Northumbria Highlights
Northumbria Delights
WELCOME TO NORTHUMBRIA
From stunning landscapes and beautiful beaches to vibrant and laid back market towns, North East England offers a world of different holidays for a world of different people - there's so much to see and do here, you can have a different holiday everyday! No wonder it is one of the top 30 must see destinations in the world!
CALEDONIAN HOTEL, JESMOND AA 3 Star
The stylish 3* Caledonian Hotel is set in the heart of Jesmond, the perfect base from which to explore all the sites the city of Newcastle has to offer. All accommodation has been recently refurbished to a high standard. The hotel is warm and welcoming offering comfortable and spacious en suite rooms with satellite TV, tea &coffee making facilities, hairdryer, and direct dial telephone.
INCLUDED EXCURSIONS
1. HOLY ISLAND, ALNWICK & ROTHBURY
A reasonably early start today to take advantage of the tidal causeway crossing to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, the fountainhead of England's Christian Heritage, with its 16th century castle, ancient priory, and a colony of grey seals. We then continue to Alnwick around lunchtime, where we will allow time for you to visit either the exciting contemporary Alnwick Garden, the magnificent Alnwick Castle, or simply to browse this lovely historic market town. Our final visit of today takes us for a short visit to Rothbury, another delightful town with the River Coquet meandering through the centre, and a good range of shops, pubs and tea rooms in the High Street.
2. BELSAY HALL & GARDENS, HEXHAM AND CORBRIDGE Today we travel first to Belsay Hall & Gardens, now one of Northumbria's top visitor attractions. Belsay Hall is an architectural masterpiece inspired by the temples of ancient Greece, with its fabulous 'Pillar Hall'. The extensive grounds are packed with an impressive array of shrubs and flowers, and the unique 11 acre Quarry Garden is a fantasy of ravines, pinnacles, and exotic plants. We then proceed to the bustling market town of Hexham, with its centrepiece being the historic Abbey, built around 675 AD at the direction of St. Wilfred. The pretty little town of Corbridge is our final visit of the day. A jewel in the crown of Northumberland, it grew from the Roman town of 'Corstopitum', a supply town for the troops on Hadrian's Wall. Its mediaeval street plan is much the same today as it was in the thirteenth century.
8A June 25th/29th (5 days) £289
8B August 27th/31st (5 days) £289
No supplement 1st 3 singles, thereafter £50
INCLUDES ENTRANCE TO BELSAY HALL & GARDENS
Insurance is included in the tour price
Tour operates Monday to Friday