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DATE DAYS DESTINATION PAGE No. DATE DAYS DESTINATION PAGE No.

APRIL 2021 25-29.07.21 5 Elegant Eastbourne 30

01-05.04.21 5 The Delights of Amsterdam 26-30.07.21 5 Portmeirion, Ffestiniog Railway & Bodnant Garden 44 and the Dutch Bulbﬁelds 64-65 30.07- 17-18.04.21 2 Mystery Weekend 5 03.08.21 5 Isle of Man, Manx Magic 31 17-21.04.21 5 Stunning Splendour of Sidmouth 23 AUGUST 2021 18-22.04.21 5 Inverness and Highlands – All Inclusive! 46 06-08.08.21 3 Edinburgh Military Tattoo 53 25-26.04.21 2 Monkey World and Bournemouth 6 07-08.08.21 2 Buckingham Palace and Royal Windsor 11 MAY 2021 09-12.08.21 4 RHS Wisely, Henley-on-Thames & Royal Windsor 18

02-03.05.21 2 Downton Abbey & Oxford 7 15-16.08.21 2 Longleat Safari Park & The New Forest 12 06-13.05.21 8 Spectacular Northern Lake Garda 63 15-17.08.21 3 Edinburgh Military Tattoo 53 08-09.05.21 2 Settle to Carlisle Railway Weekend 19 20-24.08.21 5 Isle of Wight & Osborne House 32 09-13.05.21 5 Killarney and the Ring of Kerry 38 22-25.08.21 4 Summer in the Lakes 45 14-17.05.21 4 Clovelly & RHS Rosemoor 15 SEPTEMBER 2021 14-17.05.21 4 The Hidden Heart of Devon 39 03-06.09.21 4 Great Devon and Somerset Railway Journeys 22 15-16.05.21 2 Haworth 1940’s Weekend and Elegant Harrogate 6 05-06.09.21 2 Downton Abbey & Oxford 7 16-20.05.21 5 The Cornish Charm of Looe & Polperro 24 05-06.09.21 2 London & Afternoon Tea Cruise 12 17-21.05.21 5 Bombay Sapphire, Portsmouth and The New Forest 8 05-09.09.21 5 Falmouth, St Ives and Isles of Scilly 33 21-23.05.21 3 Southold, Aldeburgh, Constable Country 40 11-12.09.21 2 Mystery Weekend 5 22-23.05.21 2 Mystery Weekend 5 11-18.09.21 8 Klosters, Davos, Bernina Express and Arosa Bahn 58-59 24-27.05.21 4 The Heart of Wales, Tenby and The Gower Peninsula 41 13-17.09.21 5 Oban & Isle of Mull – Royal Hotel in Oban 49 15-18.09.21 4 Cromer Show and Norfolk 13 JUNE 2021 17-19.09.21 3 Walking in the New Forest 13 03-06.06.21 4 Devon Wildlife Safari 9 23-28.09.21 6 Outer Hebrides, Islands at the Edge of the World 54 06-10.06.21 5 Balmoral, Glamis Castle & Royal Deeside 47 26-27.09.21 2 Monkey World and Bournemouth 6 06-13.06.21 8 The Glacier Express 56-57 27.09- 07-11.06.21 5 Cream of Devon & Exmouth 25 01.10.21 5 South Devon Gems, Paignton 26 07-11.06.21 5 Cheshire Historic Houses, Waterways & Gardens 16 28.09- 07.10.21 10 Cruise the Danube to Vienna & Budapest 66-67 11-14.06.21 4 The English Riviera and Devonshire Delights 27 29.09- 14-18.06.21 6 Scotland’s Big 5 Safari, 03.10.21 5 St Helier, Jersey by Sea 34 Fort William and Isle of Skye 48 17-21.06.21 5 Oban, Tobermory and the Isle of Mull 49 OCTOBER 2021

21-25.06.21 5 Bournemouth and the Isle of Wight 28 02-10.10.21 9 Costa Brava, Barcelona and the 26- 30.06.21 5 Highlands Steam and Cruise 50 Little Yellow Train of the Pyrenees 60 27-30.06.21 4 Alnwick and The Holy Island of Lindisfarne 42 03-06.10.21 4 Regency Sidmouth in Autumn 35 04-08.10.21 5 The Cornish Charm of Looe & Polperro 24 JULY 2021 07-11.10.21 5 Classic Weymouth 36 04-08.07.21 5 Looe, Eden Project and 09-10.10.21 2 Settle to Carlisle Railway Weekend 19 The Lost Gardens of Heligan 17 16-17.10.21 2 Mystery Weekend 5 05-09.07.21 5 Heritage Railways of Essex & Kent 20 17-18.10.21 2 Blackpool Tower Ballroom Wurlitzer 05-09.07.21 5 Ayr & The Isle of Arran 51 Afternoon Tea Dance, Vintage Tram 09-13.07.21 5 Stunning Splendour of Sidmouth 23 and Golden Years 14 11-14.07.21 4 Downton Abbey, Bath & The Cotswolds 10 24-28.10.21 5 Whitby, Scarborough and York 37 14-17.07.21 4 Heritage Railways of Norfolk 21 NOVEMBER 2021 16-21.07.21 5 Scotland’s Classic Railways 52 17-24.07.21 8 Alpine Glaciers and Lakes 55 26-28.11.21 3 Lille Christmas Market 61 18-22.07.21 5 Outstanding Northern Ireland, DECEMBER 2021 Giants Causeway & Titanic Experience 43 24-29.07.21 6 Isles of Scilly and the Cornish Coast 29 01-03.12.21 3 Medieval Bruges Christmas Market 62

Specially Selected Hotels A range of holidays which enjoy a higher standard of accommodation.

Please note: All timings/distances are approximate and subject to change. All prices are per person, sharing a twin or double bedroom. Single room supplements may apply. All single bedrooms, sole occupancy bedrooms or bedroom upgrades are subject to an extra charge and availability. Itineraries can be viewed on our website. We reserve the right to amend an itinerary due to unforeseen circumstances.

4 To book please call 0116 278 6374 or visit www.woodscoaches.com EVENTS & ATTRACTIONS

Mystery Weekend ? 2 Days | £109 Saturday 17 – Sunday 18 April 2021 Price includes: Saturday 22 – Sunday 23 May 2021 F Return coach travel Saturday 11 – Sunday 12 September 2021 F 1 night accommodation Saturday 16 – Sunday 17 October 2021 F Breakfast and evening dinner

Our mystery tour is great fun, but please don’t ask where it goes! You will be wondering, where will we stop? But only our driver knows! Relax and recharge your batteries. Hotel unknown until arrival! You deﬁnitely deserve it! No hassle driving, just pack an overnight bag and we’ll take you Locations will vary from coast to away from it all. Resort highlights will remain a mystery until you arrive at your destination. countryside, town centre to rural.

Bedrooms: En-suite with TV and Day 1 Travel to your destination, making a Day 2 Depart the hotel after breakfast. tea/coffee making facilities. comfort stop en-route. Hotel check-in. There will be a short tour to somewhere, Dinner is included. including free time for lunch. Supplements (subject to availability) Single room supplement from £15.00.

Please note: If we are at a seaside location, the itinerary will give you maximum free time as possible, travelling directly to the resort on day one and departing after lunch/early afternoon on day two. This may vary depending on weather conditions and is at the driver’s discretion.

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Haworth 1940’s Weekend Monkey World 2 Days | £129 Monkey World 2 Days | £119 Haworth 1940’s Price includes: and Price includes: F Return coach travel F Return coach travel EVENTS & ATTRACTIONS Bournemouth Weekend F 1 night accommodation F 1 night accommodation F Traditional English or Sunday 25 – F Traditional English and and Elegant continental self-service buffet Monday 26 April 2021 continental self-service buffet breakfast Sunday 26 – Harrogate breakfast F Carvery style 3 course dinner, Monday 27 September 2021 Saturday 15 – F Served 3 course dinner plus after dinner tea/coffee Sunday 16 May 2021 (3 choices) plus after dinner F All coach tours For a taste of the Great British tea/coffee F Hotel porter service seaside, Bournemouth will not F Admission to Monkey World Surrounded by rolling moors in disappoint. The vibrant, F All coach tours West Yorkshire’s Brontë Country, cosmopolitan resort is F Hotel porter service the nostalgic village of Haworth Cairn Hotel, Harrogate HHH renowned for its 7 miles of attracts thousands of visitors for Carefully modernised, grand glorious golden sands, sparkling its 1940’s themed weekend. original features still welcome Bournemouth Carlton, surf and traditional beach huts. Revel in the atmosphere of you to this charming Victorian Best Western Signature Award-winning gardens and this iconic era, where music, hotel. Set in 4 acres of grounds, Collection HHHH Victorian buildings add to the dancing, displays and re- located a 10 minute walk from Great location with dramatic mix. There is nowhere in the enactments will transport you the centre of town. There is an seafront views, close to the world like the internationally back in time. The 1940’s uphill incline to the hotel. heart of the town, within walking acclaimed Monkey World – weekend is one of the ﬁnest in distance to popular attractions. the largest rescue centre the country, a fantastic event Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, Town centre 15 minutes walk. dedicated to 250 rescued and where many visitors enter the telephone, tea/coffee making

endangered monkeys and apes. spirit and dress in costume to facilities, hairdryer, radio, iron Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, Here you can immerse yourself reflect a time gone by. Based in and ironing board. tea/coffee making facilities, in the precious species which Harrogate, an elegant spa town Facilities: Bar and lounge. hairdryer, telephone, iron and are followed on the TV series with a glamorous heritage. Mobility Information: Lift serves ironing board. ‘Monkey Life’, set in 65 acres all 3 floors. 3 steps to the Facilities: Lounge and bar. Night of woodland. reception area. No ground floor porter. Sauna, Jacuzzi, indoor Day 1 Travel to Harrogate. bedrooms. swimming pool and spa pool. Free time to explore. Set within Day 1 Travel southwards Mobility Information: Lift does stunning architecture and Supplements making a comfort stop en-route. not serve the mid floor handsome tree-lined avenues, (subject to availability) Free time in Bournemouth. bedrooms. 3 floors. 6 steps at it offers a wealth of charming Single room supplement from Hotel check-in. Dinner is hotel entrance. attractions with fabulous £20.00. included. Limited ground floor bedrooms. boutiques, craft shops, and antique dealers. Be tempted to Day 2 Visit Monkey World. Supplements visit the tea rooms that Harrogate is renowned for, including the Get close to the largest group of (subject to availability) famous Bettys Tea Rooms, or take a leisurely stroll through 200 acres intelligent chimpanzees outside Single room supplement from of beautiful grassland known as The Stray. of Africa, plus Europe’s official £18.00. orangutan crèche and 11 Day 2 Depart after breakfast. Visit Haworth and their 1940’s themed different species of monkeys. weekend. Throughout the quintessentially Yorkshire village and From spider monkeys to capuchins, many of the monkeys and apes cobbled Main Street, a range of fun-filled events will be taking place. here have been saved from abuse or neglect or rescued from the Enjoy nostalgia from the 1940’s and join in the spirit of the era. entertainment industry or laboratories. The primate staff enrich their The highly anticipated event usually involves vintage vehicle displays, lives and provide a memorable experience to learn about these an evacuees event, re-enactments, speeches from Sir Winston creatures in a spacious, natural environment. We give approximately Churchill, with singing and bands playing to echo the atmosphere of 4 hours free time. the forties. Each year there is a different wartime theme.

Highclere Castle

Downton Abbey & Oxford 2 Days | £159 Sunday 02 – Monday 03 May 2021 Price includes: Sunday 05 – Monday 06 September 2021 F Return coach travel F 1 night accommodation Step into the ‘real Downton Abbey’, a must-see experience for fans of the acclaimed drama. F Served traditional English or The 5,000-acre estate will welcome you to Highclere Castle, one of England’s finest occupied continental self-service buffet style Victorian castles and the popular filming location. Walk in the footsteps of the Crawley family, breakfast explore the fascinating Egyptian exhibition, and see the vast and beautiful grounds. A visit to F Served 3 course dinner (3 choices) Oxford gives you time to explore and enjoy the timeless city. plus after dinner tea/coffee F Admission to Highclere Castle F Hotel porter service Day 1 Travel to Oxford, where we give free ancient site, the original house was recorded time for lunch. The desirable university city in the Doomsday Book. It has a fascinating is known as the ‘City of Dreaming Spires’. connection with ancient Egypt, with a Norton Park Hotel, Sutton Scotney, Be tempted by the world-famous high street themed exhibition showcased in the cellar near Winchester HHHH and clusters of one-off boutiques as you which commemorates the 5th Earl’s discover Located in the village of Sutton Scotney, shop amid the elegant architecture. Hotel of Tutankhamun’s tomb. You can experience approximately 7 miles from the city of check-in. Evening dinner included. the same magnificent rooms as Downton Winchester. The Norton Park is a splendid Abbey’s favourite on-screen characters, 4-star hotel with character and charm set Day 2 Visit Highclere Castle, home to the with its grand architecture, art and opulent in 54 acres of countryside. Originally Carnarvon family since 1679. Built on an furnishings. a manor house dating back to the 16th century, the hotel has been skilfully restored to provide first class accommodation with every modern amenity required for a relaxing time.

Bedrooms: En-suite with shower only or shower over bath, TV, hairdryer, tea/coffee making facilities, iron and ironing board. Facilities: Bar and lounge. Swimming pool, steam room and sauna. Night porter. Mobility Information: Lift serves all floors. 2 floors. Limited ground floor bedrooms, 6 accessible rooms, on request.

Supplements (subject to availability) Single room supplement from £25.00. Oxford

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Bombay Sapphire Distillery

EVENTS & ATTRACTIONS Bombay Sapphire, Portsmouth 5 Days | £429 and The New Forest Price includes: Monday 17 – Friday 21 May 2021 F Return coach travel F 4 nights dinner, bed and breakfast F Welcome tea/coffee on arrival Join a new break with something for everyone. Make the most of a visit to the iconic Bombay F Full cooked breakfast Sapphire Gin Distillery, impressive cities for leisurely sightseeing, and wonderful gardens F 3 course dinner menu with at least to relax. Winchester and Portsmouth will provide a contrasting tour to the heathlands and 3 choices per course roaming ponies that you can discover in the heart of the New Forest. Conclude with a place F Tea/coffee after dinner of tranquillity and colour, Exbury Gardens and Steam Railway – one of Britain’s best gardens. F Free use of leisure facilities – indoor pool, sauna, steam room and gym F Entrance to Bombay Sapphire Distillery Day 1 Bombay Sapphire Gin Distillery a hub of tea rooms and a wider choice of F Entrance to Exbury Gardens and Steam Begin your journey, making a visit at shops. The churchyard is the resting place Railway Bombay Sapphire Gin Distillery at the of Mrs Hargreaves (Alice Liddle) who was F All coach tours historic Laverstock Mill, where you will be the inspiration to Lewis Carrols’ ‘Alice in F Hotel porter service introduced to the skill and artistry behind Wonderland’. Continue to the southern edge creating the world-famous gin. Discover for a further stop at Lymington. Here the how ten exotic botanicals are infused into coastal town boasts a Georgian high street Norton Park Hotel, Sutton Scotney, every drop at the stunning glasshouses and marina. near Winchester HHHH and learn the story of its 1,000-year heritage. Located in the village of Sutton Scotney, Includes a Self-Discovery Experience. Day 4 Exbury Gardens and Railway approximately 7 miles from the city of Lunch stop at Winchester, England’s ancient The gardens are world-famous for the Winchester. The Norton Park is a splendid capital. The compact, period streets are Rothschild collection of rhododendrons, 4-star hotel with character and charm set busy with impressive shops and historic azaleas, camellias and rare trees and in 54 acres of countryside. Originally attractions. Hotel check-in. Dinner included shrubs. The extensive pathways lead to a manor house dating back to the 16th for the next 4 nights. an ever-changing display of colour around century, the hotel has been skilfully Please note: Guests wearing open toed every corner of the 200 acres and features restored to provide first class shoes or high heels will not be able to a miniature narrow-gauge steam railway. accommodation with every modern enter the Still House at Bombay Sapphire Admire the horticultural variety as you amenity required for a relaxing time. Gin Distillery. meander through the gardens. Bedrooms: En-suite with shower only Day 2 Portsmouth Day 5 Oxford or shower over bath, TV, hairdryer, We head to Portsmouth, a waterfront city Travel homewards, making a comfort stop tea/coffee making facilities, iron and with a rich maritime history at its heart. en-route at Oxford. The desirable university ironing board. There is a wealth of museums and city is known as the ‘City of Dreaming Facilities: Bar and lounge. Swimming attractions for sightseeing and a mix of Spires’. Be tempted by the world-famous pool, steam room and sauna. Night shopping destinations for all interests. high street and one-off boutiques as you porter. shop amid the elegant architecture. Mobility Information: Lift serves all floors. Day 3 New Forest drive 2 floors. Limited ground floor bedrooms, We take a scenic drive through the New 6 accessible rooms, on request. Forest with a coffee stop at the charming village of Burley, where ponies roam freely, Supplements (subject to availability) and a lunch stop at Lyndhurst. The large Single room supplement from £104.00. village is known as the New Forest’s ‘capital’,

8 To book please call 0116 278 6374 or visit www.woodscoaches.com EVENTS & ATTRACTIONS

Atlantic Grey Seals

Devon Wildlife Safari 4 Days | £359 Thursday 03 – Sunday 06 June 2021 Price includes: F Return coach travel F 3 nights dinner, bed and breakfast Day 1 Exmoor Pony Centre point and Lundy Island before returning to F Devon cream tea on arrival We depart this morning and after a comfort Ilfracombe. F Full cooked breakfast break make a stop at the Exmoor Pony Day 3 Powderham Castle and Deer Safari F 3 course dinner menu with at 3 choices Centre in the heart of the beautiful Exmoor We depart the hotel this morning and make per course National Park. It provides a permanent and our way to Powderham Castle and Deer F Tea/coffee after dinner specialised base for the foals when they Safari. We start with a tour of Powderham F Entrance and sandwiches at the arrive straight off the moor and is the home Castle which lies in a beautiful deer park Exmoor Pony Centre to some 20 permanent residents. After we on the banks of the River Exe, just a stone’s F Sea Cruise make our way to the hotel to check in have throw from the historic cathedral city of F Entrance to Powderham Castle and a Devon Cream Tea waiting on our arrival. Exeter. We tour the State rooms and the Deer Safari family quarters. The Deer Park has altered F All coach tours Day 2 Ilfracombe Sea Cruise very little since it was first depicted on a F Hotel porter service We head to Ilfracombe harbour to join the map in 1723. It contains a diverse range 2-hour sea cruise where we will hopefully of trees, principally oak, lime and plane. catch sight of the Atlantic Grey Seals. There are remnants of c1710 avenues, Best Western Tiverton Hotel, Heading West out of the harbour we pass nineteenth century exotics and more Tiverton HH the famous Tunnels Beaches, Lee Village recently replacement plantings of oak, The modern Best Western Tiverton Hotel and on to Bull Point Lighthouse originally horse chestnut and copper beech. is set within its own grounds and is constructed in 1879. We move on to Morte The herd of fallow deer has been located in a pleasant area just outside the Point which has many tales to be told of continuously maintained since before centre of the market town of Tiverton. smugglers and shipwrecks. We then journey 1723 and numbers around 600. onto Woolacombe Bay – here we have Bedrooms: En-suite (shower over bath) fantastic views of Baggy Point, Hartland Day 4 We make our way home. with TV, telephone, tea/coffee making facilities, alarm clock, iron and board. Facilities: Bar and lounge, Restaurant, Golf course (charges apply), Night porter. Mobility Information: No lift. 2 floors. Limited ground floor rooms available on request. Due to limited numbers the hotel is not able to guarantee rooms with walk- in showers.

