DOOR TO DOOR SERVICE INCLUDED 2020 UK Holiday Collection

Coastal | Countryside | City | Short Breaks | Festive Booking is Easy WelcomeA very warm welcome to our 2020 UK Holiday Brochure. The pages are full of exciting, carefully planned holidays from short breaks and 5 day holidays to longer “touring” holidays where you truly can experience the best that Great Britain has to offer. 15th March 2020 will be a special day for us as it is 15 years since BY PHONE IN PERSON ONLINE we set off on our very first Roberts Holiday TO THE SEASIDE. From our Hugglescote Travel A warm welcome is always Our user-friendly website is Since that day, we have been on a mission to bring you enjoyable Centre our Team of friendly guaranteed at our Travel regularly updated with our latest holidays, offering choice, comfort, care and excellent standards knowledgeable advisors are Centre, so please feel free news and holiday destination. every time you decide to make a booking with us. Over the years ready to speak to you and to drop in and visit us, the You are able to view our holidays, our ethos has remained unchanged and you, the customers, have offer information, advice and kettle is always on! sign up to our newsletter, check always been at the heart of everything we do. There is no greater assistance whenever you need it. availability and book your satisfaction than hearing that a trip has gone extremely well and Visit us at The Limes, holiday securely. Visit us at Call us on 01530 816 425 seeing happy smiling passengers as we welcome you back to our Midland Road, Hugglescote, www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk Travel Centre. The Holiday Team work exceptionally hard to make Monday to Friday 9am-5pm Leicestershire LE67 2FX sure that we deliver what we have sold and that we meet and & Saturday 9am to 12pm. exceed your expectations. Destinations for holidays have varied considerably over the years as Jonathan Hunt, Roberts Travel resorts “fall in and out” of fashion and we now include many more Group Managing Director themed breaks focusing on railway journeys, afternoon cruises and the ever popular cream teas. We have found you particularly enjoy trips to a specific county or part of Britain that really explore all that the area has to offer. These types of holidays sit nicely alongside our traditional seaside breaks which tend to have a more resort - based theme. Over the last couple of years, our short breaks have proved a real hit with our customers seeking a 1 night or a 2 night stay. Please relax, pour yourself a cup of tea (or something stronger!) and enjoy reading through this brochure and choosing your holidays for 2020. There is a treasure trove of wonderful experiences and we will be delighted to chat through any of the destinations or itineraries with you. On behalf of all the staff in the Holiday Department, we wish you happy travelling in 2020 and look forward to welcoming you soon.

Margaret ABTA Number P6893 and the Holidays Team ABTA Number Y6278

BCH – BONDED PEACE OF MIND AWARDS COACH HOLIDAYS We are members of both the We have achieved the enviable status Association of British Travel Agents of finalists in several categories, in the We are fully bonded with the (ABTA) and the Civil Aviation Authority. British Coach Tourism Awards. Confederation of Passenger For your financial protection, any Transport, UK’s bonded Coach Roberts Ocean Cruises are protected Holiday Programme Holiday Group, protecting your through a financial bond with ABTA Professional of the Year holiday by a financial bond and Roberts Air Holidays are ATOL Tour Operator Brochure guarantee which is Government protected. You can rest assured that all approved. This provides financial holidays offered by the Roberts Travel Medium Fleet guarantees and ensures your money Group are fully bonded and comply Day Excursion Programme is safe and secure. with Package Travel Regulations.

2 Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre 3 Our Levels of Service We pride ourselves on our level of service and how much we include in our holidays. Most holidays will include either the Silver, Gold or Platinum level of service included.

• Free secure parking at our Travel Centre BERT O S R in Hugglescote • Use of our staffed, Travel Centre in Hugglescote on the outward journey • Executive coach travel with experienced tour driver • Hotel accommodation, dinner & cooked breakfast throughout • All excursions and entrances as described in the itinerary A company you can trust Free home collection or free parking Added extras, all included We are a privately owned company established in Holidays should be as relaxing and effortless as possible, and it is with We pride ourselves on offering you the best value, 1995, with an absolute belief in providing a high not just the best price. We ensure you don’t have to • Free secure parking at our Travel Centre in this in mind that we include a FREE door to door collection (see page quality service and experience, from the moment keep paying out for any extras whilst you are away Hugglescote 6) and return on any holiday of 4 days or more. you contact us. We work tirelessly to ensure the by including excursions, admission fees, tickets, and • Use of our staffed, Travel Centre in Hugglescote Alternatively you can save £10 per car by joining our holidays at our holidays we offer are extra special. guided tours. on the outward journey Travel Centre in Hugglescote. • Executive coach travel with experienced tour driver We are members of ABTA and the CAA, and are • Hotel accommodation, dinner & cooked a fully bonded and licensed tour operator, you breakfast throughout can be sure that your holiday money is totally Excellent customer service safe and secure. Carefully selected, good • All excursions and entrances as described in Our friendly and informed advisors, are here to help the itinerary quality, tried and tested hotels you choose the right holiday. • Door to Door home pick within our Quality holidays with When it comes to selecting a hotel, your best interests are our With firsthand knowledge and experience of our designated area priority: convenient location, good facilities, quality food and service holidays, they can talk you through the overall • Welcome reception at Hugglescote on the day no luggage worries and friendly hosts. All of our included evening meal, will have at least experience and finer detail of any of our holidays, of departure three courses, with three choices available, as well as vegetarian and when you are ready to go ahead and reserve your • Return welcome from Roberts Holidays’ staff With carefully selected hotels, free collection and options. A description of each hotel is given with the relevant place, they will guide you through the booking process, return, dinner bed and breakfast, entrance fees • Porterage at the hotel holiday, so you know exactly what to expect; plus we go that extra making it an easy and enjoyable first step towards your and excursions included, our holidays offer not step to ensure it is personally vetted before your departure. holiday. You can rely on and trust our expert team. only outstanding quality, but also give you more for your money. In addition you will never have to worry about suitcases either, simply hand these • Everything in Gold as well as to our driver at your home or on arrival at the BERT coach and the next time you will see them is in O S • Welcome Platinum Reception at Hugglescote R Travel Centre, including Bucks Fizz your hotel bedroom! P L E A C • Welcome Platinum pack to include: Tissues, I T V IN R sweet biscuits, sweets and savoury biscuits UM SE • Services of a Tour Manager or Roberts Travel Luxury coaches, free Group Representative • Selection of complimentary magazines reserved seating and on the coach • Free soft drinks and water available on the coach experienced tour drivers when reasonable time allows Our modern Mercedes coaches, with excellent • Free hot drinks and alcohol served when time leg room, offer all the luxuries you would expect allows, as described in the itinerary from the Mercedes brand, and together with our • Surprise extra on the itinerary experienced and knowledgeable tour drivers, • Roberts Souvenir to keep ensure that travelling on a Roberts coach is a • Free drinks include water, tea/coffee, wine, beer, wonderful experience. Irish Cream Liqueur, whisky and a small selection of soft drinks To ensure you get the best from your holiday, upon booking we will reserve your exact coach seats for free for the duration of the holiday.

4 Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre 5 FREE Home Collection If you live within the shaded area of the map, you can take advantage of our complimentary Door to Door service. We will collect and return you and your luggage to your front door for free, allowing you to sit back and relax, with total peace of mind. Joining your holiday If you live outside our free collection area and would prefer no to join at our range of with Roberts Travel Group free departure points, we will still be able to collect you from your home for a surcharge. Secure Please call us for details. We want to make your holiday as FREE CAR Parking effortless and relaxing as possible. PARKING With the flexibility of choosing how you You can SAVE £10 per car parked by joining our holidays at our Travel would like your holiday to start, you’ll be Centre in Hugglescote. This has able to sit back and relax and enjoy the become a customer favourite, and journey. Whichever way you choose, we many choose to park their car at our safe, secure CCTV monitored car park. will also handle the luggage from the Our customer’s most popular choice moment we meet you. and we even pay you to park your car!

We can still collect you if you live outside the shaded area - Please call for details

Free Departure Outside the points shaded area For your convenience we also offer Would prefer not to join at our range free departure point in Leicester, of free departure points, we will still be Loughborough, Hinckley, Burton Upon able to collect you from your home for Trent, Syston, Melton Mowbray, Derby a surcharge. Please enquire with us at and East Midlands Airport. the time of booking.

6 Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre 7 Skegness & Woodhall Spa Mother’s Day Weekend with Scotland’s Trains, Castles COASTAL with Cream Tea 108 Sunday Lunch Cruise 133 & Distilleries 37 ‘All Inclusive’ Oban in the Spring 77 St Ives & the Cornish Coast 109 Mountbatten Festival of Music Swansea, Cardiff & The at the Royal Albert Hall 133 Brecon Mountain Railway 38 Babbacombe ‘Free Bar’ St Agnes & Doc Martin’s Cornwall 110 Spring Break 78 RHS Rosemoor Flower Show Titanic, Giant Causeway St Agnes The Cream of Cornwall 110 & Hestercombe Gardens 133 & ‘Narnia’ 39 Blackpool Illuminations, St Agnes, Cornwall’s Coast Tea at the Tower & the Lakes 79 Royal Albert Tour with Walking for Softies in the & the Bodmin Railway 111 Afternoon Tea 134 Bognor Regis: Sussex by the Sea 80 Lake District 40 Tenby & The Sailing and Steaming in Great British Short Breaks & Bournemouth ‘99p Bar’ Pembrokeshire Coast 112 Shakespeare Country 134 Spring Break 81 Countryside 12-40 Special Events 131-134 RAIL & CRUISE Tenby & the Gwili The Great North Steam Fair Bournemouth & Exbury Steam Railway 113 at Beamish 134 African Queen Cruise Gardens & Railway 82 on the Thames 42 The Beautiful South Sunderland Air Show 134 Bournemouth & Mottisfont & the Isle of Wight 114 Ales, Rails & Lakes 43 TUTANKHAMUN: Treasures House & Garden 83 Torquay & the Dartmouth of the Golden Pharaoh 134 Brighton Steam & Cream 44 Bournemouth, Swanage Steam Railway 115 Whitby, Wensleydale & Cardigan Bay Steam & Cruise 45 & Buckler’s Hard 83 Torquay ‘Drinks Inclusive’ Break 116 Esk Valley Railway 134 Cromer & the Heritage Railways Bridlington, Scarborough West Somerset Railway & the of Norfolk 46 & Burton Agnes Hall 84 Bishop’s Palace & Gardens 117 FESTIVE Cumbrian Cavalcade 47 Bridlington & The North York Weymouth, Mapperton House Bournemouth Turkey & Tinsel 136 Moors Railway 85 & Cream Tea 118 Edinburgh Tattoo, Loch & Steam 48 Exmouth Turkey & Tinsel 137 Rail & Cruise 41-67 Festive 135-151 Cream of Cornwall, All Inclusive 86 Weymouth English Riviera Sail & Steam 49 Lytham, St Annes Delightful Devon Winter Warmer 87 & the Jurassic Coast 118 Turkey & Tinsel 138 Great Railways of Devon Eastbourne & Great Dixter House Weymouth & the Weymouth Turkey & Tinsel 139 & Cornwall 50 Swanage Railway 119 & Gardens 88 Bath Christmas Market Great Yarmouth, Broads Eastbourne & the Sussex Coast 88 Wonderful Whitby & Longleat Festival of Light 140 & Bure Valley Railway 51 Rievaulx Abbey 120 Eastbourne, Michelham Priory Dunster by Candlelight 141 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk Broads & 1066 Country 89 Worthing, Brighton & Beverley Christmas Market 142 & the Poppy Line 52 Amberley Museum 121 IndexGREAT BRITISH COUNTRYSIDE Eastbourne & the Bluebell Railway 90 Christmas Carols at the Lake District Boat Royal Albert Hall 143 Chocolate Box Cotswolds 13 & Mountain Goat 53 Eastbourne ‘Singles Galore’ 91 WARNERS Thursford Christmas Spectacular 144 Beautiful Gardens of North Wales 14 Exmouth, Seaton Tramway Liverpool with Evening Alvaston Hall 123 Christmas in Durham 145 Dinner Cruise 54 & Cruise 92 Dorset’s Hardy Landscape 16 Bembridge Hotel 124 Island Escapes 68-75 Exmouth ‘Bar Deal’ Break 92 Christmas in Llandudno 146 Romantic Railways Bembridge Coast Hotel 125 Dover Castle & the Secret & Riverways of Yorkshire 55 Llandudno & Chester Cruise 93 Christmas in Morecambe 147 Wartime Tunnels 17 Bodelwyddan Castle Hotel 126 Bognor Regis Twixmas 148 Scenic Railways of Scotland 56 Llandudno, Snowdonia Grand Scottish ‘All Inclusive’ 18 & the Llangollen Railway 94 Cricket St Thomas 127 Exmouth Twixmas 149 Settle to Carlisle Railway, Holme Lacy House Hotel 128 Great Gardens of Cornwall 20 Hadrian’s Wall & the Lakes 58 Llandudno & the Llanberis New Year in Wales 150 Lake Railway 94 Littlecote House Hotel 129 New Year in Llandudno 151 Harrogate Spring Flower Show Snowdonia, Puffin Island, & the Gardens of Yorkshire 22 and Picturesque Portmeirion 60 Llandudno Landlubbers Cruise 95 Sinah Warren Coastal Hotel 130 Harry’s Houseparty 23 Southsea, Mid Hants Railway Minehead & the West & Harbour Cruise 62 Somerset Railway 96 SHORT BREAKS & Hotel Key Irresistible Isle of Skye 24 SPECIAL EVENTS Paignton & the South The hotel has at least Kent’s Hidden Treasures 26 St Anne’s Cruise, Steam & Cream 63 Devon Railway 97 London Theatre Weekend 131 one lift. Steaming Through the Kent Coast Kent’s Historic Castles Coastal 76-121 & Sussex Countryside 64 Paignton REUNION Tour 98 Bristol, Bath & Afternoon Tea 132 & Glorious Gardens 26 The hotel has entertainment. Poole, Rail & Sail in Dorset 100 Vintage Railways of Snowdonia 65 Buckingham Palace, The number of nights varies Kingdom of Northumbria, Portsmouth, Historic London Eye & Wndsor Castle 132 per holiday, so please feel Castles & Coastlines 28 Waterways & Railways of Cheshire Dockyard & Harbour Cruise 101 Evesham Blossom Trail free to check your particular & North Wales 66 holiday with us. Oban, Mull & Sacred Iona 30 Potters Resort 102 & the Cotswolds 132 Perthshire & the Wonders ISLAND ESCAPES Scarborough & the North Hampton Court Flower Show Mobility friendly. This holiday of Scotland 32 Yorkshire Moors Railway 103 & Kew Gardens 132 is suitable for those who are Guernsey & the Isle of Sark 69 semi ambulant. Picturesque Suffolk, Sidmouth ‘Singles Galore’ 104 Kew Gardens Orchid Festival 132 Isle of Man 70 Cruise & Cream 34 Sidmouth & River Exe Cruise 105 Kew Gardens & Wisley Explorer 132 Deposit Rhododendrons in Norfolk Isle of Wight & Osborne House 72 Kynren An Epic Tale of England 133 Sidmouth & Killerton House Holidays up to 5 days - £35 & Sandringham House 35 Isles of Scilly & Tresco & Gardens 106 Manchester City Break 133 Holidays 6 days and over - £50 Warners 122-130 Scotland’s Autumn Gold and Abbey Gardens 74 Sidmouth, Exmouth Mary Rose, Portsmouth Historic Channel Islands - £75 the Enchanted Forest 36 Jersey by Sea 75 & the Seaton Tramway 106 Dockyard & Spinnaker Tower 133

8 Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre 9 6th Great Yarmouth, Norfolk Broads 14th Bournemouth, Swanage & Buckler’s Hard 5 83 & the Poppy Line 5 52 15th St Agnes, Cornwall’s Coast 6th Tenby & The Pembrokeshire Coast 5 112 & the Bodmin Railway 7 111 8th Scotland’s Trains, Castles & Distilleries 7 37 21st Weymouth & the Jurassic Coast 5 118 11th Hampton Court Flower Show HolidayENQUIRE London Theatre Breaks Planner2 132 27th Kent’ 2020s Historic Castles & Glorious Gardens 5 26 24th Steaming Through the Kent Coast & Kew Gardens 2 132 & Sussex Countryside 5 64 27th Cromer & the Heritage Railways of Norfolk 5 46 Days Page 13th Brighton Steam & Cream 5 44 24th Kent’s Hidden Treasures 5 27 JANUARY 27th Isle of Wight & Osborne House 5 72 13th Bournemouth & Mottisfont House 24th Jersey by Sea 5 75 7th TUTANKHAMUN: Treasures of & Garden 5 82 24th Portsmouth, Historic Dockyard the Golden Pharaoh 2 134 MAY Days Page 16th St Agnes The Cream of Cornwall 6 110 & Harbour Cruise 5 101 13th Torquay ‘Drinks Inclusive’ Break 5 116 4th Bembridge Hotel 5 124 19th Weymouth, Mapperton House 28th Irresistible Isle of Skye 8 24 27th Paignton: Reunion Tour 5 98 7th Chocolate Box Cotswolds 4 13 & Cream Tea 6 118 28th Blackpool Illuminations, Tea 7th Isle of Man 5 70 20th Torquay & the Dartmouth Steam Railway 5 115 at the Tower & the Lakes 5 79 FEBRUARY Days Page 9th Bridlington, Scarborough 24th Sunderland Air Show 3 134 28th Tenby & the Gwili Steam Railway 5 113 d 3r Alvaston Hall 5 123 & Burton Agnes Hall 5 84 27th Cumbrian Cavalcade 5 47 OCTOBER Days Page 10th Potters Resort 5 102 11th Picturesque Suffolk, Cruise & Cream 5 34 27th Eastbourne & the Sussex Coast 5 88 16th Kew Gardens Orchid Festival 2 132 15th Rhododendrons in Norfolk 27th Minehead & the West Somerset Railway 5 96 4th Sidmouth, Exmouth & the Seaton Tramway 5 107 17th Sidmouth ‘Singles Galore’ 5 104 & Sandringham House 3 35 27th Jersey by Sea 5 75 5th Poole, Rail & Sail in Dorset 5 100 17th Bodelwyddan Castle Hotel 5 126 16th Kew Gardens & the Wisley Explorer 2 132 5th Wonderful Whitby & Rievaulx Abbey 5 120 AUGUST Days Page 11th Dorset’s Hardy Landscape 5 16 24th Exmouth ‘Bar Deal’ Break 5 92 17th Scenic Railways of Scotland 8 56 18th Bournemouth & Exbury Gardens 3rd Beautiful Gardens of North Wales 5 14 12th Bognor Regis: Sussex by the sea 5 80 MARCH Days Page & Railway 5 82 12th The Beautiful South & the Isle of Wight 5 114 3rd Lake District Boat & Mountain Goat 5 53 16th Walking for Softies in the Lake District 5 40 Mountbatten Festival of Music 18th Weymouth & the Swanage Railway 5 119 3rd Scarborough & the North Yorkshire at the Royal Albert Hall 2 133 23rd Llandudno & Chester Cruise 5 93 Moors Railway 5 103 19th Weymouth & the Swanage Railway 5 119 21st African Queen Cruise on the Thames 5 42 2nd Eastbourne ‘Singles Galore’ 5 91 25th Eastbourne & Great Dixter House 8th Oban, Mull & Sacred Iona 6 30 & Gardens 5 88 23rd Bridlington & The North York 9th Delightful Devon Winter Warmer 5 87 8th Eastbourne, Michelham Priory 25th Paignton & the South Devon Railway 5 97 & 1066 Country 7 89 Moors Railway 4 85 16th Babbacombe ‘Free Bar’ Spring Break 5 78 25th Scotland’s Autumn Gold 28th St Agnes & Doc Martin’s Cornwall 6 110 8th Manchester City Break 2 133 16th Sinah Warren Coastal Hotel 5 130 and the Enchanted Forest 5 36 14th Edinburgh Tattoo, Loch & Steam 4 48 21st Mother’s Day Weekend with JUNE Days Page 26th Bembridge Coast Hotel 5 124 14th RHS Rosemoor Flower Show Sunday Lunch Cruise 2 133 26th Littlecote House Hotel 5 129 1st St Annes, Cruise, Steam & Cream 5 63 & Hestercombe Gardens 3 133 23rd Bournemouth ‘99p Bar’ Spring Break 5 81 16th Walking for Softies in the Lakes 5 40 1st Skegness & Woodhall Spa with Cream Tea 5 108 NOVEMBER Days Page 24th Royal Albert Hall Tour with Afternoon Tea 2 134 2nd Titanic, Giant Causeway & ‘Narnia’ 5 39 18th Edinburgh Tattoo, Loch & Steam 4 48 26th Llandudno Landlubbers Cruise 5 95 7th Perthshire & the Wonders of Scotland 5 32 21st Kynren - An Epic tale of England 3 133 2nd Bournemouth Turkey & Tinsel 5 136 8th Harry’s Houseparty 5 23 30th ‘All Inclusive’ Oban in the Spring 5 77 7th Guernsey & the Isle of Sark 6 69 22nd English Riviera Sail & Steam 5 49 9th Exmouth Turkey & Tinsel 5 137 30th Cream of Cornwall ‘All Inclusive’ 5 86 8th Dover Castle & the Secret 24th Swansea, Cardiff & The Brecon Wartime Tunnels 5 17 Mountain Railway 5 38 TBC Thursford Christmas Spectacular 2 144 APRIL Days Page 24th Waterways & Railways of Cheshire 16th Lytham St Annes Turkey & Tinsel 5 138 10th Sidmouth & River Exe Cruise 5 105 & North Wales 5 66 20th Bath Christmas Market Longleat 2nd Isles of Scilly & Tresco Abbey Gardens 7 74 15th Great Gardens of Cornwall 5 20 24th Isle of Wight & Osborne House 5 72 Festival of Light 3 140 15th Snowdonia, Puffin Island 3rd The Great North Steam Fair at Beamish 3 134 23rd Weymouth Turkey & Tinsel 5 139 and Picturesque Portmeirion 5 60 31st Kingdom of Northumbria, Castles 6th Vintage Railways of Snowdonia 5 65 & Coastlines 5 28 28th Thursford Christmas Spectacular 2 144 15th Southsea, Mid Hants Railway 6th Eastbourne & the Bluebell Railway 5 90 & Harbour Cruise 5 62 31st Great Railways of Devon & Cornwall 5 50 DECEMBER Days Page 9th Evesham Blossom Trail & the Cotswolds 2 132 22nd Cardigan Bay Steam & Cruise 5 45 31st Holme Lacy House Hotel 5 128 13th St Ives & the Cornish Coast 5 109 22nd Romantic Railways & Riverways 4th Dunster by Candlelight SEPTEMBER Days Page 13th Cricket St Thomas 5 127 of Yorkshire 5 55 & Bath Christmas Market 3 141 13th Beverley Festival of Christmas 17th Whitby, Wensleydale & Esk Valley Railway 2 132 22nd West Somerset Railway 2nd Llandudno & the Llanberis Lake Railway 5 94 & the Bishop’s Palace & Gardens 5 117 & St Nicholas Fair York 2 142 19th Bristol, Bath & Afternoon Tea 2 131 5th Great Yarmouth, Broads & Bure 29th Liverpool with Evening Dinner Cruise 4 54 Valley Railway 5 51 20th Christmas Carols at the Royal Albert Hall 2 143 19th Mary Rose, Portsmouth Historic 29th Settle to Carlisle Railway, Hadrian’s 7th Worthing, Brighton & Amberley Museum 5 121 23rd Christmas in Durham 5 145 Dockyard & Spinnaker Tower 2 133 Wall & the Lakes 5 58 10th Isle of Man 5 70 23rd Christmas in Llandudno 6 146 20th Grand Scottish ‘All Inclusive’ 5 18 29th Exmouth, Seaton Tramway & Cruise 5 92 12th Buckingham Palace, London Eye 23rd Christmas in Morecambe 5 147 20th Sailing & Steaming in the Cotswolds 2 134 & Windsor Castle 2 132 27th Bognor Regis Twixmas 4 148 JULY Days Page 21st Sidmouth & Killerton House & Gardens 5 106 14th Ales, Rails & Lakes 5 43 27th Exmouth Twixmas 4 149 22nd Harrogate Spring Flower Show 3rd Llandudno, Snowdonia 14th Steaming Through the Kent Coast 30th New Year in Wales 4 150 & the Gardens of Yorkshire 5 22 & the Llangollen Railway 5 94 & Sussex Countryside 5 64 30th New Year in Llandudno 5 151

10 Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre 11 Bowood House and Gardens INCLUDED IN YOUR HOLIDAY Great British Countryside 3 Roberts Gold Service There is no place like the UK to see stunning scenery and we hope you agree we offer a 3 3 nights hotel accommodation, great selection of holidays visiting some of these breath-taking places. Featured are some dinner and cooked breakfast of the best garden tours in England and Wales, including the Gardens of Yorkshire, Great 3 Welcome tea/coffee and cookie on arrival Gardens of Cornwall and the Beautiful Gardens of North Wales. From the idyllic, picturesque 3 1 glass of wine with dinner villages of Suffolk, to the spectacular castles of Kent, there is something for everyone, just on the first night don’t forget your camera. 3 Visit to Cirencester 3 Bowood House & Gardens with 90 minute House tour & Garden tour Chocolate Box Cotswolds 13 Our holiday highlights 3 Entrance to Lacock Abbey, Fox Beautiful Gardens of North Wales 14 Talbot Museum & Village Dorset’s Hardy Landscape 16 3 Single journey on the Dover Castle & the Secret Wartime Tunnels 17 Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Steam Railway Grand Scottish ‘All Inclusive’ 18 Great Gardens of Cornwall 20 Abbery Church in Cirencester Harrogate Spring Flower Show & the Gardens of Yorkshire 22 Harry’s Houseparty 23 Irresistible Isle of Skye 24 Beautiful Gardens of Oban, Mull Kent’s Hidden Treasures / Kent’s North Wales & Sacred Iona Historic Castles & Glorious Gardens 26 Chocolate-Box Kingdom of Northumbria, Castles & Coastlines 28 Cotswolds Oban, Mull and Sacred Iona 30 Thursday 7th May, 4 days £325 Perthshire & the Wonders of Scotland 32 Picturesque Suffolk, Cruise & Cream 34 Rhododendrons in Norfolk & Sandringham House 35 Elegantly rolling across five counties, the glorious, golden Scotland’s Autumn Gold and Cotswolds are full of picturesque villages and chocolate-box the Enchanted Forest 36 Kent’s Historic Castles Picturesque Suffolk, cottages and we visit some of the most beautiful on this tour. Scotland’s Trains, Castles & Distilleries 37 & Glorious Gardens Cruise & Cream Swansea, Cardiff & The Brecon Included is a scenic train journey and a Bourton-on-the Water and the town of Mountain Railway 38 private guided tour at Bowood House. Burford. Titanic, Giants Causeway & ‘Narnia’ 39 Thursday: This morning we depart the Sunday: Today we depart the hotel and Walking for Softies in the Lake District 40 Travel Centre and make our way to stop in Stratford upon Avon on the return Cirencester where we stop for some free journey back to Leicestershire. time, before continuing to our hotel. Friday: This morning we visit Bowood Gloucester and Warwickshire Railway Doubletree by Hilton House and Gardens, where we take the secret door into the enchanting garden Swindon for the start of our guided tour of Lord Lydiard Fields, Swindon and Lady Lansdowne’s private award- winning walled garden. There will also The hotel is set in the beautiful be a guided tour of the house. In the Wiltshire countryside and just 3 miles afternoon, we visit historic Lacock Abbey, from Swindon town centre. It has Fox Talbot Museum and Village. Set in recently been refurbished to a high rural Wiltshire, the village is famous for its standard and is ideally placed for picturesque streets and historic buildings visits to the beautiful regions of both and is a popular TV and filming location. the Cotswolds and Wiltshire. Saturday: This morning we enjoy a gentle All 171 bedrooms are en suite 35-minute journey on the Gloucestershire with television, telephone and Warwickshire Steam Railway. In the WiFi access. afternoon, we visit the historic Cotswold village of Broadway, before heading back Single room supplement: £65 to the hotel via the beautiful village of (all rooms are double for sole use)

12 Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre 13 Snowdonia National Park INCLUDED IN YOUR HOLIDAY

3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout 3 Services of a Roberts Travel Group Representative 3 Visit to Plas Newydd House & Garden 3 Entrance to Plas Cadnant Hidden Gardens 3 Visit to Bodnant Garden 3 Visit to Llandudno 3 Entrance to Portmeirion

Beautiful Gardens of North Wales Bodnant Gardens Monday 3rd August, 5 days £455

North Wales is a treasure trove of wonderful gardens and the Summer season brings something new to see. Discover gardens hidden where you least expect them.

We will also visit Portmeirion, created We then visit Plas Cadnant Hidden by Welsh architect Clough Williams-Ellis Gardens, a beautifully restored historic from 1925 to 1976. He wanted to show garden with a two-acre formal Walled how a naturally beautiful site could be Garden. See the many interesting developed without spoiling it. Today and rare plants; beautiful herbaceous Portmeirion is one of Wales’ premier borders, and waterfalls and woodland. The Royal Victoria visitor attractions, welcoming over Wednesday: This morning we visit Hotel 200,000 visitors every year. Bodnant Garden, one of the finest Llanberis, Gwynedd If you are not an avid gardener, not to gardens in the country. Its idyllic setting worry! You certainly do not have to be a above the River Conwy provides breath- Few hotels can command such gardener to get pleasure and enjoyment taking views of the Snowdonia range. In breath-taking views as this hotel. from this wonderful tour. the afternoon we will visit Llandudno with Set in a picturesque location, the its Victorian and Edwardian elegance and Monday: We depart the Travel Centre hotel is well situated for touring. splendour. this morning and make our way to The hotel offers a warm welcome Llanberis with a stop en route, aiming Thursday: Today we visit Portmeirion and a relaxed atmosphere. to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. village. The unique Italianate style houses All 104 bedrooms are en suite with and pavilions were the dream of architect Tuesday: Today we visit Plas Newydd television and telephone. There William Ellis who designed his model House & Garden, the ancestral family is a stylish restaurant, a cosy pub village early in the 20th century. home of the Marquess of Anglesey, feel bar, an elegant lounge and which sits on the shores of the Menai Friday: We bid a fond farewell to beautiful gardens with stunning Strait enjoying breath-taking views of the hotel staff as we head back to views. Although the hotel has a lift Snowdonia. The surrounding gardens Hugglescote today, arriving back at the it does not go to all floors. are great for exploring and include an Travel Centre late afternoon. Australasian arboretum, Italianate terrace garden & woodland walks, where you No supplement on the first 4 may even spot one of the resident red Tal-y-Cafn and Bobnant Gardens Portmeirion single rooms available Squirrels.

