A NEW Christmas tour based at the popular Blackwell Grange Hotel. Enjoy two contrasting excursions – Durham, a delight to visit at this festive time, and a trip into North Yorkshire across the scenic Cleveland Hills. A festive programme of entertainment is offered at the hotel. A lovely Christmas break!
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Holiday Highlights.
5 days, 4 nights with dinner, bed & breakfast
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Traditional Christmas Lunch
Cathedral City of Durham
Thirsk & Helmsley
'Little Switzerland' Bilsdale
Monday
We depart and make our way to County Durham arriving in the afternoon to a welcome drink at our hotel. After dinner tonight enjoy light entertainment
Christmas Eve
This morning we drive through Bilsdale – known as ‘Little Switzerland’ - on the way to Helmsley, with its huge market square. Later visit Thirsk, home of James Herriot, before returning to the hotel.
Tonight, after dinner, we enjoy hotel entertainment.
Christmas Day
Merry Christmas! Enjoy a relaxing morning, open your presents, and maybe take a stroll to work up an appetite for Christmas Day Lunch. This afternoon, listen to the King’s speech with a slice of
Christmas cake, maybe watch a movie, before getting ready for tonight’s Christmas Day Buffet. This is followed by a quiz and music from our resident DJ.
Boxing Day
This morning we travel to the ancient and historic City of Durham, acclaimed as a World Heritage Site and dominated by the magnificent cathedral and Norman castle sitting high above the River
Wear. After dinner we have a final evening of entertainment.
Friday
After breakfast we depart for home.
YOUR HOTEL
The Blackwell Grange Hotel is a stunning 17th Century mansion, which enjoys an enviable setting in the beautiful County Durham countryside. Facilities include leisure club with heated indoor swimming pool, spa and sauna and all bedrooms are en suite with TV, radio, telephone, hairdryer and tea/coffee making facilities. The hotel has a lift.
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Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
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Bath | Bath Odd Down Park and Ride Coach Park |
Bridgwater | Bridgwater Mount Street Bus Stop Rear of Angel Place Shopping centre |
Chippenham | Chippenham The Bridge Outside Rivo Lounge or Megabet. |
Cirencester | Cirencester Little Chef/Burger King Hare Bushes Services, A429 Burford Road, GL7 5DS |
Clevedon | Clevedon Miles Morgan Travel Agency, Triangle Bus Stop |
Exeter Services | Exeter Services - M5 - Pickups from here may be fed to Gordano Services M5-J19 to meet coach |
Frome | Frome Market Place |
Gloucester | Gloucester outside the British Heart Foundation Shop, Northgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 1SL |
Gloucester Sainsburys | Gloucester Sainsburys Layby, Barnett Way, Barnwood GL4 3RT South East bound Bus Stop |
Gordano | Gordano M5 Services CAR PARK |
Highbridge | Highbridge, Church Street Bus Stop Near to Church |
Ivybridge | Ivybridge Leisure Centre Car Park - Pickups may be fed to Gordano Services M5-J19 to meet coach |
Junction 27 M5 | J27 M5 - Burger King/ Travelodge Pick ups maybe fed to Gordano Services |
M5 Junction 13 | M5 Junction 13, Starbucks Formerly Little Chef |
Melksham | Melksham Town Hall. |
Michael Wood Services | Michael Wood Services - Outward - Northbound side Return - Southbound side |
Midsomer Norton | Midsomer Norton Town Hall |
Minehead | Minehead Railway Station |
Newton Abbot | Newton Abbot Railway Station Lay By Pickups may be fed to Gordano Services M5-J19 |
Plymouth | Plymouth Railway Station SE Bound Bus Stop Pennycomequick Hill/ Saltash Road |
Shepton Mallet | Shepton Mallet Station Road Car Park Bus Stop near Monument |
Somerton | Somerton The Cross - Pickups from here may be fed to Gordano Services M5-J19 to meet coach |
Street | Street Bayliss Centre |
Stroud | Stroud Merrywalks Bus Station |
Taunton Herons | Taunton - Hankeridge Farm Bus Stop, Herons Gate by Halfords Superstore. |
Thornbury | Thornbury Aldi Lay-by |
Torquay | Torquay Coach Station |
Trowbridge | Trowbridge Town Hall |
Wells | Wells Princes Road Car Park |
Westbury | Westbury Haynes Road bus stop |
Weston-super-Mare | Weston-super-Mare Locking Road Car Park |
Yeovil | Yeovil Bus Station - Pickups may be fed to Gordano Services M5-J19 to meet coach |
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