Supplements (subject to availability) No single room supplement on the ﬁrst 3 thereafter the supplement is from £85.50pp. Powderham Castle Deer Safari

To book please call 0116 278 6374 or visit www.woodscoaches.com 9 EVENTS & ATTRACTIONS

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey, Bath & The Cotswolds 4 Days | £319 Sunday 11 – Wednesday 14 July 2021 Price includes: F Return coach travel Step into the 'real Downton Abbey', a must-see experience for fans of the acclaimed drama. F 3 nights accommodation The 5,000-acre estate will welcome you to Highclere Castle, one of England's finest occupied F Full cooked breakfast Victorian castles and the popular filming location. Walk in the footsteps of the Crawley family, F 3 course dinner menu with 3 choices explore the fascinating Egyptian exhibition, and see the vast and beautiful grounds. per course F 1 glass of wine with dinner on the first night Day 1 Cotswolds explore one of the best preserved Roman F Tea/coffee after dinner Travel to The Cotswolds, a rural landscape remains in the world, the Roman Baths, F Free use of leisure facilities, gym, indoor with quintessential English Charm found discover architectural delights such as pool, sauna, spa bath and steam room nowhere else in the world. Free time in Bath Abbey, the Royal Crescent, the Circus, F Entrance to Highclere Castle and Stow-on-the-Wold. Here you will find here and Pulteney Bridge, or take a look around Gardens you will find a huddle of honey-coloured the mix of sophisticated shops and diverse F All coach tours buildings, with fine antique shops and tea collection of museums. F Hotel porter service rooms. Free time for lunch at Cirencester, (cost not included) considered the Capital of Day 4 Stratford-upon-Avon the Cotswolds with a smart range of shops. Departure. Travel homewards, making stop Swindon Marriott Hotel, Swindon HHHH en-route at Stratford-upon-Avon. The idyllic This modern 4-star hotel is located in its Day 2 Highclere Castle Riverside town is packed with preserved own grounds on the outskirts of Swindon Visit Highclere Castle, home to the old buildings, a snapshot of medieval with excellent access to the Cotswolds, Carnarvon family since 1679. Built on an England. It boasts a quality range of Oxford and Wiltshire. Each of the 156 ancient site, the original house was recorded independent shops and restaurants. bedrooms are modern and well in the Doomsday Book. It has a fascinating decorated and the bright, spacious connection with ancient Egypt, with a restaurant overlooks the garden, which themed exhibition showcased in the cellar offers plenty of seating. There is a lovely which commemorates the 5th Earl’s discover bar with comfortable seating areas and of Tutankhamun’s tomb. You can experience excellent leisure facilities. the same magnificent rooms as Downton Abbey’s favourite on-screen characters, Bedrooms: Tea/coffee in room, TV, with its grand architecture, art and opulent free Wi-Fi, 24-hour room service. furnishings. Facilities: Bar, restaurant, indoor swimming pool, gym, tennis courts, Day 3 Bath steam room, sauna, heated loungers, Breakfast. Depart hotel. Morning/early beauty salon, hairdressers, spa. afternoon at leisure in Bath. One of Mobility Information: Lift. England’s most beautiful cities. Recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, tides of Supplements (subject to availability) visitors have been enjoying this elegant and Single room supplement from £60.00. cultural city since the Roman times. Maybe Bath

10 To book please call 0116 278 6374 or visit www.woodscoaches.com © Flickr – Tristan Reville © Flickr – Tristan EVENTS & ATTRACTIONS Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace and Royal Windsor 2 Days | £149 Saturday 07 – Sunday 08 August 2021 Price includes: F Return coach travel Follow in the footsteps of the Royals with our tour to two of the finest regal destinations, F 1 night accommodation where thousands of years of unrivalled history are waiting to be discovered. Be welcomed to F Hot buffet and continental self-service Buckingham Palace for a tour of the State Apartments, which exclusively opens to the public breakfast each summer. It is your chance to step inside The Queen’s official London residence which F 3 course buffet dinner remains one of the world’s few working palaces and serves as a lavish backdrop for many F Admission to Buckingham Palace national celebrations. We also feature a visit to Windsor. This regal town abounds with history and tradition, with top-class restaurants, and high-quality shops and boutiques in the old streets. Defined by the iconic Castle and Long Walk, it gives Windsor a unique atmosphere. Holiday Inn Heathrow M4, Junction 4 HHHH A contemporary hotel with 615 en-suite Day 1 Travel to London. Visit Buckingham Castle’s grounds is the famous wedding spacious bedrooms – close to Heathrow Palace at 1330 hrs (time to be confirmed). venue, St George’s Chapel (subject to Airport with 3 restaurants, bars, al fresco Tour the 19 magnificent State Rooms that opening times), which is a fine example dining, fitness centre, air-conditioning. form the heart of the working palace and are of Gothic architecture and awe-inspiring Buckingham Palace is approximately used regularly by the Royal Family for official history. Depart mid-afternoon. 15 miles and Windsor approximately entertaining and State Functions. Walk up 10 miles from the hotel. the Grand Staircase, adorned with portraits of Queen Victoria’s immediate family. Bedrooms: Sound-proofed, en-suite with Highlights include exquisite collections TV, tea/coffee making facilities, hairdryer, of paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens and iron, ironing board, radio and free Wi-Fi. Canaletto and some of the greatest Facilities: Bar. Lounge. Restaurant. Night treasures from the Royal Collection. porter. The White Drawing Room may be the Mobility Information: Lift serves all grandest of them all, providing a Royal 10 floors. No ground floor bedrooms. reception room for the Royal Family. Hotel check-in. Dinner included at hotel. Supplements (subject to availability) Single room supplement from £25.00. Day 2 Breakfast. Depart hotel. Tea/coffee after dinner extra cost. Morning/early afternoon at leisure in Hotel porter service £1.50 per bag each Windsor. The smart town enjoys a typically way (must be booked in advance). English setting where its compact-size makes it easy to explore. The Long Walk is an iconic scene stretching 3 miles on The Great Park which gazes up to the castle. Maybe arrange a visit to Windsor Castle. It is the largest and oldest occupied castle in the world where 900 years of history echoes throughout. Located on Windsor Windsor Castle Buckingham Palace © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II © The Royal Collection Trust © The Royal

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Longleat Safari Park

Longleat 2 Days | £159 Afternoon Tea Cruise Safari Park & Price includes: London & 2 Days | £175 F Return coach travel EVENTS & ATTRACTIONS The New F 1 night accommodation Afternoon Tea Price includes: F Traditional English self-service F Return coach travel Forest buffet style breakfast Cruise F 1 night accommodation Sunday 15 – F 3 course (2 choices) self- Sunday 05 – F Full cooked buffet breakfast Monday 16 August 2021 service buffet style dinner Monday 06 September 2021 F Afternoon Tea with City F Admission to Longleat Cruises

Encounter over 500 animals at What better way to spend your the country’s most prestigious Holiday Inn Salisbury- afternoon than enjoying one of Guoman Tower Hotel, safari park on our tour to Stonehenge HHHH England’s loveliest traditions London HHHH Longleat and the ancient In the heart of the Wiltshire whilst cruising along the River Nestled between the River Cathedral city of Salisbury. countryside, this modern, vibrant Thames! Combined with an Thames, St Katharine Docks Majestic animals roam freely hotel is located 8 miles from overnight stay in our great and alongside the Tower of across Longleat’s 900 acres of medieval Salisbury. A leisurely capital city, the visitor attraction London with fantastic views renowned grounds – from drive takes you to Longleat, possibilities are endless. of Tower Bridge. African lions, cheetahs, and a where you go on safari. Perhaps explore the Imperial haven for an Asian elephant, War Museum, proudly exhibiting Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, to red deer and wolves. A top Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, stories from the First World War tea/coffee making facilities, price ticket also includes entry tea/coffee making facilities, to present day, visit the iconic hairdryer, telephone, iron, to Longleat House and hairdryer, iron and ironing London Eye or the must-see board, free Wi-Fi and safe. Gardens, one of the UK’s best board, free Wi-Fi, pillow menu, Tower of London, take a gentle Facilities: Bar, lounge, stately homes, plus the Main 24-hour room service, blackout stroll around the elegant and restaurant and small gym. Square attractions. curtains and double-glazed scenic sights of Kensington Night porter. Hotel porter windows. Gardens, or browse an service is at extra cost. Day 1 Travel to The New Facilities: Bar and lounge. incredibly prestigious collection Mobility Information: Lift serves Forest, an incomparable Mobility Information: Lift serves of British art at Tate Britain. all 11 floors. No ground floor landscape of gentle hills and all 4 floors. Limited ground floor bedrooms. green forests of historical bedrooms. Steps to negotiate. Day 1 Travel to London, making significance, where there’s local a comfort stop en-route. At 1500 Supplements wildlife to look out for and Supplements hrs (time to be confirmed) board (subject to availability) perhaps even a pony or donkey (subject to availability) the cruise at Tower Pier for Single room supplement from which wander around the Single room supplement from afternoon tea. Enjoy a selection £52.00. woodland and village streets. £30.00. of sandwiches, traditional cakes, Hotel check-in. Evening dinner Tea/coffee after dinner extra pastries, scones with clotted included. cost. cream and jam. Tea/coffee. Live commentary. Stroll up to top deck and take in the 360 degree views of London’s riverside landmarks. Day 2 Depart after breakfast. This is truly one of the best ways to enjoy London’s beautiful scenery Visit Longleat. Highlights of the 6½ mile safari include the 60-acre along the river. Alight at 1700 hrs. Hotel check-in. Spend the evening African Village and the famous lions. The Main Square has immersive at your leisure. experiences with every turn, where you can glimpse at the gorilla colony or visit the Monkey Temple. The Elizabethan splendour of Day 2 After breakfast, spend the day at leisure, shopping and Longleat House is equally as impressive, backed by 900 acres of sightseeing. Absorb the excitement of our great capital city, with grounds landscaped by ‘Capability’ Brown. Completed by 1580, it will outstanding attractions ranging from galleries to museums, this transport you back in time with its opulent interior, and priceless vibrant city truly does offer something for everyone. Depart for tapestries and paintings. home at approximately 1700 hrs.

12 To book please call 0116 278 6374 or visit www.woodscoaches.com © Flickr – Roger Marks © Flickr – Roger New Forest

Walking in the 3 Days | £249 New Forest Price includes: Friday 17 – F Return coach travel Sunday 19 September 2021 F 2 nights dinner, bed and breakfast F Welcome tea/coffee on arrival With its undulating tracks and F 3 course dinner menu with Cromer paths, walking through the New 3 choices per course Forest offers the opportunity to F Full cooked breakfast Cromer Show 4 Days | £349 explore the ancient forests and F Tea/coffee after dinner heathlands that this area has to F 1 day packed lunch- and Norfolk Price includes: offer. Whilst walking there is a sandwich/crisps/choc bar/fruit chance to catch a glimpse of one Wednesday 15 – F Return coach travel and water

of the 5 wild species of Deer that EVENTS & ATTRACTIONS Saturday 18 September 2021 F 3 nights dinner, bed and F Free use of leisure facilities – breakfast can be found in the National Park. indoor pool, sauna, steam F Welcome tea/coffee on arrival Fallow, Sika, Red Deer and Roe room and gym See North Norfolk’s timeless old F 3 course dinner menu with all fairly common but if you are F 2 days walking tour with guide towns and British traditions on a 3 choices per course lucky you may even be greeted F All coach tours late summer holiday based near F Tea/coffee after dinner with a visit from the Muntjac Deer. F Hotel porter service the history-steeped town of F Admission to Cromer Pier This walking weekend offers the Norwich. Sitting on a cliff-top, Show chance to unwind, relax and Cromer enjoys vast sandy F Hotel porter service come face to face with the Norton Park Hotel, beaches and a traditional pier ‘architects of the forest’, the Sutton Scotney, that have been enjoyed since famous New Forest Ponies. near Winchester HHHH the Victorian era. It is the award- Best Western Brook Hotel, The park is also one of the most Located in the village of Sutton winning end of the pier show Norwich HHH significant areas in the country for Scotney, approximately 7 miles which you can still experience The Best Western Brook Hotel lichens, Insects, birds, reptiles and from the city of Winchester. today – the last of its kind in is a beautiful 3-star hotel on the fungi… the journey across the The Norton Park is a splendid Europe. Take a seat for the outskirts of Norwich, a fine city area is sure to be enchanting. 4-star hotel with character and ‘Seaside Special’ and sit back in the heart of Norfolk. Arrive to charm set in 54 acres of for a spectacle of traditional live a very warm welcome from the countryside. Originally a manor Day 1 Travel to Bournemouth, variety at its best. friendly Reception Team, house dating back to the 16th making comfort stop en-route. whatever time of day or night! century, the hotel has been Hotel check in. Dinner is Relax in your spacious en-suite skilfully restored to provide first Day 1 Depart in the morning included for the next 2 nights. bedroom with a great variety of class accommodation with every making a lunch stop en-route bedrooms over two levels. modern amenity required for a at Norwich. Free time is given. Day 2 With the start of autumn relaxing time. Hotel check in. Dinner is upon us, during the first day Bedrooms: En-suite with flat included for the next 3 nights. take a gentle stroll of 6-7 miles screen TV, hairdryer and Bedrooms: En-suite with shower along the New Forest’s tree telephone. only or shower over bath, TV, Day 2 – 3 tours include. lined trails consisting of mighty Facilities: Restaurant, lounge, hairdryer, tea/coffee making The Cromer Pier Show. Take an redwoods, oaks, beech, yew, bar and free Wi-Fi facilities, iron and ironing board. entertaining, visual trip down holly and many more. This walk Mobility Information: No lift but Facilities: Bar and lounge. memory lane at the Pavilion will be along manicured tracks easy access rooms on the Swimming pool, steam room Theatre and enjoy the fun of and paths making it perfect ground floor (available in request). and sauna. Night porter. traditional live variety underfoot. A selected spot for Mobility Information: Lift serves entertainment performed for perfect lunch break along the Supplements all floors. 2 floors. Limited you at the famous End of the way will be arranged and (subject to availability) ground floor bedrooms, Pier Show. Each year promises packed (Lunch is included) Single room supplement £Nil. 6 accessible rooms, on request. more glitz and glamour than

ever before a truly unique show Day 3 During this morning’s Supplements famous with audiences across the country. Wells-next-to-Sea, one of walk, investigate the heathland (subject to availability) Norfolk’s prettiest towns. The streets offer unique shops and there’s area of the park with a duration Single room supplement from a huge, sweeping beach backed by pine woodlands. Holt, nestled of 4-5 miles, experience the £52.00. in handsome Georgian buildings along the High Street, courtyards, views will unfold as you walk. alleys are tempting tea rooms and individual retailers. Shop for These areas are dominated by antiques or visit the book shops and art galleries. heather, bracken and gorse. The paths will consist of gravel or grass Day 4 Depart after breakfast, making a lunch stop en-route at under foot and ascents would be minimal. After a scenic lunch stop Stamford. (cost not included) commence the homeward journey.

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Blackpool Tower EVENTS & ATTRACTIONS Blackpool Tower Ballroom Wurlitzer 2 Days | £179 Afternoon Tea Dance, Vintage Tram and Price includes: F Return coach travel Golden Years F 1 night accommodation Sunday 17 – Monday 18 October 2021 F Hot and cold buffet breakfast F Served 3 course dinner (3 choices) plus after dinner tea/coffee Join the millions who see the unique and enduring appeal of Blackpool year after year and F Entertainment at hotel enjoy the nostalgia of this ever-popular seaside resort. Highlights include the world-famous F Vintage tram ride (day ticket) Blackpool Tower, an iconic building dominating the promenade. Once you step inside, you’ll F Entrance to Tower Ballroom and see the ornate beauty and glamour of the glittering Tower Ballroom, which promises to take Afternoon Tea Dance you back in time. F Hotel porter service

Day 1 Travel to Blackpool, making a comfort before arriving at the historic Blackpool Imperial Hotel, Blackpool HHHH stop en-route. Free time – perhaps enjoy a Tower Ballroom. Take your seat for a This grand 19th century hotel enjoys walk on the beach or visit the bustling town Wurlitzer Afternoon Tea Dance (consisting spectacular views of the beach to the centre. Hotel check-in. Evening dinner is of sandwiches, scones, clotted cream, jam, sea, and is close to all major attractions. followed by entertainment, enjoy great freshly brewed pot of tea/coffee). Please Located on the north promenade, songs and nostalgia from the 1940’s, 1950’s note; time of tea dance to be conﬁrmed, approximately 15 minute walk to the and 1960’s. between 12noon and 1500 hrs. Listen to town centre. the famous sounds of the Wurlitzer organ,

Day 2 After a hearty breakfast and relaxing be spun around by your partner on one of Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, telephone, morning, travel by vintage tram with your day the most famous dance floors in the world. tea/coffee making facilities, hairdryer, ticket along Blackpool’s famous promenade, radio, iron and board. Facilities: Bar and lounge. Night porter. Indoor swimming pool, sauna and steam room, gym and Jacuzzi. Mobility Information: Lift serves all 4 floors. No ground floor bedrooms. 5 steps at entrance.

Supplements (subject to availability): Single room supplement from £25.00.

Blackpool’s Trams Blackpool © Flickr – 70023venus2009 © www.geograph.org.uk – Steve Daniels – Steve © www.geograph.org.uk

14 To book please call 0116 278 6374 or visit www.woodscoaches.com Clovelly

Clovelly and RHS Rosemoor, North Devon 4 Days | £359

Friday 14 – Tuesday 18 May 2021 GARDENS Price includes: F Return coach travel Be inspired by the gems of the North Devon with a restful tour based in Tiverton. F 3 nights dinner, bed and breakfast This idyllic region enjoys coast and country scenery, combining a classic garden with F 3 course dinner menu with 3 choices popular destinations to explore. Our visits include the 65-acre RHS Garden Rosemoor per course and Clovelly, an impeccable village with tranquil views every time. F Tea/coffee after dinner F Welcome tea/coffee on arrival F Full cooked breakfast with a choice of Day 1 Depart in the morning making a famous village nestled against a steep hot and cold dishes comfort stop en-route. Hotel check-in. hillside, which has preserved a bygone way F Entrance to RHS Garden Rosemoor Dinner is included for the next 3 nights day. of life among on picture postcard scenes. F Entrance to Clovelly Visitor Centre You can follow the main, traffic-free cobbled F All coach tours Day 2 Rosemoor Gardens and Westland street as it tumbles its way down to a F Hotel porter service Home Garden Ho! RHS Garden Rosemoor charming harbour, past whitewash cottages is a delightful landscape set in 65 acres, and intriguing alleyways all adding to the presenting year round beauty, colour and timeless atmosphere. The Royal Hotel, Bideford HHH texture. It retains the essence of rural North With an atmosphere and character that is Devon within a dramatic backdrop of steep Please note: There is a steep cobbled hill quite unique, parts of The Royal Hotel wooded valley sides. Westwood Ho! Is a down to the harbour and a steep cobbled date back to the 17th century. The quaint village, its main attraction a golden hill back up to the visitor centre. There’s a sensational Kingsley Room still has its Blue Flag beach, stretching a huge expanse small charge for Land Rover service to original pine panelling and magniﬁcent of 2 miles. transport passengers if required. ornate ceiling. With its pretty riverside setting, the Royal makes a wonderful base Day 3 Clovelly Day 4 Depart hotel. Comfort stop en-route from which to explore all the delights of Once a busy ﬁshing port. Today it is a world home. North Devon. Experience the legendary service and mouth-watering cuisine giving RHS Garden Rosemoor you all the ingredients for a break that is truly memorable.

Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, tea/coffee making facilities, hairdryer, telephone, iron and ironing board and free Wi-Fi. Facilities: Restaurant and bar. Mobility Information: The hotel has a lift.

Supplements (subject to availability) Single room supplement from £84.00. © RHS – Guy Harrop

To book please call 0116 278 6374 or visit www.woodscoaches.com 15 Arley Hall & Gardens

Cheshire Historic Houses, 5 Days | £469 Waterways & Gardens Price includes: Monday 07 – Friday 11 June 2021 F Return coach travel F 4 nights dinner, bed and breakfast F Welcome glass of Buck’s Fizz before From stunning stately homes and beautiful gardens to miles of canals and waterways, dinner Cheshire is just begging to be explored. F Full cooked breakfast F 3 course dinner menu with at least 3 choices per course Day 1 We depart this morning and make our wine cellar. Enjoy a stroll in the lavish F Tea/coffee after dinner way to the hotel were a welcome glass of gardens with manicured lawns, arboretum, F Entrance to Arley Hall & Gardens GARDENS Buck’s Fizz is served before dinner. and Japanese garden before we make F Anderton Boat Lift and river trip our way to Dunham Massey, a courtly F Entrance to Tatton Park Day 2 Arley Hall and Anderton Boat Lift. Elizabethan mansion with French style F Entrance to Dunham Massey House & We spend this morning exploring beautiful formal gardens. An exploration of the house Gardens Arley Hall and its gorgeous ornate gardens. brings its rich history to life and the gardens F Entrance to Port Sunlight Heritage This historic family home has been the offer a tranquil haven complete with freely Centre backdrop for many TV programmes roaming fallow deer. F All coach tours including Coronation Street and recent F Hotel porter service huge hit Peaky Blinders, and the Hall Day 4 Port Sunlight Heritage Centre. hosts an exhibition featuring images This morning, we visit Port Sunlight, the and anecdotes from the programmes. village that William Hesketh Lever built for Hallmark Hotel Chester The Queen, After lunch, we visit the mighty Anderton his Sunlight Soap factory workers in 1888. Chester HHHH Boat Lift, a masterpiece of Victorian Museum displays explore how the village The Hallmark Hotel Chester The Queen engineering. We enjoy a 30-minute developed, from the working conditions is centrally located, just a short walk from voyage in a glass covered boat to to the charming architecture and lively the centre of Chester and is one of the experience how the lift works – by raising social scene. The museum is packed with oldest hotels in the UK, having originally us 50ft into the air! Afterwards we have a nostalgia, from vintage soap packaging to been built to serve the train station in relaxing 45-minute cruise along the river. the story Ringo Starr’s first performance 1860. The hotel’s elegant style includes with the Beatles, which took place in Port quirky touches, which provide an Day 3 Tatton Park and Dunham Massey. Sunlight in 1962. Through film shows, interesting twist to its traditional origins. Today we visit Tatton Park, beautifully set interactives, models and an array of All 218 stylish bedrooms are comfortably amidst landscaped parkland. The Mansion intriguing artefacts you can discover furnished, the restaurant is cosy and the houses one of the National Trust’s finest the tale of this inspirational village. bar and lounge areas are traditional in libraries plus richly furnished rooms and style with sofas and chairs. There is also you can gain a fascinating glimpse of life Day 5 We depart the hotel and make our a courtyard terrace with water features. ‘below stairs’ in the servant’s quarters and way home. Bedrooms: En-suite (shower over bath), TV, tea/coffee making facilities, telephone and hairdryer. Facilities: Bar and lounge. Mobility Information: Lift serves all 3 floors in the Queens area and 7 floors in the Kings area of the hotel. 12 steps at entrance. Limited ground floor bedrooms.

