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Houses, Castles and Palaces

Althorp House - home to the Spencer Family

The family home of the Spencers since 1508, and the final resting place of the Princess Diana. Showcasing one of Europe’s finest private collections of furniture, paintings and ceramics.

Date: 17/08/2024
Arundells - Salisbury

Visit the home and gardens of the former Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath in central Salisbury.

Date: 13/08/2024
Bewdley and Ludlow Castle

A scenic tour to Bewdley and the Shropshire market town of Ludlow with its historic castle.

Date: 09/08/2024
Black Country & National Memorial Arboretum ONight

An overnight stay to explore the Midlands where we enjoy the bygone eras at the Black Country Living Museum and pay our resepects at the National Memorial Arboretum near Lichfield.

Duration: 2 Days
Date: 14/09/2024
Blenheim Palace at Christmas and light trail GOLD

Dressed for Christmas 2024 in the theme of Neverland in the Palace where the State rooms are decorated as never before followed by an exceptional after-dark trail with new lights for 2024.

Date: 04/12/2024
Blenheim Palace near Oxford

Home to the 11th Duke and Duchess of Marlborough and birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, a true masterpiece of 18th Century Baroque architecture.

Date: 06/08/2024
Bletchley Park

Home of the enigma Code Breaker from WWII and Churchill Memorobilia. Check out the tales of spies and strategic deception.

Date: 17/08/2024
Brownsea Island Poole - National Trust

There is plenty to discover here on Brownsea Island and at a mile long and just under a mile wide, a walk around the island is easily manageable. Home to red squirrels and scouting.

Date: 20/08/2024
Buckingham Palace & Garden Highlights Tour 2024

The 19 State Rooms are furnished with many of the greatest treasures from the Royal Collection and the Garden Highlights Tour includes the 39-acre garden - 'a walled oasis in the middle of London'. It boasts more than 350 types of wild flower, over 200 trees and a three-acre lake.

2 departures on 15/08/2024 and 19/09/2024
Buckingham Palace State Rooms 2024

The 19 State Rooms are furnished with many of the greatest treasures from the Royal Collection, including paintings by Van Dyck and Canaletto, sculpture by Canova, Sevres porcelain, and some of the finest English and French furniture in the world.

2 departures on 15/08/2024 and 19/09/2024
Dunster Castle - National Trust

Dramatically sited on a wooded hill, a castle has existed here since at least Norman times, with an impressive medieval gatehouse and ruined tower giving a reminder of its turbulent history.

Date: 01/08/2024
Exbury Gardens, Hampshire with steam railway

There are over 20 miles of pathways, three woods and parkland to explore, and surprises lying await behind every corner where a superb railway runs along and through the gorgeous gardens.

Date: 15/08/2024
Greenway House - National Trust

Agatha Christie loved nothing better than escaping with her family to Greenway, their Devon holiday home.

Date: 21/09/2024
Hampton Court Palace & Gardens

Over 800 years of history can be explored through this magnificent palace whose previous owners include Cardinal Wolsey, Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. Explore with your self-guided audio tour.

4 departures between 27/07/2024 and 09/10/2024
Highgrove Gardens walking tour with 2 course lunch

"One of my great joys is to see the pleasure that the garden can bring to many of the visitors and that everybody seems to find some part of it that is special to them," HM The King Charles III

2 departures on 06/09/2024 and 25/09/2024
Highgrove Gardens with 2 course lunch GOLD coach

"One of my great joys is to see the pleasure that the garden can bring to many of the visitors and that everybody seems to find some part of it that is special to them," HM The King Charles III

2 departures on 11/08/2024 and 31/08/2024
Jane Austen House & Museum

On your visit to Jane Austen's House Museum, you will be able to explore the house where Jane Austen lived and wrote.

Date: 19/09/2024
Kensington Palace - birth place of Queen Victoria

Visit this charming and much loved royal Palace and gardens and explore the birthplace of Queen Victoria and home of the young royals. 2024 exhibition: UNTOLD LIVES: A PALACE AT WORK opens 14th March 2024.

Date: 19/09/2024
Kensington Palace GOLD

Explore the birthplace of Queen Victoria and home to young royals for over 300 years. with a special exhibition in 2024 - Untold Lives Exhibition.

Date: 03/08/2024
Lanhydrock House and Gardens - National Trust

Magnificent late Victorian country house with gardens and wooded estate. The perfect country house and estate, with the feel of a wealthy but unpretentious family home. After a devastating fire in 1881 the Jacobean house was refurbished in high-Victorian style, with the best in country house design and planning and the latest mod cons.

Date: 13/08/2024
Laskett Gardens Hereford

The creation of Sir Roy Strong CH and his late wife Julia Trevelyan Oman CBE. The gardens were created from a bare field and were begun in 1974 and have continued to evolve ever since.

Date: 24/09/2024
Leeds Castle & Call the Midwife Overnight

An overnight stay to explore Leeds Castle in Kent 'the most beautiful castle in the world' and Historic Dockyard Chatham.

Duration: 2 Days
2 departures on 02/08/2024 and 21/09/2024
London - Houses of Parliament

Home to 650 Members of Parliament, the self-guided audio tour brings to life the House of Lords and House of Commons.

Date: 10/08/2024
London - Tower of London

A royal palace and fortress, prison and place of execution, mint, arsenal, menagerie and jewel house.

Date: 28/08/2024
Mompesson House - National Trust

Mompesson has one of the finest displays of English 18th century drinking glasses and a collection of watercolours by former resident Barbara Townsend. The garden is an oasis of calm.

Date: 13/08/2024
Osborne House, Isle of Wight

Welcome to Queen Victoria's palace by the sea. After first visiting Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, England's longest-reigning monarch wrote: 'It is impossible to imagine a prettier spot'..

Date: 04/08/2024
Oxford Castle and Prison

Spend a day sightseeing in this University town of Oxford, The City of Dreaming Spires and visit and explore 1,000 years of history at the Castle and Prison.

Date: 06/08/2024
Petworth House and Park Sussex - National Trust

The palatial mansion that you see today was built in 1682 . The state rooms are saturated with internationally important paintings by artists such as Van Dyck, Reynolds, Titian and Blake together with classical and neo-classical sculptures.

Date: 02/10/2024
Portmeirion & Llangollen Overnight

The unique Italianate village on the shores of Cardigan Bay and a former British Railways line combine to make a great weekend, not forgetting the spectacular Welsh scenery.

Duration: 2 Days
2 departures on 31/08/2024 and 05/10/2024
River Severn, Shrewsbury & Blists Hill Overnight

An overnight stay to explore Shropshire - with visits to Blists Hills Victorian Town, Shrewsbury, and a Cruise on the River Severn.

Duration: 2 Days
Date: 31/08/2024
Rosemoor Garden RHS

The original garden at RHS Garden Rosemoor was created by Lady Anne Berry and is a true plantsman's garden and in 2020, the new 'Cool garden' was created.

Date: 25/09/2024
St Fagans - Wales National History Museum

One of Europe's foremost open-air museums and Wales's most popular heritage attraction. It stands in the grounds of the magnificent St Fagans Castle.

Date: 08/08/2024
Warwick Castle - Historical Experience

Get ready for another fantastic year at Warwick Castle! A fun, action packed and unforgettable day out for everyone! Enjoy the castle and grounds.

3 departures between 08/08/2024 and 29/10/2024
Windsor Castle with audio guide

The largest and oldest occupied castle in the world, is one of the official residences of His Majesty The King Charles III. Collect your free multimedia guides at the start of your visit.

4 departures between 01/08/2024 and 31/10/2024

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