Skills Group - Where To Next?

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WHERE TO NEXT? DECEMBER 2019 - JULY 2020 Holidays By

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Jersey By Air 20 April | 5 days from £649

4 Star Liverpool City Break

7 Feb | 20 Mar | 12 Jun | 14 Aug |2 Oct |2 days from £99 See page 16

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Royal Norfolk Coast & Country 13 May | 7 days from £849

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The Heart of Europe: Vienna, Budapest & Prague Sat 9 May | 10 days from £929

Warner Corton Coastal Village 13 April | 5 days from £399 See page 20

Baltic Explorer & Best of St Petersburg 8 August | 15 days from £1,769

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VALID UNTIL FRIDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2019

*Discount cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Discount applies to new and direct bookings only made in-store, over the telephone or online, please quote “Wheretonext1” at the time of booking, or show this voucher for the discount to be applied. Excludes Mystery Explorers, Days Out and all third party bookings including Cruise & Maritime Voyages. Subject to availability and Product Planners discretion. We have the right to withdraw this offer at any time. Full Terms and Conditions apply, visit www.skills/terms-conditions.

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WELCOME ON BOARD

Hello and welcome to the The Skills Group ‘Where to Next’ magazine where we recap some of the highlights from January to July 2020. Our unbeatable holiday packages include comfortable, hassle-free coach travel and stylish accommodation, so this year why not beat those winter blues and plan your next getaway with us? On a Skills holiday you can create memories that will last a lifetime while meeting some wonderful new friends along the way - so, where you will be going next?

CONTENTS

November & December: Late Availability January February March April Easter May June July August

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Nigel Skill, Skills Group Chairman

Holidays By

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HOW TO BOOK:

VISIT OUR INDEPENDENT TRAVEL AGENTS..

CALL US 08456 66 55 44* CALL IN to one of our friendly holiday

Belgrave Road Bulwell, NG6 8LY TEL: 01159 770 080

shops, or any good travel agent. GO ONLINE book any time, any day at WWW.SKILLS.CO.UK

SKILLS HEAD OFFICE

SKILLS & LAVER HOLIDAYS

Mansfield Road Nottingham, NG1 3FB TEL: 01159 507 982

SKILLS WORLDWIDE TRAVEL

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SKILLS & LAVER HOLIDAYS

Eagle Centre Market Derby, DE1 2AZ TEL: 01332 384 000

FINANCIAL SECURITY - YOU’RE IN SAFE HANDS The combination of travel services offered to you is a package within the meaning of the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018. Therefore, you will benefit from all EU rights applying to packages; Skills will be fully responsible for the proper performance of the package as a whole. Additionally, as required by law, Skills have protection in place to refund your payments and, where transport is included in the package, to ensure your repatriation in the event that they become insolvent. Skills are members of the Bonded Coach Holiday Group of the Confederation of Passenger Transport UK Ltd. This is a government approved consumer protection scheme. This ensures that in relation to the coach package holidays described in this brochure (or website) that the clients’ monies are protected by a Bond which may be called upon in the unlikely event of the members Insolvency. Clients are recommended to inspect the current membership certificate at our registered office or alternatively go to www.bch-uk.org or telephone 0207 240 3131 to confirm current membership. Your attention is also drawn to the Bonded Coach Holiday Group Trading Charter that will apply to these coach package holidays. Details of the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018 can be found at www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2018/9780111168479/contents *Calls cost 3p per minute plus your network’s standard access charge. Prices are based on two people sharing a twin or double room (standard inside twin cabin if applicable) and are subject to availability. Prices are correct at the time of going to print, please call or visit: www.skills.co.uk for further details. By making a booking with us you are agreeing that you have read and understood our full Terms and Conditions, to view these please visit: www.skills.co.uk/terms-conditions or call a member of our team who will be able to post these out to you. Tours operated by Skills Holidays. Skills Motor Coaches Limited trading as Skills Holidays. Company Reg in England No: 612324. Head Office: Belgrave Road, Bulwell, Nottingham, NG6 8LY. VAT Reg. No. 660 5538 34. Skills Travel Limited trading CoachStyle, Company Reg in England. No: 546349. Registered Office: The White House, Claridon Street, Nottingham, NG1 5GF.

COACH TOURISM

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NOVEMBER & DECEMBER - LATE AVAILABILITY Viva Blackpool & the Spirit of Christmas Fri 29 November | 3 days from £149

Weston-super-Mare

Coast & Country Christmas Cracker Mon 2 December | 5 days from £219

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 2 nights half board: Ticket to the Spirit of Christmas show at Viva Blackpool: Free time in Blackpool & Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 4 nights half board at The York Hotel ***: Excursions to Bath and Cheltenham Christmas Markets: Free time in Weston-super-Mare

Bournemouth & Salisbury Christmas Market

Christmas Past & Christmas Present in Seasonal Shropshire

Mon 2 December | 4 days from £165

Sat 7 December | 2 days from £89

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 3 nights half board: Excursion to Salisbury Christmas Market: Free time in Bounemouth

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night half board: Admission into Blists Hill Victorian Christmas: Excursion to Shrewsbury

Chester Christmas Market & Liverpool

Christmas Twilight at Kew Gardens

Sat 7 December | 2 days from £119

Sat 7 | Sat 14 | Sat 21 December | 2 days from £99

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night half board at Daresbury Park Hotel ****: Free time in Liverpool & Chester

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night bed & breakfast at Holiday Inn *** Slough: Admission into Kew Gardens for the evening event: Free time in Richmond-upon-Thames & Oxford

Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park

Christmas with Katherine Jenkins at the Royal Albert Hall

Sat 7 | Sat 21 Dec | 2 days from £75 | Thu 12 Dec* |2 days from £69

Thu 12 December | 2 days from £149

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night bed & breakfast at Ibis Styles Excel *** London: Includes lunch*: Return travel to/from the event in Hyde Park: Free time in London

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night half board at Holiday Inn Express Heathrow ***: Visit to London: Ticket for Katherine Jenkins (for the Rausing circle)

Cologne & Dusseldorf Christmas Markets

Gretna Seasonal Greetings & Edinburgh Christmas Market

Thu 12 December | 4 days from £289

INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: 3 nights half board at Novotel City West **** Düsseldorf: Visits to Cologne & Düsseldorf Christmas markets: Optional cruise with Belgian Waffle or German Apple Cake with whipped cream and tea/coffee or hot chocolate £25 per person

Fri 15 December | 3 days from £139

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 2 nights half board at Mercure Livingston ***: Excursions to Edinburgh Christmas Market, Moffat & Carlisle

DATE

DESTINATION

INCLUDES

6 Dec

Three Stars of Christmas Featuring Cirencester, Bath & Cheltenham

6 Dec

3

E GREAT VALU Mini Cruise to Haarlem: Holland’s Best Christmas Market

DAYS

FROM

Free time at Christmas markets

3

£139

Return overnight sailing

3

£119

6 Dec

Yuletide York Featuring Grassington Dickensian Christmas Festival

Free time in York

3

£149

7 Dec

Festive Rouen & Caen Mini Cruise Featuring Honfleur

Return overnight sailing

3

£139

Free time in Hull & Beverley

2

£79

Entrance to the Warner Bros. Studio

2

£135

7 Dec 7 Dec

E Hull Christmas Hamper & Beverley Festival of Christmas GREAT VALU London’s Museum District & Harry Potter

