Planning Guide for Groups 2021/22

Group Travel Today Planning Guide

2021/2022

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Welcome to the 21-22 Group Travel Today Planning Guide, the vaccination programme has done fantastically well, now with those aged 18 and over being offered vaccinations and the uptake exceeding expectations means the level of protection for everyone will substantially increase.

we would all like to thank all our readers, advertisers and contributors for all the support over the last 15 months, it’s been a difficult year for everyone and without your continued co-operation this small family business would not have survived.

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Keep safe Group Organisers are itching to do what they do best organise (it’s in the title) many venues and attractions are now open and are waiting with open arms for the return of group visitors.

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Media Partner

The British Travel and Leisure Industry is starting to recover due in no small part to the current travel restrictions on travelling abroad, having said that tour operators and coach companies have taken on board the concerns of GTO’s and their groups to ensure that customers, visitors and passengers are confident to travel, not only are there highly effective cleaning and social distancing measures in place, booking terms and conditions have had to become much more flexible, now many offer money-back guarantees or the option to rebook if circumstances change consequently assuring their customers.

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payment conditions to potential liability clauses. Let them be the ‘buffer’.

BAWTA

Buying Power and Contracting Wholesalers focus customer demand through one channel, hence maximising buying power with suppliers.

Their contracting experience focuses on buying the most suitable products at the best possible value. In addition, combined BAWTA wholesaler representation can often reverse any supplier booking Terms and Conditions that they see as detrimental to their clients.

Benefits of booking through a BAWTA Wholesale Tour Agent

Care and Support With every booking made through a BAWTA wholesaler, they focus on tailoring their service to your own operation.

Starting with your specific likes and dislikes, what products are most suited, what marketing support and tour information are needed, to providing a full booking administration service with suppliers.

When you book your tour arrangements through a BAWTA member, you are safe in knowing that…

Each BAWTA member has a proven stable long-term track record in the industry.

They are dedicated to promoting and developing coach tourism.

They abide by a strict code of professional conduct.

You will receive Customer Protection and preferential booking terms and conditions.

Your Money is Safe Every BAWTA Member runs their own scheme to ensure that your customers’ money is protected until the safe return from any tour.

Repatriation Scheme Package travel regulations legally require operators running any inclusive package longer than 24 hours in duration to protect customers’ money in order to repatriate them in the unfortunate event of financial failure. Run by BAWTA members, their repatriation scheme offers the necessary cover to registered operators.

Joint representation to suppliers whose conditions may be detrimental to customers’ interests.

‘One Stop Shop’. Every BAWTA agent can book and administer your entire tour arrangements, from transport, accommodation, visits, itineraries to marketing support.

Support They dedicate staff to understanding your requirements and tailoring their service accordingly.

Support in dealing with Package Travel Regulations and provision of their own Repatriation Scheme available to operators.

Research and Development Since BAWTA’s foundation in 1987, they have been continually at the forefront of identifying new markets and new products for the coach and group operators.

Financial Protection of all advance payments you make until the return of any tour booking.

Albatross Travel Group Ltd Albatross House 14 New Hythe Lane Larkfield Kent ME206AB Tel: 01732 879100 E-mail: sales@albatrosstravel.com Web:www.albatrosstravel.com/

BAWTA Wholesale Tour Agent Members, specifically gear their service to create, book and administer group packages for operators.

Professionalism To ensure the best possible service, every BAWTA member not only works to a code of conduct with clients but also to a standard of terms and conditions with suppliers.

In addition, they have been at the forefront of promoting the strengths and protecting the interests of the coach and group travel industry.

Greatdays Travel Group Chapel House1 Borough Road Altrincham Cheshire WA15 9RA Tel: 0161 928 9966 E-mail: sales@greatdays.co.uk Web: www.greatdays.co.uk/ Norman Allen Group Travel Ltd Portfield House Daws Road Hereford HRI 2JJ Tel: 01432 277 666 E-mail: normanallen@group-travel.com Web: www.group-travel.com/

Product Knowledge and Experience Each BAWTA Wholesaler has a wealth of experience in dealing with every type of client enquiry. In this time they have built up an intimate knowledge of destinations and suppliers that is second to none.

T4 Travel Ltd 25 Villa Road Impington Cambridge CB24 9NZ United Kingdom Tel: 0800 756 6611 email: sales@t4travel.co.uk Web: www.t4travel.co.uk

Flexibility and Protection Their negotiation with suppliers maximises your booking flexibility and protection, from late cancellation deadlines and preferential 4

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Best of both worlds

at Nymans & Standen

Closely situated to each other, these two places o er the perfect blend of a house and garden visit.

Nymans is a horticultural gem set in the Sussex Weald with a romantic house and partial ruins.

While at Standen you’ll discover an Arts & Crafts style rural retreat with Morris & Co interiors.

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Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne NCL

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Chester-le-Street CLS

Horden HRE Hartlepool HPL Seaton Carew SEC

Durham DHM Sedgefield

Billingham (Cleveland) BIL

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Bishop Auckland Tel: 01388 661394

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NAY Newton Aycliffe

NRD North Road (Darlington)

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National Rail Bishop Auckland Ltd, DL14 7TL

Overseas The Bayard Horse Parade

Fancy a beer?

Postponed due to the coronavirus, this once every ten year experience returns in May 2022,The Bayard Horse Parade promises once again to be an impressive historical event with theatrical and musical re-enactments and contemporary performances brought by some 2000 costumed actors.

Some 20 floats,drawn by exceptionally beautiful horses, create an imaginative setting and an impressive sensation.

Acrobats, stilt-walkers, standard-bearers and special effects marching along the streets boost the festive feeling.

With the ‘Bierkasteel’, Kasteel Brouwerij Vanhonsebrouck makes history. The Bierkasteel is the name of a new and impressive brewery complex in Izegem. The Bierkasteel is unique because in the last hundred years no new brewery has been built from scratch to a new site in the country.

The Bierkasteel is a multifunctional event, relaxation and experience location where you can discover the wonderful world of brewing beer. Enjoy, taste, party, discover, meet, etc. The Bierkasteel offers a unique setting for an unforgettable experience.

The visitors’ centre is the starting point for an inspiring brewery visit. Accompanied by a professional guide and supported by strategically placed media screens and handsets with information in five languages, you will discover the wonderful world of Kasteel Brouwerij Vanhonsebrouck

The highlight of each parade is the prancing and dancing of the Bayard Horse, carried around by the sturdy dockers guild and ridden by the four children of Aymon in knight armor, the Bayard Horse Music Band plays the traditional Bayard song. The fiddler, the jester Kalleke Step, the arquebusiers and halberdiers do not recede from the Bayard Horse’s side.

What is included in the visit?

Tour (1.5 hours) with a professional guide Explanation with multimedia videos Two speciality beers for tasting (2*15 cl) Lovely gift after your visit Tasting a beer praline in the Beer Boutique Free parking on the spacious parking lot

Together they treat the 100.000 spectators along the course of the parade to a once in a decade experience. The event ends with a spectacular musical firework and after party.

Full details can be found here: www.rosbeiaard.be

www.bierkasteel.be

Dendermonde, Bayard Steed Town Attractive offers for groups!

Tourist Office Stadhuis - Grote Markt 9200 Dendermonde Belgium +32 (0)52 21 39 56 toerisme@dendermonde.be info@rosbeiaard.be www.toerismedendermonde.be www.rosbeiaard.be

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VISIT THE BIERKASTEEL, THE MOST MODERN BREWERY IN EUROPE !

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Open Tuesday to Saturday.

Tour with guide at 10h30, 14h30 and 16h30.

Price: €12 p.p. guide included.

Group meals on request.

Beer tasting (2 x 25 cl) and a beer praline.

Free bottle of specialty beer (75 cl).

Read more on www.bierkasteel.be.

Brouwerijstraat 1 - 8870 Izegem - info@bierkasteel.be - www.bierkasteel.be - Visits & Events: +32 (0)51/62 27 30

Accommodation Providers Abacus Hotels Limited White Lion House, 20 Station Street, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7LH Tel: 01760 725725 www.abacushotels.co.uk Best Western Hotels Consort House, Amy Johnson Way, Clifton Moor, York YO30 4GP Tel: 0845 194 9813 www.bestwestern.co.uk/groups Britannia Hotels Halecroft, 253 Hale Road, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA15 8RE www.britanniahotels.com Butlins Ltd Butlins Group Holidays, Skegness, PE25 1NJ Tel: 0845 070 4747 www.butlins.com/groups Choice Hotels Ireland Choice Hotels Ireland Morrisons House, Morrisons Island Cork, Ireland www.choicehotels.ie Corus Hotels The Old Farmhouse, Rossway Park, Berkhamsted, Herts HP4 3TZ Tel: 0844 736 8656 www.corushotels.com Crerar Hotels Head Office, 1 Queen Charlotte Lane, Edrinburgh EH6 6BL www.crerarhotels.com

Daish's Holidays Email:info@daishs.com Tel:01202 638840 www.daishs.com

Macdonald Hotels and Resorts Whiteside House, Whiteside Industrial Estate, Bathgate, West Lothian EH48 2RX Tel:01506 815 222 www.macdonaldhotels.co.uk

The George Hotel Devonshire Street, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 7SU Tel: 01768 862696 www.lakedistricthotels.net/ georgehotel

Marriott Hotels Hinchingbrooke Business Park, Kingfisher Way, Huntingdon PE29 6FL Tel:01480 426 966 www.marriott.co.uk

Haven & British Holidays 1 Park Lane, Hemel Hempstead HP2 4YL Tel: 0871 230 1911 www.havengroups.co.uk

Marsham Court Hotel 3 Russell Cotes Rd, East Cliff, Bournemouth BH1 3AB marshamcourthotel.co.uk

Hilton Hotels Maple Court, Central Park, Reeds Crescent, Watford WD24 4QQ Tel: 0845 7090505 www.hilton.co.uk

Modern Hotels Roseville Street, St Helier, Jersey JE1 4HE Tel: +44 1534 888811 www.modernhotels.com

Intercontinental Hotels Group Broadwater Park, Denham, Buckinghamshire UB9 5HR Tel: 0845 607 3777 www.ihg.com

myhotelbreak 3 Dunlop Street Strathaven ML10 6LA Tel:01357 529 129 www.myhotelbreak.com

Langstone Cliff Hotel Mount Pleasant Road, Dawlish Warren, Dawlish, EX7 0NA www.langstone-hotel.co.uk Tel: 01626 868000

Philema Hospitality Management 9 Esplanade Road Newquay TR7 1PS www.philemahospitalitymanage ment.co.uk

Legacy Hotels 3 Henley Court, Prince Harry Road, Henley-in-Arden Warwickshire B95 5BA Tel: 07794 210049 www.legacy-hotels.co.uk

Pontins Britannia Jinky Jersey LTD T/A Pontins, Ainsdale House, Shore Road, Ainsdale, Southport,PR8 2PZ Tel:0871 474 0744 www.pontins.com

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Shap Wells Hotel Shap Nr Penrith Cumbria CA10 3QU Tel: 01931 716628 www.shapwellshotel.com reservations@shapwellshotel.com Skiddaw Hotel 31 Main St, Keswick CA12 5BN Tel:0800 840 1243 www.lakedistricthotels.net Strathmore Hotels 116 Strathmore House, East Kilbride, Glasgow G74 1LF Tel: 01355 266886: www.strathmorehotels.com Travelodge Hotels Limited Tel: 0871 984 6575 groupbookings@travelodge.co.uk www.travelodge.co.uk Venuemasters Tel: 0114 245 3423 www.venuemasters.co.uk Warner Breaks 1 Park Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP2 4YL Tel: 0330 100 9772 Web: www.warnerbreaks.co.uk/groups Welcome Break Head Office, 2 Vantage Court, Tickford Street, Newport Pagnell, Bucks MK14 9EZ Tel: 01908 299 700 www.welcomebreak.co.uk Yarn Market Hotel 25-33 High St, Dunster, Minehead TA24 6SF Tel: 01643 821425 www.yarnmarkethotel.co.uk

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Best UK staycations - 10 Reasons to Visit St Albans

oldest public schools in the world.

