WHERE TO NEXT? DECEMBER 2019 - JULY 2020 Holidays By
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Jersey By Air 20 April | 5 days from £649
4 Star Liverpool City Break
7 Feb | 20 Mar | 12 Jun | 14 Aug |2 Oct |2 days from £99 See page 16
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Royal Norfolk Coast & Country 13 May | 7 days from £849
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The Heart of Europe: Vienna, Budapest & Prague Sat 9 May | 10 days from £929
Warner Corton Coastal Village 13 April | 5 days from £399 See page 20
Baltic Explorer & Best of St Petersburg 8 August | 15 days from £1,769
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VALID UNTIL FRIDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2019
*Discount cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Discount applies to new and direct bookings only made in-store, over the telephone or online, please quote “Wheretonext1” at the time of booking, or show this voucher for the discount to be applied. Excludes Mystery Explorers, Days Out and all third party bookings including Cruise & Maritime Voyages. Subject to availability and Product Planners discretion. We have the right to withdraw this offer at any time. Full Terms and Conditions apply, visit www.skills/terms-conditions.
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WELCOME ON BOARD
Hello and welcome to the The Skills Group ‘Where to Next’ magazine where we recap some of the highlights from January to July 2020. Our unbeatable holiday packages include comfortable, hassle-free coach travel and stylish accommodation, so this year why not beat those winter blues and plan your next getaway with us? On a Skills holiday you can create memories that will last a lifetime while meeting some wonderful new friends along the way - so, where you will be going next?
CONTENTS
November & December: Late Availability January February March April Easter May June July August
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Nigel Skill, Skills Group Chairman
Holidays By
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NOVEMBER & DECEMBER - LATE AVAILABILITY Viva Blackpool & the Spirit of Christmas Fri 29 November | 3 days from £149
Weston-super-Mare
Coast & Country Christmas Cracker Mon 2 December | 5 days from £219
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 2 nights half board: Ticket to the Spirit of Christmas show at Viva Blackpool: Free time in Blackpool & Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 4 nights half board at The York Hotel ***: Excursions to Bath and Cheltenham Christmas Markets: Free time in Weston-super-Mare
Bournemouth & Salisbury Christmas Market
Christmas Past & Christmas Present in Seasonal Shropshire
Mon 2 December | 4 days from £165
Sat 7 December | 2 days from £89
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 3 nights half board: Excursion to Salisbury Christmas Market: Free time in Bounemouth
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night half board: Admission into Blists Hill Victorian Christmas: Excursion to Shrewsbury
Chester Christmas Market & Liverpool
Christmas Twilight at Kew Gardens
Sat 7 December | 2 days from £119
Sat 7 | Sat 14 | Sat 21 December | 2 days from £99
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night half board at Daresbury Park Hotel ****: Free time in Liverpool & Chester
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night bed & breakfast at Holiday Inn *** Slough: Admission into Kew Gardens for the evening event: Free time in Richmond-upon-Thames & Oxford
Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park
Christmas with Katherine Jenkins at the Royal Albert Hall
Sat 7 | Sat 21 Dec | 2 days from £75 | Thu 12 Dec* |2 days from £69
Thu 12 December | 2 days from £149
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night bed & breakfast at Ibis Styles Excel *** London: Includes lunch*: Return travel to/from the event in Hyde Park: Free time in London
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night half board at Holiday Inn Express Heathrow ***: Visit to London: Ticket for Katherine Jenkins (for the Rausing circle)
Cologne & Dusseldorf Christmas Markets
Gretna Seasonal Greetings & Edinburgh Christmas Market
Thu 12 December | 4 days from £289
INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: 3 nights half board at Novotel City West **** Düsseldorf: Visits to Cologne & Düsseldorf Christmas markets: Optional cruise with Belgian Waffle or German Apple Cake with whipped cream and tea/coffee or hot chocolate £25 per person
Fri 15 December | 3 days from £139
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 2 nights half board at Mercure Livingston ***: Excursions to Edinburgh Christmas Market, Moffat & Carlisle
DATE
DESTINATION
INCLUDES
6 Dec
Three Stars of Christmas Featuring Cirencester, Bath & Cheltenham
6 Dec
3
E GREAT VALU Mini Cruise to Haarlem: Holland’s Best Christmas Market
DAYS
FROM
Free time at Christmas markets
3
£139
Return overnight sailing
3
£119
6 Dec
Yuletide York Featuring Grassington Dickensian Christmas Festival
Free time in York
3
£149
7 Dec
Festive Rouen & Caen Mini Cruise Featuring Honfleur
Return overnight sailing
3
£139
Free time in Hull & Beverley
2
£79
Entrance to the Warner Bros. Studio
2
£135
7 Dec 7 Dec
E Hull Christmas Hamper & Beverley Festival of Christmas GREAT VALU London’s Museum District & Harry Potter
7 Dec
FILLING FA
Soul & Motown Party Night
Soul & Motown Tribute Night at hotel
2
£109
7 Dec
E GREAT VALU
Birmingham & Shakespeare’s Stratford-upon-Avon
Free time at Christmas markets
2
£75
ST
8 Dec
Rudesheim & Frankfurt Christmas Markets
2 nights half board at the Rhein Hotel
4
£299
11 Dec
Christmas Markets on the Rhine
Hotel Entertainment
5
£269
13 Dec
London Christmas Shopper Featuring Twilight at Kew Gardens
Evening at Kew Gardens
3
£149
13 Dec
Cheltenham, Gloucester Quays & Oxford Christmas Markets
Free time at Christmas markets
3
£179
14 Dec
E GREAT VALU Cardiff & Bristol Christmas Markets
Free time in Cardiff & Bristol
2
£75
17 Dec
E GREAT VALU The Magic of Christmas Mini Cruise Party
Visit to Bruges
3
£119
Visit to York
3
£149
20 Dec
Beamish & Durham at Christmas
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DECEMBER - LATE AVAILABILITY
4 DATE
DESTINATION
INCLUDES
DAYS
FROM
21 Dec
E GREAT VALU Mystery Explorer Tours
1 night half board accommodation
2
£67.50
21 Dec
EAK Cotswolds Cream Cracker with Festive Cream Tea POPULAR BR
