We are delighted to introduce this new tour for 2018. From our well-located hotel in Northumbria, we feature a host of interesting attractions, including Northumberlandia, ‘The Lady of the North’, Tynemouth Priory, a former 13th century chapel, as well as a WW2 gun battery and the grand Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens in the heart of Northumberland’s countryside.
Holiday Highlights
Northumberlandia
Woodhorn Museum
Seaton Deleval Hall
Tynemouth Priory
St Marys Lighthouse
Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens
Monday
We depart and make our way to
Northumbria, arriving late afternoon at our
hotel for the next 4 nights with dinner, bed and
breakfast and tea/coffee and biscuits are served
on arrival.
Tuesday
This morning we head to the Rising Sun
Country Park, enjoying the outdoors and wildlife
it brings. Next, we visit Tynemouth Priory which
contains a 13th century chapel, as well as a
WW2 gun battery. This afternoon we visit St
Mary’s Lighthouse, reached between the tides
via a causeway, where you can access the visitor
centre and lighthouse tower to learn more about
the islands history. We then travel via Blyth,
where we can stop for tea, coffee or ice cream by
the beach.
Wednesday
We start with a short drive to
Northumberlandia, home of ‘The Lady of the
North’, a stunning human landform sculpture of
a lady, standing 100 ft in height and spanning a
1/4 of a mile. We then travel to Morpeth where
you can visit its weekly Wednesday market and
explore the historic market town. Later we stop
at Woodhorn Museum a 19th-century coal mine
now a museum and heritage centre where you
can wander the grounds or museum. Next, we
move to Seaton Deleval Hall where you can stroll
around its gardens or see its dramatic halls as
we finish off our day.
Thursday
Today we visit the Maritime Centre at
Newbiggin where you can enjoy the exhibits or
enjoy a walk by the beach at this seaside town.
Next we drive via Walkworth Castle to Alnwick
where you can explore the historic town. Later
we go to Rothbury where we have a quick stop,
before visiting Belsay Hall, Castle & Gardens,
regarded as the first British country house to be
built new in Greek revival style. We return to the
hotel for our final evening
Friday
After breakfast we leave our hotel and
head for home.
Your Hotel
The Holiday Inn Gosforth Park
The Holiday Inn Gosforth Park is an ideal base for this tour.
Hotel facilities include indoor swimming pool and gym,
steam room, sauna and spa bath, as well as a bar/lounge.
All bedrooms are en-suite and have television, telephone,
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.
Name | Address | Contact Details |
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Bath | Bath Avon Street / Riverside Coach Car Park | |
Bridgwater | Bridgwater Mount Street Bus Stop Rear of Angel Place Shopping centre | |
Chippenham | Chippenham The Bridge In Front of Johnsons Dry Cleaners | |
Cirencester | Cirencester Little Chef/Burger King Hare Bushes Services, A429 Burford Road, GL7 5DS | |
Clevedon | Clevedon Tui Travel Agency | |
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 outside the British Heart Foundation Shop, Northgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 1SL | |
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 | |
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 | |
Street | Street Bayliss Centre | |
Stroud | Stroud Merrywalks Bus Station | |
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 | |
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 |