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Welcome to the Annual Planning Guide Optimism, Opportunity and Onwards...

If the last few years taught us anything, it’s that the coach tourism sector is remarkably resilient. It adapts, recalibrates, and then quietly roars back into life full of early starts, high-vis jackets, group lunches, and the unmistakable sound of forty people agreeing that the lemon drizzle in the gift shop cafe was excellent.

And now, as we look ahead to the rest of 2025 and into 2026, something more than just recovery is happening. The latest CTA insights tell us that operators aren’t just surviving, they're flying. Group sales are up. Continental tours are booming. And across the board, bookings are not only holding steady but accelerating. From Shearings to Skills Holidays, from Leisuretime to Acklams and Albatross, operators are reporting growth in the double digits. European travel is up 7 to 12 percent depending on the route, and there’s a renewed appetite for classic destinations like Austria and Italy. Luxuria, Leger's business-class coach experience, is enjoying its highest ever demand. People want comfort, style, and a great view through the front window and they want to share it.

This isn’t just statistical noise, it's the sound of the industry getting its confidence back.

There’s optimism, too, in the political breeze. While nothing moves too quickly in Westminster, recent signs point towards warmer ties with Europe. Visa waivers for younger travellers, new bilateral arrangements for school and youth trips, and simplified coach operator documentation are all being explored. It's not a grand reopening, more a careful re-threading of old ties but for group organisers, it

means smoother planning and fewer headaches.

Back home, there are a few new quirks to navigate. Some UK cities are now introducing modest “tourism taxes” small charges on overnight stays designed to help councils fund services and manage visitor flows. It’s not quite Rome or Bruges yet, but it’s worth flagging for those building multistop itineraries. That said, it’s unlikely to deter the core coach crowd especially when a clean hotel, a hot breakfast, and a front-row seat to Britain’s heritage are still on offer.

More broadly, UK tourism is enjoying a gentle resurgence. Attractions are investing again. Hotels are rolling out the red carpets for groups. Market towns, historic houses, and coastal gems are seeing coach visits rise, helped in no small part by a growing recognition that group visitors don’t just show up, they support local economies, fill off-peak slots, and buy jam by the tray.

So whether you’re plotting a pilgrimage to Canterbury, a steam-train ride through the Dales, or a few days soaking up Flemish art in Ghent, the guide in your hands is designed to help. With updated contacts, fresh offers, editorial features and trusted partners, it’s more than a directory, it's a toolkit for a thriving year ahead.

Here’s to new adventures, old favourites, and happy travellers. Nigel

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AGTO, formally known as the Association for Group Travel Organisers, is the UK’s foremost champion for the community behind group travel planners, organisers, and those who bring collective journeys to life. Since its inception in 1991, this independent membership body has steadily grown, earning its reputation as the go to hub for professionals across the sector

What i s AGTO?

At its heart, AGTO exists to connect, support, and empower. It serves two distinct but complementarygroups: Group Travel Organisers (GTOs), who craft, curate, and coordinate trips for

diverse groups, and Partner Members destinations, attractions, tour operators, hotels, transport providers who work directly with GTOs to enrich the travel experience .

By the numb ers

Nearly 450 GTOs are registered members, representing over 200,000 potential travellers; 250 Partner Members bring services and expertise to the table. These two arms of membership are interlinked, each sustaining the other and together they forge a vibrant ecosystem that thrives on collaboration.

Member sh ip per ks

AGTO is generous with perks. Insurance tailored specifically for group travel organisers, legal updates, a dedicated advice helpline these are just the beginning. There’s VIP access to trade shows, National Trust membership (in both England and Scotland), and a range of exclusive discounts. Meanwhile, Partners enjoy access to AGTO’s extensive GTO database (fully GDPR compliant), opportunities to host fam trips, discounted trade show

exhibitions, editorial space in the quarterly AGTO magazine, free handbook listings, social media promotion, use of the AGTO logo an impressive marketing toolkit.

Governan ce and l eadership

AGTO’s board is an intentional blend of voices: half are GTOs, half are Partner Members, collectively steering the association’s mission and vision. At its helm sits CEO Wendy Hartley Scarff, supported by administrator Karen Heading and a rotating cast of branch based director roles bringing regional insight across Eastern, Southern, Central, Kent, Northern, and Scottish branches

Events that br ing it to life

AGTO isn’t just administrative, it's social, dynamic, and on the move.

The flagship event is the AGTO Showcase: for example, in February 2025 participants gathered at Bournemouth’s Marsham Court Hotel for three days of networking, fam trips, gala dinners, and practical sessions. It blended seaside hospitality with hands on site visits tours of Brownsea Island, battlefield venues, art collections followed by an optional Thursday excursion to a 15th century house and physic garden in Poole

AGTO also maintains a busy calendar of regional meet ups, trade show representation, and frequent contributions to industry publications.

Why it matters

In an industry where details matter from coach bookings to entry fee discounts AGTO acts as an anchor: ensuring that group travel organisers are informed, insured, funded with competitive deals, and connected to high quality partners. It doesn’t just speak for its members it equips them, building their credibility and extending their reach.

What’s next?

Looking ahead, AGTO’s planning includes the 2026 AGTO Showcase (27 Feb–1 Mar 2026 in Leicester), reinforcing its role as a forward thinking force. Behind the scenes, the association continues to refine its objectives expanding coverage, enhancing communication, and responding to legal, insurance, and sectoral changes.

In short, AGTO is the glue holding together Britain’s group travel network organising, advocating, connecting, and advocating again, all with an eye for detail, warmth, and mutual benefit. Here, group travel isn’t just about logistics; it’s about community brought together under one banner, with one voice, and one shared purpose.

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Award-win ning historical markets welcome sh oppers to Oswestry

Oswestry is an ancient, market town in north west Shropshire, close to the Welsh border, and is the birthplace of the muchlauded World War One poet, Wilfred Owen.

During the summer, many visitors come to the spectacular annual August Oswestry hot air balloon carnival or takeover Food and Drink festival in July, spilling over into street market stalls, showcasing the best artisan food and drink from all over Shropshire and North Wales.

For locals and visitors alike though Oswestry is synonymous with awardwinning markets, with the original markets dating back 800 years. The Wednesday and Saturday Outdoor Street Market was honoured with a recent prestigious award from The British Market Awards 2022, the judges were impressed with the eclectic range of wares from fishmongers, delicatessens to fashion and haberdashery. During the current cost-ofliving crisis, locals can purchase locally sourced, sustainable farming produce,

there is something for everyone. When you've shopped ‘til you drop, you can settle down in a cosy inside café or choose from a range of mouth-watering street food treats.

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keeping shopping costs down and support greener food miles.

The Artisan Market is on the social calendar for all local foodies: held on the last Friday of the month. Local traders retail pies, catering for vegans, vegetarians and meat-lovers alike, alongside a wide selection of fresh cured meat, tapas and delicious pastries.

The Indoor Market on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays is perfect on rainy, colder days, where you can browse to your heart’s content. With over 40 independent businesses,

Oswestry Markets pride themselves on being inclusive, with full wheelchair access throughout: ramps and low curbs allowing accessibility. Dogs are welcome, bring your four-legged friends on your shopping trip today. The British are a nation of shoppers and Oswestry’s markets are perfect for a weekly farm shop, gift shopping or a curious browsing of vinyl, books and jewellery.

As we head towards Spring, Cae Glas Park is well worth a visit, after a busy time shopping. It is a site of outstanding beauty and won a Gold in the Heart of England Award in 2023. With designated areas of spring and summer bedding, visit seasonally blooming flowers, the pavilion or traditional bandstand. For steam enthusiasts, there is the Cambrian heritage Railways, operating between Oswestry and Weston Wharf.

Westminster Abbey is more than a landmark, it's a living masterpiece and a powerful window into 1,000 years of British history. From royal coronations and weddings to daily worship and national remembrance, every corner of this awe-inspiring Gothic church holds a story.

Groups seeking a deeply enriching experience will find Westminster Abbey an unmissable highlight. Explore the legendary Poets’ Corner, walk past the tombs of monarchs, and marvel at the intricate stonework that has witnessed centuries of faith, art, and ceremony. A highlight for group visitors is the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries. Located more than 50 feet above the nave, these galleries offer panoramic views of the Abbey and the Houses of Parliament. The galleries provide a unique perspective on the Abbey's architecture and history, showcasing over 300 objects illuminating Westm

inster Abbey's rich past.

This UNESCO World Heritage Site offers tailored group experiences with multilingual Blue Badge Guides, ensuring visitors from around the world feel welcomed and inspired. With excellent access in a central London location, it’s the perfect addition to itineraries focused on heritage, architecture, or spiritual journeys.

Discover why this sacred space continues to captivate hearts and minds across generations.

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Buckfast A bbey

Free to enter, the historic monastery of Buckfast Abbey, is home to a working community of Roman Catholic Benedictine Monks. Located on the edge of Dartmoor National Park.

Renowned for its Abbey Church and its extensive grounds, visitors can also enjoy recitals of choral and organ music; as well as delicious lunches and cream teas offered in The Grange Restaurant, there is also San Benedetto’s offering barista coffee and cake during the day and Friday and Saturday evenings delicious pizzas. Peruse the well-stocked shop and don’t miss the Monastic Way Exhibition, an immersive experience of life as a monk.

Individuals and larger groups can find peace while strolling through the Abbey's grounds.

Groups are welcome, booking is essential, call them on: 01 364 6 45500 to arrange a bespoke tour.

For longer stays, there is a comfortable 32-bedroom Hotel Northgate House with additional self-catering accommodation and for those seeking retreats they offer monastery accommodation for men and have newly refurbished accommodation for women and couples.

Open 10am – 4:30pm free parking for coaches and cars.

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Daish's Hotels

Daish's Holidays boasts a collection of 12 distinctive hotels, each nestled in some of the UK's most cherished seaside towns. From the rugged coasts of Cornwall to the serene shores of the Isle of Wight, each establishment offers a unique blend of comfort, charm, and local flavour.

Abb ey Lawn Hotel, To rqu ay

Perched gracefully in the heart of the English Riviera, the Abbey Lawn Hotel exudes an air of timeless elegance. Guests are greeted by panoramic sea views that stretch beyond the horizon, inviting a sense of tranquillity and wonder. The hotel's well-appointed rooms, adorned with classic décor, provide a cosy haven after a day of exploration. An indoor swimming pool offers a serene escape, while the vibrant entertainment facilities ensure evenings are filled with joy and laughter. Strolling down to Torquay's bustling harbourside, visitors can immerse themselves in the local culture, with quaint shops and delightful eateries awaiting discovery.

Barrowfield Ho tel, Newquay

Just a pebble's throw from the renowned Tolcarne Beach, the Barrowfield Hotel

captures the very essence of Cornwall's spirited charm. The sound of waves crashing against the shore serves as a soothing backdrop to the hotel's inviting ambiance. Spacious rooms bathed in natural light create a warm and welcoming atmosphere, perfect for relaxation. The indoor pool beckons for a leisurely swim, and as the sun sets, the hotel's lively

entertainment mirrors the vibrant energy of Newquay itself. Whether you're a surfer chasing the perfect wave or a traveller seeking coastal serenity, the Barrowfield Hotel offers a delightful retreat.

Bournemouth Sand s Ho tel Bournemouth

Nestled atop the West Cliff,

the Bournemouth Sands Hotel offers a harmonious blend of coastal beauty and urban convenience. The town's award-winning beaches stretch out below, their golden sands inviting sunbathers and adventurers alike. Comfortable rooms provide a restful sanctuary, while the sun terrace offers a splendid vantage point to soak in the coastal vistas. Regular entertainment ensures that each evening is as enjoyable as the last. A short stroll leads guests to the bustling town centre, where a tapestry of shops, cafes, and cultural venues await exploration.

Daish's Hotel, Isle of Wight

In the picturesque town of Shanklin, Daish's Hotel stands as a testament to timeless elegance. Originally an 18th-century coaching inn, it now seamlessly blends historic charm with modern comforts. Guests can wander through Shanklin's old village, where thatched

cottages and quaint tea rooms paint a picture of yesteryears. The nearby sandy beaches offer a tranquil escape, while the enchanting Shanklin Chine provides a glimpse into the island's natural beauty. The hotel's inviting ambiance and attentive service ensure a memorable stay for all who visit.

Daish's Blackpool Hotel, Blackpool

Situated on the North Promenade, Daish's Blackpool Hotel offers guests stunning sea views and proximity to Blackpool's iconic attractions. The famous Tower and Winter Gardens are just a leisurely walk away, promising entertainment and cultural experiences. The hotel features comfortable rooms, a lively bar, and live entertainment that captures the vibrant spirit of this seaside town. Whether you're drawn to the thrill of the Pleasure Beach or the charm of the historic piers, Daish's Blackpool Hotel serves as a perfect base for your adventures.

Devonshire Hotel, T orqu ay

Set within its own picturesque gardens, the Devonshire Hotel provides a tranquil retreat amidst the lively ambiance of Torquay. Guests can relax by the outdoor pool, basking in the sun's warm embrace, or enjoy evening entertainment that adds a touch of sparkle to their stay. The beauty of the English Riviera unfolds just beyond the hotel's doorstep, with coastal paths and scenic vistas inviting exploration. The Devonshire Hotel effortlessly combines relaxation and adventure, ensuring a memorable seaside escape.

Esplan ade Hotel, Scarborough

Overlooking the sweeping South Bay, the Esplanade

Hotel offers breathtaking views of Scarborough's rugged coastline. Its central location ensures guests are within walking distance of the beach, historic sites, and the vibrant town centre. The hotel's grand façade hints at the elegance within, where guests can unwind in wellappointed rooms after a day of exploration. Scarborough's rich history and natural beauty provide a captivating backdrop to any stay at the Esplanade Hotel.

