Select Winter & Early Bird 2016-17

FESTIVE, EARLY SEASON & easter 2017

Select Holidays include: • Luxury coach travel • Premium welcome pack • Guided tour on one day of your holiday • Coffee and pastry on outward journey

Luxury Coach Holidays

• Meal on return journey • On board library • Free holiday insurance option

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luxury coach travel for the discerning holidaymaker Door to Door service This year, we’re delighted to extend our popular door to door service to a selection of our coach holidays - look out for the Door to Door logo sprinkled throughout this brochure.

Conditions apply see main brochure or website for full details.

Glenton Select raises the bar on coach holidays.

On these exceptional tours you will be chauffeured to and from your chosen resort and enjoy all your excursions on board a sumptuous coach. Expect to alight at a superior hotel from the Glenton Select collection.

If you haven’t tried Glenton Select yet you don’t know what you’re missing.

All Glenton Select Holidays include: • Luxury travel in Glenton Select coaches extra leg room - reclining leather seats climate control - panoramic windows - satellite navigation • Premium welcome pack • Guided tour on one day of your holiday • Coffee and pastry on outward journey • Meal on return journey • On board library • Free holiday insurance option 2

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CHRISTMAS COLLECTION ... The song says it’s the most wonderful time of the year – so make it fabulous with a GLENTON Select Christmas break

Southport Luxury Christmas Ramada Plaza Hotel – Southport Commanding panoramic coastal views and presenting city centre chic by the seaside, the Ramada Plaza is the place to be in Southport and you’re only two minutes from leafy Lord Street.

Door to Door* service INCLUDES LIVE MUSIC & PANTOMIME

Your Holiday Itinerary Friday. Settle in then perhaps relax with a drink before dinner.

Christmas Eve. We’re off to lively Liverpool where you might like to catch the ferry across the Mersey, follow the Beatles Trail or visit Albert Dock. Dinner and festive entertainment.

Ramada Plaza Hotel Christmas Day. Tuck into Christmas lunch with all the trimmings. A hot and cold buffet will be served tonight before musical entertainment.

Boxing Day. Morning at leisure then take your seat for the traditional Snow White pantomime! Dinner.

Tuesday. We journey home after breakfast.

5 Days only £549

Holiday Code: GESORS

Fri 23 Dec

Limited single rooms available without supplement

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LUXURY CHRISTMAS & SHAKESPEARE COUNTRY

FULL BOARD

Sketchley Grange Hotel & Spa This elegant, four star country house hotel enjoys a rural setting and features the state-of-the-art Romans Health Club with aromatic steam room and beauty therapy rooms.

Your Holiday Itinerary Friday. Hot chocolate and mince pies on arrival.

Evening commences with mulled wine, dinner, then music with the resident DJ. Christmas Eve. Morning visit to Stratfordupon-Avon. Buffet lunch at hotel. Dinner then a fun quiz.

Christmas Day. Full traditional Christmas lunch is on the menu. Afterwards, why not enjoy a board game or cards? Buffet dinner.

Boxing Day. Morning at leisure, buffet lunch then we visit Worcester. Dinner and live entertainment.

Tuesday. Breakfast, then we journey home.

5 Days only £449 Fri 23 Dec

Sketchley Grange Hotel & Spa

Holiday Code: GEHISS

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Limited single rooms available without supplement

• Dinner, B&B plus meals as stated • Luxury coach travel throughout • Excursion as stated • Select extras • Premium welcome pack • Free holiday insurance option

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HOGMANAY HIGHLIGHTS ... Say hello to 2017 in style on a GLENTON Select Hogmanay holiday

Southport Luxury HOGMANAY Ramada Plaza Hotel – Southport The tasteful Ramada Plaza Hotel provides city centre elegance by the seaside and is only two minutes from refined Lord Street.

Enjoy panoramic coastal views and a stylish New Year break.

Your Holiday Itinerary Friday. Settle in then perhaps relax with a drink before dinner.