14 Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre 15 Forde Abbey Dover Castle INCLUDED IN INCLUDED IN YOUR HOLIDAY YOUR HOLIDAY

3 Roberts Gold Service 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout 3 Accompanied by Harry Macpherson 3 Services of a Tour Manager 3 Entrance to Lulworth Castle 3 Entrance to Ramsgate Tunnels 3 Free time in Dorchester 3 Entrance to Walmer Castle 3 Visit to Forde Abbey & Gardens & Garden with private guided tour of 3 Free time in Broadstairs the house 3 Free time in Canterbury 3 Free time in Lyme Regis 3 Entrance to Dover Castle, 3 Visit to Sherborne Castle with Secret Wartime Tunnels & private viewing with guide Underground Hospital 3 Free time in Sherbourne 3 Non-alcoholic drink with dinner on the first night

Dorset’s Hardy Dover Castle & the Landscape Secret Wartime Tunnels Sunday 11th October, 5 days £469 Monday 8th June, 5 days £479 Lulworth Castle in Dorset The Royal harbour of Ramsgate

Recently, Dorset was voted the UK’s favourite county and Join us as we visit the iconic Dover Castle, the ‘key to it’s easy to see why on this scenic tour, featuring its glorious England’, for a whirl through Britain’s rich history, from Henry gardens and landscapes. II’s Great Tower to the depths of Secret War Tunnels, where the dramatic rescue operation of the 1940 ‘Miracle of Dunkirk’ Sunday: We depart the Travel Centre Wednesday: Today we visit Sherborne is vividly brought to life. We will also take a fascinating guided this morning and make our way south, Castle where we have a private viewing stopping en route. with a guide. Built by Sir Walter Raleigh tour of the authentic Underground Hospital. in 1594, experience nationally important Monday: Today we visit Lulworth Castle. collections of furniture, paintings and Monday: We depart the Travel Centre medieval interiors. Also included is This magnificent building is steeped in porcelain and walk in Capability Brown’s this morning. entrance to the Secret Wartime Tunnels history. Originally built as a hunting lodge English Landscape Garden. and the Underground hospital. Let an to entertain aristocracy and royalty, it was Tuesday: Today we visit Ramsgate expert English Heritage guide take you for centuries the family seat of the Weld Thursday: We bid the hotel a fond George Albert Hotel Tunnels, the UK’s largest network of Best Western Abbots deep into the White Cliffs to explore family, the current owners of the Lulworth farewell this morning and head back civilian wartime tunnels. Our tour starts Wardon Hill, Near Dorchester the Underground Hospital in the Secret Barton Hotel Estate. Ravaged by fire in 1929, it has to Leicestershire with a stop en route. with a short film show in a 150-year-old Wartime Tunnels. New Dover Road, Canterbury been partly restored in a pioneering The hotel is a private, family owned Victorian Railway Tunnel before heading partnership with English Heritage. hotel located in the rolling Dorset off into purpose-built Air Raid Precaution Friday: We bid the hotel a goodbye The hotel is set in the heart of Visit the Roman Catholic Chapel and Lyme Regis countryside and ideally positioned to tunnels under the town of Ramsgate. In this morning and make our way back Canterbury, set within 2 acres of the Church of St Andrew. explore the surrounding area. the afternoon, we will visit Broadstairs. to Leicestershire. lawned gardens. Later this afternoon, our destination is Tuesday: This morning we visit Forde All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ Walmer Castle & Gardens which has All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ Abbey & Gardens, which through coffee making facilities, television evolved into a homely residence for Secret Wartime Tunnels coffee making facilities, television, the centuries, it has played host to and telephone. many well-known names from the Duke telephone and hairdryer. Cistercian monks at prayer, 19th-century of Wellington to the Queen Mother. philosophers and politicians, by misfortune implicated in the Wednesday: Today we visit Broadstairs Monmouth Rebellion and more and spend the afternoon in Canterbury. recently, the backdrop to the Hollywood adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s ‘Far Thursday: Today we visit Dover Castle. Single supplement: £40 on the first from the Madding Crowd’. Climb the Great Tower, meet the Single supplement: £84 characters and immerse yourself in vivid 3 single rooms

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout 3 Services of a Roberts Travel Group Representative 3 Welcome tea/coffee and Shortbread at the hotel 3 Wine with dinner each night 3 3 drink vouchers per person each night (house brands – either ½ pint lager/beer/cider or a small glass of house wine) 3 Entry to Rosslyn Castle 3 Entry to Dumfries House 3 Free time in Edinburgh 3 Visit to Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park 3 An excursion to the Ayrshire Coast

Rosslyn Chapel Grand Scottish ‘All Inclusive’ ALL INCLUSIVE Monday 20th April, 5 days £399

So much is included within this holiday, making this this All-Inclusive a firm favourite. The hotel is very friendly, so you are always assured of personal and attentive service.

As well as the drinks element, the Thursday: Today we visit Dumfries package includes, welcome tea/coffee House, one of Britain’s most beautiful Trossachs National Park and shortbread, 1 small glass of house stately homes, where the principal wine with dinner each night, 3 drinks rooms and their contents have remained vouchers per person each night on house virtually unchanged for 250 years. We brands, 2 nights entertainment including then visit Ayr on the Ayrshire Coast. Tinto House Hotel a Scottish night. Entry into two of Biggar Road, Symington Friday: We bid a fond farewell to Scotland’s most fascinating and popular the hotel staff as we head back to Loch Lomond attractions is also included. This holiday Hugglescote today. Nestled in five acres of stunning promises to be a true taste of Scotland gardens within the breathtaking with a visit to two of Scotland’s most countryside of the Scottish Borders, fascinating and popular attractions. this traditional country house hotel Monday: We depart the Travel Centre has a wonderful setting. Throughout the hotel there are stunning this morning and make our way to architectural details, such as the Scotland with stops en route. majestic sweeping staircase with Tuesday: Today we make a visit to Loch ornate stained-glass windows and Lomond & the Trossachs National Park. remarkable period pieces. Wednesday: This morning we visit All 39 bedrooms are en suite with Rosslyn Chapel, a truly compelling and tea/coffee making facilities, television unique building surviving the turbulent and telephone. There is no lift at the times of the Reformation. After, we have hotel, but they do have ground floor free time in Edinburgh. bedrooms.

Dumfries House Edinburgh Single room supplement: £60

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout 3 Visit to Eden Project 3 Visit to Trelissick Gardens 3 Visit to Lost Gardens of Heligan 3 Visit to Lanhydrock House & Garden 3 Free time in St Mawes

Great Gardens of Cornwall Monday 15th June, 5 days £525 Trelissick Water Tower

Enjoying the warmth of the Gulf Stream, Cornish gardens are home to a wealth of the most exciting, rare and beautiful plants and trees in the British Isles, hence it is often described as the ‘garden capital of the world’.

The Eden Project has a worldwide Monday: We depart the Travel Centre ancient woodlands and an abundance of reputation and barely needs an this morning and make our way south native wildlife. After, we visit Lanhydrock introduction, but this epic destination with a stop en route, aiming to arrive at House & Garden for a stroll around deserves a day to explore. Dubbed the hotel late afternoon. the extensive gardens and enjoy their the ‘8th Wonder of the World’, there is Tuesday: Today we visit Trelissick year-round colour. There are beautiful always something new to see here. herbaceous borders, a fabulous formal Gardens, which sits on its own peninsula, Lanhydrock Country House and Gardens Lanhydrock House is the perfect country commanding magnificent views over parterre and colourful higher gardens house and estate, with the feel of a the Fal Estuary, said to be one of the filled with camellias, magnolias and Esplanade Hotel wealthy but unpretentious family home. best natural settings of any estate in the rhododendrons. Take a stroll around the extensive country. There are 30 acres of garden Esplanade Road, Fistral Beach, Friday: This morning we leave the hotel, Newquay gardens and enjoy their year-round to explore, with twisting paths leading making our way back to Leicestershire colour. There are beautiful herbaceous you through important collections of with a stop. borders, a fabulous formal parterre hydrangeas, rhododendrons and ginger This modern and stylish decorated and colourful higher gardens filled with lilies, together with woodland plants and hotel is perfectly situated with camellias, magnolias and rhododendrons. herbaceous borders that provide year- beautiful Atlantic Ocean views. round colour and interest. All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ Twenty-five years ago, Heligan’s historic coffee making facilities, television gardens were unknown and unseen; lost Wednesday: This morning we board the and hairdryer. There is a lift to all under a tangle of weeds. It was only the coach for a visit to the Eden Project. chance discovery of a door in the ruins floors although there are 7 steps to that led to the restoration of this once Thursday: Today we visit The Lost the Reception area and further steps great estate. Today, The Lost Gardens Gardens of Heligan with a chance to lose to some of the bedrooms. The hotel have been put back where they belong: yourself in ‘Britain’s Finest Garden’ (BBC has an indoor swimming pool, Jacuzzi in pride of place among the finest Countryfile Magazine Award). There and sauna. gardens in Cornwall. are over 200 acres to explore, including Victorian Productive and Pleasure Single Supplement: £71. Seaview St Mawes Lost Gardens of Heligan Gardens, a lush sub-tropical Jungle, rooms on request at a supplement

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout 3 Entrance to Harrogate Spring 3 Accompanied by Harry Macpherson Flower Show 3 Time at Commando War Memorial 3 Entrance to RHS Harlow Carr 3 Visit to Pitlochry 3 Entrance to Castle Howard House 3 Free time in Perth & Gardens 3 Visit to Aviemore 3 Free time in Harrogate & York 3 Visit to White Farm with tea & scones 3 Time at the Commando War Memorial 3 Free time in Drumnadrochit

Castle Howard

Harrogate Spring Flower Show Harry’s Houseparty & the Gardens of the North Sunday 8th November, 5 days £335 Wednesday 22nd April, 5 days £389

Harry Macpherson

Take inspiration from awe-inspiring plant displays, unique Experience some of Scotland’s most scenic mountains, lochs show gardens and stunning floral artistry at Britain’s top and glens on this wonderful tour led by Harry Macpherson. independent gardening event, RHS Harrogate Flower Show. Take in a talk or demonstration, get advice from national Sunday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and head north, arriving at the experts or simply browse the wide range of quality garden hotel late afternoon. shopping available within this annual celebration of gardening Monday: We travel south through the and horticulture. Grampian Mountains to Pitlochry, with some free time here before continuing to Wednesday: We depart the Travel taking in the countryside of the the fair city of Perth. Centre this morning and make our way Howardian Hills, a designated Area Tuesday: Today we take the byways north with a stop en route, aiming to of Outstanding Natural Beauty. After, Best Western Burn Hall Highlander Hotel around the Rothiemurchus and Abernethy arrive at the hotel late afternoon. there will be some free time in York. Hotel Forests and Cairngorm Forest, with time Newtonmore Thursday: Today we depart the hotel this Saturday: Today we visit the Harrogate Tollerton Road, Huby, York in Aviemore. We finish the day with a visit morning for a visit to RHS Garden Harlow Flower Show, the first big event in the to the White Farm at Dulnain Bridge. Based in the village of Newtonmore, Carr, set in a valley and very much a part gardening calendar. We spend the whole This hotel is a Victorian manor house within the Cairngorms National Wednesday: Today we make a visit to the of the Yorkshire countryside, the garden day here. hotel that’s packed full of personality Park, the hotel offers guests a famous Commando War Memorial on The has a wide variety of growing landscapes, and countryside character. Nestled warm welcome. Sunday: This morning, after some free Braes of Lochaber at Spean Bridge. We from running and still water to woodland in the heart of North Yorkshire, All 83 bedrooms have en suite time in Harrogate, we make our way then travel north along the Great Glen by and wildflower meadows. the hotel offers the best of both facilities, some equipped with walk in back to Leicestershire. Lochs, Lochy and Oich to Fort Augustus worlds. Its secluded enough to offer showers. There is no lift, but half of Friday: This morning we visit Castle on the southern shores of Loch Ness. tranquillity and relaxation yet close the hotel’s bedrooms are bedrooms Howard to visit the House & Gardens. RHS Harlow Carr enough to the county’s must-visit We take a lunch stop in Drumnadrochit, on the ground floor. All showers are With 1,000 acres of parkland to explore, towns. All bedrooms are en suite with returning back to the hotel via Inverness over the bath. Castle Howard is a haven of peace and tea/coffee making facilities, television and Daviot Moors. tranquillity with extensive woodland and hairdryer. walks, temples, lakes and fountains. Thursday: We bid a fond farewell to the The monumental landscape offers hotel this morning as we make our way breath-taking views at every turn, Single room supplement: £60 back to Leicestershire, arriving back The Commando Memoria at Lochaber No single Supplement early evening.

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3 Roberts Platinum Service 3 2 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast at the Gretna Hall Hotel 3 2 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast at the Dunollie Hotel, Isle of Skye 3 2 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast at the Caladh Inn, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis 3 1 night hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast at the Royal Hotel, Ullapool 3 Services of a Tour Manager 3 Entrance to Eilean Donan Castle 3 Guided tour of the Isle of Skye 3 Ferry from Isle of Skye to Isle of Lewis 3 Guided tour of the Isle of Lewis 3 Ferry from Stornaway to Ullapool Irresistible Isle of Skye Monday 28th September, 8 days £935

FEATURED HOTELS Gearrannan Blackhouse Village, Isle of Lewis Skye is one of the top locations in Scotland to visit. It is famous for its scenery and landscapes that will take your breath away. The Island of Skye is 50 miles long and the largest of the Inner Hebrides. The Island has a rich history covering many topics, such as: Dinosaur Fossils, Gretna Hall Hotel Caladh Inn Clan Warfare, Highland Clearances and the infamous ‘Bonnie Prince Charlie’ and the Jacobite Dumfries James Street, Stornoway, Rebellion. Both Clan MacDonald and Clan MacLeod have their Clan Castles on the Island. Isle of Lewis The hotel is situated on 10 acres The Isle of Skye is also a great destination for Wildlife watching Friday: Today a local guide gives us a full guided tour of Lewis. of landscaped gardens within the Stornoway’s largest hotel, Caladh Inn with the White Tailed Sea Eagle at the top of bird watchers lists. We will see the world-famous Callanish Standing Stones and village of Gretna Green. Take in is less than half a mile from Stornoway Otters, seals, whales, dolphins and red deer are just some of the visit the visitor centre to learn about their history, before visiting the views from the terrace and the town centre and is ideal for exploring other impressive creatures that can be seen on and around the Bosta Iron Age House, which sits by the beautiful Bosta beach. garden. All bedrooms are ensuite the Isle of Lewis All bedrooms are en with tea/coffee making facilities, Isle of Skye. suite with tea/coffee making facilities Saturday: This morning, there will be time at leisure, before we television and hairdryer. and television. Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and head catch the ferry from Stornoway to Ullapool. We arrive at the north, to just over the Scottish border to Gretna Hall Hotel, Royal Hotel, Ullapool early evening Eilean Donan Castle arriving in time to freshen up before dinner, with a stop for lunch Sunday: After breakfast, we make our way to Gretna to stay en route. Hot drinks and alcohol will be served this afternoon. Dunollie Hotel Royal Hotel at the Gretna Hall Hotel, making a stop en route. Hot drinks Main Street, Broadford, Garve Road, Ullapool Tuesday: A scenic journey today takes us along the Loch Lochy, and alcohol will be served this afternoon. then past the Five Sisters of Kintail to the much photographed Isle of Skye Monday: We make our way back to Leicestershire calling in The hotel is situated in the Highland Eilean Donan Castle. We continue to Kyle of Lochalsh and then The Lakes for lunch and a comfort stop. Region on the shores of Lochbroom, across to Skye to our hotel, the Dunollie Hotel, Broadford, Isle The hotel is set by the serene Ullapool. There are unspoilt views of Skye. Hot drinks and alcohol will be served this afternoon. waterside of Broadford Bay, at the foot of the mountains that over the loch, the surrounding Wednesday: Today we have a guided tour of the Isle. We visit lead to the famous Cuillin Hills. mountains, harbour and the village Dunvegan Castle, the magical Fairy Glen and Kilt Rock, before All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ of Ullapool itself. All bedrooms are returning to the hotel. Hot drinks and alcohol will be served coffee making facilities, television en suite with tea/coffee making this afternoon. and hairdryer. facilities, television and telephone. Thursday: We leave the hotel this morning to catch the ferry from Uig to Tarbet, for a 2-hour sailing. We make our way to Isle of Lewis Single supplement: £127 Dunvegan Castle the Caladh Inn Hotel, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.

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BERT O S Kent’s Historic Castles R & Glorious Gardens M 3 Roberts Platinum Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout 3 Services of a Tour Manager 3 Visit to Hever Castle & Gardens 3 Excursion to Penshurst Place & Gardens 3 Visit to Leeds Castle 3 Visit to Ightham Mote 3 Free time in Royal Tunbridge Wells 3 Free use of hotel’s leisure facilities

Kent’s Hidden Treasures 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout Kent 3 Services of a Roberts Travel Monday 27th April and Thursday 24th September Group Representative 3 Entry to Chartwell including the house, studio and garden 3 Visit to Sissingurst Castle Garden 3 Free time in Tenterden 3 Tour & Tasting at the Old Dairy Brewery Often referred to as the ‘Garden of England’, Kent has so much to offer, and these tours give Chartwell House and gardens 3 Journey on the Kent & East you the chance to see a selection of the best attractions in the area. Sussex Railway 3 Visit to Sissinghurst Castle Garden 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure Kent’s Historic Castles & Glorious Gardens Igthham Mote Kent’s Hidden Treasures facilities Monday 27th April, 5 days £539 Thursday 24th September, 5 days £445

Ightham Mote is a moated manor house. The stories of its former owners from medieval knights Thursday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make to high society Victorians, along with the varied architecture of the building, including a Great Hall, our way south, with a stop en route, arriving at the hotel late Crypt, and a Tudor painted ceiling, are all revealed during a visit. afternoon. We visit Hever Castle & Gardens where Henry VIII’s second wife, Ann Boleyn grew up. Discover how Friday: Today we depart the hotel for a visit to Chartwell, a it developed from the original defensive structure built in 1270 to the grand royal home of the 15th home and a place that truly inspired Sir Winston Churchill. The Bridgewood Manor and 16th centuries. house is still much as it was when the family lived here, with Hotel Penshurst Place pictures, books and personal mementoes. The studio is home to We will visit Leeds Castle where we discover 900 years of history with the chance to explore 500 Walderslade Woods, Chatham the largest collection of Churchill paintings. The garden reflects acres of beautiful parkland and gardens. Churchill’s love of the landscape and nature including the lakes Sissinghurst Castle This charming hotel in Chatham Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way to Kent with a stop en route, he created, the kitchen garden and the Marycot, a playhouse is the perfect destination to explore aiming to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. Hot drinks and alcohol will be served this afternoon. designed for his youngest Mary. the scenic surroundings of the Tuesday: Today we visit the 14th century Penshurst Place & Gardens, acknowledged as the most Saturday: This morning we visit the picturesque market town Kent countryside. perfectly preserved example of a mortified manor house in England. After, we visit Ightham Mote, of Tenterden where we enjoy a guided tour and tasting at the All 100 bedrooms are en suite award-winning Old Dairy Brewery. After we board the Kent & built nearly 700 years ago. Hot drinks and alcohol will be served this afternoon. with tea/coffee making facilities, East Sussex Railway. Wednesday: We visit Hever Castle & Gardens where Henry VIII’s second wife, Ann Boleyn grew television, telephone, hairdryer, up. After, we visit the spa town of Tunbridge Wells, with its colonnaded and paved tree lined Hever Castle Sunday: Today we visit Sissinghurst Castle Garden, the backdrop free WiFi and 24-hour room service. promenades, named ‘The Pantilles’. Hot drinks and alcohol will be served this afternoon. for a diverse history; from the astonishing time as a prison in the The hotel also has leisure facilities. 1700s, to being a home to the women’s land army. Thursday: We visit the exquisite Leeds Castle which has a fascinating history. Built in the 12th century, it was extensively rebuilt to become a palace for Henry VIII and his wife Catherine of Aragon. Monday: This morning we bid a fond farewell to the hotel and Kent & East Sussex April: Single room supplement: £128 make our way back to Hugglescote with a stop en route. Railway Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we head back to Hugglescote today, arriving back September: Single room supplement £108 at the Travel Centre late afternoon.

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3 Roberts Platinum Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast 3 Services of a Tour Manager 3 Excursion to Holy Island with visit to the Castle 3 Visit to Bamburgh Castle 3 Time in Morpeth for the weekly market 3 Inner Farne Boat Trip 3 Visit to Seahouses 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities

Puffins

Kingdom of Northumbria, Castles & Coastlines Monday 31st August, 5 days £625

Northumberland is a wonderful magical place filled with ancient castles; unspoilt beaches; rolling hills; sweeping views; friendly little market towns and a cultural heritage all of its own and this tour covers a variety of what the area has to offer.

The Holy Island of Lindisfarne or Holy Monday: We depart the Travel Centre all the Farne Islands, viewing the sea Island, is a tidal island off the northeast and make our way north with a stop birds on the cliff faces, visiting the Grey coast of England. With a recorded en route, aiming to arrive at the hotel Seal colonies and follow the route Grace history from the 6th century AD; it was late afternoon. Hot drinks and alcohol Darling and her father took during their an important centre of Celtic Christianity will be served this afternoon. heroic rescue in 1838. A full commentary under Saints Aidan of Lindisfarne, is given en route. Tuesday: Today we cross the causeway Cuthbert, Eadfrith of Lindisfarne and to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne where After, we return to the mainland to Eadberht of Lindisfarne. Morpeth we visit the castle with its stunning views visit the colourful village of Seahouses. Macdonald Linden Hall Bamburgh Castle a small castle built in with time to explore. The crossing of the Visit the bustling harbour or the Aladdin’s Hotel 1550, has stood guard over this beautiful causeway to Holy Island is governed by Cave of shops. Hot drinks and alcohol Longhorsely, Nr Morpeth coastline for over 1,400 years. Spanning tide times. It may be necessary to amend will be served this afternoon. nine acres of land on its rocky plateau this excursion. Friday: We bid a fond farewell to The impressive hotel was built by and is one of the largest inhabited castles After, we visit Bamburgh Castle, once the the hotel staff as we head back to merchant and banker Charles William in the country. royal seat of the Kings of Northumbria. Hugglescote today, arriving back Bigge in 1812. Today, it nestles in 450 We will also take a boat trip to Inner Hot drinks and alcohol will be served at the Travel Centre late afternoon. acres of private grounds: the perfect Farne, the largest of the Farne Islands. this afternoon. country house hotel. In the Summer months it becomes home Wednesday: This morning we travel All rooms are en suite with tea/coffee to many thousands of nesting seabirds. to Morpeth with a chance to visit the making facilities, television, hairdryer These birds include Puffins, Guillemots, weekly market or explore this historic and iron/ironboard. The hotel has Razorbills, Sandwich Terns, Common market town. leisure facilities. Terns, Roseate Terns, Arctic Terns, Shags, Cormorants and Eider Ducks. Thursday: This morning we take an Inner Farne Boat trip, lasting approximately 2½ hours including one hour spent on Seahouses Lindisfarne Castle Single room supplement: £160 Inner Farne, this includes a cruise around

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 1 night overnight hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast 3 4 nights hotel accommodation at the Columba Hotel, Oban, with dinner and cooked breakfast 3 Accompanied by Harry Macpherson 3 Oban to Mull ferry 3 Ferry to Iona (foot passengers) 3 Visit to Isle of Mull 3 Visit to Iona with a visit to the Abbey 3 Visit to Fort William 3 Afternoon excursion to Seil Island

Oban, Mull & Sacred Iona Saturday 8th August, 6 days £639

Inverlochy Castle in Fort William

Situated on the West Coast of Scotland, Oban has long been a favourite with holidaymakers.

A delightful holiday resort with lots Monday: This morning we board the Wednesday: We have the morning to see and do, it also offers the Calmac ferry at Oban Pier for our free in Oban today. In the afternoon opportunity to visit the Isle of Mull, 40-minute crossing to the Isle of Mull, we have a short tour to Seil Island, off well known for its wildlife including and the port of Craignure. We then the coastline south of Oban, reached whales, dolphins and sea eagles travel by coach up and over Glenmore by the ‘Bridge over the Atlantic’. and of course Tobermory, and also and along the sealoch to Fionnphort to Thursday: We leave the hotel this Oban the Sacred the Isle of Iona and the board the ferry by foot to the sacred morning and travel south to the main renowned Iona Abbey a centre of Isle of Iona to visit the Abbey. road at Stirling by the glens with Gaelic monasticism for three centuries. Tuesday: Today we travel along the a morning stop in Callander, with This trip will be led by harry McPherson Columba Hotel west coastline to Ballachulish on our a further lunch stop at Moffat. We who has a wealth of knowledge about The Esplanade, Oban way to Fort William on the shores of then continue home, arriving back in this area. We will also visit Callander, Loch Linnhe. We return to Oban via Leicestershire early evening. Ballahulish and Glencoe as we explore Glencoe & Rannoch Moor. The Columba Hotel is situated in the surrounding area. a prime spot on the seafront and Saturday: We depart the Travel Centre is a much-loved Oban landmark. this morning. We cross the border at A striking Victorian building, the Oban Columba Hotel offers a warm Gretna with a lunch stop at Moffat in Highland welcome. Attentive staff the Lowther Hills. We continue through ensure your stay is everything you the central belt to our overnight hotel. could wish for. Sunday: We depart the hotel this All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ morning and make our way to Oban, coffee making facilities, television, the gateway to the Inner Hebrides and telephone and hairdryer. beyond, where we stay for the next 4 nights. Single supplement: £110. Seaviews Iona Abbey Castle Stalker, Oban available on request at a supplement

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3 Roberts Platinum Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout 3 Services of a Tour Manager 3 Entrance to Scone Palace 3 Visit to Dundee with free time 3 Visit to Pitlochry & the Dam Visitor Centre 3 Tour & Tasting at the Famous Grouse Experience 3 Visit to see the Kelpies 3 Visit to Stirling with some free time 3 Trip on the Falkirk Wheel 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities

Perthshire and the Wonders of Scotland Sunday 7th June, 5 days £549

Stirling Castle

This tour sees us visit some of the loveliest and interesting attractions in Perthshire whilst staying at the perfect luxury Scottish retreat of the Crieff Hydro Hotel in Peebles.

Scone Palace has an exciting and Sunday: We depart the Travel Centre this hydroelectricity in the north of Scotland colourful history as one of Scotland’s morning and make our way to north with and how it transformed all our lives. most important stately homes. Fifteen comfort stops en route. Hot drinks and We will visit the beautiful & historic hundred years ago it was the capital of alcohol will be served this afternoon. city of Perth. Our final visit of the day the Picts. In the intervening centuries, The Falkirk Wheel Monday: Today we visit Scone Palace, will be to The Famous Grouse Experience it has been the seat of parliaments and once the crowning place of the Kings at Glenturret, Scotland’s oldest the crowning place of the Kings of Scots, whisky distillery. including Macbeth and Robert The of Scotland. In the afternoon we will Bruce. The Palace houses an outstanding visit Dundee, where there will be some Wednesday: This morning we visit collection of antiques, paintings and rare free time. Situated on the Tay estuary, Stirling, one of the most picturesque The Crieff Hydro artefacts and the grounds are renowned Dundee is said to be Scotland’s and historically fascinating towns in Hotel sunniest city. Hot drinks and alcohol will throughout the world. Scotland. After we visit The Kelpies Crieff, Perthshire be served this afternoon. and the Falkirk Wheel. Hot drinks and Standing 30 metres tall, The Kelpies alcohol will be served this afternoon. stand majestically above all around them Tuesday: Today we visit Pitlochry and This stunning four-star hotel and pay homage to the working horses the Dam Visitor Centre, brand new in Thursday: We bid the hotel a goodbye is located within the beautiful of Scotland which used to pull barges January 2017, Pitlochry Dam Visitor this morning and make our way back to Strathearn Valley in the wonderful along Scotland’s canals and worked Centre showcases the rich history of the Midlands, with a stop en route. landscape of Perthshire. in the fields in the area where they All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ now stand. Towering over a new canal coffee making facilities, telephone extension which links the Forth & Clyde and television. The hotel has leisure Canal to the North Sea. facilities including a pool. Near to The Kelpies is the Falkirk Wheel, the world’s only rotating boat lift. We take a boat trip, with commentary, to experience this engineering marvel. Single supplement: £80 Pitlochry The Kelpies in Falkirk Upgraded rooms available on request

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 Roberts Silver Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, 3 2 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout 3 Deben Boat Cruise 3 Visit to Wells-next-the-Sea 3 Visit to Lavenham 3 1 hour guided walk at 3 Visit to Aldeburgh Sheringham Park 3 Beth Chatto’s Garden with 3 Free time in Sheringham a cream tea 3 Single journey on the North Norfolk 3 Time in Flatford Railway Line 3 Visit to Sandringham House & Gardens

Low tide at Wells-next-the-Sea Vintage Tea Rooms

Picturesque Suffolk, Rhododendrons in Norfolk Cruise & Cream & Sandringham House Monday 11th May, 5 days £419 Friday 15th May, 3 days £215

Suffolk is blessed with great countryside, a wonderful coast, Sheringham Park is famous for its wonderful collection and exciting towns. We will be staying in the lovely market of Rhododendrons. The last owner, before the park was town of Sudbury, home to the Thomas Gainsborough, the passed to the National Trust, would hold rhododendron famous portrait artist. champagne parties in the 1950s to show them off.

Our hotel nestled in breathtaking Suffolk Wednesday: This morning we board the Today, you can climb the top of the Sunday: We bid a fond farewell to countryside and is a beautifully converted coach to visit Beth Chatto’s Garden. Here tower to experience breath-taking views the hotel staff this morning, we visit water mill situated on the banks of we have included a cream tea. From here of this beautiful landscape. Look out for Sandringham House & Gardens before the picturesque River Stour, ideal for we continue to Flatford, home to the 18th the wildlife, 3 species of deer can be returning to Hugglescote late this exploring the surrounding area. century mill of Constable’s paintings. seen alongside a variety of birds and afternoon. butterflies. During our stay we will visit the pretty Thursday: This morning we head to The Mill Hotel Links Country Park coastal town of Aldeburgh on the river Waldringfield for a 2-hour cruise along Friday: We depart the Travel Centre this Alde which enjoys breathtaking views the river Deben, one of the most beautiful Walnut Tree Lane, Sudbury morning and head for Wells-next-the- A flowering Rhododendron Hotel both seawards and following the river and scenic spots on the East Coast. Sea, one of the most attractive towns on West Runton, Cromer Alde inland towards Orford. Another The hotel is nestled away in the the North Norfolk Coast. Wander to the Friday: We depart the hotel this morning visit takes us to the unique village of Suffolk countryside and is steeped in gentle harbour with small fishing boats, The hotel has retained high standards and make our way to Hugglescote. Lavenham, located in the heart of Suffolk history with plenty to offer. It stands past the shops on Staithe Street with not of personal service and offers a and is one of England’s best preserved on the banks of the River Stour with a chain store in sight. We then make our traditional warm welcome, a peaceful medieval wool towns. magnificent river and countryside way to our hotel. escape from everyday pressures and The Guildhall Building, Lavenham views. The bar has views over the the opportunity to relax and unwind Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this Saturday: This morning we board the adjacent water meadows. in this tranquil, unspoilt area of North morning and make our way to Sudbury coach for a ride on the North Norfolk Norfolk. All bedrooms are en suite All 62 bedrooms are en suite Railway, also known as the Poppy with a stop en route. with tea/coffee making facilities and with tea/coffee making facilities, Line. There will be some free time in Tuesday: Today, we visit Aldeburgh, its television. There is a lift but only to television, telephone and hairdryer. Sheringham, with the afternoon spent name comes from ‘Alde Burgh’ meaning the second floor. There is no lift, but ground floor visiting Sheringham Park for a 1 hour “old fort”. We also visit Lavenham one of rooms can be requested. guided walk seeing the Rhododendrons the UK’s most beautiful medieval villages and Azaleas. We leave late afternoon and located in the heart of Suffolk. No single supplement on the first Single room supplement: £66 return to the hotel. 3 single rooms available

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 Roberts Platinum Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast at the 3 Services of a Roberts Travel Mercure Aberdeen Ardoe House Group Representative Hotel & Spa 3 Entry Famous Grouse Whisky 3 2 nights hotel accommodation, with 2 tastings dinner and cooked breakfast at an overnight hotel 3 Entry to Glamis Castle & Gardens 3 Services of a Tour Manager 3 Enchanted Forest and Light Show 3 Entrance to Drum Castle 3 Entry to V&A Museum, Dundee 3 Guided tour to Royal Lochnagar 3 Transfer from hotel to Distlliery with tasting Enchanted Forest 3 Entrance to Balmoral Grounds & Gardens 3 Entrance to Crathes Castle & Gardens 3 Return train ride on the Royal Deeside Railway 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities Scotland’s Autumn Gold Scotland’s Trains, and the Enchanted Forest Castles & Distilleries Sunday 25th October, 5 days £469 Wednesday 8th July, 7 days £859

Grouse Distillery experience Marischal College City Council

When Autumn leaves start to fall is arguably the best time With over 260 castles, stately homes and ruins dotting to visit Perthshire, with it’s arboreal display of deep reds, its landscape, Aberdeenshire is unsurprisingly known as gold, copper & purple. Entry is included into the UK’s best ‘Scotland’s Castle Country.’ cultural event, as well as an Autumn walk round Glamis Castle & Gardens, finishing with a warm glow from a whisky ‘My dear paradise in the Highlands’ was castles, to a charming chapel with how Queen Victoria described Balmoral beautiful stained-glass windows and an tasting session. in her journals; a gift from her beloved elegant dining room full of Georgian Prince Albert who purchased the estate furniture, the castle is full of beautiful Sunday: We depart the Travel Centre this backdrop, it promises to be a spectacle in 1852. Only the ballroom is open to rooms to discover. morning and make our way north with a like no other. the public, a magnificent space where stop en route. Saturday: This morning we travel Wednesday: Today we visit St Andrews, the Ghillies Ball has taken place every through magnificent scenery of Royal Monday: Today we see Perthshire’s lochs where you can stroll round the many Fishers Hotel year since Victoria’s reign. Deeside to the Lochnagar Distillery for Mercure Aberdeen Ardoe and mountains in al their autumn glory shops. We will also visit Dundee with a Atholl Road, Pitlochry Wednesday: We depart the Travel a guided tour and tasting. After we House Hotel & Spa as the leisurely day takes us to Queen chance to visit the V&A Museum. Centre this morning and travel to our visit neighbouring Balmoral Estate. Hot Blairs, Aberdeen Victoria’s favourite view at Loch Tummel. Thursday: We bid a fond farewell to the The hotel is centrally located in the overnight hotel, with a stop for lunch drinks and alcohol will be served this Further north & into the Highlands, we hotel staff as we head back this morning beautiful Victorian Town of Pitlochry en route. Hot drinks and alcohol will be afternoon. This Victorian mansion with pool, spa drive along the shoreline of Loch Earn in the Perthshire Highlands. There is to Hugglescote. served this afternoon. Sunday: Today we visit Crathes Castle and gym is set in quiet countryside passing rustic autumn woodlands, before also a cosy lounge with real log fires with its fairy-tale-like turrets and towers, 5 miles from Aberdeen. It has 2 bars, stopping in Crieff with a guided tour and and garden views. Thursday: We continue further north gargoyles of fantastic design & winding 2 restaurants and is 3 miles from the two tastings of the famous Grouse at the this morning, heading for our main Castle Trail. world’s oldest distillery. Beaches at St Andrews All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ hotel in Aberdeen, with a lovely stop on staircases. In the afternoon we journey coffee making facilities, television, the way. Hot drinks and alcohol will be on the Royal Deeside Railway. All rooms are en suite with tea/coffee Tuesday: We make the short journey telephone and hairdryer. served this afternoon. Monday: This morning we leave making facilities, television, and to Glamis, the childhood home of the hairdryer. The hotel also has leisure Scotland and make our way back down Queen Mother. Back at the hotel, after Friday: This morning we visit Drum facilities. south to our overnight hotel, stopping an early dinner, we hop on a transfer Castle, where we marvel upon the for lunch. Hot drinks and alcohol will be coach outside of the hotel, for a castle’s cross-period features from the served this afternoon. dazzling evening of music & light at the medieval to the Jacobean times. From Enchanted Forest. Using the stunning Single room supplement: £60 an impressive library, which is one Tuesday: After breakfast, we make our Single room supplement: £173.50 forest location near Pitlochry as a of the finest libraries in any Scottish way back to Leicestershire.