Hotel Prince Regent, Weymouth

Combining Georgian grandeur with modern comforts, the Hotel Prince Regent stands proudly along Weymouth's seafront. Guests can enjoy the sandy beach just steps away, or venture into the historic harbour to witness the ebb and flow of maritime life. The Jurassic Coast's natural beauty beckons explorers, while the hotel's elegantly furnished rooms offer a restful haven. Evenings come alive with entertainment, ensuring that each day concludes on a high note.

Imp erial Hotel, Eastbourne

Located on Eastbourne's seafront, the Imperial Hotel offers guests splendid views of the English Channel. Its

proximity to the pier, theatres, and meticulously maintained gardens makes it an excellent base for exploring this charming resort town. The hotel's classic architecture exudes a sense of timelessness, while comfortable rooms provide modern amenities for a pleasant stay. Whether you're taking a leisurely promenade along the seafront or enjoying a theatrical performance, the Imperial Hotel enhances the Eastbourne experience.

Russell Hotel, Weymouth

Adjacent to the Hotel Prince Regent, the Russell Hotel shares the prime seafront location in Weymouth. Known for its warm hospitality, guests can enjoy comfortable rooms that serve as a cosy retreat after a day of seaside adventures. The town's attractions and beach are within easy reach, allowing for spontaneous explorations. The Russell Hotel's inviting ambiance and attentive service make it a delightful choice for those seeking a classic seaside holiday.

Sandringham Hotel Weston-super-Mare

Overlooking the Grand Pier, the Sandringham Hotel offers guests panoramic views of the Bristol Channel. Inside,

the rooms are comfortable, the service warm, and the entertainment reliably cheerful. A place where the scent of fish and chips drifts through the air like an unspoken promise of a proper British holiday.

Somerset Hotel, Llan dudno

A town that seems to exist in a slightly different time zone—where the Victorian pier remains unflappable in the face of modernity. The Somerset Hotel, perfectly positioned on Llandudno’s North Shore, is the kind of place where you can sip a cup of tea while staring wistfully at the Irish Sea.

And so, we come to the end of our tour a dozen hotels, each with its own distinct personality, yet all sharing the Daish’s touch

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Honfleur is the kind of place that seems painted rather than built Sloping timber-framed houses lean into each other like gossiping neighbours, reflected in the still, mirror-like harbour where fishing boats bob as if reluctant to leave. You don’t stroll here, you drift past salt-worn shutters, boulangeries dusted in flour, and the spire of Sainte-Catherine’s, all wood and wonder There’s the faint smell of apples and salt, of cider and sea Painters came for the light, but it’s the quiet that stays with you an old, golden hush that settles in the bones, as if the whole town is exhaling

East of England

The East of England doesn’t shout. It hums. A broad, flat canvas of sky and silence, where windmills lean into the breeze and villages nap beneath great billowing clouds. It’s a place for gentle pottering or gentle peddling, where even the rivers seem unhurried. Cyclists glide, walkers meander, and boats go nowhere in particular but beautifully. Among the marshes and meadows are gardens that look painted, stately homes that look lived in, and the odd rollercoaster just to keep things interesting. And if you glance up just once you might see a mosquito. Not the insect. The aircraft. This is East Anglia, after all.

BEDFORDSHIRE

Bed ford Swan Hotel

The Embankment, Bedford, Bedfordshire MK40 1RW Tel: 01234 346565 www.bedfordswanhotel.co.uk

Jo hn Bu nyan Commun ity Boat

The Old Chandlery Priory Marina, Barkers Lane, Bedford MK41 9DL contact@johnbunyanboat.org Telephone: 07861 620 520 www.johnbunyanboat.org

Shutt lewo rth Co llecti on Old Warden Aerodrome, Nr Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 9EP Tel: 01767 627927 www.shuttleworth.org

Wob urn Ab bey and Gardens Woburn, Bedfordshire MK17 9WA. Tel: 01525 290 333 www.woburnabbey.co.uk

Wob urn Safari Park Woburn Safari Park, Woburn, Bedfordshire MK17 9QN Tel: 01525 290407 www.woburnsafari.co.uk

ZSL Whip snade Zoo, Dunstable, Bedfordshire LU6 2LF Tel: 020 7449 6235 www.zsl.org

CAMBRIDGESHIRE

Camb ridge Uni versity Bo tan ic Gard en 1 Brookside, Cambridge www.botanic.cam.ac.uk /Botanic/Home.aspx

Denny Ab bey and Th e Farmland

M useu m

Ely Rd, Waterbeach, Cambridge CB25 9PQ Tel: 0370 333 1181 www. dennyfarmlandmuseum.org.uk

Elto n Enterprises LLP

Estate Office,Elton Hall, Elton, PE8 6SH events@eltonhall.com Telephone: 07949 495422 www.eltonhall.com

Ely Cat hed ral

The Chapter House, The College, Ely, Cambridgeshire

CB7 4DL Tel: 01353 667735 www.elycathedral.org

Nene Vall ey Railway Wansford Station, Stibbington, Peterborough PE8 6LR Tel: 01780 784444 www.nvr.org.uk

P olh ill

19 Cambridge Rd, Coton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB23 7PJ Tel: 01954 210234 www.polhillcentre.co.uk

T wenty P en ce Garden Cent re Twenty Pence Rd, Wilburton, Ely CB6 3RN Tel:01353 741024 www.twentypence.co.uk

Vi si t El y Tel:01353 662062 info@visitely.org www.visitely.org

ESSEX

Blake House Craft Centre

Blake End, Near Braintree, Essex, CM77 6RA www.blakehousecraftcentre.co.uk

Epp ing Ongar R ailway Station Approach, Ongar CM5 9BN Tel: 01277 365200 www.eorailway.co.uk

Romford Market Tolgate House. 97 Market Place, Romford

RM1 3E, Tel: 01708 434112 www.havering. gov.uk/ romfordmarket

Sto w Maries Great W ar Aero drome

Hackmans Lane, Purleigh, Near Maldon, Essex, CM3 6RN. Te: 01245 329358 www.stowmaries.org.uk

HERTFORDSHIRE

de Havi lland Aircraft Mu seum Salisbury Hall, London Colney, St Albans, Herts AL2 1BU www.dehavillandmuseum.co.uk Tel: 01727 826400

Frogmore Paper Mill Fourdrinier Way ApsleyHemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9RY www.thepapertrail.org.uk

Hatfield Ho use

Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL9 5NQ

Tel: 01707 287010 www.hatfieldhouse.co.uk

St Alb ans T ou rism

St Albans District Council, St Peter’s Street, St Albans AL1 3JE tourism@stalbans.gov.uk www.enjoystalbans.com Tel: 01727 819492

Warn er Breaks 1 Park Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Herts HP2 4YL www.warnerleisurehotels.co.uk

NORFOLK

Abacu s Ho tels Li mited White Lion House, 20 Station Street, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7LH Tel: 01760 725725 www.abacushotels.co.uk

Beers of Euro pe Ltd Garage Lane, Setchey Kings Lynn, Norfolk, PE33 0BE Tel:01553 812000 www.beersofeurope.co.uk

Bro ad s To urs

The Bridge, Wroxham, Norwich, NR12 8RX Tel: 01603 782207 www.broadstours.co.uk

Bu re Vall ey Railway Aylsham Station, Norwich Road, Norfolk, NR11 6BW www.bvrw.co.uk

High way Garden and Leisure Loddon Rd, Norwich NR14 7PW Tel: 01508 494665 www.highwaygardencentre.co.uk

Holkham Hall

Wells-next-on-Sea, Norfolk NR23 1AB Tel: 01328 710227 www.holkham.co.uk

Ort on Hall Hot el & Sp a The Village, Orton Longueville, Peterborough PE2 7D www.ortonhall.co.uk Tel: 01733 391111

Cruise Bedford's River Great Ouse

Combine a cruise with a vist to Historic Bedford Join us onboard the John Bunyan Community Boat for a Great Day Out

The John Bunyan Community Boat carries up to 40 passengers on both public and charter cruises from Mid-April to End of October. Cruises can include;Ploughman’s onboard or bu et lunch at Anchor Inn, Great Barford, Cream Tea, A�ernoon Tea. Our sta would be pleased to assist you with any of your requirements.

Check out our website for Charter Hire details and Public schedules, nothing is too much trouble for us, ensuring you and your passengers have enjoyable day!

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Call:- 07861 620 520

Norfo lk an d Suffo lk Aviat ion Mu seu m

The Street, Flixton, Bungay NR35 1NZ Tel: 01986 896644 www.aviationmuseum.net

Peter Beales Ro ses London Road, Attleborough,Norfolk NR17 1AY Tel: 01953 454707 www.classicroses.co.uk

Ro ys o f Wroxham Hoveton,Norfolk, NR12 8DB www.roys.co.uk

T hursfo rd C ollect ion

Thursford green, Fakenham, Norfolk, Tel: 01328 878477 www.thursford.com

SUFFOLK

East Anglia Transp ort M useum Chapel Road, Carlton Colville, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 8BL Tel:01502 518459 www.eatm.org.uk

Ickworth Natio nal Tru st The Rotunda, Horringer, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, P29 5QE Tel: 01284 735270 nationaltrust.org.uk/Ickworth

Lowestoft Maritime M useum Sparrow Nest Gardens, Whapload Road, Suffolk NR32 1XG Tel: 01502 561963

Natio nal Horseraci ng Mu seum 99 High Street, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8J www.nhrm.co.uk

Su ffo lk P un ch Trust

Sink Farm, St Davids Lane, Hollesley, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 3JR Tel:01394 411327 Web: www.suffolkpunchtrust.org

East Midlands

The East Midlands has never much cared for fuss. It gets on with things quietly, solidly whether that’s turning soil, firing furnaces or pouring a pint. It’s a place of old stone and older stories, where abbeys whisper and cathedrals loom through mist. From the brooding Fens that barely blink to the Peaks that rise like a shrug of the land, it’s a region stitched with contrasts. You’ll find grandeur at Chatsworth, poetry at Newstead, and if your boots need a rest, England’s oldest hotel in Buxton where the water’s famous, but the bar staff know you didn’t come for the water.

DER BY SHIRE

Chesterfield B orough Council

Town Hall, Rose Hill, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S40 1LP

Tel: 01246 345 345 www.chesterfield.gov.uk

Chesterfield M arket

Market Place, Chesterfield S40 1PB

Tel: 01246 345777/8 www.visitchesterfield.info

Crich Tr amway Village Cromford Road, Crich, Matlock, Derbyshire.

DE4 5DP

Tel: 01773 854321 www.tramway.co.uk

Cromfor d M ill

Mill Lane, Cromford, Derbyshire

DE4 3RQ

Tel: 01629 823256 www.cromfordmill.co.uk

Haddon Hall Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1LA

Tel: (01629) 812 855 / (01629) 812 855810 912 www.haddonhall.co.uk

The Heights of Abraham Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, DE4 3NT www.heightsofabraham.com Tel: 01629 582365

The Old hall Hotel

The Square, Buxton, Derbyshire. SK17 6BD Tel: 01298 22841 www.oldhallhotelbuxton.co.uk

Peak Shopping Villa ge Chatsworth Road

Rowsley

DE4 2JE

www.peakshoppingvillage.com

Tel: 01629 735326

Renishaw Hall and Gardens

Renishaw, Nr. Sheffield S21 3WB Tel: 01246 432310 www.renishaw-hall.co.uk

The Mus eum of Making at Der by Silk Mill

Silk Mill Lane, Derby DE1 3AF

Tel: 01332 641901 www.derbymuseums.org

LEI CESTER SHIRE

B elvoir Castle Belvoir, Leicestershire NG32 1PE Tel: 01476 871002 www.belvoircastle.com

B est Wes ter n The Three Swans Hote l

High Street, Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 7NJ www.bw-threeswanshotel.co.uk

King Richard 111 Vsitor Centre

4A St Martins, Leicester LE1 5DB tEL: 0116 229 4132 www.kriii.com

Leices ter Racecour se Leicester Road, Oadby, Leicester LE2 4AL Tel: 0116 271 6515 www.leicester-racecourse.co.uk

M elbour ne Hall

Church Sq, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8EN Tel: 01332 862 502 www.melbournehall.com

National Space Centre Exploration Drive, Leicestershire

LE4 5NS

Tel: 0116 261 0261 www.spacecentre.co.uk

LINCOLNSHIRE

Doddington Hall Doddington, Lincolnshire LN6 4RU Tel: 01522 694308

Gainsbor ough Old Hall Parnell Street, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire DN21 2NB Tel: 01427 612669

Johnsons Garden Centr e L td Wainfleet Road, Boston, Lincolnshire PE21 9RZ

Tel: 01205 363 408 www.johnsonsofboston.co.uk

Lincoln Cas tle

4 Castle Hill, Lincoln LN1 3AA Tel: 01522 511068 www.lincolncastle.com

Lincoln Cathedral Minster Yard, Lincoln LN2 1PX Tel:01522 561600 www.lincolncathedral.com

Pennells Gar den Centre Cleethorpes, Humberston Road, Cleethorpes DN36 4RW Tel:01472 313600

Skegness Aquirium Tower Esplanade Skegness, Lincolnshire PE25 3HH skegness-aquarium.uk

Visit Lincs Coast Skegness Town Hall, North Parade, Skegness, Lincs PE25 1DA. www.visitlincscoast.co.uk

NORTHAM PTONSHIRE

Cas tle Ashby Gar dens Castle Ashby,Northampton, www.castleashbygardens.co.uk

De ene Par k

Deene, Corby NN17 3EW Tel: 01780 450278 www.deenepark.com

Wicksteed Par k

Barton Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire NN15 6NJ Tel: 01536 512 475 www.wicksteedpark.co.uk

NOTTINGHAM

Creswell Crags Mus eum Crags Road,Welbeck, Worksop, Nottinghamshire S80 3LH Tel: 01909 720378

DH Lawr ence Her itage Durban House Heritage Centre, Mansfield Road, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire NG16 3DZ Tel: 01773 717353

Ga lleries o f Justice Mus eum

The Lace Market

Nottingham NG1 1HN Tel: 0115 952 0555 www.galleriesofjustice.org.uk

Ne wstead Abbey

Newstead Village NG15 8NA www.newsteadabbey.org.uk

Nottingham Castle Mus eum & Art Gallery Lenton Road,Nottingham NG1 6EL, Tel:44 115 876 1400

Nottingham City Cou ncil www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Sherwood Fores t Visitor Centre Swinecote Road, Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire NG21 9HN Tel: 08449 80 80 80

Wollaton Hall & Park

Nottingham NG8 2AE Tel:0115 876 3100 www.experiencenottinghamshire.

