England

England is renowned for its patchwork countryside, enriched history and spectacular culture. There is something for everyone from expansive moorland and Lakeland mountains to the rich heritage of its many fortresses and castles.

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HISTORIC HOUSES, GLORIOUS GARDENS & LIGHT RAILWAYS

2026 Summer / England, Midlands / Hilton Garden Inn Stoke-on-Trent
  • Rudyard Lake Railway
  • Little Moreton Hall
  • Foxfields Light Railway
  • Trentham Gardens
  • National Memorial Aboretum
  • City of Lichfield
     

HIGHLIGHTS OF NORTH DEVON

2026 Summer / England, South West / The Royal & Fortescue Hotel
  • Barnstable - Historic ‘Capital’ of North Devon
  • Quince Honey Farm 
  • RHS Rosemoor
  • Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
  • Delightful Ilfracombe

     

HEART OF ENGLAND, MALVERN AND WORCESTER

2026 Summer / England, South West / Abbey Hotel, Malvern
  • Delightful Ivy Clad Hotel in Malvern 
  • Weston Cider Mill Guided Tour 
  • Cathedral City of Worcester 
  • River Severn Boat Cruise 
  •  ‘Black and White Villages’ Trail 
  • Ancient Hereford
  • Leominster

     

Captivating Cumbria

2026 Summer / England, North / Crown Hotel Wetheral
  • Roman Vindolanda & Roman Army Museum
  • Drumlanrig Castle & Gardens 
  • Keswick 
  • Grasmere 
  • Dumfries 

NORTHWEST COAST ALL-INCLUSIVE

2026 Summer / England, North / Doric Hotel, Blackpool
  • Blackpool Promenade location
  • Blackpool tram pass
  • Entertainment each evening
  • Light lunch each day
  • Complimentary house drinks between 12noon - 10pm 

NORTHUMBRIAN LAND & COAST

2026 Summer / England, North / Holiday Inn Gosforth Park
  • Northumberlandia
  • Woodhorn Museum
  • Seaton Deleval Hall
  • Tynemouth Priory
  • Belsay Hall, Castle & Gardens

SHAKESPEARE’S GIN, CITY OF CULTURE, COTSWOLDS & OXFORD

2026 Summer / England, South West / Charlecote Pheasant Hotel
  • Shakespeare Distillery - Tour & Tasting
  • Packwood Tudor House
  • Cotswolds & Stow-on-the-Wold
  • Coventry - City of Culture 2021
  • Oxford - The City of dreaming Spires
  • Stratford-upon-Avon: Birthplace of Shakespeare

LEIGHTON HALL, CANAL CRUISE & WILDLIFE OF LANCASHIRE

2026 Summer / England, North / Mercure Bolton Hotel
  • WWT Martin Mere Wetland 
  • 2 hour canal cruise with Afternoon Tea
  • Bury Market day
  • Leighton Hall Guided Tour
  • Lancaster
     

SINGLES ROMANTIC JOURNEYS OF YORKSHIRE

2026 Summer / England, North / Cedar Court Bradford
  • The ‘Railway Children’ Line 
  • Brontes Haworth
  • Beautiful Bolton Abbey and Wharfedale
  • Spectacular Settle and Carlisle Railway
  • Wensleydale Railway
  • Skipton – market day
  • Yorkshire’s magnificent scenery

Heritage Delights of Lancashire with Blackpool Tower Ballroom Afternoon Tea

2026 Summer / England, North / Best Western Glendower Hotel
  • Lytham St Annes & Lytham Hall
  • Lancaster & Lancaster Castle 
  • Afternoon Tea Experience at Blackpool Tower Ballroom 
  • Free Time in Black 

 

STATELY HOMES & THE PEAK DISTRICT

2026 Summer / England, North / Mercure Kenwood Sheffield
  • Brodsworth Hall 
  • Lyme House and Gardens
  • Hardwick Hall
  • Buxton – ‘Capital’ of the Peak District
  • Bakewell – Home of the tart
  • Chesterfield

SUNDAY IN BURY ST EDMUNDS WITH CREAM TEA

2026 Summer / England, East / Best Western Priory Hotel
  • Cream Tea 
  • Bury St Edmunds

THAMES RIVER CRUISE, WINCHESTER & DENBIES VINEYARD

2026 Summer / England, South East / Elvetham Hotel
  • Henley-On-Thames River Cruise 
  • Denbies Vineyard train tour and tasting
  • Winchester
  • Royal Windsor
  • Guildford

THE PEAK DISTRICT & BRODSWORTH HALL

2026 Summer / England, North / Mercure Kenwood Sheffield
  • Brodsworth Hall 
  • Crich Tramway Village
  • Buxton –‘Capital’ of the Peak District
  • Bakewell – Home of the tart
  • Chesterfield

TORQUAY TREASURES & NEARBY HARBOURS

2026 Summer / England, South West / TLH Toorak Hotel Torquay
  • Hotel entertainment each evening 
  • Free time in Torquay 
  • Guided tour of Kent’s Cavern & cream tea
  • Brixham & Paignton
  • Guided tour of Torre Abbey
  • Babbacombe Bay

WEEKEND IN BERKSHIRE

2026 Summer / England, South East / Hilton Reading Hotel
  • Henley-on-Thames
  • Milestones Museum
  • Winchester
  • Royal Windsor

YORKSHIRE COASTAL DELIGHTS

2026 Summer / England, North / The Norbreck Hotel
  • Yorkshire’s Premier Holiday Resort
  • James Herriot Museum 
  • Scarborough
  • Whitby
  • York 
  • One Nights Hotel Entertainment

YORKSHIRE COASTAL DELIGHTS

2026 Summer / England, North / The Norbreck Hotel
  • Yorkshire’s Premier Holiday Resort
  • Scarborough
  • Whitby
  • York                                                      
  • One Nights Hotel Entertainment

Beautiful Scenic Lake District

2026 Summer / England, North / Newby Bridge Hotel
  • Grizedale Forest Park & Ambleside 
  • Keswick, Ullswater & Kirkstone Pass
  • Lakeland Spectacular:
    • Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway
    • Aquarium of the Lakes
    • Lakeside to Bowness cruise
  • Ulverston
  • Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway

RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival

2025 Flower Shows / England, London / Copthorne Slough

This tour takes us to Hampton Court Palace for the RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival - a wonderful extravaganza of glorious gardens and fabulous flowers.