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout 3 Journey on the Brecon 3 Services of a Roberts Travel Beacon Railway Group Representative 3 Visit to Penderyn Distillery 3 Return ferry from Stranraer with guided tour & tasting to Belfast 3 Guided tour of Cardiff with tour 3 Entrance to Titanic Exhibition of the Welsh Assembly 3 Free time in Belfast 3 Free time in Cardiff 3 Visit to Giants Causeway 3 Guided tour of Gower Peninsula 3 Entrance to Bushmills with tour 3 Visit to Gower Heritage Centre and tasting with cream tea 3 Free time in Swansea Titanic Museum 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities

The Gower Heritage Centre Swansea, Cardiff & Titanic, Giants Causeway The Brecon Mountain Railway & ‘Narnia’ Monday 24th August, 5 days £445 Tuesday 2nd June, 5 days £599

This tour sees us stay in beautiful Swansea, Wales’ Waterfront The beautiful 6 counties of Northern Ireland attract many City. It sits on the sandy 5 mile stretch of Swansea Bay beach visitors each year and on this 5 day break we have included a and is a great base for exploring the best of South-West Wales. packed itinerary which will give us the opportunity to sail to Belfast via Stranraer, enjoy free time in the city, famous for We will also visit Cardiff, Wales’ Capital After, there will be some time to spend its shipbuilding and linen trades, visit the Titanic Exhibition city, with its Innovative architecture sitting at leisure. alongside historic buildings. and travel north to the world famous Giants Causeway and Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this hotel this morning, arriving back at Bushmills Whiskey Distillery. We will also visit St Patrick’s morning and make our way to Wales. Hugglescote. County and the Cathedral at Downpatrick. The author C S Tuesday: This morning we board the Lewis was born in Belfast and drew much of his inspiration coach for a journey on the Brecon Swansea Marriott for the Chronicles of Narnia from the “Mountains of Mourne Stormont Hotel Mountain Railway. This 6-mile return vintage steam train journey from Pant to Hotel which sweep down to the sea.” Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast Torpantau travels along the Taf Fechan Maritime Quarter, Swansea Reservoir before climbing to Torpantau Tuesday: We make our north and Friday: Today we have a tour of the The beautiful hotel is located just in the Brecon Beacons. After we visit This modern hotel is in a excellent travel to Stranraer to catch the ferry County Down with a guide, including minutes away from Belfast City Penderyn Distillery where we enjoy a position, on the waterfront over to Belfast. a visit to Downpatrick & Newcastle. Centre, adjacent to Stormont Estate overlooking the immaculately guided tour and tasting. overlooking the marina, close Wednesday: Today we visit the Titanic Saturday: This morning we take the ferry maintained wooded landscape, to the shops and the National Exhibition which extends over nine from Belfast back to Stranraer, arriving Wednesday: Today we travel to the making it the ideal base to explore Waterfront Museum. interactive galleries, with multiple back to the Travel Centre late evening. Gower Heritage Centre for a guided tour the surrounding area. of the beautiful Gower Peninsula, the All 119 bedrooms are en suite dimensions to the exhibition, drawing first place to be designated an Area of with tea/coffee making facilities. together special effects, dark rides, All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ Outstanding Natural Beauty. Included is a The hotel has leisure facilities. full-scale reconstructions and innovative coffee making facilities and television. Welsh Cream Tea before we head back to interactive features. After, there will enjoy some free time in Swansea. be some free time back in Belfast. Thursday: Today we head for Cardiff Thursday: This morning we make our for a guided tour on our coach, with an way north to visit Giants Causeway and Welsh Assembly Building Single room supplement: £128 Inside the Titanic Museum Single room supplement: £108 included tour of the Welsh Assembly. Bushmills Distillery.

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African Queen Cruise on the Thames 42 Kendal Ales, Rails & Lakes 43 Our holiday highlights Brighton Steam & Cream 44 Cardigan Bay Steam & Cruise 45 Cromer & the Heritage Railways of Norfolk 46 Cumbrian Cavalcade 47 Edinburgh Tattoo, Loch & Steam 48 English Riviera Sail & Steam 49 Great Railways of Devon & Cornwall 50 Kendal Great Yarmouth, Broads & Scenic Railways Settle to Carlisle Bure Valley Railway 51 of Scotland Railway, Hadrian’s Walking for Softies Great Yarmouth, Norfolk Broads Wall & the Lakes & the Poppy Line 52 in the Lakes Lake District Boat & Mountain Goat 53 Sunday 16th August, 5 days £385 Liverpool with Evening Dinner Cruise 54 Romantic Railways & Riverways of Yorkshire 55 Scenic Railways of Scotland 56 Settle to Carlisle Railway, Hadrian’s Wall Fewer places can measure up to the exquisite beauty of the & the Lakes 58 Lake District, an Area of Outstanding National Beauty. One of Snowdonia, Puffin Island, and Picturesque Portmeirion 60 the best ways of exploring this National Park is by foot, and Southsea, Mid Hants Railway Steaming Through the Vintage Railways this is your opportunity to join our expert walking guides for & Harbour Cruise 62 Kent Coast & Sussex of Snowdonia two days of ‘gentle’ walking in the Lake District. St Annes – Cruise, Steam & Cream 63 Countryside Steaming Through the Kent Coast Sunday: We depart the Travel Centre this Wednesday: Today we have a day off & Sussex Countryside 64 morning and make our way north with from walking and travel by coach to Vintage Railways of Snowdonia 65 a stop en route, aiming to arrive at the spend time in both Kendal and hotel late afternoon. Bowness-on-Windermere. Waterways & Railways of Cheshire & North Wales 66 Monday: Today we will meet our guide Thursday: We bid a fond farewell to Cumbria Grand Hotel for half a day of walking, with breaks. the hotel staff as we head back to Lindale Road, Grange Over Sands Hugglescote today, arriving back Tuesday: Once again we meet at the Travel Centre late afternoon. our guide for half a day of walking, The Cumbria Grand is set in 25 acres with breaks. of gardens and woodlands and is only a 15-minute drive from Lake Windermere. The beach is within easy Windermere, Lake District walking distance of the hotel. All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ coffee making facilities, television and hairdryer. Many rooms have panoramic seaviews over Morecambe Bay and beyond to the Yorkshire Dales.

Single room supplement: £64

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3 Transfer from Roberts Travel 3 Roberts Gold Service centre to the African Queen in 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, Mapledurham dinner and cooked breakfast 3 4 nights cruise aboard the throughout African Queen 3 Services of a Roberts Travel 3 Cruise stops: Goring, Wallingford, Group Representative Mapledurham, Caversham, Henley 3 Journey on part of the Settle to on Thames Carlisle line from Carlisle to Appleby Meals: 3 Guided brewery tour at Jennings 3 Full breakfast on board daily Brewery with tasting 3 A Cape Malay Meal on board 3 Free time in Keswick 3 Lunch at the Beetle Wedge 3 Entrance to Lowther Castle Riverside Restaurant & Gardens 3 One two course lunch on board 3 One light evening meal on board 3 Lunch in Caversham Settle to Carlisle railway 3 Meal and theatre ticket for the Mill at Sonning Dinner Theatre 3 A Traditional South African Braai / BBQ Meal on Board (served inside!) African Queen Cruise Ales, Rails & Lakes on the Thames Monday 14th September, 5 days £435 Wednesday 21st October 2020, 5 days £490 Wallingford

Meander along the river in comfort and style on this This wonderful tour sees us exploring the far north west quintessential Thames River Cruise enjoying the views and and the surrounding area, said to be one of the most scenic tasty food along the way. This is a unique opportunity to regions of the UK. We will visit the award-winning Lowther experience a relaxing cruise in ‘Wind in the Willows’ country Castle & Gardens, be both enlightened and inspired not just and through the Chilterns with stops at charming riverside by the setting of Lowther in its stunning and unspoilt corner towns and villages. of the Lake District National Park - but also by the story of both the colourful characters who have lived here and its The African Queen is a lovely Dutch Day 3: Today we walk through the old transformation in recent times. Barge with a big personality with cosy Village of Mapledurham before continuing comfortable cabins and welcoming hosts. our cruising to Caversham where we enjoy Monday: We depart the Travel Centre Thursday: This morning we visit Lowther This is Thames Tranquilty! a two-course lunch. In the afternoon we The African Queen this morning and make our way to Castle & Gardens. Little can prepare Gilsland Hall Hotel visit the Mill at Sonning Dinner Theatre. Day 1: We travel to the Mapledurham Cumbria with a stop en route. We you for the scale and beauty of Lowther Gilsland, Brampton, Cumbria Estate and board the African Queen in the Day 4: Today we cruise to Henley on Our floating home, The African aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. Castle which is set in a quintessential afternoon and then set off along the ‘Wind Thames to explore this beautiful town. Queen, is a 2 deck, 100ft Dutch English parkland landscape. Tuesday: This morning we head for The hotel is located close to the in the Willows’ route to Goring on Thames, Our meals today are a 2 course lunch on Barge with 8 cosy, comfortable cabins Carlisle where we catch the train Friday: We bid a fond farewell to village of Gilsland, in 140 acres of our stop for the night. A three course board and a traditional South African Braai and is one of the few passenger to Appleby, part of the Settle to the hotel staff as we head back to grounds, with spectacular views over ‘Cape Malay’ dinner is served on board. (BBQ) in the evening. cruisers on the Thames. the Cumbrian countryside. Carlisle line. Hugglescote this morning, arriving Day 2: We continue to Wallingford where Day 5: Our final cruise is upstream to We are lucky to be able to offer back late afternoon. The hotel has 94 bedrooms, all with Wednesday: Today we visit Jennings there is time to go ashore to explore Mapledurham while a two course this unique cruise and our hosts, en suite, tea/coffee making facilities, Brewery for a brewery tour. Your guide this little village famous for the filming of ‘Sunday Roast’ is served on board. Andy and Bonnie look forward to television and hairdryer. will bring the unique brewing story to Midsummer Murders and then continue welcoming you on board. Each cabin Keswick We say farewell to our hosts after lunch life. After our tour, settle down in the cruising to the Beetle Wedge riverside is en-suite with towels and toiletries. and travel back to the Travel centre, comfort of the Old Cooperage bar to restaurant for a two course lunch. In the Cabins are situated on the lower deck arriving in the early evening. sample a choice of 3 halves of Jennings afternoon we cruise to Mapledurham, while the upper deck has the lounge/ beer with locally produced chutneys and tonights stop and enjoy a light supper bar and dining area. exclusive Jennings Port. We then visit the on board. pretty market town of Keswick. Single supplement: £24 on the first Please note: This cruise is escorted 5 single rooms within our allocation to the port of departure only.

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout 3 Ride on the Bluebell Railway 3 New Quay boat trip 3 Scenic tour of the area on our coach 3 Visit to Aberystwyth including a visit to the nearby resort 3 Journey on the Gwili Steam Railway of Worthing 3 Free time in Cardigan 3 Arundel with a cream tea included 3 Free time in Carmarthen 3 Free day to explore Brighton at 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure your leisure facilities

Brighton

Brighton Steam & Cream Cardigan Bay Monday 13th July, 5 days £379 Steam & Cruise Monday 22nd June, 5 days £399 Cardigan town

Brighton’s long flat seafront promenade is lined with grand Cardigan, West Wales, is the gateway to the Teifi Valley and Victorian buildings that gaze out over the waters of the the Ceredigion Coastal Path. The ancient town sits on the English Channel, while rising steeply behind is the main town estuary of the River Teifi at the base of Cardigan Bay. with shops. Its unspoilt townscape and rich heritage Thursday: Today we take a ride on the No visit to Brighton would be complete the essence of heritage and urban. provide a nostalgic backdrop to a Gwili Steam Railway. This Railway is one thriving culture of arts and crafts, events of the UK’s most picturesque preserved without a wonder through ‘The Lanes’, We have included a cream tea here. an area long associated with small art and music festivals, and is a good base lines. Set in beautiful countryside with from which to discover Ceredigion, abundant wildlife, the line follows the galleries, antiques and curios with an Wednesday: We depart the hotel this Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire. River Gwili on a steady uphill journey atmosphere all of its own. morning for a ride on the Bluebell through farmland and wooded hillsides. Railway, one of the first preserved Monday: We depart the Travel Centre Monday: We depart the Travel Centre This afternoon, we spend time in heritage lines in the country. Old Ship Hotel this morning and make our way to Wales The Cliff Hotel & Spa this morning and make our way to Carmarthen. with a stop for lunch. We aim to arrive at Brighton with a stop en route. Thursday: Today we have a free day in Kings Road, Brighton Gwbert Road, Cardigan Brighton to explore as you choose. the hotel late afternoon. Friday: We bid a fond farewell to Tuesday: This morning we have a scenic the hotel staff as we head back to With parts dating back as far as 1559, Tuesday: This morning we take a boat The hotel is set in 30 acres of tour on the coach, visiting the seaside Friday: We bid a fond farewell to Hugglescote this morning, arriving back the hotel is Brighton’s most historic trip along the Cardigan Bay Marine headland overlooking beautiful resort of Worthing. We will also visit the hotel staff as we head back to late afternoon. hotel, seamlessly combining modern Heritage Coast. The coastal waters are Cardigan Bay in South West Wales. Arundel, the market town which captures Hugglescote today. design with the building’s original home to an abundance of fascinating Its coastal location offers spectacular period features. Its iconic seafront marine life including one of only two St Carannog, Llangrannog Beach views of the sea, river estuary and location lends itself to stunning Cardigan Island. All bedrooms are en Arundel Castle resident populations of Bottlenose panoramic Seaviews. Dolphins in the UK - 250 identified in suite with tea/coffee making facilities, Cardigan Bay. The afternoon can be television and hairdryer. There is also All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ a quiet lounge, conservatory, two spent at leisure in Cardigan. coffee making facilities, television bars, swimming pool and spa bath. and hairdryer. Wednesday: Today we visit Aberystwyth, The hotel does have a lift although the major town and holiday resort on the not to all rooms. Single room supplement: £120. west coast of Wales. Room upgrades available on request Single room supplement: £40 on the at a supplement first 4 singles available

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout 3 Journey on the North Norfolk 3 Services of a Tour Manager Railway 3 Keilder Water & Forest Park 3 Journey on the Bittern Line 3 Cumbria Coast Railway journey 3 Journey on the Mid Norfolk Railway 3 Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway 3 Journey on the Bure Valley Railway 3 Visit to the town of Barnard Castle 3 Free time in Wroxham 3 Southern Comfort Mississippi Paddle Boat

The line from Holt to Cromer

Cromer & the Heritage Cumbrian Cavalcade Railways of Norfolk Monday 27th July, 5 days £435 Monday 27th April, 5 days £499

Barnard Castle bridge

This lovely tour sees us combine visits to both the gorgeous We explore beautiful Cumbria by train as we follow the countryside and unique towns of Norfolk with trips on the Cumbrian Coastline from Carlisle, through Maryport & wonderful heritage railways in the area. We leave behind the Whiteheaven to Ravenglass. From Ravenglass, the only coastal hustle, bustle and stress of everyday living as we enjoy these village in the UNESCO World Heritage site, Lake District nostalgic train rides from a lost era of steam travel. National Park, we travel across the estuary, through the hills, past seven request stops with a 1:40 gradient at times, en We will be based in the traditional Wednesday: This morning we board seaside resort of Cromer, known for its the coach and head for the market route to our final destination some seven miles up the line to tasty Cromer Crabs. town of Wymondham where we Dalegarth for Boot Station. journey through 11 miles of unspoilt Monday: We depart the Travel Centre countryside on the Mid Norfolk Railway Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this Friday: We bid a fond farewell to this morning and make our way to to Dereham. The Cliftonville Hotel morning and make our way north with a the hotel staff as we head back this Gilsland Hall Hotel Cromer with a stop en route. Seafront, Cromer stop en route. morning to Hugglescote, arriving back Gilsland, Brampton, Cumbria Thursday: Today we head for the Tuesday: Today we journey first on late afternoon. historic market town of Aylsham as we Tuesday: Today we take a scenic drive the North Norfolk Railway (The Poppy The hotel, located on the West The hotel is located close to the experience the magic of steam through through the North Pennines to visit the Line) from Holt to Sheringham. Enjoy Cliff, has established an enviable village of Gilsland, in 140 acres of nine miles of Norfolk countryside on delightful market town of Barnard Castle. the scenic countryside of North Norfolk reputation as one of North Norfolk’s grounds, with spectacular views over the Bure Valley Railway to Wroxham. along with seaviews, supplemented by leading hotels has stunning coastal Wednesday: This morning we start our the Cumbrian countryside. After some free time here, we travel to the National Trust area of Sheringham views and is just a 10-minute walk first railway journey in Carlisle. The line Horning to board the Southern Comfort The hotel has 94 bedrooms, all with Park, through Kelling heath and from the town centre, follows the Cumbrian coastline through Mississippi Paddle Boat. en suite, tea/coffee making facilities, woodland. Maryport and Whitehaven, with stunning All 30 bedrooms are en suite with television and hairdryer. Friday: We bid a fond farewell to Seaviews to Ravenglass. Here we join the After, we ride on the Bittern Line from tea/coffee making facilities. All rooms the hotel staff as we head back Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway. Sheringham to Norwich. It is considered have either side or front seaviews. to Hugglescote. to be one of the most scenic railways in Thursday: Today we head for Longtown Great Britain. & drive along Liddesdale as we make our No single supplement. Executive rooms way to picturesque Kielder Water & Forest available on request at a supplement Park. After time at the Visitor Centre, we Single supplement: £24 on the first of £25 per person per night continue to Bellingham & Hexham, with Ravenglass Station 5 single rooms within our allocation its striking Abbey.

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 3 nights hotel accommodation 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, with cooked breakfast throughout dinner and cooked breakfast 3 Dinner on two nights and throughout a packed lunch on one day 3 Journey on the South 3 Ticket for Edinburgh Military Tattoo Devon Railway 3 Free time in Edinburgh 3 Cruise on the River Exe 3 Journey on the Bo’ness and 3 Visit to Exmouth with some Kinneil Railway free time 3 Cruise on the SS Sir Walter Scott 3 Free time in Newton Abbott 3 Free day in Paignton

The Sir Walter Scott steamship

Edinburgh Tattoo, Loch & Steam English Riviera Sail & Steam Friday 14th August, 4 days £399 Saturday 22nd August, 5 days £399 Tuesday 18th August, 4 days £399

Teignbridge

Set against the magnificent backdrop of Edinburgh Castle, Tucked midway between Torquay and Brixham on the English the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is one of the world’s most Riviera, Paignton is known for its beautiful award-winning spectacular events. sandy beaches, first class attractions and pretty harbour.

The Massed Pipes and Drums, Massed through open countryside towards Saturday: We depart the Travel Centre Tuesday: Today is your free day in Military Bands, Display Teams, Dancers Manuel. On returning to Bo’ness, we this morning and make our way to Paignton. Why not stroll along the flat and the haunting lament of the Lone Piper will make our way to Edinburgh for the Paignton, arriving in the afternoon. seafront or enjoy some retail therapy set against the magnificent backcloth evening performance of the Tattoo. in the mainly pedestrianised shopping Sunday: We make our way to Exmouth area where you will find small of Edinburgh Castle makes this a truly Please note: Access to the Tattoo is via a for a River Exe cruise, with some free independent retailers. amazing event….said to be the ‘greatest steep gradient which may prove difficult time in Exmouth. show on earth’. for those with walking difficulties. Wednesday: We bid a fond farewell to Monday: This morning we make our King Robert Hotel the hotel staff this morning as we make Marine Hotel With an included train journey on the Day 3: This morning we travel to Loch way to Newton Abbot for market day. our way back to Hugglescote, with a stop Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway as well as Katrine in the heart of Trossachs for a Glasgow Road, Bannockburn, Stirling After, we head for Buckfastleigh for a Adelphi Road, Seafront, Paignton en route. a cruise on the famous SS Walter Scott 45-minute cruise aboard the historic return journey to Totnes, on the South steamship, this is a wonderful opportunity steamship Sir Walter Scott. Enjoy the The King Robert Hotel is situated on Devon Railway. Situated on a level position, directly to be part of Scotland’s military musical magnificent scenery, shaped by nature the site of the Battle of Bannockburn opposite Paignton Seafront and a extravaganza. and featured in poetry by Sir Walter Scott. on the outskirts of historic Stirling. short walk to the town centre, you After a memorable trip we travel to the This is a family run hotel where you couldn’t ask for a better located hotel Day 1: We make our way to Scotland this small town of Aberfoyle, before returning will always find a friendly welcome. in Paignton on the English Riviera. morning, making adequate comfort stops to the hotel late this afternoon. All 53 bedrooms are en suite with before arriving at the hotel in time to All 52 bedrooms are en suite tea/coffee making facilities & freshen up before dinner at the hotel. Day 4: We bid a fond farewell to the with tea/coffee making facilities, television. The hotel does have some hotel as we head back to Hugglescote, television, telephone and a hairdryer. ground floor rooms. Day 2: Today we travel to the station arriving late afternoon. There is also a lounge bar. There is at Bo’ness for a wonderful journey that no lift at the hotel. follows the shire of the Firth of Forth, No single supplement on the first 5 single before climbing a tree-lined gradient with rooms available. Seaview rooms or specific spectacular views. We continue through room number requests are charged at £5 the woodlands of Birkhill and cross Single room supplement: £36 Goodrington Sands per room per night the impressive Avon viaduct, travelling

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throrughout throughout 3 Services of a Tour Manager 3 Journey on the Bure Valley Railway 3 Ride on the Paignton & Dartmouth 3 Norfolk Broads cruise Steam Railway 3 Visit to Cromer 3 River Dart ride from Dartmouth 3 Free day to explore Great Yarmouth to Totnes 3 Ride on the Tamar Valley Line from Plymouth to Gunnislake 3 Ride on the Looe Valley Line to Liskeard 3 Free time in Looe 3 Free time in Tavistock 3 Free time in St Austell

Bure Valley Railway

Great Railways of Great Yarmouth, Broads Devon & Cornwall & Bure Valley Railway Monday 31st August, 5 days £515 Saturday 5th September, 5 days £335

British steam locomotive Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth

You don’t have to be a rail enthusiast to enjoy the wonderful Located on the east coast of Norfolk, one of the driest and scenery of Devon & Cornwall from a different viewpoint sunniest counties in England, Great Yarmouth is Norfolk’s on a train. premier beach resort. Relax surrounded by stunning wide sandy beaches, beautiful countryside and the famous The Looe Valley Line links the bustling Railway to Kingswear. From here, we Norfolk Broads. market town of Liskeard with the take the ferry over the Dart to the ‘olde picturesque fishing port of Looe. worlde’ port of Dartmouth with time available before boarding a river boat for The town centre and marketplace are Tuesday: Today is a free day to explore The journey is full of beautiful views out a ride up the scenic River Dart to Totnes. just a short stroll from the seafront. There the resort as you choose. of the train window. Heavily wooded are all sorts of interesting independent Wednesday: We bid a fond farewell to valleys teaming with wildlife open to Wednesday: This morning we board our shops, as well as the shopping mall, the the hotel staff this morning as we make glorious estuary views as the river meets coach and make our way to Plymouth unique Rows and a heritage quarter that our way back to Hugglescote, with a stop the sea. Bird watchers will love this line Station where we board the train for a Moorland Garden makes the town a fascinating place to New Beach Hotel en route. as, especially at low tide, the river is full beautiful journey up the beautiful Tamar Hotel visit at any time of the year. Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth of wading birds such as Little egrets, Grey Estuary to Gunnislake. Here our driver will Yeoland Down, Yelverton Saturday: We depart the Travel Centre herons, Oystercatchers and Curlews. meet us where we continue to Tavistock The hotel is situated in Great for free time. this morning and make our way to Great Leaving the city of Plymouth behind you The hotel is located on the edge of Yarmouth with a stop en route, arriving at WHAT OUR Yarmouth’s most central and lively as you travel out on the Tamar Valley Line, Thursday: Today we head for Looe, a busy Dartmoor National Park, nestling in the hotel late afternoon. location, on the sea front opposite you quickly become immersed in the fishing port, for some free time before we nine acres of picturesque and tranquil CUSTOMERS SAY Britannia Pier and adjacent to the views of the beautiful area, rolling green board the train for a pretty journey up the moorland garden. Sunday: Today we head for a wonderful shops and resort amenities. fields with cows and sheep peacefully Looe Valley line to Liskeard. We will then experience, combining a nostalgic steam The hotel doesn’t have a lift and “Hotel in a great position All 75 bedrooms are en suite grazing, sleepy villages and beautiful river head to St Austell where you can enjoy hauled train trip through the picturesque there around 20 stairs to the first with tea/coffee making facilities, crossings. exploring this bustling market town. Norfolk countryside together with a boat on the seafront” floor, although there are some television, internal telephone, cruise on the beautiful Norfolk Broads. Mrs Andrews, Shepshed Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the ground floor rooms available. hairdryer. There is a spacious lounge morning and make our way to Yelverton hotel staff as we head back this morning Monday: This morning we board the and large dance floor. with a stop en route. We aim to arrive at to Hugglescote, arriving back late coach to visit the classic seaside town of the hotel late afternoon. afternoon. Cromer, with perhaps the most famous “Been to this hotel before Single supplement on the first single Single supplement: £100 on the first pier on the Norfolk Coast. rooms: £40. Seaview rooms at a Tuesday: We Travel to Paignton for a ride and would go again” 3 single rooms within our allocation supplement of £32 per person per stay on the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Mr & Mrs Edwards, Loughboroughk

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 Roberts Platinum Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout 3 Journey on the Poppy Line 3 Services of a Roberts Travel 3 Free time in Sheringham Group Representative 3 Norfolk Broads cruise 3 Mountain Goat tour of the Western Lake District 3 Free day in Great Yarmouth 3 Visit to Muncaster Castle, Gardens & Hawk Owl Centre 3 Ullswater Lake Cruise Poppy Line steam train 3 Free time in Pooley Bridge 3 Free time in Keswick facilities

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk Lake District Boat Broads & the Poppy Line & Mountain Goat Monday 6th July, 5 days £389 Monday 3rd August, 5 days £585 Ullswater in the Lake District

Located on the east coast of Norfolk, one of the driest, Discover the beautiful sights of the Western Lake District sunniest counties in England, Great Yarmouth is Norfolk’s as we enjoy an adventurous full-day tour by minibus off the premier beach resort. beaten track.

The town centre and market place are Friday: We bid a fond farewell to We will discover magnificent scenery, We will also visit Muncaster Castle, where just a short stroll from the seafront. There the hotel staff as we head back this including beautiful mountains and dramatic the breath-taking vista of the Western are all sorts of interesting independent morning to Hugglescote, arriving lakes. We make our way over the Wrynose Lakeland fells and Scafell Pike, (England’s shops, as well as the shopping mall, the back late afternoon. and Hardknott passes, the steepest highest mountain) means the views alone unique Rows and a heritage quarter that passes in England as we drive past the make the trip worthwhile. makes the town a fascinating place to extraordinary remains of Hardknott Roman Wednesday: We depart the hotel today visit at any time of the year. North Norfolk Railway Fort, 1,000 feet up in the fells. and head for Pooley Bridge, the pretty Monday: We depart the Travel Centre Prom Hotel We will encounter ‘Britain’s Favourite View’ Lakeland village, where we will have Skiddaw Hall Hotel this morning and make our way to Great Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth at Wastwater, England’s deepest and some free time. After, we take a short Main Street, Keswick Yarmouth with a stop en route. most dramatic lake. A visit to Muncaster walk to board the Steamer for a cruise on Castle is included, where you can explore Ullswater, England’s most beautiful lake, Tuesday: Today we depart the hotel for This beautifully maintained family run The Skiddaw Hotel is set in the its internationally acclaimed gardens and sitting amidst the splendour of some of the Holt where we board the train for a ride hotel is situated on Great Yarmouth’s picturesque market town of Keswick World Owl trust. The beautiful scenery of finest fell sin Lakeland. It is also the setting on the Poppy Line to Sheringham. Once golden mile and is a short walk from and is the ideal base to enjoy the the Coniston Fells and Consiton Water for William Wordsworth famous ‘Daffodils’ here, there will be some free time to the town centre and beach. area and all it has to offer with bring an end to this classic tour of the poem. This 60-minute cruise takes us to explore at leisure. stunning lakes and fells on the All 42 bedrooms are en suite with Lake District. Glennriding Pier where we meet our doorstep. All 43 bedrooms are Wednesday: This morning we head for tea/coffee making facilities. There is coach. Hot drinks and alcohol will be Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this en-suite bedrooms, television and Wroxham, where we board the boat to a newly refurbished bar and a new served this afternoon. morning and make our way to north with a hairdryer. Relax in the conservatory cruise the Broads on the award-winning elegant restaurant. stop en route, aiming to arrive at the hotel Thursday: This morning is your free day overlooking the square and the cosy Broads Tours of Wroxham. late afternoon. Hot drinks and alcohol will to explore Keswick at leisure as today is lounge bar. Although the hotel has a lift, there are some steps to negotiate Thursday: Today is your free day to be served this afternoon. market day. to some rooms. explore Great Yarmouth as you choose. Single supplement on the first Tuesday: This morning we will be collected Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel 5 single rooms available: £82 by mini coach from the hotel to discover staff as we head back to Hugglescote No single room supplement on the (double for sole) the beautiful sights of the Western Lake today, arriving back at the Travel Centre first 5 single rooms available District with The Mountain Goat. late afternoon.