7 Dec

FILLING FA

Soul & Motown Party Night

Soul & Motown Tribute Night at hotel

2

£109

7 Dec

E GREAT VALU

Birmingham & Shakespeare’s Stratford-upon-Avon

Free time at Christmas markets

2

£75

ST

8 Dec

Rudesheim & Frankfurt Christmas Markets

2 nights half board at the Rhein Hotel

4

£299

11 Dec

Christmas Markets on the Rhine

Hotel Entertainment

5

£269

13 Dec

London Christmas Shopper Featuring Twilight at Kew Gardens

Evening at Kew Gardens

3

£149

13 Dec

Cheltenham, Gloucester Quays & Oxford Christmas Markets

Free time at Christmas markets

3

£179

14 Dec

E GREAT VALU Cardiff & Bristol Christmas Markets

Free time in Cardiff & Bristol

2

£75

17 Dec

E GREAT VALU The Magic of Christmas Mini Cruise Party

Visit to Bruges

3

£119

Visit to York

3

£149

20 Dec

Beamish & Durham at Christmas

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DECEMBER - LATE AVAILABILITY

4 DATE

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INCLUDES

DAYS

FROM

21 Dec

E GREAT VALU Mystery Explorer Tours

1 night half board accommodation

2

£67.50

21 Dec

EAK Cotswolds Cream Cracker with Festive Cream Tea POPULAR BR

Free time in Bourton-on-the-Water

2

£79

27 Dec

E London Post Christmas Shopper Featuring Camden Lock GREAT VALU

Free time in London

2

£79

Visits to Paignton & Brixham

4

£165

1 night half board accommodation

2

£75

Tickets to matineé performance

2

£135

27 Dec

Twixmas in Torquay

28 Dec

E Mystery Explorer Tours GREAT VALU

28 Dec

London Theatre Break Weekend

28 Dec

EAK A Welsh Twixmas Welcome POPULAR BR

Visits to Llanberis & Llangollen

3

£125

30 Dec

E GREAT VALU New Year Magical Mystery Explorer Tour

Welcome drinks on arrival

4

£225

The Ultimate Christmas Experience:

Valkenburg, Aachen, Maastricht Christmas Markets Mon 16 December | 5 days from £369 INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: 4 nights half board at Best Western Hotel Walram *** Valkenburg: Tea/coffee after dinner: Entrance to the Velvet Caves: Visits to Aachen, The Lindt Warehouse, Liege & Maastricht: Free time in Valkenburg

Catalonian Christmas & New Year 50% OFF ALL DRINKS

Luxurious Christmas in the South Tyrol HOTEL ENTERTAINMENT

Sun 22 December | 13 days from £1,029 INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: Coach travel throughout: 2 nights bed & breakfast en route: 10 nights half board at Hotel Volga **** Callela: Hotel entertainment: 2 gala dinners on Christmas Eve & New Year’s Eve with wine: 2 special lunches on Christmas Day & New Year’s Day with wine: Brunch every day (from 8am – 12pm): Golden Hour – 50% discount on all drinks & snacks every day (from 2pm – 5pm): Excursions to Barcelona, Girona, Besalu,Lloret de Mar & Tossa De Mar

Sun 22 December | 9 days from £759

Christmas at the Rosemundy House Hotel

INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: 2 nights bed & breakfast en route: 6 nights stay at Grand Hotel Astoria **** Lavarone: Welcome Drink: 6 international breakfast buffet: 4 evening meals: Christmas Eve Dinner with live music: 1 typical Trentino dinner: Free access to spa (from 2:00pm to 7:00pm): Visits to Trento, Levico, Borgo Valsugana & Verona: Horsedrawn carriage ride in Levico: Apple pie strudel & ‘Parampampoli’ tasting (typical winter drink): Optional visit to Riva del Garda & Malcesine (£15 per person)

ST Christmas in Bournemouth

FILLING FA

& The New Forest Noel

Mon 23 December | 5 days from £410

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 4 nights half board at Royal Bath Hotel **** Bournemouth: Welcome drinks: Hotel entertainment: Christmas Day lunch & buffet dinner: Afternoon tea & Christmas cake: Farewell dinner with tea/coffee (Boxing Day): Visits to Lyndhurst, Brockenhurst & Salisbury

ST Christmas in Harrogate

FILLING FA

& the Yorkshire Dales

Mon 23 December | 5 days from £559

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 4 nights half board at The Crown Hotel **** Harrogate: Mulled wine & canapés: Christmas Day lunch & buffet dinner: Gala dinner followed by a disco: Visits to York, Richmond, Ripon & Knaresborough: Free time in Harrogate

ST Dreaming of a ‘Wight

FILLING FA

Christmas’ & New Year

Mon 23 December | 11 days from £769

INCLUDES: Return sailings: Coach travel throughout: 10 nights half board at The Royal Pier Hotel ** Sandown: Full board on Christmas Day: Hotel entertainment: New Year’s Eve raffle: Free time in Sandown: Visits to Ryde, Cowes, Godshill, Ventnor, Newport, Shanklin, Freshwater, Yarmouth & East Cowes

Mon 23 December | 5 days from £699 INCLUDES: Travel Insurance: Door-to-Door service: 4 nights half board at Rosemundy House Hotel ***: Hotel entertainment: Welcome glass of sherry: Cream tea at the hotel: 1 candlelight dinner: Guided tour & tasting at Healy’s Cider Farm: Guided tour of Truro Cathedral: Excursion to Truro: Free time in St Agnes

ST Christmas on the Rhine

FILLING FA

Mon 23 December | 6 days from £479 INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: 5 nights half board at Hotel Wagner *** Kamp Bornhofen: Welcome schnapps: Festive lunch on Christmas Day: Gift for all passengers & a visit from Santa: Visits to Bernkastel-Kues, Cochem, Boppard, Rudesheim & Wiesbaden

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DECEMBER - LATE AVAILABILITY Christmas Celebrations in Scarborough

5

Christmas in Pitlochry: Gateway to the Highlands

HOTEL ENTERTAINMENT

Mon 23 December | 5 days from £410 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 4 nights half board at The Royal Hotel *** Scarborough: Christmas Day lunch & buffet dinner: Christmas cake and tea/coffee on Christmas Day: Welcome drink on arrival: Hotel entertainment: Excursions to Goathland & Whitby

New Year in Sidmouth Featuring Exeter Cathedral & A Winter’s Day at Abbotsbury Subtropical Garden

Mon 23 December | 5 days from £459

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 4 nights half board at Fishers Hotel *** Pitlochry: Christmas Day Lunch & buffet dinner: Hotel entertainment: Tea/coffee & festive cream tea: Mulled wine & mince pies: Carol singing with staff: Visit from Father Christmas: Visit to Perth: Scenic drive along Glenfarg Road, Blair Athol, Killiecrankie and around Loch Tummel: Stop at Queen’s View: Option to go to Midnight Mass at the local church