Free time in Bourton-on-the-Water
2
£79
27 Dec
E London Post Christmas Shopper Featuring Camden Lock GREAT VALU
Free time in London
2
£79
Visits to Paignton & Brixham
4
£165
1 night half board accommodation
2
£75
Tickets to matineé performance
2
£135
27 Dec
Twixmas in Torquay
28 Dec
E Mystery Explorer Tours GREAT VALU
28 Dec
London Theatre Break Weekend
28 Dec
EAK A Welsh Twixmas Welcome POPULAR BR
Visits to Llanberis & Llangollen
3
£125
30 Dec
E GREAT VALU New Year Magical Mystery Explorer Tour
Welcome drinks on arrival
4
£225
The Ultimate Christmas Experience:
Valkenburg, Aachen, Maastricht Christmas Markets Mon 16 December | 5 days from £369 INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: 4 nights half board at Best Western Hotel Walram *** Valkenburg: Tea/coffee after dinner: Entrance to the Velvet Caves: Visits to Aachen, The Lindt Warehouse, Liege & Maastricht: Free time in Valkenburg
Catalonian Christmas & New Year 50% OFF ALL DRINKS
Luxurious Christmas in the South Tyrol HOTEL ENTERTAINMENT
Sun 22 December | 13 days from £1,029 INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: Coach travel throughout: 2 nights bed & breakfast en route: 10 nights half board at Hotel Volga **** Callela: Hotel entertainment: 2 gala dinners on Christmas Eve & New Year’s Eve with wine: 2 special lunches on Christmas Day & New Year’s Day with wine: Brunch every day (from 8am – 12pm): Golden Hour – 50% discount on all drinks & snacks every day (from 2pm – 5pm): Excursions to Barcelona, Girona, Besalu,Lloret de Mar & Tossa De Mar
Sun 22 December | 9 days from £759
Christmas at the Rosemundy House Hotel
INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: 2 nights bed & breakfast en route: 6 nights stay at Grand Hotel Astoria **** Lavarone: Welcome Drink: 6 international breakfast buffet: 4 evening meals: Christmas Eve Dinner with live music: 1 typical Trentino dinner: Free access to spa (from 2:00pm to 7:00pm): Visits to Trento, Levico, Borgo Valsugana & Verona: Horsedrawn carriage ride in Levico: Apple pie strudel & ‘Parampampoli’ tasting (typical winter drink): Optional visit to Riva del Garda & Malcesine (£15 per person)
ST Christmas in Bournemouth
FILLING FA
& The New Forest Noel
Mon 23 December | 5 days from £410
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 4 nights half board at Royal Bath Hotel **** Bournemouth: Welcome drinks: Hotel entertainment: Christmas Day lunch & buffet dinner: Afternoon tea & Christmas cake: Farewell dinner with tea/coffee (Boxing Day): Visits to Lyndhurst, Brockenhurst & Salisbury
ST Christmas in Harrogate
FILLING FA
& the Yorkshire Dales
Mon 23 December | 5 days from £559
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 4 nights half board at The Crown Hotel **** Harrogate: Mulled wine & canapés: Christmas Day lunch & buffet dinner: Gala dinner followed by a disco: Visits to York, Richmond, Ripon & Knaresborough: Free time in Harrogate
ST Dreaming of a ‘Wight
FILLING FA
Christmas’ & New Year
Mon 23 December | 11 days from £769
INCLUDES: Return sailings: Coach travel throughout: 10 nights half board at The Royal Pier Hotel ** Sandown: Full board on Christmas Day: Hotel entertainment: New Year’s Eve raffle: Free time in Sandown: Visits to Ryde, Cowes, Godshill, Ventnor, Newport, Shanklin, Freshwater, Yarmouth & East Cowes
Mon 23 December | 5 days from £699 INCLUDES: Travel Insurance: Door-to-Door service: 4 nights half board at Rosemundy House Hotel ***: Hotel entertainment: Welcome glass of sherry: Cream tea at the hotel: 1 candlelight dinner: Guided tour & tasting at Healy’s Cider Farm: Guided tour of Truro Cathedral: Excursion to Truro: Free time in St Agnes
ST Christmas on the Rhine
FILLING FA
Mon 23 December | 6 days from £479 INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: 5 nights half board at Hotel Wagner *** Kamp Bornhofen: Welcome schnapps: Festive lunch on Christmas Day: Gift for all passengers & a visit from Santa: Visits to Bernkastel-Kues, Cochem, Boppard, Rudesheim & Wiesbaden
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DECEMBER - LATE AVAILABILITY Christmas Celebrations in Scarborough
5
Christmas in Pitlochry: Gateway to the Highlands
HOTEL ENTERTAINMENT
Mon 23 December | 5 days from £410 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 4 nights half board at The Royal Hotel *** Scarborough: Christmas Day lunch & buffet dinner: Christmas cake and tea/coffee on Christmas Day: Welcome drink on arrival: Hotel entertainment: Excursions to Goathland & Whitby
New Year in Sidmouth Featuring Exeter Cathedral & A Winter’s Day at Abbotsbury Subtropical Garden
Mon 23 December | 5 days from £459
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 4 nights half board at Fishers Hotel *** Pitlochry: Christmas Day Lunch & buffet dinner: Hotel entertainment: Tea/coffee & festive cream tea: Mulled wine & mince pies: Carol singing with staff: Visit from Father Christmas: Visit to Perth: Scenic drive along Glenfarg Road, Blair Athol, Killiecrankie and around Loch Tummel: Stop at Queen’s View: Option to go to Midnight Mass at the local church
4* New Year in London
Sun 29 December | 5 days from £529
Tue 31 December | 3 days from £249
INCLUDES: Travel Insurance: Door-to-Door service: Club Class coach travel: 4 nights half board at The Bedford Hotel *** Sidmouth: Welcome tea/coffee & biscuits: Visits to Bourtonon-The-Water, Weymouth, Exmouth, Sidmouth and Exeter: Admission into Abbotsbury Gardens
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 2 nights bed & breakfast at Copthorne Tara **** Kensington: Free time in London: Excursion to Camden Lock: Optional New Year’s Eve Cruise
New Year Celebrations at the Cavern Club
FILLING FA
ST Dreaming of a ‘Wight
Christmas’on the Isle of Wight
Mon 23 December | 6 days from £479
INCLUDES: Return sailings: 5 nights half board at The Royal Pier Hotel ** Sandown: Hotel entertainment: Afternoon tea: Visits to Ryde: Island tour with stops at Ventnor, Freshwater & The Needles, Yarmouth and Godshill
ST
FILLING FA
New Year on the Isle of Wight
Sun 29 December | 5 days from £385 INCLUDES: Return sailings: 4 nights half board at The Royal Pier Hotel ** Sandown: New Year’s package: Free time in Sandown: Excursions to Yarmouth & East Cowes
New Year on the Rhine Tue 31 December | 3 days from £259
Sun 29 December | 5 days from £389
