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Railways & Waterways of Gloucestershire
From Only £259.00

Relax and enjoy beautiful views of Gloucestershire by rail, road, and boat; this trip includes journeys on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway and along the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal

Duration: 3 Days
03/05/2024
Jacobite Steam & Cruise
From Only £649.00

‘All Aboard’ the Jacobite Steam Railway the ‘Greatest Railway Journey in the World’!

Duration: 5 Days
06/05/2024
Settle to Carlisle Railway
From Only £165.00

Join us for an extraordinary journey over the viaducts and through tunnels viewing the most stunning landscapes in the north of England on our spectacular railway journey.

Duration: 2 Days
4 dates available
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
From Only £269.00

Featuring the very best of the gardening world, this much-loved event includes spectacular displays, cutting-edge show gardens, and plants from every corner of the globe!

Duration: 2 Days
22/05/2024
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
From Only £269.00

Featuring the very best of the gardening world, this much-loved event includes spectacular displays, cutting-edge show gardens, and plants from every corner of the globe!

Duration: 2 Days
22/05/2024
Warner Hotel Break: Cricket St Thomas
From Only £545.00

Visit spectacular Somerset with a stay on the grounds of a stylish Grade II listed mansion surrounded by over one hundred and sixty acres of peaceful parkland.

Duration: 5 Days
10/06/2024
Grand Tour of Ireland
From Only £1,459.00

Bring home memories of a lifetime on this Grand Tour of Ireland, taking in Ireland's famous scenery, pretty picture postcard villages and wealth of history. On this captivating adventure, we blend the country's panoramic landscapes of rolling hills and sparkling lakes with its historic towns and lively cities, including the capital Dublin, combining guided tours with time for leisure.

Duration: 11 Days
12/06/2024 and
05/09/2024
Ladies Day at Royal Ascot
From Only £209.00

You'll find style, sophistication and grace on this glamorous trip to Royal Ascot for Ladies Day, the high point of the prestigious racecourse's social calendar!

Duration: 2 Days
19/06/2024
Ladies Day at Royal Ascot
From Only £299.00

You'll find style, sophistication and grace on this glamorous trip to Royal Ascot for Ladies Day, the high point of the prestigious racecourse's social calendar!

Duration: 3 Days
19/06/2024
IWM North & Bloomin' Bridgewater Gardens
From Only £159.00

There's plenty to discover on this weekend break, including visits to the Imperial War Museum North and RHS Bridgewater, one of Europe's largest gardening projects!

Duration: 2 Days
30/06/2024
Tracks & Trails of the Magnificent Heart of Wales
From Only £569.00

Introducing Mid Wales - bordered by two stunning National Parks, the unspoilt Ceredigion coastline, stunning Cambrian Mountains and glorious castles, gardens and railways. Discover some of our favourite attractions in this superb packaged tour.

Duration: 5 Days
07/07/2024
Warner Hotel Break: Bodelwyddan Castle
From Only £499.00

Visit wonderful North Wales within the grounds of a romantic Grade II-listed Victorian castle near the country's coastline.

Duration: 5 Days
22/07/2024
Railways & Waterways of Yorkshire
From Only £179.00

Experience the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway and unwind and relax on a canal cruise in Skipton before tucking into a delicious cream tea.

Duration: 2 Days
28/07/2024
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2024
From Only £399.00

Bringing together an international audience, this must-see show celebrates the skills and talents of military bands and display teams from the British Armed Forces, the Commonwealth, and military drill teams from around the world.

Duration: 4 Days
02/08/2024
Steaming & Dreaming About the Way We Were
From Only £175.00

All aboard! Join us to experience over three hundred years of history with visits to the Black Country Museum and the National Arboretum, plus a journey on the award-winning Severn Valley Railway.

Duration: 2 Days
03/08/2024
Yorkshire Heritage Cruise and Steam
From Only £149.00

Join us as we visit Yorkshire to experience the chug of a classic steam engine and shriek of a whistle onboard the beautifully resorted Victorian and Edwardian carriages on the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway.

Duration: 2 Days
04/08/2024
Cotswolds Historic Houses & Gardens
From Only £439.00

Home to fine country houses and estates, the enchanting Cotswolds are waiting for you. Dive deeply into this historic Area of Natural Beauty with visits to Sudeley Castle and Gardens, Hidcote Manor Gardens and a relaxing cruise on the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal.

Duration: 5 Days
05/08/2024
Highlights of Wales: Llanberis & Portmeirion
From Only £425.00

Staying at the foot of Mount Snowdon, welcome to beautiful North Wales and enjoy an exciting trip that combines award-winning beaches with a fascinating history.

Duration: 5 Days
05/08/2024 and
04/11/2024
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2024
From Only £315.00

Bringing together an international audience, this must-see show celebrates the skills and talents of military bands and display teams from the British Armed Forces, the Commonwealth, and military drill teams from around the world.

Duration: 3 Days
09/08/2024
Warner Hotel Break: Sinah Warren
From Only £499.00

Visit handsome Hayling Island in Hampshire on this stay at Warner's Sinah Warren hotel. This modern, elegant hotel can be found on the grounds of a fifteenth-century health farm, overlooking Langstone Harbour and home to gorgeous gardens and fresh sea air.

Duration: 5 Days
12/08/2024
Bournemouth & Delightful Gardens of Dorset
From Only £759.00

Home to miles of beaches and acres of gorgeous gardens, you’ll explore the best of both worlds on our tour of Dorset’s Jurassic Coast.