Just 20 miles and 20 minutes by train from London, the city provides plenty to see and do whether staying a few days or longer. Explore the Cathedral, discover Roman history, browse the independent shops and famous Charter Market, and relax in one of the many pubs and award-winning restaurants.

Foodie Heaven

Independent Shopping St Albans is a spectacular shopping destination. Old meets new with independent shops and boutiques offering cutting-edge and unusual items set in beautiful, medieval buildings. Three large shopping areas The Malting, Christopher Place and Heritage Close play host to well-known brands and include open spaces for relaxing.

Historic Charter Market For over 500 years the legendary Charter Market has been trading every Wednesday and Saturday, attracting locals and visitors from far and wide. Come rain or shine, traders offer everything you could want or need including fresh produce, diverse artisan goods and world foods.

Fascinating History The city has played a significant role throughout history; the site of England’s most important Roman settlement, the home of Britain’s first Saint, Alban, and the scene of the first battle in the War of the Roses. Continuing to make its mark, more recently Stephen Hawking was a student at St Albans School, one of the

the city centre, a cinema and many family friendly restaurants, it’s easy for families to fill their days!

Thanks to over 100 restaurants, bistros, pubs, cafes and coffee shops, St Albans is the perfect place for food lovers. There is something to suit every taste from award-winning restaurants such as Thompsons, the only 3AA rosette fine-dining restaurant in Hertfordshire, to food stalls at the weekly markets offering dishes from around the world.

Stunning Parks & Open Space

Historic Pub Scene

St Albans Cathedral

If you like your pint with a bit of character, St Albans is your place! As an historic inn-keeping city, it’s no surprise St Albans has the most pubs per square mile in the country, and is home to England’s oldest pub, Ye Olde Fighting Cocks. Dotted amongst cobbled streets and residential roads venues offer food and drink, live music, sport - all served with a smile.

This spectacular cathedral has been the centrepiece of the city for centuries. An impressive landmark it stands on the site where Alban, Britain’s first Saint was buried over 1,700 years ago. This Norman Cathedral is a treasure trove of history and a must-see on any visit.

With over 100 acres of parkland in the city centre, you don’t have to look far for fresh air, nature and a slower pace. Venture a little further afield and there are fantastic walking trails and cycling routes leading visitors through picturesque countryside, native woods and meadows.

Spa Day Everyone needs to relax and recharge and a visit to the Cottonmill Spa at Sopwell House will do the trick. With first-class facilities set in enchanting grounds it is the perfect place to indulge your mind and body.

Events & Festival Fun Year round the city hosts events and festivals for everyone. Celebrate food at the month-long Food & Drink Festival, sample a carnival atmosphere at the Alban Pilgrimage, swing by for the George Street Gin & Jazz Event, and celebrate Christmas at the Christmas Street Festival.

Plan your visit now!

Download the new 20212022 official visitor guide for St Albans at www.EnjoyStAlbans.com

Family Activities

Southport – a breath of fresh air

Indoor and outdoor fun is all around; Verulamium Park has a splash park and children’s playground, the Alban Way is a safe place for kids to cycle or scoot, there is soft play, two museums in

With its wide shopping boulevards, award-winning beach and coastline, spectacular gardens and magnificent pier, Southport

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has long been recognised as one of the UK’s leading group-friendly destinations.

Now, as GTOs look to reassure their groups and restore confidence in travel, Southport’s mix of wide shopping boulevards and wide open spaces, combined with all the fresh air that goes with being a coastal resort, is proving attractive for an enjoyable and safe day out.

Enjoy a walk along the pier or by Marine Lake, or a stroll on the beach, then relax in beautiful King’s Gardens.

Discover Lord Street, the unique Victorian-canopied, tree-lined shopping boulevard, and enjoy Southport’s famous outdoor café culture.

Adding to the town’s vibrant food scene, 2021 sees the opening of the new Southport Market, a purpose-built food hall that will champion local artisan suppliers.

Combine time in the town with visits to Crosby Beach and Anthony Gormley’s world-famous art installation ‘Another Place’, 100 iron lifesize statues staring out to sea.

Martin Mere Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) offers 800 acres of wide open space to see rare birds and pink flamingos. Visit historic Churchtown with its thatched roof cottages, and the nearby Botanic Gardens.

Coaches can drop off right in the heart of the town, and there’s a purpose-built, secure coach park with a whole day’s parking for just £5.

For more information, go to www.visitsouthport.com, or email Steve Christian, destination development manager, at steve.christian@sefton.gov.uk

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East of England

East of England With so many places to visit in the East of England you’ll be spoilt for choice, it’s a perfect destination for days out, short breaks and holidays, for the active amongst us, ideal for cycling, walking and boating, not only does it have great countryside and coastline, but there are also theme parks, animal attractions, magnificent gardens and stately homes to visit.

A largely flat region of dramatic skies, if you’re lucky you might spot a mosquito in the air from the de Havilland Aircraft Museum or another iconic aircraft from Shuttleworth.

BEDFORDSHIRE Bedford Swan Hotel The Embankment, Bedford, Bedfordshire MK40 1RW Tel: 01234 346565 www.bedfordswanhotel.co.uk John Bunyan Boat www.johnbunyanboat.org Shuttleworth Collection Old Warden Aerodrome, Nr Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 9EP Tel: 01767 627927 www.shuttleworth.org Woburn Abbey and Gardens Woburn, Bedfordshire MK17 9WA. Tel: 01525 290 333 www.woburnabbey.co.uk Woburn Safari Park Woburn Safari Park, Woburn, Bedfordshire MK17 9QN Tel: 01525 290407 www.woburnsafari.co.uk ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, Dunstable, Bedfordshire LU6 2LF Tel: 020 7449 6235 www.zsl.org

CAMBRIDGESHIRE Cambridge University Botanic Garden 1 Brookside, Cambridge www.botanic.cam.ac.uk /Botanic/Home.aspx Denny Abbey and The Farmland Museum Ely Rd, Waterbeach, Cambridge CB25 9PQ Tel: 0370 333 1181 www.dennyfarmlandmuseum.org.uk

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Ely Cathedral The Chapter House, The College, Ely, Cambridgeshire CB7 4DL Tel: 01353 667735 www.elycathedral.org Nene Valley Railway Wansford Station, Stibbington, Peterborough PE8 6LR Tel: 01780 784444 www.nvr.org.uk Polhill 19 Cambridge Rd, Coton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB23 7PJ Tel: 01954 210234 www.polhillcentre.co.uk Visit Cambridge Tourist Information Centre, Peas Hill, Cambridge CB2 3QB Tel: 0871 226 8006

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

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

Epping Ongar Railway Station Approach, Ongar CM5 9BN Tel: 01277 365200 www.eorailway.co.uk

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

Romford Market Tolgate House.

97 Market Place, Romford RM1 3E Tel: 01708 434112 www.havering. gov.uk/ romfordmarket

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Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome Hackmans Lane, Purleigh, Near Maldon, Essex, CM3 6RN. Te: 01245 329358 www.stowmaries.org.uk

HERTFORDSHIRE de Havilland Aircraft Museum Salisbury Hall, London Colney, St Albans, Herts AL2 1BU www.dehavillandmuseum.co.uk Tel: 01727 826400

Oliver Cromwell's House/Ely Tourist Information Centre 29 St Mary's Street, Ely, Cambs. CB7 4HF Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England, lived in Ely for 10 years and his house is now open 7 days a week, recreating his life and promoting his legacy.

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

Eleanor Butcher Marketing and Town Centre Officer Tel:01353 883574 (direct line) Tourist Information line: 01353 662062 Mobile: 07818 580209 www.visitely.org.uk

Hatfield House Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL9 5NQ Tel: 01707 287010 Web: www.hatfield-house.co.uk

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Abacus Hotels Limited White Lion House, 20 Station Street, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7LH Tel: 01760 725725 marketing@abacushotels.co.uk www.abacushotels.co.uk Broads Tours The Bridge, Wroxham, Norwich, NR12 8RX Tel: 01603 782207Web: www.broadstours.co.uk Bure Valley Railway Aylsham Station, Norwich Road, Norfolk, NR11 6BW www.bvrw.co.uk Highway 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

North Norfolk Railway.

Sheringham to Holt. www.nnrailway.co.uk

Orton Hall Hotel & Spa The Village, Orton Longueville, Peterborough PE2 7DN gm@ortonhall.co.uk www.ortonhall.co.uk Tel: 01733 391111 Peter Beales Roses London Road, Attleborough, Norfolk NR17 1AY www.classicroses.co.uk Tel: 01953 454707 Roys of Wroxham Hoveton, Norfolk, NR12 8DB www.roys.co.uk Thursford Collection

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

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East Anglia Transport Museum Chapel Road, Carlton Colville, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 8BLTel:01502 518459 www.eatm.org.uk Ickworth National Trust The Rotunda, Horringer, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP29 5QETel: 01284 735270 nationaltrust.org.uk/Ickworth Lowestoft Maritime Museum Sparrow Nest Gardens, Whapload Road, Suffolk NR32 1XG Tel: 01502 561963 National Horseracing Museum 99 High Street, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8JHWeb: www.nhrm.co.uk

East Midlands A traditional heartland of both farming and industry, often mistakenly overlooked by many seeking a great day out short break or holiday there’s plenty to pique your interest here. From the flat, unseeing Fens in Lincolnshire to the rolling valleys and fells of the inspiring Peak District, and much more in between, the East Midlands has its fair share of historic houses and gardens, home to Chatsworth House, Lincoln Cathedral and Newstead Abbey and why not book into England’s oldest hotel in Buxton also famous for its spring water although this isn’t the only libation on offer at the hotel or indeed the area.

DERBYSHIRE Chesterfield Borough Council Town Hall, Rose Hill, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S40 1LP Tel: 01246 345 345 www.chesterfield.gov.uk

Denby Pottery Village Derby Rd, Ripley DE5 8NX Tel:01773 740799 www.denbypottery.com

Chesterfield Market Market Place, Chesterfield S40 1PB Tel: 01246 345777/8 www.visitchesterfield.info

Haddon Hall Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1LA Tel: (01629) 812 855 / (01629) 812 855810 912 www.haddonhall.co.uk

Crich Tramway Village Cromford Road, Crich, Matlock, Derbyshire.DE4 5DP Tel: 01773 854321 www.tramway.co.uk

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

Judith Mary Outram House,Canal Street, Whaley Bridge, High Peak, Derbyshire, SK23 7LS Tel:01663 732408

The Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill Silk Mill Lane, Derby DE1 3AF Tel: 01332 641901 www.derbymuseums.org

The Old hall Hotel The Square, Buxton, Derbyshire.

