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!

Christmas in Blackpool

2024 Christmas / England, North / The Imperial Hotel Blackpool
  • Festive Entertainment each evening 
  • Promenade location in Blackpool 
  • Afternoon tea on Boxing Day 
  • Seaside resort of Southport 
Festive treats

Christmas in Bonnie Scotland

2024 Christmas / Scotland / Crianlarich Hotel
  • Based in popular Crianlarich 
  • Festive entertainment programme 
  • Oban and Pass of Brander 
  • Loch Lomond, Callander and Trossachs 

Picture Book Kent

2024 Summer / England, South East / Bridgewood Manor Hotel & Spa
  • Historic Canterbury 
  • Walmer Castle and Gardens 
  • Leeds Castle 
  • Rochester 
  • Royal Tunbridge Wells 

Hertfordshire & Buckinghamshire

2024 Summer / England, London / Bull Hotel
  • Hatfield House 
  • Richmond-upon-Thames 
  • Hampton Court Palace
  • St Albans 
  • Henley-on-Thames Including River Cruise 
  • Royal Windsor 

Delightful Durham, Beamish & Raby Castle

2024 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

2024 Summer / England, North / Radisson Blu Hotel
  • Historic City of Durham 
  • Beamish - Living museum of the North 
  • Auckland project all access pass - Auckland Castle and Gardens, Faith Museum, Mining Art Gallery, Auckland Tower and Spanish Art Gallery 

Christmas in Kew & Royal Windsor

2024 Christmas / England, London / Copthorne Slough
  • Christmas lights at Kew Gardens 
  • Royal Windsor 

Historical Rail and Waterways Journeys

2024 Summer / England, North / Mercure Chester Abbots Well
  • Shrewsbury & River Severn Cruise 
  • Ironbridge - Museum of the Gorge 
  • Historic Chester 
  • Llangollen Railway 
  • Llangollen Canal 

Exeter, Exmouth & Bodmin

2024 Summer / England, South West / The Devon Hotel
  • Exeter & The Cathedral 
  • Exmouth 
  • Jurassic coast river cruise & cream tea 
  • Bodmin Jail attraction 
  • Jamaica Inn Smuggling Museum 

Brighton, Bluebell Railway & Wakehurst Gardens

2024 Summer / England, South East / The Old Ship Hotel
  • Bluebell Railway 
  • Royal Turnbridge Wells 
  • Regency Brighton 
  • Eastbourne & Alfriston 

 

Royal House, Gardens & Wine

2024 Summer / England, London, Midlands / Holiday Inn Oxford
  • Blenheim Palace
  • Oxford 
  • Bicester Outlet Village 
  • Town of Buckingham 
  • Fleur Fields Vineyard Tour & Tasting 

Severn Valley Railway, Safari and Shire Counties of the West Midlands

2024 Summer / Midlands, England / Mercure Birmingham West
  • West Midlands Safari Park 
  • Black Country Living Museum 
  • Cathedral City of Worcester 
  • RAF Cosford Aerospace Museum 
  • Severn Valley Railway 

The Golden Age of Shropshire

2024 Summer / England, Midlands / Mercure Birmingham West
  • Ludlow & Wenlock Edge 
  • Shrewsbury & River Severn Cruise 
  • Severn Valley Railway 
  • Ironbridge - Museum of the Gorge 
  • Black Country Museum 
  • Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon 
  • Baddesley Clinton House 

Snowdonia & Coastal North Wales

2024 Summer / Wales / Hilton Garden Inn Snowdonia
  • Llanberis Lake Railway 
  • Llandudno - North Wales's Premier Resort 
  • Conwy 
  • Beaumaris & Anglesey 
Bluebell Railway

Eastbourne, Brighton & Bluebell Railway

2024 Summer / England, South East / The Old Ship Hotel

• Bluebell Railway
• Royal Tunbridge Wells 
• Regency Brighton
• Eastbourne & Alfriston
 

Brighton

Brighton, Eastbourne And Wakehurst Gardens

2024 Summer / England, South East / The Old Ship Hotel

• Wakehurst Botanical Garden 
• Seaside Resort of Eastbourne
• Regency Brighton
• Alfriston & Lewes
 

Bournemouth Alpine Christmas Markets & Poole Festive Cruise

2024 Christmas Markets / England, South West / Best Western Bournemouth Carlton Hotel
  • Bournemouth Alpine Christmas Markets 
  • Hotel overlooking the sea 
  • Dorchester - Market Day 
  • Weymouth 
  • Poole Festive Cruise 

Inverness, Highland Wildlife & The Legend of Loch Ness

2024 Summer / Scotland / Mercure Inverness Hotel
  • Inverness 
  • Highland Wildlife Park 
  • Inverness Costal Wildlife Cruise 
  • Avimore
  • Loch Ness Centre 
  • Loch Ness Cruise 

Isle of Anglesey Puffins & Llandudno Weekend

2024 Summer / Wales / Merrion Hotel Llandudno
  • Puffin Island Boat Trip 
  • Isle of Anglesey - Beaumaris 
  • Llandudno - The Jewel of North Wales 
  • Llanfairpwllgwyngyll - James Pringle complex 
  • Hotel entertainment each evening 

Summertime in Somerset

2024 Summer / England, South West / Holiday Inn Taunton
  • Hestercombe Gardens 
  • West Somerset Railway 
  • Minehead, Exeter, Dunster & Sidemouth 
  • Exmoor National Park