4* New Year in London

Sun 29 December | 5 days from £529

Tue 31 December | 3 days from £249

INCLUDES: Travel Insurance: Door-to-Door service: Club Class coach travel: 4 nights half board at The Bedford Hotel *** Sidmouth: Welcome tea/coffee & biscuits: Visits to Bourtonon-The-Water, Weymouth, Exmouth, Sidmouth and Exeter: Admission into Abbotsbury Gardens

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 2 nights bed & breakfast at Copthorne Tara **** Kensington: Free time in London: Excursion to Camden Lock: Optional New Year’s Eve Cruise

New Year Celebrations at the Cavern Club

FILLING FA

ST Dreaming of a ‘Wight

Christmas’on the Isle of Wight

Mon 23 December | 6 days from £479

INCLUDES: Return sailings: 5 nights half board at The Royal Pier Hotel ** Sandown: Hotel entertainment: Afternoon tea: Visits to Ryde: Island tour with stops at Ventnor, Freshwater & The Needles, Yarmouth and Godshill

ST

FILLING FA

New Year on the Isle of Wight

Sun 29 December | 5 days from £385 INCLUDES: Return sailings: 4 nights half board at The Royal Pier Hotel ** Sandown: New Year’s package: Free time in Sandown: Excursions to Yarmouth & East Cowes

New Year on the Rhine Tue 31 December | 3 days from £259

Sun 29 December | 5 days from £389

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 2 nights bed & breakfast at Mercure Liverpool Atlantic Hotel ****: ‘Discover Beatles’ tour with a Beatles qualified guide: Admission into The Beatles Story & admission into the Cavern Club on New Year’s Eve: Free time in Liverpool & Chester

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 4 nights half board at Hotel Wagner *** Kamp Bornhofen: Welcome schnapps: Festive dinner on New Year’s Eve: Firework display on New Year’s Eve: Excursions to Cochem, Koblenz & Rudesheim

Amsterdam New Year

A Scottish Hogmanay in the Trossachs

Mon 30 December | 4 days from £339

Mon 30 December | 4 days from £325

INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: 3 nights half board at Hotel NH Veluwe Sparrenhorst ****: Canal cruise in Amsterdam on New Year’s Day: Free time in Amsterdam & Delft

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 3 nights half board at The Rob Roy Hotel *** Aberfoyle: Tea/coffee on arrival: Excursions to Moffat, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs & Gretna Green

ST New Year in Suffolk

FILLING FA

Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Mon 30 December | 4 days from £299 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 3 nights bed & breakfast at Novotel Edinburgh Park Hotel ****: Excursions to Durham, Edinburgh, Stirling and The Kelpies: Tram ticket from the Hotel to Edinburgh City Centre

Mon 30 December | 4 days from £479

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 3 nights half board at The Mill *** Sudbury: Festive afternoon tea on arrival: Gala Dinner on New Year’s Eve with a disco: Glass of bubbly on New Year’s Eve: Lunch on New Year’s Day: Visits to Cambridge, Bury St. Edmunds, Woodbridge & Clacton

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JANUARY

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Weekend in Liverpool

Weekend in Chester

CITY CENTRE HOTEL

JOIN THE SKILLS TEAM

Sat 4 January | 2 days from £75

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Sat 11 January | 2 days from £99

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night bed & breakfast at the Adelphi Hotel ***: Bucks Fizz pre-dinner reception: Gala dinner with tea/coffee: Party night with disco & dancing: Free time in Liverpool

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night bed & breakfast at Hallmark Hotel The Queen ****: Gala dinner with tea/coffee served afterwards: Party night with disco and dancing: Free time in Chester

NEW

NEW

Burn’s Night in the Scottish Borders

Chinese New Year Celebrations in London

BURN’S NIGHT CELEBRATION

Fri 24 January | 4 days from £195

Sat 25 January | 2 days from £69

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 3 nights half board at Adamton Country House Hotel ***: Burn’s Night celebrations at the hotel: Excursions to Gretna Green, Glasgow, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs and Carlisle

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night bed & breakfast at Novotel Stevenage ****: Free time in London to enjoy the Chinese New Year Parade

Soul & Motown Party Night: Leeds & York

Skills Mini Cruise Party to Amsterdam JOIN THE SKILLS TEAM

Sat 25 January | 2 days from £95

Sat 25 January | 3 days from £149

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night half board at The Dubrovnik Hotel **** Bradford: Soul & Motown tribute party night with live singer and disco: Free time in Leeds & York

INCLUDES: Return ferry sailings: Coach travel throughout: 2 nights cabin accommodation with a buffet breakfast & buffet dinner: Skills promotional event with tea/coffee and Danish pastries: Live entertainment on board: Free time in Amsterdam: Optional canal cruise £10 per person (please enquire at the time of booking)

4* Sparkling Spa Break or Cardiff City Break

NEW London Sales Shopper

Sat 4 January | 2 days from £99

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night half board at Mercure Cardiff Holland House Hotel & Spa **** Cardiff: Tea & coffee served after dinner: Free time to use hotel facilities: Free time in Cardiff: Spa treatments available

Sat 25 January | 2 days from £69 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night bed & breakfast at Novotel Stevenage ****: Free time in London

DATE

DESTINATION

INCLUDES

DAYS

FROM

5 January

Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh

Exhibition tickets included in price

1

£49

12 January

East Lancashire Steam Railway with Cream Tea

Free time in Bury

1

£35

18 January

Mystery Explorer Tour

1 night half board stay

2

£67.50

18 January

London Sales Shopper

Free time in London

1

£18

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FEBRUARY NEW Weekend in Harrogate

JOIN THE SKILLS TEAM

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INCLUDES...

Return coach travel 1 night dinner, bed & breakfast Disco and party night Free time in Harrogate

STAYING AT... Crown Hotel *** Harrogate

DATE

DAYS

FROM

2

£109

Sat 1 February

Single supplement £25 per person

Harrogate

Railways & Waterways of Lancashire

4 Star Liverpool City Break

Sat 8 February | 2 days from £119

CITY CENTRE HOTEL

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night half board at The Preston Hotel ***: Journey on the East Lancashire Steam Railway with cream tea: Cruise on the widebeam canal boat Kingfisher with a hot drink: Visits to Bury & the Barton Grange Garden Centre

London’s Museum District & Harry Potter Sat 8 February | 2 days from £139

Fri 7 February | 2 days from £99 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night bed & breakfast at Aloft Liverpool ****: Free time in Liverpool: Optional visit to the Beatles Story additional £16 per person (passengers will be given tickets and will then be able to make their own way to the attraction on an individual basis)

NEW Valentines in Central Paris

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night half board at Jury’s Inn **** Watford: Free time in London: Entrance into the Warner Bros. Harry Potter Studios

Disneyland Paris ® Featuring Paris Explorer REDUCED CHILD PRICES

CITY CENTRE HOTEL

Thu 13 February | 4 days from £309

Thu 13 February | 4 days from £299 INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: Coach travel throughout: 3 nights bed & breakfast at Novotel Paris Centre Tour Eiffel ****: Free time in Paris: Optional excursion to the Palace of Versailles (£35 per person)

INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: Coach travel throughout: 3 nights bed & breakfast at Hotel Novotel Paris Créteil le Lac ****: Disney© Park Hopper ticket: Free time in Paris

NEW Newcastle & Durham Valentines Weekend

Valentines in The Cotswolds with Cream Tea Fri 14 February | 3 days from £149.95 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 2 nights half board at Holiday Inn *** Swindon: Cream tea in Bourton-onthe-Water: Visits to Gloucester, Bourton-on-The-Water, Broadway & Cheltenham

Cruise: Valentine’s Sailing to NEW Mini Romantic Bruges Fri 14 February | 3 days from £149

INCLUDES: Return ferry sailing: 2 nights cabin accommodation: Live entertainment on board: Coach travel throughout: Free time in Bruges

Sat 15 February | 2 days from £75 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night half board at Holiday Inn *** Washington: Free time in Newcastle & Durham

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FEBRUARY

8

Snowdrops in the Cotswolds INCLUDES A CREAM TEA

Rhineland Carnivals

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HOTEL ENTERTAINMENT

Sat 15 February | 2 days from £139 INCLUDES: Door-to-Door service: 1 night half board at Jurys Inn *** Swindon: Free time in Bourton-on-the-Water: 1 cream tea: Admission to Painswick Rococo Garden

Fri 21 February | 5 days from £279 INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: Coach travel throughout: 4 nights half board at Hotel Wagner ** Kamp-Bornhofen: Welcome drink: 1 hour free bar on 3 nights: Hotel entertainment: Visits to the carnivals in Bad-Salzig, Osterspai & Koblenz

The Making of Harry Potter

Emmerdale TV Studio Tour Featuring Esholt

Sun 2 February | Sat 29 February | 1 day from £76

Sun 9 February | 1 day from £42

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: Entrance into the Warner Bros. Harry Potter Studios with free time

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: Entrance to Emmerdale The Tour with free time

South Coast Explorer: Weymouth, Bournemouth & Isle of Purbec

Kew Gardens Orchid Festival & Windsor Sat 22 February | 2 days from £149

HOTEL ENTERTAINMENT

INCLUDES: Door-to-Door service: 1 night half board at Holiday Inn Slough ***: Admission into Kew Gardens during the Orchid Festival: Excursion to Windsor

NEW Mini Cruise: 60’s Fri 28 February | 3 days from £149 INCLUDES: Return sailing (Hull to Zeebrugge): 2 nights cabin accommodation: 60’s entertainment on 2 nights: Coach travel throughout: Free time in Bruges

Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden

NEW Pharaoh Tue 25 February | 5 days from £299 INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: 4 nights half board at Prince Regent Hotel ** Weymouth: Hotel entertainment: Excursions to Oxford, Swanage, Bournemouth & Pool Quay: Full day excursion around Thomas Hardy’s Wessex with free time in Dorchester and a visit to Max Gate

All Inclusive Stay at the Lake District

Sat 29 February | 2 days from £109 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night bed & breakfast: Admission into The Tutankhamun Exhibition: Free time in London

INCLUDES... Return coach travel 4 nights all inclusive stay 3 soup & sandwich lunches 1 packed lunch 3 drinks vouchers pppd (max 2 can be used for alcoholic drinks)

Excursions to Skipton, Keswick, Ambleside, Kendal, Cartmel & Lancaster Free time in Grange-over-Sands

STAYING AT... Cumbria Grand Hotel ***

DATE

Mon 17 February

DAYS

FROM

5

£299

Single supplement £69 per person

Keswick © Jrleyland

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MARCH NEW Trails, Rails & St David’s Day in Wales

9

Settle to Carlisle Railway Sat 7 March | 2 days from £119

HOTEL ENTERTAINMENT

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night half board at Shap Wells Hotel ***, Penrith: Journey on the Settle to Carlisle Railway: Free time in Carlisle & York

Mountbatten Festival of Music at Royal Albert Hall Fri 6 March | 3 days from £229

INCLUDES: Door-to-Door service: 1 night half board: 1 night bed & breakfast at Federation House ***: Ticket to the Mountbatten Festival of Music at the Royal Albert Hall: Visits to Windsor, St. Albans & Greenwich

Ostend, Bruges & Ghent Sun 1 March | 5 days from £399

INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: Club Class coach travel: 4 nights half board at Celtic Royal Hotel ****: Welcome drink & bara brith on arrival: Entertainment at the hotel on one night: Journey on the Llanberis Lake Railway: Visits to Chester, Llandudno & Conwy: Free time in Caernarfon

Fri 13 March | 4 days from £239 INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: Coach travel throughout: 3 nights bed & breakfast at Hotel Alfa Inn *** Belgium: Free time in Bruges, Ostend & Ghent

Isle of Man & the Lake District

INCLUDES... Travel insurance 3 nights half board at Shap Wells Hotel *** Cumbria 3 nights half board at The Hydro Hotel *** Douglas Visits to Windermere, Ambleside, Keswick & Penrith Excursion to the Isle of Man visiting Castletown, Port Erin & Peel: Free time in Douglas

DATE

Fri 13 March

DAYS

FROM

7

£559

Single supplement £125 per person

The Great Laxey Wheel © Tr3gi

Cruise & Maritime Voyages: Canary Islands & Madeira

INCLUDES... Return transfers to the cruise port Full board delicious cuisine Afternoon teas and late night snacks Captain’s Cocktail Party Self service tea & coffee (6am to midnight) Entertainment, cabarets & classical interludes Daytime activities and leisure facilities Port Taxes

STAYING AT... Magellan cruise ship

DATE

Mon 16 March

DAYS

FROM

16

£1,599

Single supplement £129 per person

Tenerife- Canary Islands © Khrizmo

Mini Cruise: Jersey Boys

4 Star Liverpool City Break

Tue 17 March | 3 days from £149

Fri 20 March | 2 days from £99

INCLUDES: Return ferry sailing: 2 nights cabin accommodation: Entertainment on board: Coach travel throughout: Free time in Bruges: Meal supplements available

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night bed & breakfast at Aloft Liverpool ****: Free time in Liverpool: Optional Visit to The Beatles Story £16 per person

DATE

DESTINATION

INCLUDES

DAYS

FROM

10 March

Whitby

Free time in Whitby

1

£23

22 March

Mother’s Day in York with Afternoon Tea

Optional 45 minute cruise

1

£32

28 March

The World of James Herriot and the village of Thirsk

Admission into The World of James Herriot

1

£24

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10

MARCH

Jewels of the North Yorkshire Coast: Scarborough, Whitby & Bridlington

Exploring the Cotswolds Featuring Antique Hunting Experience SPENDING MONEY INCLUDED

GREAT VALUE FOR MONEY

Mon 23 March | 5 days from £329 Fri 20 March | 4 days from £149.95 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 3 nights half board at The Delmont Hotel: Excursions to Whitby & Bridlington: Free time in Scarborough