SK17 6BD Tel: 01298 22841 www.oldhallhotelbuxton.co.uk

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

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Belvoir Castle Belvoir, Leicestershire NG32 1PE Tel: 01476 871002 www.belvoircastle.com Melbourne Hall Church Sq, Melbourne, DerbyDE73 8EN Tel: 01332 862 502 www.melbournehall.com

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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 Lincoln Castle 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 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

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A new museum celebrating Derby’s 300-year history of making to inspire new creativity.

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

Offer includes museum entry with lunch and exhibition options.

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

Opens 21 May

NOTTINGHAM DH Lawrence Heritage Durban House Heritage Centre, Mansfield Road, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire NG16 3DZ Tel: 01773 717353 Newstead Abbey Newstead Village NG15 8NA www.newsteadabbey.org.uk

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GROUP S & COACH TOURS W ELCOM E Bring your group to the home of Denby Pottery to spend quality time at our welcoming Pottery Village.

Whether you have a few hours or planning to enjoy a full day, we can help organise your itinerary to make the most of our fully accessible visitor centre, with its great selection of shops, places to eat and wealth of family-friendly experiences to enjoy.

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Denby in every pattern, gifts and homeware with savings of up to 60% off RRP. Visit The Garden Stall, stock up on delicious fresh Derbyshire foods in our specialist Farm Shop and much more

Bourne’s Coffee Shop & Bistro has tasty home cooked breakfasts, lunch, snacks and drinks, or grab a lighter bite at Ginger Cooks Café.

Group catering is available to pre-book, including afternoon tea

Make the most of your guests’ visit by prebooking a Denby Experience Package. Choose from the Denby Museum, Denby Discovery or Denby Craft Studio, or all three.

Each package comes with a complimentary hot drink and slice of cake.

C OAC H DRIVERS Book in advance to secure your preferred date and activities

FREE COACH PARKING Coach Driver Incentive Programme & Refreshments Voucher

D E N BY P O T T E RY V I L L AG E Derby Road, Denby, Derbyshire DE5 8NX Open Every Day Mon to Sat 9am-5pm / Sun 10am–4pm TO BOOK email our Welcome Desk on tours.reception@denby.co.uk call: 01773 740 799 every day between 10am – 4pm CLOSED EASTER SUNDAY AND CHRISTMAS DAY

FOR OUR LATEST NEWS, OFFERS AND HEALTH & SAFETY GUIDELINES VISIT www.denbypotteryvillage.com/groups

Heart of England

Heart of England The Heart of England has always been a booming economic centre, starting with the wool trade in the Middle Ages which enriched Coventry, before becoming the pivot of the Industrial Revolution fuelled from the Black Country, it still maintains a largely unspoilt region found to the north and west of Birmingham, which means that there’s plenty of things to do both outdoors and indoors, walking, cycling, or maybe a boat trip on the canals (there are more in this area than there are in Venice, although we haven’t spotted any gondola’s yet), visiting stately homes and gardens, why not visit Croome Court once a secret wartime airbase and now a visitor centre. Outside is the grandest of English landscapes, ‘Capability’ Brown’s masterful first commission, with commanding views over the Malvern’s.

This is arguably the most medieval of the UK’s regions, with great castles such as that at Warwick and literary trails around Stratford-UponAvon, home of the greatest writer in the English language, William Shakespeare.

BIRMINGHAM Birmingham Botanical Gardens and Glasshouses Westbourne Rd, Birmingham, B15 3TR www.birminghambotanical gardens.org.uk Birmingham City Museum & Art Gallery Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, West Midlands Tel: 0121 303 2834 www.bmag.org.uk Birmingham Sea Life The Waters Edge, Brindley Place, Birmingham B1 2HL Tel: 0121 643 6777 www.sealife.co.uk Black Coutry Living Museum Black Country Living Museum, Tipton Road, Dudley DY1 4SQ Tel: 0121 520 8054 www.bclm.com Cadbury World Linden Road, Bournville, B301JR Tel: 0844 880 7667 www.cadburyworld.co.uk Dudley Canal and Caverns 501 Birmingham New Rd, Tipton, Dudley DY1 4SB Tel:0121 557 6265 www.dudleycanaltrust.org.uk

Dudley Zoological Gardens 2 The Broadway, Dudley DY1 4QB Tel: 0844 474 2272 www.dudleyzoo.org.uk National Motorcycle Museum Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull B92 0EJ Tel: 0121 704 2784 www.nationalmotorcycle museum.co.uk

Cider Museum & King Offa Distillery 21 Ryelands Street, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR4 0LW Tel: 01432 354207 www.cidermuseum.co.uk

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

Eastnor Castle Nr Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 1RL,Tel: 01531 633160 www.eastnorcastle.com

Herefordshire Council Brockington, 35 Hafod Road, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 1SHTel: (01432) 260000 www.herefordshire.gov.uk

Oswestry

New Alexandra Theatre Station St, Birmingham, West Midlands B5 4DS Tel: 0844 871 3011 Museum of Jewellery Quarter 75-79 Vyse Street, Hockley, Birmingham B18 6HA Tel: 0121 554 3598 Thinktank, Millennium Point Curzon Street, Birmingham B4 7XG Tel: 0121 202 2222 www.thinktank.ac Vintage Trains Limited 670 Warwick Road, Tyseley, Birmingham B11 2HL www.vintagetrains.co.uk

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

HEREFORDSHIRE Broadfield Court Gardens & Vineyard Bowley Lane, Bodenham, Herefordshire, HR1 3LG Tel: 01568 797483 www.broadfieldcourt.co.uk

CONTACT DAVID CLOUGH OSWESTRY TOWN COUNCIL 01691 680222 WWW.OSWESTRY/TC.GOV.UK WWW.OSWESTRYMARKET.CO.UK

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Heart of England Norman Allen Group Travel Ltd Portfield House Daws Road Hereford HR1 2JJ, G.B. www.group-travel.com Tel: 01432 277666

Herefordshire.

HR8 2NQ www.westons-cider.co.uk Tel: 01531 660 108

Visit Herefordshire 1 King Street, Hereford HR4 9BW, Herefordshire, UK Tel: 01432 268430 visitherefordshire.co.uk

Cannock Chase Council Economic Development Service, Civic Centre, PO Box 28, Beecroft Rd, Cannock WS11 1BG Tel: 01543 464219 Web: www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk

Westonbury Mill Water Garden and Follies Pembridge Herefordshire HR6 9HZ www.westonburymillwaterg ardens.com Tel;01544 388650 Westons Cider Mill The Bounds, Much Marcle, Nr Ledbury,

STAFFORDSHIRE

Drayton Manor Park Drayton Manor Drive Tamworth, Staffordshire B78 3TW www.draytonmanor.co.uk Tel: 0844 472 1950

Stoke-on-Trent Tourist Information Centre The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery Bethesda Street City Centre Stoke-on-Trent ST1 3DW

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

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

Churchill China High Street, Tunstall, Stoke on Trent ST6 5NZ Tel: 01782 577566 Web: www.churchillchina.com

Lichfield Markets and Market Square Lichfield City Council Donegal House, Bore Street, Lichfield, Staffs, WS13 6LU www.lichfield.gov.uk Tel:01543 309853

The National Brewery CentreHorninglow Street, Burton upon Trent, www.nationalbrewerycentre.co.uk Tel: 01283 532 880

Churnet Valley Railway Cheddleton Station, Station Rd, Cheddleton ST13 7EE Tel: 01538 360522

Spode Works Visitor Centre Church Street, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire ST4 1BX Tel: 01782 744011

The Wedgwood Visitor Centre Barlaston, Stoke on Trent, Staffs ST12 9ER Tel: 0870 606 1759 www.wedgwoodvisitorcentre.com

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Heart of England Visit Lichfield District Council Offices, Frog Lane, Lichfield WS13 6YY Tel: 01543 308210 Tel: 01543 308210 www.visitlichfield.co.uk/ groups

WARWICKSHIRE

SHROPSHIRE

Anne Hathaways’ Cottage Cottage Lane, Shottery, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire CV37 9HH Tel: 01789 201806 www.shakespeare.org.uk

Acton Scott Historic Working Farm Wenlock Lodge, Acton Scott, Nr Church Stretton, Shropshire, SY6 6QN Tel: 01694 781306/ 7 www.actonscottmuseum.co.uk Dudmaston Gardens Quatt, Bridgnorth, Shropshire WV15 6QN Tel: 01746 780866 Ironbridge Gorge Museums Coach Road, Coalbrookdale, Telford TF8 7DQ Tel: 01952 435 900 www.ironbridge.org.uk Ludlow Castle Castle Square, Ludlow, Shropshire SY8 1AY Tel: 01584 873355 www.ludlowcastle.com Oswestry Market Bailey Head Oswestry SY11 1PZ www.oswestrymarket.co.uk Royal Air Force Museum Cosford Shifnal, Shropshire TF11 8UP Tel: 01902 376 200 www.rafmuseum.org

Avon Boating Ltd Swan’ sNest Boathouse, Swan’s Nest Lane, Stratford-upon-Avon.

Warwickshire. CV37 7LS www.avon-boating.co.uk Tel: 01789 267073

Jinney Ring Craft Centre Hanbury Road, Hanbury, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire B60 4BU Tel: 01527 821272 www.jinneyring.co.uk Royal Worcester Museum Severn St Worcester WR1 2ND www.museumofroyalworcester.org Severn Valley Railway, Number One Comberton Place, Kidderminster DY10 1QR Tel: 01562 757900 www.svr.co.uk Spetchley Park Gardens Spetchley Park, Worcestershire WR5 1RS Tel: 01453 810303 Web: www.spetchleygardens.co.uk

Stratford Racecourse Co. Ltd Luddington Rd, Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire CV37 9SE www.stratfordracecourse.net Tel: 01789 267 949

Coventry Cathedral Priory Street, Coventry, CV1 5FB www.coventrycathedral.org.uk Tel: 02476 521234 Coventry Transport Museum Millennium Place, Hales Street, Coventry CV1 1JD Tel: 024 7623 4270 www.transport-museum.com

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

WORCESTERSHIRE

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

Compton Verney House Trust Compton Verney, Warwickshire CV35 9HZ Tel: 01926 645500 www.comptonverney.org.uk

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

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

Stoneleigh Abbey Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV82LF www.stoneleighabbey.org Tel: 01926 858535

Canal & River Tours Canal Basin, Bancroft Gardens, Waterside, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6AT. Tel: 01789 295173 www.canalandrivertours.com

Heritage Motor Centre Banbury Road,Gaydon, Warwick, Warwickshire CV35 0BJ Tel: www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk

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

Rugby Visitor Centre Rugby Art Gallery, Museum and Visitor Centre, Little Elborow Street, Rugby, CV21 3BZ Tel: (01788) 533217 www.therugbytown.co.uk

British Motor Museum 11 Banbury Rd Warwick CV350BJ Tel:01926 641188 www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk

Secret Hills, The Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre School Road, Craven Arms,Shropshire SY79RS Tel: 01588 676000 www.shropshirehills discoverycentre.co.uk

Ragley Hall Ragley Hall, Alcester B49 5NJ Tel: 01789 762090 www.ragley.co.uk

Shakespeare's Schoolroom and Guildhall Church Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6HB Discover Where William Shakespeare was inspired to become the World's Greatest Playwright.

