Thursday 3rd June
KEW PALACE & GARDENS £39.50
Discover the stories of George III, Queen Charlotte and their fifteen children in this most intimate royal palace nestling within magnificent Kew Gardens

Sunday 13th – Thursday 17th June
SCOTLAND – NEW LANARK WORLD HERITAGE SITE £299.50
At the superb New Lanark Mill Hotel (HB) on the site, where Robert Owen pioneered social reforms. After years of painstaking restoration, the 18th century cotton mill has been developed into one of Scotland’s premiere hotels, which offers very high standards of comfort with full leisure facilities. During the five-day tour we visit Scotland’s vibrant capital – Edinburgh, Glasgow and The Trossachs.

Tuesday 15th June
SIDMOUTH £18.50
Enjoy a day at the seaside at Devon’s Floral Resort with its superb gardens and promenade.

Tuesday 22nd June
HIDCOTE MANOR GARDEN (NT) & THE COTSWOLDS £27.50
Hidcote, an ‘arts and crafts masterpiece’ is probably England’s finest garden! Reduction for NT Members!

Thursday 24th – Monday 28th June
NORTHUMBRIA £309.50
Spectacular scenery, golden beaches, dramatic castles and traditional seaside towns. Visiting Beamish, a vivid recreation of the north in the 18th and 19th centuries, Durham with its imposing cathedral, Alnwick Garden – an enthralling mix of water sculptures, architecture and planting and the iconic modern sculpture ‘The Angel of The North’. At the superb 4* Marriott Sunderland Hotel (HB).

Sunday 27th June
GILBERT & SULLIVAN AT GRIM’S DYKE £59.50
A unique day out featuring a tour of the former home and garden of WS Gilbert and traditional afternoon cream tea followed by excerpts from the ‘Pirates of Penzance’.

Wednesday 7th – Friday 9th July
NORTH WALES & LLANGOLLEN INTERNATIONAL EISTEDFODD £199.50
Includes reserved seats for the colourful folk dance and song competitions. We include visits to Erddig House, Powis Castle and Chester. At the 3* Rossett Hall Hotel (HB). Reduction for NT members.

Thursday 8th July
HAMPTON COURT FLOWER SHOW £49.50
The world’s largest event of its kind set in 25 acres of the glorious parkland of historic Hampton Court. Alternatively you may visit the Palace and Gardens only = £39.50

Saturday 10th – Sunday 11th July
HAMPTON COURT FLOWER SHOW £137.50
The world’s largest event of its kind set in 25 acres of the glorious parkland of historic Hampton Court. On Sunday we visit Royal Windsor. At a 3* hotel near Heathrow (HB).

Wednesday 14th July
THE WELSH MARCHES & STOKESAY CASTLE £29.50
Spectacular scenery and England’s finest 13th century fortified manor house. Includes a traditional cream tea.

Thursday 15th July
LACOCK ABBEY & NATIONAL TRUST VILLAGE £29.50
Includes entry to Lacock Abbey and visits to Marlborough and Avebury with its megalithic monuments.

Thursday 22nd July
POWIS CASTLE & GARDEN £34.50
A world famous garden and a medieval castle containing one of the finest collections of paintings and furniture in Wales. Reduction for NT members.

Sunday 25th – Saturday 31st July
KILLARNEY & ‘THE RING OF KERRY’ £549.50
The Killarney Lakes are world famous and the surrounding scenery is breathtaking. We spend four nights at the 3* Eviston House Hotel (HB) in Killarney, where you will be assured of a warm Irish welcome. We feature tours to the spectacular coastline of the Dingle Peninsula, The Ring of Kerry with pretty towns and villages and Muckross House and Gardens. Overnight on the outward and return journey at St Helens Hotel, Rosslare (HB).Via Fishguard/Rosslare ferry.

Tuesday 3rd August
ABERGLASNEY & THE NATIONAL BOTANICAL GARDENS £47.50
Includes entry to both spectacular gardens and lunch at Aberglasney.

Saturday 7th – Wednesday 11th August
SUMMER AT THE SEASIDE £259.50
The 3* Best Western Lansdowne Hotel, Eastbourne (HB) offers superb standards of comfort. Eastbourne is a classic British seaside resort with superb gardens and entertainment venues in its theatres or famous beachside bandstand. We feature a visit to Chartwell, Churchill’s former home and a scenic coastal tour.

Friday 13th – Sunday 15th August
SHREWSBURY FLOWER SHOW £199.50
The Flower Show’s unique formula for floral splendour together with continuous entertainment, makes it one of the outstanding summer events in the UK. We also include visits to the David Austin Rose Garden, Ironbridge and the Blists Hill Victorian Village. At the Park Inn Telford (HB).

