on all Worldwide, European, Jersey and Southern Ireland of the hotel used. The grading is based on the star classification given in the holidays. Insurance premiums are payable at the time of booking. Please see SMOKING POLICY country concerned. The grading system varies between countries, hence - Bookings are accepted on the basis that smoking IS NOT separate section on Travel Insurance for more details. there will often be a difference between facilities and standards found in permitted on our coaches. hotels with a similar star grading but located in different countries. We aim WHERE TO GET ON OUR COACH - We offer a Door-to-Door service for all INCLUDED IN THE PRICE OF YOUR TOUR to give up to date hotel classification details but must point out that hotel holidays (see back page for details of our Door-to-Door area. Central pick- • Coach travel throughout (except flying holidays) with a reserved classifications may change without our knowledge. ups are also available at a discount (see back page for details). If you live seat. outside our pick-up area please ring us to discuss a pick-up point. DISABLED PASSENGERS - We make a special effort to help disabled • Services of your Driver/Courier who remains with you throughout your tour (with the exception of flying and cruising holidays) customers and if you tell us about your disability when you book your holiday FREE CAR PARKING - Can be arranged at our garage premises if you wish to • Hotel accommodation as specified (all bedrooms are with en suite it will help us to help you. It is not always possible for our driver to provide a join the coach there and leave your car for the duration of your holiday. (Cars facilities). sufficient level of care particularly in the case of single travellers with severe are parked at owner’s risk). mobility problems and we advise that single travellers with such problems • VAT @ 20% on hotel accommodation and meals and zero-rated on have a travelling companion to assist. LUGGAGE - We request that each customer has one medium sized case coach travel weighing no more than 18kgs (40lbs). Where a holiday includes an overnight • (We reserve the right to pass on any variation in the above taxes). WHEELCHAIRS AND MOBILITY SCOOTERS - Transportation of wheelchairs stay you may also wish to take a small overnight bag. • Door-to-door pick-ups. and scooters is at the passenger’s own risk and we cannot be held • Excursions during your holiday (as specified on relevant holiday responsible for any damage to them. Passengers must be able to assemble GROUP BOOKINGS - Group discounts are available depending on the size of page). and dismantle their own scooters (into no more than 5 pieces) and each piece your group. If, as a group you have any special requirements we can arrange • Entrance fees on some itineraries (see relevant holiday page) must weigh no more than 40lbs. specialised tours to suit your specific requirements. Smaller group bookings • Return ferry crossing, road tolls etc. are always welcome on any of our tours. NEW FIRE REGULATIONS (from 1st October 2006): - Due to new Fire NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE OF YOUR HOLIDAY COACH SEATING Regulations all hotel customers MUST be able to use the stairs to get - There is a seating plan of the coach for each holiday, but • Holiday Insurance (optional on British Tours, compulsory on World it is possible that on occasions operational reasons will require a coach with themselves downstairs in case of emergency. Lifts cannot be used in case of - wide, European, Jersey, and Southern Ireland holidays). a different configuration to be used. We therefore reserve the right to alter fire and fire services will no longer be able to assist clients downstairs. • Please note if you choose not to take out our Insurance we will ask a coach-seating plan and allocate seats other than those you have booked. you to sign an indemnity form SPECIAL REQUESTS - We make every effort to comply with special requests Requests for particular seats can be made on most holidays when booking • Passport or Visa. e.g. diet, ground or low floor rooms etc. Generally we find our hotels are very but because allocations are made on a first come, first served basis you are • Entrance Fees (except as stated on relevant holiday page). helpful but we cannot guarantee such provision. Special requests must be recommended to book early. • Items that are of personal nature i.e. drinks, telephone calls etc. notified to us at the time of booking and also be specified on your booking • Optional excursions. form. Please remember that bedroom allocation is the responsibility of the HEALTH & SAFETY ON HOLIDAY – Some people may be at risk from discomfort or deep vein thrombosis (DVT) if they remain immobile on a hotel and we cannot guarantee the position of any hotel bedroom. NATIONAL TRUST AND ENGLISH HERITAGE PROPERTIES - Some properties journey for a long period of time. If you are planning to undertake a coach visited are National Trust or English Heritage – if you are a member of either SINGLE ACCOMMODATION - Single accommodation is limited and we advise journey of more than 3 hours you should consult your doctor if you have organisation and receive free entrance this must be stated at the time of anyone travelling on holiday alone to book early. Where hotels charge a single ever had DVT or pulmonary embolism, a family history of clotting conditions, booking so that a reduction can be given (reductions will not be given after supplement we have no alternative than to pass this on. We hope that where cancer or treatment for cancer, a stroke, heart or lung disease or if you have departure of holiday) possible two friends travelling together will share twin accommodation. Once had major surgery in the past 3 months. During the journey we will provide all single rooms are sold we may be able to offer a double room for single comfort stops as frequently as possible and during these stops you are PLEASE SEE OUR PACKAGE TOUR BOOKING CONDITIONS IN THE CENTRE occupancy at a higher supplement encouraged to get off the coach and walk around. OF THIS BROCHURE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Personal Holiday CHILD REDUCTIONS: CHILDREN AGED 2 - 15 ARE AT A 50% REDUCTION IN PREMIUM Travel Insurance Please note that all the above premiums include a Government We strongly recommend all clients arrange travel insurance. Insurance Premium Tax at 20%. A Special Holiday Travel Insurance Scheme is available for Personal Travel Insurance is optional on all British tours BUT all passengers travelling on our holidays which is arranged COMPULSORY on all European, Jersey, Isle of Man and Ireland with ETI – International Travel Protection (the UK branch tours (we do however, strongly recommend insurance on British of Europäische Reiseverscherung AG) who are Licensed by tours). You may arrange your own travel insurance if you wish the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BAFIN (we will ask you to sign an indemnity form if you opt to arrange – www.bafin.de) and approved by the Financial Services your own travel insurance). Authority (FSA – www.fsa.gov.uk) to undertake insurance travel plans depend). We summarise below the details of the insurance cover provided business in the UK. Should you wish to take advantage of (b) The Insured Person whose medical condition gives rise to which also includes SPECIALITY ASSISTANCE LTD - 24-hour our Holiday Travel Insurance please include the appropriate a claim : emergency service. The following is a brief summary of the cover premium when booking your holiday. available. Full details of Cover, Policy Warranties and Exclusions (1) is receiving, or on a waiting list for, surgery, in-patient Andrews of Tideswell are an Appointed Representative of ITC will be forwarded with your confirmation of booking. In any event treatment or investigations In a hospital, clinic or Compliance Limited which is authorised and regulated by the you may ask for a specimen copy of the Policy Wording before nursing home: or Financial Services Authority. booking should you wish to examine this in advance. (2) is travelling against any health requirements stipulated by the carrier, their handling agents or any other public DEMANDS AND NEEDS - This insurance policy will suit Cancellation Up to £2,000 transport provider :or the demands and needs of an individual or group (where Medical Expenses & Repatriation Up to £1,000,000 applicable) who have no excluded pre-existing medical Curtailment & Hospital Benefit Up to £2,000 (3) is travelling against the advice of a Medical Practitioner conditions, are travelling in countries included within the Luggage & Personal Money Up to £1,000 (Limit £200 any one or for the purposes of obtaining medical treatment policy terms and who wish to insure themselves against article , £200 in all valuables and £200 Personal Money) abroad; or unforeseen events detailed in the cover section below. Subject Luggage Delay Up to £75 (4) has been given a terminal prognosis. to the terms, conditions and maximum specified claim limits. Personal Liability Up to £1,000,000 2. All material facts must be disclosed to us. Failure to do so Personal Accident Up to £10,000 may affect your rights under the policy. A material fact is a IMPORTANT - We will not provide you with advice about the Loss of Passport Up to £200 fact likely to influence us in acceptance or assessment of the suitability of this product for your individual needs but will be Legal Expenses Up to £5,000 insurance (for example, your own state of health or that of a happy to provide you with factual information. Delayed Departure Up to £60 Close Relative). If you are in any doubt as to whether a fact is Your insurance premium should be forwarded to us with your Missed Departure Up to £200 “material” then for your own protection it should be disclosed. holiday deposit in order to ensure that you are protected by Fourteen Day Refund – Cooling Off Period Premium refund if policy the coverage under the holiday cancellation section of the not satisfactory. COOLING OFF PERIOD - You should read your policy immediately insurance. The premiums required are as follows: - to ensure it meets with your requirements. If for any reason it does POLICY EXCESS - Loss of Deposit £10.00 increased to £30.00 for not it must be returned to the issuer of the policy within 14 days of DESTINATION 1 2-3 4-5 6-8 9-10 11-17 Cancellation, Medical Expenses, Curtailment, Hospital Benefit, the date of issue or prior to travel which ever is the sooner. Your UK Tours £8.90 £15.30 £21.75 £27.00 n/A n/A Luggage, Personal Money and Legal Expenses. money will be refunded in full, provided no claims have been made (Exc. Isle of Man) IMPORTANT – HEALTH CONDITIONS or incident likely to give rise to a claim has arisen. If you cancel European Coach £9.90 £25.20 £34.90 £40.30 £43.50 £53.50 your policy after 14 days no refund will be given. Tours 1. We shall not be liable for claims WHERE AT THE TIME OF TAKING OUT THIS POLICY: Please note our Holiday Travel Insurance Scheme is only available Jersey n/A n/A £34.90 £40.30 n/A n/A (a) You are aware of any medical condition or set of to United Kingdom Residents. Ireland n/A £25.20 £34.90 £40.30 n/A n/A circumstances that could reasonably be expected to give & Isle of Man CLAIMS - All claims should be made direct to Towergate rise to a claim (for example the state of health of a Close Chase Parkinson, P.O. Box 416, West Byfleet, Surrey, KT14 7YE European flight holidays n/A £28.90 n/A £46.20 n/A Relative, Business Associate or any person on whom your (Telephone 0870 906 3144).

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2013 Holiday Summary

Please find a summary of our 2013 Holidays in date order - full Reductions on holiday price for information for each holiday can be found on brochure page as shown. central pick up points. Please see back page of this brochure Our FREE DOOR TO DOOR SERVICE is included for all holidays for for full details of the Door to collection in our designated pick-up zone. Door Service.

Date destination Days Price Page Date destination Days Price Page Sat 19th Jan Re-Union Weekend in Redworth Hall 2 days £99.00 8 Mon 6th May Lake District and ‘Mountain Goat’ 5 days £415.00 18 Fri 15th Feb London Weekend 3 days £189.00 7 Fri 10th May National Stud, The Gallops Sun 24th Feb NEW Highland Fling & Winter Wonderland 5 days £269.00 36 and Cambridge 3 days £215.00 10 Wed 6th Mar Mid Week London Theatre Break 2 days £139.00 8 Mon 13th May The Golden Age of Railways, Canals and Rivers 5 days £369.00 27 Fri 8th Mar London Weekend 3 days £195.00 7 Mon 13th May NEW Ayrshire & Irish Jaunt 5 days £409.00 38 Fri 15th Mar NEW Harrogate & Yorkshire Dales and Rails Weekend 3 days £189.00 9 Fri 17th May London Weekend 3 days £199.00 7 Tue 19th Mar Mid Week London Theatre Break 2 days £139.00 8 Mon 20th May Torquay – English Riviera 5 days £319.00 18 Mon 25th Mar NEW Cumbrian Cavalade – Sat 25th May NEW Austria in a Nutshell 9 days £699.00 51 A Sightseeing Spectacular 5 days £359.00 16 Mon 27th May Castles, Museums and Delightful Fri 29th Mar NEW Thames Valley, ‘Midsomer Murders Durham Dales 5 days £379.00 19 & Windsor 4 days £259.00 14 Mon 27th May Small Isles, Skye & Marine Fri 29th Mar London Weekend 3 days £195.00 7 Wildlife Cruise 7 days £569.00 39 Mon 1st Apr Sidmouth and South Devon 5 days £379.00 17 Sun 2nd Jun Isle of Wight - Shanklin 6 days £419.00 20 Thu 4th Apr NEW Cornwall Spring Flower Show Sun 2nd June Scarborough, Whitby, Moors & & Heligan 5 days £399.00 17 Castle Howard 5 days £345.00 19 Thu 4th Apr NEW ‘Downton Abbey’ and Fri 7th June London Weekend 3 days £205.00 7 ‘The Manor Reborn’ 4 days £269.00 16 Sun 9th Jun Tenby and The Scenic Fri 12th Apr NEW Battlefield Highlights 4 days £359.00 51 Pembrokeshire Coast 7 days £489.00 29 Sat 13th Apr Bletchley Park & Duxford Weekend 2 days £149.00 9 Mon 10th Jun NEW Boats & Trains of the Highlands and Islands 5 days £405.00 40 Mon 15th Apr NEW 5 Lochs, Falkirk Wheel & Royal Yacht Britannia 5 days £415.00 37 Fri 14th Jun Hatfield House and Great Gardens of Essex 3 days £225.00 11 Fri 19th Apr Wisley, Hampton, Kew & Windsor Weekend 3 days £229.00 10 Sat 15th Jun Jersey by Air 8 days £655.00 54 Fri 19th Apr Jersey by Air 5 days £469.00 54 Mon 17th Jun NEW Trains, Broads & Beautiful Coast of Norfolk 5 days £359.00 20 Mon 22nd Apr Llandudno, Anglesey, Snowdonia & North Wales 5 days £375.00 28 Fri 21st Jun NEW Landscapes of Wales – Snowdonia to Cardiff Bay 7 days £469.00 29 Mon 29th Apr NEW Caernarfon, Trains of Snowdonia and Portmeirion 5 days £399.00 28 Fri 21st Jun Cathedral Cities & Kings Lynn Weekend 3 days £195.00 9 Fri 3rd May Castles, Houses & Gardens of Kent Sat 29th Jun NEW Highlands, Speyside, Balmoral & East Sussex 4 days £285.00 14 & Railway Explorer 6 days £499.00 41 Sun 5th May NEW Baltic Cities & Fri 5th Jul NEW Cheltenham, Cotswolds & St Petersburg Cruise 13 days fr £1119.00 50 Somerset Delights 4 days £285.00 15

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Date destination Days Price Page Date destination Days Price Page Mon 8th Jul Weymouth & Dorset Coast 5 days £325.00 21 Mon 23rd Sep Llandudno, Anglesey, Snowdonia Thu 11th Jul NEW Picturesque Essex and The and North Wales 5 days £405.00 28 Charms of Suffolk 5 days £359.00 21 Sat 28th Sep Afternoon Tea with Wine on Sun 14th July Spectacular North Irish Explorer 7 days £635.00 47 the Orient Express 2 days £309.00 11 Sun 21st Jul NEW Scotland’s North West Passage, Mon 30th Sep NEW Lake District Rambler, Skye & Orkneys 8 days £679.00 42 Kendal & ‘Mountain Goat’ 5 days £ 419.00 26 Sun 21st Jul NEW Houses, Gardens, Orchards, Fri 4th Oct NEW Halls, Gardens, Railways & Vines & Rail of Kent 5 days £355.00 22 Canals of Leicester 3 days £209.00 12 Sat 27th Jul Isle of Wight - Shanklin 8 days £569.00 20 Sun 6th Oct NEW Land of the Northern Lights Cruise 13 days fr £1269.00 50 Mon 29th Jul Llandudno, Anglesey, Snowdonia and North Wales 5 days £405.00 28 Mon 7th Oct Houses, Rail & Heritage of Rhondda and Brecon 5 days £349.00 30 Fri 2nd Aug London Weekend 4 days £259.00 7 Fri 11th Oct NEW Oxford, Inspector Morse Mon 5th Aug NEW Surprising London with a Difference 5 days £425.00 22 & Blenheim Palace 4 days £299.00 15 Sat 10th Aug NEW ‘Downton Abbey’ and Sun 13th Oct Scarborough, Whitby, Moors ‘The Manor Reborn’ 4 days £269.00 16 & Castle Howard 5 days £335.00 19 Sat 10th Aug Jersey by Air 8 days £655.00 54 Mon 14th Oct NEW Highlands, Mountains, Glens, Sun 11th Aug St Austell - Houses & Gardens Lochs & Lines 5 days £425.00 46 of East Cornwall 6 days £525.00 23 Mon 14th Oct Jersey by Air 5 days £459.00 54 Mon 12th Aug Tenby and The Scenic Fri 18th Oct Blackpool Illuminations Weekend Pembrokeshire Coast 6 days £419.00 29 – St Anne’s 3 days £209.00 13 Fri 16th Aug Edinburgh Military Tattoo 3 days £249.00 36 Mon 21st Oct Bournemouth, New Forest Fri16th Aug NEW Norweigian Fjordland and Buckler’s Hard 5 days £289.00 26 Splendour Cruise 9 days fr £829.00 50 Tue 22nd Oct Isles of Scilly 5 days £659.00 27 & 54 Mon 19th Aug Eastbourne, Sussex Coast and Downs 5 days £355.00 23 Fri 25th Oct London Weekend 3 days £209.00 7 Fri 23rd Aug Edinburgh Military Tattoo & Ayrshire 4 days £325.00 36 Fri 25th Oct Paris Weekend - a city for all Seasons 4 days £285.00 53 Sat 24th Aug London Weekend 3 days £205.00 7 Fri 1st Nov Durham Delights and Dales Weekend 3 days £215.00 13 Sat 24th Aug NEW Spectacular Orkneys Mon 11th Nov NEW Pre-Christmas Mountains & Shetland Isles 6 days £699.00 43 & Mistletoe Highlands 5 days £309.00 31 Sun 1st Sep Isle of Man – Douglas 5 days £455.00 24 Fri 15th Nov Thursford Christmas Spectacular Sun 1st Sep NEW Islands & Coastal Adventure – and Norwich 4 days £309.00 31 Mull and Iona 7 days £595.00 44 Mon 18th Nov ‘Turkey & Tinsel’ in Llandudno 5 days £345.00 32 Sun 1st Sep NEW Adriatic Coast – Portoroz, Fri 22nd Nov London Weekend 3 days £209.00 7 Slovenia 12 days £899.00 52 Fri 29th Nov 3 in 1 Christmas Markets 3 days £195.00 33 Mon 2nd Sep Criccieth, Great Trains & Welsh Highland Railway 5 days £345.00 30 Mon 2nd Dec ‘Turkey and Tinsel’ in Sidmouth and South Devon 5 days £335.00 32 Fri 6th Sep Longleat. Oxford & The Cotswolds Weekend 3 days £199.00 12 Fri 6th Dec Bristol and Bath Christmas Markets Weekend 3 days £199.00 32 Sun 8th Sep Hexham, Northumbria, Co. Durham & Alnwick 5 days £419.00 24 Fri 6th Dec NEW Liege Christmas Market 4 days £289.00 53 Mon 9th Sep NEW Heart of England, Malvern Sat 14th Dec London Weekend 2 days £145.00 7 & Worcester 5 days £389.00 25 Mon 23rd Dec NEW Christmas at Hilton Blackpool 5 days £489.00 33 Sat 14th Sep St. Agnes, Gardens of Cornwall Mon 23rd Dec Christmas at Hilton York Centre & The Lizard 7 days £539.00 25 & Yorkshire 5 days £489.00 34 Sun 15th Sep NEW Killarney, Dingle and The Sun 29th Dec NEW Hogmanay in Stirling, Kingdom of Kerry 7 days £559.00 48 Loch Katrine & Trossachs 5 days £499.00 35 Mon 16th Sep Isle of Arran & Kintyre ‘Scotland Sun 29th Dec NEW New Year in the Isle of Wight in Miniature’ 5 days £409.00 45 – Shanklin 5 days £515.00 34 Sat 21st Sep Jersey by Air 8 days £589.00 54 Mon 30th Dec NEW New Year Hilton Bath Centre Sun 22nd Sep Sidmouth and South Devon 5 days £419.00 17 & Cotswolds 4 days £359.00 35

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Luxury London Weekends London Theatre and (Including Easter and August Bank Holiday weekends) Attractions Weekends including London Eye ITINERARY A - 2 DAY Day 1: A morning departure from your agreed CONTINUING FOR 2013! WE ARE PLEASED TO pick-up point for your journey to London with a OFFER A BOOKING SERVICE FOR THEATRE short tour of the main sights on your route to your TICKETS AND ATTRACTIONS OF YOUR CHOICE FOR hotel. Arrive at your hotel mid afternoon - the rest ANY OF OUR LONDON WEEKENDS LISTED LEFT. of the day is at leisure. Please find below a list of some of the shows and Day 2: After breakfast depart hotel approx. 9.30am attractions on offer and a guideline price for top price tickets. Simply select a show or attraction and transfer to Park Lane, London. You have a day and contact our office and we will endeavour at leisure and depart at 5.00pm for your journey to provide the tickets of your choice. It may be home. advisable to choose a couple of different shows as tickets are subject to availability at the time of booking. Prices quoted include a booking fee ITINERARY B - 3 DAY and are for best seats – cheaper seats may be Day 1: A morning departure from your agreed available on request. pick-up point for your journey to London with a short tour of the main sights on your route to your © London on View SHOW/ATTRACTIONS hotel. Arrive at your hotel mid afternoon - the rest GUIDELINE PRICES -PRICES WILL BE CONFIRMED ON BOOKING of the day is at leisure. 4 STAR GUOMAN TOWER HOTEL Billy Elliott The Musical up to£65.00 Day 2: After breakfast you are free to enjoy the day HHHH The Bodyguard up to £68.00 as you please. Situated in the heart of a carefully restored area Charlie & the Chocolate Factory T.B.A. of London the splendour of The Tower of London, Jersey Boys up to £ 65.00 Day 3: After breakfast depart hotel approx. 9.30am Kiss Me Kate up to £58.00 Tower Bridge, River Thames and St. Katherine’s and transfer to Park Lane, London. You have a day Les Miserables up to £65.00 Dock, provide a fascinating background to this 4 at leisure and depart at 5.00pm for your journey Lion King up to £65.00 Star Hotel. Most of the hotel’s bedrooms overlook home. Matilda, The Musical up to £60.00 one of the landmarks listed above. All executive Mamma Mia up to £68.00 bedrooms are en suite with TV, hairdryer, trouser A Midsummer Nights Dream up to £58.00 ITINERARY C - 4 DAY press and tea & coffee making facilities. There Mousetrap up to £42.00 is a choice of restaurants, bar and lounge with Phantom of The Opera up to £65.00 Day 1: A morning departure from your agreed spectacular river views. Quartermaine’s Terms up to £59.00 pick-up point for your journey to London with a Rock of Ages up to £65.00 short tour of the main sights on your route to your SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON Shrek, The Musical up to £66.00 hotel. Arrive at your hotel mid afternoon - the rest Single room £24.00 per night Singin in the Rain up to £65.00 of the day is at leisure. Stomp up to £55.00 English Breakfast pre-booked by Andrews £7.00 Thriller Live up to £60.00 Day 2: After breakfast you are free to enjoy the day per person per day (payable to Andrew’s) as you please. Top Hat up to £65.00 Deposit £30.00 Viva Forever up to £68.00 Day 3: After breakfast you are free to enjoy the day Insurance premium required* £15.30 (2/3 day) Warhorse up to £55.00 as you please. £21.75 (4 day) We Will Rock You up to £65.00 Day 4: After breakfast depart hotel approx. 9.30am Wicked up to £61.00 Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation with and transfer to Park Lane, London. You have a day The Woman in Black up to £50.00 en-suite facilities including buffet continental breakfast (see Yes, Prime Minister up to £47.00 at leisure and depart at 5.00pm for your journey English Breakfast supplement below) and coach travel. N.B. Some shows may close before the end of 2013 anothers home. *Payable with deposit may start – please enquire for other shows GUIDELINE PRICES (BASED ON ADULT PRICES) PRICES WILL BE CONFIRMED ON BOOKING SEE ALSO LONDON THEATRE & ATTRACTION WEEKENDS BELOW AND LONDON THEATRE BREAKS PAGE 8 THE LONDON EYE: Adult: from £15.00

DEPARTURE TOUR REF ITINERARY NIGHTS DAYS PRICE MADAM TUSSAUDS: Adult: from £22.50

Friday 15th February 2013 LWE1502 B 2 3 £189 THAMES CIRCULAR CRUISE: Adult: from £11.00 LUNCH CRUISE: Adult: from £32.00 Friday 8th March 2013 LWE0803 B 2 3 £195 SUNDAY LUNCH CRUISE: Adult: from £48.00 Friday 29th March 2013 (EASTER) LWE2903 B 2 3 £195 EVENING DINNER CRUISE: Adult: from £80.00

Friday 17th May 2013 LWE1705 B 2 3 £199 BUCKINGHAM PALACE: Adult £19.00

Friday 7th June 2013 LWE0706 B 3 3 £205 ROYAL MEWS: Adult £9.00 KENSINGTON PALACE: Adult £14.50 Friday 2nd August 2013 LWE0208 C 3 4 £259 HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT: Adult £15.00 Saturday 24th August 2013 LWE2408 B 2 3 £205 TOWER OF LONDON: Adult £20.00 Friday 25th October 2013 LWE2510 B 2 3 £209 MEDIEVAL BANQUET: Adult £50.00 (Ivory House near the Tower of London, Four course banquet Friday 22nd November 2013 LWE2211 B 2 3 Menu, Unlimited wine & beer throughout the meal. Over two £209 hours of live entertainment. Disco till late) Saturday 14th December 2013 LWE1412 A 1 2 £145 LONDON DUNGEON: Adults from £20.00 LONDON ZOO: Adults from £20.00

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NEW!! Mid-Week London Theatre Breaks ITINERARY Day 1: A morning departure to London. Time at We are delighted to offer you mid-week London Theatre Breaks when we can negotiate discounted leisure or visit the evening performance of your Theatre Tickets for you. You can choose to visit ether a matinee or evening show (or both), visit a London choice. (Make your own way to and from the show). attraction of your choice or simply have time at leisure in London Day 2: After breakfast a morning at leisure before Just let us know what shows you would like to visit and we will arrange discounted tickets for you – most shows a matinee performance of your choice or an will be available between £30.00 and £50.00 afternoon at leisure. Depart late afternoon for your journey home.

The Holiday Inn Kensington Forum Hotel HHHH Situated on Cromwell Road in one of London’s most luxurious and beautiful areas within South Kensington just 2 minutes walk from Gloucester Road tube station for convenient travel to Hyde Park, London Eye, plus more of London’s top attractions and theatres. Pleasant restaurants, lounges and bar. All bedrooms are en-suite with TV, telephone, iron & board, hairdryer and tea and coffee making facilities. Lifts to all floors. Please find below a guide of shows you may wish to choose from (**don’t think there is space for DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE this):- Billy Elliott The Musical; The Bodyguard; Wed 6 Mar 13 LTHB0603 1 2 Charlie & Chocolate Factory; The Jersey Boys; Kiss £139 Me Kate; Les Miserables; Lion King; Matilda, The DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE Musical; Mamma Mia; A Midsummer Nights Dream; Mousetrap; Phantom of The Opera; Quartermaine’s Tue 19 Mar 13 LTHB1903 1 2 £139 Terms; Rock of Ages; Shrek, The Musical; Singin in SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON the Rain; Stomp; Thriller Live; Top Hat; Viva Forever; Single room: £45.00 Warhorse; We Will Rock You; Wicked; The Woman in Deposit required: £30.00 Black; Yes, Prime Minister. Insurance premium required: £15.30*

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BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND – ALL WELCOME! ITINERARY ‘Meet the Staff’ and Re-Union Weekend 2013 Saturday: Depart in the morning and head north to the North’s spiritual capital York. Redworth Hall Hotel, York and Durham York is central to Britain’s colourful history. A compact walled city it is home to world SPACE LIMITED – PLEASE BOOK EARLY! class attractions – the stunning York Minster, The Shambles, The Yorvik Viking Centre, After VERY successful re-union weekends in 2011 and 2012 we are delighted to repeat this National Railway Museum and York Castle weekend at another Barcelo hotel offering you the chance to meet up with fellow customers, Museum. You have time at leisure before Andrew’s family members, office staff and drivers. Our base for the weekend is the 4 star Barcelo transferring to your hotel with tea and coffee Redworth Hall Hotel where we include a four course set dinner followed by dancing. We also on arrival. Andrew’s family members, office include visits to York and Durham. staff and drivers will join you. After a 4 course set meal - broccoli and stilton soup, oven HHHH roasted supreme of chicken with white wine BARCELO REDWORTH HALL HOTEL premium with leisure facilities a leek sauce (or vegetarian option), seasonal Sitting in 150 acres of superb woodland this beautiful country hotel is a Jacobean Manor House vegetables, steamed chocolate pudding which dates back to 1693. It is situated in Redworth 20 miles from Durham in County Durham. and custard, coffee and mints. You have the The hall retains many of its original features, namely the magnificent galleried Baronial Great opportunity to dance the night away with Hall and ornate spiral stone staircase. Beautiful restaurant, lounges & bar. All bedrooms are en- music from the ages. suite with TV, trouser press, hairdryer and tea & coffee making facilities. Leisure facilities include Sunday: After breakfast visit Durham. With indoor swimming pool, sauna, steam room, gym, fitness studio for classes and outdoor tennis a history dating back 1,000 years there’s courts. Lift to most bedrooms. a wealth of historic buildings for you to discover. The cathedral, which dates from 1093, is said to be the finest example of DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE Norman architecture in the world. Why not Sat 19 Jan 13 RUWE1901 2 3 £99 take a guided tour of the castle to find out more about the past and present? See the SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON 15th century kitchen, which, amazingly is still Single supplements £20.00 in use today! For shoppers stylish boutiques Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £14.60 and quirky craft shops jostle for attention alongside top-name brands, whilst Durham Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation Indoor Market still retains its Victorian with en-suite facilities including breakfast, dinner, charm. You then make you way home arriving dancing and coach travel. *Payable with deposit at you agreed drop off point early evening.

