Delightful Durham Dales & Beamish

Holiday Highlights

Your Holiday Hotel

Redworth Hall Hotel 4*

The Redworth Hall Hotel, Durham, is surrounded by landscaped gardens and woodland. It is a stunning Jacobean House offering a traditional atmosphere with a modern twist. Features include a restaurant, bar, lounge and leisure facilities including an indoor swimming pool, gym, spa pool, steam room and solarium. All bedrooms are en-suite and have television, hairdryer and tea/coffee making facilities. The hotel has a lift.

Your Tour Includes

Bowes Museum
Beamish Open-Air Living Museum
Daily Excursions

Day 1

Depart from your home area in the morning travelling to the Redworth Hall Hotel. 4 nights stay - dinner, bed and breakfast. Tea/coffee and biscuits served on arrival.

Day 2

Today's outing takes us north to 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 3

This morning we travel to the ancient and historic City of Durham, acclaimed as a World Heritage Site and dominated by the magnificent Norman Cathedral and Castle, high above the River Wear. We can explore the city with its labyrinth of little streets and alleyways, or you may fancy a stroll by the river. During the afternoon we leave Durham and return to the hotel.

Day 4

Leaving after breakfast we begin our day with a drive to the market town of Barnard Castle. Known as 'Barny' to the locals. You can see where Dickens immortalised 'Dothboys Hall', take a look at Cromwell's refuge, browse round the antique shops or visit the castle itself, high above the Trees. We then visit Bowes Museum, just outside the town. It is a majestic French-style chateau, opened in 1892 and will amaze you with its superb collection including the amazing and beautiful Silver Swan which will majestically swoop down to collect the silver fish, a fleet of mechanical engineering and a sheer delight to watch.

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	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)
Dobbies, Perth	Dobbies, Perth
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