Take part in a Tudor lesson with Master Thomas Jenkins Dress up in Tudor clothes Write with a quill Discover the Medieval Priest's Chapel Open daily 11.00am to 5.00pm (last admission 4.30pm) Tel: 01789 203170 www.ShakespearesSchoolroom.org

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YOU’VE GOT WONDERFUL CHILDHOOD MEMORIES SO WHY NOT COME BACK AND MAKE SOME NEW ONES...?

SO MANY REASONS TO RETURN ...

Email: visits@coventrycathedral.org.uk Tel: +44 (0)24 7652 1234

1 Hill Top, Coventry CV1 5AB

Isle of Man

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 Museum 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 Foraging Vintners - Craft Winery Breakwater Road, Port Erin, Isle of Man, IM9 6JA www.foragingvintners.com Gaiety Theatre Harris Promenade, Douglas,

Isle of Man, IM1 2HJ Tel 01624 694500 www.villagaiety.com

Isle of Man Tour Guides 07624 342951 www.isleofmantourguides.org

Isle of Man Tourism grouptravel@gov.im 01624 686888 www.visitisleofman.com/groups

Great Laxey Wheel and Mine Trail Wheel Hill, Laxey, IM4 7NL Tel01624 861136 manxnationalheritage.im

Inside Tynwald Legislative Buildings, Finch Road, Douglas, IM1 3PW Tel 01624 685520 www.tynwald.org.im

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

Great Union Camera Obscura 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 of Man Railways Public Transport Division, Department of Infrastructure, Transport Headquarters, Banks Circus, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 5PT Tel: 01624 697400 www.rail.im

Isle of Man Steam Packet Company 01624 645693 www.steam-packet.com Jurby Transport Museum jtminfo@manx.net Laxey Mines Railway 01624 680186 minerailway@manx.net www.laxeyminerailway.im shutterstock Henryk Sadura

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Leece Museum 01624 845366 www.peelonline.net/leece Manx Aviation and Military Museum 07624 454596 www.mapsorg.im Manx National Heritage 01624 648017 www.manxnationalheritage.im Nautical Museum Bridge Street, Castletown, IM9 1AX Tel:01624 824186 Peel Castle Peel, IM5 1TB Tel 01624 648090 manxnationalheritage.im Railway Museum Port Erin Station Road, Port Erin,Isle of Man, IM9 6AE Rushen Abbey Mill Road,

Ballasalla, Isle Of Man, IM9 3DB Tel 01624 823048 manxnationalheritage.im Sayle Gallery Villa Marina Colonnade, 1-3 Harris Promenade, Douglas,IM1 2HN Tel 01624674557 The Milntown Estate and Gardens 01624812321 www.milntown.org The Old House of Keys Parliament Square, Castletown, IM9 1LA Tel 01624 822306 manxnationalheritage.im Tours Isle of Man 01624 822611 www.toursisleofman.co.uk

We look forward to welcoming you back on board this May Manx Electric Railway 22/05, Isle of Man Steam Railway 27/05 & Snaefell Mountain Railway 29/05

Villa Marina and Gaiety Theatre Complex 01624 600555 www.villagaiety.com

Discover 10,000 years of history The Isle of Man’s unique stories, heritage and culture are waiting to be explored

Come and visit us!

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London

London The world’s greatest city (although we would say that, perhaps we’re a little bias) needs little introduction, other than to say that whatever type of day out, short break or holiday you are after, if you can’t find it here it doesn’t exist.

From free museums, art galleries and world-class theatre, iconic landmarks Big Ben, The Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, the London Eye, The Shard, we could be typing all day, with foodie delights,serious shopping and thanks to the abundance of greenery and outdoor activities, London has become the world's first National Park City.Why not do a bit of boating in Hyde Park or deer-spotting in Richmond Park?

There’s history in abundance, from the early Middle Ages to be seen at Westminster Abbey and throughout the City of London where parts of the Roman Wall still stand — through to Regency and Georgian London magnificently preserved in the West End and around Regent’s Park.

Bateaux London Victoria Embankment, London WC2N 6NU Tel: 020 7695 1800 www.bateauxlondon.com www.citycruises.com DeWynters 48 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7QD Tel: 020 7321 0488 www.dewynters.com English National Opera London Coliseum, St Martin’s Lane, London WC2N 4ES www.eno.org Fitzroy house 37 Fitzroy Street, London W1T 6DX www.hrp.org.uk Houses of Parliament Westminster, London, SW1A 2TT Tel: 020 7219 3003 www.parliament.uk Imperial War Museum Lambeth Road, London SE1 6HZ www.iwm.org.uk Londonlunchbox Company 11 The Broadway, Preston Road, Wembley www.londonlunchbox.com Tel: 020879300119 Lord’s Museum & Tours Lord’s Cricket Ground, St John’s Wood Road, London NW8 8QN Tel: 020 76168595 tours@mcc.org.uk www.lords.org/tours

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

KiaOval Kennington Oval, London SE11 5SS Tel:020 3946 0100 www.corporatehospitality.com Madame Tussauds Marylebone Rd, Marylebone, London NW1 5LR www.madametussauds.co.uk

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

Methodist Heritage, part of the Methodist Church in Britain 25 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5JR Tel: 020 7467 5257 www.methodistheritage.org.uk

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AB Tel: 020 8332 5655 www.kew.org

Museum of London 150 London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN Tel: 020 7001 9844 www.museumoflondon.org.uk

Royal Observatory Greenwich Blackheath Ave Greenwich London SE10 8XJ www.rmg.co.uk

The National Gallery Trafalgar Square, London WC2N5DN Tel: 0207 747 2885 www.nationalgallery.org.uk

Royal Opera House Covent Garden Bow St Covent Garden London WC2E 9DD www.roh.org.uk

National Maritime Museum Park Row, Greenwich, LondonSE10 9NF Tel: 0208 312 6608 www.nmm.ac.uk Planet Hollywood 57-60 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4QX Tel: 020 7287 1000 www.planethollywood london.com

Sherlock Holmes Museum 221B Baker Street London NW1 6XE Telephone:020)7 224 3688 www.sherlockholmes. co.uk/home.htm

Romford Market, Market Place, Romford RM13ER www.havering.gov.uk/ romfordmarket Tel: 01708 433324

See Tickets Manor House, 21 Soho Square, London W1D 3QP Tel: 0844 412 4650 www.seetickets.com

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The Strawberry Hill Trust 268 Waldegrave Road, Twickenham TW1 4ST Tel:020 8744 1241 www.strawberry hillhouse.org.uk Stay QM at Queen Mary University of London Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS Tel: 020 7882 8175 www.qmaccommodation.co. uk St Paul’s Cathedral The Chapter House, St Paul's Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD Tel: +44(0)20 7246 8317 www.stpauls.co.uk Syon House and Gardens Syon House, Syon Park, Brentford,TW8 8JF info@syonpark.co.uk Tel:0208 560 0882 www.syonpark.co.uk Thames Barrier Information Centre 1 Unity Way Woolwich London SE18 5NJ www.gov.uk/ the-thames-barrier Tel: 0208 305 4188 The London Bridge Experience London Bridge Experience, 2-4 Tooley St, London SE1 2SY Tel:020 7403 6333 www.thelondonbridge experience.com Ticket Master 48 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7LR www.ticketmaster.co.uk

Twickenham Stadium Whitton Road, Twickenham TW2 7BA Tel: 0871 222 2120 www.englandrugby.com/ twickenham Warner Bros. Studio Tour London Studio Tour Drive, Leavesden, WD25 7LR Tel: +44 (0)345 084 0900. www.wbstudiotour.co.uk Waxy O'Connor's London W1D 6DD Tel:020 7287 0255 www.waxyoconnors.co.uk The Wallace Collection Hertford House, Manchester Square, London, WIU 3BN Tel: 020 7563 9500 www.wallac ecollection.org Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum & Tour AELTC Championships Ltd,

Church Road, London, SW19 5AE www.Wimbledon.com /museum Tel: 020 8946 6131 Westminster Abbey The Chapter Office 20 Dean's Yard Westminster Abbey London Tel: 020 7222 5152 www.westminster abbey.org William Morris Gallery Lloyd Park, Forest Road, Walthamstow, London, Greater London, England, E17 4PP Tel: 020 8496 4390 www.wmgallery.org.uk World Rugby Museum & Twickenham Stadium Tours Twickenham Stadium, Rugby Road, Twickenham TW1 1DZ Tel: 020 8892 8877 www.rfu.com/museum

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North East

The North East A region that combines sandy beaches, castles and portcullises, miles and miles of natural terrain that's divided and dominated by Hadrian’s Wall, but also includes 3 vibrant and cosmopolitan cities and of course the birthplace of Ant and Dec who it would appear we can't get enough of.

The magnificent Durham Cathedral, on a huge promontory overlooking the River Wear, is held by many tobe the finest example of Norman architecture in the land, and of course a more modern masterpiece The Angel of the North whose home is in Gateshead.

CO DURHAM Auckland Castle Bishop Auckland, Co Durham, DL14 7NR Tel: 01388 743750 www.aucklandcastle.org Beamish, The North of England Open Air Museum Beamish, Co Durham DH9 0RG Tel: 0191 370 4000 www.beamish.org.uk Durham Cathedral The Chapter House, The College,Durham, Co Durham ,DH1 3EH Tel: 0191 386 4266 www.durhamcathedral.co.uk Durham Tourist Information Millennium Place, Durham City,Co Durham, DH1 1WA Tel: 0191 384 3720 www.durhamtourism.co.uk Raby Castle Staindrop ,Darlington, County Durham DL2 3AH Tel: 01833 660202 www.rabycastle.com

NORTHUMBERLAD Alnwick Castle Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1NG groups@alnwickcastle.com www.alnwickcastle.com Tel: 01665 511100

The Alnwick Garden Denwick Lane, Alnwick Northumberland NE66 1YU Tel: 01665 511350 www.alnwickgarden.com Bamburgh Castle Bamburgh Castle, Bamburgh, Northumberland, NE69 7DF Tel: 01668 214 208 administrator@bamburghcastl e.com www.bamburghcastle.com Chillingham Castle Chillingham, Alnwick Northumberland, NE66 5NJ Tel: +44 (0)1668 215359 :www.chillinghamcastle.com Ford and Etal Estates Ford, Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 2QA Tel: 01890 820338 www.ford-and-etal.co.uk

Hartlepool Historic Quay Maritime Avenue, Hartlepool Teeside & Tees Valley TS24 0XZ Tel: 01429 860077

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

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

Northern Secrets Limited 11 Garden Crescent, Consett, County Durham DH8 0PT Tel. 01207 560 455 www.northern-secrets.co.uk

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

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

Ormesby Hall: National Trust Church Lane, Ormesby, Middlesbrough, Teeside & Tees Valley Tel:01642 324188 www.nationaltrust.com

Hadrian’s Wall Tourism Partnership 14B Gilesgate, Hexham, Northumberland NE46 3NJ Tel: 01434 602505 Hexham Racecourse Co Limited The Riding, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 4PF Tel: 01434 606881 www.hexham-racecourse.co.uk

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

TEESIDE & TEES

TYNE & WEAR

Captain Cook Birthplace museum Stewart Park, Marton, Middlesbrough, Teeside & Tees Valley TS7 8AT Tel: 01642 311211

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

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Shipley Art Gallery Prince Consort Road, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE8 4JB Tel: 0191 477 1495 WWT Washington Wetland Centre Pattinson, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE38 8LE Tel: 0191 416 5454 wwt.org.uk/washington

Alnwick Castle The second largest inhabited castle in the UK; home to the Duke of Northumberland’s family, the Percys, for over 700 years and film location for Downton Abbey and Harry Potter’s Hogwarts.

