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!

Date

AUTUMN COLOURS OF THE NEW FOREST

2024 - 2025 Autumn Winter Spring / England, South West / Ocean Beach Hotel & Spa
  • Bournemouth 
  • Festive Entertainment 
  • Dorchester - Market Day 
  • Weymouth 
  • New Forest - Lyndhurst & Lymington 

NEW YEARS EVE IN BLACKPOOL

2024 New Years Eve / England, North / The Imperial Hotel Blackpool
  • Festive entertainment each evening 
  • Promenade location in Blackpool 
  • Afternoon tea on New Years Eve 
  • Seaside resort of Southport 

ISLE OF WIGHT HOVERCRAFT EXPERIENCE, ARUNDEL CASTLE & PORTSMOUTH

2024 Summer / England, South East / Langstone Hotel, Hayling Island
  • Isle of Wight Hovercraft Experience
  • 2 - course lunch at Ryde castle pub 
  • Stunning stately home Arundel Castle 
  • Cathedral City of Chichester 
  • Portsmouth and Gunwharf Quays 

Coastal North Devon & Gardens

2024 Summer / England, South West / Durrant House Hotel

• MARWOOD HILL GARDENS 
• RHS GARDEN ROSEMOOR
• TINTAGEL, BUDE AND BOSCASTLE
• ILFRACOME 
 

JOE LOSS ORCHESTRA

2024 - 2025 Autumn Winter Spring / England, North / The Old Swan Hotel
  • Fantastic ‘Big Band Night’ with Music and Dancing
  • Todd Miller and Joe Loss Orchestra  
  • The Longest-running Orchestra in Britain
  • Celebrating 95 Years of Live Entertainment
  • Playing Big Band Swing, 50s Rock and Roll, 60s Pop,
  • 70s Classics through to 80s Modern Romance   

SCARBOROUGH & WHITBY

2024 - 2025 Autumn Winter Spring / England, North / New Southlands Hotel Scarborough
  • Scarborough 
  • Historic Whitby & Captain Cook Country 
  • North Yorkshire Moors 
Auckland Castle

LAND OF THE PRINCE BISHOPS

2024 Summer / England, North / The Park Head Hotel
  • Auckland Castle & Gardens 
  • Weardale Heritage Railway 
  • Durham 
  • Barnard Castle 
  • Auckland Project All Access Pass - Mining Gallery Faith Museum, Spanish Art Gallery, Auckland Tower and Auckland Gardens 

Edinburgh & Glasgow Christmas Markets

2024 Christmas Markets / Scotland / Peebles Hydro Hotel
  • Scotland's Biggest Cities 
  • Edinburgh Christmas Market 
  • Glasgow Christmas Market 

BIRMINGHAM CHRISTMAS MARKETS AND LEICESTER

2024 Christmas Markets / England, Midlands / Voco Leicester Hotel
  • Birmingham 'Frankfurt Christmas Markets' 
  • City of Leicester 
  • Newark-on-Trent & Melton Mowbray 

FESTIVE CARLISLE, DUMFRIES, LAKES & ANNANDALE DISTILLERY

2024 - 2025 Autumn Winter Spring / England, North / Crown & Mitre
  • Carlisle 
  • Dumfries - Home of famous poet Robert Burns 
  • Annandale Distillery 
  • Keswick 
  • Penrith 

BUDE, BIDEFORD AND BARNSTAPLE

2024 Summer / England, South West / Durrant House Hotel
  • Tintagel, Bude and Boscastle 
  • Ilfracome and Woolacombe 
  • Barnstaple and Bideford 

STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM AN ENGLISH DREAM

2024 Summer / England, Midlands / The Marriott Huntingdon Hotel
  • River Put with Strawberries and Cream 
  • Historic City of Cambridge 
  • Cathedral city of Ely 
  • National Horse Racing Heritage Centre 
  • Roman City of St Albans 
  • RAF Museum - Hendon 

JURRASIC COAST AND GLORIOUS EAST DEVON

2024 Summer / England, South West / Imperial Hotel Exmouth
  • Cruise on River Exe (Stuart line Cruises) 
  • World of country life (a world of memories from days gone by) 
  • Seaton Tramway 
  • The Donkey Sanctuary (A fantastic place to visit) 
  • Exmouth 

SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS & HEBRIDEAN ISLES

2024 Summer / Scotland / Ben Nevis Hotel & Leisure Club , Dunollie Hotel , Cabarfeidh Hotel , Ben Wyvis Strathpeffer
  • Isle of Skye 
  • Isle of Lewis and Harris 
  • Armadale Castle & Gardens 'Clan Donald' 
  • Dunvegan Castle & Gardens 'Clan Macleod' 
  • Skye Museum of Island Life 
  • Carloway Mill 'Home of Harris Tweed' 
  • Calanais Standing Stones 
  • Dunrobin Castle and Gardens 'Dukes and Earls of Sutherland' 

EDINBURGH, STIRLING & RIVER FORTH CRUISE

2024 Summer / Scotland / Stirling Highland Hotel
  • One of Scotland's most famous hotels. 
  • River Forth Three Bridges Cruise 
  • Drive over Forth Road bridge 
  • A day in Edinburgh 
  • Historic Stirling 
  • The 'timewarp' village of Culross 

CHRISTMAS IN NOTTINGHAM

2024 Christmas / England, Midlands / Nottingham Belfry
  • Nottingham 
  • Newark-on-Trent 
  • Hotel Christmas package 

NEW YEAR IN BLACKPOOL

2024 New Years Eve / England, North / The Imperial Hotel Blackpool
  • Festive entertainment each evening. 
  • Promenade location in Blackpool. 
  • Afternoon Tea on Boxing Day. 
  • Seaside resort of Southport.
Loch Ness Centre

TURKEY AND TINSEL INVERNESS

2024 Turkey & Tinsel / Scotland / Best Western Inverness Palace Hotel & Spa
  • Capital of the Highlands Inverness 
  • Loch Ness centre 
  • Avimore 
  • Highland wildlife park
    Turkey and Tinsel package includes:
  • Free Bar each evening 7 – 10pm
  • Glass of White or Red Wine with dinner each evening
  • Free Tea or Coffee any time during stay
  • Hotel lunch or pack lunch each day of stay
  • Hotel entertainment each evening
  • Access to Hotel leisure facilities including Heated swimming Pool, Spa, Sauna and Steam Room

NEW YEAR EVE IN EDINBURGH & GLASGOW

2024 New Years Eve / Scotland / Doubletree by Hilton Westerwood
  • Glasgow 
  • Edinburgh 
  • Hotel New Years programme 
Great Yarmouth

CRUISING, STEAMING & ROYAL SANDRINGHAM

2024 Summer / England, Midlands / Palm Court Hotel
  • Royal Sandringham 
  • Bure Valley railway 
  • Wroxham broads cruise 
  • Norwich 
  • Great Yarmouth