Heart of England

The Heart of England has always had a certain clout. It made its money in wool, then made the world in iron Coventry stitched it, the Black Country hammered it. And yet, north and west of Birmingham, things soften. You get valleys, views, and villages where time’s not in a hurry. Canals curl through it all more than Venice, they say, though gondolas remain in short supply. You can walk, cycle, or float past stately homes and gardens with stories etched into every wall. At Croome Court, wartime secrets lurk behind elegant plasterwork, while outside, the land rolls away in confident swells ‘Capability’ Brown’s first great flourish, gazing out over the dreamy blue of the Malverns.

BIRMINGHAM

Birmingham Bo tan ical Garden s and Glassho uses Westbourne Rd, Birmingham, B15 3TR www.birminghambotanical gardens.org.uk

Birmingham City Museum & A rt Gall ery Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, West Midlands Tel: 0121 303 2834 www.bmag.org.uk

Black Cou try Livin g M useu m Black Country Living Museum, Tipton Road, Dudley DY1 4SQ, Tel: 0121 520 8054 www.bclm.com

C adb ury Worl d Linden Road, Bournville, B301JR, Tel: 0844 880 7667 www.cadburyworld.co.uk

Du dley Canal and Cavern s 501 Birmingham New Rd, Tipton Dudley, DY1 4SB Tel:0121 557 6265 www.dudleycanaltrust.org.uk

Nation al Mo torcycle Museum Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull B92 0EJ Tel: 0121 704 2784 www.nationalmotorcycle museum.co.uk

New Alexand ra T heatre Station St, Birmingham, West Midlands B5 4DS Tel: 0844 871 3011

M useum of Jewel lery Quarter 75-79 Vyse Street, Hockley,Birmingham B18 6HA, Tel: 0121 554 3598

T hin kt ank, M illenn ium Po int Curzon Street, Birmingham, B4 7XG Tel: 0121 202 2222 www.thinktank.ac

Vint age T rain s Li mit ed 670 Warwick Road, Tyseley, Birmingham B11 2HL www.vintagetrains.co.uk

HEREFORDSHIRE

Bro ad field Co urt Gardens & Vineyard Bowley Lane, Bodenham, Herefordshire, HR1 3LG, Tel: 01568 797483 www.broadfieldcourt.co.uk

Cider Mu seu m & K ing Of fa Di stillery 21 Ryelands Street, Hereford,Herefordshire, HR4 0LW,Tel: 01432 354207 www.cidermuseum.co.uk

Eastno r Castl e Nr Ledbury

Herefordshire HR8 1RL,Tel: 01531 633160 www.eastnorcastle.com

Hampton Cou rt Castle Gardens and Parkland

Hampton Court Castle, Hope under Dinmore HR6 0PN, Tel: 01568 797777 www.hamptoncourtcastle.co.uk

Herefordsh ire Coun ci l Brockington, 35 Hafod Road, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 1SHTel: (01432) 260000 www.herefordshire.gov.uk

No rman Allen Gro up Travel Lt d Portfield House Daws Road Hereford, HR1 2JJ, G.B. www.group-travel.com Tel: 01432 277666

Visit Herefo rdshi re 1 King Street, Hereford

HR4 9BW, Herefordshire, UK Tel: 01432 268430 visitherefordshire.co.uk

West onb ury Mi ll Water Garden and Follies

Pembridge

Herefordshire HR6 9HZ www.westonburymillwate rgardens.com

Tel;01544 388650

West ons C ider Mil l The Bounds, Much Marcle, Nr Ledbury, Herefordshire. HR8 2NQ www.westons-cider.co.uk

Tel: 01531 660 108

STAFFORDSHIRE

Chu rnet Valley R ailway

Cheddleton Station, Station Rd, Cheddleton, ST13 7EE Tel: 01538 360522

Drayton Mano r Park Drayton Manor Drive Tamworth, Staffordshire B78 3TW www.draytonmanor.co.uk

Tel: 0844 472 1950

Foxf iel d Railway Foxfield Railway, Caverswall Road,Blythe Bridge, Staffordshire, ST11 9BG 01782 396210 www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk

Lich field Cathedral The Close, Lichfield WS13 7LD Tel:01543 306100 www.lichfield-cathedral.org

Lich field M arket s and Market Squ are Lichfield City Council Donegal House, Bore Street, Lichfield, Staffs, WS13 6LU www.lichfield.gov.uk Tel:01543 309853

Spod e Wo rks V isitor Cent re Church Street,Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire ,ST4 1BX Tel: 01782 744011

Stoke-o n-T ren t To urist In formation Cen tre The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery Bethesda Street City Centre, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 3DW

T amwo rth Castle Holloway Lodge, Tamworth, Staffordshire B79 7NA,Tel: 01827 709629 www.tamworthcastle.co.uk

Wo rld of Wedgwood Wedgwood Drive Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire,ST12 9ER Tel:+44 (0) 1782 282986 www.wedgwoodvisito centre.com

Vi si t Lich field District Council Offices, Frog Lane, Lichfield WS13 6YY Tel: 01543 308210 www.visitlichfield.co.uk/groups

SHROPSHIRE

Acton Scot t Histori c Wo rkin g Farm Wenlock Lodge, Acton Scott, Nr Church Stretton, Shropshire, SY6 6QN Tel: 01694 781306/ 7 www.actonscottmuseum.co.uk

Ir onb ridge Go rge Mu seums Coach Road, Coalbrookdale, Telford TF8 7DQ Tel: 01952 435 900 www.ironbridge.org.uk

Lud low Castle Castle Square, Ludlow, Shropshire SY8 1AY Tel: 01584 873355 www.ludlowcastle.com

Lud low Farmshop Bromfield, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 2JR Tel: 01584 856000 greatfood@ludlowfarmshop.co.uk www.ludlowfarmshop.co.uk

Ludlow Farmshop is a one-ofa-kind shopping environment where farming, passion for great food and retail come together to create an award-winning experience.

After browsing food and treats at Ludlow Farmshop, relax in our picnic area with takeaway food and drinks. Or enjoy breakfast or lunch from our on-site café - of course, followed by an ice cream from our cabin in the spring and summer months.

Our new gift shop is perfect to nd a present for a loved one... or yourself!

On-site you can also visit The Clive Arms, Ludlow Distillery and The Artists’ Gallery.

Oswestry Market Days

OPEN

•Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays

•Ample Free Coach Parking

•New central coach drop off point, booking essen al on 01691 680222. Toilets

•Loads of Independent Shops

•Award Winning Park

Oswestry the birthplace of famous war poet Wilfred Owen

Oswestry M arket

Bailey Head Oswestry, SY11 1PZ Tel:07764 772969 www.oswestrymarket-tc.gov.uk

Ro yal Ai r Fo rce Mu seu m Cosford Shifnal, Shropshire TF11 8UP Tel: 01902 376 200 www.rafmuseum.org

Secret Hil ls, Th e Shro pshi re Hills Discovery Cen tre School Road, Craven Arms,Shropshire SY79RS, Tel: 01588 676000 www.shropshirehills discoverycentre.co.uk

West on Park Weston under Lizard, Shropshire, TF1 8LE Tel: 01952 852100 www.weston-park.com

WARWICKSHIRE

Avon Bo atin g Ltd Swan’ sNest Boathouse, Swan’s Nest Lane, Stratford-upon-Avon. Warwickshire. CV37 7LS www.avon-boating.co.uk Tel: 01789 267073

British Mot or M useu m 11 Banbury Rd

Warwick CV350BJ Tel:01926 641188

www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk

Canal & Ri ver To urs Canal Basin, Bancroft Gardens, Waterside, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6AT. Tel: 01789 295173 www.canalandrivertours.com

Co mp ton Vern ey House Tru st Compton Verney, Warwickshire CV35 9HZ Tel: 01926 645500 www.comptonverney.org.uk

Co ventry Cathedral

Priory Street, Coventry, CV1 5FB www.coventrycathedral.org.uk Tel: 02476 521234

Co ventry Transp ort M useum Millennium Place, Hales Street, Coventry CV1 1JD Tel: 024 7623 4270 www.transport-museum.com

Exp lore Coventr ww.visitcoventry.co.uk

Heritage Mot or Centre Banbury Road,Gaydon,

Warwick,Warwickshire CV35 0BJ Tel: www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk

Mary Arden’s Hou se Station Road, Wilmcote, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire CV37 9UN www.shakespeare.org.uk

Ragley Hall

Ragley Hall, Alcester B49 5NJ

Tel: 01789 762090 www.ragley.co.uk

Royal Sh akespeare Co mpany Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire CV37 6BB Tel: 0844 800 1110 www.rsc.org.uk

Sto neleigh Abb ey Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV82LF www.stoneleighabbey.org Tel: 01926 858535

Shakespeare's Birth place Henley Street, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire CV37 6QW Tel: 01789 204016 www.shakespeare.org.uk

Sh akesp eare’s Sch oo lroo m & Guild hall Church Street Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6HB Tel: 01789 868 262 www.shakespeares schoolroom.org

St ratfo rd R acecou rse Co Lt d Luddington Rd, Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire CV379SE www.stratfordracecourse.net

Warwick Castle Warwick, Warwickshire CV34 4QU Tel: 0871 265 2000 www.warwick-castle.co.uk

WORCESTERSHIRE

Bri tish Asparagus Festival in the Val e o f Evesham www.britishasparagusfestival. org

Destin ati on Worcestershire Severn House, Prescott Drive, Warndon Business Park, Worcester,WR4 9NE Tel. 0845 641 1540 www.VisitWorcestershire.org

Jin ney Ri ng Craf t Cen tre Hanbury Road, Hanbury, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire B60 4BU Tel: 01527 821272 www.jinneyring.co.uk

David Steele Shutterstock

Royal Worcester M useu m Severn St Worcester WR1 2ND www.museumofroyal worcester.org

Severn Vall ey Rai lway, Number One Comberton Place, Kidderminster DY10 1QR Tel: 01562 757900 www.svr.co.uk

Sp etchl ey Park Gardens Spetchley Park, Worcestershire, WR5 1RS Tel: 01453 810303 www.spetchleygardens.co.uk

Th ree Cou nties Showgroun d Three Counties Showground Malvern, Worcestershire WR13 6NW UK ukgroups@axs.com Telephone: 0344 338 8002 threecounties.co.uk/visitorguide/groups/

Isle of Man

Ideally situated between England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales is where you will find the Isle of Man. For the thousands of visitors who are welcomed here year after year, this seabound nation where the wonders of coastline and countryside, sea and shore, meet within a matter of minutes, the Island is an unforgettable group holiday destination – will you be the next to fall under its spell?

A R E Mu seu m 01624 878242 www.aremuseum.com

Groudle Glen Railway ggr@ggr.co.uk

Cathedral Isle of Man Derby Road, Peel, Isle of Man, IM5 1HH

Tel +44 (0) 1624 844830 www.cathedral.im

Foragin g Vi ntn ers - Craft Winery Breakwater Road, Port Erin, Isle of Man, IM9 6JA www.foragingvintners.com

Gai ety Th eatre Harris Promenade, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2HJ Tel 01624 694500 www.villagaiety.com

Great Laxey Wh eel and Mine T rail Wheel Hill, Laxey, IM4 7NL Tel01624 861136 manxnationalheritage.im

Great Uni on Camera Ob scu ra Douglas Head,Douglas, IM1 5BY Tel+44 (0) 1624 621733

Grove Museum

Andreas Road, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, Isle Of Man, IM8 3UA Tel 01624 812686

Isle o f Man T ou r Gu ides 07624 342951 www.isleofmantourguides.org

In side Tynwal d Legislative Buildings, Finch Road, Douglas,

IM1 3PW Tel 01624 685520 www.tynwald.org.im

I sl e o f M an Rai lways Public Transport Division, Department of Infrastructure, Transport Headquarters, Banks Circus, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 5PT, Tel: 01624 662525 www.rail.im

I sl e o f M an Tou rism grouptravel@gov.im 01624 686888 www.visitisleofman.com/groups

I sl e o f M an Transpo rt

Banks Circus, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 5PT publictransport@gov.im www.rail.im Tel: 01624 662525

I sl e o f M an Steam P acket

Co mp an y 01624 645693 www.steam-packet.com

J urby T ransp ort M useum jtminfo@manx.net

Laxey Mines Railway 01624 680186 minerailway@manx.net www.laxeyminerailway.im

Leece M useu m 01624 845366 www.peelonline.net/leece

M an x Avi ati on and Mi litary M useum 07624 454596 www.mapsorg.im

M an x Nation al Heritage 01624 648017 www.manxnationalheritage.im

Nautical Mu seum

Bridge Street, Castletown,

IM9 1AX Tel:01624 824186

Peel Castle Peel, IM5 1TB Tel 01624 648090 manxnationalheritage.im

Rai lway Mu seum

Port Erin

Station Road, Port Erin,Isle of Man, IM9 6AE

Rush en Abb ey Mill Road, Ballasalla, Isle Of Man, IM9 3DB Tel 01624 823048 manxnationalheritage.im

Th e M iln town Estate and Gard en s 01624812321 www.milntown.org

Th e Old House of Keys Parliament Square, Castletown, IM9 1LA Tel 01624 822306 manxnationalheritage.im

To urs Isle o f Man 01624 822611 www.toursisleofman.co.uk

Vill a M arin a and Gaiety Th eatre Compl ex 01624 600555 www.villagaiety.com

London

London doesn’t need an introduction. It needs a lie-down. A city so crammed with icons, ideas, and ambition it barely pauses to catch its breath. Big Ben ticks, the Eye spins, the Tower glowers, and somewhere behind you, a busker is murdering Wonderwall. You want museums? Free. Art? Everywhere. Theatre? World-class. Food? From samosas to sourdough. And between it all: green. Unexpected, unruly green. London’s a National Park City now proof that even a metropolis can stop to smell the roses (or spot a stag in Richmond). You can boat in Hyde Park, picnic on Primrose Hill, and still make curtain-up in the West End. If you can’t find it here, it may not be worth finding.