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ENTRANCES INCLUDED! Cathedral Cities & ENTRANCES INCLUDED! Harrogate and King’s Lynn Weekend Bletchley Park Yorkshire Dales & Cambridge, Ely and King’s Lynn and Imperial A weekend that has proved very popular Rails Weekend the last few years where you have the War Museum opportunity to explore two of England’s Duxford Weekend oldest cities and enjoy the facilities of a A lovely itinerary creates another unique and luxury hotel. winning combination! Based in the beautiful Cambridge spa town of Harrogate we include a visit to the instantly summons breathtaking Bletchley Park – Station X, The top-secret images – the Backs carpeted with spring flowers, Yorkshire city of Ripon with its magnificent wartime base of allied code breakers whose King’s College Chapel, punting on the river Cam, cathedral, a ride on the delightful Keighley and work decrypting Enigma and other enemy the calm of the historic college buildings and Worth Valley Railway, entrance to the World code systems affected the course of the a wide range of attractions and museums. Its of James Herriott at Thirsk and a ride on the Second World War. Imagine! 12,000 people winding streets and splendid architecture have Wensleydale Railway. working in complete secrecy in wartime plenty to offer any time of the year. conditions. So strong was the code of secrecy King’s Lynn is more than just a medieval port it that many still refuse to reveal exactly what is a treasure trove for history lovers with narrow they did at Station X, but, you can find out by ITINERARY streets, handsome merchant houses in the old visiting Britain’s best kept secret. Wander Friday: A morning departure for a visit to Ripon town and plenty of fascinating visitor attractions around the wartime huts, the historic before continuing to Harrogate. Dinner in hotel. to help bring the olden days alive. Stroll round Mansion and grounds, follow the cryptology the Walks, the impressive parkland, or take Saturday: After breakfast drive across the moors trail, see a rebuild of ‘Colossus’ the first a ferry over to the west bank to take in the programmable electronic computer and view for a short visit to Haworth (the former home of outstanding view of King’s Lynn’s townscape. the Churchill collection. the Bronte family) before you journey to Oxenhope Ely is rich in history, charm and beauty and is to board the delightful Keighley & Worth Valley the jewel in the crown of the Fens. Dominating The Imperial War Museum Duxford is Railway where you can step back in time and enjoy the skyline is one of the England’s most Europe’s premier aviation museum having a steam train ride through the heart of Bronte beautiful and largest cathedrals, known locally one of the finest collections of tanks, military country. Pass through the stations at Oakworth as the ‘Ship of the Fens’, it is home to the vehicles and naval exhibits in the country. (location of the film ‘The Railway Children’) and only national museum dedicated to stained This famous heritage site began as an Haworth on your journey to Keighley. Return to glass. The city has a splendid array of historic airfield in the First World War and played a Harrogate for time at leisure for shopping and buildings with a beautiful waterside area where role in the Second World War, firstly as an sightseeing. Dinner in hotel. you can enjoy a boat trip, riverside walk or RAF fighter station and later as an American explore the many cafes and antiques shops. Sunday: After breakfast visit the fascinating home fighter base. and surgery of James Herriott followed by a little time in the delightful market town of Thirsk. ITINERARY In the afternoon journey on the Wensleydale Friday: Depart in the morning from your agreed ITINERARY Railway from Leeming Bar to Leyburn and pick-up point for your journey south to enjoy an Saturday: A morning departure for an after- Redmire where you can view the full splendour afternoon at leisure in Cambridge with time to noon at the Imperial War Museum Duxford of mid-Wensleydale; Redmire Station has one of explore at you own pace. Transfer to your hotel in (entrance included). Transfer to hotel for the best views in the Dales, great at any time of time for evening dinner. dinner and accommodation. year but particularly magnificent in winter. Your Saturday: After breakfast a full day excursion Sunday: After breakfast a full day visit to coach will meet you at Redmire for your journey through the Fens to King’s Lynn and The Wash. Station X Bletchley Park (entrance included). home arriving at your agreed drop off point in the Dinner in hotel. Depart late afternoon for your journey home evening. Sunday: After breakfast a morning at leisure in Ely where you can explore at your own pace before arriving at your agreed drop in the evening. you journey home arriving at your agreed drop off HOLIDAY INN HARROGATE point late afternoon / early evening. with leisure facilities HHHH HILTON MILTON KEYNES HOTEL This 4 star hotel offers contemporary and unique HUNTINGDON MARRIOTT HOTEL with leisure facilities HHHH decor throughout, ideally located in the town with leisure facilities HHHH This 4 star hotel is situated near Milton centre. All bedrooms are en suite with TV, radio, Keynes. All bedrooms are en-suite with telephone, iron/ironing board, hairdryer and This newly built hotel has all the facilities expected from a 4 star hotel. TV, telephone, radio, hairdryer, trouser press and tea and coffee making facilities. Attractive bar, tea and coffee making facilities. Leisure facilities restaurant and comfortable lounges. Lift. All bedrooms are en suite with TV, hairdryer, telephone, trouser press and tea and coffee include swimming pool, spa, sauna, steam room making facilities. Pleasant restaurant, bar and gym. DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE and lounges. Indoor leisure facilities with swimming pool, spa, sauna, steam room Fri 15 Mar 13 YDR1503 2 3 DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE £189 and fitness suite. Lift. Sat 13 Apr 13 BP1304 1 2 £149 SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE Single Room £30.00 SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON Fri 21 June 13 CC2106 2 3 £195 Deposit £30.00 Single Room £15.00 Insurance premium required £15.30* SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON Deposit £30.00 Single Room £40.00 Insurance premium required £15.30* Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation Deposit £30.00 with en-suite facilities including breakfast, dinner, ride on Insurance premium required £15.30* Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation with Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, entrance to the World of en-suite facilities including breakfast, dinner, entrance to James Herriott, ride on Wensleydale Railway and coach Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation with Imperial War Museum Duxford, Bletchley Park and coach en-suite facilities including breakfast, dinner and coach travel. *Payable with deposit travel. *Payable with deposit travel. *Payable with deposit

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Wisley Gardens, Hampton Court Palace, Kew Gardens and Windsor Weekend

We are delighted to repeat this ever popular tour! For over 500 years Hampton Court Palace has stood serenely on the banks of the River Thames. Many historical figures, including 12 monarchs have fallen helplessly for her charms. Will you join them? One of Henry VIII’s most enduring passions was for this palace on the Thames, you can still experience the beauty that so enthralled him as you stroll around the gardens and magnificent buildings. The world famous Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew offer visitors something of interest in all seasons. ITINERARY The Royal Horticultural Society Wisley Gardens are one of Britain’s best loved gardens offering a Friday: A morning departure. You journey fascinating blend of the beautiful with practical and innovative design and cultivation techniques. south for an afternoon at The Royal Royal Windsor with its magnificent castle is a highly elegant town with much Victorian and Horticultural Society Wisley Gardens Georgian architecture and plenty of excellent shops. (entrance included), transfer the short distance to your hotel arriving in plenty of time for dinner. Entrances included THE HOLIDAY INN Saturday: After breakfast visit Kew Royal Botanic Gardens (entrance included) followed SHEPPERTON HOTEL by an afternoon visit to Hampton Court Palace with leisure facilities HHHH (entrance included). Dinner in hotel. This 4 star equivalent hotel is situated Sunday: After breakfast a morning visit to in 11 acres of quiet grounds just outside Windsor for shopping and sightseeing before Shepperton. All bedrooms are en-suite departing mid-afternoon for your journey with TV, radio, telephone, hairdryer, trouser home arriving at your agreed drop off point in press, air-conditioning and tea and coffee the evening. making facilities. Pleasant restaurant, bar and lounge. Leisure facilities include heated SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON indoor swimming pool, spa, sauna, steam Single supplements £34.00 room, solarium and gymnasium. Lift. Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £15.30

Price is based on shared twin / double accommodation DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE with en-suite facilities, breakfast, dinner, entrance to Wisley Gardens, entrance to Hampton Court Palace, Fri 19 Apr 13 SHWE1904 2 3 £229 entrance to Kew Gardens and coach travel. *Payable with deposit

ENTRANCES INCLUDED Newmarket, The Gallops, National Stud ITINERARY and Cambridge Weekend Friday: A morning departure with short stops in the delightful town of Stamford and the Cathedral city of Ely en route. Dinner in hotel. Saturday: After breakfast head to Newmarket, with tea and coffee on arrival, for a guided tour (included in price) including the Gallops to see horses taking their morning exercise, a town tour to see historic yards, studs, farriers, the racecourse and Tattersalls. You then visit the National Horseracing Museum (entrance included). After time at leisure in Newmarket for lunch you head to The National Stud, the only stud farm in the country open to the public, for a tour including the Stallions, The Stallion © Chris Bourchier Unit, Mares and Foals. A guide gives a After very popular visits over the last few years HUNTINGDON MARRIOTT HOTEL fascinating insight of the day to day running of we are delighted to bring you this weekend with leisure facilities HHHH a commercial stud farm as well as its history. which offers a guided tour of the Gallops, The greatest number of foals are born March This newly built hotel has all the facilities a town tour of Newmarket, Tattersalls, the to May so newborns will be on show (entrance expected from a 4 star hotel. All bedrooms are National Horseracing museum, the National included). Return to your hotel for dinner en suite with TV, hairdryer, telephone, trouser Stud and the University city of Cambridge with Sunday: After press and tea and coffee making facilities. its famous colleges. breakfast visit the Pleasant restaurant, bar and lounges. Indoor PLEASE NOTE: university city of Due to some walking at the leisure facilities with swimming pool, spa, Cambridge with Stud and Gallops this tour may be unsuitable sauna, steam room and fitness suite. Lift. for people with severe walking difficulties. time at leisure before departing SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE in the afternoon Single supplements £40.00 for your journey Fri 10 May 13 NS1005 2 3 £215 Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £15.30 home arriving at your agreed drop Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation with en-suite facilities including breakfast, dinner, guided tour of off point in the Newmarket and The Gallops, entrance to National Horseracing Museum, guided tour of The National Stud and coach travel. evening. *Payable with deposit

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Hatfield House and two great gardens in one ENTRANCES INCLUDED weekend! This wonderful weekend offers a good Hatfield House and Great combination of visits including Hatfield House, Gardens of Essex Weekend ITINERARY Colchester and two of the finest gardens in Essex. Friday: Depart in the morning for your journey Hatfield House, the Hertfordshire home of the WALTHAM ABBEY MARRIOTT HOTEL south and an afternoon visit to Hatfield House 7th Marquess of Salisbury, built between 1607 with leisure facilities HHHH (entrance included). Transfer to your hotel for and 1611 by Robert Cecil, has been in the Cecil dinner. family ever since. The State Rooms of this famous This AA 4 star hotel is situated on the outskirts of Saturday: After breakfast visit Beth Chatto Gardens Jacobean House are rich in world-famous Waltham Abbey. All bedrooms are en suite with TV, (entrance included), followed by an afternoon in paintings, exquisite furniture, fine tapestries and hairdryer, telephone, trouser press and tea and Colchester, the oldest recorded town in Britain. historic armour. The extensive gardens, designed coffee making facilities. Good restaurant and lounge Return to hotel for dinner. in the early 17th century, are home to the Great bar. Indoor leisure facilities include swimming pool, Sunday: After breakfast depart your hotel for a visit Hall, the surviving wing of the Royal Palace of spa, sauna, steam room & fitness suite. No lift – to RHS Garden Hyde Hall (entrance included) before Hatfield where Elizabeth I spent some of her only 2 floors – ground floor rooms available. continuing your journey home arriving at your childhood. agreed drop off point late afternoon / early evening. DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE The Beth Chatto Gardens began in 1960 when the site was an overgrown wasteland between two Fri 14 June 13 HH1406 2 3 £225 Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation farms. Faced with all kinds of difficult conditions with en-suite facilities including breakfast, dinner, SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON Beth and Andrew Chatto set out to find homes entrances to Hatfield House, Beth Chatto Gardens, RHS for many of the plants they wished to grow. With Single room: £40.00 Deposit required: £30.00 Garden Hyde Hall and coach travel. *Payable with deposit dry and damp soil in both sun and shade, they Insurance premium required: £15.30* were able to put into practice the underlying principles of what is now referred to as “Ecological Gardening”. RHS Garden Hyde Hall is located in one of the driest areas of the British Isles. One of its aims is to develop and maintain a garden of beauty and diversity for all visitors to enjoy, while also demonstrating sustainable horticultural techniques that are appropriate for the region and low rainfall areas in general. The garden has been constructed on a sloping site using large gabbro (an igneous rock related to basalt), boulders and stone mulch to give the impression of a natural rocky outcrop, being similar to the environment in which many of the plants would occur in nature.

For a very Special Treat! ITINERARY Saturday: A morning departure you head Afternoon Tea and Wine on south, with free tea and coffee during your journey, to the beautiful town of Royal Windsor. The Orient Express Weekend With its magnificent castle it is a highly elegant town with much Victorian and Georgian Windsor and Kent Countryside architecture and plenty of excellent shops. Transfer to your hotel in plenty of time for dinner. Aeroscope in conjunction with Andrew’s of Tideswell present for a sixteenth successive year a Sunday: After breakfast depart your hotel special two-day break. We include Dinner, Bed & Breakfast in a 4 Star Hotel, a visit to delightful for a scenic journey south through ‘Darling Royal Windsor, a journey through ‘Darling Buds of May’ country and a memorable trip aboard the Buds of May’ country via Pluckley, Biddenden elegant and renowned ORIENT-EXPRESS. During your train journey allow time to walk through and Tenterden to Folkestone to check-in for the train. Each carriage is unique and has its your luxury journey on the world famous train. own name and a fascinating history. Exquisite As you step aboard and are shown to your marquetry, ornate brass accoutrements, reserved armchair seats, you can marvel at engraved glass and mosaic floors await you. your surroundings and the way that Royalty, Lords and Ladies used to travel in the 1920’s. When the Orient-Express pulls out of the station at approx. 15.15 you can admire the gleaming, elegant carriages and you will be served with a glass of chilled exclusive Rose Wine and an Edwardian-style afternoon tea of sandwiches, scones with clotted cream and jam along with fruit tart and assorted tea SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON fancies accompanied by a choice of Ceylon or Single supplements £25.00 China Tea. Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £15.30 The journey will last around two hours. During HILTON CROYDON HOTEL your journey allow time to walk through the Price is based on shared Twin/Double accommodation train. Each carriage is unique and has its HHHH with en-suite facilities including half board, journey own name and a fascinating history. Exquisite on the Orient-Express with a glass of rose wine and This 4 star contemporary hotel is situated in afternoon tea and coach travel with complimentary tea marquetry, ornate brass accoutrements, Croydon south of London. and coffee during your coach journey. *Payable with engraved glass and mosaic floors await you. All modern bedrooms are en-suite with deposit Your coach will meet you at approx. 17.30 at TV, hairdryer, trouser press and tea and London Victoria Station. Complimentary tea coffee making facilities. There are pleasant DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE and coffee during your journey home arriving lounges, bar and restaurant. Lift to all floors. 21.30 onwards. Sat 28 Sep 13 OE2809 1 2 £309

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NEW! Halls, Gardens, Railways and Canals ENTRANCES INCLUDED of Leicestershire and Northamptonshire ITINERARY Lamport Hall & Gardens, Royal Leamington Spa, Foxton Locks, Friday: Depart in the morning and head Canal cruise & Great Central Railway south for an afternoon visit to Lamport Hall and Gardens (entrance included). Transfer to to be displayed. The Hall is set in tranquil gardens, your hotel for dinner. enclosed by a spacious park. Although their size and Saturday: After breakfast visit the historic location are the same as when they were first laid town of Warwick, with its magnificent Castle, out, their design has been strongly influenced by the interests and tastes of successive owners. secret gardens, beautiful buildings, excellent shopping, unique antique shops and great Foxton Locks - all the fun of the canals in the heart choice of restaurants. You have time at of rural South Leicestershire. Watch colourful leisure before heading to Royal Leamington narrowboats ascending the ‘staircase’ of ten locks as their crews turn paddles and heave gates open to move Spa, a fashionable and elegant regency town. their boats up the hill. Discover wildlife in the side- With Georgian and Victorian architecture, ponds, find out about Foxton’s fascinating history at tree-lined avenues and squares, stunning the museum, then take a short boat trip on the canal. parks and gardens, it offers a unique © www.goleicestershire.com © We are delighted to offer this delightful weekend Vagabond is an elegant vintage motor launch believed shopping, dining and cultural experience. based in a 4 star hotel - you visit Lamport Hall and to be over 100 years old. It has a fixed roof and open Dinner in hotel. Gardens, Warwick and Royal Leamington Spa. You sides, with wooden benches for seating (you might like Sunday: After breakfast head to Foxton also visit Foxton Locks and have the opportunity for to bring a cushion). Locks for time at leisure and a short canal a short canal cruise and take a nostalgic railway Great Central Railway - Voted number 12 on the list of cruise (included in price). You then journey journey on the Great Central Railway from Leicester the 50 greatest railway journeys in the world the Great to Leicester for a 30 minute train ride on to Loughborough. A delightful weekend! Central Railway is the UK’s only double track, main line the Great Central Railway to Loughborough Lamport Hall and Gardens is architecturally of Grade I heritage railway. It’s the only place in the world where (included in price) before you make you way importance. It was developed from a Tudor Manor and full size steam engines can be seen passing each other home arriving at you agreed drop off point is now best known for its classical frontage which was – just as it was when steam ruled the rails. early evening. started by John Webb in 1655 and completed in the 18th century to the design of Francis Smith of Warwick. BARCELO DAVENTRY The Hall contains a wealth of outstanding furniture, HOTEL, DAVENTRY DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE books and paintings collected by the Isham family. HHHH Fri 4 Oct 13 DAV0410 2 3 £209 Most were bought during the third Baronet’s Grand with leisure facilities Centrally located in Daventry, surrounded by pretty Tour of Europe, in the 1670s. They include portraits SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON by Van Dyck, Kneller, Lely and others. The fine rooms Northamptonshire villages and towns this hotel Single supplements 40.00 include The High Room of 1655, with a magnificent is spacious and modern. Stylish lounge, bar and plasterwork ceiling, by William Smith, the 18th Century dining room. Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £15.30 Library, with ancient tomes from the 16th Century All bedrooms are en-suite with TV, hairdryer, and the early 19th Century Cabinet Room, containing trouser press and tea and coffee making facilities. Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation with en-suite facilities including breakfast, dinner, entrance to rare Neopolitan cabinets with mythological paintings Leisure facilities include swimming pool, spa pool, Lamport Hall and Gardens, canal cruise, Railway ride and on glass. The first floor has undergone lengthy sauna, steam room and gym. Lift to all floors. coach travel. *Payable with deposit restoration, allowing further paintings and furniture Longleat House & Safari Park, Entrances included Oxford and The Cotswolds Weekend This popular weekend has great appeal for all age groups! Longleat, voted ‘UK Family Attraction of the Year’ by the Good Britain Guide, offers attractions to suit all ages! Widely regarded as one of the most beautiful stately homes open to the public, this magnificent Elizabethan property is home to the 7th Marquess of Bath. Set within Capability Brown landscaped parkland, the house contains many fine treasures, but that’s not all, Longleat offers a great day out for all the family. From lions to tigers, monkeys to giraffes, discover many of the worlds most majestic and endangered creatures within the Safari Park. Get lost in the ‘Hedge Maze’, voyage on the Safari Boats, journey on the Railway and much, much more. A visit to Oxford is unique. The sheer beauty of the city’s colleges and riverside setting; national and international treasures displayed in a many museums; literary links and stunning film and TV locations; idyllic days by the river and shops with real character. These and other ingredients blend with Oxford’s lively mix of restaurants, cafés, pubs and theatres to give this historic city its alluring ITINERARY vibrant and cosmopolitan buzz. Friday: A morning departure for an The Cotswolds are one of the most beautiful areas of England, known and loved by people across afternoon at leisure in Oxford for shopping and the world. It is an “Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty”, an area of warmth and clarity whose stone sightseeing, maybe join Guide Friday for a City walls and buildings, open skies, rolling grasslands, beech woods and captivating villages make it Sightseeing Oxford Tour. Continue to your hotel an outstanding English landscape - a landscape once experienced, never forgotten. where you arrive in plenty of time for dinner. Saturday: After breakfast a full day at THE HILTON SWINDON HOTEL DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE Longleat House & Safari Park, drive by coach HHHH with leisure facilities Fri 6 Sep 13 LLHWE0609 2 3 £199 around the safari park – the remainder of the This modern hotel is situated on the outskirts time is at your own leisure. (Full day passport of Swindon and has all the facilities expected SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON ticket included in price). Return to hotel for from a 4 star hotel. All bedrooms are en-suite Single supplements £40.00 evening dinner. with TV, radio, hairdryer, trouser press and tea Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £15.30 Sunday: After breakfast depart your hotel and coffee making facilities. There are pleasant for a day exploring the beautiful Cotswolds lounges, bar and restaurant. Leisure facilities Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation before continuing your journey home arriving including breakfast, dinner, full day passport ticket to at your agreed drop off point late afternoon / include swimming pool, spa, sauna, jacuzzi, Longleat House & Safari Park and coach travel. gym and fitness centre. Lift to all floors. *Payable with deposit early evening.

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Blackpool Illuminations & Lake District Weekend ITINERARY Friday: A morning departure, you head north We are delighted to offer the ever popular to St Anne’s-on-Sea for an afternoon at Fernlea Hotel, St Anne’s for our annual leisure either in your hotel, relax and enjoy Illuminations Weekend. St Anne’s-on-Sea is one your surroundings, visit the hotel’s extensive of Lancashire’s premier resorts just along the leisure facilities or take a stroll in St Anne’s. coast from Blackpool. After an early dinner in your hotel (6.00pm) a drive through the famous illuminations Your weekend includes a day in Blackpool, a before returning to your hotel. drive through the famous Illuminations and a Saturday: After breakfast a full day tour of visit to the beautiful Lake District. the Lake District or a day at leisure in St INN ON THE PROM AT THE FERNLEA Anne’s, Blackpool is only a short distance HOTEL, ST ANNE’S-ON-SEA away if you wish to spend the day there. Return to your hotel for evening dinner. with leisure facilities HHH Sunday: After breakfast a morning at leisure Situated opposite the South Promenade this in Blackpool before continuing your journey family owned RAC 3 Star Hotel is perfectly home arriving late afternoon / early evening.

placed for your comfort and convenience. © VisitBlackpool Restaurant, ballroom, comfortable lounges © Stewart Smith, courtesy of www.cumbriaphoto.co.uk and bar. All bedrooms are en-suite with TV, radio, telephone, hairdryer, trouser press and tea and coffee making facilities. Leisure facilities with indoor swimming pool, jacuzzi, sauna, gym, squash court and solarium. Some evening entertainment. Lift.

DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE Fri 18 Oct 13 BIWE1810 2 3 £209 SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT Boutique rooms (on request): £21.00 Twin/Double £42.00 Single Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £15.30

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Durham Delights & Dales Weekend ITINERARY We are delighted to repeat this lovely weekend at a top class hotel in central Durham. Said to be Friday: Depart in the morning from your agreed one of the most beautiful counties in England, Co Durham has much to offer. At its heart, lies the pick-up point for your journey north to Durham. city of Durham, small enough to explore on foot, but so special that both its castle and cathedral The remainder of the day is at leisure before have been designated a World Heritage site. There are many shops and cobbled streets to dinner in your hotel. wander around, yet, within minutes you can Saturday: After breakfast a day at leisure to escape the hustle and bustle as you stroll explore Durham. With a history dating back 1,000 along the riverbank. Your journey home is years there’s a wealth of historic buildings for through delightful Weardale and Teesdale to you to discover. The cathedral, which dates from round off this weekend. 1093, is said to be the finest example of Norman architecture in the world. Why not take a guided THE DURHAM MARRIOTT HOTEL tour of the castle to find out more about the past ROYAL COUNTY and present? See the 15th century kitchen, which, with leisure facilities HHHH amazingly is still in use today! For shoppers stylish boutiques and quirky craft shops jostle This 4 star hotel is situated on the banks of the for attention alongside top-name brands, whilst River Wear in the heart of the city with lovely Durham Indoor Market still retains its Victorian views of the castle and cathedral. Dating back to charm. Dinner in hotel. the 17th century it offers a relaxed and welcoming Sunday: After breakfast visit the Durham Dales atmosphere with modern amenities while Centre in the market town of Stanhope before a preserving historic charm and exquisite features delightful drive through Weardale to Alston before such as antiques and original prints. All bedrooms returning home through beautiful Teesdale and are en-suite with TV, radio, telephone, hairdryer via Barnard Castle. Arrive at your agreed drop off and tea and coffee making facilities. N.B. Smoking point in the evening. bedrooms are located in an annexe building approx. 50 metres from main reception. Pleasant SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON restaurants, bar and lounge. Leisure facilities with Single supplements £50.00 swimming pool and gym. Lift. Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £15.30

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NEW! Easter in Thames Valley, Oxford, Windsor Entrances included and ‘Midsomer Murders’ Country ITINERARY Windsor, Henley on Thames, Thames cruise, Oxford Friday: Depart in the morning, with a stop en- and Oxfordshire’s ‘Midsomer Murders’ villages. route, arriving at your hotel in the afternoon. Dinner in hotel. Saturday: After breakfast head north to the City of Dreaming Spires – Oxford. Spend the day here and have time to explore the ancient colleges, old buildings, fascinating little alleyways, along with lots of pubs, cafes and tea rooms. Return via the lovely Thamesside town of Wallingford where the ever popular TV series ‘Midsomer Murders’ is filmed. Dinner in hotel. Sunday: After breakfast head along the Thames Valley to the town of Henley-on- Thames, famous for its rowing regatta for a short break. You then continue through DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE Marlow, with its famous suspension bridge, BEST WESTERN READING similar to the one linking Buda and Pest in MOAT HOUSE HOTEL Fri 29 Mar 13 TV2903 3 4 £259 Hungary to Royal Windsor where you have with leisure facilities HHHH time for lunch and to explore the town and SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON A 4 star hotel delightfully located on the banks riverside, dominated by the magnificent Single supplements £48.00 of the River Loddon, Reading. This refurbished castle. We include a short boat trip on the Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 hotel offers the best of comfort and relaxation. River Thames. Dinner in hotel. MOnday: After breakfast journey home, with Restaurant, lounge and bar and gym. All Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation bedrooms are en suite with TV, telephone, with en-suite facilities including breakfast, dinner, River a stop en-route arriving at your agreed drop hairdryer, tea & coffee making facilities. Lift. Thames boat trip and coach travel. of point late afternoon / early evening. *Payable with deposit

Castles, Houses & Gardens of Kent & East Sussex ENTRANCES INCLUDED Knole House, Dover Castle, Walmer Castle & Gardens, Sissinghurst Castle ITINERARY Garden & Groombridge Place Gardens Friday: An early morning departure to Maidstone. The theme for a wonderful weekend draws its Walmer Castle & Gardens: On the picturesque After checking in at your hotel an afternoon at inspiration from the lovely Kent countryside Kent coastline and the official residence of leisure to relax in your hotel, perhaps use the and the many superb houses and castles to the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, an office leisure facilities or an optional visit to Knole visit in the region. held until her death by the Queen Mother. House (entrance approx. £12.00). Dinner in hotel National Trust Knole House: Set at the heart Some rooms used by her are open to view and Saturday: Today you’ll see two splendid but of a deer-park, it has fascinating links with the garden created for her 95th birthday is a different castles. First to Dover Castle (entrance kings, queens and nobility as well as literary highlight of the tour. included) and then a short transfer to Walmer connections with the novelists Vita Sackville- Castle (entrance included). Dinner in hotel. West and Virginia Woolf. It was the birthplace Sunday: After breakfast visit Sissinghurst Castle and childhood home of Vita Sackville-West, Garden (entrance included) followed by an who went on to create the famous gardens at afternoon visit to Groombridge Place Gardens Sissinghurst, and is still home to the Sackville (entrance included). Dinner in hotel. family. Thirteen staterooms are laid out as Monday: After breakfast journey home with a they were in the 18th century and have world- lunchtime stop at a town of interest en-route renowned rare furniture, paintings by Van arriving at your agreed drop off point late Dyck, Gainsborough and Reynolds as well as afternoon / early evening. important 17th-century tapestries. Dover Castle and Secret Wartime Tunnels: DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE Standing guard over the English Channel above Fri 3 May 13 COK0305 3 4 £285 the White Cliffs of Dover it is steeped in history © www.english-heritage.org.uk/traveltrade SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON from Roman times to World War II. A highlight National Trust Sissinghurst Castle Garden This is a tour of the incredible atmospheric Secret internationally renowned garden was developed Single supplements £60.00 Wartime Tunnels where Sir Winston Churchill by Vita Sackville-West and Sir Harold Nicolson Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 masterminded the evacuation of Dunkirk and around the surviving parts of an Elizabethan mansion. It compromises small enclosed Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation the new visitor experience – Operation Dynamo- including breakfast, dinner, entrances to Dover Castle, Rescue from Dunkirk. The richly-furnished compartments, with colour throughout the Walmer, Sissinghurst and Groombridge and coach travel. © www.english-heritage.org.uk/traveltrade Great Tower, seasons, resulting in an intimate and romantic *Payable with deposit where costumed atmosphere. actors introduces Groombridge Place Gardens & Enchanted THE HILTON MAIDSTONE HOTEL medieval life at Forest: The romantic setting has been with leisure facilities HHHH King Henry II’s the inspiration for books, films and T.V. Set in the heart of Southeast England north of court. N.B. Due programmes. Inside the walled gardens lies a Maidstone the elegant Hilton Maidstone has all the to the amount of hidden world – for 300 years these gardens were facilities expected from a 4 star hotel. All bedrooms walking in the unseen, except by the favoured few. They were are en-suite with colour TV, mini-bar, hairdryer, Wartime Tunnels laid out in the 17th century as ‘outside rooms’ trouser press and tea and coffee making facilities. this part of the tour of the House. They have been extensively added There are pleasant lounges, bar and restaurant. may be unsuitable to in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries including Leisure facilities include swimming pool, spa, for people with new plants, many trees, wrought iron gates, sauna, jacuzzi, gym and fitness centre. No lift - all severe walking stone urns, the Knot Garden, the White Garden rooms are ground or first floor. difficulties and the Peacock Walk.