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 4 nights half board at Penyard House Hotel ***: Welcome drink on arrival: Visits to Bourton-on-the-Water, Chedworth, Circencester & Worcester: Antique hunting day in Stow-on-the-Wold with £15pp spending money: Antique valuation with tea/coffee at the hotel

Spring on the Lakes Como & Maggiore ft Milan

Cream of Cornwall: Gardens of Heligan Magnolias & Falmouth

BOAT TRIP ON LAKE COMO

HOTEL ENTERTAINMENT

Tue 24 March | 8 days from £589

Thu 26 March | 5 days from £395

INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: Coach travel throughout: 2 nights bed & breakfast en-route: 5 nights half board at Hotel Britannia Excelsior ***, Cadenabbia: Free time in Cadenabbia: Boat trip on the Lake Como: Visits to Locarno, Ascona & Milan: Optional Excursion to Stresa, Isola Bella & the Borromean Palace (£50 per person)

INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: Club Class coach travel: 4 nights half board at Barrowfield Hotel ***: Hotel entertainment: Admission into the Lost Gardens of Heligan with a traditional Cornish cream tea: Excursions to Mevagissey, Falmouth, Truro & Exeter: Free time in Newquay

NEW Mini Cruise: ABBA & Queen

All Inclusive Llanberis: Llandudno & Portmeirion HOTEL ENTERTAINMENT

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Fri 27 March | 3 days from £149 INCLUDES: Return sailing (Hull to Zeebrugge): 2 nights cabin accommodation tributes to both ABBA & Queen: Coach travel throughout: Free time in Bruges

Mon 30 March | 5 days from £329 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 4 nights all inclusive stay at The Royal Victoria Hotel *** Llanberis: Free tea & coffee throughout your stay: Unlimited house beer, lager, wine or soft drinks (between 7pm – 11pm): Hotel entertainment: Visits to Llandudno, The Great Orme, Betws-y-Coed, Llanrwst & Chester: Admission into Portmeirion

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APRIL NEW Exploring Devon & Cornwall

11

INCLUDES... Return coach travel 4 nights half board Excursions to Looe, Torquay, Cockington & Liskeard Admission into the Eden Project & RHS Garden Rosemoor

STAYING AT... Jury’s Inn *** Plymouth

DATE

DAYS

FROM

5

£359

Wed 1 April

Single supplement £129 per person

Looe © acceleratorhams

NEW Welsh Border Charm Rail & Sail

Pembrokeshire Coast: St.Davids Saundersfoot & Gower Peninsula

INCLUDES A CREAM TEA

Thu 2 April | 5 days from £375

Mon 6 April | 5 days from £415

INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: 4 nights half board at Ramada Plaza Wrexham ****: Excursions to Chester, Oswestry & Barmouth: Llangollen horse drawn canal cruise

INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: Club Class coach travel: 4 nights half board at Merlewood Hotel ** Saundersfoot: Visits to Pembroke, St. David’s & Mumbles: Admission into Gower Heritage Centre for a tour and cream tea: Free time in Saundersfoot

Colourful Cotswolds & Glorious Bath

NEW Pharaoh

Sat 4 April | 2 days from £79

Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden

Sat 4 April | Sat 11 April | Sat 18 April | 2 days from £119

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night half board at Holiday Inn *** Swindon: Visits to Broadway, Stow-on-the-Wold, Bourton-on-the-Water & Bath

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night bed & breakfast: Admission into the Tutankhamun Exhibition: Free time in London

Belfast: Titanic Experience & Giants Causeway

INCLUDES...

GUIDED TOUR OF BELFAST

Return coach travel 4 nights half board Guided tour of Belfast followed by free time Entrance to Belfast’s Titanic Quarter Optional visit to Giant’s Causeway* & Ballycastle additional £15 per person *Shuttle bus £1 extra

STAYING AT... La Mon Hotel & Country Club ****, Belfast

DATE

Sun 5 April

DAYS

FROM

5

£399

Single supplement £149 per person

The Giant’s Causeway © Nicola Ferrari

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12

EASTER

Easter on The Isle of Man

INCLUDES...

HOTEL ENTERTAINMENT

Return ferry sailing Coach travel throughout 4 nights half board Entertainment on 2 nights Excursion to Laxey, Ramsey, Castletown, Port Mary & Port Erin

ISL

STAYING AT... Rutland Hotel

DATE

DAYS

FROM

5

£449

Thu 9 April

Single supplement £69 per person

Party - Enjoying every song © Bernardbodo

A Royal Easter in Oban

Easter in Eastbourne

HOTEL ENTERTAINMENT

COMPLIMENTARY EASTER EGG

Fri 10 April | 5 days from £399

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Fri 10 April | 4 days from £299

INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: 4 nights half board at Royal Hotel *** Oban: Hotel entertainment: Easter Egg for every passenger: Visits to Gretna Green & Ellenabeich: Excursion to the Inner Hebridean Islands: Isle of Mull, Fionnphort and Isle of Iona: Free time in Oban

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 3 nights half board at The Cumberland Hotel ** Eastbourne: Hot cross bun on arrival: Easter egg for each passenger on Easter Sunday: Visits to Kingston-upon-Thames, Beachy Head & Brighton: Free time in Eastbourne

Easter in Northumberland

A Welsh Easter Fri 10 April | 4 days from £199

LUNCH ON EASTER SUNDAY

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 3 nights half board at The Chatsworth House Hotel ***: Easter egg for each passenger: Visits to Chester, the Isle of Anglesey, Snowdonia National Park, Llanberis, Betws-y-Coed & Llanfair PG: Free time in Llandudno

NEW Easter Treat in Torbay Fri 10 April | 4 days from £179.95 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 3 nights half board at Anchorage Hotel ** Babbacombe: Easter Egg for every passenger: Visit to Exeter: Free time in Babbacombe

Settle to Carlisle: Easter Special Fri 10 April | 4 days from £299 INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: 3 nights half board at Holiday Inn *** Washington: Lunch on Easter Sunday: Easter egg for every passenger: Visits to Harrogate, Alnwick, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Lindisfarne & Durham

Sat 11 April | 3 days from £189 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 2 nights half board at Shap Wells Hotel ***, Penrith: Afternoon tea on Easter Sunday: Journey on the Settle to Carlisle Railway (diesel engine): Excursions to York & Harrogate

Easter Bluebells at Kew Gardens Fri 10 April | 4 days from £239 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 3 nights half board at Holiday Inn ***, High Wycombe: Admission into Kew Gardens: Visits to Camden Lock, Windsor & St Albans

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APRIL Pearls of the Isle of Wight

13

INCLUDES...