Bateau x Lon do n Victoria Embankment, London

WC2N 6NU, Tel: 020 7695 1800 www.citycruises.com

DeWynters 48 Leicester Square, London, WC2H 7QD Tel: 020 7321 0488 www.dewynters.com

Engl ish Nation al Opera London Coliseum, St Martin’s Lane, London WC2N 4ES www.eno.org

Faul ty Towers The Dini ng Experience

President Hotel,56 Guilford St, London WC1N 1DP Tel: +44 (0) 7766146315 www.faultytowersdining.com

Fitzro y hou se 37 Fitzroy Street, London , W1T 6DX www.hrp.org.uk

Houses of Parliament Westminster, London, SW1A 2TTTel: 020 7219 3003 www.parliament.uk

Imperial War Museum Lambeth Road, London ,SE1 6HZ www.iwm.org.uk

Lond onl unchb ox Company 11 The Broadway, Preston Road, Wembley www.londonlunchbox.com Tel: 020879300119

Lond on Symp hon y Orchest ra Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS lso.co.uk/groups

Lord ’s Mu seum & T ours

Lord’s Cricket Ground, St John’s Wood Road, London NW8 8QN www.lords.org/tours

Ju bil ee Market Hal l Ltd 1 Tavistock Court, The Piazza, Covent Garden, WC2E 8BD www.Jubileemarket.co.uk

Ki a Oval Kennington Oval, London SE11 5SS Tel:020 3946 0100 www.corporatehospitality.com

M ad ame T ussau ds Marylebone Rd, Marylebone, London NW1 5LR www.madametussauds.co.uk

M useu m of Lon don 150 London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN Tel: 020 7001 9844 www.museumoflondon.org.uk

T he Natio nal Gal lery Trafalgar Square, London WC2N5DN Tel: 0207 747 2885 www.nationalgallery.org.uk

Nation al Maritime M useum Park Row, Greenwich, London SE10 9NF Tel: 0208 312 6608 www.nmm.ac.uk

P lan et Ho llywo od 57-60 Haymarket, London ,SW1Y 4QX Tel: 020 7287 1000 www.planethollywood london.com

Ro mf ord Market, Market Place, Romford,RM13ER

www.havering.gov.uk/ romfordmarket Tel: 01708 433324

Royal Air Force Museum Lon do n Grahame Park Way, London NW9 5LL Tel: 020 8358 4849 www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/g roup-visits.aspx

Royal Alb ert Hall Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP Tel: 020 7959 0558 www.royalalberthall.com

Royal Bo tan ic Gar dens, K ew Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AB Tel: 020 8332 5655 www.kew.org

Royal Ob servato ry Greenwich Blackheath Ave Greenwich London SE10 8XJ www.rmg.co.uk

Royal Op era Ho use Covent Garden Bow St Covent Garden London WC2E 9DD www.roh.org.uk

Sherlo ck Holmes M useu m 221B Baker Street London, NW1 6XE Telephone:020)7 224 3688 www.sherlockholmes. co.uk/home.htm

The Strawberry Hi ll T rust 268 Waldegrave Road, Twickenham, TW1 4ST Tel:020 8744 1241 www.strawberry hillhouse.org.uk

Stay QM at Queen M ary University of London Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS

Tel: 020 7882 8175 www.qmaccommodation.co.uk

St Paul’s C ath ed ral

The Chapter House, St Paul's Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD

Tel: +44(0)20 7246 8317 www.stpauls.co.uk

Syon House an d Gardens Syon House, Syon Park, Brentford, TW8 8JF info@syonpark.co.uk Tel:0208 560 0882 www.syonpark.co.uk

Th ames Barri er I nformation

Cen tre 1 Unity Way Woolwich London SE18 5NJ www.gov.uk/ the-thames-barrier Tel: 0208 305 4188

Th e Lon don Bridge Exp eri ence London Bridge Experience, 2-4 Tooley St, London ,SE1 2SY, Tel:020 7403 6333 www.thelondonbridge experience.com

Ticket M aster 48 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7LR www.ticketmaster.co.uk

Twickenham Stadi um Whitton Road, Twickenham, TW2 7BA Tel: 0871 222 2120 www.englandrugby.com/ twickenham

Warn er Bro s St udio To ur London Studio Tour Drive, Leavesden, WD25 7LR Tel: +44 (0)345 084 0900. www.wbstudiotour.co.uk

Th e Wallace Co llectio n Hertford House,

Manchester Square, London, WIU 3BN

Tel: 020 7563 9500 www.wallacecollection.org

Wimbledo n Lawn Ten nis

Mu seu m & T our AELTC Championships Ltd, Church Road, London, SW19 5AE www.Wimbledon.com

/museum

Tel: 020 8946 6131

Westmi nster Ab bey

The Chapter Office 20 Dean's Yard

Westminster Abbey, London Tel: 020 7222 5152 westminster-abbey.org

Wi lliam M orris Gallery Lloyd Park,

Forest Road,Walthamstow, London, Greater London, E17 4PP www.wmgallery.org.uk

World Rugby Mu seu m & Twicken ham Stadiu m T ou rs

Twickenham Stadium, Rugby Road, Twickenham TW1 1DZ

Tel: 020 8892 8877 www.rfu.com/museum

ZSL Lo ndo n Z oo

Outer Circle Regent's Park

London, NW1 4RY

Tel: 0344 225 1826 www.zsl.org

westminster-abbey.org/groups

The North East

The North East doesn’t so much welcome you as stride up, shake your hand and offer you a bacon sarnie. It’s coast and castles, cliffs and cathedrals and, naturally, Ant and Dec. Hadrian’s Wall slices through its wilder bits like a stern eyebrow, while three cities Newcastle, Sunderland and Durham add gloss, graft and grandeur in equal measure. Durham Cathedral stands like it’s been carved from thunder, the sort of building that makes you walk quieter. And then there’s the Angel of the North arms outstretched like it’s trying to hug the whole of Gateshead. Which, frankly, feels about right. This is the North East. Bold, beautiful, and not short on charm.

CO DURHAM

Aucklan d Castle

Bishop Auckland, Co Durham, DL14 7NR Tel: 01388 743750 www.aucklandcastle.org

Beamish , Th e No rth o f Englan d Open A ir Mu seum Beamish, Co Durham DH9 0RG Tel: 0191 370 4000 www.beamish.org.uk

Durh am Cat hed ral

The Chapter House, The College,Durham, Co Durham ,DH1 3EH Tel: 0191 386 4266 www.durhamcathedral.co.uk

Durh am To urist I nfo rmation Millennium Place, Durham City,Co Durham, DH1 1WA Tel: 0191 384 3720 www.durhamtourism.co.uk

Raby Castl e Staindrop, Darlington, County Durham DL2 3AH Tel: 01833 660202 www.rabycastle.com

Th e Auckl an d Pro ject Market Place, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 7NJ Tel no – 01388 743750 groups@aucklandproject.org www.aucklandproject.org

NORTHUM BERLAND

Aln wi ck Castl e Alnwick Castle, Alnwick,Northumberland, NE66 1NG groups@alnwickcastle.com

alnwickcastle.com/groups Tel: 01665 511100

T he Aln wick Gard en Denwick Lane, Alnwick Northumberland NE66 1YU Tel: 01665 511350 www.alnwickgarden.com

Bambu rgh Castl e Bamburgh Castle, Bamburgh, Northumberland, NE69 7DF Tel: 01668 214 208 administrator@bamburghcastle.co m www.bamburghcastle.com

Ch illin gh am Cast le Chillingham, Alnwick Northumberland, NE66 5NJ Tel: +44 (0)1668 215359 :www.chillingham-castle.com

Ford an d Etal Estates Ford, Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 2QA Tel: 01890 820338 www.ford-and-etal.co.uk

Hadrian’s Wall T ou rism P artn ersh ip 14B Gilesgate, Hexham, Northumberland NE46 3NJ, Tel: 01434 602505

Hexham Racecou rse Co Limit ed The Riding, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 4PF Tel: 01434 606881 www.hexham-racecourse.co.uk

TEESIDE & TEES

Captain Coo k Birth place museu m Stewart Park, Marton, Middlesbrough, Teeside & Tees Valley TS7 8AT Tel: 01642 311211

Hartlep oo l Histori c Quay

M arit ime A venue, Hartlepool Teeside & Tees Valley

TS24 0XZ,Tel: 01429 860077

Kirkleatham Museum Kirkleatham, Redcar, TS10 5NW, Tel: (01642) 479500 www.redcarcleveland.gov.uk

Mid dlesbrou gh To urist Information Centre and Box Office The Town Hall, Albert Road, Middlesbrough, PO Box 69 TS1 2QQ Tel 01642 729900 www.visitmiddlesbrough.org

Ormesby Hal l: Nat ion al T rust Church Lane, Ormesby, Middlesbrough, Teeside & Tees Valley Tel:01642 324188 www.nationaltrust.com

Red car & Cleveland Tou rism Neighbourhood Services Department, PO Box 86, Kirkleatham Street, Redcar, Tees Valley, TS10 1XX www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk

TYNE & WEAR

BALTIC Cen tre for Co ntemp orary Art

South Shore Road, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE8 3BA, Tel: 0191 478 1810 www.baltic.art

Discovery Mu seu m Blandford Square, Newcastle upon Tyne,Tyne & Wear, NE1 4JA, Tel: 0191 278 4217 www.discoverymuseum.org.uk

Gatesh ead M illenn ium Bridge Quayside, Newcastle & Gateshead,Tyne & Wear, www.gatesheadmillennium bridge.com

Laing Art Gall ery

New Bridge Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, NE1 8AG Tel: 0191 232 7734

MetroCent re

MetroCentre, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE11 9YGTel: 0191 493 0200 www.metrocentre.uk.com

River Escapes Unit B2, Whitehouse Farm Centre Stannington, Morpeth NE61 6AW Tel: 01670 785666 www.riverescapes.co.uk

Sh ipl ey Art Gallery

Prince Consort Road, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE8 4JB Tel: 0191 477 1495

Su nd erland Mu seum & Win ter Gardens

Burdon Road, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, SR1 1PP Tel: 0191 561 2323 www.sunderlandmuseum.org.uk

Tynemo uth Aq uar ium Grand Parade, Tynemouth, Tyne & Wear, NE30 4JF Tel: 0191 258 1031 www.tynemouthaquarium.co.uk

WWT Washi ngt on Wetl an d Cen tre Pattinson, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE38 8LE Tel: 0191 416 5454 wwt.org.uk/washington

Uncover History at Raby Castle

Built by the mighty Neville family in the 14th Century, Raby has been home to the Vane family since 1626. You’ll be fascinated as knowledgeable and friendly guides help bring history to life with tours of the halls and chambers, which house fabulous interiors, art collections and dramatic architecture. Explore the picturesque parkland and meet the herds of red and fallow deer.

Discover a woodland hideaway playground at The Plotters’ Forest, built within a Christmas tree plantation, where ‘close to nature’ takes on a whole new meaning. Think acres of unexpected elegance, complete with heritage buildings, remodelled gardens, stylish shopping and local food sourced or inspired from the Raby Estates.

Experience the Force of Nature

Discover one of the most impressive waterfalls in England situated in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Learn more about the geology, history and wildlife on the woodland walk to the falls, choose from a guided walk or use the Raby Estates app for points of interest along the way.

The hotel has new individually designed ensuite bedrooms, combining country charm with fresh, modern facilities. Alongside this, the hotel has a popular restaurant and ser ves delicious hot drinks and scones through to evening meals.

The North West

The North West built empires out of cotton and steam, then soundtracked its legacy with guitars and swagger. It gave us canals and cathedrals, but also The Beatles, the Stone Roses, and a football rivalry so fierce it’s practically a religion. Liverpool hums with melody, Manchester crackles with edge and somewhere between the warehouses and the terraces, you’ll find museums, murals, and the odd Mancunian in sunglasses (regardless of weather). It’s the UK’s third most crowded corner, and you’ll see why everyone wants in. Beyond the city buzz, estuaries brim with birdsong, and the Lake District unfolds in sighs and reflections. It’s grit and grace, side by side.

