Isle of Wight- The Diamond Isle

Holiday Highlights

Your Holiday Hotel

Channel View Hotel 3* (Main Hotel)

The Channel View Hotel overlooks Shanklin Bay always gives a warm welcome, good service and tasty food. Hotel facilities include a restaurant, bar, lift to most floors, frequent entertainment and an indoor swimming pool and sauna. All bedrooms are en-suite with TV, hairdryer and tea/coffee making facilities. This hotel has a lift.

Best Western Lancashire Manor Hotel 3* (Overnight Hotel)

Set off the M58 motorway, this polished hotel in a rural 16th-century building is 2 miles from Upholland train station. Warm chic rooms offer complimentary Wi-Fi and flat screen TVs. The hotel includes a gym, a business centre and gardens. This hotel does not have a lift.

Your Tour Includes

Isle of Wight Steam Railway
Hotel entertainmnet on 1 evening
Towns of Cowes & Ryde

*Railway Disclaimer- Railways may change to diesel or steam at no given noticed with no price change*

Day 1

Depart from your home area travelling to your overnight hotel, arriving at the Best Western Lancashire Manor Hotel. Overnight stay dinner, bed and breakfast.

Day 2

Depart from your overnight hotel travelling to the Isle of Wight, crossing via Ferry, arriving at the Channel View Hotel -Shanklin. 4 nights stay dinner, bed and breakfast.

Day 3

This morning we travel to Cowes, best known as the world's premier yachting centre and the island's main port with a natural harbour. From here we travel the short distance to Osborne House, Queen Victoria;s palace by the sea. Look out for Victorian opulence, extravagant interiors and jaw-dropping Indian decor in the Durbar Room. Osborne was built as a family home and as you walk through the Queen's bedroom, the nursery rooms and even royal bathrooms, you get an intimate glimpse into royal family life. There are acres of grounds and gardens to relax in, horse and carriage rides to take and a delightful restaurant and cafe.

Day 4

Today is a free day in Shanklin.

Day 5

Today we head to the Isle of Wight Steam Railway for a return journey onboard through the pretty countryside. From here we head to on to the seaside resort of Ryde where you can obtain lunch. We return to the hotel via the coastal town of Bembridge, and its famous windmill.

Day 6

After breakfast, we head for our overnight stay, arriving at Mainland England via Wightlink Ferry arriving at the Best Western Lancashire Manor Hotel. Overnight stay dinner, bed and breakfast.

Day 7

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
Stirling, Dobbies	Dobbies Garden Centre, Stirling
Stonehaven Car Park	Stonehaven Beach Road Car Park
Stracathro Services	Stracathro Service Areas
Turriff Tesco Bus Stop	Bus Stop Outside Tesco Turriff