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Atholl Palace, Pitlochry
Lots of products at unbeatable prices ..
Ramada Plaza, Southport
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Peebles Hydro
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best available room
exclusive for Classic guests, 53 hotels will allocate you the best available room on the morning of your arrival.
‘feel good’ factor grading scheme
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guaranteed best rate
book with Classic Britain and we guarantee that you will be booking at the best available price. If you find cheaper, Classic will refund the difference. (see page 16).
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Excellent website, and our break was superb value
Make Your Next Break A Classic One Welcome to our bi-annual newsletter bringing you all the latest, greatest offers for breaks up and down the country. Since you received our last catalogue we have been tirelessly scouring the country for the best selection of offers and new hotels to meet your needs. Andrew Simpson We are welcoming on board some impressive new properties such as the 5* Mar Hall just Managing Director outside of Glasgow and some great quality 4* hotels such as Peebles Hydro in the Scottish Borders, Armathwaite Hall in the Lake District and the MacDonald Linden Hall in Morpeth. Alongside these, we have some big name brands coming on board with Hilton, De Vere, Mercure and Jury’s just a few to mention. As always, we have some spectacular savings on offer with our ever popular “2 nights for the price of 1” starting at just £54pp for 2 Nights DB&B. We have also secured a “price-freeze” on many hotels so there’s no nasty inflation hikes to contend with. Knowing that our hotels are constantly reviewed means that you can have peace of mind when making your booking. Our website, whilst still really easy to use and book on, continues to get bigger and better so make sure you have a look at this regularly so as not to miss out on any of the promotions. We really value your continuing support of Classic Britain and I do hope that you will choose us again for your next break away. The Classic team
Andrew Simpson Managing Director
Classic’s unique feel good factor grading scheme The star ratings are provided by the major grading organisations and Classic has categorised each hotel into 3 levels: Approved - Hotel is well maintained, staff trained to an acceptable level. There is no area within the hotel which is of concern and meets Classic’s minimum level of expectation. Commended - Some areas in commended hotels are outstanding. For example, the new bedrooms, the great staff, or the quality of the food. Commended hotels are above average. 1st Class - Awarded to the top end hotels. Hotels where Classic receives constant favourable reviews and is top quality in all departments, from the fabric of the hotel to the service provided. Many missing out on an extra star due to a minor detail.
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2 nights B&B with dinner on 1 night
Have previously booked with Classic Britain and found the hotels to be of a good standard. Once again our booking was made effortlessly by polite, professional and helpful staff.
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These breaks are perfect if you’re seeking more flexible dining arrangements. Ideal for those who are leaving in a rush from work and cannot make the hotel in time for dinner. Or, if you’re wishing to try somewhere else for dinner on one nights. Most of these hotels have used their 2 for 1 rate and knocked off the price of 1 dinner. The 2 nights B&B with 1 dinner are Classic’s lowest priced 2 night breaks.
Classic suggests: New Fishers Hotel, Pitlochry Newly refurbished to a comfortable 3 star hotel. Prices are per person sharing for 2 nts BB with 1 dinner
Location
Hotel
Stars
2nts BB + 1 dinner pp
Aberfoyle Appleby Ballachulish Ballater Bassenthwaite Bournemouth Bridge of Allan Buxton Carlisle (Wetheral) Coniston Derby Drymen Dumfries Dumfries Dundee Edinburgh Edinburgh Erskine Gatehouse of Fleet Glasgow (City) Glasgow (City) Glencoe Higher Disley Ilkley Inveraray Inverness Inverness Isle Of Mull Kinross Leeds/Garforth New Lanark Oban Oban Otley Peebles Peebles Pitlochry Pitlochry (Code: Atholl) Pitlochry (Code: Fishers) Scarborough Scarborough Southport Tarbert (Loch Fyne) Troon
Rob Roy Appleby Manor Ballachulish Loch Kinord Armathwaite Hall Elstead Royal Buxton Palace Crown Waterhead Hallmark Winnock Aston Hetland Hall Landmark Carlton Kings Manor Erskine Bridge Cally Palace Hilton Marks Isles of Glencoe Moorside Grange Craiglands Argyll Kingsmills Waterside Isle Of Mull Green Holiday Inn New Lanark Mill Caledonian Oban Bay Chevin Country Park Barony Castle Peebles Hydro Acarsaid Atholl Palace New Fishers Brooklands Red Lea Ramada Plaza Stonefield Castle Marine
2C 4C 3C 3C 4-1st 3C 3A 4A 3C 3A 4A 3C 3-1st 3A 4A 4C 3C 3-1st 4A 5A 4A 3-1st 3C 3C 3C 4C 3A 3-1st 4A 3C 3-1st 3C 3-1st 3-1st 3C 4A 3A 4A 3C 2-1st 3C 4A 4C 4A
£59 £130 £69* £70 £235 £88 £80 £89.50 Mwk / £104.50 Wkd £97 £85 £80 £69 £79 £69 £74.50 £134.50 Mwk / £149.50 Wkd £105 £79 £99** £114.20 (Thu-Mon) £85 £80* £65 £85 £65 £99 £80 £89.50 £77.50 £54.50 £79 £85* £99 £89 £86 £99** £67 £119 £79 £54.50 £89 £79.50 £94 £85
Available 5 Sept - 22 Dec. 3 Jan - 17 May. *Valid until 30th April. **Only available in December.
Ballachulish Hotel
Kingsmills, Inverness Green Hotel, Kinross
Chevin Hotel, Otley
T 0845 1306 241
(local call rate)
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First time user of Classic Britain. Booking was fast, straightforward and accurate with confirmation details received as promised. Well done.
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Classic’s most popular product. 2 for 1’s are such great value. Rates are agreed exclusively for Classic guests. You can save a lot of money booking one of these breaks. Altogether there are over a hundred 2 for 1 hotels online. Here is a selection of our most popular hotels. You pay the 1st night at the hotels published tariff and you get the 2nd night B&B free. Classic has negotiated a special price for choice 3 course dinner plus coffee, which is included each night you stay. You can book for longer than 2 nights, with the same nightly rate applying.
