A fantastic holiday, including the opportunity to explore the Cotswolds & Shakespeare's birth town
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Chesford Grange 4*
The Chesford Grange hotel, is located near the banks of the River Avon with great links to the surrounding area. Hotel facilities include health club, indoor swimming pool and spa. All bedrooms are en suite and have television, telephone, hairdryer and tea & coffee making facilities. The hotel has a lift.
Holiday Inn Preston 3*
The Holiday Inn Preston city centre is the perfect destination for all corporate and leisure guests. All rooms are equipped with high-speed internet access, USB and power sockets by the bedside. Free WiFi in all bedrooms, flat screen TV's showing freeview channels, toiletries and coffee and making facilities. This hotel has a lift.
Five nights dinner, bed & breakfast
Shakespeare Distillery- guided tour & tasting
Packwood House Excursion
Day 1
Depart travelling to North West England, arriving late afternoon at the Best Western Preston Leyland hotel. Overnight stay -dinner, bed & breakfast.
Day 2
Depart from your overnight hotel travelling to Warwickshire, arriving late afternoon at the Chesford Grange hotel. Four nights stay-dinner, bed & breakfast.
Day 3
Our day takes us into the beautiful Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, stopping in the delightful market town of Stow-on-the-Wold, perhaps the best known of the small Cotswolds towns. We have free time here before continuing to Oxford, the "city of dreaming spires", home of the famous university and plenty of interesting attractions, including Oxford castle. You could also visit the covered and open markets of the city today.
Day 4
Today we head to Stratford-upon-Avon, market town with more than 800 years of history, well known as the birthplace of Shakespeare. There are many attractions and things to do in the town, including a river cruise or a wide variety of museums. In the afternoon, we head to Shakespeare Distillery for a tour and tasting. Half the group enjoy a guided distillery tour whilst half enjoy their tutored tasting of 3 of our craft Gins in our state-of-the-art Gin School ending with a refreshing Gin and Tonic.
Day 5
This morning we head to Coventry, the UK City of Culture 2021! Perhaps visit the famous Coventry Transport Museum, or enjoy some retail therapy on Coventry highstreet or market today. Afterwards, we head to Packwood Tudor house, park and garden. The House contains a fine collection of
16th-century textiles and furniture, and the gardens have renowned herbaceous borders and a famous collection of yews.
Day 6
After breakfast we leave and head for home.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Name | Address | Contact Details |
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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 |