Lakes,Rails & Afternoon Tea Blackpool Tower GOLD
Enjoy visits to Kendal and Bowness-on-Windermere, both scenic gems of the Lake District. Journey on the Settle and Carlisle Railway before exploring historic Lancaster and visit the world-famous seaside town of Blackpool with its iconic tower where you can enjoy the Afternoon Tea Experience in the Blackpool Tower Ballroom. A truly wonderful NEW tour.
View Dates & Book
5 Days • 4 nights with dinner, bed & breakfast • Home Link included
Gold Service with Host Service
HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
• Kendal & Bowness-on-Windermere
• Settle and Carlisle Railway
• Lancaster
• Afternoon Tea Experience at Blackpool Tower Ballroom
Monday
We depart and make our way north and our hotel for the next 4 nights with dinner, bed and breakfast.
During your stay
• We visit Kendal, where Lakeland has its largest outlet store, with everything you need for the home, kitchen and much more.
• Bowness-on-Windermere, a bustling tourist hotspot boasting independent shops and interesting museums.
• We visit the North Yorkshire market town of Settle where we enjoy a ride on the Settle and Carlisle Railway, considered to be one of England’s most scenic rail journeys. We join the diesel train for the
journey, passing through spectacular scenery, crossing the famous Ribblehead viaduct to Kirby Stephen.
• The city of Lancaster with its historic castle for free time.
• Today we head to Lancashire’s famous seaside resort of Blackpool and no trip to Lancashire would be complete without a visit to the Blackpool Tower Ballroom where enjoy an Afternoon Tea Experience. The rest of the day is yours to explore Blackpool at leisure.
Friday
After breakfast we depart for home.
Your Hotel
The Glendower Hotel in Lytham St Annes is a lovely period building located on the Fylde Coast just 3 miles from the seaside resort of Blackpool. All bedrooms are en suite TV and tea/coffee facilities.
There are lift-accessible rooms available on request.
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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.
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| 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 Sainsburys, Barnett Way |
| 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 Silver Street |
| 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 |
