2019 is our 70th Anniversary

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Coach and scenery both look stunning

in Mennock Pass on the Lathalmond & Ayrshire Coast your - August 2017 In 2019 it will be 70 years since John Howden Thornes started his transport business in the East Riding village of Bubwith, near Selby. The family’s transport ro0ts actually go back further to the early 20th Century with John’s father, Joseph Henry who ran an animal hide & skins business running a fleet of Morris Commercial lorries. In preparation for the 70th Anniversary, the family have organised a celebratory Special Events Weekend to be held in October 2019. See page 15 for details.

John’s first coach a 25 seat Bedford built in 1936 makes an interesting comparison with the firms latest addition, an Iveco 33 seater, seen here in Dordrecht, Holland in May 2018 on our heritage Dordt in Stoom tour.

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DATE DAYS DESTINATION MODERN NO:-

Friday 3rd - Monday 6th May 19 4 49th - Vehicle Run Vintage 3-4

Sunday 26th - Friday 31st May 19 6 Welsh Treasures & The Royal Mint Modern 5-6

Monday 27th - Friday 31st May 19 5 The Dorset & Somerset Delights Modern 7-8

Wed 31st July - Sun 4th August 19 5 Gloucestershire Vintage & Country EX Vintage 9-10

Thurs 22nd - Sun 25th August 19 4 Great Dorset Steam Fair Modern 11-12

Fri 27th Sept - Wed 2nd Oct 19 6 Highlands & Islands Modern 13-14

Sat 5th & Sun 6th October 19 THORNES 70TH ANNIVERSARY Vintage 15-16

Mon 25th - Fri 29th November 19 5 Cheshire Festive Break Modern 17-18

During the late 60’s and early seventies our 1952 vintage Beadle Leyland OKP 980 ran in our adopted Creamline colour scheme. The picture below shows the Coach in this guise and also a 1:76 model prepared by renowned modeller David Dawes……...

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 Bubble Car Museum - Boston (enroute)

 49th Ipswich to Felixstowe - on Sunday 5th May

 Colne Valley Heritage Railway and associated Miniature Railway

 Ipswich Transport Museum

The Colne Valley Railway is a heritage railway based at Castle Hedingham Station, near Halstead in Essex, England. The railway consists of a 1 mile long running line, with a fully reconstructed station, signal box and railway yard.

The Colne Valley Miniature Railway is owned by Evan Bailey and run by Volunteers. Situated on the site of the Colne Valley Railway in Castle Hedingham . This 7.25 inch gauge railway gives passengers a ride over some 700 metres of line. The railway runs alongside the standard gauge line of the Colne Valley Railway.

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The Ipswich Transport Museum is devoted principally to the history of transport and engineering objects made or used in its local area. The museums collection was commenced by the Ipswich Transport Preservation group in 1965. In 1988 it obtained use of its present premises, the old Priory Heath trolleybus depot. Its collection of more than 100 large objects includes, ,

trolley - and - motor , commercial vehicles, fire apparatus, mobile cranes, bicycles, biers,

horse drawn vehicles, prams and wheelchairs. The museum also boasts a Tearoom, Restoration Zone, Model Railway and Gift Shop.

The Bubble Car Museum includes over 50 microcars from the 50s, 60s and beyond including Bond, Reliant, and Frisky, with extensive collections of memorabilia, advertising and articles from those evocative times, there are re - created shops, memorabilia and a café.

The Ipswich to Felixstowe Run is the premier road run in East Anglia! Over 500 vehicles will gather in and depart at 11.00 for display on Felixstowe Promenade in the afternoon. The vehicles make a 10-mile (16 km) journey to the promenade of Felixstowe, where they line up and remain there for a large part of the day. A magnificent spectacle - free to visit and watch at either end of the route!

The Holiday Inn London Road Ipswich Situated on the outskirts of Ipswich, our hotel is located near the A12 and just an 8 minute drive away from Ipswich town centre. Close to all the amenities and a perfect base for visiting the Suffolk beaches at Felixstowe & Aldeburgh. The hotel has 108 guest bedrooms all with air - conditioning and wireless high speed internet access. Guests can enjoy dining and relaxing in the restaurant, and a bar which offers a wide range of refreshments, lighter meal and snacks. The Spirit Health and Fitness club boasts a fully equipped gym, steam room, sauna and Jacuzzi. Tour Price of

What's included £335.00 per person sharing

 3 nights Dinner Bed & Breakfast and Vintage Coach Travel. Single supplement £75.00

 Entrance fees and rides are NOT INCLUDED in the tour price,. However tour passengers are welcome to travel with the driver and courier on the road run itself at no extra charge.

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 The Royal Mint Experience (1000 years of history at the home of the UK coin)

 Wales Largest Castle Caerphilly

 Dyffryn Edwardian Gardens & Victorian Mansion

 Bridgend Designer Outlet & Restaurants

 Big Pit Mining Museum

 Dean Forest Railway

The Royal Mint Experience based in South Wales, is the only place in the world where you can watch the United Kingdom’s coins being made. Go behind the scenes to follow the journey of a coin from a blank to a bank in a 45 minute guide factory experience and a self guided interactive experience. Experience the sights, sounds and smells of thousands of glistening new coins, hot off the press. You will even have an opportunity to strike your own coin.