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 3 nights hotel accommodation 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, and cooked breakfast throughout dinner and cooked breakfast 3 2 evening meals at the hotel throughout 3 Free time in Chester 3 Services of a Roberts Travel Group Representative 3 Guided tour of Liverpool 3 Journey on the Embsay 3 Visit to The Cavern Club & Bolton Abbey Railway 3 Evening Cruise with Dinner 3 Journey on the Keighley 3 Free time in Liverpool & Worth Railway 3 Beatles Story exhibition ticket 3 Free morning in Skipton for the weekly market 3 Visit to Grassington & Pateley Bridge 3 Entrance to Riddlesden Hall

The Lady Chapel

Liverpool with Evening Romantic Railways & Dinner Cruise Riverways of Yorkshire Monday 29th June, 4 days £305 Monday 22nd June, 5 days £459

Pateley Bridge

City of the Beatles, culture and sport, Liverpool has something See the classic scenery of the Dales as we journey on two of to offer every one. the most scenic railways Yorkshire has to offer.

You will love the vibrant waterfront which This evening, we make our way to The Embsay & Bolton Railway runs just Thursday: Today we board the coach is centred around the Albert Dock, it’s full Albert Dock for an evening dinner cruise under 5 miles between the recreated for a journey on the Keighley & Worth of cafes, shops, restaurants and museums onboard ‘The Floating Grace’. See award-winning station at Bolton Abbey Railway. In the afternoon we visit and is home to exciting events. the best views of Liverpool’s historic and Embsay Station which was built Riddlesden Hall. This hidden gem was docklands, enjoy excellent food, and in 1888. saved from demolition in 1934 by the Monday: We depart the Travel Centre make use of on-board bar and relax Brigg brothers of Keighley. It now offers this morning and make our way to We will journey on the Keighley & Worth in style. a friendly Yorkshire welcome to all who Liverpool with a stop en route in Valley Railway which runs five miles along pass through its 400-year-old doors. Chester, aiming to arrive at the hotel late Wednesday: Today, spend the day the Worth Valley to Oxenhope. afternoon. After dinner, the time is your at leisure in Liverpool, with included Friday: We bid a fond farewell to Mercure Liverpool As well as the train journeys, we will visit Rendezvous Hotel own to spend at leisure. entrance to The Beatles Story. the hotel staff as we head back to Riddlesden Hall with its peaceful and Atlantic Tower Hotel Hugglescote today, arriving back Skipton Tuesday: After breakfast, we meet our Thursday: This morning we leave the calm garden. The thousands of flowers Chapel Street, Liverpool at the Travel Centre late afternoon. Keighley Road, Skipton guide for a guided tour of Liverpool on hotel, making our way back to the create a canvas of blue, yellow and white. the coach with an included visit to the Midlands, with a stop en route. The hotel is a stunning hotel set on Monday: We depart the Travel Centre This charming, family run hotel, sits Cavern Club. the edge of the city’s commercial this morning and make our way to Sedber Lane, Grassington alongside the famous Leeds Liverpool district, opposite the Royal Liver Yorkshire with a stop en route, aiming to Canal, and less than a mile from The Three Graces Building and just 10 minutes’ walk arrive at the hotel late afternoon. the centre of the delightful market away from The Cavern Club, Albert town of Skipton, the ‘Gateway to Dock and Liverpool One. Tuesday: Today we take a ride on the the Dales’. All 96 bedrooms are en Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway. After suite with tea/coffee making facilities, All 225 bedrooms are en suite with meeting our coach, we visit the beautiful two lounges. The hotel has leisure tea/coffee making facilities, television village of Grassington & the lovely facilities including swimming pool, and hairdryer. market town of Pateley Bridge. sauna & steam bath). Wednesday: This morning is free to explore the weekly market in Skipton, before taking a relaxing canal cruise. Single room supplement: £90 Single room supplement: £100

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3 Roberts Platinum Service 3 5 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast at Grant Arms Hotel 3 2 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast at overnight hotels 3 Services of a Roberts Travel Group Representative 3 Return journey on the Jacobite Steam Train from Fort William to Mallaig 3 Single journey on the Kyle to Inverness Line 3 Single journey on the Strathspey Railway

Strathspey Railway

Scenic Railways of Scotland Sunday 17th May, 8 days £945

The highlight of this fabulous tour is a magnificent journey on the famous Jacobite steam train, considered to be one of the greatest railway journeys in the world. Along the way, we encounter spectacular scenery and travel across the iconic Glennfinnan Viaduct’s 21 arches, featured in the Harry Potter films.

Sunday: We depart the Travel Centre Tuesday: Today we journey on the through Scot’s pine woodlands and this morning and make our way north. Jacobite Steam Train, taking us on an past heather covered moorland, with We will make a stop en route, before 84-mile return journey from Fort William the Cairngorms Mountain range every arriving at our overnight hotel, just over to Malliag and back. We will spend over present in the background. the border in Scotland. Hot drinks and an hour and half in the fishing village of alcohol will be served this afternoon. Mallaig, before boarding the train for Friday: Today can be spent at leisure in the return journey. Hot drinks and alcohol Grantown-on-Spey. The town’s Square Grant Arms Hotel Monday: We make our way further will be served this afternoon. and High Street are lined with unique, north this morning, heading for the independent and interesting shops The Square, Grantown-on-Spey lovely Grant Arms Hotel, stopping in Wednesday: This morning we ride selling everything from clothes to whisky, Scotland’s fair city, Perth for some free the Kyle Line from Inverness to Kyle of with numerous cafes to relax. Situated in the heart of Grantown- time. Hot drinks and alcohol will be Lochalsh. This incredible scenic journey on-Spey, this gem of a hotel offers Saturday: We bid a fond farewell to served this afternoon. takes us across Scotland from coast to modern comforts whist retaining its the hotel staff this morning, as we make coast. Countless photo opportunities traditional character. In 1860, Queen present themselves as we wind through our way south to our overnight hotel, Strathspey, Scottish Highlands Victoria & Prince Albert stayed here! wooded hillsides and over sparse moors, stopping at Loch Lomond en route. climbing over the highlands and past Hot drinks and alcohol will be served The large, traditional restaurant is charming loch-side and seaside towns. this afternoon. in a beautiful, high ceilinged room Hot drinks and alcohol will be served which overlooks the High Street and Sunday: We depart our overnight hotel the bar and lounge areas are cosy this afternoon. this morning and make our way back and relaxing. Thursday: Today we journey on the to Leicestershire. Strathspey Railway, from Aviemore to Broomhill, the most northerly Steam Heritage Railway in Britain. The train Single room supplement: £179 Jacobite steam train travels alongside the famous River Spey, (double or twin for sole)

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3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout 3 Services of a Tour Manager 3 Cruise on Ullswater Lake 3 Free time in Keswick 3 Lakes Distillery tour with tasting 3 Guided tour of Hadrian’s Wall 3 Visit to Vindolanda Fort & Museum 3 A train journey on the Settle to Carlisle Railway

Vindolanda Roman fort

Settle to Carlisle Railway, Hadrian’s Wall & the Lakes Monday 29th June, 5 days £455

This wonderful tour showcases some of the most spectacular landscapes of both the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales.

We will journey on the Settle to Carlisle Wednesday: This morning we meet Railway, arguably the most scenic railway our guide for a full day guided tour of Ullswater by Pooley Bridge Lake route in the United Kingdom. It is widely Hadrian’s Wall. We travel along passing held to be one of the best constructed some fabulous scenery along the route and engineered railway lines in England of Hadrian’s Wall, with a visit to the and is rightly considered to be a Roman Vindolanda Fort & Museum, masterpiece of Victorian engineering. the most exciting archaeological site Keswick on Hadrian’s wall. After, we visit the Also included is a cruise on Ullswater charming market town of Hexham. in the Lake District, a lake known for its Gilsland Hall Hotel beauty which has inspired many famous Thursday: Today we take a spectacular Gilsland, Brampton, Cumbria writers and artists over the centuries. train journey along the famous Settle to Carlisle Railway with its towering Monday: We depart the Travel Centre viaducts, bridges, long deep tunnels The hotel is located close to the this morning and make our way to and lovingly kept station gardens. village of Gilsland, in 140 acres of Cumbria with a stop for lunch. We aim to grounds, with spectacular views over arrive at the hotel late afternoon. Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the Cumbrian countryside. the hotel staff as we head back to Tuesday: We depart the hotel today Hugglescote this morning, arriving The hotel has 94 bedrooms, all with and head for Pooley Bridge, the pretty en suite, tea/coffee making facilities, back late afternoon. Lakeland village, where we take a short television and hairdryer. walk to board the Steamer for a cruise on Ullswater. This 60-minute cruise takes us to Glennriding Pier. We stop in the pretty town of Keswick, before heading to The Lakes Distillery, England’s largest distillery. We enjoy a guided tour with Single supplement: £24 on the first tasting of whiskey, gin and vodka. Hadrian’s Wall 5 single rooms within our allocation

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout 3 Puffin Island Cruise 3 Visit to Llandudno with some free time 3 Journey on the Welsh Highland Railway 3 Entrance to Portmeirion 3 Free time in Caernarfon 3 Free time in Llanberis 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure

Snowdonia

Snowdonia, Puffin Island, and Picturesque Portmeirion Monday 15th June, 5 days £465

See some of north Wales most stunning scenery, mountains and coastline on this lovely tour staying at The Celtic Royal Hotel in Caernarfon.

Included is a Puffin Island cruise. Puffin Island is a bird sanctuary and a nesting site for many species of breeding seabirds, there’s also a resident colony of Atlantic Grey Seals. You may even be lucky enough to encounter porpoise, sometimes even dolphins. We will visit Portmeirion, created by Welsh architect Clough Williams-Ellis from 1925 to 1976. He wanted to show how a naturally beautiful site could be developed without spoiling it. As we travel on the Welsh Highland Railway, the views, as the train goes from coast-coast are spectacular as it crosses the Celtic Royal Hotel slopes of Snowdon before dropping down through the forest, Bangor Street, Caernarfon then farmland to the coast. Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make This hotel is located within walking our way to Wales with a stop en route. distance of Caernarfon’s walled town and castle, a UNESCO World Tuesday: This morning we travel over the Menai Straight to the Heritage site, between Snowdonia’s Isle of Anglesey for a Puffin Island Cruise. During this leisurely 90-minute cruise you’ll take in some wonderful scenery and mountains and the sea. landmarks including Penmon Lighthouse. All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ Wednesday: Today we take a ride on the Welsh Highland coffee making facilities, television Railway from Caernarfon to Porthmadog. and visit Portmeirion and hairdryer. The hotel has leisure village. facilities including swimming pool, sauna and steam room. Thursday: This morning is free to explore Caernarfon, with its impressive castle. In the afternoon we journey across the Llanberis Pass to Llanberis for some free time. Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we head Atlantic puffins Harbor of Caernarfon Single room supplement: £96 back this morning to Hugglescote.

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout 3 Entrance to Milestones Museum 3 Visit to the market town of Skipton 3 Journey on the Mid Hants Railway 3 2 hour cruise in Skipton with 3 Visit to Chichester cream tea 3 Chichester Harbour Cruise 3 Journey on the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway 3 Visit to Portsmouth 3 Free time in Bowness-on 3 Free time in Southsea -Windermere 3 Free day in St Annes-on-Sea 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities

Medstead station

Southsea, Mid Hants St Annes Cruise, Railway & Harbour Cruise Steam & Cream Monday 15 June, 5 days £439 Monday 1st June, 5 days £419 Haverthwaite Railway

The seaside resort of Southsea is in Portsmouth at the St Annes-on-Sea’s town is a haven of tranquillity and calm - southern end of Portsea Island. It is a stylish resort which mixing the fabulous, old-fashioned holiday experience with offers great museums and exciting places to visit. There is top-class modern shopping facilities and cafes. a beach with two piers, a scenic promenade and a good Take a stroll along the promenade through the Lever Valley on the Lakeside selection of shops and cafes. in St Annes, past the bandstand and and Haverthwaite Railway. After, there Promenade Gardens and you’ll find the will be some free time in Bowness-on- With so much to see and do in the local Thursday: Today we depart the hotel for beautifully preserved Victorian Pier, an Windermere. area, our hotel makes a perfect base to a visit to the maritime city of Portsmouth, important landmark reflecting the town’s explore further afield. with the afternoon free in Southsea. heritage. Relax for a moment and take in Wednesday: This morning we board the coach for a visit to Skipton for a 2-hour Monday: We depart the Travel Centre Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the the panoramic views of the Irish Sea and cruise with a cream tea. There will also this morning and make our way south hotel staff as we head back this morning Best Western Royal the beach stretched out in front of you, Clifton Park Hotel with a stop en route. to Hugglescote. there’s sure to be something to enjoy in be some free time here. Beach Hotel Clifton Drive South, St Annes-on-Sea. Thursday: Today is your free day in Tuesday: This morning we board the St Helen’s Parade, Portsmouth St Annes-on-Sea coach for a visit to Milestones Museum Monday: We depart the Travel Centre resort to enjoy all St Annes-on-Sea Chichester Cathedral this morning and make our way to St has to offer. where we take a trip back to Victorian The hotel is located on the Centrally located in the stylish Annes-on-Sea with a stop en route. times. You can explore a network of Promenade enjoying panoramic views Friday: We depart the hotel this seaside town of St Annes on Sea, full-size streets inside a purpose-built over the Solent. It sits proudly on the Tuesday: Today we board the coach morning, making a stop, before only 1 mile from leafy Lytham and museum, telling the story of Hampshire’s seafront and has done since 1866. All to enjoy a one-way steam train journey returning to Hugglescote late afternoon. 3 miles from bustling Blackpool. social, industrial and commercial history. 124 bedrooms are en suite with tea/ The hotel provides the best of both This afternoon we enjoy a journey on coffee making facilities, television and comfort and hospitality to every the Mid Hants Railway known as the WiFi. The hotel has 2 lifts but there St Anne’s Pier guest. All 49 bedrooms are en suite Watercress Line are some steps to the hotel entrance. with tea/coffee making facilities, Wednesday: Today we depart the There are no ground floor bedrooms. television, telephone and hairdryer. hotel for a visit to the cathedral city of The hotel has a heated indoor pool. Chichester for market day. This afternoon No single supplement on the first No single room supplement on the enjoy a relaxing and scenic Chichester 11 single rooms. Seaview rooms first 5 rooms available. Executive rooms Harbour Cruise. on request and incur a supplement available on request at a supplement

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3 Roberts Platinum Service 3 Roberts Platinum Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout 3 Services of a Roberts Travel 3 Services of a Roberts Travel Group Representative Group Representative 3 Journey on the Bluebell Railway 3 Glass of wine with dinner on the 3 Free time in Tunbridge Wells last night 3 Journey on the Kent & East 3 Return Great Orme Tramway Ride Sussex Railway 3 Free time in Llandudno 3 Entrance to Bodiam Castle 3 Return journey on the Snowdon 3 Visit to Herne Bay Mountain Railway 3 Visit to Whitstable 3 Return journey on the Llanberis Lake Railway 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities 3 Journey on the Ffestiniog Railway, Porthmadog to Blaenau Ffestiniog 3 Free time in Betws-y-Coed Steam at the Bluebell Railway

Steaming Through the Kent Vintage Railways Coast & Sussex Countryside of Snowdonia Monday 14th September, 5 days £555 Monday 6th April, 5 days £469

The Great Orme Tramway

Enjoy a step back in time on the Kent & East Sussex Railway, as Explore one of the most beautiful parts of Wales on some the line gently winds its way from Tenterden for 10 and a half of the most scenic vintage railway journeys in Great Britain. miles, through unspoilt countryside. The line terminates in the On the Snowdonia Mountain Railway, we Wednesday: This morning we take a shadow of the magnificent National Trust castle at Bodiam. take a journey to ‘the rooftop of Wales’ ride on the Snowdonia Mountain Railway, and, weather permitting, we will have at 3,560ft Mount Snowdon is the highest We will also ride on the Bluebell Railway, Thursday: This morning we board the spectacular views. mountain in England and Wales. In the railway was one of the first preserved coach for a ride to Tenterden, for a journey the afternoon, we take a ride on the on the Kent & East Sussex Railway. In the Sit back and relax as we enjoy the heritage lines in the country, resulting in Llanberis Lake Railway, a narrow-gauge afternoon we visit Bodiam Castle. Hot 13.5-mile journey on the Ffestiniog one of the finest collections of vintage railway which follows the shores of drinks and alcohol will be served this Railway with dramatic views of locomotives and carriages, many of which the lakes. were preserved straight out of service from afternoon. mountains, lakes and waterfalls around every corner. The track climbs 700ft from Thursday: Today we travel through British Railways. Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel Marriott Tudor Park Hotel The Royal Victoria staff as we head back to Hugglescote & Country Club sea level as we journey towards the slate the spectacular scenery of Snowdonia Hotel Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this today, arriving back at the Travel Centre quarrying town of Blaenau Ffestiniog. National park as we make our way morning and make our way to Maidstone Ashford Road, Bearsted, Maidstone to the seaside town of Porthmadog, Llanberis, Gwynedd late afternoon. Monday: We depart the Travel Centre with a stop en route, aiming to arrive at via the pretty village of Beddgelert, to this morning and make our way to Wales the hotel late afternoon. Hot drinks and Located in a semi-rural location just board a train on the Ffestiniog Railway. The hotel is uniquely located close with a stop en route, aiming to arrive at Bodiam Castle outside of Maidstone, this hotel is After arriving in Blaenau Ffestiniog, we to Llanberis at the foot of Snowdon, alcohol will be served this afternoon. the hotel late afternoon. ideally positioned for touring the travel by coach to the pretty village of within 30 acres of its own gardens Tuesday: This morning we travel to East surrounding area. Tuesday: Today, we enjoy a lovely Betws-y-Coed where we make a short and woodlands. Grinstead for a ride on the Bluebell Railway All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ drive via Colwyn Bay to the ‘Queen of stop before continuing to the hotel. All 104 bedrooms are en suite with to Sheffield Park, before continuing to the Welsh resorts’, Llandudno. Included coffee making facilities, television Friday: We bid a fond farewell to tea/coffee making facilities, television stylish town of Tunbridge Wells. Hot drinks is a ride to the top of the Great Orme and hairdryer. There is a stylish bar the hotel staff as we head back to and telephone. The hotel has a lift to and alcohol will be served this afternoon. on the beautifully restored tram which and lounge area. The hotel has Hugglescote today, arriving back at the all floors. climbs 1500m, stopping at the Halfway Wednesday: Today we head to the seaside leisure facilities. Travel Centre late afternoon. town of Herne Bay, where we spend some Station to visit the exhibition about this free time, before visiting Whitstable. fascinating funicular. From the summit, there are outstanding views across Hot drinks and alcohol will be served Single supplement on the first 6 single No single supplement on the first Anglesey and the peak of Snowdonia. this afternoon. rooms available: £120 (double for sole) 5 single rooms available

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout 3 Canal trip on the Edwin Clark 3 Ride on the Anderton Boat lift 3 Visit to Liverpool with some free time 3 Mersey Ferry river trip 3 Journey on the Llangollen Railway 3 Pontcysyllte Aquaduct canal trip

Waterways & Railways of Cheshire & North Wales Monday 24th August, 5 days £365

Boats on the Anderton Boat Lift

With so many wonderful attractions on offer in Chester and North Wales, it’s difficult to decide which to visit first. This tour explores the region’s waterways, illustrating the important part it has played in our nation’s heritage.

Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way to North Wales with a stop en Pontcysyllte Aquaduct canal trip route. We aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. Tuesday: Today we board the coach to visit the Anderton Boat Lift where we experience a river cruise with a difference, incorporated in the world’s Mersey Ferry river trip first boat lift, (and the only one in the UK), vertically linking the River Weaver and the Trent and Mersey Beaufort Park Hotel Canal. New Brighton, Flintshire Wednesday: This morning we board the coach for a visit to Liverpool. There will be some free time here The hotel is in the delightful North before taking a Mersey Ferry river trip. Wales Borderlands, near the historic market town of Mold and just 15 Thursday: Today we take a nostalgic steam train minutes from Chester. ride on the Lllangollen Railway. In the afternoon we journey on the Pontcysyllte Aquaduct, known as the All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ ‘Stream in the Sky’. Designed and built by Thomas coffee making facilities, television, Telford and William Jessop, Pontcysyllte means ‘the telephone and hairdryer. All rooms bridge that connects’ and is ‘the jewel in the crown’ are located on the ground floor with of our World Heritage Site, a magnet for those who the first-floor rooms accessed by one want to experience one of the most remarkable flight of stairs (no lift). achievements of the industrial revolution. Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as No single supplement on the first we head back this morning to Hugglescote, arriving Albert Dock and Three Graces building back late afternoon. 3 single rooms available

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Please note: Although passports are not required for entry to the Channel Islands, you must carry valid photo identification at check in at the ferry port. The following forms of ID are acceptable: Valid passport, valid photographic driving licence or a Citizen Card.

Guernsey & the Isle Isles of Scilly & Tresco As our coaches are not allowed on Guernsey, of Sark Abbey Gardens you will have to handle your own luggage from the coach to check in at the ferry port and also again on arrival in Guernsey to our waiting transfer vehicle to the hotel. Guernsey & Depending on our ferry times, we may depart Leicestershire very early on Sunday and arrive the Isle of Sark back very late/early on the return. Sunday 7th June, 6 days £775

Isle of Man Jersey by Sea Guernsey is a popular destination for visitors wishing to enjoy the mild climate and experience island life without travelling too far afield.

Guernsey combines a rich and fascinating seashells, pebbles and broken china and history with a vibrant, modern culture. the Freesia Centre, to witness the various Enjoy the stunning scenery by wondering stages of the growing process together along the cliffs that inspired Renoir, with the exotic fragrances starting and explore the unique 19th Century home of finishing at the hotel with a local coach French writer Victor Hugo. operator. Included is a visit to Sark. Traffic-free, with Tuesday: We depart the hotel this stunning coastal views and a picturesque morning for the transfer from the hotel Peninsula Hotel rural interior, Sark is easily reached by to port for our sailing to Sark. We will Les Dicqs, Vale Guernsey ferry from Guernsey in about 50 minutes. be transferred by ‘tractor-train’ to Sark’s Rattle up the harbour hill in the legendary commercial centre, followed by a relaxing The hotel is set in 5 acres of grounds ‘toast rack’, a makeshift tractor-pulled 2-hour carriage ride around the island. in a prominent sea front position, minibus - an unforgettable experience for You will also have time at leisure before located in the Vale Peninsula, in a every visitor. returning by boat back to St Peter Port. residential area overlooking 2 sleepy Sunday: We make our way to Poole to Wednesday: Today is your free day to fishing bays. All bedrooms are en catch the ferry over to Guernsey. This is explore the Island at leisure. suite with separate toilet, tea/coffee making facilities & television. The where our own coach will leave us. A local Thursday: Today is another free day. hotel also has an outdoor swimming coach operator will collect us from the pool (heated in the summer months). ferry port and take us to the hotel. Friday: We depart the hotel where we A local bus service is available hourly transfer from the hotel to St Peters Port. Monday: This morning we depart the to St Peter Port. We will then catch the ferry back to Poole. hotel for a full day island tour with a local On arrival back into Poole, our own coach operator to explore the beautiful scenery, Single supplement £89 on the first will be ready to collect us. beaches and look-out points. Visit the 5 single rooms available. Seaview Little Chapel, beautifully decorated with rooms are available on request

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Thursday 7th May

3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout 3 Services of a Roberts Travel Group Representative 3 Return ferry travel from Heysham to Douglas 3 Peel with its impressive castle and harbour 3 free time in Douglas 3 Entrance to Laxey Wheel, ‘Lady Isabella’ 3 Entrance to Milntown Gardens 3 Admission to Cregneash Folk Museum 3 Free time in Port Erin 3 Journey on the Isle of Man Steam Railway

Isle of Man Thursday 10th September Thursday 7th May and Thursday 10th September 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout 3 Services of a Roberts Travel Group Representative 3 Return ferry travel from Heysham Located within easy reach of the British Isles, neatly positioned just 31 miles from England to Douglas and 31 miles from Ireland, you’ll find the beautiful Island paradise that is the Isle of Man. 3 Visit to Peel with its impressive castle and harbour It’s far enough to give you that relaxed holiday feeling but close enough to give you the reassurance that you’re never too far from 3 Laxey to visit ‘Lady Isabella’ home, and with a temperate climate all year round – what are you waiting for? There’s a true Manx welcome waiting for you……with 3 Snaefell Mountain Railway proof that the best things really do come in small packages. 3 Visit to Castletown and Port Erin Isle of Man lighthouse 3 Cregneash Village Folk Museum Thursday 7th May, Thursday 10th September, 5 days £545 5 days £489

Thursday: We depart Hugglescote this morning and head for Thursday: We depart Hugglescote this morning and head for Heysham to catch our afternoon ferry for the 3 ½ hour journey Heysham to catch our afternoon ferry for the 3 ½ hour journey The Rutland Hotel to Douglas. to Douglas. Queens Promenade, Douglas Friday: We depart the hotel this morning to visit Peel with the Friday: We depart the hotel this morning to visit Peel with the rest of the afternoon in Douglas. rest of the afternoon in Douglas. The hotel has recently been transformed into a stunning hotel Saturday: Today we take an excursion to Laxey to visit ‘Lady Saturday: Today we take an excursion to Laxey to visit ‘Lady offering comfort, style & quality. It is Isabella’ the world’s largest working waterwheel. We then Isabella’ the world’s largest working waterwheel. After, we take situated on the Queens Promenade, continue to Ramsey, the main town to the north of the island, a ride on the Snaefell Mountain Railway. with beautiful panoramic views across where we include admission to the beautifully maintained Douglas Bay and only a short walk to Milntown Gardens. Sunday: A visit to Castletown, the ancient capital of the island with a beautifully preserved castle, Cregneash Village Folk the town centre. Sunday: Today we visit Cregneash Folk Museum and the pretty Museum, and the pretty bay and village of Port Erin. All 64 bedrooms are en suite bay and village of Port Erin, before taking a ride on the Steam with tea/coffee making facilities, Railway back to Douglas. Monday: We say farewell to the hotel and head for the ferry port for our journey back to Heysham, we arrive back at television, hairdryer and telephone. Monday: We say farewell to the hotel and head for the ferry Hugglescote early evening. port for our journey back to Heysham. May: Single supplement £57 September: Single supplement £50 Isle of Man Steam Railway Seaview rooms on request

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Monday 27th April

3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast 3 A tour of the Island on our coach 3 Journey on the Isle of Steam Railway 3 Free time in Shanklin

Monday 24th August

3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast 3 A tour of the Island on our coach 3 Journey on the Isle of Steam Railway 3 Free time in Shanklin

Isle of Wight & Osborne House Monday 27th April and Monday 24th August

Shanklin seaside

Situated just off England’s South coast, the Isle of Wight is littered with picturesque villages and bustling small towns, making it the perfect destination at any time of year.

In the towns you’ll find a great range of shops including local boutique stores and familiar high street brands. If you’re indulging in some serious retail therapy, stop off in one the coffee shops or cafes and refuel with some delicious coffee and homemade cake. Monday 27th April, Monday 24th August, Isle of Wight view towards Shanklin and Sandown 5 days £439 5 days £475

Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way to the ferry port for our crossing to the Isle of Wight, our way to the ferry port for our crossing to the Isle of Wight, arriving at the hotel late afternoon. arriving at the hotel late afternoon. The Channel View Hotel Tuesday: This morning we head out for a round the island tour Tuesday: This morning we head out for a round the island tour on our coach. on our coach. Hope Road, Shanklin, Isle of Wight Wednesday: Today we take an excursion to Osborne House, Wednesday: Today we take an excursion to Osborne House, The hotel occupies a cliff top position of which Queen Victoria once said, ‘It is impossible to imagine of which Queen Victoria once said, ‘It is impossible to imagine overlooking the beautiful Shanklin Bay. a prettier spot’. Visit the palatial seaside retreat and get an a prettier spot’. Visit the palatial seaside retreat and get an The town of Shanklin is approximately intimate glimpse of Victoria’s royal family life, including the Swiss intimate glimpse of Victoria’s royal family life, including the Swiss Cottage, where her children played at their once private beach. Cottage, where her children played at their once private beach. a 15-minute walk from the hotel. All bedrooms are en suite, tea/coffee Thursday: Today is your free day in Shanklin to explore as Thursday: Today is your free day in Shanklin to explore as making facilities, television, direct you choose. you choose. dial telephone and hairdryer. Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff this morning Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff this morning as we make our way back to the ferry port, we then head to as we make our way back to the ferry port, we then head to No single supplement on the Hugglescote, with a stop en route. Hugglescote, with a stop en route. first 3 single rooms available. Classic (side Seaview) £16 per person per stay, Superior (front Seaview) Osborne House £40 per person per stay

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3 Roberts Gold Service Monday 27th July 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast at the Mayfair Hotel throughout at the Bell Rock Hotel, St Mary’s 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 2 nights hotel accommodation, 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast at dinner and cooked breakfast overnight hotels throughout 3 Services of a Roberts Travel 3 Services of a Roberts Travel Group Representative Group Representative 3 Return passenger ferry crossings 3 Local coach operator return from Penzance to St Mary’s (subject transfers from ferry to hotel to tides and weather) 3 Full day guided tour of the Island 3 Return luggage transfer between with local operator ferry and hotel 3 Half day visit to Jersey War Tunnels 3 Introductory tour of St Mary’s with 3 Free time at leisure in Jersey local operator 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure 3 Boat trip to Tresco with a visit to facilities Tresco Abbey Gardens 3 Free time to explore St Mary’s Thursday 24th September at leisure 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure at the Merton Hotel facilities Isles of Scilly & Jersey by Sea 3 Roberts Gold Service Please note: Valid proof of identity is required 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, to travel on the Scillonian III. This can be Monday 27th July and Tresco Abbey Garden passport, photographic driving licence, citizen dinner and cooked breakfast card, bus pass issued by your local council or a throughout signed credit or bank card. Those passengers Thursday 24th September Thursday 2nd April, 7 days £899 that cannot walk reasonable distances will be 3 Services of a Roberts Travel limited in their enjoyment of this holiday and Group Representative you will be responsible for handling your own luggage between the coach and ferry. 3 Local coach operator return transfers from ferry to hotel Designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and home Enjoy the taste of the continent, with the familiarity of home 3 Full day guided tour of the Island with local operator to 2000 islanders, the Isles of Scilly are often described as ‘a when staying on the most southerly of the Channel Islands, 3 Half day visit to Jersey War Tunnels world apart’. Lying 28 miles off the Cornish coast, the Isles are Jersey, with its spectacular scenery and stunning beaches. 3 Free time at leisure in Jersey a unique sub-tropical haven for a variety of wildlife. 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure Please note: Valid proof of identity is required. Monday 27th July, This can be passport, photographic driving licence, facilities Our base is the Bell Rock Hotel, Hugh be spent at leisure relaxing in the hotel or citizen card or bus pass issued by your local council. Town, on St Mary’s, the largest and most walking along the beach. 5 days £539 vibrant of the inhabited islands. The Island Sunday: We depart the hotel this morning capital, Hugh Town is an ideal base to for a visit to Tresco Abbey Gardens by Thursday 24th enjoy mile upon mile of coastal paths and boat. After you disembark the boat, there September, 5 days £545 nature trails or to visit the other islands, all will be a walk of approximately 10-15 of which are accessible from the quay. Bell Rock Hotel Mayfair Hotel Merton Hotel minutes, at a leisurely pace to the gardens. Day 1: We depart the Travel Centre in Thursday: We depart Hugglescote this Monday: Why not spend the day exploring Church Street, St Mary’s Hugglescote this morning and make our Belvedere Hill, St Saviour Belvedere Hill, St Saviour morning and make our way to Newquay Hugh Town? It is situated between two way to Poole to catch the Condor ferry with stops en route. beaches and is home to a variety of shops, This small hotel has been welcoming over to Jersey, arriving early evening. The hotel is on a bus route in a The hotel is on a bus route in a art and craft galleries and restaurants. This guests for over 100 years and is quiet residential area and just a quiet residential area and just a Day 2: Today a local coach operator will Friday: We board the coach to make afternoon why not enjoy a stroll along the situated in Hugh Town, the capital 10-minute walk from St Helier and 10-minute walk from St Helier and collect us from the hotel for a guided the journey to the ferry port to catch Garrison walls high above the town or of St Mary’s and prides itself on the all its attractions. all its attractions. tour of the Island. The Scillonian III for our crossing over to simply relax on Portcressa or Town Beach. personal, attentive service given. All bedrooms are en suite with All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ St Mary’s. This is where our coach leaves us All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ Day 3: Today we visit the Jersey Tuesday: Sadly, it is time to leave the tea/coffee making facilities, coffee making facilities, television as we make the 2 hours 45minute journey coffee making facilities, television War Tunnels, with the rest of the day tranquility of the island and make the television and free WiFi. The hotel and free WiFi. The hotel also gas over to the Island. A luggage transfer will and hairdryer. The hotel has some at leisure. short walk to the ferry terminal, where ground floor rooms. There is also an also gas leisure facilities including leisure facilities including an indoor be provided by a local operator whilst we once again we make the journey over to indoor pool. Day 4: Today is you free day to explore an indoor pool and fitness centre. pool and fitness centre. make the 10-minute walk to the hotel. the mainland and meet our waiting coach. all Jersey has to offer. We then make our way to The Lanhydrock Saturday: Enjoy an introductory guided Single room supplement on the first Hotel & Golf Club in Bodmin. Day 5: We bid a fond farewell to the tour of St Mary’s with a local coach 6 single rooms available: £34. Distant hotel today as we make our way to the operator. Commentary will provide an Wednesday: We depart the hotel and Seaviews on request and may incur ferry port by local coach operator for Single supplement: £128 on the Single supplement: £124 on the insight into life on this, the largest island make our way back to Hugglescote, a supplement our sailing back to Poole. first 4 single rooms available first 5 single rooms available in the archipelago. The rest of the day can making a lunch stop en route.