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NEW! Cheltenham, Cotswolds and ENTRANCES INCLUDED North Somerset and Gloucestershire Delights

We are delighted to offer this lovely new tour where you can take in the beauty of the picturesque Cotswolds and have with time in fascinating Cheltenham, Gloucester, Weston-Super-Mare and Wells. We also include a visit to National Trust Westbury Court Gardens. ITINERARY Friday: Depart in the morning and head south clipped hedges and working 17th-century to Cheltenham Spa, England’s most complete vegetable plots and discover many old varieties Regency towan. Most of the town centre lies in of fruit trees. See the gardening style of the a conservation area with Regency town houses, late 18th century. The tulip tree at Westbury PUMA CHELTENHAM the historic promenade, squares and terraces. Court garden is only 150 years old but it is one PARK HOTEL, With award-winning gardens, an impressive of the tallest of its kind in the country. The tree CHARLTON KINGS range of stylish shops and restaurants, flowers from mid June to mid July and has with leisure facilities HHHH Cheltenham has a cosmopolitan ambience to unusual greenish flowers with orange stripes to This traditional Georgian manor house (formerly impress all. You then transfer the short distance each fleshy petals.You then have an afternoon Barcelo Cheltenham Park Hotel) is located in to your hotel for dinner. at leisure in the cathedral city of Gloucester the heart of the Cotswolds two miles from the Saturday: After breakfast visit the seaside resort with its fascinating heritage, award winning beautiful spa town of Cheltenham. It has been of Weston-Super-Mare famous for its miles of museums, waterside shopping, the famous added to over the years making an attractive golden sand, the Grand Pier; The Prom, colourful Gloucester Docks and Victorian Warehouses, that spacious hotel set in grounds with a small lake. seafront stalls, deck chairs and the donkeys, have featured in numerous period films and TV Beautiful lounges, bar and dining room. All originally used to bring in the nets from the dramas, and numerous restaurants, cafes and bedrooms are en-suite with TV, hairdryer, trouser fishing boats. You then head via Cheddar Gorge pubs. Dinner in hotel. press and tea and coffee making facilities. Leisure to visit Wells, the smallest and one of the most Monday: After breakfast head home through the facilities include swimming pool, gym, sauna and beautiful cities in England, located at the foot of beautiful Cotswolds arriving at you agreed drop steam room. No lift. N.B. Some twin/doubles and the magnificent rolling Mendip Hills. There is a off point early evening. all single rooms are situated in the Manor House beautiful Cathedral, Bishops Palace, a vibrant part of the building which has no lift access so market place and a town centre of great character SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON guests in these rooms need to be able to manage with many speciality and antiques shops, pubs, No Single room supplement stairs. Any singles unable to manage stairs restaurants and hotels. Dinner in hotel. (Double for sole occupancy £75.00 supplement) need to request a double for sole occupancy at a supplement. There are a few steps to the dining Sunday: After breakfast visit National Trust Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 room. Westbury Court Garden (entrance included in Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation with price). Originally laid out between 1696 and en-suite facilities including breakfast, dinner, entrance DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE 1705, this is the only restored Dutch style water Westbury Court Garden and coach travel. garden in the country. You can explore canals, *Payable with deposit Fri 5 July 13 CH0507 3 4 £285

NEW! Oxford, ‘Inspector Morse’, Woodstock Entrances included and Blenheim Palace ITINERARY Friday: A morning departure to Oxford for This delightful weekend visits Oxford, the City of Dreaming Spires, a diverse and distinctive City an afternoon at leisure for shopping and famous worldwide for its University. For over 800 years it has been a home to royalty and scholars. sightseeing. Dinner in hotel. The university buildings are well worth a visit as are the shops, the river and the world famous Saturday: After breakfast head into Oxford botanical gardens. Our tour includes a guided walking tour following in the footsteps of the famous for a two hour walking tour following in the TV detective Inspector Morse. footsteps of the city’s celebrated TV Detective Woodstock, 8 miles North of Oxford, is often visited for Blenheim Palace and Sir Winston Inspector Morse. Visit the scenes of the best- Churchill’s grave in nearby Bladon but has much more to offer. This market town has numerous known cases, with lots of lively anecdotes attractive period buildings including the 17th century Fletcher’s house now home to the County along the way (included in price). The rest Museum and Chaucer’s house in Park St once home to Chaucer the poet. Blenheim Palace. The of the day is at leisure for shopping and birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill and home of the 11th Duke of Marlborough it is one of Britain’s sightseeing in Oxford. Dinner in hotel. greatest houses. The Palace, Formal Gardens and Park were created a World Heritage Site in 1987. Sunday: After breakfast visit Woodstock & Conceived in 1705 and finished in 1722 it is a masterpiece of English Baroque architecture. From Blenheim Palace (entrance included). Dinner the vastness of the Great Hall to the intricate detailing in the State Rooms, the Palace interiors in hotel. beautifully balance the delicate with the awe-inspiring. The walls are decorated with beautiful MOnday: After breakfast tour the picturesque portraits and a fascinating collection of tapestries.The splendour and tranquillity of ‘Capability’ Cotswolds villages and countryside before Brown landscaped parkland and the Formal Gardens is unrivalled in Britain. continuing your journey home arriving at your agreed drop off point late afternoon / early NEW! BARCELO OXFORD HOTEL, evening. OXFORD with leisure facilities HHHH DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE This stylish 4 star hotel is located two miles Fri 11 Oct 13 OXWE1110 3 4 £299 from the delightful city centre on the edge of the Cotswolds. All bedrooms are en-suite with SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON TV, hairdryer, trouser press, internet access, Single supplements £75.00 air-conditioning and tea and coffee making Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 facilities. Delightful restaurant, lounge, bar and terrace. Health and Fitness centre with Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation splash pool, sauna, steamroom, squash court, with en-suite facilities including breakfast, dinner, Inspector Morse walking tour of Oxford, entrance to beauty treatment room and sunbed. No Lift – Blenheim Palace and coach travel. two floors only - ground floor rooms available. *Payable with deposit

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NEW! Cumbrian Cavalade – A Sightseeing Spectacular Settle to Carlisle Railway, Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway, Cumbrian Coastal Line, Yorkshire Dales, Kielder Water & Forest, Hexham & Hadrian’s Wall, Entertainment every evening

WEDNESday: After breakfast start your ITINERARY first train journey of the day in Carlisle. The MONday: Depart in the morning and head line follows the Cumbrian coastline through north to Cumbria arriving late afternoon. Maryport and Whitehaven, with stunning sea Dinner and entertainment in hotel. views through to Ravenglass. You then join the TUESday: After breakfast you head for Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway – L’al Ratty Longtown and drive along Liddesdale to steam train from the coast to the foothills picturesque Kielder Water and Forest Park. of England’s highest mountains – a 7 mile Take a break at the visitor centre before journey through the Lake District National continuing to Bellingham and Hexham, Park. Dinner and entertainment in hotel. dominated by the Abbey overlooking the THURSday: After breakfast travel into the market square. In the afternoon return along Yorkshire Dales to Kirkby Lonsdale, where the ENTRANCES INCLUDED the path of Hadrian’s Wall, which stretched weekly market is in full swing. You then travel some 76 miles from the Tyne to the Solway. past the immense Ribblehead Viaduct, through GILSLAND SPA HOTEL, Dinner and entertainment in hotel. charming Horton-in-Ribblesdale to Settle. In GILSLAND, CUMBRIA HHH the afternoon you take the most spectacular DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE This 3 star hotel sits in 140 acres of manicured train journey on a main line railway in the garden and natural woodland in an idyllic Mon 25 Mar 13 CC2503 4 5 £359 whole of England – the famous Settle to countryside location with spectacular views Carlisle line. Towering viaducts, bridges, long over the Cumbrian and Northumberland SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON deep tunnels, lovingly kept station gardens countryside.The hotel has a residents lounge, Single supplements £24.00 all help to make this one of the best loved orangery, café bar, bistro bar, dining room and Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 lines in the country. Travel along the whole ballroom where entertainment takes place. line through majestic scenery to Carlisle to All bedrooms are en suite with TV, hairdryer, Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation rejoin your coach for the ride back to Gilsland. with en-suite facilities including breakfast, dinner, Dinner in hotel. telephone and tea & coffee making facilities. entertainment each evening, Cumbria Coast Railway ride, Lift to most floors. Entertainment is provided Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway ride, Settle to Carlisle FRIday: After breakfast journey home arriving each evening during your stay. Railway ride and coach travel. at your agreed drop off in the afternoon. *Payable with deposit

NEW! Highclere Castle ‘Downton Abbey’, ITINERARY – APRIL DEPARTURE THURSday: A morning departure via Warwick and and Avebury Manor ‘The Manor Reborn’ through beautiful Cotswold villages. Visit the pretty We are delighted to introduce these new breaks where village of Bampton, used for many of the outdoor ENTRANCES INCLUDED you can explore Highclere Castle, venue of the popular locations for ‘Downton Abbey’. Continue to your hotel TV period drama Downton Abbey. Follow in the footsteps for dinner. of the aristocratic Crawley family and servants through their country house. We also include visits to Bampton Friday: After breakfast a morning visit to Newbury village which was used for many of the outdoor locations with time for lunch before an afternoon visit to for ‘Downton Abbey’, Avebury Manor ‘The Manor Reborn’ Highclere Castle (entrance included). Dinner in hotel. then to Oxford to round of this delightful weekend. Saturday: After breakfast visit Avebury and Avebury Highclere Castle: The magnificent Victorian Castle Manor (entrance included). Tours of the Manor are home of the Earl of Carnarvon. It was used extensively free flow at staggered times and you can also visit in the filming of ‘Downton Abbey’ and your visit the Stone Circles, Museum, café and shop. Dinner in includes entrance to the Castle, Grounds, Gardens and the fascinating Egyptian collection. The State Rooms hotel. are filled with wonderful wall coverings and look out for Sunday: After breakfast visit Oxford with time at Napoleon’s desk and chair from his time on St Helena leisure for shopping & sightseeing, maybe join Guide on view in the library. The Egyptian collection contains Friday for a city sightseeing tour. Continue home many items excavated by Lord Carnarvon and Howard Images / James Dobson © National Trust arriving at your agreed drop off point late afternoon / Carter during their 17 year expedition to the ancient early evening. tombs of Egypt. The gardens were designed in the 18th THE HILTON BASINGSTOKE HHHH century by the famous of English landscape architects, ITINERARY – AUGUST DEPARTURE ‘Capability Brown.’ This 4 star hotel is situated near Basingstoke. Saturday: A morning departure via Warwick and National Trust Avebury, Avebury Manor & Gardens, All bedrooms are en-suite with TV, hairdryer World famous Stone Circles and Museum: In and tea and coffee making facilities. Pleasant through beautiful Cotswold villages. Visit the pretty the 1930s, the pretty village of Avebury, partially lounges, bar and restaurant. No lift - all rooms village of Bampton, used for many of the outdoor encompassed by the stone circle of this World Heritage are ground or first floor. locations for ‘Downton Abbey’. Continue to your hotel Site, was witness to the excavations of archaeologist for dinner. Alexander Keiller. He opened the museum to display Sunday: After breakfast visit Avebury and Avebury DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE his findings in the old stable building of Avebury Manor (entrance included). Tours of the Manor are Manor where he lived. You can see his fascinating Thu 4 Apr 13 DOW0404 3 4 finds on display in the museum. Avebury Manor £269 free flow at staggered times and you can also visit reopened in 2012 following a major transformation for Sat 10 Aug 13 DOW1008 3 4 £269 the Stone Circles, Museum, café and shop. Dinner in a BBC series entitled The Manor Reborn presented hotel. by Penelope Keith and Paul Martin which followed a SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON MOnday: After breakfast a short visit to Newbury lively team of historians, designers and volunteers as Single supplements £60.00 before an afternoon visit to Highclere Castle (entrance they refurbished the 500 year old Manor. The finished included). Dinner in hotel. rooms evoke the personalities of the families who Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 lived there and the atmosphere of the eras in which TUESday: After breakfast visit Oxford with time at Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation they lived. Along with the house, a redundant kitchen with en-suite facilities including breakfast, dinner, leisure for shopping & sightseeing, maybe join Guide garden has been transformed into a working Victorian entrance to Highclere Castle, National Trust Avebury Friday for a city sightseeing tour. Continue home kitchen garden. The village has been used for filming and Avebury Manor and coach travel. arriving at your agreed drop off point late afternoon / including Pride & Prejudice, Emma and the Mayor of *Payable with deposit early evening. Casterbridge and Harry Potter.

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Entrances included NEW! Cornwall Spring Flower Show, ITINERARY THURSday: A morning departure to St Austell Lost Gardens of Heligan and St. Austell arriving in the afternoon. Dinner in hotel Friday: A fter breakfast a full day excursion including a visit to the traditional Cornish fishing village of Mevagissey, where you can wander the narrow alleyways, browse gift shops and art galleries and walk around the harbour. You then visit the Lost Gardens of Heligan (entrance included). Dinner in hotel. Saturday: After breakfast a full day excursion to the Cornwall Spring Flower Show (entrance included). Sunday: After breakfast a half day in St Austell with the rest of the day at leisure at you hotel. Dinner in hotel. MOnday: After breakfast journey home arriving at your agreed drop off point late afternoon.

BEST WESTERN CLIFF HEAD HOTEL, CARLYON BAY, ST AUSTELL with leisure facilities HHH This 3 star hotel enjoys a stunning location on the coast at Carlyon Bay 3 miles from the centre of St. Austell. All bedrooms are en-suite with TV, telephone, radio and tea and We base this lovely new tour at Carlyon Bay near St Austell, a bustling market town often coffee making facilities. Lovely restaurant, referred to as the capital of the Cornish Alps. The ethereal white mini-mountains, the spoil cocktail bar and lounge. Indoor swimming heaps of the china-clay industry lend an eerie atmosphere to the landscape. pool and sauna. No lift – all public rooms and a limited number of bedrooms on ground floor. Most bedrooms 1st and 2nd floor. The Cornwall Spring Flower Show is a sensory Lost Gardens of Heligan seat of the Tremayne exploration and celebration of Cornish gardening family for more than 400 years is one of the most DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE where exuberant displays guarantee a brilliantly mysterious estates in England. The eighty acres Thu 4 Apr 13 CSFS0404 4 5 £399 colourful spectacle. The 101st show takes place of stunningly beautiful gardens and grounds have in the magical Boconnoc Estate near Lostwithiel. enabled this award winning garden to become one SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON Nestled amid this beautiful estate you will find of the most popular group attractions in Cornwall. NO Single supplements a charming deer park and beautiful gardens At the end of the 19th century its thousand acres Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 bursting with colour in the springtime when the were at their zenith; a few years later bramble rhododendrons, azaleas and camellias are in and ivy were already growing a green veil over this Price is based on accommodation with en-suite facilities flower. “Sleeping Beauty”. Now restored to its former including breakfast, dinner, entrance to Cornwall Spring Flower Show, Lost Gardens of Heligan and coach travel. glory, Heligan is truly “a garden for all seasons” *Payable with deposit

Sidmouth & South Devon THE ROYAL YORK & Sidmouth is one of the most beautiful and unspoilt resorts in the country set in lush pastures and FAULKNER HOTEL HH craggy cliffs. It is ideal for an unhurried lifestyle, the shops have retained the personal and friendly A firm favourite with our customers for many service of a country town. years this AA 2 Star family-run hotel has been owned by the same family for over fifty years. Situated at the centre of the Esplanade FREE EXCURSIONS it overlooks the sea and is adjacent to the A full day into Devon’s countryside and shopping centre. Lounge Bar with sea view, the Dartmoor National Park with a visit to sea view lounge, reading room, café bar and Plymouth and return via Buckfast Abbey. sea view restaurant. All bedrooms are en-suite A full day excursion via the fishing villages of with TV, radio, telephone, hairdryer and tea Beer and Axmouth then onto Lyme Regis and coffee making facilities. Entertainment five nights a week. Aspara Spa with hydrotherapy A full day excursion to Torquay. pool, steam room and sauna. Therapists offer a wide range of beauty treatments (at extra cost). Full sized snooker table. Lifts to all floors.

DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE Mon 1 Apr 13 SID0104 4 5 £379 Sun 22 Sep 13 SID2209 4 5 £419 SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON NO Single supplements Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75

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Sailing, Steaming, and ITINERARY Monday: Depart in the morning for your journey ‘Mountain Goat’ in the Lake District north arriving at your hotel for dinner. Tuesday: After breakfast head to Ambleside to Lake District by ‘Mountain Goat’, Ullswater cruise, Keswick, join the comfortable services of the award winning Kirkstone Pass, Bowness & Windermere cruise, ‘Beatrix Potter’ House, Mountain Goat. A fleet of mini coaches takes you Hawkshead & Tarn Hows and Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway to Wray Castle for a brief stop before arriving at Hill Top - a 17th century farmhouse where Beatrix © Dave Willis, courtesy of www.cumbriaphoto.co.uk© Dave Willis, The sheer beauty of the Lake District has Potter wrote many of her children’s stories - it inspired poets and artists for centuries and on remains exactly as she left it. You then travel to the this holiday we will paint a picture that will last little village of Hawkshead with time to explore the in your memory for years to come. little alleyways and shops and have lunch. In the afternoon halt awhile at beautiful Tarn Hows before From our base we explore the dramatic heading to Coniston Water for a cruise on board the landscapes of the Lakes on this unique holiday Gondola which is in the care of the National Trust. and one of our excursions is taken in mini The opulently upholstered saloons provide a perfect buses which reach the parts where others place from which to enjoy Coniston’s spectacular cannot go! scenery. Return through the Yewdale Valley to rejoin your coach to head across rugged Kirkstone Pass THE SHAP WELLS HOTEL HHH before descending to Patterdale and continuing to This hotel is set in tranquil surroundings near your hotel for dinner. Penrith amongst the Lakeland Fells and is an Wednesday: After breakfast ride over the rugged ideal base from which to explore this beautiful Shap Fells via Tebay and Kendal to Bowness-on- corner of England. Set in 30 acres of grounds Windermere for a morning at leisure. You have time the hotel offers bar, choice of lounges and to look around the town and shops, maybe visit the a spacious restaurant. All bedrooms are World of Beatrix Potter Exhibition, and have lunch. en suite with T.V. radio, hairdryer and tea & In the afternoon you have a delightful sail along Lake coffee making facilities. Lift. Windermere to Lakeside at the southern end of the lake. You join the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE for a nostalgic steam train ride to Haverthwaite. Mon 06 May 13 LD0605 4 5 £415 Return to your hotel for dinner. Thursday: After breakfast you’ll see more fantastic SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON scenery as you make your way to Ullswater and NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT Pooley Bridge for a sail on board the lake ‘steamer’ Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 along the lake to Glenridding. Continue to Keswick where you have time at leisure to explore and have Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation lunch. Return via picturesque Bassenthwaite Lake to with en-suite facilities including breakfast, dinner, Caldbeck and through pleasant Cumbria countryside. ‘Mountain Goat’ Excursion, Admission to Hill Top House, Dinner in hotel. Coniston Gondola Cruise, Lake Ullswater Cruise, Lake Windermere Cruise, Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway Friday: After breakfast journey home arriving at your ride and coach travel.*Payable with deposit agreed drop off late afternoon/early evening. © Stewart Smith courtesy of www.cumbriaphoto.co.uk

Torquay and ‘The English Riviera’ THE DERWENT HOTEL with leisure facilities HH This 2 star hotel is well located in Torquay with a walk of approx. 450 yards to the sea. The hotel is part of Torquay Leisure Hotels Resort and guests at all the adjacent hotels can share the extensive range of amenities available throughout the complex. All bedrooms are en-suite with TV, telephone, radio & tea and coffee making facilities. Choice of bars and lounges. Leisure complex with indoor and outdoor swimming pools, sauna, jacuzzi and poolside bar. Tennis, snooker, games room and bowling. Gardens, patios and sun terraces. Lift. Entertainment every night.

© English Riviera Tourism Company © English Riviera Tourism DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE Torquay is a sophisticated resort on the FREE EXCURSIONS unspoilt coastline known as ‘The English Mon 20 May 13 T2005 4 5 £319 A full day across the wilds of the Dartmoor National Riviera’ due to its mild climate and SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON semitropical flora. By day Torquay has Park, famous for its scenery and ponies. NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT – excellent shops, parks, gardens, beaches A full day Devonshire coastal tour to visit the VERY LIMITED NUMBER and a bustling harbour. By night colour and elegant town of Sidmouth, famous for its Regency lights appear with an illuminated promenade, style architecture. Then via Exmouth and Dawlish to Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 theatres, lively shows, dancing and cabaret. Teignmouth, one of Devon’s oldest seaside resorts. Your included excursions explore Devon’s A half day excursion including Totnes and Price is based on accommodation with en-suite facilities Dartmouth. including breakfast, dinner, and coach travel. glorious coast and countryside. *Payable with deposit

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Castles, Museums and Delightful Durham Dales Durham, Weardale, Allendale, Barnard Castle, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Bowes Museum & Raby Castle

This delightful tour visits the peaceful Durham Dales with stunning scenery, beautiful villages and friendly people. We include a visit to historic Durham, small enough to explore on foot, but so special that both its castle and cathedral have been designated a World Heritage site. There are many shops and cobbled streets to wander around, yet, within minutes you can escape the hustle and bustle as you stroll along the riverbank. We also include a selection of interesting attractions.

ENTRANCES INCLUDED ITINERARY alongside top-name brands, whilst Durham PUMA REDWORTH HALL HOTEL Indoor Market still retains its Victorian charm. Monday: Depart in the morning for a scenic Dinner in hotel. premium with leisure facilities HHHH journey north to your hotel. Dinner in your hotel. Thursday: After breakfast visit the small Sitting in 150 acres of superb woodland this Tuesday: After breakfast travel through market town of Middleton-in-Teesdale with beautiful country hotel is a Jacobean Manor House beautiful Weardale before heading north via its little shops and tea rooms. You then head which dates back to 1693. It is situated in Redworth Allendale to Hexham in Northumberland. After to the historic market town of Barnard Castle 20 miles from Durham in County Durham. The time at leisure you head south to visit Raby named after the castle around which it grew hall retains many of its original features, namely Castle & Gardens. Home to Lord Barnard’s up. You have time to explore the elegant the magnificent galleried Baronial Great Hall and family since 1626, it is one of finest medieval Georgian and Victorian architecture, medieval ornate spiral stone staircase. Beautiful restaurant, Castle’s in England and boasts traditional castle, riverside walks, specialist shopping lounges and bar. All bedrooms are en-suite with 18th century ornamental walled gardens, yew and antiques area. You then visit the Bowes TV, trouser press, hairdryer and tea and coffee hedges, trees, plants and ornaments from Museum, just outside the town (entrance making facilities. Leisure facilities include an the 18th and 19th century. The 200 acre deer included). This French style Chateau, with its indoor swimming pool, sauna, steam room, fully park surrounding the castle has red deer, the amazing history and wonderful collections, is equipped gym, fitness studio for classes and largest British wild land mammal, and the one of the most important museums outside outdoor tennis courts. Lift to most bedrooms. smaller fallow deer (entrance to castle, park London. It opened in 1892 and a recent and gardens included). Dinner in hotel. £12million revamp has transformed it into a Wednesday: After breakfast a full day to must see 21st century attraction. It has the DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE Durham city. With a history dating back 1,000 greatest collection of fine and decorative arts Mon 27 May 13 RH2705 4 5 £379 years there’s a wealth of historic buildings in the North East, contained in stunning new to discover. The cathedral, which dates from galleries. There is a café and gift shop and the SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON 1093, is said to be the finest example of beautiful grounds include a parterre garden, Single supplements per person £80.00 Norman architecture in the world. Why not fountain and woodland walks. Return to your Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 take a guided tour of the castle to find out hotel for dinner. more about the past and present? See the FRIday: After breakfast visit the historic town Price is based on shared accommodation with en-suite 15th century kitchen, which, amazingly is still of Richmond and then return home through facilities and includes breakfast, dinner, entrance to in use today! For shoppers stylish boutiques Raby Castle, Park & Gardens, Bowes Museum and coach Leyburn and Ripon arriving at your agreed travel. *Payable with deposit and quirky craft shops jostle for attention drop off point in the evening.

NEW HOTEL! Scarborough, Whitby, Yorkshire Moors THE RED LEA HOTEL, SCARBOROUGH with leisure facilities HHH & Castle Howard This family owned 3 star hotel is ideally located on Scarborough’s favoured South Cliff, close to the Scarborough is situated on the Cliff Lift, the Spa Centre and the beach. The town magnificent Yorkshire Coast between centre, castle and bustling harbour are only a short the Moors and Dales. This seaside town stroll away. The Red Lea Hotel was originally six with miles of coastline, small coves elegant town-houses that have been carefully and and sandy beaches is close to the North tastefully modernised whilst retaining much original Yorkshire Moors National Park, famous character. Pleasant restaurant, lounge and bar with for its beautiful scenery. We now entertainment on two evenings. All bedrooms are include a visit to Castle Howard in this en-suite with telephone, TV, radio and tea & coffee lovely holiday. making facilities. With a superb location, beautiful Castle Howard: Yorkshire’s finest sea views, indoor swimming pool, comfortable historic house & estate. Home to the bedrooms, great restaurant and friendly service we Howard family for over 300 years, Castle believe this hotel has everything needed for a great Howard is a magnificent 18th-century break by the sea. Lift to all floors. residence set within 1,000 acres of breathtaking landscape. Visit and enjoy DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE world-renowned collections, stunning Sun 2 Jun 13 SCA0206 4 5 £345 architecture and inspiring family stories. Relax amid idyllic gardens and enjoy Sun 13 Oct 13 SCA1310 4 5 £335 ENTRANCES INCLUDED woodland and lakeside walks. Castle SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON Howard is also a thriving rural estate No Single room supplement. with many traditional enterprises such FREE EXCURSIONS Sea View (on request only): £40.00pp as farming and forestry. The profits A full day via the North Yorkshire Moors and (no single sea view available) generated from all estate businesses Goathland, setting of the popular TV series contribute towards the ongoing ‘Heartbeat’, to the picturesque and colourful fishing Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 restoration and conservation of 200 port of Whitby with its fascinating harbour and Abbey ruins. Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation listed buildings and monuments across with en-suite facilities including breakfast, dinner and the estate. There are restaurants and A full day excursion via Filey to visit Castle Howard coach travel. N.B. Some twin rooms are 2 singles rooms cafes, shops, a busy Farm Shop and (entrance included). with shared bathroom – ideal for friends traveling Garden Centre. together. *Payable with deposit

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FREE EXCURSIONS Isle of Wight – Shanklin A full day scenic tour of the island’s west coast including Ventnor, Alum Chine, the The Isle of Wight is just 23 miles long and Needles and the quiet resort of Yarmouth 13 miles wide yet full of interesting features returning via the island’s capital Newport. including miles of sandy beaches and a A full day excursion including the famous stunning coastline. Shanklin is situated on yachting and maritime centre of Cowes. Visit the South East coast of the island in Sandown Osborne House (entrance approx. £10) and Bay. Shanklin village, once a fishing hamlet, return via the ’Gateway to the Island’, the is particularly delightful with its quaint “olde lovely resort of Ryde with its Regency and worlde” craft shops, picturesque thatched Victorian houses, famous pier and sandy cottages and pretty gardens offering visitors beaches a taste of country life whilst providing many A half-day excursion to the picturesque modern amenities and shopping facilities. village of Godshill with its church, thatched cottages and miniature model village.

DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE Sun 2 Jun 13 IOW0206 5 6 £419 © IW Council, islandbreaks.co.uk THE SHANKLIN HOTEL Sat 27 Jul 13 IOW2707 7 8 £569 with leisure facilities HHH SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON The Shanklin Hotel is a spacious hotel with NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT - LIMITED NUMBER a ETB 3 Crown rating occupying a superb Side Sea View: £25.00 (6 days) £35.00 (8 days) cliff top position, providing magnificent views Crescent room: £25.00 (6 days) £35.00 (8 days) of the bay and surrounding countryside, Deposit £30.00 yet within easy reach of the town centre a 5 minutes walk away. All bedrooms are en Insurance premium* £27.00 (6 or 8 days) suite with TV and tea and coffee making Price is based on accommodation with en-suite facilities facilities. Heated indoor swimming pool, including breakfast, dinner, coach travel and ferry crossing games room and entertainment. Lift. from Portsmouth to Fishbourne. *Payable with deposit

NEW! Trains, Broads and Beautiful Coast of Norfolk ITINERARY Cathedral City of Norwich, Broads Cruise, Bure Valley Railway, MOnday: A morning departure, with a stop North Norfolk ‘Poppyline’ Railway, Cromer and Sheringham en route, arriving in the afternoon. Dinner in hotel. Norwich is one of the loveliest cities in the country with its beautiful Cathedral and the cobbled TUESday: After breakfast we combine a Elm Hill. Our journeys feature a miniature railway, a preserved main line railway, and a boat nostalgic steam train ride with a cruise on trip; this is a holiday for everyone. the Norfolk Broads. Begin at Aylsham where you join the Bure Valley Railway for a ride to Wroxham. At Wroxham join the boat for a cruise around the Broads. You then journey through some of the delightful Broads villages, including Woodbastwick, with its diminutive green and thatched cottages. Dinner in hotel. Wednesday: After breakfast head into Norwich. The day is free for you to explore the city. A visit to the Cathedral is a must, also the Norman Castle and cobbled Elm Hill, or you may fancy a cruise on the River Wensum. The shopping is excellent or just relax and watch the world go by. Dinner in hotel. Thursday: After breakfast head through Aldborough to the resort of Cromer, on the north Norfolk coast. After a break continue © Norfolk Tourism /Broads Authority © Norfolk Tourism ENTRANCES INCLUDED to Sheringham to enjoy the sea air and a DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE steam train ride on the Poppy Line to Holt, a HOLIDAY INN NORWICH SOUTH HHH Mon 17 Jun 13 NOR1706 4 5 £359 pretty Georgian market town with lots of little alleyways to explore. Dinner in hotel. This 3 star equivalent hotel is situated in a SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON suburban area approx. 2 ½ miles south of FRIday: After breakfast journey home No Single supplements Norwich. All bedrooms are en suite with TV, arriving at your agreed drop off late Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 trouser press and tea & coffee making facilities. afternoon/early evening. There is a pleasant restaurant, bar and lounge. Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation with Leisure facilities include swimming pool, sauna, en-suite facilities including breakfast, dinner, Bure Valley steam-room and jacuzzi. Lift to all rooms. Railway ride, Wroxham Broads Cruise, ‘Poppyline’ Railway ride and coach travel. *Payable with deposit

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Weymouth and The Dorset Coast FREE EXCURSIONS A full day excursion through the fishing villages of Axmouth, Seaton and Beer to the beautiful Regency resort of Sidmouth, A full day Isle of Purbeck tour travelling through pretty Dorset villages and picturesque countryside via Hardy’s Dorchester, Wareham, Corfe Castle and the Victorian resort of Swanage. Return rounding the Purbeck Hills and visit Lulworth Cove.

PRINCE REGENT HOTEL, WEYMOUTH with leisure facilities HHH This 3 Star hotel has is situated on the seafront with the town centre and harbour a short level stroll away. All bedrooms are en-suite with TV, telephone, radio and tea & coffee making facilities. Pleasant lounges, Weymouth, on the Dorset Coast, lies in a bay surrounded by rolling hills and sandy beaches. bar, and restaurant. Lift to first three floors The 17th Century harbour is a hive of activity, age-old inns nestle on the quay. The esplanade only (not to 4th floor). overlooks the beach, beautiful gardens and parks complete the picture. The surrounding Dorset countryside has been designated ‘An area of outstanding Natural Beauty’ and the coastline SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON boasts dramatic cliffs, shingle banks, sandy beaches and quiet coves. NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT – limited number – some singles are not level with lift DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation Sea View: £24.00 Twin/Double with en-suite facilities including breakfast, dinner and £ 48.00 single (on request only) Mon 8 Jul 13 W0807 4 5 £325 coach travel. *Payable with deposit Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75

NEW! Picturebook Essex before calling at a famous smugglers inn, The Peldon Rose. Booty at this inn was not & Charms of Suffolk concealed in the cellar, but in a large well hidden in the middle of the adjacent pond. Continue to the Blackwater estuary with Historic Colchester, Mersea Island a wealth of legends about smuggling, to & Smugglers Coast, Maldon & Tiptree, Maldon. Your final visit is to Wilkin’s Tiptree Chocolate Lady, RHS Hyde Hall and Jam Museum, tea room and shop. Dinner in Audley End House & Gardens hotel. SATURday: After breakfast ride along This new tour is based outside Colchester the Colne Valley to Haverhill, past Castle and features many contrasting and varied Hedingham to Haverhill for a short break. aspects of East Anglia, from chocolate You then have a short drive to the village of making to the smugglers haunts of the coast. Steeple Bumpstead to visit the Chocolate Something for everyone! Lady and learn the art of making hand made chocolates. Return to Colchester via Finchingfield, one of the most photographed HOLIDAY INN HOTEL, and prettiest villages in East Anglia. You have COLCHESTER an afternoon at leisure in historic Colchester. The oldest town in England boasts a wide with leisure facilities HHH “boulevard” as a main street, with many The 3 star rated Holiday Inn Hotel is situated interesting pedestrian shopping malls and in the village of Eight Ash Green 4 miles from lanes with specialist shops. At one end of the Colchester on the edge of Constable Country. street is beautiful Castle Park, complete with Pleasant restaurant, lounge and bar. All the largest Norman Keep ever constructed, bedrooms are en suite with TV, telephone, riverside walks and pleasant gardens. Dinner hairdryer and tea & coffee making facilities. in hotel. Leisure facilities include swimming pool, SUNday: After breakfast you head to the gym, steam room and sauna. No lift only 2 village of Rettendon, near Chelmsford to visit floors – ground floor rooms available. RHS Garden at Hyde Hall. This 360 acre estate blends into the surrounding farmlands and is a garden to be enjoyed by all. You then head DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE across Essex via Great Dunmow and Thaxted to Saffron Walden and nearby Audley End Thu 11 Jul 13 PE1107 4 5 £359 ITINERARY House. Experience the sumptuous splendour enjoyed by royalty and aristocracy in one of SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON THURSday: An early morning departure, with a stop en-route, journey to East Anglia England’s grandest stately homes. Wander No single supplement – limited number arriving at your hotel during the afternoon. through the house with its beautiful interiors; Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 Dinner in hotel. visit the service wing to see what life was like below stairs. Dinner in hotel. Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation FRIday: After breakfast cross into Essex with en-suite facilities including breakfast, dinner, and meander through the land of smugglers MONday: After breakfast journey home Chocolate Lady Steeple Bumpstead, admission to RHS and intrigue – a land of marshes and hidden arriving at your agreed drop off late Hyde Hall, admission to Audley End House & Gardens coves and lonely inlets – to Mersea Island afternoon. and coach travel. *Payable with deposit

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NEW! Surprising London INCLUDED IN YOUR HOLIDAY Monday: A morning departure to Denham arriving in A London Holiday with a difference! the afternoon. Dinner in hotel. Tuesday – Thursday: The following visits will be Buckingham Palace, St Paul’s Cathedral, Houses of Parliament, included; Kew Gardens, ‘East End’ and Thames Boat Trip Buckingham Palace - The official London residence of Britain’s monarchy since 1837, Buckingham Palace needs little introduction. It is one of the This exciting new tour capital’s most iconic landmarks. Visit the State features various attractions Rooms, lavishly furnished with some of the greatest in and around our Capital treasures from the Royal Collection. City, the delights of Kew Houses of Parliament - A guided tour of the Palace Gardens, majestic St. Paul’s of Westminster, the Chamber of the House of Lords, Cathedral, Buckingham the House of Commons and Westminster Hall. Palace, The Houses of River Thames Cruise - From Westminster Pier for Parliament, Thames cruise, a delightful 90 minutes sail heading west along the and a visit to some of the River Thames to Kew Gardens. not so well known haunts Kew Gardens - Enjoy an afternoon of relaxation at of London’s east end, ’Jack the Royal Botanic Gardens. the Ripper’ territory! East End Sightseeing Tour - A sightseeing tour of London’s East End, featuring the City of London and DE VERE DENHAM GROVE HOTEL, ENTRANCES INCLUDED the Bank of England, Royal London Hospital (the Elephant Man), infamous Jack the Ripper’s haunts, DENHAM DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE the ‘Blind Beggar’ pub, which gave General Booth with leisure facilities HHH Mon 5 Aug 13 SL0508 4 5 £425 the idea for the Salvation Army, Captain James This 3 Star equivalent hotel is set in Cook’s house. SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON 42 acres of pristine parkland near St. Paul’s Cathedral - A fascinating guided tour Denham, north-west of London. Pleasant Single room supplement £48.00 of historic St. Paul’s Cathedral in the heart of the restaurant, TV and lounge bar. All Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 City of London. Created in the 17th Century by Sir bedrooms are en suite with TV, radio, Christopher Wren, the Cathedral is a landmark telephone, hairdryer and tea and coffee Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation including breakfast, dinner, entrance to Buckingham the world over, a place of celebration as well as making facilities. Leisure facilities include Palace, guided tour of St. Pauls Cathedral, entry to Kew remembrance. swimming pool, spa, jacuzzi, sauna and Gardens, Houses of Parliament guided tour, River Thames Friday: After breakfast journey home arriving at gym. No lift – only 2 floors – ground floor boat trip, Guided East End tour and coach travel. your agreed drop off late afternoon. rooms available. *Payable with deposit

ENTRANCES INCLUDED NEW! Houses, Gardens, Orchards, Vines, Railways Port of Rye, now some distance from the sea. In the afternoon visit fascinating Great Dixter House & and Countryside of Kent & North Kent Coast Gardens birthplace, home and passion of gardening Kent & East Sussex Rail, Biddenden Vineyards, Brogdale Farm Orchard, North writer Christopher Lloyd. It was built in1450, restored Kent Coast, Great Dixter House and Gardens, Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch in 1910 and boasts one of the largest surviving timber-framed halls in the country. Of particular note Railway and ‘Darling Buds of May Country’(with optional Leeds Castle) is the antique furniture and needlework collection. Oasthouses, vineyards, orchards, hop-fields, beautiful villages, historic towns and rolling countryside The gardens boast a variety of clipped topiary, wild meadow flowers, mixed borders (including the famous are the images traditionally associated with Kent - Long Border), ponds and the exuberant Exotic Garden an area made popular by ‘Darling Buds of May’ TV (entrance included). Return to your hotel through the series. This tour includes many lovely attractions beautiful Kent countryside via Pluckley, setting for and journeys and with accommodation in a four star TV’s ‘Darling Buds of May’ and renowned as ‘The most hotel, you are ensured a wonderful holiday. haunted village in Britain’. Dinner in hotel. THE HILTON MAIDSTONE HOTEL Tuesday: After breakfast journey via Sittingbourne HHHH and Faversham for a north Kent coastal tour. Travel with leisure facilities via the genteel coastal resorts of Whitstable and Situated north of Maidstone this elegant hotel Herne Bay then continue along the north coast to has all the facilities expected from a 4 star Margate and Broadstairs. You then visit Brogdale hotel. All bedrooms are en-suite with TV, Farm (included in price). The University of Reading is mini-bar, hairdryer, trouser press and tea and responsible for the curation and maintenance of the coffee making facilities. There are pleasant National Fruit Collection; it is one of the largest fruit lounges, bar and restaurant. Leisure facilities ITINERARY collections in the world and is located at Brogdale include swimming pool, spa, sauna, jacuzzi, SUNday: An early morning departure to Maidstone. After Farm. You can enjoy a fascinating guided tour of the gym and fitness centre. No lift - all rooms are checking in at your hotel an afternoon at leisure to relax in orchards, with tasting opportunities. Afterwards time ground or first floor. your hotel, perhaps use the leisure facilities or an optional to browse the delicatessen, butchers, plant centre visit to Leeds Castle, said to be one of the ‘loveliest and craft centre or relax in the tearoom. A lovely DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE castles in the world’ magnificently set on two islands afternoon! Dinner in hotel. Sun 21 Jul 13 KENT2107 4 5 £359 (entrance approx. £14.00). Dinner in hotel. Wednesday: After breakfast visit Biddenden Monday: After breakfast head to Hythe for a coastal ride Vineyards for a tour and tasting (entrance included). SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON on the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway ‘The worlds You then visit the lovely town of Tenterden, with its Single room supplement £80.00 smallest public railway’ to Dungeness (included in price). antique shops and tearooms where you join the Kent Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 Opened in 1927 it was the culmination of the dreams & East Sussex Railway for a steam train ride to Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation of two men; Captain J. E. P. Howey and Count Louis Bodiam (included in price). After a short break visit including breakfast, dinner, Romney, Hythe & Zborowski. It is still one of the railway wonders of the the ancient Cinque Port of Rye, now some distance Dymchurch Railway journey, entrance to Great Dixter world. You have a single journey on the whole of the track from the sea. Dinner in hotel. House & Gardens, Brogdale Farm tour, tour and tasting from Hythe to Dungeness. Your coach will collect you in Thursday: After breakfast journey home arriving at at Biddenden Vineyard, Kent and East Sussex Railway Dungeness for a lunchtime visit to the ancient Cinque journey and coach travel. *Payable with deposit your agreed drop off late afternoon.

