Spain - Welsh's Coach Holidays

Kingdom of Northumbria
and the Scottish Borders
This tour covers a variety of splendid scenery, contrasting
countryside, historic towns, rugged coastlines, rolling hills and
quaint northern villages. The ancient Kingdom of Northumbria
offers some of the most striking unspoilt beauty in England.
Tour Highlights
• Holy Island & Lindisfarne • Historic Alnwick
• Beautiful Bamburgh • Coldstream, Kelso & Tweed Valley
• Ford & Etal Villages & Estates
• Keilder Water Cruise • Seahouses, Craster & Warkworth
• Woodhorn Northumbria Museum & Country Park
Holiday Itinerary
Day 1 We depart local areas for our journey to Northumberland, making a lunch stop in
Durham before continuing to our hotel in Bamburgh.
Day 2 Today we cross the causeway to Holy Island and the mysterious Lindisfarne Castle –
visible in the distance from Bamburgh.We return to our hotel and have free time, maybe visit
the majestic castle on the beach or the Grace Darling Museum. Please note that;The crossing
of the causeway to Holy Island is governed by tide times and it may be necessary to amend
this excursion.
Day 3 Our excursion today begins with a visit to the villages of Ford and Etal, a vast rural
estate with a Visitors Centre, steam railway, castles, paintings, café, tea rooms, craft workshops
and the Black Bull – Northumberland’s only thatched roof pub.Whilst here we include a visit
to Lady Waterford Hall; the hall was Ford School until 1957, a ride on the Heatherslaw Steam
Light Railway and a visit to the Heatherslaw Cornmill, England’s most northerly working
water mill. From here we continue to the Scottish Borders region at Coldstream and continue
along the Tweed Valley to Kelso. Flemish in style, its wide cobbled market square and gracious
Georgian buildings make it without doubt the most attractive town in the region. Kelso is also
the home of Floors Castle, the largest inhabited castle in Scotland.
Day 4 Today we tour the Northumbrian Coast. From Bamburgh we head south through
Seahouses to make a brief stop at Craster, (home of the famous kippers).We continue south
via Amble to visit Woodhorn, a superb development of a former colliery site into the
Northumberland Museum and Country Park, featuring Coal Town and much more. Later we
make our way to Alnwick with its mighty castle here we have a short break before returning
to our hotel.
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Day 5 We journey through beautiful countryside to the capital of Coquetdale, Rothbury
which was once a popular health resort where people came to take the air in its riverside
setting of wide open spaces and delightful scenery. From here we then continue through
stunning countryside to Northern Europe’s largest man made lake set in Europe’s largest man
made forest – Kielder Water. The views are breathtaking and whilst here we include an
enjoyable cruise around the lake.
Day 6 After breakfast we make our way homewards making a lunch stop in the historic
market town of Richmond.
Your Accommodation
THE VICTORIA HOTEL
Front Street, Bamburgh, Northumberland NE69 3BP. Tel 01668 214431
The AA 2 star Victoria Hotel is situated at the top of Main Street in the coastal village
of Bamburgh, overlooking the village green, just up the street from the magnificent
castle on the beach. All en-suite rooms have TV, telephone, tea/coffee tray and
hairdryer. There is no lift.
Departure Days Tour Code Price
14 to 19 September 6 NORTH4 £329
Supplements • Insurance £16.20
Alnwick Castle
Cost Includes
• Luxury air conditioned coach • 5 nights dinner, bed & breakfast •Excursion package
• Kielder Water Cruise • Heatherslaw Light Railway • Entry to Lady Waterford Hall
• Woodhorn Museum & Country Park
Departs approx 0900 Arrives back approx 1530
ENGLAND
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