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout 3 Visit to Buckfast Abbey 3 Journey on the Lakeside and 3 Time in Teignmouth Haverthwaite Railway 3 Visit to Sidmouth 3 Cruise on Lake Windermere 3 Time in Totnes 3 Free time in Bowness 3 Light lunch on 1 afternoon of 3 Visit to Southport soup and roll 3 Afternoon Tea at the Blackpool 3 Free bar between 8pm-11pm Tower Ballroom each night, selected drinks/house 3 Free time in Blackpool brands only

Blackpool Tower and Babbacombe beach Central Pier Ferris Wheel

Babbacombe ‘Free Bar’ Blackpool Illuminations, Spring Break Tea at the Tower & the Lakes Monday 16th March, 5 days £299 Monday 28th September, 5 days £389

Once again we return to the highly rated Babbacombe Hotel, With an abundance of award-winning attractions, Blackpool where we held our highly successful Reunion in 2019. Included has something for everyone, and this tour gives you the is a free bar between 8pm – 11pm each night on selected opportunity to visit the resort whilst seeing some of the drinks and a light lunch on one afternoon is also included surrounding area. during our stay. The world-famous Illuminations need Thursday: This morning, enjoy some With its beautiful Seaviews, The This Regency town has it all, from little introduction, attracting some 3m free time in Blackpool. Later, meet Babbacombe Hotel makes for the beautiful gardens to friendly visitors every year. As well as the miles at the Tower Ballroom for Afternoon Tea, perfect setting during your stay on independent shops. of traditional festoons and tableaux which, includes all-day admission to the English Riviera. along the Promenade, there are now The Blackpool Tower Ballroom where Thursday: This morning sees us visit extraordinary 3D projection shows on you can enjoy live music from the Mighty Described as Torbay’s ‘Jewel in the the historic market town of Totnes, Babbacombe Hotel the front of the Blackpool Tower building Wurlitzer. Watch the dancers on the The Imperial Hotel Crown’, Babbacombe is a small on the banks of the River Dart. The Sea Front, Babbacombe every night during Illuminations season. World’s greatest dance floors, or even North Promenade, Blackpool friendly village, boasting its own Friday: We bid a fond farewell to Downs Road, Babbacombe No wonder it’s commonly known as the join in yourself. promenade, theatre, shops and the hotel staff as we head back this greatest free light show on Earth! This is a grand 19th Century hotel the world famous Babbacombe Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the morning to Hugglescote, arriving The hotel enjoys a level position recalling the opulence and glamour Model Village. Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this hotel staff this morning as we make our back late afternoon. directly on the sea front overlooking morning and make our way to north with way back to Hugglescote. of this famous resort’s Victorian Monday: We depart the Travel the famous Babbacombe Downs. a stop en route, heyday, with all the comforts of Centre this morning and make our All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ modern life. Situated on North way to Babbacombe with a stop en Sidmouth coffee making facilities. There are Tuesday: Today we enjoy a steam train Windermere Promenade. The hotel is a Blackpool route. We aim to arrive at the hotel some ground floor bedrooms. journey through the Lever Valley on the landmark and enjoys spectacular late afternoon. Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway. This views of the beach to the sea and is Single supplement on the first 5 single will be followed by a delightful boat cruise close to all major attractions. Tuesday: This morning we board the along Lake Windermere, from Lakeside to rooms available: £23. Additional single All rooms are en suite with tea/coffee coach for a coffee stop at Buckfast rooms above our allocation may incur Bowness on Windermere. We will spend Abbey, before we visit the stunning making facilities, television and a supplement. Seaview rooms on some time in Bowness before returning to coastal town of Teignmouth. hairdryer. request at a supplement of £48 per our hotel. Wednesday: Today we visit the stay. Seaview room with balcony £94 per stay (doubles & twins only). Wednesday: We visit the nearby coastal beautiful town of Sidmouth. Single room supplement: £100 town of Southport.

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout 3 Visit to Arundel & Littlehampton 3 Welcome tea/coffee on arrival 3 75-minute Chichester Ship 3 99p bar on selected bar, wine, Canal cruise soft drinks, house spirits only) 3 Visit to Chichester from 6pm-10pm 3 Free day to explore Bognor Regis 3 Excursion to Weymouth at leisure 3 Free time in Wareham 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure 3 Free time in Swanage facilities 3 Day at leisure in Bournemouth 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities

Colourful beach huts at Littlehampton Weymouth

Bognor Regis: Bournemouth ‘99p Bar’ Sussex by the Sea Spring Break Monday 12th October, 5 days £389 Monday 23rd March, 5 days £279

Bognor Regis is a popular traditional seaside holiday resort in Get ready to start the Spring season on this lovely holiday, the centre of the south coast of England, sheltered by its near staying in the beautiful cosmopolitan resort of Bournemouth. neighbours, the Isle of Wight and The South Downs. Its long flat sea front is perfect for that most traditional of seaside We return to The Riviera Hotel, a Wednesday: This morning we board comfortable hotel, offering a ‘99p bar’ the coach for a visit to the resort of traditions – strolling along the prom! deal from 6pm-10pm each evening Weymouth with its level promenade and on selected beer, wine, soft drinks quaint colourful streets. In the town, there is a mix of high street Wednesday: This morning we have and house spirits. We had some lovely Thursday: Today is your free day in chains and local, independent shops in a 75-minute boat cruise into the feedback from our passengers who resort to enjoy Bournemouth at your the town along with traditional seaside countryside on ‘Kingfisher’ along the stayed at the hotel in November 2018. leisure. Stroll along the pier and enjoy souvenir shops packed with gifts, Chichester Ship Canal. After, we visit the Monday: We depart the Travel Centre the favourable climate or perhaps take postcards and sticks of rock! cathedral city of Chichester. Beachcroft Hotel this morning and make our way to advantage of the hotel’s leisure facilities. The Riviera Hotel Monday: We depart the Travel Centre Thursday: Today is your free day to Bournemouth with a stop en route. Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the Burnaby Road, Bournemouth this morning and make our way to explore Bognor Regis at leisure. Clyde Road, Felpham, Tuesday: Today we board the coach for hotel staff as we head back this morning Bognor Regis with a stop en route, Bognor Regis Friday: We bid a fond farewell to a visit to Wareham with its wide range of to Hugglescote. aiming to arrive at the hotel late This is a friendly, stylish, good value the hotel staff as we head back to independent shops and cafes for a coffee afternoon. The hotel has a unique seafront hotel, renowned for its warm service Hugglescote today, arriving back at the position, in the village of Felpham, stop, before visiting Swanage. and excellent food in spectacular Tuesday: Today we visit the market town Travel Centre late afternoon. close to the South downs and right surroundings. All 67 bedrooms are of Arundel, and after, the little town of on the sea. The hotel is ideal for Bournemouth Pier en suite with tea/coffee making Littlehampton. exploring the surrounding area. facilities, television and hairdryer. The Leisure Club includes a superb All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ indoor swimming pool, spa bath and Bognor Regis coffee making facilities, television, & studio gym. telephone and hairdryer. The hotel also has a heated indoor pool. No single supplement on the first 5 No Single room supplement on the single rooms available. Seaview rooms first 3 rooms available. Seaview rooms with private balconies maybe available on request at a supplement on request at a supplement

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Bournemouth & Exbury Gardens & Railway 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout 3 Visit to Christchurch 3 Scenic journey of the New Forest National Park 3 Admission to Exbury Gardens with included ticket for the Steam Railway 3 Free day in Bournemouth

3 FrBournemouthee time in Weymouth & Mottisfont House & Garden 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout 3 Visit to Swanage & Poole 3 Entrance to Mottisfont House Bournemouth & Garden 3 Visit to the New Forest Monday 18th May, Monday 13th July and Monday 14th September 3 Free day in Bournemouth

3 FrBournemouth,ee time in Weymouth Swanage & Buckler’s Hard 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, Bournemouth, boasting seven miles of golden beach and clear blue sea, is a vibrant dinner and cooked breakfast cosmopolitan town that has it all. Situated in the heart of Dorset on the south coast, it has one throughout 3 Entrance to Buckler’s Hard with of this country’s warmest climates. It is an ideal location to explore the surrounding locations, Buckler’s Hard 30-minute river cruise included much of which boast areas of outstanding natural beauty. 3 Visit to Swanage with some free time Bournemouth & Exbury Bournemouth & Mottisfont Bournemouth, Swanage WHAT OUR 3 Free day in Bournemouth Gardens & Railway House & Garden & Buckler’s Hard CUSTOMERS Monday 18th May, 5 days £415 Monday 13th July, 5 days £429 Monday 14th September SAY 5 days £415 Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make “Lovely hotel Marsham Court Hotel our way to Bournemouth with a stop en route. our way to Bournemouth with a stop en route. Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and with very Russell Cotes Road, Bournemouth Tuesday: Today we visit nearby Christchurch, an historic town, Tuesday: Today we head for the coastal town of Swanage and make our way to Bournemouth with a stop en route. friendly staff” before enjoying the beautiful villages of the New Forest Poole with its historic Quayside. Tuesday: Today we board the coach for a visit to the Located on the East Cliff, overlooking National Park. Mr & Mrs Poole, Narborough Wednesday: This morning we board the coach for a visit to coastal town of Swanage. the Pier and beaches, the hotel is Wednesday: This morning we board the coach for a visit to Mottisfont House & Garden. Ancient trees, babbling brooks and only a 5 minutes’ walk away from the Wednesday: This morning we board the coach to step shopping streets. Exbury Gardens & Steam Railway, a truly magical place in rolling lawns frame this 18th-century house with a medieval priory back in time on the banks of the Beaulieu River at the “Excellent the New Forest National Park. The Gardens are a spectacular at its heart. After, we drive back to the hotel, stopping in the New peaceful haven of Buckler’s Hard. Discover what it was All the stylish bedrooms are en suite 200-acre site, world-famous for the Rothschild Collection of Forest National Park. like to live and work in an 18th century shipbuilding standard of hotel, with tea/coffee making facilities and rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias, rare trees and shrubs. television. The south-facing outdoor Thursday: Today is your free day to explore Bournemouth village. Visit the Maritime Museum which tells the story will return” Included is a 20-minute journey on the superb 12 ¼” railway pool, heated May to September, is as you choose. of twho lived here at the time of Henry Adams, the running along a 1 ½ mile track giving a sweeping view of the Master Shipbuilder at Buckler’s Hard between 1744 Mr & Mrs Peters, Whitwick set in award-winning gardens, with northernmost part of Exbury Gardens. Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we head and 1805. Also included is a 30-minute river cruise. sun terraces overlooking the bay. back to Hugglescote today. Thursday: Today is your free day to explore Bournemouth Thursday: Today is your free day to explore as you choose. Bournemouth as you choose. No single supplement on the first 3 single rooms available. Seaview and Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we head Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we seaview rooms with Balcony on request back to Hugglescote today. head back to Hugglescote today.

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Bridlington, Scarborough & Burton Agnes Hall 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout 3 Excursion to Scaborough 3 Free time in Filey 3 Entrance to Burton Agnes Hall & Gardens 3 Time to enjoy Bridlington at leisure

3 FrBridlingtonee time in Weymouth & the North Yorks Moors Railway 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 3 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout 3 Journey on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway 3 Free time in Whitby Bridlington 3 Free time in Pickering Saturday 9th May and Friday 23rd October 3 Time to enjoy Bridlington at leisure LONG WEEKEND BREAK

Bridlington, on the East Yorkshire coast, is the perfect seaside resort, with its miles of level Bridlington & the North WHAT OUR promenade, beautiful beaches and lovely Heritage Coast. There’s also the busy working Yorks Moors Railway CUSTOMERS harbour bringing in the catch of the day. Friday 23rd October, 4 days £249 SAY

Bridlington, Scarborough Burton Agnes Friday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and “Lovely home & Burton Agnes Hall make our way to Bridlington from home hotel” with a stop en route. Mrs Berry, Birstall Saturday 9th May, 5 days £339 Saturday: Today is your free day to explore Bridlington at your leisure. Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way to Bridlington with a stop en route. Sunday: This morning we board the coach for a visit to “Very friendly Whitby for some free time, before boarding the North Monarch Hotel Tuesday: Today we board the coach Yorkshire Moors Railway for a journey to Pickering. and helpful staff” South Marine Drive, Bridlington for a visit to Scarborough, the original seaside resort Mr & Mrs Johnson, Hinckley with stunning scenery and glorious beaches. After we Monday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff this visit the little resort of Filey. morning as we make our way back The impressive Monarch Hotel is to Hugglescote. one of Bridlington’s leading hotels. Wednesday: This morning we board the coach for a It stands right on the seafront and visit to Burton Agnes Hall & Gardens an Elizabethan is perfectly placed on South Marine stately home that has stayed within the same family Scarborough Drive for a comfortable stroll into for more than four hundred years. town or along the promenade. Thursday: Today is your free day to explore All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ Bridlington at your leisure. coffee making facilities with television Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff this and hairdryer. morning as we make our way back to Hugglescote.

May: Single supplement £40 October: Single supplement £21 Seaview rooms on request

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout 3 Tea/coffee and home-made cakes 3 Visit to Penzance & St Ives on arrival 3 Excursion to Truro 3 Exclusive gift 3 Free time in Newquay 3 Half price bar 4pm-6pm Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday evening 3 Cornish cream tea on arrival 3 Tea/coffee & biscuits on Tuesday 3 Cornish themed dinner menu afternoon on one evening 3 Afternoon cream tea & Queens 3 Packed lunch on 2 days Quiz on Wednesday afternoon 3 One course hot buffet lunch on 3 Farewell Fizz & canapes in the bar one day on Thursday 3 Complimentary bar between 3 Visit to Exmouth & Brixham 6pm and 9pm each evening on selected brands 3 Free time in Paignton 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure 3 Free use of the hotel’s facilities swimming pool

Paignton beach COMPLIMENTARY BAR Cream of Cornwall 6PM-9PM Delightful Devon ‘All Inclusive’ Winter Warmer Monday 30th March, 5 days £409 Monday 9th March, 5 days £309

St Ives

The ‘All Inclusive’ package the hotel offers, is sure to help Paignton is situated on the South Coast and is fondly referred wave goodbye to the winter blues. Included is a Cornish to as The English Riviera alongside Brixham and Torquay. It is cream tea on arrival, a packed lunch on 2 days and a hot easy to see why this resort is so popular, with all attractions buffet lunch on another, not forgetting the complimentary bar within easy reach including a colourful pier, a busy harbour between 6pm and 9pm each evening on selected brands. and long sandy beaches, there is something to keep everyone entertained. Paignton is ideally suited for those who are less Monday: We depart the Travel mobile as it is mainly a level resort. Centre this morning and head WHAT OUR south, making a stop en route. CUSTOMERS SAY Monday: We depart the Travel Centre Tuesday: This morning we board “Staff always pleasant and helpful” this morning and make our way to Paignton seafront the coach and head south for Esplanade Hotel Paignton with a stop en route, aiming to The Queens Hotel a visit to the coastal town of Mr & Mrs Bearsdmore, Hinckley Esplanade Road, Fistral Beach, arrive at the hotel late afternoon. Queens Road, Paignton Penzance. After we head for St Ives, one of Cornwall’s most Newquay Tuesday: Today we head for Exmouth, This family run hotel has a flat level famous destinations. one of the oldest and most picturesque “Second visit to this hotel, This stylish decorated hotel is seaside towns in Devon. position just two hundred yards Wednesday: Today we board the food, room and entertainment perfectly situated opposite Fistral from Paignton town centre and coach for a visit to the market Wednesday: This morning we board seafront. Its comfortable interior, Beach with outstanding views of the the coach for a visit to the picturesque town of Truro. all very good” Bay. There is a spacious bar, lounge fine restaurant, all year round fishing town of Brixham. entertainment lounge and heated Thursday: Today our driver Mrs Summers - Swadlincote and restaurant with all offering fantastic views out to sea. All 90 Thursday: Today is your free day to indoor swimming pool ensure an will drop you in the centre of enjoyable stay. All bedrooms are Newquay for a morning bedrooms are en suite with tea/ explore Paignton as you choose. coffee making facilities, television en-suite with tea/coffee making at leisure, before returning to the Friday: We bid a fond farewell to and hairdryer. facilities, television, telephone and hotel for lunch. the hotel staff as we head back to hairdryer. The hotel does have some Friday: We bid a fond farewell to Hugglescote today, arriving back at the ground floor rooms. No single supplement on first 4 singles. the hotel this morning, heading Travel Centre late afternoon. Seaview rooms available on request north with a stop en route. No single supplement on the first Newquay at a supplement 5 single rooms available

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Eastbourne & Great Dixter House & Gardens 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout 3 Visit to Great Dixter House & Gardens 3 Visit to Worthing with some free time 3 Free day in Eastbourne 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities

3 FrEastbourneee time in Weymouth & the Sussex Coast 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout 3 Excursion to Brighton 3 Visit to Beachy Head 3 Visit to Hastings with some free time Eastbourne 3 Free day in Eastbourne 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure Monday 25th May, Monday 27th July and Saturday 8th August facilities

3 FrEastbourne,ee time in Weymouth Michelham Priory & 1066 Country 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 6 nights hotel accommodation, Eastbourne is an elegant classic 19th century resort with a pristine promenade, 1930’s dinner and cooked breakfast Bandstand and iconic Pier. The sunny seaside resort is a gateway to Beachy Head, the Seven throughout 3 Sisters and the magnificent South Downs National Park. Visit to Worthing, Rye and Hastings 3 Entrance to Michelham Priory The town centre shopping area, including the Arndale Centre, offers all the big high street 3 Two free days in Eastbourne names and is flat, pedestrianised and just a stone’s throw from the seafront, it’s the perfect 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure Michelham Priory facilities place to potter.

Eastbourne & Great Dixter Eastbourne & Eastbourne, Michelham Priory House & Gardens the Sussex Coast & 1066 Country 7 DAYS Best Western York Monday 25th May, 5 days £385 Monday 27th July, 5 days £399 Saturday 8th August, 7 days £545 House Hotel 14-22 Royal Parade, Eastbourne Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make Saturday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way to make our way to Eastbourne with a stop en route. We aim our way to Eastbourne with a stop en route. We aim to arrive Eastbourne with a stop en route, aiming to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. This elegant Victorian hotel boasts a to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. at the hotel late afternoon. Sunday: Today we board the coach for a visit to the traditional seaside resort stunning seafront position just 400 Tuesday: This morning we board the coach for a scenic Tuesday: This morning we visit the seaside resort of Brighton of Worthing. yards from Eastbourne pier, 20 yards drive to the seaside town of Worthing. via Beachy Head. from the beach and a 10-minute walk Monday: This morning we board the coach for a drive along the coast to Beachy Wednesday: This morning we visit Great Dixter House Wednesday: Today we make our way to the popular resort Head, enjoying spectacular views before we continue to Michelham Priory, founded from the town centre. All 78 rooms & Gardens which was the family home of gardener and of Hastings. This historic town is the home to the first castle by Augustinian canons and has an 800-year history. are en suite with tea/coffee making gardening writer Christopher Lloyd. in England built by William the Conqueror. facilities, television, telephones and Tuesday: Today is your free day to explore Eastbourne as you choose. hairdryer. There is an indoor heated Thursday: Today is your free day in Eastbourne. Thursday: Today is your free day to enjoy Eastbourne as Wednesday: Today is your free day to explore Eastbourne as you choose. swimming pool. you choose. Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff this Thursday: Today we have an excursion to the quaint town of Rye and the morning as we make our way back to Hugglescote, Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we May & July: Single supplement £60 cosmopolitan town of Hastings. with a stop en route. head back this morning to Hugglescote, arriving back August: Single supplement £90 late afternoon. Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we head back to Hugglescote Seaview rooms on request today, arriving back at the Travel Centre late afternoon.

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout 3 Ride on the Bluebell Railway 3 Visit to Hastings 3 Visit to 1066 Country 3 A scenic tour with a visit to Lewes 3 Free time in Eastbourne 3 Free day in Eastbourne 3 Light lunch at the hotel on one day

LIGHT 35 SINGLE LUNCH AT ROOMS Eastbourne & the THE HOTEL Eastbourne WITH NO Bluebell Railway INCLUDED ‘Singles Galore’ SUPPLEMENT Monday 6th April, 5 days £309 Monday 2nd March, 5 days £325

Eastbourne Eastbourne shopping

Enjoy a relaxed holiday atmosphere in an elegant seaside Our second ‘Singles Galore’ tour in 2020 takes us to resort, enviably positioned on the Sussex coast, sheltered by Eastbourne. We will be staying at the 4 star Langham Hotel, NEW HOTEL the rolling South Downs and Beachy Head. Included during where 35 single rooms with no supplement are available. our stay is a light lunch on one day at the hotel. Eastbourne, the gateway to the Seven Wednesday: This morning we board the Sisters and the magnificent South Downs coach for a visit to the county town of Monday: We depart the Travel Centre one of the first preserved heritage National Park, is an elegant classic 19th Lewes, with its fantastic array of cafes this morning and make our way to lines in the country, resulting in one century resort with a pristine promenade, and independent retailers. Eastbourne with a stop en route. of the finest collections of vintage 1930’s Bandstand, and iconic Pier. locomotives and carriages, many of Thursday: Today is your free day to Tuesday: We board the coach for a which were preserved straight out of Monday: We depart the Travel Centre explore Eastbourne as you choose. scenic tour of the surrounding area service from British Railways. this morning and make our way to visiting some of 1066 country. Friday: We bid a fond farewell to Queens Hotel Eastbourne with a stop en route, aiming Langham Hotel Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we head back to Wednesday: Today is your free day in to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. the hotel staff as we head back this Marine Parade, Eastbourne Royale Parade, Eastbourne resort. A light lunch will be available Hugglescote today, arriving back at the morning to Hugglescote. back at the hotel. Tuesday: Today we visit the Travel Centre late afternoon. This magnificent Victorian hotel is cosmopolitan town of Hastings with The hotel is situated on the Royal Thursday: We enjoy a ride on the situated in an outstanding position on its level promenade and its bustling Parade on Eastbourne’s magnificent Bluebell Railway. The railway was the seafront overlooking the pier. All Town Centre. seafront with spectacular views across 127 bedrooms are en suite with tea/ the bay to the pier. coffee making facilities, television, All 77 bedrooms are en suite internal telephone, and hairdryer. Eastbourne Hastings with tea/coffee making facilities, There are spacious public rooms television, hairdryer and direct dial including a lounge bar, sun lounge telephone. There is a bar, cosy lounge and entertainment room. The hotel and restaurant. There are some steps has two lifts that serve all floors. up to the front of the hotel. No single supplement on the first 4 rooms available. Rooms with a view No single supplement on the first 35 on request and at a supplement of rooms. Seaview rooms are available at £20 per person per stay a supplement and subject to availability

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3 Roberts Gold Service Exmouth ‘Bar Deal’ Break 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, 3 Roberts Gold Service dinner and cooked breakfast 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, throughout dinner and cooked breakfast 3 Free time in Chester throughout 3 Chester Cruise 3 Welcome tea/coffee and 3 Visit to Colwyn Bay biscuits on arrival 3 Free time in Betw-y-Coed 3 50% bar each night (selected 3 Free day in Llandudno brands only) from 1800-2100 3 Cream tea at the hotel on one afternoon 3 Visit to Sidmouth & Torquay Betw-y-Coed 3 Free day in Exmouth

3 FrExmouth,ee time in WeymouthSeaton Tramway & Cruise 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout 3 Return journey on the Exmouth Seaton Tramway Llandudno & Monday 24th February and Monday 29th June 3 River Exe cruise with Devon cream tea Chester Cruise 3 Free day to explore Exmouth as you choose Saturday 23rd May, 5 days £399

Exmouth is one of the most lively and picturesque seaside Llandudno is Wales’s largest resort, uniquely situated between towns in Devon, situated where the River Exe meets the sea. the Great and Little Ormes with two wonderful beaches, This ‘value for money’ break allows us to visit some of the best towns around Exmouth, the award-winning North Shore and the quiet, sand duned as well as enjoying a ‘Bar Deal’ each evening at the hotel and a delicious cream tea on West Shore. one afternoon. Llandudno has kept its Victorian and Tuesday: Today is your free day in resort 50% BAR Exmouth ‘Bar EACH NIGHT Exmouth, Seaton Edwardian elegance and splendour, to enjoy all Llandudno has to offer. FROM despite its modern attractions. The town Wednesday: We bid a fond farewell to Deal’ Break 6PM-9PM Tramway & Cruise is outstandingly preserved, with all the the hotel this morning, making our way traditional attractions and is a bustling back to Hugglescote. Monday 24th February, Monday 29th June, centre for shopping and entertainment. The Manor Hotel The Queens Hotel 5 days £275 5 days £365 Saturday: We depart the Travel Centre The Beacon, Exmouth this morning and make our way to River Dee The Promenade, Llandudno Monday: We depart the Travel Centre Monday: We depart the Travel Centre Llandudno. this morning. this morning. The hotel has an enviable location The hotel is a comfortable hotel, Sunday: This morning we board our Tuesday: Today we visit the nearby, Tuesday: A return journey on the on the Beacon in Exmouth providing situated in a prime position on coach for a visit to Chester, here not beautiful coastal town of Sidmouth. Seaton Tramway from Seaton to both easy access to both the beach Llandudno’s promenade offering only will you have free to time, but we Colyton. The Tramway operates narrow and town with stunning Seaviews stunning Seaviews across the bay. Wednesday: This morning we have an have included a half hour cruise along gauge heritage trams between Seaton, across the bay. All bedrooms are en There is a sea-view bar where you excursion to Torquay, a traditional yet the tranquil River Dee. The river tour Colyford and Colyton. suite with tea/coffee making facilities, can sit and relax with a drink. of Chester takes in some beautiful and thriving seaside town. We return to the telephone and direct dial telephone. hotel for a cream tea this afternoon. interesting riverside properties, whilst All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ Wednesday: Today we take a There is a comfortable guest lounge 90-minute River Exe cruise sailing from providing an opportunity to admire coffee making facilities, television Thursday: Today is your free day in with a bar, with a refurbished Exmouth on calm and sheltered waters. the city skyline and look out for wildlife and a hairdryer. Exmouth. Why not visit the shops restaurant. including swans, cormorants and where you’ll find independent retailers Thursday: Today is your free day in kingfishers. and familiar high street names. resort to explore as you choose. No single supplement on the first Monday: Today we visit Colwyn Bay for Friday: We bid a fond farewell to Friday: We bid a fond farewell to 6 single rooms available. Seaviews Market Day and the bustling mountain the hotel staff as we head back to the hotel staff as we head back this on request at a supplement resort of Betws-y-Coed. Single room supplement: £40 Hugglescote today. morning to Hugglescote.

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Llandudno, Snowdonia & the Llangollen Railway 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout 3 Free time in Caernarfon 3 Time in Betws-y-Coed 3 Visit to Trefriw Woollen Mills 3 Journey on the Llangollen Railway 3 Free time in Llandudno

3 FrLlandudnoee time in Weymouth & the Llanberis Lake Railway 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout 3 Journey on the Llanberis Lake Railway 3 Scenic tour with visit to The Isle of Anglesey Llandudno 3 Visit to Conwy 3 Free time in Llanberis and Tuesday 26th March, Friday 3rd July and Wednesday 2nd September Llandudno

3 FrLlandudnoee day in Llandudno Landlubbers Cruise 3 Roberts Gold Service NEW PORTS 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, Llandudno is Wales’s largest resort, uniquely situated between the Great and Little Ormes with OF CALL dinner and cooked breakfast Llandudno Landlubbers Cruise throughout two wonderful beaches, the award-winning North Shore and the quiet, sand duned West Shore. FOR 2020 Thursday 26th March, 5 days £399 3 Landlubbers programme at Llandudno has kept its Victorian and Edwardian elegance and splendour, despite its modern attractions. The town is the hotel (subject to change) 3 outstandingly preserved, with all the traditional attractions and is a bustling centre for shopping and entertainment. M.V. Tynedale, the original land-based cruise ship, first took to the oceans in 1992. Scenic excursion with a stop Since then, it has been copied by many, but bettered by none! The experience starts in Llangollen 3 Llandudno, Snowdonia Llandudno & the Llanberis with the issue of a Passport to all arriving passengers which gets stamped at each new Visit to Chester port of call, providing you with a great permanent momento of your holiday cruise. 3 Free day to explore Llandudno & the Llangollen Railway Lake Railway By the way... at each port, the locals all wear appropriate themed outfits! Friday 3rd July, 5 days £425 Wednesday 2nd September, 5 days £415 New ports of call for 2020 include: Hong Kong, Rome, Italy, Cairo, New York & Llandudno. The mock cruise includes: Cabin accommodation & all on-board Friday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and Wednesday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and meals, welcome reception and brief introduction to cruise, afternoon teas, four make our way to Llandudno with a stop en route. make our way to Llandudno with a stop en route. We aim course themed dinners, Japanese show cooking, Italian themed dinner, cabaret Tynedale Hotel to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. entertainment each evening, Captains Dinner 1920s style, cocktail and canapé Gloddaeth Crescent, Saturday: This morning we board the coach for a journey reception, fun casino, deck games and much more. Central Promenade, Llandudno on the Llangollen Railway, the journey is a relaxing 10 miles Thursday: Today we take a ride on the Llanberis Lake Thursday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way to travelling through the stunning Dee Valley to the lovely Railway taking in the spectacular sights of Snowdonia from Llandudno with a stop en route. We aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. town of Corwen, the crossroads of North Wales. the narrow-gauge steam trains on a 5-mile return trip, The Tynedale is ideally situated on passing historic Dolbadarn Castle and taking the old slate Friday: This morning we board the coach for a scenic tour of the surrounding the Central Promenade overlooking Sunday: Today we board the coach for a visit to railway route along beautiful Lake Padarn. After, there will area with a stop in Llangollen. the sea and bandstand. It is just a Caernarfon, Gwynedd’s county town. We then visit Betws- be some free time in Llanberis. pleasant level stroll to the pier with y-Coed, North Wales’ most popular inland resort. We then Saturday: Today we take a leisurely drive to the ancient and beautiful city Llandudno’s fine Victorian shopping call at Trefriw Woollen Mills, where traditional woollen Friday: This morning we board the coach to visit Conwy, of Chester. centre just a short walk away which is products are made. before continuing to the Isle of Anglesey. Sunday: Today is your free day in Llandudno. Why not explore the promenade packed with great high street shops. Monday: Today is your free day to explore Llandudno as Saturday: Today is your free day in Llandudno. which spans the gently curving bay between the headlands of the Great Orme All rooms are en suite with tea/ you choose. and the Little Orme. Sunday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we coffee making facilities, television, Tuesday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff this head back to Hugglescote this morning, arriving back Monday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we head back this morning telephone and hairdryer. morning as we make our way back to Hugglescote. late afternoon. to Hugglescote, arriving back late afternoon. . No single supplement. Room upgrades Please note: The hotel’s programme and inclusions are subject to change. available on request at a supplement This is an imaginary cruise – you will not be leaving the UK or dry land.