Free Wine Offer: 4* Menzies Hotel, Irvine 2 nts DBB, bottle of wine with 1 dinner.
South West Scotland
Central Scotland
Perthshire, Fife & Trossachs, Angus & Dundee
Inverness, Speyside & Grampian
Location
Hotel
Stars
2 for 1 2nts DBB pp
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Abington Dumfries Dumfries Dumfries Isle Of Arran New Lanark Peebles Troon Edinburgh Erskine Glasgow Glasgow (East) Glasgow (East) Glasgow (Langbank) Glasgow (Renfrew) Glasgow (Renfrew) Larkhall Stirling Stirling Aberfoyle Anstruther Blairgowrie Bridge of Allan Carnoustie Drymen Drymen Dunkeld Dunfermline Glenrothes Kenmore North Queensferry Perth Perth Pitlochry (code: Fishers) Pitlochry Pitlochry (code: Atholl) St Andrews Aviemore Banff Beauly Boat Of Garten Carrbridge Castletown
Abington Cairndale Friars Carse Hetland Hall Kinloch New Lanark Mill Barony Castle Marine Kings Manor Erskine Bridge Marks Crowwood Westerwood Gleddoch House Glynhill Normandy Shawlands Park Golden Lion King Robert Rob Roy Craws Nest Angus Royal Carnoustie Buchanan Arms Winnock Royal Dunkeld Pitbauchlie Balgeddie Kenmore Queensferry Lovat Queens Fishers Acarsaid Atholl Palace Fairmont Coylumbridge Banff Springs Priory Boat Carrbridge Castletown
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£79 £99.50 £96 £79.50 £99 £89 £97 £105 £112 £89 £95 £80 £107.50 £95 £95 £79 £80 £79 £79 £65 £89 £94 £80 £99 £85 £79 £89 £79 £87 £105 £104 £87 £89 £89 £70 £109 £156* £90 £89 £95 £99 £70 £60
£53 £59 £54 £49.50 £51 £81 £109 £140 £148 £78 £65 £70 £107.50 £144 £90 £59.90 £118 £59.50 £50 £65 £87 £90 £46 £96 £64.50 £91 £54.90 £81 £93 85 £111 £87 £87 £81 £66 £89 £193 £74 £61 £62 £76 £45 £30
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the price of 1 night from £54pp DBB Inverness, Speyside & Grampian
Oban, Argyll & Bute / Fort William & West Highlands
England & Wales
Location
Hotel
Stars
Elgin Grantown On Spey Inverness Inverness Inverness Inverness Inverurie Newtonmore Ballachulish Dunoon Dunoon Fort William Letterfinlay (near Fort William) Glencoe Glencoe Inveraray Inveraray Isle of Mull (Craignure) Mallaig Oban Oban Oban Onich Tarbert (Loch Fyne) Allensford Altrincham Appleby Belford Blackpool Chester Coniston Derby Higher Disley Leeds (North) Mold Otley Otterburn Southampton Southport Tamworth Wetheral Whitby
Eight Acres Craiglynne Palace Royal Highland Kingsmills Waterside Thainstone Balavil Ballachulish Argyll Esplanade Nevis Bank Inn Letterfinlay Lodge Isles of Glencoe Hollytree Argyll Loch Fyne Isle of Mull West Highland Caledonian Columba Regent Onich Stonefield Castle Derwent Manor Cresta Court Appleby Manor Blue Bell Big Blue Mollington Banastre Waterhead Hallmark Moorside Grange Holiday Inn Garforth Beaufort Park Chevin Country Park Percy Arms Mercure Dolphin Ramada Plaza Drayton Manor Crown Dunsley Hall
3C 3A 3-1st 3C 4C 3A 3C 3A 3C 3C 3A 4C 3-1st 3-1st 3-1st 3C 3-1st 3-1st 3A 3C 3C 2C 3C 4C 3C 3C 4C 3A 4A 4A 3A 4A 3C 3C 3C 3-1st 3A 4C 4A 4C 3C 3-1st
*Valid until 30th April **Valid Oct – Jan ***Closed for winter
2 for 1 2nts DBB pp
You Save
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£105 £94.40*** £109.90 £99.90* £120 £93 £69 £75 £79* £65 £65 £152 £99 £89* £127 £74 £109 £99.50*** £90*** £89* £89 £54 £79.50 £99 £78 £77.50 £140 £92 £113.50 £106 £99 £84.50 £75 £67.50 £70 £99 £95 £129 £120 £75 £118 £139.50
£65 £31.10 £169.80 £30.10 £150 £93 £69 £45 £111 £55 £55 £152 £79.90 £121 £105 £74 £109 £109 £90 £131 £89 £54 £79.50 £99 £78 £97.50 £90.50 £92 £113.50 £106 £99 £84.50 £105 £67.50 £85 £96 £75 £110 £120 £75 £118 £79.50
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Features L Free use of on site leisure Ln Free use of private leisure nearby I Best available room for online bookings X £5pppn extra on a Friday & Saturday night E Regular weekend entertainment, see web pages F Especially recommended for Food T Town or city location G Getaway from it all hotel V Great views from the hotel
Available: 5 Sept – 22 Dec 3 Jan – 17 May Prices you pay are per person sharing a twin or double room for 2nts DBB. You save column gives you an indication of the amount you can save by booking a 2 for 1 with Classic. Single room 2 for 1’s are available but hotels may charge a single supplement. Check website. Family 2 for 1’s are also available and childrens rates apply.
T 0845 1306 241 www.classicbritain.com
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Second time of booking with Classic Britain. Telephoned for information and booking was handled with ease and efficiency.