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 2 nights bed & breakfast at Mercure Liverpool Atlantic Hotel ****: ‘Discover Beatles’ tour with a Beatles qualified guide: Admission into The Beatles Story & admission into the Cavern Club on New Year’s Eve: Free time in Liverpool & Chester
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 4 nights half board at Hotel Wagner *** Kamp Bornhofen: Welcome schnapps: Festive dinner on New Year’s Eve: Firework display on New Year’s Eve: Excursions to Cochem, Koblenz & Rudesheim
Amsterdam New Year
A Scottish Hogmanay in the Trossachs
Mon 30 December | 4 days from £339
Mon 30 December | 4 days from £325
INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: 3 nights half board at Hotel NH Veluwe Sparrenhorst ****: Canal cruise in Amsterdam on New Year’s Day: Free time in Amsterdam & Delft
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 3 nights half board at The Rob Roy Hotel *** Aberfoyle: Tea/coffee on arrival: Excursions to Moffat, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs & Gretna Green
ST New Year in Suffolk
FILLING FA
Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Mon 30 December | 4 days from £299 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 3 nights bed & breakfast at Novotel Edinburgh Park Hotel ****: Excursions to Durham, Edinburgh, Stirling and The Kelpies: Tram ticket from the Hotel to Edinburgh City Centre
Mon 30 December | 4 days from £479
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 3 nights half board at The Mill *** Sudbury: Festive afternoon tea on arrival: Gala Dinner on New Year’s Eve with a disco: Glass of bubbly on New Year’s Eve: Lunch on New Year’s Day: Visits to Cambridge, Bury St. Edmunds, Woodbridge & Clacton
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JANUARY
6
Weekend in Liverpool
Weekend in Chester
CITY CENTRE HOTEL
JOIN THE SKILLS TEAM
Sat 4 January | 2 days from £75
JO
Sat 11 January | 2 days from £99
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night bed & breakfast at the Adelphi Hotel ***: Bucks Fizz pre-dinner reception: Gala dinner with tea/coffee: Party night with disco & dancing: Free time in Liverpool
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night bed & breakfast at Hallmark Hotel The Queen ****: Gala dinner with tea/coffee served afterwards: Party night with disco and dancing: Free time in Chester
NEW
NEW
Burn’s Night in the Scottish Borders
Chinese New Year Celebrations in London
BURN’S NIGHT CELEBRATION
Fri 24 January | 4 days from £195
Sat 25 January | 2 days from £69
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 3 nights half board at Adamton Country House Hotel ***: Burn’s Night celebrations at the hotel: Excursions to Gretna Green, Glasgow, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs and Carlisle
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night bed & breakfast at Novotel Stevenage ****: Free time in London to enjoy the Chinese New Year Parade
Soul & Motown Party Night: Leeds & York
Skills Mini Cruise Party to Amsterdam JOIN THE SKILLS TEAM
Sat 25 January | 2 days from £95
Sat 25 January | 3 days from £149
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night half board at The Dubrovnik Hotel **** Bradford: Soul & Motown tribute party night with live singer and disco: Free time in Leeds & York
INCLUDES: Return ferry sailings: Coach travel throughout: 2 nights cabin accommodation with a buffet breakfast & buffet dinner: Skills promotional event with tea/coffee and Danish pastries: Live entertainment on board: Free time in Amsterdam: Optional canal cruise £10 per person (please enquire at the time of booking)
4* Sparkling Spa Break or Cardiff City Break
NEW London Sales Shopper
Sat 4 January | 2 days from £99
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night half board at Mercure Cardiff Holland House Hotel & Spa **** Cardiff: Tea & coffee served after dinner: Free time to use hotel facilities: Free time in Cardiff: Spa treatments available
Sat 25 January | 2 days from £69 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night bed & breakfast at Novotel Stevenage ****: Free time in London
DATE
DESTINATION
INCLUDES
DAYS
FROM
5 January
Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh
Exhibition tickets included in price
1
£49
12 January
East Lancashire Steam Railway with Cream Tea
Free time in Bury
1
£35
18 January
Mystery Explorer Tour
1 night half board stay
2
£67.50
18 January
London Sales Shopper
Free time in London
1
£18
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FEBRUARY NEW Weekend in Harrogate
JOIN THE SKILLS TEAM
7
INCLUDES...
Return coach travel 1 night dinner, bed & breakfast Disco and party night Free time in Harrogate
STAYING AT... Crown Hotel *** Harrogate
DATE
DAYS
FROM
2
£109
Sat 1 February
Single supplement £25 per person
Harrogate
Railways & Waterways of Lancashire
4 Star Liverpool City Break
Sat 8 February | 2 days from £119
CITY CENTRE HOTEL
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night half board at The Preston Hotel ***: Journey on the East Lancashire Steam Railway with cream tea: Cruise on the widebeam canal boat Kingfisher with a hot drink: Visits to Bury & the Barton Grange Garden Centre
London’s Museum District & Harry Potter Sat 8 February | 2 days from £139
Fri 7 February | 2 days from £99 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night bed & breakfast at Aloft Liverpool ****: Free time in Liverpool: Optional visit to the Beatles Story additional £16 per person (passengers will be given tickets and will then be able to make their own way to the attraction on an individual basis)
NEW Valentines in Central Paris
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night half board at Jury’s Inn **** Watford: Free time in London: Entrance into the Warner Bros. Harry Potter Studios
Disneyland Paris ® Featuring Paris Explorer REDUCED CHILD PRICES
CITY CENTRE HOTEL
Thu 13 February | 4 days from £309
Thu 13 February | 4 days from £299 INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: Coach travel throughout: 3 nights bed & breakfast at Novotel Paris Centre Tour Eiffel ****: Free time in Paris: Optional excursion to the Palace of Versailles (£35 per person)
INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: Coach travel throughout: 3 nights bed & breakfast at Hotel Novotel Paris Créteil le Lac ****: Disney© Park Hopper ticket: Free time in Paris
NEW Newcastle & Durham Valentines Weekend
Valentines in The Cotswolds with Cream Tea Fri 14 February | 3 days from £149.95 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 2 nights half board at Holiday Inn *** Swindon: Cream tea in Bourton-onthe-Water: Visits to Gloucester, Bourton-on-The-Water, Broadway & Cheltenham