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout 3 Visit to Teignmouth 3 Journey on the West 3 Visit to Dawlish Somerset Railway 3 Return journey on the South 3 Free time in Minehead Devon Railway 3 Visit to Lynton & Lynmouth 3 Free time in Paignton 3 Ride on the Cliff Railway 3 Visit to Watchet 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities

Harbour of Watchet

Minehead & the Paignton & the West Somerset Railway South Devon Railway Monday 27th July, 5 days £439 Monday 25th May, 5 days £385

Teignmouth

The coastal resort of Minehead is the northern gateway to Tucked midway between Torquay and Brixham on the English Exmoor and, as the largest town in the area, it offers the Riviera, Paignton is known for its beautiful award-winning perfect opportunity to explore the beautiful surrounding sandy beaches, first class attractions and pretty harbour. scenery of Exmoor and The Quantocks. Mixing up the nostalgic with the modern, Wednesday: This morning we head for the resort is all about fun, with life Buckfastleigh for a return journey on the Minehead is also well known for its Thursday: Today we board the West centring on the seafront, the iconic South Devon Railway. This multi-award- rail history and is home to the longest Somerset Railway for a return journey Victorian pier and the expanse of green winning railway is the longest established heritage railway in England – enjoy from Minehead to Bishops Lydeard. parkland bordering the sea. steam railway in the South West and runs a steam train journey through the Friday: We bid a fond farewell to along the stunning valley of the River picturesque countryside for a unique Monday: We depart the Travel Centre the hotel staff as we head back to Dart between Buckfastleigh and Totnes. experience on the West Somerset this morning and make our way to Hugglescote today, arriving back at the Railway. Paignton with a stop en route. Thursday: Today is your free day to Marine Hotel Travel Centre late afternoon. The Northfield Hotel explore Paignton as you choose. Monday: We depart the Travel Centre Northfield Road, Minehead, Tuesday: Today we take a leisurely drive Adelphi Road, Paignton this morning and make our way to Somerset to nearby Teingmouth, a stunning coastal Friday: We bid a fond farewell to Minehead with a stop en route, aiming to Lynton town with historic Georgian buildings, the hotel staff as we head back this Situated on a level position, directly arrive at the hotel late afternoon. The hotel is located on the lower long sandy beaches, and fresh local morning to Hugglescote, arriving opposite Paignton Seafront and a slopes of Northhill in nearly 2 acres of back late afternoon. short walk to the town centre, you Tuesday: This morning we visit Lynton food. We also visit Dawlish, a traditional landscaped gardens reputed to have couldn’t ask for a better located hotel & Lynmouth. The ancient twinned towns seaside town, with a wonderful golden been laid out by Gertrude Jekyll. in Paignton. sit on the most northerly coast of Devon, sand beach on its doorstep. There is a wonderful view from the where Exmoor meets the sea. The pretty All 53 bedrooms are en suite with elevated position from the coast to village of Lynmouth sits at sea level, tea/coffee making facilities & the Quantocks, Brendon hills and Paignton following the River Lyn down to the television. The hotel does have some indeed Exmoor. All bedrooms are en ground floor rooms. sea, whilst Lynmouth sits higher in the suite with tea/coffee making facilities trees, full of quaint narrow lanes and and television. The hotel has leisure independent shops to explore. facilities including swimming pool, No single supplement on the first 5 Wednesday: Today we visit the nearby steam room and jacuzzi. single rooms available. Seaview rooms harbour town of Watchet. or specific room number requests are No single supplement charged at £5 per room per night

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout 3 Accompanied by a Roberts Travel Group Representative 3 Guided tour of Plymouth on the coach 3 Free time in Plymouth 3 Plymouth Harbour Cruise 3 Free time in Sidmouth & Exmouth 3 Free time in Paignton 3 Light cream tea at the hotel

Paignton: Roberts Reunion 2020 Monday 27th January, 5 days £299

Plymouth

Once again we invite you to join us on our annual ‘Reunion’ tour where everybody is welcome. Whether you have never travelled with us before and want to see what we offer, or if you are a regular guest simply just not wanting to miss out on the fun, book your place now. You will be accompanied by a Roberts Hostess throughout.

We will be staying in delightful Devon, in the resort of Paignton, part of the English Riviera. Our hotel for the duration of our stay will be The Marine Hotel which is always a firm favourite and renowned for offering a wonderful welcome. Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way south with a stop en route, aiming Marine Hotel to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. Adelphi Road, Paignton Tuesday: We depart the hotel this morning for a The hotel is situated on a level guided tour of Plymouth, before taking a 1-hour position, directly opposite Paignton sight-seeing Plymouth harbour cruise. WHAT OUR Seafront and a short walk to the Wednesday: This morning we head for the lovely CUSTOMERS SAY town centre. resort of Sidmouth for some free time, before There is a comfortable conservatory visiting Exmouth. “Lovely hotel, staff which boasts a panoramic view of the Thursday: Today is your free day to explore Paignton were very friendly” seafront and pretty Torbay Park. All as you choose. There will be a light cream tea back 53 bedrooms are en suite with tea/ at the hotel today. Mrs Hurst, Markfield coffee making facilities and television. Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we head back to Hugglescote today, arriving back No single supplement. Specific room at the Travel Centre late afternoon. “Very friendly numbers and/or Seaview rooms are and helpful staff” on a request basis with the hotel and are charged at £5 per room per night Mr & Mrs Marshal, Leicester

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast 3 Poole harbour cruise throughout 3 Journey on the Swanage Railway 3 Visit to Winchester 3 Visit to Weymouth 3 Tour & Tasting at Bombay Sapphire 3 Free time in Poole 3 Visit to Chichester 3 Chichester Harbour Cruise 3 Visit to Historic Dockyard and the Mary Rose Museum 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities

Poole, Rail & Sail Portsmouth, Historic in Dorset Dockyard & Harbour Cruise Monday 5th October, 5 days £409 Thursday 24th September, 5 days £375

Weymouth Mary Rose museum

With a wonderful coastline, relaxing harbour cruise and Portsmouth is a dynamic and vibrant waterfront city packed nostalgic train ride, this Dorset tour is a real treat. Poole is with great reasons to visit. one of the country’s most popular holiday destinations. From the pomp and ceremony of its Winchester cathedral With its bustling Quay, the best beaches World Heritage Site containing, where proud naval and maritime heritage, to in England and a stunning natural harbour, we reach the coastal resort of Weymouth, towering world-class visitor attractions, Poole is the perfect choice for a trip to the with its long sandy beach and picturesque museums and galleries, and miles of South Coast, and the Thistle Poole hotel is harbour. beautiful waterfront, Portsmouth offers the ideal base from which to explore. something for absolutely everyone. Thursday: This morning we visit Poole Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this Quayside with its shops, cafes and Thursday: We depart the Travel Centre morning and make our way to Poole with working pottery. We enjoy the natural this morning and make our way to a stop en route, aiming to arrive at the beauty of Poole harbour on a relaxing Thistle Poole Hotel Portsmouth with a stop en route. Holiday Inn hotel late afternoon. and refreshing cruise around the harbour The Quay, Poole Friday: This morning we head for Portsmouth and its islands. Tuesday: This morning we take a Winchester, England’s Ancient Capital. Pembroke Road, Portsmouth wonderful journey through the Purbeck Friday: We bid a fond farewell to Thistle Poole is a contemporary hotel In the afternoon we head for Whitchurch countryside with an included trip on the the hotel staff as we head back to on the quayside, with panoramic where we enjoy a Tour & Tasting at The hotel is located by the sea Swanage Railway with stunning views of Hugglescote today, arriving back views over Poole Harbour. Bombay Sapphire. front offering a lobby, a bar and a the ruins of Corfe Castle en route. at the Travel Centre late afternoon. restaurant. There is an on-site Spirit All 70 bedrooms are en suite Saturday: Today we depart the hotel for Health Club with a swimming pool, Wednesday: Today we take a scenic drive with tea/coffee making facilities a visit to the cathedral city of Chichester. gym, hot tub, steam room and sauna. along Dorset’s ‘Jurassic Coast’, a natural and a television. This afternoon we enjoy a relaxing and scenic Chichester Harbour Cruise. Free WiFi is available throughout. Sunday: Today we visit the Historic All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ Dockyard, with entry to the Mary Rose coffee making facilities, television Museum also included. and hairdryer. Monday: We bid a fond farewell to Single room supplement: £110. Rooms the hotel staff as we head back to with a harbour view are available on Hugglescote today. Poole Harbour request and incur a supplement Single room supplement: £100

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout 3 Visit to Lowestoft 3 Journey on the North Yorkshire 3 Excursion to Norwich Moors Railway 3 Free day to explore the resort 3 Free time in Whitby 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure 3 Visit to Bridlington facilities 3 Free day in Scarborough 3 Entertainment every evening 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities

Scarborough Harbour

Potters Resort Scarborough & the North Monday 10th February, 5 days £365 Yorkshire Moors Railway Monday 3rd August, 5 days £399

Excellently located by the sea

Potters Resort is the first privately owned 5-star A warm Yorkshire welcome awaits you at this traditional holiday village in the UK and is situated in the village seaside resort, said to be Britain’s first seaside destination. of Hopton-on-Sea. The resort is set in 65 acres reaching The resort has retained the charm and style established in down to the sea where Norfolk meets Suffolk. its Victorian heyday and it’s no wonder visitors have been holidaying in here for over 360 years. Potters offer home-from-home Bungalow Wednesday: This morning we board style accommodation with a huge the coach for a visit to the historic city There is plenty to do in Scarborough, Wednesday: This morning we board range of sports, leisure activities and of Norwich. with a bustling harbour, wonderful the coach for a visit to Whitby for some entertainment included. Thursday: Today is your free day to promenade and popular shopping area. free time, before taking a journey on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. Monday: We depart the Travel Centre explore Potters at leisure. Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way to Friday: We bid a fond farewell to this morning and make our way to Thursday: Today is your free day to Norfolk with a stop en route, aiming to Potters Resort Red Lea Hotel the hotel staff as we head back to Scarborough with a stop en route. We explore Scarborough at leisure. arrive at the hotel late afternoon. Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk Prince of Wales Terrace, Hugglescote today, arriving back at aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. Friday: We bid a fond farewell to Scarborough Tuesday: Today we board the coach the Travel Centre late afternoon. Accommodation is offered in Tuesday: Today we visit Bridlington, the the hotel staff as we head back for a visit to Lowestoft, Britain’s most Standard Bungalows which include perfect seaside resort, with its miles of to Hugglescote, arriving back in The Red Lea is one of Scarborough’s easterly town. en suite, tea/coffee making facilities level promenade, beautiful beaches and Hugglescote late this afternoon. most respected 3 Star hotels and has and television. Upgrades are lovely Heritage Coast. There’s also the been thoughtfully modernised into available, at a supplement, which busy working harbour bringing in the Potters Resort a relaxing hotel with a professional have an added level of comfort with catch of the day. and friendly service. All 66 bedrooms contemporary décor and furnishings, are en suite, with tea/coffee making tea/coffee making facilities, central facilities and television. The hotel Scarborough beach heating, television, hairdryer, iron has a heated indoor swimming pool with iron board. along with a well-equipped gym.

No single supplement on the first No single supplement on the first 4 single rooms available. Bungalow 5 single rooms available. Seaview Plus supplement: £20 per person supplement (double occupancy per stay only) £120

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Sidmouth ‘Singles Galore’

3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout 3 Excursion to Seaton and Lyme Regis 3 Visit to Newton Abbott 3 Free day in Sidmouth

3 FrSidmouthee time in Weymouth& River Exe Cruise 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout 3 Visit to Seaton & Lyme Regis 3 River Exe cruise with cream tea 3 Free time in Exmouth Sidmouth 3 Free day in Sidmouth Monday 17th February and Wednesday 10th June

Sidmouth ‘Singles Galore’ 35 SINGLE Sidmouth & River Exe Cruise ROOMS Jacob’s Ladder beach Monday 17th February, 5 days £359 WITH NO Wednesday 10th June, 5 days £439

Due to the continued success of our ‘Single SUPPLEMENT Part of the world Heritage ‘Jurassic Coast’, the beautiful seaside resort of Sidmouth Supplement’ free holidays in 2019, we are is both picturesque and unspoilt. delighted to continue to offer ‘Singles Galore’ Beautiful gardens and leisurely walks, Regency history and fine hotels, clean beaches tours in 2020. and friendly shops…. it’s all here in this lovely seaside town that nestles beneath The first of the year sees us staying in Sidmouth majestic red cliffs and the green hills of the glorious Sid Valley. at the delightful and very popular Kingswood & Wednesday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way to Devoran Hotel, perfectly positioned on the flat Sidmouth with comfort stops en route, arriving at the hotel late afternoon. Promenade. Thursday: Today we visit the seaside town of Seaton & Lyme Regis, the Pearl of Dorset. The Kingswood Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way to Sidmouth with a Friday: This morning we board the coach for a visit to Exmouth. Here we enjoy a & Devoran Hotel stop en route, aiming to arrive at the hotel late River Exe cruise with a cream tea included. The Esplanade, Sidmouth, Devon afternoon. Saturday: Today is your free day in Sidmouth to enjoy the resort at leisure. Tuesday: Today we head for Lyme Regis, and The hotel is located right on Sunday: We bid the hotel a goodbye this morning and make our way back to after the Victorian seaside resort of Seaton. Sidmouth’s Esplanade and just a Leicestershire, with a stop en route. short level walk away from the shops Wednesday: This morning we board the coach and cafes. The Kingswood has been for a visit to Newton Abbot for market day. under the same family ownership Sidmouth The Cobb harbour at Lyme Regis for over 60 years. All rooms are en Thursday: Today is your free day to suite with tea/coffee making facilities, explore Sidmouth. television and hairdryer. The hotel Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel also has free WiFi. staff as we head back to Hugglescote today, arriving back at the Travel Centre late afternoon. No single supplement. Sea facing rooms at a supplement

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Sidmouth & Killerton House & Gardens 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout 3 Scenic excursion with stop in Seaton 3 Entrance to Killerton House & Gardens 3 Free day in resort to explore Sidmouth

3 FrSidmouth,ee time in Weymouth Exmouth & the Seaton Tramway 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout 3 Visit to Exmouth 3 Free time in Honiton Sidmouth 3 Ride on the Seaton Tramway Tuesday 21st April and Sunday 4th October 3 Free time in Seaton 3 Free time in Sidmouth

Sidmouth & Killerton House Sidmouth beach Sidmouth, Exmouth & the WHAT OUR & Gardens Seaton Tramway CUSTOMERS Tuesday 21st April, 5 days £425 Sunday 4th October, 5 day £415 SAY

Sidmouth is really the ‘Jewel of Devon’, a popular, Sidmouth is really the ‘Jewel of Devon’, a popular, “Can’t fault this charming and unspoilt seaside resort nestling in an charming and unspoilt seaside resort nestling in an hotel in any way” Area of Outstanding Beauty on the Jurassic Coast. Area of Outstanding Beauty on the Jurassic Coast. Mr & Mrs Harris, Ashby This Regency town has it all, from beautiful gardens This Regency town has it all, from beautiful to friendly independent shops, it’s no wonder it gardens to friendly independent shops, it’s no captivated the Poet Laureate, John Betjeman, who wonder it captivated the Poet Laureate, John described it as “A town caught still in timeless Betjeman, who described it as ‘A town caught still Royal York & Faulkner charm”. in timeless charm’. Seaton Tramway Hotel Tuesday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning Sunday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning York Street, Sidmouth and make our way to Sidmouth with a stop en and make our way to Sidmouth with a stop en route. We aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. route, aiming to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. This magnificent Regency building Wednesday: Today we take a scenic tour of the Sidmouth Monday: This morning we head for the bustling enjoys an unrivalled position at surrounding area visiting the seaside town of Seaton. seaside market town of Exmouth. the centre of Sidmouth’s elegant Esplanade and adjacent to the Thursday: Today we board the coach for a visit to Tuesday: Today is your free day in Sidmouth to do picturesque town centre. Owned and Killerton House & Gardens, a Georgian house with as you choose. personally run by the same family a beautiful year-round garden with rhododendrons, Wednesday: This morning we visit nearby Honiton for three generations, the hotel has magnolias & formal lawns. for market day, before heading to the nearby earned a long-standing reputation for Friday: Today you can explore Sidmouth as you seaside resort of Seaton, where we have included hospitality and service. All bedrooms please. a ride on the Seaton Tramway. are en suite with tea/coffee making facilities and television. Saturday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff Thursday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we head back this morning to Hugglescote, as we head back to Hugglescote today, arriving No single supplement on the first 8 arriving back late afternoon. back at the Travel Centre late afternoon. single rooms available

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout 3 Visit to Boston 3 Visit to St Ives with free time 3 Excursion to Woodhall Spa 3 Visit to Padstow with free time 3 Cream tea 3 Free time in St Ives 3 A free day in Skegness 3 Visit to Falmouth with free time 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities

The Clock Tower, Skegness

St Ives

Skegness & Woodhall Spa St Ives & the Cornish Coast with Cream Tea Monday 13th April, 5 days £579 Monday 1st June, 5 days £349

Skegness is one of the UK’s top seaside resorts, attracting This lovely Spring break sees us stay in a superb hotel in a millions of people every year to its golden seashore. With fantastic location, overlooking the coast of St Ives, said to be level streets, good shopping, great amusements and the dazzling jewel in Cornwall’s crown. The hotel is a fantastic attractions, it’s no wonder it’s been a firm favourite for base to explore not only St Ives, but the wonderful towns and so many years. harbours that surround it.

Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this Wednesday: This morning we visit the Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this Wednesday: Today we visit nearby morning and make our way to Skegness classic market town of Boston, set in the morning and make our way to St Ives with Padstow, a charming working fishing port with a stop en route. We aim to arrive at heart of Lincolnshire’s dramatic Fenland. a stop en route. surrounded by glorious sandy beaches, the hotel late afternoon. at the head of the Camel River. Thursday: Today is your free day in resort. Tuesday: This morning we board the Tuesday: Today we take a visit to the coach for a visit to St Ives, a picturesque Thursday: This morning we visit the Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the The Savoy Hotel Tregenna Castle charming village of Woodhall Spa to see fishing harbour and seaside town. attractive resort and fishing town of hotel staff as we head back this morning North Parade, Skegness Resort the magnificent memorial to the 617 Wander through the maze of narrow Falmouth, renowned for its maritime to Hugglescote, arriving back late heritage. squadron The Dambusters, with a cream cobbled streets, independent shops Trelyon Avenue, St Ives afternoon. The Savoy enjoys an excellent Central tea included. and fisherman’s cottages in the heart Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel Promenade location and is an ideal of St Ives. staff as we head back to Hugglescote today. This 84 bedroomed castle hotel is set base to explore the many local within 72 acres of private grounds Skegness Pier attractions. and overlooks the coast of St Ives. Porthminster Beach, St Ives All 46 bedrooms are en suite Offering All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ 46 stylish bedrooms, all furnished to a coffee making facilities, television, very high standard and fully equipped telephone and hairdryer. The hotel with modern facilities. The hotel has a has leisure facilities. contemporary Savoy Lounge and Bar. Some rooms are accessed by stairs.

No single room supplement on the first 5 rooms available

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St Agnes & Doc Martin’s Cornwall 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 5 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout 3 Visit to St Ives & Penzance 3 Guide with tour of the familiar sites from ‘Doc Martin’ 3 Free time in St Mawes 3 Visit to Padstow & Boscastle 3 Free use of the hotel’s swimming pool (seasonal)

3 FrStee Agnes time in Weymouth– The Cream of Cornwall 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 5 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast 3 Visit to Looe, Polperro, Mevagissey, St Ives and Penzance 3 Entrance to Trelissick Gardens St Agnes 3 Free use of the hotel’s swimming pool (seasonal) Thursday 28th May, Thursday 16th July and Tuesday 15th September 3 FrStee Agnes, day in Llandudno Cornwall’s Coast & the Bodmin Railway 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 6 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast There is so much to see and explore in Cornwall. Cornwall boasts one of the most spectacular throughout St Agnes, Cornwall’s Coast 3 Visit to Port Isaac & Padstow and the longest stretch of continuous coastline in Britain, where there are tiny Cornish fishing & the Bodmin Railway 7 DAYS 3 Journey on the Bodmin villages, secret coves, spectacular beaches, sweeping bays and dramatic cliffs, as well as having & Wenford Railway beautiful moorland and stunning countryside. Tuesday 15th September, 7 days £595 3 Visit to Looe, Polperro, Lands End and Falmouth We will be staying in St. Agnes, a picturesque village on the north coast of Cornwall. Steeped in mining history, the village still Tuesday: We depart the Travel Centre facing shores of Mount’s Bay and has 3 Free use of the hotel’s swimming retains a traditional friendly Cornish atmosphere and makes a wonderful base for our holiday. this morning and make our way to St one of the mildest climates in the UK. pool (seasonal) Agnes with stops en route. We aim to We will also visit Land’s End, one of St Agnes & Doc Martin’s St Agnes - The Cream arrive at the hotel late afternoon. Britain’s most significant land marks. Wednesday: Today we take an excursion Sunday: Today we depart the hotel for Cornwall 6 DAYS of Cornwall 6 DAYS to the picturesque Cornish fishing a visit to Falmouth, one of the most Thursday 28th May, 6 days £489 Thursday 16th July, 6 days £505 village of Port Isaac, the setting for ‘Port vibrant coastal destinations in the Rosemundy House Wenn’ in the popular television series country with a thriving, working port Hotel Doc Martin. We then visit the charming with a creative and modern edge. Thursday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and Thursday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make working fishing port of Padstow. St Agnes, Cornwall make our way to Cornwall with a stop en route. our way to St Agnes with stops en route. Monday: We bid a fond farewell to the Thursday: Today we take a nostalgic hotel staff this morning as we make Friday: This morning we head to the nearby stunning resort Friday: Today we take a visit to the beautiful seaside town This Georgian, family run hotel is ride on the Bodmin and Wenford our way back to Hugglescote, with of St Ives and the delightful coastal town of Penzance. of Looe with its many shops and cafes. After, we visit Polperro, set in over four acres of private a largely unspoilt fishing village. Railway from Bodmin. adequate stops en route. Saturday: Today we visit beautiful St Mawes, a small fishing secluded gardens and woodland and village nestled at the end of the Roseland peninsula. Saturday: This morning we have an excursion to the Friday: We board the coach this is within easy walking distance of the nearby beautiful harbour town of Padstow, and after morning to take a visit to the beautiful quaint and unspoilt coastal village Sunday: Today we visit the town of Padstow, said to be a visit to Newquay. seaside resort of Looe with its small of St Agnes. All 46 rooms are en Cornwall’s premier destination. After, we visit Boscastle, a WHAT OUR shops and cafes. After, we visit Polperro, suite rooms, with tea/coffee making tiny port with a natural harbour. Sunday: An excursion to the traditional Cornish fishing village facilities, television, telephone and of Mevagissey and the National Trust’s tranquil Trelissick a largely unspoilt fishing village with its CUSTOMERS SAY Monday: Today we are joined by a Blue Badge Guide to hairdryer. The hotel also has a heated Gardens, with its tender and exotic plants. beautiful cottages which cling to steep discover many of the familiar sites from the television series hillsides around a small harbour with “Very friendly hotel with swimming pool. ‘Doc Martin’, including Bodmin Moor and Port Isaac – Port Monday: A visit to the nearby stunning resort of St Ives spectacular views of land and sea. Wenn in the show. and the delightful coastal town of Penzance lovely staff” No single supplement on the first Saturday: This morning we pay a visit Mr & Mrs Riley, Leicester Tuesday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we head Tuesday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff this morning to Penzance a historic port on the south 5 single room within our allocation back to Hugglescote today. as we make our way back to Hugglescote.

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Tenby & The Pembrokeshire Coast 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout 3 Visit to St David’s 3 Time in Narberth & Laugharne 3 Free day in Tenby

3 FrTenbyee time & in the Weymouth Gwili Steam Railway 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout 3 Journey on the Gwili Steam Railway 3 Visit to Carmarthen with some free time 3 Visit to Saundersfoot Tenby 3 Free day in Tenby Monday 6th July and Monday 28th September

Tenby & The Pembrokeshire Tenby beach Tenby & the Gwili WHAT OUR Coast Steam Railway CUSTOMERS Monday 6th July, 5 days £455 Monday 28th September, SAY 5 days £455 Tenby is a delightful little harbour town and seaside “Lovely hotel with resort, and it would be difficult to find a setting Tenby is a delightful little harbour town and great food and more picturesque. seaside resort, and it would be difficult to find a service” There are many shops & cafes, all linked by setting more picturesque. There are many shops cobbled streets. and cafes all linked by cobbled streets. Mr & Mrs Allen, Swadlincote Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning, and make our way to Tenby, with a morning and make our way to Tenby with comfort Giltar Hotel comfort stop en route. stops en route. “Will return again to Esplanade, Tenby Tuesday: This morning we visit the beautiful Tuesday: Today we take a ride on the Gwili this hotel” A warm welcome is guaranteed at market town of Narberth. After free time here, Steam Railway. This Railway is one of the UK’s Mr Bingley, Ashby St Davids in Pembrokeshire this Victorian hotel, situated on the we visit Laugharne. most picturesque preserved lines. Set in beautiful countryside with abundant wildlife, the line follows Esplanade, overlooking the stunning Wednesday: An excursion travelling through the River Gwili on a steady uphill journey through views of the South Beach and the Pembroke, enjoying magnificent scenery on the farmland and wooded hillsides. monastic Island of Caldey. There is a coastal drive along the National Park coastline to spacious guest lounge overlooking delightful St David’s - Britain’s smallest city. Wednesday: Today we travel to Carmarthen, the the sea and the town centre is a oldest town in Wales. Why not wander round its short walk from the hotel. The hotel Thursday: Today is your free day to explore Tenby narrow streets and take in the famous outdoor has stylish rooms with en suite, tea/ as you choose. Why not relax or explore by taking market? We also have time in the popular seaside coffee making facilities, television, a cruise over to Caldey Island. resort of Saundersfoot. telephone and a hairdryer. Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel this Thursday: Today is your free day to explore Tenby morning and make our way back to Leicestershire., as you choose. No single supplement on the first 4 with a stop en route, arriving back in the afternoon. single rooms available. Seaview rooms Friday: This morning we bid a fond farewell to the Gwili Railway on request and incur a supplement hotel and make our way back to Hugglescote.

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout 3 Return ferry to the Isle of Wight 3 Visit to Brixham with free time 3 Coastal tour on the Isle of Wight 3 Journey on the Dartmouth Steam 3 Entry to Osborne House Railway 3 Visit to Worthing 3 Ferry ride from Kingswear to Dartmouth 3 Visit to Bognor Regis 3 Cruise on the River Dart 3 Free time in Chichester 3 Free time in Torquay 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities

Portsmouth

The Beautiful South Torquay & the & the Isle of Wight Dartmouth Steam Railway Monday 12th October, 5 days £389 Monday 20th July, 5 days £365

Replica of Sir Francis Drake’s ship

Nestled on the south coast, with our hotel based in a Nestling on the ‘English Riviera’, Torquay is a stylish resort, waterfront hotel near Portsmouth, this tour allows us making it a fantastic holiday destination. to enjoy some of the best of the surrounding area. The iconic palm trees and international town, before boarding the cruise up the marina could fool you into thinking beautiful Dart River. We will visit the Isle of Wight, with taking in the ‘Needles’ of Alum Bay & that you’re in Monaco. Stroll along its stunning coastline and gorgeous Blackgang, before taking our return ferry. Thursday: Today you can enjoy a day at the Victorian promenade and take in countryside. Here we have included a visit leisure in Torquay. Wednesday: Today we take a coastal tour the harbour and waterfront or walk up to Osborne House, the seaside home of visiting Worthing and Bognor Regis. through Royal Terrace Gardens and be Friday: We bid a fond farewell to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. amazed by the stunning Seaviews. the hotel staff as we head back to Thursday: This morning we head for Hugglescote today. Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this Chichester, one of the great well-preserved With fantastic shopping and many cafes, morning and make our way to south with a Georgian cities in the UK, Chichester has Langstone Quay Torquay does really have something for TLH Derwent Hotel stop en route, aiming to arrive at the hotel played a key role of the affairs of Sussex everybody. Brixham late afternoon. since at least Roman times. Resort Belgrave Road, Torquay Portsmouth, Hampshire Monday: We depart the Travel Centre Tuesday: This morning we board our ferry Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel this morning and make our way to The hotel is located within the TLH for the short crossing to the Isle of Wight, staff as we head back to Hugglescote Torquay with a stop en route. This beautiful, modern 4-star hotel Leisure Resort and just a short walk where we have included entry to Osborne today, arriving back at the Travel Centre is located on the northern shore Tuesday: This morning we enjoy an away from the town centre, a group House. After, we take a coastal drive, late afternoon. of Hayling Island, just 8 miles from excursion to Brixham, nestling at the of 4 hotels in one unique resort. Portsmouth city centre. southernmost end of Torbay, with its All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ beautiful harbour. coffee making facilities, television The Needles All 148 bedrooms are en suite with and hairdryer. The hotel has a lift but tea/coffee making facilities. The Wednesday: Today we enjoy a scenic not to all floors and there are some restaurant overlooks Langstone journey on the Dartmouth Steam Railway, steps after the lift. The hotel has Harbour. There is a comfortable bar one of the finest in the country, as we leisure facilities. & lounge as well as leisure facilities. travel along the spectacular English Ground floor bedrooms are available Riviera Geopark coastline from Paignton No single supplement on the first on request. to Kingswear, before catching the ferry 4 single rooms available. Riviera front from Kingswear to Dartmouth. There facing rooms available on request Single room supplement: £100 will be time to explore this enchanting with a supplement

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout 3 Selected free drinks from the bar 3 Return journey on the West between 6pm - 11pm including Somerset Railway draught bitter & lager, red & white 3 Free time in Minehead house wine, house spirits & a 3 Entrance to The Bishop’s Palace selection of soft drinks & Gardens 3 Visit to Brixham & Dartmouth 3 Free time in Wells 3 Excursion to Exeter 3 Free time in Weston-super-Mare 3 Free time in Torquay 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities

Torquay

Torquay ‘Drinks Inclusive’ West Somerset Railway & Break the Bishop’s Palace & Gardens Monday 13th January, 5 days £255 Monday 22nd June, 5 days £399

The Bishops Palce at Wells

Banish those winter blues with a trip to Torquay, situated on Weston-super-Mare is situated in a sheltered bay at the foot the English Riviera with its exotic palm trees and busy harbour. of the Mendip Hills with views across the Bristol Channel to South Wales. We will be staying at the Carlton Hotel, Wednesday: Today we visit Exeter, part of the TLH Leisure Resort, where one of the most vibrant, attractive and Miles of golden sandy beaches, the ‘palace of enchantment’. After, there will on offer is a ‘Drinks Inclusive’ package historically interesting cities in England. flagship grand pier, the legendary be some free time to enjoy Wells. between 6pm-11pm with great nightly playhouse theatre, iconic donkeys, Thursday: Today is your free day to Thursday: Today is your free day in resort entertainment. a bustling high street and explore Torquay as you choose. to explore as you choose. Monday: We depart the Travel Centre independent shopping, all make Friday: We bid a fond farewell to this morning and make our way to it a real cosmopolitan town. Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the the hotel staff as we head back to Torquay with a stop en route, aiming to hotel staff as we head back this morning Hugglescote today, arriving back at the Monday: We depart the Travel Centre arrive at the hotel late afternoon. to Hugglescote. Travel Centre late afternoon. TLH Carlton Hotel this morning and make our way to Smiths Hotel Tuesday: This morning we take a scenic Belgrave Road, Torquay Weston-super-Mare with a stop en route. Knightstone Road, tour to the nearby resorts of Brixham Weston-super-Mare Tuesday: This morning we visit Bishops and Dartmouth. The small and stylish hotel is a Lydeard for a journey on the West 10-minute walk from Torquay The hotel is a friendly, family run Somerset Railway, a 20-mile heritage seafront and offers stunning views hotel situated on the seafront, railway running to Minehead. across Torbay. All 70 bedrooms are overlooking the sandy beach. There en suite with tea/coffee making Wednesday: Today we visit The Bishop’s is a separate lounge and bar area facilities, television, telephone and Palace & Gardens, home to the Bishops offering plenty of seating to relax. hairdryer. Bedrooms are over 3 floors, of Bath and Wells for over 800 years. This there is a lift, but not to all rooms. All 50 attractively furnished stunning medieval palace, along with There is a swimming pool which is bedrooms are en suite with tea/ its 14 acres of RHS partner gardens, is free of charge to use. coffee making facilities, television a joy to visit. Surrounded by a breath- and hairdryer. taking moat, visitors can cross a flagstone No single supplement on the first drawbridge, walk under the portcullis and No single supplement on the first 4 rooms available. Riviera front facing experience a true hidden gem in the heart 4 single rooms available. Seaview Torquay rooms on request of the City of Wells. As described by an The Bishops Palce at Wells rooms on request at a supplement American visitor 130 years ago, this is a