Duration: 9 Days
16/08/2024
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2024
From Only £389.00

Bringing together an international audience, this must-see show celebrates the skills and talents of military bands and display teams from the British Armed Forces, the Commonwealth, and military drill teams from around the world.

Duration: 4 Days
16/08/2024
Ales, Rails & Witches of Pendle Tales
From Only £249.00

Uncover the story behind the most famous witchcraft trial in UK history on our brand new break! When it comes to ghostly goings on, the stunning Lancashire countryside has some fascinating stories to tell!

Duration: 3 Days
17/08/2024
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2024
From Only £545.00

Bringing together an international audience, this must-see show celebrates the skills and talents of military bands and display teams from the British Armed Forces, the Commonwealth, and military drill teams from around the world.

Duration: 5 Days
19/08/2024
Shetland: Island of the Vikings
From Only £1,229.00

Over one hundred miles north of the Scottish mainland lies the Shetland Isles, an archipelago of islands with over five thousand years of history and culture influenced by its Viking inhabitants.

Duration: 7 Days
20/08/2024 and
17/09/2024
Vintage Trains of North Wales
From Only £495.00

Hop aboard our enchanting journey as we explore beautiful North Wales on some incredible vintage trains, including the Ffestiniog Railway, Snowdon Mountain Railway & Llanberis Lake Railway

Duration: 5 Days
08/09/2024
Harrogate Autumn Flower Show
From Only £149.00

The perfect short break for garden lovers, The Harrogate Flower Show is regarded as one of the UK’s premier gardening events, welcoming over 100 of the UK’s top plant nurseries and landscapers.

Duration: 2 Days
15/09/2024
Warner Hotel Break: Littlecote House
From Only £499.00

Visit wonderful Wiltshire on your stay at Littlecote House, a fantastic Tudor mansion. Built during the reign of King Henry VIII, this grade-one manor house has all the modern conveniences and luxury touches of a Warner hotel.

Duration: 5 Days
23/09/2024
Autumn Colours at Kew Gardens
From Only £175.00

Each Autumn, the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew invites visitors to immerse themselves and experience the splendour of autumn colour at Kew Gardens.

Duration: 2 Days
04/10/2024
Severn Valley Railway and Shrewsbury
From Only £159.00

Prepare for this truly enchanting journey back in time as we step on-board a vintage steam-hauled train for a classic trip of a lifetime on the spectacular Severn Valley Railway.

Duration: 2 Days
11/10/2024
Railways & Waterways of Lancashire
From Only £165.00

Sit back and relax as we head for Lancashire and all its scenic splendour!

Duration: 2 Days
12/10/2024
Secrets of War: IWM & Bletchley Park
From Only £159.00

Enjoy a thought-provoking weekend of history and secrets with a trip to the home of the codebreakers, Bletchley Park, and London's Imperial War Museum.

Duration: 2 Days
12/10/2024
Jacobite Steam & Cruise
From Only £585.00

Spectacular scenery awaits as we board one of the 'Greatest Railway Journeys in the World'

Duration: 5 Days
14/10/2024
Halloween Ghost Walk Special with Simon Enwistle
From Only £149.00

When it comes to ghostly goings on, Lancashire has a great number of frightening fables. This Halloween, we'll be joined once again by Simon Entwistle - Lancashire's much-loved storyteller and award-winning historian

Duration: 2 Days
26/10/2024
Beamish & Durham at Christmas
From Only £235.00

Take a step back in time and experience a truly traditional Christmas at Beamish, the Living Museum of the North. Immerse yourselves in the traditions of years gone by as you explore one of the best open-air museums in the world.

Duration: 3 Days
29/11/2024 and
13/12/2024
Portsmouth Dockyards & Winchester Christmas Market
From Only £289.00

There's no better way to get ready for Christmas than soaking up the magical atmosphere at Portsmouth's Victorian Festival of Christmas! Our short break also invites you to explore Chichester and Oxford at the most wonderful time of the year.

Duration: 3 Days
29/11/2024
Festive Oxford & Seasonal Stratford-Upon-Avon
From Only £119.00

‘Step into Christmas’ on our short break to festive Oxford and seasonal Stratford-upon-Avon. Adorned in twinkling Christmas attire and with the scents of Christmas, there’s no better place to visit than two of Englands most popular tourist destinations at the most wonderful time of year!

Duration: 2 Days
01/12/2024
Mini Cruise to Haarlem: Holland's Best Market C1
From Only £175.00

Explore Haarlem’s inner city and "Step into Christmas" as it is transformed into one of the largest Christmas markets in the Netherlands! Home to cobbled streets and winding waterways - the medieval city of Haarlem is one of the prettiest destinations in the Netherlands.

Duration: 3 Days
06/12/2024
Grassington Christmas Market & Seasonal Skipton
From Only £125.00

Travel back in time this Christmas as we visit the annual Grassington Christmas Market, home to a glorious array of sights, tastes, and smells in a bygone setting.

Duration: 2 Days
07/12/2024
Turkey & Tinsel Delight on the Isle of Wight
From Only £399.00

Escape to the Isle of Wight on our Turkey and Tinsel trip this December. Staying in Sandown, explore this enchanting island at the most wonderful time of the year and enjoy festive treats throughout!

Duration: 5 Days
09/12/2024
Jolly Christmas Holiday in Harrogate
From Only £689.00

With trips to York, Knaresborough and free time in Harrogate, our highlight is the majestic Castle Howard and its Christmas celebrations: inside, you'll find breathtaking interiors adorned with thousands of garlands, candles and wreaths.

Duration: 5 Days
23/12/2024

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