01665 511 184 Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1NQ

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North West

The North West The Industrial Revolution created mighty cities thanks to textiles and shipping which are now home to arguably the greatest football teams the world has ever seen, well at least the most successful and lucrative.

It doesn't come as a surprise to learn that this is the 3rd most densely populated area in the United Kingdom after the South East and Greater London, there's something for everyone here, iconic cities that are as famous for their music scenes as their grand industrial buildings and museums. Hear The Beatles resonate from street corners in Liverpool and the Stone Roses and Oasis rock in fashionable Manchester and now also home to Media City.

For nature lovers, landscapes filled with lakes, estuaries buzzing with birdlife, and there's the Lake District another oasis of tranquil beauty.

CHESHIRE Arley Hall & Gardens Nr Great Budworth, Northwich, www.arleyhallandgardens.com Capesthorne Hall Siddington, Nr Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 9JY Tel: 01625 861221 www.capesthorne.com Chester Cathedral 12 Abbey Square, Chester, CH1 2HU Tel: 01244 324756 www.chestercathedral.com

CUMBRIA

Cholmondeley Castle Garden Cholmondeley Castle Garden Malpas, Cheshire, SY14 8AH Tel:01829 720 383 www.cholmondeleycastle.com Jodrell Bank Observatory The University of Manchester, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK11 9DL Tel:01477571766 www.jodrellbank.net Ness Botanic Gardens Ness, Neston, South Wirral www.nessgardens.org.uk Tel: 0845 030 4063

Tel: 015394 33434 www.hayesgardenworld.co.uk

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

Holker Hall & Gardens Cark-in-Cartmel, Nr Grangeover-Sands, Cumbria LA11 7PL www.holker.co.uk

Cumbria Tourism Windermere Road, Staveley, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 9PL. www.cumbria4coaches.co.uk Tel: 01539 822222

Lake Distric Estates Maudlands 13 Maude St Kendal Cumbria LA9 4QD www.lakedistrictestates.com

Hayes Garden World Ambleside Lake Road, Ambleside, Cumbria LA22 0DW

Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Ravenglass, Cumbria CA18 1SW Tel: 01229 717171 www.ravenglass-railway.co.uk shutterstock SAKhanPhotography

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Skiddaw Hotel 31 Main street, Keswick, Cumbria CA12 5BN Tel: 01768772071 sales.skiddawhotel@ lakedistricthotels.net www.lakedistricthotels.net/ skiddawhotel South Tynedale 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 The George Hotel Devonshire Street, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 7SU Tel: 01768 862696 www.lakedistricthotels.net/ georgehotel

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

Ashton Under Lyne Markets Wellington Road, Ashton under Lyne, OL6 6DL Z Tel: 0161 342 3268

The Trafford Centre Manchester, Tel:0161 746 7777 www.traffordcentre.co.uk

Windermere Lake Cruises Winander House, Glebe Road, Bowness on Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3HE mail@windermerelakecruises.co.uk www.windermerelakecruises.co.uk Tel: 015394 43360

Bolton Tourism Central Library, Le Mans Crescent Bolton, BL1 1SE www.visitbolton.com/group-travel

LANCASHIRE

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

World of Beatrix Potter Attraction The Old Laundry, Bowness-on-Windermere, Lake District, Cumbria, LA23 3BX Tel: 01539 488444 www.hop-skip-jump.com

Manchester Cathedral Manchester, M3 1SX www.manchestercathedral.org Manchester United Football Club Museum & Ground Tours Manchester United Football Club, Old Trafford, M16 0RA Tel: +44 (0) 161 868 8000 www.manutd.com/museum

GREATER MANCHESTER Arndale Shopping Centre Manchester Arndale1st Floor, Arndale Centre, Manchester, M4 3AQ Tel: 0161 8334851

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Blackpool Pleasure Beach Blackpool FY4 1EZ Tel: 0870 444 5577 www.blackpool pleasurebeach.com Bury’s Award Winning Market Bury Markets Management, 1 Murray Road, Bury, Lancashire BL9 0BJ Tel: 0161 253 6520 www.bury.gov.uk East Lancashire Railway Bolton Street, Bury BL9 0EY www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk Tel: 0333 320 2830 (Option 2) Fleetwood Market Civic Centre, Breck Road, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, FY6 7PU Tel:01253 887480

North West Samlesbury Hall Preston New Road, Samlesbury, Preston, Lancashire PR5 0UP lauren@samlesburyhall.co.uk www.samlesburyhall.co.uk Tel: 01254 812010 Visit Blackpool Tourism Department, 1 Clifton Street, Blackpool, Lancashire FY1 1LY Tel: 01253 478222 www.visitblackpool.com West Coast Railways Jesson Way, Crag Bank, Carnforth, Lancashire LA5 9UR www.westcoastrailways.co.uk Tel:01524 732100 WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre Fish Lane, Burscough, Lancashire, L40 0TA Tel: 01704 891220 wwt.org.uk/martinmere

MERSEYSIDE

Lady Lever Art Gallery Village,Lower Rd, Port Sunlight, Bebington, Wirral CH62 5EQ Tel:0151 478 4136

Aintree Racecourse Ormskirk Road, Aintree, L9 5AS Merseyside Tel: 0151 523 2600 www.aintree.co.uk The Beatles Story Britannia Vaults, Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 4AD www.beatlesstory.com

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

The Cavern Club 10 Mathew St, Liverpool L2 6RE www.cavernclub.org

Royal Liver Building Liverpool Waterfront, L3 1HU Web:www.royalliverbuilding.com

Haydock Park Racecourse Newton le Willows, WA12 0HQ Tel: 01942 725963 Web: www.haydock-park.co.uk

Tour and Museum - Liverpool FC Walton Breck Rd, Liverpool, Merseyside L4 0TH Tel:0151 260 6677 Web:www.liverpoolfc.com/ history/tour-and-museum/

Knowsley Safari Park Prescot, Merseyside, L34 4AG Tel: 0151 489 4827 Web: www.knowsley.com

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Southport – England’s Classic Resort Sefton Council Southport Town Hall Lord Street, Southport PR8 1DA Tel: 0151 934 2333 Web: www.visitsouthport.com Southport Theatre The Promenade, Southport PR9 0DZ Tel:01704 500036 Web:www.atgtickets.com/ venues Tate Liverpool Albert Dock, Liverpool L3 4BB Web: www.tate.org.uk/liverpool The World of Glass (St Helens) Ltd Chalon Way East, St Helens, Merseyside WA10 1BX Email: info@worldofglass.com Web: www.worldofglass.com Tel: 01744 22766

Beauty lies within.

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The South East

The South East The South East is renowned for its beautiful gardens and miles of stunning coastline. Rich in cultural attractions, the region is easily accessible from London, and is also home to gently rolling countryside, two National Parks and some of Britain's sunniest and driest weather! Which has made this a firm favourite for those seeking a great dayout, short break or holiday.

BERKSHIRE

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

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

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

Beale Park Lower Basildon, Reading, Berkshire RG8 9NH Tel: 0118 984 5172 www.bealepark.co.uk Legoland Windsor Winkfield Road, Windsor, Berkshire SL4 4AY Tel: 0871 2222 001 www.legoland.co.uk The Living Rainforest Hampstead Norreys, Thatcham RG18 0TN Tel: 01635 202444 www.livingrainforest.org The Mill At Sonning Sonning Eye, Reading RG4 6TY Tel: 0118 969 8000 www.millatsonning.com Waltham Place Church Hill, White Waltham, Berkshire SL6 3JH Tel: 01628 825517 Windsor Castle Windsor, Berkshire Tel: 020 7766 7304 www.royal.gov.uk Windsor Racing Limited The Racecourse, Maidenhead Road, Windsor, Berkshire SL4 5JJ Tel: 01753 498400 www.windsor-racecourse.co.uk

Buckler's Hard Beaulieu, Hampshire SO42 7XB Tel: 01590 616203 www.bucklershard.co.uk English lavender products, oils and gifts from Lavender Fields EHL Ltd Hartley Park Farm, Alton, Hampshire GU34 3HP Tel: 01420 511146

*Fees apply.

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

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

The Roald Dahl Museum and 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 Waddesdon Manor Waddesdon, Nr. Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP18 0JH Tel: 01296 653226 www.waddesdon.org.uk

HAMPSHIRE

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Portsmouth CC Civic Offices, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO1 2AD Tel: 023 9282 6722 www.visitportsmouth.co.uk Red Funnel Ferries 12 Bugle Street, Southampton, Hampshire SO14 2JY Tel: 08448 449988 www.redfunnel.co.uk

Gilbert Whites House & Garden The Wakes, High Street, Selborne, Hampshire GU34 3JH Tel: 01420 511275 www.gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk

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

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

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

Mid Hants Railway Ltd 'Watercress Line' The Railway Station, New Alresford, Hampshire SO24 9JG www.watercressline.co.uk Tel: 01962 733810

Bombay Sapphire Distillery Laverstoke Mill London Rd Whitchurch Hampshire RG28 7NR distillery.bombaysapphire.com

Paultons Park Owe, Nr Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 6AL Tel: 023 8081 2921 www.paultonspark.co.uk

Furzey Gardens School Lane Minstead Lyndhurst Hampshire SO43 7GL www.minsteadtrust.org.uk

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

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

Milestones Museum Leisure Park, Churchill Way West, Basingstoke, RG22 6PG milestones.museum@hampshire culturaltrust.org.uk www.milestonesmuseum.org.uk Tel: 01256 639550

Visit Portsmouth Portsmouth City Council, Civic Offices, Portsmouth PO1 2BG Tel: 02392 834116 West Green House West Green, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire RG27 8JB Tel: 01252 844611 www.westgreenhouse.co.uk

Exclusive group rates and benefits

Oxford’s must-see destination

Discover 5oo years of history

TO U R S | E X H I B I T I O N S | C A F É | S H O P S

To book tours call +44 (0)1865 287400 or email tours@bodleian.ox.ac.uk To find out more visit visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/tours

Discover a 200-acre woodland garden and narrow-gauge (121⁄4”) steam railway located on the edge of the Beaulieu River in the New Forest, Hampshire.

