THE BRITISH ISLES the World Is Waiting to Meet You

THE BRITISH ISLES The world is waiting to meet you

3 NIGHTS FROM £169PP

MANY SINGLE ROOMS AT NO EXTRA COST

17 NEW HOLIDAYS

FEBRUARY 2019- M A R C H 2 0 2 0 The world is waiting to meet you “ Michael and Barbara had bags of style and totally embodied and embraced the festival. They’re one of those electric couples who pop up everywhere over the course of a weekend.

They threw themselves into my swing lesson (Michael pretty much threw Barbara up into the air at one point) and lived and breathed every single note of music that was played.

They left for Durham as two happy campers.”

From the Cornish Coast to Loch Lomond, Twinwood Festival is just one of the more surprising UK holidays we offer. To meet people like Sara, head to page 36. There’s so much to explore right on your doorstep, so you can ignite your passion for travel a little closer to home

Discover the Giant’s Causeway, page 32

To avoid disappointment, it’s always best to book early because holidays can sell out fast and prices sometimes increase. Prices were correct at time of going to print on December 2018 and should be used as a guide.

4 Our holidays include all this

All mainland UK holidays include • Accommodation and meals as described • Cancellation rights • Excursions, entertainment and activities where specified • Welcome drinks reception and more^ Holidays to the Isles of Scilly, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and Ireland also include • Return travel by ferry to the Isles of Scilly, Isle of Wight and Jersey. Return flights to Ireland and the Isle of Man • Return transfer between your airport or port and your hotel, where applicable • Optional travel insurance underwritten by Great Lakes Insurance SE, UK Branch, and additional cancellation rights, unless you have your own insurance, in which case a reduction is available – please see page 51 for details On UK short breaks • All breakfasts • Dinner on your first night • Guided walking tour* • Porterage at your hotel • Cancellation rights And on Special Interest holidays • A tailor-made programme of visits and entertainment • The services of an expert host or guide

^Except on short breaks. *Except at the Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel which instead includes a one-day Thames Clipper ticket, and at the Hotel Indigo Dundee which instead includes a visit to the V&A museum. Why not add our VIP door-to-door travel service? Take the hassle out of travelling to and from your UK destination or departure point by adding our VIP door-to-door travel service for a small supplement. There’s really nothing to match a chauffeur collecting you from your front door! However you want to travel, our Travel Consultants can help with your travel plans and advise the latest prices. For full details visit saga.co.uk/vip

5 Discover a style of holiday to suit you

From relaxing stays beside the sea and short breaks in the city, to island-hopping tours and even a little glamping in the countryside, you’ll be surprised at where our UK holidays can take you. We’re always on the lookout for new holidays to add to our collection, so we’ve added a new stay on the Isle of Wight and a charming retreat in Loch Lomond, plus much more.

Enjoy the views from the Snowdon Mountain Railway, page 29

Indulge your interest Short breaks Travel solo Whether you have a passion for If you prefer to just spend a few Meet new people or enjoy a little art, love all that jazz, like nights in a famous city, then our ‘me time’ when you travel solo venturing out into the selection of short city breaks is with us. We offer single rooms at countryside on foot, or simply sure to prove tempting. Explore no extra cost on selected strolling through beautiful stylish Dundee – including the holidays, departures reserved gardens, you’ll be inspired by our cities’ brand-new V&A Museum, exclusively for solo travellers, and selection of Special Interest discover the historic highlights of even Special Interest holidays for holidays. Featuring an expert beautiful Winchester, or soak up solo travellers, so you can travel host and tailored included the atmosphere of London. with like-minded guests, or excursions and visits, you’ll ﬁnd There’s plenty of short breaks to simply do your own thing. these holidays fun, informative choose from, see pages 48-49 See pages 22-23 and 46-47 or and a great way to meet friends for more details. visit saga.co.uk/solo who share your passion. You can ﬁnd details on the holiday pages, or you can see our full range at saga.co.uk/special-interests

6 The V&A Gallery in Dundee , page 49

Our attention to the little details makes a big difference to your holiday

Assurance and peace of mind 65 years’ experience Your Tour Manager or Host will not only know the With more than 65 years’ experience in the travel location you’re visiting like the back of their hand, industry we’ve built a long-lasting relationship with the they’ll be there to help you with any problems or countries we visit, and work with them to create emergencies that may occur. They’re fully holidays that inspire you. supported by our UK team who are on call 24 hours We’re delighted that many of our customers travel with a day. It’s also reassuring to know that your holiday us time and time again, and value the feedback we will be fully protected by ABTA or ATOL, so you can receive from the questionnaires they fill out at the end relax knowing your money is protected. of their holiday. We use their honest opinions to fine-tune our holidays so that they reflect our Experts in our field customers’ high standards and expectations. You can Our experienced Holiday Creators spend many also read customer reviews on our website. hours on the road looking for accommodation that meets our high standards, and producing itineraries Keep track of your booking that inspire you. So, when you book online or call our Once you have booked, you can pay your balance and helpful Travel Consultants in our UK-based call keep track of your booking at any time of the day or centre, you can do so knowing that everything will night at saga.co.uk/managemybooking or why not be taken care of. download our MySaga Holiday app? Find out more at saga.co.uk/mysagaholidayapp

7 DEVON SAUNTON

Saunton Sands Hotel – Devon Heaven!

Enjoy a luxurious independent break in the family-owned Saunton Sands Hotel set on a headland overlooking the sea in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty…

3 nights from £299 NEW 4 nights from £419 7 nights from £668^

HALF BOARD

Single rooms at no extra cost*

● All breakfasts and dinners ● Unlimited tea and coffee-making facilities within the hotel ● Local expert ● Welcome drink ● Porterage in your hotel ● Cancellation rights

Excursion ● Walking tour of The Burrows (half-day) – on three-night stays ● Torrington, Dartington Crystal and RHS Rosemoor (full day) – on four-night stays

Special Interest Holidays Available

View from the hotel

Stay at Saunton Sands Hotel and explore to be relished, as you will discover every Experience package the North Devon coastline, countryside and day! The Dining Room, which has two AA When in Devon do as the locals do and go quintessentially British sites, including RHS rosettes, offers a classic British menu surfing. Buy a two-hour beginner session at Rosemoor Gardens. Overlooking three miles prepared from the finest local produce the Walking on Waves Surf School, owned by of golden sands and the inviting waters of by renowned head chef Mathias Oberg, professional local surfer Sarah Whiteley or the Atlantic, this luxurious family-owned formerly of the Michelin-starred restaurant, spread your surfing experience throughout hotel features world-class leisure facilities, The Shade. Other restaurants include The your holiday with a three-day course. The contemporary design and fine dining, all Terrace Lounge, Saunton Al Fresco Terrace slow crumbling waves of the three-mile-long crafted to provide guests with the most and the Beachside Grill, which is open in the beach are the perfect training ground for relaxing and welcoming British break, spring and summer months on the beach. beginner surfers with modern ‘foamie’ whatever time of year you visit. Staying on the South West Coast Path you longboards making catching waves easy. are perfectly positioned to take advantage of the natural wonders of North Devon, Saunton Sands Hotel QQQQ epitomised by the unspoilt expanse of golden Special interest holidays The 4-star Saunton Sands Hotel is a sand beach washed by the Atlantic. Saga Gardens of North Devon glamorous art deco hotel set on the guests’ rooms are inland facing. All have 4 nights from £579 departing April 2 headland overlooking glorious Saunton LCD television, free Wi-Fi, safe, hairdryer, (£599 £579) and July 3 (£679), 2019. Enjoy Sands and the mesmeric waves of the telephone, tea and coffee-making facilities a spring gardens or Rose Festival themed Atlantic Ocean. The hotel is the flagship and luxury toiletries. Guests also have full holiday with visits to the gardens at property of family-owned Brend Hotels. use of the leisure facilities and free parking. Marwood Hill, Arlington Court, Docton Mill, Facilities include indoor and outdoor pools, Castle Hill and RHS Rosemoor plus two and a state-of-the-art new spa ‘Source’, Treat yourself to an upgrade talks from your expert horticultural host. providing groundbreaking treatments and Upgrade to a Deluxe sea view room from Holiday code: AH258 a new benchmark in pampering. Your stay £52. Upgrade to a sea-facing room from £26. Visit saga.co.uk/northwales is on a half-board basis and dining at the Prices are per person, per night and subject hotel is always considered an occasion to availability. Please call for details.

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Beach huts

Saunton Sands

A cream tea at Saunton Sands Hotel

The hotel’s sleek art deco exterior A spacious bedroom

RHS Rosemoor with vibrant colours in summer, while the Trail Map, with a Rosemoor Live Event You can look forward to an included visit to woodlands blaze with autumn ﬁnery and also planned in May. June 2 is the Summer RHS Rosemoor during your holiday. Nestled the Winter Garden catches the eye later in Garden Trail while September 8 and in the Torridge Valley, Rosemoor is an the year. October 13 departures take-in the Autumn enchanting place to visit in every season. There is a constantly changing programme Garden Trail, with the former date also The gardens feature innovative seasonal of events at RHS Rosemoor - the following coinciding with the Artists Garden Art planting displays as well as the largest events coincide with our departure dates:- Exhibition. November 10 and December 1, rose garden in the South West. The show of In 2019, the February 5 departure will take 2019, will see the Winter Sculpture blooms will vary depending on the time of in the Winter Sculpture Exhibition while on Exhibitions and Glow Illuminations. year that you visit. Cherry trees blossom in March 3 and May 12 are the Spring Garden Please note: that RHS Rosemoor is the the spring, the iconic Hot Garden dazzles included excursion on all four-night stays.

Save an additional £50^ per person when you combine 3 and 4 night stays for 7 nights Prices from: Feb 5, 2019 Mar 3 May 12 Jun 2 Jun 30 Sep 8 Oct 13 Nov 10 Dec 1 3 nights 299 319 389 429 439 439 379 299 309 Prices from: Feb 8, 2019 Mar 6 May 15 Jun 5 - Sep 11 Oct 16 Nov 13 Dec 4 4 nights 419 449 539 589 - 599 529 419 429 Prices from: Feb 5, 2019 Mar 3 May 12 Jun 2 - Sep 8 Oct 13 Nov 10 Dec 1 7 nights 718 668 768 718 928 878 1018 968 - 1038 988 908 858 718 668 738 688 Devon Heaven! - Saunton Sands Hotel. Holiday code: TB337.All prices are £s per person based on two people sharing, including savings as advertised and are subject to availability. Single rooms: *Limited number of single rooms at no extra cost, subject to availability.

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Sandbanks and the Dorset Coast

Discover the Jurassic Coast on a stay in upmarket Sandbanks

4 nights from £299^

HALF BOARD

● All breakfasts and dinners ● Unlimited tea and coffee-making facilities in your room ● Saga Host ● Welcome drink ● Porterage in your hotel ● Cancellation rights

Excursion ● Beaulieu Motor Museum (half-day)

Special Interest Holidays Available

Sandbanks Hotel QQQQ This 4-star hotel is set in one of England’s most enviable seaside locations, beside the beach on the narrow strip of land that divides the Sandbanks peninsula from the mainland. This means you can admire views over the English Channel and the Isle of Wight on one side, and the islands of Poole Harbour on the other. Look forward to tempting British cuisine at the Seaview Restaurant, which certainly lives up to its name, and drinks in the lounge bar. There’s also a ten-metre indoor pool, a gym and sauna. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout. The hotel even has its own watersports academy where, if you’re feeling adventurous, you can try your hand at sailing, kayaking and anything else water-related. There are 105 rooms, each with a television, telephone, hairdryer and tea and coffee-making facilities. Poole railway station is three and a half miles away, and Bournemouth is just a ten-minute drive from the hotel. The hotel has its own car park where you can park for free, on a ﬁrst-come, ﬁrst-served basis. The hotel lies on a spit

For decades the golden sands which give The included excursion is to the Beaulieu Special interest holidays their name to the Dorset peninsula of mansion, gardens and motor museum, set Jazz and Swing Sandbanks have attracted Britain’s great within the New Forest Park. Started in 1952, 4 nights half board from £449 departing and good for an exclusive break. Whether the National Motor Museum collection now February 10, 2019. Enjoy four evenings of holidaymakers are ﬂocking to luxury hotels contains 250 vintage and veteran vehicles live jazz and swing performed by JB Jazz or celebrities and millionaires are heading and bikes along with other related displays. and Blues Band, Dart Valley Stompers, The to their expensive second homes or holiday Explore the automobiles and learn about Eagle Jazz Band and Bob Dwyer’s Bix and rentals, there is always a buzz around the motoring history at this famous museum. Pieces Band. Two jazz talks by your jazz host resort and it’s impressive marina. Then Alternatively, you may like to stroll around Margaret Saddington and a visit to Beaulieu there’s the beach – seven miles of prestigious the Palace House which is set in beautiful are also included.Holiday code: AN331. Blue Flag award-winning sand which runs all grounds and gardens overlooking the Visit saga.co.uk/sandbanks-jazz the way to Bournemouth and beyond. Hop Beaulieu River. on the Sandbanks Ferry which will take you to Poole where you can explore the Quay, or Treat yourself to an upgrade you can head in the other direction and visit Upgrade to a harbour-view room from £10. Bournemouth to stroll along the pier or enjoy Upgrade to a sea-view room from £19. Prices the fabulous shopping opportunities. are per person, per night and subject to availability. Please call for details.

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The hotel’s terrace

The Sandbanks Peninsula

A stylish bedroom Sandbanks Hotel

Sandbanks - A Millionnaire’s Playground mouth of Poole harbour, between Poole and Britain with land value said to be the fourth The glorious peninsula of Sandbanks has Bournemouth. It boasts breathtaking views highest on the planet, by area. Sandbanks long been an exclusive playground for the as well as one of Britain's best beaches – a is connected to Studland, across the British rich list, ﬁlled with expensive homes seven-mile expanse of soft, golden sands mouth of Poole Harbour, by the famous and luxury hotels. Even the surrounding which has been awarded Blue Flag status Chain Ferry. As well as easy access to both sea bobs with smart yachts and sailing for 29 years. However Sandbanks is known Poole and Bournemouth, Dorset's dramatic boats – that’s in addition to those in the as much for Champagne buckets as it is Jurassic Coast begins at Studland where swish yachting marina. The tiny – less than for buckets and spades, containing as it you can spy landmarks like the Durdle Door half a square mile – peninsula sits in the does some of the most expensive houses in and Old Harry Rocks.

SAVE up to £50 ^per person on selected dates when you book by January 31, 2019 Prices from: Jan 27, 2019 Mar 10 Mar 24 Apr 28 May 6, 12 Jun 2, 9 Sep 15 4 nights 329 299 359 309 379 349 419 389 459 429 489 459 479 469 Sandbanks and the Dorset Coast - Sandbanks Hotel. Holiday code: TB103. All prices are £s per person based on two people sharing, including savings as advertised and are subject to availability. Single rooms: (Supplement per person per night): £13, subject to availability.

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Carbis Bay – the Cream of Cornwall

Take time out to explore the picturesque Cornish coast or just relax and enjoy the views from the spa at this family-run hotel close to charming St Ives

7 nights from £769^ HALF BOARD

Single rooms at no extra cost*

● All breakfasts and dinners ● Saga Host ● Drinks reception ● Orientation walk ● Two evenings of entertainment ● 10% discount off spa treatments ● Porterage in your hotel ● Cancellation rights

Excursion ● Trengwainton Garden (half day).

Special Interest Holidays Available

Carbis Bay Hotel and Spa QQQQ The privately-owned 4-star Carbis Bay Hotel and Spa is our top performing UK hotel. No wonder! It has a stunning setting in a 125-acre estate including award-winning subtropical gardens, its own Blue Flag beach, plus a year-round heated outdoor pool for dips on cooler days. The Sands restaurant has received Saga's Good Food award and there's also the chic Beach Club for coffee, cocktails and eating alfresco. All 47 bedrooms have a television, telephone, hairdryer and tea and coffee-making facilities. All are on the ﬁrst and second ﬂoors (there is no lift). The hotel’s pool

Indulge yourself during a stay right on open-air Minack Theatre, Falmouth's The Tate, St Ives a peaceful white-sand beach, in a hotel National Maritime Museum and the South At first glance St Ives, a small coastal town which has a top-notch spa open all year West Coastal Path. some 300 miles from London might seem round and an award-winning restaurant an unlikely place for one of the UK’s most offering fine dining each night… And no, Treat yourself to an upgrade prominent art galleries. However the Cornish it’s not on the other side of the world, you Upgrade to a side sea-view room from fishing town has an artistic history dating need travel no further than Carbis Bay £30. Upgrade to a superior sea-view room back to Victorian times when painters and on our own Cornish coast! Just two miles from £48. Prices are per person, per night illustrators flocked there, attracted by the away is the traditional fishing village and subject to availability. unique quality of its lighting. Tate originally of St Ives, a favourite haunt of artists took over the management of the Barbara which has evolved into a vibrant artistic Art appreciation Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden centre. The hotel is perfect for a relaxing For those guests arriving for three or in 1980 and decided to build a gallery to break but also a great base from which seven-night stays on October 22, 2019, showcase works by artists who had lived to explore south west Cornwall, including your holiday will include a guided walking or worked in St Ives. The site of a former Penzance, The Lizard and Land's End, art tour of St Ives as well as a valid art gasworks overlooking Porthmeor Beach where local attractions include the pass which gives entry to local galleries and the Atlantic Ocean was chosen and the for a week. Tate Gallery, St Ives opened in June 1993, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors a year to see displays of modern art ever since, leading to an extension in 2017.

