This tour covers a variety of magnificent scenery and contrasting countryside, with quaint Yorkshire towns and villages. We also feature a ride on the Wensleydale Railway, re-living times gone by. Also included, a stop at the historic Sun Inn at Bilsdale. In the Ainsley family since 1823, the present Sun Inn stands next to its ancient, Grade I listed predecessor and is now a ‘must-see’ museum for pub historians.
View Dates & Book5 DAYS Coach Tour 4 nights with dinner, bed & breakfast FREE Home Link Included
Gold Coach Service with hostess service
Holiday Highlights:
Historic Maritime Whitby
North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Wensleydale Railway
Swaledale Historic Richmond
Bilsdale Sun Inn A Taste of Yorkshire
Little Switzerland Beautiful Bilsdale
Monday
We depart and make our way to Yorkshire and our hotel for the next 4 nights with dinner, bed and breakfast.
During your stay
Visit to the market town of Yarm.
Journey through Bilsdale or ‘Little Switzerland’ to the historic 16th century Sun Inn. We call in to enjoy a real treat - Yorkshire Curd Tart.
Visit to Richmond - The Green Howards Museum and the Richmondshire Museum, which houses the film set from ‘All Creatures Great and Small.’
Wensleydale Railway for a nostalgic ride through rural scenery from Leyburn to Leeming Bar.
We head to Ampleforth Abbey, home to many ‘Mousey Thompson’ furniture pieces, renowned for his little mouse carvings.
We join the North Yorkshire Moors Railway for a steam train journey to Whitby and Goathland, the setting for ‘Aidensfield’ in TV’s Heartbeat.
Whitby, a maritime town, characterful and unique. Wander the alleyways and narrow streets and climb the steps up to Whitby Abbey.
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. The hotel is nestled in wooded parkland in Darlington, located between the North Yorkshire Moors and the Pennines. Hotel facilities include leisure club with heated indoor swimming pool, spa and sauna. 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 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 |
Liskeard | Liskeard Lloyds Bank The Parade, Liskeard, PL14 6AW |
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 |
St Austell | St Austell-Railway Station PL25 4LA |
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 |
Truro | Truro Fairmantle Street Coach Park TR1 2EE |
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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