Supplements (subject to availability) Single room supplement from £116.00. Anderton Boat Lift © Canal & River Trust

16 To book please call 0116 278 6374 or visit www.woodscoaches.com Includes 2 admissions © Visit Cornwall – Matt Jessop

Eden Project

Looe, Eden Project and 5 Days | £499 The Lost Gardens of Heligan Price includes: Sunday 04 – Thursday 08 July 2021 F Return coach travel F 4 nights accommodation F Served traditional English breakfast Divided into East and West by its harbour and sheltered river, the seaside town of Looe, with self-service buffet starter GARDENS is a picturesque Cornish fishing port. East Looe has a charming maze of narrow streets and F Served 3 course dinner (3 choices) courtyards, antique shops, traditional pubs and a vibrant quayside fish market. West Looe is plus after dinner tea/coffee (first night quieter, with shops and restaurants, and leads to Hannafore with its fine views of Looe Island. is a carvery meal) Combine this Cornish seaside charm with the tropical warmth and colour of two famous F 2 nights entertainment gardens. Witness stunning plants from across the world and the largest indoor rainforest F Admission to Heligan all within the magnificent Eden Project – often known as the ‘Eighth Wonder of the World’. F Admission to Eden Project The equally impressive Lost Gardens of Heligan extend over 300 acres and are among F All coach tours the finest in the country. F Hotel porter service

Day 1 We begin our journey, making a buildings which lead to the town’s main Hannafore Point Hotel, comfort stop en-route. Hotel check-in. sandy beach. Unwind and watch the world West Looe HHH Dinner is included for the next 4 nights. go by at Banjo Pier or a tranquil spot in This town-house style hotel has West Looe. panoramic coastal views from St George’s Days 2 – 4 Tours include: Island and on past Rame Head. The town Eden Project. Step into the tropical heat Day 5 Depart after breakfast, making is a 15 minute walk from the hotel. of the Rainforest biome and you can comfort stops en-route. experience everything from a dramatic Bedrooms: En-suite (shower over bath) waterfall to a dazzling Orchid display. with TV, tea/coffee making facilities, The Mediterranean biome is a wonderful telephone, trouser press and hairdryer. recreation of warm climates, full of Facilities: Bar and lounge. Heated spectacular scents and colours. There are swimming pool, hydro pool, hydro also outdoor gardens, where you can walk showers, hot beds, gym, sauna and the meandering pathways and pass over steam room. Night porter. 3,000 plant varieties. Mobility Information: Lift does not serve The Lost Gardens of Heligan. The sprawling all floors. 3 floors. 20 steps up to front gardens were lost for decades since the reception. Steps up and down from lift outbreak of World War I, until a chance level. 10 steps from lift level down to bar. discovery in 1990. A ground-breaking No ground floor bedrooms. No walk-in restoration followed and today you can showers. The hotel is not well suited to admire the unique beauty of the historic accommodate guests who are physically estate – a lost world of a traditional and rare challenged or wheelchair bound. breed farm, ancient woodlands, romantic plantings and the finest Victorian Productive Supplements (subject to availability) Gardens in the country. No single room supplement. Day at leisure in Looe, a picturesque Sea view supplement from £6.00 per working fishing port. East Looe’s individual person per night. shops fill the narrow streets and old Lost Gardens of Heligan © Visit Cornwall – Matt Jessop

To book please call 0116 278 6374 or visit www.woodscoaches.com 17 © www.geograph.org.uk – Michael Garlick © www.geograph.org.uk

RHS Wisley

GARDENS RHS Wisley, Henley-on-Thames 4 Days | £276 & Royal Windsor Price includes: Monday 09 – Thursday 12 August 2021 F Return coach travel F 3 nights accommodation F Full cooked breakfast Discover the glorious gardens of RHS Wisley. The flagship garden of the RHS and see what F 3 course dinner menu with 3 choices makes this one of the greatest in the world. It captures the imagination of visitors showcasing per course the largest plant collection seen anywhere in the world. A range of fabulous gardens that can F Tea/coffee after dinner be seen in their summer glory and the stunning glasshouse is home to a cultural paradise. F Free use of leisure facilities The Surrey countryside is also home to Polesden Lacey a stunning Edwardian retreat, and F Entrance to RHS Wisley Gardens you can enjoy time in two pretty riverside towns of this great British break. F Entrance to Polesden Lacey F All coach tours F Hotel porter service Day 1 Henley-on-Thames Day 4 Windsor Travel south, making a comfort stop en-route Depart after breakfast to begin the journey at Henley-on-Thames and idyllic riverside home, making a comfort stop en-route at Coppid Beech Hotel, Bracknell HHHH town. Buildings of architectural interest, Windsor. Its compact size makes it easy to This unique alpine-styled hotel offers the quaint pubs and independent shops line the explore with a handful of shopping streets visitor a pleasant and comfortable stay River. and wind through the cobbled streets. filled with traditional shops. along with impeccable service. Facilities Hotel check in. Dinner is included for the include a health and fitness club with next three nights. swimming pool, three distinctive bars as well as being perfectly located as a base Day 2 RHS Wisley for many of the local attractions such as RHS Wisley is one of the UK’s most visited Windsor and Henley-on-Thames. gardens, with plenty to see and do around the 240 acres. This time of year the mixed Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, tea/coffee borders are an iconic element of the garden making facilities, hairdryer, telephone and you can see the swathes of over 4000 and iron with ironing board. roses in bloom. Facilities: Bar and lounge and night porter. Day 3 Polesden Lacey Mobility Information: Lift serves all A luxury estate an example of Edwardian 5 floors, 9 steps at entrance. Limited splendour. It affords glorious views across ground floor bedrooms. the rolling Surrey Hills and houses 15 showrooms including the gold Saloon with Supplements (subject to availability) sparkling Fabergé objects. Single room supplement from £52.00. Windsor ©VisitBritain – Ben Selway

18 To book please call 0116 278 6374 or visit www.woodscoaches.com Specially Selected HOTEL © Flickr – Dave43251 mages

Ribblehead Viaduct

Settle to Carlisle Railway Weekend 2 Days | £159 Saturday 08 – Sunday 09 May 2021 Saturday 09 – Sunday 10 October 2021 Price includes: F Return coach travel

F 1 night accommodation RAILWAYS A dramatic and inspiring journey through some of England’s ﬁnest scenery on this great feat F Served traditional English breakfast of Victorian engineering. Offering wonderful panoramic views, one of the most amazing with self-service buffet starter constructions is sure to impress – the Ribblehead Viaduct. F Served 3 course dinner (3 choices), plus after dinner tea/coffee F Diesel train journey Day 1 Travel to the market town of Settle, Day 2 Depart after breakfast. Travel to the F Hotel porter service with free time for lunch. Catch the 1417 hrs Lake District via Ullswater and the awesome (time to be conﬁrmed) train to Carlisle. Kirkstone Pass, which climbs to 1500 feet. (Please note; this is not a steam train). Free time for a lunch stop at Bowness-on- Crown Hotel, The rail line is on a constant gradient all the Windermere. Wetheral HHHH way from Settle junction to Ais Gill Summit. This 17th century coaching inn is located Arrive at Carlisle Station 1601 hrs. Our driver in the picturesque village of Wetheral, on will meet, collect and transfer you to the the banks of the River Eden and 5 miles hotel. Dinner is included. from Carlisle.

Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, tea/coffee making facilities, telephone, hairdryer, radio alarm clock and iron and ironing board. Facilities: Bar, lounge, swimming pool, whirlpool, gym, steam room, solarium and squash courts (additional charges). Mobility Information: No lift. 3 ﬂoors. Numerous steps throughout hotel. Limited number of ground ﬂoor bedrooms.

Supplements (subject to availability) Single room supplement from £10.00. Kirkstone Pass

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Epping Ongar Railway

Heritage Railways of Essex & Kent 5 Days | £399 Monday 05 – Friday 09 July 2021 Price includes: F Return coach travel This tour has been devised to discover the scenery and history of Essex and Kent on some of F 4 nights dinner, bed and breakfast the region’s unique railways. Holiday highlights include the Epping Ongar Railway, a hidden F Welcome tea/coffee on arrival gem of a heritage railway with the longest line in Essex. Be whisked back in time as you F Full cooked breakfast experience the romance of travel from days gone by amid uninterrupted views. Sittingbourne F 3 course dinner menu with at least and Kemsley Light Railway will take you on a fascinating piece of local industrial history, 3 choices per course travelling leisurely across a mile-long viaduct and marshes. F Tea/coffee after dinner F Free use of leisure facilities F Journey on the Audley End Miniature Day 1 Audley End Miniature Railway. on the diesel DMU train through a part of Railway After joining the coach we visit Audley End Epping Forest. F Journey on the Epping Ongar Railway

RAILWAYS Miniature Railway for a 1.5 mile train ride (Subject to the timetable, train journeys F Journey on the Romney, Hythe & through the Essex country side. We than could be operated by steam or DMU). Dymchurch Railway make our way to the hotel for a welcome F All coach tours tea/coffee before dinner is served. Day 3 Canterbury and Pluckley. We spend F Hotel porter service free time this morning in the city of Day 2 Epping Ongar Railway. Enjoy a rail Canterbury, dominated by its stunning journey on board the Epping Ongar cathedral, the oldest in England. Explore the Bridgewood Manor Hotel, Railway. A thriving heritage railway, this was cathedral, museums and quaint, cobbled Chatham HHHH part of a 10km stretch at the end of the Great streets full of restaurants and tearooms. Located near Chatham, this hotel is Eastern, latterly LNER and London Central We take a scenic route back to the hotel designed around a beautiful inner Line. You can step back in time at the old- this afternoon with a stop off in Pluckley. courtyard providing a tranquil area to sit fashioned stations and learn the signiﬁcance Its reputation as one of the most hunted in the summer months and offers a bar, of the line to the local industry. As you board villages in England is hard to believe as you restaurant, swimming pool, sauna, steam a steam locomotive from North Weald to walk around the pretty cottages and village room and gym. All en-suite bedrooms are Ongar, a tour guide will give you a brief square. The nostalgic feel of this beautiful equipped with TV, telephone, hairdryer history of the railway – then sit back, relax village made it the ‘Perﬁck’ setting for the and tea/coffee making facilities. and enjoy the views at a leisurely speed. 90’s TV Series ‘The Darling Buds of May’. A charming 4-star hotel in Chatham, After your return to North Weald you can Bridgewood Manor is the perfect then take Heritage Bus 339 to Epping Day 4 Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch destination for visitors who wish to Underground Station, travelling through part Railway and Rye. This morning we hop explore the scenic surroundings. of Epping Forest, before returning to North aboard the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Weald where you can take a return journey Railway for a journey – the locomotive Bedrooms: En-suite rooms, tea/coffee powers us from coastal market town, Hythe, making facilities, Ironing facilities, to Dungeness, a national nature reserve hairdryer, TV and telephone. known for its huge shingle beach. We then Facilities: Wi-Fi, spa, gym, sauna, have time for lunch and a look round in the swimming pool, restaurant and bar. charming medieval town, Rye. Mobility Information: Lift.

Day 5 After breakfast we begin our journey Supplements (subject to availability) home. Single room supplement from £113.00. Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway © Flickr – John K Thorne

20 To book please call 0116 278 6374 or visit www.woodscoaches.com Includes 4 railways & 1 paddle boat journey

Bure Valley Railway

Heritage Railways of Norfolk 4 Days | £399 Wednesday 14 – Saturday 17 July 2021 Price includes: F Return coach travel Discover the unique heritage railways of Norfolk – for those who yearn for a slower pace, F 3 nights accommodation these journeys provide a rush of nostalgia from a lost era of steam travel. The engines will F Traditional English self-service buffet gently take you through rural countryside, in addition to visits to the famous Norfolk Broads, breakfast charming towns and villages, and favourite coastal resorts. F Served 3 course dinner (3 choices) plus after dinner tea/coffee F Train journey on Bure Valley Railway Day 1 Depart in the morning making a stop abounds with wildlife, with commentary F Southern Comfort Mississippi Paddle en-route at the historic city of Norwich for along the way on points of interest. Boat trip free time at leisure. Hotel check-in. Dinner is F Train journey on Bittern Line

included for the next 3 nights. Day 3 Free morning in Cromer. Travel to F Train journey on Poppy Line RAILWAYS the Georgian town of Holt and take the F Train journey on North Norfolk Railway Day 2 Join the Bure Valley Railway from North Norfolk Railway (The Poppy Line) to F All coach tours Aylsham to Wroxham. Norfolk’s longest Sheringham. A lovingly cared for railway, F Hotel porter service narrow-gauge railway will delight with scenic recreating the atmosphere of a bygone views of quintessential Norfolk countryside, way of life. From Sheringham, travel on the steaming past Broads villages and Bittern Line to Norwich Station, described Dunston Hall Hotel HHHH meadows. Some free time will be allowed as one of the 50 most scenic journeys in Dunston Hall is an Elizabethan style at Wroxham, known as the ‘capital of the the world. mansion built in 1859 and set in 150 Norfolk Broads’. Travel to Horning, acres of Norfolk wooded parkland. a charming village, to board the Southern Day 4 Take a journey on the Mid Norfolk Explore the stunning grounds, dine in Comfort Mississippi Paddle Boat. Purpose Railway, East Anglia’s longest heritage style and rest in comfort. Located 2 miles built for the Broads, the luxury double-deck railway operated by volunteers. Travel from the village of Stoke Holy Cross, river cruiser provides a memorable river from Wymondham to Dereham, trundling 3 miles from Norwich. experience – you’ll see charming old through central Norfolk’s rural countryside thatched houses, windmills and Norfolk reed before departing for home. Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, tea/coffee beds. The River Bure and Ranworth Broad making facilities, telephone, hairdryer, iron and ironing board. Facilities: Bar and lounge. Night porter. Gym, swimming pool, sauna, whirlpool, steam room and treatment rooms (additional charges). Mobility Information: Lift serves all floors. 5 floors in main hall, 4 floors in new block. Limited ground floor bedrooms.

Supplements (subject to availability) Single room supplement from £75.00. Please note: Steam trains cannot be guaranteed. North Norfolk Railway © Flickr – Judith

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Lynmouth Cliff Railway

Great Devon and Somerset Railway 4 Days | £349 Journeys Price includes: Friday 03 – Monday 06 September 2021 F Return coach travel F 3 nights dinner, bed and breakfast F Devon cream tea on arrival Discover the charms of Devon and Somerset Countryside and relive a bygone way of travel F Full cooked breakfast with these leisurely railway journeys traversing through for a patchwork of gentle hills and F 3 course dinner menu with at 3 choices verdant moorland and providing spectacular distant views of the coastline that broaden as far per course as the eye can see. Unwind back to a slower pace of life on the West Somerset Railway, F Tea/coffee after dinner England’s longest heritage railway line, as well as the charming Lynton and Barnstaple F Journey on the West Somerset Railway Railway and Devon’s famous Lynmouth Cliff Railway. F Journey on the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway F Journey on the Lynton & Lynmouth Day 1 Depart in the morning making a Lynton and Barnstaple Railway. In its heyday Cliff Railway comfort stop en-route. Hotel check in. it was one of the world’s most famous and F All coach tours Dinner is included for the next 3 nights. picturesque narrow-gauge railways, dating RAILWAYS F Hotel porter service back to 1898. The one-mile of original line, Day 2 West Somerset Railway and Minehead lasting around 25 minutes on board a Travel from Bishops Lydeard to Minehead on restored heritage carriage, is part of their Best Western Tiverton Hotel, the West Somerset Railway. Relive continuing project to restore the railway Tiverton HH yesteryear on England’s longest heritage through the rugged North Devon Moreland. The modern Best Western Tiverton Hotel line. Running for 20 miles, it intertwines From here we travel to the Lynton and is set within its own grounds and is around farms, the gentle Quantock Hills Lynmouth Cliff Railway, which takes you to located in a pleasant area just outside the distant Exmoor and the Bristol Channel. Lynmouth’s Victorian sister resort of Lynton. centre of the market town of Tiverton. Free time will be included at the traditional It shares a unique insight into Victorian resort of Minehead, where its generous engineering as the world’s highest and the Bedrooms: Wi-Fi, television, tea/coffee in sandy beaches have appealed to steepest fully watered power powered room. Due to limited numbers, the hotel generations of holidaymakers. railway. Marvel at the coastal views as you will not guarantee walk-in showers. ascend 500 feet. Facilities: Bar, restaurant, golf course Day 3 Lynton & Barnstaple Railway and (charges may apply). Lynton & Lynmouth Cliff Railway Day 4 Depart hotel. Comfort stop en-route Mobility Information: No lift. Travel to Woody Bay for a round trip on the home. Supplements (subject to availability) No single room supplement. Single rooms with higher supplement from £75.00.

Lynton & Barnstaple Railway West Somerset Railway © Flickr – James Johnstone © Flickr – carolyngifford

22 To book please call 0116 278 6374 or visit www.woodscoaches.com Sidmouth

Stunning Splendour of Sidmouth 5 Days | from £469 Saturday 17 – Wednesday 21 April 2021 | £469 Price includes: Friday 09 – Tuesday 13 July 2021 | £499 F Return coach travel F 4 nights accommodation Sidmouth is a seaside haven! Enjoy this classic resort and be captivated by glorious views of F Served traditional English breakfast red sandstone cliffs that contrast with pastures of the Sid Valley and the shimmering blue sea. F Served 4 course dinner (3 choices) Take in the gorgeous parks, superb Connaught Gardens (free entry) and pleasant leisurely plus after dinner tea/coffee walks on the promenade, which run alongside the pebble beach. The Regency inﬂuence can F Possible entertainment be seen in the style of buildings along the Esplanade and around the town. There’s plenty of F All coach tours attractive shops for browsing around, and lots of cafés, bars and pubs. F Hotel porter service

Day 1 Travel to Sidmouth making a comfort Pier and elegant buildings are the perfect Royal York & Faulkner Hotel, stop en-route. Hotel check-in. Dinner is ingredients of a quintessential seaside town. Sidmouth HHH included for the next 4 nights. Dawlish, one of Devon’s ﬁnest seaside This charming, family run hotel occupies

towns. The Regency resort enjoys golden an unrivalled position at the centre of the COASTAL Days 2 – 4 Tours include: sands and a large green, ‘The Lawn’, Esplanade and adjacent to the Day at leisure in Sidmouth, maybe visit the is home to the Dawlish black swans. picturesque town centre. It has been Donkey Sanctuary, giving lifelong care to Exmouth, an unspoilt and cheery seaside tastefully refurbished to offer all amenities over 6000 donkeys and mules around the town, popular since the Regency period. and excellent facilities, coupled with good UK and Europe. This working farm near This classic resort promises a generous food and friendly, courteous service. Sidmouth is home to hundreds of donkeys, sandy beach, a level esplanade and mules and hinnies who have been rescued beautiful parks and gardens. Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, tea/coffee from mistreatment or relinquished into the making facilities, telephone, hairdryer charity’s care. (Free entry). Teignmouth’s two Day 5 Breakfast. Departure, making comfort and radio. Some vanity units are in the beautiful sandy beaches, a classic Victorian stops en-route. bedrooms. Facilities: Bar, lounge, reading room, writing room, sauna, steam cabin, hydrotherapy pool and snooker room (additional charges). Mobility Information: 2 lifts serve all 4 ﬂoors. Numerous steps throughout the hotel. Limited ground ﬂoor bedrooms. Not suitable for customers requiring the use of a wheelchair within the hotel.

Supplements (subject to availability) No single room supplement. Dawlish © Flickr – Jeremy Segrott

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The Cornish Charm of Looe & Polperro 5 Days | from £399 Sunday 16 – Thursday 20 May 2021 | £429 Price includes: Monday 04 – Friday 08 October 2021 | £399 F Return coach travel F 4 nights accommodation Divided into East and West by its harbour and sheltered river, the seaside town of Looe, F Served traditional English breakfast is a picturesque Cornish fishing port. East Looe has a charming maze of narrow streets and with self-service buffet starter courtyards, antique shops, traditional pubs and a vibrant quayside fish market. West Looe is F Served 3 course dinner (3 choices) quieter, also with shops, restaurants and hotels and leads to Hannafore with its fine views of plus after dinner tea/coffee (carvery Looe Island. dinner first night) F 2 nights entertainment F All coach tours Day 1 Travel to Looe, making a comfort stop Plymouth, known for its colourful maritime F Hotel porter service en-route. Hotel check-in. Dinner is included history with many museums and art galleries for the next 4 nights. to explore. Steeped in history, The Barbican is a maze of vibrant streets in a waterfront Hannafore Point Hotel, West Looe HHH Days 2 – 4 Tours include: setting, brimming with characterful shops, This town-house style hotel has Half day morning tour to Polperro, a picture- restaurants, and historic sites such as the panoramic coastal views from St George’s

COASTAL postcard village framed by its harbour. Mayflower Steps. Island and on past Rame Head. The town Fisherman’s cottages are tucked away in Padstow, traditionally a fishing port that is a 15 minute walk from the hotel. tiny, traffic-free streets and there are a retains a distinctive, quaint Cornish number of local shops. Followed by free character, with a plethora of pastel Bedrooms: En-suite (shower over bath) time in Looe, a picturesque working fishing coloured stone cottages. with TV, tea/coffee making facilities, port. East Looe’s individual shops fill the telephone, trouser press and hairdryer. narrow streets and old buildings which lead Day 5 Depart after breakfast, making Facilities: Bar and lounge. Heated to the town’s main sandy beach. Unwind comfort stops en-route. swimming pool, hydro pool, hydro and watch the world go by at Banjo Pier or showers, hot beds, gym, sauna and a tranquil spot in West Looe. steam room. Night porter. Mobility Information: Lift does not serve all floors. 3 floors. 20 steps up to front reception. Steps up and down from lift level. 10 steps from lift level down to bar. No ground floor bedrooms. No walk-in showers. The hotel is not well suited to accommodate guests who are physically challenged or wheelchair bound.

Supplements (subject to availability) No single room supplement. Sea view supplement from £6.00 per person per night. Padstow © Graham Hobster – Pixabay

24 To book please call 0116 278 6374 or visit www.woodscoaches.com © Bicton Park Botanical Gardens © Bicton Park

Bicton Park Botanical Gardens

Cream of Devon & Exmouth 5 Days | £399 Monday 07 – Friday 11 June 2021 Price Includes F 4 nights dinner, bed and breakfast From a Deer Park Safari to a River Cruise and Woodland Railway journey, this Devon F Welcome tea/coffee on arrival adventure takes us to some of the most beautiful sights the county has to offer. Enjoy historic F 3 course dinner with 3 choices per Powderham Castle, sunny Sidmouth and even a traditional Devon cream tea at beautiful course Bicton Botanical Gardens. F Tea/coffee after dinner served in the bar F Guided tour of Powderham Castle Day 1 We arrive at our hotel in time for Please Note: Depending on tide timings, F Deer Park Safari – available subject to dinner. we may do the cruise in the afternoon and the weather and ground conditions visit Exeter in the morning. F River Exe Cruise Day 2 Powderham Castle F Entrance to Bicton Park Botanical After breakfast we make our way to Day 4 Sidmouth and Bicton Botanical Gardens with guided visit and Powderham Castle. Enjoy the 600 years of Gardens cream tea history with a fascinating guided tour of this We start the day with a visit to the pretty town F Hotel porter service fortified country house, located on the banks of Sidmouth. Take a stroll along the seafront, of the River Exe. After lunch, we embark on before finding a spot for a leisurely lunch. an exciting 35-minute deer park tractor and We then travel to Devon’s most magnificent Hotel De La Mer, Torquay HHH trailer safari within the estate. The remainder historic gardens, Grade 1 listed Bicton Park A warm family welcome awaits you at the of the afternoon is free to enjoy the castle Botanical Gardens. Spanning nearly 300 Hotel De La Mer, with customer grounds further. years of horticultural history, these colourful satisfaction assured. Hotel De La Mer has gardens are set perfectly in Devon’s been owned and run by the Tillen family Day 3 River Exe Cruise and Exeter picturesque Otter Valley. As well as housing since 1976. Set in beautiful Babbacombe COASTAL This morning we travel to Exmouth for a many rare plants, the parkland also features Bay the beach and cliffs are right on our circular cruise on the River Exe. Sailing on historic glasshouses, a countryside museum, doorstep and situated on the South West calm and sheltered waters, our skipper will mini golf, restaurant and shop. We also enjoy a Coast Path. provide us with live commentary on the 25-minute journey on the woodland railway, history of the area. Next, we make our way which takes us through the parkland. We finish Bedrooms: Wi-Fi, TV, hairdryer, tea/coffee to beautiful Exeter – a city rich in history. our visit with a typical Devon afternoon cream in room. With a magnificent cathedral, imposing tea, what a great way to round off our holiday! Facilities: Restaurant. Roman wall and beautiful quayside with Mobility Information: Ground floor rooms. shopping opportunities, there is plenty to Day 5 After breakfast, we make our way see and do. home. Supplements (subject to availability) No single room supplement on the first 5 rooms. Single room supplement from £94.00.