SAVE an additional £20 per person when you combine two 7 night durations and stay 14 nights - please note that no additional excursions are included with the extra 7 nights SAVE £30 ^per person on selected departures when you book by January 31, 2019. Prices from: Apr 23, 2019 Apr 30 May 7 Sep 17 Sep 24 Oct 1 Oct 15 7 nights 799 769 849 819 879 899 879 829 779 Carbis Bay and the Cornish Coast - Carbis Bay Hotel and Spa. Holiday code: SI056. All prices are £s per person based on two people sharing, including savings as advertised and are subject to availability. Single rooms: *Limited number of single rooms at no extra cost, subject to availability.

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St Ives

St Ives Take in the fabulous views

The hotel’s sauna Look forward to award-winning food

Great Value Getaways Carbis Bay Hotel and Spa QQQQ

3 nights from £259^ 4 nights from £339^

Single rooms at no extra cost*

● All breakfasts and dinners ● Dedicated Saga Host ● Welcome drink ● 10% discount off spa treatments ● Porterage in your hotel ● Cancellation rights

SAVE £20 ^ per person on selected departures and durations when you book by January 31, 2018. Save £10 per person when you combine the two durations and stay for 7 nights or longer Feb 5, Feb Feb 26, Mar Oct Oct Nov Nov Dec Dec Jan 7, Jan Jan 28, Feb Feb 25, Mar Prices from: 2019 12, 19 Mar 5 12, 19 22 29 5, 12 19, 26 3, 10 17 2020 14, 21 Feb 4 11, 18 Mar 3 10, 17 3 nights 279 289 309 319 369 349 349 329 329 309 319 299 299 279 279 259 279 259 289 269 299 279 309 289 319 299 339 319 Feb 1, 8, Feb Mar Mar Oct Nov Nov Nov Dec Dec Jan 3, 10, Jan Jan 31, Feb Feb 28, Mar Prices from: 2019 15, 22 1, 8 15, 22 25 1 8, 15 22, 29 6 13 2020 17, 24 Feb 7 14, 21 Mar 6 13 4 nights 359 379 399 419 479 459 449 429 429 409 409 389 379 359 359 339 359 339 369 349 389 369 399 379 419 399 439 419 Carbis Bay Hotel and Spa Short Breaks. Holiday code: SI56B. All prices are £s per person based on two people sharing, including savings as advertised and are subject to availability. Single rooms: *Limited number of single rooms at no extra cost, subject to availability.

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St Ives and Cornwall Explorer

Ideal for the more independent traveller, these bright, modern apartments are built into the hillside behind the Carbis Bay Hotel and are equipped with everything you need for an enjoyable holiday.

7 nights from £309 - 4 people sharing 7 nights from £549 - 2 people sharing

SELF CATERING

● Welcome pack ● Welcome drink ● One dinner at the hotel ● Local expert (at the hotel) ● Porterage of luggage ● Cancellation rights.

Carbis Bay Hotel and Spa Apartments QQQQ These luxury apartments are situated within the grounds of Carbis Bay Hotel and Spa which stands at the foot of a steep slope and has direct access to its own Blue Flag sandy beach and the South West St Ives Coast Path. There are a couple of shops about a quarter of a mile away. Local bus and coastal railway services operate regularly to the nearest town, St Ives, one and a half miles away and to other areas of West Penwith, making this the perfect base from which to explore. Saga guests can enjoy a 10% discount on treatments in the Carbis Bay Spa, which features breathtaking Cornwall Carbis Bay Apartments ocean views, candlelit treatment rooms, a cascading ocean vitality pool, relaxation lounge, balcony and decking area, Champagne St Ives bar and outdoor sauna pod and With its scalloped bays and winding treatment pavilion. cobbled streets, St Ives has been inspiring All seven of the two-bedroom both artists and holidaymakers since the apartments have a sun terrace or 1800s. Originally a busy ﬁshing port, the balcony, a handcrafted kitchen town sits on the rugged coast of Cornwall’s with granite work surface, washing Penwith Peninsula facing glorious St Ives machine, dishwasher and microwave, Bay. A stroll through the town’s picturesque dining area, marble bathroom, lounge streets will yield bookshops and boutiques, with ﬂat-screen television, and DVD cafes and independent galleries. With its player. Please note: there is a small, dramatic seascapes and a certain quality steep slope to the apartments, most to the light, artists have long been drawn of which are on two levels. to this corner and St Ives itself became a centre for the arts in the 1920s when Treat yourself to an upgrade artists such as Barbara Hepworth and Upgrade to bed and breakfast, half Naum Gabo set up their studios here. board or buy a dinner only package. The presence of the Tate St Ives right on Please call for details. the seafront is testament to the town’s Great Value Getaways artistic pedigree – after a visit perhaps take a stroll along the golden sands of 4 nights from £239* Porthmeor beach to watch surfers hanging 10. History buffs can tour St Ives’ historic *Prices are £s per person based on two churches – the Chapel of St Nicholas people sharing on Dec 3, 6, 2019 departures. dates back to before the 14th century. Departures are available between Feb-Dec, 2019. Holiday code: SI700.

Prices from: Apr 27, 2019 May 4 May 11 May 18 Sep 21 Sep 28 Oct 12 2 people sharing 579 599 619 629 599 589 549 3 people sharing 399 419 439 449 439 429 389 4 people sharing 309 329 349 359 359 349 309 St Ives and Cornwall Explorer - Carbis Bay Hotel and Spa Apartments. Holiday code: SI700. All prices are £s per person based on two, three or four people sharing and are subject to availability.

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Isles of Scilly Adventure

The Isles of Scilly are ﬁve beautiful islands 28 miles from Land's End. Their mild climate and diverse habitats make them a haven for ﬂora and fauna, with many outcrops inhabited solely by wildlife.

^ 5 nights from £799 Including optional travel insurance or a reduction of £20 if not required§

HALF BOARD

● All breakfasts and dinners ● Optional travel insurance and additional cancellation rights, or a reduction if not required§ ● Return ferry travel and transfers ● Hosting services of the hotel manager ● Welcome drink reception ● Porterage in your hotel.

Excursions ● Guided walking tour of St Mary's ● Tresco walking tour and garden visit

Ferry Included St Mary’s

The Atlantic Hotel QQQ St Martin’s Your holiday is based on the largest island, Tresco St Mary's, which is perfect for walking, Tresco Abbey Eastern Isles swimming, birdwatching and cycling. Gardens This traditional 3-star hotel has a prime location on the waterfront. Amenities include a restaurant, bar and roof terrace St Mary’s garden. The reception is open until 6pm, although staff are on call 24 hours a day. Star Castle Garrison Hugh Town All 25 bedrooms are on the first and second floors with no lift. St Agnes Atlantic puffin

Your itinerary ● A crossing to Tresco for a guided Tremendous Tresco As you'd expect on such a holiday, your walk and a visit to the world famous Tresco is home to world famous sub-tropical itinerary is dependent on the prevailing sub-tropical gardens. Based in the ruins Tresco Abbey Garden. The garden makes conditions and tides, which makes each of a former Benedictine abbey, these light of salt spray and Atlantic gales with departure different and ensures you are home to 20,000 exotic species the Scillies’ mild climate able to host more gain more from the wildlife-spotting including Mexican yukka, New Zealand than 20,000 species of exotic plants from opportunities available. Since climbing metrosideros and Chilean wine palm. 80 countries around the globe, many of from boats, negotiating steps and walking ● A day at leisure with plenty to do, from which would stand no chance of survival uneven terrain may be necessary, it hiring a bike or swimming at the beach even on the Cornish mainland less than requires a reasonable level of mobility. to exploring a nature trail. Places of 30 miles away. The garden was built in the Your guide will discuss the best things to interest on St Mary's include the Isles 19th century around the ruins of an ancient see and do each day, based around the of Scilly Museum and the unﬁnished Benedictine Abbey as a private garden for following activities... fortress of Harry’s Walls. proprietor of the islands, Augustus Smith.

● A full-day guided walking tour of At the time there were few trees on the island St Mary's, including Old Town, the so Smith opted to plant belts of deciduous Lower Moors Nature Trail and the metal trees as shelter. The wind-breaks allowed the lighthouse at Peninnis Head. carved stone terraces in the garden to thrive, with the hotter drier ones at the top suitable for South African and Australian plants while the humidity lower down favoured ﬂora from New Zealand and South America.

SAVE £50 ^per person on March 23, 2019 departure when you book by January 31, 2019 Prices from: Mar 23, 2019 Apr 3 Oct 7 Ferry 849 799 899 - Flight 929 879 979 899 Isles of Scilly Adventure - The Atlantic Hotel. Holiday code: TB101. All prices are £s per person based on two people sharing, including savings as advertised and are subject to availability. § Optional travel insurance: A reduction of £20 applies if you do not need the optional travel insurance and additional cancellation rights – see page 53 for details. Single rooms: (supplement per person, per night): £13.

TRAVEL INFORMATION: Prices based on Scillonian Ferry from Penzance or alternatively, ﬂy from Land’s End to St Mary’s with Skybus, or alternatively from Exeter for an extra supplement, subject to availability.

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Isles of Scilly Discovery

Discover St Mary’s and Tresco, two of the beautiful Isles of Scilly, 28 miles from Land's End, on this relaxing break…

4 nights from £899^ Including optional travel insurance or a reduction of £20 if not required§

HALF BOARD

Single rooms at no extra cost*

● All breakfasts and dinners ● Optional travel insurance and additional cancellation rights, § or a reduction if not required ● Return ferry travel and transfers ● Tea or coffee on arrival ● Saga Host ● Porterage in your hotel

Excursions… Introductory coach tour of St Mary's (half day) ● Crossing to Tresco and garden visit

Ferry Included

The Bell Rock Hotel QQ This friendly and comfortable hotel occupies a quiet location on the island of St Mary’s with Town Beach 100 yards to the front of it and the lovely sandy beach of Porthcressa Bay a similar distance behind. There are shops and entertainment venues nearby while the harbour is around a 10-minute walk away. There is a restaurant, lounge and indoor pool while all 23 bedrooms have a television, radio, free Wi-Fi and tea and coffee-making facilities. As this is a listed building there are no lifts and rooms are on the ﬁrst or second ﬂoor, some of them accessed by long corridors.

St Martin’s Tresco

Tresco Abbey Eastern Isles Gardens

St Mary’s

Star Castle Garrison Hugh Town

St Agnes The harbour on St Mary’s

The Isles of Scilly are five beautiful inhabited you plan your own agenda. You will enjoy a the Star Castle Garrison for amazing views. islands set amongst countless outcrops and crossing to Tresco with a visit to the world You may also have the chance to catch islets, 28 miles from Land's End. Their mild famous gardens, and a day at leisure for water taxis to St Martin's with its untamed climate and diverse habitats make them independent exploration or relaxation! coastline, and tiny St Agnes – home to just a haven for flora and fauna, and also for In your free time you can explore the tiny 72 people. Many of the outlying islands are holidaymakers looking for a peaceful break capital, Hugh Town or the other main hub, Old pristine sanctuaries inhabited solely by seals, amid beautiful scenery! Being located on Town, in whose church former Labour Prime birds –including puffins – and other wildlife. the small island of St Mary’s, the itinerary is Minister Sir Harold Wilson is buried. The whole A reasonable level of mobility is required dependent on the prevailing conditions and island is only four square miles so there are for climbing from boats and walking on tides. Your Saga representative will discuss plenty of places to discover. Go rock-pooling uneven terrain. the best things to see or do each day to help on Porthcressa beach or walk the walls of

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The gardens at Tresco Abbey

The Bell Rock Hotel The Isles of Scilly

Island Life Warmed by the Gulf Stream the Isles of – for the 2,300 resident Scillonians at least The Isles of Scilly may be as much a Scilly are set among more than 140 rocky – harks back to a bygone era. The busiest part of Britain as Surrey, but a trip to the outcrops and islets, most of which are only the islands get is mid-morning on the archipelago off the tip of Cornwall doesn’t home to a few seals and seabirds. Life on quayside in St Mary’s when tourists queue just whisk you to a sub-tropical climate, it the Isles of Scilly is separated from that on to hop onto one of the boat trips visiting also takes you back in time. the mainland by more than just 28 miles the minor islands of Tresco, St Martin’s, of open Atlantic: the leisurely pace of life St Agnes and Bryher.

SAVE £30 ^per person on May 27, 2019 departure when you book by January 31, 2019 Price from: May 27, 2019 Jul 29 Aug 15 Ferry 929 899 949 949 Flight 1009 979 1029 1029 Isles of Scilly Discovery - Bell Rock Hotel. Holiday code: TB011. All prices are £s per person based on two people sharing, including savings as advertised and are subject to availability. § Optional travel insurance: A reduction of £20 applies if you do not need the optional travel insurance and additional cancellation rights – see page 53 for details. Single rooms: *Limited number of single rooms at no extra cost, subject to availability.

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A Channel Island Sojourn

Discover a unique combination of British and French traditions on this escorted tour, which includes visits to idyllic Sark and Guernsey.

7 nights from £799^ Including optional travel insurance or a reduction of £20 if not required§

Single rooms at no extra cost*

● All breakfasts and dinners ● Optional travel insurance and additional cancellation rights, or a reduction if not required§ ● Return ferry journey and transfers ● Saga Host ● Welcome drink reception ● Porterage in all hotels

Excursions ● La Mare Vineyard (half day) ● St Malo in Brittany (full day) ● Sark (full day).

Ferry or Flights Included

St Peter Port Sark Guernsey Jersey St Helier

nights in hotel France

St Malo

La Corbiére lighthouse © Jersey.com

Day 1: UK to Jersey. Travel to Jersey After a short walk to the centre you can Sark during a full-day included excursion. where you will spend four nights at the explore narrow cobbled streets packed A tractor-drawn trailer will take you up 3-star resort-style Merton Hotel (3Q) in with shops and restaurants. Day 4: St Helier. the steep incline of Harbour Hill, from St Helier. Day 2: La Mare Wine Estate, Jersey. You may like to explore independently this where you can discover the natural After a morning at leisure, enjoy an included morning. The famous Howard Davis Park, beauty for yourself. Explore on foot, or visit to La Mare Wine Estate in St Mary the beach and the centre of St Helier are you may like to hire a horse and cart (at to sample local food and drink and enjoy close by. Alternatively, join an optional trip your own expense). Day 7: At leisure. Today stunning scenery. The working estate offers to Jersey's lavender farm. Day 5: Jersey enjoy an optional half-day coach tour tours and tastings of hand made wines, to Guernsey. Take the ferry to Guernsey around the island of Guernsey, including spirits, preserves and more. Day 3: St Malo. where you will stay for three nights at Little Chapel, the headland Pleinmont Today a full-day excursion takes you by the 3-star Les Rocquettes Hotel (3Q), a Point, the West Coast and L'Ancresse ferry to St Malo in Brittany, once a fortiﬁed former country mansion on the outskirts bay. Day 8: Guernsey to UK. Return to the UK. island now joined to the French mainland by of St Peter Port. Day 6: Sark Island. Visit a large promenade. the tranquil trafﬁc-free island island of

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Sark

Guernsey St Peter Port

St Peter Port Pie Society, set during the Second World harbour mouth, to the colourful Victorian St Peter Port is the charming capital of War when the island was occupied by the splendour of Candie Gardens and the Guernsey, complete with cobbled streets, Germans. The town’s literary associations community-made millennium Guernsey a marina, museum, and much more. It was also include Hauteville House, home of the Tapestry recording 1000 years of history, also immortalised in the book and recent French novelist and poet Victor Hugo for there’s lots to enjoy in this fascinating ﬁlm The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel 15 years until 1870. From the 800-year capital town and port. old Castle Cornet standing guard at the

SAVE up to £50 ^per person on selected departures when you book by January 31, 2019 Prices from: Apr 13, 2019 Apr 27 Jun 8 Jun 29 Jul 20 Aug 10 Sep 7 Sep 21 Oct 12 Ferry 879 859 929 909 959 969 979 979 959 919 849 799 Flight 1069 1049 1079 1059 1099 1119 1169 1129 1099 1069 989 939 A Channel Island Sojourn. Holiday code: TB090. : All prices are £s per person based on two people sharing, including savings as advertised and are subject to availability. § Optional travel insurance: A reduction of £20 applies if you do not need the optional travel insurance and additional cancellation rights – see page 53 for details. Single rooms *Limited number of single rooms at no extra cost subject to availability, after this a supplement may apply. Singles sold out on: Jun 8 and Sep 7, 2019.

TRAVEL INFORMATION: Prices based on travel by Condor Fast Ferry from Poole, as a foot passenger. To take your car on the ferry, this option is available for an extra supplement, subject to availability. Please note you may not return into the same port of departure. Alternatively, ﬂy from Southampton, subject to availability.

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Jersey Island Escape

Enjoy a taste of the continent as well as outstanding choice of cuisine at the Merton Hotel

^ 6 nights from £559 Including optional travel insurance or a reduction of £20 if not required§

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Single rooms at no extra cost*

● All breakfasts and dinners ● Unlimited tea and coffee-making facilities ● Optional travel insurance and additional cancellation rights, or a reduction if § not required ● Return ferry journey and transfers ● Orientation walk ● Saga Host ● Two evenings of entertainment ● Welcome drink ● Porterage in your hotel

Excursions… Guided St Helier walk (half day) ● Mystery tour (half day).

Special Interest and Solo Holidays Available Gorey’s harbour Ferry or Flights Included

The Merton Hotel QQQ During your stay at the 3-star Merton Hotel you can enjoy at least two evenings of entertainment, plus piano music in the Lobby Bar. The resort-style hotel has 286 bedrooms, each with a television, telephone, hairdryer, tea and coffee-making facilities, iron and ironing board. There are steps throughout Enjoy the island’s delicious seafood Jersey and some rooms cannot be accessed by lift.

