Memory Lane Travel Brochure

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2019 Quality British and European Holidays

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Short Breaks

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Day Excursions

DOOR TO DOOR COACH HOLIDAYS

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24 January

4 Days/3 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast £239 pp Single Supplement £45

3 DRINK VOUCHERS INCLUDED ON THURSDAY & FRIDAY PLUS GLASS OF WINE WITH BURNS SUPPER

BURNS NIGHT IN LANARK Historic market town and Royal Burgh, firmly on the national William Wallace and Braveheart trail as the place the story began. Set among rich farmland above the River Clyde, Lanark is a great place to explore. You can enjoy the impressive beauty of old buildings and appreciate a wide variety of niche shops.

A Burns Supper is a celebration of the life and poetry of the poet Robert Burns, the author of many Scots poems.

The suppers are normally held on or near the poet's birthday, 25 January, occasionally known as Robert Burns Day but more commonly known as Burns Night.

Your Hotel HHH

Tinto Hotel, Lanark

Your tour includes ...

3 3 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast plus 3 drinks vouchers included on the Thursday and Friday. A glass of wine with Special Burns Supper 3 Entertainment 3 2 day excursions including sales in Edinburgh 3 Services of our experienced tour driver guide 3 Door to door transport

NEW LANARK, ON THE RIVER CLYDE

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Tinto Hotel is nestled in five acres of stunning gardens within the breathtaking countryside of the Scottish Borders. This traditional country house hotel is the perfect setting for a short break or for creating memories to last a lifetime. Built in 1914, and celebrating its centenary year, it has retained a respectful eye toward the grandeur and charm of the past, while also embracing the conveniences of the modern age. Throughout Tinto Hotel, stunning architectural details, such as the majestic sweeping staircase with ornate stained-glass windows, and remarkable period pieces, like the penny farthing bicycle and grandfather clock, sit comfortably beside the numerous touches of tasteful modernisation. Relax and enjoy the appealing ambience of a bygone era and be comforted by the convenience of the most up-to-date amenities.

Welcome to our NEW 2019 Holiday Brochure can from our hotels. In the price box you will see NOA = NO SUPPLEMENT ON OUR ALLOCATION.

Our Home Pick Up Service

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Whether you are new to Memory Lane or one of those highly valued customers who keep coming back to us, I do hope you’ll like what you read. A surprising amount of it is based on your feed-back, so please keep it coming. I do read every word of it personally, and I do take notice!

For example, many of you have told me how much you like the flexibility in our tours. When you see the excursions included you won’t see a date attached to them. This is so your driver can take account of local conditions, such as weather, markets or festivals and plan a final itinerary which takes best advantage of all opportunities.

Sometimes it’s best not to do things by the book, even if it’s just a matter of changing the order of the pages! Obviously, some tours do require more detailed planning. With these, you’ll see the heading ‘your holiday itinerary’ instead of ‘excursions included’ in the pages that follow.

On the other hand, when it comes to customer care, I’m really proud that we do things by the book, often going beyond clients’ expectations and adding pages of our own! Have a look at details of our home pick-up services, for instance. Remember that all our tours are operated by highly professional drivers (I’m proud to be one myself) who will go the extra mile to look after you. On diner tours, you will enjoy the company and services of a second crew-member, the hostess, often someone you know! Sometimes we even take a local specialist guide on board as well.

So enjoy your reading, book with confidence and, most importantly, have a great trip. I look forward to seeing you during what promises to be another bumper season.

A few things to keep in mind ...

Diner Executive Tours Our diner executive coaches are full-sized vehicles but with fewer seats than usual. The space saved is taken up by a kitchen and servery. Here the hostess prepares freshly made

light lunches, with copious quantities of tea or coffee. She serves you at your seat. All you have to do is enjoy the experience. Oh yes, and the hostess does the washing-up, too. You see, there are no plastic cups in our diners, just the real thing like you’d want for your guests at home! Obviously all this takes time. On the first and final days we stop, often off the motorway, for you to provide your own lunch.

Even on these days, however, we’ll serve you complimentary tea, coffee and biscuits at your seat at some of our stops en route.

Special Meal Arrangements You’ll see the letters SMA against a few tours, rather than the more usual FB (full board) or HB (half board). “Special Meal Arrangements” means extra meals or snacks when in the hotel but not, for example, during coach journeys.

Executive and Continental Tours You’ll have opportunities to buy really good value hot and cold drinks on board. In the UK, lunch stops will often be in reasonably priced outlets away from the motorways. On the continent we do make more use of motorway service areas, but they are generally quite reasonably priced by the standards in the country concerned.

Groups All our prices offer great value. However, we can often make them even more tempting for parties of 20 or more travelling together.

Perhaps you like the idea of taking one of our advertised tours and don’t need too many pickup points. Or just tell us roughly where you’d like to go, and for how long, and we’ll come up with some mouth-watering ideas. Or give us more precise details of your plans and we’ll just provide the transport. However you approach it, tell us what you want us to do and watch us measure up to expectations. None of our group leaders are disappointed by your response - and there’s no charge for asking!

Single Rooms Demand for single rooms is always very high and we always do our best to get what we

I know how much you like the peace of mind our door-to-door service gives you. So, you can look forward to being collected by a friendly driver, usually in a comfortable minibus (we’ve just had to increase the fleet because you like this part so much!) and be taken the often short distance to and from your luxury coach.

The driver will even load your luggage for you.

By the way, just compare the way we do this with those who collect passengers in a full size shuttle coach, adding several needless hours to passengers’ journeys as they travel huge distances the length and breadth of the country, just to collect a large and viable load.

Those of you who live beyond our home pick-up service area need not worry. We can usually offer you the same service for a remarkably small additional cost. For overseas visitors we can offer reasonably priced overnight accommodation. We can also arrange for a small number of customers cars to be parked at our depot for those who wish, but cars are parked at your own risk.

Luggage, Walking Aids and Scooters We’d be really grateful if you could manage with ONE CASE each! Even if you are traveling as a couple, we’d still be pleased if you could keep this request in mind: two small cases are always better than one large one for two. This is partly for the benefit of those of us who make all the luggage fit into the nooks and crannies of coach holds and minibus luggage compartments. But it’s also for you. You see, if your case weighs more than 20kg, hotels are within their rights to refuse porterage.

Please be sure to tell us if you’re planning to bring a wheel-chair or other mobility device.

We are happy to transport your wheelchair, but due to the limited luggage space it is important that you arrange this when making your reservation. We always do our best to accommodate scooters, but they are always a problem getting them on to our feeder vehicles, so we would request that scooters are brought to the garage the day before departure of your tour. Also many resorts have hire centres where you can obtain a hire scooter at a reasonable prices, please be aware that our drivers are not responsible for any damage to your machine when maneuvering to and from the coach.

Please check that your chosen hotel allows wheelchairs.

Hotel Grading We use our own star rating scheme, based on our many years of experience. In practice, it correlates quite closely with that of the motoring organisations.

And Finally Clearly, all holidays are subject to enforced change in the event of adverse weather conditions. We know you’ll understand if the itinerary has to be modified. We’ll do our best if the weather doesn’t, and so will our partners.

Thanks for your understanding. Enjoy your holiday!

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Holiday Diary at a Glance 2019 Date Tour

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11 January

Llandudno - Celebrate Wales Theme Queens Hotel 4 Days HB £189 SS NOA

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13 May

Tenby ALL INCLUSIVE BREAK Belgrave Hotel 5 Days All inclusive £329 SS NOA

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21 January

Torquay Belgrave Sands Hotel 5 Days HB £235 SS NOA

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19 May

Kent - Call the Midwife Tour Bridgewood Manor 5 Days HB £409 SS £88

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24 January

Lanark - Burns Night Tinto Hotel 4 Days HB £239 SS £45

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26 May

Isle of Wight - Shanklin Channel View Hotel 6 Days HB £459 SV £10

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03 February

Blackpool - Mock Cruise Park House Hotel 6 Days HB £299 SS NOA

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02 June

Skegness Royal Hotel 5 Days HB £319 SS NOA

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04 February

Babbacombe - Bar Promotion Anchorage Hotel 5 Days HB £219 SS NOA

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09 June

Bantry - Dramatic Wild Atlantic Way Westlodge Hotel 7 Days HB £533 SS £120

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08 February

Cumbria - Line Dance Weekend Gilsland Hall Hotel 3 Days FB £210 SS £12

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15 June

Llandudno - Summer in Lllandudno Queens Hotel 8 Days HB £479 SS £20

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11 February

Cornwall and Doc Martin Rosemundy House 5 Days HB £279 SS NOA

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16 June

Torquay Belgrave Sands Hotel 6 Days HB £459 SS NOA

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22 February

Blackpool - Park House Weekend Park House Hotel 3 Days HB £139 SS NOA

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22 June

Eastbourne Haddon Hall Hotel 8 Days HB £475 SS NOA

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25 February

Llandudno - Celebrate Wales Theme Queens Hotel 5 Days HB £259 SS £20

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23 June

Bournemouth Suncliff Hotel 6 Days HB £399 SS NOA

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05 March

Bruges Mini - Cruise - Pride Bruges Cruise Ferry NO MEALS INCLUDED 3 Days £99 SS £30

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03 July

Isle of Man Rutland Hotel 6 Days HB £498 SS £50

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07 March

Loch Lomond - Snowdrop Festival Winnock Hotel 5 Days All Inclusive £339 SS £68

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09 July

Dumfries Cairndale Hotel 5 Days HB £349 SS £60

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08 March

Dumfries - Neil Diamond Tribute Cairndale Hotel 3 Days HB £165 SS £30

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Cumbria - Summer at Gilsland Gilsland Hall Hotel 6 Days HB £395 SS £24

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08 March

Blackpool - Park House Long Weekend Park House Hotel 4 Days HB £216 SS NOA

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14 July

16 July

Sidmouth - DINER TOUR Royal York Hotel 5 Days HB £485 SS NOA

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02 April

Sidmouth Royal York Hotel 5 Days HB £379 SS NOA

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Isle of Arran - Island Escape Kinloch Hotel 5 Days HB £489 SS NOA

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03 April

Killarney Killarney Towers Hotel 6 Days HB £459 SS £120

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22 July

26 July

Warner Bodelwyddan Castle 4 Days HB £329 SS NOA

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07 April

Babbacombe - Great Value Tour Anchorage Hotel 6 Days HB £275 SS NOA

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Winchester and Downton Abbey Norton Park Hotel 5 Days HB £439 SS £88

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12 April

Criccieth - Rolling Back the Years Theme DINER TOUR 21 Lion Hotel 4 Days HB £295 SS NOA

28 July

03 August

Jersey by Air - Battle of the Flowers Mayfair Hotel 8 Days HB £729 SS £200

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25 April

Holland - Many Visits Included - Art Hotel Spaander 6 Days HB £599 SS £150 (incl. single cabin on ship)

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06 August

Edinburgh Tattoo Kings Manor Hotel 3 Days HB £345 SS £90

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29 April

Warner Lakeside Coastal Village 5 Days HB £299 SS NOA

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11 August

Cornwall and Doc Martin Rosemundy House 6 Days HB £449 SS NOA

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29 April

Jersey by Air Mayfair Hotel 6 Days HB £489 SS £75

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12 August

Yorkshire Dales & BBC Countryfile Live Show Burn Hall Hotel 5 Days HB £389 SS NOA

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03 May

Llandudno - Victorian Extravaganza Festival Queen Hotel 4 Days HB £275 SS £12

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Edinburgh Tattoo Kings Manor Hotel 3 Days HB £349 SS £90

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06 May

Llandudno - Bank Holiday Special Queen Hotel 5 Days HB £349 SS £16

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Babbacombe - DINER TOUR Anchorage Hotel 6 Days HB £359 SS NOA

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07 May

Cornwall and Doc Martin Rosemundy House 6 Days HB £412 SS NOA

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Durham - the Fantastic Kynren Show Derwent Manor Hotel 4 Days HB £389 SS £80

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13 May

Warner Thorsby Hall - Big Band Sounds 5 Days HB £459 SS NOA

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16 August

18 August

23 August

01 September

Fully Escorted Northern Spain & Portugal 12 Days HB £1390 SS £280

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HB - Half Board Accommodation

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SS - Single Room Supplement

SV - Sea View Room

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01 September

11 September

Criccieth - Summer Holiday Lion Hotel 5 Days HB £349 SS NOA

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23 December

Christmas in Scotland Cairndale Hotel 5 Days SMA £415 SS £60

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Loch Lomond - Victorian Steam Break Winnock Hotel 5 Days HB £459 SS £68

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24 December

Christmas in Llandudno - with Panto Queens Hotel 5 Days FB £649 SS £30

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16 September

22 September

Blackpool - Blackpool Illuminations Park House Hotel 5 Days HB £299 SS NOA

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30 December

New Year in Scotland Cairndale Hotel 4 Days SMA £429 SS £45

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Northumbria - DINER TOUR Victoria Hotel 6 Days HB £499 SS NOA

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30 December

New Year in Cumbria Gilsland Hall Hotel 4 Days SMA £459 SS £20

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22 September

Llandudno Queens Hotel 5 Days HB £399 SS £20

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Oberammergau Passion Play 12 Days HB £1639

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06 October

06 October

Cardiff and The Royal Mint Copthorne Hotel 4 Days HB £318 SS £75

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17 September 2020

Jersey by Air Mayfair Hotel 6 Days HB £489 SS £125

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07 October

Warner Littlecote House - Michael Buble Tribute 5 Days HB £399 SS NOA

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11 October Blackpool - Park House Long Weekend

Park House Hotel 4 Days HB £239 SS NOA

11 October Cumbria - Line Dance Weekend

Gilsland Hall Hotel 3 Days FB £210 SS £12

13 October Scarborough

Esplanade Hotel 5 Days HB £350 SS NOA

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21 October

Tenby ALL INCLUSIVE BREAK Belgrave Hotel 5 Days All inclusive £319 SS NOA

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01 November

04 November

11 November

Llandudno - Pre Christmas Shopper Queen Hotel 4 Days HB £249 SS £18

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Torquay Pre - Christmas Break Belgrave Sands Hotel 5 Days £349 SS NOA

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Cumbria Pre - Christmas Break Gilsland Hall Hotel 5 Days HB £329 SS £28

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11 November

Babbacombe - Turkey & Tinsel Anchorage Hotel 5 Days HB £239 SS £NOA

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14 November

Valkenburg Christmas Markets 6 Days HB £399 SS £90

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18 November

Llandudno - Turkey & Tinsel Queen Hotel 5 Days HB £299 SS £16

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24 November

Thursford Christmas Spectacular La Strange Arms 4 Days HB £TBC SS £TBC

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25 November

Loch Lomond - Turkey & Tinsel - ALL INCLUSIVE Winnock Hotel 5 Days HB £359 SS £69

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29 November

Dumfries - Old Tyme & Traditional Ceilidh Weekend Cairndale Hotel 3 Days ALL INCLUSIVE £209 SS £30

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01 December

Longleat at Christmas - Light Show, House & Park Blunsden House Hotel 3 Days HB £259 SS £42

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02 December

Thursford Christmas Spectacular La Strange Arms 4 Days HB £TBC SS £TBC

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23 December

Christmas in Cumbria Gilsland Hall Hotel 5 Days SMA £459 SS £20

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PRIZE DRAW Every holiday booking for 2019 with deposit paid before the end of February will be entered into our prize draw.