Hogmanay. Enjoy an outing to lively Liverpool with its countless attractions such as Albert Dock and the Mersey ferry or just soak up the city’s Hogmanay buzz.

Celebrations tonight get underway with a buck’s fizz reception, buffet dinner, then music and dancing into 2017.

New Year’s Day. Free day to relax or explore. After dinner, why not take in the local nightlife?

Monday. We journey home after breakfast.

4 Days only £399 Fri 30 Dec

Limited single rooms available without supplement

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Ramada Plaza Hotel

Holiday Code: GESORS

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INCLUDES BUCKS FIZZ RECEPTION

Granite City Luxury Hogmanay Copthorne Hotel Aberdeen The impressive Copthorne Hotel is located just a short walk from Aberdeen city centre and features a striking granite facade.

Your Holiday Itinerary Friday. Welcome drink and mince pie on arrival. Dinner, then a quiz and bingo.

Hogmanay. Scenic drive through the Highlands. Dinner will be followed by music and dancing then a piper to bring in the New Year.

New Year’s Day. Free time to perhaps explore the Granite City. Dinner, then why not take in Aberdeen’s nightlife?

Monday. After breakfast, we make our way home.

4 Days only £379

Fri 30 Dec

Copthorne Hotel

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Single room supplement £65

• Dinner, B&B • Luxury coach travel throughout • Excursion as stated • Select extras • Premium welcome pack • Free holiday insurance option

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HOGMANAY HIGHLIGHTS ...

Manor House Hogmanay

Lakes Hogmanay

Best Western Derwent Manor – Consett This outstanding property is built in the style of an opulent manor and stands proudly in glorious grounds in Northumberland.

Best Western Castle Inn Hotel – Bassenthwaite, Keswick Set beneath soaring fells and amidst peaceful gardens, this traditional eighteenth century coaching inn is now a modern hotel with extensive leisure facilities.

Your Holiday Itinerary Best Western Castle Inn Hotel Friday. Settle in before tonight’s welcome dinner and entertainment.

Hogmanay. We venture out on a scenic drive to explore the beautiful Lake District stopping off at Windermere and Bowness. Back at your hotel, enjoy cocktails and canapés as a piper leads guests into the restaurant for a gala dinner. Entertainment from a table top magician before music from the resident DJ and the countdown to New Year.

New Year’s Day. Relax, wander down to Bassenthwaite Lake or take a dip in the pool. Dinner and entertainment.

Monday. Breakfast, then we make our way home.

4 Days only £389 Fri 30 Dec

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Single room supplement £90

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Door to Door* service

Holiday Code: GEWICS

Your Holiday Itinerary Friday. Enjoy a welcome cuppa on arrival. Dinner and light entertainment.

Hogmanay. Look forward to a morning in historic Durham, returning to our hotel for soup & sandwiches. Drinks reception then a celebration dinner with entertainment.

New Year’s Day. Day at leisure to relax or explore. Farewell dinner and entertainment.

Monday. Breakfast, then we head to Carlisle for some free time before we journey home.

Best Western Derwent Manor

5 Days only £449 Fri 23 Dec

Holiday Code: GECODS

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Single room supplement £45 • Dinner, B&B • Luxury coach travel throughout • Excursion as stated • Select extras • Premium welcome pack • Free holiday insurance option

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EARLY SEASON ESCAPES ...

Bournemouth Winter Warmer

Eastbourne Winter escape

The superb Suncliff Hotel is an easy stroll from the town centre and has a games area and a leisure complex offering spa treatments. Excursions to Poole & Swanage and Weymouth & Dorchester.

We stay at the splendid Imperial Hotel, located close to the town centre and seafront where we enjoy entertainment in the cosy lounge.

Includes a trip to Brighton as well as to Worthing & Shoreham.

