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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CHRISTMAS AT BLENHEIM PALACE

2026 Christmas Markets & Festive / England, Midlands / Holiday Inn Oxford

• Blenheim Palace at Christmas 

LEIGHTON HALL & CRUISING IN THE LAKE DISTRICT

2026 Summer / England / The Grange Hotel Grange Over Sands

• Ambleside & Grasmere 

• Windermere cruise

• Bowness-on-Windermere

• Kendal – home of the mint cake

• Leighton Hall

• Morecambe                      

LAKE DISTRICT AT LEISURE

2026 Summer / England / The Grange Hotel Grange Over Sands

• Ambleside & Grasmere 

• Keswick

• Bowness-on-Windermere

• Kendal – home of the mint cake

• Penrith

HISTORIC BORDER COUNTIES, LAKES AND HADRIANS WALL

2026 Summer / England, North / Best Western Carlisle Station Hotel

• Drumlanrig Castle 

• Annandale Distillery tour

• Ullswater Steamer 

• Roman Vindolanda & Roman Army Museum 

RHS BADMINTON FLOWER SHOW

2026 Flower Shows / England, South West / The Aztec Hotel & Spa

• RHS Badminton Flower Show 

ROMANTIC JOURNEYS ON THE ISLE OF MAN

2026 Summer / England, Other / Sleepwell Group Douglas

• Heysham – Isle of Man ferry crossing

• Steam train to Port Erin

• Castletown and Peel

• Manx Electric Railway to Laxey

• Snaefell Mountain Railway

• Ramsey 

COUNTY KILDARE & DUBLIN

2026 Summer / Ireland / Hamlet Court Hotel

• Guided tour of Newbridge House including Cream Tea 

• Irish National Stud & Japanese Gardens 

• Newbridge Silverware Tour and Museum of Style Icons 

• Kildare shopping Village – Over 100 Boutique Stores 

• Dublin 

RHS SANDRINGHAM FLOWER SHOW

2026 Flower Shows / England, South East / The Marriott Huntingdon Hotel

• RHS Sandringham Flower Show 

PASHLEY MANOR TULIP FESTIVAL WEEKEND

2026 Flower Shows / England, South East / Mercure Maidstone Great Danes Hotel

• Pashley Manor Tulip Festival

• Over 48,000 Tulips On Display

GEMS OF NORTHUMBRIA

2026 Summer / England, North / Maldron Hotel Newcastle

• City Centre Hotel

• Alnwick Castle and Garden

• Beamish Living Museum of the North

• Holy Island and Bamburgh

• Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

CRUISING AND WILDLIFE - FORT WILLIAM

2026 Summer / Scotland / Alexandra Hotel

• Stunning Rail Journey to Mallaig

• Fort Augustus and Loch Ness

• Fort William 

• Loch Linnhe Wildlife Cruise 

• Cruise on Loch Ness 

TARTAN TASTER - FORT WILLIAM

2026 Summer / Scotland / Alexandra Hotel

• Stunning Rail Journey to Mallaig

• Fort Augustus and Loch Ness

• Fort William 

• Tartan Taster Package Includes….

2 nights entertainment

Bubbly Drinks Reception On Arrival 

Scottish themed dinner on one evening including singing and dancing 

Scottish shortbread in room on arrival 

BRIDGERTON, BATH AND WILTSHIRE

2026 Summer / England, Midlands / Best Western Blunsdon House

• Bridgerton Themed Guided Tour of Bath

• Historic Lacock Village

• Wilton House & Gardens - ‘Simon Basset's  London Residence’

ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL

2026 Summer / England, Midlands / Best Western Blunsdon House

• Adam’s Farm as Seen on TV 

• Birdland Park and Gardens 

• Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens 

• Millets Farm Centre 

• Beautiful Cotswold Villages 

• Bourton-on-Water, Cirencester & Witney 

• Bowood House  

 

SPRING IN THE SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND

2026 Summer / England, South West / DoubleTree by Hilton Swindon

• Gloucester 

• Regency Cheltenham and Wilson Art Gallery

• Salisbury – Market day

• Chavenage House

• Georgian city of Bath 

ROMANTIC JOURNEYS ON THE ISLE OF MAN

2026 Summer / Other / Rutland/Chesterhouse Hotel's

• Heysham – Isle of Man ferry crossing

• Steam train to Port Erin

• Castletown and Peel

• Manx Electric Railway to Laxey

• Ramsey 

YORK ST NICHOLAS FAIR

2026 Christmas Markets & Festive / England, North / Mercure York Fairfield Manor

Enjoy a traditional Christmas celebration in York’s St Nicholas Fair, certainly one not to be missed. York, more than any other city, is a living record of English history. Dominated by the magnificent Minster around which cluster narrow medieval streets and surrounded by massive walls, it has been an important town since Roman times. 

DURHAM CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL AND BEAMISH

2026 Christmas Markets & Festive / England, North / Delta Hotels by Marriott Durham Royal County

• Durham city centre location 

• Market town of Barnard Castle

• Beamish – Living Museum of the North

• Bowes Museum

DURHAM CHRISTMAS MARKETS AND BEAMISH

2026 Christmas Markets & Festive / England, North / Holiday Inn Darlington North

• Festive Beamish 

• Durham Christmas markets 

RHS MALVERN SPRING FESTIVAL

2026 Flower Shows / England, Midlands / Mercure Birmingham West

• RHS Malvern Spring Festival