Just 19 miles from the Normandy coast, Exclusively for solo travellers Jersey and WWII Jersey blends the unique atmosphere of 6 nights from £619 departing April 7, The Channel Islands were the only part of a British island with an intriguing taste of 2019. Join your host on this sociable the British Isles to be occupied by German France. You can look forward to golden holiday, which includes a guided forces in World War II. The five-year sands, unspoilt countryside and a temperate local walk and a mystery tour. occupation came to an end on May 9, 1945, climate during your stay in St Saviour on the Holiday code: AF229. which became known as Liberation Day, outskirts of St Helier, whose bustling port an event still marked in Jersey with contrasts with tranquil squares and formal an annual Bank Holiday. The German gardens. Guarded by Elizabeth Castle, the Special interest holidays Occupation began just a week after the capital's attractions include the Jersey Art Walking. 6 nights from £699 British government had demilitarised the Gallery and the Maritime Museum. Other departing April 28, 2019. Enjoy a island, fearing for the safety of civilians sights include Mount Orgueil Castle, the half-day and three stunning full-day should there be any conflict. It is believed Channel Islands Military Museum and the walks led by a local expert guide and that Germany targeted Jersey after unusual Glass Church. Your hotel is adjacent backmarker. Price based on travel by reconnaissance planes mistook farm to the famous Howard Davis Park, just ferry, alternatively you can fly for an vehicles for troop carriers. During your 550 yards from the centre of St Helier and extra supplement.Holiday code: AK130. holiday perhaps visit Jersey's historic the beach. The road slopes downhill towards Visit saga.co.uk/jersey-walk war tunnels, originally intended as an the town and a public bus runs to Gorey or underground barracks and ammunition St Helier from a bus stop 160 yards away. store for the occupying forces. Jersey residents had to choose whether to remain on the island and those who opted to stay found ways to resist for five years. SAVE up to £70 ^per person on selected departures when you book by January 31, 2019 Prices from: Apr 14, 2019 May 5 Jun 2 Jun 9 Sep 15 Sep 22 Oct 6 Ferry 619 599 639 699 699 689 689 629 559 Flight 769 749 749 849 809 799 799 739 669 Jersey Island Escape - The Merton Hotel. Holiday code: JY74A. All prices are £s per person based on two people sharing, including savings as advertised and are subject to availability. § Optional travel insurance: A reduction of £20 applies if you do not need the optional travel insurance and additional cancellation rights – see page 53 for details. Single rooms: *Limited number of single rooms at no extra cost, subject to availability. Singles sold out: May 5, 2019.

TRAVEL INFORMATION: Prices based on travel by Condor Fast Ferry from Poole, as a foot passenger. To take your car on the ferry, this option is available for an extra supplement, subject to availability. Alternatively, ﬂy from Gatwick, with British Airways. Local ﬂights from Manchester, Birmingham, Exeter or Southampton available for a supplement, subject to availability. Please call for details.

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Eastbourne and the South Downs

Enjoy fantastic vistas from the welcoming View Hotel

4 nights from £379

HALF BOARD

Single rooms at no extra cost*

● All breakfasts and dinners ● Saga Host ● Welcome drink ● Porterage in your hotel ● Cancellation rights

Excursions… Bodiam Castle (half day) ● Brighton Pavilion (half day).

The View Hotel QQQQ The View Hotel enjoys a fabulous setting on the Grand Parade overlooking the pier and bandstand. The buffet restaurant serves tasty, traditional English cuisine in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, and pre-dinner drinks can be taken in the bar. There is also an outside seating area perfect for gazing out to Beachy Head sea while enjoying a nice cup of tea. All of the 126 spacious, air-conditioned bedrooms have a television, telephone, safe, hairdryer and tea and coffee-making facilities. Disabled access is excellent throughout. Optional excursion: Royal Botanic Gardens at Wakehurst Place (half day).

Arundel Castle Royal Pavilion

Standing on the promenade offering Park and to the west lies Beachy Victorian Eastbourne wonderful seascapes, The View Hotel Head, one of the highest chalk cliffs A walk along the striking seafront in Eastbourne in Eastbourne is certainly well-named! in Great Britain. Further west is the might just transfer you from present day back It is also perfectly placed for enjoying Seven Sisters Country Park where a in time. Eastbourne's first claim as a seaside the quintessentially British seaside river valley and open grassland attract holiday resort came after a summer visit by town. With its extensive beaches, rows many walkers and nature enthusiasts. King George III's children Princes Edward and of beach huts and bandstand, the town Continue a little further and you come Octavius, and Princesses Elizabeth and Sophie has retained much of its Victorian to the peaceful resort of Seaford, in 1780. It was another century after the royal character and charm. There is plenty followed by the lively city of Brighton, visit that Eastbourne really came into its own, to keep visitors entertained, both where you can explore world-class following on from the extension of the railway during the day and in the evenings. galleries and museums – and maybe system to the area in 1849. It saw the town reborn Perhaps visit the Cultural Quarter and enjoy some retail therapy! Your hotel as an upmarket resort where tourists flooded see the art exhibitions at the Towner overlooks the pier and bandstand and for pleasure and to boost their health with some Gallery or maybe catch a show in one there's a shingle beach just across the sea air. The iconic Grade II-listed pier opened in of the many theatres. And, as you'll be road. Eastbourne town centre and the 1872 and the striking Grand Hotel popped up at based in 1066 Country, why not pay railway station are about a mile away. the west end of the promenade three years later, a visit to one of the nearby castles at Perhaps take a stroll along the Victorian its style and grace attracting guests including Pevensey, Arundel or Herstmonceux? boardwalk and have a look through Edward Elgar and Charlie Chaplin. French A trip to Bodiam Castle is included its original Victorian camera obscura. composer Claude Debussy penned La Mer while in your holiday, along with a tour of To the right of the pier is Eastbourne’s gazing over the waves on Eastbourne seafront flamboyant Brighton Pavilion where popular Bandstand, built in 1935. It has while authors Lewis Carroll and Charles Dickens an audio guide will ensure you won’t a yearly programme of concerts with also found creative inspiration in the Sussex air. miss a thing! Eastbourne sits at the something to suit all tastes, from tribute gateway to the South Downs National acts to classical music.

Prices from: Mar 24, 2019 May 26 Jun 30 Aug 11 Oct 14 4 nights 379 409 429 429 399 Eastbourne and the South Downs - The View hotel. Holiday code: TB133. All prices are £s per person based on two people sharing, including savings as advertised and are subject to availability. Single rooms: *Limited number of single rooms at no extra cost subject to availability, after which a supplement may apply.

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Victorian Eastbourne for Solos

Escape on a break to Eastbourne that’s exclusively for solo travellers

4 nights from £289

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● All breakfasts and dinners ● One excursion ● Two evenings of entertainment ● Porterage in your hotel ● Cancellation rights

Excursion ● Guided tour of Brighton’s Royal Pavilion (half day)

The Best Western York House Hotel QQQ This locally rated 3-star hotel is set in a splendid Victorian building. Relax with a good book in the lounge, take a dip in the indoor heated pool or chat with new-found friends on the open-air veranda. There will also be two evenings of entertainment where you can mingle with fellow solo travellers. Eastbourne Pier Of the 78 tastefully-styled rooms, Saga guests stay in standard rooms with a television, telephone, free Wi-Fi, tea and coffee-making facilities and a hairdryer. In the elegant restaurant you can look forward to modern British dishes prepared with locally and ethically sourced ingredients wherever possible.

Beachy Head Royal Pavillion

Enjoy a sociable short break in the its classic boardwalk amusements and Brighton Pavilion quintessential seaside town of Eastbourne restored camera obscura through which It's hard to imagine a time when the which has a stunning setting on England’s you can admire 360-degree projections. Brighton Pavilion wasn't adding a touch of south coast – it’s also known as the There’s shopping galore in the town the exotic to Brighton's otherwise typical sunniest place in the UK, frequently centre’s boutiques, quirky souvenir shops British seaside charms. Harder still to think topping sunshine records. Combine this and big name stores while Eastbourne’s that it actually began life as a typical with its blend of Victorian architecture artsy side is best displayed in the farmhouse. Its fortunes were set to change and more modern attractions and it’s no contemporary Towner Gallery. See the though after the Prince of Wales, later King wonder visitors come back year after first buds of spring in the Princes Park’s George IV, holidayed there in the 1780s year. During your stay look forward to rose garden or venture a little further while following the vogue of the time that an included guided tour of Brighton’s afield for the fantastic views from Beachy led to the transformation of the English extravagant Royal Pavilion, King Head, the UK’s highest chalk cliff. Keen seaside, ‘dipping’ in the invigorating sea. George IVs pleasure palace. It’s a great walkers can amble across the clifftops of The farmhouse’s first transformation was opportunity to get to know your fellow the Seven Sisters Country Park which lead to a modest villa in 1787, known as the solo travellers. Back in Eastbourne, you’ll to the quaint seaside town of Seaford. Marine Pavilion, which the prince filled have plenty of time to explore the varied Of course, you may just want to sit by the with a fancy collection of chinoiserie. attractions. Perhaps take a stroll along marina and enjoy traditional fish and chips After he was declared Prince Regent, he the three-tier promenade to the pier with while watching the world saunter by. commissioned John Nash to undertake its final transformation, to a pleasure palace in the flamboyant Indian-style for which it is now famous.

Prices from: Apr 15, 2019 Oct 28 4 nights 309 289 Victorian Eastbourne for Solos - Best Western York House Hotel. Holiday code: AF998. All prices are £s per person, including savings as advertised and are subject to availability.

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Back to our Roots - Folkestone

Explore England’s Channel coast and enjoy an included visit to Canterbury and a Kentish vineyard on a nostalgic four-night holiday in Folkestone, exclusively for solo travellers.

^ 4 nights from £359 NEW HALF BOARD

● All breakfasts and dinners ● Two excursions ● Two evenings of entertainment ● Porterage in your hotel ● Cancellation rights

Excursions ● Canterbury and the Elham Valley Vineyard (full day) ● Walking Tour of Folkestone, with cream tea (half day)

Solo Holidays Available

The Best Western Plus Burlington Hotel QQQ+ The top-rated hotel in the ever Folkestone Harbour regenerating Victorian resort of Folkestone, the locally rated 4-star Best Western Plus Burlington Hotel has been a ﬁxture in the west end of the town since the 1890s. Set in tranquil surroundings, just a few steps from The Leas - a charming and unique clifftop promenade overlooking the English Channel – the hotel is home to the Bay Tree Bar & Grill and Martello Bar and blends Victorian charm with 60 rooms all with ﬂat screen TV, telephone and The Burlington Hotel Canterbury free Wi-Fi.

In recent years the port of Folkestone installations, created as part of the Back to our Roots has seen lots of regeneration and noted Folkestone Triennial – keep an Folkestone is where it all began for Saga more development, with brand new shopping eye out for works by Tracy Emin and than 65 years ago. After returning from wartime areas, leisure facilities and boutique Yoko Ono plus the Folkestone Mermaid service, our founder Sidney De Haan and his hotels. In addition to the Creative by Cornelia Parker. The Best Western wife Margery bought the 12-room Rhodesia Quarter near the harbour – which is a Plus Burlington Hotel is yards away from Hotel in Clifton Crescent – a short walk from buzz of workshops and galleries, as well The Leas, a clifftop promenade which your hotel. At the end of the summer season as quality food and drink establishments affords superb views of the English the couple set about thinking of ways of – the attractions of the town actually Channel. The regenerated harbour keeping their hotel ticking over year-round and project out into the water. Since a recent is just over a mile away, ﬂanked by realised that retirees had limitless free-time redevelopment, Folkestone’s Harbour award-winning beaches and a coastal and out-of-season breaks with fewer crowds, Arm has rapidly become a food, drink park. Your hotel is also just under a mile attractive rates and like-minded travellers and entertainment destination for from Folkestone’s town centre and might appeal to them. In 1951 Saga was born locals and visitors alike, every weekend central railway station, four miles from – initially as the Old People’s Holiday Bureau – from March-September, though it is the Channel Tunnel and eight miles as De Haan chose to employ direct marketing open for walking every day of the year. from the UK’s most popular ferry port and travelled to South Yorkshire, with its huge The town is also home to numerous art in Dover. population of pensioners, to pitch his breaks. As the business grew into a multi-million pound empire, Saga began to pioneer tourism in the Algarve and, still maintaining its home base in Folkestone, sends hundreds of thousands of customers around the world each year.

SAVE £20 ^per person on advertised departures when you book by January 31, 2019 Prices from: May 13, 2019 Jun 10 4 nights 379 359 389 369 Back to our Roots - Folkestone, The Burlington Hotel Solos. Holiday code: AF903.All prices are £s per person, including savings as advertised and are subject to availability.

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Enchanting Isle of Wight

Follow in Queen Victoria’s footsteps and head to the Isle of Wight to discover superb beaches, glorious scenery and a wealth of history

5 nights from £349^ NEW HALF BOARD

Single rooms at no extra cost*

● Five nights in a hotel ● All breakfasts and dinners ● Return crossing on the Isle of Wight Ferry ● Porterage in your hotel ● Cancellation rights

Excursions ● East Cowes – Whippingham Church and Osborne House (full day) ● Ventnor Botanic Gardens (three quarter day)

The Ocean View Hotel QQQ The Isle of Wight can boast award-winning beaches and beautiful scenery. The locally rated 3-star Ocean View Hotel in the popular resort of Shanklin is a perfect base, whether you wish to discover the island’s rich history or simply enjoy the sand between your toes on a golden beach overlooked by your hotel. There are 90 traditional bedrooms, each with a television, telephone, hairdryer and tea and coffee-making facilities.

The Old Shanklin coast

This new getaway in a charming seaside See the opulence and extravagant interiors of the royal family and household. hotel just a short walk or cliff-lift ride from of Victoria and Albert's private apartments, You’ll also enjoy an included a tour of the the golden sands of Shanklin Beach on the stunning Indian decor of the Durbar Botanical Gardens at Ventnor, where you the Isle of Wight allows you to explore the Room and the Swiss Cottage children's will see the UK’s oldest palm trees. Known as beautiful surroundings of the island – the play-chalet for an intimate glimpse into royal Britain’s hottest garden, Ventnor is protected preferred holiday destination of Queen family life at a property which hosted heads from the cold northerly winds by chalk hills Victoria. On the south east of the Isle of of state, dignitaries and royals, and from and its average rainfall of just 28 inches a Wight, Shanklin is one of the island’s top which Victoria ruled the British Empire. You year is more akin to the Mediterranean than resorts and boasts beautiful beaches and can also stroll through the award-winning the UK. The unique conditions allow a wide gardens as well as a warm climate and gardens where the stunning views across variety of plants to ﬂourish which might be friendly locals. The hotel enjoys a superb the Solent are said to have reminded Prince considered too tender to survive elsewhere location overlooking Sandown Bay on a Albert of the Bay of Naples. in the country. Plants are presented as spectacular stretch of coastline which is Your tour also includes a visit to nearby they would be seen in their native, wild steeped in history, both recent and ancient. St Mildred’s Church in the heart of environments, with more than 6,000 species Shanklin Chine forms part of the Victoria’s Whippingham. This church was frequented by of plants grown there. Island Trail which allows you to follow in the Queen Victoria when she was on the Isle of Queen’s footsteps and visit the landmarks Wight and the building is rich in royal history Treat yourself to an upgrade which meant so much to her, including and heritage. Victoria’s ﬁfth child Princess Upgrade to a sea-view room from £7. the palatial summer home at Osborne, Beatrice and Prince Henry of Battenberg Upgrade to a Deluxe sea-view room from £14. East Cowes, which you will visit on an were married at the church, which hosts Prices are per person, per night and subject included excursion. memorials to them and many other members to availability. Please call for details.

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Ventnor

The Ocean View Hotel A comfortable bedroom

Ventnor’s Botanic Garden Osborne House

Shanklin Chine the landscape from Shanklin Old Village to Fisherman’s Cottage which is open as a The resort of Shanklin takes its name from the sandy beach and Esplanade way below. pub today. Victoria was a regular visitor the famous ‘chine,’ a word only used on the For the past 200 years it has attracted even after becoming Queen and she and Isle of Wight and in Dorset to describe a visitors to marvel at its beauty and for a Prince Albert once took the Belgian Royals ravine carved by a river which ﬂows into time in the belief that its mineral waters Leopold and Louise to the Chine in August, the sea. Carved over thousands of years by had therapeutic properties which saw 1846. The chine’s primary use down the the Chine Spring, which rises in the Downs, Shanklin become a spa town. The then years was for smuggling, though it became this tranquil tree lined gorge cuts through Princess Victoria visited Shanklin Chine a popular haunt for artists, writers and aged 14 with her mother, passing through poets too.

SAVE £20 ^per person on March 31, 2019 departure when you book by January 31, 2019 Prices from: Mar 31, 2019 Apr 21 Sep 15 Oct 6 Oct 27 5 nights 369 349 389 499 389 369 Enchanting Isle of Wight - The Ocean View Hotel. Holiday code: TB106. All prices are £s per person based on two people sharing, including savings as advertised and are subject to availability. Single rooms: *Limited number of single rooms at no extra cost, subject to availability.

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New Forest Discovery

Explore southern England's hidden gem. Age-old forest, sun-dappled clearings and rolling heaths – there's a wealth of beautiful scenery for you to discover.

^ 4 nights from £329

HALF BOARD

Single rooms at no extra cost*

● Half board ● Welcome drink ● New Forest orientation walk ● Saga Host ● Porterage at your hotel ● Cancellation rights.