ISLAND TOUR INCLUDED

Return coach travel Return ferry sailings 4 nights half board Free time in Ryde & Sandown Island tour with stops at Alum Bay, Godshill & Shanklin Village

STAYING AT... Royal Pier Hotel *** Sandown

DATE

Mon 13 April

FROM

5

£229.95

Please call for a single supplement

The Needles rock formation on the Isle Of Wight © manaemedia

NEW Warner Corton Coastal Village

DAYS

Keukenhof Gardens Mini Cruise

HOTEL ENTERTAINMENT

Mon 13 April | 5 days from £399 INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: 4 nights half board at Warner Corton Coastal Village ****, Suffolk: Hotel entertainment: Excursions to Kings Lynn, Southwold, Lowestoft, Norwich, Wroxham & Spalding: Free time to enjoy the resort’s leisure facilities

Sights of Scotland

Fri 17 April | 3 days from £189 INCLUDES: Return ferry sailing: 2 nights cabin accommodation: Entertainment on board: Coach travel throughout: Admission into Keukenhof Gardens

Spanish Mini Cruise & Stay Sun 19 April | 5 days from £399

Fri 17 April | 3 days from £139.95 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 2 nights half board at Rob Roy Hotel ** Aberfoyle: Hotel entertainment on one night: Excursions to Gretna Green, Edinburgh & Stirling

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 2 nights cabin accommodation en route: 2 nights bed & breakfast at Hotel Chiqui *** Santander: Excursions to Santander, San Sebastian & Santillana del Mar: Free time in resort

Croatia: Dubrovnik, Split & Plitvice Lakes

Jersey by Air

ESCORTED HOLIDAY

Mon 20 April | 13 days from £1,059 Mon 20 April | 5 days from £649 INCLUDES: Door-to-Door service: Return flights from East Midlands airport: Meet & Greet in Jersey: Coach travel throughout: 4 nights half board at Norfolk Lodge *** St Helier: Full day tour of Jersey: Free time in Jersey

INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: Coach travel throughout: Escorted by a Skills representative: 2 nights bed & breakfast in France: 1 night inside cabin accommodation with breakfast: 9 nights half board: Admission into Plitvice Lakes: Visits to Split, Dubrovnik (Croatia), San Paul de Vence & Bologna: Free time in Omis: Optional visit to Mostar (£30 per person): Optional guided tour & panorama boat ride in Omis (£25 per person)

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APRIL NEW Grand Cornish Connections

Torquay

MANAGER’S FAVOURITE

Sat 18 April | 7 days from £295 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 6 nights half board at Seascape Hotel Torquay: Excursions to Sidmouth, Exmouth, Dartmouth, Brixham, Paignton & Exeter: Free time in Torquay

NEW Fabulous Forties Festival In Colwyn Bay Thu 23 April | 5 days from £379 INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: 4 nights half board at White Heather Hotel *** Llandudno: Visit to the Colwyn Bay 1940’s Festival: Optional excursion to Snowdonia National Park: Free time in Llandudno

Golden Italy: Genoa, Pisa & Lucca

Thu 23 April | 9 days from £925 INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: 8 nights half board: Free time in Exmouth, Penzance & Plymouth: Excursions to Land’s End, St Ives, Falmouth, Mevagissey & Looe: Visits to Minack Theatre & Michael’s Mount (includes entrance to the castle & gardens): Admission into the Lost Gardens of Heligan with a traditional West Country cream tea

Harrogate Flower Show Sat 25 April | 2 days from £109 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night half board at Jurys Inn ***, Bradford: Entrance to Harrogate Flower Show: Excursion to York

Northumbria, Bamburgh & Holy Island

Sun 26 April | 8 days from £599 INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: Coach travel throughout: 2 nights bed & breakfast en route: 5 nights half board at Hotel Villa Marzia ***, Marina di Pietrasanta: 1 typical Tuscan dinner: Visits to Genoa, Pisa & Lucca: Free time at an Italian coastal resort: Optional boat trip to Cinque Terre (£50 per person)

Spring in Bloom Featuring Evesham Blossom Trail CRUISE WITH CREAM TEA

Mon 27 April | 5 days from £249 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 4 nights half board at Holiday Inn *** Washington: Visits to York, Bamburgh, Holy Island & Durham: Scenic drive along the Durham Heritage Coast with visits to Seaham

The Rhine in Flames UNIQUE EVENT

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Thu 30 April | 7 days from £399 Mon 27 April | 5 days from £319 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 4 nights half board at Mercure Warwick Honiley Court Hotel ***: Avon river cruise with cream tea: Guided walk through Evesham Blossom Trail: Visits to Stratford-upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa, Badsey, Bretfortten & The Valley Evesham

INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: Coach travel throughout: 6 nights half board at Hotel Wagner ***, Kamp-Bornhofen: Welcome drink: 1 hour free bar on 3 nights: Hotel entertainment: Visit to Bonn for the Rhine in Flames event: Excursions to Cochem, Boppard, Rudesheim, Wiesbaden & Worms: Free time in Kamp-Bornhofen Optional excursion to Koblenz (£30 per person)

DATE

DESTINATION

INCLUDES

DAYS

FROM

14 April

Bluebells at Kew Gardens

Free time at Kew Gardens

1

£39

16 April

Paulton’s Park: Peppa Pig World

Admission into Peppa Pig World

1

£49

26 April

Coronation Street Featuring Salford Quays

Admission into Coronation Street

1

£66

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MAY Oban, Isle of Mull & Ancient Iona

15

INCLUDES... Return coach travel 5 nights half board Visits to Fort William & Inveraray Cable car ride up Aonach Mor from Nevis Range Mountain Resort *Excursion to the Isle of Mull & Iona (*passengers who do not wish to go can enjoy free time in Oban, early departure, late arrival) Free time in Oban

STAYING AT... Muthu Alexandra Hotel *** Oban

DATE

Sun 3 May

DAYS

FROM

6

£509

Single supplement £109 per person

Tobermory, capital of the Isle of Mull © E55evu

Guernsey by Air

Llandudno Victorian Extravaganza

Fri 1 May | 6 days from £799 INCLUDES: Return airport transfers from home: Return flights from East Midlands Airport: Meet & Greet in Guernsey: 5 nights half board at The Peninsula Hotel *** Guernsey: Half-day island tour of Guernsey: Free time in Guernsey

Sat 9 May | 2 days from £119 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 2 nights half board at The Beaches Hotel *** Prestatyn: Excursion to Chester: Free time in Llandudno to enjoy the Victorian Extravaganza

NEW Margate & The East Kent Coast HOTEL ENTERTAINMENT

INCLUDES... Travel insurance Door-to-Door service 4 nights half board Hotel entertainment Excursions to Whitstable, Broadstairs & Canterbury Free time in Margate

STAYING AT... Smiths Court ***

DATE

Mon 4 May

DAYS

FROM

5

£410

Early bookers pay no single supplement

Beach Huts © CBCK-Christine

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MAY

Hebridean Island Adventure: Isles of Lewis, Skye & Harris

North Devon Explorer Mon 4 May | 5 days from £399 INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: Club Class Coach travel: 4 nights half board at Durrant House Hotel *** Bideford: Excursions to Bude, Appledore, Barnstaple & Ilfracombe: Admission to Clovelly: Free time in Bideford

Durham Dales & Land of the NEW Prince Bishops Mon 4 May | 5 days from £245

Mon 4 May | 7 days from £799 INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: Ferry sailings: 6 nights half board at various hotels: Guided tour of Lewis & Harris with entrance into the Black Houses & Museum: Excursions to Isle of Skye, the isles of Uists, Lewis and Harris, Inverness & The Spey Valley