Prizes will be drawn at the beginning of March in our office by a visiting customer and must be taken in the 2019 season.

PRIZES: 1st £180 VOUCHER OFF* 2nd £90 VOUCHER OFF* 3rd BOX OF CHOCOLATES * ANY MEMORY LANE HOLIDAY EXCEPT JERSEY DATES

DINER TOURS:

DINER

On these tours our hostess TOUR will serve a freshly prepared light lunch with tea & coffee on day excursions and morning coffee and biscuits on the outward and return days. All freshly made on board.

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Day excursions Saturday 19th January Clitheroe and Boundary Mill

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£16.50

Departing 8.30am. Our first stop is Clitheroe with its traditional shops and market day. Always a firm favourite arriving here about 10.00 until 12.30.

Then we motor on to Boundary Mill for the afternoon. Departing for home at 4.00pm

Saturday 16th March Chester & Cheshire Oaks

£14.00

Departing 8.30am. We arrive at the Oaks for 9.30am and stay till 12.30 then head into Chester for the afternoon. We leave for home at 4.30pm.

Saturday 23rd February Nantwich & Bridgemere Garden Centre £16.00 Departing 8.30am. In this pretty historic town today is market day plus the farmers market is on and if you don’t want to shop there it is an attractive town to explore. In the afternoon we call at Bridgemere Garden Centre to hunt out a bargain for Spring.

Wednesday 13th February Bury Market

£10.90

Departing 9am. Get out your shopping trolley and off we go for all the midweek bargains. Return at 3.30pm.

Wednesday 19th March Ryecroft Hall, Irish Theme Afternoon

£32.90

Departing 9am. These afternoons are great fun. They start with a quality three course meal followed by dancing, sing alongs and bingo all coming to an end about 5pm.

Saturday 23rd March Springtime in York

£19.50

Departing 8.30am. Today we travel direct to the City which is full of attractions, shops, market, cafes and bars to suit all tastes and many museums and visits. We depart at 4pm for home.

Monday 25th March A scenic drive to Bakewell

£23.90

£12.85

Departing 8am. Popular excursion with many of our customers. Ormskirk first then on to Southport for 1pm. Return at 4.30pm.

Easter Saturday 19th April Whitby £23.50 Departing 8am. With links to Captain Cooke, Bram Stoker this pretty fishing port of North Yorkshire is famous for its fish & chips. Our route is via Pickering and Flyingsdales Moor.

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£20.75

Departing 8am. Today we explore this very pretty location. Our first stop is Kettlewell, where there is chance to get a coffee and explore this attractive village. We then travel on via the scenic valleys to Hawes. A popular village with its creamery and rope works and today is market day. We spend time here over lunch and allow plenty of time to explore before we depart around 3.30pm travelling via Ribbleshead, Ingleton and Gisburn. Arriving back in our area around 7pm.

Friday 26th April Fleetwood & Cleveleys

£12.75

Departing 8.30am. Shopping trollies at the ready. Our first stop is Fleetwood where we stay until 12.30 then we transfer to Cleveleys for the afternoon. Departing for home at 5pm.

Saturday 4th May Llandudno Extravaganza

£18.75

We have an early start to arrive in the town by 10.30am. The town is packed full of attractions this weekend with entertainers, side shows, Victorian fair, vintage vehicles and steam lorries and much more, so book early for a great day out. We depart at 5pm.

Prices stated are per adult, child prices are at 2/3rd of adult price.

Departing 8am. Shakespeare's Birthplace and the River Avon make Stratford one of the top visits in the UK. A truly surprising town we depart for home at 4pm.

Thursday 11th April Ormskirk Market & Southport

Tuesday 24th April Springtime in the Yorkshire Dales

£17. 50

Departing 8.15am. Today is market day. You will find many good stalls with some trades people who have disappeared from many areas all offering you a bargain. Departing at 2.30pm we call in Buxton for a short stop on the homeward journey.

Saturday 30th March Springtime in Stratford upon Avon

DAY EXCURSIONS

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Book in our office or ring and pay with your debit card, at no extra charge.

All excursions are pick up and set down on main roads close to your home as practical within our normal area.

All pick ups and drop offs are normally completed within 1 hour subject to traffic conditions. Some pick ups are by a feeder vehicle and where the route allows passengers will be first on first off basis. The base time is at Golborne, so some times will be before this time and some will be after depending on the destination.

PICK UP TIMES ARE ADVISED

BY PHONE THE DAY BEFORE DEPARTURE.

We have hotels and villages in some of the UK's most picturesque and historic areas; some inland, some are on the coast. And with a huge range of activities, mouthwatering menus, and live shows and entertainment every night, a Warner break has it all.

WARNER LEISURE HOTELS

LIFE BEGINS AT WARNER

Bodelwyddan Castle

Lakeside Coastal Village With a bright courtyard at its centre, and situated by the sea on Hayling Island in Hampshire, Lakeside makes for a great seaside break. You’ll be bowled over by the warm, friendly atmosphere that captures the hearts of all who visit here. Meet and make friends at the central courtyard, friendly café or cosy bar at the heart of this charming village.

5 Days/4 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast plus 2 excursions Departure 29 April

Days 5

Price per Person £299

Single Supplement NOA

Thorsby Hall BIG BAND SOUNDS One of Nottinghamshire's most important houses, Thoresby’s original features are still enjoyed by Warner’s guests today. There are deep armchairs in the vaulted splendour of the Great Hall, and the house’s broad terrace overlooks a croquet lawn and acres of classic parkland. The rooms vary from historic sumptuous four-posters to our simpler standard rooms. There’s a wide range of activities available, from fencing to falconry, and live music every night.

5 Days/4 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast plus 2 excursions Departure 13 May

Days 5

Price per Person £459

Single Supplement NOA

Bodelwyddan Castle MICHAEL BUBLE TRIBUTE Bodelwyddan (pronounced bod-el-with-an), is a Grade II listed Victorian building near the North Wales coast, not far from Snowdonia. Set within the grounds of a romantic castle, but with all the amenities of a modern Hotel, including a superb range of leisure facilities, numerous daily activities, and nightly live entertainment.

The hotel was given a £6 million renovation and awarded a 4* AA award.

4 Days/3 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast plus Michael Buble Tribute

And it's all just for grown-ups.

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Departure 26 July

Days 4

Price per Person £329

Single Supplement NOA

Littlecote House Built in the mid-1500s, this beautiful Grade I listed Tudor manor has a truly unique story. History is literally on your doorstep: the stunning location has played host to occupying Romans, a Tudor tryst and even a Civil War army. All of this comes with outstanding service, a restaurant that has been awarded 2 AA Rosettes, live entertainment every night, and a host of activities from tennis to air-rifle shooting.

5 Days/4 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast plus 2 excursions Departure 07 October

Days 5

Price per Person £399

Single Supplement NOA

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ENGLAND

TORQUAY | Devon's English Riviera Coast

Torquay, a traditional yet thriving seaside town set on Devon's English Riviera coast. If you

Your Hotel HHHH

haven't visited for a while, then banish those thoughts of a resort that has seen its hey day.... the best is yet to come. With its iconic palm trees, busy harbour, international marina, sandy beach and wonderful array of continental style cafes, restaurants and cocktail bars, the scene is set for the perfect Devon seaside holiday.

5 Days/4 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Your tour includes ...

3 4 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast 3 2 day excursions 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Evening entertainment 3 Door to door transport

Date Price 21 January

£235 Single Supplement NOA

6 Days/5 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Your tour includes ...

3 5 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast 3 3 day excursions 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Evening entertainment 3 Door to door transport Evenings will be memorable with a delicious five/six course meal which aims to achieve a Rosette award for culinary excellence followed by a super night of fabulous Cabaret.

Date Price 16 June

£459 Single Supplement NOA

Excursions are normally...

Totnes, South Hams & Dartmouth The City of Exeter, Dawlish & Teignmouth Brixham & Paignton

Belgrave Sands Hotel

5 Days/4 Nights Pre-Christmas Break Your tour includes ...

3 5 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast 3 2 day excursions 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Evening entertainment 3 Door to door transport

Date Price 04 November

£349 Single Supplement NOA

This fantastic 4H Belgrave Sands Hotel and Spa is family owned and run and is located just 100 yards walk from the sea front and opposite Torre Abbey Gardens. They acquired this property about a year ago and have spent over two million pounds on it-everything is new from the kitchen sink to the reception and bedrooms.

Guests can spend their day relaxing in the exclusive hotel spa with an indoor heated pool, sauna, steam room and jacuzzi.

You can enjoy a spot of lunch in the lounge and a drink on the terrace or alternatively take advantage of the flat location this hotel has to offer.

Take a short level walk to the town, harbour and theatre.

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PAIGNTON BEACH

TEIGNMOUTH PIER

3 Days/2 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast

BLACKPOOL | North West England

PARK HOUSE WEEKEND Your tour includes ...

A great weekend with excellent food and entertainment, calling at Cleveleys for a couple of hours on outward day. We spend the morning in Fleetwood on Saturday with the afternoon free in Blackpool. Sunday morning’s also your free time followed by Sunday lunch before we depart for home.

3 2 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast 3 Sunday lunch 3 Short excursion 3 Evening entertainment 3 Door to door transport

Date Price 22 February

£139 Single Supplement NOA Blackpool, often head of the table as the most popular resort in the UK, has many attractions along the sea front including the famous Tower that still offers dances every afternoon for a small charge.

If you are not a dancer, shops await you.

Why not sailaway on our pretend cruise?

A Mock Cruise onboard T.S. Park House ...

Park House Hotel

Your Hotel HHH The Park House Hotel has an excellent position on Blackpool’s prestigious North Promenade and is within walking distance to the town centre and all major attractions.

Two passenger lifts service all floors. Entertainment each evening in either in the bar lounge or in the elegantly decorated ballroom which caters for all tastes. If it’s the quieter holiday for you then relax on the luxurious sofas situated in the 80 feet long sun lounge overlooking the Irish Sea.

6 Days/5 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Your tour includes ...

3 5 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast 3 Day excursions 3 Services of an experienced tour driver 3 Full entertainment package 3 Door to door transport

Date Price 03 February

£299 Single Supplement NOA

4 Days/3 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast

LONG WEEKEND

Your tour includes ...

A great long weekend with excellent food and entertainment, calling at Cleveleys for a couple hours on outward day eand the morning in Fleetwood on Saturday. Saturday afternoon is free in Blackpool and on Sunday we take an excursion to the Lake District. Monday we depart for Southport to spend time for shopping before we head for home.

3 3 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast 3 2 excursions 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Evening entertainment 3 Door to door transport

Date 08 March 11 October Come and join us for a week of cruising without the rough seas as this theme break takes us to many interesting places and offers us their local cuisine.

There are many little extras and we have shorter shore excursions to fit in with the theme times. The Captain’s dinner party, evening shows and entertainment in the ship’s lounge are great value.

Ports of call: Monday: Bordeaux, France Tuesday: Rome, Italy Wednesday: Athens, Greece Thursday: Rio de Janeiro

Price £216 £239

Single Supplement NOA

Includes: l Cabin accommodation and all on-board meals l Afternoon tea l Four course dinners l Gala buffet l Captain’s cocktail party l Cocktail and canapés reception l Deck games l Entertainment each evening ... plus many extras

5 Days/4 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast

BLACKPOOL ILLUMINATIONS Your tour includes ...

Park House Hotel always offers a superb food and entertainment package and at this time of year with the lights this is great value for money. We spend a couple of hours in Cleveleys before we check in at Park House. Saturday is a free day in Blackpool, with an excursion to The Lakes on Sunday. Monday we spend time in Southport before returning home.

3 4 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast 3 2 day excursions 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Evening entertainment 3 Door to door transport

Date 16 September

Price £299

Single Supplement NOA

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CUMBRIA

BABBACOMBE | Devon Coast

ENGLAND

RY 4TH FEBRUA HOUR INCLUDES 2 ION BAR PROMOT ED WITH SELECT £1 DRINKS JUST

Cumbria is considered one of England’s most outstanding areas of natural beauty, serving as inspiration for artists, writers, and musicians. A large area of the south east of the county is within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Historic sites in Cumbria include Carlisle Castle, Furness Abbey and Hadrian’s Wall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

LINE DANCE WEEKEND

Your Hotel HH

3 Days/2 Nights Full Board

These fantastic weekends offer line dancing with a tea dance before dinner and in the mornings. On Saturday night there is a great cabaret with dancing. Our package includes a light lunch on Saturday and full roast lunch on Sunday.

3 2 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast plus lunches 3 Short excursion on Saturday 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Expert tuition 3 Cabaret with dancing 3 Door to door transport

Date 08 February 11 October

Price £210 £210

Single Supplement £12

Gilsland Hall Hotel Gilsland Hall Hotel sits proudly in 140 acres of manicured gardens and natural woodland in an idyllic countryside location with spectacular views over the Cumbrian and Northumberland countryside. The Hotel boasts 94 en-suite bedrooms, free Wi-Fi, and a centrally located ballroom with a bar and entertainment every evening. It caters for both residents and non-residents and there are opportunities to snack, lunch or dine in Galloways Bar and Hadrian’s Coffee shop.

Babbacombe boasts its very own promenade, theatre, shops, restaurants and of course the world famous Babbacombe Model Village. Stunning coastal views are abundant right around Lyme Bay’s Jurassic coast as far as Portland Bill. All this sits high above two beaches and a harbour with footpaths and road access in addition to the historic Babbacombe cliff railway.

Your tour includes ...

Our package includes entertainment most evenings with a bar promotion from 8pm to 10pm where 25ml of house spirits, 125ml house wine and half pint draught lager/bitter are all £1 each.

Plus two full day excursions giving you the opportunity to explore this scenic part of Devon, plus a free day in Babbacombe to take in the delights of this typical Victorian seaside resort.

3 4 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast 3 Bar promotion 3 Evening entertainment 3 2 day excursions 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Door to door transport

SUMMER AT GILSLAND

Date Price 04 February

£219 Single Supplement NOA

Gilsland is set in rolling countryside and has in house entertainment every night starting with a tea dance at 5pm.

3 5 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast 3 Excellent excursions 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Nightly entertainment 3 Door to door transport

GREAT VALUE TOUR

6 Days/5 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast

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Single Supplement £24

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Pre Christmas Break* 5 Days/4 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Date Price 11 November £329 Single Supplement £28 *For full details of Pre Christmas tour see page 28.

