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!

Period

Falmouth with Style

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

Eastbourne, 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 

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 
  • Belvoir Castle & Gardens
  • 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

Cotswold's Summer Gardens

2025 Summer / England, Midlands / Charlecote Pheasant Hotel
  • Hidcote Manor Garden
  • Sudeley Castle & Gardens 
  • Painswick Rococo Garden
  • Historic Stratford-upon-Avon 
  • Gloucester & Cheltenham 

Coronation Street Weekend

2025 Summer / England, North / Best Western Cresta Court Hotel
  • Coronation Street Tour 
  • Trafford Centre 
  • Free Time in Manchester 

Chatsworth House & Bakewell Weekend

2025 Summer / England, North / Best Western Plus West Retford
  • Chatsworth House 
  • City of Lincoln 
  • Market Town of Bakewell 

Castles & Gardens of Scotland's South-West

2025 Summer / Scotland / North West Castle Hotel
  • Threave Garden & Estate 
  • Culzean Castle & Country Park 
  • Castle Kennedy Gardens 
  • Robert Burns Birthplace Museum 
  • Harbour Town of Kirkcudbright 
  • Picture-postcard Harbour Village of Portpatrick 

 

Bridgerton, Bath & The Cotswolds

2025 Summer / England, South West / Best Western Blunsdon House
  • Bridgerton Themed Guided Tour of Bath 
  • Scenic Cotswolds Drive 
  • Wilton House & Gardens 'Simon Basset's London Residence' 

Armagh, Titanic Belfast & St Patrick

2025 Summer / Northern Ireland, Ireland / Armagh City Hotel
  • Titanic Belfast 
  • St Patrick Visitors Centre 
  • Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum 
  • City of Armagh 

Blackpool, Southport & Lancashire

2025 Summer / England, North / The Imperial Hotel Blackpool
  • Uk's Most Popular Holiday Destination 
  • Blackpool Promenade Location 
  • Seaside Resort of Southport 
  • Historic Lancaster and Morecambe 

Best Bits of Lancashire

2025 Summer / England, North / Foxfields Country Hotel
  • Samlesbury Hall Guided Tour 
  • 2 Hour Canal Cruise with Afternoon Tea 
  • Gawthorpe Hall Gardens 
  • Cream Tea at the Hotel 

Bells & Gems of the English Shires

2025 Summer / England, Midlands / Best Western Rockingham Forest
  • Loughborough Bell Foundry - last major bell foundry in Britain
  • Oakham and Barnsdale Gardens 
  • Historic Stamford 
  • Foxton Locks 
  • Boughton House - 'Les Miserables' 
  • One night of hotel entertainment  

Beautiful Scenic Lake District

2025 Summer / England, North / Newby Bridge Hotel
  • Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway 
  • Wastwater - Britain's Favorite View 
  • Corney Fell 
  • Broughton Moor 
  • Bowness-On-Windermere 
  • Ulverston 
  • Lakeland Spectacular 
    • Lakeside &Haverthwaite Railway 
    • Aquarium of the Lakes 
    • Lakeside to Bowness Cruise 
  • Grizdale Forest and Ambleside 
  • Keswick, Ullswater & Kirkstone Pass 

Beautiful Peak District

2025 Summer / England, North / Shrigley Hall Hotel & Spa
  • Stunning Luxury Hotel 
  • Beautiful Peak District National Park 
  • Bakewell - Home of the Tart 
  • World of Wedgwood - Afternoon Tea 
  • Lyme Park - House & Gardens 
  • Buxton & Castleton