Deer Park Safari Powderham Castle Sidmouth

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Paignton

South Devon Gems, Paignton 5 Days | £439 Monday 27 September – Friday 01 October 2021 Price includes: F Return coach travel From its days as a small ﬁshing village, Paignton has since grown to become one of the F 4 nights accommodation gems of the South, boasting plenty of attractions to keep you occupied. And it’s not just the F Traditional English breakfast with mild climate which draws thousands to the seaside resort year after year – there’s a fantastic self-service buffet starter seafront which comprises of a promenade, Paignton Pier, and lots of great shops, plus F 3 course semi silver service dinner delightful gardens and a harbour scene where pretty coloured yachts are dotted across (3 choices) plus after dinner tea/coffee the landscape. F Nightly entertainment F All coach tours F Hotel porter service Day 1 Travel to Devon making a comfort Brixham Where the classic harbour stop en-route. Hotel check-in. Dinner is provides a backdrop to the brightly painted included for the next 4 nights. cottages, a nod to its maritime roots. Today, Palace Hotel, Paignton HHH a stroll around the charming town reveals The Palace Hotel has retained the Days 2 – 4 Tours Include: independent shops aplenty and the Artists elegant splendour of its original classical Sidmouth, Brixham, Dartmouth and Corner on the Strand is brimming with décor and façade. Situated in a prime Paignton culture. seafront location, in two acres of grounds,

COASTAL Sidmouth A Regency town with long, wide, Dartmouth Fishing port rich in buildings of approximately 100 metres from Paignton level promenade and plentiful seating to architectural and historical interest, including Sands and the town centre. Originally entice you to relax, take in the sea air and the 17th century Butterwalk, a timber-framed owned by Issac Singer, inventor of the watch the world go by. At the western end, arcade. Singer Sewing Machine. high above the bay on red sandstone cliffs, Half day at leisure in Paignton. the Connaught Gardens (admission free) Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, telephone, display a magnificent variety of trees, shrubs Day 5 Depart after breakfast, making hair dryer, trouser press and hot drinks and beds. Be enticed by stylish eating comfort stops en-route. facilities. places, along with some of the best shops Facilities: Bar and lounge. Gym, sauna, in East Devon, selling desirable items. steam room and indoor swimming pool. Beauty room with treatments (additional charges). Mobility Information: Lift to both floors. Various steps throughout the hotel. 2 ground floor bedrooms (6 steps to these bedrooms).

Supplements (subject to availability) No single room supplement. Club room supplement from £8.00 per person per night. Executive room supplement from £15.00 per person per night. Brixham

26 To book please call 0116 278 6374 or visit www.woodscoaches.com © Flickr_Torquay Palms © Flickr_Torquay

Torquay

The English Riviera 4 Days | £349 and Devonshire Delights Price includes: Friday 11 – Monday 14 June 2021 F Return coach travel F 3 nights accommodation F Served traditional English breakfast Banish the Winter blues of March with a coastal break to South Devon and a special stay at the with self-service buffet starter Belgrave Sands Hotel and Spa – Torquay’s highest rated 4-star hotel. A timeless and thriving F Served 5 course dinner (3 choices for scene in the English Riviera, Torquay’s continental atmosphere has established itself as a starter, main, dessert) plus after dinner sought-after holiday destination since the Victorian era. The home of a sparkling marina, tea/coffee respected waterside restaurants, a palm tree-lined promenade and an unspoilt coastline, F Nightly entertainment modern elegance harmoniously mixes with Victorian façades which gaze out to sea. F All coach tours Combine fresh sea air with the surrounding beautiful countryside, a memorable holiday awaits. F Hotel porter service

Day 1 Travel to Torquay, making a comfort See glassmaking techniques in the glass Belgrave Sands Hotel & Spa, stop en-route. Hotel check-in. Dinner is workshop, mesmerising marble runs, visit Torquay HHH included for the next 4 nights. the pottery museum or shop an eclectic mix Following a recent £3 million renovation, of premium gifts. this beautiful hotel, situated a stone's Day 2 Dartmouth and The House of throw from Torquay’s seafront offers a Marbles. A gentle tour through the Dart Day 3 Torquay

combination of elegant and comfortable COASTAL Valley to Dartmouth with its riverside Day at leisure in Torquay. accommodation, a fabulous casual ﬁne delights, individual shops and home to the dining experience, nightly entertainment Royal Britannia Naval College. The House of Day 4 Depart after breakfast, making a and an overall place to unwind. Flat Marbles (free entry) is no ordinary collection comfort stop en-route. location, ½ mile from the harbour and of marbles and traditional toys and games. Torquay town.

Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, telephone, hair dryer, hot drinks facilities, iron and ironing board, mini fridge, safe, fruit bowl, fresh milk, water. Bath robes and slippers. Facilities: Bar and lounge. Night porter. Gym, sauna, steam room and indoor swimming pool. Nightly entertainment. Free Wi-Fi. Mobility Information: Lift to both ﬂoors. 3 steps at entrance. Disabled entrance. 4 ground ﬂoor bedrooms.

Supplements (subject to availability) No single room supplement. Room upgrades available at extra cost. Sea views are distant/partial. Dartmouth

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Bournemouth

Bournemouth and the Isle of Wight 5 Days | £439 Monday 21 – Friday 25 June 2021 Price includes: F Return coach travel For a taste of the Great British seaside, Bournemouth will not disappoint. A vibrant, F Return ferry fares cosmopolitan resort, renowned for its 7 miles of glorious golden sands, sparkling surf and F 4 nights accommodation traditional beach huts. Award-winning gardens and Victorian buildings add to the mix. F Hot and cold self-service buffet The incomparable New Forest is an idyllic area to immerse yourself in the gentle hills, breakfast heathland and river valley, with 220 square miles to appreciate. Designated by William the F Served 3 course dinner (3 choices) Conqueror 900 years ago as a royal hunting forest, the National Park remains a protected plus after dinner tea/coffee area to preserve the rich history and roaming wildlife. As part of this coastal break, we F All coach tours include a day trip to the Isle of Wight. F Hotel porter service

Day 1 Travel southwards making a comfort 1764. The trail leads on to the yacht-filled Hallmark Hotel Bournemouth Carlton stop en-route. Hotel check-in. Dinner is quay and nearby, the world’s only tricycle HHHH included for the next 4 nights. museum. Day at leisure in Bournemouth – Great location with dramatic seafront visit the colourful esplanade, where views, situated close to the heart of Days 2 – 4 Tours include: delightful beach huts edge the soft sands, the town, within walking distance to The New Forest, an everchanging and the two piers stretch out from this popular attractions. The town centre landscape where the famous ponies roam beautiful coastline. Alternatively, there’s the is a 15 minutes walk. freely among ferns and lush, golden gorse. award-winning Victorian Gardens, world- Spy a monument to William Rufus, a fallen class attractions, and the Victorian charm Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, tea/coffee King, killed by an arrow – accident or deed? of the town centre to entice shoppers. making facilities, hairdryer, telephone, Lyndhurst – heart of the New Forest, busy Isle of Wight – island tour. A tour which iron and ironing board. with individual shops, antiques and tea completes the break by showing you the Facilities: Lounge and bar. Night porter. COASTAL rooms. The churchyard is the resting place charms of the island, promising to delight Sauna, Jacuzzi, indoor swimming pool of Mrs Hargreaves (Alice Liddle), Lewis at every turn. With the island comprising of and spa pool. Carrols’ ‘Alice in Wonderland’. Christchurch, over 60 miles of coastline, you will see a Mobility Information: Lift does not serve takes its name from the 11th century Priory combination of glistening sandy and shingle the mid floor bedrooms. 3 floors. 6 steps Church, the longest in England. The town beaches, quaint villages and coastal towns. at hotel entrance. boasts an array of pleasant shops, a heritage Limited ground floor bedrooms. trail takes in the Red House Museum, which Day 5 Depart after breakfast, making a chronicles the towns history from its earliest comfort stop en-route. Supplements (subject to availability) settlement, including a workhouse, built Single room supplement from £72.00. Sea view supplement from £20.00 per room per night. Sea view balcony supplement from £40.00 per room per night.

Needles, Isle of Wight Christchurch © Flickr – Peter

28 To book please call 0116 278 6374 or visit www.woodscoaches.com St Marys

Isles of Scilly and the Cornish Coast 6 Days | £599 Saturday 24 – Thursday 29 July 2021 Price includes: F Return coach travel Wherever you are in Cornwall, you’re never far away from crystal blue waters and golden sands. F 5 nights accommodation Enjoying a desirable sub-tropical climate and one of the sunniest areas in the UK, St Agnes is a F Served traditional English breakfast little coastal paradise. Lying on the North coast of Cornwall, this is a magnet for those who want with self-service buffet starter to enjoy the great outdoors and unspoilt spots of our coastline, with the town brimming with F Served 3 course dinner (3 choices) stunning beaches and sand dunes, pretty stone-built cottages, art and craft shops, and world- plus after dinner coffee class pubs. Submerge yourself in Island life with a day visit to St Marys, Isles of Scilly and F Day return ferry to St Mary’s discover fascinating walks, spectacular views, stunning seascapes and rocky headlands. F All coach tours F Hotel porter service

Day 1 Travel to St. Agnes, making a comfort retains a distinctive, quaint Cornish stop en-route. Hotel check-in. Dinner is character, with a plethora of pastel coloured Rosemundy House Hotel, included for the next 5 nights. stone cottages. St Agnes HHH St Ives, a famous jewel in Cornwall which Situated in secluded and sheltered Days 2 – 5 Tours include: wouldn’t look out of place on the tropical gardens, a 10-minute walk uphill to the Day tour to The Isles of Scilly. Take the coastline of the Mediterranean. The seaside shops and 1½ miles to the nearest beach. Scillonian III, a passenger ferry service from town lies in an unrivalled setting, sheltered Penzance to St Marys. Facilities include by pure blue sea and white sands. See the Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, tea/coffee reclining seats, a café bar, platform lift and working harbour, have a look around the making facilities, hairdryer, telephone open air deck seating. Journey time 2 hours galleries which stand testament to its arty and radio. COASTAL 40 minutes. The varied landscape of St community, and browse around the Facilities: Bar and lounge. Mary’s offers a wealth of things to do. boutiques. Mobility Information: No lift. 2 floors. Explore beaches with their turquoise waters, Mevagissey, the largest fishing village in Limited ground floor bedrooms. white sand and clear rock pools. Take a St Austell Bay. Tiny streets twist and turn Numerous steps throughout. guided walking tour and explore the island’s past ancient dwellings of cob and slate. wildlife, coastal habitats and archaeology or Supplements (subject to availability) see the sights on an Island coach tour. Day 5 Depart after breakfast, making No single room supplement. Approximately 3½ hours free time. comfort stops en-route. Superior bedroom from £12.50 per Padstow, traditionally a fishing port which person per night. Deluxe bedroom from £17.50 per person per night.

Mevagissey St Ives © Flickr – R~P~M © Visit Cornwall – Matt Jessop

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Eastbourne

Elegant Eastbourne 5 Days | £429 Sunday 25 – Thursday 29 July 2021 Price includes: F Return coach travel Unwind by the sea in this delightful corner of the South East for a true taste of a timeless F 4 nights accommodation English seaside town. Sheltered by the South Downs, Eastbourne enjoys a milder climate and F Traditional English self-service buffet sunnier weather than other mainland resorts. Exuding seaside charm, seen in its Victorian breakfast hotels and the smart Victorian pier. The flat promenade, runs alongside the famous shingle F Served 3 course dinner (3 choices) beaches, with the towering cliffs of Beachy Head, the UK’s highest chalk cliffs, a sight to admire. plus after dinner tea/coffee F All coach tours F Hotel porter service Day 1 Travel south, making a comfort stop cared for by the English Heritage and en-route. Hotel check-in. Dinner is included changed the way of England’s future. for the next 4 nights. Rye, a medieval hilltop town in a beautiful Best Western Lansdowne Hotel, setting, enjoying views of Romney Marsh. Eastbourne HHH Days 2 – 4 Tours include: This gem of a town has pockets of Superbly located on the seafront, Free day at leisure in Eastbourne. enchanting cobbled streets with Georgian overlooking the Western Lawns and Wish As well as the 3 miles of clean beaches, and medieval houses. Tower. The town centre is a 10-15-minute the unhurried holiday resort benefits Brighton, one of the most exciting seaside stroll along the promenade. from Victorian shopping streets offering resorts with a cosmopolitan vibe and famous COASTAL independent retailers and galleries, and a attractions, such as The Royal Pavilion and Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, tea/coffee selection of museums. Alternatively, visit the the Victorian Pier. Combine this with some making facilities, hairdryer, telephone famous Carpet Gardens on the promenade, retail therapy at The Lanes – a maze of and radio. wander the waterfront development at alleyways which twist and turn past historic Facilities: Bar and four lounges. Sovereign Harbour, or admire the sights buildings filled with quirky shops. Night porter. of Beachy Head. Mobility Information: 2 lifts, serves all Battle, a market town built around the Day 5 Depart after breakfast and begin 3 floors. 7 steps at entrance with hand Abbey. With a name that derives from the the journey home, making a comfort stop rail. No ground floor bedrooms. Battle of Hastings, the battlefield is now en-route. Supplements (subject to availability) No single room supplement. Sea view supplement from £70.00 per room per night.

Rye Brighton i360 © www.geograph.org.uk – Marathon © www.geograph.org.uk © Flickr

30 To book please call 0116 278 6374 or visit www.woodscoaches.com Includes 1 admission & 1 train journey

Snaefell Mountain Railway

Isle of Man, Manx Magic 5 Days | £499 Friday 30 July – Tuesday 03 August 2021 Price includes: F Return coach travel The Isle of Man has a unique 10,000 year history, home to the oldest democracy in the world F Return ferry fares with its own laws, currency, traditions, and native tongue that will make you feel more like F 4 nights accommodation you’re abroad than in the UK! The island is one that time forgot, where you can relive its rural F Traditional English self-service buffet methods of transport, and see the abundance of magical mountains, misty glens, mythical breakfast valleys and magniﬁcent coastlines, alongside breath-taking wild ﬂower meadows, marshes, F 3 course self-service buffet dinner and heather moorland. (3 choices) plus after dinner tea/coffee F Two nights entertainment F Journey on Manx Electric Railway Day 1 Travel to Heysham to take the ferry to Day 4 The beautiful island of the Calf of F Admission to Cregneash Village Douglas. Hotel check-in. Dinner is included Man is separated from the mainland of the F All coach tours for the next 4 nights. Isle of Man by a narrow stretch of water F Hotel porter service called the Calf Sound. Cregneash Village Day 2 Take a one way trip on the Manx is a living museum created in 1938, Electric Railway from Douglas to Laxey, showing Manx traditions and their way of Rutland Hotel, Hotel, Douglas HHH home of the famous ‘Lady Isabella’ water life. Visit historic Castletown, the ancient This elegant hotel situated on the wheel. Optional trip on the Snaefell capital of the island which exudes history. Queens Promenade in Douglas, enjoys Mountain Railway. Visit the town of Ramsey, Free time in Douglas, the island’s capital. panoramic views across Douglas Bay and the unofficial capital of the north of the island Horse-drawn trams run along the entire is approximately a 15-minute walk to the

with wonderful sandy and shingle beaches, seafront. Heritage lovers will also enjoy town centre. COASTAL a working harbour and the Queen’s Pier. exploring the fascinating Manx Museum. Bedrooms: En-suite (shower) with TV, Day 3 Tour to Tynwald, the oldest Day 5 Early breakfast, departure. Take the tea/coffee making facilities, hairdryer, continuous parliament in the world. At the ferry from Douglas to Heysham. radio and telephone. Manx city of Peel, stands a striking castle Facilities: Bar and lounge. Night porter. and one of the most beautiful sandy Mobility Information: Lift serves all beaches on the island. 5 floors. No ground floor bedrooms. 9 steps at entrance. Please note that due to the original architectural features of the hotel, they politely advise that they are not suitable for any guests requiring wheelchair, mobility assistance or street level access. There are a number of external steps at hotel entrance, internal steps to upper floors, including access route from lift to adjacent bedroom corridors.

Supplements (subject to availability) Single room supplement from £60.00. Sea view supplement from £60.00 per room per night. Peel Castle © Flickr – joolsgriff

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Osborne House

Isle of Wight & Osborne House 5 Days | £479 Friday 20 – Tuesday 24 August 2021 Price includes: EH Save £12 F Return coach travel F Return ferry crossings Sandown is a true seaside resort, situated beside the sparkling waters of Sandown Bay. F 4 nights accommodation Relax among the waves and golden sandy beach or take a stroll along the broad seafront F Served traditional English breakfast promenade. The island consistently enjoys one of the UK’s high sunshine records, with with self-service buffet starter award-winning beaches and a rich historical heritage that have compelled generations F Served 3 course dinner (3 choices) of holiday makers. The winning blend of coast and countryside extends across the island, plus after dinner tea/coffee including over half designated an ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’. F Entertainment F Admission to Osborne House F All coach tours Day 1 Travel south, making a comfort St Mildreds Church, frequented by Queen F Hotel porter service stop en-route. Catching the ferry from Victoria, during her residence on the Isle of Southampton/ Portsmouth to East Wight. Osborne House, one of the most Cowes/Fishbourne. Hotel check-in. popular tourist attractions on the island. Trouville Hotel, Sandown HHH Dinner is included for the next 4 nights. Step back in time and explore this slice Superbly located on the seafront facing of grandeur, a fantastic example of the south, commanding sweeping views of

COASTAL Days 2 – 4 Tours include: Victorian Italian Style and the chance to Sandown Bay. The bar, lounges and Full day island tour. A tour which completes glimpse into royal family life. A day at dining room all enjoy panoramic sea the break by showing you the charms of the leisure in Sandown. views. Shops and traditional seaside island, promising to delight at every turn. pier are a few minutes walk. With the island comprising of over 60 miles Day 5 Depart after breakfast,catching the of coastline, you will see a combination of ferry from East Cowes/Fishbourne to Bedrooms: En-suite (bath with shower glistening sandy and shingle beaches, Southampton/Portsmouth. Continue journey, attachment), TV, radio, hairdryer, quaint villages and coastal towns. making a comfort stop en-route. tea/coffee making facilities and En-route to Osborne House, visit telephone. All twin/double/treble bedrooms have a sea view. Facilities: Bar and lounge. Night porter. Games room includes indoor short mat bowls, pool, darts and table tennis. Mobility Information: Lift to all 4 ﬂoors. No ground ﬂoor bedrooms. 10 steps at entrance with ramp access at the side.

Supplements (subject to availability) No single supplement for singles with non-sea view. Single side sea view from £60.00. Double or twin room for sole occupancy from £140.00. Needles

32 To book please call 0116 278 6374 or visit www.woodscoaches.com Specially Selected HOTEL © Flickr – David Wilson

St Ives

Falmouth, St Ives and Isles of Scilly 5 Days | £579 Sunday 05 – Thursday 09 September 2021 Price includes: F Return coach travel Wherever you are in Cornwall, you’re never far away from crystal blue waters and golden F 4 nights accommodation sands when visiting Cornwall’s most famous holiday towns. Some of the best beaches in the F Traditional English and continental UK will be yours to explore, including the world-class coastline at St Ives. Falmouth has long self-service buffet breakfast been a desirable harbour town – this Cornish gem is a jumble of creative shops and rich F Served 3 course dinner (4 choices) maritime history, ﬂanked by ﬁne beaches and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Submerge plus after dinner tea/coffee yourself in Island life with a day visit to St Marys, Isles of Scilly and discover fascinating walks, F Day return ferry to St Mary’s spectacular views, stunning seascapes and rocky headlands. F All coach tours F Hotel porter service

Day 1 Travel to Falmouth, making a wildlife, coastal habitats and archaeology comfort stop en-route. Hotel check-in. or see the sights on an Island coach tour. Penmorvah Hotel, Falmouth HHH

Dinner is included for the next 4 nights. Approximately 3½ hours free time. Located in Budock Water, a village on COASTAL Please note a packed breakfast will be the outskirts of Falmouth. A country Days 2 – 4 Tours include: provided due to the early start. hotel nestled in peaceful woodlands, Day tour to The Isles of Scilly. Take the Day at leisure in Falmouth. From the positioned over 6 acres of enchanting Scillonian III, a passenger ferry service from bustling narrow streets and cobbled alleys gardens, above Cornwall’s sub-tropical Penzance to St Marys. Facilities include to gentle waters, the stunning town is south coast. With comfortable and reclining seats, a café bar, platform lift renowned for its harbour – the third largest attractive accommodation, close to the and open air deck seating. Journey time in the world. Here you can visit the National popular town of Falmouth. One mile from 2 hours 40 minutes. The varied landscape Maritime Museum for a taste of Cornwall’s Maenporth Beach. of St Mary’s offers a wealth of things to do. seafaring history, or relax on one of the fine Explore beaches with their turquoise waters, beaches. Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, tea/coffee white sand and clear rock pools. Take a St Ives, a famous jewel in Cornwall which making facilities, hairdryer and telephone. guided walking tour and explore the island’s wouldn’t look out of place on the tropical Facilities: Bar and lounge. coastline of the Mediterranean. The seaside Mobility Information: No lift. 2 floors. town lies in an unrivalled setting, sheltered Limited ground floor bedrooms. by pure blue sea and white sands. See the Two separate sets of stairs, one next working harbour, have a look around the to reception and one at the far end of galleries which stand testament to its arty the hotel, each with 23 steps. community, and browse around the boutiques. Supplements (subject to availability) Sole occupancy supplement from £140.00. Day 5 Depart after breakfast, making Superior bedroom from £5.00 per person comfort stops en-route. per night. Falmouth © Visit Cornwall – Matt Jessop

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St Helier, Jersey by Sea 5 Days | £489 Wednesday 29 September – Sunday 03 October 2021 Price includes: (Exact date to be conﬁrmed, once sailing schedule is released) F Return coach transfers F Return ferry crossings Offering a taste of the continent and nestling in the bay of Saint Malo, Jersey is the largest and F 4 nights accommodation most southerly of the Channel Islands. Its shores are warmed by the Gulf Stream and it enjoys F Traditional English breakfast an excellent sunshine record. F Served 3 course dinner (3 choices), plus after dinner tea/coffee F Services of a local representative Day 1 Travel to Poole and catch the The German Bunkers at St Peter, gun posts, F Hotel porter service Condor ferry to Jersey. Transfer to hotel. fortiﬁcations, along with the Jersey War A representative will greet you with a Tunnels all reveal the realities of wartime on welcome pack. the island. Combined with 12 glorious golden Norfolk Lodge Hotel, St Helier HHH beaches across the island, and Green Lanes A family run hotel, situated in a residential Days 2 – 4 Explore the island at your leisure especially introduced for walkers to explore area, only half a mile from the town, and maybe take advantage of the optional quaint villages, wooded valleys and dramatic shops and beaches. tours, offered by your representative. Mont cliff tops, Jersey is the island where there is Orgueil Castle, without doubt Jersey’s most something for everyone. The streets of Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, telephone, famous landmark, built in the 13th century to St Helier buzz with life, as this is the island’s tea/coffee making facilities and radio.

