Galloway Summer 2017
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£455<br />
EnGLand<br />
Tour Highlights:<br />
• Hotel Entertainment Each Evening<br />
• Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway<br />
• Kielder Water and Forest National Park<br />
• Cumbrian Coastal Line<br />
• Settle to Carlisle Railway<br />
Cumbrian Cavalcade -<br />
A sightseeing spectacular!<br />
Join us as we take in some of the finest scenery on offer in England. Based at<br />
the delightful Gilsland Spa Hotel, we make excursions through the stunning<br />
Cumbrian and Northumberland countryside, along with enjoying a ride on<br />
the famous Settle to Carlisle Railway, the Cumbrian Coastal Line and a ride<br />
on the La’al Ratty steam train as we head from the coast into the mountains.<br />
DAY 1: Morning collection from your home to join<br />
the coach for the journey north to our hotel in<br />
Gilsland, Cumbria. We arrive at our hotel during the<br />
late afternoon in time for evening meal and a stay<br />
of 4 nights.<br />
DAY 2: Today we head for Longtown and drive along<br />
Liddesdale as we make our way to picturesque Kielder<br />
Water and Forest Park. We take a break at the visitor<br />
centre before continuing to Bellingham and Hexham,<br />
dominated by the Abbey overlooking the market<br />
square. This afternoon we return along the path of<br />
Hadrian’s Wall, which stretched some 76 miles from<br />
the Tyne to the Solway.<br />
DAY 3: This morning we start our first train journey<br />
of the day in Carlisle. The line follows the Cumbrian<br />
coastline through Maryport and Whitehaven, with<br />
the stunning sea views staying with us until we reach<br />
Ravenglass. Here we join the Ravenglass and Eskdale<br />
Railway for a steam train ride from the coast to the<br />
foothills of England’s highest mountains.<br />
The Gilsland Hall Hotel, Gilsland<br />
The 3 star standard Gilsland Hall Hotel sits 700 feet above sea<br />
level in a scenic setting of 140 acres of park and woodland.<br />
All bedrooms are en suite with TV, telephone, WiFi and tea/<br />
coffee making facilities. Facilities include a lift serving most<br />
floors, restaurant, bar and coffee shop. www.gilslandspa.co.uk<br />
5 Days / 4 Nights Half Board<br />
Mon 17 July<br />
Single Room Supp.: £35<br />
Insurance: £24.50<br />
DAY 4: After a leisurely breakfast we head into the<br />
Yorkshire Dales to Kirkby Lonsdale, where we find<br />
the weekly market in full swing. After some free<br />
time, we travel on past the immense Ribblehead<br />
Viaduct, through charming Horton-in-Ribblesdale<br />
to Settle. This afternoon we take in the most<br />
spectacular train journey on a main line railway in<br />
the whole of England – the famous Settle to Carlisle<br />
line. We travel along the line passing through<br />
majestic scenery, long deep tunnels and over<br />
towering viaducts to Carlisle where we rejoin our<br />
coach for the ride back to Gilsland.<br />
DAY 5: After breakfast, we bid farewell to our<br />
hotel and retrace our journey home. We arrive<br />
back in East Anglia by early evening where<br />
our door to door service will be waiting to<br />
return you home.<br />
HOME<br />
PiCk-uPs<br />
£439<br />
Tour Highlights:<br />
• Scones, jam and cream on arrival<br />
• Hartlepool Maritime Experience<br />
• Roman Army Museum & Hadrian’s Wall<br />
• Beamish Open Air Museum<br />
• Ripon & Durham<br />
Redworth Hall Hotel, Redworth, Co. Durham<br />
This breathtaking 4 star Jacobean country house hotel is<br />
set in its own landscaped gardens and woodland. All bedrooms<br />
have en suite facilities, satellite TV, hairdryer and tea/coffee<br />
making facilities. Amenities include a lift, comfortable lounges,<br />
cocktail bar and an excellent choice of menu in the well<br />
appointed dining room. www.thehotelcollection.co.uk<br />
County Durham -<br />
Land of the Prince Bishops<br />
We are pleased to offer this luxury holiday based at a superb 4 star Jacobean<br />
country house hotel amid some of the finest scenery in England. County<br />
Durham is unique, for many centuries it was a virtually independent state ruled<br />
not by the king but by powerful ‘Prince Bishops’; who were more or less the<br />
‘Kings of County Durham’.<br />
DAY 1: Morning collection from home and luxury<br />
coach travel to the North East, stopping in the<br />
Yorkshire spa town of Harrogate before continuing<br />
on to our hotel in scenic County Durham.<br />
DAY 2: Today we head to Hartlepool and its award<br />
winning Maritime Experience. This super recreation<br />
of an 18th century seaport brings to life the time<br />
of Nelson, Napoleon and the Battle of Trafalgar.<br />
In the afternoon we visit historic Durham.<br />
DAY 3: We travel to the market town of Hexham<br />
before following Hadrians Wall where we visit<br />
the Roman Army Museum to experience life as<br />
5 Days / 4 Nights Half Board<br />
Mon 19 June<br />
Single Room Supp.: £105<br />
Insurance: £24.50<br />
a frontline soldier in the Roman Army. We return<br />
via Alston, England’s highest town and Weardale.<br />
DAY 4: A full day visit to the superb, award<br />
winning Beamish Open Air Museum where the<br />
past comes to life. Beamish is unique – a living,<br />
working experience of life as it was in the Great<br />
North in the early 1800’s and 1900’s. Set in over<br />
300 acres of beautiful countryside, it demonstrates<br />
the recent history of the region in a ‘living’ way<br />
and provides entertainment and education for<br />
visitors of all ages and interests.<br />
DAY 5: Leaving our hotel after breakfast we visit<br />
the lovely town of Ripon for some free time.<br />
Later we continue our journey back<br />
to East Anglia where our door<br />
to door service will be waiting<br />
to return you home.<br />
HOME<br />
PiCk-uPs<br />
Reservations: 01449 618077 • 01473 216266 • 01206 540424 • 01603 679010 35
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