5 Days from £189 Mon 30 Jan

£189

Holiday Code: GEBOSS J

Mon 13 Feb

£199

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Mon 6 Mar

£219

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Limited single rooms available without supplement

Mon 6 Mar

£189

Holiday Code: GEEAIS J

Mon 20 Mar £199

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Limited single rooms available without supplement

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Treasures of Harrogate & York

The classy Ramada Plaza commands stunning coastal views only two minutes from refined Lord Street and is the place to be in Southport. Outings take us to St Annes & Blackpool as well a day in Liverpool.

The Kimberley Hotel is a grand Victorian townhouse with more than a touch of luxury and all Harrogate’s attractions on its doorstep. Our included excursions are to the Yorkshire Dales and we spend time in historic York, renowned for its magnificent minster.

5 Days from £249 Mon 13 Feb

£249

Holiday Code: GESORS K

Mon 20 Mar

Limited single rooms available without supplement

PRIce includes: 6

5 Days from £189

£259

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5 Days ONLY £299 Mon 6 Mar

Holiday Code: GEHAKS

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Limited single rooms available without supplement

• Dinner, B&B • Luxury coach travel throughout • Excursion as stated • Select extras • Premium welcome pack • Free holiday insurance option

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EARLY SEASON ESCAPES ...

Isle of Wight Escape

Newquay Winter Warmer

The Ocean View Hotel boasts a central location in Shanklin and hosts entertainment. We take in the local scenery with an island highlights tour calling in at picture postcard places such as Godshill and Alum Bay.

Discover the traditional fishing villages that hug the Cornish coast such as the former smugglers’ haunt of Polperro with its old world charm and the seaside haven of Looe. Our superb base is the Barrowfield Hotel, located close to the hub of Newquay and just yards from Tolcarne Beach.

5 Days only £239 Mon 20 Mar

Holiday Code: GEIWOS

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Cream of the Cotswolds

5 Days ONLY £319 Mon 17 Apr

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Holiday Code: GEOXHS J

Holiday Code: GENEBS

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EASTER IN TENBY & Pembrokeshire We stay at the Cliffe Norton Hotel, a Grade II listed building overlooking the North Bay and venture out to historic Pembroke & tiny St David’s as well as to the waterfront city of Swansea.

5 Days ONLY £299

Fri 14 Apr

Limited single rooms available without supplement

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Thu 16 Mar

Limited single rooms available withouth supplement

Limited single rooms available without supplement

Our base is the Holt Hotel, a traditional coaching inn nestling on the edge of the Cotswolds and we spend 2 days visiting the picture postcard villages of this beautiful area as well as spending time in Stratfordupon-Avon.

5 Days only £239

Holiday Code: GWTECS J

Single room supplement £24

• Dinner, B&B • Luxury coach travel throughout • Excursion as stated • Select extras • Premium welcome pack • Free holiday insurance option

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INSPIRING IRELAND ... See in the New Year on the glorious Emerald Isle, whoop it up on a four star party break, join the St Patrick’s Day celebrations or enjoy the springtime beauty at Easter.

Four Star Clanree Hotel Party

Copper Coast HOGMANAY Lawlors Hotel – Dungarvan This long established family-run hotel stands right in the heart of Dungarvan just a short stroll from the river and shops and has a pleasant terrace and lounge bar.

Your Holiday Itinerary Friday. After our ferry crossing we continue to our hotel arriving in time to settle in before tonight’s welcome dinner.

Hogmanay. Our treat today is an outing to the ancient Waterford. Celebrations tonight begin with a gala dinner then live music and dancing to see you through to the Bells and beyond. Complimentary glass of bubbly at midnight.

New Year’s Day. Take it easy with a free day to relax or explore.

Monday. We spend the day in the seaport city of Cork. Farewell dinner and entertainment.

Tuesday. Breakfast, then we journey home.

5 Days only £359 Fri 30 Dec

Single room supplement £70

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Clanree Hotel

Holiday Code: GIDNLS

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Lawlors Hotel

Don’t miss this sumptuous four star party break to the opulent Clanree! One of our favourite hotels, the Clanree features marble pillars and a sweeping staircase along with a lively pub and delicious food. Look forward to top notch entertainment including a traditional Irish night. Out and about we enjoy a guided tour of the walled city of Derry and we sample the finest scenery of County Donegal, including a stop in Donegal Town.

