 Wednesday 1st September
GREAT DORSET STEAM FAIR £37.50
See over 2,000 authentic working exhibits including an old time steam funfair, rural crafts and heavy shire horses. Extended day tour including entry.
Friday 3rd – Sunday 5th September
HARROGATE & YORK £159.50
Yorkshire is a firm favourite and our tour includes a visit to Harewood House, home to the Queen’s cousin, the Earl of Harewood with its outstanding art collection, splendid State Rooms and a fascinating ‘Below Stairs Exhibition’. On Saturday visit York with its Minster, The Shambles and the National Rail Museum. The 3* Holiday Inn Harrogate (HB) is located in the centre of this famous spa town near the gardens and the renowned ‘Betty’s Tea Rooms’.  Sunday 5th September
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON & THE SHAKESPEARE EXPRESS £29.50
A nostalgic steam train ride from Birmingham to Stratford-upon-Avon. Free time in the historic town which still contains many buildings that would have been familiar to Shakespeare.
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. Monday 6th – Wednesday 8th September
ROYAL WINDSOR & OXFORD – ‘CITY OF SPIRES’ £174.50
Visiting Windsor Castle State Apartments, which offer a rich and varied day out with entry to the special exhibition by photographer Marcus Adams who photographed members of the Royal Family for four generations. We include a visit to Marlow and a Thames cruise passing the riverside homes of the rich and famous whilst taking afternoon tea onboard. In Oxford, take a guided walking tour of the city and colleges conducted by a Blue Badge Guide before free time to explore this historic city and to visit the Ashmolean Museum. 3* hotel near Windsor (HB).  Thursday 9th September
LONDON THEATRE DAY TOUR £69.50
Matinee performances of War Horse, a poignant musical melodrama or the Broadway smash Legally Blonde.
 Thursday 9th September
Buckingham Palace - ‘The Queen’s Year’ £67.50
The special exhibition at this year’s summer opening will demonstrate the pageantry, tradition and ceremony of the State Opening of Parliament, the Garter Ceremony at Windsor Castle and Trooping the Colour. The Queen’s year will include displays of ceremonial robes, gifts, uniforms, dresses and jewellery as well as archive photography to evoke the many and varied aspects of the sovereign’s work. Includes a carvery lunch at the 4* Rembrandt Hotel, Knightbridge. There will be time for shopping in Knightsbridge at Harrods the famous department store, or you can visit the major exhibition ‘Victoria & Albert’ at the Queen’s Gallery for an additional charge of £10.00.
 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.
Friday 10th September
LUDLOW FOOD & DRINK FESTIVAL £25.00
Includes a scenic tour, a visit to the renowned Ludlow Food Centre and entry to the ‘Food & Drink Festival’ in the gastronomic capital of England. Tuesday 14th September
BATH £27.50
Includes a guided tour with a blue badge guide and entry to the Georgian town house, No1 Royal Crescent to experience life in 18th century Bath.  Tuesday 14th – Monday 20th September
THE ALSACE WINE REGION & STRASBOURG £499.50
Alsace offers dramatic scenery and wonderful villages and towns with narrow streets of half-timbered houses, churches, pretty courtyards and spectacular floral displays. The 2* Hotel La Diligence is a traditional Logis de France hotel. It is located in Obernai in the heart of Alsace at the foot of the Vosges Mountains, surrounded by villages, vineyards and green forests. The Alsatian town’s charm is built on its ramparts, half-timbered houses decked with flowers, its belfry and town centre all steeped in history. We feature tours along the ‘Alsace Wine Route’ with visits and tastings at local producers including the museum at the vineyard in Ribeauville and Colmar. We also visit Strasbourg, a city of contrasts with its modern European Parliament buildings and narrow streets of waterways of Petit France. For your added comfort we include overnight stops in the Champagne region on the outward and return journeys (BB), where we visit a local Champagne producer. Via Eurotunnel. Full details are available on request.
Tuesday 14th – Monday 20th September
ALSACE – ‘QUILTS & PATCHWORK’ £499.50
Full details for the 16th annual event held at Ste Marie aux Mines, Alsace are available on request. Wednesday 15th September
LONDON THEATRE DAY TOUR £69.50
Matinee performance of Sister Act or Les Miserables.  Wednesday 15th September or Thursday 16th September
Buckingham Palace - ‘The Queen’s Year’ £67.50
The special exhibition at this year’s summer opening will demonstrate the pageantry, tradition and ceremony of the State Opening of Parliament, the Garter Ceremony at Windsor Castle and Trooping the Colour. The Queen’s year will include displays of ceremonial robes, gifts, uniforms, dresses and jewellery as well as archive photography to evoke the many and varied aspects of the sovereign’s work. Includes a carvery lunch at the 4* Rembrandt Hotel, Knightbridge. There will be time for shopping in Knightsbridge at Harrods the famous department store, or you can visit the major exhibition ‘Victoria & Albert’ at the Queen’s Gallery for an additional charge of £10.00.
Thursday 16th September
GRACE KELLY – ‘STYLE FOR A HOLLYWOOD PRINCESS’ £59.50
Featuring displays of her dresses and memorabilia at the V&A Museum and afternoon tea at Harrods. Thursday 16th September
LONDON THEATRE DAY TOUR £69.50
Matinee performances of Billy Elliot or Priscilla, Queen of The Desert Sunday 19th – Monday 20th September
LONDON BREAK
West End Musicals – Jersey Boys or Legally Blonde £119.50
Or Grace Kelly – ‘Style for a Hollywood Princess’ 97.50
Featuring displays of her dresses and memorabilia at the V&A Museum. 4* Millennium Gloucester Hotel (EB). Sunday 19th – Monday 20th September
REGAL LONDON £109.50
Visiting Buckingham Palace the ‘Queen’s Year’ Exhibition and free time to explore London or join our guided tour. The 4* deluxe Millennium Gloucester Hotel (EB) is in a superb location for Knightsbridge and the museums of South Kensington. Wednesday 22nd September
WEST SOMERSET STEAM RAILWAY £32.50
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.  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.
Saturday 25th September
LONDON THEATRE DAY TOUR
Matinee performance of
The Phantom of The Opera £69.50
Or Grace Kelly – Style for a Hollywood Princess £59.50
Includes Tea at Harrods Saturday 25th September
Buckingham Palace - ‘The Queen’s Year’ £67.50
The special exhibition at this year’s summer opening will demonstrate the pageantry, tradition and ceremony of the State Opening of Parliament, the Garter Ceremony at Windsor Castle and Trooping the Colour. The Queen’s year will include displays of ceremonial robes, gifts, uniforms, dresses and jewellery as well as archive photography to evoke the many and varied aspects of the sovereign’s work. Includes a carvery lunch at the 4* Rembrandt Hotel, Knightbridge. There will be time for shopping in Knightsbridge at Harrods the famous department store, or you can visit the major exhibition ‘Victoria & Albert’ at the Queen’s Gallery for an additional charge of £10.00. 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!
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