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 4 nights half board at Sporting Lodge **** Middlesbrough: Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities: Visits to York & Durham: Admission into Beamish Museum: Excursion exploring the Durham Dales including visits to Barnard Castle & Bishop Auckland

NEW The Heart of Europe: Vienna, Budapest & Prague

INCLUDES... Return channel crossing Coach travel throughout Overnight sailing with bed & breakfast (Newcastle to Amsterdam) 7 night half board during your stay: 1 night bed & breakfast: Excursions to Prague, Bratislava, Vienna, Reims

OPTIONAL VISIT TO BUDAPEST

Optional visit to Budapest with a walking tour included £30 per person

STAYING AT... Austria Trend Hotel Bratislava ****

DATE

DAYS

FROM

10

£929

Sat 9 May

Early bookers pay no single supplement

Charles Bridge in Prague © YuliyaP

Cruise & Maritime Voyages: Grand British Isles Discovery

NEW Royal Norfolk Coast & Country WELCOME DRINK

Fri 8 May | 12 days from £1,199 INCLUDES: Return transfers to the cruise port: Full board cuisine: Afternoon teas and late night snacks: Captain’s Cocktail Party: Self service tea & coffee (6am to midnight): Entertainment, cabarets & classical interludes: Daytime activities and leisure facilities: Guest speaker and arts & crafts

Wed 13 May | 7 days from £849 INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: Welcome drink on arrival: 6 nights half board at Le Strange Arms Hotel ****: Excursions to Spalding, Burnham Market, Wells-next-the-Sea & Norfolk Lavender: Visit to the annual Crab & Lobster Festival at Cromer & Sheringham: Admission into the Sandringham Estate: Journey on the Wells & Walsingham Light Railway

Cruise & Maritime Voyages: Faroes & Northern Isles

The Marvellous Rhine Valley

Thu 14 May | 7 days from £799

Tue 19 May | 7 days from £369

INCLUDES: Return transfers to the cruise port: Full board cuisine: Afternoon teas & snacks: Captain’s Cocktail Party: Self service tea & coffee (6am to midnight): Entertainment: Daytime activities & leisure facilities

INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: 6 nights half board at Hotel Wagner **, Kamp-Bornhofen: Welcome drink: Hotel entertainment: Visit to Emmerich, Cochem, Boppard, Koblenz & Braubach: Optional Rhine Cruise to Rudesheim (£40pp)

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MAY NEW Highlights of Corfu

17

INCLUDES... Return Channel crossing Coach travel throughout 4 nights bed & breakfast en route 1 night half board in Lake Garda Overnight sailing from Venice (Fusina) - Corfu Overnight sailing from Igoumenitsa to Ancona 7 nights half board at Hotel Oasis *** Perama Greek themed night in Perama Excursions to Corfu Town, Sidari, Bella Vista & the monastery at Paleokastritsa, Porto Timoni & Rovina Beach, Achellion Palace (entrance included) & Meteora Optional boat ride to the water caves at Paleokastritsa for £15 per person Optional excursion to Lefkada Island for £50 per person DATE

DAYS

FROM

15

£1,249

Fri 22 May

Single supplement £229 per person

Corfu

NEW Cream of Cornwall: Newquay, Padstow & Mevagissey

Cruise & Maritime Voyages: Majestic Fjordland

Mon 25 May | 5 days from £239.95

Tue 26 May | 8 days from £899

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 4 nights half board at Godolphin Arms Hotel *** Newquay: Excursions to Padstow, Fowey & Mevagissey: Free time in Newquay

INCLUDES: Return transfers to the cruise port: Full board cuisine: Afternoon teas and late night snacks: Captain’s Cocktail Party: Self service tea & coffee (6am to midnight): Entertainment, cabarets & classical interludes: Daytime activities and leisure facilities: Guest speaker and arts & crafts

Ostend at Anchor Featuring Bruges & Ypres

Scottish Wildlife Experience

SPECIAL EVENT

HOTEL ENTERTAINMENT

Wed 27 May | 5 days from £339 INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: Coach travel throughout: 4 nights bed & breakfast at Hotel Ter Streep *** Ostend: Excursions to Bruges & Ypres: Free time in Ostend during Ostend at Anchor

Sat 30 May | 6 days from £639 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 5 nights half board at The Winnock Hotel ***: Hotel entertainment: Wildlife Mountain Safari with a chance to feed the red deer: Wildlife cruise: Visit to Seabird Discovery Centre & SEA LIFE Centre with an Otter experience: Lunch at The Lochside Café: Observe red kites from Ardgaty

DATE

DESTINATION

INCLUDES

DAYS

FROM

4 May

Buxton Spring Fair

Admission to Buxton Spring Fair

1

£15

16 May

Liverpool Explorer

Free time in Liverpool

1

£22

17 May

Cromer: Crab & Lobster Festival

Free time to enjoy the event

1

£23

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JUNE

Costa Brava, Barcelona & Girona TAPAS & GLASS OF SANGRIA

Orkney & the Castle of Mey TOUR OF THE ORKNEY ISLANDS

Sat 6 June | 9 days from £699

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Sat 13 June | 6 days from £699

INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: Coach travel throughout: 2 nights bed & breakfast en route: 6 nights half board at Hotel Volga *** Calella: Farewell appetizer (includes glass of sangria & tapas) on day 7: Visits to Barcelona, Girona & Besalu

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 5 nights half board at Castletown Hotel *** Castletown: Entrance to Dunrobin Castle & the Castle of Mey: Visits to Inverness, John o’ Groats & the Orkney Islands with a local guide visiting Scara Brae, Stones of Stenness & Ring of Brodgar, Skaill House and Scapa Flow

Channel Island Explorer

NEW Welsh Lake Bala Rail & Puffin Island Sail

ESCORTED HOLIDAY

Wed 17 June | 7 days from £849 INCLUDES: Escorted by a Skills representative: Return ferry sailings: Coach travel throughout: 3 nights half board stay at The Peninsula Hotel *** Guernsey: 3 nights half board stay at The Merton Hotel *** Jersey: Guided tour of Jersey & Guernsey: Visit to Herm: Optional Excursion to Sark (£79per person)

Mon 22 June | 5 days from £499 INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: 4 nights half board at Royal Victoria *** Llanberis: Welcome tea/coffee on arrival: Farewell drink (glass of wine) with dinner on the final evening: Entertainment each evening: Journey on the Bala Lake Railway: Puffin Island boat cruise

NEW Puy du Fou: The Best Living History Park in the World

INCLUDES... Return Channel crossing Coach Travel throughout 2 nights bed & breakfast (inside bunk bed cabin upgrades available on request) 2 nights bed & breakfast at hotel 2 day-ticket for Puy du Fou (with 2 evening shows) Excursion to Nantes

STAYING AT... HOTEL TBC

DATE

Wed 24 June

DATE

DESTINATION

INCLUDES

1 June

Paignton & the English Rivieria

16 June

NEW

FROM

5

£469

Single supplement £249 per person

Puy Du Fou © Stéphane Audran.