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Add value to your break and stay a 3rd night for free. No catches - you don’t have to take your third dinner in the hotel, but we hope you will. We can arrange for your free B&B night to be any of the 3 nights. So, for instance you may choose to have B&B on the first night, and DBB on the 2nd and 3rd night. Simply explain your meal preference in the online comments section, or let us know when you phone. If you have the spare time add a day to your break at no extra cost. Prices are per person 2 nts DBB, 1 nt BB
Classic suggests: Ramada Plaza Hotel, Southport Located on Southport’s new promenade overlooking Marine Lake. Available: 5 Sept – 22 Dec 2012 3 Jan – 17 May 2013
Another Exclusive! Buy 2 nights DBB Location
Hotel
Stars
Arr. Sun, Arrive Mon,Tues Friday
Arrive any day
South West Scotland Abington Dumfries Dumfries Irvine Peebles
Abington Cairndale Hetland Hall (3nts DBB) Menzies Barony
3A 3C 3A 4C 3C
£90 £99 £90 - £110
£100 £119 £100 - £120
£115 -
Central Scotland Airth Bo’ness Edinburgh Erskine Glasgow (East) Glasgow (Langbank) Glasgow (Renfrew) Glasgow (Renfrew) Stirling Stirling
Airth Castle Richmond Park Kings Manor Erskine Bridge Westerwood Gleddoch House Glynhill Normandy Golden Lion King Robert
4C 3A 3C 3-1st 4C 4A 4C 3C 3C 3A
- - £114 £88 - - - £88 - -
£120 - £121 £108 £125 - £130 £108 - -
£110 £110 £99.99 £89
£70 £99 - £97.50 £88 - - £89 £88 £110 £87 - £77 -
- - - £99 - - £80 £99 £99 £115 - - £79 -
£109 £99 £128 £119
Perthshire, Fife & Trossachs, Angus & Dundee Aberfoyle Rob Roy 2-1st Blairgowrie Angus 3C Carnoustie Carnoustie 4A Drymen Buchanan Arms 3C Drymen Winnock 3C Dundee Landmark 4A Dunfermline Pitbauchlie 3C Dunkeld Royal Dunkeld 3A Glenrothes Balgeddie 3C Kenmore Kenmore 3C Kinross Windlestrae 3C Luss Inn at Inverbeg 3C Pitlochry Acarsaid 3A Fishers 3C Pitlochry (code: Fishers)
*Closed for winter. **Valid until 31st March. Hotel Features Pages 8, 9 and 10.
Barony Castle, Peebles Erskine CaptionBridge Here Hotel
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Friars Carse, Dumfries Acarsaid, Pitlochry
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A no fuss easy to use booking system and great rates! Will definitely use you again. Thank you.
Queens View, Perthshire
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Classic suggests: Balavil, Newtonmore Recently changed hands with excellent rates and reviews.
Location
Hotel
Stars
Arr. Sun, Arrive Mon or Tues Friday
Speyside, North West & East Highlands Aboyne Huntly Arms 3A Beauly Priory 3C Carrbridge Carrbridge 3A Castletown Castletown 2C Inverness Columba 3C Inverness Kingsmills 4C Inverness Palace 3-1st Inverness Royal Highland 3C Inverness Waterside 3A Inverurie Thainstone 3C Kingussie Duke of Gordon 3A Nairn Windsor 3A Newtonmore Balavil 3A Oban, Argyll & Bute / Fort William & W Highlands Dunoon Argyll 3C Dunoon Esplanade 3A Fort William Moorings 3-1st Glencoe Hollytree 3-1st Isle of Mull (Craignure) Isle Of Mull 3-1st Oban Oban Bay 3-1st Onich Onich 3C England & Wales Appleby Appleby Manor 4C Bassenthwaite Armathwaite Hall 41-st Belford Blue Bell 3A Bournemouth Elstead 3C Carlisle Crown & Mitre 3A Carlisle (Wetheral) Crown 3C Coniston Waterhead 3A Derby Hallmark 4A Higher Disley Moorside Grange 3C Leeds/Garforth Holiday Inn 3C Mold Beaufort Park 3C Otley Chevin Country Park 3-1st Otterburn Percy Arms 3A Scarborough Red Lea 3C Southampton Mercure Dolphin 4C Southport Ramada Plaza 4A
£80 - - - £99 - - - - £105 £92 - - - - - - £110 £120 £79.50 - £270 - - £80 - - - - £105 - £99 - - £129 £100
*Closed for winter. **Valid until 31st March. Hotel Features Pages 8, 9 and 10.
£60 - £88 - £109 - - - - £99 - - - - - - - £120* £130 £89.50 - - - - - - - £109 - £85 - £119 - £99 £139 £120
Arrive any day £95 £90 £130 £159.90 £96 £96 £88 £78
Beaufort Park, Mold Kingsmills, Inverness
Oban Bay Hotel £79 £79 £128 £141 £180 £99 £110 £118 £100 £88 £88 £95 -
Argyll Hotel, Dunoon
T 0845 1306 241
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Have used this site for many years now, can not beat it, best deals and simple to use.
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Classic Britain has over 250 hotels, 155 of which have chosen to feature their best available short break rates in this leaflet. Up to 50% reductions can be made by booking with Classic. The rates shown are correct at time of printing and hotels do often reduce prices even further. You can either check and book online or, if you prefer we will be delighted to take your booking over the phone. We will not charge you a hotel booking fee and you will always be offered the best available rate. See page 10 for the key for the features. Prices per person per night DBB
Classic suggests: Hotel Indigo, Glasgow A new, modern, boutique hotel in the centre of Glasgow.