CHESHIRE

Arley Hall & Garden s Nr Great Budworth, Northwich, www.arleyhalland gardens.com

Capesth orn e Hall Siddington, Nr Macclesfield, Cheshire,SK11 9JY Tel: 01625 861221 www.capesthorne.com

Chester Cath ed ral 12 Abbey Square, Chester, CH1 2HU Tel: 01244 324756 www.chestercathedral.com

Cho lmo nd eley Castle Gard en Cholmondeley Castle Garden Malpas, Cheshire, SY14 8AH Tel:01829 720 383 www.cholmondeley castle.com

Jo drel l Ban k Observatory The University of Manchester, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 9DL Tel:01477571766 www.jodrellbank.net

CUMBRIA

Beatrix Pot ter Gallery: Hawkshead Bottom of Main St, Cumbria LA22 0NS Tel: 015394 36355 www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Hayes Garden Worl d Amb lesid e Lake Road, Ambleside, Cumbria LA22 0DW Tel: 015394 33434 www.hayesgardenworld .co.uk

Holker Hall & Gardens

Cark-in-Cartmel, Nr Grange-overSands,

Cumbria LA11 7PL www.holker.co.uk

Lake Distri c Estates Maudlands 13 Maude St,Kendal Cumbria LA9 4QD www.lakedistrictestates.com

Sou th T yn edale Railway Station Rd, Alston, Cumbria CA9 3JB Tel:01434 381696 www.south-tynedalerailway.org.uk

Summer Grove Halls Hensingham Whitehaven Cumbria CA28 8XZ www.summergrovehalls co.uk

T he Lakes Distillery Setmurthy, near Bassenthwaite Lake, Cumbria CA13 9SJ www.lakesdistillery.com

Win dermere Lake Crui ses Winander House, The Glebe, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3HE mail@wlc.co.uk Telephone: 015394 43360 wlc.co.uk

Wo rld o f Beatrix Po tter Att ractio n The Old Laundry, Bowness-on-Windermere, Lake District, Cumbria, LA23 3BX Tel: 01539 488444 www.hop-skip-jump.com

GREATER MANCHESTER

Arn dale Sho pp ing Cen tre Manchester Arndale 1st Floor, Arndale Centre, Manchester, M4 3AQ

Tel: 0161 8334851

Ashto n Und er Lyn e M arket s Wellington Road, Ashton under Lyne, OL6 6DL Z Tel: 0161 342 3268

Bol ton To urism Central Library, Le Mans Crescent Bolton, BL1 1SE www.visitbolton.com/grouptravel

Lowry Ou tlet Mall

The Quays, Salford Quays, M50 3AH Tel: 0161 848 1847 www.lowryoutletmall.com

M an ch ester Cathedral Manchester, M3 1SX www.manchestercathedral .org

M an ch ester United Fo otball Club

M useum & Groun d T ours Manchester United Football Club, Old Trafford, M16 0RA

Tel: +44 (0) 161 868 8000 www.manutd.com/museum

T he Traffo rd Centre Manchester, Tel: 0161 746 7777 www.traffordcentre.co.uk

LANCASHIRE

A LFA Travel East Terrace, Euxton Lane, Chorley, PR7 6AF Groups@alfatravel.co.uk Telephone: 01257 248007 ww.alfatravel.co.uk

Blackpo ol P leasure Beach Blackpool, FY4 1EZ Tel: 0870 444 5577 www.blackpool pleasurebeach.com

Bu ry’s Award Winn ing M arket Bury Markets Management, 1 Murray Road, Bury, Lancashire BL9 0BJ Tel: 0161 253 6520 www.bury.gov.uk

East Lan cash ire Rai lway Bolton Street, Bury BL9 0EY www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk Tel: 0333 320 2830

Saml esbu ry Hall Preston New Road, Samlesbury, Preston, Lancashire PR5 0UP www.samlesburyhall.co.uk Tel: 01254 812010

Visit Blackpo ol Tourism Department, 1 Clifton Street, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY1 1LY Tel: 01253 478222 www.visitblackpool.com

MERSEYSIDE

Th e Beatles St ory Britannia Vaults, Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 4AD www.beatlesstory.com

Th e Cavern C lub 10 Mathew St, Liverpool L2 6RE www.cavernclub.org

Mersey Ferries Limited Victoria Place, Seacombe, Wallasey, Merseyside, CH44 6QY Tel: 0151 639 0609 www.merseyferries.co.uk

Royal Li ver Bu ild ing Liverpool Waterfront, L3 1HU :www.royalliverbuilding.com

To ur and Museum - Liverpo ol FC Walton Breck Rd, Liverpool, Merseyside, L4 0TH Tel:01519061817 grouptours@liverpoolfc.com

FEEL THE MAGIC OF ANFIELD

The LFC Stadium Tour + The Anfield Abseil

It’s not only a visit to one of the world’s most celebrated football venues and history-laden museums , why not def y gravit y by abseiling down our towering Main Stand? Truly, an unforgettable day out for all the family Unmissable. Immersive.

• Competitive prices for groups of 15+

• Free Coac h Parking

• Free places for G roup Leader & coac h drivers

• Bespoke Packages

Tour commentary available in 13 languages, plus BSL.

906 1817

South po rt – En gland ’s Classi c Resort

Sefton Council Southport Town Hall Lord Street, Southport PR8 1DA Tel: 0151 934 2333 www.visitsouthport.com

Strawberry Fiel d Beaconsfield Road

Liverpool L25 6EJTel:0151 252 6130 www.strawberryfieldliverpool. com

T ate Li verpo ol Albert Dock, Liverpool L3 4BB www.tate.org.uk/liverpool

The Wo rld o f Glass (St Helens) Ltd

Chalon Way East, St Helens, Merseyside WA10 1BX www.worldofglass.com Tel: 01744 22766

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The South East

The South East has always known how to show off tastefully, of course. A place of clipped lawns and clipped accents, where gardens bloom with theatrical flair and the coastline stretches out like it’s on holiday too. It’s the bit of Britain that leans sunward, dry of weather and rich in history, with castles, cathedrals and cream teas at reassuring intervals. Two National Parks bookend the rolling countryside, and if London is the nation's heart, the South East is surely its weekend home. Trains roll in, stresses roll out, and suddenly you’re somewhere altogether gentler. Bring your walking shoes or don’t. This place doesn’t mind how fast you move.

BERKSHIRE

Asco t Racecourse

Berkshire, SL5 7JX, Tel: 0844 346 3000 www.ascot.co.uk

Beale Park

Lower Basildon, Reading, Berkshire RG8 9NH Tel: 0118 984 5172 www.bealepark.co.uk

Legoland Wind sor Winkfield Road, Windsor, Berkshire SL4 4AY Tel: 0871 2222 001 www.legoland.co.uk

Th e Living Rainf orest Hampstead Norreys, Thatcham RG18 0TN Tel: 01635 202444 www.livingrainforest.org

Th e M ill At Son nin g Sonning Eye, Reading, RG4 6TY Tel: 0118 969 8000 www.millatsonning.com

Waltham Place Church Hill, White Waltham, Berkshire, SL6 3JH Tel: 01628 825517

Visit Newbury www.visitnewbury.org.uk

Win dsor C astle

Windsor, Berkshire Tel: 020 7766 7304 www.royal.gov.uk

Win dsor R acing Limit ed

The Racecourse, Maidenhead Road, Windsor, Berkshire SL4 5JJ Tel: 01753 498400 www.windsor-racecourse.co.uk

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

Aylesb ury Watersid e T heatre

Exchange Street, Aylesbury, HP20 1UG aylesburyboxoffice@ theambassadors.com atgtickets.com/Aylesbury* Tel: Box Office: 0844 871 7607* Groups: 0333 009 5394** *Fees apply.

Bletch ley P ark

Bletchley Park Trust, Bletchley Park Sherwood Drive, Milton Keynes MK3 6EB www.bletchleypark.org.uk

T he Roald Dahl Museum an d Story Centre 81-83 High Street, Great Missenden, Bucks, HP16 9PE www.roalddahl.com/ museum Tel:01494 892192

Stowe Gardens Buckingham, Buckinghamshire MK18 5DQ Tel: 01280 822850

Wadd esdo n M an or Waddesdon, Nr. Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP18 0JH Tel: 01296 653226 www.waddesdon.org.uk

ESSEX

Co lch ester Zo o Maldon Road, Stanway, Colchester Essex,CO3 0SI

Tel: 01206 331292 www.colchesterzoo-zoo.co.uk

Co lne Valley Railway

Castle Hedingham, Halstead, Essesx, CO9 3DZ

Tel: 01787 461174 www.colnevalleyrailway.co.uk

Hedin gh am Cast le Batley Street, Castle Hedingham, CO9 3DJ

Tel:01787 460 261 www.hedinghamcastle.co.uk

Mar kshall Eat ate Coggeshall, Colchester CO6 1TG

Tel:01376 563796 www.markshall.org.uk

HAMPSHIRE

Beau lieu Hampshire SO42 7ZN Tel: 01590 614645 www.beaulieu.co.uk

Bo mbay Sapp hire Distillery Laverstoke Mill London Rd Whitchurch Hampshire RG28 7NR distillery.bombaysapphire.com

Bu ckler' s Hard Beaulieu, Hampshire, SO42 7XB Tel: 01590 616203 www.bucklershard.co.uk

English lavender pro du cts, oils and gifts fro m Lavender Fiel ds EHL Ltd Hartley Park Farm, Alton, Hampshire GU34 3HP Tel: 01420 511146

Exbury Gard en s an d Steam Rail way

Exbury, New Forest nr Southampton, Hampshire SO45 1AZ Tel: 023 8089 1203 www.exbury.co.uk

Furzey Garden s School Lane

Minstead Lyndhurst Hampshire SO43 7GL www.minsteadtrust.org.uk

Gilbert Wh ites Ho use & Garden

The Wakes, High Street, Selborne, Hampshire GU34 3JH Tel: 01420 511275 www.gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk

Marwell Zoo

Colden Common, Winchester, Hampshire, SO21 1JH marwell@marwell.org.uk Tel: 01962 777407

Mary R ose Museum

Main Rd, Portsmouth PO1 3PY Tel:+44 (0) 23 9281 2931 www.maryrose.org

Mid Han ts Railway Lt d 'Watercress Line' The Railway Station, New Alresford, Hampshire SO24 9JG www.watercressline.co.uk Tel: 01962 733810

Mi lesto nes Mu seum Leisure Park, Churchill Way West, Basingstoke, RG22 6PG www.milestonesmuseum.org.uk Tel: 01256 639550

Pault ons P ark Owe, Nr Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 6AL Tel: 023 8081 2921 www.paultonspark.co.uk

Po rtsmo uth CC Civic Offices, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO1 2AD Tel: 023 9282 6722 www.visitportsmouth.co.uk

Red Funn el Ferries 12 Bugle Street, Southampton, Hampshire SO14 2JY Tel: 08448 449988 www.redfunnel.co.uk

Ro yal Ar mou ries

Fort Nelson, Down End Road, Fareham, Hampshire PO17 6AN Tel: 01329 233734 www.armouries.org.uk

Sir Haro ld Hill ier Gardens

Jermyns Lane, Romsey, Hampshire, S051 0QA www,hants.gov.uk/hilliergardens

Th e Royal Navy Submari ne Mu seu m

Haslar Jetty Road,Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 2AS Tel: 023 9251 0354 www.submarine-museum.co.uk

Visit Port smou th Portsmouth City Council, Civic Offices, Portsmouth PO1 2BG Tel: 02392 834116

West Green Hou se West Green, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire RG27 8JB Tel: 01252 844611 www.westgreenhouse.co.uk

Wightl ink Li mited

Gunwharf Road, Portsmouth PO1 2LA Tel: 0871 376 1000 www.wightlink.co.uk

Win ch ester Science Centre & Pl an etarium

Telegraph Way, Morn Hill, Winchester, Hampshire SO21 1HZ Tel:01962863791 www.winchester sciencecentre.org

ISLE OF WIGHT

Hovertravel

Quay Road, Ryde, Isle of Wight PO33 2HB Tel: 01983 717700 info@hovertravel.com www.hovertravel.com

Th e Need les P ark Alum Bay, Isle of Wight PO39 0JD Tel: 08717200022 www.theneedles.co.uk

Shan kl in Ch ine 3 Chine Hill Shanklin Isle of Wight, PO37 6BW | Tel: 01983 866432 www.shanklinchine.co.uk

KENT

Bat tle of Britain Memo rial

New Dover Rd, Capel-le-Ferne, Folkestone, CT18 7JJ Tel: 01303 249292 enquiries@battleofbritain memorial.org www.battleofbritainmemorial.org

Bewl Water Tel: 01892 890000 www.bewlwater.co.uk nfo@bewlwater.co.uk

Catterbu ry Cathedral Cathedral House, 11 The Precincts, Canterbury, CT1 2EH www.cantebury-cathedral.org

Canterbu ry R oman Museum

Butchery Lane, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2JR. Tel: 01227 785575 www.canterbury-museum.co.uk

Canterbu ry Gu ided T ours

Christ Church Gate, The Precincts, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2EE guides@canterburyguidedtours.com Telephone: +44 (0) 1227 459 779 www.canterburyguidedtours.com

Ch idd ingston e Castle

Chiddingstone, nr Edenbridge, Kent TN8 7AD www.chiddingstonecastle.org.uk Tel: +44 (0)1892 870347

Folkest one Raceco urse

Westenhangar,Folkestone, Kent CT21 4HX Tel: 01342 831703

Hever Castl e & Gardens

Hever Rd, Hever, Edenbridge, TN8 7NG www.hevercastle.co.uk

Port Lymp ne Reserve

B2067, Lympne, Hythe, CT21 4LR, www.aspinall foundation.org/port-lympne

Rochest er Cath edral Garth House, Rochester ME1 1SX

Tel: 01634 843366 www.rochestercathedral.org

Visit Canterbu ry Communications Unit, Canterbury City Council, Military Road, Canterbury, Kent CT1 1YW Tel: 01227 862000 www.canterbury.co.uk

Visit Faversh am The Heritage Centre, 10-13 Preston Street, Faversham, Kent

ME13 8NS

Tel: 01795 534542

Visit M aid ston e Maidstone Borough Council, Maidstone House, King Street, Maidstone, Kent. ME15 6JQ www.visitmaidstone.com Tel: 01622 602748

OXFORDSHIRE

Ardin gto n Hou se Wantage, Oxfordshire OX12 8QA Tel: 01235 821566 www.ardingtonhouse.com

Blenh eim Palace Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1PX Tel: 08700 602080 www.blenheimpalace.com

Bo dleian Library

Broad St, Oxford OX1 3BG www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk

Bu sco t Park Buscot Park, Faringdon, Oxfordshire,SN7 8BU Tel: 01367 240786 www.buscot park.com

Chin no r & Prin ces Risb orou gh Railway Station Road, Chinnor, OX39 4ER Tel: 01844 353535 www.chinnorrailway.co.uk

Cogges Mano r Farm Church Ln, Witney Oxfordshire OX28 3LA Tel:01993 772602 www.cogges.org.uk

Cotswol d wild life park Bradwell Grove, Burford, Oxfordshire OX18 4JP Tel: 01993 823006 www.cotswoldwildlifepark.co.uk