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Date Price 07 April

£275 Single Supplement NOA

Anchorage Hotel At the Anchorage Hotel a warm welcome is always guaranteed.

It is situated in the peaceful Cary Park, just a few minutes walk from Babbacombe Downs which overlooks the sea. There is an outdoor swimming pool in the sun trap garden patio area along with lovely views of Lyme Bay and the Downs. For your added convenience the hotel lift serves most rooms.

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DINER TOUR 5 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast 3 day excursions Services of an experienced tour driver guide Entertainment most nights Door to door transport

Date Price 18 August

£359 Single Supplement NOA

Turkey Tinsel* 5 Days/4 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Date Price 11 November £239 Single Supplement NOA *For full details of Turkey & Tinsel tour see page 28.

CORNWALL and Doc Martin

SIDMOUTH

St Agnes is a picturesque village on the spectacularly beautiful Atlantic coast of Cornwall. Steeped in mining and maritime history the village now contents itself with providing a warm welcome for tourists, many of whom return year after year.

They clearly feel, as we do, that it’s a great base.

Sidmouth never changes. Once called the town caught in a timeless charm. This beautiful resort is full of Regency charm and architecture, fine gardens, leisurely walks along the seafront and striking red cliffs millions of years old. Some of the finest on the World Heritage Site we call the ‘Jurassic Coast’ to which people come to visit from all over the world.

CORNISH SPLENDOUR & DOC MARTIN 5 Days/4 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Your tour includes ...

Our visits include Port Isaac famous for Doc Martin, Padstow for Rick Stein’s restaurant, St Ives, Truro and a day at the Eden Project often called the sixth wonder.

Our excursions include a full day to Lost Gardens of Heligan, a shorter day with a visit to Truro - Cornwall’s only City, Port Isaac - we start with plenty of time to explore where most of Doc Martin is produced and in the afternoon we spend our time in Padstow. On another super day we visit St. Ives and enjoy a pleasant drive along the coast.

3 4 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast 3 Evening entertainment 3 Excursions including Lost Gardens of Heligan 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Door to door transport

Date Price 11 February £279 Single Supplement NOA

Your Hotel HHH AA Rosemundy House Hotel is in the village of St Agnes. Rooms vary in size but all are comfortably furnished and have all the facilities you would expect. The hotel stands in its own secluded and sheltered grounds with a heated outdoor pool and even has a grass amphitheatre remaining from an earlier existence.

There is no lift but all rooms are on the ground and first floors.

Your tour includes ...

3 4 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast 3 Excursions including Vintage tram ride at Seaton, visit to Lyme Regis and the Donkey Sanctuary, Honiton & West Bay 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Door to door transport

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The Royal York & Faulkner Hotel

Date Price 02 April £379 Single Supplement NOA Rosemundy House Hotel

Honiton High Street DINER

6 Days/5 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast 3 5 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast 3 Excursions including Lost Gardens of Heligan 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Entertainment 3 Door to door transport

Date 07 May 11 August Lost Gardens of Heligan

5 Days/4 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast

Price £412 £449

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DINER TOUR TOUR 5 Days/4 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Your tour includes ...

3 DINER TOUR 3 4 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast 3 2 Day Excursions 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Door to door transport

Date Price 16 July £485 Single Supplement NOA

The Royal York and Faulkner Hotel is a magnificent Regency Hotel with an unrivalled position on Sidmouth’s elegant Esplanade.

Just a stone’s throw from the beach and the picturesque town centre, this seafront hotel is the perfect choice for a relaxing break in the unspoilt seaside resort of Sidmouth. During your stay you may choose to visit the unique little shops in the town or take a stroll along the Esplanade. If you are feeling energetic, take a walk to the top of Salcombe or Peak Hills to get a fantastic view of the bay and the town. Or, you could just hire a deckchair and watch the world go by.

Electric Tram at Seaton Railway

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Kent

ENGLAND

JERSEY | By Air

Hever Castle

Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands, between England and France. A self-governing dependency of the United Kingdom, with a mix of British and French cultures, it’s known for its beaches, cliffside walking trails, inland valleys and historic castles.

6 Days/5 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Flying from Liverpool Your tour includes ...

During your stay there will be a selection of day excursions to all the popular venues on the island at reasonable prices. This gives you the opportunity to see the island which is full of charm and character or you may want to relax in the hotel and take advantage of their leisure facilities.

3 5 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast 3 Evening entertainment 3 Full leisure facilities 3 Excursions at reasonable prices 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Door to door transport

Date 29 April

Price £489

06 October

£489

Single Supplement £75

Single Supplement £125

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CALL THE MIDWIFE TOUR 5 Days/4 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast

Mayfair Hotel The 3 star Mayfair Hotel welcomes you instantly with its light, open foyer and is the perfect place to stay as it exudes warmth and a friendliness that they are proud to have cultivated over many years.

It is located just five minutes stroll from St Helier’s shopping district and a few minutes away from the beautiful gardens of Howard Davis Park. There is a heated indoor swimming pool, steam room, Jacuzzi and extensive gym.

Afterwards you may wish to enjoy a drink on the sun terrace which is the perfect spot to sit and relax.

BATTLE OF THE FLOWERS

8 Days/7 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Your tour includes ...

What began over a century ago as a ‘one-off’ celebration to mark a Royal Coronation has since grown to become not only one of the largest floral carnivals in Europe but a piece of Jersey’s history.

Undoubtedly one of the highlights of the summer calendar of events in Jersey is the spectacular Battle of Flowers taking place around the second Thursday in August. Lasting two days and culminating in a magical illuminated Moonlight Parade and fireworks finale, the event attracts around 20,000

spectators and it’s well worth booking tickets.

3 7 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast 3 Evening entertainment 3 Full leisure facilities 3 Excursions at reasonable prices 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Battle of the Flowers (tickets extra) 3 Door to door transport

Date Price 03 August

£729 Single Supplement £200

Fly holidays are operated in conjunction with Modern Holiday who own the hotel and the ATOL licence for these holidays.

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Chatham is one of the Medway towns located within the Medway unitary authority, in North Kent, in South East England. The town developed around Chatham Dockyard and several Army barracks, together with 19th-century forts which provided a defensive shield for the dockyard.

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Discover film location sites from the award-winning TV adaptation of Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth. Join a guided walking tour of the Chatham Historic Dockyard, led by a costumed guide to bring the world of a midwife to life!

Get a sneak peak behind the scenes as you hear fascinating anecdotes about the filming of the show. Designed to represent the impoverished East End of London in the 1950s and 60s, the dockyards also have a fascinating history of their own.

The Kent and East Sussex Railway is a winding rural steam and diesel light railway that runs for 10 miles on a preserved rail route through the Kent countryside.

Experience 700 years of history at the romantic double-moated castle once the childhood home of Anne Boleyn. The splendid rooms contain fine furniture, tapestries, antiques, an important collection of Tudor paintings and two prayer books inscribed and signed

by Anne Boleyn herself.

3 4 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast 3 Excursions Call the Midwife Tour, Kent Railway, Hever Castle 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Door to door transport

Date Price 19 May £409 Single Supplement £88

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Bridgewood Manor Hotel A charming four-star hotel in Rochester, Bridgewood Manor is the perfect destination for visitors who wish to explore scenic Kent.

Bridgewood Manor ensures guests will have access to everything they could ever need, with 100 spacious bedrooms, free Wi-Fi and 24-hour room service provided all year round. After a well-deserved rest, why not explore the grounds and take advantage of some of the many facilities on site?

Squires Restaurant uses locally sourced food to create a divine menu where each meal is cooked with both passion and care.

Alternatively, why not enjoy a drink in our beautiful inner courtyard?

With open fires it's a perfect spot to relax in all year round! Guests can also enjoy a relaxing swim in the heated swimming pool or sit back and relax in our sauna and steam room.

Kent Railway

ISLE OF WIGHT | Shanklin

SKEGNESS

Shanklin is one of the Isle of Wight’s most well-known resorts, and it is therefore no surprise that there is a whole range of activities and attractions nearby to keep you entertained during your visit, no matter what the weather! Shanklin Beach is one of the Isle of Wight’s best known stretches of golden sands, which backs onto a traditional English seafront promenade.

Skegness is a seaside town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, on the Lincolnshire coast of the North Sea, 43 miles east of Lincoln. It is one of the top Seaside Holiday destinations in the UK. With a blue flag beach, wildlife sanctuaries, and an international arts scene 'Skeggy' is so much more than your typical seaside holiday.

6 Days/5 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Your tour includes ...

This beautiful island offers us great excursions which take in all the well known beauty spots, one to the west and one to the east locations, then Cowes, Godshill and Newport being our third. We also have a full day at leisure.

3 5 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast 3 Evening entertainment 3 3 day excursions 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Door to door transport

Date Price 26 May £459 Sea View Room £10

Godshill

Cowes

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Channel View Hotel The Channel View Hotel is in a unique location occupying an elevated cliff-top position overlooking Shanklin bay with its sandy beaches and safe bathing that the island is renowned for.

Channel View is renowned for its cuisine which is prepared for you by the hotel's team of three experienced chefs. Start the day with a traditional English breakfast, whilst in the evening there is a varied dinner menu, with a selection of British, continental and vegetarian dishes.

Evenings can be spent listening and dancing to the music in The Alverstone Room which is provided for your enjoyment several nights of the week by a variety of artistes.

The Alverstone Room has a large maple sprung dance floor and a well-stocked bar.

During your stay you can enjoy the heated indoor swimming pool, book a sauna or sun bed then pamper yourself by engaging the services of the hotel’s holistic therapist for a relaxing fragrant oil aromatherapy massage.

5 Days/4 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Your tour includes ...

On our outward day we call at Lincoln for lunch.

Day 2: We take a coastal drive to Spalding.

Day 3: Coastal drive and visit Cleethorpes. Cleethorpes really is the place to experience & explore with its beautiful sandy beach and year round attractions.

Day 4: is a free day in Skegness On our homeward journey we call at Woodhall Spa, a beautiful inland resort with an Edwardian character set amidst magnificent pine woods. Regarded as one of Lincolnshire's most attractive villages, Woodhall Spa is famous for its peaceful and relaxing atmosphere. The village has a variety of attractions including two top class golf courses, the unique 'Kinema in the Woods', Cottage Museum, Jubilee Park outdoor heated swimming pool and several aviation heritage sites associated with 617 Squadron (the Dambusters).

3 4 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast 3 Evening entertainment 3 2 Excursions 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Door to door transport

Date Price 02 June

£319 Single Supplement NOA

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Royal Hotel The Royal Hotel is conveniently located within easy walking distance of Skegness’s leading attractions, including seaside location, sandy beaches, attractive gardens, easy shopping and great entertainment.

The hotel is situated between South Parade and Drummond Road, just a few minutes’ walk from both the Clock Tower and the Beach.

It has an excellent reputation for food. At lunchtime they serve delicious meals in Viceroys restaurant and also their restaurant "Charlie's Chop House". Offering two bars, extensive gardens, wellequipped games room, function room and reception services available around the clock.

Clock Tower

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BOURNEMOUTH

ENGLAND

Eastbourne

Eastbourne is one of England’s premier resorts and has been since Victorian Days. Renowned for its top sunshine records, award winning beaches, Victorian pier and bandstand along with a rich history. Also boasts a variety of museums, galleries, castles, lookout towers and beautiful gardens to enjoy.

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8 Days/7 Nights TOUR Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Your tour includes ...

Enjoy this diner tour with light lunches served on the coach on some days, door to door pick up service, dinner, bed and breakfast, excursions to local places of interest and entertainment most evenings.

3 DINER TOUR 3 7 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast 3 Entertainment most evenings 3 Day Excursions 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Door to door transport

Date Price 22 June

£475 Single Supplement NOA

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Bournemouth is a seaside resort on the southern coast of England. It's known for having 7 miles of beaches, Victorian architecture and buzzing nightlife in areas such as the Triangle. The resort is also home to Bournemouth Pier, an activity centre with an obstacle course, a climbing wall and a zip line. The 2-mile long Bournemouth Gardens offer rock gardens, an aviary and plant species from 3 continents.

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Haddon Hall Hotel Just a 1-minute walk from Eastbourne seafront and the Bandstand, Haddon Hall Hotel offers well-appointed rooms and an elegant restaurant. This East Sussex hotel is around 5 minutes’ walk from Eastbourne Pier and provides free WiFi and regular evening entertainment.

The Haddon Hall restaurant offers traditional English and European dishes. Live entertainment is regularly offered in the hotel ballroom.

The hotel is around 7 minutes’ walk from the Towner Art Gallery and 9 minutes from the Royal Hippodrome Theatre. Attractions including Bexhill’s De La Warr Pavilion and the Observatory Science Centre at Herstmonceux are around 25 minutes’ drive away.

Beachy Head

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Our fourth year at this hotel on the sea front which offers us nightly entertainment and has full leisure facilities. Breakfast is taken at your leisure and dinner is at prearranged times.

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Suncliff Hotel

3 4 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast 3 Entertainment 3 3 day Excursions including ride on Swanage Railway 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Door to door transport

Date Price 23 June

£399 Single Supplement NOA

Swanage Railway

View from Bournemouth Pier

Located on the seafront overlooking Bournemouth Bay in the prestigious East Cliff neighbourhood of town, the Suncliff Hotel is a five-minute stroll from seven miles of sandy beach.

A traditional English seaside hotel offering comfortable and versatile bedrooms, as well as indoor leisure facilities. Boasting various bars and lounges where we provide live entertainment most evenings.

ISLE OF MAN

WINCHESTER | & Downton Abbey

The Isle of Man is simply magical, an enchanted journey back in time that somehow still feels modern. The island is peppered with stone churches, castles, forts and intricately carved Celtic crosses, all in varying states of preservation.

Landscapes carved from pure imagination and magical vistas of the Seven Kingdoms.

6 Days/5 Nights bed & Breakfast breakfast Dinner, Bed Your tour includes ...

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The evening traditional Manxwith Ceililive and pipers on Tynwaldfest music, on the Hill. Manx Ceili and pipers traditional 3 5 nights on the Hill. hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast 3 5 nights hotel with dinner, bed 3 3 days out including entrance/ & breakfast rides and Tyndwal fair day 3 3 days out 3 Services of an experienced 3 Door to door transport tour driver guide 3 Door to door transport

Date Price 03 July

£498 Single Supplement £50

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Highclere Castle has been home to the Carnarvon family since 1679. Built on an ancient site, the original house was recorded in the Domesday Book. The present day Castle was designed in 1842 by Sir Charles Barry, the architect also responsible for building the Houses of Parliament in Westminster.

The Castle’s history also includes a fascinating connection with ancient Egypt, as the 5th Earl, with Howard Carter, discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings in 1922.

The Castle houses an exhibition that commemorates this historic event, including some rare antiquities from the 5th Earl's earlier Egyptian excavations.

5 Days/4 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Rutland Rutland Hotel, Hotel Douglas Douglas is the capital town of the Isle of Man, in the Irish Sea. It’s home to the Manx Museum, featuring displays of Viking gold.

