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Gretna Hall Hotel<br />
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a perfect spot to explore the Borders and Lakes. The Hotel is perhaps<br />
best known for its association with the “Blacksmiths Shop”.<br />
Based on site, it offers guests and non-residents a chance to experience<br />
and learn the history behind this 300-year-old establishment.<br />
Lift to 75% of rooms.<br />
Features include:<br />
• All 100 bedrooms are en-suite with colour TV, direct-dial telephone, trouser<br />
press, hair dryer, complimentary toiletries and tea / coffee making facilities.<br />
• Anvil Restaurant. ● Lounge Bar ● WiFi internet access.<br />
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Built in 1710 as a manor<br />
house for the Johnstone<br />
family, Gretna Hall Hotel is<br />
now an ideal setting for a<br />
leisure break thanks to its<br />
great location, charm and<br />
character. Set in its own<br />
grounds, Gretna Hall is<br />
Sweetheart Abbey<br />
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DAY 1<br />
Travel to hotel.<br />
DAY 2<br />
Hadrian’s Wall and Kielder Water<br />
After breakfast we have a full-day tour, taking the journey east passing Hadrian’s Wall. Stop to take<br />
in the sights of this Roman Wall stretching 73 miles from South Shields to Ravenglass. Onwards to<br />
Kielder Water and Forest Park where we board the Osprey Ferry navigating the biggest man-made<br />
lake in northern Europe. This is the best way to explore this outstanding area.<br />
DAY 3<br />
Dumfries and Sweetheart Abbey<br />
A short drive to the Scottish border town of Dumfries, known as the Queen of the South. You have<br />
time to explore the town and its many shops, cafes and restaurants. Dumfries is where Robert Burns<br />
spent the last years of his life, and a statue in the middle of the town represents his influence here.<br />
After lunch, take the short journey to the 700-year-old Sweetheart Abbey built by Lady Devorgilla in<br />
memory of her husband John Balliol.<br />
DAY 4<br />
North Western Lakes<br />
Depart hotel after an early breakfast heading towards Cockermouth past Sellafield and its Visitor<br />
Centre to Ravenglass, where you join the 14-mile steam ride to the pretty Lakeland village of Boot, in<br />
the shadow of Skafell Pike, England’s highest mountain. From here travel to the haunted historical<br />
13th century Muncaster Castle & Gardens, with free-time to roam. There are daily “birds of prey”<br />
displays at the at the World Owl Centre - one of the largest collections of thrilling birds in the world.<br />
Returning via Lake Bassenthwaite and Penrith.<br />
DAY 5<br />
Travel home.<br />
5 DAYS<br />
Price includes:<br />
� Luxury Coach Travel<br />
� Welcoming tea / coffee on arrival<br />
� 4 nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast<br />
� 2 nights entertainment<br />
� Cruise on Kielder Water<br />
� Steam Railway Journey<br />
� Entrance to Muncaster Castles & Gardens<br />
� Entrance to the World Owl Centre<br />
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