Didcot R ail way Cent re Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 7NJ Tel: 01235 817200 www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk

Hook Norto n Brewery Brewery Lane, Hook Norton Banbury, OX15 5NY www.hooky.co.uk

Kin gsto n Bagpu ize Hou se Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX13 5AX Tel:01865 820 259 www.kingstonbagpuize house.com

Natio nal T rust Upto n Ho use and Gardens

Home Farm Dr, Banbury ,OX15 6HT Tel:01295 670266 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ upton-house-and-gardens

River and Ro win g Museum Mill Meadows Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1BF www.rrm.co.uk

Stonor Park

Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 6HF Tel: 01491 638587 www.stonor.com

Sulgrave Manor Manor Road, Sulgrave, Banbury,Oxfordshire, OX17 2SDTel: 01295 760205 www.sulgravemanor.org.uk

Waterperry Gardens

Nr. Wheatley,Oxfordshire, England,OX33 1JZ 01844 339254 office@waterperrygardens.co.uk www.waterperrygardens.co.uk

SURREY

Denbies Wine Estate

London Road, Dorking,Surrey, RH5 6AA Tel: 01306 876616 www.denbiesvineyard.co.uk

Guildford Tourist Information Centre

Guildford House, 155 High Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3AJ Tel: 01483 444333 www.visitguildford.com

JGF Passenger Boats

6 Montague Close, Walton on Thames, Surrey KT12 2NF Tel: 01932 253374 www.jgf-boats.co.uk

Kew Gardens

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB

Tel: 020 8332 5655 www.kew.org

The Savill Garden Windsor Great Park WickLane, Englefield Green Surrey TW20 0UU www.windsorgreatpark.co.uk

Surrey Tourism

Room 404, County Hall,Menrhyn Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 2DY Tel: 01483 444 333 www.visitsurrey.com

SUSSEX

Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre

Houghton Bridge, Station Road, Arundel, West Sussex, BN18 9LT Tel: 01798 831370

Anne of Cleves House and Museum

52 Southover High Street, Lewes, East Sussex, BN27 1JA. Tel: 01273 474610 www.sussexpast.co.uk/propertiesto-discover/anne-of-cleves-house

Arundal Castle

ArundaL, WEST SUSSEX www.arundelcastle.org

Tel: 01903 882173

Arundal Walking Tours

Tel: 07443 896 480 www.destinationarundel.com

Bluebell Railway

Sheffield Park Station, Sheffield Park, East Sussex TN22 3QL

Tel: 01825 720800 www.bluebell-railway.com

Borde Hill Garden

High Weald AONB, Borde Hill Ln, Haywards Heath RH16 1XP

Tel: 01444 450326 www.bordehill.co.uk

Brighton Palace Pier

Madeira Drive, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 1TW

Tel: 01273 609361 www.brightonpier.co.uk

Globalls

1-5, The Village, The Waterfront, Brighton Marina, Brighton BN2 5WA Tel: 01273 911510 www.globalls.co.uk

Herstmonceux Castle Gardens and Grounds

Herstmonceux Castle, Hailsham, East Sussex,BN27 1RN Tel: 01323 833816 www.herstmonceux-castle.com

Lewes Castle and Museum

Barbican House Museum 169, High Street, Lewes, BN7 1YE. Tel: 01273 486290 www.sussexpast.co.uk/propertiesto-discover/lewes-castle

Marlipins Museum

36 High Street, Shoreham, BN43 5DA Tel: 01273 462994 www.sussexpast.co.uk /properties-to-discover/marlipinsmuseum

Michelham Priory

Upper Dicker, Hailsham, East Sussex,BN27 3QS Tel: 01323 844224 www.sussexpast.co.uk/michelha m-priory

Newhaven Fort Tel: 01273 517622 www.newhavenfort.org.uk

Pashley Manor Gardens

Ticehurst, Wadhurst, East Sussex, TN5 7HE Tel: 01580 200888 www.pashleymanorgardens.com

Sussex past

Bull House, 92 High Street, Lewes, Sussex BN7 1XH www.sussexpast.co.uk

The Observatory Science Centre Wartling Road,Herstmonceux East Sussex BN27 1RN info@the-observatory.org www.the-observatory.org Tel: 01323 832731

Tangmere Aviati on Museum

Gamecock Terrace, Tangmere Nr. Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 2ES Tel: 01243 790 090 www.tangmere-museum.org.uk

Wakehurst Botanic Gardens

Sackville Way, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 6TN Tel: 01444 894066 www.kew.org/wakehurst

Weald & Downland Living Museum

Town Lane, Singleton, Chichester, West Sussex PO18 0EU www.wealddown.co.uk

WWT Arundel Wetland Centre Mill Road, Arundel, West Sussex, BN18 9PB wwt.org.uk/arundel Tel: 01903 881530

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The South West

Jam first or cream first? In the South West, you can risk both and still be warmly welcomed. This is storybook country Blyton wrote it, du Maurier haunted it, and film crews can’t stay away (Poldark’s smoulder helped, of course). Between moors that brood and coasts that dazzle, you’ll find Exmoor, Dartmoor, and Bath one a misty wilderness, the other a golden curve of Georgian elegance. There’s Stonehenge standing like an ancient shrug, the fossil-flecked cliffs of the Jurassic Coast, and villages where pies, pasties and pints appear with theatrical timing. Add a squint of sunlight, and frankly, you may never leave.

CORNWALL

Bo co nno c

The Estate Office Boconnoc Lostwithiel,Cornwall PL22 0RG Tel: 01208 872507 www.boconnoc.com

Bo dmin & Wenf ord Rail way Bodmin General Station, Bodmin, Cornwall PL31 1AQ enquiries@bodminrailway.co.uk www.bodminrailway.co.uk Tel: 01208 73555

Bo dmin J ail Attraction Lt d Berrycoombe Road, Bodmin PL31 2NR Tel: 0120876292 www.bodminjail.org

Camel Creek Adven ture Park Tredinnick, Wadebridge PL27 7RA Tel:01841 540276 www.camelcreek.co.uk

Cornwall P lus

Glasney Parc Penryn Campus Treliever Road, Penryn TR10 9FE cornwall-plus.co.uk

Cornwall’s R egimental M useum

The Keep, Bodmin, Cornwall PL31 1DU

Tel: +44 (0)1208 72810 www.cornwallsregimentalmuseum.org

The Eden P roject Bodelva Cornwall,PL24 2SG Groups@edenproject.com Tel:01726 811903

Hangloo se Adven tures Eden Project, Bodelva,Par PL24 2SG Tel: 01726 812724 hanglooseadventure.com

Healey's Cyder Farm Penhallow, Truro TR4 9LW, Tel:01872 573356 www.healeyscyder.co.uk

Land 's End V isitor Cen tre Hotel & Conservation SiteLands End, Sennen, Cornwall TR19 7AA Tel: 08717200044 www.landsend-landmark.co.uk

Mo unt Ed gcumbe House an d Cou ntry Park Mount Edgcumbe, Cremyll, Torpoint, Cornwall PL10 1HZ

Tel: +44 1752 822 236 www.mountedgcumbe.gov.uk

Po rt Eliot Estate Of fice

St Germans, Saltash, Cornwall PL12 5ND Tel: 01503 230211 www.porteliot.co.uk

Po rtbyhan Hot el Quay Rd, West Looe CornwallPL13 2BU E:stay@portbyhan.com www.portbyhan.com

St Michael ’s Mo unt Estate Office, Marazion, Cornwall,TR17 0EJ groups@stmichaelsmount.co.uk www.stmichaelsmount.co.uk Tel: 01736 710265

Tru ro Cathedral

14 St Mary's Street, Truro, Cornwall TR1 2AF

Tel: 01872276782 www.trurocathedral.org.uk

DEVON

Buckfast Ab bey Buckfast,near Buckfastleigh, DevonTQ11 0EE Tel:01364645500 www.buckfast.org.uk

Co ldh arb our M ill Uffculme, Cullompton Devon

EX15 3EE

Tel: 01884 840960 www.coldharbourmill.org.uk

Clo velly Visito r Centre Near Bideford, Devon EX39 5TA Tel: 01237 431781 www.clovelly.co.uk

Dart ington Cryst al Torrington, Devon, EX38 7AN tEL: 01805 626242 visitorcentre@dartington.co.uk www.visitdartington.co.uk

Dart mo uth Steam Railway & Ri ver Bo at Company Queen's Park Station, Paignton, Devon TQ4 6AF Tel: 01803 555872 www.dartmouthrailriver.co.uk

T he Do nkey Sanctuary Slade House Farm, Sidmouth, Devon EX10 0NU www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk Tel: 01395 573156

Exeter Cath ed ral 1 The Cloisters Exeter EX1 1HS Tel:01392 285970 www.exeter-cathedral.org.uk Great Western Railway First Great Western Plymouth Pl4 6ZZ Tel: 08457 000 125 www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk Il fracombe Carl ton Hotel Runnacleave Road Ilfracombe EX34 8AR

Tel: 01271 862446

Lan gsto ne Cliff Ho tel Mount Pleasant Road, Dawlish Warren, Dawlish,

EX7 0NA www.langstone-hotel.co.uk Tel: 01626 868000

Lynton Lyn mou th Cliff Rail way (Bottom station)The Cliff Railway, The Esplanade, Lynmouth EX35 6EQ (Top station) Lee Road, Lynton EX35 6HW Tel: 01598 753486 www.cliffrailwaylynton.co.uk

P lymo uth Bo at Trip s 2-5 Commercial Wharf Barbican, Plymouth PL1 2NX Tel: 01752 253153 info@plymouthboattrips.co.uk www.plymouthboattrips.co.uk

P lymo uth City Mu seums & Art Gallery Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon PL4 8AJ Tel: 01752 304774

P lymo uth Gi n Distill ery Black Friars Distillery, Southside Street, Plymouth, Devon PL1 2LQ Tel: 01752 665292 www.plymouthgin.com

P lymo uth Marketing Bureau 7th floor, Civic Centre, Armada Way, Plymouth, Devon PL1 2EW Tel: 01752 304882 www.visitplymouth.co.uk

P rincess T heatre Torbay Road Torquay, Devon TQ2 5EZ Tel: 0844 871 3023 groups of www.atgtickets.com/torquay

R oyal Ho rticultu ral So ciety Rosemoor Garden, Great Torrington, Devon, EX38 8PH Tel: 01805 624067 www.rhs.org.uk

South Devon Railway The Station, Buckfastleigh, Devon TQ11 0DZ www.southdevonrailway.co.uk Tel: 01364 644370

Stuart Line Cruises 5 Camperdown Terrace, Exmouth, Devon EX8 1EJ Tel : 01395 222144 www.stuartlinecruises.co.uk

Steam Rail ways at Wo od y Bay Stati on Woody Bay Station, Martinhoe Cross, Parracombe, BARNSTAPLE, EX31 4RA www.lynton-rail.co.uk

Trago Mi lls Liverton ,Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 6JD Tel: 01626 821111 www.trago.co.uk

DORSET

Ath elh ampto n Hou se and Gard en s

Athelhampton House, Athelhampton, Dorchester. DT2 7LG, Tel: 01305 848363 www.athelhampton.co.uk

Bourn emou th T ou rism Visitor Information Bureau, Westover Road, Bournemouth, Dorset BH1 2BU Tel: 0845 051 1700 www.bournemouth.co.uk

Broadwind so r Craft Centre Broadwindsor, Dorset. DT8 3PX Tel; 01308 868362 www.broadwindsor-crafts.co.uk

City Cru ises P ool e Tel: 020 77 400 437 www.citycruisespoole.com

Compt on Acr es 164 Canford Cliffs Road, Poole,Dorset BH13 7ES,Tel: 01202 700778 www.comptonacres.co.uk

Kin gsto n M au rward Dorchester, Dorset DT2 8PY Tel: 01305 215 003 events@kmc.ac.uk www.kingstonmaurward.com

Lulwor th Castle & Park

East Lulworth, Dorset BH20 5QS

M arsham Cou rt Hotel 3 Russell Cotes Rd, East Cliff, Bournemouth BH1 3AB marshamcourthotel.co.uk

M onkey Wo rld- Ape Rescu e Centre

Longthorns, Nr Wareham, Dorset BH20 6HH apes@monkeyworld.org www.monkeyworld.org Tel: 01929 462537

Sherbo rne Castle New Road Sherborne, Dorset DT9 5NR Tel.: (01935) 812072 castleoffice@sherbornecastle.com www.sherbornecastle.com

Swanage Railway Station House Railway Station Approach Swanage Dorset BH19 1HB Tel:01929 425800 www.swanagerailway.co.uk

GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Avon Val ley Railway Bitton Station, Bath Road, Bitton, Bristol, BS30 6HD info@avonvalleyrailway.org www.avonvalleyrailway.org Tel: 0117 932 5538

Berkel ey Cast le Berkeley, Gloucestershire ,GL13 9BQ Tel: 01453 810332 www.berkeley-castle.com

Bou rton House Gard en Bourton-on-the-Hill, nr Moretonin-Marsh, Gloucestershire, GL56 9AE www.bourtonhouse.com

Ch ath am Histori c Dockyard Church Ln, Chatham ME4 4TE

Tel:01634 823800 www.thedockyard.co.uk

Chelten ham Boro ugh Co un cil

Municipal Offices, Promenade, Cheltenham GL50 9SA

Tel: 01242 262626

Chelten ham R acecou rse

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

GL50 4SH

Tel: 01242 513014 www.cheltenham.co.uk

Cotswold Farm Park, Guiting Power, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL54 5UG

www.cotswoldfarmpark.co.uk

Tel: 01451 850 307

Cotswold To urism

Environmental Department, Shire Hall, Gloucestershire, GL1 2TG

Tel: 01452 425673 www.cotswolds.com

Glo ucester Docks

Llanthony Warehouse, The Docks, Gloucester, Gloucestershire

GL1 2EH

Tel: 01452 318200

www.nmw.org.uk/gloucester

Glo ucester Quays

St Ann Way, Gloucester, GL1 5SH

Tel: 01452 338933 www.gloucesterquays.co.uk

Glo ucestershire and Warwickshi re Steam Railway (GW SR)