From here, the Story of Mann trail tours the island’s ancient sites.

The restored Villa Marina–Gaiety Theatre complex features a grand Edwardian concert hall. Horsedrawn trams ply the promenade on Douglas Bay. South, the Great Union Camera Obscura uses mirrors to provide panoramic views.

Following a multi-million pound refurbishment, The Rutland Hotel has been transformed into a stunning 64 bedroom hotel offering comfort, style and quality.

The Rutland is situated on the Queens Promenade in Douglas and enjoys beautiful panoramic views across Douglas Bay and is only a short walk to the town centre.

Your tour includes ...

A trip to Highclere Castle, the site of Downton Abbey filming.

We include the full package and estimate it to be a four hour visit including getting your own lunch.

This is a great visit not to be missed!

Watercress Line is a preserved steam railway in the heart of Hampshire, running steam trains along 10 miles of rolling countryside. Let off steam and travel by one of the lovingly restored steam trains.

3 4 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast 3 Excursions including a visit to Downton Abbey and a ride on the Watercress Railway 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Door to door transport

Date Price 28 July

£439 Single Supplement £88

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Norton Park Hotel

Located within 54 acres of parkland, the 4-star Norton Park Hotel is 12 miles from Winchester.

It features a spa with 8 treatment rooms, and a leisure club with a gym, pool and sauna.

The spacious, modern rooms at Norton Park are all en-suite and have Sealy beds. Each also has an LCD TV and WiFi for guests to enjoy.

The relaxed, informal setting of the Scene Restaurant & Bar is the ideal place to enjoy coffee, lunch, or the hotel's superb wine list. A full English breakfast is also served in the morning.

Alresford Station

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DURHAM | The Fantastic Kynren Show

Yorkshire Dales

ENGLAND

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Imagine a city with Roman roots and a Viking past, where ancient walls surround contemporary independent shops and vibrant eateries and there’s a festival for every month of the year. Perfectly placed half-way between London and Edinburgh and with the glorious Yorkshire Dales, North York Moors and Wolds right on the doorstep. York is unlike any other English city. There are thirty world-class museums to explore, the best racecourse in the country and a thriving cultural scene, not forgetting, York is voted the best place to live in the UK by the Sunday Times.

Allensford offers magnificent views over the Derwent Valley and endless walking opportunities, being at the outer edge of the North Pennines AONB. Quiet and secluded, Allensford Country Park is a great place to unwind and enjoy the great outdoors. Throughout the park, you will find several woodland walks, many along the banks of the river, and some truly spectacular views out over the Derwent Valley

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Best Western Derwent Manor Hotel

Castle Howard

BBC COUNTRYFILE LIVE SHOW 5 Days/4 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Your tour includes ...

Castle Howard is a stately home in North Yorkshire, England, 15 miles (24 km) north of York. It is a private residence, and has been the home of the Carlisle branch of the Howard family for more than 300 years. This is where we visit the BBC Countryfile Live Show.

We also have a visit to York and a sail on the River Ouse.

There are plenty of single rooms at no supplement on this tour.

3 4 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast 3 Excursions including entrance to Castle Howard and the Countryfile show. Visit to York and sail on the River Ouse 3 Door to door transport

Date Price 12 August £389 Single Supplement NOA

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Best Western Burn Hall Hotel The Best Western Burn Hall Hotel - a Victorian manor house hotel that's packed full of personality and countryside character.

This comfortable and luxurious accommodation can be your home from home as you explore all that this beautiful part of the Yorkshire Dales has to offer. The standard of hospitality is only matched by the dedication to excellent customer service - making this lovely hotel near York as inviting as its stunning setting.

Nestled in the heart of North Yorkshire, Best Western Burn Hall Hotel offers the best of both worlds. It's secluded enough to offer tranquillity and relaxation yet close enough to the county's must-visit towns, villages and cities - giving you easy access to the shops, cultural hot spots and tourist sites that keep people coming back for more every year.

Facilities include: Bars, Free WIFI, Restaurants and Lift to all floors.

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Kynren - An Epic Tale of England the action-packed live blockbuster performed by a cast and crew of 1,000, taking you on an amazing journey through 2,000 years of history, myth and legend. Kynren, a world class show brought to life with magnificent sets, combat, stunts, horsemanship, stunning pyrotechnics and amazing special effects set to a thrilling original soundtrack. Kynren is a captivating experience for all the family, it really has to be seen to be believed!

3 3 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast 3 Entertainment 3 Excursions including good tickets to the Kynren Show 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Door to door transport

Date Price 23 August £389 Single Supplement £80

The Best Western Derwent Manor Hotel in Allensford is beautifully set in twenty acres of Northumberland countryside and overlooking the Derwent Valley. The Derwent Manor offers the warmest of welcomes with its country house ambience, elegant decor and professional team.

The elegant Guinevere's restaurant offers a fusion of English and Continental styles in a traditional setting. The old stone barn upon which it was built is beautifully complemented by the large stone fireplace and hearth, adding a cosiness and warmth to this uniquely styled restaurant.

The Hotel's Leisure Centre is perfect for those who enjoy a calming swim or for the energetic, a more vigorous workout in the fitness centre. The heated indoor pool is complimented with a spa bath. After your swim you can relax with a sauna.

NORTHUMBRIA

SCARBOROUGH

You cannot describe the remoteness yet stunning scenery of the county of Northumberland with majestic coastal views and endless undulating countryside stretching for miles. It has to be the most attractive county in the region. This is particularly true of the area around Bamburgh dominated by its magnificent castle, home to the Armstrong family, along with the attractive nearby fishing port of Seahouses.

Scarborough is the original seaside resort; stunning scenery, glorious beaches, loads to see and do – is it any wonder that people have been flocking for nearly 400 years now? You can still immerse yourself in Scarborough's history with Scarborough Castle and the Rotunda Museum of geology. You can venture down to the seafront to enjoy the traditional amusement arcades, ice cream parlours, shellfish stalls and beach huts.

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Our excursions explore the coast and country taking in places such as Holy Island, Berwick on Tweed, Seahouses, Alnmouth and Alnwick where we include admission to the castle garden.

We have a day at leisure in Bamburgh with admission to Bamburgh Castle.

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5 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast 2 day excursions Services of an experienced tour driver guide Door to door transport

Date Price 22 September

£499 Single Supplement NOA

Seahouses

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The Victoria Hotel The Victoria Hotel is set on the delightful village green in Bamburgh, overlooked by the magnificent Bamburgh Castle and just a few minutes walk from the Grace Darling museum and the pretty local church.

The Victoria hotel offers a high standard of en suite accommodation with award winning food in the restaurant. The hotel does not have a lift and no ground floor rooms, however most rooms are on the first floor.

Alnwick Castle

Bamburgh Castle

5 Days/4 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Your tour includes ...

Day 1:We head east over the Pennines to York where we have time to explore and maybe have a little lunch.

Day 2: After breakfast we head to Pickering where there is time to explore and maybe take a little lunch. We join the North Yorks Railway steam train to Goathland. This was Aidenfield in the TV series Heartbeat.

Day 3: We visit Whitby. Our first stop will be Whitby Abbey high above this famous town. We will spend an hour here to enjoy the superb views so bring your camera. We then arrive in the town before lunch to spend the afternoon before returning to our hotel.

Day 4 is a day at leisure to explore this fine resort.

Day 5 we sadly depart, our route is via Helmsley to Thirsk where there will be some free time. Afterwards we travel on to Skipton and home.

3 4 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast 3 Entertainment 3 2 day excursions 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Door to door transport

Date Price 13 October

£350 Single Supplement NOA

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Esplanade Hotel The Esplanade Hotel holds a commanding position above the cliffs overlooking Scarborough and the south bay. With fantastic views over the bay this large comfortable hotel, richly decorated and with unique charm and character abounds with genuine hospitality. Behind the old-fashioned warm welcome you will find the advantages of a well-run modern hotel, comfortable, well-planned accommodation, excellent facilities and courteous efficient service from well trained staff.

Whitby Harbour

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DUMFRIES

LOCH LOMOND

SCOTLAND

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Head up to Scotland, cross the border in the west and let everything go as you discover Dumfries & Galloway. The first thing you'll notice is just how beautiful this part of lowland Scotland is, with an undulating coastline of rocky shoreline and sandy beaches, whilst inland, there are acres of forest and green spaces.

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Cairndale Rutland Hotel Hotel NEIL DIAMOND TRIBUTE WEEKEND 3 Days/2 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Your tour includes ...

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The Cairndale Hotel & Leisure Club is one of the leading hotels in Dumfries & Galloway.

Prepare for a warm welcome and make the most of the excellent facilities on offer.

The hotel boasts fab leisure facilities including a heated swimming pool, spa pool, sauna, steam room and stateof-the-art gym.

5 Days/4 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast plus 1 lunch Your tour includes ...

3 4 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast plus one lunch 3 Entertainment 3 3 days out 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Door to door transport

Date Price 09 July £349 Single Supplement £60

Date Price 08 March £165 Single Supplement £30

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Loch Lomond is a lake in southern Scotland. It’s part of the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. The surrounding highlands area is home to red deer and oak woodlands. On the eastern shore, footpaths and cycle trails criss-cross craggy Ben Lomond mountain and the smaller Conic Hill. Across the loch, Luss Heritage Path winds through rolling countryside and ancient Luss village, with its stone cottages.

Your Hotel HHH

Winnock Hotel

All inclusive SNOWDROP FESTIVAL 5 Days/4 Nights Your tour includes ...

Each year the Scottish Snowdrop Festival gathers together some of the best gardens and woodlands where you can see swathes of snowdrops, so that you won’t miss out on the arrival of these dainty little flowers – one of the most delightful signs that spring is on its way.

3 4 nights hotel with dinner, bed and breakfast plus packed lunches and all inclusive bar from 7.30pm to 10.30pm on selected brands plus glass of wine with dinner.

3 Entertainment 3 Excursions 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Door to door transport

Date Price 07 March £339 Single Supplement £68

The Winnock Hotel dates back to the late 1700s and throughout history has always offered lodging to weary travellers passing through Loch Lomond and the Trossachs areas.

Formerly a coaching inn, The Winnock hotel has been lovingly restored and tastefully extended to its present day form. Offering 73 bedrooms, cosy lounges; many with open log fires, a characterful restaurant, function room and public lounge bar, the hotel has many things in common with its historic counterpart with one striking similarity - friendly, welcoming service.

VICTORIAN STEAM BREAK 5 Days/4 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Your tour includes ...

Entertainment on two nights, a ride on a steam ship and many visits and rides included.

3 4 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast 3 Evening entertainment 3 Excursions 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Door to door transport *PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT AN ALL INCLUSIVE TOUR

Date Price 11 September £459 Single Supplement £68

ISLE OF ARRAN | Island Escape

EDINBURGH | Edinburgh Tattoo

includes off road safari

Arran is the gem of the Firth of Clyde. It’s a place where you can find a little bit of everything you’d ever want from a Scottish island; an ever-changing coastline, dramatic mountain peaks, sheltered beaches, verdant forests, great cultural festivals and a wealth of tasty local produce.

5 Days/4 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Your tour includes ...

Our tour includes an off road safari where we get off the beaten track in style and access remote areas in comfort! Discover an awesome, unique wilderness experience on the Isle of Arran.

Explore the unknown and discover the phenomenal environment Arran has to offer all year round, weather no problem.

3 4 nights hotel with dinner, bed and breakfast 3 Entertainment 3 Excursions including off road Safari 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Door to door transport

Date Price 22 July £489 Single Supplement NOA

Edinburgh is Scotland's compact, hilly capital. It has a medieval Old Town and elegant Georgian New Town with gardens and neoclassical buildings. Looming over the city is Edinburgh Castle, home to Scotland’s crown jewels and the Stone of Destiny, used in the coronation of Scottish rulers.

Arthur’s Seat is an imposing peak in Holyrood Park with sweeping views, and Calton Hill is topped with monuments and memorials.

Your Hotel HHH

EDINBURGH TATTOO 3 Days/2 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast

Your Hotel HHH

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Best Western Kinloch Hotel FULL LEISURE FACILITIES

Kinloch Hotel, family owned and operated for 60 years, this beach front hotel on the sunset side of the Island offers comfort, value and service with a smile! A hidden gem on the Isle of Arran with spectacular scenery. Overlooking the Mull of Kintyre, the hotel sits in a pretty coastal village where the only thing you can’t escape from is peace and quiet itself! A restaurant, an indoor pool and a bar/lounge are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and other amenities include a sauna.

Full leisure facilities so don’t forget your swimming gear.

The world famous Edinburgh Military Tattoo is an annual global gathering showcasing talents of musicians and performers from all over the world. Taking place high above the majestic skyline of Scotland’s capital city on the floodlit castle esplanade, the Tattoo is a stunning international spectacle of music, ceremony, entertainment and theatre. A wonderful experience not to missed by young and old alike as you witness the massed Pipes and Drums, the bands from her Majesty’s Royal Marines, cultural troupes, singers and the poignant refrain of the Lone Piper all against the back drop of Edinburgh Castle.

3 2 nights hotel with dinner, bed and breakfast 3 Excellent tickets to Edinburgh Tattoo 3 Short city tour 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Door to door transport

Date 06 August 16 August

Price £345 £349

Kings Manor Hotel

The Best Western Kings Manor Hotel is one of the most idyllic places to stay in Edinburgh, enjoying a quiet location in the capital city's eastern suburbs.

Despite this calm and peaceful setting, you'll still have easy access to Edinburgh's many attractions, shops, bars and restaurants, which are just 20 minutes away. The hotel itself is a delightful 160-year-old building, boasting a rich history as it was once used as a convent.

With the 2nd largest hotel-based leisure club in the city, there's more than enough room for relaxation at the Best Western Kings Manor Hotel in Edinburgh.

When it comes to dining, the Best Western comes out on top yet again thanks to its superb cuisine.

Single Supplement £90

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WALES WALES

LLANDUDNO | Queens Hotel

SUMMER IN LLANDUDNO 8 Days/7 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast

Llandudno's immaculate seafront, gracefully framed by two headlands, is a seaside classic.

Your Hotel HH

The Queens Hotel

CELEBRATE WALES THEME 4 Days/3 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Your tour includes ...

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3 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast Welsh themed evening meals and afternoon tea 1 day out Services of an experienced tour driver guide Evening entertainment Door to door transport

Date Price 11 January £189 Single Supplement NOA

CELEBRATE WALES THEME 5 Days/4 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Your tour includes ...

3 4 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast Welsh themed evening meals and afternoon tea 3 2 days out and free day in resort 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Evening entertainment 3 Door to door transport

Date Price 25 February £259 Single Supplement £20

The Queens Hotel is ideally situated on the sea front just two minutes walk from the main shopping area. Most rooms boast splendid views across the bay to the Great Orme and the Pier. There are 2 lifts which serve all floors.