Moorhill House Hotel QQQ Your 3-star hotel is a short distance from the village of Burley on the western edge of the New Forest, making it the perfect base from which to explore the National Park on its doorstep. There's a comfortable lounge, a cosy bar and restaurant, plus a sauna and small heated pool. All 31 bedrooms have New Forest © New Forest District Council Tourism a ﬂat-screen television with free-view channels, a telephone, hairdryer and free Wi-Fi. A limited number of ground ﬂoor bedrooms are also available and the hotel does not have a lift.

Exbury Gardens You may spot red deer

Discover the beautiful woodland, rolling New Forest Wildlife They are let loose every autumn by the heaths and picturesque villages of the Being a National Park, the New Forest Commoners in an act known as Pannage, magical New Forest. Although it became a is packed with diverse habitats, home which dates back to the time of William National Park in 2005, the New Forest has to many varieties of wildlife which has the Conqueror, who founded the New enjoyed protection for more than 900 years, seen the majority of the park awarded Forest. Pannage sees the pigs eat the since William the Conqueror made it a royal Special Area of Conservation status. fallen acorns and chestnuts to avoid hunting area. You can walk directly from The hundreds of miles of bogs, woodlands ponies eating them, as acorns and nuts your hotel into the forest to follow some of and open heathland makes it a haven are poisonous to them. the many walking trails. Explore the pretty for nature lovers, and its animals and The New Forest is also home to ﬁve village of Burley, a half-mile stroll away, to birdlife are one of the National Park's different species of deer – dawn and discover its gift shops, cafes, tea rooms main attractions. The New Forest is dusk are the best times of day to spot and 17th-century pub. Burley still practises synonymous with its native ponies, who them. Cattle also roam and graze the commoning, so ponies and cattle are can be seen freely roaming and grazing, forest freely. Thousands can be seen allowed to roam freely in the forest and may not only in the open countryside, but also in the New Forest in the summer and make an appearance on the village streets in towns and villages. They come in several there are more than a dozen different too! If you'd like to explore on two wheels, different colours and sizes, as over the breeds that call the forest home, from the cycle hire can be arranged from the hotel. centuries they have been interbred with Friesian cow to the winter-ready Highland Further aﬁeld is the spectacular garden of other breeds to increase variety. Donkeys cattle. Having a mixture of woodland and Exbury, home to the Rothschild collection of can be seen in the New Forest year-round. heathland means that the New Forest has rhododendrons, azaleas and camellias. The They love to graze on hedgerows and a very healthy bird population. The list of historic market town of Ringwood is around therefore avoid the open heaths in favour species you can spot includes buzzards, six miles away with the classic seaside town of more built-up areas like Brockenhurst, crossbills, Dartford warblers, stonechats, of Bournemouth just an 18-mile, 30-minute Burley and Beaulieu. You can even see pigs woodpeckers, curlews, owls, hen harriers drive away. roaming the New Forest. and sparrowhawks.

SAVE £20 ^per person on selected departures when you book by January 31, 2019 Prices from: Apr 28, 2019 Jun 9 Sep 15 4 nights 349 329 379 359 379 New Forest Discovery - Moorhill House. Holiday code: TB14Y. All prices are £s per person based on two people sharing, including savings as advertised and are subject to availability. Single rooms: *Limited number of single rooms at no extra cost, subject to availability.

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The Glorious Cotswolds and Gloucester

The Cotswolds’ aged market towns, castles, cathedrals, and 3000 miles of public footpaths, beckon visitors to Gloucestershire…

^ 5 nights from £449

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● All breakfasts and dinners ● Unlimited tea and coffee-making facilities in your room ● Orientation walk ● Saga Host ● Welcome drink ● Porterage in your hotel ● Cancellation rights

Excursions ● Sudeley Castle and Gardens – (half day) ● Bourton on the Water – (half day).

Special Interest Holidays Available

Mercure Gloucester Bowden Hall Arlington Row Hotel QQQQ Set in 12 acres of park and woodland, in the pretty village of Upton St Leonards, the 4-star Mercure Gloucester Bowden Hall Hotel is a handsome, listed Georgian house-turned-hotel. The hotel has a restaurant, bar and lounge area where you can also enjoy drinks, light snacks and meals. All 72 rooms have a television, telephone, hairdryer and complimentary Wi-Fi. There are four ﬂoors and no lift. Gloucester Cathedral The bucolic Cotswolds

The city of Gloucester itself is set below the A visit to the National Arboretum at The Cotswolds Cotswolds Hills in the lush Severn Valley. It Westonbirt is a must for nature lovers, Amazingly, ﬁve English counties can has a long history, from the Roman fort to while Bristol and Bath are perfect for claim some of the landscape of rolling Elizabethan port – the furthest inland in sightseeing and shopping. Your stay at hills or 'wolds' that is known as the Britain. In 1794 a new canal helped create the Mercure Gloucester Bowden Hall Cotswolds, although Gloucestershire and a direct trading route to London and the Hotel is on a half-board basis. The town Oxfordshire are the main ones. With hills Midlands. The city has been undergoing a of Gloucester is approximately four miles stretching from the Dorset coast to the major regeneration programme, particularly away from your hotel, with the UNESCO edge of Yorkshire, the Cotswolds is the at the historic Gloucester Docks. This lively, World Heritage city of Bath approximately largest of the 38 designated 'Areas of revitalised waterfront is home to Victorian a one-and-a-quarter hour drive away. Outstanding Natural Beauty' in England warehouses converted into museums and Wales, at around 800 square miles, and exhibits about the city port's history, and is dotted with charming hamlets, along with restaurants and bars. You won't Special interest holidays stately homes and gardens. The majority want to miss the cathedral either. Here Gardens of the Cotswolds of this important unspoilt landscape you can trace back the architecture from 5 nights from £689 departing July 11, 2019. lies within Gloucestershire, including the its Norman origins, through the medieval Enjoy two talks and four full-day excursions ancient Forest of Dean and the stunning period and to the present day. Admire with eight visits. Holiday code: AH280. Wye Valley. A trip to the Cotswolds the fan-vaulted cloisters, stained glass Visit saga.co.uk/cotswold-gardens is akin to a trip back in time as aged windows and the tomb of King Edward II, market towns of honey-hued local stone then perhaps climb the tower's 269 steps Fine Art in the West and grand Regency spa towns, castles, or descend to the crypt… During your 5 nights from £569 departing October 20, cathedrals, Roman remains and famous holiday you'll visit Bourton on the Water 2019. Enjoy three talks and six visits during battle sites, not to mention 3,000 miles and Sudeley Castle and Gardens on three full-day and one half-day included of public footpaths, beckon visitors. included excursions. excursions. Holiday code: AT085. Visit saga.co.uk/west-art

SAVE £20 ^per person on Apr 18, 2019 departure when you book by January 31, 2019 Prices from: Apr 18, 2019 May 19 Sep 16 5 nights 469 449 479 489 The Glorious Cotswolds and Gloucester - Mercure Gloucester Bowden Hall Hotel. Holiday code: TB132. All prices are £s per person based on two people sharing, including savings as advertised and are subject to availability.Single rooms: (supplement per person, per night:) £19 on all dates.

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Ultimate Isle of Man

Enjoy a picturebook British seaside holiday with a break on the Isle of Man

5 nights from £679 NEW Including optional travel insurance or a reduction of £20 if not required§

HALF BOARD

● All breakfasts and dinners ● Porterage in your hotel ● Return ﬂights and transfers ● Optional travel insurance and additional cancellation rights, or a reduction if not required§

Excursions ● Manx Electric and Snaefell Mountain Railway (three-quarter day) ● Castletown and The Sound (full day)

The Empress Hotel QQQ Take a trip to a nostalgic British seaside hotel with a stay in this charming 3-star hotel set on the promenade overlooking the golden sands and shimmering Douglas Bay waters of Douglas Bay. The hotel has a restaurant and breakfast room, plus a piano bar. Guests also have full use of the ﬁtness room, sauna and steam room while health and beauty treatments are available in the Eire Lavenna Beauty Therapy Suite (extra charge). Saga guests’ rooms have LCD television with freeview, free Wi-Fi, hairdryer, telephone, tea and coffee-making facilities.

Snaefell Mountain Railway The conservatory bar

A visit to the unspoilt Isle of Man is like a warm welcome complemented by Historic Isle of Man taking a trip back in time, to the heyday of impeccable service and superb food. The history of the Isle of Man is almost as British seaside breaks. Why not take a stroll The first floor Brasserie Restaurant & fast-paced and exciting as the TT motorbike along the Victorian promenade, inhaling Piano Bar are ideal places for a relaxing races for which it has been famous ifor more the sea air, or dip your toes in the sand and lunch, intimate dinner or afternoon tea. than a century. Almost equidistant between glittering waters of the Irish Sea. On a clear Enjoy amazing views over Douglas Bay England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, the day England, Wales, Scotland and Northern from the impressive conservatory that 33-mile long island was first settled by Ireland are all visible from the summit of spans the full width of the hotel. Each Celtic tribes. The Vikings arrived by 850 AD the 2,037-foot-high Snaefell, which can dish is prepared with the emphasis on and in 979 it was they who established the be reached using the Snaefell Mountain flavour and freshness, using quality, self-governing parliament of the island Railway. When darkness falls another locally-sourced ingredients wherever known as Tynwald. To this day an annual of the island’s unique charms becomes possible. On the lower ground floor is a ceremonial meeting is held every July at apparent – weather-permitting of course. new restaurant with direct access from Tynwald Hill where new laws are announced. The lack of light pollution means you can the Promenade where you will take England’s first claim to the Isle of Man came see the Milky Way and sometimes even breakfast and dinner. If the weather is in the 13th century and after it flipped from the Northern Lights with the naked eye. good you can even take afternoon tea English to Scottish rule for some years, Back at The Empress Hotel, look forward to outside in the sea air. The island became a haven for smuggling throughout the 15th and 16th centuries while tourists began to flock to the island in the late 19th and 20th centuries, leading to the creation of the Isle of Man Steam Railway, Manx Electric Railway and Snaefell Mountain Railway systems.

Prices from: Mar 27, 2019 Apr 17 Sep 13 Oct 18 5 nights 679 779 799 679 Ultimate Isle of Man - The Empress Hotel. Holiday code: IM101.All prices are £s per person based on two people sharing, including savings as advertised and are subject to availability. § Optional travel insurance: A reduction of £20 applies if you do not need the optional travel insurance and additional cancellation rights – see page 53 for details. Single rooms: (supplement per person, per night): from £13.

TRAVEL INFORMATION: Prices based on return ﬂights with EasyJet from Gatwick to Isle of Man. Local ﬂights from Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool are available for a supplement, subject to availability. Please call for details.

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Wonders of North Wales

Explore the captivating coast of North Wales and see stunning Snowdonia via railway during a stay at the historic Celtic Royal Hotel in Caernarfon on this relaxing holiday

4 nights from £459 NEW HALF BOARD

● All breakfasts and dinners ● Three excursions ● Complimentary Wi-Fi ● Porterage in your hotel ● Cancellation rights

Excursions ● Snowdon Mountain Railway (half day) ● Ffestiniog Railway, Portmerion and Porthmadog (full day) ● Pufﬁn Island Cruise (half day)

The Celtic Royal Hotel QQQ Once a favoured haunt of Queen Victoria, the Celtic Royal Hotel is a historic hostelry in Caernarfon – perfectly located for exploring the stunning scenery and attractions The scenic Ffestiniog Welsh Highland Railway of North Wales. With its oak-panels and ornate ceilings, the 3-star hotel combines the elegance of a hotel built in 1794 and a central position close to the heart of the town, which is UNESCO-listed. The 110 bedrooms have a television, telephone and tea/ coffee-making facilities.

The Celtic Royal Hotel Caernarfon Castle

Caernarfon enjoys an outstanding “One of the best ways to Snowdonia location between the rugged peaks of the While its 3,560 foot peak dominates the Snowdonia Mountains and a spectacular capture the breath-taking landscape, there is much more to Snowdonia spot on the banks of the Menai Strait. scenery of North Wales National Park than Snowdown, the highest Inhabited continuously since Roman times, mountain in England and Wales. The Caernarfon is a royal town where the is to take two of the most 800 square miles of breathtaking scenery investiture of Prince Charles as the Prince surrounding it in the national park make it of Wales took place in 1969. Majestic unique and wonderful the biggest and highest in Wales, while being Caernarfon Castle overlooks the mouth rail journeys in the world. protected since 1951 makes it the oldest. It of the River Seiont while there is a maze of boasts stunning natural scenery including 17th and 18th-century streets within the From the comfort of your lakes and waterfalls, charming villages town walls and the remains of a Roman carriage, you will be in and man-made wonders including vintage fortress on the hilltop above to explore. steam railways. If you thought reaching the The redeveloped waterside Victoria Dock awe of the magniﬁcence summit would be beyond you, think again, is home to the Galeri Arts Centre, as the Snowdown Mountain Railway has been well as a range of bars, restaurants and around you.” taking passengers to the summit station at boutiques. Both Snowdonia National Park Llanberis since 1896, when it was launched Makala Thomas, Senior Product and the beautiful Isle of Anglesey are as an alternative to donkey trekking. There and Purchasing Executive just a 15-minute drive away, giving you are more than 90 other peaks in the park bur the chance to enjoy spectacular scenery it’s not just elevation that Snowdonia can and the varied landscape which is unlike boast, the craggy mountains are fringed by anywhere else in the UK. The Welsh forests and ribbons of rivers, streams and Highland Railway runs right into the heart brooks, and home to Wales’ highest major of Snowdonia, with the station a short walk waterfall, Pistyll Rhaeadr and largest natural from your hotel. lake, Bala Lake. Such natural beauty also attracts a wealth of incredible wildlife.

Prices from: Apr 8, 2019 Jul 15 Sep 23 4 nights 459 559 549 Wonders of North Wales - Celtic Royal Hotel Caernarfon. Holiday code: TB749. All prices are £s per person based on two people sharing, including savings as advertised and are subject to availability. Single rooms: (supplement per person, per night); £19, subject to availability.

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Enchanting Durham

History abounds in this ancient university city nestled amid dales, moors and sea

4 nights from £399

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Single rooms at no extra cost*

● All breakfasts and dinners ● Unlimited tea and coffee-making facilities in your room ● Saga Host ● Welcome drink ● Porterage in your hotel ● Cancellation rights

Excursions ● Crook Hall (half day) ● Bamburgh Castle (half day).

Special Interest Holidays Available

The Radisson Blu Hotel QQQQ This modern 4-star hotel has an enviable location in the heart of the city with spectacular views of the River Wear and Durham Castle. As well as restaurant and grill, and bar, there's a health club with a ﬁtness centre, indoor pool, sauna and jacuzzi. All 207 contemporary bedrooms include ﬂat-screen television and complimentary Wi-Fi.

Durham

Founded in 995AD by Lindisfarne Monks Ground, browse the stylish boutiques Special interest holidays who chose this lofty location as the and treat yourself to a cream tea in the Art in the North East. 4 nights half board burial place of St Cuthbert, Durham is quaint cobbled streets, or learn a little from £499 departing October 18, 2019. Enjoy packed with historic buildings including more about the city at the Heritage three full-day excursions with seven visits. the Norman cathedral where Cuthbert Centre and Museum. There is a wealth Holiday code: AT115. Visit saga.co.uk/northeastart is laid to rest, and the magniﬁcent to see and do just a short distance away UNESCO-listed castle which doubles too – marvel at the Romans' audacious Roman Heritage of the North. 4 nights half board as a prestigious Hogwarts-esque frontier of Hadrian’s Wall, enjoy walks in from £529 departing July 15, 2019. Enjoy two talks university. Stroll along the banks of the the Yorkshire Dales and admire the art of and six visits during three full-day excursions. Wear to discover the secret gardens of Bowes Museum. On included excursions Holiday code: AV117. Visit saga.co.uk/durham Crook Hall, perhaps catch a game at you'll step back in time at Crook Hall and Emirates Durham International Cricket Bamburgh Castle. Gardens of the North East. 4 nights half board from £549 departing July 26, 2019. Immerse yourself in the botanical delights of the region during a summer break in Durham featuring six visits. Holiday code: AH259.

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See a pageant of history

Crook Hall and Gardens A comfortable bedroom

Bamburgh Castle

‘Kynren’ – An epic tale of England The show boasts a cast and crew Look forward to spectacular sets, Dubbed the most spectacular open-air numbering 1,000 and the action unfolds on stunning choreography and ﬁerce battles live show in the UK, Kynren takes place in a huge open air stage. You can look forward illuminated with dazzling special effects Bishop Auckland, County Durham, every to discovering many of the characters and and pyrotechnics. Tickets to Kynren and summer. The live action extravaganza events which helped shape the north east coach transfers to and from the show, promises to take you on a journey through and the UK as a whole as 29 scenes, dating are included on departures on July 19, 2,000 years of history, myth and legend. from the Roman occupation to World War August 9 and September 13, 2019. II, play out before your eyes.

Prices from: May 13, 2019 Jul 19 (Kynren) Aug 9 (Kynren) Sep 2 Sep 13 (Kynren) 4 nights 399 459 459 419 459 Enchanting Durham - The Radisson Blu hotel. Holiday code: TB051. All prices are £s per person based on two people sharing, including savings as advertised and are subject to availability. Single rooms: *Limited number of single rooms at no extra cost, subject to availability, after which a supplement may apply.

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Contrasts of the Emerald Isle

Compare the big city bustle of vibrant Belfast with the outstanding natural beauty of Donegal on this two-centre holiday.

