DEPARTING UK & FROM IRELAND NORTH WEST Coach& SELF DRIVEHolidays BREAKS November 2020 - December 2021 The UK’s only Employee Owned Travel Company alfatravel.co.uk | 01257 248000 Welcome to the ALFA TRAVEL BROCHURE Hello…… and a warm welcome to our Whether you choose to sit back and take NEW 2021 brochure, featuring a in stunning views from the comfort of your handpicked collection of holidays to the personal, luxury seat on our coach breaks, or WHAT IS EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP? UK’s finest seaside destinations, with you prefer to experience the freedom to go Our business is majority owned by a trust amazing included excursions and seasonal as you please on our self drive breaks in your operated on behalf of our employees. offers – all designed to make memories own car, you’re always assured of the same This means that each and every one of our that will last a lifetime. great Alfa hospitality. drivers, interchange, hotel and central office teams equally benefit from the success of our As the only employee owned travel Our experience and heritage means we are business. We believe this is what makes the company in the UK, our team of resident truly trusted by our customers who book Alfa Leisureplex difference, with every one of our employee owners dedicated to going that ‘Alfa Travel Memory Makers’ have been with us again and again, and as an employee extra mile to provide you with a memorable busy designing a fantastic new range of owned business that’s something that makes holiday experience. holiday experiences within the UK and us all very proud. Ireland especially with our customers With lots of single rooms available, no hidden in mind. Working with our very own charges for seats or pick ups and a fantastic Leisureplex Hotels and carefully selected range of 21 destinations to choose from Alfa preferred partner hotels, our unique with Leisureplex hotels, plus a whole host of range of tours take in some of the ‘must tempting partner breaks, what more reason see’ destinations from the world-famous to do you need to get away. those magical ‘hidden gems’. Whether you have travelled with us before If you fancy blowing the cobwebs away, we or are looking to holiday with us for the first invite you to join us on our brand new range time, we look forward to welcoming you of short weekend coach breaks departing in on board in 2021 and thank you for your PEACE OF MIND the spring and autumn including Easter. We continued support. We are fully bonded tour operator members also pride ourselves on offering the widest of the Association of British Travel Agents, so range of ways to join your holiday. We offer Best wishes, the Alfa Team you can be sure that all payments made to us an extensive choice of pick points across in advance of your holiday are fully protected. our North West region. In addition, as an ABTA member we adhere to a strict code of conduct. For more information on ABTA, the Code of Conduct and the arbitration scheme available to you if you have a complaint, contact ABTA, 30 Park Street, London SE1 9EQ. Tel 020 3117 0500 www.abta.com 2 Call 01257 248000, visit alfatravel.co.uk or visit your local travel agent YOUR HOLIDAY CHOICE BOOKING WITH ALFA UK AND IRELAND MADE EASY Introduction to Alfa 2 NORTH EAST & YORKSHIRE 52 Events 7 Northumberland 53 Easter Breaks 8 Scarborough 54 BOOK AT YOUR CONVENIENCE NEW Weekends 9 York, Harrogate & Castle Howard 55 Bridlington 56 ON OUR WEBSITE Spring Breaks 10 SOUTH WEST ENGLAND 12 NORTH WEST ENGLAND 57 alfatravel.co.uk Ilfracombe 13 Lytham St. Annes 58 Weston-super-Mare 14 Southport 58 Bath, Salisbury & The Cotswolds 15 Isle of Man 59 Why not search and book your holiday from the comfort of Newquay 16 Blackpool 60 your own home. Bideford 18 Lake District 62 Teignmouth 18 CENTRAL ENGLAND 63 Call our friendly reservations team on 01257 248000 Exmouth 19 Warwick Castle & The Cotswolds 63 Torquay 20 Our offices are open: Derbyshire Dales 64 SOUTH & SOUTH EAST ENGLAND 22 Nottingham & Rutland 64 Mon-Fri: 8.30am-6.30pm, Sat: 9.00am-5.00pm, Weymouth 22 Oxford, Stratford & Cotswolds 65 Sundays & Bank Holidays: 10.00am-4.00pm. Wartime Britain 23 Castles of the Malverns & Cotswolds 65 Oxford & Cambridge 23 Severn & Wye Rivers & Railways 65 Visit an approved Travel Agent Bournemouth 24 WALES 66 We have an extensive range of partner travel agents within your Isle of Wight - Sandown 26 Llandrindod Wells 66 local area, who will be able to guide you through your booking. Isle of Wight - Shanklin 28 Tenby & Narberth 66 Bognor Regis 30 Tenby 67 Eastbourne 32 Llandudno 68 Kent 34 Criccieth 70 NEW Royal Kent 35 Porthcawl 72 NEW Glorious Gardens of Wessex 35 SCOTLAND 74 