2012-2013: Scottish Hotels guideline rates Location
Hotel
South & Central Scotland
Abington Airth Bathgate Biggar Bo’Ness Dumfries Dumfries Dumfries Dumfries East Kilbride Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh Gatehouse of Fleet Glasgow (Bishopton) Glasgow (City) Glasgow (City) Glasgow (City) Glasgow (City) Glasgow (City) Glasgow (East) Glasgow (East) Glasgow (Erskine) Glasgow (Govan) Glasgow (Langbank) Glasgow (Paisley) Glasgow (Renfrew) Glasgow (Renfrew) Gretna Gretna Irvine Isle of Arran (Blackwaterfoot) Isle of Arran (Brodick) Kilmarnock Larkhall New Lanark Peebles Peebles Stirling Stirling
Abington Airth Castle Cairn Tinto Richmond Park Cairndale Friars Carse Hetland Hall Aston Bruce Braid Hills Kings Manor Kildonan Lodge Murrayfield Carlton Cally Palace Mar Hall Alexander Thomson Glasgow City Hotel Indigo Marks Hilton Glasgow Westerwood Crowwood Erskine Bridge Swallow Glasgow Gleddoch House Watermill Glynhill Normandy Gretna Hall The Gables Menzies Kinloch Auchrannie Resort Park Shawlands New Lanark Barony Castle Peebles Hydro Highland King Robert
Stars 3A 4C 3A 3A 3A 3C 3C 3A 3-1st 3C 3-1st 3C 4A 3A 4C 4A 5C 3A 3A 4C 4A 5A 4C 3A 3-1st 3C 4A 3C 4C 3C 3C 3C 4C 3C 4C 4A 3C 3-1st 3C 4A 4C 3A
DBB pppn £45 £52 £42 £47 £39.50 £49.50 £65 £45 £49 £44 £60 £57.50 £74.50 £33.44 BB £79.50 £59 £112.50 £24.50 BB £32.50 BB £57.50 BB £59 £76.50 £64.50 £44 £44 £37.50 £55 £44 £65 £44 £35 30 BB £52.50 £60 £102.50 £60 £45 £51.50 £55 £59 £55 £39.50
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Stirling Troon
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Perthshire, Fife, Trossachs, Ang Aberfoyle Anstruther Blairgowrie Bridge of Allan Carnoustie Drymen Drymen Dunblane Dundee Dunfermline Dunkeld Dunkeld Glenrothes Helensburgh Inverbeg (Luss) Kenmore Kinross Kinross North Queensferry Perth Perth Pitlochry Pitlochry Pitlochry Pitlochry St Andrews
Rob Roy Craws ne Angus Royal Carnoust Winnock Buchana Dunblane Landmark Pitbauchl Royal Du Hilton Du Balgeddi Rosslea H Inn at Inv Kenmore Windlestr Green Queensfe Lovat Queens Acarsaid Scotlands Fishers Atholl Pal Fairmont
Speyside, North West & East H Aberdeen Aberdeen Aberdeen Aboyne Ballater Ballater Banff Beauly Boat of Garten
Norwood Hilton Tre Doubletre Huntly Ar Deeside I Loch Kino Banff Spr Priory Boat
Best available price always provided
Lion
Stars
DBB pppn
3C 4A
£44 £68.50
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£35 £46 £49.50 £45 £65 £44 £45 £61.50 £65 £44 £55 £67.50 £52 £79.50 £70 £65 £51.50 £66.50 £69 £46 £46 £44 £57 £55 £64 £109.50
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Hotel
Carrbridge Castletown, by Thurso Dingwall Elgin Grantown-on-Spey * Inverness Inverness Inverness Inverness Inverness Inverness Inverurie Kingussie Nairn Newtonmore Newtonmore
Carrbridge Castletown Tulloch Castle Eight Acres Craiglynne Columba Glen Mhor Palace Royal Highland Kingsmills Waterside Thainstone Duke of Gordon Windsor Balavil Highlander
Stars 3A 2C 4A 3C 3A 3C 3C 3-1st 3C 4C 3A 4A 3C 3A 3A 3A
DBB pppn £44 £35 £49.50 £62.50 £44 £53 £48 £79.95 £50 £75 £48 £49 £46 £44 £39 £34
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* Hotel Closed for Winter (Nov to Feb).
Ballachulish Argyll Esplanade Royal Marine Moorings Nevis Bank Inn Isles of Glencoe Hollytree Argyll Loch Fyne Isle of Mull Letterfinlay Lodge West Highland Morar Oban Bay Kings Knoll Columba Caledonian Regent Onich Skeabost Stonefield Castle
3C 3C 3A 3C 3-1st 4C 3-1st 3-1st 3C 3-1st 3-1st 31-st 3A 3A 3-1st 3A 3C 3C 2C 3C 3C 4C
£55 £45 £45 £47.50 £75 £65 BB £59 £72 £45 £49 £55 £55 £65 £49.50 £58 £35 BB £47.50 £55 £34.50 £50 £45 £57.50
First time booking with Classic Britain, booked by phone & found it stress free. Staff very helpful.
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Balgeddie House, Glenrothes
Atholl Palace, Pitlochry
Oban, Argyll & Bute, Fort William & West Highlands Ballachulish Dunoon Dunoon Dunoon Fort William Fort William Glencoe Glencoe Inveraray Inveraray Isle of Mull (Craignure) * Letterfinlay (nr Fort William) Mallaig * Morar * Oban Oban Oban Oban Oban Onich Skye * Tarbert (Loch Fyne)
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Loch Fyne, Inverarary
T 0845 1306 241
(Open 7 Days)
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England & Wales guideline rates Upto 50% off
As always Classic Britain came up trumps. I always make this website my first port of call wherever I’m travelling to. Prices and hotels are always impressive.