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ENTRANCES INCLUDED Eastbourne – Sussex Coast and Downs BEST WESTERN YORK HOUSE HOTEL with leisure facilities HHH Eastbourne is an ideal resort This AA 3 Star, situated on the sea front set on the Sussex coast in a 500yds from the pier, is a friendly family- glorious location sheltered managed hotel. A short walk takes you into the by the South Downs and town centre with its modern shopping precinct. the awe-inspiring Beachy All bedrooms are en suite with TV, radio, Head. As you approach telephone and tea and coffee making facilities. Eastbourne you are greeted Indoor heated swimming pool. Attractive by an attractive three-mile veranda bar and comfortable lounges. promenade on three levels. Entertainment most evenings. Lift. Eastbourne pier is one of the best preserved, flanked by SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON the pier and the bandstand NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT – LIMITED NUMBER are the immaculate carpet Sea View Twin/Double - on request only: £30.00 gardens. Sea View Single - on request only: £60.00 Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75

FREE EXCURSIONS DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE A full day excursion including the county town of Lewes, maybe visit the Castle (entrance approx. £6.50), Mon 19 Aug 13 E1908 4 5 £355 or explore the delightful shops, museums, pretty cottages, gardens and hidden courtyards. Return via Alfriston and Beachy Head. Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation A full day excursion inc. Battle, the ancient port of Rye and return via Hastings. including breakfast, dinner, entrance to Petworth House and park, entrance to Sheffield Park Gardens, ride on the A half day to the fashionable regency resort of Brighton with its Lanes shopping area and Royal Pavilion. Bluebell Railway and coach travel. *Payable with deposit

St. Austell, Houses & Gardens of East Cornwall and Cornish Coast Padstow, Trerice House, Trelissick Garden, Mavagissey & Lost Gardens of Heligan

ENTRANCES INCLUDED evolving, with new planting and fresh ideas. © National Trust Images / Andrew Butler The iconic Water Tower was built for irrigation and fire-control; now the lavatories are flushed with rainwater stored underground in modern reservoirs. Heat is extracted from kitchen appliances and the Sun to provide hot water and heating. Lost Gardens of Heligan seat of the Tremayne family for more than 400 years is one of the most mysterious estates in England. The eighty acres of stunningly beautiful gardens and grounds have enabled this award winning garden to become one

© National Trust Images / Andrew Butler © National Trust of the most popular group attractions in Cornwall. Cornwall has magnificent golden sandy beaches, At the end of the 19th century its thousand acres breathtaking views from majestic cliff tops, quaint were at their zenith; a few years later bramble historic stone built harbours and villages and and ivy were already growing a green veil over this tranquil wooded river estuaries. It is also famous “Sleeping Beauty”. Now restored to its former for its wonderful gardens and houses. We base this glory, Heligan is truly “a garden for all seasons” BEST WESTERN CLIFF HEAD HOTEL, lovely tour at Carlyon Bay near St Austell, a bustling CARLYON BAY, ST AUSTELL market town often referred to as the capital of the with leisure facilities HHH Cornish Alps. The ethereal white mini-mountains, FREE EXCURSIONS This 3 star hotel enjoys a stunning location the spoil heaps of the china-clay industry lend an A full day scenic excursion including a visit to on the coast at Carlyon Bay 3 miles from eerie atmosphere to the landscape. the delightful fishing town of Padstow with its the centre of St. Austell. All bedrooms are National Trust Trerice House An intimate beautiful harbour. You then take a scenic coastal en-suite with TV, telephone, radio and tea and Elizabethan manor and a Cornish gem, it remains drive along Constantine Bay, Watergate Bay and coffee making facilities. Lovely restaurant, little changed by the advances in building fashions Newquay Bay for an afternoon visit to National cocktail bar and lounge. Indoor swimming Trust Trerice House (entrance included) over the centuries, thanks to long periods pool and sauna. No lift – all public rooms and under absentee owners. Today the renowned A full day excursion including a visit to the a limited number of bedrooms on ground stillness and tranquility is occasionally pierced delightful fishing villages of St Mawes and St floor. Most bedrooms 1st and 2nd floor. by the curious lilts of Tudor music or shouts of Just-in-Roseland on the Roseland peninsula. excitement from the bowling green (you may want In the afternoon visit National Trust Trelissick Garden (entrance included). DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE to try a game of kayling or slapcock), bringing back some of the bustle and noise that must have A full day excursion including a visit to the Sun 11 Aug 13 STAUS1108 5 6 £525 typified its time as a busy manor house. traditional Cornish fishing village of Mevagissey, where you can wander the narrow alleyways, SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON National Trust Trelissick Garden Beautifully browse gift shops and art galleries and walk NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT – LIMITED NUMBER positioned at the head of the Fal estuary, the estate around the harbour. You then visit the Lost Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £27.00 commands panoramic views over the area. At its Gardens of Heligan (entrance included). heart is the garden, which has year-round colour. Price is based on accommodation with en-suite facilities A half day in St Austell with the rest of the day at This modern garden was created within shelter including breakfast, dinner, entrance to Trerice House, leisure at you hotel. Trelissick Garden and Lost Gardens of Heligan and belts planted 200 years ago and it is constantly coach travel. *Payable with deposit

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Hexham, Northumbria, County Durham & Alnwick ITINERARY SUNday: Head north to Hexham arriving mid Kielder Forest, Hadrian’s Wall, Alnwick Castle & Alnwick Gardens afternoon, rest of day at leisure. Dinner in hotel. Monday: After breakfast a scenic day excursion along the Tyne valley, through the beautiful Kielder Forest to Kielder Water. Return via “Hadrian’s Wall Country” with a visit to the fascinating Chesters Roman Fort and Museum. Built almost 2000 years ago to house a Roman army garrison guarding the nearby bridge across the River Tyne, it is one of the most impressive attractions in the North East. Part of Hadrian’s Wall, it’s the best-preserved Roman cavalry fort in Britain. You can see what life would have been like here at the Empire’s northern outpost as you wander the officers’ quarters and explore Northumbria, England’s most Northerly region, the well-preserved baths and steam room. is unique with areas of outstanding natural There’s also an amazing collection of Roman beauty, National Parks and a spectacular items found during the excavation of the wall coastline of high cliffs and golden beaches. (entrance included). Dinner in hotel. Hadrian’s Wall, a world famous site, still stands and Northumbria boasts more castles and Tuesday: After breakfast a full day through strongholds than any other English region. the Northumberland National Park to the ancient town of Alnwick, visit Alnwick Castle Hexham is a market town in the heart of the and Gardens (entrance included). Described Northumbrian countryside. by the Victorians as the “Windsor of the We are delighted to visit this hotel again that is North”, Alnwick Castle is the home of the very popular with our clients. Duke of Northumberland whose family, the Percy’s, have lived there since 1309. The ENTRANCES INCLUDED DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE Alnwick Garden is the most magnificent new THE BEST WESTERN BEAUMONT Sun 8 Sep 13 N0809 4 5 £419 public garden in England for 100 years and has been a huge success. Dinner in hotel. HOTEL, HEXHAM HHH SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON A very popular hotel with our clients, this Single supplement: £60.00 Wednesday: After breakfast a half day excursion to the magnificent city of Durham AA 3 star family run-hotel, is situated in the Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 market town of Hexham overlooking the with its breathtaking cathedral. Afternoon at Abbey and park. All bedrooms are en-suite Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation leisure in Hexham. Dinner in hotel. with TV, telephone, hairdryer, trouser press with en-suite facilities including breakfast, dinner, Thursday: After breakfast take a scenic and tea & coffee making facilities. Lounge, entrance to Chesters Roman Fort & Museum, Alnwick journey home through the North Yorkshire Castle, Alnwick Garden and coach travel. bar and restaurant. Lift. *Payable with deposit moors arriving home early evening.

Isle of Man – Douglas

FREE EXCURSIONS A full day tour of the north of the Island, via Ramsey, to Point of Ayre and returning via Peel. A full day tour of the south of the Island, first to historic Castletown, once the island’s The Isle of Man, midway between Britain and capital and dominated by ancient Castle THE PALACE HOTEL & CASINO, DOUGLAS Rushey, then onto Cregneash at the island’s Ireland, is only 13 miles wide and 33 miles with leisure facilities & casino HHHH long yet offers a wide variety of town and tip to take a view of the Calf of Man before country. The island is steeped in history and This 4 star hotel overlooks Douglas Bay. All visiting Port Erin. life is leisurely, unhurried, warm and friendly. bedrooms are en-suite with TV, hairdryer, A half-day tour to Laxey Village and Laxey Situated in the middle of the Gulf Stream trouser press and tea and coffee making Wheel - the largest water wheel in the world. means it enjoys one of the mildest climates in facilities. There are pleasant lounges, bars the British Isles that accounts for the palms and restaurant. The hotel has a casino with DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE and other exotic plants abounding there. immediate membership for over 18’s. Leisure facilities include swimming pool, spa, sauna, The island has over 100 miles of beautiful Sun 1 Sep 13 IOM0109 4 5 £455 coastline with dunes, rocky cliffs, beaches, jacuzzi, gym and fitness centre. Lift. secluded coves and majestic bays, whilst SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON Price is based on accommodation with en-suite facilities Single room: £64.00 inland there are mountains, moorlands, glens including breakfast, dinner, and coach travel. and woods. *Payable with deposit Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75

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St. Agnes, Gardens of Cornwall, ENTRANCES INCLUDED THE ROSEMUNDY HOUSE HOTEL, The Lizard & Cornish Delights ST AGNES HHH Falmouth, St Ives, Lizard, Trelissick Garden, Trengwainton Gardens & Trebah Gardens. This AA 3 star family owned and run hotel is an elegant Queen Anne residence tastefully extended and converted. A warm welcome is assured at this friendly hotel, situated in secluded and sheltered gardens and woodland only 100yds from the main street of unspoilt St Agnes and less than a mile from the beach at Trevaunance Cove. All bedrooms are en-suite with TV and tea and coffee making facilities. Bar, lounge, snug and pleasant restaurant. Outdoor heated swimming pool. No lift – only 2 floors – ground floor rooms available. FREE EXCURSIONS A full day to Trelissick Gardens (entrance included) and the ancient seaport of Falmouth. A full day to Trebah Gardens Cornwall has magnificent golden sandy beaches, National Trust Trengwainton Gardens: A 25 acre (entrance included) and the Lizard Peninsula, breathtaking views from majestic cliff tops, sheltered garden bursting with exotic trees and England’s most southerly point. quaint historic stone built harbours and villages shrubs. The walled kitchen garden will inspire Full day along the coast, with a photo stop in and tranquil wooded river estuaries. It is also creativity with your own growing space and wide the delightful village of Marazion to view St famous for its wonderful gardens. To discover open views across Mount’s Bay will have you Michael’s Mount. You then visit Trengwainton this area with a difference we offer a tour based reaching for your camera. Lose yourself amongst Gardens (entrance included) before you head in the unspoilt village of St Agnes situated 12 winding, wooded paths, the stream or simply to St Ives, originally a small fishing port and miles down the coast from Newquay and 18 miles find a quiet corner to breathe in the peace of this now a popular resort with its complexity of from Falmouth. special place. stone cottages and cobbled lanes and alleys. National Trust Trelissick Garden: Beautifully Trebah Gardens ‘Garden of Dreams’: This positioned at the head of the Fal estuary, the dramatically beautiful 26-acre garden is listed Full day at leisure in St Agnes. estate commands panoramic views over the area. among the 80 finest in the world. A sub-tropical At its heart is the garden, which has year-round paradise it is home to a unique collection of rare DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE colour. This modern garden was created within exotic plants, trees and shrubs winding down shelter belts planted 200 years ago and it is to a private and secluded beach on the Helford Sat 14 Sep 13 SA1409 6 7 £539 constantly evolving, with new planting and fresh River. A stream cascades over waterfalls and SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON ideas. water gardens with ponds full of giant Koi carp NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT The iconic Water Tower was built for irrigation then through two acres of massed blue and Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £27.00 and fire-control; now the lavatories are flushed white hydrangeas. Glades of huge 100-year-old with rainwater stored underground in modern ferns mingle with a forest of rhodedendrons, Price is based on accommodation with en-suite facilities reservoirs. Heat is extracted from kitchen magnolias and camellias under a canopy of including breakfast, dinner, entrance to Trevarno Estate appliances and the Sun to provide hot water and ancient oaks and beeches. A garden for all Gardens, National Museum of Gardening, Trelissick heating. seasons with colour and scent all year round. Garden and Trebah Gardens and coach travel. *Payable with deposit

NEW! Heart of England, Malvern and Worcester ITINERARY Monday: A morning departure, with a stop en- Broadfield Court Estate, Ledbury & Ancient Hereford, ‘Black and White’ villages trail, route arriving in the afternoon. Dinner in hotel. Cathedral city of Worcester, Worcester Porcelain Museum and River Severn boat cruise TUESday: After breakfast drive to the delightful old town of Bromyard for a break before you ENTRANCES INCLUDED This is a sightseeing tour with many things visit Broadfield Court Estate to enjoy a tour of of interest, based in Great Malvern, with the vineyard and garden, wine tasting and a light the beautiful Malvern Hills overlooking the lunch (included in price). In the afternoon you town. We feature some of Herefordshire’s have free time in Hereford, with its magnificent Cathedral, before calling at the ancient market delightful Black and White villages, as well town of Ledbury. Dinner in hotel. as Hereford itself, wine tasting, a boat trip and more. WEDNESday: After breakfast ride around some of the villages on Herefordshire’s beautiful ‘Black and White’ villages trail. Your THE ABBEY HOTEL, MALVERN HHHH route takes in delightful cottages, inns, shops in timber framed hamlets including Dilwyn, The ivy clad Abbey Hotel is situated at the Weobley, Eardisley, Pembridge and Eardisland. foot of the Malvern Hills, adjoining the fine DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE You have some free time in Leominster before Benedictine Priory in the heart of the town. returning to Malvern. Dinner in hotel. Mon 9 Sep 13 MAL0909 4 5 £389 Guests are assured of a warm welcome and Thursday: After breakfast head for the City a relaxing atmosphere together with the SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON of Worcester to visit the Worcester Porcelain highest levels of comfort. All the comfortable Single supplements £44.00 Museum (entrance included). You then have bedrooms are en suite with TV, radio, Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 time to explore the city, with its imposing hairdryer and tea and coffee making facilities. Cathedral before a boat trip on the River Priory View restaurant overlooks the adjoining Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation with Severn to round off the day. Dinner in hotel. en-suite facilities including breakfast, dinner, entrance Benedictine Priory and the Vale of Evesham, Friday: After breakfast journey home arriving Broadfield Court Estate – Tour, Tasting & Light Lunch, at your agreed drop off later afternoon/early pleasant bar, café and lounge. Lift. Worcester Porcelain Museum, River Severn Cruise and coach travel. *Payable with deposit evening.

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Bournemouth, Dorset Coast and The New Forest FREE EXCURSIONS Buckler’s Hard, River cruise, A full day tour of the spectacular New Forest, a magnificent 900 acre National Christchurch, Isle of Purbeck, Nature Reserve where wild ponies and Swanage and Dorchester fallow deer roam. We include a visit to the historic maritime village of Buckler’s Hard on the banks of the Beaulieu River, in the THE TROUVILLE HOTEL BOURNEMOUTH heart of the New Forest National Park. The HHH new Maritime Museum and Buckler’s Hard This AA 3 star hotel, situated on Story give an insight into the history of this Bournemouth’s West Cliff, is an excellent 18th century shipbuilding village focusing on location only a short distance from the its vessels including those built for Nelson’s beach and town centre for shops and Navy. We also include a half hour cruise along shows. Pleasant restaurant, lounge and the river with a commentary revealing the entertainment room. All bedrooms are en- history of Beaulieu River and the abundant suite with TV, hairdryer, telephone and tea wildlife that inhabits its riverbanks Situated on the chalk cliffs of the South and coffee making facilities. The hotel has A full day excursion with a visit to Coast Bournemouth is justly described entertainment on some evenings. Lift. Christchurch and then across the rolling as ‘The Garden City of the South’. Its Purbeck Hills to the Isle of Purbeck and acres of parks and gardens and traffic- Swanage. free promenades are a constant joy. DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE Bournemouth boasts excellent shopping A half day tour including to Dorchester on Mon 21 Oct 13 B2110 4 5 £289 facilities, theatres, endless entertainment Wednesday (Market day). and remains a firm favourite for all ages. We include interesting excursions and a SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON Price is based on accommodation with en-suite facilities NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT – LIMITED NUMBER including breakfast, dinner, entrance to Buckler’s Hard, visit to the maritime village of Buckler’s river cruise and coach travel. Hard and a river cruise. Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 *Payable with deposit

ITINERARY Lake District Rambler, Kendal & ‘Mountain Goat’ Monday: A morning departure, with a stop ‘High Adventure’ Lake District tour, Hardknott and Wrynose Passes, Wastwater, en-route arriving in the afternoon. Dinner in hotel. Cold Fell & Loweswater, Whinlatter Pass, Thirlmere, Grasmere, Rydal Water, TUESday: After breakfast drive to Bowness, Bowness on Windermere and Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway and Muncaster Castle. delightfully located on the shores of Lake Windermere. You have time to look around before visiting ‘The World of Beatrix Potter’, a delightful discovery of childhood memories. Meet Mrs Tiggywinkle in her kitchen, see Jeremy Fisher’s pond and go right through Squirrel Nutkin’s old oak tree. Later you head to Bowness Pier to catch the ‘steamer’ for the relaxing sail to the southern tip of the lake at Lakeside. Dinner in hotel WEDNESday: After breakfast you have time in Kendal with time to explore the town and have lunch before your afternoon visit to genteel Grange-over-Sands, with spectacular views across Morecambe Bay. Enjoy a gentle sea front stroll and a look round before you return to your hotel. Dinner in hotel. Thursday: After breakfast it’s ‘High Adventure’! The ‘Mountain Goat’ minibuses take you where large coaches cannot go. This is a wonderful day, taking in the mountain passes of the Western Fells, the Wrynose Pass, the desolate Duddon Valley and awesome Hardknott Pass. See the lonely Roman Fort © Dave Willis (both pics) courtesy of www.cumbriaphoto.co.uk as you descend into Eskdale for a ride on L’al The sheer beauty of the Lake District has ENTRANCES INCLUDED Ratty, The Ravenglass and Eskdake Miniature inspired poets and artists for centuries THE RIVERSIDE HOTEL & LEISURE Railway, before seeing Wastwater and a visit so the area needs little introduction. We to Muncaster Castle Garden & Owl Sanctuary. feature a variety of interesting excursions, CLUB, KENDAL with leisure facilities Return via the southern fells to Broughton, in particular a fantastic ‘Mountain Goat’ tour HHH Bowness and Kendal. Dinner in hotel. taken in small coaches which reach the parts This AA 3 Star hotel is situated on the banks Friday: After breakfast journey home arriving where others cannot go! of the River Kent in Kendal only a short walk at your agreed drop off later afternoon/early from the famous market town centre. All evening. DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE comfortable bedrooms are en suite with TV, telephone, hairdryer and tea & coffee making Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation Mon 30 Sep 13 LR3009 4 5 £419 facilities. Pleasant lounge bar and first floor with en-suite facilities including breakfast, dinner, restaurant. Leisure facilities include swimming ‘Mountain Goat’ minibus excursion including Ravenglass SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON pool, sauna, steam room, spa pool, gym and and Eskdale Railway & Muncaster Castle Garden and Owl NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT Sanctuary, Lake Windermere cruise, entrance to ‘World of solarium. Lift to all floors. Beatrix Potter’ and coach travel. *Payable with deposit Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75

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The Golden Age of Railways, Canals & Rivers Chester, Horseshoe Pass & Llangollen Railway, Pontcysyllte Aqueduct Canal Trip, Port Sunlight, Mersey Ferries Cruise, The Wirral & Holylake and Welsh Male Voice Choir evening

Based in the ever-popular Beaufort Park Hotel in the market town of Mold, we are pleased to introduce this new itinerary with three contrasting days out. A visit to scenic Dee Valley and Llangollen, a day in historic Chester and a day to the Wirral Peninsula and Liverpool for a boat trip on the River Mersey. With three a railway rides, a river trip and a canal cruise, as well as a visit to Sunlight Vision at Port Sunlight, we feel that this tour has something for all.

ITINERARY boat trip on the River Mersey. In the afternoon BEAUFORT PARK HOTEL, MOLD HHH travel through the Mersey Tunnel to Port This 3 star hotel, with a warm and friendly Monday: A departure to North Wales with Sunlight to visit Sunlight Vision and enjoy a welcome is situated near the market town of a stop en-route. Transfer to your hotel for guided tour of Port Sunlight Village built by Mold, 13 miles north of Chester. All bedrooms dinner. William Hesketh Lever for his factory workers are en-suite with TV, hairdryer, telephone, Tuesday: After breakfast drive through the and named after his famous Sunlight soap. trouser press and tea & coffee making pleasant Cheshire countryside for a day at Discover how the village was planned with the facilities. The Scandinavian style reception leisure in Chester. The historic city offers happiness of his workers uppermost, and visit and mezzanine lounge provide an oasis of lots to see and do. Explore the unique ‘Rows’ the gift shop. A superb example of how life peace to relax, read or enjoy a drink. The used to be. Dinner in hotel. of two-tiered shops and maybe do some large bar area extends into the conservatory shopping, take a stroll around the City Walls, Thursday: After breakfast today’s excursion for dining. Welsh Evening with Male Voice meander down to the River Dee and maybe takes you through some lovely Welsh scenery, Choir. No lift - ground floor rooms available. enjoy lunch in a riverside pub, or just relax and including the spectacular Horseshoe Pass, to watch the world go by. Dinner in hotel. the Dee Valley to join the Llangollen Railway DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE Wednesday: After breakfast travel around for a journey on a nostalgic steam train and Mon 13 May 13 GA1305 4 5 £369 the Wirral coast via Hoylake, with its famous also take a ride on the ‘Stream in the Sky’- the golf courses to Liverpool. You have the Llangollen Canal - gliding gently along over SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON morning at leisure with time to explore this the country’s biggest navigable aqueduct. NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT fascinating city. Visit the Albert Dock complex Dinner in hotel. Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 with its many attractions, including the FRIday: After breakfast journey home arriving Beatles Story, see the magnificent Cathedrals, Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation with en-suite at your agreed drop off late afternoon/early facilities including breakfast, dinner, Mersey Ferries cruise, Sunlight or just wander around the city. We include a evening. Vision, Port Sunlight entrance, Llangollen Railway ride, Stream in the Sky’ canal cruise and coach travel. *Payable with deposit

Isles of Scilly ITINERARY TUESday: An early morning departure to LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE – BOOK EARLY!!!! Newquay for an afternoon thirty minute flight to St. Mary’s. On arrival you will be transferred to BELL ROCK HOTEL, HUGH TOWN, your hotel. Dinner in hotel. ST MARY’S HH with leisure facilities Wednesday: After breakfast an introductory guided tour of St. Mary’s with a local coach This small, 2 star hotel is situated in a level operator. A commentary will provide an insight position, midway between Town Beach and into life on this, the largest island in the Porthcressa Bay in Hugh Town the capital archipelago. The rest of the day is at leisure of St. Mary’s. The location is convenient, relaxing in the hotel pool, on the beach or quiet and central with shops, museums and exploring the town. Dinner in hotel. entertainment nearby. The harbour is less than 10 minutes walk with boats to Tresco, St Thursday: After breakfast a day at leisure to Agnes and St Martins daily (subject to weather explore Hugh Town, the island’s ‘capital. It is and tides). It has a relaxed and informal situated between two beaches and has a variety atmosphere and enjoys a high level of repeat of shops, art and craft galleries and restaurants. We are delighted to re-offer a chance to relax business due to personal, attentive service. All Maybe enjoy a stroll along the Garrison walls in the picturesque and serene Isles of Scilly. bedrooms are en-suite with TV, radio, hairdryer high above the town or relax on Porthcressa or Town Beach. Alternatively take a boat trip to one We recommend early booking as space is & tea and coffee making facilities. Restaurant, of the other islands. Dinner in hotel. limited! Just 28 miles off the Cornish coast, lounge and bar. Indoor swimming pool. No lift - the islands are a unique, sub tropical haven only 2 floors - ground floor rooms available. FRIday: After breakfast another day at leisure for a variety of wildlife. You’ll find yourself enjoying the nature trails and coastal paths of entering a different world, where the pace of DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE St. Mary’s or perhaps take a boat trip to one life is relaxed, friendly and easy-going and Tue 22 Oct 13 SCI2210 4 5 £659 of the other islands. Maybe visit the island of where there’s a wonderful view whichever Tresco, with a population of just 165 people, the SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON way you look. There are lovely, easy walks main inhabitants are the migratory birds who all around St Mary’s and the off islands which No Single supplements make The Great Pool their home in summer. are easily reached by local boats. Your base Deposit £150.00 Insurance premium* £34.90 The other gem on the island is the Abbey is a small hotel on the largest inhabited Garden which is home to over 20,000 exotic Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation island, St. Mary’s. There is free time to species of plants, a variety of which cannot be including breakfast, dinner, return flights from Newquay, grown anywhere else in Britain. Dinner in hotel. enjoy the beautiful surroundings and maybe guided coach tour of St Mary’s, Andrew’s escort and coach take a boat trip to one of the other islands. travel. *Payable with deposit SATURday: After breakfast leave the Return flights from Newquay are included, a This tour is arranged and operated by Norman Allen Group tranquillity of the islands and return to the ‘real Travel Ltd of whom Andrew’s are an authorised agent. It world’ on flights back to Newquay. Journey member of our staff will escort this tour but is ATOL protected by the Civil Aviation Authority. The ATOL our coach remains in Newquay. number is ATOL 3683. Norman Allen Group Travel’s booking home arriving at your agreed drop off point in conditions will apply. the evening.

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Llandudno, the largest Welsh tourist Llandudno, Anglesey, Snowdonia resort, is a beautiful Victorian town set on a curving bay between the headlands of and North Wales Coast Great and Little Orme, with the mountains of Snowdonia in the background. The town has plenty to offer including an excellent shopping centre. You can take a ride up the Great Orme in one of the famous trams or by cable car. Once at the top you can appreciate breathtaking views of Snowdonia, Anglesey and the Conwy Estuary.

FREE EXCURSIONS THE MERRION HOTEL, LLANDUDNO DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE A full day scenic excursion through the Snowdonia National Park. You travel along the HHH Mon 22 Apr 13 LL2204 4 5 £375 Vale of Conwy to the beautiful village of Betws-y- This WTB 3 Star hotel, family owned and run Mon 29 Jul 13 LL2907 4 5 £405 Coed and through the Gwydr Forest to Ffestiniog, is situated in a prime town centre location home of the slate caverns. You continue to Mon 23 Sep 13 LL2309 4 5 £405 on the promenade nestling between the twin Porthmadog and return through Beddgelert. headlands of the Great and Little Ormes SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON A full day excursion to Anglesey via Caernarfon overlooking the Victorian pier and Llandudno Single supplements per person £38.00 with its fine castle, Llanberis, Caernarfon and Bay. All bedrooms are en-suite with central Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 Bangor, cross to the Isle of Anglesey and visit heating, TV, telephone and tea and coffee Beaumaris renowned for its castle. making facilities. Attractive dining room, SEE ALSO TURKEY & TINSEL LLANDUDNO PAGE NO 32 lounge and bar with entertainment every Your journey home will include a half day Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation with visiting Medieval walled Conwy with Wales’ most evening. Lift to all floors. en-suite facilities including breakfast, dinner and coach travel. *Payable with deposit impressive castle and Plas Mawr, Britain’s best preserved Elizabethan town house.