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Weymouth, Mapperton House & Cream Tea

3 Roberts Gold Service 3 5 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout 3 Visit to Mapperton House & Gardens 3 Scenic tour of the surrounding area with cream tea included 3 Visit to Dorchester 3 Visit to Lulworth Cove

3 WeymouthFree time in Weymouth & the Jurassic Coast

3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout 3 A visit to Poole with a Jurassic TURKEY Coast Cruise and cream tea Weymouth & TINSEL 3 Scenic tour of the area on our coach SEE PAGE 139 visiting West Bay & Bridport Monday 18th May, Sunday 19th July, Monday 21st September 3 Free day at leisure in Weymouth and Monday 19th October 3 WeymouthFree time in Weymouth & the Swanage Railway

3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, Located centrally on the south Dorset coast, Weymouth has for over two hundred dinner and cooked breakfast Weymouth & the Weymouth & the throughout years prided itself as being one of the UK’s premier holiday resorts. Swanage Railway Swanage Railway 3 Return journey on the Swanage Railway Just steps away from the hotel, stunning beach and level promenade are quaint colourful streets offering high street names, Monday 18th May, 5 days £425 3 Free time in Swanage gift shops, coffee houses and Weymouth’s buzzing quayside harbour, where you can sit and watch boats come and go. Monday 19th October, 5 days £349 3 Excursion to Dorchester A gateway to the UNESCO World Heritage Site the Jurassic Coast, Weymouth offers the perfect base for exploring the 3 Free day in Weymouth beautiful county of Dorset, one of the UK’s most picturesque counties. Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way to Weymouth with a stop en route. Weymouth & the Jurassic Coast Weymouth, Mapperton Tuesday: This morning we take a ride on the Monday 21st September, 5 days £449 House & Cream Tea 6 DAYS Swanage Railway. The 12-mile return trip takes The Hotel Rex you through beautiful countryside and includes Sunday 19th July, 6 days £555 The Esplanade, Weymouth Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and stunning views of the iconic remains of William WHAT OUR make our way to Weymouth with a stop en route. We aim to the Conqueror’s Corfe Castle. There will be free arrive at the hotel late afternoon. Sunday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning. time in Swanage before making our way back to CUSTOMERS The hotel boasts an enviable position Norden for the return journey. on Weymouth’s seafront, overlooking Monday: This morning we take a scenic tour of the Tuesday: Today we board our coach for a scenic tour of the SAY the stunning golden sands and the surrounding area, ending at Portland Bill where we have Wednesday: Today we visit the vibrant town of surrounding area on the coach, visiting West Bay & Bridport. Jurassic coast beyond. included a cream tea. Dorchester for the weekly market. “Been to this hotel Wednesday: A visit to Poole with a Jurassic Coastal Cruise All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ Tuesday: We visit the nearby Mapperton House & Gardens, Thursday: Today is your free day to explore with a cream tea included. several times, staff coffee making facilities and television. home to the Earl and Countess of Sandwhich, a glorious Weymouth. There is no entertainment at the Thursday: Today is your free day to explore Weymouth as sandstone manor house with a romantic valley garden. very friendly” Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff hotel although it is available at the you choose. Mr Grice, Swadlincote Wednesday: Today we visit Dorchester, the fictional as we head back this morning to Hugglescote, The Fairhaven – the hotel’s sister Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we ‘Casterbridge’ of Thomas Hardy’s novels. After we visit arriving back late afternoon. company 50 metres away. head back this morning to Hugglescote, arriving back late Lulworth Cove before continuing to the hotel. afternoon. Thursday: Today is your free day in Weymouth. “Lovely hotel No single supplement on the first on the seafront” 9 single rooms available. Seaviews Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we on request head back this morning to Hugglescote. Mr & Mrs Jolley, Leicester

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout 3 Visit to Bridlington 3 Visit to Brighton with some 3 Entrance to Rievaulx Abbey free time 3 Visit to Helmsley 3 Entrance to Amberley Museum 3 Free day in Whitby 3 Visit to Bognor Regis 3 Free time in Worthing

Helmsley

Wonderful Whitby Worthing, Brighton & Rievaulx Abbey & Amberley Museum Monday 5th October, 5 days £409 Monday 7th September, 5 days £479

Brighton Pier

Whitby is a picturesque seaside town situated on the Yorkshire An elegant thriving Georgian seaside resort, Worthing is the Coast with quaint streets leading to the harbour which are perfect destination to relax and recharge. Famous residents now filled with curios, antiques and small gift shops. have included Jane Austen, Oscar Wilde and most recently Harold Pinter. Monday: We depart the Travel Centre medieval England and the first northern this morning and make our way to Whitby Cistercian abbey which grew to house This traditional seaside town has a lovely promenade, lined with grand Victorian with a stop en route. a 650-strong community. After, we visit shopping area, within easy walking buildings that gaze out over the waters Helmsley, the only market town in the Tuesday: Today we visit Bridlington, distance and whatever your retail of the English Channel. North York Moors National Park. pleasure, Worthing fits the bill. Vintage with its award-winning promenades and Thursday: Today is your free day to finds, quirky independents and popular historic harbour. Thursday: Today is your free day to explore Worthing as you choose. explore Whitby as you choose. high street stores – the choice is yours. Wednesday: This morning we visit Friday: This morning we bid a fond The Saxonville Hotel Monday: We depart the Travel Centre Chatsworth Hotel Rievaulx Abbey, the most extensive Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the farewell to the hotel and make our way Ladysmith Avenue, Whitby this morning and make our way to The Steyne, Worthing monastic remains in Britain. Rievaulx was hotel staff as we head back this morning back to Hugglescote. Worthing, with a stop en route. once one of the wealthiest monasteries in to Hugglescote. The hotel is well situated on Whitby’s Tuesday: This morning we visit Amberley Situated in Worthing’s town WHAT OUR West Cliff, just a few minutes stroll Museum, dedicated to the industrial WHAT OUR centre, adjacent to the seafront Whitby beach from the narrow streets and winding heritage of the south east. You can take a and opposite Steyne Gardens, the CUSTOMERS SAY alleyways of this delightful, historic ride around the Museum on the narrow- CUSTOMERS SAY hotel is ideally located. town. The seafront is a flat walk, gauge railway and historic bus. Exhibits although not to the town itself. All bedrooms are en suite with “The best hotel I have include the telecommunications hall, “Excellent hotel, tea/coffee making facilities and working printshop, road steam engines, stayed in for a long while” All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ in a lovely position” television. coffee making facilities, television radio and TV exhibition, stationary Mr Kerry, Burbage and hairdryer. The hotel does not engines and more. The Museum is also Mr Rennocks, Sileby home to traditional craftspeople, such have a lift. as the woodturners, wheelwrights and blacksmith, with a café and gift shop. “Lovely hotel, staff and “Very good hotel, Wednesday: Today we depart the hotel No single supplement on the first Single supplement: £40 (double or food, would go again” for a visit to the nearby seaside resort lovely staff” 3 single rooms available twin for sole occupancy) Mr & Mrs Richards, Burton of Brighton, with its long flat seafront Mrs Terry, Swadlincote

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Alvaston Hall Bembridge Coast Hotel Alvaston Hall Hotel Monday 3rd February, 5 days £335

Warner Leisure Hotels are more than just a place to stay. Join Holme Lacy Sinah Warren us as we stay in this lovely and comfortable Grade II hotel set House Hotel Coastal Hotel in pretty surroundings with its great choice of daily activities and leisure facilities.

Enjoy the brilliant live music every evening and the delicious food every day. Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way to Nantwich, arriving at the hotel in the afternoon. Tuesday: This morning we depart the Alvaston Hall Hotel hotel to visit Llangollen. Middlewich Road, Nantwich, Wednesday: Today we visit the nearby Cheshire Port Sunlight, the village founded by WHAT OUR ‘Soap King’ William Hesketh Lever in This beautiful Victorian hotel is 1888. The village was built to house CUSTOMERS SAY in leafy Cheshire on the edge of Lever’s ‘Sunlight Soap’ factory workers, Nantwich, close to the Roman City but today is home to a fascinating “Loved the entertainment. of Chester. museum. We have included a combined All the staff were very ticket for the museum and a guided tour All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ of the village on our coach. professional and helpful” coffee making facilities, television, telephone and hairdryer. Thursday: Today is your free day to Mrs S Williams, Oadby explore all Warners has to offer. Friday: This morning we bid a fond farewell to the hotel, arriving back at “Hotel offers excellent No single supplement. Signature the Travel Centre late afternoon. entertainment” rooms are charged at a supplement of £20 per person per stay Mrs Golby - Oadby

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Monday 4th May

3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout 3 Visit to Osborne House 3 Scenic tour of the Island 3 Free day to explore the hotel at the leisure 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities (some activities maybe chargeable) 3 Excellent entertainment programme

Monday 26th October

3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast throughout 3 Visit to Osborne House Bembridge Coast Hotel 3 Scenic tour of the Island 3 Free day to explore the hotel at Monday 4th May and Monday 26th October the leisure 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities (some activities maybe chargeable) 3 Excellent entertainment programme

Once owned by George V’s Lord in Waiting, Bembridge Coast Hotel overlooks the Solent and is set in 23 acres with walled gardens and a coastal path. The coffee lounge terrace has lovely views of the Solent.

Monday 4th May, Monday 26th October, 5 days £459 5 days £389

Monday: We depart the Travel Centre Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way to this morning and make our way to the ferry port, taking a comfort stop the ferry port, taking a comfort stop en route. en route. Bembridge Coast Tuesday: Today we board the coach this Tuesday: Today we board the coach this Hotel morning to visit Osborne House, Queen morning to visit Osborne House, Queen Fishermans Walk, Bembridge, Victoria’s celebrated island retreat. Victoria’s celebrated island retreat. Isle of Wight Wednesday: Today we board the coach Wednesday: Today we board the coach for a scenic tour of the Island. for a scenic tour of the Island. The hotel has a perfect seaside setting with sea breeze gardens, fantastic Thursday: Today is your free day to enjoy Thursday: Today is your free day to enjoy Solent views, a unique beach and all that Warner’s has to offer or why not all that Warner’s has to offer or why not top-notch entertainment. All bedrooms explore the cute village of Bembridge. explore the cute village of Bembridge. are en suite with tea/coffee making Friday: We depart the hotel this morning Friday: We depart the hotel this morning facilities, television, telephone and and make our way to the ferry port, and make our way to the ferry port, hairdryer. All single rooms are chalet heading back to Hugglescote with heading back to Hugglescote with type and are out of the main hotel. adequate comfort stops. adequate comfort stops. No single supplement. Signature rooms are charged at a supplement of £20 per person per stay

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout 3 Free time in Chester 3 Excursion to Sidmouth with 3 Excursion to Llandudno free time 3 Free day to explore the hotel at 3 Excursion to Wells with free time your leisure 3 Free day to explore the hotel 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure at the leisure facilities (some activities may 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure be chargeable) facilities (some activities may 3 Excellent entertainment programme be chargeable) 3 Excellent entertainment programme

Bodelwyddan Cricket St. Thomas Hotel Castle Hotel Monday 13th April, 5 days £425 Monday 17th February, 5 days £315

This Victorian castle looks out over its peaceful estate and This gorgeous mansion has regency elegance, with sweeping never feels crowded. The scenery is just beautiful, but what staircases and stunning landscaped gardens. The scene of else would you expect this close to Snowdonia and the coast? much of the famous TV comedy, To the Manor Born, Cricket Enjoy our excursions during the day or relax in the leisure St. Thomas was also frequently visited by Lord Nelson and suite, or why not pay a visit to the home of the National Lady Hamilton. Portrait Gallery, located in the hotel’s grounds. Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this Thursday: Today is your free day to enjoy morning and make our way to Somerset, all that Warners has to offer. Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this perfect seaside resort of Llandudno with taking a comfort stop en route. morning and make our way to the hotel, its elegant promenade. Friday: We depart the hotel this morning taking a comfort stop en route. Tuesday: Today we board the coach this and make our way to Hugglescote, Thursday: Today is a free day to do as you morning for a visit to nearby Sidmouth. heading back to Hugglescote with Tuesday: Today we board the coach for a choose in or around the hotel. Bodelwyddan Castle Cricket St. Thomas adequate comfort stops. visit to the historic city of Chester. Wednesday: Today we board the coach for Friday: We depart the hotel this morning Hotel Hotel an excursion to the cathedral city of Wells. Wednesday: This morning we leave the and head back to Hugglescote, arriving Engone Hill, Bodelwyddan, Chard, Somerset hotel for a visit to the nearby picture- back at the Travel Centre in the afternoon. North Wales This classic country house is set in The hotel is a stunning location, set splendid parkland, with colourful in 200 acres of Victorian parkland, gardens, lakes, and a unique overlooking the Clywdian mountains woodland area. All bedrooms are en and with breathtaking views of suite with tea/coffee making facilities, Snowdonia National Park. All 233 television, telephone and hairdryer. bedrooms are en suite with tea/ The hotel also has leisure facilities. coffee making facilities, television and hairdryer. No single supplement on the first No single supplement. Signature 4 single rooms available. Signature rooms are charged at a supplement rooms are charged at a supplement of £20 per person per stay of £20 per person per stay

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout 3 Journey on the Dean Forest Railway 3 A visit to Windsor 3 Visit to Hay-on-Wye for market day 3 An excursion to the nearby market 3 40-minute cruise on the River Wye town of Marlborough 3 Free day to explore the hotel at the leisure 3 Free day to explore the hotel at the leisure 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities (some activities may be 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure chargeable) facilities (some activities may 3 Excellent entertainment programme be chargeable) 3 Excellent entertainment programme

Holme Lacy House Hotel Littlecote House Hotel Monday 31st August, 5 days £479 Monday 26th October, 5 days £415

Standing in 20 acres of parkland within the Wye Valley, this Built in the mid-1500s and one of the most historic houses Grade I Georgian mansion enjoys a splendid lakeside setting, in Britain, this beautiful Grade I listed Tudor mansion has a offering guests the tranquillity of the countryside, together truly unique story. It was here that Henry VIII courted Jane with the benefits of a top-class hotel. Seymour, and also the place where the D-Day landings were historically planned. Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this Thursday: We board the coach to visit morning and make our way to the hotel the pretty town of Hay-on-Wye which Monday: We depart the Travel Centre this situated in the picturesque rural with a stop en route. We aim to arrive at holds it market every Thursday. After, we morning and make our way south with a north-east of Wiltshire. the hotel late afternoon. discover the beauty of the River Wye with stop for lunch en route. a 40-minute river cruise. Thursday: Today is your free day to Tuesday: This morning we board the Tuesday: All aboard the coach this enjoy all the hotel has to offer. coach for a journey on the Dean Forest Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the morning for a visit to historic & beautiful Holme Lacy House Friday: We depart the hotel this Littlecote House Railway from Norchard, travelling 8.5 hotel staff as we head back this morning Windsor. The Queen regards Windsor as morning and make our way back to miles through the medieval Forest to Hugglescote, stopping on the return Hotel her favourite weekend home and loves to Hotel Hugglescote, with a stop en route, of Dean. journey, arriving back late afternoon. The Wye Valley, Herefordshire spend her downtime here. Hungerford, Berkshire arriving back at the Travel Centre later Wednesday: Today is your free day to Wednesday: This morning we travel this afternoon. explore the Warners resort. This Grade I listed mansion was to Marlborough for the weekly market, This Grade I-listed Tudor property is completed in 1674 and was steeped in history and is located on reportedly visited by Charles II. the charming Cotswold Borders. All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ coffee making facilities, television, coffee making facilities, television telephone and hairdryer. The hotel and hairdryer. also has leisure facilities.

No single supplement on the first No single supplement on the first 4 single rooms available. Upgraded 4 single rooms available. Upgraded rooms available on request from rooms available on request from £20 per person per stay £20 per person per stay

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Monday 16th March, 5 days £359 ALL BREAKS NOW PICKING UP IN HUGGLESCOTE, LEICESTER ST MARGARETS, SWADLINCOTE & ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH

Our Theatre Breaks give you the opportunity to see a popular west end Sinah Warren is situated on Hayling Island, an exclusive inlet show whilst staying in an excellent standard reached by a causeway from the Hampshire coast. This hotel of hotel. Throughout 2020 will be offering more theatre breaks than ever. Give us a is set on a beautiful shingle beach overlooking Langstone call for the details on shows available or Harbour with stunning landscaped gardens and views across check our website. the Solent. INCLUDED IN YOUR HOLIDAY • 1 night hotel accommodation Monday: We depart the Travel Centre Wednesday: We depart the hotel this and breakfast at a minimum this morning and make our way to morning for a visit to the dynamic and 3-star hotel Warners with a stop en route. We aim to vibrant waterfront city of Portsmouth. • Executive coach travel arrive at the hotel late afternoon. Thursday: Today is your free day to throughout Tuesday: This morning we depart the enjoy all Warners has to offer. Sinah Warren Coastal London Theatre Breaks • Evening performance ticket for a hotel for some free time in the seaside west end show Friday: We bid a fond farewell to resort of Bognor Regis and then the Hotel Several dates throughout the year • Free time in London for shopping the hotel staff as we head back this beautiful cathedral city of Chichester. Ferry Road, Hayling Island and sightseeing morning to Hugglescote, arriving back late afternoon. The hotel sits in elegant gardens with views of the Solent, with a lovely shingle beach overlooking Langstone Harbour. All bedrooms are en suite with tea/coffee making facilities, television, telephone and hairdryer. All single rooms are chalet type and are out of the main hotel. The hotel also has leisure facilities.

No single supplement. Signature rooms are charged at a supplement of £20 per person per stay

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NOT TO BE MISSED! BERT BERT BERT BERT BERT O S O S O S O S O S R R R R R Sunday 19th April, Thursday 9th April, Sunday 16th February, Friday 21st August, Sunday 19th April, Date: To be Confirmed, 2 days £159 2 days £109 2 days £115 3 days £235 2 days £159 2 days £139 Join us as we visit the beautiful Georgian Here we will experience a historical tour Visit the Orchid Festival at The Royal Kynren, is said to be the UK’s ‘must see’ Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is home to The annual Mountbatten Festival of city of Bath, famous for its thermal water of the delightful apple and plum orchards Botanical Gardens at Kew which highlights spectacular open-air live show’. This world-class attractions and is a fantastic Music features the Massed Bands of springs, stunning architecture, beautiful with our very own tour guide. From March the most beautiful species from around 90-minute, action-packed live show is place to visit. Visit the The Mary Rose, Her Majesty’s Royal Marines at the Royal abbey and flower filled streets, parks and until May, the Vale of Evesham erupts the world. This annual event takes place brought to life with its magnificent sets, Henry VIII’s warship, Nelson’s flagship Albert Hall. The performance displays the gardens. Also included is Afternoon Tea at into a haze of colour and perfume which in the recently restored Prince of Wales combat, stunts, horsemanship, stunning HMS Victory, which has been transformed outstanding musicianship and pageantry The Pump Rooms, one of the city’s most envelops the whole of the region. Conservatory and is just the event to pyrotechnics and amazing special effects. to reflect what she looked like in her of the World’s finest military musicians. elegant places to enjoy a treat. brighten everybody’s day. Georgian heyday. INCLUDED IN YOUR HOLIDAY INCLUDED IN YOUR HOLIDAY INCLUDED IN YOUR HOLIDAY INCLUDED IN YOUR HOLIDAY • 1 night hotel accommodation, INCLUDED IN YOUR HOLIDAY • 2 nights hotel accommodation at INCLUDED IN YOUR HOLIDAY • 1 night hotel accommodation • 1 night hotel accommodation at the dinner and cooked breakfast at • 1-night hotel accommodation at the the 4 star Holiday Inn Newcastle • 1 night hotel accommodation at the 4 star Radisson Blu 4 star Hilton Bath City Hotel, dinner the 4 star Cheltenham Chase Hotel 4 star Holiday Inn Shepperton hotel, Hotel, dinner and cooked breakfast at the 4 star Holiday Inn Edwardian Hotel, Heathrow and cooked breakfast Free use of • Local guide in Evesham for 2 hour dinner and cooked breakfast throughout Portsmouth Hotel • Executive coach travel throughout the hotel’s leisure facilities Blossom Trail • Entrance to Kew Gardens for the • Free time in Ripon & Skipton • Entrance to Portsmouth Historic • Ticket for Mountbatten Festival • Free time in Bristol & Bath • Free time in Tewkesbury Orchid Festival • Half day guided tour of the Dockyard, the Mary Rose Museum, of Music • Bristol Packet Boat Trip • Guided tour of some of the • Free time in Windsor Durham Dales and Spinnaker Tower • Free time in Windsor • Afternoon Tea at the Pump Cotswolds town and villages • Free use of the hotel’s leisure • Delux ticket for performance • Short guided tour of Portsmouth • Free use of the hotel’s leisure Rooms, Bath with free time facilities of Kynren with free time facilities

Single supplement: £40 Single supplement: £25 Single supplement: £24 Single supplement: £54 Single Supplement: £25 Single supplement: £23

ALL BREAKS NOW PICKING UP IN HUGGLESCOTE, LEICESTER ST MARGARETS, SWADLINCOTE & ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH ALL BREAKS NOW PICKING UP IN HUGGLESCOTE, LEICESTER ST MARGARETS, SWADLINCOTE & ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH

Buckingham Palace, London Hampton Court Flower Kew Gardens & Manchester Mother’s Day Weekend RHS Rosemoor Flower Show Eye & Windsor Castle Show & Kew Gardens Wisley Explorer City Break with Sunday Lunch Cruise & Hestercombe Gardens

BERT BERT BERT BERT O S O S O S O S R R R R Saturday 12th September, Saturday 11th July, Saturday 16th May, Saturday 8th August, Saturday 21st March, Friday 14th August, 2 days £149 2 days £155 2 days £129 2 days £119 2 days £149 3 days £165 Enjoy a visit to Buckingham Palace where Enjoy a visit to Buckingham Palace where Join us as we visit the Royal Kew Botanical Manchester is one of Europe’s most vibrant Spend this special weekend away, based in Nestled in the beautiful Torridge Valley we combine a ticket to the State Rooms we combine a ticket to the State Rooms Gardens and RHS Garden Wisley, two of city break destinations. The region offers the Victorian Spa town of Harrogate, with in North Devon in between Exmoor and with a guided tour of the beautiful Buck- with a guided tour of the beautiful Buck- the most renowned gardens in the UK. everything from ground-breaking arts & free time to spend exploring the delight- Dartmoor National Parks, RHS Garden ingham Palace garden. Ride the London ingham Palace garden. Ride the London At Kew, the gardens boasts landscapes, culture, diverse shopping, renowned food, ful shops and cafes. On Sunday, we will Rosemoor is a hidden gem and a real Eye and visit Windsor Castle, the oldest Eye and visit Windsor Castle, the oldest glasshouses, historic buildings and a vast drink and nightlife. make our way to Skipton, the ‘Gateway to treat for gardens lovers at any time of and largest occupied castle in the world. and largest occupied castle in the world. range of rare and beautiful plants. RHS the Dales’ for a 3-hour cruise aboard The year. This Flower Show highlights the Garden, Wisley offers a beautiful and INCLUDED IN YOUR HOLIDAY Dalesman where a 2 course Sunday Lunch very best nurseries and local fare from INCLUDED IN YOUR HOLIDAY INCLUDED IN YOUR HOLIDAY relaxing experience all year round. • Executive Coach Travel will be served (included). The boat has a the South West. • 1 night hotel accommodation and • 1 night hotel accommodation • 1 night hotel accommodation and licensed bar, toilets and central heating. breakfast at the 4 star Crowne Plaza at the 4 star Holiday Inn Shepperton INCLUDED IN YOUR HOLIDAY cooked breakfast at the 4 star INCLUDED IN YOUR HOLIDAY London Heathrow Hotel, dinner and cooked breakfast • 1 night dinner hotel accommodaton DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel INCLUDED IN YOUR HOLIDAY • 2 nights hotel accommodation, • Executive coach travel throughout • Admission to Kew Gardens at the 4 star Holiday Inn Shepperton Manchester-Piccadilly • 1 night hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast at • Entrance ticket for Buckingham • Ticket for Hampton Court Hotel, dinner and cooked breakfast • Free time at leisure in Manchester dinner and cooked breakfast the 3 star Durrant House Hotel Palace and Windsor Castle Flower Show • Entrance to Royal Botanic Gardens • Free time in Harrogate and Skipton • Entrance to RHS Rosemoor Flower • Ticket for the London Eye • Free use of the hotel’s leisure Kew & RHS Garden Wisley • 3 hour cruise with 2 course lunch Show and Hestercombe Gardens • Free time in London & Windsor facilities • Free use of the hotel’s leisure • Cream Tea at the hotel • Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities facilities

Single supplement: £34 Single Supplement: £25 Single supplement: £25 Single supplement: £54 Single supplement: £18 No single supplement

132 Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre 133 Royal Albert Hall Tour The Great North Steam TUTANKHAMUN: Treasures with Afternoon Tea Fair at Beamish of the Golden Pharaoh Festive We offer a wide selection of holidays over the festive season, from pre-Christmas Turkey & Tinsel breaks to lovely holidays seeing in the New Year. If you haven’t yet NOT TO BE seen the amazing Thursford Christmas Spectacular in Norfolk, you are missing out, MISSED! BERT O S it certainly will get you in the Christmas spirit. If you are looking to get away, go on, R Tuesday 24th March, Friday 3rd April, Tuesday 7th January, treat yourself, we are sure we have just the right festive break for you. 2 days £119 2 days £209 2 days £99 Did you know that the Royal Albert Hall More than 140 visiting vehicles will Commemorating the centenary of the Bournemouth Turkey & Tinsel 136 Our holiday highlights once hosted a séance, and flooded the converge on Beamish Museum for the discovery of the largest collection of King Exmouth Turkey & Tinsel 137 auditorium with 56,000 litres of water for incredibly popular Great North Steam Fair. Tutankhamun’s treasures ever to travel out- Lytham St Annes Turkey & Tinsel 138 an opera concert? You can uncover more See an amazing array of pre-1930 steam side of Egypt opens at the Saatchi Gallery stories like this and more on the Royal and motor transport – from locomotives, in London for a limited period. Weymouth Turkey & Tinsel 139 Albert Hall Tour. Together with a friendly traction engines and steam rollers to fire Bath Christmas Market Longleat guide, you’ll take a peek at the royal areas engines, cars and motorbikes – in action INCLUDED IN YOUR HOLIDAY Festival of Light 140 of the Hall. across the museum. • 1 night hotel accommodation Dunster by Candlelight 141 and cooked breakfast at the INCLUDED IN YOUR HOLIDAY INCLUDED IN YOUR HOLIDAY 3 star Hampton by Hilton London Beverley Christmas Market 142 • 1 night hotel accommodation • 2 nights accommodation at the Docklands Hotel Christmas Carols at the Royal Albert Hall 143 and breakfast at the 4 star 4 star Sandman Signature Hotel, • Executive coach travel throughout Crowne Plaza, Heathrow dinner and cooked breakfast • Entrance ticket to the Tutankhamun: Thursford Christmas 144 Christmas New Year in Wales • Executive coach travel throughout • Visit to Head of Steam in Darlington Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh Christmas in Durham 145 in Llandudno • Free time in Windsor & Covent • Free time in Newcastle & York • Free time in Windsor & London Christmas in Llandudno 146 Garden area of London • Entrance to the Great North Steam • Free use of the hotel’s leisure • Guided tour of the Royal Albert Hall Fair at Beamish facilities Christmas in Morecambe 147 Bognor Regis Twixmas 148 Single supplement: £24 Single supplement: £60 Single supplement: £30 Exmouth Twixmas 149 ALL BREAKS NOW PICKING UP IN HUGGLESCOTE, LEICESTER ST MARGARETS, SWADLINCOTE & ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH New Year in Wales 150 New Year in Llandudno 151 Sailing and Steaming in Sunderland Whitby, Wensleydale Shakespeare Country Air Show & Esk Valley Railway Thursford Christmas Weymouth Spectacular Turkey & Tinsel

BERT BERT BERT O S O S O S R R R Monday 20th April, Friday 24th July, Friday 17th April, 2 days £119 2 days £219 3 days £179 Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of The Sunderland International Air Show Journey through 50 miles of the beautiful William Shakespeare, is steeped in culture is held over the coastline at Seaburn and region of Yorkshire. The Esk Valley Railway and history. Set in the beautiful rural Roker in Sunderland. With high-speed offers an enjoyable way to see the Warwickshire countryside, on the banks jets, breath-taking display teams and magnificent landscape and lovely villages. of the river Avon, it is one of the most precision flying in the air and a massive On the Wensleydale Railway, the scenic popular destinations in the UK. choice of activities on the ground, journey will pass through Georgian market there’s something for everybody at towns and Dales market towns. INCLUDED IN YOUR HOLIDAY this action-packed weekend. • 1 night hotel accommodation, INCLUDED IN YOUR HOLIDAY dinner and cooked breakfast at the INCLUDED IN YOUR HOLIDAY • 2 nights hotel accommodation, Cheltenham Chase Hotel • 2 nights hotel accommodation dinner and cooked breakfast • Free time in Stratford & Broadway at the 4 star Sandman Hotel, • Journey on the Esk Valley Railway • Boat cruise in Stratford dinner and cooked breakfast • Visit to Richmond & Leyburn • Journey on the Gloucestershire • Entry to Sunderland Air Show • Journey on the Wensleydale Warwickshire Railway on Saturday and Sunday Railway • Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities

Single supplement: £25 Single supplement: £60 Single supplement: £30

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout 3 Turkey & Tinsel programme 3 Turkey & Tinsel programme at the hotel (subject to change) at the hotel (subject to change) 3 Visit to the New Forest 3 Time in Honiton & Sidmouth 3 Excursion to Dorchester 3 Visit to Torquay 3 Free time in Bournemouth 3 Visit to Trago Mills 3 Light lunch at the hotel 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities

Bournemouth Exmouth Turkey & Tinsel Turkey & Tinsel Monday 9th November, 5 days £315 Monday 2nd November, 5 days £289

This ‘Turkey and Tinsel’ break at the Rivera Hotel includes This ‘Turkey & Tinsel’ break sees us staying at the Manor entertainment, sherry reception, a sandwich lunch, tea and Hotel, a much-favoured hotel with our customers. This Christmas cake, Gala Dinner and much more. pre-Christmas break is sure to get you in the festive mood.