Cruise: Valentine’s Sailing to NEW Mini Romantic Bruges Fri 14 February | 3 days from £149
INCLUDES: Return ferry sailing: 2 nights cabin accommodation: Live entertainment on board: Coach travel throughout: Free time in Bruges
Sat 15 February | 2 days from £75 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night half board at Holiday Inn *** Washington: Free time in Newcastle & Durham
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FEBRUARY
8
Snowdrops in the Cotswolds INCLUDES A CREAM TEA
Rhineland Carnivals
H
HOTEL ENTERTAINMENT
Sat 15 February | 2 days from £139 INCLUDES: Door-to-Door service: 1 night half board at Jurys Inn *** Swindon: Free time in Bourton-on-the-Water: 1 cream tea: Admission to Painswick Rococo Garden
Fri 21 February | 5 days from £279 INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: Coach travel throughout: 4 nights half board at Hotel Wagner ** Kamp-Bornhofen: Welcome drink: 1 hour free bar on 3 nights: Hotel entertainment: Visits to the carnivals in Bad-Salzig, Osterspai & Koblenz
The Making of Harry Potter
Emmerdale TV Studio Tour Featuring Esholt
Sun 2 February | Sat 29 February | 1 day from £76
Sun 9 February | 1 day from £42
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: Entrance into the Warner Bros. Harry Potter Studios with free time
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: Entrance to Emmerdale The Tour with free time
South Coast Explorer: Weymouth, Bournemouth & Isle of Purbec
Kew Gardens Orchid Festival & Windsor Sat 22 February | 2 days from £149
HOTEL ENTERTAINMENT
INCLUDES: Door-to-Door service: 1 night half board at Holiday Inn Slough ***: Admission into Kew Gardens during the Orchid Festival: Excursion to Windsor
NEW Mini Cruise: 60’s Fri 28 February | 3 days from £149 INCLUDES: Return sailing (Hull to Zeebrugge): 2 nights cabin accommodation: 60’s entertainment on 2 nights: Coach travel throughout: Free time in Bruges
Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden
NEW Pharaoh Tue 25 February | 5 days from £299 INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: 4 nights half board at Prince Regent Hotel ** Weymouth: Hotel entertainment: Excursions to Oxford, Swanage, Bournemouth & Pool Quay: Full day excursion around Thomas Hardy’s Wessex with free time in Dorchester and a visit to Max Gate
All Inclusive Stay at the Lake District
Sat 29 February | 2 days from £109 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night bed & breakfast: Admission into The Tutankhamun Exhibition: Free time in London
INCLUDES... Return coach travel 4 nights all inclusive stay 3 soup & sandwich lunches 1 packed lunch 3 drinks vouchers pppd (max 2 can be used for alcoholic drinks)
Excursions to Skipton, Keswick, Ambleside, Kendal, Cartmel & Lancaster Free time in Grange-over-Sands
STAYING AT... Cumbria Grand Hotel ***
DATE
Mon 17 February
DAYS
FROM
5
£299
Single supplement £69 per person
Keswick © Jrleyland
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MARCH NEW Trails, Rails & St David’s Day in Wales
9
Settle to Carlisle Railway Sat 7 March | 2 days from £119
HOTEL ENTERTAINMENT
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night half board at Shap Wells Hotel ***, Penrith: Journey on the Settle to Carlisle Railway: Free time in Carlisle & York
Mountbatten Festival of Music at Royal Albert Hall Fri 6 March | 3 days from £229
INCLUDES: Door-to-Door service: 1 night half board: 1 night bed & breakfast at Federation House ***: Ticket to the Mountbatten Festival of Music at the Royal Albert Hall: Visits to Windsor, St. Albans & Greenwich
Ostend, Bruges & Ghent Sun 1 March | 5 days from £399
INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: Club Class coach travel: 4 nights half board at Celtic Royal Hotel ****: Welcome drink & bara brith on arrival: Entertainment at the hotel on one night: Journey on the Llanberis Lake Railway: Visits to Chester, Llandudno & Conwy: Free time in Caernarfon
Fri 13 March | 4 days from £239 INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: Coach travel throughout: 3 nights bed & breakfast at Hotel Alfa Inn *** Belgium: Free time in Bruges, Ostend & Ghent
Isle of Man & the Lake District
INCLUDES... Travel insurance 3 nights half board at Shap Wells Hotel *** Cumbria 3 nights half board at The Hydro Hotel *** Douglas Visits to Windermere, Ambleside, Keswick & Penrith Excursion to the Isle of Man visiting Castletown, Port Erin & Peel: Free time in Douglas
DATE
Fri 13 March
DAYS
FROM
7
£559
Single supplement £125 per person
The Great Laxey Wheel © Tr3gi
Cruise & Maritime Voyages: Canary Islands & Madeira
INCLUDES... Return transfers to the cruise port Full board delicious cuisine Afternoon teas and late night snacks Captain’s Cocktail Party Self service tea & coffee (6am to midnight) Entertainment, cabarets & classical interludes Daytime activities and leisure facilities Port Taxes
STAYING AT... Magellan cruise ship
DATE
Mon 16 March
DAYS
FROM
16
£1,599
Single supplement £129 per person
Tenerife- Canary Islands © Khrizmo
Mini Cruise: Jersey Boys
4 Star Liverpool City Break
Tue 17 March | 3 days from £149
Fri 20 March | 2 days from £99
INCLUDES: Return ferry sailing: 2 nights cabin accommodation: Entertainment on board: Coach travel throughout: Free time in Bruges: Meal supplements available
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night bed & breakfast at Aloft Liverpool ****: Free time in Liverpool: Optional Visit to The Beatles Story £16 per person
DATE
DESTINATION
INCLUDES
DAYS
FROM
10 March
Whitby
Free time in Whitby
1
£23
22 March
Mother’s Day in York with Afternoon Tea
Optional 45 minute cruise
1
£32
28 March
The World of James Herriot and the village of Thirsk
Admission into The World of James Herriot
1
£24
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10
MARCH
Jewels of the North Yorkshire Coast: Scarborough, Whitby & Bridlington
Exploring the Cotswolds Featuring Antique Hunting Experience SPENDING MONEY INCLUDED
GREAT VALUE FOR MONEY
Mon 23 March | 5 days from £329 Fri 20 March | 4 days from £149.95 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 3 nights half board at The Delmont Hotel: Excursions to Whitby & Bridlington: Free time in Scarborough