6 nights from £1149 NEW Including optional travel insurance or a reduction of £20 if not required§

HALF BOARD

● All breakfasts and dinners ● Optional travel insurance and additional cancellation rights, or a reduction if not required§ ● Return ﬂights and transfers ● Free Wi-Fi at both hotels ● Sea View room at the Inishowen Gateway Hotel ● Porterage at both hotels

Our included extras ● Dedicated Saga tour manager ● Welcome drink

Plus these excursions ● Titanic Belfast, Belfast Waterfront and Hillsborough Castle and Gardens ● The Wild Atlantic Way and Giants Causeway Visitor Centre ● Glenveagh National Park

Flights Included

Giants Causeway Inishowen

Glenveagh National Park Ireland Northern Belfast nights in hotel Ireland

Belfast City Hall

Day 1: UK-Belfast. Fly to Belfast and travel Causeway Coastal Route – a kaleidoscope beautiful wilderness where you can tour to the locally rated 4-star Stormont Hotel of natural landscapes and imposing Glenveagh Castle, a granite mansion (4Q) where you will stay for three nights on cliffs. You can look forward to visiting built between 1867 and 1873 as a hunting a half-board basis. D Day 2: Belfast. Enjoy a the Giants Causeway Visitor Centre at lodge. B, D Day 6: Inishowen, Donegal. The visit to the state-of-the-art Titanic Belfast. Bushmills, dedicated to the stunning basalt penultimate day of your holiday is at leisure. Afterwards you’ll have free time to explore formations which were formed over the Perhaps venture to Derry or Letterkenny the waterfront before visiting Hillsborough course of 60 million years following volcanic using the local bus service. Alternatively Castle and Gardens. B, D Day 3: Belfast. activity. Stay three-nights in a sea view relax at the hotel and make the most of the Enjoy a day of leisure. Perhaps see the room at the locally rated 3-star Inishowen leisure facilities. B, D Day 7: Belfast-UK. After sights of the city by buying a ticket on the Gateway Hotel (3Q) on a half-board breakfast transfer to the airport for your hop-on hop-off bus tour which stops at your basis. B, D Day 5: Inishowen, Donegal. return ﬂight to the UK. B hotel. B, D Day 4: Belfast-Inishowen, Donegal. After breakfast, travel to the stunning After breakfast travel from Belfast along the Glenveagh National Park, a remote and

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The Titanic Belfast Museum

Glenveagh National Park Stormont

Giant’s Causeway

Legends of the Giant’s Causeway that erupt sky bound out of the sea. These giant Finn MacCool built the pathway so he This unusual rock formation has been strange polygonal columns have helped could reach Scotland without getting his attracting visitors for over 300 years, scientists understand the great volcanic feet wet. Unfortunately, the Scottish giant although it has been a feature of the forces at work beneath the earth's surface, Benandonner, keen to spar with MacCool, County Antrim coastal landscape for far earning them a place on UNESCO's World uses the causeway to his advantage. longer. Formed 50-60 million years ago, Heritage List. No wonder this immense However, after being outsmarted, he the Giant’s Causeway encompasses over natural pathway gave rise to legends of smashes it so McCool can't follow him 40,000 massive black basalt columns warring giants. The story goes that the Irish back to Scotland!

Prices from: Aug 6, 2019 Sep 10 6 nights 1149 1149 Contrasts of the Emerald Isle. Holiday code: TB099. All prices are £s per person based on two people sharing, including savings as advertised and are subject to availability. § Optional travel insurance: A reduction of £20 applies if you do not need the optional travel insurance and additional cancellation rights – see page 53 for details. Single rooms: (supplement per person, per night): £41, subject to availability.

TRAVEL INFORMATION: Prices based on return ﬂights with EasyJet from Gatwick to Belfast.

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Lovely Loch Lomond

Take time to explore Loch Lomond, one of the most stunning natural beauty spots in the UK, on this ﬁve-night getaway

5 nights from £449 NEW HALF BOARD

● All breakfasts and dinners ● Three-day roamer ticket on the Loch Lomond Waterbus ● A locally-sourced picnic ● Porterage in your hotel ● Cancellation rights

Excursions ● Walking tour of Loch Lomond with seafood tasting (half day)

Small Group Option Available

The Loch Lomond Arms Hotel QQQQ The Loch Lomond Arms Hotel dates back to the 17th Century when it welcomed travellers as a coaching Stretch your legs around Loch Lomond inn. The locally rated 4-star hotel has a stunning location on Loch Lomond, while also offering the best of modern comforts. Each of the 14 bedrooms is unique but they all have a ﬂat-screen television, telephone, hairdryer and tea and coffee-making facilities with shortbread included.

The Parish Church in Luss Loch Lomond

Loch Lomond is one of the UK’s most and time onshore to cycle, walk or spot The history of Loch Lomond beautiful and iconic places. You will stay wildlife. The area is a haven for nature With nearly 100 miles of shoreline, Loch in the locally rated 4-star Loch Lomond with eagles, hawks and peregrine falcons Lomond is the largest fresh water lake in the Arms, an award-winning country pub among more than 200 species of birds British Isles, measuring 24 miles long, 5 miles with bedrooms in the charming village of that call the area home. On the islands wide in places and up to 600 feet deep. There Luss. You can look forward to an included and on the shores there are wild deer, pine are 38 islands on the loch, and people have walking tour of the village and the martins and wild cats while the water been living on them for at least 7,000 years. surrounding area, learning more about itself is home to more species of ﬁsh than Archaeologists have unearthed evidence of the history of the village and the Loch. any in the UK, all living under the watchful inhabitants dating back to around 5,000 BC The biggest lake in Britain lies in the heart gaze of the looming Ben Lomond, which on Inchlonaig while Inchgalbraith, is believed of the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs stands 3,195 feet tall. You might get a to have been created artiﬁcially around National Park, which is packed with surprise when you pass Inchconnachan, 2000 years later as a sort of holiday island charming villages and rolling countryside a colony of wallabies has been hopping for visiting families from across Scotland which you can explore at your leisure around the island for more than 70 years. and Ireland in that era. On the eastern shore, during your holiday. Discover too the Your hotel will provide you with a picnic iron age settlements are clearly visible at heritage of Luss Smokehouse, The Clan lunch on a day of your choosing so you Strathcashel Point and there are numerous history and museum, Luss Pier with views can enjoy some alfresco dining amid the other hilltop forts scattered around the loch, of the Loch and mighty Ben Lomond as stunning scenery, which feels remote each more than 1000 years old. In addition well as the chance to enjoy tasting some until you realise it’s just a 45 minute drive to the ash, rowan, oak, beech and sycamore local seafood and numerous activities. from Glasgow and only 78 miles from trees which surround it, the loch is also An included Waterbus ticket allows you Edinburgh. Train services link both cities home to nearly a quarter of Britain’s wild to enjoy relaxing journeys around the loch to the park too. plant population.

Prices from: Apr 7, 2019 May 19 Jun 9 Sep 29 5 nights 449 479 489 469 Lovely Loch Lomond - Loch Lomond Arms Hotel. Holiday code: TB104. All prices are £s per person based on two people sharing, including savings as advertised and are subject to availability. Single rooms: (supplement per person, per night); £54, subject to availability.

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Murder Mystery in Bournemouth

The art-deco Cumberland Hotel in Bournemouth is the perfect setting for a murder mystery holiday experience.

4 nights from £349 NEW HALF BOARD

Single rooms at no extra cost*

● An immersive two-day mystery experience ● All breakfasts and dinners ● Porterage in your hotel ● Cancellation rights

Excursions ● Beaulieu (full day) ● Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum (half day)

Cumberland Hotel QQQQ Positioned on the Bournemouth’s East Cliff commanding stunning sea views of the ocean and offering superb dining and entertainment, the locally rated 4-star hotel is the perfect spot for a themed Bournemouth Pier short break. Breakfast and dinner will be served at the Mirabelle Restaurant, while the hotel’s Ventana Grand Café is an award-winning brasserie and bar, serving cocktails, premium beers and coffee (advanced booking for dining is recommended). Afternoon tea is also served in the Ventana. The hotel has 107 guest bedrooms, many with sea views, balconies and terraces. Saga guests stay in Comfort Double rooms while solo travellers will be in Comfort Single rooms. Beaulieu Embark on a magical mystery tour

Murder Mystery Dates “When I first saw The The History of Murder Mystery You can choose from the following Sunday The murder mystery genre is believed to arrival dates, with each taking on a different Cumberland Hotel, I knew have been born in the first half of the 19th two-day murder mystery theme. it was the perfect place century however it was not until 1935 that the first popular game was launched, known March 24, 2019 – James Bond. to host a murder mystery as Jury Box. That game followed a very The 00 section is meeting at a safe house break, with its stunning different premise to the murder mysteries for a high level conference and are awaiting of today, with the players taking the roll of the arrival of M. A detective arrives and 1920’s ambience and jurors and listening to evidence presented announces that a body has been found at by the prosecutor and defendant, plus MI6 and a top secret document has gone décor. Relax by the sea crime scene photos before casting their missing. National security is under threat. and discover ‘who dunnit’, vote for a verdict on a ballot paper. The Are you up to the mission? first murder mystery board game, Cluedo of course, was not released until 1948, but October 6, 2019 – The Village Affair. as you enjoy your sleuth once again the game differs vastly from the Reverend Green, vicar of the local church solving stay in this classic modern, interactive dinner party mysteries in Littleton, Midshire, has gathered the which became popular in the 1980s, with villagers together to discuss fundraising British seaside town.” the first big hit in the genre simply titled to repair the church spire. The meeting Mafia. At immersive events the leading roles descends into chaos as personal feuds Makala Thomas, Senior Product are played by actors who commit scripts come to the fore and then a death occurs, and Purchasing Executive to memory and know all aspects of the but who is responsible? particular case. Guests generally take on the role of detective with a view to deducing Further information can be the culprit and solving the mystery over the found from Organise Events at course of two or three sessions. www.murder-mystery.co.uk

Prices from: Mar 24, 2019 Oct 6 4 nights 349 389 Murder Mystery in Bournemouth - Cumberland Hotel. Holiday code: AR123. All prices are £s per person based on two people sharing, including savings as advertised and are subject to availability. Single rooms: *Limited number of single rooms at no extra cost, subject to availability, after which a supplement may apply.

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Glamping at Twinwood, The Vintage Music Festival

Always wanted to attend a music festival but visions of cramped tents and queues for the loos put you off? If so then this luxurious ﬁve-night stay under canvas at the popular Twinwood Festival of vintage music and dance is for you!

5 nights from £449^ - 4 people sharing NEW 5 nights from £649^ - 2 people sharing

● Welcome barbecue on your arrival ● Admission to all four days of the Twinwood Festival ● A Saga exclusive Glamping Village featuring luxury tented accommodation ● On-site parking ● Porterage at your camp ● Cancellation rights

The Twinwood Festival

This five-night stay at the Twinwood Festival chill-out tent, which is furnished with lighting from fairy lights and hanging of vintage music and dancing is sure to hit cushions and deck chairs and boasts storm-lanterns with dimmable LED bulbs, the right note whether you’re a seasoned books, magazines and phone charging Indian rugs and hand-painted Bajot tables, festival-goer or simply a first-timer looking facilities. A separate hospitality tent houses boot tray, doormat and bottled water, to tick the experience off your bucket list. refrigerators and complimentary tea and 13.5 Tog duvets, pillows and white Egyptian Spend August Bank Holiday weekend in coffee throughout your stay. cotton bedding on a luxury double-height a picturesque setting at an historic RAF No need to worry about lugging your inflatable mattress, and deck chairs. Your Airfield in the heart of rural Bedfordshire. camping gear into a field, untangling your tent will be in a fenced-off private glamping You’ll sleep in a luxury tent complete with guide ropes and hunting for missing pegs, village for the sole use of Saga customers. everything from a hanging vanity mirror to simply check-in at the reception and You will have access to a comfy chill-out tent magical fairy lights and yes, of course, a rack opt for the bag-carry service on offer. where you can relax, read or even charge your for your boots... and dancing shoes! Round-the-clock assistance is also available. phone, toilets and showers, not accessible The rustle of synthetic sleeping bags and by other festival-goers, pamper facilities plastic ground sheets is not for you, you’ll where guests can do their hair, hospitality snuggle under a warm duvet and crisp white Saga’s Exclusive Glamping Village tent with tea and coffee-making facilities and fridges available, a reception desk with Egyptian cotton — then wake up refreshed Your glamping (glamorous camping) check-in and bag-carry services, plus out of before you head for a hot shower. experience is provided by Brook Bell Tents, hours assistance. Admission to the Twinwood Look forward to three-and-a-half days a family-run firm with over 20 years of Museums — featuring historic aviation and of live music, spanning five decades of expertise, specialising in music festivals. motor displays and several First and Second inspiration, performed across 13 on-site Each tent — which can host up to four World War exhibits, plus the Glenn Miller stages. Between sessions relax in the guests — comes with electricity, magical Museum – is included.

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Your magical festival home from home

Live Performances

Enjoy home comforts under canvas

Twinwood’s Main Arena Big bands take to the stage

Your stay here is on a self-catering basis, The history of Twinwood and Glenn Miller seen again, sparking a mystery that still although there will be a welcome barbecue In the 1940s Twinwood Airfield was an fascinates the world. The Control Tower on the evening of your arrival where you RAF training base. During this time, Glenn was restored to its original condition and have the chance to meet your fellow Miller and his Orchestra were based in opened to the public in 2002. To celebrate festival-goers before your weekend of revelry nearby Bedford as a safer alternative to this, a Glenn Miller Concert was held, begins. The festival does offer plenty of London, and regularly used Twinwood, becoming the forerunner of what is now food and drink options including traditional even playing an outdoor concert at the the annual Twinwood Festival. The tower hot roast meals, Asian buffet food, pizzas, airfield in August 1944. In December of is now known as the Glenn Miller Museum, burgers, hot dogs, jacket potatoes, wraps that year, Major Glenn Miller was due to featuring exhibits dedicated to his life and and sandwiches, while in the Colonial Club fly from Twinwood to France, but after music, and has become somewhat of a Vintage Tea Room you can enjoy tea and boarding a Norseman aircraft outside shrine to his fans from around the world. cake served on vintage china. Twinwood Control Tower, he was never

SAVE £50 ^per person when you book by January 31, 2019 Prices from: Aug 22, 2019 2 people sharing 699 649 3 people sharing 569 519 4 people sharing 499 449 Glamping at Twinwood, The Vintage Music Festival. Holiday code: TB201 All prices are £s per person based on four, three or two people sharing, including savings as advertised and are subject to availability.

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Our Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Special Interest Collection...

Indulge your passion for music on one of our music-themed holidays in popular Bournemouth, featuring the renowned Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

HALF BOARD

Single rooms at no extra cost*

● All breakfasts and dinners ● Expert music host and Saga Host ● Welcome drink ● Porterage in your hotel ● Cancellation rights

Plus… ● Our programme of excursions and performances as speciﬁed

Queens Hotel QQQ This 3-star hotel is situated in a quiet part of Bournemouth’s elegant East Cliff area. Facilities include a restaurant, garden lounge, bar, swimming pool, sauna, gym, Wi-Fi (extra charge) and free car parking. There are 109 bedrooms, some reached by steps, and lifts to all ﬂoors.

Exclusively for Solo travellers 5 nights from £529 departing June 16 and September 22, 2019. Includes visits to the New Forest, Dorset villages and the historic gardens of Compton Acres, entertainment and a drinks party. Holiday code: AF564

All prices are £s per person based on two people sharing (except where they are Solos departures), including savings as advertised and are subject to availability. Single rooms: *Limited number of single rooms at no extra cost subject to availability, after which a supplement may apply.