Folkestone 36 Ullapool 75 SOCIAL DISTANCING AND COVID PROCEDURES London, Windsor & Kew 37 Aberdeen 75 The safety of our customers and employee owners will always be our Margate 37 Fort William 76 number one priority and that is why we have introduced a range of new NEW BESPOKE COLLECTION 38 Dunoon 78 processes and procedures as a result of the Covid outbreak. You can NEW Weymouth 38 Royal Deeside 80 find our Covid Secure operating procedures by visiting our website, NEW St. Ives & the Isles of Scilly 39 Loch Lomond 81 which is regularly updated as the guidance evolves. You can also call our NEW Paignton 40 Glasgow & Edinburgh 81 NEW Weston-super-Mare 41 reservations team who will be happy to answer any queries you have. IRELAND 82 NEW Whitby & North York Killarney & Scenic County Kerry 82 Details of the latest procedures will be posted out with your tickets prior Moors Railway 42 All of Ulster 83 to departure. NEW Harrogate, York & Wild Atlantic Way & Connemara 84 Knaresborough 42 Bantry Bay & Cork 84 ALFA PEACE OF MIND COVID GUARANTEE NEW Hadrian’s Wall & Heart of Ireland 85 Alnwick Castle 43 With Alfa you can book your holiday with confidence, safe Belfast & Giant’s Causeway 85 PEACE NEW Lake District 43 in the knowledge that if you have to cancel your holiday OF MIND GUARANTEE NEW Cotswolds 44 Autumn Breaks 86 due to having to self isolate with Covid-19 symptoms or NEW Tenby 44 Festive Season 88 subject to a local lockdown or you are contacted by ‘Track and Trace’ and NEW Pitlochry & Highland Safari 45 Joining Your Tour 90 advised to self isolate, you can move your holiday departure date free NEW Scottish Borders & Edinburgh 45 Self Drive Hotel Breaks 92 Super Savers 95 of charge to another date in the future.* We strongly recommend that EAST COAST ENGLAND 46 Holiday Insurance 96 customers obtain an insurance policy which covers against cancellation Skegness 47 Booking Conditions 97 and medical expenses if you fall ill whilst on holiday. Great Yarmouth 48 Cromer 50 THE ALFA TRAVEL COMMUNITY Southend-on-Sea 51 Why not become an ‘Alfan’ and join our Facebook Group, search ‘Alfa Travel Community Group’ on Facebook to join your fellow *Valid on all existing and new bookings. Evidence will be required to prove that you are self Alfa holidaymakers. isolating in conjunction with Covid-19. You are entitled to transfer your holiday free of charge under our guarantee to an alternative date (please be aware any increase in the holiday price will be applicable), if you choose to cancel your holiday you will be charged the appropriate cancellation fees in line with our booking terms and conditions. Call 01257 248000, visit alfatravel.co.uk or visit your local travel agent 3 HOLIDAY WITH US... EXPERIENCE THE ALFA DIFFERENCE Here at Alfa, we are passionate about offering the very widest choice of coach holidays, featuring exclusive itineraries and unique experiences. The majority of our coach holidays include free excursions and EXPLORE THE VERY BEST OF THE BRITISH admissions to some of the UK and Ireland’s most fascinating places without the need to pre book yourself or queue at busy times of SEASIDE WITH LEISUREPLEX HOTELS the year. From a warm welcome on arrival to the very last minute of your holiday, our helpful team will be on hand to make your stay one to remember. Our Our fantastic team of knowledgeable employee owner drivers are quality hotels are matched by professional, efficient employee owners on hand to share with you their ‘hidden secrets’ and top tips to help representing the very best of the UK hospitality industry. you get the most out of your holiday. Set in some of the most iconic seaside resorts, many of our hotels offer HOTEL ICON KEY stunning views and the perfect location from which to take an evening stroll or explore the delights of the local town. Keep a look out for the icon keys throughout the brochure which will help you to easily identify which facilities are available at your Leisureplex Hotels offer evening entertainment on most days during the chosen hotel. week. All our hotels are large enough to provide both cosy relaxing lounge areas where you can enjoy a tranquil glass of wine or curl up with a book. 117 All 22 Leisureplex Hotels have achieved the AA Covid The Entertainment Tea/Coffee WiFi at least The number Confident Accreditation. This is recognition for our improved hotel has on at least one facilities in in the public of bedrooms procedures aimed at the combat of Covid-19. a lift evening bedroom areas in the hotel ENJOY YOUR STAY THE ALFA WAY All the hotels featured in our brochure are handpicked by our resident team of Alfa product curators to ensure that you get the most out of your holiday.