Newcastle & Tyneside Discovery

Staying at the excellent Copthorne Hotel explore all that Newcastle & Tyneside has to offer

Holiday Highlights

Your Holiday Hotel

Copthrone Newcastle 3*

The Millennium Copthorne Hotel stands, in one of the finest locations in Newcastle, on the banks of the River Tyne, just a short stroll from the city centre. Bedrooms are all facing the river, all are en suite and have satellite TV and all the modern-day facilities you would expect from a hotel of this standard. The hotel has a lift.

Your Tour Includes

Beamish Living Museum Excursion
Alnwick Castle Excursion
Four nights dinner, bed & breakfast

Day 1

Depart from your home area travelling to Newcastle and arriving late afternoon at the Copthorne Hotel. Four nights -dinner, bed and breakfast.

Day 2

We begin with a ride out to the coast to Tynemouth and Whitley Bay. We have a break with time for a stroll along the shore and a look around before we return to spend the afternoon exploring Newcastle. In the centre Roman, Medieval, Jacobean, Georgian and Victorian building styles sit comfortably alongside colour Chinatown and the Eldon Square complex. Returning late afternoon to the hotel * However this is optional as you may wish to spend your day at your own leisure in Newcastle*

Day 3

Today we visit the famous Beamish North of England Open Air Museum, capturing the spirit of the North East in the 1800's and 1900's. Attractions include restored tram and replica bus rides, authentic town street, colliery village, go down the mine, old fashioned sweet shop, working farm, steam locomotives and much more. From here we make our way back to the hotel.

Day 4

Today we take the road North, past Blyth and Ashington, to Amble, Warkworth and historic Alnwick. We visit the magnificent Alnwick Castle, home to the Duke of Northumberland family dating back to 1309. The castle has featured in several Harry Potter films and also Downton Abbey. There is much to see, including the state rooms.

Day 5

After breakfast we leave and begin our journey home.

Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.

Name	Address	Contact Details	Distance
Aberdeen, Skene St	Skene St, behind HMT, Aberdeen
Arbroath Burnside Drive	Bus stop Burnside Drive near police st,Arbroath
Aviemore, Rail Station	Rail Station Bus Stop, Aviemore
Banff, St Marys Car Park	Outside St Mary's Car Park, Bus Stop, Banff
Buckie Square	Cluny Square, Buckie
Craibstone Park & Ride	Aberdeen Airport, Aberdeen Park & Ride
Dundee Tesco Retail Park	Kingsway Retail Park Bus Stop, (Behind Pizza Hut)
Elgin Old Post Office	Outside, Old Post Office, Elgin
Fochabers Square	Fochabers Square
Forfar Bus Stop	Forfar Bus Stop, Outside RBS
Forres, Tolbooth	Outside Tolbooth, Forres
Huntly, Tesco Bus Stop	Tesco Bus Stop, Petrol Station, Huntly
Inverness, Tesco Bus Stop	Bus Stop Tesco, Inverness, Off A96
Inverurie, Town Hall	Town Hall Bus Stop, Inverurie
Keith, Bus Stop Tescos	Bus Stop at Tesco's, Keith
Nairn, Sainsburys	Sainsburys, Bus Stop, Nairn A96
Perth Broxden Services	Broxden Services, Perth
Portlethen, Muirend Road	Muirend Road Bus Stop (Beside Asda), Portlethen
Portsoy, Station Hotel	Outside Station Hotel, Portsoy
Stonehaven Car Park	Stonehaven Beach Road Car Park
Stracathro Services	Stracathro Service Areas
Turriff Tesco Bus Stop	Bus Stop Outside Tesco Turriff