COASTAL defend the island from invasion. Now, its capital where there is plenty to do and see. Facilities: Bar and lounge. Night porter. dominating position on the rock face at Wander amongst the many streets that still Possible entertainment. Indoor swimming Gorey provides delightful views across to have old French titles, browsing in the pool complex. Sun terrace. the coast of France on a fine day. Elizabeth numerous shops and Victorian markets that Mobility Information: 3 floors. Lift does Castle can only be reached aboard an still carry names of the island’s founders. not serve all floors/bedrooms. 13 steps amphibious craft. Visit the award-winning from entrance to reception and 13 steps Maritime Museum and its interactive Day 5 Breakfast. Collection from hotel to dining room. No ground floor exhibits explaining about everything nautical 90 minutes prior to sailing time, transfer to bedrooms. or perhaps discover how the island’s history Jersey seaport for your return ferry crossing developed at The Jersey Museum. to Poole. Supplements (subject to availability) Single room supplement from £10.00. Optional tours are extra cost. Currency required: Pounds Sterling.

Jersey Jersey War Tunnels © Damon Eastwood @ Jersey.com

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Sidmouth

Regency Sidmouth in Autumn 4 Days | £479 Sunday 03 – Wednesday 06 October 2021 Price includes: F Return coach travel Standing proudly in 5 acres of manicured gardens, with panoramic views over Lyme Bay, the F 3 nights accommodation 4-star Victoria Hotel welcomes you in the tradition of a lavish resort hotel. The Regency town F Served traditional English breakfast of Sidmouth offers a long, wide, level promenade with plentiful seating to entice the visitor to with self-service buffet style relax, take in the sea air and watch the world go by. At the western end, high above the bay F Served 4 course dinner (excellent on red sandstone cliffs, the Connaught Gardens (admission free) display a magniﬁcent variety choice) plus after dinner tea/coffee of trees, shrubs and beds. Sidmouth approaches perfection as it has everything you could F All coach tours possibly want – beaches, stunning coastal walks, gardens, a theatre and cinema, stylish eating F Hotel porter service places, and some of the best shops in East Devon selling desirable items such as unusual gifts, designer clothing, and lifestyle goods making your short break interesting and memorable. Victoria Hotel, Sidmouth HHHH Located at the west end of the

Day 1 Begin the journey south. Hotel check- beach combine with friendly shops and Esplanade, just a short walk to the sea COASTAL in. Our base for the next 3 nights. galleries. front, 400 yards to the town centre. Dress code for dinner: jacket or tie Day 2 A day at leisure in Sidmouth. Day 4 Depart hotel, begin journey home, (no jeans or trainers). The choice is yours. Take advantage of the making a comfort stop en-route. hotel’s leisure facilities including indoor Bedrooms: En-suite (mostly shower over heated swimming pool, spa, sauna, putting bath) with digital TV free view and radio green, snooker and games room. A stone’s channels, tea/coffee making facilities, throw away, discover the beautiful hairdryer, telephone, complimentary Connaught Gardens with coffee shop (with toiletries and water. cakes not to be missed), or take a gentle Facilities: Bar and lounge. Leisure stroll along the promenade to enjoy the facilities and free Wi-Fi. Night porter. variety of shops on offer whilst absorbing Mobility Information: Lift, serves all the stunning sea views. 4 ﬂoors. Two steps at entrance. One step down into sun lounge. One step from lift Day 3 Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton. to indoor pool area. A ramp is available Exmouth is an unspoilt and cheery seaside for wheelchairs. No ground ﬂoor town, popular since the Regency period. bedrooms. This classic resort promises a generous sandy beach, a level esplanade to stroll Supplements (subject to availability) along and beautiful parks and gardens. No single supplement. Budleigh Salterton is a tranquil coastal Sea view upgrade from £10.00 per town, positioned in a bay. A classic pebble person per night. Budleigh Salterton © www.geograph.org.uk – Christine Matthews © www.geograph.org.uk

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Classic Weymouth 5 Days | £319 Thursday 07 – Monday 11 October 2021 Price includes: F 4 nights dinner, bed and breakfast Charming, seaside atmosphere abounds in Weymouth – a favourite coastal destination F 3 course dinner with 3 choices per where you can take in views of the spectacular Jurassic Coastline. Walk along the esplanade, course where its Georgian buildings make for a beautiful backdrop against the golden beaches, F Nightly entertainment enjoy the scenic harbour, and browse its independent retailers and high street names. F Hotel porter service

Day 1 Travel to Dorset making a comfort beach constantly achieves the enviable Hotel Prince Regent, Weymouth HHH stop en-route. Hotel check-in. Dinner is Blue Flag status, and there are plenty of An attractive seafront property on included for the next 4 nights. restaurants and tea rooms too. Weymouth’s historic esplanade with Lulworth Cove – a secluded horse-shoe views across Weymouth Bay and the

COASTAL Day 2 – 4 Tours include: shaped bay, created by the force of the craggy Dorset Jurassic coastline beyond. Bournemouth – for a taste of the Great sea thousands of years ago. Unwind on The town centre is a 10-minute stroll British seaside, Bournemouth won’t the pebble beach and enjoy the views along the seafront. With a sandy beach disappoint; there’s lots to see and do from this breath-taking location. To hear on the doorstep, this is the perfect spot beside this cosmopolitan seaside resort! more about its history, which dates back for a traditional seaside break. A classic The coastal town not only boasts 7 miles to 150 million years ago, visit the Lulworth Georgian style, offering comfortable of blissful golden beaches and sparkling Cove Heritage Centre. accommodation with free Wi-Fi access in sea, but award-winning gardens, Victorian Day at leisure in Weymouth. all bedrooms and public areas. Nightly buildings, and a variety of shops in the performances in the beautiful Georgian town centre to entice every shopper too. Day 5 Departure. Making a comfort stop ballroom will entertain you. Swanage – a lively seaside town offering en-route. real Victorian charm. The stunning sandy Bedrooms: Sea view, en-suite with TV, telephone, hairdryer and tea/coffee Lulworth Cove making facilities. Facilities: Bar. Night porter. Mobility Information: 4 floors. Lift serves up to 3rd floor only. 17 steps to 4th floor. Various steps throughout the hotel. Limited ground floor bedrooms.

Supplements (subject to availability) No single room supplement on the ﬁrst 3 rooms.

36 To book please call 0116 278 6374 or visit www.woodscoaches.com Whitby

Whitby, Scarborough and York 5 Days | £339 Sunday 24 – Thursday 28 October 2021 Price includes: F Return coach travel Whitby, dominated by the cliff-top ruins of the beautiful 13th century Whitby Abbey, this F 4 nights accommodation traditional maritime town with its maze of cobbled streets and alleyways that meander past F 3 course dinner menu with 3 choices picturesque houses down to the busy quayside and Blue Flag sand beach. per course F Tea/coffee after dinner F Live nightly entertainment Day 1 Travel north, making comfort stops attractions of a traditional seaside resort – F All coach tours en-route. Arrive in Whitby/hotel check-in. amusement arcades, fish and chips, ice F Hotel porter service Dinner is included for the next 4 nights. cream parlours, shellfish stalls, beach huts, boating, crazy golf, miniature railway, to Day 2 York name but a few, all ingredients for a day Esplanade Hotel, Scarborough HHH Explore the traffic-free centre of York and full of good old-fashioned fun! Esplanade Hotel enjoys a commanding combine seeing the sights of this historic city position on Scarborough’s South Cliff, with retail therapy all within the ancient city Day 4 Whitby and Goathland yet is just a short walk from the beach, walls! A visit to the Castle Museum is highly This morning we head north following the the Spa and the town centre. recommended. Here you can step back in coast road to Whitby, the famous fishing time, walking through the lifelike replicas of port which was once the home of Captain Bedrooms: Wi-Fi, TV, hairdryer, tea/coffee Victorian and Edwardian streets. James Cook. High above the harbour stands making facilities, complimentary toiletries, Alternatively, call into the mighty Minster or the 7th century Whitby Abbey, the inspiration wake-up service/alarm clock, writing desk walk along the cobbled streets of The for Bram Stoker’s Dracula. We have time to and chair. COASTAL Shambles. wander the narrow streets and busy Facilities: Bar, lounge, restaurant. harbourside before leaving for picturesque Mobility Information: Lift. Day 3 Scarborough Goathland, famous as ‘Aidensfield’ in TV’s We spend today in Scarborough, the popular ‘Heartbeat’. Supplements (subject to availability) original seaside resort, offering stunning No single supplement. scenery and glorious beaches. Stroll along Day 5 Depart after breakfast, making the promenade and simply enjoy all the comfort stops en-route.

Scarborough York © Karl Moran – Unsplash © Karl

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Ring of Kerry

Killarney and the Ring of Kerry 5 Days | £599 Sunday 09 – Thursday 13 May 2021 Price includes: F Return coach travel A very popular tour set in the picturesque Irish Lake District, offering nightly entertainment, F Return ferry crossing a traditional jaunting car ride and lake cruise, and the spectacular Ring of Kerry. F 1 night dinner, bed and breakfast at an overnight hotel F Welcome tea/coffee on arrival at Day 1 Catch the ferry to Dublin for an Day 4 Ring of Kerry overnight hotel overnight stay in Enniskerry. Experience a full day guided excursion F 4 nights dinner, bed and breakfast at around the Ring of Kerry, where we savour main hotel Day 2 Travel to main hotel Eviston House 100 miles of spectacular scenery as we F 3 course dinner menu with 3 choices Hotel, Killarney. travel along the narrow coastal road of per course the Iveragh Peninsula. F Tea/coffee after dinner Day 3 Killarney F Live music every night in the Danny Enjoy a full day at leisure in Killarney, set in Day 5 Tralee and Dingle Mann Pub the Irish Lake District and internationally This morning we head to Tralee for free F Journey on the Killarney Jaunting Cars renowned for its scenic beauty. The most some time to explore. We then head to and Lake Cruise popular way to learn about the town and Dingle, a ﬁshing village whose most famous F Guided coach tour of the Ring of Kerry its lakes is to take a jaunting horse-drawn resident was 'Fungie' the Dolphin. Mystery F All coach tours car ride through the Killarney National Park still surrounds the vanishing of the F Hotel porter service and along the edge of Lough Leane to bottlenose dolphin, however, there are Ross Castle. From here we catch the plans in 2021 for a remembrance ceremony ‘Lily of Killarney’ to cruise across the lake, celebrating the life and impact Fungie had Eviston House Hotel, Killarney HHH a memorable way to view the surrounding on the local community. Located in Killarney town centre, the

SCENIC mountains. family-run Eviston House Hotel offers all Day 6 Following an early breakfast we of Killarney’s shops, pubs, restaurants retrace our steps home. and attractions are literally on your doorstep.

Bedrooms: Free Wi-Fi, complimentary tea/coffee facilities, telephone, hair dryer, iron and ironing board on request, complimentary toiletries. Facilities: Restaurant, bar, ﬁtness centre. Mobility Information: Lift.

Supplements (subject to availability). Single room supplement from £167.00 limited availability. Higher Single room supplement from £213.00. Ross Castle

38 To book please call 0116 278 6374 or visit www.woodscoaches.com Includes 1 admission & 1 train journey Specially Selected HOTEL © Pixabay_Graham-H

Buckland Abbey

The Hidden Heart of Devon 4 Days | £349 Friday 14 – Monday 17 May 2021 Price includes: NT Save £12 F Return coach travel F 3 nights accommodation Discover serene South Devon. From pretty harbour towns to beautiful open moorlands, this F Traditional English and continental relaxing holiday destination has it all. Dartmoor is made up of ancient tors and far-reaching buffet breakfast views of valleys and farmland, with wildlife in abundance. On the edge of the Dartmoor F Served 5 course dinner (6 choices) National Park is the 700-year old Buckland Abbey and the Dartmoor Railway – the impressive plus after dinner tea/coffee journey part of the former Southern Railway main line from London Waterloo to Plymouth and F Nightly entertainment Cornwall. A scenic tour will also take you to the sailing town of Dartmouth. Look out to the F Admission to Buckland Abbey (NT) harbour, castle and ancient buildings around the old town. F Train journey on Dartmoor Railway F All coach tours F Hotel porter service Day 1 Travel to Dartmoor, making a comfort stop en-route. Hotel check-in. Dinner is included for the next 3 nights.

Day 2 Visit Buckland Abbey (National Trust), part museum, part house, crammed with a variety of historic artefacts surrounded by meadows and woodlands, where you can soak up the views of the Tavy Valley. Take a trip of the Dartmoor Railway – the Heritage shuttle service is operated by volunteers and runs from the nostalgic Okehampton Station to the breath-taking Meldon Viaduct.

Day 3 A gentle tour through the Dart Valley Moorland Hotel, Haytor, Dartmoor HHHH to Dartmouth with its riverside delights, Discover your sanctuary on the Moors. Set at the base of Haytor on Dartmoor, The Moorland individual shops and home to the Royal Hotel boasts 11 acres of landscaped grounds, paddocks and woodland. Wild ponies are Britannia Naval College. Maybe take a often found grazing nearby and the open expanse of the moor provides adventurous SCENIC boat trip on the River Dart (extra cost). walking along with breath-taking views. Following a recent refurbishment, all visitors will be greeted with stylish bedrooms, brand new bathrooms, and a beautifully open planned Day 4 Depart after breakfast, making a stop conservatory restaurant that is ﬂooded with natural daylight and boasts stunning views at the lovely seaside resort of Sidmouth. stretching as far as Torbay. Steeped in history, The Moorland Hotel saw Agatha Christie write her very ﬁrst novel over a two week stay, The Mysterious Affair at Styles.

Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, telephone, hairdryer, tea/coffee making facilities, iron and ironing board. Facilities: Bar and lounge. Night porter. Mobility Information: 2 floors and lower ground floor. Lift serves 9 rooms on 1st floor only. To certain bedrooms – 4 steps to lower ground floor, 6 steps to 1st floor, 24 steps to 2nd floor. No steps in other hotel areas. No ground floor bedrooms. Lift accessible bedrooms with walk-in shower on request/subject to availability.

Supplements (subject to availability). No single room supplement. Room upgrades available at extra cost. Dartmoor Railway © Flickr – Foulger Railway Photography © Flickr – Foulger Railway

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Southwold

Southwold, Aldeburgh & Constable Country 3 Days | £149 Friday 21 – Sunday 23 May 2021 Price includes: F Return coach travel Explore one of the most idyllic areas in England. Entwined around the sleepy Suffolk F 2 dinner, bed and breakfast countryside, you’ll be welcomed by relaxing seaside towns and quaint rural villages, F Welcome tea/coffee on arrival all set within a traditional English landscape, made famous by John Constable. F 3 course dinner menu with 3 choices per course F Tea/coffee after dinner Day 1 Travel to Suffolk, making a lunch time the independent shops. In the afternoon we F All coach tours stop en-route at Bury St Edmunds. Fantastic visit Aldeburgh, which sits along a sublime F Hotel porter service shopping combine with stunning parks at the coastline. The expanse of shingle beach, thriving market town. Here there is a dotted with ﬁshing boats, is watched over wonderful cathedral, the peaceful Abbey by a line of pastel-hued houses. Soak up Holiday Inn Ipswich, Ipswich HHH Gardens and niche shops within the the history and culture in the fashionable A relaxed, informal hotel, ideal for Georgian squares and mediaeval streets to town which hosts a selection of pleasure, together with a welcoming explore. Hotel check in. independent shops. atmosphere will ensure a pleasant stay.

Day 2 Southwold and Aldeburgh Day 3 Flatford Mill Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, hairdryer, We make our way to Southwold, a quaint Visit Flatford Mill, a Grade I listed watermill tea/coffee making facilities, iron and and fashionable English resort adorned with built in 1733. This quintessential English ironing board. Georgian town houses an ﬁshermen’s rural landscape inspired one of England’s Facilities: Bar and lounge. Sauna, spa,

SCENIC cottages. Explore this elegant coastal town, greatest artist, John Constable, who made steam room, swimming pool and ﬁtness simply relaxing on the beach decked out the mill world famous with his many works centre. with brightly coloured beach huts, strolling of art. Comfort stop en-route home. Mobility Information: Lift serves all ﬂoors. along the award winning pier, or perusing Supplements (subject to availability) Flatford Mill Single supplement from £69.00.

Aldeburgh

40 To book please call 0116 278 6374 or visit www.woodscoaches.com Tenby

The Heart of Wales, Tenby 4 Days | £349 and The Gower Peninsula Price includes: Monday 24 – Thursday 27 May 2021 F Return coach travel F 3 nights accommodation F Welsh self-service buffet breakfast The Elan Valley is one of the most picturesque snapshots in the heart of Wales. Begin with a F Served 3 course dinner (3 choices) scenic tour of this ever-changing area rich in diverse wildlife, where dams and reservoirs thread plus after dinner tea/coffee through over 70 square miles of scenic beauty. Then explore Tenby, one of South Wales’s most F All coach tours iconic harbour and seaside towns. Set against the clifftops, a crescent of pastel-hued Victorian F Hotel porter service and Georgian architecture edges the harbour and Blue Flag beaches. Medieval streets add to the year-round charm and relaxing atmosphere. We also include a visit to the Gower Peninsula, the UK’s ﬁrst Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty recognised for its pristine beaches, cliffs and Metropole Hotel and Spa, countryside. Finishing with a contrasting tour of the Black and White Villages Trail of Llandrindod Wells HHHH Herefordshire, timbered and half-timbered houses characterise these historic villages. Built in 1896, privately owned by the great-great grandson of the founder, it remains the highest AA rated hotel in Day 1 Travel to Wales, making a coffee stop Day 3 Gower Peninsula. You will be met mid Wales. It’s a 2-minute walk to the en-route at Worcester. Visit The Elan Valley with stunning coastline scenes town centre. Visitor Centre for a lunchtime stop and short encompassing bays, sand dunes and tour. Hotel check-in. Dinner is included for coves, and dramatic cliffs and wilderness. Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, tea/coffee the next 3 nights. The sandy beaches and clear waters have making facilities, hairdryer, telephone been awarded some of the best in the world, and radio. Day 2 Tenby lies at the heart of the mostly remaining untouched since it was Facilities: Bar and lounge. Heated indoor Pembrokeshire coast where the remains granted the UK’s ﬁrst Area of Outstanding pool, sauna, steam room, Jacuzzi and of the 13th century castle overlook the old Natural Beauty over 60 years ago. gym. Night porter.

fishing harbour. Set on a headland fringed Mobility Information: Lift serves all SCENIC by four sandy beaches and is placed tightly Day 4 Departure. Explore further into 4 floors. No ground floor bedrooms. inside medieval town walls where shops quintessential rural England with a partial almost touch across narrow cobbled streets tour of the Black and White Villages Trail of Supplements (subject to availability) Facing south, the resort is ideally positioned Herefordshire, making a lunchtime stop at Single room supplement from £30.00. to catch any spring sunshine. Hereford. Sole occupancy supplement from £75.00. Superior room supplement from £20.00 Elan Valley per room per night.

Metropole Hotel

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Lindisfarne

Alnwick and The Holy Island of Lindisfarne 4 Days | £419 Sunday 27 – Wednesday 30 June 2021 Price includes: F Return coach travel Discover the incomparable beauty of Northumberland. Rugged landscapes and ﬂourishing F 3 nights accommodation wildlife form the serene landscape, where you will enjoy its heritage, the charming market F Traditional plated English breakfast town of Alnwick and refreshing coastline. Tours include the breathtaking Holy Island of with continental buffet style Lindisfarne, suitable for everyone who appreciates dramatic scenery. F Served 3 course dinner (3 choices), plus after dinner tea/coffee F Admission to Alnwick Castle Day 1 Travel to breath-taking and beautiful majestically sitting at the top of the island F Admission to Bamburgh Castle Durham making a lunch stop en-route (cost (tide dependent). F All coach tours not included). Bamburgh Castle has stood boldly over a F Hotel porter service At this medieval city, amble through the pristine sandy beach for over 1,400 years. quaint cobbled streets, home to idyllic craft Awe-inspiring history can be discovered as shops and unique boutiques. The great you delve into the State Rooms and browse White Swan Hotel, Alnwick HHH breadth of attractions is endless, including medieval artefacts. A charming 300 year old coaching inn, the grand and iconic Durham Cathedral. The Wander through the idyllic cobbled streets located in the heart of the historic market timeless awe-inspiring Norman architecture of characterful Alnwick, alive with history town of Alnwick. Best known for its is a true jewel to be cherished. Hotel check- throughout the diverse and quaint shops. Olympic Dining Room, enjoy dinner in. Dinner is included for the next 3 nights. Alnwick Castle is one of the largest surrounded by the magniﬁcent panelling, inhabited castles in Europe and Alnwick mirrors and stained glass windows from Days 2 – 3 Tours include: Garden offers plenty of ambitious, quirky the Titanic’s sister ship. All bedrooms are The Holy Island of Lindisfarne – a treasured and grand gardens. designed to an impeccable standard, and island just off the Northumberland coast. Hardy’s, the contemporary, informal Take the opportunity to encounter the Day 4 Depart hotel, making a coffee stop Bistro, is open all day for coffee, light picturesque Lindisfarne 16th century castle, en-route at Hexham, lunch stop Richmond lunches and an excellent bistro menu.

SCENIC set amongst calm and heavenly fields (costs not included). Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, telephone, tea/coffee making facilities, hairdryer, iron and ironing board. Facilities: Bar and lounge. Night porter. Mobility Information: No lift. 2 floors. Various steps to negotiate. Ground floor bedrooms are accessed through the hotel garden. As this is a traditional style property, the hotel will endeavor to make provision for disabled guests, however they cannot guarantee that they will be able to meet their guests individual needs and requirements.