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BSO Concerts Departures March 25, 2019 – East Meets West: Saint-Saëns – Orient 4 nights from £439 based on Feb 18, 2019 departure. See full list et Occident; Terterian – Symphony No. 3; Saint-Saëns – Symphony of departures below - please call for full pricing information. No. 3 ‘Organ’. Saga host: Peter Grevatt. As well as a BSO concert enjoy two talks by your host, a April 1, 2019 – Acclaimed Elgar: Elgar – Froissart Overture; Myriad Quartet recital and a farewell in-house concert, plus a visit Saint-Saëns – Piano Concerto No.5; Elgar – Symphony No.1. to Athelhampton House. Choose from the following Monday arrival Saga host: Peter Grevatt dates (BSO performances are on Wednesdays). April 8, 2019 – Echoes of Home: Smetana – Vltava; Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No.1; Sibelius – Symphony No.1. Saga host: February 18, 2019 – Fateful Fourth: Mozart – Symphony No. 26 and Peter Grevatt. Piano Concerto No.21 K.467; Tchaikovsky – Symphony No.4. May 13, 2019 – Elgar's Dream: Elgar – The Dream of Gerontius. Saga host: Peter Grevatt. Saga host: Peter Grevatt. Holiday code: AN744. For full concert details visit www.bso.live.com

Jazz in Dorset The Greatest Songbook 4 nights from £479 departing July 8 (£499) 4 nights from £449 departing May 6, 2019. and September 30 (£479), 2019. Step into the world of the ‘crooners’ on this special short Get toe-tapping with four nights of live jazz music from leading break, exploring some of their greatest songs in the company bands, two jazz talks and an excursion to Compton Acres, with two of your host, singer Robert Habermann. Holiday code: AN912. dates and two programmes to choose from! Holiday code: AN398. saga.co.uk/greatestsongbook saga.co.uk/dorset-jazz

Music of the 50s and 60s Summer Gardens of Dorset 4 nights from £419 departing June 24, 2019. 4 nights from £519 departing May 20 and June 10, 2019. On this four-night holiday join your host Carol Anne Wells on Visit Athelhampton, Abbotsbury, Cranborne Manor, Minterne House, a musical journey as you discover some of the great singers of Bennetts Water Garden and Compton Acres. Holiday code: AH250. the period, their songs and music, ranging from Bill Haley and saga.co.uk/dorset-gardens Elvis to the Beatles and the Beach Boys.Holiday code: AN911. saga.co.uk/music50s60s

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Our Dunoon Hotel Special Interests Holidays

Stay in charming Llandudno and enjoy opera performances or garden visits…

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Single rooms at no extra cost*

● All breakfasts and dinners ● Saga Host ● Welcome drink ● Porterage in your hotel ● Cancellation rights ● The services of a specialist host on music and gardens holidays

Plus… ● Our programme of excursions or performances as speciﬁed

Dunoon Hotel QQQ The Dunoon Hotel (3Q) is a handsome building offering a traditional welcome. With its oak panelling, leather sofas and antiques, it’s an elegant and comfortable base from which to enjoy your special holiday. There is a restaurant serving Italianate Portmeirion locally sourced food when possible, plus a bar and lounge. There are 48 bedrooms, some of which are accessed by stai

Dunoon Hotel A typical Bedroom

The charming Victorian resort of Llandudno Gardens of North Wales Dining at The Dunoon Hotel is famed for its sweeping promenade, pier 4 nights from £539 departing June 4, 2019. No matter the theme of your holiday and architecture. It’s also well-situated Visit the gardens of Bodnant, Plas here, The Dunoon Hotel is sure to for exploring some of Wales’ gardens and Cadnant, Dibleys Nurseries and Arboretum indulge any passion for food and drink. famous Portmeirion. Whichever of these Garden, Nantclwyd y Dre and Plas The hotel is renowned for its food and themed breaks you choose is complimented Brondanw, plus enchanting Portmeirion, with prides itself on a passion for serving by a stay at the Dunoon Hotel. two helpful garden briefings from your host. quality meals — recognised by an Holiday code: AH287. AA Rosette — with ingredients sourced saga.co.uk/northwales-gardens from local suppliers. The centrepiece Special interest holidays of this hotel is the grand dining room, Welsh National Opera The Enchanting World of Ivor Novello where the tables are finished with 4 nights from £599 departing April 23, 2019. 4 nights from £499 departing October 7, fresh flowers, pressed linen napkins Look forward to two opera performances; 2019. Discover the life and work of composer in silver rings, fine china and Sheffield Verdi’s A Masked Ball and Mozart’s Ivor Novello and a glamourous age during steel cutlery. Daily deliveries bring The Magic Flute, by WNO at the four in-house concerts. Host and pianist fresh fish from Mermaid Seafoods in Venue Cymru on Llandudno promenade. Carol-Anne Wells is joined by singer Llandudno, cheeses from Blas Ar Fwyd To enhance your visits, there will be two Linda Watts. in Llanrwst and meat from the Conwy pre-concert talks and an in-house music Holiday code: AN235. saga.co.uk/novello Valley while staff make early morning session from your expert host plus a visit trips to market to handpick vegetables, to the Great Orme Tramway, and some free fruit and herbs, and even periodically time in Llandudno. raid the hotel’s own fields and orchards for the best blackberries and apples. Holiday code: AN375. You can also relax with a drink in the saga.co.uk/wales-opera Welsh Dresser Bar.

All prices are £s per person based on two people sharing, including savings as advertised and are subject to availability. *Limited number of single rooms at no extra, subject to availability, after which a supplement may apply.

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Gilbert & Sullivan Festival

Step into the world of Gilbert & Sullivan on this weekend break in Harrogate.

^ 3 nights from £519 Departing: Aug 9 (£519) and Aug 16 (£529), 2018 All holidays hosted by: Matthew Craven and Judith Buckle

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● All breakfasts, two full lunches and one dinner ● Two opera performances in ﬁrst category seating ● An in-house G&S favourites welcome concert ● Two pre-concert talks accompanied by music and song ● Music hosts Matthew Craven and Judith Buckle ● Saga Host ● Orientation tour of Harrogate ● Porterage at your hotel ● Cancellation rights. Join the Pirates of Penzance

Crowne Plaza QQQQ Stay three nights in the North Yorkshire spa town of Harrogate, just a short stroll from the Royal Hall. This modern and stylish locally-rated 4 star hotel has a restaurant, lounge bar, ﬁtness centre, complimentary Wi-Fi and parking (extra charge). 214 bedrooms.

Harrogate’s Royal Hall Judith Buckle and Matthew Craven

Your programme 9th August, 2019 departures: Fancy a midweek break? Calling all Gilbert & Sullivan lovers! Join us The Pirates of Penzance Throw together 4 nights from £599 departing August 12, for this musical weekend in the delightful a band of pirates, a bumbling police force, 2019. You might like to join a midweek spa town of Harrogate when you can enjoy a hapless Major General, and his gaggle four-night G&S Festival break with an extra two performances by the National Gilbert of maiden daughters and you have the Gilbert & Sullivan opera included. Stay at the & Sullivan Opera Company. After arriving at ingredients for a rollicking comic opera. Crowne Plaza and see Trial by Jury and HMS your hotel, look forward to a briefing from your The Yeoman of the Guard Known as the Pinafore by Bus Pass Opera, Yeoman of the hosts, followed by a welcome dinner. After darkest and most emotional of the Savoy Guard by National G&S Opera Company and breakfast the following morning there’s a talk Operas, the tale is set in the Tower of London Princess Ida by SavoyNet Performing Group. by your hosts before a three course lunch. and focuses on the plight of scientist and Enjoy a G&S in-house welcome concert and Join an orientation tour of Harrogate and free former soldier Colonel Fairfax, who has been an extra pre-concert talk as well as the three time to have dinner (at your own arrangement) wrongly accused of sorcery and is set to be opera performances. Holiday code: AN905. before you make your way to the glittering executed within the hour. Introducing your hosts Royal Hall, to take your first category seats 16th August, 2019 departures: for a professional performance of a popular Mezzo-soprano Judith Buckle studied at The The Mikado One of the most-performed Gilbert & Sullivan opera. The next morning Guildhall School of Music and Drama and was pieces of musical theatre ever written, the enjoy another talk from your hosts, followed a member of the BBC Singers before travelling operetta is set in exotic Japan. A tangled tale by lunch and the opportunity for more free the globe with the London Savoyards aboard of a soft-hearted executioner, the lovesick time in Harrogate. Perhaps visit famous the QE2. She has had a wide and varied career, son of the Mikado – the Japanese Emporer – Betty’s Tea Rooms or explore the shops in the ranging from early music to grand opera where and the beautiful maiden Yum-Yum. chic Montpellier quarter before setting off for she has performed more than 40 principal Programme details as your second opera. With the famous arias still The Pirates of Penzance roles in performances around the world. Bass per 9 August 2019 departure. fresh in your memory, depart the following baritone Matthew Craven first ventured onto morning after breakfast. Please note: Transfers are not not included. the stage 40 years ago in the chorus of a Each weekend break includes two evening The walking distance between the hotel and production of L’elisir d’amore. Since then he opera performances by the National G&S the Royal Hall is approximately 550 metres. has performed a multitude of roles in music Opera company: hall, plays, musicals, operetta and opera. Matthew now runs Cameo Opera with his wife Judith, performing over 120 shows each year.

Gilbert and Sullivan Weekend - Harrogate. Holiday code: AN907 ^All prices are £s per person based on two people sharing, including savings as advertised and are subject to availability. *Single rooms: (supplement per person, per night): £19.

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Art Treasures of Birmingham

From the Pre-Raphaelites to Epstein, explore some of the important art collections in and around Birmingham.

4 nights from £399 NEW HALF BOARD

● All breakfasts and dinners ● Six visits ● Expert host and Saga Host ● Three talks ● Welcome drink ● Porterage at your hotel ● Cancellation rights.

Conference Aston Hotel QQQQ The 4-star Conference Aston Hotel is a stylish and contemporary hotel located on the Aston University Campus, just steps from the city centre at the end of Corporation Street, just under a mile stroll from the striking silver discs of Selfridges and the renowned Bullring shopping centre. The hotel has 163 bedrooms and comes with free Wi-Fi. Walsall’s New Art Gallery

St Philip’s Cathedral Walsall’s New Art Gallery

Your programme The Barber Institute of Fine Art: Part Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Birmingham Museum and Art of the University of Birmingham, the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery first Gallery: Discover some of the Barber Institute houses a small but opened in 1885 and is housed in a Grade 3,000 paintings and drawings, prints and remarkable collection of European fine II-listed city centre landmark building. It decorative art that make up one of the art, including works by Monet, Rubens and boasts more than 40 galleries to explore world's most important Pre-Raphaelite Gainsborough. The collection ranges from crammed with all manner of art and historical collections, including works by Holman important Renaissance to Impressionist artefacts. The art gallery is famous for its Hunt and Rosetti. works, and is housed in what is regarded collection of thousands of Pre-Raphaelite Birmingham Cathedral: See more as one of Birmingham's finest art paintings, which are part of the largest public Pre-Raphaelite 'treasures' as you visit the deco buildings. Pre-Raphaelite collection in the world. You cathedral, famous for its stunning stained Wightwick Manor: This Aesthetic can also learn the story of the Staffordshire glass windows designed by Burne-Jones Movement house was left to the National Hoard, the largest haul of Anglo-Saxon gold and produced by William Morris & Co. Trust in 1937 and contains an important ever unearthed, in its own dedicated gallery. The New Art Gallery, Walsall: Completed Pre-Raphaelite and Arts and Crafts The Birmingham History collections feature in 1999, this spacious and contemporary collection. Look forward to enjoying prominently in the 'Birmingham: its people, gallery is the perfect space for the works ranging from paintings and its history' gallery, while you can also see 3,000 works of art that form its drawings by artists including Rossetti art and objects spanning seven centuries permanent collection. The gallery is and Holman Hunt, to textiles by Morris of European and World history and culture, particularly famed for the Garman Ryan & Co and ceramics by De Morgan in this including Greeks, Romans and Ancient Egypt. Collection, formed by Jacob Epstein's unique property. In addition to the permanent galleries, there widow and a friend, after the artist's Wolverhampton Art Gallery: is a diverse exhibition programme that offers death. The collection includes 365 works This handsome gallery opened in 1884. a series of changing exhibitions throughout by artists including Van Gogh, Monet, View its Georgian and Victorian galleries. the year. Picasso and Freud, plus of course It is also noted for its collection of Jacob Epstein. contemporary art.

Prices from: Apr 15, 2019 Jul 15 Jul 29 Aug 19 4 nights 399 429 429 429 Art Treasures of Birmingham. Holiday code: AT057. All prices are £s per person based on two people sharing, including savings as advertised and are subject to availability. Single rooms: (supplement per person, per night): £19.

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Liverpool's Art Collections

Discover some of Liverpool's diverse art collections and galleries, plus talks from your expert host and a guided tour of the city.

4 nights from £429

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Single rooms at no extra cost*

● All breakfasts and dinners ● Welcome drink ● Three excursions with ﬁve visits ● Two talks ● Guided tour of Liverpool ● Expert host and Saga Host ● Porterage in your hotel ● Cancellation rights.

Crowne Plaza Liverpool - John Lennon Airport QQQQ From the vintage aircraft outside to its Art Deco styling, enjoy the unique character of this 4-star hotel, converted from what was the airport terminal. Situated seven miles from Liverpool centre, amenities include Starways The Albert Dock Restaurant, Club Central Lounge and Bar, plus a swimming pool, gym and spa bath at the adjacent David Lloyd Leisure Centre. The hotel has 164 bedrooms.

Walker Art Gallery A statue of Edward VII

Your programme wife, the Lady Lever Art Gallery is set in the Antony Gormley's Another Place at After arriving in the afternoon, settle in and attractive garden village of Port Sunlight. it's Crosby Beach enjoy a pre-dinner welcome drink reception famed for its 18th-century British paintings, Gormley's sculpture of 100 cast-iron with your expert host and fellow guests. After furniture and Wedgwood, plus Chinese figures is spread over a two-mile dinner and an introduction to the week's porcelain, tapestries, embroideries and stretch of Crosby Beach. Each figure activities, look forward to a holiday enriched classical antiquities. is almost 6'2" tall and weighs over with fascinating talks and excursions to Walker Art Gallery: A display of works 1,400Ibs. The figures were cast from the venues below. Because your art gallery by Degas and Rembrandt, as well as modern the artist's own body, and are revealed visits are unguided, you can decide what British art by Lucian Freud and Gilbert and submerged as the tide ebbs and you'd like to see most and take your time and George. flows. The installation has previously exploring independently. You can also look Chester Cathedral: Enjoy a tour of this been set up in Germany, Norway and forward to a guided tour of Liverpool city – a beautiful Cathedral, taking in the stained Belgium, and was due to be displayed in former European City of Culture and home of glass, 14th century choir stalls, impressive New York, but has proven so succesful the Beatles! nave and fascinating history and in its current location, that it remains on Three full-day excursions are included with architecture. Crosby Beach – for now! visits to: Anthony Gormley’s Another Place at Liverpool Tate Gallery: Tate Liverpool Crosby Beach: Marvel at the 100 6'2" tall was part of the Merseyside Development cast-iron figures, cast from the artist's Corporation's scheme to renovate own body, spread over a two-mile stretch Liverpool's dockland. See works from the of Crosby Beach. They are revealed then Tate Collection plus pieces by Lucian Freud submerged as the tide ebbs and flows... and David Hockney. Liverpool tour: Enjoy an informative guided Lady Lever Art Gallery: Founded in 1922 by tour of the city and the famous Cathedrals, the first Lord Leverhulme, in memory of his in the company of a local expert.

Prices from: May 9, 2019 Jun 6 Sep 5 Oct 3 4 nights 429 429 429 429 Liverpool's Art Collections. Holiday code: AT007. All prices are £s per person based on two people sharing, including savings as advertised and are subject to availability. Single rooms: *Limited number of single rooms at no extra cost, subject to availability.

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NEW Our Federation House Hotel Special Interests Holidays

Stay at the Federation House Hotel in Leatherhead, close to the leafy Surrey Hills, and enjoy musical performances, stunning guided walks or garden visits…

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● All breakfasts and dinners ● Saga Host ● Welcome drink ● Porterage in your hotel ● Cancellation rights ● The services of a specialist host on music and gardens holidays ● Local expert guide on walking holiday

Plus… Our programme of excursions, talks or performances as speciﬁed

Federation House Hotel QQQ The Federation House Hotel is a stunning architectural award-winning venue. It is only 150 metres from the train station and 350 metres to the town centre, however it is also mere moments away from the leafy greenery of an area of outstanding natural beauty in the Surrey Hills. The Federation House Hotel is unique in that during the week it is the Police Federation Training and Conference Centre. It is modern with a large, airy atrium with a bar, restaurant and small garden in which to relax. The bar also has a balcony. The hotel’s 55 rooms come with ﬂat-screen television, telephone and free Wi-Fi

The Japanese Garden at Kew

Special interest holidays

Music: Two by Two Gardens and Glasshouses Surrey Walking 3 nights from £279 departing June 14 (£289) 3 nights from £349 departing June 28, 2019. 3 nights from £329 departing July 12, 2019. and September 27 (£279), 2019. Take a Your hotel’s superb location makes it a This new short break will allow you to explore light-hearted look at the music of popular perfect base from which to explore some of the beautiful Surrey countryside in three double-acts and enjoy the work of Gilbert the world’s most historic and breathtaking half-day guided walks and also includes a & Sullivan, Rodgers & Hammerstein and gardens. You can look forward to visiting fascinating introductory session for Nordic other memorable collaborators in a series the refurbished Temperate House at walking on your ﬁnal afternoon. Look forward of live concerts during a three-night stay. Kew Gardens, head to Savill Garden in to walking through Denbies Vineyard Estate, Look forward to an illustrated recital by Windsor Great Park and see more than the largest in Britain, along the Pilgrims Way your expert host and a musical movie 5,000 varieties of plants under glass at and enjoying stunning views of the Surrey showing too.. RHS Wisley. Hills, and towards National Trust Boxhill. Holiday code: AN913. Holiday code: AH801. Holiday code: AK182.

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Denbies Vineyard

Ken Roberts and Peter Grevatt

Federation House Hotel Enjoy live jazz RHS Wisley

Let’s Talk Jazz Your musical hosts Pianist, conductor and composer Kenneth 3 nights from £299 departing September 13, 2019. After studying at King's College London, Roberts was educated at York University Whether you are a jazz aficionado or new to baritone Peter Grevatt studied voice and works as Musical Director for numerous the genre, this holiday will suit you. As well with Jean Austin Dodson and Derek companies including First Act Opera, as three evenings of live music from band Hammond-Stroud of the Royal Academy Opera South East and the Sussex Concert leader John Beckingham and his Quartet, of Music. HIs professional solo debut was Orchestra. He has played and conducted you can look forward to getting a real feel as the title character in Mozart's Marriage at many prestigious venues including The for jazz and the story and artists behind this of Figaro with the London Opera Players. Royal Albert Hall while his second opera, popular form of music through illustrated To date, he has some 80 operatic roles Mister Butterfly, was performed at the talks and films. You can expect to hear a wide and 60 oratorios to his credit. His talent, Edinburgh Festival. Ken also lectures on a range of jazz standards including songs by experience and exuberance are sure to add variety of music. Louis Jordan, Louis Prima, Duke Ellington and an extra dimension to your holiday. Hoagy Carmichael. Holiday code: AN914.

All prices are £s per person based on two people sharing, including savings as advertised and are subject to availability. Single rooms: (supplement per person, per night): £26.

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On these holidays you can indulge your passions – be they horticultural, artistic, or historical – with like-minded people.

