UK and
Ireland - Holidays
Stately
Homes and Gardens
of
England
"Hidden
Gems & Favourites"
Summary
- Batemans – Rudyard Kipling’s home from 1902
to 1936.
- Royal Horticultural
Society Garden –
Acclaimed throughout the world.
- Hever Castle –The beautiful home of tragic Anne
Boleyn, with its Italian and Topiary Gardens.
- Chartwell House – Home to Winston Churchill for
40 years.
- Scotney Castle – One of Englands most
romantic gardens.
- Sissinghurst – Created by Vita
Sackville-West, the gardens attract enthusiasts from all
over the world.
- Nymans – One of the most beautiful of
all.
- Leonordslee – Like the "Garden of Eden".
SCOTLAND
"Edinburgh,
The Highlands & Islands"
8
Days Coach Tour in July
price based on per person (double
occupancy).
Summary
- The ancient walled city of York
- Edinburgh - One of the
most visited and loved capitals in Europe
- Loch Awe and Connel,
Loch Linnhe and Fort
William
- Glenfinnan and Eilean
Donan Castle
- Fascinating Inveraray Castle,
home to the Duke of Argyle
- Majestic Glencoe Mountains
- Inverness and Culloden,
site of the last battle ever to be fought on British soil
between Bonnie Prince Charlie and
the Duke of Cumberland.
Included:
- Luxury coach travel throughout
- 7 Nights hotel half board (en suite facilities) double
occupancy
- All tours & entrances as per itinerary
- Services of tour manager throughout
Excluded:
- Travel cancellation & Medical Insurance
Sussex
"Land
of the South Saxons"
IS…
Villages, Castles, Palaces,
Gardens
…and History
… cliffs and coast and
rolling downs, Georgian crescents
and flint-walled cottages…
…the Royal Pavilion at
Brighton…Chichester Cathedral,
…Capability Brown and
Turner, a William Morris window in a village church…elegant
Regency terraces and English country houses, picturesque ruins,
Roman mosaics
and village pubs…
…open-air Shakespeare at
Arundel…opera in the Glyndebourne countryside and top
theatre in the towns…
…festivals and medieval
fairs, concerts in castles and sculpture in gardens…the
literary landscapes of Shelly,
Kipling and Keats…shopping
for antique furniture, books and jewellery…Virginia Woolf
and the Bloomsbury Set…
…piers, promenades and
sunny beaches…
…Sussex at its best. It’s
accessible welcoming and rewarding, a joy to experience…with
Experience Travel (UK)
For a detailed itinerary,
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Sussex
"Land
of the South Saxons"
Summary
- Eastbourne – Stay in
Queen Victoria’s favourite town, on England’s
lovely South coast.
- Historical Lewes – Site of the famous Battle of
Lewes and home of Thomas Paine.
- Brighton Pavilion
– Built in spectacular style by King George IV while
he was Prince Regent.
- Pevensey
– To the very roots of English history, following in
the footsteps of William the Conqueror to the site
of the Battle of Hastings.
- Arundel Castle – Home to the
Duke of Norfolk and one of the most spectacular in
England.
- 14TH
Century Bodiam Castle – The last
defensive castle built in England.
- Rye –
This ancient hill-top town is one of the loveliest in
Sussex and dates back to the 12th
century.
- Herstmonceux Castle – A 15th century moated
castle which hosts the largest Medieval Festival in
Britain. See exciting jousting on horseback between Saxons
and Normans, Falconry, Fire Eaters, Minstrels,
Puppeteers and much more. History has never been so much
fun!
Included:
- Airport transfers
- 8 nights dinner, bed & breakfast
- All tours and entrances as per itinerary
Services of tour manager throughout
Excluded:
- Travel cancellation & Medical Insurance
The English Lake District
"Home of Beatrix Potter, William
Wordsworth and John Ruskin"
Summary
- Cruise on beautiful Lake
Windermere.
- Visit the award winning "World
of Beatrix Potter" exhibition.
- Journey over the wild mountain passes
of Whinlater and Honister.
- Derwent Water – "Queen
of English Lakes".
- The lovely vilages of Grasmere
and Hawkshead.
- Hilltop – where
Beatrix Potter lived and wrote many of her famous stories.
- Holker Hall – home
to the Cavendish family for the last 400 years.
Isle of Man
"Unique and unspoilt"
Summary
- Beautiful contrasting scenery
- Douglas – the island’s
capital
- Castletown – the old
capital of the Isle of Man
- Castle Rushton – one
of Britain’s most complete medieval castles
- Port Erin – the
resort with a "Touch of Class"
- The "Great Laxey Wheel"
– the largest working watermill in the
world
- Grove Rural Life Museum
– a time capsule of Victorian life
- Take a mountain railway
ride to the top of Snaefell
IRELAND
"Land
of Myths & Legends"
8
Days Coach Tour in June
price based on per person (double
occupancy).
Summary
- The old Norman
town of Waterford
- The world famous Waterford
Crystal factory, where you will have a guided tour to
see this exquiset crystal from start to finish.
- Through the Vee,
where the mountains are ablaze with Rhododendrons.
- Cahir, where
you can visit the best preserved Norman Castle in
the British Isles.
- Killarney –
famed for its lakes.
- No trip to Ireland is complete
without a drive around the Ring of Kerry,
world famous for its incredible beauty. The scenery is
breathtaking, with photo opportunities around almost
every bend. A day to remember!
- Macroom,
where William Penn, (founder of Pennsylvania) was
born.
- Cork, to
visit Blarney. Here, set in a lovely village, is
the castle where you can kiss the mystical Blarney
Stone and acquire, so legend says, the "gift of
eloquence". As you can imagine, your tour guide has
kissed it more than a few times!
- An *optional tour
to the tranquil Gougane
Barra national park. This is where St. Finbarre
had his Hermitage in the 6th century and you
can still feel the peace that drew him and his monks to
this beautiful spot.
- Beautiful Bantry
Bay, where we take a boat out past basking seals and
Maureen O’Hara’s house, to the magnificent sub-tropical
garden of Garinish Island.
- The Dingle
Peninsula - like a giant foot with its toes testing
the waters of the Atlantic, amid wild dramatic scenery.
- Dingle,
where time seems to stand still and where Gaelic is still
spoken by most people.
- Across Ireland
via Limerick and Kildare.
- Dublin
– a vibrant historic city, dating back to the Vikings.
- Sights and sounds
of the "Emerald Isle".
Included:
- 7nights dinner,
bed & breakfast 3 star hotels (double occupancy)
- All tours and
entrances as per itinerary
Excluded:
- Travel
cancellation & medical insurance. Single
supplement
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