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Features
L Free use of on site leisure Ln Free use of private leisure nearby I Best available room for online bookings X £5pppn extra on a Friday & Saturday night E Regular weekend entertainment, see web pages F Especially recommended for Food T Town or city location G Getaway from it all hotel V Great views from the hotel Prices per person per night with full breakfast & choice 3 course dinner plus coffee. Available 5th Sept 2012 - 17th May 2013 (Excluding 23rd Dec - 3rd Jan)
Classic suggests: Belsfield Hotel, Windermere Sitting on the banks of Lake Windermere, an ideal getaway location. 10
Big Blue, Blackpool
Location
Hotel
Allensford Altrincham Belford Blackpool Blackpool Bournemouth Bowness on Windermere Bowness on Windermere Buxton Carlisle Chester Coniston Darlington Derby Higher Disley (Peaks) Ilkley Lancaster Leeds (North) Llanelli Lytham St Annes Manchester Macclesfield Milton Keynes Mold (nr Chester) Norwich Otley Otterburn Plymouth Preston Ravenscar (Scarborough) Redworth (Nr Darlington) Scarborough Scarborough Shap (Penrith) Southampton Southport Tamworth Wetheral (Carlisle) Whitby
Derwent Manor Cresta Court Blue Bell Big Blue Imperial Elstead Belsfield Windermere Hydro Buxton Palace Crown & Mitre Mollington Banastre Waterhead St George Hallmark Moorside Grange Craiglands Royal Kings Arms Holiday Inn Diplomat Inn On The Prom Palace Shrigley Hall Doubletree By Hilton Beaufort Park Holiday Inn Chevin Country Park Percy Arms Astor Swallow Preston Raven Hall Redworth Hall Brooklands Red Lea Shap Wells Mercure Dolphin Ramada Plaza Drayton Manor Crown Dunsley Hall
Stars
DBB pppn
Features
3C £44 3C £44 3C £50 4A £49.50 4A £63.50 3C £55 3C £66 3C £75 4A £69.50 3A £44 4A £68 3A £86.50 3A £44 4A £37 3C £44 3C £55 3A £32.50 BB 3C £55 3C £50 3C £70 4C £55 4C £76 4A £52 3C £44 4A 3-1st £49.50 3A £47.50 3A £44 2C £39.50 3C £69 4C £71 2-1st £40 3C £49.50 3A £40 4C £64.50 4A £65 4C £52 3C £59 3-1st £55
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Buxton Palace, Buxton
Dunsley Hall, Whitby
www.classicbritain.com
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Always get the best holidays and deals through Classic Britain. Operators are always willing to help.
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Many hotels, especially in the tourist “hot spots” tend to be quieter between November and 7th February. It’s an ideal time to sneak a few days away and with upto 70% savings to be had, you can get away for as little as £23 a night, Bed & Full Breakfast. What’s more you could also get a free room upgrade, refer to “I” in the features column. Single room supplements apply. Available: 1 Nov - 22 Dec 3 Jan - 7 Feb
Classic suggests: Palace Hotel, Manchester for a great value break in the heart of Manchester. Prices are per person per night Bed & full breakfast Minimum 2 nights stay
Massive room clearance Classic’s Winter Sale from £23pp B&B Location
Hotel
Aberfoyle Abington Altrincham Appleby Ballachulish Beauly Blackpool Bridge of Allan Coniston Disley (Stockport) Dumfries Dumfries Dumfries Dundee Dunkeld Edinburgh Glasgow Glasgow (Langbank) Glencoe Glenrothes Gretna Gretna Inveraray Inverness Inverness Isle of Arran Kenmore Kilmarnock Larkhall Manchester New Lanark Oban Oban Otley Otterburn Pitlochry Scarborough Scarborough Stirling Tamworth
Rob Roy Abington Cresta Court Appleby Manor Ballachulish Priory Big Blue Royal Waterhead Moorside Grange Aston Friars Carse Cairndale Landmark Royal Dunkeld Kings Manor Marks Gleddoch House Isles of Glencoe Balgeddie Gables Gretna Hall Argyll Palace Royal Highland Kinloch Kenmore Park Shawlands Park Palace New Lanark Caledonian Oban Bay Chevin Country Park Percy Arms Old Mill Inn Brooklands Red Lea King Robert Drayton Manor
Stars 2C 3A 3C 4C 3C 3C 4A 3A 3A 3C 3-1st 3C 3C 4A 3A 3C 4A 4A 3-1st 3C 3C 3C 3A 3-1st 3C 3C 3C 4A 3C 4C 3-1st 3C 3-1st 3-1st 3A 4C 2-1st 3C 3A 4C
B&B pp £23 £23 £27 £33 £27 £27 £33 £27 £27 £27 £27 £27 £27 £33 £27 £33 £33 £33 £27 £30 £27 £27 £27 £27 £27 £27 £27 £33 £27 £33 £27 £27 £27 £27 £27 £33 £23 £27 £27 £34
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Waterhead Hotel
Carrbridge Hotel Hilton Dunkeld
E VT TLI TI LVG VGFI IT I TI FLV VIT VT ILG IG E GL VLT E Free bottle wine
Features: L = Free Use of Site Leisure, Ln = Free use of Private leisure nearby; I = Best Available Room for online bookings; X = Additional Supplement Required for Friday and Saturday night; E = Regular Weekend Entertainment, see web pages; F = Especially recommended for Food; T = Town or City Location; G = ‘Getaway from it all’ hotel; V = Great Views from the hotel
Isles of Glencoe
T 0845 1306 241 www.classicbritain.com
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Auchrannie Spa Resort, Arran
Elite Hotel Breaks Location Hotel Appleby
Stars
Appleby Manor
DBB Price
4C £90
Bassenthwaite Armathwaite Hall 4-1st £135
Out of Classic’s 250 or so hotels, there are a few which shine out above the rest. They are worth a special mention. Hotels where the staff go that “extra mile” to ensure you have a totally enjoyable stay, where each dinner is an occasion, as most likely it will be prepared by an award winning chef. Where the fabric of the hotel is fresh and of top quality.
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We had a wonderful stay at Fairmont. The meals at both the Squire restaurant and the Clubhouse were first class. Lovely staff and very friendly.
