TOWERS ALL THE WAY

Night £249

Your Great Break Includes

✓ One Boarding Point here at Henley-in-Arden

✓ Luxury Traveller Coach with ‘First Class’ Seating & Legroom

✓ Our Own Courier Service

✓ 1 nights accommodation at the Waldorf Hilton

✓ Full Cooked Buffet Breakfast

✓ Afternoon Tea served in the Homage Grand Salon at 3.30pm Not Included: All lunches & dinner.

Date & Price

Fri 24 – Sat 25 Nov 2023 1 Night £279

Enjoy views of the city from some of the most iconic towers in London. Enjoy panoramic views from the Shard and take in the history of the Tower of London which stands tall over the Thames. We also include a scenic Thames River Cruise from Westminster to the Tower of London.

Holiday Itinerary

Friday On arrival in London, we will make our way to one of London’s most iconic landmarks, the View from the Shard It is the tallest building in Western Europe soaring 244 metres and 72 floors above the Capital. Twice the height of any other viewing platform in London, it offers unparalleled 360-degree views of up to 40 miles across the city. The viewing platforms are on floors 68, 69 and 72 and offer interactive touchscreen telescopes to explore London in more intriguing detail. After our visit we will check into our hotel.

Your Great Break Includes

✓ One Boarding Point here at Henley-in-Arden

✓ Luxury Traveller Coach with ‘First Class’ Seating & Legroom

✓ Our Own Courier Service

✓ Welcome tea/coffee upon arrival at our hotel

✓ 1 nights bed & full cooked breakfast

✓ The View from the Shard

✓ Scenic Thames River Cruise

✓ Entrance to the Tower of London

Not Included: All other meals.

Saturday After breakfast we enjoy a scenic Thames River Cruise from Westminster/London Eye downstream to the Tower of London. Next, we visit the Tower of London, an infamous prison which has also served as an armoury, a treasury, a menagerie, a public record office, and the home of the Crown Jewels of England.

Crowne Plaza, Kings Cross, London HHHH

Waldorf Hilton Hotel, London HHHHH

One of the capital’s most iconic hotels, the Waldorf Hilton London hotel showcases every imaginable 21st century comfort against a backdrop of genuine historic splendour. Just five minutes’ walk from Covent Garden and a mile from some of the city’s most iconic attractions, the Waldorf Hilton London is home to a tranquil indoor pool, a well-equipped gym, a striking new 1920’s themed bar – Good Godfrey’s, and a stylish Homage Restaurant. The hotel has several lifts to all floors.

Supplements

Double for Sole Use: £85 | Holiday Insurance: £23

(All prices are per person & are for the entire tour)

Tour Departs: 8.45am

Located in Islington district, Crowne Plaza London Kings Cross, is located next-door to The Charles Dickens Museum and within a 5-minute walk from The Postal Museum. Its location puts you in the centre of London, a short drive to St Paul’s Cathedral and the British Museum. Located close to Exmouth Market and a 10-minute drive to the London Eye. All the modern bedrooms are air-conditioned with most equipped with mini-fridge bar and tea/coffee making facilities. An excellent full English breakfast is served daily and the restaurant is the perfect spot for a bite to eat, or you can unwind with a drink at the bar/lounge.

Supplements

Double for Sole Use: £90 | Holiday Insurance: £23

(All prices are per person & are for the entire tour)

1940’s LINCOLNSHIRE RAF BREAK & A Dame Vera Lynn Tribute Concert

ELY, NORWICH & The Norfolk Broads

Join us on this tour to the undiscovered county of Lincolnshire – A region packed full of aviation history, as well as witnessing great moments from medieval times to the present day. We will enjoy visits to the Bomber command Centre and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Visitors Centre.

Your Holiday Itinerary

Your Great Break Includes

✓ One Boarding Point here at Henley-in-Arden

✓ Club Class Extra Legroom Coach

✓ Our Own Courier Service

✓ 1 nights half board

✓ Entrance to the Bomber Command Centre

✓ Guided Tour of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Centre

Not Included: All lunches.

Sunday Enjoy a leisurely drive into Lincolnshire’s ‘Bomber Country’ –this beautiful area is stacked with aviation history. We visit the Bomber Command Centre – a world class facility that serves as a point of recognition and remembrance for Bomber Command. From here we continue to our hotel arriving in time for dinner and our overnight stay. After dinner, sit back and listen as we pay tribute to Dame Vera Lynn. Performed by Lorrie Brown who is the UK No.1 Vera Lynn tribute performer. Lorrie has performed her show all around the country in theatres and 1940’s festivals. She will perform many of Vera Lynn’s greatest hits including ‘A Nightingale Sang in Leicester Square’, ‘I’ll Be Seeing You’, and of course ‘We’ll Meet Again’. Lorrie’s beautiful voice and presentation takes the audience back to the days of classic melodies and beautiful words.

Monday This morning, we visit the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Visitor Centre, where you can view the exhibitions and enjoy a guided tour of the hangar where these historic aeroplanes are meticulously maintained. We continue to the delightful village of Woodhall Spa to see the Dambuster’s 617 Squadron Memorial before departing homewards.

On this Great Break to East Cambridgeshire and Norfolk, we can discover two of the region’s great centres. Nestled in the Fen countryside is the small city of Ely, full of charm and home to one of the most beautiful cathedrals in England. Meanwhile, a visit to Norfolk offers a refreshing escape from the hustle and bustle of busy Britain, with the coast and countryside offer areas of outstanding beauty.

Your Holiday Itinerary

Your Great Break Includes

✓ One Boarding Point here at Henley-in-Arden

✓ Luxury Traveller Coach with ‘First Class’ Seating & Legroom

✓ Our Own Courier Service

✓ 2 nights half board

✓ Outlined excursions

✓ Broads Cruise

Not Included: All lunches.

Friday Travelling east, we visit Ely. The Cathedral here is a top tourist attraction and it is easy to see why. Look in awe and wonder at this 12th century building. Other popular attractions you may wish to visit include the Stained-Glass Museum in the South Triforium of Ely Cathedral, Oliver Cromwell’s House and Ely Museum. We continue in the afternoon to our hotel in Norwich, arriving in time for dinner and our 2-night stay. Saturday After breakfast we drive into Norwich. The city’s character is spread around steep little alleyways and old cobbled streets. The best, between Market Place and the River Wensum, are marketed as the Norwich Lanes. Explore cobbled ‘Elm Hill’, with its half-timbered Tudor houses and antique shops.

Sunday Departing our hotel we discover the enchanting landscape of the Norfolk Broads on a cruise with live commentary along the Wroxham Broad. Then spend some time exploring Wroxham Barns, eighteenth century restored barns containing shops selling local produce, arts & crafts and clothing before returning home in the early evening.

Set in luscious Lincolnshire countryside this award-winning hotel successfully combines rustic charm with modern amenities. Restaurant, bar, lounge. Spa/Wellness centre including Jacuzzi, whirlpool & gymnasium. Mobility Grade:

4. Locality: Generally level. Hotel: Reasonably level with occasional steps to public areas. Bedrooms are on 3 floors all served by a lift.

Single Room: £100

An imposing red brick, Elizabethan style, country house hotel set in 150 acres of beautiful, wooded Norfolk parkland. Brasserie restaurant, bar, lounge, pool with spa bath, sauna & steam room. Mobility Grade: 3. Locality generally level with a few steps to main entrance and leisure area.

Supplements

Holiday Insurance: £23

(All prices are per person & are for the entire tour)