NEW! Caernarfon, Great Little Trains NEW! - ENTRANCES INCLUDED ITINERARY of Snowdonia & Portmeirion Monday: Depart in the morning for Ffestiniog Railway, Bala Lake Railway, Welsh Highland Railway, Llanberis Lake Caernarfon arriving in the afternoon. Dinner Railway, Vale of Conwy train ride and Portmeirion Italianate Village in hotel. Tuesday: After breakfast head to Betws-Y- Coed for a short break before you journey to The Great Little Trains of Wales are a very special way of seeing some of the best scenery in Bala for a ride on the diminutive Bala Lake the British Isles. All are narrow gauge steam railways, some over 100 years old. All have the Railway. You have time for lunch in Bala before charm of steam trains with polished paintwork and brass and most originally served to carry heading to the Italianate village of Portmeirion, Welsh slate from the quarries to the sea. on the shores of Cardigan Bay. You have time at leisure at this unique attraction, setting for to cult TV series ‘The Prisoner’ before heading north back to Caernarfon. Dinner in hotel. Wednesday: After breakfast head to the village of Llanberis, in the shadow of Mount Snowdon to join the Llanberis Lake Railway for a delightful ride along the lake shore. You have time to explore Llanberis and have lunch before you return to Caernarfon for time a leisure, maybe visit the historic castle (entry extra). Dinner in hotel. Thursday: After breakfast head along the coast road past Conwy, with its mighty castle, CELTIC ROYAL HOTEL, CAERNARFON DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE to Llandudno Junction where you join your with leisure facilities HHH Mon 29 Apr 13 CAERN2904 4 5 £399 train for a delightful ride along the Vale of This privately owned hotel is located in Conwy to Blaenau Ffestiniog. You then take SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON the centre of Caernarfon just a short walk the Ffestiniog Railway for an exhilarating ride from the awesome World Heritage Site of Single room supplement £76.00 across the mountains, descending to the sea at Caernarfon Castle. The hotel has a bar, Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 Porthmadog. Time to explore and have lunch in lounges, split-level restaurant and impressive Porthmadog before catching the exciting Welsh Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation Highland Railway train through wonderful leisure facilities including indoor swimming with en-suite facilities including breakfast, dinner, scenery, the Aberglaslyn Pass and Beddgelert pool. All bedrooms are en suite and have T.V., Vale of Conwy train ride, Ffestiniog Railway ride, Bala back to Caernarfon. Dinner in hotel. telephone and tea & coffee making facilities. Lake Railway ride, Llanberis Lake Railway ride, Welsh Lift. Highland Railway, entrance to Portmeirion Friday: After breakfast journey home arriving and coach travel. *Payable with deposit at your agreed drop off in the afternoon.

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NEW! Landscapes of Wales, Snowdonia to Cardiff Bay Snowdonia National Park, Isle of Anglesey, Llandudno, Cardigan Bay Coastal Drive, Harlech, Barmouth, Tywyn, Aberdovey, Aberystwyth, Aberaeron, Tenby, Saundersfoot, Cardiff, Swansea and Mumbles Head. A new two-centre sightseeing tour covering Wales from Anglesey and Snowdonia in the north to the Brecon Beacons and Cardiff Bay in the south.

Cardiff Castle Monday: After breakfast you have a scenic drive LION HOTEL, CRICCIETH HHH along the shores of Cardigan Bay on your way into This WTB 3 star hotel is situated on the village South Wales. Your route takes you via Harlech and green in Criccieth with magnificent views Barmouth, where we take a break. You then skirt across Cardigan Bay. All bedrooms are en-suite the estuary of the River Mawddach and continue with radio, television, telephone, hairdryer and along the coast through Tywyn and Aberdovey to tea and coffee-making facilities. Garden, lounge Aberystwyth, the major town and resort on Wales’ west coast where you have a lunch break and time bar, cocktail bar, entertainment area and for a stroll along the seafront. You then leave the restaurant. Lift. coast at Aberaeron and ride across country to NB please note that some rooms at this hotel are Carmarthen for a short stay then on to Swansea located in an adjacent annexe building. ACCESS: for three nights dinner, bed & breakfast. The hotel has some bedrooms especially adapted Tuesday: After breakfas you head through for disabled guests. Please ask for further details. pleasant vale of Cowbridge to visit the capital of Wales, the vibrant city of Cardiff. You have time to explore, maybe visit the Castle, have a bite to eat at DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE one of countless hostelries and restaurants, before Fri 21 Jun 13 WL2106 6 7 you see the developments happening in Cardiff £469 Bay. The old docks and warehouses have been SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON swept away to be replaced by modern buildings, NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT – LIMITED NUMBER ITINERARY with bars, cafes, shops. Dinner in hotel. Friday: A morning departure for a scenic Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £27.00 Wednesday: After breakfast you have a contrast journey to Criccieth for three nights dinner, bed & as you head for the seaside with a visit to Tenby, breakfast. Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation the major holiday resort in South Wales. The including breakfast, dinner (3 nights Criccieth and 3 SATURday: After breakfast journey north to jumble of little streets hidden behind the old town nights Swansea) and coach travel. *Payable with deposit Caernarfon and along the shore of the Menai Straits walls are a delight to explore and a complete and across to the Isle of Anglesey. Take a break in contrast to the harbour and beaches area. You stay MERCURE HOTEL, SWANSEA Beaumaris and then visit the James Pringle Woollen in Tenby until mid afternoon and then have a brief with leisure facilities HHH Mill at Llanfair P.G. before continuing via Beddgelert visit to Saundersfoot before returning via Pendine to Criccieth. Dinner in hotel. Sands and Laugharne (Dylan Thomas Country). This 3 star hotel is set in landscaped grounds SUNday: After breakfast a full day tour of Dinner in hotel. with tranquil lake views three miles from Snowdonia via Porthmadog and The Crimea Pass Thursday: After breakfast head off along the Swansea city centre. Pleasant restaurant, to Betws-y-Coed, where you take a break. You then Vale of Neath and touching the Brecon Beacons lounge and bar. All bedrooms are en-suite with travel through The Vale of Conwy to Llandudno National Park on the way across the famous TV, telephone, hairdryer and tea and coffee where you have a lunch break before you take ‘Heads of the Valleys’ road to Abergavenny and making facilities. The hotel has an indoor the coast road and then head for Llanberis, past onwards home arriving at your agreed drop off swimming pool, sauna and gym. No lift – only Mount Snowdon and over the Llanberis Pass. point late afternoon / early evening. ground and 1st floor – ground floor rooms Dinner in hotel. available.

THE GILTAR HOTEL HHH Tenby & Scenic Pembrokeshire Coast The 3 star refurbished Giltar Hotel is in the centre of Tenby on the quiet Esplanade with magnificent views across to Caldy Island and South Beach - which can be reached via steps in front of the Hotel. Shopping centre 10 minutes Tenby is situated in the beautiful county of level walk away. Family-run, with a friendly, Pembrokeshire in South Wales and has been homely atmosphere. All bedrooms have en suite described as the “Jewel in the Crown” of the shower or bathroom, TV, telephone and tea Welsh Riviera. Its quaint narrow streets, full and coffee making facilities. Pleasant lounges of interesting little shops, shelter behind the and sea view dining room. Entertainment most ancient town walls and eventually lead to the evenings in the Cellar Bar. Lift. picturesque harbour. DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE Sun 9 Jun 13 TEN0906 6 7 £489 FREE EXCURSIONS Mon 12 Aug 13 TEN1208 5 6 £419 A full day scenic tour via Pembroke, over the SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON Cleddau Bridge to Haverfordwest and onto Single room: £15.00 (June) £12.50 (August) the Cathedral City of St. Davids, the smallest city in the British Isles. Return via Gwaun Sea view twin/double supplement: Valley and Presli Mountains. £15.00 (June) £12.50 (August) A full day scenic tour of Pembroke coast NB: Twin rooms are very limited, please book including Bosherton, St Governs Head, West a double where possible | Deposit £30.00 Angle Bay and Pembroke. Insurance premium* £27.00

A full day scenic tour of the South Pembroke Price is based on accommodation with en suite facilities coast with stops at Laugharne and the including breakfast, dinner and coach travel. charming resort of Saundersfoot. *Payable with deposit

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Houses, Railways & Heritage of the Rhondda Valley, Brecon Beacons and Cardiff Cardiff, Museum of Welsh Life, Rhondda Heritage Park, Tredegar House, Brecon Beacons, Brecon Mountain Railway and Historic Caerphilly

The City of Cardiff offers a vibrant mix of old Tredegar House: Set in a beautiful 90 acre BARCELO CARDIFF ANGEL HOTEL, and new. The fabulous new Millennium Stadium park, Tredegar is one of the best examples of a CARDIFF HHHH and the modern shopping malls contrast with 17th century Charles II mansion in Britain. The the interesting Victorian and Edwardian arcades, earliest surviving part of the building dates back This beautiful Victorian landmark is one of the ancient castle and delightful old buildings. to the early 1500’s. You can discover what life the favourite historical hotels in Cardiff ideally See the tremendous development taking place was like for those who lived above and below located near the centre of Cardiff between the in Cardiff Bay, on the sites of the old docks, now stairs by touring the impressive state rooms and Millennium Stadium and Cardiff Castle. All long gone. Both the city and the Bay area abound the intriguing servants’ quarters. bedrooms are en-suite with TV, hairdryer and with pubs, wine bars, restaurants and cafes. tea and coffee making facilities. Comfortable restaurant, lounge and bar. Lift to all floors. Rhondda Heritage Park: Based at the former ENTRANCES INCLUDED Lewis Merthyr Colliery you can discover Black Gold and learn about bygone times. With an ITINERARY underground ride, lively stories by former Monday: A morning departure to Cardiff in miners, reconstructed village streets and South Wales arriving in the afternoon. Dinner fascinating exhibits, an illuminating insight into in hotel. colliery life is offered. Tuesday: After breakfast head into the valleys Brecon Mountain Railway: You journey in all- to visit Rhondda Heritage Park (entrance weather observation coaches behind a vintage included). Then journey through the Rhondda steam locomotive through beautiful scenery Valley via Porth, Treorchy, Treherbert and into the Brecon Beacons National Park along Hirwain for a lunchtime visit to Merthyr Tydfil. the full length of the Taf Fechan Reservoir to In the afternoon you have a ride on the Brecon Dol-y-Gaer. At Pontsticill you can alight the train Mountain Railway (included in price) before and visit the café and admire the view across the returning through the Brecon National Park via water to the peaks of the Brecon Beacons. Nant-ddu to your hotel for dinner. Brecon Mountain Railway Museum of Welsh Life, St Fagans: This Wednesday: After breakfast a day at leisure in fascinating National History Museum is one of DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE Cardiff to explore Wales’ exciting capital maybe visit the castle. Dinner in hotel. Europe’s leading open-air museums and Wales’s Mon 7 Oct 13 CB0710 4 5 £349 most popular heritage attraction. It stands in the Thursday: After breakfast visit the enchanting grounds of magnificent St Fagans Castle, a late SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON Wales National History Museum at St. Fagans 16th-century manor house. During the last 50 Single supplements per person £80.00 before a short drive to historic Caerphilly, with its magnificent castle, and home of the famous years over 40 original buildings from different Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £20.75 historical periods have been re-erected in the cheese. After time at leisure you have afternoon 100-acre parkland including houses, a farm, a Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation visit to Tredegar House (entrance included) school, a chapel and a Workmen’s Institute. You with en-suite facilities including breakfast, dinner, before returning to your hotel for dinner. can see craftspeople at work and native breeds entrance to Museum of Welsh Life, Rhondda Heritage Friday: After breakfast journey home through Park, Tredegar House, Brecon Mountain Railway ride the Wye Valley arriving back late afternoon. of livestock in the fields and farmyards. and coach travel. *Payable with deposit

Criccieth, Great Trains, Scenic Wales and The Welsh Highland Railway A wonderful tour based at the popular, friendly Lion Hotel in the unspoilt resort of Criccieth on the lovely Lleyn Peninsular. The town faces due south and has two beaches which are divided by the headland where you find the ITINERARY historic 700 year old castle. You’ll receive a warm Welsh welcome at this family-owned hotel. This great value Monday: A morning departure for a scenic break includes train rides on the Ffestiniog Railway and the new and magnificent Welsh Highland Railway. journey via Llandudno to Criccieth. Dinner in The Ffestiniog Railway is the Oldest Independent hotel. Railway Company in the World. You travel by steam LION HOTEL, CRICCIETH HHH Tuesday: After breakfast enjoy a ride on the through the spectacular scenery of the Snowdonia This WTB 3 star hotel is situated on the village famous Ffestiniog Railway from Porthmadog to National Park between Porthmadog and Blaenau green in Criccieth with magnificent views Ffestiniog (included in price). Rejoin your coach Ffestiniog. across Cardigan Bay. All bedrooms are en-suite for a ride to the pretty town of Betws-y-Coed The Welsh Highland Railway with radio, television, telephone, hairdryer with time at leisure before a scenic journey is a new journey on a line and tea and coffee-making facilities. Garden, back. Dinner in hotel. through the mountains lounge bar, cocktail bar, entertainment area Wednesday: After breakfast journey down that closed in the 1930s. It and restaurant. Lift. the Llyn Peninsula to the popular village starts at Caernarfon Castle, NB please note that some rooms at this hotel are seaside resort of Abersoch. Lovely beaches, snaking around seemingly located in an adjacent annexe building. ACCESS: internationally recognised sailing waters, impossible bends, up hard The hotel has some bedrooms especially adapted pleasant climate and beautiful scenery provide gradients and around the for disabled guests. Please ask for further details. a special combination. Return to Criccieth foothills of Snowdon to arrive at Rhyd Ddu, high up in for an afternoon at leisure. Dinner in hotel. Thursday: After breakfast a scenic drive the Snowdonian mountains. Trains climb to the summit DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE at Pitts Head before they ‘zigzag’ down the steep through the Llanberis Pass with magnificent hillside to Beddgelert revealing new and unexpected Mon 2 Sep 13 LTW0209 4 5 £345 views of Mount Snowdon to medieval walled Caernarfon with its famous Castle. Time at views of the mountains at every turn. After Beddgelert SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON leisure before a spectacular steam train ride it heads towards the Aberglaslyn Pass. Trains run NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT – LIMITED NUMBER beside, then above the fast flowing Afon Glaslyn before on the new Welsh Highland Railway, through Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 plunging dramatically into a tunnel through the hillside, wonderful scenery and the Aberglaslyn Pass to Porthmadog (included in price). Dinner in hotel. through Pont Croesor and onto Porthmadog. The Welsh Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation Highland Railway is probably the most exciting railway including breakfast, dinner, Ffestiniog Railway journey, Friday: After breakfast a scenic journey home project in the country - providing access to some of the Welsh Highland Railway journey, and coach travel. via Bala and Llangollen arriving at your agreed best scenery in the UK – it’s quite simply a must-see! *Payable with deposit drop off point late afternoon / early evening.

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INCLUDED ITINERARY Thursford Christmas Spectacular & Norfolk Coast A full day at leisure in Norwich for Christmas shopping and sightseeing. Due to the popularity of our Thursford Christmas Spectacular short breaks and day trips we Afternoon or evening ticket for Thursford are pleased to offer a visit to the famous show. Thursford, the largest Christmas spectacular Christmas Spectacular (we will not be in England, provides the ultimate Christmas musical experience, staging a blend of Christmas allocated tickets until nearer the date so entertainment, songs, carols, dazzling dancers and beautiful costumes. Each show is a pageant cannot confirm whether the tickets will be of spectacle and colour with a cast of over 100 performers. The Theatre Building is transformed afternoon or evening) into a Christmas wonderland with a myriad of lights and decoration, the shops are all crammed North Norfolk Coast visit. with wonderful gifts. (Children under 8 are not permitted)

HOLIDAY INN ENTRANCES INCLUDED NORWICH SOUTH DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE with leisure facilities HHH Fri 15 Nov 13 THCS1511 3 4 £309 This 3 star equivalent hotel is situated in a SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON suburban area approx. 2 ½ miles south of Norwich. All bedrooms are en suite with Single Room: £48.00 TV, trouser press and tea & coffee making Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 facilities. There is a pleasant restaurant, bar and lounge. Leisure facilities include Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation with en-suite facilities including dinner, breakfast, swimming pool, sauna, steam-room and afternoon or evening entrance to Thursford Christmas jacuzzi. Lift to all rooms. Spectacular and coach travel. . *Payable with deposit

NEW! Pre-Christmas Mountains ITINERARY Monday ‘Christmas Eve’: An early & Mistletoe in the Highlands morning departure for your scenic journey north. On arrival tea, coffee & mince This lovely pre-Christmas tour is based in Blairgowrie pies will be served. Dinner is followed by in Perthshire. A delightful tour with lovely excursions entertainment. and entertainment every night. Fun for all! Tuesday ‘Christmas Day’: After breakfast a half day excursion to Dundee said to be Scotland’s sunniest city! You have time at leisure to explore the compact city centre. In the evening a festive sherry reception is held in the bar prior to Traditional Christmas Dinner with crackers, mistletoe and paper hats to help ensure a party atmosphere. Dinner is followed by entertainment. Wednesday ‘Hogmanay’: After breakfast a full day excursion over Strathardle to see ‘Queens View’. Continue to Pitlochry for time at leisure before returning over Strath Tay. In the evening enjoy a Hogmanay Dinner Dance with entertainment. After a countdown to ‘New Year’ celebrate with a glass of sparking wine before dancing the Queens View night away. © VisitScotland/Scottish Viewpoint © VisitScotland/Scottish Thursday ‘New Year’s Day’: After DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE ANGUS HOTEL, BLAIRGOWRIE breakfast head over Strathbraan and with leisure facilities HHH through Glen Almond for a short visit to Mon 11 Nov 13 TTB1111 4 5 £309 Crieff before continuing to Perth for time at SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON This family owned and run 3 star hotel leisure. A ‘Taste of Scotland’ dinner will be in located in the pretty county town of Single Supplement: £60.00 served followed by Bingo. Blairgowrie. Pleasant restaurant, lounge and FRIday: After breakfast journey home Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 bar. All bedrooms are en-suite with TV, radio, through the Border Counties arriving home hairdryer and tea and coffee making facilities. Price is based on shared twin / double accommodation late evening. with en suite facilities, including breakfast, dinner, and Leisure facilities include swimming pool, spa coach travel.*Payable with deposit bath, sauna and solarium. Lift. The hotel management reserves the right to amend the itinerary if necessary.

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‘Turkey & Tinsel’ in ‘Turkey & Tinsel’ in Bristol and Bath Llandudno Sidmouth Christmas Markets Bath is regarded as one of the most beautiful towns in Britain. Each year, the Abbey Churchyard area – a magical setting in the shadow of Bath Abbey and next to the Roman Baths, in the centre of the stunning Georgian city’s shopping district, is transformed into a Christmas shoppers’ haven – Bath Christmas Market. Over 100 traditional wooden chalets full of everything you’ll need for the perfect Christmas will adorn the streets. If you are looking For a festive pre-Christmas break why not for something special this is the place you’ll find it shake off those winter blues and join us for a with all of the retailers selling unique handcrafted items. Festive food and drink, decorations, jewellery, fun-filled, action packed ‘Turkey and Tinsel’ For a festive pre-Christmas break why not accessories, crafts and children’s toys are all break in Llandudno. shake off those winter blues and join us for a abundant and with such a huge range of gift ideas any Turkey and Tinsel break in Sidmouth. gift buyer will be spoilt for choice! ITINERARY This festive break celebrates ‘Christmas Bristol is a beautiful city with dramatic landscapes Monday ‘Christmas Eve’: A morning Eve’, ‘Christmas Day’, and ‘Boxing Day’ and and a captivating mix of architectural styles, a legacy departure for your journey to Llandudno. includes traditional Christmas dinner with of its 800 years of history. At the heart of the city is After dinner entertainment with live music. crackers and novelties, carols from the local the harbourside area, transformed in recent years, Tuesday ‘Christmas Day’: Breakfast choir, candlelit dinner, quiz and dancing to with popular attractions like the SS Great Britain and with a gift from ‘Santa’, afternoon bingo or live music. quiz. After a Gala Christmas Dinner there the Industrial Museum. Bristol boasts a fine array is live entertainment and dancing. of museums, shops, restaurants and bars and its Wednesday ‘Boxing Day’: After Christmas Markets. breakfast a short excursion. Evening dinner is followed by live entertainment and ITINERARY dancing Friday: Depart in the morning from your Thursday ‘New Year’s Eve’: After agreed pick-up point for your journey to breakfast a short excursion. New Year’s Eve Bristol arriving early afternoon. You have the Gala Dinner is followed by entertainment afternoon at leisure in Bristol to enjoy the and dancing. Christmas Markets. Dinner in your hotel. Friday: After breakfast depart for your Saturday: After breakfast it’s just a short journey home arriving late afternoon / drive to Bath, where you have the whole early evening. day for shopping and sightseeing at the The hotel reserves the right to amend the Christmas Market. Dinner in hotel. itinerary if necessary. Sunday: After breakfast a morning at leisure in Bristol to enjoy the Christmas Markets before you journey home through the beautiful Cotswolds arriving at your agreed drop off point late afternoon / early evening.

BRISTOL MARRIOTT HOTEL CITY CENTRE (Bristol centre) with leisure facilities HHHH This AA 4 star hotel is situated in the heart FREE EXCURSIONS of Bristol within easy walking distance of Two free short day excursions will be offered. the city’s historical sights. All bedrooms are en suite with TV, hairdryer, telephone, trouser press and tea and coffee making THE MERRION HOTEL, THE ROYAL YORK facilities. Choice of restaurants, cocktail bar, LLANDUDNO HHH & FAULKNER HOTEL bar, coffee bar and lounges. Indoor leisure See Llandudno page no 28 for more details. See Sidmouth page no 17 for hotel details facilities with swimming pool, spa, sauna, steam room and fitness suite. Lift. DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE Mon 18 Nov 13 TTL1811 4 5 £345 Mon 2 Dec 13 TTS01212 4 5 £335 DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE Fri 6 Dec 13 BCM0612 2 3 £199 SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON SEE ALSO LLANDUDNO PAGE 28 SEE ALSO SIDMOUTH & SOUTH DEVON PAGE 17 SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT – LIMITED NUMBER NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT Single room supplement £36.00 Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £15.30

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ITINERARY 3 in 1 Christmas Markets Friday: Depart in the morning and head south to Worcester for a visit to Worcester Christmas Worcester, Cheltenham and Birmingham Fayre. Numerous stalls fill the atmospheric streets of Worcester’s historic heart with the colours, sounds and smells of Christmas. Explore the market stalls and the thriving county town’s good range of shops. Enjoy the fun of the fair at the Victorian carousel with barrel

VisitWorcester.com organ music. Relax in one of the city’s many café’s, pubs or restaurants and enjoy traditional Christmas cheer with a cup of mulled wine or www.christmasmarkets.com www.christmasmarkets.com enjoy the flavours of local produce on offer on the stalls. Transfer to your hotel for dinner. Saturday: After breakfast transfer to Cheltenham’s Christmas Market which is held in the heart of the town where traditional wooden Birmingham chalets adorn the Promenade offering a wide range of unique festive crafts and gifts. There is PUMA CHELTENHAM PARK HOTEL, a licensed bar offering a wide range of German CHARLTON KINGS, CHARLTON KINGS beers and Bratwurst sausages, and of course, the seasonal glühwein wine without which no with leisure facilities HHHH Worcester Christmas Market would be complete! The town itself is worth exploring, with beautiful buildings, This traditional Georgian manor house We are delighted to repeat this weekend which excellent shops, and a range of pubs, bars, café’s (formerly Barcelo Cheltenham Park Hotel) offers you the chance to visit three different where you can soak up the festive atmosphere. is located in the heart of the Cotswolds Christmas Markets. You visit the Worcester Return to your hotel for dinner. two miles from the beautiful spa town of Victorian themed Christmas Fayre street market, Cheltenham. It has been added to over the Cheltenham Christmas Market and Birmingham Sunday: After breakfast journey to Birmingham years making an attractive spacious hotel Frankfurt Christmas Market and Craft Fair. A to visit the magical Frankfurt Christmas Market set in grounds with a small lake. Beautiful delightful Christmas Market Weekend! in Victoria Square, the largest authentic German lounges, bar and dining room. All bedrooms Christmas Market outside of Germany and are en-suite with TV, hairdryer, trouser press Austria and arguably one of the most popular DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE and tea and coffee making facilities. Leisure Christmas markets in the UK. Enjoy the feel of a facilities include swimming pool, gym, sauna Fri 29 Nov 13 CHXM2911 2 3 £195 small village within the heart of the bustling city and steam room. No lift. N.B. Some twin/ centre, with picturesque wooden chalets offering SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON doubles and all single rooms are situated in traditional handcrafted gifts, including jewellery, the Manor House part of the building which NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT wooden toys, dolls and candles. You can enjoy has no lift access so guests in these rooms (DOUBLE AS SINGLE £40.00 SUPPLEMENT) Glühwein, German beers, traditional sausages, need to be able to manage stairs. Any singles Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £15.30 meats, sweets, marzipan, breads and pastries. unable to manage stairs need to request a The experience is enhanced with live music from Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation a traditional bandstand. Journey home arriving double for sole occupancy at a supplement. with en-suite facilities including breakfast, dinner and There are a few steps to the dining room. coach travel. *Payable with deposit at you agreed drop off point in the evening.

NEW! Christmas at FULL BOARD WednesdaY - Christmas Day ‘Happy Christmas to you all‘: After breakfast Hilton Blackpool HILTON BLACKPOOL HOTEL, a Christmas sing a long with the in-house BLACKPOOL with leisure facilities HHHH show team followed by a reception around For those of you who wish to get away for the Christmas tree and a visit from Father This hotel is in an ideal location on Christmas - why not join us for a fun-filled Christmas. You have a pre-lunch drink Blackpool’s famous North Promenade holiday at a fabulous 4 star hotel in Blackpool. followed by Christmas lunch and the close to the Tower. All bedrooms are Queen’s speech with tea and Christmas en-suite with TV, hairdryer, trouser press cake. There is cash bingo in the afternoon. and tea and coffee making facilities. There Dinner is served in the evening followed by are pleasant lounges, bar and restaurant. bingo, a quiz, live cabaret and dancing. The hotel has its own basement nightclub. Leisure facilities include swimming pool, spa, Thursday - Boxing Day: After breakfast sauna, jacuzzi, gym and fitness centre. Lift. you have a morning trip to St Anne’s before lunch in your hotel. In the afternoon there is a dance and bingo. In the evening enjoy a farewell gala dinner whilst being ITINERARY entertained by a ‘Las Vegas Rat Pack Show’ followed by live cabaret and dancing. Monday: A morning departure to Blackpool. Punch and cookies will be served on arrival FRIday 27th December: After breakfast SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON and you then have time to relax before you bid a fond farewell and make your journey home arriving late afternoon. Single supplement: £100 meet the hotel team for a welcome drink Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 prior to dinner. After dinner let the in-house The In House Show Team will also be show team entertain you with a quiz, bingo, hosting numerous activities during your DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE live cabaret and dancing stay, please check the activity board located Tuesday: After breakfast a morning trip in the main reception area. Check with the Mon 23 Dec 13 CB2312 4 5 £489 to Southport before returning to your hotel Concierge desk for times of local Church for lunch. After dinner let the in-house services. The management reserves the Price is based on en-suite accommodation including show team entertain you with bingo and live right to alter any part of the programme 4 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 4 dinners, entertainment and without prior notice. coach travel. *Payable with deposit cabaret.

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Christmas at Hilton York Centre & Yorkshire

We are delighted to re-offer this Christmas tour based at the 4 star Hilton York Hotel in the ITINERARY centre of the beautiful city of York. Monday: Depart in the morning to your hotel York is a small city renowned for its exquisite architecture, tangle of quaint cobbled streets and where tea, coffee and mince pies will be served the iconic York Minster. Take time to enjoy some of the country’s most talented street entertainers on arrival. The rest of the day is at leisure or simply watch the world go by while sipping a drink by the river. A city of contrasts and exciting before a pre-dinner drinks reception and dinner discoveries, York is a place where the old encompasses the new and the commonplace meets with followed by live entertainment. the unexpected. Wander the web of cobbled streets to browse the array of independent boutiques, TUESday - CHRISTMAS Eve: After breakfast designer stores, vintage stores, antique shops and popular high street names or explore the open there is a guess the weight of the Christmas air market with over 100 stalls and different traders each day. cake and name the Christmas Teddy competition before a morning at leisure. Maybe enjoy a walk and look at York’s famous FULL BOARD attractions and take a stroll down The Shambles. Return to your hotel for a hot and HILTON YORK CENTRE HOTEL cold buffet lunch followed by bingo with tea and with leisure facilities HHHH coffee. Dinner is followed by live entertainment. This 4 star hotel is located within the city Wednesday – CHRISTMAS Day: After walls in the heart of York only 10 minutes breakfast a morning at leisure before a 5 walk from York Minster and other York course traditional Christmas lunch. After attractions. All bedrooms are en-suite with lunch Yorkshire tea and Christmas cake is TV, telephone, radio, hairdryer, trouser press served followed by the Queen’s speech and and tea and coffee making facilities Delightful a Christmas movie. In the evening a cold lounges, bars and restaurants. Lift to all Christmas buffet will be served followed by a floors. Christmas sing-a-long with a live entertainer. THURsday – BOXING Day: After breakfast a DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE morning visit to Harrogate for shopping and sightseeing before returning to your hotel for Mon 23 Dec 13 CHY2312 4 5 £489 a hot and cold buffet lunch. In the afternoon SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON there is wine tasting and a quiz. In the evening enjoy a Gala dinner with live Cabaret Single supplements per person £100.00 entertainment. Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 FRIday: After breakfast journey home arriving Price is based on shared accommodation with en-suite at your agreed drop off point in the afternoon. facilities including 4 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 4 evening The hotel reserves the right to amend the dinners, entertainment and coach travel. above itinerary if necessary. *Payable with deposit

New! New Year in the Isle of Wight ITINERARY Sunday: Depart in the morning for your journey to Portsmouth for an afternoon sailing to the Isle of Wight (crossing time 35 mins) Arrive at your hotel in time for dinner followed by entertainment. Monday: After breakfast a short coach excursion in the morning. Afternoon tea will be served with a chance for you to take part in competitions and quizzes. Dinner is followed by entertainment. Tuesday ‘New Year’s Eve’: After breakfast a short coach excursion before returning to your hotel for an afternoon at leisure. Maybe relax in the hotel, take part in the hotel’s Treasure Hunt or explore Shanklin. In the evening enjoy a glass of champagne before New Year’s Eve dinner followed by We are delighted to offer a New Year holiday THE SHANKLIN HOTEL based at the Shanklin Hotel, Isle of Wight – a entertainment and dancing with a champagne See page no 20 for hotel details toast at midnight. A buffet will be served at hotel that has been extremely popular with 12.30am followed by more music and dancing. our customer for many years. DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE The Isle of Wight is just 23 miles long and Wednesday ‘New Year’s Day’: For early 13 miles wide yet full of interesting features Sun 29 Dec 13 NYIOW2912 4 5 £515 risers Bucks Fizz and Continental breakfast including miles of sandy beaches and a is served in the lounge from 9.00am. For SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON stunning coastline. Shanklin is situated on those who are felling a little more ‘fragile’ Bucks Fizz followed by Brunch is served in the South East coast of the island in Sandown NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENTS - LIMITED NUMBER the restaurant from 10.30am – 12.30pm. Bay. Shanklin village, once a fishing hamlet, Side Sea View: £20.00 Crescent room: £20.00 Dinner is followed by entertainment, music is particularly delightful with its quaint “olde Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 and dancing. worlde” craft shops, picturesque thatched cottages and pretty gardens offering visitors Price is based on accommodation with en-suite facilities Thursday: After breakfast journey home a taste of country life whilst providing many including breakfast, dinner, entertainment, coach travel arriving at your agreed drop off late afternoon and ferry crossings from Portsmouth to Fishbourne. / early evening. modern amenities and shopping facilities. *Payable with deposit

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New! Hogmanay in Stirling, Edinburgh, Loch Katrine and The Trossachs

THE PUMA STIRLING HIGHLAND ITINERARY HOTEL, STIRLING Sunday: A morning departure you take a with leisure facilities HHHH scenic journey north to your hotel. Afternoon This prestigious 4 star hotel is situated in tea will be served on arrival followed by the heart of Stirling. Dating back to 1854, dinner in the evening. when it was the city’s High School, the hotel Monday: After breakfast a full day to is steeped in Scottish history and boasts a Scotland’s capital city Edinburgh. You have full working Observatory. You can dine in time for shopping and sightseeing before Scholar’s Restaurant or relax with a drink in returning to your hotel for dinner and The Headmaster’s Study. All contemporary entertainment. bedrooms retain charm and character, are TUESday - New Years Eve: After breakfast light and airy and include a seating area with a scenic excursion first visit Bridge of Allan, easy chairs and coffee table. All bedrooms are a beautiful historic spa town with a wide The Scots are renowned for their celebration en-suite with TV, hairdryer, iron & board and variety of one off boutique shops, cafes and of New Year ‘ Hogmanay’. For a New Year’s tea and coffee making facilities. To complete delicatessens. You then head to Callander holiday with a difference join us on our fun- your stay you can be pampered in the hotel’s before returning via Loch Katrine and through filled five-day break. Stirling is Scotland’s Beauty Rooms which offer a wide range of the Trossachs. In the evening you have a newest city and one of its most historic. Its spa and beauty treatments. The Health Club champagne reception and four course dinner Castle and Old Town meet the cutting-edge offers swimming pool, sauna, steam room, followed by dancing to a Ceilidh band until culture of a contemporary University City. spa pool, gym and squash courts. Lift to 1st the early hours. There is so much to see and your hotel is and 3rd floor only. Wednesday – New Year’s Day: No need ideally situated to explore the city and just to get up early as the hotel will provide minutes from Stirling Castle where Mary DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE breakfast until 1.00pm. You then have a full Queen of Scots was crowned and eight Sun 29 Dec 13 HH2912 4 5 £499 day at leisure – get some fresh air on the Scottish sieges took place. You’ll also find the Stirling Treasure Trail or visit the January Church of the Holy Rude, founded in 1129, and SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON sales. Dinner is followed by entertainment reported to be the only other surviving church Single supplements £100.00 and dancing. in the UK, apart from Westminster Abbey, Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 to have held a coronation, and the Wallace THURsday: After breakfast a scenic journey Monument which stands tall above the city. The price is based on shared Twin/Double home arriving late afternoon / early evening. With a good selection of excursions this New accommodation with en-suite facilities including The hotel reserves the right to amend the breakfast, dinner, the above programme and coach above itinerary if necessary. Year tour has something for all! travel. *Payable with deposit

New! New Year Hilton Bath City Centre, ITINERARY Bristol and The Cotswolds MONday: Depart in the morning to Stratford –upon-Avon where you have a little time at leisure before heading to your hotel in central We are delighted to offer for the first time a Bath. Welcome drinks will be served before New Year holiday based at the 4 star Hilton dinner when you can relax and list to the Bath City Centre Hotel. Bath, nourished resident pianist. by natural hot springs is regarded as one TUESday - New Year’s Eve: After breakfast of the most beautiful towns in Britain head to Bristol for time at leisure for shopping and offers a unique experience with and sightseeing before returning to your hotel stunning architecture, great shopping and for afternoon tea, cakes and biscuits. In the iconic attractions. evening there is a pre-dinner drinks reception We also include a visit to Bristol, a beautiful followed by a Gala dinner (set menu) and city with dramatic landscapes and a dancing (dress code smart – not black tie). captivating mix of architectural styles, a Wednesday - New Year’s Day: After a legacy of its 800 years of history. leisurely breakfast you have a full day at At the heart of the city is the harbourside leisure in Bath for shopping and sightseeing. Dinner in hotel followed by a quiz. area, transformed in recent years, with popular attractions like the SS Great Britain Thursday: After breakfast journey home and the Industrial Museum. Bristol boasts a through the beautiful Cotswolds arriving at fine array of museums, shops, restaurants your agreed drop off point in the evening. and bars. The hotel reserves the right to amend the above itinerary if necessary.