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Prices are per person per night Dinner, Bed and Breakfast
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Blackpool
Big Blue
4A £49.50
Bishopton
Mar Hall
5C £112.50
Darlington
Redworth Hall
4C £71
Durham
Hardwick Hall
4C £59.50
Edinburgh
Carlton
4C £79.50
Glasgow
Hilton
5A £76.50
Glasgow
Indigo
4C £57.50BB
Inverness
Kingsmills
4C £75
Isle of Arran
Auchrannie Resort 4C £102.50
Macclesfield
Shrigley Hall
4C £76
Manchester
Palace
4C £55
Morpeth
Linden Hall
4C £
Pitlochry
Atholl Palace
4A £64
St Andrews
Fairmont
5C £109.50
Tarbert (Loch Fyne)
Stonefield Caslte
4C £57.50
Tamworth
Drayton Manor
4C £52
Guideline prices per person per night DBB. Check online for special offers and late deals. Mar Hall, Bishopton
Pamper Breaks Location Hotel No. nts DBB Aberdeen Doubletree by Hilton 2 2 x Mini Treatments £125 Carlisle (Wetheral) Crown 2nts 2 x Mini Treatments £170 Chester (Mollington) Mollington Banastre 1nt Lunch and 1 x Mini Treatment £89 (Mwk) £119 (Wkd) Drymen Buchanan Arms 2nts 2 x Mini Treatments from selection of 7 £149.50 Elgin Eight Acres 2nts £185DBB 3 x Mini Treatments Glasgow (Langbank) Gleddoch House 2nts £139.00 1 x Mini Treatment Inveraray Loch Fyne 1nt 1 x Mini Treatment £85DBB (Mwk) / £105DBB (Wkd) Inverness Kingmills 2nts £221.95 2 x Mini Treatments Kinross Green 1nt 1 x Mini Treatment £70 (Mwk) £85 (Wkd) New Lanark New Lanark 2nts 2 x 1/2 Hour Treatments £139 Oban Oban Bay Hotel 1nt 1 x Mini Treatment £85DBB (Mwk) / £105DBB (Wkd) Available: 5th Sept - 17th May (ex. Festive)
Refreshing, revitalising “stressbusting” pamper breaks are increasingly popular due to the excellent prices and the flexibility they offer. Per person Prices shown include a choice of pre booked treatments as shown, and 1 or 2 nights dinner,
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bed and full breakfast.
Returned to the Crown Hotel. Staff friendly, food excellent and the leisure facilities spot on. The onsite spa treatments were a welcome addition too.
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T 0845 1306 241
(Local call rate)
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Glynhill Hotel
Entertainment Breaks
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Cairndale Hotel. We were upgraded to a deluxe room, which was lovely, and the Grease show was brilliant on Saturday night too.
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Classic has without doubt one of the largest selection of entertainment breaks you will find. Tribute nights, murder mysteries, dinner dances, ceilidhs and more. All of which can be easily checked and booked online or by calling our Reservations team. Very popular for a group of friends or family, a works pre - Christmas night out, or for couples wishing to dance the night away.
Classic suggests: Angus Hotel, Blairgowrie for its fantastic variety of tribute nights and good food. Prices are per person on a DBB basis (Except Normandy Hotel)
Loads more entertainment breaks on classicbritain.com
This is just a selection of our Entertainment Breaks. We have many more on our website, including Dinner Dance Breaks.
Tribute Night Acts
King Robert Hotel, Stirling
Price (pp)
Cairndale Hotel, Dumfries
Price (pp)
12th/13th Oct 2nts Neil Diamond & Tom Jones 19th/20th Oct 2nts Adele 26th/27th Oct 2nts Diana Ross & Whitney Houston 9th/10th Nov 2nts Abba Tribute 16th/17th Nov 2nts Robbie Williams/Michael Bublé 23rd/24th Nov 2nts Lady Gaga/Madonna 30th Nov/1st Dec 2nts Tina Turner 7th/8th Dec 2nts Robbie Williams/Michael Bublé 14th/15th Dec 2nts Abba 21st/22nd Dec 2nts Michael Bublé/Robbie Williams
£119 £119 £119 £119 £119 £119 £119 £119 £119 £119
26th Oct 1nt Neil Diamond 4th Jan 2nts Lionel Ritchie Motown 5th Jan 1nt Lional Ritchie Motown
£50 £89 £55
Includes DBB + Tribute Show
Glynhill Hotel, Renfrew 22nd Sept 1nt Michael Bublé 28th Sep 1nt Midnight Blue (Variety Act) 5th Oct 1nt Amy Winehouse 12th Oct 1nt Midnight Blue (Variety Act) 19th Oct 1nt Paolo Nutini 2nd Nov 1nt Elvis, Tom Jones & Neil Diamond 9th Nov 1nt Michael Bublé 16th Nov 1nt The Impostors(Variety Act) 17th Nov 1nt Cher & Shania 24th Nov 1nt Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
£53 £51 £51 £51 £51 £51 £51 £51 £53 £53
Normandy Hotel, Renfrew 21st/22nd Sept 2nts Lady Gaga/Adele 27th/28th Sept 2nts Dirty Dancing 11th/12th Oct 2nts Ladies Motown 12th/13th Oct 2nts Michael Bublé/Paolo Nutini 18th/19th Oct 2nts Take That 19th/20th Oct 2nts Rob Stewart & Tina Turner 1st/2nd Nov 2nts Dirty Dancing 2nd/3rd Nov 2nts Lady Gaga/Madonna 9th/10th Nov 2nts Abba 16th/17th Nov 2nts Rob Stewart & Tina Turner 2nts BB plus dinner on Entertainment night.