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● All breakfasts and dinners ● 4 nights in a conference centre ● Saga Host ● Welcome drink ● Porterage in your hotel ● Cancellation rights ● The services of a specialist host

Plus… ● Our programme of excursions as speciﬁed

SAVE £20 per person when you book by January 31, 2019.

All prices are £s per person, including savings as advertised and are subject to availability.

Glorious Trentham Gardens

GARDENS, Derbyshire Hotel, Derbyshire GARDENS, MUSIC and ART, Denham Grove, Buckinghamshire A Garden Restoration Story Summer Gardens of the South 4 nights from £619 £599 departing June 20 and July 23, 2019. 4 nights from £559 £539 departing July 29, 2019. Explore Shefﬁeld Botanical Gardens, Renishaw Garden, Trentham Visit Oxford, including the Botanic Garden, Waterperry Gardens, Gardens, Kedlestone Hall Garden, Buxton Pavilion Gardens, and Chenies Garden and Waddesdon Manor Garden plus Savill Garden Haddon Hall garden and house, on three full-day excursions. and Waltham Place on three full-day included excursions. Holiday code: AH200. saga.co.uk/gardens-restoration Holiday code: AHF33. saga.co.uk/gardenssouth

Bach to the Future The Derbyshire Hotel QQQQ: 4 nights from £479 £459 departing July 22, 2019. Near to the Peak District, and close to the village of South From Bach to Satie, explore music spanning some 200 years with Normanton and the town of Alfreton, the Derbyshire Hotel makes in-house concerts and talks, in the company of your host and pianist, a perfect base from which to explore the area. This hotel and Carol Anne Wells. Look forward to talks focusing on music from the conference centre is contemporary in design and layout, and has a Baroque and classical periods, the ‘Romantics’, and the link between restaurant, bar, swimming pool, sauna, spa and 157 bedrooms. art and music through the Impressionists. You can also enjoy three separate evening in-house piano concerts of music complementary to your talks, performed by Carol Anne. There’s also an included excursion to Windsor Castle with its wealth of treasures. Holiday code: AN245. saga.co.uk/Bachtofuture

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Windsor Castle

Appreciate England’s ﬁnest gardens

The alpine glasshouse at Wisley Appreciate England’s ﬁnest gardens The Pavilion Gardens of Buxton

Art Across Four Counties Sandham Memorial 4 nights from £539 £519 departing August 5 and 19, 2019. This modest red-brick chapel tucked away in a quiet corner of If you love art, indulge your passion with exciting visits to see Hampshire houses an unexpected treasure; an epic series of impressive collections and expert talks at Windsor Castle, the large-scale murals, by the acclaimed war artist Sir Stanley Spencer. Ashmolean Museum, Sandham Memorial, Syon House and Osterley Built to honour the ‘forgotten dead’ of the First World War, who Park on three full-day excursions. were not remembered on any official memorials, the series was Syon House: Owned by the same family for 400 years, this grand inspired by Spencer’s own experiences as a medical orderly at and historic house boasts sublime interiors, elegant gardens and the Beaufort Hospital in Bristol and both orderly and soldier on parkland. Osterley Park: Set within 18th century formal gardens the Salonika front. The 19 oil paintings covering three walls of the this palatial mansion is set amidst beautiful parkland. Ashmolean chapel took six years to complete and are considered by many to Museum: From modern art to Greek sculpture, the collections of this be the artist’s finest achievement. There is an exhibition area in one world-famous museum will hold you spell-bound. Windsor Castle: of the original almshouses which are decorated in period colours Spend a full day at this famous castle, whose State Apartments and style while outside the front of the chapel there are views house some of the Royal Collection’s finest paintings. across to Watership Down, the original orchard and a beautiful wildflower meadow. Holiday code: AT100. saga.co.uk/art-countries

Denham Grove QQQ Set in 42 acres of tranquil parkland in Buckinghamshire, just nine miles from Windsor, this three-star conference centre is close to major transport routes, and a perfect base for our Special Interest holidays. Facilities include a restaurant, bar, swimming pool, mini-gym, tennis courts and 100 bedrooms.

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Discover the Best of British on one of our short breaks, perfect for independent travellers who like to explore new destinations at their own pace...

BREAKFASTS INCLUDED

● All breakfasts and dinner on the ﬁrst night ● 3-night breaks ● A walking tour is included on all short breaks except London, which includes a Thames Clipper cruise. ● Cancellation rights

SAVE £20 on all departures when you book by January 31, 2019.

All prices are £s per person based on two people sharing, including savings as advertised and are subject to availability.

London Liverpool 3 nights from £299 departing April 5 (£319 £299), May 3, 3 nights from £169 departing April 21 (£189 £169), May 26 July 26 and August 16 (£349 £329), 2019. (£199 £179), August 4 and 11 (£209 £189), 2019. Stay in the Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel (4Q) on London’s Albert The vibrant seaport city of Liverpool is famous for The Beatles, Embankment, boasting superb views of the Thames and the football, two cathedrals and the renovated Albert Dock, now a Houses of Parliament. It is a perfect base from which to explore UNESCO World Heritage Site with an array of museums and galleries one of the world’s great cities, with superb transport links to help – as well as bars and restaurants to tempt you. They are all a short you get around to indulge your passion, whether its music, theatre, walk from Aloft Liverpool (4Q), a city-centre hotel in the magniﬁcent, sport, or merely shopping. There are plenty of attractions you can converted Grade II-listed former Royal Insurance Building. reach with a riverside stroll too, including the Tower of London and Holiday code: SB336 Shakespeare’s Globe. Holiday code: SB557

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Barnstaple Dundee 3 nights from £199 departing April 1 (£219 £199), May 9 and 3 nights from £179 departing June 7, August 5 and June 6 (£239 £219), July 18 and August 29 (£249 £229), September 13 (£199 £179), 2019. September 12 (£239 £219), 2019. Enjoy a short break at Dundee’s stylish Hotel Indigo Dundee, North Devon offers a wealth of attractions, thanks to it's long Staybridge Suites(4Q) — a home-from-home in a superb history and great natural beauty. Discover them on a three-night location from which to explore one of Scotland’s most stylish stay in its principal town, Barnstaple. The locally rated 3-star cities and enjoy an included tour of the city’s new V&A Royal & Fortescue Hotel (3Q) boasts a restaurant, coffee shop Museum. All 85 air-conditioned suites have a fully-equipped kitchen and brasserie. All 49 elegantly-styled bedrooms have a television, plus a television, telephone and hairdryer. Breakfasts are served telephone, hairdryer, tea and coffee-making facilities and free buffet style in the Staybridge Lounge where you can look forward to Wi-Fi. All your breakfasts are included as is dinner on your ﬁrst night. a selection of pastries and speciality coffees. Holiday code: SB355 Holiday code: SB144

Winchester Southampton 3 nights from £169 departing April 7 (£199 £179), August 14 (£209 3 nights from £189 departing April 14 (£209 £189), May 5, June 16, £189), October 16 (£199 £179) and November 19 (£189 £169), 2019. August 4, September 1 (£219 £199) and October 6 (£209 £189), 2019. Explore Hampshire's historic highlights and fabulous countryside Enjoy a short break in the heart of the city, overlooking lovely East from Winchester, England's capital in the time of King Alfred the Park, with a stay at the locally-rated 3-star Jury’s Inn Southampton Great. Discover this lovely city independently on a three-night (3Q). The stylish hotel is a perfect base for a break in the city, just hotel stay at the locally rated 4-star Winchester Royal Hotel a 15 minute walk from the central station, and close to the City Art (4Q), set in and around a building dating back to the 16th century. Gallery, shopping at WestQuay and St Mary’s Stadium, home of Holiday code: SB129 Premier League football club Southampton. Holiday code: SB507

Leeds Newcastle 3 nights from £179 departing May 27, July 28, August 4, 3 nights from £189 departing May 12 (£209 £189), June 9, July 21, September 1 (£209 £189) and October 27 (£199 £179), 2019. August 11, September 15 (£219 £199), 2019. Discover all the attractions that Leeds has to offer during a short This new short break in the heart of effervescent Newcastle break in the 1930s Art Deco Queens Hotel (4Q), a landmark in the allows you to stay in historic surroundings and explore a host of city. The 4-star hotel, overlooking City Square and next door to attractions. The locally rated 4-star Sandman Signature Hotel (4Q) Leeds Station, was built in 1937 but sensitively refurbished in 2010, is a boutique-style hotel which enjoys a superb location. Whether with new fixtures, fittings and furnishings that reflect its 1930s you plan to enjoy the world-renowned nightlife or explore the wealth Art Deco heritage. Holiday code: SB334 of history and culture, the relaxed surroundings are sure to provide a perfect base for your stay. Holiday code: SB142