Supplements (subject to availability) Single room supplement from £114.00. Bamburgh Castle

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Specially Selected HOTEL

Giants Causeway

Outstanding Northern Ireland, 5 Days | £649 Giants Causeway & Titanic Experience Price includes: Sunday 18 – Thursday 22 July 2021 F Return coach travel F Return ferry crossings F 4 nights accommodation Northern Ireland has some of the most breathtaking scenery in the world along with so many F Full Irish buffet breakfast amazing sights for you to explore and enjoy on this tour. Highlights include The Glens of F Served 3 course dinner (3 choices) Antrim, regarded as one of the ﬁnest marine drives in Europe; The Giants Causeway, created plus after dinner tea/coffee by volcanic activity – marvel at the regularity of the stones’ shape; The Titanic Exhibition, F Admissions to Titanic and The Giants where you discover the Titanic story and a guided city tour of Belfast. Causeway F Tour guide service for 2½ days F All coach tours Day 1 Comfort stops en-route to Cairnryan. Day 3 Visit the Giants Causeway, a F Hotel porter service Take the ferry to Belfast, and then a short UNESCO World Heritage Site, famous for its drive to the Stormont Hotel. unique volcanic stone pillars and shrouded in folklore and fairytales. The Glens of Stormont Hotel, Belfast HHHH Day 2 Guided city tour of Belfast. A tour of Antrim and Antrim Coast is regarded as Located 5 miles from the centre of this handsome city will reveal the wealth one of the ﬁnest marine drives in Europe. Belfast, opposite Stormont Castle, enjoyed during the Industrial Revolution. The coast road passes impressive scenery in a leafy residential area. Discover the Botanical Gardens, City Hall centred around the nine Glens of Antrim. and Queen’s University. Visit the Titanic Full day guide throughout. Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, telephone, Experience. Discover the Titanic story from hairdryer, iron and ironing board and safe. the conception in the early 1900’s, through Day 4 Scenic tour with guide to Newcastle

Facilities: Bar and lounge. Night porter. SCENIC the construction and launch, to the infamous – a seaside resort with small harbour, Mobility Information: 2 lifts serve all maiden voyage and catastrophic demise. revealing miles of white sandy beaches 3 floors. Limited ground floor bedrooms. The journey explains the aftermath of the sitting in a crescent bay, lying beneath the sinking to the discovery of the wreckage contrasting shadow of the Mountains of Supplements (subject to availability) and continues into the present day with a Mourne – an Area of Outstanding Natural Single room supplement from £108.00 live undersea exploration centre. Beauty. It is the first national park in Northern on first 5 singles. Ireland and the rugged mountains were Important Information: Titanic Experience once voted the UK’s best view. PHOTO ID/PASSPORT REQUIRED. Downpatrick, a small market town; one of the most ancient and significant in Northern Ireland. Saint Patrick is reputedly buried in Down Cathedral and remains a pilgrimage site on St Patrick’s Day.

Day 5 Depart the hotel, take the ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan. Mountains of Mourne © Tourism Ireland – Chris Hill © Tourism

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Portmeirion

Portmeirion, Ffestiniog Railway 5 Days | £499 & Bodnant Garden Price includes: Monday 26 – Friday 30 July 2021 F Return coach travel NT Save £14 F 4 nights accommodation F Served English and continental breakfast Enjoy North Wales and its unique attractions, superb gardens, and coastal and mountain F Served 3 course dinner (3 choices) scenery. Visit Portmeirion, an Italianate style village that is famous for featuring on the plus after dinner tea/coffee 1960’s TV series ‘The Prisoner’. Perched above the River Conwy lies a great British garden, F Nightly entertainment the world-famous Bodnant Garden, and the Ffestiniog Railway which traverses by the F Admission to Portmeirion renowned scenery of the Snowdonia National Park. Llandudno, known as the ‘Queen of F Admission to Bodnant Garden the Welsh resorts’, is an ideal base to discover these charming destinations. F Train journey on Ffestiniog Railway F All coach tours F Hotel porter service Day 1 Travel to Wales, making a comfort journey on the Ffestiniog Railway, stop en-route. Hotel check-in. Dinner is recognised as the world’s oldest narrow- included for the next 4 nights. gauge railway. Negotiating from the harbour St Kilda Hotel, Llandudno HHH in Porthmadog to the slate-quarrying town This traditional Victorian hotel is located Days 2 – 4 Tours include: of Blaenau Ffestiniog, you’ll climb through on the central promenade, opposite the The Italianate coastal village of Portmeirion unrivalled mountain scenery. bandstand, 5 minutes walk from the pier was created by architect Clough Williams- Day at leisure in Llandudno. One of Britain’s and 5 minutes walk from the theatre. Ellis from 1925 to 1975 and it is better known ﬁnest Victorian seaside resorts, with its long The shops are situated immediately as the location for the 1966-67 TV series The crescent promenade, wide shopping streets, behind this family-run hotel. Prisoner. Travel to Porthmadog for a classic sweeping sands plus a wealth of attractions. Overlooking the town is The Great Orme – Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, tea/coffee a spectacular limestone headland which making facilities, hairdryer and telephone. rises to a height of 200m providing amazing Facilities: Bar and lounge. Night porter. views of the surrounding area.

SCENIC Mobility Information: Lift serves all The world-famous Bodnant Garden sited 3 floors. 4 rooms have 4 steps to a higher above River Conwy, with its hillside setting, floor. 4 rooms have no lift access. Various the garden’s 80-acres drop dramatically steps throughout. 6 steps at entrance. from manicured lawns and grand, flower- No ground floor bedrooms. filled terraces, through buzzing wildflower meadows and shrub-filled glades, into Supplements (subject to availability) awe-inspiring dells of water gardens and Single room supplement from £24.00. towering trees. Betws-y-Coed, a mountain resort with much of its architecture built in the Victorian era. Surrounded by cascading waterfalls and rivers, there is an array of charming craft shops and tearooms.

Day 5 After a leisurely breakfast, begin the journey home, making a comfort stop en-route. Bodnant Garden Ffestiniog Railway © Flickr – Matt Buck

44 To book please call 0116 278 6374 or visit www.woodscoaches.com Derwentwater

Summer in the Lakes 4 Days | £299 Sunday 22 – Wednesday 25 August 2021 Price includes: F Return coach travel At the heart of the Northern Lakes on the shores of Derwent Water, aptly named ‘Queen of F 3 nights accommodation the Lakes’, the vibrant market town of Keswick is our gateway to exploring the many picture F Full cooked breakfast postcard villages and towns. Set amidst stunning mountain and lakeside scenery join us and F 3 course carvery dinner, with 3 choices enjoy this area of magniﬁcent natural beauty for yourself. per course F Tea/coffee after dinner (self-service) F Live musical entertainment on 2 nights Day 1 Travel to the Lake District making Days 2 – 3 Bowness-on-Windermere, F All coach tours comfort stops en-route. Arrive at the hotel situated by the lakeside, this pretty historic F Hotel porter service around mid-afternoon. town has many attractions and was a regular haunt of William Wordsworth. Ullswater, a charming remote area where The Cumbria Grand Hotel, you will discover lakeside beaches, lush Grange-over-Sands HHH green ﬁelds and woodlands, gentle Built in 1880, set in 20 acres of private footpaths and stunning mountain scenery. gardens and woodlands, overlooking Grasmere, a tiny village close to one of the Morecambe Bay, close to the town of

most attractive lakes with an island in the Grange-over-Sands. 15 minutes’ drive SCENIC centre, also the setting of Dove Cottage, from the M6 and 14 miles from Bowness- Wordsworth’s family home. on-Windermere. Ambleside, largely Victorian, this small town is located in a glorious lakeside mountain Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, telephone, setting. tea/coffee making facilities and hairdryer. Kirkstone Pass, with an altitude of 1,489 feet Facilities: Bar and lounge. Possible is the Lake District’s highest pass that is entertainment. Woodland walk, table open to motor traffic. tennis, tennis court, mini golf, snooker St Johns Vale, a glacial valley, which lies and pool table. under the craggy slopes of the Helvellyn Mobility Information: Lift to all 4 ﬂoors. Range with splendid views towards Level entrance into hotel, reception, bar Blencathra. and restaurant. Limited number of ground ﬂoor bedrooms. Day 4 Begin the journey home, making comfort stops en-route. Supplements (subject to availability) Single room supplement from £60.00. Moot Hall Keswick © Flickr – GEORGE JEFFREY

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Inverness and Highlands – All Inclusive! 5 Days | £469 Sunday 18 – Thursday 22 April 2021 Price includes: F Return coach travel Steeped in history and overlooked by the magnificent Castle and statue of Flora MacDonald, F 4 nights dinner, bed and breakfast Inverness sits serenely at the mouth of the River Ness, immersed in century-spanning F All coach tours culture. Above the city lies Craig Phadig, once the stronghold of Pictish Kings, which offers interesting forest walks. From here enjoy magnificent views of the Morley Firth. Home to a diverse range of wildlife. Tours include Loch Ness, the Black Isle, Cromarty Firth, and Best Western Palace Hotel and Spa, Cawdor Castle and Gardens. Inverness HHH Ideally located across from Inverness Castle by the River Ness, just 2 minutes Day 1 Travel to Scotland making comfort offers remarkable, mysterious wildlife and walk to the city centre. stops en-route. Hotel check-in. Dinner is engaging history. The outstanding Loch, included for the next 4 nights. the largest lake in Scotland, encapsulates Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, radio, the area with attractions such as fishing hairdryer, tea/coffee making facilities, Day 2 Morning visit to circumnavigate or gentle strolls around the beautiful iron, ironing board, alarm clock. Loch Ness, famous for its striking natural surroundings. Return to the hotel for lunch, A selection of room types are offered beauty, this magnificent rural paradise afternoon tea and evening dinner. across 2 Victorian properties and a modern garden cottage. All groups are Day 3 Morning visit to Chawdor Castle and allocated across all 3 properties. Gardens, one of Scotland’s finest mediaeval Facilities: Bar and lounge. Night porter. castles, which remains home to the shorter Sauna, spa, steam room and swimming family to this day. Imposing furniture, portraits pool. and tapestries, reflect its 600 years past. Mobility Information: Lift serves all Features include a Walled Garden, Flower 4 floors. 15 steps at front entrance. Garden and Wild Garden. Return to the hotel Disabled access at side door. for lunch, afternoon tea and evening dinner. No ground floor bedrooms.

Day 4 Morning visit to Moray Firth, Black Supplements (subject to availability) Isle and Cromarty – proudly, the Highlands Single room supplement from £106.00. best preserved historic town from the 18th SCOTLAND century. Cromarty Firth, a breath-taking destination with golden, idyllic beaches. Spot a Bottlenose dolphin, discover the treasured bird reserves or browse amidst stunning scenery. Return to the hotel for lunch, afternoon tea and evening dinner.

Day 5 Depart after breakfast, making comfort stops en-route. Cawdor Castle Moray Firth ©Simon Blackley@ﬂickr.com

46 To book please call 0116 278 6374 or visit www.woodscoaches.com Includes 3 admissions © www.balmoralcastle.com

Balmoral Castle

Balmoral, Glamis Castle & Royal Deeside 5 Days | £479 Sunday 06 – Thursday 10 June 2021 Price includes: F Return coach travel Stay in the heart of Scotland at Pitlochry on a tour of history and splendour, surrounded by F 4 nights accommodation outstanding scenery that will stretch for miles. Spend the days exploring Scotland’s finest F Traditional Scottish self-service buffet castles – Balmoral, Glamis Castle and Scone Palace – and discover thousands of years of breakfast history. Balmoral is famous as The Queen’s favourite holiday retreat; Glamis Castle was the F Served 3 course dinner (3 choices) childhood home of Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother; while Scone Palace was the plus after dinner tea/coffee impressive crowning place of Scottish kings. F Possible entertainment F Admission to Glamis Castle F Admission to Balmoral Day 1 Travel to Scotland making comfort beautiful parts of Perthshire’s ‘Big Tree F Admission to Scone Palace stops en-route. Hotel check-in. Dinner is Country’. Overlooking the Loch is The F All coach tours included for the next 4 nights. Queen’s View, a famous spot of natural F Hotel porter service beauty. The photogenic scene affords Day 2 Visit Dunkeld, one of the best- breath-taking lake and mountain preserved historic towns in Scotland, and panoramas. Sma’ Glen, an idyllic Highland Fishers Hotel, Pitlochry HHH Glamis Castle. It has seen over 1000 years glen, has the fast-flowing River Almond Located in the town centre. See website of history within its red sandstone walls, running along the narrow valley floor. for more information. occupied by Cromwell’s troops in 1650 and Holding a unique position in the history inspiration for Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’. of Scotland is Scone Palace. See the art, Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, hairdryer, See the romantic turrets and towers as you antiques and architecture, including rare tea/coffee making facilities and approach the castle along its mile-long drive, collections of French furniture and telephone. then step inside and see the splendid interior. bedhangings worked on by Mary, Queen Facilities: Bar and lounge. Night porter. of Scots, while in prison on Loch Leven. Mobility Information: Lift does not serve Day 3 Spittal of Glenshee, a popular all floors. 3 floors. Limited ground floor destination situated at the heart of where Day 5 Depart after breakfast, making bedrooms. Various steps throughout four glens meet. Linn-o-dee is a snapshot of comfort stops en-route. the hotel. a Highland landscape with a pine forest and heather moorland. Visit Balmoral, a holiday Supplements (subject to availability) retreat for Queen Elizabeth and the Royal Single room supplement from £60.00. family during the summer. Enjoy exhibitions in the stable area and the Castle Ballroom, SCOTLAND the largest room. You can also explore the formal gardens, started under the supervision of Prince Albert, that contain Victorian glasshouses and conservatory. Half a mile east of Balmoral Castle is Crathie Church, a place of historical interest where Queen Victoria came to worship. Day 4 Loch Tummel, one of the most Queen’s View

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Scotland’s Big 5 Safari, 6 Days | £729 Fort William and Isle of Skye Price includes: Monday 14 – Friday 18 June 2021 F Return coach travel F 5 nights dinner, bed and breakfast F Full cooked breakfast The opportunity to look out for elusive wildlife and discover remarkable scenery beckons on F 3 course dinner menu with 3 choices this unique tour, with exceptional experiences to get close to nature. Highlights include an per course awe-inspiring Rover Safari in an ancient pine forest, the spectacular Isle of Skye and cruises F Tea/coffee after dinner along Loch Sheil and Loch Linnhe. F Cruise on Loch Shiel F Highland Land Rover Safari F Return ferry from Armadale Day 1 Travel to Scotland, making comfort spanning from 1200 to the 1850’s, and the F Entrance to Dunvegan Castle & stops en-route. Hotel check-in. Dinner is pleasant gardens are a hidden oasis of Gardens included for the next 4 nights. plants and waterfalls flowing down to the F Loch Linnhe Cruise sea. Take an optional seal trip (extra cost), F All coach tours Day 2 Loch Shiel. Travel to Glenfinnan and a 25-minute journey to get close to the seal F Hotel porter service board the MV Sileas for a cruise on Loch colony at Loch Dunvegan. Travel back via Sheil. The rest of the day is spent in Fort Loch Bracadale, Loch Harport, the Red and William. The town centre offers excellent Black Cullin Mountains. Ben Nevis Hotel & Leisure Club, local retailers, enveloped by majestic views Fort William HHH of Loch Linnhe and shadowed by the Day 5 Loch Linnhe. In the morning, head to Set at the foot of Britain’s highest foothills of Ben Nevis. the shores of Loch Linnhe for our cruise mountain is the tranquillity of the Ben aboard Souters Lass with the chance to spot Nevis Hotel with its Leisure Club and Day 3 Highland Land Rover Safari Travel to porpoise, harbour and grey seals and maybe mountain views. A lovely place to stay Highland Safaris near the market town of even a golden eagle. Free time in Fort William. and relax. Great atmosphere, comfortable Aberfeldy and enjoy a Rover Forest Safari surroundings and friendly staff will make in the company of a ranger. Take a short Day 6 Early breakfast. Departure, making sure you are well looked after. Situated walk into the ancient pine forest to search comfort stops en-route. only a mile outside of Fort William and for signs of red squirrel, roe deer and red Please note: Animal/mammal sightings are made up of – the Main Building, the deer. Return to the centre, visit the red deer not guaranteed. quieter East Lodge, and the Leisure Club barn where you will come face to face with – the Ben Nevis Hotel & Leisure Club is these amazing creatures. Tips for this tour: in a prime spot for exploring the area. Please take suitable clothing such as Day 4 The Isle of Skye and Dunvegan waterproofs, stout footwear, hat, gloves, Bedrooms: There are 119 bedrooms in Castle & Gardens. Travel to Mallaig and take scarf, an extra fleece/jumper. Client must total in the hotel – 84 within the main the ferry across to Armadale, stopping at be physically fit. There’s plenty of walking building and 35 in the quieter East Lodge Portree for a lunch stop (cost not included). involved. On some cruises you may be connected via walkway to the main hotel Visit Dunvegan Castle & Gardens, a open to the elements. Days are full and building – all with en-suite bathrooms, stronghold of the Chiefs of MacLeod for 800 cover long distances, therefore early television, direct dial telephone and tea years. The Castle tells a unique history breakfasts and later dinners are required. and coffee making facilities.

SCOTLAND Mobility Information: No lift. 3 ﬂoors in each building. Limited ground ﬂoor bedrooms.

Supplements (subject to availability) Single room supplement from £91.00 limited availability. Higher single room supplement from £146.00. Dunvegan Castle

48 To book please call 0116 278 6374 or visit www.woodscoaches.com IncludesIncludes visit 1to admission Tobermory

Tobermory

Oban, Tobermory and the Isle of Mull 5 Days | £499 Thursday 17 – Monday 21 June 2021 Price includes: Monday 13 – Friday 17 September 2021 F Return coach travel F Day return ferry to Isle of Mull Discover Argyll, the West Coast of Scotland, characterised by remarkable scenery that F 4 nights accommodation together capture the beauty and appeal of Scotland. Oban is one of the country’s most visited F Traditional Scottish self-service buffet holiday towns, welcoming you with panoramic views of striking mountains, lochs and islands. breakfast Mull is the largest of the islands of Argyll that surround Oban, where you can join a visit to its F Served 3 course dinner (3 choices) capital of Tobermory. Its iconic harbour is a picture-postcard scene, overlooked by the brightly plus after dinner tea/coffee coloured buildings which curve around the sheltered bay. F Possible entertainment F Admission to Benmore Gardens F All coach tours Day 1 Travel to Scotland making comfort streets hosts a choice of galleries, local F Hotel porter service stops en-route. Hotel check-in. Dinner is shops, an excellent Mull museum and an included for the next 4 nights. 18th century distillery. Royal Hotel, Oban HHH Day 2 Day at leisure in Oban. Explore the Day 4 Argyll Peninsula. Tour to Inveraray, Standing in the centre of town close to waterfront town among the finest scenery in a bustling town which looks out to the the harbour and ferry terminal. The Europe, enjoying the uninterrupted views sparkling waters of Loch Fyne. The town central position is ideal for visiting the out to Mull. McCaig’s Tower dominates the itself is overlooked by the magnificent West Coast of Scotland as well as the skyline, an imposing Colosseum lookalike 16th century castle, with fine black and Isle of Mull. Built in 1895, the hotel offers which awards visitors with spectacular views white architecture. Visit the charming fishing traditional Scottish hospitality within across Oban Bay. Known as the ‘seafood village of Tighnabruaich, and Benmore quality modern surroundings. capital of Scotland’, it is well-served with Botanic Garden. Set against mountains in first-class restaurants and pubs. Attractions 120 acres, there are striking displays and a Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, hairdryer, include the Oban Malt Whisky Distillery. world-famous collection of colourful plants tea/coffee making facilities and and towering trees. telephone. Day 3 Tobermory, Isle of Mull. Built in 1788 Facilities: Bar and lounge. Night porter. on a design by Thomas Telford, this is the Day 5 Depart after breakfast, making Mobility Information: Lift serves all remote island’s main town. From one of comfort stops en-route. 5 floors. No ground floor bedrooms. Scotland’s prettiest ports, the picturesque No accessible bedrooms.

Benmore Botanic Garden Supplements (subject to availability)

Single room supplement from £64.00 SCOTLAND (June) £71.00 (September). Sea view room upgrade at extra cost.

Inveraray © Flickr – Julian Berry © Flickr – Christine McIntosh

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Highlands Steam and Cruise 5 Days | £419 Saturday 26 – Wednesday 30 June 2021 Price includes: F Return coach travel The Scottish Highlands is a natural playground waiting to be explored and offers so many F 4 nights dinner, bed and breakfast touring possibilities. With majestic mountains and mysterious lochs, nostalgic railways, F Full cooked breakfast amazing wildlife, spectacular scenery and award-winning distilleries on the doorstep all to F 3 course dinner menu with 3 choices be discovered! per course F Small glass of wine with dinner on the ﬁrst night Day 1 Travel to Scotland, making comfort Broomhill, taking in glorious views of F Tea/coffee after dinner stops en-route. Hotel check-in. Dinner is heather-clad moors, Caledonian forest and F 1 afternoon tea/coffee and shortbread included for the next 4 nights. the Spey River. Upon return to Aviemore we on return from day out have some free time to explore this popular F Live musical entertainment on a Day 2 Loch Ness Cruise and Inverness. Cairngorms resort, famous for its winter minimum of 2 nights This morning we embark upon a scenic sports and hill-walking. F Loch Ness cruise journey to Loch Ness. We attempt to track F Return Journey on the Strathspey down the world’s shyest monster on a cruise Day 4 Glen Moray Distillery and Elgin. Railway of legendary Loch Ness, departing from Fort We make our way to Elgin today, where F Tour of Glen Moray Distillery Augustus on the southern shores. Brimming we start with a visit to historic Glen Moray F All coach tours with history and monster tales, the real stars Distillery for a guided tour. This famous F Hotel porter service of the Loch are its castles, monuments and malt whisky has been distilled on the scenery. Sit back and relax, as we cruise banks of the River Lossie since 1897 by a past Cherry Island, the loch’s only island and small and dedicated team of craftsmen. Highlander Hotel, Newtonmore HHH spoil you with a loch-side view of the striking In the afternoon, we spend time at leisure in Based in the village of Newtonmore, Fort Augustus Abbey. Afterwards we head Elgin where we can browse the shops and within the Cairngorm National Park, the back via Inverness with some time to visit its attractions, including the impressive Highlander Hotel is renowned for a warm explore and shop at our leisure. ruins of Elgin Cathedral, Elgin Biblical Scottish welcome and hospitality, Garden and the Elgin Museum. traditional menu and entertainment. Day 3 Strathspey Steam Railway and Recently refurbished with ‘boutique style’ Aviemore. Today after a leisurely breakfast Day 5 After breakfast, we make our way rooms and walk-in showers. we head off on a return journey on the home. Strathspey Steam Railway from Aviemore to Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, tea/coffee making facilities, telephone, hairdryer, radio, iron and ironing board. Facilities: Bar and lounge. Duty manager on call at night. Mobility Information: No lift. 2 ﬂoors.

SCOTLAND Ground ﬂoor bedrooms are subject to availability. Various steps throughout the hotel.