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 4 nights half board at Penyard House Hotel ***: Welcome drink on arrival: Visits to Bourton-on-the-Water, Chedworth, Circencester & Worcester: Antique hunting day in Stow-on-the-Wold with £15pp spending money: Antique valuation with tea/coffee at the hotel
Spring on the Lakes Como & Maggiore ft Milan
Cream of Cornwall: Gardens of Heligan Magnolias & Falmouth
BOAT TRIP ON LAKE COMO
HOTEL ENTERTAINMENT
Tue 24 March | 8 days from £589
Thu 26 March | 5 days from £395
INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: Coach travel throughout: 2 nights bed & breakfast en-route: 5 nights half board at Hotel Britannia Excelsior ***, Cadenabbia: Free time in Cadenabbia: Boat trip on the Lake Como: Visits to Locarno, Ascona & Milan: Optional Excursion to Stresa, Isola Bella & the Borromean Palace (£50 per person)
INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: Club Class coach travel: 4 nights half board at Barrowfield Hotel ***: Hotel entertainment: Admission into the Lost Gardens of Heligan with a traditional Cornish cream tea: Excursions to Mevagissey, Falmouth, Truro & Exeter: Free time in Newquay
NEW Mini Cruise: ABBA & Queen
All Inclusive Llanberis: Llandudno & Portmeirion HOTEL ENTERTAINMENT
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Fri 27 March | 3 days from £149 INCLUDES: Return sailing (Hull to Zeebrugge): 2 nights cabin accommodation tributes to both ABBA & Queen: Coach travel throughout: Free time in Bruges
Mon 30 March | 5 days from £329 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 4 nights all inclusive stay at The Royal Victoria Hotel *** Llanberis: Free tea & coffee throughout your stay: Unlimited house beer, lager, wine or soft drinks (between 7pm – 11pm): Hotel entertainment: Visits to Llandudno, The Great Orme, Betws-y-Coed, Llanrwst & Chester: Admission into Portmeirion
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APRIL NEW Exploring Devon & Cornwall
11
INCLUDES... Return coach travel 4 nights half board Excursions to Looe, Torquay, Cockington & Liskeard Admission into the Eden Project & RHS Garden Rosemoor
STAYING AT... Jury’s Inn *** Plymouth
DATE
DAYS
FROM
5
£359
Wed 1 April
Single supplement £129 per person
Looe © acceleratorhams
NEW Welsh Border Charm Rail & Sail
Pembrokeshire Coast: St.Davids Saundersfoot & Gower Peninsula
INCLUDES A CREAM TEA
Thu 2 April | 5 days from £375
Mon 6 April | 5 days from £415
INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: 4 nights half board at Ramada Plaza Wrexham ****: Excursions to Chester, Oswestry & Barmouth: Llangollen horse drawn canal cruise
INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: Club Class coach travel: 4 nights half board at Merlewood Hotel ** Saundersfoot: Visits to Pembroke, St. David’s & Mumbles: Admission into Gower Heritage Centre for a tour and cream tea: Free time in Saundersfoot
Colourful Cotswolds & Glorious Bath
NEW Pharaoh
Sat 4 April | 2 days from £79
Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden
Sat 4 April | Sat 11 April | Sat 18 April | 2 days from £119
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night half board at Holiday Inn *** Swindon: Visits to Broadway, Stow-on-the-Wold, Bourton-on-the-Water & Bath
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night bed & breakfast: Admission into the Tutankhamun Exhibition: Free time in London
Belfast: Titanic Experience & Giants Causeway
INCLUDES...
GUIDED TOUR OF BELFAST
Return coach travel 4 nights half board Guided tour of Belfast followed by free time Entrance to Belfast’s Titanic Quarter Optional visit to Giant’s Causeway* & Ballycastle additional £15 per person *Shuttle bus £1 extra
STAYING AT... La Mon Hotel & Country Club ****, Belfast
DATE
Sun 5 April
DAYS
FROM
5
£399
Single supplement £149 per person
The Giant’s Causeway © Nicola Ferrari
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EASTER
Easter on The Isle of Man
INCLUDES...
HOTEL ENTERTAINMENT
Return ferry sailing Coach travel throughout 4 nights half board Entertainment on 2 nights Excursion to Laxey, Ramsey, Castletown, Port Mary & Port Erin
ISL
STAYING AT... Rutland Hotel
DATE
DAYS
FROM
5
£449
Thu 9 April
Single supplement £69 per person
Party - Enjoying every song © Bernardbodo
A Royal Easter in Oban
Easter in Eastbourne
HOTEL ENTERTAINMENT
COMPLIMENTARY EASTER EGG
Fri 10 April | 5 days from £399
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Fri 10 April | 4 days from £299
INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: 4 nights half board at Royal Hotel *** Oban: Hotel entertainment: Easter Egg for every passenger: Visits to Gretna Green & Ellenabeich: Excursion to the Inner Hebridean Islands: Isle of Mull, Fionnphort and Isle of Iona: Free time in Oban
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 3 nights half board at The Cumberland Hotel ** Eastbourne: Hot cross bun on arrival: Easter egg for each passenger on Easter Sunday: Visits to Kingston-upon-Thames, Beachy Head & Brighton: Free time in Eastbourne
Easter in Northumberland
A Welsh Easter Fri 10 April | 4 days from £199
LUNCH ON EASTER SUNDAY
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 3 nights half board at The Chatsworth House Hotel ***: Easter egg for each passenger: Visits to Chester, the Isle of Anglesey, Snowdonia National Park, Llanberis, Betws-y-Coed & Llanfair PG: Free time in Llandudno
NEW Easter Treat in Torbay Fri 10 April | 4 days from £179.95 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 3 nights half board at Anchorage Hotel ** Babbacombe: Easter Egg for every passenger: Visit to Exeter: Free time in Babbacombe
Settle to Carlisle: Easter Special Fri 10 April | 4 days from £299 INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: 3 nights half board at Holiday Inn *** Washington: Lunch on Easter Sunday: Easter egg for every passenger: Visits to Harrogate, Alnwick, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Lindisfarne & Durham
Sat 11 April | 3 days from £189 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 2 nights half board at Shap Wells Hotel ***, Penrith: Afternoon tea on Easter Sunday: Journey on the Settle to Carlisle Railway (diesel engine): Excursions to York & Harrogate
Easter Bluebells at Kew Gardens Fri 10 April | 4 days from £239 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 3 nights half board at Holiday Inn ***, High Wycombe: Admission into Kew Gardens: Visits to Camden Lock, Windsor & St Albans
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APRIL Pearls of the Isle of Wight
13
INCLUDES...
