Wednesday 3rd September
THE JUDGE’S LODGING, PRESTEIGNE £21.50
Includes entry to the fascinating world of Victorian Judges, with its vast courtroom and damp cells. We also visit Hay-on-Wye – ‘The Largest Bookshop in The World’.  Friday 5th – Sunday 7th September
LILLE ANTIQUES FAIR – ‘LE BRADERIE’ £159.50
Europe’s largest Antiques Fair, with ten thousand stands erected on the streets of the historic centre of Lille. The capital city of Flanders, which offers a rich diversity of culture and heritage, has many art galleries and museums as well as superb sightseeing and shopping opportunities. Based at the superb 4* Mercure Lille Metropole (BB). Via Eurotunnel
Saturday 6th September
CIRCUS OZ £34.50
Circus Oz returns to the Wales Millennium Centre with breathtaking feats, social satire and Aussie humour (Raised Stalls Seats).  Friday 12th September
LUDLOW MARCHES FOOD & DRINK FESTIVAL £21.50
Includes a scenic tour and en route visiting a local cider producer for tastings. Entry to the food festival at Ludlow, the renowned gastronomic centre.
Friday 12th – Monday 15th September
GARDENS OF KENT £219.50
A leisurely 4 day break, based at the superb 4* Thistle Hotel Brands Hatch (HB) which offers full leisure facilities. Visiting Canterbury, Leeds Castle “the loveliest castle in the world”, Groombridge Place Gardens and Enchanted Forest and Royal Tunbridge Wells with its varied architecture from pretty clapboard cottages to terraces of Regency villas.  Monday 15th – Sunday 21st September
BIARRITZ £549.50
Tour by air to Biarritz, the jewel of South West France with its three spectacular beaches. We visit Bayonne, the Basque Region and the picturesque port of St Jean de Luz, an artists delight! For rail enthusiasts we take a spectacular ride on the narrow gauge railway up to La Rhune, one of the high Pyrenees peaks. The 3* Hotel Windsor is located on the Promenade (BB).
Please telephone for full details!
 Sunday 14th – Monday 15th September
LONDON BREAK – GO AS YOU PLEASE £89.50
Based at the 4* Tower Hotel (BB). Includes a London tour and the spectacular Wallace Collection at Hertford House, the largest private art collection in Europe and home to Franz Hal’s ‘Laughing Cavalier’.
West Side Story, The Lion King or Buckingham Palace available at extra cost.
Wednesday 17th September
BUCKINGHAM PALACE £59.50
Includes priority entry to Buckingham Palace State Rooms and carvery lunch at the 4* deluxe Rembrandt Hotel and free time for shopping in Knightsbridge. Wednesday 17th September
LONDON THEATRE DAY TOUR – LES MISERABLES (M) £64.50  Friday 19th – Sunday 21st September
PALACES & PEAKS £149.50
The Peak District National Park offers dramatic scenery and beautiful spa towns such as Matlock Bath and Buxton with its Regency architecture. Our tour features visits to Chatsworth House, one of Britain’s finest stately homes and the setting for Jane Austen’s, ‘Pride & Prejudice’. We also visit Hardwick Hall, a spectacular Tudor treasure house built for Bess of Hardwick. At the 4* Holiday Inn Derby/Notts (HB).
 Friday 19th – Monday 22nd September
REIMS – THE CHAMPAGNE HARVEST £239.50
The tour coincides with the grape harvest in the Champagne Region. The 3* Holiday Inn Garden Court (BB) is based at the heart of Reims near the cathedral and shopping area. We feature visits and tastings at the Champagne houses of Moet et Chandon and Piper Heidsieck. The highlight of the tour is a vineyard tour, tasting and picnic lunch arranged by Jean Pierre Rafflin, a highly acclaimed producer. Via Eurotunnel.
Saturday 20th – Tuesday 23rd September
BRITTANY & ST MALO £199.50
Morning departure for Portsmouth and free time at Gun Wharf Quays with its many shops, bars and restaurants, before the night sailing to St Malo, onboard Brittany Ferries ‘The Bretagne’ with superb onboard facilities and entertainment. Accommodation in 2 berth cabins (Upgrades available at extra cost). Two nights bed & breakfast at the Hotel de France and Chateaubriand (BB), located within the city walls of St Malo. Excursions to Mont St Michel which is spectacular with its Abbey towering above the sea on a rock outcrop and Dinan with its traditional timbered buildings. Wednesday 24th September
OTELLO £54.50
The Welsh National Opera presents. Verdi’s riveting masterpiece opens the season with Denis O’Neill in the lead role. Raised stalls seats at the Wales Millennium Centre. Thursday 25th September
LONDON THEATRE DAY TOUR – BILLY ELLIOTT (M) £64.50 Thursday 25th September
WEST SOMERSET STEAM RAILWAY £29.50
Welcome aboard the nostalgic steam ‘Seaside Special’ as it travels for 20 miles from Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, through dramatic Somerset scenery travelling via Dunster to Minehead.  Friday 26th – Sunday 28th September
“NATIONAL TREASURES” £149.50
CLIVEDEN HOUSE, BASILDON PARK & WADDESDON MANOR
The tour features 3 spectacular National Trust properties; Cliveden – the spectacular Thames side house and estate once the home of Lady Astor; Basildon Park – a beautiful Palladian Mansion filled with fine art and furniture and Waddesdon Manor – a French style chateau built by the Rothschild’s to display his vast collections of art, furniture and porcelain. We also visit Marlow a charming Thames side town. At the 4* Holiday Inn High Wycombe (HB)
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