Caerphilly Castle The largest castle in Wales, and the second largest in Britain. Caerphilly was locked within water defences when it was built by the English during the 13th century. The outside is the place, amound an array of delights, to see four siege engines and the inside has a hallowed majestic feel.

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Dean Forest Railway The Dean Forest Railway is a 4 1/4 mile long heritage railway that runs between Lydney and Parkend in the Forest of Dean Gloucestershire. Trains are operated by both Steam and Heritage diesel locomotives and heritage diesel multiple units. With 5 stations along the track allowing for time to explore the local area, with a visit to the seven estuary to explore Lydney Harbour with its fantastic views of the Severn.

Dyffryn House and Gardens Managed by the National Trust, Dyffryn House allows visitors to experience an extraordinary range of designs and an extensive Arboretum featuring trees from all over the world. The enormous great lawn is boarded by seasonal bedding and a croquet lawn. There is also a large glasshouse and statuary collection. Within the gardens Dyffryn House, a grand Victorian mansion overlooks key aspects of the gardens. Parts of the ground and first floors have been restored and are unfinished.

Big Pit Mining Museum Big Pit is a real coal mine and one of Britain's leading mining museums boasting a 300 feet underground tour with a real miner. The coal mine houses an award wining national museum that still retains many features of its former life as a coal mine. Standing high on the heather - clad moors of Blaenafon, the tunnels and buildings that once echoed to the sound of the miners now enjoy the sound of the footsteps and chatter of visitors from all over the world.

Parkway Hotel Cwmbran Situated in over seven and a half acres of gardens. The Four Star AA accredited Luxury Hotel has currently gone through an uplifting refurbishment and all rooms are on the ground or first floor. The extensive reception area and comfortable lounge provide warmth from a real log fire where over a ton of local coal and logs are burned each week. Whilst in summer a newly refurbished and extended Patio Garden Area will be an excellent location Tour Price of for after dinner . Complimentary WIFI is available to all £525.00 per person sharing guests. Single supplement £100.00 What's included

 5 nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast

 Modern Coach Travel

 All excursions are included but Entrance Fees are NOT INCLUDED

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 Haynes Motor Museum - Sparkford - over 400 items  Guided tour of the Isle of Portland - with its many facets

 Bovington Tank Museum

 Swanage Railway

 Cerne Abbas Giant

 Chasewater Railway at Brownhills (enroute)

 Free time in Weymouth

The Haynes International Motor Museum is the UK’s largest collection of great cars from around the world with over 400 amazing cars and bikes from the dawn of motoring in the late 1800s through nostalgic classics of the 1950s and 1960s , to world renowned super cars like the Jaguar XJ220. The Museum currently offers 19 individual exhibitions and it is very much a “Museum in motion” with tours, talks and activities for families and enthusiasts alike. Packed with precious metal, the Haynes International Motor Museum is truly a world class motor museum.

The Bovington Tank Museum tells the story of armoured warfare from World War One to the present day. As you explore the Museum’s six large halls you will come face to face with vehicles that have seen action in all the major wars of the 20th Century and hear first - hand accounts from those who fought in them.

This unique collection of over 300 vehicles is regarded as the best in the world and includes the world’s first ever tank - Little Willie, the feared German Tiger tank and the modern Challenger 2.

The award - winning standard gauge Swanage Steam Railway offers a unique journey through six miles of beautiful scenery passing the magnificent ruins of Corfe Castle, travelling down to the blue flag beach at Swanage.

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The Cerne Abbas Giant is a hill figure near the village of Cerne Abbas in Dorset, England. 55 metres high, it depicts a standing nude male figure with a prominent erection and wielding a large club it its right hand. Local folklore has long held it to be an aid to fertility.

Portland Bill Lighthouse has been standing for one hundred and eleven years at a height of 41 metres (135 ft). The distinctive red and white tower first shone its famous four flashes of light every twenty seconds on 11 January 1906 and has a range of 25 nautical miles which has guided passing vessels through the hazardous waters around Portland Bill as well as acting as a waymark for ships navigating the English Channel. The Visitor Centre was refurbished in 2015 The displays and Information are very interesting before you even climb a stair, but it is certainly worth all 153 steps to witness the magnificent views from the picture - book windows on the way up. At the top in the ‘lantern room’ you can see Dorset’s beautiful Jurassic coast for miles.

The Chasewater Railway is a former colliery railway running round the shores of Chasewater in Staffordshire. It is now operated as a heritage railway and is approximately 2 miles in length. It operates passenger trains from Brownhills West and Chasewater Heaths stations to Chasetown Church Street, with an intermediate halt at Norton Lakeside. A round trip of nearly 4 miles.

