G-Line Holidays Ltd Day Excursions September to December 2013
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G-LINE HOLIDAYS LTD DAY EXCURSIONS SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER 2013 Sun 1st September Holker Hall for its Flower Power Fair Against the magnificent backdrop of Holker Hall and its 25 acres of splendid gardens, this is a Specialist Plant Fair. This is a guaranteed quality fair bringing together many of the North’s top specialist nurseries, growers and plantsmen and women with a huge choice of unusual plants. Also on offer is their usual Food Producers’ Market – meet the producers and get some fabulous recipe ideas. (Entrance to Holker Hall is included) Adult Senior Child £25.00 £24.50 £16.50 Pick Up Ref: D / N Return to the Fylde for 1730 Sun 1st September Southport for its International Festival We travel to Southport for the town’s International festival, which commences with a parade of international flags along Lord Street, followed by a variety of street performers and market stalls all with an international feel. Adult Senior Child £13.00 £12.50 £11.50 Pick Up Ref: D / N Return to the Fylde for 1730 Sun 1st September Brownsholme Hall for its Market & Barton Grange Garden Centre for its Food & Drink Festival On this new tour discover the delights of regional food and drink with a visit, firstly, to Brownsholme Hall, for its Artisan market, which offers high quality food, drink and crafts, produced in the Forest of Bowland, the Ribble Valley and Lancashire. We then travel to Barton Grange for its Food and Drink Festival. This festival is a celebration of great food, and drink and produce from the North West region with demonstrations, talks and tastings - if you love food then this tour is for you. (Entry into Food and Drink Festival at Barton Grange included in price) Adult Senior Child £12.00 £11.50 £9.00 Pick Up Ref: D / N Return to the Fylde for 1700 Wed 4th September Liverpool for Shopping or the Tate Gallery for the Chagall: Modern Master Exhibition Take the chance to explore the various shopping areas, including Liverpool One, the Met Quarter and the Albert Dock. On this excursion, we also give you the chance to visit ‘Tate Liverpool’, in the Albert Dock complex, to view a contrasting exhibition of paintings by some of the best-known artists of the 20th century and on this particular occasion there will be an exhibition of the modern 20th century Russian painter Marc Chagall, known for his floating figures and folk themes. (Entry into Tate Gallery and Chagall exhibition not included) Adult Senior Child £15.00 £14.50 £13.50 Pick Up Ref: C / M Return to the Fylde for 1730 Wed 4th September Skipton on Market Day and Boundary Mill in Colne Skipton for most of you will need no introduction whilst Boundary Mill is renowned as Britain’s biggest quality mill store. Adult Senior Child £15.50 £15.00 £14.00 Pick Up Ref: C / M Return to the Fylde for 1730 Thurs 5th September Channel 4’s ‘ The Mill’ - Quarry Bank Mill and Ordsall Hall Enjoy your day with us at two of the North West’s finest properties. Quarry Bank Mill, tells the compelling story of mill workers, entrepreneurs and the Industrial Revolution, and is the location for the new powerful Channel 4’ TV series ‘The Mill’ exploring the lives of the mill owners, workers and apprentices of Quarry Bank Mill in the 1830’s. Ordsall Hall is Salford’s hidden gem, which dates back over 600 years. You can wander back through time, while learning more about the lifestyle of the Tudors on your guided tour. (Entrances to Quarry Bank Mill and guided tour and refreshments at Ordsall Hall included) Adult Senior Child £30.00 £29.50 £24.50 Pick Up Ref: B / L Return to the Fylde for 1700 Sat 7th September Harrogate for shopping or The British Wool Weekend Come with G-Line to this new event at the Showground near Harrogate to see a huge array of displays and stalls for those who enjoy working with wool, see sheep shearing or visit the alpacas, or you could spend the day wandering round the floral spa town of Harrogate, with its delightful buildings. (Entrance to the show included) Adult Senior Child Shops £17.00 £16.50 £15.50 Show £25.00 £23.50 £20.50 Pick Up Ref: B / L Return to the Fylde for 1900 Sat 7th September Chesterfield for its Market and Well Dressings We travel to Chesterfield, where you can visit the church, famed for its crooked spire. Enjoy the ‘Shambles’, an area of narrow streets off Market Place and, above all, take in the atmosphere of the Market itself, with over 200 stalls to choose from. Well dressing is an ancient custom throughout Derbyshire. This year, there will be two on show in the town centre: one in the ‘crooked’ church porch and one in the market place. Adult Senior