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!

Heart of England, Malvern & Worcester

2025 Summer / England, Midlands / Abbey Hotel, Malvern
  • Delightful Ivy Clad Hotel in Malvern 
  • Westons Cider Mill Guided Tour 
  • Cathedral City of Worcester 
  • River Severn Boat Cruise 
  • 'Black and White Villages' Trail 
  • Ancient Hereford 
  • Leominster 

North East Coastal Heritage Weekend

2024 Summer / England, North / Best Western Grand Hotel Hartlepool
  • Hartlepool Historic Quay 
  • Whitby 
    • Captain Cook Memorial Museum
  • Cream Tea at the Hotel 

North East Coast History, Heritage & Wildlife

2024 Summer / England, North / Best Western Grand Hotel Hartlepool
  • Seaham 
  • Washington Wetland Centre 
  • Historic City of Durham 
  • Hartlepool's Maritime Experience 
  • Cream Tea at the Hotel 
  • Auckland Project All Access Pass 
    • Mining Gallery 
    • Faith Museum 
    • Spanish Art Gallery 
    • Auckland Tower 
    • Auckland Castle & Gardens 

Dublin & Irelands Hidden Heartlands

2025 Summer / Ireland / Bloomfield House Hotel
  • Cruise on the River Shannon 
  • Clonmacnoise Monastery 
  • Ireland's Capital - Dublin 
  • Town of Athlone 
  • Belvedere House & Gardens 

Aberdeenshire Delights

2025 Summer / Scotland / Aberdeen Altens Hotel
  • Keith & Dufftown Railway 'Whisky Lane' 
  • Pitmedden Garden & Museum of Farming Life
  • Barra Castle Berries 
  • Haddo House & Gardens 
  • Aberdeen 'The Granite City' 

Great Houses & Gardens of Cheshire

2025 Summer / England, North / Shrigley Hall Hotel & Spa
  • Hotel in Spectacular Countryside Location 
  • Historic Roman City of Chester 
  • Dunham Massey 
  • Tatton Park 
  • Arley Hall Gardens 
  • Cholmondeley Castle Gardens 

Falmouth with Style

2025 Summer / England, South West / The Falmouth Hotel
  • Penzance 
  • St Michaels Mount 
  • St Ives 
  • Cathedral City of Truro 
  • Trebah Gardens 

Exeter, Exmouth & Bodmin

2025 Summer / England, South West / The Devon Hotel
  • Exeter & The Cathedral 
  • Exmouth 
  • Jurassic Coast River Cruise & Cream Tea 
  • Bodmin Jail Attraction 
  • Jamaican Inn Smuggling Museum 

Emmerdale Weekend

2025 Summer / England, North / Cedar Court Bradford
  • Scenic Drive through Emmerdale Country 
  • A drink at Emmerdale's 'The Woolpack' 
  • Emmerdale Village Tour 

Eastboune, Hastings & Brighton

2025 Summer / England, South East / Best Western York House Hotel
  • Kent and East Sussex Railway 
  • Tenterden and Hastings 
  • Eastbourne & Regency Brighton 
  • Alfriston & Battle 

Discovering Yorkshire

2025 Summer / England, North / The Queens Hotel York
  • Historic City of York 
  • North Yorkshire Moors National Park 
  • 'York in a nutshell' guided tour 
  • York Riverboat Trip 
  • Historic Seaport of Whitby 
  • North Yorkshire Moors Railway 
  • Magnificent Castle Howard 

Discovering Devon

2025 Summer / England, South West / The Devon Hotel
  • Sidemouth
  • Torquay 
  • Paignton 
  • Exmouth 
  • Eden Project
  • Jamaican Inn Smuggling Museum 

Discovering Coastal Devon

2025 Summer / England, South West / The Devon Hotel
  • Exeter 
  • Sidemouth
  • Torquay 
  • Paington 
  • Plymouth

Devonshire, Ilfracombe & RHS Rosemoor

2025 Summer / England, South West / Royal Hotel, Bideford
  • North Devon
  • Lynton and Lynmouth 
  • RHS Garden Rosemoor 
  • Exmoor National Park 
  • Delightful Ilfracombe 
  • Port of Bideford 

Devonshire, Ilfracombe & Bideford

2025 Summer / England, South West / Royal Hotel, Bideford
  • Historic 'Capital' of North Devon - Barnstaple 
  • Lynton and Lynmouth 
  • Minehead - Popular Somerset Resort 
  • Dunster and Exmoor National Park 
  • Delightful Ilfracombe 
  • Port of Bideford 

Devonshire & Ilfracombe

2025 Summer / England, South West / The Royal & Fortescue Hotel
  • Historic 'Capital' of North Devon 
  • Lynton and Lynmouth 
  • Minehead - Popular Somerset Resort 
  • Dunster & Exmoor National Park 
  • Delightful Ilfracombe 
  • Port of Bideford 

Derbyshire Stately Homes & Sherwood Forest

2025 Summer / England, North, Midlands / Best Western Plus West Retford
  • Chatsworth House 
  • Hardwick Hall 
  • Sherwood Forest

Delights of Derbyshire

2025 Summer / England, North / Holiday Inn South Normanton
  • Chatsworth House 
  • Shugborough Estate 
  • Churnet Valley Railway 
  • Bakewell & Matlock 
  • Buxton & Stafford 

Delightful Durham, Beamish & Raby Castle

2025 Summer / England, North / Radisson Blu Hotel
  • Historic City of Durham 
  • Beamish - Living Museum of the North 
  • Raby Castle & Gardens 
  • Barnard Castle

Delightful Durham, Beamish & Auckland Castle

2025 Summer / England, North / Radisson Blu Hotel
  • Historic City of Durham 
  • Beamish - Living Museum of the North 
  • Auckland Project All Access Pass 
    • Auckland Castle & Gardens 
    • Faith Museum 
    • Mining Art Gallery 
    • Auckland Tower 
    • Spanish Art Gallery