Bournemouth, Portsmouth & Isle of Wight

Holiday Highlights

Your Holiday Hotel

Foxfields Country Hotel 3* (Overnight Hotel)

Surrounded by countryside, this upscale country-house hotel is 6 miles from Clitheroe Castle and 8 miles from Witton Country Park. The rooms have contemporary furnishings and feature free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs, work desks and tea/coffee making equipment. Other amenities include a spa with an indoor pool, a sauna and a steam room. This hotel does not have a lift.

Durley Dean, Bournemouth 3* (Main Hotel)

The Durley Dean Hotel stands on Bournemouth’s West Cliff just a short walk from the cliff top and town centre. Hotel facilities include a Leisure Club with an indoor swimming pool, sauna and gym. All bedrooms are en suite and have television, telephone, hairdryer and tea/coffee making facilities. The hotel has a lift.

Hilton Garden Inn Stoke 4* (Overnight Hotel)

In a redbrick building set within 10 minutes walk of town centre shops, bar eateries. The rooms provide Wi-Fi, flat-screen TV’s and mini fridges, plus tea/coffee making facilties. There is also a fitness room in the hotel. This hotel has a lift.

Your Tour Includes

Spinnaker Tower and Gunwharf Quays
Isle of Wight

*Please be aware the ferry to Yarmouth is weather dependant and times are subject to change.*

Day 1

Depart from your home area in the morning travelling South to the Foxfields Country Hotel. Overnight stay dinner, bed and breakfast

Day 2

After breakfast we depart the hotel and continue our journey south to Bournemouth arriving at the Durley Dean hotel Bournemouth. 4 nights stay dinner, bed and breakfast.

Day 3

We begin with a drive to Portsmouth. The Old Town offers much of interest-the beautiful Portsmouth Cathedral, Spice Island, haunt of smugglers and press gangs of many years ago, a good choice of pubs to relax and watch the boats, and more. A recent addition to the Portsmouth skyline and well worth a visit is the Spinnaker Tower. Marvel at the views over the South Coast, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth. On a clear day you can see 23 miles. Take the opportunity to enjoy a coffee in the Cafe in the Clouds. Afterwards we have free time in Gunwharf Quays, a designer shopping outlet with seafront bars and restaurants.

Day 4

Our day begins with a ride to the ferry terminal in Lymington where we catch the Wightlink sailing across to Yarmouth. We have a tour around the island, taking in Ryde, Sandown, Shanklin, Ventnor and the South Coast, to Freshwater and the Needles before returning to Yarmouth for the return sailing across to the mainland, and returning to the hotel.

Day 5

Free day to relax and enjoy the delights of Bournemouth.

Day 6

After breakfast we depart the hotel and begin the journey North traveling to Hilton Garden Inn Stoke on Trent, Overnight stay Dinner, Bed and Breakfast.

Day 7

Depart the hotel and continue journey 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