Child £21.00 £20.50 £19.50 Pick Up Ref: A / K Return to the Fylde for 1930 Sun 8th September Lakes Tour - Lakeside Steam Railway Journey, Lake Windermere Cruise and Bowness We travel on the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Steam Railway to Lakeside, from where you will enjoy a relaxing and scenic cruise along Lake Windermere to Bowness-on-Windermere. You will have plenty of time to explore this ever-popular Lakes town. Adult Senior Child £27.00 £26.50 £22.50 Pick Up Ref: C / M Return to the Fylde for 1730 To book please call the G-Line Office on 01253 725999 Tues 10th September The Dog & Partridge Inn, near Chipping for Lunch Return, with us, to the ever-popular Dog & Partridge Inn, near Chipping, to enjoy a sumptuous 3-course lunch with a choice at each course, followed by tea or coffee. Adult Senior Child £29.00 £28.80 £27.50 Pick Up Ref: F / P Return to the Fylde for 1645 Thurs 12th September Trafford Centre for Shopping or Creative Stitches and Hobbycrafts Show at Event City The choice is yours – Trafford Centre for the ultimate shopping experience or the Creative Stitches and Hobbycrafts Show. There are free paper-craft taster sessions, a beading bonanza, knitting know-how and much, much more. Whether you are an experienced crafter, or a complete novice, we’re sure that you’ll enjoy the day. (Entrance to the show not included) Adult Senior Child £14.00 £13.50 £12.00 Pick Up Ref: B / L Return to the Fylde for 1730 Sat 14th September Birkenhead Transport Festival, Birkenhead Park If you enjoy transport of yesteryear then this new day excursion is for you. On this new tour we take a trip to Birkenhead for its Transport Festival, taking place in the delightful Victorian Birkenhead Park, where you will see a variety of engines, threshing machines, classic and vintage cars and commercial vehicles - something for everyone (Entrance Included) Adult Senior Child Pick Up Ref: C / M Return to the Fylde for 1715 £25.50 £25.00 £23.00 Sat 14th September Harrogate and the Autumn Flower Show The choice is yours. Harrogate for shopping or the Flower Show which will include displays, astounding flower arrangements, rural arts, crafts and much more. Most of all there will be a profusion of flowers and plants, bursting with colour and scent (Entrance to the show included) Adult Senior Child Shops £17.00 £16.50 £15.50 Pick Up Ref: B / L Return to the Fylde for1900 Show £31.50 £31.00 £15.50 (under 16 yrs) Sat 14th September Durham or Beamish Open Air Museum (for their Agricultural Show) Visit Durham and see the World Heritage Status Castle or Cathedral or go to Beamish Open Air Museum which is hosting their annual Agricultural Show. From goats, geese or Gordon Highlanders to Farriery, Falconry, Fur and Feather, the show promises to be a fantastic insight into all things rural. (Entrance to show is included) Adult Senior Child D’rhm £26.00 £25.50 £24.50 B’mish£36.00 £35.50 £29.50 Pick Up Ref: A / K Return to the Fylde for 2030 Sat 14th September Southport for shopping, or the Southport Air Show You have a full day to explore the delights of this popular resort - stroll along the Promenade or Britain’s second longest pier, visit the shops on Lord Street or enjoy the Air Show, which is recognised as the biggest air show in the North West. (Entrance to the show not included) Adult Senior Child Shops £13.00 £12.50 £11.50 Show £13.00 £12.50 £11.50 Pick Up Ref: B / L Return to the Fylde for 1830 Sun 15th September RAF Cosford Museum for its Battle of Britain Weekend This museum will be commemorating the Battle of Britain with a nostalgic weekend of events and activities for everyone to enjoy. Activities include the real life working of a Griffon engine, 1940’s caravanning exhibition, re-enactments of the WWII RAF Operations Room, a look at the Homefront with a ‘make do and mend’ class and tales of domestic life in the era. (Entry included) Adult Senior Child £23.50 £23.00 £22.00 Pick Up Ref: A / K Return to the Fylde for 1930 Sun 15th September Ness Gardens and Speke Hall On this new tour we visit the delightful Ness Gardens owned by the University of Manchester which offer a sanctuary of peace and tranquillity. Please note as with all gardens, there may be uneven/undulating paths. We then visit the National Trust property of Speke Hall, a rare example of a Tudor Manor house with Victorian interiors and William Morris wallpaper, surrounded by gardens and woodlands (Entry included) Adult Senior Child £25.00 £24.50 £23.50 Pick Up Ref: B / L Return to the Fylde for 1715 Tues 17th September Bowness on Windermere and a Wurlizter Organ Concert at the Regency Cinema We spend the morning in Bowness on Windermere, before visiting the Regency Cinema in the town, for a Wurlitzer Organ Concert.