023 8089 1203 | www.exbury.co.uk

Rediscover England’s First Cathedral

Discover 1,400 years of history at a UNESCO World Heritage site in the heart of the city

New visitor experiences and tours Explore the Cathedral’s amazing spaces

www.canterbury-cathedral.org To book a group: visitsenquiries@canterbury-cathedral.org For more information: melodie.robson@canterbury-cathedral.org

The South East Wightlink Limited Gunwharf Road, Portsmouth PO1 2LA Tel: 0871 376 1000 www.wightlink.co.uk

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

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

Chislehurst Caves Chislehurst, Kent BR7 5NL www.chislehurst-caves.co.uk

ISLE OF WIGHT The Needles Park Alum Bay, Isle of Wight PO39 0JD Tel: 08717200022 www.theneedles.co.uk Shanklin Chine 3 Chine Hill Shanklin Isle of Wight PO37 6BW | Tel: 01983 866432 www.shanklinchine.co.uk

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

Canterbury Cathedral CT1 2EH Tel: 01227 862749 www.canterburycathedral.org

Polhill Garden Centre - The Home of Gardens Polhill Garden Centre, London Road (A224) Badgers Mount, Sevenoaks, Kent TN14 7AD info@polhill.co.uk www.polhill.co.uk Tel: 01959 543212 Port Lympne Reserve B2067, Lympne, Hythe, CT21 4LR, www.aspinall foundation.org/port-lympne

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

Rochester Cathedral Garth House, Rochester ME1 1SX Tel: 01634 843366 www.rochestercathedral.org

Deal Castle Victoria Road, Deal, Kent CT14 7BA Tel: 01304 372762 www.english-heritage.org.uk Folkestone Racecourse Westenhangar, Folkestone, Kent CT21 4HX Tel: 01342 831703

Stena Line Limited Coach & Group Sales, Charter House, Park Street, Ashford, Kent TN24 8EX Tel: 08705 204402 www.stenaline.co.uk TeaPot Island Hampstead Lane, Yalding, Maidstone, Kent.

ME18 6HG Tel:01622 814541 www.teapotisland.com

Hangloose Adventures Bluewater Pkwy, Dartford, Greenhithe DA9 9ST Tel: 020 4506 3833 hangloosebluewater.com

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

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

Visit Faversham The Heritage Centre, 10-13 Preston Street, Faversham, Kent ME13 8NS Tel: 01795 534542 Visit Maidstone Maidstone Borough Council, Maidstone House, King Street, Maidstone, Kent.

ME15 6JQ www.visitmaidstone.com Tel: 01622 602748

OXFORDSHIRE Ardington House Wantage, Oxfordshire OX12 8QA Tel: 01235 821566 www.ardingtonhouse.com Blenheim Palace Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1PX Tel: 08700 602080 www.blenheimpalace.com Bodleian Library Broad St, Oxford OX1 3BG www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk Buscot Park Buscot Park, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 8BU Tel: 01367 240786 www.buscot park.com Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway Station Road, Chinnor OX39 4ER Tel: 01844 353535 www.chinnorrailway.co.uk

Site of medieval pilgrimage, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mother Church of the Anglican Communion and seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Canterbury Cathedral welcomes visitors worldwide.

Cotswold wildlife park Bradwell Grove, Burford, Oxfordshire OX18 4JP Tel: 01993 823006 www.cotswoldwildlifepark.co.uk

A new Visitor Centre, Viewing Gallery and exhibition spaces plus many insightful group options mean there has never been a better time to visit.

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Eight acres of inspirational gardens steeped in horticultural history.

Open all year (except*). Coaches welcome by appointment. Special group rates.

Events throughout the year.

Waterperry Gardens, Plant Centre, Garden Shop, Gift Barn, Gallery, Museum and Licensed Teashop.

Close to Oxford in the heart of the countryside.

Visit www.waterperrygardens.co.uk or call us on 01844 339254 Waterperry Gardens, Waterperry, Near Wheatley, Oxford OX33 1JZ (for SatNav OX33 1LA).

*Closed 25 Dec 2021 - 1 Jan 2022 inclusive, please see website for more details.

Maidenhead Heritage Centre and ATA Museum Our friendly little museum is perfect for families and small groups From stone-age Stanley knives and the Romans to our world-class Air Transport Auxiliary collection and Spitfire Simulator Experience, you will discover the history and heritage of the whole area around Maidenhead, just west of Royal Windsor.

Individuals, families and small groups of up to 20 guests are welcome.

Larger groups and bespoke private visits by special arrangement.

https://maidenheadheritage.org.uk

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The South East Didcot Railway Centre Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 7NJ Tel: 01235 817200 www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk Hook Norton Brewery Brewery Lane, Hook Norton Banbury, OX15 5NY www.hooky.co.uk Kingston Bagpuize House Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX13 5AX Tel:01865 820 259 www.kingstonbagpuizehouse.com National Trust Upton House and Gardens Home Farm Dr, Banbury OX15 6HT Tel:01295 670266 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ upton-house-and-gardens River and Rowing 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, Oxford OX33 1LA office@waterperrygardens.co.uk www: waterperrygardens.co.uk Tel: 01844 339254

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 www.visitguildford.com Tel: 01483 444333 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 /traveltrade 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 Visit Guildford Guildford Tourist Information Centre, Guildford House, 155 High Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3AJ tic@guildford.gov.uk www.visitguildford.com Tel: 01483 444333

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/propertie s-to-discover/anne-of-cleveshouse

ARUNDEL CASTLE ARUNDEL, WEST SUSSEX visits@arundelcastle.org www.arundelcastle.org Tel: 01903 882173 Bexhill Museum Egerton Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex TN39 3HL www.bexhillmuseum.co.uk Tel:01424 786955 (direct line) 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 Fishbourne Roman Palace Fishbourne Roman Palace, Roman Way, Fishbourne, West Sussex, PO19 3QR. Tel: 01243 785859 www.sussexpast.co.uk/ properties-to-discover/fishbourneroman-palace 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/propertie s-to-discover/lewes-castle Marlipins Museum 36 High Street, Shoreham, BN43 5DA Tel: 01273 462994 www.sussexpast.co.uk /properties-todiscover/marlipins-museum

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Michelham Priory House and Gardens Upper Dicker, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 3QS.Tel: 01323 844224 :www.sussex past.co.uk /properties-todiscover/michelham-priory Newhaven Fort Tel:01273 517622 www.newhavenfort.org.uk The Observatory Science Centre Wartling Road, Herstmonceux, East Sussex BN27 1RN info@the-observatory.org www.the-observatory.org Tel: 01323 832731 The Priest House The Priest House, North Lane, West Hoathly, West Sussex, RH19 4PP. Tel: 01342 810479 www.sussexpast.co.uk/properties -to-discover/the-priest-house Sussex past Bull House, 92 High Street, Lewes, Sussex BN7 1XH www.sussexpast.co.uk Weald & Downland Living Museum Town Lane, Singleton, Chichester, West Sussex PO18 0EU www.wealddown.co.uk Tel: 01243 811363 WWT Arundel Wetland Centre Mill Road, Arundel, West Sussex, BN18 9PB wwt.org.uk/arundel Tel: 01903 881530

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South West

The South West Cream and jam or jam and then cream you can have it both ways in this area, the South West has been beloved of writers and filmmakers across time, from Enid Blyton to Daphne du Maurier and has played host to many film and TV productions who could forget the beautiful scenery that appeared in Poldark!

With two national parks, Exmoor and Dartmoor, the beautiful regency city of Bath, UNESCO World Heritage sights at Stonehenge and the Jurassic Coast, pies, pasties and Padstow who wouldn’t want to visit?

CORNWALL Boconnoc The Estate Office Boconnoc Lostwithiel,Cornwall PL22 0RG Tel: 01208 872507 www.boconnoc.com Bodmin & Wenford Railway Bodmin General Station, Bodmin, Cornwall PL31 1AQ enquiries@bodminrailway.co.uk www.bodminrailway.co.uk Tel: 01208 73555 Bodmin Jail Berrycombe Road, Bodmin, Cornwall PL31 2NR Tel: +44 (0)1208 76292 www.bodminjail.org Camel Creek Adventure Park Tredinnick, Wadebridge PL27 7RA Tel:01841 540276 www.camelcreek.co.uk Cornwall Plus Glasney Parc Penryn Campus Treliever Road Penryn TR10 9FE cornwall-plus.co.uk Cornwall’s Regimental Museum The Keep, Bodmin, Cornwall PL31 1DU Tel: +44 (0)1208 72810 www.cornwallsregimentalmuseum.org The Eden Project Bodelva Cornwall, PL24 2SG Groups@edenproject.com Tel:01726 811903

Hangloose Adventures Eden Project, Bodelva,Par PL24 2SG Tel: 01726 812724 hanglooseadventure.com

Trago Mills Two Waters Foot, Liskeard PL14 6HY Tel: 01579 348877 www.trago.co.uk

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

Trago Mills Arwenack Street, Falmouth, Cornwall TR113LG Tel: 01326 315738 www.trago.co.uk

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

Truro Cathedral 14 St Mary's Street, Truro, Cornwall TR1 2AF Tel: 01872276782 www.trurocathedral.org.uk

Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park Mount Edgcumbe, Cremyll, Torpoint, Cornwall PL10 1HZ Tel: +44 1752 822 236 www.mountedgcumbe.gov.uk

DEVON Buckfast Abbey

Buckfast, near Buckfastleigh, Devon Buckfastleigh TQ11 0EE Tel:01364 645500 www.buckfast.org.uk

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

Coldharbour Mill Uffculme, Cullompton Devon EX15 3EE Tel: 01884 840960 www.coldharbourmill.org.uk

Portbyhan Hotel Quay Rd West Looe Cornwall PL13 2BU E:stay@portbyhan.com www.portbyhan.com

Clovelly Visitor Centre Near Bideford, Devon EX39 5TA Tel: 01237 431781 www.clovelly.co.uk

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

Dartmouth Steam Railway & River Boat Company Queen's Park Station,

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Paignton, Devon TQ4 6AF Tel: 01803 555872 www.dartmouthrailriver.co.uk The Donkey Sanctuary Slade House Farm, Sidmouth, Devon EX10 0NU www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk Tel: 01395 573156 Exeter Cathedral 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 Ilfracombe Carlton Hotel Runnacleave Road Ilfracombe EX34 8AR Tel: 01271 862446 Langstone Cliff Hotel Mount Pleasant Road, Dawlish Warren, Dawlish, EX7 0NA info@langstone-hotel.co.uk www.langstone-hotel.co.uk Tel: 01626 868000 Lynton Lynmouth Cliff Railway (Bottom station)The Cliff Railway, The Esplanade, Lynmouth EX35 6EQ (Top station) Lee Road, Lynton EX35 6HW Tel: 01598 753486 www.cliffrailwaylynton.co.uk Plymouth City Museums & Art Gallery Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon PL4 8AJ Tel: 01752 304774

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South West Plymouth Gin Distillery Black Friars Distillery, Southside Street, Plymouth, Devon PL1 2LQ Tel: 01752 665292 www.plymouthgin.com Plymouth Marketing Bureau 7th floor, Civic Centre, Armada Way, Plymouth, Devon PL1 2EW Tel: 01752 304882 www.visitplymouth.co.uk Princess Theatre Torbay Road Torquay, Devon TQ2 5EZ Tel: 0844 871 3023 groups of 10+ call: 01803 206365 (Mon – Fri 10am – 5pm) www.atgtickets.com/torquay Royal Horticultural Society 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 Railways at Woody Bay Station Woody Bay Station, Martinhoe Cross, Parracombe, BARNSTAPLE, EX31 4RA www.lynton-rail.co.uk Trago Mills Liverton ,Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 6JD Tel: 01626 821111 www.trago.co.uk

DORSET Athelhampton House and Gardens Athelhampton House, Athelhampton, Dorchester.