ISLAND TOUR INCLUDED
Return coach travel Return ferry sailings 4 nights half board Free time in Ryde & Sandown Island tour with stops at Alum Bay, Godshill & Shanklin Village
STAYING AT... Royal Pier Hotel *** Sandown
DATE
Mon 13 April
FROM
5
£229.95
Please call for a single supplement
The Needles rock formation on the Isle Of Wight © manaemedia
NEW Warner Corton Coastal Village
DAYS
Keukenhof Gardens Mini Cruise
HOTEL ENTERTAINMENT
Mon 13 April | 5 days from £399 INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: 4 nights half board at Warner Corton Coastal Village ****, Suffolk: Hotel entertainment: Excursions to Kings Lynn, Southwold, Lowestoft, Norwich, Wroxham & Spalding: Free time to enjoy the resort’s leisure facilities
Sights of Scotland
Fri 17 April | 3 days from £189 INCLUDES: Return ferry sailing: 2 nights cabin accommodation: Entertainment on board: Coach travel throughout: Admission into Keukenhof Gardens
Spanish Mini Cruise & Stay Sun 19 April | 5 days from £399
Fri 17 April | 3 days from £139.95 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 2 nights half board at Rob Roy Hotel ** Aberfoyle: Hotel entertainment on one night: Excursions to Gretna Green, Edinburgh & Stirling
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 2 nights cabin accommodation en route: 2 nights bed & breakfast at Hotel Chiqui *** Santander: Excursions to Santander, San Sebastian & Santillana del Mar: Free time in resort
Croatia: Dubrovnik, Split & Plitvice Lakes
Jersey by Air
ESCORTED HOLIDAY
Mon 20 April | 13 days from £1,059 Mon 20 April | 5 days from £649 INCLUDES: Door-to-Door service: Return flights from East Midlands airport: Meet & Greet in Jersey: Coach travel throughout: 4 nights half board at Norfolk Lodge *** St Helier: Full day tour of Jersey: Free time in Jersey
INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: Coach travel throughout: Escorted by a Skills representative: 2 nights bed & breakfast in France: 1 night inside cabin accommodation with breakfast: 9 nights half board: Admission into Plitvice Lakes: Visits to Split, Dubrovnik (Croatia), San Paul de Vence & Bologna: Free time in Omis: Optional visit to Mostar (£30 per person): Optional guided tour & panorama boat ride in Omis (£25 per person)
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APRIL NEW Grand Cornish Connections
Torquay
MANAGER’S FAVOURITE
Sat 18 April | 7 days from £295 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 6 nights half board at Seascape Hotel Torquay: Excursions to Sidmouth, Exmouth, Dartmouth, Brixham, Paignton & Exeter: Free time in Torquay
NEW Fabulous Forties Festival In Colwyn Bay Thu 23 April | 5 days from £379 INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: 4 nights half board at White Heather Hotel *** Llandudno: Visit to the Colwyn Bay 1940’s Festival: Optional excursion to Snowdonia National Park: Free time in Llandudno
Golden Italy: Genoa, Pisa & Lucca
Thu 23 April | 9 days from £925 INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: 8 nights half board: Free time in Exmouth, Penzance & Plymouth: Excursions to Land’s End, St Ives, Falmouth, Mevagissey & Looe: Visits to Minack Theatre & Michael’s Mount (includes entrance to the castle & gardens): Admission into the Lost Gardens of Heligan with a traditional West Country cream tea
Harrogate Flower Show Sat 25 April | 2 days from £109 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night half board at Jurys Inn ***, Bradford: Entrance to Harrogate Flower Show: Excursion to York
Northumbria, Bamburgh & Holy Island
Sun 26 April | 8 days from £599 INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: Coach travel throughout: 2 nights bed & breakfast en route: 5 nights half board at Hotel Villa Marzia ***, Marina di Pietrasanta: 1 typical Tuscan dinner: Visits to Genoa, Pisa & Lucca: Free time at an Italian coastal resort: Optional boat trip to Cinque Terre (£50 per person)
Spring in Bloom Featuring Evesham Blossom Trail CRUISE WITH CREAM TEA
Mon 27 April | 5 days from £249 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 4 nights half board at Holiday Inn *** Washington: Visits to York, Bamburgh, Holy Island & Durham: Scenic drive along the Durham Heritage Coast with visits to Seaham
The Rhine in Flames UNIQUE EVENT
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Thu 30 April | 7 days from £399 Mon 27 April | 5 days from £319 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 4 nights half board at Mercure Warwick Honiley Court Hotel ***: Avon river cruise with cream tea: Guided walk through Evesham Blossom Trail: Visits to Stratford-upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa, Badsey, Bretfortten & The Valley Evesham
INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: Coach travel throughout: 6 nights half board at Hotel Wagner ***, Kamp-Bornhofen: Welcome drink: 1 hour free bar on 3 nights: Hotel entertainment: Visit to Bonn for the Rhine in Flames event: Excursions to Cochem, Boppard, Rudesheim, Wiesbaden & Worms: Free time in Kamp-Bornhofen Optional excursion to Koblenz (£30 per person)
DATE
DESTINATION
INCLUDES
DAYS
FROM
14 April
Bluebells at Kew Gardens
Free time at Kew Gardens
1
£39
16 April
Paulton’s Park: Peppa Pig World
Admission into Peppa Pig World
1
£49
26 April
Coronation Street Featuring Salford Quays
Admission into Coronation Street
1
£66
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MAY Oban, Isle of Mull & Ancient Iona
15
INCLUDES... Return coach travel 5 nights half board Visits to Fort William & Inveraray Cable car ride up Aonach Mor from Nevis Range Mountain Resort *Excursion to the Isle of Mull & Iona (*passengers who do not wish to go can enjoy free time in Oban, early departure, late arrival) Free time in Oban
STAYING AT... Muthu Alexandra Hotel *** Oban
DATE
Sun 3 May
DAYS
FROM
6
£509
Single supplement £109 per person
Tobermory, capital of the Isle of Mull © E55evu
Guernsey by Air
Llandudno Victorian Extravaganza
Fri 1 May | 6 days from £799 INCLUDES: Return airport transfers from home: Return flights from East Midlands Airport: Meet & Greet in Guernsey: 5 nights half board at The Peninsula Hotel *** Guernsey: Half-day island tour of Guernsey: Free time in Guernsey
Sat 9 May | 2 days from £119 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 2 nights half board at The Beaches Hotel *** Prestatyn: Excursion to Chester: Free time in Llandudno to enjoy the Victorian Extravaganza
NEW Margate & The East Kent Coast HOTEL ENTERTAINMENT
INCLUDES... Travel insurance Door-to-Door service 4 nights half board Hotel entertainment Excursions to Whitstable, Broadstairs & Canterbury Free time in Margate
STAYING AT... Smiths Court ***
DATE
Mon 4 May
DAYS
FROM
5
£410
Early bookers pay no single supplement
Beach Huts © CBCK-Christine
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MAY
Hebridean Island Adventure: Isles of Lewis, Skye & Harris
North Devon Explorer Mon 4 May | 5 days from £399 INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: Club Class Coach travel: 4 nights half board at Durrant House Hotel *** Bideford: Excursions to Bude, Appledore, Barnstaple & Ilfracombe: Admission to Clovelly: Free time in Bideford
Durham Dales & Land of the NEW Prince Bishops Mon 4 May | 5 days from £245
