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Foxfield's Country Hotel 4*

The Foxfields Country Hotel and Suites is situated near the village of Billington in the beautiful Ribble Valley. Leisure Club facilities include a heated indoor swimming pool, sauna and gym. All bedrooms are luxurious fully equipped suites, all en suite, all with interactive TV with movies, including tea/coffee making facilities.

Your Tour Includes

Canal Cruise & Lunch
Samlesbury Hall Guided Tour
Gawthorpe Hall Gardens

Day 1

Depart from your home area travelling to Lancashire, arriving at The Foxfields Hotel. 4 nights stay dinner, bed and breakfast. We enjoy a glass of wine with dinner this evening.

Day 2

We begin our day with a visit to Gawthorpe Hall Gardens. A seventeenth century house with a terraced garden and woodland garden with rhododendrons and azaleas. Later, we make our way to Riley Green Marina to board our narrow boat for a cruise along the Leeds Liverpool Canal. Our 3 hours round canal cruise passes through lovely countryside, where you can enjoy Lancashire's nature, wildlife and have a relaxing afternoon. During our cruise, we enjoy a taste of 'Lancashire Fare' with our two-course lunch on our light, airy and spacious boat where each table has a panoramic view of the canal.

Day 3

Today, we travel to Bury where we can browse the world famous Bury Market-often voted market of the year of Britain's favourite market, you'll find over 350 stalls to visit! Afterwards, explore Bury at leisure and enjoy lunch. Afterwards, we return to our hotel where we enjoy Cream Tea and time to relax before dinner this evening.

Day 4

Today begins with a guided tour of the magnificent Samlesbury Hall, a half-timbered medieval house built in 1325 in the traditional black and white. Afterwards, we enjoy a scenic journey on our way to the famous Oswaldtwistle Mills shopping village. The iconic former weaving mill has over 100 retailers under one roof, as well as restaurants, ice cream parlour, craft centre, and even a Textile and Heritage Museum. We enjoy a glass of wine with dinner this evening.

Day 5

After breakfast we leave and head for home.

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

Name	Address	Distance
Aberdeen, Skene St	Skene St, behind HMT, Aberdeen
Aviemore, Rail Station	Rail Station Bus Stop, Aviemore
Banff, St Marys Car Park	Outside St Mary's Car Park, Bus Stop, Banff
Buckie, Cluny Square	West Church Street Bus Stop (Outside Time) Buckie
Craibstone Park & Ride	Craibstone Park & Ride (Aberdeen Airport P & R) (No Facilities Available Here)
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) Please note this is Tesco's off the 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 Please note this pick-up is at the Petrol Station
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