The Yeovil Court Hotel A privately owned, independent, stylish hotel set in the stunning South West of England. Situated on the outskirts of Yeovil, nestling between picturesque rolling countryside and the convenience of town facilities. The hotel has 30 bedrooms, all rooms are warm, comfortable and relaxing with modern features and stylish décor. The hotel offers a cosy and intimate bar area where you can enjoy coffee and home made biscuits and a lounge area is available for relaxing throughout the day. Tour Price of £455.00 per person sharing Single supplement £91.00 What's included

 4 nights Dinner Bed & Breakfast

 Modern Coach Travel

 Please note Entrance Fees and Train Rides are NOT INCLUDED in the tour price

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5 Day Tour featuring something for everyone.

 The Gloucestershire Vintage & Country Extravaganza aka The South Cerney Steam Rally

 ‘Steam’ the Museum of the Great Western Railway in Swindon

 The Museum and associated Museum

 The opportunity to sample a ride on the Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway

TWO FULL DAYS AT THE SHOW TO ENABLE YOU TIME TO TAKE IT ALL IN AND PERUSE AT YOUR LEISURE THE MANY FACETS OF THE SHOW

 Commercials and Land Rovers  Motor Bikes  Buses and Coaches  Animals and Country life Section  Stationary Engines  Industrial and Agricultural Implements  Models

 Display of Ex– Emergency & Military vehicles

 Vintage Caravans

 Steam Section

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The Oxford Bus Museum - The Oxford Bus Museum tells the story of bus coach travel around over the last 130 years. The exhibits include artefacts - such as bus stops, ticket machines, timetables, posters and staff uniforms. There are also many fantastic photos illustrating the local diverse public transport history through the ages. Since 2004 it has also been home to the Morris Motors Museum, which charts the story of how these classic British cars and commercial vehicles were produced at Cowley, in the city. The impressive collection of vintage Morris vehicles represents those produced during William Morris’s life.

STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway, is in the heart of the former Swindon Railway Works. The museum tells the story of the men and women who built, operated and travelled on the Great Western Railway, a network that, through the pioneering vision and genius of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, set the standard for rail travel. This story is brought to life with famous GWR locomotives, imaginative story - telling displays, videos - mixing rare archive film footage with the stories of ex - railway workers - hands- on exhibits, interactive displays and a large number of rare GWR objects memorabilia. The museum is peopled by ‘character figures’ - cast from Swindon people - many of them former railway workers.

The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway is a volunteer operated heritage railway in Gloucestershire and Worcestershire. It uses part of the route of the former Great Western Railway’s main line from Birmingham to Cheltenham which used to run via Stratford - upon - Avon. It now operates steam and heritage diesel trains between Cheltenham Racecourse and Broadway through some of the most spectacular scenery in the Cotswolds. The line commands wonderful views of the nearby sleepy hamlets and villages, with outstanding outlooks across the Malvern Hills and beyond.

Cricklade House Hotel- Standing in over 30 acres of peaceful, secluded grounds on the edge of the Cotswolds, Cricklade House Hotel offers tranquillity, comfort and good food.

The most impressive addition is the magnificent Victorian-style glass conservatory which runs the full length of the original building, with its wonderful panoramic views over Wiltshire countryside. Tour Price of What's included

 4 nights Dinner Bed & Breakfast £389.00 per person sharing

 Vintage Coach Travel Single supplement £96.00  Please note Entrance Fees and Train Rides are NOT INCLUDED in the tour price

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Journey back in time as you travel to the worlds largest and most magnificent

Great Dorset Steam Fair

Sample the unique atmosphere of this event which provides as ever a

complete package of luxury hotel accommodation, show admission tickets and Thornes expertise.  Worlds leading Steam Event

 Air Conditioned luxury Coach Travel

 ‘2 Day’ Entrance Tickets included.

 Convenient pick up points en - route from Yorkshire to Southampton (Including York, Nottingham area, Coventry, Northampton, Oxford area) Or if it is more convenient to you, you may join the holiday at the hotel in Southampton.

 FREE parking is also available at our Depot in Hemingbrough for the duration of the tour.

 All single accommodation is in double rooms for sole occupancy. (A limited number of these are available without supplement, thereafter an additional £60.00 is applicable).

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Traditionally this English fair is held at the village of Tarrant Hinton. This annual event has become one of the favoured places for those interested in how people ‘lived, worked and played’ in bygone years and it is now widely recognised as the ‘National Heritage Show’ of its type in the world. The spectacle covers an enormous showground, at over 600 acres being one of Europe's largest outdoor event locations.

Travel by coach to the worlds leading steam and nostalgia event. See vintage and steam equipment in action alongside craftsmen and craftswomen at work in traditional ways.

Exhibits include - Classic Cars, Traction Engines, Commercial Vehicles, Tractors, Motorbikes, Farm Machinery, Steam Rollers and Working Shire Horses. You can stand amazed at the variety of exhibitions and the sheer scale of the show which means that there is always something new to see.