5 June

DAYS

Thames Tales River Cruise

Cruise & Maritime Voyages: British Isles Discovery

DAYS

FROM

Visits to Torquay, Exmouth & Sidmouth

5

£329

4 River Thames cruises

4

£369

Daytime activities & leisure facilities

12

£1,199

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JULY Best of Berlin & Warsaw

19

INCLUDES...

Berlin skyline © bluejayphoto

2 overnight sailings (cabin only) Coach travel throughout 2 nights half board in Berlin, 3 nights half board in Warsaw, 1 night half board in Bad Oeynhausen Guided tours of Berlin, Poznan & Warsaw Visits to Chopin’s Birth Place, Wilanow Palace & Warsaw Palace of Culture & Science

GUIDED CITY TOURS

STAYING AT... City Hotel Berlin City East *** Ibis Warszawa Stare Miasto *** Poland

DATE

DAYS

FROM

9

£899

Tue 14 July Warsaw, Royal castle and old town © MikeMareen

NEW Inner Hebridean Island Hopper: Arran, Islay & Skye

Single supplement £249 per person

NEW Potters Resort

Sun 12 July | 6 days from £669 Sat 11 July | 7 days from £829 INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: Ferry sailings: 6 nights half board: Excursions to Oban & the Trossachs, Brodick on the Isle of Arran, Isle of Islay with a whiskey distillery tour & tasting & Portree on the Isle of Skye: Entry into Dunvegan Castle: Scenic drive via Inverary & Loch Awe: Photo opportunity at Glenfinnan Monument

INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: 5 nights full board (4 meals per day: breakfast, lunch, dinner, midnight dish): Sunday night showtime with 5-course dinner & wine: Live evening entertainment every night from Potters Theatre Company: Excursions to Kings Lynn, Great Yarmouth & Wroxham: Free time in resort

NEW Bristol Harbour Festival UNIQUE EVENT

Guernsey by Air Wed 15 July | 6 days from £849 INCLUDES: Return airport transfers from home: Flights from East Midlands Airport: Meet & Greet in Guernsey: 5 nights half board at The Peninsula Hotel *** Guernsey: Island tour of Guernsey: Free time in Guernsey

NEW Classic & Vintage Transport Rally at the Ironwork Centre Sat 18 July | 2 days from £99

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 1 night half board at Telford Whitehouse Hotel ***: Excursions to Ludlow & the Classic & Vintage Transport Rally

Fri 17 July | 3 days from £199 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 2 nights bed & breakfast at Novotel Bristol Centre ****: Visit to Bath: Free time at the Bristol Harbour Festival

Rhine Valley & the Moselle Sat 18 July | Wed 29 July | 5 days from £279 INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: Coach travel: 4 nights half board at Hotel Wagner *** Kamp-Bornhofen: Welcome drink: 1 hour free bar on 3 nights: Hotel entertainment: Visits to Cochem, Boppard, Koblenz & Braubach: Optional Rhine Cruise to Rudesheim (£40 per person)

Pembrokeshire & it’s Marvellous Coastlines Featuring the Gwili Railway Mon 27 July | 5 days from £409 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 4 nights half board at Ivy Bush Hotel *** Carmarthen: Guided tour of Picton Castle & Gardens: Journey on the Gwili Railway: Visits to St David’s, Pembroke & Saundersfoot: Free time in Carmarthen

Right Royal & Aristocratic NEW A Adventure Mon 20 July | 5 days from £429

INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: Club Class coach travel: 4 nights half board at Holiday Inn High Wycombe ****: Admission into Althorp Estate & Blenheim Palace: Visits to Windsor, Henley-on-Thames & Oxford: Henley river cruise

NEW Normandy’s Coastline: Le Havre, Honfleur & Etretat

Wed 29 July | 5 days from £339

INCLUDES: Return ferry sailings: Coach travel throughout: 4 nights bed & breakfast at Hotel Mercure Le Havre Centre ****: Visits to Etretat, Fecamp, Honfleur & Deauville: Free time in Le Harve

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AUGUST

Baltic Explorer & Best of St. Petersburg

INCLUDES... Coach travel throughout Visa registration fees & support letter included 6 overnight sailing with breakfast 4 night half board throughout 4 night bed & breakfast en route Visits to St. Isaac’s Cathedral & State Hermitage Museum Excursions to St. Petersburg, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, Tallinn, Riga & Klaipeda Optional walking tour package: Stockholm, Helsinki, St. Petersburg, Tallinn, Riga (£55 per person) Russian Themed Evening at Nikolayevski Palace (upgrade for £70 per person)

DATE

Sat 8 August

DAYS

FROM

15

£1,769

Single supplement £629 per person

St Peterburg © Yulenochekk

Bournemouth & the New Forest

Mon 3 August | 7 days from £399.95

The Edinburgh Royal Military Tattoo

Fri 7 | Mon 10 | *Thu 13 | Mon 17 | Thu 20** | 3 days from £259

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 6 nights half board at Hotel Riviera by The Sea: Scenic drive through the New Forest National Park with stops in Lyndhurst & Burley: Admission into Blue Pool with a cream tea: Excursions to Salisbury, Weymouth & Lulworth Cove: Free time in Bournemouth

INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 2/3/4 nights accommodation at Mercure Perth Hotel *** or The Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel **** Glasgow: Ticket to the Royal Edinburgh Tattoo: Free time in Edinburgh, Perth* & Dundee**: Brief visit to The Kelpies

Enchanting Devon: Ilfracombe, Bideford & a Wildlife Cruise

NEW 3 Country Celtic Carousel

Mon 10 August | 5 days from £419 INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: Club Class coach travel: 4 nights half board at Durrant House Hotel *** Bideford: Ilfracombe wildlife cruise: Excursions to Ilfracombe & Dartmoor: Free time in Bideford

NEW Bristol International Balloon Fiesta

Featuring highlights of Scotland, Ireland & Wales

Fri 21 August | 8 days from £995 INCLUDES: Travel insurance: Door-to-Door service: 7 nights half board: Excursions to Gretna Green, Belfast, Dublin & Betws-y-Coed: Admission into Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Culzean Castle, Titanic Belfast, Malahide Castle & Gardens & Caernarfon Castle: Boat cruise on the River Liffey: Guided coach tour of Belfast

NEW Northern Italy Featuring The Sordevolo Passion Play

Fri 7 August | 3 days from £199 INCLUDES: Return coach travel: 2 nights bed & breakfast at Novotel Bristol Centre ****: Visit to Bath: Excursion to the Bristol Balloon Festival

NEW Tall Ships of Dunkirk Fri 7 August | 4 days from £239 INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: Coach travel throughout: 3 nights bed & breakfast at Hôtel Ibis Dunkerque Centre: Free time in Dunkirk to enjoy the Tall Ships event

Tue 25 August | 8 days from £779 INCLUDES: Return Channel crossing: Coach travel throughout: 7 nights bed & breakfast at Hotel Royal *** Viverone: 4 dinners: 1 dinner at a local restaurant in Sordevolo before the Passion Play: Ticket to the Passion Play (Category 4): Excursions to Turin & Milan: Optional visit to Isola Bella & The Borromean Palace (£40 per person)

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