HILTON BATH CENTRE HHHH DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE This 4 star hotel is set amid fine Georgian architecture in the heart of historic Mon 30 Dec 13 NYB3012 3 4 £359 bath on the River Avon within walking distance from most of Bath’s attractions and SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON shopping centres. All bedrooms are en-suite Single supplements £75.00 with TV, telephone, radio, hairdryer, trouser Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 press and tea and coffee making facilities Pleasant restaurants, bars and lounges. Well Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation equipped gym. Lift to all floors. with en-suite facilities including breakfast and coach travel. *Payable with deposit

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ENTRANCES INCLUDED Edinburgh Military Tattoo - ITINERARY Including August Bank Holiday Weekend Friday: A morning departure by coach for your journey to Kilmarnock arriving in the afternoon. Dinner in hotel. Saturday: After breakfast depart for Edinburgh where you have some free time before the evening Tattoo performance, after which your coach will return you to your hotel. (Dinner your own arrangement) Sunday (3-day tour): Afterbreakfast depart your hotel for a scenic journey home through the Lake District arriving home early evening. Sunday (4-day tour): After breakfast explore Ayrshire and Burn’s Country. Journey south to Girvan and then a scenic coastal route via Turnberry, Maidens, Fisherton and Alloway to the county town of Ayr where you have time at leisure © VisitScotland/ScottishViewpoint before heading back to your hotel for dinner. An opportunity to visit the ever popular and THE PARK HOTEL, KILMARNOCK Monday (4-day tour): After breakfast depart exciting Edinburgh Military Tattoo, staying HHHH your hotel for a scenic journey home through the edge of the Lake District arriving home at the 4 star Park Hotel in Kilmarnock, Built in 2002 Kilmarnock’s only 4 star hotel, early evening. a vibrant town in East Ayrshire, with a The Park Hotel, is the first football stadium great heritage and many sights worth a and hotel complex in Scotland. It is adjacent DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE visit. Johnny Walker Whisky is brewed in to Rugby Park, home of Kilmarnock Football Kilmarnock, started in 1820 by a young Club, 10 minutes walk from Kilmarnock Fri 16 Aug 13 ET1608 2 3 £249 boy called Johnny Walker, who dreamed of centre offering a unique venue. All modern Fri 23 Aug 13 ET2308 3 4 blending the perfect whisky. bedrooms are en-suite with satellite (Bank Hol) £325 PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR COACH IS UNABLE television, in-house movies, hairdryer and tea TO TAKE CLIENTS UP TO THE CASTLE and coffee making facilities. Café Bar, Blues SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON FOR THE TATTOO - MAY BE UNSUITABLE Restaurant and lounge area. Lift to all floors. Single supplements £30.00 (3 day), FOR PEOPLE WITH SEVERE WALKING £45.00 (4 day) DIFFICULTIES - PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE The price is based on shared twin/double accommodation, breakfast, one dinner (2 dinners on 4 Deposit £30.00 FOR DETAILS. day), one Tattoo Ticket and coach travel. Insurance premium* £15.30 (3 day), £21.75 (4 day) *Payable with deposit

NEW! ‘Highland Fling’ Winter Wonderland ITINERARY SUnday: A morning departure you head in the Central Highlands – Ballachulish north for scenic journey north to Ballachulish where a warm welcome awaits. Bucks Fizz Escape to the Highlands for a Royal style break reception prior to dinner. Monday: After breakfast a morning excursion to Fort William. In the afternoon relax by the fire or take a stroll around the loch. Dinner is followed by a quiz or a classic film. Tuesday: After breakfast a full scenic day excursion to the beautiful peninsula of Ardnamurchan and a magnificent loch’s tour inc. Lochs’ Sunart, Sheil, Ailor, Eilt, Eil and Linnhe. After dinner enjoy Scottish music from a local accordionist. Wednesday: After breakfast a short excursion to Oban. In the evening enjoy a Highland themed evening with a Scottish banquet. Thursday: After breakfast bid a fond farewell and journey home arriving late afternoon. The hotel reserves the right to amend the itinerary as necessary. Scotland’s Central Highlands, with vivid THE BALLACHULISH HOTEL, landscapes of mountains, the glens, forests, BALLACHULISH, lochs, dramatic seascapes and legends galore are DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE NR FORT WILLIAM HHH sure to enchant you. This area of West Highlands Sun 24 Feb 13 SC2402 4 5 £269 spreads around Fort William, and its mountain This STB 3 Star hotel is one of Scotland’s Ben Nevis, south to the peaks of Glencoe, oldest hotels situated in the countryside on SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON across Loch Linnhe, the wolds of Ardgour, the edge of Loch Leven. Careful restoration Single Room £60.00 Ardnamurchan, Morvern and Moidart. and refurbishment have enhanced the natural Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 Visit your own Scottish Country House and character of this gracious building. Very pleasant lounges, bar and restaurant. All experience a lost world of baronial elegance and Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation luxurious living. Your days are spent in adventure bedrooms are en-suite with radio, telephone, with en-suite facilities including breakfast, dinner, the on the moors and in the glens; your evening in TV and tea and coffee making facilities. No lift above programme and coach travel. *Payable with reels and revels. Then relax beside the open fire. – some ground floor rooms available. deposit

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ENTRANCES INCLUDED NEW! Stirling, 5 Lochs, Falkirk Wheel ITINERARY MOnday: An early morning departure & Royal Yacht Britannia for your scenic journey north through the borders to Stirling. Dinner in hotel. Tuesday: Stirling, Loch Katrine and The Trossachs: After breakfast a morning at leisure in Stirling for shopping and sightseeing before departing at 12noon to Callander for a short visit. You then journey through the Trossachs to Loch Katrine. Take your seat in the heated saloon of Sir Walter Scott ‘Lady of the Lake’ and take in the stunning views of Loch Katrine. Relax and enjoy the majestic scenery which inspired Sir Walter Scott to write his famous poem. As you cruise the tales and legends of the loch are narrated by a crew member (included in price). Dinner in hotel. Wednesday: Falkirk Wheel and Royal Yacht Britannia: After breakfast head to the Falkirk Wheel, one of Scotland’s top attractions for a trip on the boat - the only rotating boat lift in the world, joining the Union canal (included in price). Continue to Edinburgh to visit The Royal Yacht Britannia - Scotland’s Best Visitor Attraction. The Royal Yacht Britannia was home to Her Majesty The Queen and the Royal Family for over 40 years, sailing over 1,000,000 miles around the world. Now berthed in Edinburgh, you can follow in the footsteps of royalty to discover the heart and soul of this most special of royal residences (entrance included). Return to your hotel for dinner. Thursday: 5 Lochs Tour: After breakfast a spectacular day out, firstly head to Loch Lomond, ‘The Queen of Scottish Lochs’ before turning off to Arrochar on Loch Long with its dramatic mountain backdrop, known as the ‘Arrochar Alps’. Continue along the shores of Loch Fyne, Loch Eck and the famous Holy Loch to Dunoon where you have time for lunch. You then take the ferry across the Firth to Gourock, head over the River Clyde’s Erskine Bridge and back to your hotel for dinner. FRIday: After breakfast journey home through the Border Counties arriving at your drop off point late afternoon / early evening. © VisitScotland/ScottishViewpoint

There are many famous and historical places THE PUMA STIRLING HIGHLAND in Scotland and the Firth of Forth and Clyde HOTEL, STIRLING have had an impact on Scotland’s proud HHHH heritage. On this leisurely but action packed with leisure facilities tour you will cruise on one of Scotland’s This prestigious 4 star hotel is situated in most beautiful Lochs, be hoisted over 35 the heart of Stirling. Dating back to 1854, metres by the worlds only boat lift, visit when it was the city’s High School, the hotel the famous Royal Yacht Britannia, see Loch is steeped in Scottish history and boasts a Lomond, Loch Fyne, Loch Eck, Holy Loch and full working Observatory. You can dine in Dunoon and cruise across the Firth of Clyde. Scholar’s Restaurant or relax with a drink in The Headmaster’s Study. All contemporary DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE bedrooms retain charm and character, are light and airy and include a seating area with Mon 15 Apr 13 SC1504 4 5 £415 easy chairs and coffee table. All bedrooms are SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON en-suite with TV, hairdryer, iron & board and tea and coffee making facilities. To complete Single Room £120.00 your stay you can be pampered in the hotel’s Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 Beauty Rooms which offer a wide range of Price is based on shared twin / double accommodation spa and beauty treatments. The Health Club with en suite facilities, including breakfast, dinner, offers swimming pool, sauna, steam room, cruise on Loch Katrine, ride on Falkirk Wheel and spa pool, gym and squash courts. Lift to 1st boat lift, entrance to Royal Yacht Britannia, Dunoon to and 3rd floor only. Gourock ferry and coach travel. *Payable with deposit

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NEW! NEW! Ayrshire & The Irish Jaunt ITINERARY Giant’s Causeway, Antrim Coast, Ayrshire & Drumlanrig Castle MONday: A morning departure for your journey north to Irvine to be greeted by the hotel management over tea and shortbread. Dinner in hotel. Tuesday: Robert Burn’s Country – After a leisurely breakfast you have a free morning free to relax before the short drive to Ayr, the region’s capital. Stroll around its bustling centre with plenty shops, bars and café’s, or visit the large sandy beach. You then visit the pretty village of Alloway, with its associations with Scotland’s most famous poet Robbie Burns. Dinner in hotel. Wednesday: Co. Antrim’s Coastal Trail – After breakfast head to Troon for the High Speed ferry to Larne (2 hour crossing) for the start of 120 miles of breathtaking beauty, with enchanting coastal resorts and uninterrupted stretches of rugged coastline. The route you take is referred to as “one of the world’s great road journeys, it runs right from the outskirts of Belfast along the famous Antrim coast, past beautiful Whitepark Bay and the famous Old Bushmills whiskey distillery to the iconic Giants Causeway - a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a honeycomb of 40,000 unique basalt columns (entrance included). As you return to Larne every twist and turn in the road will reveal exhilarating new sights. Back to your hotel by 8pm for dinner. Thursday: Drumlanrig Castle, Turnberry and the Ayrshire coast – After breakfast a full day tour into the Southern Uplands and East Ayrshire. Your first stop is Drumlanrig Castle & Gardens (entrance included). Built in 1691 by the Duke of Queensberry and set in an 80,000 estate with Country Park and landscaped Victorian gardens it is brimming with centuries-old heritage and culture. After

© VisitScotland/ScottishViewpoint lunch at Drumlanrig Castle (not included in price) you continue through the woodland This wonderful holiday is based in the Ayrshire coastal town of Irvine. We explore the Ayrshire uplands of the Galloway Hills past Loch Doon coast with visits to Ayr & Turnberry with its long sandy beaches, the Robert Burns centre in to Maybole with time free to stroll round Alloway and the magnificent Renaissance styled Drumlanrig Castle & Gardens. The highlight Turnberry with its world famous golf course. of the holiday starts with the short sailing to the “Emerald Isle”, for a tour of the Antrim Coast, Continue back to your hotel with fine sea renowned as one of the most scenic drives in all of Ireland, stopping off at the world famous views all the way, the arch shaped Ailsa Craig “Giants Causeway” as well as uncovering stunning seascapes and hidden gems. and Firth of Clyde with the mountains of the Isle of Arran in the distance. Dinner in hotel. Friday: After breakfast take a scenic journey MENZIES HOTEL, IRVINE HHHH home arriving late afternoon / early evening. Located on the outskirts of Irvine in Ayrshire this 4 star hotel has undergone a major refurbishment and has a contemporary feel. Pleasant brasserie restaurant, lounge and bar. All spacious and modern bedrooms are en-suite with TV, telephone, hairdryer, iron and board and tea and coffee making facilities. No lift – only ground and 1st floor – ground floor rooms available.

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ITINERARY The Small Isles of Eigg & Rhum, Isle of Skye and Monday: An early morning departure for your scenic journey north. As you enter the Highlands Marine Wildlife Cruise Highlands the scenery is ever changing, with Small Isles, Isle of Skye, West Highlands, Marine Wildlife Cruise, Inverness, Glencoe, Fort William, Glenfinnan and Loch Loch Garten Osprey centre, Cairngorms and Speyside Morar. Arrive at the West Highlands Hotel, Mallaig for a three night stay. Dinner in hotel. ENTRANCES INCLUDED! Tuesday: ‘Eigg and Rhum Cruise’ After breakfast head to Arisaig to board the 11.00am MV Sheerwater cruise to the Hebridean Isles of Eigg and Rhum. You stop at Eigg, where passengers can explore the island and walk the Scurr of Eigg and be collected 5 hours later (i.e. not continue onto Rhum). Or continue onto Rhum for a 2 hour stay, maybe visit the castle. Return to Arisaig by 6.00pm. A wide array of sea and bird life can be spotted on and around the islands and it is not unusual to take a small detour to watch minke whales, basking sharks or dolphins. N.B. There are limited catering facilities on Eigg and Rhum (30 minute walk to catering facilities) so it may be advisable to order a packed lunch from the hotel or purchase food prior to boarding the cruise (lunch not included in price). Warm waterproof clothing, sturdy walking shoes, gloves, secure hat and binoculars are recommended. Dinner in hotel. This two-centre tour is magnificent, based in the West Highlands on the Atlantic coastline. A Wednesday: After breakfast a full day at unique tour experiencing the beauty of the Hebridean Islands and the rugged West Coast. It leisure in Mallaig. You may wish to take the truly is a tour with a difference. Two cruises are included - one to the mystical isles of Rhum Loch Nevis, Inverie and Knoydart cruise and Eigg and the second a marine wildlife cruise from Gairloch. Together with stunning scenery (approx. £12-£18 depending on cruise) or this is a holiday not to be missed! take a return ride on the West Highland Railway from Mallaig to Fort William (approx. N.B. DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE VISITS ON THIS HOLIDAY IT MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR £16.00). N.B If you wish take a railway ride it is PEOPLE WITH MOBILITY DIFFICULTIES. advisable to pre-book before your holiday as availability is limited. Dinner in hotel. THE WEST HIGHLAND HOTEL, Thursday: ‘Isle of Skye and Atlantic coastline’ - After breakfast take the ferry over MALLAIG HH to the Isle of Skye, drive along the coast to the This family run hotel is located in the capital before you head back to the bridge to picturesque Scottish west coast fishing port join the mainland again at Kyle of Lochalsh. of Mallaig. It enjoys a prominent position You then journey through magnificent overlooking the harbour with spectacular Highland glen scenery passing Loch Maree views to the islands of Eigg, Rum and Skye. and Loch Carron to Gairloch for two nights The railway station and ferry terminal are THE GAIRLOCH HIGHLAND LODGE, dinner, bed & breakfast (Dinner is provided each within a five minutes’ walk. All bedrooms GAIRLOCH HHH at an award winning and very Scottish Old Inn approx 300 yards from the hotel). are en-suite with TV, radio, hairdryer and Located against a spectacular mountain tea and coffee making facilities, many have backdrop overlooking the harbour to the Friday: Marine Wildlife Cruise’ After a sea view. Bar, lounge, conservatory and Isle of Skye and beyond. It is an extremely breakfast you have a 2 – 3 hour cruise from restaurant. No lift – only 2 floors. peaceful and relaxing home from home Gairloch. You visit traditional feeding grounds with a cozy Resident’s Lounge, bar and of whales, basking sharks and dolphins. Most breakfast room providing panoramic views. cruises encounter thousands of seabirds, All bedrooms are en-suite with TV, telephone, puffins and seals. The cruise will actively hairdryer and tea and coffee making facilities. search for marine wildlife and on most No lift – only one floor – limited ground occasions is successful. Warm waterproof floor rooms. Dinner is served at the hotel’s clothing, sturdy walking shoes, gloves, award winning sister hotel The Old Inn which secure hat and binoculars are recommended. is just a 5-minute walk away. Food plays Return to your hotel to change before you visit Gairloch Heritage Museum (entrance a very important role at The Old Inn, and included). Dinner is provided at an award guests return again and again to savour the winning and very Scottish Old Inn approx 300 renowned Scottish West Coast seafood and yards from the hotel. Highland game produce. Saturday: After breakfast take a scenic DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE journey to Inverness for a little time at leisure. © VisitScotland/ScottishViewpoint You then head south to visit the Osprey Centre THE GOLDEN LION HOTEL, Mon 13 May 13 SC2705 6 7 £569 near Boat of Garten. Continue on a scenic HHH STERLING SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON journey through the Cairgorms, delightful Speyside and Perthshire to Blairgowrie for Located in the heart of historic Stirling, it has £86.00 Single supplements dinner and overnight stay. welcomed guests for more than two centuries Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £27.00 including royalty and even the national bard, Sunday: After breakfast journey home Rabbie Burns. Traditional restaurant, bar Price is based on shared twin / double accommodation through the Border Counties with time and lounge. All refurbished bedrooms are with en suite facilities, including breakfast, dinner, Small to reflect on the wonderful, varied and en-suite with TV, telephone and tea and coffee Isles Cruise, Skye ferry crossing, Marine Wildlife cruise, unforgettable things encountered arriving making facilities. Lift to all floors. entrance to Gairloch Heritage museum entrance to the home late evening. Osprey centre and coach travel. *Payable with deposit

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ITINERARY NEW! Boats & Trains of the Highlands & Islands Monday: An early morning departure Kyle Line Railway ride, Glass Bottom Boat cruise, Loch Ness cruise, for your journey north on a scenic route Urquhart Castle and Cairngorm Funicular Mountain Railway to Scotland. You head past Pitlochry and Aviemore to Grantown-on-Spey for four nights dinner, bed & breakfast. Tuesday: Loch Ness and Urquart Castle - After breakfast journey to Inverness for a morning shopping and sightseeing before a short journey to the Loch Ness Clansman Harbour. Here you board the cruiser to take you out onto the Loch to Urquhart Castle (boat and entrance included). Return by boat to the harbour to board your coach and return to your hotel for dinner. Wednesday: Kyle Railway Line and Skye cruise - After breakfast head to the ‘Capital of the Highlands’, Inverness. Half of our passengers will board the train to Kyle of Lochalsh, referred to by Michael Palin as one of the most outstanding railway journeys in the world. (The other half will take the journey by coach). At Kyle of Lochalsh you climb aboard Seaprobe Atlantis, a glass bottom boat for a cruise heading underneath Skye Bridge and out to Seal Island. You’ll have a chance to see the local wildlife above and below the water, such as seals and jelly fish. Return to Kyle of Lochalsh where the other half of the passengers take the return journey by rail to Inverness. (The other half will take the journey by coach). The journey by road is different to the rail offering you the chance to see different scenery. Dinner in hotel. Thursday: Aviemore and Cairngorm Funicular Railway - After breakfast you have a morning at leisure before you head into the magnificent Cairngorm Mountains. You have a short time in Aviemore before you board the UK’s highest Mountain Railway – The Cairngorm Funicular. At the top you may wish to have a bite to eat in the UK’s highest restaurant, visit the shop and exhibition about the Cairngorms or take one of the many walks around the area. Return to your coach for a visit to the Speyside Heather Garden and © VisitScotland/ScottishViewpoint Visitor Centre near Dulnain Bridge before This boats and trains tour in the vast returning to your hotel for dinner. and unspoilt Highland region is sure to Friday: After breakfast take a scenic journey delight! Based in the epicentre of Highland home arriving late afternoon / early evening. grandeur, a short distance from Inverness this tour captures all the great things this magnificent, vast area has to offer. Take a trip on one of the most stunning rail journeys in the world; cruise on a glass bottom boat around part of Skye. Experience the wonders of Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle before a jaw-dropping journey on a mountain railway to the highest restaurant in the UK to take in the glorious views of the Cairngorm Mountains. © VisitScotland/ScottishViewpoint

THE CRAIGLYNNE HOTEL, DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY HHH Mon 10 Jun 13 SC1006 4 5 £405 This Victorian granite hotel is situated in its own grounds on the edge of Grantown on SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON Spey overlooking the Cromdale Hills and Single room: £40.00 the majestic Cairngorms, a short stroll from Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 the town centre and the River Spey. The hotel has been restored and refurbished and Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation with en-suite facilities including breakfast, dinner, Kyle offers pleasant restaurant lounge and bar. All Line Railway ride, cruise on Seaprobe Atlantis Glass bedrooms are en-suite with TV, telephone and Bottom Boat, cruise on Loch Ness, entrance to Urquhart tea and coffee making facilities. Lift to most Castle, ride on Cairngorm Funicular Mountain Railway rooms. and coach travel. *Payable with deposit

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ENTRANCES INCLUDED! NEW! Kingussie, Scottish Highlands, Speyside, FREE EXCURSIONS Royal Deeside, Balmoral Castle & Railway Explorer A full day excursion including a one way journey on the “Jacobite” Steam Train from Fort William to Mallaig (or vice-versa). Experience the breathtaking views and magnificent scenery unseen from the road, the opposite journey will be taken by coach. (train included in price) A full day Cairngorm, Royal Deeside, Balmoral and Bonnie Glenshee excursion. Journey through Grantown on Spey, cross the Spey Bridge, via the highest village in Scotland, Tomintoul for a visit to Balmoral Castle, the private residence of the Royal Family (entrance included). View Crathie Church used by the Royal Family before you proceed down Bonnie Glenshee and over Moulin Moor winding your way down via Pitlochry to turn north back to your hotel. A full day including a visit to the Highland Wildlife Park (entrance included), The Heather Centre and a ride on the Cairngorm Funicular Railway up Cairngorm Mountain (entrance included). A full day scenic excursion including This popular tour offers a taste of the Highlands based in the large village of Kingussie in the Lochindorb Castle, Glen Grant Whisky magnificent Spey Valley in the heart of the Scottish Highlands, a land dominated by rock and Distillery and Grantown on Spey. Head north up the A9, and off the beaten track to view stream, river & mountain, history & heritage. We include a journey on the ‘Jacobite’ Steam impressive Lochindorb, home to Lochindorb train, a visit to the Highland Wildlife Park, a ride on the Cairngorm Funicular Railway, a Royal Castle that sits in the middle of the Loch Deeside excursion with a visit to Balmoral Castle and an excursion to Lochindorb Castle, Glen and is accessible only by boat. Stop for an Grant Whisky Distillery and Grantown on Spey. opportunity to take a photograph. Continue The “Jacobite” Steam Railway: One of the great railway journeys of the world this 42-mile trip north to Forres and onto the Glen Grant takes you past impressive extremes. It starts near Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in Britain, visits Distillery, for a guided tour and tasting plus the most westerly mainland railway station (Arisaig), then passes by the deepest freshwater loch the Victorian garden walk (included in price). in Britain (Loch Morar), the shortest river in Britain (River Morar) and finally arrives at the deepest Depart for Grantown on Spey, renowned as seawater loch in Europe- Loch Nevis. It passes Glenfinnan where Bonnie Prince Charlie raised the most elegant village in Strathspey, with his standard in 1745, crosses the famous 21 arch Glenfinnan Viaduct, used in Harry Potter movies, time to explore this typical Highland town. offers wonderful views down Loch Shiel and beyond to the villages of Lochailort, Arisaig, Morar and Mallaig. On a clear day from Arisaig you can see the “Small Isles” of Rum, Eigg, Muck, Canna and the southern tip of Skye. From there the train passes Morar and the silvery beaches used in the films “Highlander” and “Local Hero” The final destination is Mallaig, a thriving fishing community. There is plenty to see and do while in the village before the return journey to Fort William. Balmoral Castle has been the Scottish home of the Royal Family since it was purchased for Queen Victoria by Prince Albert in 1852. When Queen Victoria died in 1901 Balmoral Estates passed, under the terms of her will, to King Edward VII, and from him to each of his successors. Balmoral Estates has been more than just a favourite home to successive generations of the Royal Family. Although it remains largely the same as it was in Queen Victoria’s reign, successive Royal owners have made improvements to the estate. The Queen, Duke of Edinburgh and Prince of Wales take a close personal interest in running and improving the Estates. The Highland Wildlife Park is where you can see Scotland’s wildlife past and present in the spectacular scenery of their natural Highland habitat, marvel at the herds of majestic red deer and magnificent Highland Cattle along with bison and ancient breeds of sheep. The Cairngorm Funicular Railway is the country’s highest and fastest mountain railway. The spectacular panoramic views from the terrace of the Ptarmigan Restaurant, nestled just under the summit of Cairn Gorm, together with the mountain exhibition and shop, offer an excellent all weather experience that is both memorable and unique. Glen Grant Whisky Distillery Glen Grant is one of the biggest selling malts in the worldwide THE DUKE OF GORDON HOTEL, market it was acquired by Campari in 2006 as KINGUSSIE HHH a consequence of the purchase of its former This popular STB 3 star hotel is in the owners - Allied Domecq – by Pernod Ricard. DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE centre of Kingussie with views across the The distillery prides itself in the fact that it picturesque Spey Valley. Following extensive Sat 29 Jun 13 SC2906 5 6 has had only nine distillery managers in its £499 modernisation it is one of a few Highland entire history and even less master blenders – hotels offering the facilities and home SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON four, excluding the founding brothers. A walk comforts of a modern hotel with traditional Single supplements £60.00 around the Glen Grant Garden is a must. After character and heritage of an old coaching inn. Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £27.00 extensive restoration commencing in 1993, All bedrooms are en suite with telephone, the Glen Grant Garden was officially reopened TV and tea & coffee making facilities. Bar, Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation in 1996. It remains an extraordinary living pleasant lounge and elegant restaurant with en-suite facilities including breakfast, dinner, museum of late 19th century gardening style ‘Jacobite’ train ride, entrance to Balmoral Castle, where you are piped into dinner each evening. and a fine example of a Victorian woodland entrance to Highland Wildlife Park, Cairngorm Funicular Ballroom with entertainment every night. Lift. Railway ride, entrance to Glen Grant Distillery and coach garden. travel.*Payable with deposit