There are two restaurants serving excellent cuisine along with fine service.

There is nightly entertainment for your enjoyment or you may wish to sit in the lounge over looking the sea and watch the world go by. All rooms are en suite with TV, telephone and tea making facilities.

VICTORIAN EXTRAVAGANZA FESTIVAL 4 Days/3 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Your tour includes ...

Every May Day Bank Holiday weekend, Llandudno plays host to a Victorian Extravaganza.

Featuring a Victorian street fair, old time fair rides, fun stalls, steam engines, people dressed in Victorian costume, street parades at 12 midday each day and street entertainment the whole family will enjoy, plus all the shops are open.

3 3 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast 3 Evening entertainment 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Door to door transport

Date Price 03 May £275 Single Supplement £12

Great Orme Tram

BANK HOLIDAY SPECIAL 5 Days/4 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Your tour includes ...

This tour arrives on the last day of the Victorian Extravaganza so you can enjoy all the fun that the tour above has. We arrive around 11am (please note rooms are not available until mid afternoon) but you will have the chance to enjoy some of the show. We also enjoy two day excursions and a day at leisure in resort with entertainment each evening at the hotel.

3 4 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast 3 2 day excursions 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Evening entertainment 3 Door to door transport

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Every evening there is entertainment in the ballroom or if you wish you can relax in the lounge and enjoy the sea views.

We offer four day excursions and 2 days at leisure in resort.

3 Quality seafront hotel 3 7 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast 3 Evening entertainment 3 4 day excursions 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Door to door transport

Date Price 15 June £479 Single Supplement £20

5 Days/4 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Your tour includes ...

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4 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast 2 day excursions Services of an experienced tour driver guide Evening entertainment Door to door transport

Date Price 22 September £399 Single Supplement £20

Date Price 06 May £349 Single Supplement £16

PRE CHRISTMAS & SHOPPER BREAK 4 Days/3 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast With entertainment and excursions included.

TURKEY & TINSEL BREAK 5 Days/4 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast With entertainment and excursions included.

Date Price 01 November £249 Single Supplement £18

Date Price 18 November £299 Single Supplement £16

*For full details of Pre-Christmas and Turkey & Tinsel tours see page 28.

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CRICCIETH

Your Hotel HHH

Victorian charm comes to the seaside – with a medieval castle thrown in for good measure. Criccieth’s two beaches are separated by a headland fortress with a fascinating, forceful history. The resort is full of Victorian character – and flowers.

Numerous restaurants and quality hotels, many with dreamy views across Cardigan Bay. Perfect spot for exploring Snowdonia’s mountains and the Llŷn Peninsula.

The Lion Hotel DINER

Owned and loved for over thirty years by 3 generations of the Brown/Burnett family, the Lion Hotel is famous for it’s welcoming atmosphere created by care, consideration and a genuine desire to offer everything that the modern visitor requires. Dating back to the 18th century the ‘Inn on the Green’ is the ideal base for touring the Llyn peninsula and provides perfect accommodation near Snowdon.

With stunning views of mountains, coast and castle the Lion hotel Criccieth offers the perfect retreat for all ages.

The hotel has a busy lounge bar and a newly renovated restaurant.

The Lion is the most central of all Criccieth hotels and is also the only hotel based in the very heart of Criccieth. The beautiful unspoilt seaside town of Criccieth provides the perfect base for exploring both the Llyn Peninsula and the Snowdonia National Park, both areas of oustanding natural beauty.

Caernarfon Castle

DINER TOUR ROLLING BACK THE YEARS THEME BREAK 4 Days/3 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast

Your tour includes ...

Enjoy this theme break at the Lion Hotel, with music from the 60s and 70s.

3 DINER TOUR 3 3 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast 3 Day excursions 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Evening entertainment with theme from the 60s/70s 3 Door to door transport

Date 12 April

Price £295 Single Supplement NOA

SUMMER HOLIDAY

TOUR

5 Days/4 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast

Your tour includes ...

A great summer holiday in Criccieth our tour includes a train journey through Snowdonia and some entertainment at the hotel.

3 4 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast 3 2 Day excursions 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Free day in resort 3 Evening entertainment 3 Door to door transport

Date 01 September Single Supplement NOA

Price £349

Welsh Highland Railway

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TENBY

CARDIFF & ROYAL MINT

WALES

FREE BAR 6pm TO 11pm

Tenby is an attractive seaside resort with two bays, a harbour and plenty of shops and cafes. The coastline in this area is so spectacular that almost all of it is designated National Park. Tenby has an ancient harbour surrounded by Regency buildings in pretty pastel colours and is a magnet for artists and photographers as well as a haven for holiday makers.

Your Hotel HH

The Belgrave Hotel The Belgrave Hotel is a Grade II listed building built in 1874 and stands on the sea front over looking the south beach and Caldey Island and just a short walk away from the town centre. It has been in the Thomas family for many years and offers us a great package of dinner, bed and breakfast and full entertainment programme. All rooms are ensuite with TV, telephone and tea making facilities and for your added convenience there is a lift to all floors but please note there are some stairs to the lift.

Tenby Harbour

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ALL INCLUSIVE 5 Days/4 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast plus packed lunches and free bar Your tour includes ...

Our package here is great value and includes nightly entertainment with a free bar from 6pm to 11pm each evening, 2 packed lunches and two local excursions.

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4 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast plus packed lunches and free bar 2 day excursions Services of an experienced tour driver guide Evening entertainment Door to door transport

Date 13 May 21 October

Price £329 £319

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North Beach, Tenby

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Cardiff, Wales’ Capital city, offers a startling range of unique attractions, top class entertainment and quality shopping with a difference – all within walking distance. Innovative architecture sits alongside historic buildings and Cardiff Bay offers entertainment for everyone. The revitalized waterfront at Cardiff Bay includes the Wales Millennium Centre, home of the national opera, orchestra, theatre and dance companies.

Your Hotel HHHH

Copthorne Hotel Your comfort and convenience are our priority at the historic Copthorne Hotel CardiffCaerdydd. This traditional 4 star hotel ideally located between the City Centre and the Coast of Barry Island, serves as a perfect base with all the facilities you need at your disposal, including a gym, indoor pool, sauna, jacuzzi, free Wi-Fi and modern in-room amenities. Guests can also enjoy cosy drinks and alfresco dining at Raglans restaurant overlooking our private lake.

4 Days/3 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast The Royal Mint Experience, based in South Wales, is the only place in the world where you can watch the United Kingdom's coins being made. Go behind the scenes to follow the journey of a coin from a blank to a bank in our 45 minute Guide Factory Experience followed by our selfguided interactive exhibition.

Experience the sights, sounds and smells of thousands of glistening new coins, hot off the press. You'll even have the opportunity to strike your own coin!

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3 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast Royal Mint Experience Guided tour of Cardiff Services of an experienced tour driver guide Door to door transport

Date Price 06 October £318 Single Supplement £75

BANTRY

IRELAND

KILLARNEY

Bantry House, County Cork

Killarney is a medium sized town in County Kerry, southwestern Ireland. The town is on the northeastern shore of Lough Leane, which is part of Killarney National Park. The town and its hinterland is home to St Mary’s Cathedral, Ross Castle, Muckross House and Abbey, the Lakes of Killarney, MacGillycuddy’s Reeks, Purple Mountain, Mangerton Mountain, the Gap of Dunloe and Torc Waterfall. Owing to its natural heritage, history and its location on the Ring of Kerry, Killarney is a popular tourist destination.

6 Days/5 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast plus free drink with dinner

Your Hotel HHHH

Your tour includes ...

A prompt start this morning as Irish motorways now make this journey possible. After leaving the port we journey south to Kerry and to the hotel which has full leisure facilities and nightly entertainment. Our meals are self service breakfast and carvery dinners. Our guide joins us for our excursion to The Ring of Kerry and the Dingle peninsular with our final excursion to Cork and Blarney Castle. There is a day free in the town where I can arrange a jaunting car ride and a sail on the Killarney lake at a very reasonable cost. Our last day we return to Dublin for our afternoon sailing to Holyhead, getting us back in our area around 20.45pm.

Killarney Towers Hotel Nestled in the very heart of the quaint and beautiful Killarney town, Killarney Towers Hotel offers you a range of modern and comfortable facilities, coupled with a friendly and courteous service.

The hotel rooms are all furnished to a high standard and ideal for those looking to spend a peaceful and relaxing time in this beautiful Co. Kerry town.

3 5 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast plus free drink with dinner each evening 3 3 day excursions 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Nightly entertainment 3 Door to door transport

Date Price 03 April £459 Single Supplement £120

Blarney Castle

The wonderful tour takes us through some of Irelands wonderful scenery and the Dramatic Wild Atlantic Way

7 Days/6 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Your tour includes ...

A leisurely drive through North Wales to Holyhead for our Stena line ferry to Dublin. We drive south to the small town of Carlow and our overnight hotel, The Seven Oaks arriving around 7pm for dinner and a restful evening.

Day 2: We head to Ireland's far South West, stopping over lunch in Cobh, (the last port of call in Ireland of SS Titanic on her fated maiden voyage). We then drive on to Bantry arriving late afternoon where we stay for 4 nights Dinner, Bed and Breakfast and free use of the hotel's Leisure facilities. During our stay here we have 2 day excursions.

Day 3: We take in the stunning views of 'The Wild Atlantic Way' to Mizen Head and the exciting visitor centre where admission is included.

Day 4: Following more of the 'The Wild Atlantic Way' to our first visit of the day to Garmish Island and the beautiful Italanate Garden where admission is included. We then enjoy more of the wild Atlantic way scenery.

Day 5: We have a day at leisure to explore Bantry and for those who wish there is Bantry House to explore.

Day 6: Sadly we leave and retrace our steps north. We call at Waterford over lunch time and then take in the pretty Co. Wicklow Scenery before arriving at Bray and the Esplanade Hotel overlooking Dublin Day. Day 7: After breakfast we head into Dublin for around 3 hours sightseeing before we head to

the Port for our 2pm sailing to Holyhead arriving back in our area about 7.30pm.

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6 nights hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast Sevenoaks, Carlow (1 night) Westlodge Hotel (4 nights) Esplanade Hotel (1 night) Excursions including the dramatic Wild Atlantic Way Services of an experienced tour driver guide Door to door transport

Your Hotel (4 nights) HHH

Westlodge Hotel Set amid 30 acres of landscaped gardens, The Westlodge Hotel is situated just on the edge of Bantry town, overlooking Bantry Bay, in West Cork. It offers a fine restaurant, a fully licenced bar, an indoor pool, a hot tub, and free WiFi. Sugarloaf Restaurant overlooks Bantry Bay and Borlin Valley and serves only local produce including fresh fish and local meats. The Health & Leisure centre boasts a sauna, steam room, squash and outdoor tennis. Guests can access these facilities free of charge.

Date Price 09 June £533 Single Supplement £120

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BELGIUM

HOLLAND | Kings Day Party Includes Kuekenhof Gardens, steam train ride, Dutch Bulbfields and boat cruise

Continental

GREAT VALUE £99

25th April - 6 Days/5 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast

All this for just £599 per person

Bruges, the capital of West Flanders in northwest Belgium, is distinguished by its canals, cobbled streets and medieval buildings. Its port, Zeebrugge

BRUGES MINI-CRUISE 3 Days/2 Nights Dinner & Breakfast is £28 extra each way

The Pride of Bruges cruise ferry features a great choice of places to eat and drink as well as a host of other facilities including a cinema, a shop, live The Pride Bruges cruise ferry entertainment and a range of comfortable cabins. All cabins on the Pride of Bruges are ensuite with towels and bed linen provided.

With a choice of bars and restaurants onboard there really is something for everyone.

Our great mini cruise break, starts with setting off to York arriving in time for lunch, then mid-afternoon we travel to Hull and board our cruise ferry to Zeebrugge.

We have low berth 2 bedded inside cabins and entertainment to suit all ages until late.

No meals included are included but can be added for £28 each way including dinner and breakfast.

We arrive in Belgium around 9am and head to Bruges, the capital of West Flanders to spend the day.

Not far from Amsterdam, on the edges of IJsselmeer lake, lies Volendam. This old fishing village is famous for its splendid harbour, fishing trade, authentic Dutch character and traditional clothing. In other words: it is a great place to visit, no matter the season! It’s known for its colourful wooden houses and the old fishing boats in its harbour, which is lined with seafood vendors.

Your Hotel HHH

Our classic Dutch hotel The Art Hotel Spaander is sat on the shore of Ijsslemeer Lake in the centre of the classic village of Volendam. We cross to Holland via North Sea ferries to Rotterdam and include dinner and breakfast on board the ship along with low berth cabins. Included in the tour price is admission to Kuekenhof Gardens for the world famous displays, a steam train with coffee and cake and classic boat cruise including lunch. We celebrate Kings Day, a national holiday, with a free day in Volendam. You will need to wear something orange for this fantastic party day. Should you wish to travel to Amsterdam for an even bigger party it is just 14 miles away by bus or train (fare not included).

Your tour includes ...

3 Luxury lake view rooms with balcony 3 5 nights dinner, bed & breakfast 3 All entrances including Kuekenhof Gardens, steam train ride with coffee and cake, Dutch Bulbfields and boat cruise including lunch plus free day to enjoy KINGS DAY BANK HOLIDAY 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Door to door transport

At 4.40pm we head back to the ship for our return sailing on the same basis as our outward crossing. 9am sees us arrive in Hull when we journey back to our area arriving around lunchtime.

2 nights cruise with low berth 2 bed cabin Visits to York, Bruges and Harrogate Entertainment on board Door to door transport extra £22 per pick up

Date Price 05 March £99 Single Supplement £30

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Art Hotel Spaander is located in a prime position in Volendam on the banks of the IJsselmeer. This historical hotel dating back to 1881 has a truly authentic Dutch feel to it.

Each of the 78 luxurious bedrooms have been uniquely decorated and feature authentic Dutch decor.

Rooms are generously proportioned and some of them offer views over the IJsselmeer or Volendam’s famous boulevard on the dike.

The hotel’s famous restaurant offers a delightful menu featuring Volendam and Dutch specialties.

Guests can sample such delights as stewed fish, whilst being served by waitresses in the traditional Volendam costume.

Art Hotel Spaander also organises various music, entertainment and art events on a regular basis.

Guests will love exploring the town of Volendam on foot – the traditional Dutch houses, the canals, the scenic waterfront and of course the dike itself. The historical towns of Edam and Monnickendam are close by and worth a visit.

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Art Hotel Spaander

Kuekenhof Gardens

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Date Price 25 April £599 Single Supplement £150 including Single Cabin on Ship

FULLY ESCORTED NORTHERN SPAIN & PORTUGAL

Penada Sanctuary

1st to 12th September - 12 Days/11 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast

All this for just £1390 per person

Santillana del Mar

This tour is fully escorted from leaving the ship in Santander to returning to the ship by Ken Baxter who is a personal friend of ours for over 30 years and knows all the hoteliers. He visits personally which guarantees the product is excellent quality throughout and includes many extras and lots of wine etc.