5 Days ONLY £279 Sun 5 Mar

Clanree Hotel

Holiday Code: GILECS K

Limited single rooms available without supplement • Dinner, B&B • Coach & ferry travel throughout • Excursion as stated • Select extras • Premium welcome pack • Free holiday insurance option

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INSPIRING IRELAND ...

St Patrick’s Day Delights

EMERALD ISLE EASTER

Letterkenny

KILLARNEY

Enjoy Letterkenny’s fun filled parade and a guided walking tour of the town as well as an excursion to the walled city of Derry. The Station House Hotel provides an excellent central location along with modern facilities and delicious food.

Look forward to Killarney’s lively parade with authentic Irish Music. You’ll be staying at the superb Eviston House Hotel enjoying traditional tunes in its Danny Mann pub and we explore the mystical Ring of Kerry and the seaport city of Cork.

Eviston House hotel

Station House hotel

4 Days only £279 Thu 16 Mar

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Single room supplement £40

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Holiday Code: GILESS

ring of kerry

5 Days only £349 Thu 16 Mar

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Single room supplement £60

Holiday Code: GIKIES

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Our opulent base is the Ballyroe Heights Hotel, Tralee set in six acres of delightful gardens and woodlands.

This lovely town nestling in Tralee Bay in County Kerry, offers a panorama of sea and mountains. On this magical tour we spend a full day in historic Killarney with its jaunting cars and Ballyroe Heights hotel gothic style Friary. We also take in the world famous and immensely beautiful Dingle Peninsula and the spectacular Ring of Kerry where every tiny village is steeped in history and folklore.

6 Days only £379 Sun 16 Apr

Holiday Code: GITRBS

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Limited single rooms available without supplement

• Dinner, B&B • Coach & ferry travel throughout • Excursion as stated • Select extras • Premium welcome pack • Free holiday insurance option

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GO CONTINENTAL ...

Christmas & New Year on the Costa Brava

Storybook Christmas Markets

INCLUDES GUIDED TOUR OF KEUKENHOF & RIPLEY GARDENS

NIGHTLY FREE BAR IN SPAIN 7pm – 11pm* Seek out the sunshine on this festive getaway to Spain’s Costa Brava - a spectacular coastal region with palmfringed promenades. Includes ten nights in a four star hotel in Spain with nightly free bar* as well as overnight dinner, B&B stops in southern England and on the continent on both legs of your journey.

Bremen’s Christmas market has the UNESCO World Heritage Site Town Hall as a dramatic backdrop, Bremerhaven oozes a historic charm whilst Hamburg features a maritime ambience with festive lights reflecting on the waterfront. Staying at the Ramada Uberseehotel in the heart of Bremen.

Included Excursions: Girona • Tossa de Mar • Barcelona • Salou

15 Days only £949

Wed 21 Dec

Holiday Code: MCCASS

PRIce includes:

6 Days from £399 Sun 11 Dec

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Single room supplement £220

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KEUKENHOF & RIPLEY GARDENS MINI CRUISE

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Single room supplement £80

Holiday Code: MCBRRS

On this flower-filled break we travel to Hull to board our P&O ferry enjoying entertainment on board. Why not add the meal package which includes all you can eat breakfast and dinner on both outward and return journeys for just an extra £48? We disembark at Rotterdam and make the short journey by coach to Keukenhof. This historic park will be in all its glory with a springtime blanket of colourful blooms. Explore the grounds and pavilions at your own pace before our return sailing. Our journey home is punctuated with a stop at Yorkshire’s Ripley Gardens where we have a guided tour followed by lunch.

