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FEBRUARY EDITION 2020 Day Tour Program January July Saturday 25th Tamworth Country Music Saturday 4th Aberdeen Highland Games Festival TBC Christmas in July Luncheon Sunday 26th Australia Day Cruise TBC Christmas in July Markets February August Thursday 6th Pits and Pubs Tour Friday 21st Riverboat Postman TBC Mystery Monday Munch Tuesday 4th Scone Races March Thursday 20th Ag Quip Tuesday 3rd Broken Bay Pearl Farm Monday 31st Archibald Prize Tuesday 12th Sweet Day on the Coast Monday 30th Mystery Monday Munch September rd Thursday 3 Tea Gardens Ferry Ride th April Sunday 27 Thirlmere Friday 3rd Wallis Lakes Tuesday 7th Bushrangers Tales and October Trails TBC Sculpture by the Sea th Saturday 11 Royal Easter Show Friday 9th Leura Flower Festival Tuesday 14th Royal Easter Show Thursday 15th Exclusive Private Gardens Thursday 30th Belltrees Homestead November May Saturday 21st Shoppers Delight Monday 11th Hawkesbury Paddlewheeler Monday 23rd Barrington Tops Tuesday 19th ANSTO – Lucas Heights rd Saturday 23 Vivid Saturday 30th Vivid December th Monday 7 Nepean Belle Paddlewheeler TBC HVG Christmas Lights June th Tuesday 2nd Vivid Saturday 26 Boxing Day - Sydney to Hobart Race Saturday 13th Vivid Friday 19th Craft & Quilt Fair Saturday 20th Craft & Quilt Fair th Saturday 27 Shoppers Delight Still to be scheduled Saturday 28th Good Food and Wine Show • History in the Hunter #2 The Wonders of Wollombi • Cockatoo Run • Zig Zag Railway The Kings of Newcastle 11 Concord Street, Boolaroo NSW 2284 Phone 02 4963 1014 Email [email protected] Web www.kingscoaches.com Kings Day Tours PITS AND PUBS WITH ED TONKS Ed Tonks, one of the Hunter Valley’s living legends and best known historians, ‘Pits and Pubs’ tour captures a bygone era where pubs were more than just watering holes, instead they played a part in facilitating a sense of community. TH FEBRUARY THURSDAY 6 FEBRUARY 2020 Departs: 8:30am Cost: $85 per person RIVERBOAT POSTMAN CRUISE The Hawkesbury Riverboat Postman is the last of its kind and still provides mail, groceries and the odd assortment of articles to the people along The River. FRIDAY 21ST FEBRAURY 2020 Departs: 7:30am Cost: $95 per person BROKEN BAY PEARL FARM The Broken Bay Akoya pearl is exceptionally high quality and rare, believed to be the premium on the global market today due to its longer cultivation period leading to a thicker layer of nacre around its nucleus. MARCH TUESDAY 3RD MARCH 2020 Departs: 8:00am Cost: $115 per person SWEET DAY ON THE COAST Make your way through the big wooden doors where you will be greeted with hundreds of amazing, locally made, exclusive products for all tastes and ages. Explore an immersive world of chocolate, nougat and much, much more. THURSDAY 12TH MARCH 2020 Departs: 9:00am Cost: $65 per person MYSTERY MONDAY MUNCH Join the Kings on a new endeavour to explore magnificent eateries within the Hunter and Newcastle. The catch? Our lunch location is a surprise! Cost includes airconditioned coach travel and two course lunch. MONDAY 30TH MARCH 2020 Departs: 10:00am Cost: $65 per person WALLIS LAKES RIVER CRUISE The day includes an informative relaxed two and a half hour Wallis Lakes Cruise with lunch served on board. Come aboard the Free Spirit Cruise boat to find out how Wallis Lake has become the APRIL cleanest estuarine waterway in NSW. FRIDAY 3RD APRIL 2020 Departs: 8:00am Cost: $98 per person BUSHRANGERS TALES AND TRAILS WITH GREG POWELL Local historian, Greg Powell, is joining The Kings of Newcastle for one of our tours in the Kings ‘History in the Hunter’ series. Join us as we take a step back in time and learn about the history here in the Hunter. TUESDAY 7TH APRIL 2020 Departs: 8:30am Cost: $85 per person SYDNEY ROYAL EASTER SHOW The Sydney Royal Easter Show is a celebration of Australian culture, from our rural traditions to APRIL our modern day lifestyles, providing unique experiences for everyone. SATURDAY 11TH/ TUESDAY 14TH APRIL 2020 Departs: 7:00am Cost: From $73 per person BELLTREES HOMESTEAD Experience the opportunity to be a guest on the famous Hunter Valley property of Belltrees. During your time as a visitor on the property you will be guided on inspections through the historic village. THURSDAY 30TH APRIL 2020 Departs: 7:30am Cost: $95 per person HAWKESBURY PADDLEWHEELER Come with The Kings for a luncheon cruise on a genuine paddlewheeler! Cruise along the tranquil Hawkesbury River on a paddle wheeler and enjoy a first-class meal while listening to the churning paddles as she slowly takes you along MAY the most colourful waterway in Australia. MONDAY 11TH MAY 2020 Departs: 7:30am Cost: $95 per person ANTSO – LUCAS HEIGHTS ANSTO is the home of Australia’s most significant landmark and national infrastructure for research. During the tour we will