Sunday 1st September A very early start to make the most of this wonderful tour. We head south with suitable stops along the way to arrive in Plymouth for the afternoon 15.15 sailing, onboard the Brittany Ferries 'PONT AVEN'.

Included onboard are low berth ensuite cabins and a 4 star dinner and breakfast all served in the restaurant with entertainment to the small hours if you wish.

unforgettable views of Cantabria and Asturias before we return to Los Infantes for dinner.

Monday 2nd September Morning at leisure on board the ship as we arrive in Santander at 12.15. Here we meet Ken and his wife, our escorts. We then drive the short distance to Santillana del Mar and our Hotel Los Infantes, a former palace for a three night half board stay. The afternoon is at leisure to explore this attractive village.

Friday 6th September A full day trip today takes us into the Peneda-Geres National Park.

A light lunch is included in a local restaurant, after which we shall head to Nossa Senhora de Peneda, a Sanctuary settled high in the mountains and regarded as one of the Seven Wonders of Portugal.

More festivities near the Hotel after dinner tonight.

Tuesday 3rd September Morning visit to nearby Comillas and San Vicente de Barquera. Both are very attractive in their own way.

We then return to Santillana del Mar where we have the afternoon at leisure.

Wednesday 4th September Whole day visit to the Picos de Europa. There will be free time in the historic village of Potes, and later a visit to Fuente De, where the brave can take the cable car offering

Thursday 5th September This morning we leave our hotel travelling along the spectacular coast of Spain into Portugal, arriving late afternoon at the Hotel Meira in Vila Praia de Âncora where we shall stay for six nights half board. The Annual Festival starts tonight!

Saturday 7th September Free day as it's the main festival day today! Enjoy the processions, folklore, handicrafts, band concerts, and even more after dinner tonight.

Your guide Ken will give you an outlined programme before the day!!

Sunday 8th September Whole day out today, where we visit the Monumental Complex of Bom Jesus, overlooking the city of Braga.

The Sanctuary itself, the beautiful

gardens, the Baroque staircase and the variety of monuments will surely please everyone. In the afternoon we shall visit Viana do Castelo, the capital of the folklore district and Santa Luzia, offering spectacular views of the area.

Monday 9th September Today we visit the city of porto.

Firstly an orientation tour, passing Clerigos Tower, City Hall, São Bento Station, Cathedral, before enjoying some free time for individual sightseeing and lunch. Early afternoon we will take a short cruise on the River Douro to enjoy the city from a different angle and before returning to our hotel we will visit a Port Wine Lodge for a tour and tasting of the famous nectar.

Tuesday 10th September A shorter day today as we first visit the border town of Valença. Totally walled and fortress-like, it boasts a variety of shops, narrow, cobbled pedestrianised streets, wroughtiron balconies and views across the River Minho to Spain. We then make the short journey to Ponte de Lima, believed to be the oldest town in Portugal. Ample time here for lunch, sightseeing and a little retail therapy, after which we will spend a little time at the annual International Gardens Festival, an award winning event created for those who appreciate flowers and plants in their natural splendour.

Wednesday 11th September We must leave Vila Praia today and head back into Northern Spain. We shall arrive in Santander for a little free time before joining the late evening ferry to Plymouth.

Port of San Vicente de Barquera

Thursday 12th September We arrive in Plymouth midafternoon and return home to our door-to-door service, having had a memorable holiday.

Your Hotels

3H Hotel Los Infantes Hotel Los Infantes is located in the centre of Santillana del Mar, the ideal place to visit all of Cantabria. This Hotel of Santillana del Mar is an authentic museum, completely decorated by works of art of the time. You will be surrounded by art and history in all spaces, from magnificent facade, lobby, different rooms, restaurant and rooms; all perfectly combined with the comforts of the modern world. In its charming restaurant with a central fireplace, you will enjoy the tasty traditional Cantabrian and Spanish food.

4H Hotel Meira The Hotel Meira is a traditional family hotel, totally refurbished where you will find a family atmosphere and some tranquillity. Situated in the wind-protected valley of Vila Praia de Âncora, this 4-star hotel is only 2 minutes’ walk from the beach. The welcoming restaurant adds to the hotel’s traditional, warm atmosphere.

Tour Single Supplement

£280

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Continental

Oberammergau Passion Play 2020

17th September 2020 12 days-11 nights Dinner Bed & Breakfast

All this for just £1639 per person Ten years ago we made our third visit to this wonderful play performed in this pretty Bavarian village in southern Germany close to the Austrian border. We are returning for our fourth visit in September 2020. This time instead of extending the holiday into Austria we are returning to what has become a special place for many Memory Lane clients, The Hotel Astoria, overlooking Lake Maggiore in Italy. We are now taking bookings for the tour and have confirmation of our arrangements in Oberammergau. First deposits are now due with your bookings. I have included details of our 5 star holiday which is as follows.

Day 1 After our door step pickups about 8.30am we then journey in to Yorkshire with a visit to York and to find a little lunch. Around 4pm we depart to Hull to join our overnight crossings to Rotterdam. This crossing includes a great buffet dinner and breakfast, with low bedded cabins included. The ship offers a good programme entertainment until late.

Day 2 We arrive in Rotterdam around 8am and depart south across France and Germany towards Stuttgart with suitable refreshment stops along the way. We stop for the night near Singelfingen in a good quality 3 star hotel where we have dinner bed and breakfast.

Day 3 After breakfast we set off to Oberammergau arriving mid to late afternoon. Here our 2 night stay will be in a 3 star hotel or a 4 star guest house close to the village. The arrangement we have purchased from the Play Office includes 2 nights accommodation, 2 evening meals, 2 breakfasts and a light lunch plus good tickets for the play, transfers to and from the village and good tickets for the world famous passion play and a play guide in English. Our tickets are category 1which means you will be seated in the mustard /gold area on the theatre plan (available on request).

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Day 4 Today is the highlight of the tour as we join our local transport to the village of Oberammergau for the performance of the Passion Play, a real spectacular event that only takes place every ten years, there is a long break for lunch which is included.

After witnessing this very moving performance we rejoin our local transport back to our accommodation for dinner.

Day 5 After breakfast we depart Germany and drive into Italy and Lake Maggiore and the stunning town of Stresa and the Hotel Astoria where we spend the next 5 nights with dinner, bed and nreakfast at this fabulous lake side property.The hotel has a sun terrace on the roof and a very tasteful pool and sun area in the large rear garden. Lake View Rooms are available on request and at an extra charge.

Day 6 to 9 During our stay we will have two local excursions by coach and a boat

Lake Maggiore excursion to The Isle Of Bella. The boat fare is included in the tour price and entrance to the Palace is also included. There is a day at leisure to explore or relax.

Day 10 Sadly we depart Stresa and start our journey to the north to our overnight stop which includes dinner, bed and breakfast.

Day 11 Our last day on the continent. We head for Rotterdam and our overnight

crossing which again includes dinner, breakfast and low berth cabins plus entertainment.

Day 12 We arrive in Hull around 8am and depart the ship about 9am and head to Harrogate for our last visit of the tour. Here there will be chance to do a little shopping for home and get some lunch arriving back in our area around 4pm.

Price Our tour price is based on a euro exchange rate £1 equalling 1.12 euros and fuel at £1 16p per litre. Any changes that are greater than 2.5 % will result in a price difference either up or down as the rate may be. Our price will be £1639.00 per person and unlike most other operators this tour includes full dinner bed & breakfast daily and low berth cabin on the overnight crossing to the continent. The minimum deposits we will require are £100 on booking with a further £100 in November 2018 then £200 payable in May 2019 and November 2019. The final balance a minimum of 70 days before we depart. We do recommend you insure against cancelation as German cancellation rates are quite expensive I look forward to your booking and should you have any question please call and we will do our best to help. A seating plan of the Passion Play Theatre is available on request.

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VALKENBURG | Christmas Markets

14th November 6 Days - 5 Nights with 3 nights Dinner Bed & Breakfast The 32nd Christmas market Municipal Cave – located at the foot of the well-known Cauberg – is the largest, oldest and most visited underground Christmas market in Europe. You will be amazed by the beautiful settings and decors, which are in complete harmony with the countless stalls offering Christmas gifts and other luxuries. The spacious, longdrawn-out galleries that characterize this cave invite you to while away the hours against a musical backdrop in a Christmas cave equipped with excellent facilities.

Day 1 We make our way to York to visit this fine city getting ready for Christmas.

Leaving mid afternoon we motor on to Hull and join our overnight sailing to Zeebrugge. We have not included meals but we can book you a great deal at just £60 for dinner and breakfast on the outward and return journeys.

Schaepkens Hotel This Schaepkens Hotel is surrounded by a picturesque garden in the edge of the centre of Valkenburg.

It features free WiFi in all areas.

Hotel Schaepkens offers rooms with a TV and an en suite bathroom.

Some of the rooms feature artwork on the walls including vintage photographs.

Valkenburg

Cathedral and Statue of Peter Paul Rubens- Antwerp

Day 2 Friday We dock around 9am and head to Antwerp, the diamond capital of Europe. We allow time to explore this great city and then mid afternoon we head onto Valkenburg for three nights dinner bed and breakfast at our hotel which offers great food all served buffet style and eat as much as you like.

Your Hotel HHH

Day 3 Saturday Is a free day in Valkenburg. A fantastic place with pavement cafes and exciting shops and the great markets held in the spacious caves, so if it snows the place looks great.

Hotel Schaepkens is a 5-minute walk from the city centre.

Day 4 Sunday Our excursion takes us to Aachen in Germany to visit one of Germany's oldest markets. Also here you will get the chance to visit Lindt Chocolate.

Day 5 We say Goodbye to Valkenburg and head back to the coast where we spend some time in Brugge to visit the fine city before heading to the port and our overnight crossing to Hull.

Day 6 We depart the ship and head for home with a stop enroute arriving in our area early afternoon.

Guests can make use of the infrared cabin, indoor swimming pool and the fitness facilities free of charge. These facilities are located 900 yards away from the hotel.

The hotel restaurant serves a buffet dinner in the evening. There is a twice daily happy hour at the hotel bar and live entertainment on some evenings.

Date Price 14 November £399 Single Supplement £90

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FESTIVE BREAKS

PRE-CHRISTMAS & TURKEY & TINSEL BREAKS

Pre Christmas Break

Pre Christmas Break

TENBY ~ BELGRAVE HOTEL 5 DAYS/4 NIGHTS ALL INCLUSIVE

CUMBRIA ~ GILSLAND HALL HOTEL 5 DAYS/4 NIGHTS DINNER, BED & BREAKFAST

The Belgrave Hotel stands on the sea front over looking the south beach and Caldey Island. It has been in the Thomas family for many years and offers us a great all inclusive package of dinner, bed and breakfast, packed lunches with nightly entertainment and a free bar 6-11pm. We also have 2 day excursions.

Departure 21 October

Days 5

Price per person £319

SS NOA

Pre Christmas & Shopper Break LLANDUDNO~ QUEENS HOTEL 4 DAYS/3 NIGHTS DINNER, BED & BREAKFAST The Queens Hotel has been in the same family for over 25 years and is ideally situated on the sea front just two minutes walk from the main shopping area. Most rooms boast splendid views across the bay to the Great Orme and the Pier. Entertainment and excursions and are included on this tour.

Departure 01 November

Days 4

Price per person £249

SS £18

TORQUAY ~ BELGRAVE SANDS HOTEL 5 DAYS/4 NIGHTS DINNER, BED & BREAKFAST The Belgrave Hotel stands on the sea front over looking the south beach and Caldey Island. It has been in the Thomas family for many years and offers us a great package of dinner, bed and breakfast, with nightly entertainment.. We also have 2 day excursions.

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Days 5

Price per person £349

Departure 11 November

SS NOA

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Days 5

Price per person £329

SS £28

Turkey & Tinsel BABBACOMBE ~ ANCHORAGE HOTEL 5 DAYS/4 NIGHTS DINNER, BED & BREAKFAST A warm welcome awaits you at the Anchorage Hotel which is situated in the peaceful Cary Park, a few minutes walk from Babbacombe Downs which overlooks the sea. Our Turkey & Tinsel tour includes dinner, bed and breakfast, entertainment most evenings, day excursions and watch out for the man in the RED COAT.

Departure 11 November

Pre Christmas Break

Departure 04 November

Gilsland Spa hotel sits proudly in 140 acres of manicured gardens and natural woodland in an idyllic countryside location with spectacular views over the Cumbrian and Northumberland countryside. This tour offers all the usual trimmings for the festive season, nightly entertainment and 2 day excursions.

Days 5

Price per person £239

SS NOA

Turkey & Tinsel LLANDUDNO~ QUEENS HOTEL 5 DAYS/4 NIGHTS DINNER, BED & BREAKFAST The Queens Hotel has been in the same family for over 25 years and is ideally situated on the sea front just two minutes walk from the main shopping area. Most rooms boast splendid views across the bay to the Great Orme and the Pier. Entertainment and excursions and are included on this tour.

Departure 18 November

Days 5

Price per person £299

SS £16

NORFOLK

LOCH LOMOND

Thursford Christmas Spectacular This Christmas spectacular is the largest Christmas Show in the country! Set in the magical surroundings of mechanical organs and fairground carousels with a cast of 130 professional singers, dancers and musicians – many of whom are West End performers.

4 Days/3 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Day 1: We travel to Norfolk Day 2: We travel to Sheringham for the Thursford Show. The 3 hour performance delivers an extravaganza of non-stop singing, dancing, music, humour and variety. It’s a fast moving celebration of the festive season featuring an eclectic mix of both seasonal and year-round favourites, with famous and much-loved chart toppers being sung alongside traditional carols.

We include good seats at the Thursford Spectacular. and accommodation of dinner, bed and breakfast.

Day 3: We spend in Norwich Day 4: We travel home.

Your tour includes ...

3 3 nights dinner, bed & breakfast 3 Good seats at the Thursford Spectacular 3 A full and a half day excursion 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Door to door transport

Your Hotel HHHH

Best Western La Strange Arms The Le Strange Arms Hotel sits quietly in the North Norfolk village of Old Hunstanton and enjoys an unrivalled seashore setting with lawns sweeping down to the dunes and sandy beach. It's the perfect hotel in Norfolk for a relaxing seaside break.

Bursting with character the hotel is also well situated for exploring the local area and beautiful North Norfolk coastline which includes attractions such as Sandringham House, Norfolk Lavender, and the historic market town of Kings Lynn.

Although it's on the east coast of England, it faces west across the Wash, which is famous for its beautiful sunsets and variety of wildlife.

Standing just a stone's throw from the sea, the hotel is an agreeably peaceful place to stay in Norfolk away from the hustle and bustle of the city.