Supplements (subject to availability) Single room supplement from £85.00 limited availability. Higher single room supplement from £109.00. Strathspey Steam Railway © www.heritage-railways.com

50 To book please call 0116 278 6374 or visit www.woodscoaches.com Includes 1 admission

Isle of Arran

Ayr & The Isle of Arran 5 Days | £499 Monday 05 – Friday 09 July 2021 Price includes: F Return coach travel Discover the Isle of Arran, also known as 'Scotland in Miniature', and Scotland's most southerly F Return ferry fares Hebridean Island. Stir your imagination with towering granite peaks, sandy bays, wildﬂower F 4 nights dinner, bed and breakfast and heather lands that stretch for miles. Brodick Castle is the highlight of the holiday, a grand F Welcome tea/coffee and shortbread on estate with over 800 years of history. arrival F Full cooked breakfast F 3 course dinner menu with at least Day 1 Travel north, making comfort stops at leisure discovering its promenade, shops 3 choices per course en-route. Hotel check-in. Dinner is included and ice cream parlours – a visit to Nardini’s, F Tea/coffee after dinner for the next 4 nights. Scotland’s most famous ice cream parlour is a F Pianist on one night must! In the afternoon, we make our way to F Entrance to Brodick Castle, Garden Day 2 Robert Burns Birthplace Museum the west-end of Glasgow where we visit the and Country Park and Ayr Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum (free entry) F All coach tours We visit the Robert Burns Birthplace one of Scotland’s most popular attractions F Hotel porter service Museum today, which offers a unique and home to countless treasures including encounter with Scotland’s favourite son. the stunning Salvador Dali masterpiece Set in 10 acres of the poet’s cherished ‘Christ of St John on the Cross’. You could Riverside Lodge Hotel, countryside, the museum includes the also choose to spend time as some of Irvine, Ayrshire HHHH famous Burns Cottage, where the poet was Glasgow's other attractions such as, Glasgow Riverside Lodge Hotel is a luxurious 4-star born and a modern museum housing the Cathedral, the Riverside museum, the property set just outside Irvine, Ayrshire. world’s most important collection of his life Necropolis, Glasgow’s famous Sauchiehall Just recently refurbished, this hotel is and works. There is time for lunch here Street, Buchanan Street or George Square perfectly placed for a leisure stay. before we head to the center of Ayr, where and the Merchant District for shopping or The The hotel has 128 excellent bedrooms we spend time at leisure exploring. National Piping Centre and the Bagpipe including top-class executive suites. Museum. (Entrances not included.) The Riverside Lodge Hotel also features Day 3 Isle of Arran a spacious lounge bar, stylish Brasserie Today, we board the ferry at Ardrossan and Day 5 Depart after early breakfast. Making restaurant, which serves delicious, mouth- sail to Brodick on the Isle of Arran, known comfort stops en-route. watering foods and a 9-hole golf course. as ‘Scotland in Miniature’ where we visit Brodick Castle, set by the sea, bedecked Bedrooms: En-suite, TV, hairdryer, with gardens, surrounded by hills and tea/coffee making facilities, iron and

overlooked by the majestic Goatfell ironing board. SCOTLAND mountain. After free time for lunch in Facilities: Bar, lounge, restaurant, 9-hole Brodick, we take a scenic drive around golf course and free Wi-Fi. the island, before we board our ferry back Mobility Information: No lift . Ground to the mainland. ﬂoor bedrooms. Rooms with walk-in showers available but on request only. Day 4 Largs and Glasgow This morning, we visit the traditional Victorian Supplements (subject to availability) seaside resort of Largs, where we spend time Single room supplement from £95.00. Brodick Castle ©VisitBritain – VisitScotland

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West Highland Line

Scotland’s Classic Railways 5 Days | £499 Friday 16 July – Wednesday 21 July 2021 Price includes: F Return coach travel Step aboard these special railway journeys to discover Scotland's classic landscapes. Delve F 4 nights accommodation past soaring mountains; climb the Highlands and venture by pristine lochs – witnessed from F Traditional Scottish buffet breakfast the train carriage windows as you sit back and relax. Visits to quaint villages, fishing ports, F Served 3 course dinner (3 choices) Inverness and Fort William will complete this magnificent tour. plus after dinner tea/coffee F Train journey on Jacobite Steam Railway Day 1 Travel to Scotland, making comfort Journey along the idyllic Kyle Line, travelling F Train journey on Kyle Line stops en-route. Hotel check-in. Dinner is one-way from the quaint village of Kyle of F Train journey on Strathspey Steam included for the next 4 nights. Lochalsh to Inverness. Take in the varied Railway and beautiful scenery as you climb the F All coach tours Day 2 West Highland Line – Jacobite Highlands, which skirts past wooded F Hotel porter service Steam Railway hillsides and sparkling lochs, open moors Depart after an early breakfast to Fort and charming villages. William, a popular town enveloped by Highlander Hotel, Newtonmore HHH majestic views of Loch Linnhe and Day 4 Strathspey Steam Railway Based in the village of Newtonmore, shadowed by the foothills of Ben Nevis. Enjoy a return journey from Aviemore to within the Cairngorm National Park, the From here enjoy a one-way journey on the Broomhill on the Strathspey Steam Railway. Highlander Hotel is renowned for a famous West Highland Line to Mallaig, The nostalgic line perfectly captures the warm Scottish welcome and hospitality, where you can absorb the rugged appeal of steam travel, with delightful views traditional menu and entertainment. wilderness on one of the world’s greatest that sweep across the Cairngorm mountains. Recently refurbished with ‘boutique style’ railway journeys. It passes the iconic 21- As smoke drifts past the carriage windows, rooms and walk in showers. arched Glenfinnan Viaduct which is also the 20-mile journey is reminiscent of times featured along the route of the Jacobite gone by. Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, tea/coffee Steam Railway. Reach Mallaig, where you making facilities, telephone, hairdryer, can enjoy some free time at this pretty Day 5 Depart after breakfast. Making radio, iron and ironing board. fishing port. comfort stops en-route. Facilities: Bar and lounge. Duty manager on call at night. Day 3 Kyle of Lochalsh to Inverness Please note: Steam trains cannot be Mobility Information: No lift. 2 floors. From the hotel you will enjoy a scenic drive guaranteed. Ground floor bedrooms are subject to via Glengarry, Five Sisters, Glen Shiel. availability. Various steps throughout the hotel.

Supplements (subject to availability)

SCOTLAND Single room supplement from £80.00.

Strathspey Steam Railway Cairngorms National Park © VisitScotland – Kenny Lam © VisitScotland – Kenny © The Strathspey Railway © The Strathspey

Edinburgh Military Tattoo

Edinburgh Military Tattoo 3 Days | from £319 Friday 06 – Sunday 08 August 2021 | £339 Sunday 15 – Tuesday 17 August 2021 | £319 Price includes: F Return coach travel F 2 nights accommodation Scotland’s magniﬁcent capital city is proud to host the fabulous, annual Military Tattoo. F Full Scottish or continental self-service This impressive city is a sightseer’s paradise. Set against the backdrop of the Firth of Forth, buffet breakfast Edinburgh is romantic, cultured, fascinating and vibrant. It buzzes at festival time, with visitors F One served 3 course dinner able to stroll along the Royal Mile and down Princes Street, climb the Scott Monument and (3 choices) plus after dinner tea/coffee gaze in awe at the amazing castle. The spectacular Tattoo is sure to be the highlight of your F Admission to the tattoo trip. The programme of events includes the Massed Pipes and Drums, Scottish Country F Possible entertainment on Friday Dancers, Military Bands, Motorcycle Display Team and the famous Tattoo Choir. To sit within evening the Castle Esplanade amongst 9,000 enthusiastic spectators, surrounded by the lights, F All coach tours music and atmosphere, is an exciting, magical experience that you will never forget. F Hotel porter service (Please note: the seats are not under cover).

Crosskeys Hotel, Kelso HHH Day 1 Travel to Scotland making comfort Superbly situated in the heart of Kelso’s stops en-route. Hotel check-in. Dinner is picturesque French-style cobbled square. included. The hotel is located in a peaceful corner of Scotland yet still within easy reach of Day 2 Visit Edinburgh. Own arrangements Edinburgh (44 miles). An ideal base for for lunch and dinner. The Tattoo starts at our weekend. 1930 hrs (Saturday) and 2100 hrs (Monday) and our coach will be instructed by police on Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, hairdryer, the day where we can set down and collect

tea/coffee making facilities and SCOTLAND passengers, therefore you will need to make telephone. the final approach to the Castle on foot Facilities: Bar and lounge. Night porter. (approximately 20 minutes walk, uphill). Games room. Savour the sounds of, amongst others, Mobility Information: Lift serves all Her Majesty’s Royal Marine Bands. 3 floors. No ground floor bedrooms.

Day 3 Depart after breakfast, making comfort Supplements (subject to availability) stops en-route. No single supplement. Royal Mile, Edinburgh © Flickr – This is Edinburgh

To book please call 0116 278 6374 or visit www.woodscoaches.com 53 6 Days | £669

Includes 1 admission Price includes: F Return coach travel F Return ferry fares F 5 nights dinner, bed and breakfast F 3 course dinner menu with 3 choices per course F Admission to Black House, Arnol F All coach tours F Hotel porter service (unavailable at Crooklands Hotel)

Nethybridge Hotel, Nethybridge HH Set within the stunning Cairngorm’s National Park, this traditional highland manor hotel is located in the small village of Nethybridge.

Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, tea/coffee making facilities, hairdryer. Facilities: Bar and lounge. Night porter. Mobility Information: Lift serves all Callanish Stones, Isle of Lewis 3 floors. Limited ground floor bedrooms are subject to availability. 2 steps at entrance and a ramp. Outer Hebrides, Islands at the Harris Hotel, Tarbert, North Harris HH Edge of the World A well-established hotel run by Thursday 23 – Tuesday 28 September 2021 generations of the same family, offers a special Hebridean welcome. This idyllic chain of islands are utterly unspoiled with fine white sandy beaches, turquoise sea, Cosy lounges, a fully stocked bar with a rugged moorland and abundant wildlife. When the sun shines, there is no more exquisite spot fine array of whiskies, an elegant dining on earth. The Outer Hebrides were believed by the Vikings to be at the edge of the world. room serving local produce, skilfully Folklore, history, tradition, breath-taking scenery, sometimes lashed by Atlantic storms, the prepared and presented. 10 minutes islands have a far from modern life, forgotten air, but utterly unspoiled. walk from Harris Tweed shop.

Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, tea/coffee Day 1 Depart, making comfort stops en- Day 4 Morning at leisure. Lunch included at making facilities and hairdryer. route as we make our way north into ever hotel (soup/sandwiches, cake, tea/coffee). Facilities: Bar and lounge. increasing beautiful Scotland. Hotel check-in, During the afternoon enjoy a half day drive Mobility Information: No lift, 2 ﬂoors. at the Nethybridge Hotel, Nethybridge. to the South of Harris, Rodel and No ground ﬂoor bedrooms. 5 steps at Dinner included. Overnight bag required. Hogaboarst Beach. entrance.

Day 2 Early breakfast, travel from Day 5 Early breakfast, take the ferry from Crooklands Hotel, near Kendal HHH Nethybridge, via Portree (Isle of Skye) to Uig Tarbert to Uig on the Isle of Skye. Continue A family-run hotel, set in a peaceful, where we catch the ferry to Tarbert on the south through magnificent scenery, with rural location, opposite Lancaster Canal, Isle of Harris, our base for the next 3 nights. stops at the Kyle of Lochalsh, Commando 4 miles south of Kendal. Monument and Spean Bridge via Monarch Day 3 Isle of Lewis and The Black House of the Glen country. Hotel check in, Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, tea/coffee at Arnol Crooklands Hotel, Kendal for overnight stay. making facilities and hairdryer. Full day drive of the Isle of Lewis, visiting Dinner included. Facilities: Bar and lounge. the Butt of Lewis (weather permitting), Mobility Information: Lift serves both Callanish Stones, Stornoway, The Black Day 6 Depart after breakfast, making floors. 2 floors. Limited ground floor House at Arnol. comfort stops en-route. bedrooms are subject to availability.

SCOTLAND Supplements (subject to availability) Single room supplement from £96.00 limited availability.

Isle of Harris

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Alpine Glaciers and Lakes 8 Days | £1129 Saturday 17 – Saturday 24 July 2021 Price includes: F Return channel crossing High in the French Alps lies our base, the Alpen Roc Hotel, in the stunning resort of La Clusaz. F 2 nights dinner, bed and breakfast at Discover the beauty of nearby Chamonix, the charm of Annecy and the chic lakeside spa an overnight hotel town of Evian on a tour of this breathtaking alpine region. F 3 course set menu including tea and coffee F Hot and cold buffet breakfast Day 1 We embark on our crossing to France Glacorium, which charts the evolution of and our overnight hotel. the glacier over the centuries. At the Alpen Roc Hotel F 5 nights dinner, bed and breakfast Day 2 Continuing our journey through Day 6 Yvoire and Evian F 3 course buffet dinner with 2 choices France, we arrive at our hotel late afternoon. Today we travel to the lakeside village of per course Yvoire, on the shores of the magnificent F Hot and cold buffet breakfast Day 3 La Clusaz Lake Geneva. This charming medieval F Afternoon snack (tea/coffee and cake) Today we enjoy a day at leisure in our resort. village has hardly changed over the each afternoon Monday is market day; browse the delightful centuries, with beautifully decorated houses F Pre-dinner alcoholic and non-alcoholic alpine market and taste the local specialities. and gardens, and lots of shops and cafés to drink each evening at 1800 In the afternoon we can relax in the town or explore. We take a circular cruise on Lake F Unlimited drinks from 1000 – 2300 take the chance to relax and enjoy the Geneva from Yvoire’s pretty port. In the each day (selected beer, wine, soft hotel’s leisure facilities. afternoon, enjoy a drive to the lakeside spa drinks, tea/coffee) town of Evian (famous for its mineral water) F Additional unlimited alcoholic drinks Day 4 Annecy where we spend some time at leisure. 1800 – 2300 daily (selected single This morning we embark on an excursion measure spirits and cocktails) to Annecy. Often described as the ‘Venice Day 7 After breakfast we retrace our steps F Free use of leisure facilities of the Alps’, this beautiful lakeside town is back to the overnight hotel. F Circular cruise of Lake Annecy blessed with charming canals and narrow F Return journey on Montenvers Glacier streets, just waiting to be explored. Day 8 We leave France behind and cross Train including glacier visit On Tuesday these canals and streets are the channel back to England and on towards F Cruise on Lake Geneva from Yvoire lined with a bustling market. Our 90-minute home. F Hotel porter service guided walking tour gives us an insight into the history of this popular summer resort. Please note: Resort Tax: The resort tax is not Afterwards, we have some free time for included and will be collected from each Alpen Roc Hotel, La Clusaz HHH lunch before we enjoy an hour-long circular passenger on arrival. Nestled in the mountains between cruise on the lake. Chamonix and Annecy, you will find Hotel Alpen Roc, located in the centre of La Day 5 Chamonix and Glacier Train Clusaz, with the main shopping street and Today we journey to the chic mountain cable car within easy walking distance. resort of Chamonix. We spend the day here The hotel is decorated in a wooden enjoying the town centre and taking in the chalet style throughout with panoramic numerous sights, including the impressive view of the mountains and the village. mountain, Aiguille du Midi. After lunch, we board the Train du Montenvers for our return Bedrooms: Free Wi-Fi, television, journey up to view the impressive glacier telephone, safe, complimentary toiletries, known as the Mer de Glace. Departing from hairdryer. Chamonix, this famous ‘rack and pinion’ Facilities: Restaurant, bar with an open railway brings us to the Montenvers site, for fire in middle of room, lounge, terrace, an imposing panorama of the glacier. At the indoor heated swimming pool, sauna summit, we can descend via cable car and and steam room. walk within the glacier itself. (Please note: Mobility Information: Lift, ground floor EUROPE this requires a significant number of steps rooms. and is not suitable for those with walking difficulties). In addition, we can visit the Supplements museum at the summit known as the Single room supplement from £275.00. Chamonix train

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Glacier Express The Glacier Express Sunday 06 – Sunday 13 June 2021

Our twin centre tour includes two nights in the prestigious resort of Zermatt and three nights in chic Klosters, connected by one of Switzerland’s best scenic train rides across the Alps, the stunning Glacier Express!

Day 1 We depart early for our crossing to where the coach (and luggage!) will meet us Chur. The centre of the Old Town is traffic- Calais and head to our overnight hotel. to transfer you to the Silvretta Park Hotel. free and is perfect for exploring the many Day 2 After breakfast we begin our journey cafés and shops nestling within this 5,000- to Täsch train station. From here we take a Day 5 Davos and Klosters year-old settlement. Our route then takes us train to Zermatt. Once you arrive in Zermatt Today is free for you to explore the local to the chic alpine resort of St Moritz famous train station, transfer to the hotel for two areas of Davos and famous Klosters, known for its excellent sunshine record and high- nights, no need to worry about your luggage as a playground for princes, using the local class boutiques. We enjoy free time here as this will be transferred to the hotel for cable cars and trains, which are free to use for lunch and to explore the lakeside, before you. courtesy of the inclusive Davos/Klosters re-boarding the coach for the return trip to Day 3 Zermatt Card, allowing convenient and easy access Klosters via the magniﬁcent Fluela Pass. We spend time at leisure in the spectacular to the surrounding mountains. resort and pedestrianised town, with chic Please note: this is a day of leisure and the Day 7 We journey back to our overnight shops, leading to the Matterhorn Museum. coach will not be used. hotel. The museum provides a wonderful introduction to the area and its history. Day 6 Chur and St Moritz Day 8 We make our way back to the UK You may like to board the train to see the This morning, we board the coach for the and home. summit of the Gornergrat at over 3,000m journey to the oldest city in Switzerland, above sea level. Please note: this is a day of leisure and the coach will not be used. All suggested attractions above are not included in the price.

Day 4 Glacier Express We depart our hotel and walk the short distance (approx. 500m) to Zermatt Train Station to take the Glacier Express for our

EUROPE 5½ hour journey on the slowest express train in the world! We will travel through snow-capped mountains, enjoy stunning views of glaciers, sparkling streams and waterfalls as we make our way towards Chur, St Moritz

56 To book please call 0116 278 6374 or visit www.woodscoaches.com 8 Days | £1299 Other information

Price includes: F Return channel crossing Outbound overnight hotel F 1-night dinner, bed and breakfast in an overnight hotel F Welcome drink of juice on arrival F Hot/cold buffet breakfast F 3 course fixed menu F City Tax Zermatt At the Resort Hotel: Hotel Perren Zermatt lies at the foot of the Matterhorn. F Train transfer between Täsch – Zermatt The town’s touristic development is closely F 2 nights dinner, bed and breakfast linked to what is most probably the world’s F 4 course dinner – set menu most famous mountain. The vacation F Tea/coffee after dinner destination is a car-free zone and has F Glacier Express between Zermatt – Chur – 2nd Class Seat Reservation preserved its original character. The cog F Hotel porter service railway operates between Zermatt and the At the Resort Hotel: Silvretta Park Hotel 3089-metre-high Gornergrat. The summit F 3 nights dinner, bed and breakfast offers up spectacular views of the F 4 course buffet menu Matterhorn, the glaciers and the Monte- F Hot/cold buffet breakfast Rosa massif. At 3883 metres in altitude, F Welcome glass of fruit juice served on arrival Europe’s highest vantage point able to F Speciality themed buffets each night be reached by cableway also offers a F Tea/coffee after dinner fascinating panoramic vista of the F Davos/Klosters card allowing free use of local cable cars and trains (subject to availability) Matterhorn (4478 metres) and summits F Free use of indoor pool, sauna, gym and whirlpool of the Swiss, Italian and French Alps. F Free Wi-Fi in lobby and bar The glacier palace can be admired 15 F Hotel porter service metres beneath the ice surface. Inbound overnight hotel F 1-night dinner, bed and breakfast in an overnight hotel Glacier Express F 3 course set menu The route takes you through the three F Hot/cold buffet breakfast cantons of Valais, Uri and Graubünden, and F Tea/coffee after dinner offers breath-taking and varied panoramic F Hotel porter service views. Five and a half hours of sheer Please note: the city/resort tax is not included and will be collected from each passenger pleasure for your eyes and your palate, on arrival. too. The Glacier Express winds its way through remote valleys, past sheer rock faces and idyllic mountain villages. It scales the highest point of its journey at the Novotel Amnéville, Maizieres Les Metz HHHH (overnight hotel) Oberalp Pass with ease at 2033 metres Novotel Metz Hauconcourt HHHH above sea level. Thanks to the large Hotel is 15 min. from Metz, 5 min. from Amnéville, near A4 and A31. Ideal for business trips or panoramic windows, a clear view of seminars. Amid a large park, it has an outdoor swimming pool, restaurant and bar. Peace and numerous summits, deep gorges and the quiet surrounded by a large wooded park. Ideal location for a stopover en-route to your UNESCO World Heritage site “Swiss Alps holiday destination. Discount shopping at Marques Avenue shopping outlet. Jungfrau-Aletsch” is guaranteed. • Air-conditioned room • Free Wi-Fi access • Flat screen TV • Telephone • Tea/coffee making facilities • Hairdryer • Restaurant • Bar • Iron (supplement applies) • 24-hour Reception Local City Tax charges – please note • Outdoor unheated swimming pool these are approximate guide prices and Hotel Perren HHH (resort hotel) may be subject to change Hotel Perren is in Zermatt at the foot of the Matterhorn. Since 1956 the Hotel Perren has been a family-owned business. The families Perren, Bregy and Kronig and their team take Hotel Perren (Resort Hotel) HHH care of your individual wishes. A local city tax of 3CHF per person per • Restaurant • Bar • Sauna • Cable TV • Safe • Hairdryer • Telephone • Free Wi-Fi night will need to be paid direct to the Silvretta Parkhotel Klosters HHHH (resort hotel) hotel upon departure. Located in the idyllic village of Klosters, a 5-minute walk from the Gotschna/Parsenn cable car, the Silvretta Parkhotel offers up to 4 restaurants, a pool area and fitness and wellness Silvretta Parkhotel Klosters HHHH facilities. Located in the heart of Klosters, the 4-star Silvretta Park has a traditional wooden (Resort Hotel) exterior and a spacious reception area. A tax is imposed by the city: CHF 5.50 per • Cosy Piano Bar • Lounge • Restaurants • Indoor swimming pool • Sauna and wellness suite person, per night for adult. (charges apply) • Television • Telephone • Wi-Fi • Hairdryer • There is a small lift at this hotel EUROPE Mercure Reims Parc Des Expositions HHHH (overnight hotel) Mercure Reims Parc Des Expositions Set within a large park, Mercure Reims Parc Des Expositions provides air-conditioned guest HHHH (overnight hotel) rooms equipped with free Wi-Fi and a flat screen TV with satellite channels. Each room has a You’ll be asked to pay the following private bathroom. charges at the property: A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 2.25 per person, per night.

To book please call 0116 278 6374 or visit www.woodscoaches.com 57 Klosters, Davos, Bernina Express and Arosa Bahn Saturday 11 – Saturday 18 September 2021

Klosters is well-known for being the winter playground of the British Royals – one of the cable cars is even named after Prince Charles, and both Prince William and Prince Harry learnt to ski at this stylish yet tranquil resort. Picture the spectacular scenery that surround the chic resorts of St Moritz and Davos. One of the most breath taking railway journeys await aboard the Bernina Express, the red train which crosses the mighty and glistening Alpine landscapes.