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ENTRANCES INCLUDED NEW! North West Passage, Isle of Skye ITINERARY and Orkney Islands SUnday: A morning departure for your scenic Isle of Skye, North West Highlands, Orkney Isles, journey north through the borders to Glasgow for dinner and overnight stay. Dunvegan Castle and Inverness Monday: West Highlands - After breakfast the magic begins as you head north along the “queen of Scottish lochs” Loch Lomond where you hug the shore line for over 20 miles. Journey on through mountainous Glencoe, where the road sweeps through the narrow glen before opening up to Loch Linhhe and Fort William in time for lunch (own arrangements). You then continue along Loch Lochy, Loch Garry, Loch Cluanie and Loch Duich, with a stop at Eilean Donan Castle, one of the most photographed castles in Scotland. Arrive at the Balmacara Hotel for 2 nights dinner, bed and breakfast. Tuesday: Isle of Skye After breakfast a day taking in the sights of the most famous of Scottish Islands - This eight day spectacular Scottish Tour takes you on a discovery journey. Sit back and the Isle of Skye. Head to Portree the island’s capital relax as the beauty of the Highlands unfolds before you. Eerie Glencoe, Loch Duich, Eilean before you journey across the island to historical Donan Castle, Isle of Skye and the unspoilt and breathtaking Sutherland & Caithness. A Dunvegan Castle and gardens (entrance included). cruise and tour of the Orkney Isles, Inverness, Speyside and finally Central Scotland. On Dunvegan is the stronghold of the Macleod clan and this tour you’ll witness a way of life in the far north that has little changed in generations. is the longest inhabited castle in Scotland for over 800 yrs. Return along the coast road, with views of the Cuillens, the most impressive mountain range in THE GLYNHILL HOTEL, RENFREW, THE GOLDEN LION HOTEL, the UK. Dinner in hotel. GLASGOW STERLING HHH Wednesday: Loch Maree and Ullapool - After with leisure facilities HHHH Located in the heart of historic Stirling, it breakfast head along the west coast to Ullapool. This family owned and run well appointed has welcomed guests for more than two Journey along the shoreline of Loch Maree, with and elegant contemporary hotel is located centuries including royalty and even the time free in Gairloch passing Inverewe Gardens and 7 miles from the city centre. Delightful national bard, Rabbie Burns. Traditional Guinard Island, better known as Anthrax island. Continue to the Caledonian Hotel in Ullapool for restaurant, bars and lounge. All bedrooms restaurant, bar and lounge. All refurbished your dinner, bed, breakfast and entertainment. are en-suite with TV, telephone, radio, bedrooms are en-suite with TV, telephone hairdryer, trouser press and tea and and tea and coffee making facilities. Lift to Thursday: Caithness and Sutherland - After coffee making facilities. Leisure facilities all floors. breakfast, armed with your packed lunch you include swimming pool, spa bath, sauna, head into a part of the UK where very few people steam room and gym. Lift to all floors. BALMACARA HOTEL, have been. Those that do, however, rarely return LOCHALSH BY SKYE HHH disappointed. It is truly an area of extraordinary This family run hotel is stunningly located beauty. Mile upon mile of crumbling cliffs and sheer CALEDONIAN HOTEL, ULLAPOOL rocky headlands sheltered bays whose perfect HH on the shores of Loch Alsh, approx. 3 miles from Kyle of Lochalsh - the Isle of white beaches are nearly always deserted and This quiet and friendly hotel with a Skye beckons from the front windows, the home to Scotland’s best surfing waves. A walkers welcoming atmosphere is located in the glorious hills of Wester Ross from the back. and wildlife watchers paradise, with huge seabird centre of Ullapool overlooking the harbour Beautiful loch view restaurant, pub bar, colonies clustered in clefts and on remote stacks at regular intervals along the coast; seals also bob and the colourful fishing boats on Loch residents bar and lounge. All bedrooms are around in the surf offshore. You stop off at Durness, Broom. Restaurant, lounge, bar and en-suite with TV, radio, telephone, hairdryer the UK’s most north westerly town, for lunch before bistro. All bedrooms are en-suite with TV, and tea and coffee making facilities. No lift continuing along the northern shoreline to Thurso telephone, hairdryer and tea and coffee – only ground and first floor – ground floor for 2 nights dinner, bed and breakfast. making facilities. No lift – ground plus two rooms available. floors – ground floor rooms available. Friday: Orkney Isles - After breakfast a short HHH journey which takes you past the Queen Mother’s PENTLAND HOTEL, THURSO Scottish residence the Castle of Mey, to John O This family run hotel is centrally located Groats to board the Orkney Ferry. The crossing in the heart of Thurso, one of the most takes about 40 minutes. On the Orkneys you will be northerly towns in mainland Scotland. met by your private coach and experienced driver/ All bedrooms are en-suite with TV, radio, guide. Highlights of the tour include some of the telephone, hairdryer and tea and coffee main sites on the island including Scara Brae, the making facilities. Pleasant dining room, Churchill Barriers, Scapa Flow, Ring of Brodgar, reception foyer lounge with fireplace and The Standing Stones, the Italian Chapel and the cosy lounge bar. No lift – no ground floor islands capital Kirkwall with its 12th century rooms – bedrooms on 1st (12 stairs) or 2nd cathedral. Dinner in hotel. floor. Saturday: After breakfast journey south with a short stop to view the exterior of Dunrobin Castle DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE before heading to the cosmopolitan Highland capital of Inverness for a little time at leisure. Afterwards Sun 21 Jul 13 SC2107 7 8 £679 the scenery changes into more rolling mountain SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON views as you travel through the Spey Valley and Single supplements £90.00 into Perthshire, past Blair Atholl Castle and onto Pitlochry. You bypass Perth on the way to your hotel Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £27.00 in Stirling for dinner and overnight stay. 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Spectacular Orkneys & Shetland Islands ITINERARY Saturday: A morning departure you head north through the Borders and into Perthshire to Anstruther for dinner and overnight stay. Sunday: ‘Cruise Aberdeen to Shetlands’ - After breakfast visit the University town of St Andrews, famous for its Royal connections, being the home of golf and its historical links with its Abbey and quaint town centre. You then have a visit to the vibrant city of Dundee on the shoreline of the Firth of Tay before you head to Aberdeen for a 17.00hrs sailing to Shetlands on either the MV Hjaltland or Hrossey. Important: All passengers must have photographic ID at check in. Dinner on board. N.B.– It is advisable to take a smaller overnight bag into your cabin for the one-night stay (and

All images © VisitScotland/ScottishViewpoint leave your larger case on your coach). This voyage of discovery to Europe’s most is 200 miles away, the night sky is virtually as Monday: “Shetlands Tour” - Wake up in remote islands is a true Scottish adventure! it was thousands of years ago untinged by city Lerwick. After breakfast join your coach See how island lifestyle has little changed lighting and there are starscapes unseen in and meet your guide for the day. You have over the years being distinctly different from most of mainland Britain. There are villages, a full day sightseeing taking in the unspoilt the hustle and bustle of mainland Britain. burial chambers and standing stones built coastline with huge cliffs and an abundance of It is gentler, more relaxing and the spirit of before the pyramids, vast colonies of unusual wildlife including Puffins. See Shetland Ponies the Isles is inspiring in both its culture and birds, extraordinary landscapes: sea-pounded and the outstanding site of Jarlshof in the welcome. With the help of accompanying cliffs, rich green pasturelands and vivid south and Scalloway Castle and Museum. You guides experience the islands history, carpets of flowers. have time free in the islands capital - Lerwick. archaeology, folklore, tradition and wildlife. The Shetland Isles are to many a peripheral Return to your ship late afternoon return An amazing way to get a taste of these unique region somewhere up at the top of the map to your ship, with dinner served on board, northern islands, as well as taking in the of Great Britain or, often as not, omitted arriving in Orkneys at 2300hrs and transfer to unfolding landscapes as you journey through altogether. In fact Shetland is located in the the harbour side Stromness Hotel, Stromness Scotland. North Atlantic. It consists of a group of 100 for 2 nights bed & breakfast and one dinner. The Orkney Islands lie off the northern tip of islands, 567 square miles in area with approx. Tuesday: ‘Orkney Tour’ - After breakfast Scotland. Of the islands less than one third 900 miles of coastline and a population of meet your guide for a full day of sightseeing are inhabited. The majority of people live on 23,000. It is as close to Norway as it is to taking in the unspoilt sea and landscapes, Orkney’s largest island referred to as “The Aberdeen. Shetland in summer has scarcely bountiful wildlife, outstanding archaeology Mainland” which is where you stay on this any night just a dimming of the sky around and an opportunity to discover over 5,000 magical tour. Most first-time visitors to Orkney midnight known as the ‘Simmer Dim’. Stunning years of history. Visit the World Heritage experience a pleasant culture shock; there cliff scenery considered by many to be the sites of Skara Brae, Stones of Stenness, are no fast food chains, the local produce has most beautiful and dramatic in Britain awes Ring of Brodgar, plus Skaill House, Churchill a freshness of flavour, the nearest motorway everyone who visits. Wildlife abounds, native Barriers, Italian Chapel, Scapa Flow. Lunch Shetland ponies roam free, seals, porpoises at leisure in Kirkwall and visit St. Magnus and otters can be seen and the vast colonies Cathedral. Return to your hotel for dinner. BIRNHAM HOTEL, BIRNHAM, of gulls and gannets are breathtaking. Seldom Wednesday: ‘Inverness & Northern DUNKELD HHH anywhere will you find the freedom and Highlands’ - After a leisurely breakfast Located in Birnham near Dunkeld in the friendship that still exists. depart the Orkney Isles for the short crossing to the mainland landing at Scrabster by stunning Perthshire countryside, this family Thurso. Heading south the road hugs the owned and run offers elegance and good old- CRAWS NEST HOTEL, ANSTRUTHER coastline affording panoramic views of both fashioned Scottish hospitality. All bedrooms HHH sea and Highland moorlands, passing Wick, are en-suite with TV, telephone and tea and This world famous hotel is in the coastal Helmsdale, Brora with its sandy beaches coffee making facilities. Pleasant restaurant, village of Anstruther on the east coast of & “fairytale” Dunrobin Castle. You head lounge and bar. Lift to all floors. Scotland. Locally known as “The Craw’s” it is over the causeway to Inverness with time a former manse with well maintained gardens free for shopping and sightseeing. Your and fish pond. Traditional lounge, bar and journey south continues with ever changing NORTHLINK FERRIES restaurant. All bedrooms are en-suite with landscapes unfolding as you pass through the There are restaurants, bars, TV Lounge and TV, radio and tea and coffee making facilities mountainous Spey Valley and into Perthshire. cinema etc. on the ferries used. All cabins and are located on the 1st and 2nd floor of Arrive at Birnham Hotel, Dunkeld for dinner are inside with en suite facilities. Passengers the main building and in the annex next to the and overnight stay. need to provide christian name and surname main building – please note there is no lift – Thursday: After breakfast journey home together with photo ID (passport, photo ground floor rooms available in the annex. after a memorable visit to the Northern driving licence or valid bus pass). Isles - a true world apart! Arrive home in the DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE evening. STROMNESS HOTEL, STROMNESS, Sat 24 Aug 13 SC2408 5 6 £699 HHH ORKNEY SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON Located right on the side of the harbour Single supplements per person £86.00 looking out towards Scapa Flow this hotel Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £27.00 has a historical feel about it. The hotel has a lounge bar with picturesque harbour views, Price is based on 5 nights dinner, bed & breakfast in bar, restaurant and well kept Victorian shared Twin / Double accommodation (4 nights in hotels garden. All bedrooms are en-suite with and 1 night in cabin on ship) with en suite facilities including, entrance to guided attractions, full day guided TV, telephone and tea and coffee making tour of Shetlands, full day guided tour of Orkneys, ferry facilities. Lift to all floors. crossings and coach travel. *Payable with deposit

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NEW! Islands and Coastal Adventure ENTRANCES INCLUDED ITINERARY Isle of Mull and Isle of Iona Sunday: A morning departure north through the borders to your hotel located on the banks of the River Clyde for dinner and overnight A real gem of a trans- Scottish stay. adventure. This magical tour takes in the Isle of Mull, where Monday: Oban & Isle of Mull - After breakfast head along the shoreline of Loch you will see the cradle of Lomond and into the Highlands. Every corner Christianity on the sacred Isle turned opens up a new vista. Loch Awe and of Iona. You will bring home the dramatic ruin of Kilchurn Castle, The memories of a fantastic island pass of Brander before reaching Oban, where experience. The holiday doesn’t there is some free time before catching the end there and continues through ferry to the Isle of Mull, sailing past the 400 the wilderness of Ardamurchan year old Duart Castle, standing proudly, in a and on to the east coast, with spectacular position, on a cliff top guarding time in St Andrews, completing the Sound of Mull. Arrive at the Isle of Mull the holiday on board the ship hotel for three nights dinner, bed & breakfast. which took Captain Cook to Tuesday: Isle of Iona Antartica in 1900. - After breakfast you take a 30 mile journey to Fionnphort which The Isle of Mull is one of the top passes wonderful inner Hebrides island places to ‘go wild’ in Scotland. scenery, silvery white sands, turquoise This is a wild and beautiful island waters as well as the castles of Torosay and with over 300 miles of dramatic Duart. There is a short foot crossing by ferry scenic coastline and stunning beaches which rise to the peak of Mull’s highest mountain, Ben to the sacred Isle of Iona, the burial place of More, at 3,000 feet. Mull is a nature lover’s dream with wildlife galore, watch a range of wonderful over 100 Scottish Kings and the birthplace species in their natural habitats - otters in rocky coves, sea eagles on cliff tops with dolphins, of Christianity brought to the island by St whales, basking sharks and seals in the waters below. With a population of 3000, on an island Columbus in the 9th century. Entry into the fifty miles from north to south, Mull is one of the largest Hebridean Islands, but like them all is Abbey will give you an idea of what life was sparsely populated. like on this tiny island (entrance to Abbey Spiritual Iona inspires a sense of tranquility. Iona is often referred to as the ‘Cradle of Christianity’ not included - approx £5.00). Please bear in in Scotland; as, in 563AD, this was the first place in Scotland that St Columba landed after being mind that you will be on foot whilst on Iona banished from Ireland. To this day, Iona Abbey retains its spiritual atmosphere and remains one – the Abbey is approx. 15 minutes walk from of Scotland’s most sacred and historic sites. Attractions include the Abbey itself, St Columba’s the pier. After dinner there is an interesting writing cell and a superb collection of over 180 medieval carved stones and crosses. The Iona presentation and short film from the Mull community continues the tradition of daily worship. A pretty island in its own right, Iona is also Wildlife Charity Trust providing an insight home to a thriving arts and crafts tradition. into the protection & interaction of island and marine wildlife. Wednesday: Day at leisure - After breakfast THE ERSKINE BRIDGE HOTEL, ISLE OF MULL HOTEL AND SPA, a full day at leisure - either have a relaxing ERSKINE with leisure facilities HHH CRAIGNURE with leisure facilities HHH day at the hotel and maybe use the leisure facilities, go for a stroll in the nearby gardens This STB/RAC/AA 3 star hotel is situated Situated on Craignure Bay, with breathtaking of Torosay Castle, explore the island or take a in 18 acres of grounds next to the river in panoramic sea views this 3 star hotel was local bus to Tobermory. Dinner in hotel. a rural location with beautiful views. There beautifully renovated in 2006. Conveniently is a pleasant restaurant, lounge bar, and located near the main centre, the hotel Thursday: Ardamurchan Peninsula, comfortable lounge. All bedrooms are is situated in a perfect place to give you a Glencoe & Loch Tay & Caithness Glass - After en-suite with TV, telephone, trouser press, feeling of being miles away from it all. All an early breakfast take a return ferry on a hairdryer and tea and coffee making facilities. bedrooms are en-suite, most have sea view, different route from Fishnish to Lochaline Leisure facilities include swimming pool and and all have TV, telephone, hairdryer and tea and over to the mountainous region that is Ardamurchan. The short ferry crossing at gym. Lift. and coffee making facilities. The restaurant enjoys panoramic views over Craignure Bay Corran near Fort William connects with the with a warm, welcoming ambience. Watch road through Glencoe, stopping in Tyndrum the sun set from the Observatory Lounge or for refreshments. Continue east passing relax in Bar Muileach - a truly unique whisky Loch Earn and Comrie before stopping off bar with over 100 drams just begging to be for a factory tour of Caithness Glass in Crieff, tasted! Leisure and spa facilities include where you can see glass being crafted by indoor swimming pool, splash pool, gym, hand in a close up environment. You can even treatment rooms, steam room, Norwegian have a go yourself! Then head to your hotel spruce sauna, hydro foot spa, temperature in Anstruther for two nights dinner, bed & controlled relaxation suite and hair and breakfast. beauty treatments. No lift – ground floor Friday: RRS Discovery & St Andrews - After rooms available. breakfast your holiday is completed with CRAWS NEST HOTEL, ANSTRUTHER a visit to the vibrant city of Dundee on the HHH shoreline of the Firth of Tay. Admission is included to board the RRS Discovery, the ship This world famous hotel is in the coastal DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE Captain Cook used on his Antartica Expedition village of Anstruther on the east coast of Sun 01 Sep 13 SC0109 6 7 £595 in 1900 - 04. You then head across the Tay Scotland. Locally known as “The Craw’s” it is Bridge and into Fife to visit to the University a former manse with well maintained gardens SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON town of St Andrews. Not only is it famous for and fish pond. Traditional lounge, bar and Single supplements £111.00 its Royal connections and being the home of restaurant. All bedrooms are en-suite with Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £27.00 golf, but also for its historical links with its TV, radio and tea and coffee making facilities Abbey and quaint town centre. Return to your and are located on the 1st and 2nd floor of Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation hotel for dinner. the main building and in the annex next to the with en-suite facilities including breakfast, dinner, ferry crossings to Mull and Iona, Mull Wildlife presentation. Saturday: main building – please note there is no lift – After breakfast a scenic journey Admission to RRS Discovery, visit to Caithness glass and home arriving late afternoon / early evening. ground floor rooms available in the annex. coach travel. *Payable with deposit

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The Isle of Arran & Kintyre ITINERARY Monday: An early morning departure by coach to Ardrossan, North Ayrshire for a ‘Scotland in Miniature’ mid-afternoon ferry crossing with Caledonian Macbrayne to Brodick, Isle of Arran (approx. 1 hour). Transfer to your hotel for dinner. Tuesday: After breakfast a short day tour of north Arran, including villages and Lochranza where you can visit the Castle (free entrance) and the Isle of Arran Distillery (entrance approx. £4.00) Dinner in hotel. Wednesday: After breakfast a short day tour of south Arran including villages and Brodick where you can visit beautiful Brodick Castle and Gardens (entrance approx. £11.00) and Arran Heritage. Dinner in hotel. Thursday: After breakfast a full day at leisure or an optional full day to the Kintyre Peninsula (approx. cost £ 32.00). Dinner in hotel. Friday: After breakfast transfer to Brodick for an 11.00am Caledonian MacBrayne Ferry to Ardrossan, North Ayrshire arriving approx. 12.00noon. You then continue your journey home arriving at your agreed drop off point during the evening.

After many successful visits we are delighted to offer this popular holiday. Arran is ‘Scotland in Miniature’. The Highland Boundary Fault runs in a roughly northeast – southwest line right through Arran. This massive geological fault separates the Highlands from the Lowlands and is responsible for giving the island its unique character. It is because of the Fault that Arran manages to pack such a huge variety of scenery into its relatively small area. Arran is around 20 miles long and 10 miles across at its widest point. At the northern end the high, stony peaks rise abruptly from the sea. As your eye follows the outline of the island southwards, the mountains give way to rolling foothills and undulating moor that gradually fall away to the coastal plain with its rich farmland and verdant forest. On the Isle of Arran, life is lived at a relaxed pace. There’s a real opportunity to slow down and take stock, with the opportunity to catch a glimpse of roaming deer or basking seals, walk to the Fairy Glen or sit in the cave where Robert the Bruce watched the spider “try, try again”. Blackwaterfoot is a small community with a beautiful wild west coast setting on the Isle of Arran, often described as one of Scotland’s most enchanting islands.

BEST WESTERN KINLOCH HOTEL, BLACKWATERFOOT, ISLE OF ARRAN with leisure facilities HHH This modern and comfortable 3 Star hotel is a family-owned and run property located in a superb seafront location in a quiet, rural village with unrivalled scenery and spectacular views of mountains and sea. All bedrooms are en suite with TV, radio, hairdryer, telephone and tea and coffee making facilities. There are 2 bars and lounges, a restaurant, indoor swimming pool, sauna, solarium, fitness room and snooker DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE table. Lift. Mon 16 Sep 13 SC1609 4 5 £409

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ENTRANCES INCLUDED NEW! Highlands, Mountains, Glens, ITINERARY Monday: A morning departure by coach Lochs and Lines Autumn Colours you head north through the borders and along the shores of Loch Lomond to Crianlarich. Dinner in hotel. Tuesday: After breakfast join your train at Crianlarich station for the ride to Oban. The line takes you through the Pass of Brander and alongside Loch Etive. Just a short distance from Oban you discover one of the hidden wonders of the Highlands - a power station buried deep under Ben Cruachan – the hollow mountain. At its centre lies a massive cavern, high enough to house the Tower of London. The hollow mountain is unique, an underground world on a spectacular scale, a five star attraction, not to be missed. Return to hotel for dinner. Wednesday: After breakfast head along Glen Dochart to Killin, with the Falls of Dochart rushing through the village. You then drive along Loch Tay to Aberfeldy where you have time for lunch. In the afternoon head south along the Sma’ Glen to Crieff to visit the Glenturret Distillery, makers of the Famous Grouse, for a tour and a wee dram. Your return takes you along Loch Earn and Glen Ogle. Dinner in hotel. Thursday: After breakfast you have a train ride from Crianlarich across wild and desolate Rannoch Moor to Fort William. The line passes through some of the most West Highland Lines to Oban through Pass of Brander and to Fort William crossing rugged inhospitable country in Scotland, with Rannoch Moor, Loch Leven and Glencoe, Ben Cruachan ‘The Hollow Mountain’, Glenturret spectacular scenery and lonely lochs as you Whisky Distillery, Glen Dochart and Killin, Loch Tay and Aberfeldy, Crieff and Loch Earn come to Glen Spean and Fort William. You We are delighted to offer this tour based in Central Scotland in the village of Crianlarich. Two train have time at leisure in Fort William before rides are featured, to Oban and Fort William, as well as a sightseeing excursion around Perthshire you head south alongside Loch Linnhe to Ballachulish and Loch Leven. In the and a distillery visit. afternoon visit The Glencoe Visitor Centre where you can learn all about the feuding clans and the infamous massacre. Return over Rannoch Moor, this time by road, to your hotel for dinner. Friday: After breakfast a scenic journey home arriving at your agreed drop off point during the evening. © VisitScotland/ScottishViewpoint

BEST WESTERN DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE CRIANLARICH HOTEL, Mon 14 Oct 13 SC1410 4 5 £425 HHH CRIANLARICH SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON This lovely award winning, comfortable No single supplement – limited number and well-appointed hotel is located in the Deposit £30.00 Insurance premium* £21.75 centre of Crianlarich at the north end of the Trossachs National Park. Delightful bars, Price is based on accommodation with en-suite facilities restaurant and lounge with log fires. All including breakfast, dinner, rail journey from Crianlarich bedrooms are en suite with TV and tea and to Oban, tour of Ben Cruachan ‘The Hollow Mountain’, coffee making facilities. Lift to all floors. tour and tasting at Glenturret Distillery, railway journey from Crianlarich to Fort William and coach travel. *Payable with deposit

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Spectacular North Irish Explorer ITINERARY Sunday: An early morning departure to Donegal, Antrim Glens, Derry, Giant’s Causeway and Belfast Stranraer for the Stena HSS Fast Ferry sailing to Belfast (approx. 2 hours). Transfer to the There is a special quality Ramada Hotel, Portrush for two nights dinner, about Ireland that is unique; bed & breakfast. it’s a quality of life, light and landscape which weaves Monday: After breakfast a scenic Antrim a magic spell over all who coast and glens tour. Visit the world famous Giant’s Causeway (entrance included) and visit, a welcome that is the famous Bushmills Whiskey Distillery heart warming. The wind (entrance included). Return on a stunning has honed the hills and coastal route via Ballycastle, Cushendun, mountains, the huge skies Carlough, Glenarm and Ballygalley and give that special light which through the Antrim glens. Dinner in hotel. is mirrored in the lovely lakes and bays. The north Tuesday: After breakfast visit the historic walled city of Londonderry for a guided coast of Ireland is perhaps walking tour. Situated on the banks of the the most wild and remote river Foyle, Derry is the regional capital of the of destinations. Northern Northwest and is the focal point for some of Donegal is a mosaic of the most ambitious commercial and tourist loughs, headlands and developments in Northern Ireland. You then heatherclad mountains. head to the fascinating Ulster American Folk The Giant’s Causeway, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is one of Ireland’s most interesting natural Park (entrance included). Continue to the phenomena, an extraordinary feature of hexagonal basalt columns disappearing into the sea. Abbey Hotel, Donegal for two nights dinner, These magnificent and unique rock formations have stood for millions of years and are a result of bed & breakfast intense volcanic activity which took place at a time when continents were separating and oceans Wednesday: After breakfast a full day scenic forming some 60 million years ago. excursion in the beautiful Glenveagh National The Old Bushmills Distillery in the village of Bushmills, on the far northern tip of Ireland, a place Park in the Derryveagh Mountains one of the of rugged, untamed beauty is the world’s oldest licensed whiskey distillery with a licence to distill most beautiful parks in Ireland (entrance from 1608. It uses age-old skill and craft to produce some of Ireland’s whiskeys. Most other Irish included). Dinner in hotel. Whiskeys are distilled in a modern distillery complex in Midleton, County Cork, at the southern Thursday: After breakfast head across the end of the island. A unique opportunity to visit one of the few working distilleries in Ireland where width of north Ireland through the Sperrin visitors are invited to view whiskey distilling as it has been practiced on this site since 1608. Mountains and along the shores of Loch Ulster American Folk Park tells the story of emigration from Ulster to America in the 18th & Neagh to the Europa Hotel, Belfast for two 19th centuries it provides visitors with a “living history” experience on its outdoor site. Costumed nights dinner, bed & breakfast. demonstrators carry out their everyday tasks in the traditional manner in authentically furnished Friday: After breakfast a morning Old and New World buildings. The Ship and Dockside Gallery features a full-size reconstruction sightseeing coach tour of Belfast with a of an early 19th century sailing ship of the type which carried thousands of emigrants across the qualified guide before an afternoon at leisure Atlantic, a major indoor exhibition “Emigrants” complements the outdoor site. in this fascinating city that can easily be Glenveagh National Park on the eastern side of the Derryveagh Mountains, in the northwest of explored on foot. Dinner in hotel. County Donegal, contains 14,000 hectares of mountains, raised bogland, lakes, glens and woods, Saturday: After breakfast depart your hotel with a herd of red deer. A Scottish style castle with its Neo-gothic architecture, ramparts, turrets to Belfast for a mid-day sailing on the Stena and round tower is surrounded by one of the finest gardens in Ireland which contrast with the HSS Fast Ferry (approx. 2 hours) to Stranraer. rugged surroundings. Journey home arriving approx. 8.00pm Belfast is a city where you will find a past that still breathes; in squares, avenues and streets onwards of magnificent Victorian and Edwardian architecture; in atmospheric old pubs and markets; in In the event of the Fast Ferry not operating we the humour and stories of its people and in the docks where the magic that created the world’s reserve the right to travel by standard ferry. most famous ship, Titanic, still lingers. Down by that same water a dramatically changing skyline ENTRANCES INCLUDED announces the emergence of an exciting new Belfast with new visitor attractions.

RAMADA PORTRUSH HOTEL, PORTRUSH HHH This 3 star hotel is set overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in the centre of delightful seaside town of Portrush on the north coast of Ireland. All bedrooms are en suite with TV, telephone, hairdryer, trouser press and tea and coffee making facilities. Pleasant restaurant and lounge bar. Lift to all floors.

THE ABBEY HOTEL, DONEGAL with leisure facilities HHH The ITB 3 star hotel is situated in the centre of the beautiful coastal town of Donegal ideally situated for exploring the rugged North West Coast of Ireland. Pleasant restaurant, lounge and bar with live music at weekend evenings All bedrooms (many overlooking Donegal Bay and the River DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE Eske) are en-suite with telephone, TV, radio, hairdryer, trouser press, iron and board and tea and Sun 14 Jul 13 NI1407 6 7 £635 coffee making facilities. Guest have free use of the leisure facilities at their next door sister hotel The Abbey. Leisure facilities include swimming pool, jacuzzi, steamroom and gym. Lift. SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON Single supplements £152.00 Deposit £35.00 Insurance premium* £40.30 EUROPA HOTEL, BELFAST HHHH This world famous 4 star hotel is superbly located in the heart of Belfast city centre surrounded Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation by shops, bars, museums and entertainment. Step into the spacious grand foyer and you’ll with en suite facilities and includes breakfast, dinner (2 nights Portrush, 2 nights Donegal and 2 nights Belfast), instantly feel a special warm welcome. Having undergone major refurbishment it is the preferred entrance to Glenveagh National Park, guided tour of choice of Prime Ministers, Presidents and many celebrities on their visits to Belfast. All bedrooms Derry, entrance to Ulster American Folk park, entrance are en-suite with TV, telephone, iron and board, hairdryer and tea and coffee making facilities. to Giant’s Causeway, entrance to Bushmills Whiskey Pleasant restaurants, lounges and bars. Lift to all floors. Distillery, guided tour of Belfast and all coach and ferry travel. *Payable with deposit

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ITINERARY NEW! Killarney, Dingle and The Kingdom of Kerry Sunday: An early morning departure to Holyhead for an Irish Ferries crossing to Dublin. Transfer to Portlaoise for dinner and overnight stay. Monday: After breakfast cross the width of Ireland to the Eviston House Hotel, Killarney for four nights dinner, bed & breakfast. TUESday: After breakfast a full day at leisure to explore the delightful town of Killarney, maybe take a ride in a jaunting car, visit Muckross House and its beautiful gardens or visit the spectacular lakes. The town has a great atmosphere day and evening with many shops staying open until late and traditional music in local bars. Dinner in hotel. WEDNESday: After breakfast a full day scenic excursion of the Ring of Kerry with a local guide. You’ll witness some of Ireland’s most spectacular coastal and mountain scenery including the beauty spots of Ladies View, Macgilcuddy’s Reeks and Molls Gap. Drive via the peninsula’s main town Caherciveen, Glenbeigh, with its bog village and the pretty village of Killorglin. Dinner in hotel. THURSday: After breakfast a full day excursion with a local guide of the Dingle Peninsula which possesses more interesting antiquities, historic sites and varied mountain and coastal scenery within a small area than any other part of Ireland. Highlights include The extraordinary beauty of this ancient kingdom set in the southwest corner of Ireland Dingle, Europe’s most westerly town with is breathtaking, from deep blue lakes, to looming peaks and awesome craggy coastlines. its old fishing village atmosphere, view the Scattered amongst this landscape are numerous pretty towns and villages, harbouring their Blasket Islands, the Conor Pass and the Celtic traditions and bringing a welcome to all its visitors. beautiful sandy beaches around the Rough Point peninsula - a most scenic day out. The picturesque resort of Killarney is ideally situated in the heart of Ireland’s South West Dinner in hotel. Peninsula. This pretty town has retained its traditions throughout the years, still boasting the Friday: After breakfast cross the width of jaunting car and many old pubs. The surrounding scenery is stunning: hazy lakes, green hills Ireland to the Clarrion Liffey Valley Hotel for and rocky mountains provide the backdrop for a wonderful holiday. dinner and overnight stay Saturday: After breakfast depart your hotel for your return journey to Dublin for the THE MALDRON HOTEL, PORTLAOISE with leisure facilities HHH early Stena HSS Fast Ferry to Holyhead and A new contemporary hotel situated in the midlands one mile from Portlaoise. All modern journey home arriving early evening. bedrooms are en-suite with TV, DVD, telephone, trouser press, iron & board and tea and coffee We reserve the right to use standard ferry if the making facilities. Contemporary modern bar, restaurant and lounge. Leisure facilities include fast ferry is not in operation. indoor swimming pool, jacuzzi, gym, sauna, and steam room. Lift to all floors.

THE EVISTON HOUSE HOTEL, KILLARNEY HHH This ITB 3 star hotel is situated in the town centre. All bedrooms are en suite with TV, telephone, and tea and coffee making facilities. Restaurant, lounge and the famous ‘Danny Man’ pub, a popular spot with the locals, which has traditional live music each night. Lift.

THE CLARRION HOTEL LIFFEY VALLEY, DUBLIN HHHH with leisure facilities DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE This 4 star hotel is located 6 miles to Dublin’s Sun 15 Sep 13 SI1509 6 7 £559 city centre and close to the bustling Liffey Valley Shopping Complex with 100 well-known SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON high street shops, Vue Film Centre, and a Single supplements £122.00 good variety of food outlets. All bedrooms are Deposit £35.00 Insurance premium* £40.30 en-suite with TV, telephone, hairdryer and tea and coffee making facilities. Restaurant, bar Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation and lounge. Leisure facilities include indoor with en suite facilities including breakfast and dinner (1 swimming pool, jacuzzi, gym, sauna, and night Portlaoise, 4 Nights Killarney and 1 night Dublin) guide services and coach and ferry travel. *Payable with steam room. Lift to all floors. deposit

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After successful cruises in 2010, 2011 and 2012, we’re delighted to feature a choice of three Excellent value! cruises for 2013, sailing from Tilbury, on Cruise & Maritime Voyages ‘Marco Polo’ (see page The excellent value straightforward fares are 50). Over recent years the Marco Polo has built up a strong following and reputation on the designed to avoid confusion with no complicated British market offering a fine tradition of destination cruising, it is the aim of Cruise & Maritime early booking discount schemes, just compare the Voyages to continues in this vein and to provide a great value cruising experience. The Marco fares and you’ll appreciate what wonderful value Polo is a ‘child free’ ship operating exclusively for adult passengers. our cruising holidays are. The cruises do book early so you are recommended to make your reservation without delay to avoid the disappointment of not The three cruises featured are financially protected by South getting the cruise and cabin of your choice. Quay Travel & Leisure Ltd., ABTA no V9945 for whom Andrew’s are an authorised agent. All this is included in the price: A SOUTH QUAY TRAVEL & LEISURE BOOKING FORM SHOULD • Comfortable cabin accommodation of your choice BE USED AND SEPARATE BOOKING CONDITIONS APPLY • Excellent service standards from an attentive and – PLEASE RING US FOR A BOOKING FORM AND BOOKING well trained staff. CONDITIONS FOR ANY CRUISE HOLIDAYS. • A selection of full board cuisine plus afternoon A FULL VALID 10 YEAR PASSPORT WILL BE REQUIRED FOR teas and late night snack with choice of dining TRAVEL. options in the elegant Waldorf Restaurant or more The Marco Polo is a relatively small ship, accommodating informal Marco’s Restaurant. a maximum of 850 passengers. With its traditional teak • Welcome and Farewell Captain’s cocktail parties decks and very comfortable facilities, we think it offers an • Self-service tea and coffee from 6.00am – 10.00pm. ideal introduction to cruising for first-timers, it will also suit • Stylish big show evening entertainment and passengers who prefer a more intimate vessel. With a base at cabarets. Daytime activities and lecture Tilbury’s London Cruise Terminal it’s also ideal for anyone who programmes. prefers not to fly! • Daytime and evening entertainment programme • A wide range of leisure facilities to enrich your The 22,080 GRT, Bahamian flagged, Marco Polo is a fully • Library and card room, Internet café, Shops and photo time onboard. stabilised and air conditioned classic ocean liner, extensively gallery • Innovative and exciting itineraries with wonderful re-built in 1993, with the following on-board facilities. • Hairdresser, Spa, Sauna, massage facilities and Beauty ports of call to both maximise time ashore whilst • 8 passenger decks serviced by 3 main lobbies and 4 lifts Centre, Gym enjoying relaxing days at sea. • Waldorf Restaurant serving a delicious selection of • Outdoor swimming pool and whirlpools • Porterage of luggage and Port taxes traditional British and international cuisine with a • Medical centre traditional two sitting fixed time dining option • Traditional walk around promenade deck • Marco’s Restaurant (more informal) • Main lobby area with reception and shore excursion tours • Theatre style Marco Polo Lounge with nightly desk entertainment Good selection of comfortable cabins of which 70% have ocean • Elegant Captain’s Club, a perfect venue for pre-dinner view. Cabins range from standard, superior, premium and cocktails with the resident pianist. deluxe and categories are priced according to position, size • Relaxing Palm Garden, a quiet spot with wonderful and facilities. All cabins are en-suite with shower, washbasin, panoramic ocean views toilet, and a hairdryer. All cabins have T.V. for satellite channels • Stylish Columbus Lounge where the barman will soon get and in-house movies, telephone, two music channels and a to know your favourite drink. safe. The more spacious higher graded de-luxe cabins also • Scotts Bar, an ideal spot for night owls have sitting areas, panoramic ocean views, bath and fridge.