DT2 7LG Tel: 01305 848363 www.athelhampton.co.uk Bournemouth Tourism Visitor Information Bureau, Westover Road, Bournemouth, Dorset BH1 2BU Tel: 0845 051 1700 www.bournemouth.co.uk

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

Cotswold Farm Park, Guiting Power, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL54 5UG www.cotswoldfarmpark.co.uk Tel: 01451 850 307

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

Cotswold Tourism Environmental Department, Shire Hall, Gloucester, Gloucestershire GL1 2TG Tel: 01452 425673 www.cotswolds.com

GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Broadwindsor Craft Centre Broadwindsor, Dorset.

DT8 3PX Tel; 01308 868362 www.broadwindsor-crafts.co.uk

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

City Cruises Poole Tel: 020 77 400 437 www.citycruisespoole.com

Berkeley Castle Berkeley, Gloucestershire GL13 9BQ Tel: 01453 810332 www.berkeley-castle.com

Compton Acres 164 Canford Cliffs Road, Poole,Dorset BH13 7ES Tel: 01202 700778 www.comptonacres.co.uk

Bourton House Garden Bourton-on-the-Hill, nr Moretonin-Marsh, Gloucestershire, GL56 9AE www.bourtonhouse.com Tel: 01386 700754

Kingston Maurward Dorchester, Dorset DT2 8PY Tel: 01305 215 003 events@kmc.ac.uk www.kingstonmaurward.com Lulworth Castle & Park East Lulworth, Dorset BH20 5QS

Chatham Historic Dockyard Church Ln, Chatham ME4 4TE Tel:01634 823800 www.thedockyard.co.uk

Marsham Court Hotel 3 Russell Cotes Rd, East Cliff, Bournemouth BH1 3AB marshamcourthotel.co.uk

Cheltenham Borough Council Municipal Offices, Promenade, Cheltenham GL50 9SA Tel: 01242 262626

Monkey World- Ape Rescue Centre Longthorns, Nr Wareham, Dorset BH20 6HH apes@monkeyworld.org www.monkeyworld.org Tel: 01929 462537

Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 4SH Tel: 01242 513014 www.cheltenham.co.uk

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Gloucester Docks Llanthony Warehouse, The Docks, Gloucester, Gloucestershire GL1 2EH Tel: 01452 318200 Web: www.nmw.org.uk/gloucester Gloucester Quays St Ann Way, Gloucester GL1 5SH Tel: 01452 338933 www.gloucesterquays.co.uk Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR) The Railway Station, Toddington, Glos; GL54 5DT www.gwsr.com Tel: 01242 621902 Highgrove Enterprises PO Box 93 Tetbury GL8 0AY Tel: 0207 766 7310 www.highgrovegardens.com Mechanical Music Museum The Oak House, High Street, Northleach, Gloucestershire GL54 3ET Tel: +44 (0)1451 860181 www.mechanicalmusic.co.uk Mill Dene Garden School Lane, Blockley, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire GL56 9HU Tel: 44(0)1386 700457 www.milldenegarden.co.uk

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far more than a steam train ride A first class destination and a warm welcome for groups.

Easy access from the A38 and free coach parking at Buckfastleigh, TQ11 0DZ

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Buckfastleigh • Staverton • Totnes www.southdevonrailway.co.uk 01364 644370

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Brunel's ss Great Britain Great Western Dockyard, Bristol BS1 6TY Tel: 0117 9260680 www.ssgreatbritain.org

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

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

VisitCheltenham 77 Promenade, Cheltenham, GL50 1PJ Tel: 01242 226033 www.VisitCheltenham.com WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre Slimbridge Wetland Centre, Gloucestershire, GL2 7BT Tel: 01453 891223 wwt.org.uk/slimbridge

SOMERSET Avon River Cruises H/O 37 Colthurst Drive, Hanham, Bristol, BS15 3SG Tel: Boat Mobile 07854 879508 Bath Tourism Bureau Abbey Chambers, Abbey Churchyard, Bath, Somerset, BA1 1LY Tel: 0906 711 2000 www.visitbath.co.uk The Bishops Palace Wells, Somerset. BA5 2PD Tel: 01749 988111 www.bishopspalacewells.co.uk

Sheppy’s Cider Ltd Three Bridges, Bradford-on-tone, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 1ER Tel: 01823 461 233 Somerset Tourism Somerset County Council, County Hall, Taunton, Somerset TA1 4DY Tel: 01749 835416 www.visitsomerset.co.uk Tyntesfield Wraxall, Tyntesfield, Bristol BS48 1NX Tel: 0344 800 4966 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ tyntesfield

Destination Bristol 53 Queen Square Bristol BS1 4LH www.Visitbristol.co.uk

The Walled Gardens of Cannington & Tea Rooms Church Street, Cannington, Bridgwater, Somerset TA5 2HA Tel:01278 655042

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

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

Glastonbury Abbey Abbey Gatehouse, Magdalene St, Glastonbury BA6 9EL Tel: 01458 832267 :www.glastonburyabbey.com

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

Haynes International Motor Museum Castle Cary Road,Sparkford, Nr Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 7LH www.haynesmotormuseum.com Tel: 01963 440804

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

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

Bath and West Showground The Show ground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset BA4 6QN Tel: 01749 822200

Monkton Elm Garden and Pet Centre Monkton Heathfield, Taunton, Somerset TA2 8QN Tel: 01823 412381 www.monktonelmgarden centre.co.uk

Bristol Zoo and Gardens Clifton, Bristol BS8 3HA Tel: 0117 974 7399 www.bristolzoo.org.uk

Roman Baths & Pump Room Stall Street, Bath, Somerset BA1 1LZ Tel: 01225 477 785 www.romanbaths.co.uk

Lacock Abbey, Fox Talbot Museum and Village Lacock, Chippenham SN15 2LG Tel: 01249 730459 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lacock -abbey-fox-talbotmuseum-and-village Longleat Enterprises Ltd. The Estate Office, Longleat, Warminster, Wiltshire BA12 7NW Tel: 01985 844328 www.longleat.co.uk

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McArthurglen Designer Outlet Kemble Drive, Swindon, Wiltshire SN2 2DY Tel: 01793 507600 www.swindondesigneroutlet.com Oldbury Tours 19 Shelburne Rd, Calne, SN11 8EW Tel:07947 488665 oldburytours.co.uk/ Salisbury Cathedral The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2EN Tel: 01722 555120 groups@salcath.co.uk www.salisburycathedral.org.uk Stonehenge Amesbury, Salisbury SP4 7DE www.englishheritage.org.uk/visit /places/ stonehenge STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway Kemble Drive, Swindon SN2 2TA Tel: 01793 466637 www.steam-museum.org.uk Stourhead House and Garden Stourton, Warminster BA12 6QF www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ stourhead The Merchant’s House 132 High Street, Marlborough Wiltshire, SN8 1HN Tel: 01672 511491 www.themerchantshouse.co.uk

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All pre-booked coach drivers receive a FREE meal and drink Groups welcome for bookings and enquiries: Telephone: 01364 645500 Please check our website or Facebook page for the latest opening times.

Abbey Church • Working Monastery • Gardens • Shops • Restaurant • Hotel & Conference Centre • Assitance Dogs Welcome

Buckfast Abbey, Buckfastleigh, Devon TQ11 0EE • www.buckfast.org.uk

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Yorkshire

Yorkshire The stunning natural beauty of the North York Moors and theYorkshire Dales is matched by the charming historical cities and gorgeous villages, it’s proud inhabitants call it “ God’s own country” it was home to the Brontë sisters – Charlotte, Emily, and Anne whose collective works were inspired by their magnificent surroundings.

Bedern Hall Bartle Garth, St Andrewgate, York, YO1 7AL www.bedernhall.co.uk Tel: 01904 646030 Beningbrough Hall, Gallery and Gardens Beningbrough, York, North Yorkshire YO30 1DD Tel: 01904 472027 beningbrough@nationaltrust.org.uk Bizzie Lizzies's 36 Swadford Street, Skipton, BD23 1QY www.bizzielizzies.co.uk Tel: 01756 793189 Bolton Abby Steam Railway Bolton Abbey Railway Station, Bolton Abbey, Skipton, North Yorkshire BD23 6AF Tel: 01756 710614 Bowman Antiques Fairs Limited 89 Kirkgate Shipley BD18 3LR Tel 01274 588505 Brontë Parsonage Museum Church Street, Haworth, Keighley BD22 8DR Tel:01535 642323 www.bronte.org.uk Castle Howard North Yorkshire YO60 7DA York YO60 7DA Tel: 01653 648333 www.castlehoward.co.uk Dales Countryside Museum Burtersett Road Station Yard, Hawes DL8 3NT Tel: 01969 666210 www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk The Deep Tower Street, Hull HU1 4DP Tel: 01482 381000 www.thedeep.co.uk

The Forbidden Corner Ltd Tupgill Park Estate, Coverham, North Yorkshire DL8 4TJ Tel: 01969 640638 www.theforbidden corner.co.uk

Merchant Adventurers’ Hall Tel: 01904 654818 www.theyorkcompany.co.uk National Media Museum Bradford BD1 1NQ Tel: 0844 856 3797 For group booking contact – 0844 856 3799 www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk

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

National Railway Museum Leeman Road, York, NorthYorkshire YO26 4XJ Tel: 08448 153139 www.nrm.org.uk

Harewood House Trust Harewood House, Harewood, Leeds, LS17 9LG Tel:0113 218 1017 www.harewood.org/ visit/groups/

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

JORVIK Viking Centre 15-23 Coppergate Walk, York, YO1 9WT groups@yorkat.co.uk www.jorvikvikingcentre.co.uk Tel: 01904 615505 Leeds Art Gallery The Headrow Leeds LS1 3AA museumsand galleries.leeds.gov.uk Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley Mills Canal Road Armley Leeds LS12 2QF Tel: 0113 378 3173 armley.mills@leeds.gov.uk Lotherton 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

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North Yorkshire Moors Railway Pickering Station, Pickering, North Yorkshire YO18 7AJ Tel: 01751 472508 www.nymr.co.uk Visit Rydale North Yorkshire wwwvisitrydale.co.uk World of James Herriot Ltd. 23 Kirkgate, Thirsk, North Yorkshire.

YO7 1PL Group Contact Number: Tel: 01845 524234 www.worldofjamesherriot.com

DISCOVER RYEDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE Great Group Days Out:

Malton, Kirkbymoorside, Helmsley, Pickering Independent shops, galleries, antique centres and delicious food and drink.

Charming market towns, beautiful scenery, historic sites, culinery delights and award-winning attractions

A different adventure every day, for everyone

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Castle Howard Eden Camp Flamingo Land Helmsley Walled Garden National Centre for Birds of Prey National Trust Sites North Yorkshire Moors Railway Scampston Hall

For a free group travel pack visit: www.visitryedale.co.uk tourism@ryedale.gov.uk

Wales

Wales From valleys that are synonymous with mining to the mountainous National Park at Snowdonia and glorious sandy beaches that are among the longest in Britain.33 Interested in medieval history? The cathedral at the UK’s smallest city, St David’s, is a must. After great castles with battlements and drawbridges? It’s little wonder that Wales is also known as “the castle capital of the world”. Try Conwy, Caernarfon, Caerphilly and Beaumaris.