Day 1 Travel to Folkestone, making a the mountains to Tirano, Italy. Transverse Day 5 Klosters (free day) comfort stop en-route. Catch the Eurotunnel dramatic viaducts, glide past rushing At leisure in Klosters, giving you time to to Calais. Travel onwards to your overnight mountain streams, picture postcard villages explore the local area using your destination. Hotel check-in at Mercure and even a mountain garden. The train Davos/Klosters Inclusive Card. Why not use Reims Parc Des Expositions. Dinner included climbs up to the 2,253-metre-high Bernina the Gotschnagrat cable car to travel up the (set menu). Pass, the magniﬁcence of which is so hard mountain above Klosters for dramatic views to translate into words! Our coach will meet over the valley or take the train back to Day 2 Travel onwards to your main hotel you in Tirano for the return trip by coach to Davos for another visit. stay in Klosters. Hotel check-in at the the hotel. Silvretta Park Hotel. Your base for the next 5 nights.

Day 3 Davos Travel to Davos, where your Davos/Klosters Inclusive Card allows you to board the Schatzalp funicular railway to the botanical gardens, which feature around 3,500 different ﬂower species from all over the world at a height of 1861 metres! You also have the opportunity to visit the Jakobshorn Mountain on the other side of the valley before returning to the hotel.

EUROPE Day 4 Bernina Express Walk from the hotel to Klosters Platz station to board the Bernina Express and embark on a one way trip (3 hrs 50 min) through Davos © Destination Davos Klosters – Andrea Badrutt

58 To book please call 0116 278 6374 or visit www.woodscoaches.com Bernina Express 8 Days | £1119

Price includes: F Return channel crossing At the overnight hotel Mercure Reims Parc Des Expositions, Reims F 2 nights dinner, bed and breakfast in an overnight hotel F 3 course set menu including tea and coffee F City Tax not included F Hotel porter service At the resort hotel Silvretta Parkhotel Klosters F 5 nights dinner, bed and breakfast F Welcome glass of fruit juice served on arrival F Hot/cold buffet breakfast F 4 course buffet menu F Speciality themed buffets each night F Tea/coffee after dinner F Davos/Klosters Inclusive Card F Free use of indoor pool, sauna, gym and whirlpool F Return train journey on Arosa Bahn F One way train journey on Bernina Express F Hotel porter service Please note: the city/resort tax is not included and will be collected from each passenger on arrival.

Mercure Reims Parc Des Expositions HHHH (Overnight hotel) Set within a large park, Mercure Reims Parc Des Expositions provides air-conditioned guest rooms equipped with free Wi-Fi and a ﬂat screen TV with satellite channels. Each room has a private bathroom.

Bedrooms: En-suite, TV, courtesy tray and air-conditioning. Facilities: Bar and restaurant. Mobility Information: Lift serves all 3 ﬂoors. No steps at entrance. Limited ground ﬂoor bedrooms.

Silvretta Parkhotel Klosters HHHH (Resort hotel) Located in the idyllic village of Klosters, a 5-minute walk from the Gotschna/Parsenn cable car, the Silvretta Parkhotel offers up to 4 restaurants, a pool area and ﬁtness and wellness facilities. Located in the heart of Klosters, the 4-star Silvretta Park has a traditional wooden Klosters exterior and a spacious reception area. © Destination Davos Klosters – Andrea Badrutt

Day 6 Arosa Bahn Bedrooms: En-suite, TV, telephone, Wi-Fi and hairdryer. The highlight of your holiday is a fantastic Facilities: Restaurant (tables of 2, 4 or 6 in main restaurant for all meals), cosy piano bar, 2-hour return journey on the Arosa Bahn. lounge, indoor swimming pool, sauna and wellness suite (charges apply). Climbing 1,000m in 1 hour, your journey gets Mobility Information: Lift serves all floors. 5 floors in main hotel, 7 floors in another area. off to a leisurely start in Chur, with a sedate No steps at entrance. No ground floor bedrooms. trundle through the town, before the train suddenly starts to climb up into the Supplements (subject to availability) mountains through spectacular, unspoilt Single room supplement from £178.00. scenery and over the Langwieser Viaduct to its destination of Arosa, 1,800m above sea level. Once there, take the cable car to the top of the Weisshorn (cost not included) or Other information Mercure Reims Parc Des Expositions simply breathe in the fresh air and admire Local City Tax charges – please note these (Overnight hotel) the breath-taking views. are approximate guide prices and may be You’ll be asked to pay the following subject to change charges at the property: A tax is imposed Day 7 Begin the journey homewards with an by the city: EUR 2.25 per person, per night.

overnight stop at the Mercure Reims Parc Silvretta Parkhotel Klosters (Resort hotel) EUROPE Des Expositions. Dinner included (set menu). A tax is imposed by the city: CHF 5.50 per Important Information: person, per night for adults. 10 year British passport required with at Day 8 Continue the return journey. Catch least 6 months validity. the Eurotunnel from Calais to Folkestone. Currency: Euros and Swiss Franc.

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Price includes: F Return channel crossing F 2 nights dinner, bed and breakfast in an overnight hotel F 3 course set dinner menu excluding drinks F Full cooked breakfast with a choice of Barcelona hot and cold dishes F Tea/coffee after dinner

Costa Brava, Barcelona and the Resort Hotel Little Yellow Train F 6 nights dinner, bed and breakfast F Welcome alcoholic drink on arrival Saturday 02 – Sunday 10 October 2021 F 3 course buffet dinner menu with 3 choices per course The Costa Brava is one of Spain’s prettiest coastlines. Our fantastic itinerary takes in its F Hot/cold buffet breakfast magniﬁcent cities, beautiful resorts and medieval villages, as well as an unforgettable train F 1⁄4l of wine, 1⁄4l of water with dinner journey through the stunning Pyrenees. The sunny resort town of Roses is perfectly F Live musical entertainment each night positioned on the Costa Brava for an excellent value summer tour. Enjoy excursions to F Free use of outdoor swimming pool the pretty town of Cadaqués, mighty Barcelona, and the charming medieval French town F Journey on the Little Yellow Train of Perpignan. A train journey through the stunning Pyrenees will take you on a route of F Hotel porter service stunning natural beauty, making this an unforgettable holiday.

Main Hotel Day 1 After an early morning home pick-up, alleyways, boutique shops and hidden tapas Hotel Coral Platja, Roses HHH we make our way across the Channel to our bars. Along the route, we glimpse the eye- The lovely Coral Platja is perfectly located overnight stop. catching buildings of Antoni Gaudí, Spain’s on the beachfront, only 300 metres from most visionary architect. The most famous the centre of Roses. Decorated in a Day 2 We arrive at our hotel in time for a of these, Park Güell and the magnificent traditional Mediterranean style with welcome drink, before dinner is served. Church of the Sagrada Família, are also on wrought iron balconies and window our itinerary. We spend the rest of the day shutters. The same Spanish style Day 3 Cadaqués at leisure exploring this beautiful city. extends to the 167 traditional bedrooms. This morning we travel to the pretty white- The maritime themed restaurant and a washed town of Cadaqués, a favourite of Day 7 Besalú and Girona lovely outdoor terrace are perfect for Salvador Dali. Upon arrival we enjoy a day at This morning we head to the historic gem of people-watching along the promenade. leisure, exploring Cadaqués’ maze of quaint, Besalú, a magnificent medieval town and one narrow streets, stylish art galleries, cafés and of the best preserved in Spain. Full to the Bedrooms: En-suite, TV, hairdryer and seafood restaurants. brim with character, we meander down its air-conditioning. cobbled streets, admire the ancient facades Facilities: Bar, restaurant and leisure Day 4 Roses of its impressive and varied architecture, facilities. Outdoor swimming pool. We spend today relaxing in Roses. Paddle and see the magnificent Viejo Bridge. In the Mobility Information: 2 lifts serve all in the crystal-clear waters on its endless afternoon we make our way to the historic 4 floors. No steps to reception. beaches, stroll along the lively promenade city of Girona. We explore its beautiful Roman No ground floor bedrooms. or explore the streets of the old town. You walled old quarter, Força Vella, which is can even take a trip on a glass-bottomed dominated by the 11th century Cathedral Overnight stop each way at boat for a scenic view of the coastline (not tower and baroque facade. Its Gothic nave is Ibis Hotel Macon Sud, France HHH included in price). the largest of its kind in the world! Located Cold buffet breakfast, 3 course dinner within the Força Vella is the Jewish Quarter (set menu), tea/coffee, jugs of water on Day 5 Little Yellow Train (or ‘Call’). A labyrinth of narrow medieval the table at dinner. This morning we head to Villefranche-de- streets and passageways makes this area Conflent, a medieval town deep in a French one of the most picturesque in Catalonia. Bedrooms: En-suite, TV, hairdryer and mountain valley. From here, we board the Other attractions to explore in Girona include air-conditioning. Little Yellow Train for a journey to Latour-de- the 12th century Arab Baths, and the Basílica Facilities: Bar and restaurant. Carol. Our journey takes approximately de Sant Feliu, with its priceless works of art. Indoor/outdoor swimming pools. 3 hours as we climb from the valley of the Mobility Information: Lift serves all floors. Têt River through the stunning scenery of Day 8 After breakfast, we retrace our steps 2 floors. Limited ground floor bedrooms. the Pyrenees. back to our overnight hotel Supplements (subject to availability) Day 6 Barcelona Day 9 We cross the Channel and begin our Single room supplement £Nil – Limited.

EUROPE No visit to the Costa Brava would be journey home. Single room with supplement from complete without a trip to Barcelona, the £175.00. stylish capital of Catalonia. We start with a Please note: Resort Tax: The resort tax is not leisurely stroll along the wide promenade of included and will be collected from each Las Ramblas, before exploring the narrow passenger on arrival.

60 To book please call 0116 278 6374 or visit www.woodscoaches.com ©Xmas market 5Tourist bureau of Lille ©Xmas market 5Tourist

Lille Christmas Market

Lille Christmas Market 3 Days | £209 Friday 26 – Sunday 28 November 2021 Price includes: F Return coach travel Make Christmas shopping a delight in Lille, where the vibrant old town transforms to a winter F Return Channel crossing wonderland. As Christmas approaches, Lille sparkles as the Christmas Market takes over the F 2 nights accommodation Place Rihour, and the nearby Grand Place is dominated by a dazzling giant Christmas tree F 2 nights bed and breakfast and ferris wheel. Shop unique gifts, quality local products and decorations, and delicious local F Full cooked breakfast with a choice of delicacies from over 80 wooden chalets. Enjoy vast shopping opportunities elsewhere in Lille, hot and cold dishes from the best luxury brands to antique shops. The atmosphere is guaranteed to get you in the F All coach tours festive spirit as you admire the wonderful Flemish architecture and explore decorated shop windows which compete to be the most original. Hotel ibis Lille Centre Garesm, Lille HHH Day 1 Travel to Folkestone, making a Day 3 Morning at leisure in Lille. Depart The ibis Lille Centre Gares hotel is comfort stop en-route. Catch the Eurotunnel after lunch. Catch the Eurotunnel to located within walking distance of to Calais. Hotel check-in. Afternoon/evening Folkestone. The Grand Place, Vieux Lille, Grand at leisure in Lille. Palais, EuraLille mall. Inviting, modern Important Information: and cozy, with a comfortable bed and Day 2 Spend the day and evening at leisure Full 10 Year Passport required. a functional bathroom, all you need for in Lille. Currency required: Euros. a pleasant stay.

Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, telephone, radio and hairdryer. Facilities: Bar and restaurant. Wi-Fi service. Mobility Information: 2 lifts serve all 5 ﬂoors. No steps at entrance. No ground ﬂoor bedrooms.

Supplements (subject to availability) Single supplement from £65.00. EUROPE

Grand Place Lille Christmas Market

Bruges Christmas Market

Medieval Bruges 3 Days | £229 Christmas Market Price includes: Wednesday 01 – Friday 03 December 2021 F Return coach travel F Return Eurotunnel F 2 nights accommodation Delightful cobbled lanes, quiet F Self-service hot/cold continental buffet breakfast canals, spires and historic F Welcome drink market squares – Bruges – ‘The Venice of the North’ is one of Europe’s best-preserved Academie Hotel, Bruges HHH medieval towns. Its Christmas This modern hotel is conveniently located in the historical centre Market has a fairytale setting, of Bruges just 50 metres from the famous Minnewater (Lake of filling the air with a magical Love) and the Begijnhof (Beguine Convent) and within walking atmosphere and transforming distance of the Grote Markt and Belfort Tower. the city centre into a festive delight. Twinkling fairy lights Bedrooms: En-suite with TV, tea/coffee making facilities, thread through chalets, and the telephone, radio, hairdryer, small fridge and safe. traditional stalls bring together Facilities: Bar and lounge. No restaurant. Small gym. Wi-Fi service. everything from food, drink and Mobility Information: Lift serves all 3 floors. 3 steps at entrance. local treats, to handmade crafts Limited number of ground floor bedrooms. and decorations. Overlooked by the 13th century medieval bell Supplements tower, this enchanting Single room supplement from £60.00. destination perfectly captures Belgian Chocolate the spirit of Christmas.

Day 1 Travel to Folkestone, making a comfort stop en-route. Catch the Eurotunnel to Calais. Hotel check-in. Afternoon/evening at leisure. Day 2 Spend the day and evening at leisure in Bruges.

EUROPE Day 3 Morning at leisure in Bruges. Depart after lunch. Catch the Eurotunnel to Folkestone.

Important Information: Full 10 Year Passport required. Currency required: Euros. Bruges Christmas Market © Flickr – Henry Burrows

62 To book please call 0116 278 6374 or visit www.woodscoaches.com 8 Days | £829

Price includes: F Return channel crossing F Return coach travel Overnight Hotels

© 2020 Trentino Marketing S.r.l. © 2020 Trentino F 2 nights dinner, bed and breakfast at an overnight hotel F 3 course ﬁxed menu Main Resort Hotel F 5 nights dinner, bed and breakfast F Welcome alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktail F Cold buffet breakfast F Set 3 course menu on arrival night F 3 course dinner with choice of 3 per course on one night F Gala dinner on one night with live music Riva del Garda F Typical Trentino dinner by candlelight on one night Spectacular Northern Lake Garda F Tea/coffee after dinner F Hotel porter service Thursday 06 – Thursday 13 May 2021

Based on the spectacular northern tip of Lake Garda, this fantastic location allows you to Sole Hotel, Riva del Garda HHHH explore medieval lakeside towns, the majestic Dolomites and the romantic city of Verona. Occupying an enviable position right on Stay right in the heart of Riva del Garda, then set out sightseeing to a range of popular the lake front and located at the side of destinations. From hidden gems like Lake Molveno to the unique resort of Lazise, you are the main square in the centre of the sure to be captivated by some of Europe’s greatest scenery. lovely historic town of Riva del Garda. The hotel is furnished in a very traditional style, with an elegant restaurant Day 1 Travel to Folkestone, making a century Church of San Nicolo is known for its overlooking the lake. All bedrooms are comfort stop en-route. Crossing the channel frescoes while the privately-owned Scaliger well furnished with air-conditioning, and travelling onto our overnight destination. Castle can be admired from the outside. satellite TV and minibar. There is a lovely terrace at the front of the hotel where Day 2 Travel onwards to Italy and your main Day 5 Dolomites and Lake Molveno you can sit and enjoy the lake views and hotel stay in Riva del Garda and the Portici Travel north to the dramatic Dolomites simply watch the world go by. Hotel. Your base for the next 5 nights. and enjoy a scenic tour of this outstanding area. Travel over the pass at Madonna di Supplements (subject to availability) Day 3 Riva del Garda/Torbole sul Garda Campiglio where you can marvel at the Single room supplement from £170.00. Spend today at leisure. Enjoy a stroll spectacular views of the Brenta peaks Lake view room without balcony from between Riva and Torbole on the lakeside before visiting charming and pretty Lake £85.00 per person. path (at a distance of about 3km, it will take Molveno. Lake view room with balcony from approximately 40 minutes to reach one £112.50 per person. from the other) and spend some time in Day 6 Verona the beautiful old piazzas, surrounded by Travel to romantic Verona, one of Italy’s cafés and bars overlooking the Lake. oldest cities, and the ﬁctional home of Alternatively take a relaxing return boat Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Visit trip to Limone sul Garda or Malcesine and Juliet’s balcony and admire the beautiful enjoy the beautiful scenery. Roman amphitheatre, home to world- famous opera productions, and enjoy Day 4 Malcesine and Lazise lunch (cost not included) in Piazza Bra, Visit the ancient town of Malcesine, perched the largest piazza in Verona, lined with on the lake’s edge under the shadow of numerous cafés and restaurants. Verona is breath-taking Monte Baldo. Take the cable a shoppers’ paradise with something for Verona car (extra cost) to the summit for spectacular everyone, from the daily market in Piazza views across the lake and the Dolomites delle Erbe, which offers great bargains and before exploring the cobbled streets of the a great selection of local produce, to the old town below and the Captain’s Palace. stylish designer shops at Via Mazinni. In the afternoon travel via the scenic lakeside

road to the pretty walled town of Lazise with Day 7 Depart Italy and begin the journey EUROPE its paved lakefront promenade and ﬁne home, travelling to an overnight stop. sandy beach. Lazise also has a wonderful old town centre, with narrow alleyways, Day 8 Continue the return journey, crossing picturesque squares and harbour. The 12th the channel to arrive home. Italian Dolomites © Flickr - Luca Sartoni © Flickr - Luca

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Embark on a charming cruise aboard MS Arena along the picturesque Dutch waterways and witness the breath-taking blanket of colour that is the Keukenhof Gardens. The world’s largest ﬂower garden, Keukenhof is home to more than seven million tulips, daffodils and hyacinths; a magical sight to be seen when in full bloom. As well as wandering through multicoloured ﬂower gardens, you’ll get plenty of free time to explore the harbour town of Hoorn, the historic town of Den Helder and the beautiful city of Amsterdam, with its stunning architecture and never-ending network of canals.

Day 1 UK – Amsterdam beautiful nature reserves and is home to the beautiful city on the water. There are over Depart early morning for the ferry and travel country’s naval base and museum. There’s 600 monuments which outline this harbour to Amsterdam, capital of the Netherlands. free time this morning to explore this historic city and part of the original defences can Enjoy a welcome reception with a glass of town, which was bombed during World War still be seen in the original canals and old sparkling wine before a relaxing evening II. Return to the ship for lunch before we warehouses. Relax onboard this evening as onboard the ship. continue on to the city of Harlingen, where you sail overnight to Lelystad. you can explore at leisure and discover this Day 2 Amsterdam – Hoorn – Den Helder This morning we sail to the atmospheric city of Hoorn, arriving around lunchtime. Here you have free time to explore this wonderful little city full of history and interesting architecture. Alternatively, you can join an optional excursion to the Medemblik Bakery, a quaint two-storey museum where you’ll see how traditional Dutch specialities are made, including ‘gevulde koek’, which is an almond paste cookie and ‘speculaas’ which are delicious gingerbread cookies. Return to the ship for a relaxing dinner onboard and sail overnight to Den Helder. Day 3 Den Helder – Harlingen – Lelystad Arrive in the unique town of Den Helder this morning which is situated at the

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64 To book please call 0116 278 6374 or visit www.woodscoaches.com Keukenhof Gardens

MS Arena HHHH Earning its place in our premier cruise collection, this 4-star ship has all the ingredients of an unforgettable river cruise with comfort, style and unfaltering attention to detail. Step aboard and feel right at home from the minute you set sail on the stylish and spacious MS Arena. Let the Captain and crew take care of your every need while you prioritise relaxing and unwinding in comfort as you glide along the river.

Cabins Main Deck Standard Cabin All of the cabins on board the MS Arena From £639 per person feature outward-facing floor to ceiling Each Main Deck cabin benefits from floor © Visit Keukenhof panoramic windows with French to ceiling windows with a French balcony. 5 Days | £639 balconies, allowing you to take in the All cabins also feature twin beds – one wonderful views of the river and fixed bed and one-fold down bed, an en- Price includes: surroundings from the comfort of your suite shower and toilet, air-conditioning, F Return coach travel from the UK own cabin. The spacious cabins feature TV, telephone, hairdryer and a safe. F Return Eurotunnel en-suite bathrooms with a shower and F 4 nights dinner, lunch, bed and breakfast toilet. There’s plenty of space and Main Deck Superior Cabin F Welcome reception including glass of storage for your belongings, plus air- From £711 per person sparkling wine conditioning, TV, telephone, hairdryer and The Main Deck Superior cabins also F Tea/coffee after dinner a safe all come as standard. You can feature floor to ceiling windows and a F Tea/coffee after lunch choose from accommodation on the French balcony for excellent views of the F 5 course farewell dinner on the last night Upper Deck or Main Deck; all with river. There’s plenty of room for all your with 2 choices of main course contemporary furnishings, providing the belongings and each cabin features F Captain’s Party on one night ideal home from home on your cruise. comfortable hotel-style beds, an en-suite F Live entertainment each night Both Upper Deck Superior and Main shower and toilet, air-conditioning, TV, F In-house activities on some nights such Deck Superior cabins feature hotel style telephone, hairdryer and a safe. as quiz and/or bingo beds. F All coach tours Upper Deck Superior Cabin F Hotel porter service From £781 per person Each stylish Upper Deck cabin features floor to ceiling windows with a French Day 4 Lelystad – Amsterdam balcony, perfect for enjoying the passing Arrive this morning into the lively little port scenery. The cabins also feature of Lelystad for your included excursion to comfortable hotel-style beds, an en-suite Keukenhof Gardens. Here you have plenty shower and toilet, plus air-conditioning, of time to explore the 32-hectare site and TV, telephone, hairdryer and a safe all enjoy the swathes of flowers, themed come as standard. There’s ample room to pavilions and wonderful atmosphere that make yourself at home, so you can open surrounds this world-class event. Re-join the doors and feel the gentle breeze our ship in Amsterdam where you can as you sail through the waters. experience the true beauty of this capital city at your leisure.

Day 5 Amsterdam – UK Supplements (subject to availability) This morning bid farewell to your captain Single Cabin Supplement from £194.00. and crew and disembark for the return Main Deck Superior Cabin Supplement from £72.00 per person. Upper Deck Superior Cabin Supplement from £142.00 per person.

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To ensure that you travel in comfort on our holidays, we have invested in a fleet of touring vehicles. Our coaches are among the very best in luxury coaches, and have been custom built to a high specification for us. These spacious, plush coaches boast everything you’d expect from a premium touring vehicle. On board, you’ll find hot drink making facilities, as well as a light, airy cabin. Sit back, relax and enjoy the journey.

Great Days Out If you like our holidays, you’ll love our day excursions! There’s something for everyone:

Ⅲ Coastal resorts Ⅲ Scenic tours Ⅲ Theatre trips Ⅲ Attractions Call 0116 278 6374 to request a brochure or visit www.woodscoaches.com

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