Edinburgh Christmas Markets The village of Drymen sits in the hills at the western end of the Campsie Fells overlooking the Endrick Water as it nears Loch Lomond. The beautiful parish was built in 1771 and just outside the village are the substantial ruins of Buchanan Castle, a former stronghold of the powerful Grahams of Montrose, which dates back to the 17th century.

TURKEY & TINSEL 5 Days/4 Nights All inclusive On this tour we visit the wonderful Edinburgh Christmas Market. The traditional and romantic Christmas Market in the heart of the City of Edinburgh offers a unique shopping experience for every visitor with its fair of crafters, artists, gift shops and gastronomic surprises. Get into the Christmas spirit!

The Winnock Hotel offers us a great package starting with a glass of wine with dinner each evening followed by entertainment with drinks inclusive package.* Your tour includes ...

3 4 nights all inclusive accommodation 3 Excursions including visiting Edinburgh Christmas Market 3 Door to door transport *Please note local laws put a £15 per person limit each night.

Your Hotel HHH

Winnock Hotel The Winnock Hotel dates back to the late 1700s and throughout history has always offered lodging to weary travellers passing through Loch Lomond and the Trossachs areas.

Formerly a coaching inn, The Winnock hotel has been lovingly restored and tastefully extended to its present day form. Offering 73 bedrooms, cosy lounges; many with open log fires, a characterful restaurant, function room and public lounge bar, the hotel has many things in common with its historic counterpart with one striking similarity - friendly, welcoming service.

Date Price 25 November £359 Single Supplement £69

Departure Price per person 24 November TBC 02 December TBC Single Supplement NOA PRICES ARE ESTIMATED TO BE £404. £15 MORE THAN 2018 BUT ARE YET TO BE CONFIRMED

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PRE-CHRISTMAS SPECIAL BREAKS

great value Dumfries ~ Old Tyme & Traditional Ceilidh Weekend

Dumfries is ripe for strolling. Laced by atmospheric lanes and quarters you never know what you'll find.It can be a hidden garden, a centre for contemporary visual art and craft, a delightful parkland golf course, a confectionary shop, a bustling farmers' market, a Palladian mansion, museums that are treasure troves of local history, lovely, red-hued sandstone bridges, or a medieval stronghold. Need we go on?

3 Days/2 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Cairndale Hotel is celebrating St. Andrew's Weekend with a weekend full of Old Tyme & Traditional Scottish Ceilidh Music with bands playing both Friday and Saturday Night.

Saturday Night we have Ian Cruickshanks and his band.

Ian Cruickshanks started playing button box in 1968 at 13 years old. Playing mainly for Scottish Country and Old Time dances now but has travelled to Thailand and Vietnam as well as numerous trips to the Mediterranean and extensively throughout UK. He has done 25 BBC broadcasts over the years, around 20 albums recorded and a few TV appearances.

On Sunday we visit Carlisle Christmas market on our return journey home.

Your tour includes ...

3 2 nights dinner, bed & breakfast 3 A weekend full of entertainment 3 Visit to Carlisle Christmas Market 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Door to door transport

Date Price 29 November £209 Single Supplement £30 30

Your Hotel HHH

Cairndale Hotel

The Cairndale Hotel & Leisure Club is one of the leading hotels in Dumfries & Galloway. Prepare for a warm welcome and make the most of the excellent facilities on offer. The hotel boasts fab leisure facilities including a heated swimming pool, spa pool, sauna, steam room and state-of-the-art gym.

There is a variety of restaurants at the hotel. Enjoy a coffee and a cake in the Forum Café Bar or relax in cosy seating in our Sawney Beans Restaurant. For a more formal dining experience try the excellent Reivers Restaurant.

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Longleat at Christmas-Light Show, House and Park & Bath Xmas Market Longleat, nestled within 900 acres of Capability Brown landscaped grounds, is home to the UK’s original Safari Park, and one of the best examples of Elizabethan architecture, with an abundance of exciting attractions.

3 Days/2 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Day 1: We have an early start to arrive at Longleat for 1.30pm.

This winter, stunning Chinese lanterns will light up Longleat once more as we take you on A Fantastic Voyage! Join us on a thrilling expedition around the world, journeying through time and space with explorers, Harry and Bea, a plucky brother and sister, and their fearless terrier companion, Monty.

Marvel as you discover wondrous scenes, from the exotic to the glacial, filled with astonishing creatures, magnificent scenery, stunning structures and sensational modes of transportation, as you embark on this epic adventure.

Day 2: We visit the awardwinning Bath Christmas Market with over 180 twinkling chalets spread out across Bath’s picturesque Georgian streets.

It’s the perfect place to do a spot of Christmas shopping.

Your tour includes ...

3 2 nights dinner, bed & breakfast 3 Longleat Christmas fantastic light show 3 Visit to Bath Christmas Market 3 Services of an experienced tour driver guide 3 Door to door transport

Date Price 01 December £259 Single Supplement £42

Your Hotel HHHH

Blunsden House Hotel

Set in 30 acres of beautiful Wiltshire countryside, the 4-star Swindon Blunsdon House Hotel, BW Premier Collection has 2 restaurants, 3 bars and leisure facilities including an indoor pool and a 9-hole par 3 golf course.

Free WiFi is available throughout the hotel.

The rear of Swindon Blunsdon House Hotel, BW Premier Collection overlooks the stunning Cotswolds.

For a fee guests can use the leisure facilities to include swimming pool and gym complete with Les Mills virtual spinning studio, tennis and beauty salon.

CHRISTMAS BREAKS

Christmas in Cumbria Gilsland Hall Hotel 5 Days/4 Nights

Dinner, Bed & Breakfast PLUS Extras Gilsland Hall Hotel sits proudly in 140 acres of manicured gardens and natural woodland in an idyllic countryside location with spectacular views over the Cumbrian and Northumberland countryside. Our package includes nightly entertainment starting with a tea dance before dinner, then the main evening entertainment starts around 8.30pm. This caters for all tastes with a large dance floor for those wishing to dance along with the public bar for those wanting a quieter moment.

Sunday 23rd December

We head north with a stop for coffee on the way and a little lunch stop in Penrith arriving at the hotel for around 2.30pm. The staff welcome you to the hotel and after settling in dinner is served followed by nightly entertainment starting around 8.30pm

Christmas Eve

Subject to numbers we may have a short excursion to Hexham to buy those last minute Christmas presents.

Christmas Day

The staff of Memory Lane and Gilsland Hall Hotel wish you all A Very Merry Christmas.

Today is full board with all the festive trimmings and watch out for the main in the RED COAT bearing gifts.

Boxing Day

Breakfast and time to relax a little before lunch.

Subject to numbers we will have a country drive returning in time to get ready for the evening package of entertainment and food.

Thursday 27th December

On our return journey we stop in Kendal, where we will have time for a little shopping around the town.

Departure 23rd December Single Supplement

Price per person £459 £20

Christmas in Scotland Cairndale Hotel

Luxury Christmas in Llandudno Queens Hotel

5 Days/4 Nights

5 Days/4 Nights

Dumfries and Galloway is a huge pretty area of South West Scotland with beautiful scenery at every turn.

Elegant Llandudno is the largest resort in Wales. Stunningly situated between the Great and Little Ormes, Llandudno has two wonderful beaches. It has a lively and bustling town centre with broad streets and fascinating Victorian verandas.

Or tour includes full board accommodation, full entertainment package and this year we enjoy a Panto.

Dinner, Bed & Breakfast PLUS Extras

This fine red sand stone building set just a few minutes walk from the town centre attractions of Dumfries provides us with a great base for our Christmas tour. There is a great entertainment programme and full leisure facilities (don’t forget your swimming gear) set amongst some wonderful scenery which we will be exploring.

Sunday 23rd December

We head north with a stop for coffee on the way. We then cross the border and head onto the Old Blacksmith shop for lunch. We check in at our hotel with plenty of time to explore the town.

Christmas Eve

We have a drive through the Dumfries and Galloway Forest, with a lunch stop in Castle Douglas before travelling back to the hotel for our celebrations for Christmas and an evening of entertainment.

Full Board

Christmas Eve

We travel down to Llandudno where we plan to have a relaxing day. After lunch there is time to unwind before meeting in the Embassy Ballroom for drinks and a bit of fun.

Dinner will be followed with dancing and evening entertainment.

Christmas Day

After breakfast Father Christmas visits with presents. A traditional Christmas Day lunch will be served with entertainment to follow.

For the evening meal we enjoy the Chef’s candlelit buffet followed by dancing and music.

Boxing Day

Christmas Day

After breakfast we take a scenic coach trip and on our return we enjoy morning coffee - before having a buffet lunch. After evening dinner there is entertainment and dancing.

Boxing Day

After breakfast we take a scenic coach trip and on our return we enjoy morning coffee - before having a buffet lunch. After evening dinner there is entertainment and dancing.

A Very Merry Christmas from all at Memory Lane with a breakfast and a full Christmas lunch and a glass of wine and an evening of entertainment.

Thursday 27th December

Our morning is free in Dumfries with a short excursion in the afternoon.

Thursday 27th December

We sadly leave the hotel with a stop for lunch on the way.

Departure 23rd December Single Supplement

Price per person £415 £60

Friday 28th December

After breakfast we say a sad farewell journey home.

Departure 24th December Single Supplement

Price per person £649 £30

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New Year

New Year in Scotland Cairndale Hotel, Dumfries

New Year in Cumbria Gilsland Hall Hotel

4 Days/3 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast PLUS Extras

4 Days/3 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast PLUS Extras

This fine red sand stone building set just a few minutes walk from the town centre attractions of Dumfries provides us with a great base for our Christmas tour. The hotel boasts fab leisure facilities including a heated swimming pool, spa pool, sauna, steam room and state-of-the-art gym.

Gilsland Hall Hotel sits proudly in 140 acres of manicured gardens and natural woodland in an idyllic countryside location with spectacular views over the Cumbrian and Northumberland countryside.

Sunday 30th December

After our door to door pick ups we head north on the motorway stopping along the way for coffee, then a lunch stop in Penrith before we head for The Spa. We hope to have you all checked in for 3pm. Tea Dance.

We head north stopping for coffee along the way, then we cross the border and head into the Old Blacksmith shop for lunch. We check in allowing you time to explore this fine town.

New Year's Eve

We have a drive through the Dumfries and Galloway Forest Park with hot chocolate and brandy served on the coach. Our lunch stop is in Castle Douglas before travelling back to the Cairndale. Our New Year celebrations and evening of entertainment take place in the Park House Suite.

Sunday 30th December

New Year's Eve

We start with a hearty breakfast. Subject to numbers and the hotel programme, we may have a short excursion. We will be returning for lunch and the day will have little moments to relax, chat to friends old and new, a little snooze maybe before the evening starts about 5.30pm. Then it’s The Bells wishing you "A Happy New Year”.

New Year's Day

If we didn’t see you last evening Happy New Year. Time to recover, breakfast from 10am to 11.30am. The rest of the day is at leisure. How about a dip in the pool or a walk by the river? In the afternoon a sandwich lunch is served in the upstairs ballroom, then tonight it’s back to Park House Suite for our last night of partying.

Wednesday 2nd January

Sadly we leave the Cairndale and set off back into England. We stop in Kendal for lunch before we return to our area late afternoon.

Departure 30th December Single Supplement

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Price per person £429 £45

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New Year's Day

Happy New Year if we missed you last night. Breakfast, time to relax a little before lunch, then time to recover and get ready for the evening package of entertainment and food.

Wednesday 2nd January

Sadly it’s time to leave. We load the luggage and set off down the old Road to Kendal where we will have time for a little shopping around the town.

Departure 30th December Single Supplement

Price per person £459 £20

BCH TRADING CHARTER (AND BOOKING CONDITIONS)

2. Booking and Payment When a booking is made, the 'lead name' on the booking guarantees that he or she is 18 or over and has the authority and accepts on behalf of the party the terms of these booking conditions and pays the deposit indicated in the brochure and as confirmed in the pre-contract information. After we receive your booking and all appropriate payments, if the arrangements you wish to book are available, we will send you or your booking agent a confirmation invoice within 14 days. This confirmation will include any special requests we have agreed. All monies paid to your booking agent are held by them on your behalf until we issue our confirmation invoice, thereafter your booking agent holds the money on our behalf. A binding agreement will come into existence between us when we dispatch this invoice to the 'lead name' or your booking agent.

Please check the confirmation carefully to ensure all the information is correct. This contract is governed by English Law, and the jurisdiction of the English Courts.

Single occupancy of rooms, when available, may be subject to a supplementary charge and these will be shown in the brochure. You can book by paying a deposit for each person named on the booking but our commitment is always conditional upon the balance being paid as below; Deposit £50.00 per person.

The balance of the price of your holiday must be paid at least 8 weeks before your departure. If you book within our balance due period, you will need to pay the total holiday cost at the time of booking. If the balance is not paid in time we reserve the right to cancel your holiday, retain your deposit, and apply the cancellation charges set out in the paragraph below. The date of cancellation will normally be the date we receive your written confirmation that you intend to cancel or 15 days after the balance due date, whichever comes first.

Where optional items are purchased as part of the holiday, these are payable on the balance due date except where items, such as theatre tickets, have been specifically purchased for you. In this case the cost will be payable at a separate date notified to you and will not normally be refunded unless we obtain a refund from the supplier we use.

3. Brochure Accuracy Although Memory Lane Travel make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the brochure information and pricing, regrettably errors do sometimes occur. You must therefore ensure you check the price and all other details of your holiday with us at the time of booking and when you receive our confirmation invoice 4. Our Pricing Policy Memory Lane Travel endeavour to ensure that the most up to date and correct prices are shown in our brochure. Occasionally, an incorrect price may be shown, due to an error. When we become aware of any such error, we will endeavour to notify you at the time of booking (if we are then aware of the mistake) or as soon as reasonably possible. We reserve the right to cancel the booking if you do not wish to accept the price which is applicable to the holiday. Local Authorities in many towns and cities throughout Europe have introduced new tourist taxes which must be paid directly to the hotel by all guests in person. These taxes are not included in our prices but we will notify you when applicable.

Holiday prices include all travel, hotel accommodation and meals as specified in the holiday description and VAT payable in the UK where applicable. The price of the holiday will not be subjected to any surcharges except those arising from exchange rate changes, transportation including the price of fuel, air & ferry operator fares and tolls, embarkation or disembarkation fees at terminals, duties and taxes (including the rate of VAT). Even in these cases we will absorb the cost equivalent to cost of the first 2% of the holiday price. Amounts more than this plus £1 administration fee and Travel Agents commission will be surcharged to you. If this means the total cost of the holiday increases by more than 10% then you are entitled to cancel your holiday and receive a full refund of all monies paid except any insurance premium and amendment charges.We will communicate the options with you either through email or letter, with a reminder if necessary. If you exercise the right to cancel we must receive written notice within 10 days of the date of the surcharge invoice. The currency exchange rate used in the holiday costings are based on rates as at November 2018.

