Steaming & Sailing through the Welsh Borders
This wonderful NEW tour based in Shrewsbury see’s us cruising along the River Severn, steaming through the rolling landscape of the Welsh Borders, and relaxing on a horse drawn boat along the Llangollen Canal.
View Dates & Book5 days • 4 nights with dinner, bed & breakfast • FREE Home Link Included
HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
• Cruise on the River Severn
• Journey on the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
• Llangollen Canal for a tranquil cruise on the horse-drawn barge
Monday
We depart and make our way to Shrewsbury and our hotel where we enjoy the next 4 nights with dinner, bed and breakfast.
During your stay
• Cruise on the River Severn. Enjoy beautiful views along the way, with photo opportunities and entertaining commentary from Captain.
• Shrewsbury Cathedral located along the 14th-century Town Walls, obtain refreshments in the lovely Orchard café.
• Journey on the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway. The train negotiates a viaduct and river bridge, climbs the notoriously steep Golfa Bank and steams serenely through beautiful countryside.
As the train runs through the Powis Estate, pheasant and deer can be seen and everywhere is a wide variety of wildflowers.
• Journey via the scenic Horseshoe Pass to reach pretty Llangollen, nestled in the beautiful Dee Valley and located under the watchful gaze of Dinas Bran Castle.
• We take to the waters of the Llangollen Canal for a tranquil cruise on the horse drawn barge. Visitors have been enjoying leisurely trips here for over 100 years and this wonderful trip takes in part of the
UNESCO World Heritage Site and is home to a rich variety of local flora and fauna.
Friday
After breakfast we depart home.
Your Hotel:
Set within the walls of a stunning 18thcentury manor house, Albrighton Hall Hotel & Spa, a member of Radisson Individuals, offers a beautiful countryside retreat, nestled within 15 acres of landscaped grounds and close to the historic town of Shrewsbury. Facilities include a Spa and heated indoor swimming pool, and all bedrooms are en suite with TV, free Wi-Fi and tea/coffee making facilities.
The hotel does not have a lift, but ground floor 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 |
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| 04 May 2026 | £679.00 | | | |  |
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| 22 Jun 2026 | £699.00 | | | | |
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| 13 Jul 2026 | £699.00 | | | | |
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| 31 Aug 2026 | £679.00 | | | | |
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| 21 Sep 2026 | £699.00 | | | | |
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