£57 £57 £57 £57 £57 £57 £57 £57 £57 £57
Angus Hotel, Blairgowrie 28th/29th Sept 2nts Ladies of Country 12th/13th Oct 2nts Adele 26th/27th Oct 2nts Soul & 70s 2nd/3rd Nov 2nts Bee Gees 9th/10th Nov 2nts Rat Pack
£119 £119 £119 £119 £119
Murder Mystery Breaks
Murder Mysteries - Winnock
Includes DBB + Murder Mystery Show
Winnock Hotel, Drymen 5th October 1nt Murder Mystery Break 6th October 1nt Murder Mystery Break 12th Oct 1nt Murder Mystery Break 13th October 1nt Murder Mystery Break 19th October 1nt Murder Mystery Break 26th October 1nt Murder Mystery Break 2nd Nov 1nt Murder Mystery Break 3rd Nov 1nt Murder Mystery Break 9th Nov 1nt Murder Mystery Break 10th Nov 1nt Murder Mystery Break 23rd Nov 1nt Murder Mystery Break 7th Dec 1nt Murder Mystery Break 8th Dec 1nt Murder Mystery Break 14th Dec 1nt Murder Mystery Break 21st Dec 1nt Murder Mystery Break
Winnock Hotel £75 £89 £79 £89 £75 £75 £79 £89 £75 £89 £75 £75 £89 £75 £75
Royal Highland, Inverness 30th Nov/1st Dec 2nts Murder Mystery Break 6th/7th Dec 2nts Murder Mystery Break 7th/8th Dec 2nts Murder Mystery Break 14th/15th Dec 2nts Murder Mystery Break
£119.85 £119.85 £119.85 £119.85
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Tried other sites however classicbritain.com was easy to use and got us a cracking deal.
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A Sunday night is normally the quietest night of the week. Hotels are especially keen to promote Sunday nights by reducing rates even further, even lower than our 2 for 1’s. Savings of up to 70% can be achieved off the hotels maximum published rate, so there are great savings to be made. You can stay on just a Sunday night or you can tag it on to another of Classic’s products.
Classic suggests: 4* Dunblane Hydro See their amazing late saver offers between OctApril - £117pp 2nts DBB. *Valid until 30th April (excl. festive period) Prices per person per night DBB 2 nts only £89pp DBB
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Sunday Night Savers Location
Hotel
Classic’s Newest Members
Stars Price
Aberfoyle Rob Roy Anstruther Craws Nest Ballachulish Ballachulish Blairgowrie Angus Boat of Garten Boat Bournemouth Elstead Bridge of Allan Royal Carlisle Crown & Mitre Carlisle (Wetheral) Crown Coniston Waterhead Drymen Buchanan Arms Dumfries Cairndale Dunblane Dunblane Hydro Dundee Landmark Dunoon Argyll Edinburgh Kings Manor Erskine Erskine Bridge Fort William Moorings Glasgow Marks Glasgow (East) Westerwood Glasgow (Langbank) Gleddoch House Glencoe Isles of Glencoe Glenrothes Balgeddie House Gretna Gretna Hall Higher Disley Moorside Grange
2C 3A 3C 3C 4A 3C 3A 3A 3C 3A 3C 3C 4C 4A 3C 3C 3-1st 3-1st 4A 4C 4A 3-1st 3C 3C 3C
£29 £34.50 £45* £40 £40 £41.25 £36 £35 £49 £45 £35.75 £42.50 £49 £44.50 £35 £48 £40.50 £54 £27 BB £49.50 £33 £45* £40 £29 £35
3C 3-1st 4C 3C 3C 3C 2C 3-1st 3A 3C 3C 3C 3A 4A 3C
£33 £45 £62.50 £37 £54 £45* £24.50 £39.50 £41.50 £43.50 £34.50 £44 £32 £37.50 £35
(Peak District)
Inveraray Inveraray Inverness Inverness Kenmore Oban Oban Otley Otterburn Peebles Perth Pitlochry Pitlochry Southport Stirling
Argyll Loch Fyne Kingsmills Glen Mhor Kenmore Caledonian Regent Chevin Country Park Percy Arms Barony Castle Queens Scotlands Acarsaid Ramada Plaza Golden Lion
Location Altrincham Appleby Bassenthwaite Aviemore Datchet, Windsor Dumfries Dunoon Dunoon Durham Durham Durham Edinburgh Faversham Gatehouse of Fleet Glasgow (Bishopton) Harrogate Henley on Thames Manchester Morpeth Newcastle Norwich Peebles Pitlochry Scarborough Scarborough Southampton St Agnes, Cornwall Washington Whitby
Hotel
Stars Price
Cresta Court Appleby Manor Armathwaite Hall Hilton Manor Hotel Hetland Hall Argyll Esplanade Hardwick Hall Bowburn Hall Ramside Hall Kildonan Lodge White Horse Inn Cally Palace Mar Hall Cedar Court Red Lion Hotel Palace Linden Hall Hotel Indigo Holiday Inn Peebles Hydro Old Mill Inn Brooklands Red Lea Mercure Dolphin Rose In Vale Holiday Inn Dunsley Hall
3C 4C 4-1st 4C 4A 3A 3C 3A 4C 4C 4C 4A 4A 4A 5C 4C 3A 4C 4C 4A 4A 4A 4A 2-1st 3C 4C 3C 3A 3-1st
£44 £90 £135 £45 £80 £45 £45 £45 £59.40 £50 £70 £74.50 £63 £59 £112.50 £69 £74.50 £55 £70 £79.50 £60 £59 £58 £40 £49.50 £64.50 £92.50 £42 £55
Mar Hall, Bishopton
Prices are pppn DBB
Palace Hotel, Manchester
Due to high demand, Classic has been working tirelessly to bring on board some fantastic new hotels. All these hotels have been hand picked for our loyal customers. There are a range of properties in Scotland, England & Wales. We will be continuing to add more hotels to the website so please keep your eyes peeled for more in the near future.