BOOKING CONDITIONS

1. Financial Protection Your contract is with Memory Lane Holidays and Travel of Heath Street, Golborne, Warrington WA3 3AD. When you book a holiday with us, which doesn’t include a flight, the money you pay us for the booking will be protected by the Bonded Coach Holidays (BCH), this is a Government approved consumer protection scheme. The scheme will also ensure your repatriation in the event the company becomes insolvent. Our Trading Charter and Booking Conditions set out clearly and simply the responsibility we have to you and in turn, you have with us, when a contract is made. Please see the BCH Consumer Guarantee at www.bchuk.org.There is no financial protection if you purchase just transport or accommodation-only from us. We fully comply with the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018. The combination of travel services offered to you is a package holiday within the meaning of the Regulations. Therefore, you will benefit from all rights applying to package holidays. Memory Lane will be fully responsible for the proper performance of the holiday and providing assistance if you are in difficulty. Your key rights will be in the details of the tour which will be provided prior to booking.

5. If you change your booking If, after our confirmation has been issued, you wish to change to another of our holidays or change departure date, we will do our utmost to make the changes, but we cannot guarantee to do so. However, notification must be received in writing at our offices from the person who signed the booking form, at least 60 days before departures. This must be accompanied by a payment of £25 to cover our administrative costs, plus costs we incur in making the amendment. Alterations cannot be made within 60 days of departure and any such request for an alteration will be treated as a cancellation of the original booking and will be subject to the cancellation charges set out in paragraph below. Some arrangements cannot be changed without paying a cancellation charge of up to 100% of the ticket cost.

6. Transferring your booking You can transfer your booking to somebody else but the person must satisfy all the conditions of the holiday and you must inform us either by letter or email no less than 7 days before departure. This transfer will cost £20 plus reasonable costs to make the transfer. You will remain responsible for ensuring payment before the balance due date. This is in addition to (and does not affect) the separate liability of the transferee to us.

7. If you need to cancel your holiday You or any member of your party, may cancel your holiday at any time provided the cancellation is made by the person signing the booking form and is communicated to us in writing via the office who made your original booking. You must pay cancellation charges to cover our administration costs and to compensate for the risk of us not reselling the holiday. If the holiday is resold a refund will be made. Your cancellation will take effect from the date on which we or our agent receive your written confirmation of your cancellation. You must also return any tickets or vouchers you have received. A reduction in room occupancy may increase the charges for the remaining passengers by the application of supplements for low occupancy of rooms. Where bought in supplies, such as ferries, hotel accommodation etc have been bought in on your behalf, and where the terms and conditions of the supplier are non-refundable, these products will be charged to you at the full retail rate. If this applies, the non-refundable items will be deducted from your holiday costs and the following scale of charges will be applied to the remainder:

Period before departure within which written cancellation of package price is received

Amount of cancellation Charge as a % of total package cost

More than 56 days

Deposit only

55 - 49 days

30% or Deposit, if greater

48 - 22 days

50%

21 - 8 days

70%

7-1

100%

days

Departure day or later including Total package cost voluntary termination during the package

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BCH TRADING CHARTER (AND BOOKING CONDITIONS) You may cancel your holiday without paying any termination fee before the start of the holiday in the event of special circumstances, for instance if there are serious security problems at the destination which are likely to affect the package.

8. Alterations to your holiday by us We hope that we will not have to make any change to your holiday but, because our holidays are planned many months in advance, we sometimes do need to make minor changes. We reserve the right to do this at any time.

We will let you or your booking agent know about any important changes as soon as possible, including the minimum number of passengers required on the trip. If after booking, and before departure, we make a major change to your holiday, you will have the option of withdrawing from the holiday without penalty or transferring to another holiday without any charge. In either case, we will pay you compensation, according to the scale set below.

A major change includes the time of your departure or return time by more than 12 hours, a change in departure point, location of resort or type of hotel, a change in cross channel travel, or specification of the coach. If we tell you about any of these changes after we have confirmed your holiday booking (other than force majeure), you may either:

- accept the new arrangements offered by us; or - accept a replacement holiday from us of equivalent or similar standard and price (at the date of the change), if we can offer you one; or - cancel your holiday with us and receive a full refund of all monies

Either way, we will pay you compensation, using the Compensation table shown,

Period before departure in which significant change is notified to you or your agent………

Amount per person 6 days or more 5 days or less

More than 56 days

Nil

Nil

29 to 56 days

£10

Nil

15 to 29 days

£15

Nil

8 to 14 days

£20

£15

0 to 7 days

£25

£20

IMPORTANT NOTE Compensation will not be payable if the holiday is cancelled because the number of persons booked is less than the number required, or for events beyond our control, which include: war, threat of war, riots, civil disturbances, terrorist activity and its consequences, industrial disputes, natural and nuclear disasters, fire, epidemics, health risks and pandemics, unavoidable and unforeseeable technical problems with transport for reasons beyond our control or that of our suppliers; hurricanes and other actual or potential severe weather conditions and any other similar events. You are also advised to check with The Foreign and Commonwealth Office Advice Unit regularly at www.fco.gov.uk/travel prior to travel.

All holidays operate if the minimum number of participants is met.

However, in no case will we cancel your holiday less than ?? weeks before the scheduled departure date, except where you have failed to pay the final balance or because of force majeure (force majeure means an event which we or the suppliers of the services in question could not foresee or avoid and is therefore beyond our control).

9. Our responsibility to you We accept responsibility for ensuring the holiday which you book with us is supplied as described in our publicity material and the services offered reach a reasonable standard and if you are in difficulty we will assist you.

If any part of our holiday contract is not provided as promised, you may terminate the contract without paying a termination fee and we will pay you appropriate compensation if this has affected your enjoyment of your holiday. We will however, not be liable if there are any unforeseeable or unavoidable actions of a third party not connected with our travel services, or there were unavoidable or extraordinary circumstances, or the lack of

conformity is due to a traveller in the party. We accept responsibility for the acts and/or omissions of our employees, agents and suppliers except where they lead to death, injury or illness. Our liability in all cases shall be limited to a maximum of twice the value of the original holiday cost (not including insurance premiums and amendment charges). We accept responsibility for death, injury, or illness caused by the negligent acts and/ or omissions of our employees or agents together with our suppliers and sub-contractors, servants and/or agents of the same whilst acting within the scope of, or during their employment in the provision of your holiday.

We will accordingly pay to our clients such damages as might have been awarded in such circumstances under English Law. In respect of carriage by air, sea, tunnel and rail and the provision of accommodation our liability in all cases will be limited in the manner provided by the relevant international convention.

If we make any payment to you or any member of your party for death or personal injury or illness, you will be asked to assign to us or our insurers the rights you may have to act against the person or organisation responsible for causing the death, personal injury or illness. This clause does not apply to any separate contracts that you may enter for excursions or activities during or outside of your holiday. If you or any member of your party suffer death, illness or injury whilst overseas arising out of an activity which does NOT form part of your holiday, we may offer guidance and where legal action is contemplated and you want our assistance, you must obtain our written consent prior to any proceedings (We limit the cost of our assistance to you or your party to £5,000 per party) 10. If you have a complaint If you have a problem during your holiday, please inform your Tour Manager, your driver or the relevant supplier/resort representative immediately who will endeavour to put things right. If your complaint cannot be completely resolved locally, you must complete a Holiday Report Form which can be obtained by your driver or local representative, which you should keep.

Our contact number, for unresolved complaints will be our office number on 01942 728960 (open in office hours). If you remain dissatisfied please follow this up within 14 days of your return home by writing to Memory Lane Travel giving your original booking reference number and all other relevant information, including the reference of the Holiday Report Form. It is therefore a condition of this contract that you communicate any problem to the supplier of the services in question AND to our representative whilst in resort and obtain a written report form. If you fail to follow this simple procedure, we cannot accept responsibility as we have been deprived of the opportunity to investigate and rectify the problem. Should you wish to pursue the complaint further, the BCH/CPT have an Alternative Dispute Resolution scheme and full details are available from them. Please contact them at, The Confederation of Passenger Transport UK, Fifth Floor South, Chancery House, 53 – 64 Chancery lane, London WC2A 1 QS. 11. Our Coaches We will always use our reasonable endeavours to provide a coach to the specification in our brochure or advert, but reserve the right to substitute an alternative vehicle should there be unforeseen circumstances. There is a seating plan but in some cases, operational reasons may require a coach with a different configuration. We reserve the right to alter a coach seating plan and allocate seats other than those booked. Single passengers may be required to share a double seat with other single passengers. When your booking is confirmed, you will be offered the best seats that are available at that time. If you feel that you require two seats, then these must be booked and paid for in advance, at the time of booking. If you fail to do this and it transpires that the seat allocated to you is insufficient for your needs and there is no alternative seating available then you will be refused access to the coach and any payments made will be liable to forfeiture.

Specific seats will not be allocated on coaches operating a feeder service between joining points and main holiday departure points or on coaches that carry out transfers between airports, seaports etc.

12. Hotel facilities Some hotel facilities and entertainment may be withdrawn for routine maintenance or be subject to seasonal availability and provision of the facilities cannot be guaranteed. Single occupancy of rooms may be subject to a supplementary charge.

13. Health and Safety In some foreign countries, standards of infrastructure, safety and hygiene

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Some people may be at risk from discomfort or deep vein thrombosis (DVT) if they remain immobile on a journey for a long period. If you are planning to undertake a journey of more than three hours, you should consult your doctor, if you have ever had DVT, pulmonary embolism, a family history of clotting conditions, cancer or treatment for cancer, stroke, and heart or lung disease or If you have had major surgery in the past three months.

We reserve the right to refuse any booking in the absence of a doctor’s certificate confirming that you are fit to travel. Where we provide comfort stops you are encouraged to walk around. Exercise reduces any discomfort, which may be caused by periods of immobility.

NO SMOKING is allowed on our coaches (including E-Cigarettes) and we do not allow pets or any other animals, although we accommodate registered assistance dogs, but not on overseas holidays.

14.Travel documents, itineraries, pick-up points and passports For all Continental holidays, you will require a full 10-year British Passport (machine readable) valid for a further 3 months after your holiday. If you do not hold a full British Passport or you have any doubts about your status as a resident British subject, you must check with the Embassies or Consulates of the Countries to be visited to confirm the Passport or visa requirements when you book. We cannot accept responsibility if passengers are not in possession of the correct travel documents. For full details on passport requirements, please contact ‘the identity and passport service’ on 0300 222 0000 (www.direct.gov.uk)” You are responsible for ensuring you are at the correct departure point, at the correct time and with the correct documents. Memory Lane Travel reserve the right to modify itineraries to conform with requests from competent authorities both within the UK and abroad.

Excursions which are included in the cost of your booking are detailed on the brochure page and refunds will not be made for excursions not taken.

Optional excursions booked and paid for in resort do not form part of your booking. Admission fees to buildings may not be included in the price of the holiday, please check.

15. Special Requests All special needs and requests, if agreed, should be entered on the booking form and be included in the confirmation of the holiday. These cannot be guaranteed except where confirmed as part of our holiday commitment to you and are detailed on your holiday booking confirmation. We are keen to ensure that we plan the arrangements for your holiday so that special needs and requests can be accommodated as far as possible. If you will need assistance, or may be unable to fully enjoy all aspects of your holiday you must tell us in advance so that we can maximise your enjoyment of the holiday. We will need to know if you will need special facilities in the hotel, taking part in the excursions or have difficulty boarding and travelling on the coach or other means of transport. Before booking your holiday, you should be sure that you and your party are both physically and mentally capable of completing the itinerary. If you need advice or further information either you should contact Memory Lane Travel . If you will require a special diet please tell us at the time of booking, or as soon as you are medically advised, together with a copy of the diet.

assistance will be provided for the entirety of the holiday is required at the time of booking. Coach drivers/Tour Managers are unable to provide such assistance.

Important You must tell us if you have an existing medical condition, disability or complex need that may affect your holiday or other group members’ enjoyment of it before you book your holiday. We reserve the right to request a doctor’s certificate confirming the passenger is fit to travel.

If, in our reasonable opinion, your chosen holiday is not suitable for your medical condition or disability, we reserve the right to refuse your booking. You are responsible for bringing with you the proper clothing and equipment, which we advise you about in our printed trip information. We want you to enjoy your holiday and will help you select an appropriate trip.

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may be lower than those to which we are accustomed in the UK. You should therefore exercise greater care for your own protection. There may be countries that we visit that have special medical requirements for tourists.

These regulations are subject to change and our clients are responsible for complying with entry and current health requirements. If you are not sure of the health requirements for the country you are visiting, you are advised to check with your own GP before travelling. You are also advised to refer to the Department of Health leaflet “Health Advice for Travellers”

17. Passenger Behaviour We want all our customers to have a happy and carefree holiday. You are responsible for your behaviour and hygiene and the effect it may have on others. If you or any other member of your party is abusive, disruptive or behaves in a way that could cause damage or injury to others or affect their enjoyment of their holiday or which could damage property, we have the right to terminate your contract with us and we will have no further liability or obligation to you. The coach driver/representative, ship's captain, or authorised official is entitled to refuse you boarding if in their reasonable opinion you are unacceptably under the influence of drink or drugs or you are being violent or disruptive.If you are refused boarding on the outward journey we will regard it as a cancellation by you and we will apply cancellation charges. If on your return journey, we have the right to terminate the contract with you. We also request that mobile telephones are not used on the coach.

18. Travel Insurance We strongly advise that you take out personal travel insurance for the trip. We have arranged comprehensive travel insurance which is outlined below. You may use an alternative insurer but you must advise us. The insurance should cover medical and repatriation costs, personal injury, loss of baggage and cancellation charges. If you do not have adequate insurance and require our assistance during your holiday, we reserve the right to reclaim from you any medical repatriation or other expenses which we may incur on your behalf which would otherwise have been met by insurers. You must advise us if you use an alternative insurer, the policy number and 24 hour contact number.

If your request our insurance and meet our insurers terms and conditions the rates are: Period

UK

3-4 Days

£25

Europe -

5-6 Days

£33

£43

7-8 Days

£36

£48

9-10 Days

£37

£53

11-12 Days

£38

£55

20. General Data Protection Regulations We comply with the GDPR 2018 Regulations, our data controller is Frank Elliott and your can request a copy of our data protection policy can from: Memory Lane Travel Golborne Warrington WA3 3AD. 21.Emergency Contact

16. Passengers with disabilities

Our emergency contact details are Tel: 01942 728 960

We want everyone to enjoy our travel arrangements. We are happy to advise and assist you in choosing a suitable holiday. But, as some of the accommodation and resorts featured may not cater for even minor disabilities, it is important that, when booking, you advise us of any disability, specific need or complex need you may have and any special requirements that will make sure the holiday is suitable. If a passenger requires personal assistance (for example, assistance with feeding, dressing, toileting, mobilising) then this passenger must travel with an able-bodied companion or carer and written confirmation that such

Email: sales@memorylanetravel.co.uk PUBLICATION DATE The brochure was printed in the UK by McGrath Media on 22 November 2018.

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