The Holiday Inn Southampton overlooks the waterfront & Mayflower Park. Close to the city centre, this imposing hotel stands at the edge of Mayflower Park and boasts an indoor heated swimming pool, gym and Jacuzzi. The Junction Restaurant provides us with a hot buffet breakfast each morning and a 3 course meal on both Thursday and Saturday.

All bedrooms are en-suite with individually controlled air conditioning.

What's included Tour Price of  1 Night Bed & Breakfast, 2 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast £315.00 per person sharing  Modern Coach Travel Single supplement £60.00  2 Days at the Steam Fair including entrance tickets

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 Scenic Rail Crossing on the Settle/ Carlisle line

 Bridgeton Bus Museum - Glasgow

 Scenic Excursion on the Isle of Mull

 Visit to Island of Iona

 Excursion to the Isle of Bute

 Enchanting ferry crossings

 Mount Stuart Mansion & Gardens

Travelling on the Settle / Carlisle railway line not only enables us to sample this famous and scenic railway journey which has the Ribblehead Viaduct as its most notable feature but also provides us with the means to shorten our first days travelling time. The coach will meet us in Carlisle and convey us to East Kilbride for our overnight accommodation.

The Bridgeton Bus Garage & Museum is now well established as a heritage centre for buses and commercial vehicles. There are over 100 buses, coaches, commercial vehicles and fire appliances in the collection. Vehicles are usually owned by individuals or small groups and range from hulks rescued from scrap yards and awaiting restoration to fully restored and active examples. Vehicles from the collection participate in events within the city and beyond, often allowing the public the opportunity to travel on them.

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Mount Stewart House and Gardens are located on the beautiful island of Bute. Bute is the most accessible of the westerly isles from the Scottish Central Belt. It is a peaceful island haven. The spirit of nineteenth - century invention is embodied in Mount Stewart - a feat of Victorian engineering, this neo - gothic mansion was one of the most technologically advanced houses of its age. Set in 300 acres of grounds which include designed gardens, woodland and coast there is something for everyone at Mount Stewart.

Iona Iona is a tiny island off the southwest coast of Mull in the Inner Hebrides. It is only 1.5 miles wide by 3 miles long, with a population of around 120 permanent residents. Iona has a long and illustrious history and is well known as being ‘The Cradle of Christianity’ in Scotland.

Tobermory on the Isle of Mull is the islands main town, located in the north east of the Island. It has a lovely array of independent businesses including a chocolate shop, bakery, candle maker, silversmith, art gallery and pottery maker.

Oban to Craignure Ferry - Normal crossing time is 46 minutes.

Holiday Inn East Kilbride with its air conditioned guestrooms is situated in the heart of East Kilbride where there are many things to see and do. The Riverside Lodge Hotel at Irvine for our 4th and 5th hotel boasts an impressive overnight accommodation with 128 rooms, pulls out health and leisure club with all the stops to ensure you get maximum rest and an indoor pool that’s relaxation. Alongside soothing interiors of deep complimentary for guests browns, cosy reds and warm woods, the rooms all and the perfect way to boast those contemporary essentials: super speedy unwind. The restaurant WiFi, 24 - hour room service and flat screen TVs. brings a casual, relaxed dining experience.

Isle of Mull Hotel & Spa The hotel lies on the crescent of Craignure Bay with gardens stretching to the waters edge. There is as much to enjoy inside the hotel as there is outside. Highlights include 17 - metre swimming pool, outdoor hot tub, sauna and specialist Rasul Mud Room. Tour Price of We spend our 2nd and 3rd nights here. £525.00 per person sharing What's included Single supplement £95.00  5 nights Dinner Bed & Breakfast across 3 hotels, Inter Island Ferries, Settle/Carlisle train.

 Modern Coach Travel

 Entrance Fees are NOT INCLUDED in tour price

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2 x Nostalgic Excursions in our period vintage coaches with pick up points in Hemingbrough , Selby & York

Saturday 5th October - will be to Eden Camp Wartime Museum near Malton, incorporating a stop for coffee at a delightful transport related venue enroute - You can visit Eden Camp website to find out what there is to see at this museum which is unique in the UK - Excursion price £15.00 per person (Entrance to the Museum and refreshment costs are not included in the excursion fare although a group admission reduction will be available to our party) Eden Camp opened as a museum in 1987 and since then, with the help and support of visitors it has grown into one of the largest and most comprehensive museums covering British military and social history from 1914 onwards. It occupies a former Second World War prisoner - of - war camp with 33 huts.

Sunday 6th October will be at the Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington. The excursion will follow a mystery route and this will be part of a vintage vehicle cavalcade - hopefully encompassing around 50 vintage buses, lorries and cars. Then staying at Elvington until 4.00pm you will have the opportunity to savour the nostalgic atmosphere and pride of the YAM. View their wonderful collection of aviation artefacts and of course dine in the renowned ‘Naafi’ restaurant. Browse and admire the many memory - evoking vehicles that are participating in our special anniversary event. Through the day a number of additional (short) vintage excursions will be operated from Elvington by vehicles from our heritage fleet. Adult fare of £17.00 includes coach fares for the day and entrance fee to the Yorkshire Air Museum. Why not book both excursions in advance for only £30.00 and get a free (60th Anniversary DVD included)

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 Christmas at Dunham Massey

 A visit to Chester’s Christmas Market

 Staying at the Beaufort Park Hotel

 A full programme of events take place in the hotel during your stay.