For coastal holidays, you have more than 100 beaches dotted along the coastline, with 33 Blue Flag beaches. From Swansea and the Gower Peninsula to Pembrokeshire and Anglesey, Wales’s sandy beaches and coastal and cliff-top walks attract beach-lovers and ramblers from around the world.

And with traditional Welsh villages in the north such as Betws-y-Coed, the breathtaking Brecon Beacons and traditional seaside resorts at Rhyl, Prestatyn and Colwyn Bay, it is clear that Wales is wide open and ready to greet you and your groups.

Horse Drawn Boats Llangollen The Wharf Llangollen Denbighshire LL20 8TA enquiries@horsedrawnboats.co.uk www.horsedrawnboats.co.uk Tel: 01978 860702

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

Llancaiach Fawr Manor Gelligaer Road, Nelson, Treharris, CF46 6ER llancaiachfawr@caerphilly.gov.uk www.llancaiachfawr.co.uk Tel: 01443 412248

BRECON MOUNTAIN RAILWAY LTD Pant Station, Pant, Merthyr Tydfil, CF49 2DD www.bmr.wales Tel: 01685 722988 Constitution Hill Ltd. trading as Aberystwyth Cliff Railway Cliff Terrace Aberystwyth, SY23 2DN Tel: 01970617642 www.aberystwythcliffrailway.co.uk Cyfarthfa Castle Brecon Road Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8RE Tel: 01685 727371 Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways Harbour Station Porthmadog Gwynedd LL49 9NF Tel: 01766 516024 www.festrail.co.uk

Tel: 01938 551929 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/powiscastle Royal Mint Pontyclun CF72 8YT Tel: 0333 241 2223 www.royalmint.com

Llanberis Lake Railway Gilfach Ddu, Llanberis, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, North Wales LL55 4TY Tel: 01286 870549 www.lake-railway.co.uk

Snowdon Mountain Railway Llanberis, Caernarfon LL55 4TY Tel: 01286 870 223 www.snowdonrailway.co.uk

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Merthyr Leisure Village Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1UT www.merthyrleisuretrust.co.uk Picton Castle & Gardens The Rhos Haverfordwest Pembrokeshire SA62 4AS Tel: 014437 751326 www.pictoncastle.co.uk Portmeirion Gwynedd, Wales LL48 6ER Tel: 01766 770 000 www.portmeirion-village.com

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• History brought vividly to life • Ghost tours • Cream Teas • Lunches & Dinners

Powis Castle And Garden Welshpool, Powys SY21 8RF

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Aberglasney Restoration Trust Aberglasney Gardens, Llangathen, Carmarthenshire.

SA32 8QH www.aberglasney.org

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The Aberystwyth Cliff Railway is the longest Electric Cliff Railway in Britain www.aberystwythcliffrailway.com

01970 617642 Cli Terrace, Aberystwyth SY23 2DN ‘Y CONSTI’ is a breathtaking se ng for visitors to enjoy a range of refreshments. Bowling Alley, Bouncy Castle, Frisbee Golf, Exhibi ons, Shops... and much more.

The Camera Obscura is the largest in the world

Invites you for a great day out for all the family.

Enjoy the beautiful scenery of the National Park.

From an ideal position - in a narrow gauge steam train!

Travel in one of our all-weather observation carriages behind a vintage steam locomotive to Torpantau, high in the Brecon Beacons. Trains run from February to the end of October and at Christmas. Enjoy our licensed tearooms, gift & souvenir shop, steam museum, lakeside cafe, picnic areas, children’s play area, model railway, locomotive workshop and restoration, special events, children’s birthday parties, free car and coach parking.

Brecon Mountain Railway, Pant Station, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 2DD | Tel: 01685 722 988 | www.bmr.wales

Scotland

Scotland Surely the most geographically diverse region in the whole of the British Isles, Scotland is a mist-shrouded land of mountains and fells, lochs and lakes, the Highlands and the Islands and with golf-courses, castles and beaches galore.

Sporting tours — think golf, fishing, falconry and so much more — are an emerging theme, as is cuisine — Scotland’s food and drink offering is now truly world-class with provenance and sustainability envied the world over.

Add in the ever-popular city of Edinburgh, with its Royal Mile, New Town and ghostly tours in the labyrinths beneath its streets, plus the possibility of island-hopping in the Western Isles (formerly known as the Hebrides) and the only drawback will be what to leave out…

Armadale Castle, Gardens & Museum of the Isles, www.armadalecastle.com Balmoral The Estate Office, Balmoral, Ballater, Aberdeenshire AB35 5TB Tel: 013397 42534 www.balmoralcastle.com BBC TOURS: RIVER CITY Tel: 0370 901 1227 bbc.co.uk/tours Blair Castle Blair Atholl, Pitlochry, Perthshire PH18 5TL Tel: 01796 481207 www.blair-castle.co.uk The British Golf Museum Bruce Embankment, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9AB Tel: 01334460046 enquiries@randa.org www.britishgolfmuseum.co.uk

Cairngorn Mountain 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 of Mey Thurso, Caithness KW14 8XH Tel: 01847 851473 www.castleofmey.org.uk

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

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

Edinburgh Military Tattoo The Tattoo Office, 32 Market Street,Edinburgh, Lothian,EH1 1QB Scotland, Tel: 08707 555 1188 www.edintattoo.co.uk

Gretna Gateway Outlet Village Glasgow Road, Gretna, Scotland, DG16 5GG Tel: 01461 339028

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

Dolphin Spirit Inverness Inverness Marina, Stadium Road, Inverness, IV1 1FF info@dolphinspirit.co.uk www.dolphinspirit.co.uk Tel:07544800620

Glamis Castle Glamis Angus DD8 1RJ Web:www.glamis-castle.co.uk Tel: 01307 840393

Armadale Castle Photograph Simon Larson

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Hard rock cafe Edinburgh 18 George Street Edinburgh, EH2 2PF Tel: 0131 260 3000 www.hardrockcafes.info Hopetoun House South Queensferry, Edinburgh EH30 9SL Tel: 0131 331 2451 www.hopetoun.co.uk

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

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

Robert Burns Centre Mill Road, Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, DG2 7BE

Sterling Mills Shopping Centre Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, FK13 6HQ Tel: 01259 752100 www.sterlingmills.com

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

Musselborough Racecourse Linkfield Road, Mussselborough EH21 7RG Tel : 0131 665 2859

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

The Dalgarven Mill Dalgarven Kilwinning KA13 6PL www.dalgarvenmill.org.uk

The National Trust for Scotland 28 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh EH2 4ET Tel: 0844 493 2100 www.nts.org.uk

Scottish Football Museum Hampden Park, Glasgow G42 9BA Tel: 0141 616 6139 www.scottishfoot ballmuseum.org.uk

The Devil’s Porridge Museum Annan Rd, Eastriggs DG12 6TF Tel: 01461 700021 www.devilsporridge.org.uk

Keith & Dufftown Railway Dufftown Station, Station Road, Dufftown, Moray, AB55 4BA. www.keith-dufftownrailway.co.uk Tel: 01340 821181 (weekends) 01343 870429 Kinlochlaich House Appin PA38 4BD Mellerstain House and Gardens Mellerstain House Gordon,Scottish Borders, TD3 6LG enquiries@mellerstain.com www.mellerstain.com Tel: 01573 410225

New Lanark World Heritage Site New Lanark Mills, Lanark, ML11 9BY Tel: 01555 661345 www.newlanark.org Pentland Ferries Pier Rd.St Margaret's Hope Orkney KW17 2SW Booking Line: +44 (0)800 688 8998 www.pentlandferries.co.uk

Strathmore Hotels 116 Strathmore House, East Kilbride, G74 1LF Tel: 01355 266886 www.strathmorehotels.com Strathspey Steam Railway Aviemore Station, Dalfaber Road, Aviemore PH22 1PY Tel: 01479 810725

VisitScotland Ocean Point One, 94 Ocean Drive, Edinburgh EH6 6JH Tel: 0131 472 2222 www.visitscotland.org WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre Eastpark Farm, Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, DG1 4RS Tel: 01387 770200 wwt.org.uk/caerlaverock

Ireland

Ireland

The heritage of the generations who have left Ireland has shaped modern humanity, literature, music, and philosophy of the whole island.

The welcome of a traditional pub - where refreshment, food and great craic are all on tap - is the staple diet of cultural life in Ireland.

Shannon Ferry Group Limited Killimer, Kilrush, Co. Clare.

Tel: +353 65 9053124 www.shannonferries.com Watercourse Distillery Ltd. Jameson Distillery Tours & Banquets, The Old Jameson Distillery, Bow Street, Smithfield Dublin 7 Tel:01 807 2355 www.tours.jamesonwhiskey.com

Abbey Hotel Galway Rd, Ballypheasan, Roscommon, Ireland Phone: +353 90 662 6240 Ardgillan Castle, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin Tel: 01 849 2212 www.ardgillancastle.ie Bantry House & Gardens Bantry House, Bantry, Co.Cork, Ireland info@bantryhouse.com Tel: + 353 27 50047 www.bantryhouse.com Blarney Castle & Gardens Blarney, Cork, Ireland Tel: 00 353 21 438 5252 info@blarneycastle.ie www.blarneycastle.ie Downhill Demesne & Hezlett Florence Court Tel: +442866348249 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ florencecourt

Tel: 01 671 7777 www.hardrock.com House of Waterford Crystal The Mall, Waterford, Co. Waterford, Ireland Tel: +353 51 317 000 houseofwaterfordcrystal@fiskars.com www.waterfordvisitorcentre.com

Russborough House & Parklands Blessington Co. Wicklow, Ireland, W91 C640 Tel: +353 (0)45 865239 info@russborough.ie www.russboroughhouse.ie

Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum Market Square Lisburn BT28 1AG www.lisburnmuseum.com Kilbeggan Distillery Experience Tel: 00353 57 933 2134 www.kilbeggandistillery.com Kylemore Abbey Kylemore, Pollacappul, Connemara, Co. Galway, Ireland Tel: +353 95 41146 www.kylemoreabbey.com Mount Stewart Portaferry Road, Newtownards, County Down BT22 2AD Tel: 028 4278 8387

Giant’s Causeway 44 Causeway Road, Bushmills, County Antrim BT75 8SU Tel: 028 2073 1855

Newbridge Silverware Newbridge Co, Kildare Ireland. www.newbridgesilverware.com

Hard Rock Cafe Dublin 12 Fleet Street, Temple Bar, Dublin,

Rowallane Garden Saintfield, County Down BT24 7LH Tel: 028 9751 0131

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Wells House & Gardens Wells House & Gardens, Ballyedmond, Gorey,Co. Wexford.

Tel: +353 (0)53 9186737 www.wellshouse.ie

See Exquisite Pieces of Crystal manufactured before your eyes Guided Factory Tours Daily

C: +353 (0) 51 317000 E: houseofwaterfordcrystal@fiskars.com W: www.waterfordvisitorcentre.com

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