The Railway Station, Toddington, Glos; GL54 5DT www.gwsr.com

Tel: 01242 621902

Highgrove Ent erp rises PO Box 93

Tetbury GL8 0AY

Tel: 0207 766 7310 www.highgrovegardens.com

Mechanical Mu sic M useum

The Oak House,  High Street, Northleach,  Gloucestershire

GL54 3ET

Tel: +44 (0)1451 860181  www.mechanicalmusic.co.uk

Mill Dene Gard en

School Lane, Blockley, Moreton in Marsh,

Gloucestershire

GL56 9HU

Tel: 44(0)1386 700457 www.milldenegarden.co.uk

Su deley Castle

Winchcombe, Gloucestershire

GL54 5JD, Tel: 01242604244 www.sudeleycastle.co.uk

Tauru s Craft s

The Old Park , Lydney, Gloucestershire, GL15 6BU, Tel: 01594 844841 www.tauruscrafts.co.uk

Visit Chel ten ham 77 Promenade, Cheltenham, GL50 1PJ Tel: 01242 226033 www.VisitCheltenham.com

WWT Slimbri dge Wetland Cen tre Slimbridge Wetland Centre, Gloucestershire,, GL2 7BT Tel: 01453 891223 wwt.org.uk/slimbridge

SOMERSET

Avo n R iver Crui ses H/O 37 Colthurst Drive, Hanham, Bristol, BS15 3SG Tel: Boat Mobile 07854 879508

Bath Tou rism Bu reau Abbey Chambers, Abbey Churchyard, Bath, Somerset, BA1 1LY Tel: 0906 711 2000 www.visitbath.co.uk

Th e Bisho ps P alace Wells, Somerset. BA5 2PD Tel: 01749 988111 www.bishopspalacewells.co.uk

Bath an d West Showgroun d The Show ground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset BA4 6QN, Tel: 01749 822200

Bri stol Z oo an d Gard en s Clifton, Bristol BS8 3HA Tel: 0117 974 7399 www.bristolzoo.org.uk

Bru nel's ss Great Britain

Great Western Dockyard,Bristol BS1 6TY Tel: 0117 9260680 www.ssgreatbritain.org

Chedd ar C aves & Gorge

Cheddar, Somerset BS27 3QF Tel: 01934 742343 www.cheddarcaves.co.uk

Desti nat ion Bri st ol 53 Queen Square Bristol BS1 4LH www.Visitbristol.co.uk

Diocese of Bath & Well s

The Old Deanery St Andrew’s Street Wells Somerset BA5 2UG Tel: 01749 670777 www.bathandwells.org.uk

Glast onb ury Ab bey Abbey Gatehouse, Magdalene St, Glastonbury BA6 9EL Tel: 01458 832267 :www.glastonburyabbey.com

Haynes Int ernatio nal Mo tor Mu seu m Castle Cary Road,Sparkford, Nr Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 7LH www.haynesmotormuseum.com Tel: 01963 440804

Hesterco mb e Gardens

Cheddon Fitzpaine, Taunton, Somerset TA2 8LG www.hestercombe.com/groups Tel: 01823 413923

M onkto n Elm Garden and Pet Centre

Monkton Heathfield, Taunton, Somerset TA2 8QN ,Tel: 01823 412381 www.monktonelmgarden centre.co.uk

Ro man Baths & P ump Ro om

Stall Street, Bath, Somerset BA1 1LZ Tel: 01225 477 785 www.romanbaths.co.uk

Shepp y’s C ider Lt d

Three Bridges, Bradford-on-tone, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 1ER Tel: 01823 461 233

Somerset To urism

Somerset County Council, County Hall, Taunton, Somerset TA1 4DY Tel: 01749 835416 www.visitsomerset.co.uk

T yn tesfi eld

Wraxall, Tyntesfield, Bristol BS48 1NX Tel: 0344 800 4966 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ tyntesfield

T he Wal led Gardens o f

Cann ington & Tea Roo ms Church Street, Cannington, Bridgwater, Somerset TA5 2HA Tel:01278 655042

West Somerset Railway he Railway Station, Minehead, TA24 5BG, info@wsrail.net www.west-somersetrailway.co.uk

Yarn Market Hot el 25-33 High St, Dunster, Minehead TA24 6SF Tel: 01643 821425 www.yarnmarkethotel.co.uk

WILTSHIRE

Bu tterf ly World

Studley Grange Garden & Leisure Park, Hay Lane, Wroughton, Swindon SN4 9QU Tel: 01793 852 400

Laco ck Ab bey, Fox Talb ot Museum an d Vi llage Lacock, Chippenham SN15 2LG Tel: 01249 730459 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lacockabbey-fox-talbotmuseum-and-village

Lon gl eat Enterprises Ltd The Estate Office, Longleat, Warminster, Wiltshire BA12 7NW,Tel: 01985 844328 www.longleat.co.uk

McA rthu rglen Desi gn er Outl et Kemble Drive, Swindon,

Wiltshire SN2 2DY Tel: 01793 507600 www.swindondesigneroutlet.com

Ol dbu ry T ou rs 19 Shelburne Rd, Calne, SN11 8EW Tel:07947 488665 oldburytours.co.uk/

Salisb ury Cath ed ral

The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2EN Tel: 01722 555120 groups@salcath.co.uk www.salisburycathedral.org.uk

St onehenge

Amesbury, Salisbury SP4 7DE www.englishheritage.org.uk/visit/ places/ stonehenge

STEAM - M useum of t he Great Western Rai lway Kemble Drive, Swindon SN2 2TA Tel: 01793 466637 www.steam-museum.org.uk

St ourh ead Hou se and Gard en Stourton, Warminster BA12 6QF www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ stourhead

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Yorkshire

Yorkshire doesn’t do modesty. It does magnificence. From the wild sweep of the North York Moors to the green-folded hush of the Dales, this is landscape with presence. Villages cling like moss to hillsides, and cities York, Harrogate, Leeds stride forward with cobbles underfoot and confidence in every brick. The locals call it “God’s own country,” and frankly, who’s arguing? It gave us the Brontë sisters, after all Charlotte, Emily, Anne whose windswept imaginings now rattle across heather and stone. Yorkshire is both epic and everyday, a place where teashops rival cathedrals and every footpath promises a novel in waiting.

Bed ern Hall

Bartle Garth, St Andrewgate, York, YO1 7AL www.bedernhall.co.uk Tel: 01904 646030

Ben ingbrou gh Hall , Gall ery an d Gard en s Beningbrough, York, North Yorkshire YO30 1DD Tel: 01904 472027 beningbrough@national trust.org.uk

Bizzie Li zzies's 36 Swadford Street, Skipton, BD23 1QY, Tel: 01756 709570 info@bizzielizzies.co.uk bizzielizzies.co.uk

Bolto n Abb y Steam Railway Bolton Abbey Railway Station, Bolton Abbey, Skipton, North Yorkshire BD23 6AF Tel: 01756 710614

Bolto n Castle Bolton Castle, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 4ET info@boltoncastle.co.uk Telephone: 01969 623981 www.boltoncastle.co.uk

Bront ë P arson age M useum Church Street, Haworth, Keighley BD22 8DR Tel:01535 642323 www.bronte.org.uk

Castle Ho ward North Yorkshire YO60 7DAYork YO60 7DA Tel: 01653 648333 www.castlehoward.co.uk

Dal es Co unt ryside M useu m Burtersett Road Station Yard, Hawes DL8 3NT, Tel: 01969 666210 www.dalescountry sidemuseum.org.uk

Danby Lodge Natio nal Park Cent re Danby,Whitby, Y021 2NB Tel:01439 772737 northyorkmoors.org.uu/ danbylodge

T he Deep Tower Street, Hull HU1 4DP Tel: 01482 381000 www.thedeep.co.uk

T he Fo rbid den Co rner Ltd Tupgill Park Estate, Coverham,, North Yorkshire DL8 4TJ Tel: 01969 640638 www.theforbidden corner.co.uk

Flamin go Land Reso rt

Kirby Misperton, Malton , YO17 6UX Tel:0800 408 8840 www.flamingoland.co.uk

Harewoo d Hou se T rust Harewood House, Harewood, Leeds, LS17 9LG Tel:0113 218 1017 www.harewood.org/ visit/groups/

J ORVI K Viking Centre 15-23 Coppergate Walk, York, YO1 9WT groups@yorkat.co.uk www.jorvikvikingcentre.co.uk Tel: 01904 615505

K eighley & Wo rth V alley

R ailway

The Railway Station Haworth West Yorkshire BD22 8NJ Tel: 01535 645214

(09:00-17:30, 7 days a week) www.kwvr.co.uk

Leeds Art Gal lery

The Headrow Leeds ,LS1 3AA museumsand galleries.leeds.gov.uk

Leed s Ind ustrial M useu m at Armley Mill s Canal Road Armley Leeds LS12 2QF Tel: 0113 378 3173 armley.mills@leeds.gov.uk

Lightwater valley North Stainley, Ripon, North Yorkshire HG4 3HT Tel: 0871 720 0011 leisure@lightwatervalley.co.uk www.lightwatervalley.co.uk

Lo therton Hall

Off Collier Lane, Aberford, Leeds LS25 3EB, Tel: 0113 378 2959

Magna Science Adventure Centre Sheffield Road, Templeborough, Rotherham, S60 1DX Tel: 01709 720002 www.visitmagna.co.uk

Merchant Ad ventu rers’ Hall Tel: 01904 654818 www.theyorkcompany.co.uk

Natio nal Media M useu m Bradford BD1 1NQ , Tel: 0844 856 3797 www.nationalmedia museum.org.uk

Natio nal Railway Mu seu m Leeman Road, York, NorthYorkshire YO26 4XJ Tel: 08448 153139 www.nrm.org.uk

Newby Hal l & Gard en s

The Estate office, Newby Hall, Ripon, North Yorkshire HG4 5AE Tel: 0845 4504068

North Yo rk Moo rs Natio nal Park North York Moors National Park Authority

The Old Vicarage Bondgate,Helmsley,YO62 5BP general@northyorkmoors.org.uk Telephone: 01439 772700 www.northyorkmoors.org.uk

North Yo rksh ire M oo rs Rai lway Pickering Station, Pickering, North Yorkshire YO18 7AJ Tel: 01751 472508 www.nymr.co.uk

Visit Ryd ale North Yorkshire wwwvisitrydale.co.uk

Worl d o f James Herrio t Ltd 23 Kirkgate, Thirsk, North Yorkshire. YO7 1PL Group Contact Number: Tel: 01845 524234 www.worldofjamesherriot.com

Yorks C hocolate story King's Square, York, YO1 7LD Tel: 0845 498 9411 www.yorkschocolatestory.com

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Wales

Wales is a land that sings, sometimes in choirs, sometimes in the wind that races down its valleys and rattles its castle gates. Once defined by coal and chapel, it now shifts between mountain majesty and seaside serenity with effortless charm. Snowdonia looms like a sleeping giant, while the coastline over 100 beaches strong stretches out in golden punctuation. Castles? Wales collects them like postcards. Conwy, Caernarfon, Caerphilly, Beaumaris each with enough battlements to launch a thousand daydreams. And tucked into its far corner, St David’s, Britain’s tiniest city, cradles a cathedral big enough for legends. Wales doesn’t ask for attention. It earns it.

Abergl asney Resto rat ion Tru st Aberglasney Gardens, Llangathen, Carmarthenshire. SA32 8QH www.aberglasney.org

Bala Lake R ailway

Rheilffordd Llyn Tegid Ltd The Station, Llanuwchllyn LL23 7DD Tel: 01678 540666 www.bala-lake-railway.co.uk

Bodnant W els h Food Furnace Farm, Tal-y-cafn, Conwy LL28 5RP Tel: 01492 651100 www.bodnant-welshfood.co.uk

BRECON MOUNTAIN RAILWAY

LT D

Pant Station, Pant, Merthyr Tydfil, CF49 2DD www.bmr.wales

Tel: 01685 722988

CADW

Plas Carew, Unit 5/7 Cefn Coed, Parc Nantgarw, Cardiff CF15 7QQ

Tel: 01443 336000 www.cadw.wales.gov.uk

Cardiff Castl e Castle Street, Cardiff CF10 3RB Tel: 029 2087 8100 www.cardiffcastle.com

Cardiff Un iversity Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT Tel: 029 2087 4000 www.cardiff.ac.uk

Con stitu tion Hill Ltd tradin g as Aberyst wyth Cliff Rail way Cliff Terrace Aberystwyth, SY23 2DN

Tel: 01970617642 www.aberystwythcliff railway.co.uk

Cyfarthfa Castle & Museum

Brecon Road

Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8RE

Tel: 01685 727371

Dilp lomat Ho tel Felinfoel Road, LlanelliSA15 3PJ Tel: 01554 756156 www.diplomat-hotel-wales.com

Dyffryn Gard en s St Nicholas, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales CF5 6SU Tel: 029 2059 3328 www.dyffryngardens.org.uk

Dylan Th omas Boatho use Dylan’s Walk, Langharne, Carmarthenshire, South Wales SA33 4SD Tel: 01994 427420 www.dylanthomas boathouse.com

Ffest inio g and Welsh Highland Railways

Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways Harbour Station

Porthmadog Gwynedd

LL49 9NF

Tel: 01766 516024 www.festrail.co.uk

Horse Drawn Bo ats Llango llen

The Wharf Llangollen

Denbighshire LL20 8TA www.horsedrawnboats.co.uk Tel: 01978 860702

Llechwedd Slate Cavern s

Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, North Wales

LL41 3NB Tel: 01766 830 306 www.llechwedd-slatecaverns.co.uk

Llanberis Lake R ailway Gilfach Ddu, Llanberis, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, North Wales LL55 4TY