 Modern Coach Travel.

The ancient City of Chester is a wonderful place to visit at anytime of year and none more so in the lead up to Christmas. One great reason to visit at this time of year is Chester's Christmas market. Shoppers are in for a magical time with over 70 traditional wooden chalets all wrapped around a sparkling Christmas tree. Here visitors can expect to find an abundance of festive treats and gifts on offer, including quality local and regional products, crafts, clothing, accessories, jewellery, unique gifts and stocking fillers which are sure to make the perfect present. Don’t forget to sample the array of delicious hot food on offer, including mulled wine & hot chocolate, the perfect way to keep warm whilst enjoying the market.

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Christmas at Dunham Massey returns to the historic National Trust property in Cheshire. Visitors will be greeted by a larger - than - life glittering deer, along with the sights and sounds of Christmas. Wander beneath tree canopies drenched in seasonal colour and dripping with shards of light, frosty snowflakes, stars and baubles. Glowing trees rise high into the night sky and lead you on a path towards hundreds of colour - changing globes. The historic courtyard will house festive food outlets, as well as a vintage carousel. Gather to toast your own marshmallows at one of the fire pits along the way and stop at the scented fire garden to take in the sights and smells. As you walk through a tunnel covered with over 100.000 pea - lights, the mesmerising voices of singing trees can be heard in the distance. Take a moment at the water fountain finale to enjoy the water jets and beams of light as they dance in time to much - loved Christmas classics.

Beaufort Park Hotel the independently run Beaufort Park Hotel offers a warm welcome, friendly staff and relaxed atmosphere. The hotel is set in the village of New Brighton, only 2 miles from the historic market town of Mold. The 105 well appointed bedrooms are traditional in style and there is an informal restaurant offering a relaxed dining experience, a cosy bar and comfortable lounge. A full programme of events take place in the hotel during your stay. (See below) All rooms come fitted with en-suite bathrooms, free wifi, TVs and tea and coffee making facilities.

What's included

 4 nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast.

Hotel Package includes : Welcome tea/coffee and mince pie on arrival, Tour Price of Entertainment on 2 evenings, Pre dinner drinks on 2 evenings, £399.00 per person sharing Traditional Christmas Day Dinner Single supplement £80.00  Modern Coach Travel

 Entrance Fees are NOT INCLUDED in tour price

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The Coach Station, Hull Road, Hemingbrough, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 6QG

Tel: 01757 630777 email: [email protected]

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Online - you can make booking requests, download brochures, information and booking forms for postal use. TRADING CHARTER Our Fair Trading Charter and Holiday Information sets out clearly and simply the responsibility which we Thornes Independent have to you and which you have in turn to us when a contract is made between us. The contract is made when you make a booking and we accept it by written confirmation on the terms set out in the brochure. When signing the booking form for your holiday, you will sign on behalf of yourself and the others named in your party that you have read, understood and accepted this Trading Charter. Your obligation is to pay the price of the holiday and recognise your liabilities if you wish to alter the holiday or have to make a cancellation.

PAYMENT - A deposit of £60.00 per person per tour is required with all signed LUGGAGE - Modern Coach Holidays Booking Forms. Where an initial booking is made within ten weeks of the tour We ask you to be considerate with your packing, luggage is restricted to a departing FULL PAYMENT is required with the initial booking. medium sized suitcase weighing no more than 10kg per person for Modern Coach Holidays plus a small handbag which may be taken onboard the coach. Payment can be made in Cash/Cheque at our office or Cheque via the post. You LUGGAGE - Heritage Transport Holidays can also pay by Card over the phone. Our heritage coaches were constructed with only a small luggage locker at the rear of the vehicle, therefore our luggage carrying capacity is very limited. VERBAL BOOKINGS - WILL NOT IN ANYWAY BE REGARDED as definite until a Experience has shown that suitcases take up a lot of room, therefore soft deposit and booking form has been received. ‘holdall’ bags are now mandatory on our Heritage Transport Holidays. Following on from that please would you note that any purchases made during JOINING THE TOURS All tours depart from our Hemingbrough H.Q and pick-up your holiday must be housed within your existing luggage or on the rack space points en-route, by doing this we vastly reduce the journey time taken in getting to within the coach saloon. (Large or sharp items will not be carried). our first destination - be that our hotel, ferry, or attraction en-route. This is For either type of holiday our drivers will, of course load your luggage on to the particularly important on our Heritage tours as a modest, respectable pace has to coach. We must stress that it is your responsibility to ensure that your luggage is be maintained in a heritage vehicle. on the coach on which you are travelling. Please ensure that any instructions given by your driver/courier, at any time during the holiday, concerning luggage At Hemingbrough our facilities include: - Ample long-stay FREE car parking (for and personal effects, are strictly adhered to. the duration of your holiday), Waiting and toilet facilities PLEASE ALSO NOTE SCOOTERS / ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIRS CAN NOT BE CARRIED If you are travelling long distance and require an overnight stay to join the tour the next morning, please ask for our Local Accommodation list. PERSONAL - Heritage Transport Holidays We ARE ABLE to offer additional pick-up points where they lie along the line of Our vintage coaches were constructed to much smaller dimensions than modern route or are an integral part of a tour, for example - The Great Dorset Steam Fair touring coaches. Entrances are narrower, steps steeper and seating legroom will pick-up in York, Nottingham (Trowell Services), Northampton, Coventry, Oxford varies from coach to coach. That said they are exceedingly comfortable in the (Peartree Interchange) and Southampton. Persons wishing to join an overseas leisurely pace we strive to achieve with our tours. However our Heritage Tours tour at the UK ferry terminal is a request which can be accommodated. carry a personal body weight restriction of 20 stones. It is believed that anyone above this limit would not find enjoyment in the tour due to personal discomfort in We can also provide (upon request) a feeder service for passengers who have a restricted environment and the design of the vehicles themselves is not travelled to York by rail and are over nighting in the city. The collection point is compatible to this situation. York Triangular Gardens just a short walk from the Railway Station.