Not included in price: The Marco Polo Experience Restaurant open every day for buffet style breakfast, lunch • Drinks, incidentals and shopping on board the The start of your cruise holiday should be stress-free so that and dinner, here informality is the key and you are free to ship. you step on board relaxed and ready to be pampered and drop in for a late breakfast, light snack or a full three-course • Beauty treatments, hairdressing etc. waited on during the days ahead. We collect you from home meal without any ceremony. The Pool Deck lends itself al • Shore excursions – which can be pre-booked and take you to London Cruise Terminal at Tilbury. You sail fresco meals so a buffet breakfast or lunch from Marco’s approx. 2 months prior to departure or on board in the early evening, so you have a nice leisurely start to your can be served up with a complimentary ocean view! Add in with the Shore Excursion staff. holiday, and arrive back in Tilbury in the morning so you can the morning boullion, afternoon teas, late night snacks and arrive home in good time. Your check-in formalities take the traditional shipboard occasions such as the Captain’s • Gratuities – For your convenience an automatic place in the relaxed atmosphere of a dedicated passenger Welcome and Farewell Dinners, and the pleasures of Marco tipping system is operated so instead of worrying terminal and whilst a little queuing is inevitable, (we are Polo’s table will surely tempt you. how much and when to tip an amount of £5.00 per British, after all!), you will soon have your personalised Marco person per night will be debited to your onboard Stylish Entertainment Polo Cruisecard in your hand and be making your way from account. You have the chance to adjust the amount In the evening artists display their talents in snappily the comfortable lounge along the gangway into the attractive to be charged to your account in order to reflect choreographed revues and colourful floorshows. The Reception Foyer. Here stewards will assist you with your hand your level of satisfaction. speciality acts and guest entertainers complement the show baggage and show you to your cabin, your home from home team to ensure the evenings go with a swing. On board prices are quoted in Sterling and a cashless for the days to come. Discover and explore system is operated for all onboard purchases. An Culinary Delights Discovering new places, touring fascinating cities, or account is opened for you at the start of your cruise and The attentive waiting staff welcome you to the elegant Waldorf witnessing breathtaking scenery are the highlights of any you sign a debit when purchasing goods and services Restaurant where you can opt for an English breakfast, a cruise holiday. To enhance the enjoyment of your cruise you on board. This is charged to your shipboard account leisurely five-course lunch or a delightful dinner each and are able to book optional shore excursions designed to show and a final invoice is presented at the end of the cruise every day of your cruise. The carefully constructed menus you the highlights of each port of call and to maximise your itemising all charges. This can be paid by Visa or add a daily spice of variety to a blend of traditional fare and time ashore. The shore programme will be forwarded to you MasterCard credits cards and, of course, cash. It is international specialities. As a casual alternative visit Marco’s approx. 8 weeks before you sail. NOT POSSIBLE to use debit cards or personal cheques to settle on board accounts. The reception can change FOR MORE INFORMATION INCLUDING: small amounts of foreign currency for use in most of FULL ITINERARY, SHIP PLAN, CABIN INFORMATION (DESCRIPTIONS OF EACH CABIN GRADE), the ports of call but we advise, wherever possible, that DECK PLAN, GENERAL INFORMATION SUMMARY, BOOKING CONDITIONS AND BOOKING FORM you take currency with you for on-shore visits. PLEASE CALL US ON 01298 871222

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SUMMARY OF ‘DOOR TO SHORE’ ‘NO FLY’ CRUISES SELECTION (Please contact us for full cruise itineraries and more information)

Baltic Capitals & St Petersburg CAT CABIN TYPE VIEW DECK PRICE DS De Luxe Suite Ocean View Columbus £3219.00 12 nights / 13 days from £1119 JS Junior Suite Ocean View Nav/Pac £2869.00 Marco Polo sails from London Tilbury DL De Luxe Twin Ocean View Nav/Pac £2459.00 Cruise Ref: P312: Sunday 5th May 2013 12 Premium Twin Ocean View Nav/Col/Amu/Pac £2049.00 11 Superior Plus Twin Ocean View Amu/Pac £1909.00 If history, architecture and culture are on your wish list, then 10 Single Ocean View Amu/Pac £2809.00 this wonderful voyage is just for you! 9 Superior Twin Ocean View Col/Amu £1769.00 The Baltic Sea has a rich maritime heritage and perhaps 8 Standard Plus Twin Ocean View Atl/Bal/Car £1599.00 nowhere else will you find so many fascinating cities 7 Standard Twin Ocean View Atl/Bal/Car clustered in so small an area. Each destination is individual and this trip will enable £1529.00 you to compare them – majestic palaces, vast museums, cobbled streets and delightful 6 Standard Twin Ocean View Bal/Car £1499.00 harbour fronts – they’re all yours to discover. Visit historic Berlin from Warnemünde, 5 Single Inner Col/Car £2189.00 the lovely Scandinavian capitals of Copenhagen, Helsinki and Stockholm, and Estonia’s 4 Premium Twin Inner Col/Amu/Pac £1499.00 historic capital of Tallinn. Glorious St. Petersburg, Russia’s city of the Tsars, is rich in 3 Superior Twin Inner Amu/Pac £1359.00 architecture and art and will undoubtedly be the highlight of this wonderful cruise. 2 Standard Plus Twin Inner Atl/Bal/Car Itinerary: London Tilbury, Copenhagen (Denmark), Warnemunde for Berlin £1219.00 (Germany), Helsinki (Finland), St Petersburg (Russia), Tallinn (Estonia), 1 Standard Twin Inner Bal/Car £1119.00 Stockholm (Sweden), Transit Kiel Canal, London Tilbury. SUPPLEMENTS: 3rd / 4th person sharing (Age 16 and above) - £479.00 Included in our price… Travel Insurance: From £42.00 - Please enquire (payable with deposit) • Door to Door collection and drop off and transfers to Tilbury Deposit required per person: £200.00 • Comfortable cabin of your choice • Traditional British and International cuisine on a full board basis N.B. Please contact us for full itinerary / full cabin descriptions / deck plan / booking • Varied programme of stylish entertainment conditions / booking form and general information Norwegian Fjordland Splendour CAT CABIN TYPE VIEW DECK PRICE DS De Luxe Suite Ocean View Columbus £2309.00 8 nights / 9 days from £829 JS Junior Suite Ocean View Nav/Pac £2059.00 Marco Polo sails from London Tilbury DL De Luxe Twin Ocean View Nav/Pac £1769.00 Cruise Ref: P324: Friday 16th August 2013 12 Premium Twin Ocean View Nav/Col/Amu/Pac £1489.00 11 Superior Plus Twin Ocean View Amu/Pac £1389.00 Here’s a wonderful Norwegian cruising 10 Single Ocean View Amu/Pac £2119.00 holiday that will bring you face to face with 9 Superior Twin Ocean View Col/Amu £1289.00 awe inspiring fjordland scenery and allow 8 Standard Plus Twin Ocean View Atl/Bal/Car £1159.00 you to dip into the Nordic heritage of this wonderful coastal region. From picturesque 7 Standard Twin Ocean View Atl/Bal/Car £1119.00 harbours to panoramic fjord views and pretty 6 Standard Twin Ocean View Bal/Car £1099.00 villages to imposing mountains, it’s all here to 5 Single Inner Col/Car £1579.00 discover in a cruising holiday to remember. 4 Premium Twin Inner Col/Amu/Pac £1099.00 Itinerary: London Tilbury, Eidfjord (Norway), 3 Superior Twin Inner Amu/Pac £999.00 cruise Hardangerfjord, Flåm (Norway), Fjaerland (Norway), cruising Fjaerlandfjord, 2 Standard Plus Twin Inner Atl/Bal/Car £899.00 Balestrand (Norway), Olden (Norway), Bergen 1 Standard Twin Inner Bal/Car £829.00 (Norway) London Tilbury. SUPPLEMENTS: 3rd / 4th person sharing (Age 16 and above) - £359.00 Included in our price… Travel Insurance: From £32.00 - Please enquire (payable with deposit) • Door to Door collection and drop off and transfers to Tilbury Deposit required per person: £150.00 • Comfortable cabin of your choice • Traditional British and International cuisine on a full board basis N.B. Please contact us for full itinerary / full cabin descriptions / deck plan / booking • Varied programme of stylish entertainment conditions / booking form and general information Land of The Northern Lights CAT CABIN TYPE VIEW DECK PRICE DS De Luxe Suite Ocean View Columbus £3739.00 – Voyage in search of the Aurora Borealis JS Junior Suite Ocean View Nav/Pac £3339.00 14 nights / 15 days from £1269 DL De Luxe Twin Ocean View Nav/Pac £2849.00 12 Premium Twin Ocean View Nav/Col/Amu/Pac £2369.00 Marco Polo sails from London Tilbury 11 Superior Plus Twin Ocean View Amu/Pac £2209.00 Cruise P330: Sunday 6th October 2013 10 Single Ocean View Amu/Pac £3259.00 Discover the haunting landscape sailing along the stunning Norwegian coastline 9 Superior Twin Ocean View Col/Amu £2049.00 and across the Arctic Circle in search of the spectacular Aurora Borealis or 8 Standard Plus Twin Ocean View Atl/Bal/Car £1849.00 Northern Lights. This atmospheric display of green and pink light dancing across 7 Standard Twin Ocean View Atl/Bal/Car £1769.00 the sky is one of nature’s wonders and Narvik, Tromsø and Alta are among the 6 Standard Twin Ocean View Bal/Car best places in Norway to witness this phenomenon. There is also the opportunity £1729.00 to see Polar wildlife. 5 Single Inner Col/Car £2529.00 Note: The viewing of the Northern Lights is subject to suitable weather and 4 Premium Twin Inner Col/Amu/Pac £1729.00 atmospheric conditions. 3 Superior Twin Inner Amu/Pac £1569.00 Itinerary: London Tilbury, Eidfjord (Norway), Olden (Norway), Leknes (Lofoten 2 Standard Plus Twin Inner Atl/Bal/Car £1399.00 Islands), Alta (Norway), Honningvaag (Norway), Tromso (Norway), Narvik 1 Standard Twin Inner Bal/Car £1279.00 (Norway), Andalsnes (Norway), Bergen (Norway), London Tilbury. SUPPLEMENTS: 3rd / 4th person sharing (Age 16 and above) - £539.00 Included in our price… Travel Insurance: From £42.00 - Please enquire (payable with deposit) • Door to Door collection and drop off and transfers to Tilbury Deposit required per person: £200.00 • Comfortable cabin of your choice • Traditional British and International cuisine on a full board basis N.B. Please contact us for full itinerary / full cabin descriptions / deck plan / booking • Varied programme of stylish entertainment conditions / booking form and general information

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ITINERARY New! BattlefieldH ighlights Friday: An early morning departure by coach to Dover for a short sea crossing to Calais, Often very moving, but always fascinating, NOVOTEL YPRES, BELGIUM HHH then travelling to your hotel being the Novotel, this dramatic tour visits places in France & Ypres for 3 nights Dinner, Bed & Continental Our hotel is situated just a moment’s stroll Buffet Breakfast. Belgium where some of the most emotive from the Menin Gate & the Grote Market. The battles of the First World War, ever to have hotel offers a brasserie, bar, restaurant and Saturday: A leisurely morning to explore the taken place in British Military history. Ypres all bedrooms have satellite TV, hairdryer, centre of Ypres and the market, then in the and the famous Menin Gate, and a guided telephone and en suite facilities. afternoon we do a tour of the battlefields tour of the Somme area are included in this that surround Ypres, we include visits to moving visit. DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE Passchendaele & the Tyne Cot, the largest Fri 12 Apr 13 BHT1204 3 4 £359 Commonwealth war cemetery. Sunday: Today we cross over the border into SUPPLEMENTS France for a full day guided tour around the £85.00 Single supplements per person Somme Battlefields where the scars of the Deposit £35.00 Insurance premium* £34.90 Great War are still visible today. This tour The price shown is based on Twin/Double accommodation includes the Thiepval Memorial and Beaumont with en-suite facilities, 3 continental buffet breakfasts, Hamel Memorial Park. 3 evening meals, cross Channel sailing to & from the Monday: Departing after breakfast, we travel Continent, Executive coach travel, excursions as specified, guided tour of the Somme, and all road tolls. for our return crossing Calais to Dover and *Payable with deposit onwards to your original departure points.

New! Austria in a Nutshell ITINERARY SATURday: An early morning departure by coach to Dover for a short sea crossing to It is certainly not difficult to understand the attraction of this enchanting region, with its Calais, travelling to your overnight hotel being breathtaking, almost unreal, chocolate box beauty and tingling fresh air. The verdant (Good Standard) in Germany for Dinner, Bed green valleys nestle below the towering snow-covered peaks of the majestic Alpine range. & Buffet Breakfast. The traditional architecture of the houses and hotels seem to complement the natural characteristics of the landscape. The pleasure of a visit to this alpine paradise is enhanced SUNDay: Departing after breakfast, we make further by the friendliness of the Austrian folk, who welcome their visitors with real, genuine our journey to the Bruckenwirt Hotel, St warmth. Johann in Pongau for 6 nights Dinner, Bed & Buffet Breakfast. MONday: A day to the Austrian Lake region including a boat trip and a visit to Mondsee (Sound of Music Fame Church) A day to Berchtesgaden and the Eagle’s Nest (entrance included) A day to Hallstattsee A day to the High Mountain Alpine road of the Grossglockner SATURday: We depart after breakfast and retrace our steps to our overnight hotel being (Good Standard) in Germany for Dinner, Bed and Buffet Breakfast. SUNDay: Departing after breakfast we travel for our return crossing Calais to Dover and onwards to your original departure points.

HOTEL BRUCKENWIRT, ST JOHANN IN DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE PONGAU, AUSTRIA HHHH Sat 25 May 13 AIAN2505 8 9 £699 This family run hotel offers a warm welcome and first class Austrian hospitality. The hotel SUPPLEMENTS features a restaurant, bar, lounge and outdoor Single supplements per person £102.00 terrace area. Relax and enjoy the leisure Deposit £35.00 Insurance premium* £43.50 facilities including an outdoor swimming pool, sauna and steam bath. All bedrooms are en-suite with satellite television, telephone, The price shown is based on Twin/Double accommodation hairdryer and room safe. Lift to all floors. with en-suite facilities, 8 buffet breakfasts, 8 evening meals, entrance to eagles nest & one boat trip, cross Please note: - All beds in the Hotel Channel sailing to & from the Continent, Executive coach Bruckenwirt, are Austrian Doubles (two travel as specified and all road tolls. mattresses in one frame). *Payable with deposit

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ITINERARY NEW! Adriatic Coast - Portoroz Sunday: An early morning departure by coach travelling to Dover for a short sea This new tour is based in Portoroz, idyllically set on the sparkling clear waters of the Piran crossing to Calais, we then travel to our Peninsula. Enjoy the town with a stroll along the lovely promenade take in the view or make a overnight hotel being (Good Standard) visit to one of the cafes and bars along the waters edge. in Germany for Dinner, Bed and Buffet Breakfast. With lovely scenery and great hospitality all of which combine to create a most memorable holiday. This unspoilt jewel within the Adriatic, Portoroz enjoys a mild climate with something Monday: Departing after breakfast, we for everyone. continue our scenic drive through Germany into Austria. Here we stay in our second overnight hotel being (Good Standard) in Austria for Dinner, Bed & Buffet Breakfast. Tuesday: We depart after breakfast travelling through to our main hotel being the Hotel Riviera, Slovenia, for 7 nights Dinner, Bed and Buffet Breakfast. Wednesday to Monday: - Excursions included in your holiday: A day to Trieste (Italy) A day to visit the legendary Postojna Caves (entrance included) A day Mystery Tour A local Slovenian coastal day A day exploring the Isterian Peninsula (Croatia) Tuesday: We depart after breakfast and journey via a lunch stop in Carinthia before we continue to our overnight hotel being of (Good Standard) in Austria for Dinner, Bed & Buffet Breakfast. Wednesday: We depart after breakfast and retrace our steps to our second overnight hotel (Good Standard) in Germany for Dinner, Bed & Buffet Breakfast. Thursday: We depart after breakfast for the return sailing from Calais to Dover and onwards to your original departure point.

HOTEL RIVIERA, PORTOROZ, SLOVENIA HHHH Part of the Lifeclass Resort hotels, the Hotel Riviera is centrally located overlooking the bay in Portoroz. The hotel is connected to the other sister hotels by their shared swimming pool area, facilities include a Wellness centre, bar & restaurant. All bedrooms en-suite bathroom, hairdryer, cable TV and air conditioning. Lift to all floors.

DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE Sun 1 Sept 13 ACP0109 11 12 £899 SUPPLEMENTS Single supplements per person £179.00 Sea View Supplement in Portoroz per room £70.00 Balcony Supplement in Portoroz per room £70.00 Deposit £35.00 Insurance premium* £53.50

The price shown is based on shared Twin/Double accommodation with en-suite facilities, 11 Buffet Breakfasts and 11 Evening Meals, Postojna Caves Entrance, cross channel sailing to and from the Continent, executive coach travel as specified and all road tolls. *Payable with deposit

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ITINERARY Paris – A City For All Seasons Friday: An early morning departure by coach for your journey to Dover for a short Whatever time of year, the fabulous cosmopolitan city of Paris has something for everyone. sea crossing to Calais. We then travel to the With numerous places of interest - see Notre Dame Cathedral, Mona Lisa in the Louvre or stroll Novotel, La Defense for 3 nights Bed and down the Champs Elysees. Don’t miss the famous Eiffel Tower and Arc De Triomphe, as well Continental Buffet Breakfast. as the array of elegant boutiques, shops, markets, café bars and restaurants. In short, Paris is Saturday: A free day to explore Paris just breathtaking by day or night. Sunday: A visit to Chateau Chantilly (Entrance included) Monday: Departing after breakfast we travel to Calais for our return sailing to Dover and onwards to your original departure point.

DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE Fri 25 Oct 13 PAR2510 3 4 £285 SUPPLEMENTS Single supplements per person £110.00 Deposit £35.00 Insurance premium* £34.90 NOVOTEL, LA DEFENSE, FRANCE HHH The price shown is based on shared Twin/Double Located on the banks of the Seine, with spectacular views of the Eiffel Tower and other accommodation with en-suite facilities, 3 continental landmarks. The Champs Elysees and city centre attractions are five minutes journey from the buffet breakfasts, entrance to Chateau Chantilly, cross nearby Metro Station. This hotel offers all bedrooms with en suite facilities, air conditioning, Channel sailing to & from the Continent, Executive coach travel, road tolls and all excursions as specified. satellite television, telephone & radio. The hotel has a bar, restaurant & lift. *Payable with deposit

New! Liege Christmas Markets ITINERARY FRIday: An early morning departure by coach to Dover for a short sea crossing to Liege, then travelling to your hotel being the Ramada City Centre Hotel, Liege for 3 nights Dinner, Bed & Buffet Breakfast. SATURday: Free Day in Liege to visit the centre and enjoy the festivities of the Christmas Market SUNDay: After breakfast we head to the Christmas Market in neighbouring Luxembourg. MONday: Departing after breakfast, we will make a stop in Ypres, time permitting, before our return crossing Calais to Dover and onwards to your original departure points.

DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE Fri 06 Dec 13 LCM0612 3 4 £289 SUPPLEMENTS Single supplements per person £54.00 Enjoy the unique advent atmosphere where RAMADA PLAZA CITY CENTRE HOTEL, Deposit £35.00 Insurance premium* £34.90 numerous wooden chalets and stalls are LIEGE, BELGIUM HHHH decorated with their traditional festive The price shown is based on Twin/Double accommodation trimmings. The European markets give you the The hotel is situated overlooking the River with en-suite facilities, 3 buffet breakfasts, 3 Evening ideal opportunity to find those different and a Meuse and a short walk from the historic city Dinners, cross Channel sailing to and from the Continent, Executive coach travel, excursions as specified and all little un-usual gifts for family & friends which centre. The hotel offers a restaurant, bar, lift to all floors and all bedrooms en suite. road tolls. you simply cannot find at home. *Payable with deposit

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Isles of Scilly LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE – BOOK EARLY!

We are delighted to re-offer a chance to ITINERARY relax in the picturesque and serene Isles TUEsday: An early morning departure to of Scilly. We recommend early booking Newquay for an afternoon thirty minute flight to as space is limited! Just 28 miles off the St. Mary’s. On arrival you will be transferred to Cornish coast, the islands are a unique, sub your hotel. Dinner in hotel. tropical haven for a variety of wildlife. You’ll WEDNESday: After breakfast an introductory find yourself entering a different world, guided tour of St. Mary’s with a local coach where the pace of life is relaxed, friendly and operator. A commentary will provide an insight easy-going and where there’s a wonderful into life on this, the largest island in the view whichever way you look. archipelago. The rest of the day is at leisure There are lovely, easy walks all around St relaxing in the hotel pool, on the beach or Mary’s and the off islands which are easily exploring the town. Dinner in hotel. reached by local boats. Your base is a small THURSday: After breakfast a day at leisure to hotel on the largest inhabited island, St. explore Hugh Town, the island’s ‘capital. It is Mary’s. There is free time to enjoy the situated between two beaches and has a variety beautiful surroundings and maybe take a of shops, art and craft galleries and restaurants. boat trip to one of the other islands. Return Maybe enjoy a stroll along the Garrison walls flights from Newquay are included, a high above the town or relax on Porthcressa or member of our staff will escort this tour but Town Beach. Alternatively take a boat trip to one our coach remains in Newquay. BELL ROCK HOTEL, HUGH TOWN, of the other islands. Dinner in hotel. ST MARY’S with leisure facilities HH FRIday: After breakfast another day at leisure DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE This small, 2 star hotel is situated in a level enjoying the nature trails and coastal paths of St. position, midway between Town Beach and Mary’s or perhaps take a boat trip to one of the Tue 22 Oct 13 SCI2210 4 5 £659 Porthcressa Bay in Hugh Town the capital other islands. Maybe visit the island of Tresco, SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON of St. Mary’s. The location is convenient, with a population of just 165 people, the main inhabitants are the migratory birds who make NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT – LIMITED NUMBER quiet and central with shops, museums and entertainment nearby. The harbour is less The Great Pool their home in summer. The other Deposit £150.00 Insurance premium* £34.90 than 10 minutes walk with boats to Tresco, St gem on the island is the Abbey Garden which is home to over 20,000 exotic species of plants, a This tour is arranged and operated by Norman Allen Agnes and St Martins daily (subject to weather Group Travel Ltd of whom Andrew’s are an authorised and tides). It has a relaxed and informal variety of which cannot be grown anywhere else agent. It is ATOL protected by the Civil Aviation atmosphere and enjoys a high level of repeat in Britain. Dinner in hotel. Authority. The ATOL number is ATOL 3683. Norman Allen business due to personal, attentive service. All SATURday: After breakfast leave the tranquillity Group Travel’s booking conditions will apply. bedrooms are en-suite with TV, radio, hairdryer of the islands and return to the ‘real world’ on Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation including breakfast, dinner, return flights from Newquay, & tea and coffee making facilities. Restaurant, flights back to Newquay. Journey home arriving guided coach tour of St Mary’s, Andrew’s escort and lounge and bar. Indoor swimming pool. No lift - at your agreed drop off point in the evening. coach travel. *Payable with deposit only 2 floors - ground floor rooms available.

Jersey by Air

Jersey, a fascinating island, within sight of the French coast, has a mixture of home and abroad. Jersey has no duty or VAT that makes it a shopper’s paradise and St Helier’s shops are full of bargains. If you move away from the town you can appreciate sleepy granite villages linked by winding country lanes and 20 miles of glorious beaches. To offer regular clients variation we are using the Mayfair Hotel’s sister hotel The Metropole for 2013 which is a smaller and quieter hotel. If you prefer to stay at the Mayfair Hotel it can be arranged on request basis (subject to availability). Holidays to Jersey are operated by Modern Travel Centre, Jersey ATOL Licence No 0752 of whom Andrew’s are an authorised agent. PASSPORT WILL BE REQUIRED FOR AIRLINE CHECK-IN

DEPARTURE CODE NIGHTS DAYS PRICE ITINERARY Fri 19 Apr 13 J1904 4 5 £469 First Day: A morning departure by one Sat 15 Jun 13 J1506 7 8 £655 of our coaches from your agreed pick up point to Manchester Airport for your flight Sat 10 Aug 13 J1008 7 8 £655 to Jersey. On arrival you will be met by a THE METROPOLE HOTEL, ST HELIER Sat 21 Sep 13 J2109 7 8 £589 Modern hotel courier and transferred to your hotel. HHH with leisure facilities Mon 14 Oct 12 J1410 4 5 £459 Last Day: You will be taken from your hotel The Metropole Hotel (sister hotel to the Mayfair SUPPLEMENTS PER PERSON Hotel) is a Jersey Tourism 3 star hotel situated to the airport for your flight to Manchester NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT in the southeast corner of St Helier, the town Airport where you will be met by one of our shops are a couple of minutes walk away. The Deposit £100.00 coaches to take you to your agreed drop off nearest beach is Havre des Pas a five-minute Insurance premium* £34.90 (5 day) £40.30 (8 day) point. walk away. All bedrooms are en suite with TV, PLEASE NOTE AS OUR JERSEY HOLIDAYS ARE BY AIR hairdryer and tea and coffee making facilities. A MODERN HOLIDAYS BOOKING FORM NEEDS TO BE EXCURSIONS Games room and heated indoor swimming pool USED AND SEPARATE BOOKING CONDITIONS APPLY – WHICH CAN BE BOOKED DIRECTLY WITH and outdoor swimming pool. Pleasant gardens. PLEASE RING US FOR A BOOKING FORM AND BOOKING THE HOTEL The hotel also offers entertainment including CONDITIONS FOR ANY JERSEY HOLIDAYS. Half Day approx. £15.00 parties, bingo, quiz and dancing. Price is based on shared twin/double accommodation with en suite facilities, breakfast, dinner, return airport Full Day approx. £20.00 - £25.00 transfers and return air travel. *Payable with deposit

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INFORMATION EXECUTIVE COACHES MAINTENANCE May we take this opportunity to 25, 35, 40, 45, 49, 53, 60, 65 & 75 seater The safety of our passengers has been introduce our company and to provide and always will be our main priority. you with details of our services and We therefore operate a high quality, the vehicles we have available for well maintained fleet of vehicles and Excursions, Private Hire and Tours. employ highly experienced drivers and fitters. We are very proud of our high DAY EXCURSIONS safety record and the high standard of We operate an extensive cleanliness throughout our fleet. and varied range of Day Excursions to TRAVEL OFFICES destinations including coastal resorts, Executive coaches with reclining seats, shoppers, theatre trips, CD, PA system, hot and cold drinks, WC gardening and flower and air conditioning. shows, cathedrals, exhibitions and shows, museums, CONNOISSEUR CLUB CLASS cruises, city tours and many more. See the leaflet included with this brochure & also watch for our newspaper adverts. Within reach of all major ports and GROUPS airports we are centrally located in the Group Discounts are available on our heart of the Peak District with easy Holidays, Short Breaks, Weekend access via motorways and the rail Breaks and Day Excursions – please network. Our travel offices are situated ring for details. Alternatively, if you at our business premises at the junction are a group organiser, we will be very of the A623 and the B6049 just outside pleased to prepare special holiday, the village of Tideswell. We have ample day excursion or short break packages free parking. We would be happy to tailored to your requirements. Andrews welcome you at any time and be pleased have been involved in taking thousands to show you around our vehicles and of passengers every year on excursions facilities. and holidays both in Britain and Europe. However large or small the size of your SCHOOL GROUPS group Andrews can take care of your We have extensive needs. experience in the planning and co- 26 seat executive coach with reclining ordination of seats, 5 tables, lounge area, full servery, school and field air conditioning. study trips in Suitable for a variety of occasions, a and around the birthday outing, ‘prom parties’ and Peak District a corporate events. Ideal as a ‘team’ and all over the coach for rugby, football, cricket etc. UK, ski-trips and summer activities into Europe. TRAILERS We also have NEED A PRESENT FOR available box SOMEBODY? trailers, which can be towed behind any of COACHES & MINI COACHES FOR our fleet for HIRE transporting 8, 12, 16, 19, 24 & 25 seater extra luggage, Mercedes mini coaches with integral sport and leisure equipment. luggage racks, CD, PA. £5, £10, £20 or £50 gift vouchers are 25, 30, 35, 40, 49, 53, 60, 65 & 75 seater Seat Belts available from our office, or just telephone Highliner coaches with reclining seats, For your safety and comfort our coaches and we’ll send them to you. You can specify CD, PA systems, double glazing and air and mini coaches are all fitted with seat your choice of Day Tour or Holiday if you conditioning belts and speed restrictors. prefer the value not to be shown.

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Door to Door Holidays 1. If you live on or inside the red border, your door to door Central Pick-Ups (£10.00 Per Person Discount) collection service is included free of charge. 2. If you live outside the red border, then we will still collect ALFRETON - Services A38 FURNESS VALE - Soldier Dick you from home but at a small extra charge (or in certain situations at a central point in your town at no extra BAKEWELL - Bridge Street Bus Stop HAZEL GROVE – Police Station charge). 3. If door to door service is not required we have many BUXTON - Potters Shop Bus Stop HIGH LANE – Red Lion designated central pick ups - if you board at one of these points you will receive a £10.00 per person discount BUXTON - Eagle Pub, Market Place MATLOCK - Co-op (formerly Somerfields) (please see list of central pick-ups opposite). 4. PLEASE NOTE: BUXTON (FAIRFIELD) - St Peter’s Church NEW MILLS - Bus Station a) You will be required to be waiting outside your home with your cases for your pick-up vehicle. CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH - End Crossings NEW MILLS - Peveril Gardens b) All door to door services are provided by our own cars, Road (Invadex) mini- coaches or reputable hired-in taxi operators. SHEFFIELD - Interchange Stand E5/E6 c) You will be required to share your door to door vehicle CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH - Front of STOCKPORT – Pineapple Inn, Heaton with other passengers. Packhorse Inn d) On occasions you may have to change vehicle twice. Lane e) If you live inside the circle we will endeavour to ensure CHESTERFIELD - Town Hall Front Steps TIDESWELL that the time between collecting you from your home and - Anchor Garage when you join our main holiday coach is not more than DARLEY DALE - Broadwalk 1-1/2 hours. WHALEY BRIDGE - Jodrell Arms f) As this door to door service is arranged some time in DISLEY – Rams Head advance a £10.00 per person supplement will be charged if WHALEY BRIDGE - Board Inn you book your holiday less than 3 weeks prior to departure. DRONFIELD - Bottom Green Lane

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