Mon 4 May | 7 days from £799 INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: Ferry sailings: 6 nights half board at various hotels: Guided tour of Lewis & Harris with entrance into the Black Houses & Museum: Excursions to Isle of Skye, the isles of Uists, Lewis and Harris, Inverness & The Spey Valley
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 4 nights half board at Sporting Lodge **** Middlesbrough: Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities: Visits to York & Durham: Admission into Beamish Museum: Excursion exploring the Durham Dales including visits to Barnard Castle & Bishop Auckland
NEW The Heart of Europe: Vienna, Budapest & Prague
INCLUDES... Return channel crossing Coach travel throughout Overnight sailing with bed & breakfast (Newcastle to Amsterdam) 7 night half board during your stay: 1 night bed & breakfast: Excursions to Prague, Bratislava, Vienna, Reims
OPTIONAL VISIT TO BUDAPEST
Optional visit to Budapest with a walking tour included £30 per person
STAYING AT... Austria Trend Hotel Bratislava ****
DATE
DAYS
FROM
10
£929
Sat 9 May
Early bookers pay no single supplement
Charles Bridge in Prague © YuliyaP
Cruise & Maritime Voyages: Grand British Isles Discovery
NEW Royal Norfolk Coast & Country WELCOME DRINK
Fri 8 May | 12 days from £1,199 INCLUDES: Return transfers to the cruise port: Full board cuisine: Afternoon teas and late night snacks: Captain’s Cocktail Party: Self service tea & coffee (6am to midnight): Entertainment, cabarets & classical interludes: Daytime activities and leisure facilities: Guest speaker and arts & crafts
Wed 13 May | 7 days from £849 INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: Welcome drink on arrival: 6 nights half board at Le Strange Arms Hotel ****: Excursions to Spalding, Burnham Market, Wells-next-the-Sea & Norfolk Lavender: Visit to the annual Crab & Lobster Festival at Cromer & Sheringham: Admission into the Sandringham Estate: Journey on the Wells & Walsingham Light Railway
Cruise & Maritime Voyages: Faroes & Northern Isles
The Marvellous Rhine Valley
Thu 14 May | 7 days from £799
Tue 19 May | 7 days from £369
INCLUDES: Return transfers to the cruise port: Full board cuisine: Afternoon teas & snacks: Captain’s Cocktail Party: Self service tea & coffee (6am to midnight): Entertainment: Daytime activities & leisure facilities
INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: 6 nights half board at Hotel Wagner **, Kamp-Bornhofen: Welcome drink: Hotel entertainment: Visit to Emmerich, Cochem, Boppard, Koblenz & Braubach: Optional Rhine Cruise to Rudesheim (£40pp)
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MAY NEW Highlights of Corfu
17
INCLUDES... Return Channel crossing Coach travel throughout 4 nights bed & breakfast en route 1 night half board in Lake Garda Overnight sailing from Venice (Fusina) - Corfu Overnight sailing from Igoumenitsa to Ancona 7 nights half board at Hotel Oasis *** Perama Greek themed night in Perama Excursions to Corfu Town, Sidari, Bella Vista & the monastery at Paleokastritsa, Porto Timoni & Rovina Beach, Achellion Palace (entrance included) & Meteora Optional boat ride to the water caves at Paleokastritsa for £15 per person Optional excursion to Lefkada Island for £50 per person DATE
DAYS
FROM
15
£1,249
Fri 22 May
Single supplement £229 per person
Corfu
NEW Cream of Cornwall: Newquay, Padstow & Mevagissey
Cruise & Maritime Voyages: Majestic Fjordland
Mon 25 May | 5 days from £239.95
Tue 26 May | 8 days from £899
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 4 nights half board at Godolphin Arms Hotel *** Newquay: Excursions to Padstow, Fowey & Mevagissey: Free time in Newquay
INCLUDES: Return transfers to the cruise port: Full board cuisine: Afternoon teas and late night snacks: Captain’s Cocktail Party: Self service tea & coffee (6am to midnight): Entertainment, cabarets & classical interludes: Daytime activities and leisure facilities: Guest speaker and arts & crafts
Ostend at Anchor Featuring Bruges & Ypres
Scottish Wildlife Experience
SPECIAL EVENT
HOTEL ENTERTAINMENT
Wed 27 May | 5 days from £339 INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: Coach travel throughout: 4 nights bed & breakfast at Hotel Ter Streep *** Ostend: Excursions to Bruges & Ypres: Free time in Ostend during Ostend at Anchor
Sat 30 May | 6 days from £639 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 5 nights half board at The Winnock Hotel ***: Hotel entertainment: Wildlife Mountain Safari with a chance to feed the red deer: Wildlife cruise: Visit to Seabird Discovery Centre & SEA LIFE Centre with an Otter experience: Lunch at The Lochside Café: Observe red kites from Ardgaty
DATE
DESTINATION
INCLUDES
DAYS
FROM
4 May
Buxton Spring Fair
Admission to Buxton Spring Fair
1
£15
16 May
Liverpool Explorer
Free time in Liverpool
1
£22
17 May
Cromer: Crab & Lobster Festival
Free time to enjoy the event
1
£23
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JUNE
Costa Brava, Barcelona & Girona TAPAS & GLASS OF SANGRIA
Orkney & the Castle of Mey TOUR OF THE ORKNEY ISLANDS
Sat 6 June | 9 days from £699
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Sat 13 June | 6 days from £699
INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: Coach travel throughout: 2 nights bed & breakfast en route: 6 nights half board at Hotel Volga *** Calella: Farewell appetizer (includes glass of sangria & tapas) on day 7: Visits to Barcelona, Girona & Besalu
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 5 nights half board at Castletown Hotel *** Castletown: Entrance to Dunrobin Castle & the Castle of Mey: Visits to Inverness, John o’ Groats & the Orkney Islands with a local guide visiting Scara Brae, Stones of Stenness & Ring of Brodgar, Skaill House and Scapa Flow
Channel Island Explorer
NEW Welsh Lake Bala Rail & Puffin Island Sail
ESCORTED HOLIDAY
Wed 17 June | 7 days from £849 INCLUDES: Escorted by a Skills representative: Return ferry sailings: Coach travel throughout: 3 nights half board stay at The Peninsula Hotel *** Guernsey: 3 nights half board stay at The Merton Hotel *** Jersey: Guided tour of Jersey & Guernsey: Visit to Herm: Optional Excursion to Sark (£79per person)
Mon 22 June | 5 days from £499 INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: 4 nights half board at Royal Victoria *** Llanberis: Welcome tea/coffee on arrival: Farewell drink (glass of wine) with dinner on the final evening: Entertainment each evening: Journey on the Bala Lake Railway: Puffin Island boat cruise
NEW Puy du Fou: The Best Living History Park in the World
INCLUDES... Return Channel crossing Coach Travel throughout 2 nights bed & breakfast (inside bunk bed cabin upgrades available on request) 2 nights bed & breakfast at hotel 2 day-ticket for Puy du Fou (with 2 evening shows) Excursion to Nantes
STAYING AT... HOTEL TBC
DATE
Wed 24 June
DATE
DESTINATION
INCLUDES
1 June
Paignton & the English Rivieria
16 June
NEW
FROM
5
£469
Single supplement £249 per person
Puy Du Fou © Stéphane Audran.
5 June
DAYS
Thames Tales River Cruise
Cruise & Maritime Voyages: British Isles Discovery
DAYS
FROM
Visits to Torquay, Exmouth & Sidmouth
5
£329
4 River Thames cruises
4
£369
Daytime activities & leisure facilities
12
£1,199
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JULY Best of Berlin & Warsaw
19
INCLUDES...