SEAT ALLOCATION - Requests for particular seats can be made on most PLEASE NOTE : - That the departure time on many of the long distance tours is holidays when booking but allocations are made strictly on a first come first likely to be early morning (particularly Heritage tours) to ensure that travelling is served basis. Whilst we do everything possible to conform to these requests and leisurely. to provide the seat numbers booked by clients, we reserve the right to change these should conditions necessitate. FINALLY : - We would kindly request that on the day of departure, you do NOT arrive at The Coach Station any earlier than 45 minutes prior to the stated departure time. SMOKING - We operate a NO SMOKING policy and bookings are only accepted on the basis that smoking is not permitted on the coach. However we do have frequent comfort stops so smokers should not be put to any inconvenience. BALANCE OF FARES - Customers will be advised of the date by which full payment of their holiday is due, when they make their initial booking. A full payment deadline is normally set at ten weeks before unless otherwise stated the PASSPORTS and VISAS - For all continental holidays you must hold a valid 10 tour departure date and full settlement should be made by this date WITHOUT year passport. Please note the some countries also require passports to be valid FURTHER NOTICE. Thornes Independent will not guarantee to hold any bookings up to 6 months AFTER your return to the UK. If you have any doubts about your which are only being held on deposit after the full payment deadline has passed status as a resident British subject or you do not hold a full British Passport, you unless special arrangements have been made. must check with the embassy or consulates of the countries to be visited to confirm the passport or visa requirements needed in your particular circumstances. We cannot accept responsibility if passengers are not in possession of the correct travel documents

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SPECIAL REQUESTS - Should you have any special requests such as low floor FORCE MAJEURE - We are unable to make compensation payments to charges rooms, adjoining rooms, special diets etc, you must advise us the time of booking caused by reason of war or threat of war, riots and civil strife, terrorist activity, weath- by completing the panel on the booking form. We will endeavour to up hold your er conditions, natural disaster, fire, technical problems to transport delay in transport, industrial disputes, government action or any other circumstances amounting to a requests, however we regret requests cannot be guaranteed. force majeure or acts of God.

ACCOMMODATION - Accommodation throughout Britain and Europe varies and IF YOU CHANGE YOUR HOLIDAY - We ask you to check the details of your our range of hotels covers everything from 4-Star to friendly family run hotels. original booking against your confirmation as, there maybe a charge of up to £10 for Accommodation shall be of an acceptable standard, all rooms having private subsequent changes. However any alterations other than a name change made by facilities, this meaning bath or shower and toilet. Clients sharing a room must you later than the balance due date will be treated as a cancellation and subject to state clearly on the booking from either double bed or twin beds otherwise it will charges set out in the table across the page. be assumed that either is acceptable. IF YOU CANCEL YOUR HOLIDAY - If you wish to cancel your holiday (for 1 or all Persons), you must notify us in writing. As this incurs administrative costs and we SPECIAL NEEDS/LIMITED MOBILITY - Unfortunately, many hotels overseas do may not be able to resell your booking and cancellation charges will apply on the not provide adequate facilities for guests with mobility problems or who suffer following scale. from other disabilities. However whether you are planning a holiday overseas or in the UK, please notify us before you book if you or any member of your party Period Before Departure has special needs or suffers from any disability. We are keen to plan Within Which Written arrangements for your holiday so that special needs and requests can be Notice of Cancellation

Is Received accommodated as far as possible. If you will need assistance or special facilities MORE THAN 42 DAYS in the hotel, or may have difficulties in taking part in excursions or boarding and 42-28 DAYS travelling on the coach or other means of transport you must let us know in 27-14 DAYS advance. Not all holidays in this brochure may be suitable for you. We want you 13-7 DAYS to enjoy your holiday and will try to help you select an appropriate trip. If you 6-1 DAYS need advise or further information you should contact our office.