take an in-depth investigation into the world of nuclear science. This includes a guided tour, morning tea and lunch. TUESDAY 19TH MAY 2020 Departs: 6:30am Cost: $90 per person VIVID SYDNEY Vivid Sydney is a unique annual event which positions Sydney as the creative hub of Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. Price includes; 90 minute cruise onboard MV Sydney 2000 with 3- course dinner and open bar. MAY & JUNE 2020 Departs: 1.30pm Cost: $149.00 per person CRAFT AND QUILT FAIR Under one roof you can shop with craft specialists from all over Australia and find unique products for stamping, JUNE scrapbooking, knitting, embroidery, sewing, patchwork, spinning and weaving, jewellery-making, beading and much more! FRIDAY 19TH/SATURDAY 20TH JUNE 2020 Departs: 7:30am Cost: $70 per person GOOD FOOD AND WINE SHOW Join the Kings at the Good Food & Wine Show, where you can enjoy a fun day out with friends discovering new foods, wines and the latest products. Sample from hundreds of local and international exhibitors and find new recipe ideas from Australia’s best chefs. SATURDAY 20TH JUNE 2020 Departs: 7:30am Cost: $70 per person SHOPPERS DELIGHT TOUR This tour offers some flexibility within the day to meet your shopping needs. We spend the morning at Birkenhead Point Shopping Centre. Whilst the afternoon is spent at DFO. SATURDAY 27TH JUNE & 14TH NOV 2020 Departs: 7:00am Cost: $55 per person ABERDEEN HIGHLAND GAMES On the first weekend in July each year, Aberdeen hosts an event that celebrates Scottish heritage and traditions of the first founders of Aberdeen. JULY SATURDAY 4TH JULY 2020 Departs: 7:30am Cost: $70 per person A DAY AT THE RACES - SCONE A day at the Scone country style races with ‘The Kings’ gives you access to first class facilities. Our group will have Reserved Seating in the air-conditioned function area, close to betting areas, bars and AUGUST restaurants, and Buffet Lunch. TUESDAY 4th AUGUST 2020 Departs: 9:00am Cost: $90 per person AG-QUIP Labelled as the ‘premier primary industry field day’ this event is the nation’s biggest showcase of agri-products and for many companies, it is a rare chance to talk with the people who use the products and services on sale. THURSDAY 20TH AUGUST 2020 Departs: 6:00am Cost: $65 per person ARCHIBALD PRIZE The Archibald Prize is the most important prize for portraits in Australia, first awarded in 1921. The prize money was left by J.F. Archibald, editor of The Bulletin magazine. The prize is awarded by the Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. MONDAY 31ST AUGUST 2020 Departs: 8:30am Cost: $73 per person TEA GARDENS DISCOVERY The Tea Gardens Ferry cruises across Nelson Bay and up the Myall River into Tea Gardens where you’ll enjoy spectaular views. We also visit the Medowie Macdamia Farm SEPTEMBER THURSDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER 2020 Departs: 9:30am Cost: $95 per person THIRLMERE The NSW Rail Museum is located in Thirlmere and is one of the main features of the village.. Experience a return steam train ride from Thirlmere to Buxton, lunch and a guided tour of NSW Rail Museum. SUNDAY 27th SEPTEMBER 2020 Departs: 6:30am Cost: $95 per person LEURA GARDENS The 56th Leura Gardens Festival in 2020 promises to maintain the high standard of past festivals with several beautiful new gardens expected for visitors to enjoy as well as a good selection of old favourites. OCTOBER FRIDAY 9TH OCTOBER 2020 Departs: 7:00am Cost: $98 per person EXCLUSIVE PRIVATE GARDENS Join Kings Coaches to visit this spectacular private garden of style and distinction, not open to the public. The gardens have an array of zones which will have you in awe of the ingenuity and vision of the creators. THURSDAY 15TH OCTOBER 2020 Departs: 8:30am Cost: $85 per person HISTORIC BRIDGES OF THE HUNTER This Historic Bridges of the Hunter tour captures a variety of bridges spanning various waterways throughout the region with historian, Ed Tonks. This tour includes morning tea and lunch. THURSDAY 12th NOVEMBER 2020 NOVEMBER Departs: 8:30am Cost: $88 per person ACROSS THE BARRINGTON TOPS Enjoy natural rainforests, mountain bushlands, clear running creeks and river crossings. Most of Barrington Tops National Park is declared wilderness where native plants and animal communities thrive. MONDAY 23RD NOVEMBER 2020 Departs: 8:00am Cost: $90 per person NEPEAN BELLE PADDLEWHEELER: Join ‘The Kings’ on an unforgettable day with a luncheon cruise on the Nepean Belle. The old- world charm and delicious luncheon will make this a day to remember. MONDAY 7TH DECEMEBER 2020 Departs: 8:00am Cost: $120 per person BOXING DAY ON SYDNEY HARBOUR It is a great way to spend Boxing Day and experience the action on Sydney Harbour as part of the spectator fleet at the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.