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Hidden Corners of the Durham Dales
The beauty of the Durham Dales offers a nice contrast with stunning Beamish and historic Durham.
5 days, 4 nights with dinner, bed & breakfast
Tour Link Included
Monday
We depart and make our way to Durham and our hotel for the next 4 nights with dinner, bed & breakfast.
During your stay
• Visit to the market town of Barnard Castle, known as ‘Barny’ to the locals
• Visit to Bowes Museum, just outside the town.This is one of County Durham’s biggest surprises
• We head for famous Beamish – North of England Open Air Museum, capturing the spirit of the North East in the 1800’s and 1900’s
• We travel to the ancient and historic City of Durham, acclaimed as a World Heritage Site
Friday
After breakfast we depart for home.
Your Hotel
The recently refurbished Blackwell Grange Hotel is a stunning 17th Century building.
Hotel 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.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
| Name | Address | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
| Bath | Bath Odd Down Park and Ride Coach Park | |
| Bridgwater | Bridgwater Mount Street Bus Stop Rear of Angel Place Shopping centre | |
| Bristol Anchor Road West | Anchor Road, Outside @ Bristol-We The Curious Westbound Bus Stop | |
| Bristol Bedminster ASDA | Bedminster Bus Shelter - East Street In front of ASDA Store | |
| Bristol Downend | Bristol Downend Lloyds Bank | |
| Bristol Filton | Bristol Filton The Air balloon Pub | |
| Bristol Fishponds | Fishponds - Fishponds Road, Bus Stop Outside Lodge House, BS16 3HZ | |
| Bristol Kingswood | Kingswood - High Street Bus Stop Opposite the Civic Centre, BS15 9TR | |
| Bristol Knowle | Knowle Broadwalk Shopping Centre | |
| Bristol Redfield | Redfield - Bus Stop outside Aldi Church Road | |
| Bristol Westbury-on-Trym | Westbury-on-Trym Library Bottom Falcondale Rd. | |
| 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 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 | |
| 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 |