ENTERTAINMENTS - Entertainment provided by the hotels is subject to demand Note you may be able to reclaim these charges if the reason for cancellation is covered by your Holiday Insurance. and its frequency may be varied if there is lack of demand or insufficient numbers staying in the hotel. OTHER TERMS - A) You are responsible for ensuring that you are at the correct departure point at the REPRESENTATION AND COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE - The driver or courier correct time and we cannot be held liable for any loss or expense suffered if you are not. on your holiday will be able to deal with any queries or problems that may occur. B) You may not bring a pet or any other animal on the holiday (other than a Should you have any complaint during your holiday, please ensure that you Guide Dog on UK holidays only prior arrangement) inform the driver courier immediately. They will do their utmost to resolve the C) You must not play aloud a cassette, CD player, or MP3 player on any coach problem immediately . If you still have reason to complain on completion of your D) We reserve unconditional right to refuse booking or terminate a clients holiday in the event of unreasonable conduct which in our opinion is likely to cause holiday, you should write to us within 7 days of your return. Please note that we damage, distress, danger or annoyance to other clients, employees, property or to will only be able to deal with complaints which are submitted as above. any third party. If you are prevented from travelling or continuing on your holiday by such a termination our responsibility for your holiday there upon ceases. Full cancellation charges will apply and Thornes Independent Ltd will be under no EXTRAS - Many hotels are able to supply you with the following: - newspapers, obligation for any refund, compensation or loss you may incur. afternoon tea, bar snacks and beverages. Some rooms also have a drinks bar, OUR OBLIGATION TO YOU telephones etc. All these are extras and are to be paid for by the individual before checking out of the hotel. WE RESERVE YOUR HOLIDAY - When you have provisional confirmation of availability on the holiday of your choice, you send us your signed booking form together with your deposit or full payment (whichever is due) for each person CHILD REDUCTIONS - On all UK holidays and most continental holidays travelling. We will then send your confirmation, the contract is made when you reductions are available for children up to the age of 12 providing the child shares receive this confirmation. a room with 2 full fare paying passengers. Please enquire with reservations at the time of booking. YOUR HOLIDAY PRICE - Holiday prices include coach travel, ferries, hotel accommodation and meals as specified in the holiday description in this brochure. All entrances fees/fares/admissions are not included in the tour price unless COACHES - All our Modern Touring coaches are of a High Standard, having otherwise stated. To enable us to take advantage of group discounts and to avoid comfortable seating and air suspension. waiting times at venues/stations, all entrances fees/fares/admissions will normally be collected at the beginning of the holiday in one lump sum.

HERITAGE FLEET - SEE COACHES ON Page 23 Thornes Independent Ltd guarantees no surcharges except those resulting from ENTRANCE FEES/FARES/ADMISSIONS - All entrances fees/fares/admissions Government Action including Taxes or increases in fuel costs. In the case of are not included in the tour price unless otherwise stated. To enable us to take increase in Taxes these will be passed on in full. In other cases only amounts in advantage of group discounts and to avoid waiting times at venues/stations, all excess of 2% of the basic holiday price will be surcharged. Where a surcharge is payable there will be an administrative charge of 50p per person. If this results in entrance fees/fares/admissions will normally be collected at the beginning of the paying more than 10% on the holiday price you will be entitled to cancel your holiday in one lump sum. This will normally be in the local currency you are holiday with a full refund. If you so wish to cancel you must do so within 14 days. We travelling in and the total amount will be advised approximately one week before. will not apply any surcharges with 28 days of the departure date.

BROCHURE PHOTOGRAPHS - Please note photographs are for illustration purposes only, therefore we can not guarantee that all the places shown in our brochure will be visited or seen, or that the place shown has not changed.

BROCHURE ITINERARIES - Please note that any itineraries shown are meant as a guide only and are subject to confirmation. Please note that although it is our intention to visit places stated it can not be guaranteed Thornes Independent reserves the right to change any itinerary without prior notice.

