Destinations

Take in the beautiful scenery of the Lake District, explore Yorkshire’s delightful dales, cruise on great Scottish Lochs or discover rich heritage when you visit one of the many stately homes or castles that the UK and Ireland have to offer. We have a wide range of destinations and itineraries to suit every traveller!

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HARROGATE, YORK'S CHOCOLATE HERITAGE & WORLD OF JAMES HERRIOT

2025 - 2026 Autumn/Winter/Spring / England, North / Crown Hotel Harrogate

• Spa Town of Harrogate
• York Chocolate Story 
• Ripon Market Day 
• The World of James Herriot 
 

BELLS & GEMS OF THE MIDLANDS

2025 - 2026 Autumn/Winter/Spring / England, Midlands / Nottingham Belfry

• Loughborough Bell Foundry - the last major bell foundry in Britain
• Hardwick Hall 
• Matlock
• Melton Mowbray 
• Nottingham 
 

National Horse Racing Museum, Bury St Edmunds & Coastal Towns

2025 - 2026 Autumn/Winter/Spring / England, East / Dunston Hall

• Norwich
• Bury St Edmunds Market Day 
• National Horse Racing Heritage Museum
• Coastal towns – Wells-next -the-Sea, Sheringham & Cromer 
 

STONE OF DESTINY & EDINBURGH CHRISTMAS MARKETS

2026 Turkey & Tinsel / Scotland / The King Robert Hotel, Stirling

• Edinburgh Christmas markets

• Historic Stirling 

• Perth Museum

EDINBURGH, STIRLING & RIVER FORTH CRUISE

2026 Summer / Scotland / The King Robert Hotel, Stirling

• River Forth three bridges cruise 

• Driver over Forth road bridge

• Day in Edinburgh

• Historic Stirling 

• The “Time Warp” village of Culross

FESTIVE CHATSWORTH HOUSE & BAKEWELL

2026 Christmas Markets & Festive / England, North / Holiday Inn South Normanton

• Festive Chatsworth House 

• Bakewell 

SUMMERTIME IN SOMERSET AND DEVON

2026 Summer / England, South West / Holiday Inn Taunton

• Hestercombe Gardens 

• West Somerset Railway

• Minehead, Exeter, Dunster and Sidmouth

• Exmoor National Park

LIVERPOOL & PORT SUNLIGHT

2026 Summer / England, North / Aloft Hotel Liverpool

• Elegant Southport 

• Port Sunlight Village

• Historic Chester

LIVERPOOL & CHESTER

2026 Summer / England, North / Aloft Hotel Liverpool

• Historic Chester

• Festive Liverpool

• Cruise on the River Mersey

• Beatles Story Museum

VINTAGE VARIETY SHOW WEEKEND

2026 Summer / England, North / Cedar Court Huddersfield

•  The JDs Rockin’ Good Nite Band 

• Good Old Days Variety Show

• Murder on the Haworth Express

• The Lipsticks – 1940s & 50s Classy Ladies Trio 

SUMMERTIME IN SHROPSHIRE

2026 Summer / England, Midlands / Telford Hotel & Golf Resort

• Shrewsbury 

• Medieval town of Ludlow

• City of Worchester

• Cruise on the River Severn

• Blists Hill Victorian Town

• Ludlow

THE BEATLES OF LIVERPOOL

2026 Summer / England, North / Hard Days Night Hotel

• Beatles Inspired Luxurious Hotel 

• Beatles Inspired Guided Tour of Liverpool

• The Beatles Story

• Liverpool Beatles Museum

• Strawberry Fields

Classic English Riviera

2025 - 2026 Autumn/Winter/Spring / South West / Palace Hotel Paignton

• Paignton 

• Brixham 

• Totnes

• Famous Donkey Sanctuary

• Sidmouth

SUPERIOR LIVERPOOL AND PORT SUNLIGHT

2026 Summer / England, North / Hard Days Night Hotel

• Beatles inspired luxurious hotel 
• Guided tour of Liverpool
• Elegant Southport
• Port Sunlight village
• Bygone Times, Chorley
 

EXETER, DARTMOOR & DEVON

2026 Summer / England, South West / Voco Zeal Exeter

•    Exeter & the Cathedral
•    Buckfast Abbey & Exhibition Centre
•    Dartmoor- Tavistock & Princetown
•    Donkey Sanctuary 
•    The World of Country Life 
 

PORTRAITS OF CHURCHILL

2026 Summer / England, South West / The Hampshire Court Hotel

• Blenheim Palace 
• Bladon village
• Chartwell House
• Cabinet War Rooms & Churchill Museum
• Windsor
 

Delights of Derbyshire

2026 Summer / England, Midlands / Holiday Inn South Normanton

• Chatsworth House 
• Shugborough Estate 
• Churnet Valley Railway 
• Bakewell & Matlock 
• Buxton & Stafford 
 

GIN, GORGEOUS GARDENS AND THE NEW FOREST

2026 Summer / England, South West / The Hampshire Court Hotel

• Historic Winchester 
• Bombay Sapphire Distillery tour
• Lyndhurst, Lymington & the New Forest
• Exbury Gardens
• Maritime Portsmouth
 

BEAUTIFUL BERKSHIRE AND SECRETS OF SURREY

2026 Summer / England, South West / The Hampshire Court Hotel

• Polesden Lacey – National Trust 
• Relaxing River Thames Cruise
• Henley-On-Thames (home of the Regatta)
• Guildford – a Surrey Secret
• Kingston-Upon-Thames & Royal Windsor
• RHS Garden Wisley 
 

SMUGGLERS IN THE WEST COUNTRY

2026 Summer / England, South West / Copthorne Plymouth

• Pencarrow House & Gardens 
• Jamaica Inn Smuggling Museum
• Seaside town of Looe
• Maritime Plymouth
• Tintagel and Port Isaac – ‘Doc Martin’ Country