To book see page 53 and call FREE on 0800 414 441 or visit saga.co.uk/uk Please quote UG337 49 Essential Information for all other holidays unless otherwise stated at the time before you travel (90 days for Russia). In order to obtain your 3. Personal Accident up to £15,000 of booking and on your confirmation invoice. Unless you visa, it is important that we receive your passport and any All reservations are subject to Saga’s booking conditions 4. Criminal Injury Benefit up to £100,000 are otherwise advised, bookings made after the balance applicable documentation in good time before your holiday which will be sent to you with your holiday confirmation 5. (a) Baggage up to £1,500 or up to £2,500 due date (as set out above) must be paid in full at the time starts. If you return these documents late, you may incur an and are available in advance upon request by calling us on for ocean cruises of booking and we cannot confirm your booking until full additional charge. For further information about passports 0800 504 505 for Saga ocean cruises, 0800 302 9015 i) Single Article limit £250 or £300 for ocean cruises payment is received. Payments can be made by credit card, and Saga’s visa service call Saga on 0800 525 290 or email for non-Saga ocean cruises or 0800 300 600 for all other ii) Overall Valuables limit £350 debit card or by cheque. If the deposit and/or balance is [email protected]. If you are telephoning from outside the holidays or visiting our website travel.saga.co.uk. The (b) Temporarily Lost Baggage over 12 hours up to £100 not paid in time, we reserve the right to cancel your travel UK, please call +44 (0)1303 771138 (please note that this holiday contract is subject to English law and the exclusive or up to £150 for ocean cruises arrangements. If the balance is not paid in time, we shall is not a freephone number). It may be necessary for you to jurisdiction of the English courts. You may however choose 6. 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Missed Departure up to £500 (Europe), holiday confirmation. payable to Saga Holidays with your name, address and and other immigration requirements are your responsibility up to £1,000 (worldwide) Price: The prices shown in our brochures should be used as booking reference written on the back. Please send cheques and you should confirm these with the relevant Embassies 10. Travel Delay - Transport a guide only, are based on current charges and costs and to Saga Holidays, Enbrook Park, Folkestone, Kent CT20 3SE. and/or Consulates. We do not accept any responsibility if (a) Deposit/Cancellation Charges up to £7,500 may go up or down. We reserve the right to alter the prices Your financial protection and peace of mind: you cannot travel because you have not complied with any (b) Compensation up to £150 of any of the holidays shown in our brochures or introduce passport, visa or immigration requirements. 11. 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Prices can be list of airlines that are subject to an operating ban within the are only available for overseas holidays where the included influenced by taxes such as (where relevant) air passenger European Community. To view it go to www.europa.eu and cruise, flights or ferry elements of the holiday are taken. If you duty, aircraft insurance, security, fuel and other associated search for ‘banned airlines’. arrange your own travel abroad, you will not be covered and costs. Prices can also be affected by exchange rates, Health formalities: We will advise you with your holiday should make alternative arrangements. If you feel you need availability, suppliers’ costs and economic trends. You will be confirmation of any vaccinations that are required as a increased baggage cover please check your home contents advised of any differences to any elements of the holiday, All the flights and flight-inclusive holidays in this brochure are condition of entry to the country(ies) that you are visiting. insurance policy first, as most people can have their personal including the price, before your booking is confirmed. financially protected by the ATOL scheme. When you pay you We recommend that you consult your doctor at least possessions insured under this policy while they are away. After you’ve made a booking, we can only change your will be supplied with an ATOL Certificate. Please ask for it and 12 weeks before departure, and they will advise you about Insurance policy document holiday price in very limited circumstances relating to the check to ensure that everything you booked (flights, hotels any other vaccinations required. You may also wish to refer If you choose to take the insurance we will send you the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union. and other services) is listed on it. Please see our booking to government health advice for your destination at fco.gov. insurance policy document with your holiday confirmation/ In any event, we guarantee that there will be no change to conditions for further information or for more information uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/travel-advice-by-country/ invoice, or you can call us to request it earlier. If the policy the price within 20 days before the date of your departure about financial protection and the ATOL Certificate go to: or call the 24-hour phone line 0845 850 2829 – calls cost 4p does not meet your requirements, you are entitled to cancel (unless you amend your booking). We can only increase the www.caa.co.uk. ST&H Limited and Saga Cruises Limited per minute with BT; other network prices may vary. Please at any time prior to your date of departure. The policy price of your holiday if there has been a change in the cost provide full financial protection for their package holidays. note: In the interest of health and safety of fellow passengers, document contains full details of the cover provided, our of the carriage of passengers resulting from changes to the 1. For flight-based holidays this is through our Air Travel it is a condition of travel on our cruise ships that passengers complaints procedure, terms and exclusions – we recommend cost of fuel or other power sources, the level of taxes or fees Organiser’s Licence number 0308 issued by the CAA must use the hand sanitisers provided when embarking and that you read it carefully. imposed by third parties including tourist taxes, landing taxes of 45-59 Kingsway London WC2B 6TE www.caa.co.uk, disembarking, and while on board, the ships. Additional cancellation rights: Where you have chosen or embarkation or disembarkation fees at ports and airports telephone 0333 103 6350, email [email protected]. When Mobility and assistance: Cruise ships have a limited number to include the optional travel insurance the following or exchange rates, each as a result of the United Kingdom’s you buy an ATOL protected flight or flight inclusive holiday of cabins adapted for use by those with restricted mobility rights apply: decision to leave the European Union. We will also absorb, from us you will receive an ATOL Certificate. This lists what and are limited as to the number of disabled passengers or For the purposes of this section, the following and you will not be charged for, any increase equivalent to is financially protected, where you can get information on passengers with reduced mobility that they can carry. Cruise definitions apply: 2% of the price of your travel arrangements, which excludes what this means for you and who to contact if things go lines reserve the right to refuse the carriage of any person Business Associate – Someone who works at your place of insurance premiums and any amendment charges. You may wrong. We will provide you with the services listed on the if carrying such a passenger would breach any applicable business and who, if you were both away from work at the be charged for the amount over and above that. If this results ATOL Certificate (or a suitable alternative). In some cases, safety requirement or law. Cruise lines also reserve the right same time, would prevent the business from running properly. in an increase equivalent to more than 8% of the price of your where we aren’t able to do so for reasons of insolvency, an to refuse carriage if the design of the vessel and/or the port Close Relative – Your marital/common law partner (defined travel arrangements, you will have the option of accepting alternative ATOL holder may provide you with the services infrastructure and equipment would make carriage unsafe as living together at the same address and including same a change to another holiday if we are able to offer one (we you have bought or a suitable alternative (at no extra cost or not operationally feasible. Cruise lines reserve the right to sex relationships), parent, parent-in-law, child, grandchild, will refund any price difference if the alternative is of a lower to you). You agree to accept that in those circumstances the require that a disabled passenger or a passenger of reduced son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother, sister, brother-in-law, value), or cancelling and receiving a full refund of all monies alternative ATOL holder will perform those obligations and mobility is accompanied by another fare paying person sister-in-law or fiancé(e). paid, except for any amendment charges. Should you decide you agree to pay any money outstanding to be paid by you capable of providing assistance to ensure compliance with Home – The address where you live permanently in the UK. to cancel you must do so within the time period shown on under your contract to that alternative ATOL holder. However, any applicable safety requirement or law or if the design You/Your – The person(s) named on the booking invoice/ your final invoice and we will provide a refund of insurance you also agree that in some cases it will not be possible to of the vessel and/or the port infrastructure and equipment holiday confirmation issued by Saga. premiums paid to us if you can show that you are unable to appoint an alternative ATOL holder, in which case you will means that a disabled passenger or person of reduced Summary of rights: We will refund all the money you have transfer or reuse your policy. be entitled to make a claim under the ATOL scheme (or your mobility cannot be carried in a safe or operationally feasible paid to us, less an administration fee of £80 (£60 for UK Should the price of your holiday go down due to the cost credit card issuer where applicable). manner without the assistance of another person. Please holidays) per person if the cancellation is due to: changes mentioned above, then any refund due will be paid If we are unable to provide the services listed (or a suitable advise us at the time of booking if you or any member (a) unexpected illness or death of you or a member of to you. We will deduct from this refund our administrative alternative, through an alternative ATOL holder or otherwise) of your party has reduced mobility, requires a specially your party. expenses incurred. Please note that travel arrangements are for reasons of insolvency, the Trustees of the Air Travel adapted cabin or would require assistance in an emergency, (b) death or disablement (by accidental bodily injury or not always purchased in local currency and some apparent Trust may make a payment to (or confer a benefit on) you or as soon as possible before departure should there be a sickness) of your Close Relative or Business Associate, or changes have no impact on the price of your travel due to under the ATOL scheme. You agree that in return for such a change in circumstances. This is essential for travel by sea of any person with whom you had arranged temporarily contractual and other protection in place. payment or benefit you assign absolutely to those Trustees or inland waterways, as a risk assessment may need to be to reside during your holiday. We reserve the right not to be legally bound in the case of any claims which you have or may have arising out of or carried out prior to your departure. In the same respect, (c) jury service, attendance solely as a witness at a court of incorrect pricing and acknowledgement of such an error relating to the non-provision of the services, including any for land based holidays we need to be made aware of any law or redundancy (provided your employment has been does not mean acceptance of it. Please note that local claim against us, the travel agent (or your credit card issuer special requirements that may affect your holiday as our on a continuous full time basis with the same employer taxes are not included within the holiday package price and where applicable). You also agree that any such claims may representatives will only be able to provide support in an for at least 24 months). where necessary these will need to be paid locally by you. be re-assigned to another body, if that other body has paid emergency. If you do not inform us of such a condition we will (d) accidental damage to your home through fire, storm or We will wherever possible advise you at the time of booking sums you have claimed under the ATOL scheme. not be liable if an airline or cruise line refuses to accept you flooding within 14 days of the planned departure date, if these apply, but please bear in mind that local taxes may 2. When you buy a package holiday that doesn’t include or any member of your party as a passenger. Under European rendering it uninhabitable. be imposed after you have made your booking. Should you a flight, protection is provided by way of a bond held by law, if you are disabled or have difficulty moving around, We will deduct the cost of any UK connecting or domestic choose not to proceed this will be treated as a cancellation. ABTA – The Travel Association of 30 Park Street London you can receive assistance when you fly. This free service flights and any cancellation charges from the suppliers of any Special offers: In the case of discounted prices and other SE1 9EQ www.abta.com, telephone 0203 758 8779, email is available to anyone with mobility problems, for example, ad-hoc service from any money refunded to you. You must special offers, please note that there are only a limited [email protected]. For further information, because of your disability, age or a temporary injury. To take send us a valid medical certificate for (a) or (b) above or the number of places available at the special offer prices. We please see www.abta.com. Calls from UK landlines cost the full advantage of the service you need to book at least 48 relevant official documentation for (c) or (d) as soon as is reserve the right to reduce, extend or withdraw the offers at standard rate, but from mobiles may be higher. Check with hours in advance of your flight. Please contact us as soon as practicable, otherwise we will be unable to refund you. any time, without notice. your network provider. Please note that items not purchased possible prior to your departure. You can also visit our website All travel documents must be returned to Saga. If you cancel What we describe: We have planned to use economy class through Saga will not be protected. ST&H Limited is also at travel.saga.co.uk. Please note that personal daily care for other reasons, you must still notify Saga in writing and on flights. Advertised amenities, included and optional licensed by the Irish Commission for Aviation Regulation cannot be provided by any member of staff. you will be subject to any relevant cancellation charges excursions, entertainment and activities may change or (Licence No. T. A. 0598) to carry on business in the Data protection: Any personal data you provide will be as set out in section 7 and the table in section 9 of our become unavailable. We will notify you of any known changes Republic of Ireland as a travel agent. held securely and for the purpose you have provided it, in Booking Conditions. at the time of booking. Final details of optional excursions Insufficient bookings: Our ‘Guaranteed Departures’ will not accordance with data protection legislation. We may need to We will not be liable for cancellations when, at the time of will be provided in the passenger itinerary or shore excursion be cancelled due to insufficient demand. If we need to cancel disclose personal data to a third party including outside the booking the holiday, the person whose condition gives rise to booklet sent to you before you travel although we cannot any other holiday due to insufficient demand, we will do so European Economic Area (EEA) for the purpose of providing the cancellation: guarantee they will be available during your holiday. Please before the balance due date. your holiday. In addition, your data may be disclosed to (i) had an illness in the past 12 months that has required also note that changes may be made to the particulars within Optional ad-hoc services: We provide you with the option regulatory bodies or public authorities, such as customs or treatment from a doctor, unless the condition was the brochure at any time after publication. to specifically request extras which are in addition to, or immigration, for the purposes of monitoring and/or enforcing disclosed to and accepted by us; Price Promise (Saga Pearl II, Saga Sapphire, adaptations of, our standard packages. Prices for optional compliance with any regulatory rules/codes; and it may (ii) is travelling against the advice of a medical Spirit of Discovery and Spirit of Adventure only): Should we ad-hoc services such as extensions, extra accommodation, be used for marketing, offering renewals, research and practitioner or for the purpose of obtaining medical ever reduce our prices or bring in a new special offer after upgrades, additional flights that are not part of a standard statistical purposes and crime prevention. Where you provide treatment abroad; you book (optional ad-hoc services are excluded), we’ll work Saga allocation and domestic flights (‘ad-hoc service’) can information about another person, we accept it on the basis (iii) is receiving, on a waiting list for, or has knowledge of the out the difference and pass the value of the saving back vary depending on when you book. Please note that adding that you have their permission to give us access to their need for in-patient treatment for any condition unless to you. This applies as long as the discounted holiday is an ad-hoc service may result in additional non-refundable personal data (including special category personal data) and the medical condition for which you are on a waiting list exactly the same package offered under exactly the same charges to our standard packages due to changes in flight that you have told them who we are and what we will use their for inpatient treatment has been disclosed to us and terms of sale (which means the full terms that apply to your dates, changes to our standard allocated accommodation data for, as set out above. accepted by us. Should you cancel as a direct result of holiday contract, including your cabin grade and whether your periods and additional costs passed to us from third party If Saga has obtained your permission to do so, they will also you undergoing the inpatient treatment for which you cabin is allocated at the time of booking or at embarkation). suppliers. They may also result in an additional or higher contact you by post, telephone, email or other means to are on a waiting list additional cancellation rights will not In calculating any possible saving due, we’ll take into non-refundable deposit being payable. You will be notified tell you about offers, products and services that may be of be provided; consideration all offers and discounts that were applied at of the total price of your holiday and any increase to your interest to you. At any time you can opt out of receiving such (iv) is expected to give birth 12 weeks (16 weeks in the case the time of booking and compare the overall price that you’ve deposit prior to booking. information, revise the products you would like to hear about of multiple pregnancy) before your planned return date; been charged with the current price. We will pass on the value Passports and visas: You will need a valid passport for all or change the method they use to communicate with you. (v) has been given a terminal prognosis by a of the saving in the form of a higher grade cabin, on-board overseas holidays featured. As requirements vary and You can update these preferences by calling 0800 092 3665. medical practitioner. credit or other value added benefit. can change without notice, we strongly advise that your For further information about how the Saga Group uses your We will not cover any medical condition of a Close Relative or Age qualification: Saga holidays are for anyone aged 50 passport is valid for at least six months after the end of personal information, please visit saga.co.uk/privacy-policy Business Associate whose health may affect your decision and over. A travelling companion or family member travelling your holiday. We recommend that you have at least three or contact the Saga Group Data Protection Officer by email: to travel if you were aware of it prior to booking your holiday. with you may be aged 40 or over. Please note there may be blank pages in your passport to cover potential immigration [email protected] or post: The Saga Building, We will not be liable for cancellations arising directly or non-Saga guests (including children) in residence during your formalities which may be required in some countries. If you Enbrook Park, Sandgate, Folkestone, Kent CT20 3SE. indirectly from: holiday, for whose behaviour we cannot accept responsibility. are a full British citizen resident in the UK for the majority of Bookings made 18 months or more before departure: This (i) acts of terrorism in countries to which the Foreign and Paying for your holiday: destinations, if required, Saga will obtain your visa or tourist section only applies to holidays offered with optional travel Commonwealth Office has advised against travelling; Deposits: When you make your booking, you must pay card free of charge (postage is not included). We will advise insurance and additional cancellation rights. Our optional (ii) an accident or breakdown of the vehicle in which you a deposit payment. The following deposits are payable you at the time of booking where you are responsible for travel insurance and additional cancellation rights cannot be are travelling for which a professional repairer’s report is per person when you book your holiday: Europe and the obtaining your own visa. For Chinese visas, Saga will send you offered with holidays booked more than 18 months before not provided; Mediterranean holidays and river cruises – £150 or 10% of the paperwork and you will be responsible for purchasing your departure. Customers who wish to include the optional (iii) breakdown of any vehicle in which you are travelling the holiday cost, whichever is the greater; Long haul holidays visa. If you are aged 71 or over at the time of application, you travel insurance and additional cancellation rights will have if the vehicle is owned by you and has not been – £175 or 10% of the holiday cost, whichever is the greater; can purchase your visa online. If you are aged 70 or under, you their booking held until 18 months before the departure serviced properly or maintained in accordance with the UK holidays – £60 (plus £8.50 if you require the optional will need to purchase your visa at a Chinese visa centre. For date. Should you need to cancel prior to your booking manufacturer’s instructions; insurance and additional cancellation rights – see below); Russian visas, Saga will obtain the paperwork and you will be being confirmed, a full refund will be available. Once within (iv) withdrawal from service (temporary or otherwise) of an Ocean cruises – £200 or 15% of the holiday cost, whichever responsible for purchasing the visa at the Russian visa centre. 18 months of departure, the optional travel insurance and aircraft or sea vessel on the recommendation of the is the greater, up to a maximum of £1,000; Oberammergau Should you be unable to obtain a visa for whatever reason additional cancellation rights can be added and the holiday Civil Aviation Authority or a Port Authority, or any similar 2020 – An initial deposit of £200, plus a further deposit of and as a result are unable to travel, our usual cancellation confirmed. This is subject to the normal insurance policy body in any country; £400 is payable 300 days before departure. Certain holidays fees apply. For passengers cruising into Libya, a group conditions and Saga’s booking conditions. (v) redundancy caused by, or resulting from, misconduct may require an additional or higher non-refundable deposit visa will be issued on arrival in Libya for all holders of UK Optional travel insurance: For UK residents only, insurance, leading to dismissal, from resignation or voluntary or full payment. You will be advised if this is the case at the passports, allowing you to go ashore independently and on an underwritten by Great Lakes Insurance SE, UK Branch, is redundancy, or where a warning or notification of time of booking. organised shore excursion. Passengers holding a US or Swiss offered with all our overseas holidays, river cruises and redundancy was given prior to the date the optional Balance: The balance of the price of your travel arrangements passport will not be able to enter Libya. Passports must be ocean cruises unless otherwise stated and subject to terms insurance was purchased by you; must be paid at least: 90 days before departure for valid for at least six months and must not contain evidence and conditions. A policy document will be sent with your (vi) suicide or attempted suicide, intentional self-injury, the Saga ocean cruises aboard Saga Sapphire, Saga Pearl II, of a visit to Israel. For passengers cruising into Algeria, a confirmation invoice. A summary of the cover is shown below. effect of intoxicating liquors or drugs or flying other than Spirit of Discovery or Spirit of Adventure; 56 days before group visa will be issued prior to arrival for all holders of (For holidays in mainland Britain please call for a summary as a passenger in a fully licensed passenger carrying departure for holidays in mainland Britain of five nights or UK passports, allowing you to go ashore on an organised of cover). aircraft. This exclusion applies not only to the insured more; 28 days before departure for holidays in mainland excursion only. Because of this, all Algerian excursions must Summary of cover persons but also to Close Relatives or other persons Britain of less than five nights, and for Christmas and New be pre-booked. Passports must be valid for at least six 1. (a) Medical Expenses up to £5,000,000 whose health may affect your decision to travel or cut Year holidays in mainland Britain; 75 days before departure months and must not contain evidence of a visit to Israel. (b) Hospital Benefit £20 per day (max. £500) short your trip; It may be necessary for you to arrange your own individual 2. Curtailment up to £7,500 for holidays and river cruises, (vii) any circumstance arising after the date of booking, but NHL-GH9080 visas for independent travel in some ports. Full details of the up to £10,000 for European ocean cruises, up to £50,000 prior to the date of issue of the optional insurance policy 50 HOLS & RIV process will be provided with your booking confirmation. An for worldwide ocean cruises purchased by you. NOV 2018–PEAKS application pack will be sent to you approximately 60 days A few other details Booking is easy Optional travel insurance and Greater flexibility additional cancellation rights Wherever possible, we offer you the chance to tailor Call our Travel Consultants FREE on For holidays in mainland Britain, if you have to your holiday to suit you. Whether you want to add cancel your holiday because of illness or death of extra nights, upgrade your room or change your board 0800 414 441 you or a member of your party, we will refund all of arrangement we can often help with your requests. quoting UG337 your holiday payments, except for a handling fee of Please speak to our Travel Consultants about your £60 per person, provided we receive a valid medical requirements when you call to book. 9am-7pm Monday-Friday, certificate. If you purchase the UK optional travel Your travel options 9am-5pm Saturdays and insurance underwritten by Great Lakes Insurance 10am-4pm Sundays Selected flights available SE, UK Branch, we will also include additional You can also book online 24 hours a day at cancellation rights. Regional flights within the British Isles may be available from selected UK airports. Please call us for details of For holidays to the Channel Islands, Northern saga.co.uk/uk availability and supplements. Ireland, Republic of Ireland, the Isles of Scilly and How to pay the Isle of Man, we offer optional travel insurance, VIP door-to-door chauffeur service You can pay by credit card, debit card or by underwritten by Great Lakes Insurance SE, UK You can take advantage of our VIP door-to-door cheque. For deposits we require a deposit of Branch, and additional cancellation rights with travel service, which will take you straight to your UK £60 or 10% of the holiday cost, whichever is your holiday. The travel insurance and additional destination or airport and return you home in comfort. the greater, plus £8.50 if you require the cancellation rights will not apply if you receive Please call for prices. optional travel insurance and additional the applicable opt-out reduction. Please call for Travel by rail or coach cancellation rights. Certain holidays may further details. A full summary of the optional require a higher deposit or full payment. We will travel insurance will be provided with your booking Alternatively we can arrange special rate standard advise you of this at the time of booking. confirmation. Cover is available to UK residents or first-class rail travel, or return coach travel with only and subject to medical screening. Terms and National Express from a bus station near you to the There is no charge for payments made by debit card. conditions apply. station serving your accommodation or UK departure Cheques are subject to a £3 administration charge airport. There are more than 1,200 departures daily. If and should be made payable to Saga Holidays with Our thoughtful touches your rail journey takes you via London, your rail ticket your name, address and booking reference written on We choose hotels in great locations, and we includes transport by London Underground between the back, then sent to Saga Holidays, Enbrook Park, request rooms on the ground, first or second floors mainline stations (excluding Heathrow), but you Folkestone, Kent, CT20 3SE. There are zero transaction when there is no lift. In addition, all bedrooms have might prefer to take advantage of our pre-bookable fees if you make payments by credit card. The holiday a private bath or shower and wc as standard. cross-London service, where we’ll meet you at your balance should be paid at least 75 days before departure arrival station and drive you across the capital between (56 days for holidays to mainland Britain of five nights A note about special offers mainline stations for £7 per person each way. If you hold or more; 28 for holidays to mainland Britain of less than The offers in this brochure supersede any a Senior Railcard valid at the time of your holiday, you five nights and for Christmas and New Year holidays to previously advertised offers and cannot will be entitled to a discount of £2 on standard or £3 on mainland Britain). If you are booking within the balance be combined. Saga reserves the right to first class travel. payment period, you will need to pay in full. reduce, withdraw or extend offers at any time without notice. If you plan to drive to your UK hotel Once you have booked: You can keep track of your holiday booking online. You’ll be able to view your Most hotels provide car parking (sometimes for an flights and accommodation details, perhaps treat Q is for quality additional cost). As accommodation ratings can vary, we show both yourself to an upgrade, even pay the remainder of the local star rating of a property and our own Animal welfare your balance – at any time, day or night. Simply visit Q rating based on the variety of food, facilities and We strongly believe animals should be treated fairly saga.co.uk/managemybooking and have your booking standard of rooms. QQQQQ represents the finest, within the tourism industry. As ABTA members, we have number, the lead passenger’s surname and their date of while Q+ hotels offer something a little extra – a duty of care to ensure that the excursions we offer birth to hand. perhaps a great location or outstanding service. to our customers meet the Animal Welfare guidelines If you have any further questions you can call our Likewise, our river cruise ships are also rated up to supplied by ABTA. These guidelines include not after-sales service team free on 0800 056 5115 a maximum of !!!!!. supporting activities that involve unnatural behaviour, 9am-6pm Monday-Friday and 9am-5pm Saturdays. or those that could be perceived as unacceptable or You can also visit our Frequently Asked Questions Travel solo with confidence discouraged practices. We regularly review on-going section of the website. You’ll find a link to it on your More than a fifth of our customers are solo excursions that involve animals, along with any booking details page, or you can go straight to travellers so we make sure we offer single rooms feedback from customers and outside sources. at no extra cost on as many hotel stays and tours saga.co.uk/faqs as possible. For periods when there is no single If you want to pay your remaining balance you can call supplement to pay, hotels have given us a set FREE on 0800 015 6987. number of rooms; once these have been booked If you have a Minicom telephone you can call our we may still be able to offer single rooms but there Minicom service FREE on 0800 387 240. If you live in will probably be a supplement to pay. Therefore Northern Ireland or any of Britain’s offshore islands it’s always best to book early to be in with the best such as the Channel Islands, we can help you with your chance of securing a room at no extra cost. travel arrangements. Please call for details FREE on 0800 300 500. If you live in Eire, please call FREE on 1800 709 409. UK5197 - NHN 2018 JUNE

Saga Holidays is a trading name of ST&H Ltd (registration no. 2174052) and ST&H Ltd and Saga Cruises Ltd (registration no. 3267858), are subsidiaries of ST&H Group Ltd (registration no. 0720588). All three companies are registered in England and Wales. Registered Office: Enbrook Park, Sandgate, Folkestone, Kent CT20 3SE. With respect to general insurance products sold in the UK, ST&H Ltd is an appointed representative of Saga Services Limited, registered in England and Wales (company no. 732602), which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Please refer to the essential information, which includes details about financial protection and the ATOL Certificate. NHB-UK5270 (Published December 2018)

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