Classic suggests: Brooklands Hotel, Scarborough Refurbished hotel, situated on the cliff top, 10 minute walk from the town centre. T 0845 1306 241
(Open 7 days)
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Christmas 2, 3 or 4 night breaks, which includes entertainment, Christmas day lunch, dinner, bed & breakfast each day and hotel programme of events.
Twixmas Just the tonic to unwind after Christmas and recharge the batteries before the New Year. 2 or 3 night breaks on a DBB basis.
New Year Includes, as a minimum, DBB each night, with a New Year’s Eve gala dinner with entertainment, a brunch on New Year’s day, bucks fizz, and a dram or champagne to bring in the bells. Full itineraries for all Classic’s festive packages can be found online or by calling our reservations team. It is at this time of year only that some hotels will require a deposit on booking. Prices are per person. Child discounts available.
Best Value Festive Breaks Location
Christmas
Twixmas
Hotel 24/12 x 2 nts
24/12 x 3 nts
23/12 x 4 nts
27/12, 27/12 28/12 x 2nts x 3 nts
31/12 x1 nt
30/12 x 2 nts
30/12 x 3 nts
Aberfoyle Rob Roy Airth Airth Castle Allensford Derwent Manor Ballachulish Ballachulish Blairgowrie Angus Bridge of Allan Royal Drymen Buchanan Arms Drymen Winnock Dumfries Cairndale Dumfries Hetland Hall Dunblane Dunblane Hydro Edinburgh Kings Manor Elgin Eight Acres Glencoe Isles of Glencoe Gretna Gretna Hall Inverness Kingsmills Inverness Palace Inveraray Loch Fyne Inverurie Thainstone Kenmore Kenmore Mold Beaufort Park New Lanark New Lanark Mill Oban Caledonian Oban Oban Bay Otterburn Percy Arms Pitlochry Atholl Palace Pitlochry Scotlands Pitlochry Fishers Preston Swallow Preston Skye Skeabost Southport Ramada Plaza Stirling King Robert Telford Buckatree Hall
- £300 - - - £180 - - - - £229 £190 £106 - - - - - - £210 - £199 - - - - - - - £160 - - -
£149 £325 £270 £220 £200 £220 £295 - £249 - - £240 £160 £220 - - - - £289 £295 - £249 £199 - £260 £319 - £199 £175 £190 £365 £169 £285
- - - - £265 £260 - £349 £289 - - - £210 - £379 - - £299 - £360 £264 £299 - £249 - - £249 - £215 - £425 - £335
- - - £99 £99 £80 - - £139 - £120 - - £99 - £128.50 £149.90 - - £115 - - £99 - £80 - - - £66 - - - -
- - - - - - - - - £99 - £125 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - £160 - -
- £345 - - - £205 £295 - £299 - - £155 £160 - - - - - £255 £310 - - - - - - - - £135 £250 £209 - £199
£375 £360 £299 £230 £359 £359 £289 £245 £235 £360 £379 £399 £426 £280 £299 £354 £189 £275 £250 £249
- - - - £119 £110 - £109 £180 - £180 £140 £119 - £155 £197 - £199 - £159 - - - £109 £75 - £134 £139 £99 - - - £129
New Year
Hotels up and down the country lay on Christmas and New Year Festive Breaks, packed with seasonal entertainment, plenty of good food and associated traditional merriment. Classic has negotiated special rates, and in many locations exclusive prices. You will receive the same as everyone else, but you won’t be paying so much. Families are well catered for with child discounts available. Please refer to our website for a full list of up to date hotels and prices. Or call Classic.
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Things you need to know
Drinks Inclusive Packages
• All prices are per person and include VAT, services and facilities as described The following hotels are providing drinks inclusive packages. Each hotel offers 2 nights DBB, • 2 for 1 breaks are calculated off hotels afternoon tea/cakes on one day plus drinks vouchers (number stated below) to obtain house maximum published tariff. Pay 1st nt BB branded drinks from the bar. These breaks are extremely popular due to their great value: and 2nd nt BB is free. 2 Table D’hote dinners are included in the price. Abington - Abington Hotel (3A) • All breaks, unless otherwise described, 5 drinks vouchers per person per night. Available 1st Nov to 31st Mar include DBB and based per person sharing a twin or double room. A few (excl. Festive Period) - £89pp hotels allocate a dinner allowance on their Blairgowrie – Angus Hotel (3C) a-la-carte menu. See website. • Not all hotels charge a single room 2 drinks vouchers per person per night. Free use of leisure. supplement, but most do. Ask on booking or Available until 31st Mar (excl Festive Period) - £109pp check website for details. Supplements vary by hotel but as a rule of thumb: 2 stars £15, Dunoon - Argyll Hotel (3C) / Esplanade Hotel (3A) 3 stars £20, 4 stars £28, 5 stars £40 per night 2nts DBB, 4 drinks vouchers per adult per day. Available until 20th May for Leisure Breaks guests. (excl. Festive Period) - £99pp • No cancellation charge if you tell Classic at least 48hrs prior to a 5pm arrival. Oban - Caledonian (3C) • Our price guarantee pledge must be like for 4 drinks vouchers per person per night. Available 1st Nov to 28th Feb like and be available at the time of making your booking. Excludes amendments. To claim call (excl. Festive Period) - £89pp Classic, tell us where you saw a cheaper like for like break, and if this is the case, we will automatically offer you the lower rate without question. • The rates shown are special to Classic Britain and are not available at the hotel • Guideline Children’s rates: 0-4 Free (pay for meals as Available to purchase online from taken). 5-9 £5BB £10DBB, 10-14 £10BB, £18DBB. • This brochure supersedes all previous brochures. • HOURS OF OPENING - Mon - Fri 9am - 8pm; Sat 11am - 4pm; Sun 11am - 7pm. See website for any updates.
A Classic voucher makes a great Christmas Gift £20
3 Dunlop Street, Strathaven ML10 6LA tel. 0845 1306 241 fax. 01357 520999 email. enquiries@classicbritain.com www.classicbritain.com
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