Garden Gems of , Devon & the Isles of Scilly

Tour 1: Wednesday 11th – Wednesday 18th May 2022 and, Tour 2: Saturday 14th – Saturday 21st May 2022

Tour Joining & Tour End Arrangements

TOUR START Our tour starts on either Wednesday 11th May 2022 (Tour 1) or Saturday 14th May 2022 (Tour 2) at the Hilton London Paddington Hotel, 146 Praed Street, London, W2 1EE. Tel: +44-207 850 0500. The tour will depart from the hotel at 9.30am.

SISLEY GARDEN TOURS: contact telephone numbers Colette Walker: +44 (0)7988 447573 & Fran Pride: +44 (0)7506 886690

TOUR JOINING: You can meet the tour at the following locations:

Hilton London Paddington Hotel Conference Suite from 8.00am: We have booked a room in the hotel’s Conference Suite and a Sisley representative will there to meet you from 8.00am. If you intend to join the group here, please can you ensure you are in the Conference Suite no later than 9.00am.

Our coach will be collecting your main luggage from the Hilton London Paddington Hotel. Anything that you require for the day can be kept with you. We will then catch the train from London Paddington Train Station (exact time to be confirmed when timetables are published but approx. 10am) to Cornwall where will make our first visit of the tour to the Eden Project, St. Austell.

Tour 1: The Carbis Bay Hotel, St. Ives, Cornwall: If it is more convenient, you are welcome to make your own way to meet us at our first hotel. The group will arrive in the late afternoon.

The Carbis Bay Hotel, Carbis Bay, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 2NP. Tel: +44 (0) 1736 795311. There are direct trains from London Paddington to St. Erth train station which is a 4-mile taxi ride to the hotel. For more information on trains please see www.thetrainline.com. There are also flights available to Cornwall Airport which is a 38-mile taxi ride to the hotel.

Tour 2: St. Michael’s Resort, Falmouth, Cornwall: If it is more convenient, you are welcome to make your own way to meet us at our first hotel. The group will arrive in the late afternoon.

St. Michael’s Resort, Gyllyngvase Beach, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 4NB. Tel: +44 (0) 1326 336012. There are direct trains from London Paddington to train station which is a 10-mile taxi ride to the hotel. For more information on trains please see www.thetrainline.com. There are also flights available to Cornwall Airport Newquay which is a 30-mile taxi ride to the hotel.

Tel: +44(0)1423 396506 email: [email protected] www.sisley.co.uk

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TOUR END On our last day of the tour we will visit Hestercombe in Somerset after which, we will drop off in the late afternoon (approx. 6pm), at the Sheraton Heathrow Hotel, Heathrow Airport, Colnbrook Bypass, West Drayton, UB7 0HJ and at Heathrow Airport Terminal 3. From here, you can take the Heathrow Express train into central London (Paddington Station) or use free inter-terminal transport to reach another terminal. As timings are estimated due to traffic conditions, if you are thinking about catching a train or a flight late on Saturday evening, please check with us before booking.

If you wish to leave the tour at Hestercombe Garden, please get in touch and we can advise on timings.

Should you have any queries at all regarding tour joining or onward travel plans after the tour ends, please do call us, or email us at: [email protected]. We very much look forward to meeting you.

Colette Walker & Fran Pride, Sisley Garden Tours, www.sisley.co.uk

Tel: +44(0)1423 396506 email: [email protected] www.sisley.co.uk

SISLEY GARDEN TOURS LTD, DUNCANNE HOUSE, ROECLIFFE LANE, BOROUGHBRIDGE, YO51 9LN, ENGLAND. Registered in England reg. 09820887