Friday 13th – Monday 16th August
BRUSSELS – ‘CARPET OF FLOWERS’ £219.50
The Grande Place in Brussels is carpeted with 800,000 begonias, quite a sight in this city of contrasts. During our extended visit we take a city tour visiting the European Parliament district, the Royal Palace and the museum quarter. On Saturday we feature an extended visit to Brugge with time to explore its shops, art galleries, museums, churches and possibly take a canal cruise or horse-drawn carriage ride. The 3* Novotel Lille Centre is in the heart of Lille with its fascinating old quarter, the Fine Arts Museum and superb shopping area buildings is an ideal base for our visits. Via Eurotunnel.

Saturday 14th August
SHREWSBURY FLOWER SHOW £37.50
The Flower Show’s unique formula for floral splendour together with continuous entertainment, makes it one of the outstanding summer events in the UK.

Tuesday 17th – Monday 23rd August
COLOURS OF PROVENCE £679.50
Travel by Eurostar from London, St Pancras to Lille then continue via TGV to Avignon whilst enjoying the ever changing scenery as the train speeds through the French countryside. Provence is an area of outstanding natural beauty where russet roofed hilltop villages are dotted amongst olive and cypress groves. The region provided great inspiration for Van Gogh and Cezanne. We visit the Roman remains at Arles, Aix en Provence and tour the Camargue with its famous white horses, black bulls and 300 species of birds. Our base – Avignon is an elegant and sophisticated fortified riverside city with many cafes, terraced restaurants, art galleries and magnificent buildings. The superb 3* Mercure Hotel is located adjacent to the Palais des Popes, in the heart of the city (BB). Full details are available on request.

Friday 20th – Monday 23rd August
THE IMPRESSIONIST FESTIVAL £229.50
Rouen and the Seine valley will once again buzz with one of the most important movements in the history of art. Turner, Monet, Gauguin, Pissarro and Sisley were impressionist geniuses fascinated by the region. Over one hundred of their works will be shown during our visit to Musee des Beaux-Arts in Rouen and we also visit scenes immortalised by the Impressionists including Monet’s Home and Garden at Giverney and Chateau sur l’Oise with its special exhibition. At the 4* Holiday Inn Roissy-en-France (BB). Via Eurotunnel.

Wednesday 25th August
PRIOR PARK LANDSCAPE GARDEN £29.50
Priority entry to the beautiful, intimate 18th century landscape garden with magnificent views of Bath and its Palladian bridge, three lakes and restored ‘Wilderness’. Includes a visit to Bradford-upon-Avon and a cream tea at the Bridge Tearooms. Reduction for NT Members.

Friday 27th – Monday 30th August
NORTH WALES £249.50
A four-day break based at the 3* Beaches Hotel located on the seafront at Prestatyn (HB). We include visits to Caernarfon, Llandudno, Llangollen and the spectacular scenery of the Snowdonia National Park. The highlight of the tour will be an ascent on the cog railway to the summit of Snowdon and a visit to Bodnant Gardens.

Saturday 28th – Monday 30th August
HAMPTON COURT PALACE & ALTHORP HOUSE £179.50
During our visit to Hampton Court Palace there will be an opportunity to enjoy the extensive gardens and explore the historic building. Entry is included to the special exhibition – ‘Heads & Hearts’. At Althorp there is an exhibition celebrating the life of Diana, Princess of Wales. The highlight of our visit will be exclusive afternoon tea in the State Dining Room! At the 3* Holiday Inn High Wycombe (HB).

Tuesday 31st August
TYNTESFIELD (NT) & BRISTOL £27.50
The Gothic revival survives at Tyntesfield, with its original Victorian interior intact. An unrivalled collection of decorative arts, it also gives an insight to life below stairs. After visiting the house and landscaped gardens we will visit Bristol and the opportunity to visit the historic harbour-side attractions or the new Cabot Circus Shopping Centre. Reduction for NT members!

Sunday 5th September
THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL ARBORETUM £17.50
A poignant visit to this unique location in Staffordshire with its memorials to the fallen and those shot at dawn during WWI.

Friday 10th – Monday 13th September
CHATEAUX OF THE LOIRE & INTERNATIONAL GARDEN FESTIVAL £309.50
The Loire Valley, with its historic chateaux, vineyards and gardens, is one of France’s most beautiful regions. Including chateau and garden visits, wine tasting at a vineyard and Chaumont-sur-Loire International Garden Festival, France’s premiere horticultural event that rivals Chelsea Flower Show for its spectacular displays held in the grounds of a magnificent Loire Chateau. The 3* Holiday Inn is located in the historic centre of Tours (BB). Full details are available on request.