Monday: We depart the Travel Centre Friday: We bid a fond farewell to Monday: We depart the Travel Centre Friday: We bid a fond farewell to this morning and make our way to the hotel staff as we head back to this morning and make our way south the hotel staff as we head back to Bournemouth with a stop en route, aiming Hugglescote today, arriving back at with a stop en route, aiming to arrive Hugglescote today, arriving back to arrive at the hotel late afternoon to the Travel Centre late afternoon. at the hotel late afternoon to Tea/ at the Travel Centre late afternoon. enjoy mince pies and tea/coffee. After coffee and mince pies. There will be a dinner, there will be Bingo and a fun quiz. Sherry reception before dinner, with entertainment in the evening. Tuesday: This morning we board the coach for a visit through the New Forest Riviera Hotel Tuesday: We depart the hotel this The Manor Hotel with stops. Back at the hotel, a sherry Burnaby Road, Alum Chine, morning for a visit Honiton for the weekly The Beacon, Exmouth reception will start off the evening, before Bournemouth market, with a stop in Sidmouth on the Christmas dinner and an evening of songs return to the hotel. Christmas dinner The hotel has an enviable location on and dancing, with a visit from Father will be served this evening, followed the Beacon in Exmouth providing both Christmas. This hotel is a friendly, stylish, good by entertainment. value hotel in Bournemouth which easy access to both the beach and Wednesday: After an excursion to is renowned for its warm service Wednesday: This morning we depart the town with stunning Seaviews across Dorchester, we return to the hotel. Later and excellent food in spectacular hotel this morning to visit Torquay, with the bay. All bedrooms are en suite with after dinner, there will be entertainment. surroundings. a visit to Trago Mills on the way back to tea/coffee making facilities, telephone the hotel. Later, dinner will be served and direct dial telephone. There is a Thursday: Today is your free day to All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ with entertainment after. comfortable guest lounge with a bar, explore Bournemouth at leisure but coffee making facilities & television. with a refurbished restaurant. be sure to be back at the hotel for a The hotel has leisure facilities Thursday: Today is your free day sandwich lunch. The afternoon will be in Exmouth. Back at the hotel, filled with Bingo and quizzes, followed by entertainment will follow dinner, tea and Christmas cake. Tonight, there will No single supplement on first 5 single with a Bucks Fizz Toast for later. No single supplement on the first be a gala dinner, followed by a New Year’s rooms within our allocation. Seaview 6 single rooms available. Seaview Eve party night. rooms available on request rooms on request with a supplement

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout 3 Turkey & Tinsel programme 3 Turkey & Tinsel programme at the hotel (subject to change) at the hotel (subject to change) 3 Visit to Liverpool 3 Visit to Bournemouth 3 Visit to Lancaster and Barton 3 Visit to Wareham & Swanage Grange Garden Centre 3 Free time in Weymouth 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities

Lytham St Annes Weymouth Turkey & Tinsel Turkey & Tinsel Monday 16th November, 5 days £365 Monday 23rd November, 5 days £349

Start the season of goodwill with a stay at this family This lovely ‘Turkey & Tinsel’ break sees us staying at run hotel on the seafront of Lytham St Annes. There will be the very popular Hotel Rex in Weymouth, positioned 3 nights will Happy Hour with discounted offers on drinks on Weymouth’s seafront. Included is a visit from Father and entertainment every evening. Christmas with a gift, music, Bingo, ‘Fancy Hat’s’ competition & party night entertainment. Monday: We depart the Travel Centre Thursday: Today is your free day in resort this morning and make our way north. to enjoy Lytham St Annes at leisure. The Monday: We depart the Travel Centre Thursday: Today is your free day in On arrival at the hotel there will be evening will start off with a Champagne this morning and make our way to resort to enjoy Weymouth at your leisure. welcome tea/coffee and mince pies reception, with Happy Hour with Weymouth with a stop en route. There Enjoy the hotel’s version of a Hogmanay served in the lounge. Later there will discounted offers on drinks. There will will be a wine reception in the lounge dinner, followed by Bingo and party night be a Champagne reception before be a Farewell dinner, with entertainment before dinner. Bingo and festive music entertainment. See the New Year in with dinner. Entertainment will follow later later in the lounge. Inn on the Prom will follow in the evening. a complimentary glass of bubbly and The Hotel Rex in the evening. a mince pie. Friday: This morning we bid a fond South Promenade, St Annes Tuesday: Today we spend the day visiting The Esplanade, Weymouth Tuesday: This morning we board the farewell to the hotel and make our way Wareham & Swanage. Father Christmas Friday: We bid a fond farewell to the coach for a visit to Liverpool. Later, south, stopping en route. The hotel is situated on the will visit with a gift for everyone before hotel staff as we head back this morning The hotel boasts an enviable position there will be a Sherry reception before seafront overlooking the Irish Sea, Christmas dinner. The evening continues to Hugglescote, arriving back late on Weymouth’s seafront, overlooking dinner with a Happy Hour in the bar with overlooking the promenade and is with Bingo followed by entertainment, afternoon. the stunning golden sands and the discounted offers on drinks. After dinner, perfectly placed for your comfort & Merry Christmas! Jurassic coast beyond. The hotel bar there will be entertainment. convenience. overlooks Weymouth Beach. Wednesday: We depart the hotel this Wednesday: We depart the hotel All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ morning for a visit to Bournemouth. All bedrooms are en suite with for a visit to Lancaster, with a stop at coffee making facilities, television, The evening commences with a glowing tea/coffee making facilities and Barton Grange Garden Centre, with its telephone and hairdryer. There are glass of Christmas punch in the bar. are comfortably and attractively award-winning Christmas display. In the also leisure facilities. After dinner, there will be Bingo and a furnished. afternoon, we return to a Christmas Quiz fun evening featuring a ‘Fancy Hat’s’ & Bingo. There will be a Fruit Punch competition, together with music for reception before dinner, with a Happy your enjoyment. No single supplement on the first Hour with discounted offers on drinks. No single supplement on the first 9 single rooms available. Seaviews There will be a Gala dinner with music 5 single rooms available on request, subject to availability and games with the in-house entertainer.

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3 Roberts Silver Service 3 Roberts Silver Service 3 2 nights hotel accommodation, 3 2 nights hotel accommodation and dinner and cooked breakfast cooked breakfast throughout 3 Entrance to Longleat Festival 3 1 nights dinner at the hotel of Light 3 A visit to Dunster for the 3 Visit to Bath Christmas Market Christmas Market 3 Bath Christmas Market 3 2 course lunch at the hotel on Saturday 3 Free use of the hotels leisure facilities

Bath Christmas Market & Dunster by Candlelight Longleat Festival of Light & Bath Christmas Market Friday 20th November, 3 days £199 Friday 4th December, 3 days £199

The award-winning Bath Christmas Market is back with This special event, now passed its 30th year, is a special event around 150 twinkling chalets spread out across Bath’s in Somerset’s calendar. For one weekend every December this picturesque Georgian streets. A memorable day out in a remarkable preserved medieval village turns its back on the stunning setting, there’s always something new to discover present and lights its streets with candles. at Bath Christmas Market. With a lantern lighting procession, gorgeous Christmas gifts line the streets Longleat’s extraordinary Festival of Light colourful stilt walkers in fantastic surrounding the Roman Baths and will take you on a fantastic voyage. More costumes, carol singers, morris dancers, Bath Abbey. than 1000 breath-taking, illuminated hand bell ringers and more, delightful lanterns, adorning over 30 acres of Dunster by Candlelight is a traditional splendid ‘Capability’ Brown landscaped festive celebration! Holiday Inn Bristol Best Western Tiverton grounds, will transform Longleat as Friday: We depart Hugglescote this darkness falls. Filton morning and make our way to Taunton, Hotel Friday: We leave the Midlands this Filton Road, Bristol stopping for a break en route, before Tiverton, Devon morning and head south, stopping arriving at the hotel late afternoon. en route, before arriving at the hotel This stylish hotel is set in landscaped Saturday: This morning we venture into This modern hotel is set within its later in the afternoon. grounds, with free WiFi and on-site Taunton to visit the market & shops, own grounds and is in a pleasant area fitness facilities, ideally situated for just outside the centre of the market Saturday: Today we visit Longleat for before we return to the hotel for a exploring the area. town of Tiverton. the Festival of Light. 2-course lunch. In the afternoon we travel All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ to Minehead to catch the shuttle bus to All 69 bedrooms are en suite with Sunday: Today we visit Bath for the coffee making facilities, television, the village of Dunster. tea/coffee making facilities and Christmas market, before returning telephone and hairdryer. television. Although the hotel doesn’t to the Midlands later today. Sunday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel this morning and make our way have a lift, there are plenty of ground to Bath for the truly fantastic festive floor rooms. Christmas Market. Each year the centre of Bath is transformed into a magical Christmas shopper’s paradise, Single supplement: £55 as over 170 chalets packed full of Single supplement: £25

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3 Roberts Silver Service 3 1 night hotel accommodation 3 1 night hotel accommodation, and Breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast 3 Executive coach travel throughout 3 Visit to Beverley Christmas Market 3 Free time in London 3 Visit to St Nicholas Fair in York 3 Ticket for Christmas Carols at the Royal Albert Hall

Beverley Festival of Christmas Christmas Carols at & St Nicholas Fair York the Royal Albert Hall Sunday 13th December, 2 days £119 Sunday 20th December, 2 days £145

What better way to kickstart those festival feels than browsing Sing-along to festive favourites in the spectacular round the Beverley Festival of Christmas and St Nicholas Fair surroundings of the Royal Albert Hall this Christmas at in York. what’s set to be London’s finest carol concerts of the season.

The award-winning Beverley Festival Sunday: We leave the Midlands this These special concerts at the Hall have Sunday: We leave Hugglescote this of Christmas is held around the morning and head for Beverley for the become a festive favourite over the morning and head for the Royal Albert historic town and offers a Victorian Festival of Christmas before heading years. In 2020, join us for a scintillating Hall for the concert. Christmas with over 120 stalls, offering for the hotel in time for dinner. show of traditional carols, modern Monday: After breakfast, we head for colour crafts, festive gifts & speciality arrangements, and festive favourites Monday: After breakfast, we leave Park Lane area of London for some foods.Enjoy the unique atmosphere brought to life by world class musicians. the hotel and head for York for the free time for shopping or sightseeing. is created by the Victorian themed St Nicholas Fair. We return to the We can’t wait for you to join us for a Why not visit Hyde Park Winter costumes, seasonal decorations and Midlands early evening. Hallmark Hotel sing-along to all your favourite carols. Wonderland, London’s spectacular Holiday Inn London street entertainment. Ferriby High Road, North Ferriby, Christmas is a magical time to celebrate Christmas destination? Heathrow M4 Jct4 Don’t miss York’s popular festive together at the Royal Albert Hall – the Kingston upon Hull Heathrow, West Drayton market, its back with more Christmassy home of Christmas in London. fun than ever before. Take a leisurely stroll along St Nicholas Fair and soak The hotel is on the outskirts of the The hotel is perfectly placed to visit up the festive atmosphere, as you city in the county East Riding of events in central London. Yorkshire. It overlooks the Grade I discover fine Yorkshire produce from All rooms are en suite with tea/ listed Humber Bridge and Estuary crafters and makers showcased at the coffee making facilities, television, and is close to the Humber Bridge Made in Yorkshire Yuletide Village. telephone and hairdryer. The hotel Country Park. If you’re looking for more traditional has a fitness suite. Christmas gifts, don’t forget to wander All 95 bedrooms are en suite with amongst the many alpine chalets on tea/coffee making facilities and Parliament Street. television. The hotel does not have a lift.

No single supplement on the first Single supplement: £16 3 rooms available

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3 Roberts Silver Service 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 1 night bed and breakfast 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, with pre-show dinner dinner and cooked breakfast 3 Ticket for the Thursford throughout Christmas Spectacular 3 Christmas package at the hotel 3 Stop on outbound and inbound (subject to change) 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities 3 Visit to Durham 3 Visit to Stanhope and Bishops Auckland

BOOK EARLY TO AVOID Thursford Christmas DISAPPOINTMENT Christmas in Durham Spectacular Wednesday 23rd December, 5 days £665 Dates in November and December, 2 days

Set in the magical surroundings of mechanical organs Make Christmas on to remember whilst staying at the and fairground carousels, with a cast of 130 professional delightful 4 star, Redworth Hall Hotel, in beautiful County singers, dancers and musicians – many of whom are West Durham. Enjoy the hotel’s lovely ambiance with roaring log End performers. fires, ensuring to get you in the Christmas spirit.

The 3-hour performance delivers an Sunday: After breakfast, we depart Wednesday: We depart the Travel Saturday: This morning we have a short extravaganza of non-stop singing, the hotel, making a nice stop en route, Centre this morning and make our way excursion before returning to the hotel dancing, music, humour and variety. It’s returning to Hugglescote around 5pm. north with a stop en route. On arrival at for Bingo. This evening there will be a a fast-moving celebration of the festive the hotel, tea/coffee and scone will be Boxing evening Gala Dinner, followed season featuring an eclectic mix of both available. There will be entertainment by entertainment. seasonal and year-round favourites, with after dinner. Sunday: We bid a fond farewell to famous and much-loved chart toppers Links Country Park Thursday: After breakfast, we will have the hotel staff as we head back to Redworth Hall Hotel being sung alongside traditional carols. Hotel a short excursion, before returning Hugglescote. Redworth, Newton Aycliffe Word of this amazing show has spread, West Runton, Cromer to the hotel for alight buffet. In the and it is now generally recognised as afternoon, join in the carols in the This luxury 4-star hotel combines being the largest show of its kind in the The hotel has retained high standards Great Hall with warming punch and WHAT OUR traditional elegance with country, if not Europe. Up to fifty coaches of personal service and offers a roaring fires. In the evening, dinner contemporary style. Set in 150 per day travel from all over the country traditional warm welcome, a peaceful will be served. CUSTOMERS SAY acres of woodland this hotel is and many of our patrons have visited year both grand and majestic. escape from everyday pressures Friday: ‘Merry Christmas’. Stroll in the on year, turning the trip into a mini holiday and the opportunity to relax and 150 acres of ground, before enjoying a “Very satisfied with the All 143 bedrooms are en suite staying in the county’s hotels, guest unwind in this tranquil, unspoilt 4-course lunch with a visit from Santa. In with tea/coffee making facilities, houses and holiday cottages. high level of service” area of North Norfolk. the afternoon see the Queens speech, television and hairdryer. The hotel Mr Chambers, Market Bosworth Saturday: We depart Hugglescote at All bedrooms are en suite with followed by a quiz, competitions and also has leisure facilities. 9am this morning, making a nice stop en tea/coffee making facilities and Bingo, before dinner. There will be live route. We arrive at the hotel, with time television. There is a lift but only music for dancing. to freshen up before a pre-shower dinner to the second floor. “Hotel excellent, will be served. After, we depart the hotel couldn’t be faulted” at around 5pm and make our way to No single supplement Single supplement: £100 Thursford for the 7pm show. Mr Lilley, Long Whatton

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 5 nights hotel accommodation, 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout 3 Christmas package at the hotel 3 Christmas package at the hotel (subject to change) (subject to change) 3 Three lunches 3 Two short scenic tours of the 3 Two short scenic excursions surrounding area 3 Free time in Morecambe 3 Free in Llandudno 3 Finger buffet every evening 3 Victorian High Tea 3 1 lunch at the hotel

6 DAYS FANTASTIC FULL VALUE WITH LOTS BOARD Christmas INCLUDED Christmas in Llandudno in Morecambe Wednesday 23rd December, 6 days £795 Wednesday 23rd December, 5 days £599

Celebrate Christmas at the Tynedale Hotel where you are sure Celebrate Christmas with us in Morecambe with a packed of a warm and festive welcome with home-made cakes and festive programme of fun. pastries on arrival. There will be entertainment every evening There is lots to enjoy, including dancing, Boxing Day: Collect your quiz before and Santa will make an appearance on Christmas Day. carols, Christmas music, a visit from we head out for another short excursion. Santa, a truly fabulous Christmas dinner We return for lunch, before relaxing Wednesday: Dinner will be served by Boxing Day: Coffee and Croissants will with all the trimmings, entertainment, a in the lounge with entertainment. candlelight before taking your seats for be available in the morning followed party night with fancy dress, music and The evening starts with a Bucks Fizz the Christmas entertainment followed by a by a Breakfast Brunch. A Victorian High more dancing. reception, with a Gala Dinner to follow. late-night finger buffet. Tea will be served, and you will have A fancy dress parade will be followed the chance to ‘guess the weight of the As our stay is full board, we will have Christmas Eve: Breakfast is served by a ‘party night’. Haggis’. Dinner is served early evening, two short morning excursions before followed by morning coffee and followed by cash bingo and cabaret Tynedale Hotel returning to the hotel for lunch. Sunday: We bid a fond farewell to The Auckland Hotel homemade shortbread mid-morning. the hotel staff as we head back to evening. A finger buffet is also available. Wednesday: We depart the Travel A glass of sparkling Cava with canapés will Gloddaeth Crescent, Hugglescote today, arriving back at Marine Road, Central Promenade, Centre this morning and make our way be served before a five course Christmas Sunday: Breakfast will be served Central Promenade, Llandudno the Travel Centre late afternoon. Morecambe Eve Celebration Dinner, with fancy followed by lunch, and later afternoon north with a stop en route, aiming to arrive at the hotel late afternoon to hats, steamers and party poppers plus tea and cakes. Dinner will be served early The Tynedale is ideally situated on This is well-established hotel is great festive party music. Later, festive evening followed by cash bingo and a a welcome cream tea. After dinner, the Central Promenade overlooking enjoy the entertainment with a light situated in a prime position on the entertainment will commence followed by night of cabaret entertainment. the sea and bandstand. It is just a Central Promenade, which has been once again the light buffet supper. buffet later. Monday: After breakfast, we leave the pleasant level stroll to the pier with run by the same family for over 30 Christmas Day: Coffee and Croissants will hotel, making a stop en route back to Llandudno’s fine Victorian shopping Christmas Eve: Today we have a short years. The hotel is within easy access be available in the morning followed by the Travel Centre. centre just a short walk away which is excursion before returning to the hotel of all the main amenities with the for a light lunch. After dinner and the a Breakfast Brunch. At midday, enjoy the packed with great high street shops. Promenade offering a level walk tonight’s entertainment, a light buffet entertainment and Christmas Carols before around the bay. All rooms are en suite with tea/ will be available later. Santa arrives for everybody. Later in the coffee making facilities, television, All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ afternoon, a traditional Christmas dinner telephone and hairdryer. Christmas Day: MERRY CHRISTMAS! coffee making facilities, television is served with complimentary wine & We will have a visit from Santa, after and a radio. Christmas crackers. Later, an early evening No single supplement on the first breakfast. Lunch will start with a sherry buffet will be available, followed by cabaret 4 single rooms available reception. There will be a buffet in the No single supplement entertainment with a late-night buffet. evening with a Christmas party later.

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 3 nights hotel accommodation, 3 3 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout 3 Twixmas programme at the hotel 3 Twixmas programme at the hotel (subject to change) (subject to change) 3 Free day in Bognor Regis 3 Visit to Exeter 3 1 light lunch at the hotel 3 Free day in Exmouth 3 Visit to Worthing

Bognor Regis Twixmas Exmouth Twixmas Sunday 27th December, 4 days £279 Sunday 27th December, 4 days £279

Extend the festive season, by joining us on this Twixmas Take time out between Christmas and New Year to enjoy this break, staying in the seaside resort of Bognor Regis. short break at the ever-popular Manor Hotel in Exmouth, a There will be entertainment every evening and a light lively town, situated on the east coast of Devon, where the lunch at the hotel on one day. River Exe meets the sea. The town offers a diverse selection of shops with an indoor market and a pedestrianised high Sunday: We depart the Travel Centre this morning and make our way to Bognor street with places to eat and things to do. Regis with a stop en route. We aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. There Sunday: We depart the Travel Centre this will be a Manager’s welcome with a morning and make our way to Exmouth Sherry reception, followed by dinner with a stop en route. We aim to arrive at and an evening of music, dancing and Royal Norfolk Hotel the hotel late afternoon. The Manor Hotel entertainment. The Esplanade, Bognor Regis Monday: This morning we board the The Beacon, Exmouth Monday: This morning we board the WHAT OUR coach for a visit to Exeter, one of the most vibrant, attractive and historically coach for a visit to nearby Worthing, one This magnificent Georgian hotel is CUSTOMERS SAY interesting cities in England. The hotel has an enviable location of the biggest seaside towns on the South situated on the sea front, very close on the Beacon in Exmouth providing Coast, Worthing is a lively destination for “Hotel was very good to the pier and a short walk to the Tuesday: Today is your free day to explore both easy access to both the beach shopping, with lovely cafes and eateries. shops. All 60 bedrooms are en suite Exmouth as you choose. and town with stunning Seaviews After dinner, there will be evening & comfortable” with tea/coffee making facilities, across the bay. Wednesday: We bid a fond farewell entertainment. Mr & Mrs Pritchard, Loughborough television, telephone and hairdryer. A lift serves most rooms (although there to the hotel staff as we head back this All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ Tuesday: Today the day is yours at leisure are some stairs between some rooms morning to Hugglescote, arriving back coffee making facilities, telephone in Bognor Regis, there will be a light lunch and the lift). Ground floor rooms are late afternoon. and direct dial telephone. There is a back at the hotel today. After dinner, “The hotel was in available. comfortable guest lounge with a bar. there will be evening entertainment. good position for Wednesday: We bid a fond farewell to the hotel staff as we head back this the Promenade with Single supplement on the first No single supplement on the first 7 morning to Hugglescote, arriving back level walking” 2 single rooms: £21. Seaview rooms single rooms available. Seaview rooms late afternoon. at a supplement on request available on request at a supplement Mr & Mrs Springthorpe, Coalville

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3 Roberts Gold Service 3 Roberts Gold Service 3 3 nights hotel accommodation, 3 4 nights hotel accommodation, dinner and cooked breakfast dinner and cooked breakfast throughout throughout 3 New Year package at the hotel 3 New Year package at the hotel (subject to change) (subject to change) 3 Scenic journey to Brecon 3 A scenic tour of the 3 Free use of the hotel’s leisure surrounding area facilities 3 Free time in Llandudno 3 Cakes on arrival 3 Finger buffet every evening 3 Mid-afternoon High Tea 3 Light lunch on 1 day

FANTASTIC VALUE WITH LOTS New Year in Wales New Year INCLUDED Wednesday 30th December, 4 days £425 in Llandudno Wednesday 30th December, 5 days £599

We stay at the Metropole Hotel in Llandrindod Wells, as we Celebrate the New Year in style at the Tynedale Hotel celebrate the New Year, in the delightful heart of Wales, with lots of fun, fantastic food, great company and a party surrounded by some of the most scenery in Wales. atmosphere. We are sure you will not be disappointed.

Wednesday: We depart Hugglescote this The hotel’s festive programme will New Year’s Day: Mid-morning a morning and make our way to Wales with certainly keep you entertained during the Breakfast brunch will be available and a stop en route, aiming to arrive at the festive period. once you have cleared your head it’s time for the Tynedale Haggis Rolling hotel late afternoon, with tea/coffee and Wednesday: We depart the Travel Competition and much more! Mid- Welsh cakes available. There will be live Centre this morning and make our way afternoon High Tea will be served. In musical entertainment this evening. to Llandudno with a stop en route. We the evening a New Year Dinner will be aim to arrive at the hotel late afternoon. Thursday: We depart the hotel this served, followed by entertainment and On arrival, a Victorian afternoon tea morning for a scenic journey to the Metropole Hotel once again a late-night finger buffet. Tynedale Hotel and delicious cakes will be available. market town of Brecon. There will be a Temple Street, Llandrindod Wells Gloddaeth Crescent, Cava and canapés will get your party Saturday: Enjoy breakfast; morning pre-dinner drink in the lounge, followed Central Promenade, Llandudno by a 5 course New Year’s Gala dinner rolling before a five-course dinner coffee is served later with a light lunch at Wonderful surrounding countryside with disco afterwards. Enjoy a glass of by candlelight, with coffee and cash 1pm. Dinner will be followed once again complements the splendour of this champagne at midnight to toast in the bingo, followed by a great evening of by coffee and cash bingo and a great This Grade I-listed Tudor property is Victorian-style, family-owned hotel New Year. entertainment and a late-night buffet. evening of entertainment. Don’t forget steeped in history and is located on in the centre of the spa town of your fancy dress costume as a parade the charming Cotswold Borders. New Year’s Eve: Enjoy breakfast, and Friday: Brunch will be served this Llandrindod Wells. will take place. A late-night buffet will after at mid-morning a liqueur coffee and All bedrooms are en suite with tea/ morning. There will be some free time to All 120 en suite bedrooms are be available once more. shortbread. Mid-afternoon High Tea will coffee making facilities, television enjoy Llandrindod Wells and maybe use equipped to a very high standard be served. A New Year’s Eve dinner will Sunday: We bid a fond farewell to and hairdryer. the hotel’s leisure facilities, including the with tea/coffee making facilities. be served along with poppers, streamers the hotel staff as we head back this indoor pool. There is also a superb indoor leisure and fancy hats followed by petit morning to Hugglescote, arriving spa and state-of-the-art gym facilities. Saturday: We depart the hotel this fours and coffee. Join in the evening back late afternoon. morning and head back to Leicestershire entertainment and after midnight toast No single supplement on the first with a stop en route, aiming to arrive back the New Year with a celebratory glass of 4 single rooms available. Upgraded mid-afternoon. wine with a finger buffet. rooms available on request from Single supplement: £31 £20 per person per stay

150 Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre Book online at www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk now, call 01530 816 425 or visit our Travel Centre 151 ROBERTS TRAVEL GROUP Roberts Travel Group HOLIDAY TRAVEL INSURANCE

A client holiday travel insurance scheme is available for all passengers Personal Property Up to £1,500 in all. Nil travelling on our holidays which is arranged by Wrightsure Services Including Money Single Article Limit £200/ (Hampshire) Limited and currently underwritten by ETI – International Valuables £400 Travel Protection (ERV), the UK branch of Europäische Reiseverscherung AG, Personal Money who are authorised by the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht Up to £200 (BAFIN – www.bafin.de) and approved by the Financial Conduct Authority Loyalty Scheme Delayed Baggage (FCA – www.fca.org.uk) to undertake insurance business in the UK. (after 12 hours) With effect from 1st January 2020, our client holiday travel insurance will be Up to £100 underwritten by Great Lakes Insurance SE (GLISE). Great Lakes Insurance Rewarding our loyal customers Loss of Passport Up to £200 Nil SE is a German insurance company with its headquarters at Königinstrasse 107, 80802 Munich. UK Branch office: Plantation Place, 30 Fenchurch Street, Missed Departure Up to £100 UK Nil London, EC3M 3AJ, company number SE000083. Great Lakes Insurance SE, & £300 Europe With many of our customers taking multiple holidays and UK Branch, is authorised by Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht and subject to limited regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority and Travel Delay Travel Delay up to £60 Nil short breaks with us, we wish to reward the continued support Prudential Regulation Authority, registration number 769884. Cancellation (holiday and loyalty of all our valued customers. abandonment) Our client holiday travel insurance policies will, from the 1st January 2020, be up to £1,500 administered by ERGO Travel Insurance Services Ltd (ETI): Registered in the We are delighted to continue with our loyalty scheme for UK, company number 11091555. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Personal Liability Up to £2,000,000 Nil Conduct Authority, register number 805870 and registered office: Plantation Legal Expenses Up to £25,000 Nil 2020, giving our customers the opportunity to earn money Place, 30 Fenchurch Street London, EC3M 3AJ. off future bookings with us. Details about the extent of GLISE’s and ETI’s authorisation and regulation by SIGNIFICANT EXCLUSIONS the Prudential Regulation Authority, and regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority are available upon request. RESIDENCY On the departure of your second holiday (of 2 days or more) Wrightsure Services (Hampshire) Ltd is authorised and regulated by the If you or anyone else named on this policy has not been a resident in the UK with Roberts Travel Group you gain yourself a loyalty stamp FCA (their registration number is 311394) and is permitted to advise on and for the past 6-months this policy cannot cover you. arrange general insurance contracts. You can check these details online using In addition to the above the policy also contains the following main exclusions: to enjoy the following rewards: the Financial Services Register (accessible from https://register.fca.org.uk) or by contacting the Financial Conduct Authority Consumer Helpline on • Any costs of repatriation or evacuation as a result of You taking part in any 0800 1116768. excluded Hazardous Activities and Sports including dangerous expeditions or from an area which is considered by Insurers to be a War Risk or Civil On your 2nd holiday departure in 2020 £5 off any holiday taken before April 30th 2021 Should you wish to take out this travel insurance please include the Hazard area. appropriate premium when booking your holiday. • Loss of or damage to money and valuables whilst left unattended or in/ On your 3rd holiday departure in 2020 £5 off any holiday taken before April 30th 2021 DEMANDS AND NEEDS from luggage in transit. This insurance policy will suit the demands and needs of an individual or group • Loss of or damage to telecommunications and motor vehicle related On your 4th holiday departure in 2020 £5 off any holiday taken before April 30th 2021 (where applicable) who have no excludedmedical condition(s), are travelling in equipment and accessories. countries included within the policy terms and who wish to insure themselves againstunforeseen circumstances/events detailed in the cover section below. • Travel against the advice of the carrier, any other public transport provider, On your 5th holiday departure in 2020 £10 off any holiday taken before April 30th 2021 Subject to the terms, conditions and maximum specified sums insured. the Foreign Office or the World Health Organisation. • Any insurance event arising from You being the driver, rider or passenger of IMPORTANT a quad bike, all-terrain vehicle or motorcycle when the insured person On your 6th holiday departure in 2020 £10 off any holiday taken before April 30th 2021 We will not provide you with advice about the suitability of this product for your is not wearing a crash helmet, whether legally required locally or not. individual needs but will be happy to provide you with factual information. On your 7th holiday departure in 2020 £10 off any holiday taken before April 30th 2021 We summarise below the details of the insurance cover provided which also Examples of these and other conditions and exclusions are contained includes 24-hour emergency service from within the policy wording, a specimen copy of which is available upon request. If after purchasing a policy from us should you find it does not On your 8th holiday departure in 2020 £10 off any holiday taken before April 30th 2021 Mayday Assistance Limited. The following is a brief summary of the cover meet your requirements you have 14 days from the date of issue or prior available. Full details of cover and exclusions will be forwarded with your to travel, whichever is sooner, to cancel the policy and receive a full refund confirmation of booking. In any event you may ask for a specimen copy of the of your premium. On your 9th holiday departure in 2020 £15 off any holiday taken before April 30th 2021 policy wording before booking should you wish to examine this in advance. PROTECTING YOUR INFORMATION SUMMARY OF COVER We will only use your personal details in line with our Privacy Notice. This can be found on our website or is available in hard copy format upon request PLEASE SEE THE POLICY WORDING FOR FULL DETAILS OF and you should read this carefully and contact us immediately if you have any THE COVER, LIMITATIONS AND EXCESSES, A SPECIMEN COPY queries. Your personal information includes all of the details you have given OF WHICH IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. us to process your insurance policy (we will not ask for more information than Loyalty stamps are accumulated on holidays departing 1st January 2020 is necessary). We may share your data with Third Parties for the provision and to 31st December 2020 (no stamp given for the first holiday of the Cover Sum Insured Excess ongoing performance of your insurance policy. Your data may be transferred outside the UK. All of the personal information you supply to us will be calendar year) but can be redeemed right up until 30th April 2021. Cancellation Up to £1,500 Nil handled strictly in accordance with the applicable Data Protection regulations and legislation. Personal Accident Up to £15,000 Death and Nil • You have to depart on the holiday with us before you are eligible for corresponding Benefits Roberts Coaches Limited is an Appointed Representative of Wrightsure a loyalty stamp. £15,000 Services (Hampshire) Limited who are authorised and regulated by the Death Benefit limited to FCA (their registration number is 311394) and which is permitted to advise • It is the responsibility of the customer to produce their loyalty card £7,500 on and arrange general insurance contracts. You can check these details persons aged 66 and online using the Financial Services Register (accessible from www.fca.org.uk) and ask for the stamp on departure day to be stamped accordingly. over at time of travel or be contacting the Financial Conduct Authority Consumer Helpline on Unfortunately stamps cannot be given retrospectively. Medical Expenses Up to £2,000,000 Nil 0800 111 6768. including We do not charge fees for our insurance related services however we • You can redeem the value on your loyalty card at any point. Should you Repatriation (only and Wrightsure Services (Hampshire) Limited may receive some form of have a completed card this must be redeemed and a new card will be issued. applicable to travel renumeration in relation to the arrangement of insurance. outside of the UK) • Stamps are given per person. UK Additional Travelling Up to £2,500 Nil Expenses • You must book directly with us, not through an agent. Medical Confinement £10 per 24 hours Nil • No cash alternative is available. Benefit up to £100 UK Trading Charter £15 per 24 hours All coach package holidays in this brochure are subject to • This scheme is not available for a group where a bonus or free place(s) up to £450 the Bonded Coach Holiday Group Trading Charter, a copy is Channel Islands available for inspection at our office, on line and will be sent have already been given. & Europe with Confirmation of Booking invoice. Curtailment Up to £1,500 Nil We reserve the right to alter or cancel this promotion at any time.

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