Fully Escorted by Karen Kirby!
Book NowJoin us on this holiday to Harrogate, a delightful Victorian Spa town in an Area of Outstanding Beauty. Enjoy a cruise on the River Ouse in York and a tasting or two at the Wensleydale Creamery!
Day 1
Travel to Yorkshire making suitable comfort stops along the way, including time in Newark for lunch to be purchased.
DDay 2
Spend the morning at leisure in Harrogate. There are many cafes, tea rooms and shops here, but no stay is complete without a visit to the famous Betty’s Tea Room. Afterwards we travel to Skipton, with its famous 900-year old castle, romantic ruined priory and historic cobbled High Street, Skipton is endlessly rich both in history and natural beauty.
B, DDay 3
After breakfast we travel to York where we board our cruise. The York City Cruise is both an entertaining and informative tour of the River Ouse which enables us to admire the scenery from the comfort of the enclosed saloon or the upper deck. Take home fascinating facts about the incredible history of York and its river from the commentary delivered by the local skippers. Learn about York’s famous history of flooding and its previous prosperity as an inland port, all while sailing along the very river that brought the Romans and the Vikings to this beautiful city. Afterwards, we have free time in York to purchase lunch and explore the city.
B, DDay 4
Travel through the spectacular Yorkshire Dales National Park to a delightful village called Hawes, home to the world famous Yorkshire Wensleydale Cheese. We visit the Wensleydale Creamery for an award-winning flagship cheese experience. Afterwards free time in Hawes to look around the charming individual shops and opportunity to purchase lunch in one of the tea rooms.
B, DDay 5
After breakfast we head home making suitable comfort stops along the way, including a stop in Stamford for lunch to be purchased.
BB=Breakfast Included, D=Dinner Included
THE OLD SWAN HOTEL, HARROGATE ****
Enter the Old Swan Hotel through its revolving doors, it is an elegant, ivycovered Victorian hotel with a traditional elegance. The hotel is surrounded by pretty lawns and gardens with history dating back nearly 200 years, including being the tranquil haven that Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926.
PRICE INCLUDES
4 nights dinner, bed & breakfast
Tea/coffee after dinner
1 hour York Sightseeing City Cruise
Entrance to Wensleydale Creamery
Coach excursions as described
GROUP BOOKINGS
If you book 20 places all together on a day excursion, short break or holiday ONE GOES FREE
TRAVEL OPTIONS
Upgrade your room (subject to availability). Supplements apply, call 01268 777 777
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Barking | Station Parade, IG11 8TU | View |
Barkingside | Fullwell Cross, Bus Stop A - IG6 2EA | View |
Basildon | Cherrydown East Bus Stop, SS16 5GT, Basildon | View |
Brentwood | Brentwood, Outside The Dairyman | View |
Chalkwell Park | Chalkwell Park Bus Stop, London Road | View |
Chelmsford Victoria Road | Victoria Road CM1 1JR | View |
Collier Row | White Hart Lane - Bus Stop out Tythe Court RM7 8LZ | View |
Corringham Town Centre | Gordon Road, Bus Stop near Grover Walk SS17 7EY | View |
Cranham | Front Lane/Moor Lane Junction Bus Stop RM14 1XJ Outside Restaurant Opp. Car Park | View |
Dagenham | Church Elm Lane, Bus Stop L - RM10 9QS | View |
Depot | Depot, Princess Road, Rayleigh | View |
Galloway Pickup | Pickup tba for Galloway | View |
Hadleigh Church | Hadleigh Church, Bus Layby | View |
Harold Wood | Bus Stop A, Gubbins Lane, RM3 0DR | View |
Hockley Spa | Hockley Spa, Bus Stop outside the Library | View |
Holiday Inn, Brentwood | Holiday Inn Brentwood | View |
Hornchurch. | Hornchurch Town Centre, outside Sutton Arms | View |
Hutton | Hutton, Bus Stop just past the Chequers Pub | View |
Ilford | Ilford, Bus Stop outside 6 Clements Road, IG1 1BA | View |
Kavanaghs Rd | Kavanaghs Road/London Road, Brentwood | View |
Palace Theatre | Palace Theatre Bus Stop | View |
Pitsea | Outside what was Gala Bingo Hall, Pitsea | View |
Queensway | Queensway Bus Stop (Behind the Odeon Cinema) | View |
Rayleigh Stn | Rayleigh Railway Station | View |
Romford | St Edwards Way - Bus Stop H - RM1 3DQ Out: Romford Shopping Hall | View |
Sadlers Farm | Bus Stop on A13, just before Sadlers Farm roundabout, nr Romsey Road | View |
Shenfield Stn | Shenfield Station, outside what was Barclays Bank | View |
Shepherd & Dog Crays Hill | Shepherd & Dog, Crays Hill | View |
Shotgate | Shotgate Post Office | View |
South Green | Grange Parade Bus Stop, South Green, Billericay | View |
Stanford Rookery Corner | Rookery Corner Stanford | View |
Sun Corner | Sun Corner London Road - Billericay | View |
Thames Drive | Thames Drive Bus Stop | View |
The Elms | Bus Stop outside Elms Public House, Leigh on Sea | View |
The Oak Grays | The Oak Public House, Lodge Lane, Grays | View |
Thorpe Bay Stn | Thorpe Bay Station, Acacia Drive (opp Station) | View |
Thurrock Services, | Thurrock Services Coach Park, RM16 3BG | View |
Upminster | Bus Stop M, St Mary's Lane- Upminster Outside St.Laurence Church RM14 2QJ | View |
Vic Hse Cnr, Rayleigh Rd | Vic House Corner, (Rayleigh Road) | View |
Websters Way | Websters Way, Rayleigh | View |
White Horse | White Horse,Southchurch Road, Southend | View |
Whittinghams Grg | Whittinghams Garage, opp Rochford Railway Station | View |
Wickford | Halls Corner, opposite Police Station, Wickford | View |
Woodford Green | Snakes Lane East, Bus Stop R - IG8 7HU | View |
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