Wednesday 22nd September
HESTERCOMBE GARDENS & TAUNTON £29.50
During the morning we visit Taunton before an extended visit to Hestercombe Gardens. Lose yourself in forty acres of walks, streams, temples, vivid colour and views that take your breath away.

Friday 24th – Sunday 26th September
RICHMOND-UPON-THAMES & RHS WISLEY £189.50
Enjoy Richmond Royal Park, the largest park in London with 2,500 acres of grasslands, hills, ponds and forests where herds of deer roam free. The 4* deluxe Richmond Hill Hotel is a magnificent Grade II listed Georgian Manor in the heart of Richmond overlooking the Park and offers superb standards of comfort with full leisure facilities including an indoor swimming pool. RHS Wisley Gardens ablaze in Autumn colour, provides visitors with ideas and inspiration and is considered one of the world’s greatest gardens. We also visit Ham House and Garden, one of the grand houses alongside the Thames where time has stood still and the gardens are a rare example of 17th century formal garden design.

Sunday 26th September
MALVERN AUTUMN SHOW £36.50
Experience an eclectic mix of country pursuits, inspiring floral displays and unique shopping, delicious food halls with celebrity chefs and giant vegetable competitions.

Monday 27th September
STOURHEAD GARDENS & BATH £29.50
This 18th century National Trust garden is a fine example of English landscape style with a central lake and classical temples and exotic trees. The Palladian mansion has a fine collection of Chippendale furniture. In the afternoon we visit historic Bath. Reduction for NT Members!

Friday 1st – Monday 4th October
PARIS – THE IMPRESSIONISTS £239.50
Featuring visits to Monet’s Home and Garden ‘His Finest Creation!’ and the American Museum at Giverney, a Paris tour visiting Montmartre and the Marmottan Museum, which has the finest collection of Impressionist paintings in the world. Based at the 3* Holiday Inn Paris Velizy (BB). Via Eurotunnel.

Tuesday 5th October
AUTUMN TINTS AT HIDCOTE MANOR £29.50
England’s finest garden is a blaze of colour in Autumn. During the afternoon we will take a Cotswolds tour visiting Broadway.

Friday 8th – Sunday 10th October
SPLENDOUR OF SUSSEX £189.50
Borde Hill Garden is one of Britain’s truly great gardens planted as distinctive ‘rooms’ each offering an abundance of colour and interest and at the heart of the 17 acre garden is Borde Hill House, a Tudor mansion from 1598. Take a steam train ride on the Bluebell Railway stopping at the beautiful Sussex village of Horsted Keynes with its village green, parish church, shops and pubs before travelling to Kingscote. The 4* Copthorne Effingham Hotel (HB) is a country house style hotel is set in 100 acres of tranquil woodlands and gardens and has full leisure facilities including an indoor swimming pool.

Thursday 14th October
CROOME COURT & PARK £24.50
An extended visit to Capability Brown’s first complete landscape. Croome Court and the elegant park buildings were designed by Brown, Robert Adam and James Wyatt. During the afternoon we visit Ledbury. Reduction for NT Members.

Friday 15th – Sunday 17th October
PLYMOUTH & CORNWALL £189.50
Plymouth at the heart of Devon and Cornwall is a vibrant waterfront city where a spirited maritime history meets a lively cultural scene. The spectacular Eden Project has the largest conservatories in the world, cutting edge iconic architecture, awe inspiring gardens, a rainforest and more. We also visit the Lost Gardens of Heligan, one of the most mysterious estates in England, after decades of neglect following the workers departure for the Great War has been restored to its former beauty. The 4* Copthorne Plymouth Hotel (HB) offers high standards of comfort and is located at the heart of the bustling city centre near Drake Circus shopping centre, the Barbican and Plymouth Hoe.

Tuesday 26th October
KEW GARDENS – AUTUMN TREETOPS (Child £29.50) £44.50
Includes entry to impressive Kew Gardens now celebrating its 250th anniversary with access to the spectacular 18-metre high treetop walkway with views over Kew Gardens in all its autumn splendour.

Saturday 18th December
ENCHANTED CHRISTMAS AT WESTONBIRT ARBORETUM £37.50
Rekindle the Christmas spirit on a magical evening stroll along the mile long illuminated trail decked out in a ‘four seasons’ theme with the glowing colours of Autumn, icy Winter wonderland and kaleidoscope of Spring and Summer colour! During the afternoon we visit Tetbury and Malmesbury before taking afternoon tea at Stanton Manor Hotel and Gallery.