Berlin skyline © bluejayphoto
2 overnight sailings (cabin only) Coach travel throughout 2 nights half board in Berlin, 3 nights half board in Warsaw, 1 night half board in Bad Oeynhausen Guided tours of Berlin, Poznan & Warsaw Visits to Chopin’s Birth Place, Wilanow Palace & Warsaw Palace of Culture & Science
GUIDED CITY TOURS
STAYING AT... City Hotel Berlin City East *** Ibis Warszawa Stare Miasto *** Poland
DATE
DAYS
FROM
9
£899
Tue 14 July Warsaw, Royal castle and old town © MikeMareen
NEW Inner Hebridean Island Hopper: Arran, Islay & Skye
Single supplement £249 per person
NEW Potters Resort
Sun 12 July | 6 days from £669 Sat 11 July | 7 days from £829 INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: Ferry sailings: 6 nights half board: Excursions to Oban & the Trossachs, Brodick on the Isle of Arran, Isle of Islay with a whiskey distillery tour & tasting & Portree on the Isle of Skye: Entry into Dunvegan Castle: Scenic drive via Inverary & Loch Awe: Photo opportunity at Glenfinnan Monument
INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: 5 nights full board (4 meals per day: breakfast, lunch, dinner, midnight dish): Sunday night showtime with 5-course dinner & wine: Live evening entertainment every night from Potters Theatre Company: Excursions to Kings Lynn, Great Yarmouth & Wroxham: Free time in resort
NEW Bristol Harbour Festival UNIQUE EVENT
Guernsey by Air Wed 15 July | 6 days from £849 INCLUDES: Return airport transfers from home: Flights from East Midlands Airport: Meet & Greet in Guernsey: 5 nights half board at The Peninsula Hotel *** Guernsey: Island tour of Guernsey: Free time in Guernsey
NEW Classic & Vintage Transport Rally at the Ironwork Centre Sat 18 July | 2 days from £99
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night half board at Telford Whitehouse Hotel ***: Excursions to Ludlow & the Classic & Vintage Transport Rally
Fri 17 July | 3 days from £199 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 2 nights bed & breakfast at Novotel Bristol Centre ****: Visit to Bath: Free time at the Bristol Harbour Festival
Rhine Valley & the Moselle Sat 18 July | Wed 29 July | 5 days from £279 INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: Coach travel: 4 nights half board at Hotel Wagner *** Kamp-Bornhofen: Welcome drink: 1 hour free bar on 3 nights: Hotel entertainment: Visits to Cochem, Boppard, Koblenz & Braubach: Optional Rhine Cruise to Rudesheim (£40 per person)
Pembrokeshire & it’s Marvellous Coastlines Featuring the Gwili Railway Mon 27 July | 5 days from £409 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 4 nights half board at Ivy Bush Hotel *** Carmarthen: Guided tour of Picton Castle & Gardens: Journey on the Gwili Railway: Visits to St David’s, Pembroke & Saundersfoot: Free time in Carmarthen
Right Royal & Aristocratic NEW A Adventure Mon 20 July | 5 days from £429
INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: Club Class coach travel: 4 nights half board at Holiday Inn High Wycombe ****: Admission into Althorp Estate & Blenheim Palace: Visits to Windsor, Henley-on-Thames & Oxford: Henley river cruise
NEW Normandy’s Coastline: Le Havre, Honfleur & Etretat
Wed 29 July | 5 days from £339
INCLUDES: Return ferry sailings: Coach travel throughout: 4 nights bed & breakfast at Hotel Mercure Le Havre Centre ****: Visits to Etretat, Fecamp, Honfleur & Deauville: Free time in Le Harve
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AUGUST
Baltic Explorer & Best of St. Petersburg
INCLUDES... Coach travel throughout Visa registration fees & support letter included 6 overnight sailing with breakfast 4 night half board throughout 4 night bed & breakfast en route Visits to St. Isaac’s Cathedral & State Hermitage Museum Excursions to St. Petersburg, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, Tallinn, Riga & Klaipeda Optional walking tour package: Stockholm, Helsinki, St. Petersburg, Tallinn, Riga (£55 per person) Russian Themed Evening at Nikolayevski Palace (upgrade for £70 per person)
DATE
Sat 8 August
DAYS
FROM
15
£1,769
Single supplement £629 per person
St Peterburg © Yulenochekk
Bournemouth & the New Forest
Mon 3 August | 7 days from £399.95
The Edinburgh Royal Military Tattoo
Fri 7 | Mon 10 | *Thu 13 | Mon 17 | Thu 20** | 3 days from £259
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 6 nights half board at Hotel Riviera by The Sea: Scenic drive through the New Forest National Park with stops in Lyndhurst & Burley: Admission into Blue Pool with a cream tea: Excursions to Salisbury, Weymouth & Lulworth Cove: Free time in Bournemouth
INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 2/3/4 nights accommodation at Mercure Perth Hotel *** or The Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel **** Glasgow: Ticket to the Royal Edinburgh Tattoo: Free time in Edinburgh, Perth* & Dundee**: Brief visit to The Kelpies
Enchanting Devon: Ilfracombe, Bideford & a Wildlife Cruise
NEW 3 Country Celtic Carousel
Mon 10 August | 5 days from £419 INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: Club Class coach travel: 4 nights half board at Durrant House Hotel *** Bideford: Ilfracombe wildlife cruise: Excursions to Ilfracombe & Dartmoor: Free time in Bideford
NEW Bristol International Balloon Fiesta
Featuring highlights of Scotland, Ireland & Wales
Fri 21 August | 8 days from £995 INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: 7 nights half board: Excursions to Gretna Green, Belfast, Dublin & Betws-y-Coed: Admission into Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Culzean Castle, Titanic Belfast, Malahide Castle & Gardens & Caernarfon Castle: Boat cruise on the River Liffey: Guided coach tour of Belfast
NEW Northern Italy Featuring The Sordevolo Passion Play
Fri 7 August | 3 days from £199 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 2 nights bed & breakfast at Novotel Bristol Centre ****: Visit to Bath: Excursion to the Bristol Balloon Festival
NEW Tall Ships of Dunkirk Fri 7 August | 4 days from £239 INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: Coach travel throughout: 3 nights bed & breakfast at Hôtel Ibis Dunkerque Centre: Free time in Dunkirk to enjoy the Tall Ships event
Tue 25 August | 8 days from £779 INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: Coach travel throughout: 7 nights bed & breakfast at Hotel Royal *** Viverone: 4 dinners: 1 dinner at a local restaurant in Sordevolo before the Passion Play: Ticket to the Passion Play (Category 4): Excursions to Turin & Milan: Optional visit to Isola Bella & The Borromean Palace (£40 per person)
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