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TRAVEL DOCUMENTS - We will send you all final documents at least 1 week PERSONAL INJURY (whilst participating in arrangements made by us) prior to departure so that you receive it and may check all the details are correct, Thornes Independent has taken all reasonable and proper steps to ensure that certain documents such as ferry tickets will be retained and your driver/ proper arrangements have been made for all the holidays advertised in this Representative will issue these at the relevant time. brochure including optional excursions offered by our employees or agents that the suppliers of all the services are efficient, safe and reputable, that they comply with IF WE CHANGE YOUR HOLIDAY - The arrangements for holidays in our the local and national laws and regulations of the country in which they provide those brochure and on our website are made many months in advance and changes are services. Whilst we have no control over the provision of services to you by suppliers sometimes unavoidable. Most of these changes maybe very minor such as a we will pay our clients the equivalent of such damages as they would be entitled to small alteration in the itinerary and these will be notified to you as soon as is receive under English law and English court for any personal injury to the client reasonably possible, but where they are significant we will notify you as soon as is including illness or death, caused by the failure to perform or the improper reasonably possible before your departure date. A significant change would be performance of such services by the servants or agents of ourselves or any of our regarded as a change in the departure date, a change in departure/return time suppliers contracted or sub-contracted by us to provide any part of the arrangement OVER 12 hours, a change in departure point or resort area, reducing the quality for your holiday as described in this brochure. When such failure or improper of your main hotel (not single overnight hotels on touring holidays) or reducing the performance is due to the fault of such person and not an event which such person specification of the coach. In the event of a significant change you may decide to: could not forsee or fore stall even if they had taken all due care. a) continue with the holiday OR b) accept an alternative holiday which we may offer you OR Note: We will make payments as stated above provided a) that claims for personal c) cancel your booking injury are notified to us within 1 month of the return from holiday, b) the injured Please Note: we reserve the right to provide alternative means of transport if a client(s) assign to Thornes Independent any rights against a supplier or other person vehicles route or crossing is cancelled or altered sue to unforeseen circumstance or party they may have relating to the claim, c) they agree to co-operate fully with us such as a breakdown, fire or collision. should we or our insurers Wish to enforce those rights which have been assigned to WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CANCEL YOUR HOLIDAY - us onto which we are sub related and d) such payment is limited in the case of We reserve the right to cancel your holiday (if for example there is insufficient transport by water to a maximum of such sum as would be obtained under provision demand) and if this should occur we will return all monies paid or offer you a of the appropriate international conventions. suitable alternative holiday. However we will not cancel your holiday

a) immediately prior to the departure date unless you have not paid your holiday in full by the due date. This assignments is necessary to enable us to try to recover from suppliers any b) after the balance due date except as a result of Force Majeure as described in compensation we have paid to clients and associated costs, arising from personal this Trading Charter. injury to clients caused by the fault of those suppliers. If we recover more than such compensation and costs, any excess will be paid to the injured client(s). OUR RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR HOLIDAY - We accept responsibility for ensuring that all components part of your holiday described in this brochure are supplied to you to a reasonable standard and this includes optional excursions PERSONAL INJURY (unconnected with arrangements made by us) through our employees or agents. If any part is not provided in the advertised Where appropriate and subject to our reasonable discretion we will afford general manner, we will pay you reasonable compensation unless the non provision was assistance to clients who through misadventure suffer illness, personal injury or due to circumstances which we could not predict and which were beyond our death whilst travelling on a Thornes Independent Holiday arising out of an activity control such as adverse weather road or traffic conditions or the matters referred which does not form part of the advertised itinerary nor part of an excursion offered to in the section Force Majeure. through the company, and which is the responsibility of a third part. However you should also be aware that: - a) some hotel amenities (e.g lifts, swimming pools and leisure facilities) require servicing or cleaning and we cannot therefore guarantee that they are always available. Other factors such as weather or lack of demand can affect the Financial Failure provision of entertainment or outdoor amenities described in this brochure. b) some excursion itineraries include the use of ferries and other forms of transport which can be affected by inclement weather, and may have to be cancelled or arrangements changed. Whenever possible a suitable alternative Thornes Independent Ltd is a company committed to customer satisfaction and excursion will be offered. consumer financial protection. We are therefore pleased to announce that, at no

extra cost to you, and in accordance with ''The Package Travel, Package Tours Regu- lations 1992'' all passengers booking with Thornes Independent Ltd are fully insured for the initial deposit, and subsequently the balance of monies paid as detailed in your booking confirmation form. The policy will also include repatriation if re-

quired, arising from the cancellation or curtailment of your travel arrangements due to the insolvency of Thornes Independent Ltd. This insurance has been arranged by

Towergate Chapman Stevens through Zurich Insurance PLC.

Claims

In the unlikely event of insolvency, you must inform Towergate Chapman Stevens immediately on +44(0)1932 334140 or by email at [email protected]. Please ensure you retain the booking confirmation form as evidence of cover and value.

policy exclusions: This policy will not cover any monies paid for travel Insurance or any claim relating to Air Flights. please ensure the Company you have booked with TRAVEL INSURANCE has the appropriate CAA/ ATOL Bonds in place.

PLEASE NOTE that THORNES INDEPENDENT LTD no longer provides Travel Insurance. It is a condition of your booking that you have adequate travel insurance. For packages outside mainland Britain travel insurance is compulsory. For other packages we strongly advise all our customers to take out travel insurance to cover medical and repatriation costs, personal injury, loss of baggage and cancellation charges. Where insurance is compulsory, you must provide us with the name of the insurer, the policy number and the 24 hour emergency telephone number within 6 weeks of departure. If you do not have adequate insurance and require our assistance during your package, we reserve the right to reclaim from you any medical repatriation or other expenses which we may incur on your behalf which would otherwise been met by insurers.

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THORNES INDEPENDENT LIMITED The Coach Station Hull Road Hemingbrough Selby North Yorkshire YO8 6QG

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