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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Chester, Llandudno & Port Sunlight

2025 Summer / England, North / Best Western The Queen at Chester Hotel
  • Port Sunlight Village 
  • Llandudno Historic Chester 
  • Chester Boat Cruise 

Cheshire Silk & Salt

2025 Summer / England, North / Best Western The Queen at Chester Hotel
  • Cholmondeley Castle Gardens 
  • Silk Museum & Lion Salt Works 
  • Historic Chester 
  • Chester Boat Cruise 

Bude, Bideford & Barnstaple

2025 Summer / England, South West / Durrant House Hotel
  • Tintagel, Bude & Boscastle 
  • Ilfracombe & Woolacombe 
  • Barnstaple & Bideford 

Festive Perth with Afternoon Tea

2025 Christmas Markets & Festive / Scotland / Salutation Hotel
  • Pitlochry & Blair Athol Distillery 
  • Perth 
  • Afternoon Tea with Gin or Fizz 
  • Edinburgh 
  • Entertainment Each Evening 

Bournemouth, Beaulieu & Swanage

2025 Summer / England, South West / Best Western Bournemouth East Cliff Hotel
  • Beaulieu Estate 
  • Poole to Swanage Cruise 
  • Swanage to Corfe Castle Railway Journey 
  • Bournemouth

Bournemouth & Weymouth

2025 Summer / England, South West / Best Western Bournemouth Carlton Hotel
  • The South Coast's Premier Holiday Resort 
  • Hotel Overlooking the Sea 
  • Dorchester 
  • Weymouth 
  • Salisbury 
  • Shaftesbury 

York St Nicholas Fair and Christmas Markets

2025 Christmas Markets & Festive / England, North / Cedar Court Bradford

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.

York Christmas Markets & RHS Glow at Harlow Carr

2025 Christmas Markets & Festive / England, North / Cairn Hotel Harrogate
  • Festive Harrogate 
  • RHS Glow Harlow Carr 
  • York Christmas Markets 

Weymouth, New Forest & Bournemouth Alpine Christmas Market

2025 Christmas Markets & Festive / England, South West / Best Western Bournemouth East Cliff Hotel
  • Bournemouth Alpine Christmas Markets 
  • Hotel Overlooking the Sea 
  • Dorchester - Market Day 
  • Weymouth 
  • New Forest - Lyndhurst & Lymington 

Lots of Singles in Chester & Liverpool

2025 Christmas Markets & Festive / England, North / Best Western The Queen at Chester Hotel
  • Glass of Wine on 1st & 4th Evening 
  • Cream Tea at Hotel on Thursday 
  • Roman City of Chester 
  • Liverpool & Mersey Cruise 
  • Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet 

Festive Chatsworth House & Bakewell Weekend

2025 Christmas Markets & Festive / England, Midlands / Best Western Derby Mickleover Hotel
  • Festive Chatsworth House 
  • Bakewell 

Bournemouth Alpine Christmas Markets & Poole Festive Cruise

2025 - 2026 Autumn/Winter/Spring / England, South West / Best Western Bournemouth Carlton Hotel
  • Bournemouth Alpine Christmas Markets 
  • Hotel Overlooking the Sea 
  • Dorchester - Market Day 
  • Weymouth 
  • Poole Festive Cruise 

Thursford Christmas Spectacular

2025 - 2026 Autumn/Winter/Spring, 2025 Thursford / England, Midlands / Holiday Inn Cambridge
  • Thursford Christmas Extravaganza 
  • Largest Christmas Production in England 
  • Choirs and Carols 
  • The Mighty Wurlitzer Organ 
  • Market Town of Swaffham 

Cambridge Weekend

2025 Summer / England, Midlands / Holiday Inn Cambridge
  • Hotel with Indoor Swimming Pool 
  • Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
  • University City of Cambridge 

Thursford Christmas Spectacular

2025 Thursford / England, South West / Le Strange Arms Hotel, Old Hunstanton
  • Thursford Christmas Extravaganza 
  • Largest Christmas Production in English 
  • Choirs & Carols 
  • The Mighty Wurlitzer Organ 

Tukey & Tinsel Loch Lomond & Glasgow Christmas Markets

2025 Turkey & Tinsel / Scotland / The Winnock Hotel
  • Free Bar 7:30-10:30pm Each Evening (Selected Brands) 
  • Two Nights of Entertainment 
  • Glasgow Christmas Market 
  • Cruise on Loch Lomond 

Victorian Steaming & Cruising in Loch Lomond

2025 Summer / Scotland / The Winnock Hotel
  • Two Nights of Entertainment 
  • Sir Walter Scott Steamship 
  • Cruise on Loch Lomond 
  • Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway 
  • Falkirk Wheel 

Scottish Coastal Delights & Isle of Mull

2025 Summer / Scotland / Royal Hotel, Oban
  • Isle of Mull 
  • Inverary Castle 
  • Glencoe Visitors Centre 

Romantic Journeys on the Isle of Man

2025 Summer / Other / Rutland/Chesterhouse Hotel's
  • Heysham - Isle of Man Ferry Crossing 
  • Sea Front Hotel in Douglas 
  • Steam Train to Port Erin 
  • Castletown and Peel 
  • Manx Electric Railway to Laxey 
  • Snaefell Mountain Railway 
  • Ramsey 

Lake District & Yorkshire Dales National Park

2025 Summer / England, North / Cumbria Grand Hotel
  • Barrow-in-Furness
  • Ambleside 
  • Bowness-on-Windermere 
  • Yorkshire Dales - Hawes, Ingleton, Sedbergh 
  • Kendal - Home of the Mint Cake