3 Days only £169

Sun 23 April

Holiday Code: MCKEUS

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Single room supplement £30

• Dinner, B&B† • Luxury coach travel throughout • Excursion as stated • Select extras • Premium welcome pack • Free holiday insurance option

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Luxury Winter Wonderland

Menton Lemon Festival & Cologne’s Rose Monday Carnival

Discover picture postcard scenery as we take you on a journey through the beating heart of the Alps in Austria, Switzerland and Lichtenstein.

Highlights include Klosters, GLENTON Vaduz, a sleigh ride and a trip on favourite the Glacier Express! Staying at the four star Hotel Weisses Kreuz in Feldkirch and holiday includes dinner and breakfast on board the overnight ferries as well as at our hotel stops on the continent.

This adventure takes in two distinctive events – Menton’s fruity lemon festival and Cologne’s Rose Monday Carnival. Adding to the charm is a day in Nice and visits to Heidelberg and Aachen.

We stay at the Hotel Piccolo in Diano Marina and then move on to the Ramada Hotel on the outskirts of Cologne.

Holiday includes dinner and breakfast on board the ferries as well as at our hotel stops on the continent.

Holiday Highlights Klosters, Davos & Vaduz We head to the mountain village of Klosters, onwards to Davos, then to Vaduz, capital of Liechtenstein.

Bregenzerwald Sleigh Ride & Dornbirn Hotel Weisses Kreuz Enjoy a romantic sleigh ride through the Bregenzerwald followed by a visit to Dornbirn where we call at the Rolls-Royce Museum.

Altdorf & the Glacier Express We make a quick stop in Altdorf, home of William Tell, before boarding the Glacier Express for the stunning journey from Andermatt to Chur.

Feldkirch & St Anton Look forward to a guided tour of medieval Feldkirch and a visit to the ski resort of St Anton.

Holiday Highlights Menton Lemon Festival & Nice Flower Show We experience the Menton Lemon Festival with its citrus scented parade of fruity sculptures – all made from oranges and lemons! On another day we travel to Nice to enjoy the annual flower show.

Cologne Rose Monday Take in the spectacle of flamboyant floats and costumed characters throwing flowers and sweets to the crowd.

10 Days FROM £799 Sun 22 Jan

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Holiday Code: MCFENS

Single room supplement £80

12 Days from £799 Sat 18 Feb

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Hotel Piccolo

Holiday Code: MCMNCS Single room supplement £160

• Dinner, B&B • Luxury coach travel throughout • Excursion as stated • Select extras • Premium welcome pack • Free holiday insurance option

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Specially designed holidays for the solo traveller featuring a welcome reception, no single room supplements and the services of a friendly host.

Door to Door* service

MERRY CHRISTMAS SURPRISE Enjoy all the trimmings of a GOOD COMPANIONS Select Christmas holiday – the only difference is you won’t know where you’re going until ten days before departure. Rest assured, we’ll include a full festive itinerary and at least one great excursion – all at an amazing price!

5 Days only £329 Fri 23 Dec

Holiday Code: GEMYSS No single room supplements

Hogmanay in Historic Darlington Staying at the stylish Mercure King’s Head Hotel in the historic market town of Darlington. Look forward to a welcome drink, nightly entertainment including a Hogmanay drinks & canapés reception, five course a la carte dinner, live band and disco. Our included excursion is to the beautiful cathedral city of Ripon.

4 Days only £419 Fri 30 Dec

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Holiday Code: GEDAMS No single room supplements

GOOD COMPANIONS PARTY BREAK Wow! Look as all you get on this amazing value get together staying at a mystery hotel – dinner, bed & breakfast, one morning coffee, one afternoon tea and one lunch as well as fun-filled entertainment. Look out your glad rags and join the party!

3 Days only £149 Fri 20 Jan

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ALL PRIceS include:

Holiday Code: GEMYSS No single room supplements • Dinner, B&B • Luxury coach travel throughout • Welcome reception • No single room supplement • Excursions as stated • Select extras • Premium welcome pack • Services of a Good Companions host • Free holiday insurance option

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