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Christmas in the Lake District

New for 2024!

Come and join us for Christmas at the fabulous Newby Bridge Hotel with views over Lake Windermere at the tranquil southern end of the Lake. The hotel’s chef will be offering the best local and seasonal food. The staff are very friendly and welcoming and are looking forward to spoiling you all this Christmas. We have included excursions to the Lake District visiting charming towns such as Bowness, Grasmere and Kendal.

Day 1

We depart home area and visit the medieval city of Lichfield for our lunch stop. There are many delightful shops to browse and easteries to choose from. We continue to our hotel where we will be greeted with a cup of tea/coffee whilst our cases are taken to our bedrooms. Time to freshen up or enjoy a drink in the lounge area before our evening meal.

Day 2

Christmas Eve
This morning we take a ride alongside Lake Windermere and stop in the pretty town of Bowness-on- Windermere, the largest town in the Lake District National Park. This dynamic town boasts hundreds of shops, eating and drinking establishments and many fine cultural and historical attractions. The views from Bowness out across the lake and up to the mountains are some of the finest in the Lake District. Opportunity to visit The World of Beatrix Potter or enjoy a boat trip on the lake (extra cost). We then continue through the Lake District National Park to the delightful village of Grasmere, where William Wordsworth lived and attended school. There are many charming shops including the famous Gingerbread shop. We return to our hotel for a glass of mulled wine and mince pie. Time to relax before our 3-course evening meal. Afterwards we are invited to the lounge for a variety of traditional parlour games.

B, D

Day 3

Christmas Day
We enjoy our breakfast with a glass of buck’s fizz. If we've been good, there might be a present for us! Time to relax or make use of the leisure facilities or opportunity to visit the local church service before our 4-course Christmas Day lunch with all the trimmings! Opportunity to watch the King’s speech in the lounge area with tea/coffee and mince pies. Tonight, there will be a Christmas evening buffet to enjoy.

B, D

Day 4

Boxing Day This morning after breakfast, we go for a scenic ride to the ‘Auld Grey Town', Kendal, known for being a pleasant market town in Cumbria, also famous for Kendal Mint Cake. The ruins of Kendal Castle overlook the town. There are numerous historical buildings and many shops for the Boxing Day Sales. Opportunity to purchase lunch here before returning to our hotel for tea and Christmas Cake. Time to relax before your evening meal followed by a Boxing Day Quiz.

B, D

Day 5

After breakfast we return to home area stopping enroute at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordhsire for lunch to be obtained.

B=Breakfast Included, D=Dinner Included

NEWBY BRIDGE HOTEL, ULVERTSON ***

This historic 18th century hotel overlooks the river Levern and offers wonderful views across the southern shores of Lake Windermere and is located around 5-minute walk from Finsthwaite Heights. What better way to unwind after enjoying a day out is to relax in the hotel’s indoor swimming pool, steam room or spa bath. All bedrooms have ensuite facilities with bath and shower, a hospitality tray, TV, radio, direct dial telephone and hairdryer. You can also upgrade your bedroom (subject to availability). The Garden view restaurant overlooks the Mediterranean gardens. The hotel also has a bar lounge area in which to relax and enjoy a drink or two!

Please note: There are no bedrooms with walk in showers.

PRICE INCLUDES

• 4 nights dinner, bed, and breakfast

• Tea/coffee on arrival

• Glass of mulled wine and mince pie on Christmas Eve

• 4 course Christmas Day lunch

• Tea/coffee and mince pies Christmas Day afternoon

• 2 nights in-house evening entertainment

• Tea and Christmas cake on Boxing Day

• Coach excursions as described

Please note: All programmes supplied by hotels for festive breaks are based on the previous year and are subject to change.

*Holiday itineraries are subject to change. All prices are per person. Single room supplements are subject to change

Please find below our pick up points (not all pick up points will be available on all departure dates). View the pick-up point you require, then you’ll see a list of dates which are/aren’t available from your pick up point.

Name	Address	Times
Barking	Station Parade, IG11 8TU	Failed View
Barkingside	Fullwell Cross, Bus Stop A - IG6 2EA	Failed View
Basildon	Cherrydown East Bus Stop, SS16 5GT, Basildon	Failed View
Brentwood	Brentwood, Outside The Dairyman	Failed View
Chalkwell Park	Chalkwell Park Bus Stop, London Road	Failed View
Chelmsford Victoria Road	Victoria Road CM1 1JR	Failed View
Collier Row	White Hart Lane - Bus Stop out Tythe Court RM7 8LZ	Failed View
Corringham Town Centre	Gordon Road, Bus Stop near Grover Walk SS17 7EY	Failed View
Cranham	Front Lane/Moor Lane Junction Bus Stop RM14 1XJ Outside Restaurant Opp. Car Park	Failed View
Dagenham	Church Elm Lane, Bus Stop L - RM10 9QS	Failed View
Depot	Depot, Princess Road, Rayleigh	Failed View
Galloway Pickup	Pickup tba for Galloway	Failed View
Hadleigh Church	Hadleigh Church, Bus Layby	Failed View
Harold Wood	Bus Stop A, Gubbins Lane, RM3 0DR	Failed View
Hockley Spa	Hockley Spa, Bus Stop outside the Library	Failed View
Holiday Inn, Brentwood	Holiday Inn Brentwood	Failed View
Hornchurch.	Hornchurch Town Centre, outside Sutton Arms	Failed View
Hutton	Hutton, Bus Stop just past the Chequers Pub	Failed View
Ilford	Ilford, Bus Stop outside 6 Clements Road, IG1 1BA	Failed View
Kavanaghs Rd	Kavanaghs Road/London Road, Brentwood	Failed View
Palace Theatre	Palace Theatre Bus Stop	Failed View
Pitsea	Outside what was Gala Bingo Hall, Pitsea	Failed View
Queensway	Queensway Bus Stop (Behind the Odeon Cinema)	Failed View
Rayleigh Stn	Rayleigh Railway Station	Failed View
Romford	St Edwards Way - Bus Stop H - RM1 3DQ Out: Romford Shopping Hall	Failed View
Sadlers Farm	Bus Stop on A13, just before Sadlers Farm roundabout, nr Romsey Road	Failed View
Shenfield Stn	Shenfield Station, outside what was Barclays Bank	Failed View
Shepherd & Dog Crays Hill	Shepherd & Dog, Crays Hill	Failed View
South Green	Grange Parade Bus Stop, South Green, Billericay	Failed View
Stanford Rookery Corner	Rookery Corner Stanford	Failed View
Sun Corner	Sun Corner London Road - Billericay	Failed View
Thames Drive	Thames Drive Bus Stop	Failed View
The Elms	Bus Stop outside Elms Public House, Leigh on Sea	Failed View
The Oak Grays	The Oak Public House, Lodge Lane, Grays	Failed View
Thorpe Bay Stn	Thorpe Bay Station, Acacia Drive (opp Station)	Failed View
Thurrock Services,	Thurrock Services Coach Park, RM16 3BG	Failed View
Upminster	Bus Stop M, St Mary's Lane- Upminster Outside St.Laurence Church RM14 2QJ	Failed View
Vic Hse Cnr, Rayleigh Rd	Vic House Corner, (Rayleigh Road)	Failed View
Websters Way	Websters Way, Rayleigh	Failed View
White Horse	White Horse,Southchurch Road, Southend	Failed View
Whittinghams Grg	Whittinghams Garage, opp Rochford Railway Station	Failed View
Wickford	Halls Corner, opposite Police Station, Wickford	Failed View
Woodford Green	Snakes Lane East, Bus Stop R - IG8 7HU	Failed View