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association with Travel 55
Grand UK Holidays - Exclusively for the over 55's
All
of the Grand UK holidays that we feature have been discounted
from their brochure price.
When booking please quote Travel 55 Refs: TRA55.
Kingdom
of Northumbria - England Coach Tours - 8 Days
Tour Highlights
• Northumbria’s Heritage Coastline • Teesdale
• Holy Island
• Hexham • Kielder Forest • Bamburgh
Stretching from the unspoiled
wilds of the Northumberland National Park to the outstanding
beauty of the Heritage Coast, the Kingdom of Northumbria has
everything for a perfect holiday. Lush rolling countryside,
spectacular forests, glorious sandy beaches, quaint villages
and historic market towns mingle with mighty castles and ancient
monuments that bear testament to the bloody battles and warring
clans of a bygone era.
Kingdom of
Northumbria - Your Excursions
FULL
DAY Today
we explore the delights of Northumbria’s Heritage Coastline.We
make our way to Holy Island (subject to tidal conditions),
known locally as Lindisfarne, famed for being the birthplace
of English Christianity. Then to Bamburgh with its fairytale
castle and magnificent views of the Farne Islands.
FULL DAY Today we
head into the magnificent Kielder Forest which is Europe’s
largest working forest and has Europe’s largest man-made reservoir.
Our journey continues through the lovely Cheviot Hills, returning
via the town of Otterburn.
FULL DAY A leisurely full day tour
of Teesdale and the Northern Pennines, calling at Middleton-in-
Teesdale, founded in 1753 by the quaker run London Lead Company,
now a small tourist centre. Then across the high moorlands
to the Tyne Valley and Hexham, with its stately Abbey.
Park Hotel,
Tynemouth
THE PARK HOTEL enjoys a prominent position
in the seaside town of Tynemouth, with stunning views overlooking
the Northumberland coastline. Facilities include a lounge
bar and restaurant, and all bedrooms feature private facilities,
television, telephone, trouserpress, hairdryer and tea and
coffee making facilities.
• Full breakfast and three course dinner plus tea or coffee
• Two nights entertainment
• No lift, but bedrooms available on the ground and first
floor.
Kingdom of
Northumbria - 2008 Tour Code TYP
Grand UK Brochure Price in Black Travel 55 Discount Price
in Red
May 17
£415 £386
July
26
£425 £396
June
14
£419 £390
August
9*
£439 £409
June
28
£425 £396
August
23
£415 £386
July
12
£425 £396
September
6
£435 £405
* This date includes a visit to
the Edinburgh Tattoo - for excursion alterations please
ask at the time of booking
What's included -
• Free local joining points
• All coach travel
• Reserved seats on tour coaches
•
Hotel accommodation and board as
stated
• Complete luggage handling service • Excursions as stated
• Admission fees and entertainment
if stated
• Grand UK Tour Manager
• Holiday insurance cover
Prices £'s per person. Half board. Supplement for
single room: nil. Private facilities: included.
Reserved Coach
Seats
YOU
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY to choose the coach seat of your choice
which is yours from the moment you join your tour coach. Seat
numbers are not allocated on regional transfer services. In
most cases on coaches equipped with a rear mounted WC, seats
23 and 24 move to the driver’s side of the vehicle, whilst
seats 45 and 46 move one seat forward of the rear seat.
Please note
that SMOKING IS NOT PERMITTED ON COACHES. Passengers who do
smoke will have ample opportunity to do so at the comfort
stops en route.
Joining Points
On most
of our coach holidays you can choose from more than 360 (200
for departure code C tours) convenient local joining points
across Southern England, East Anglia and the South West, the
Midlands, London and the Home Counties.
To
book or to check availability Contact Grand UK Tel
01603 886 795 Quote Travel 55 Ref TRA55
plus Grand UK's Holiday Code
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