Tel: 01286 870549 www.lake-railway.co.uk

Llys y Frân Co unt ry P ark & Res ervo ir Clarbeston Road, Haverfordwest

SA63 4RR

Tel:01437 532273 www.llys-y-fran.co.uk

Mill enn ium Stad ium Westgate Street, Cardiff CF10 1NS

Tel: 0870 013 8600 www.millenniumstadium.com

Natio nal Bo tanic Gard en of Wales Llanarthne, Carmarthenshire SA32 8HG

Tel: (01558) 668768 www.gardenofwales.org.uk

Natio nal Wat erfro nt Museum Oystermouth Road, Maritime Quarter, Swansea, South Wales SA1 3RD

Tel: 01792 638950 www.museumwales.ac.uk

Natio nal Woo l Mu seu m Dre-fach Felindre, Nr Newcastle Emlyn, Llandysul, Carmarthenshire SA44 5UP

Tel: 01559 370929 www.museumwales.ac.uk

Pembr oke Cas tle Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, South West Wales SA71 4LA

Tel: 01646 684585 www.pembroke-castle.co.uk

Picton Castl e & Gardens The Rhos Haverfordwest Pembrokeshire

SA62 4AS

Tel: 014437 751326 www.pictoncastle.co.uk

Po rtmeirio n Gwynedd, Wales LL48 6ER

Tel: 01766 770 000 www.portmeirion-village.com

Po wi s Castle And Garden Welshpool, Powys SY21 8RF Tel: 01938 551929 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/powiscastle

Rho nd da Cyn on Taf www.croesorhct.cymru www.visitrct.wales

Royal Mint Pontyclun CF72 8YT Tel: 0333 241 2223 www.royalmint.com

Sn owdo n M oun tai n Railway Llanberis, Caernarfon, LL55 4TY Tel: 01286 870 223 bookings@snowdonrailway.co.uk www.snowdonrailway.co.uk

Val e o f Rh eid ol Rail way Ltd Park Avenue, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY231PG www.rheidolrailway.co.uk Tel: 01970 625819

Visit Cardi ff The Courtyard – CY1, County Hall, Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff, CF10 4UW www.visitcardiff.com Tel: 029 2087 3310

Visit Sou th Wales Level 3, Civic Offices, Angel Street, Bridgend CF31 4WB Tel: 0845 600 2639 www.visitsouthernwales.org

Wal es M illeniu m cen tre Bute Place, Cardiff, Wales CF10 5AL Tel: 029 2063 6464 www.wmc.org.uk

Welsh Canal Holi day Craft Ltd

T/ A Ho rse Drawn Bo at s

The Wharf, Llangollen Denbighshire, LL20 8TA

Tel: 01978 860702 www.horsedrawnboats.co.uk

Winding Ho use

Cross Street, New Tredegar, Caerphilly County Borough, NP24 6EG

Tel: 01443 822 666 www.windinghouse.co.uk

WWT Llanelli Wetland Centr e Llwynhendy, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, -SA14 9SH Tel: 01554 741087 wwt.org.uk/llanelli

ake a once in a lifetime adventure to the summit of Snowdon, a journey described as one of the most scenic railway journeys in the world. With stunning scenery and awe-inspiring views, it’s a wonderful day out in North Wales. Group discounts for 25+ passengers. Email our dedicated group booking team at: bookings@snowdonrailway.co.uk or call 01286 870 223

Scotland

Scotland doesn’t so much unfold as rise misty, muscular and magnificently moody. It’s the British Isles’ shape-shifter: mountains and moorland, lochs that brood, beaches that blink in sudden sunlight. The Highlands breathe old legends, the Islands keep their secrets, and castles perch like punctuation on every ridge. Golfers, falconers, foragers there’s a tour for that. And the food? No longer just tatties and a dram though you’ll find those too but a world-class spread of smokehouses, seafood, and Highland hospitality. Edinburgh whispers and winks from its ghost-strewn closes, while the Western Isles call from across the waves. The only thing you’ll struggle with is knowing when to stop.

Armadale Castle, Garden s & Museum of the Isles, www.armadalecastle.com

Balmo ral

The Estate Office, Balmoral, Ballater, Aberdeenshire AB35 5TB Tel: 013397 42534 www.balmoralcastle.com

Blair Castle Blair Atholl, Pitlochry, Perthshire PH18 5TL Tel: 01796 481207 www.blair-castle.co.uk

Cairn go rn M oun tain Ltd Cairngorn Ski Area, Aviemore ,PH22 1RB Tel: 01479 861336

Castle Hill Heritage Centre Harbour Road Castletown Caithness KW14 8TG www.castletownheritage.co.uk

Castle o f Mey Thurso, Caithness KW14 8XH Tel: 01847 851473 www.castleofmey.org.uk

Crief f Visito r Centre Muthill Road, Crieff Perthshire, PH7 4HQ Tel: 01764 654065 info@crieff.co.uk www.crieff.co.uk

Do lph in Spi rit In verness Inverness Marina, Stadium Road, Inverness,IV1 1FF www.dolphinspirit.co.uk

Du nvegan Castl e and Gardens Dunvegan, Isle of Skye, IV55 8WF , Tel:01470 521206 info@dunvegancastle.com www.dunvegancastle.com

Ed inbu rgh Mi litary T att oo The Tattoo Office, 32 Market Street,Edinburgh, Lothian,EH1 1QB

Scotland, Tel: 08707 555 1188 www.edintattoo.co.uk

Fl oors Castle

Roxburgh Street, Kelso TD5 7RW Tel:01573 223333 www.roxburghe.net/castle

Glamis Castle

Glamis Angus DD8 1RJ

Web:www.glamis-castle.co.uk Tel: 01307 840393

Glen Mo ray

Glen Moray Distillery, Elgin, Morayshire, IV30 1YE Tel: 01343 542577 www.glenmoray.com

Gordo n Castle Wal led Gard en Fochabers Morayshire IV32 7PQ Tel:+44(0)1343 61231 www.gordoncastle.co.uk

Gretn a Gateway Out let Village Glasgow Road, Gretna, Scotland, DG16 5GG Tel: 01461 339028

Hard rock caf e Edin bu rgh 18 George Street Edinburgh, EH2 2PF Tel: 0131 260 3000 www.hardrockcafes.info

Hopetou n Ho use South Queensferry, Edinburgh EH30 9SL Tel: 0131 331 2451 www.hopetoun.co.uk

Isle Of Arran Disti llery Lochranza, Isle of Arran ,KA27 8HJ Tel: 0044 (0)1770 830264. www.arranwhisky.com

In veraray Castle Inveraray PA32 8XT enquiries@inveraray-castle.com www.inveraray-castle.com Tel: 01499302203

Keit h & Dufft own Railway Dufftown Station, Station Road, Dufftown, Moray, AB55 4BA, Tel: 01340 821181. www.keith-dufftownrailway.co.uk

Ki nlo chl aich Ho use Appin PA38 4BD

M ellerstain Hou se and Gard ens Mellerstain House Gordon,Scottish Borders, TD3 6LG www.mellerstain.com Tel: 01573 410225

M ull of Galloway Drummore Stranraer DG9 9HP www.mull-of-galloway.co.uk

T he Natio nal Tru st fo r Scotl and 28 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh EH2 4ET Tel: 0844 493 2100 www.nts.org.uk

New Lan ark Worl d Heritage Sit e New Lanark Mills, Lanark, ML11 9BY Tel: 01555 661345 www.newlanark.org

P ent lan d Ferri es Pier Rd. St Margaret's Hope Orkney KW17 2SW www.pentlandferries.co.uk

Ro bert Burns C ent re Mill Road, Dumfries,Dumfries & Galloway, DG2 7BE

Sco ne Palace Perth PH2 6BD Tel:01738 552300 www.scone-palace.co.uk

Scottish Fo otb all Mu seum Hampden Park, Glasgow G42 9BA Tel: 0141 616 6139 www.scottishfoot ballmuseum.org.uk

Secret Bunker

Crown Buildings, St Andrews, Fife,KY16 8QH Tel:01333312040 www.secretbunker,co.uk

Strathsp ey St eam Railway Aviemore Station, Dalfaber Road, Aviemore PH22 1PY Tel: 01479 810725

Sterling M ills Sho ppin g Cen tre Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, FK13 6HQ Tel: 01259 752100 www.sterlingmills.com

T he Dalgarven Mi ll Dalgarven Kilwinning KA13 6PL www.dalgarvenmill.org.uk

T he Devil’s P orrid ge Mu seum Annan Rd,,Eastriggs DG12 6TF Tel: 01461 700021 www.devilsporridge.org.uk

V isitScot lan d Ocean Point One, 94 Ocean Drive, Edinburgh EH6 6JH Tel: 0131 472 2222 www.visitscotland.org

W orld Go lf M useum Bruce Embankment, St Andrews KY16 9AB Tel: 01334 460046 MuseumFOH@randa.org worldgolfmuseum.com

W WT Caerlaverock Wetl an d C ent re Eastpark Farm, Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, DG1 4RS,Tel: 01387 770200 wwt.org.uk/caerlaverock

Crieff Visitor Centre

Set in the beautiful Perthshire countryside and home to internationally-renowned Caithness Glass. Enjoy watching the skilled craftsmen at work in a close-up studio environment, before spending time in our Gifts, Glass and Art & Collectables Areas. You can also discover more about the history of the local area in our Highland Drover’s Exhibition.

Afterwards visit our Restaurant, which can seat up to 180. We use the best local produce and our menu offers great value. We also have extensive FREE coach parking.

For further information about what we can offer your coach party, please call 0176 4 654065 or email rest@crieff.co.uk

www.c rieff.co.uk

Follow in the footsteps of Kings at Scone Palace. Explore magnificent State Rooms, stand on the historic Moot Hill, navigate the Murray Star Maze, or enjoy the beauty of 100 acres of woodland gardens.

Prebook a guided tour of the Palace

Tour the gardens with Head Gardener

Choice of dining options

Contact us to book your trip today

Coach Friendly Status Groups of 12+ pre-booking essential OFFICE@SCONE-PALACE.CO.UK

Ireland

Ireland doesn’t just tell stories it breathes them. Its heritage seeps into every note, poem and passing pint. From ancient myths to modern mischief, it’s shaped the soul of storytelling itself. Step into a pub and you’ll find philosophy served with your Guinness, music threading the air like woodsmoke, and that elusive magic known as craic part banter, part warmth, part something you can’t bottle. Food, drink, laughter, and lyricism form the country’s cultural backbone. In Ireland, even the silences have something to say.

Abb ey Hotel Galway Rd, Ballypheasan, Roscommon, Ireland Phone: +353 90 662 6240

Ardgillan Castle, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin Tel: 01 849 2212 www.ardgillancastle.ie

Ballaghmo re Castle Dublin Road, Borris-in-Ossory, Co. Laois Tel. 0505 21453 www.castleballaghmore.com

Bant ry Hou se & Gardens Bantry House, Bantry,Co.Cork, Ireland,Tel: + 353 27 50047 www.bantryhouse.com

Blarn ey Cast le & Gardens Blarney, Cork, Ireland Tel: 00 353 21 438 5252 www.blarneycastle.ie

Casi no Mod el Rai lway Dublin Road, Fingal, K36 TW67 County Dublin www.modelrailwaymuseum.ie

Downh ill Demesn e & Hezl ett Fl orence Co urt Tel: +442866348249 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ florencecourt

Gian t’s Causeway 44 Causeway Road, Bushmills, County Antrim BT75 8SU Tel: 028 2073 1855

Dool in Cave Craggycoradon East, Doolin, Co. Clare, Ireland V95 R299 doolincave.ie

Guin ness Sto reho use 8 Saint James Avenue Dublin 8, D08 W8Y1 County Dublin Tel :353 1 408 4800 www.guinness-storehouse.com

Hard Ro ck Caf e Dub lin

12 Fleet Street, Temple Bar, Dublin, Tel: 01 671 7777 www.hardrock.com

Hou se o f Waterf ord Crystal The Mall, Waterford, Co. Waterford, Ireland

Tel: +353 51 317 000 www.waterfordvisitorcentre.com

Iri sh Linen Centre and Lisb urn M useu m

Market Square Lisburn BT28 1AG www.lisburnmuseum.com

Iri sh Nati onal Stud & Gard en s Brallistown Little, Tully, Co Kildare, R51 AP20

Tel : + 353 (0) 45 521 617 reservations@irishnationalstud.ie www.irishnationalstud.ie

Ki lbeggan Distillery Experien ce Tel: 00353 57 933 2134 www.kilbeggandistillery.com

K ylemo re Abb ey Kylemore, Pollacappul, Connemara, Co. Galway, Ireland Tel: +353 95 41146 www.kylemoreabbey.com

M al ah ide Castl e & Gardens Back Rd, Broomfield, Dublin www.malahidecastleandgardens.ie

M ou nt Stewart Portaferry Road, Newtownards, County Down BT22 2AD Tel: 028 4278 8387

Newb ridge Ho use an d Farm Hearse Rd,Newbridge Demense, Donabate, Co Dublin wwwnewbridgehouseandfarm.com

Newb ridge Sil verware Newbridge Co, Kildare Ireland. www.newbridgesilverware.com

Russbo rou gh Ho use & Parkland s Blessington Co. Wicklow, Ireland, W91 C640 Tel: +353 (0)45 865239 info@russborough.ie www.russboroughhouse.ie

Sh an non Ferry Gro up Li mited Killimer, Kilrush, Co. Clare. Tel: +353 65 9053124 www.shannonferries.com

Wat ercourse Distill ery Ltd Jameson Distillery Tours & Banquets, The Old Jameson Distillery, Bow Street,Smithfield Dublin 7 Tel:01 807 2355 www.tours.jamesonwhiskey.com

Wel ls House & Gard ens Wells House & Gardens, Ballyedmond, Gorey,Co. Wexford., Tel: +353 (0)53 9186737 www.wellshouse.ie

Stallions Broodmares

Foals Weanlings

Irish National Stud & Gardens, Brallistown Little, Tully, Co Kildare. R51 AP20. Ireland.