Departure Dates: 10 April & 26 June 2012 This delightful tour enjoys the very best of the beautiful English Lake District as well as the stunning Yorkshire Dales. Enjoy Steam hauled train journeys through the picturesque countryside of Southern Windermere, and the Yorkshire Moors, and cruise along the lakes of Windermere and Ullswater, both renowned for their breathtaking scenery. Itinerary includes stops along the way in popular towns and villages with free time to explore. Price includes: Luxury coach travel from Coleraine, Ballymoney, Cloughmills, Ballymena, Dunsilly, Belfast and Larne Harbour Return ferry crossings with P&O Ferries - Larne/Cairnryan 3 nights accommodation at the 4* Holiday Inn, Harrogate 3 nights accommodation at the 3* Riverside Hotel, Kendal English breakfast and evening meals Steam Railway Journey through Yorkshire Moors Free day in Harrogate Yorkshire coast tour with visits to Whitby & Scarborough Visit to Wensleydale Creamery Visitor Centre Tour of the English Lake District Visits to Kendal, Grasmere, Bowness-on-Windermere & Keswick Lake Windermere & Ullswater Cruises including steam railway journey Services of a tour manager Single Supplement - £130.00 per person The Holiday Inn http://www.holidayinn.com/hotels/gb/en/harrogate/hrtuk/hoteldetail The Holiday Inn Harrogate is ideally located in the town centre and is an ideal place to explore Yorkshire. The hotel's facilities include a bar, lounge, restaurant and a gym. All rooms include tea an en suite, tea/coffee making facilities, direct dial telephone and a television. The Riverside Hotel http://www.riversidekendal.co.uk/ The Riverside Hotel is situated on the banks of the River Kent in Kendal only a short walk from the famous market town centre. Hotel facilities include bar, restaurant, health and leisure club. All rooms include tea and coffee making facilities, freeview television, free wifi, direct dial telephone, hairdryer and ironing facilities.
   
Day 1: You meet your coach and travel to Larne to join the early morning ferry crossing to Cairnryan. On arrival, you will continue to your hotel in Harrogate, arriving late afternoon. Day 2: This morning after breakfast, you travel to Pickering to join the vintage steam train journey to the beautiful maritime town of Whitby where you enjoy some free time. Afterwards, rejoin your coach and travel along the beautiful Yorkshire Coast towards Scarborough, Britain's first seaside resort. Day 3: Today you are free to explore the spa town of Harrogate with its fabulous shopping, cafes, cuisine, glorious gardens, stunning architecture, history and heritage. Day 4: After breakfast, you depart the hotel and make your way to the Lake District, enjoying en route the spectacular scenery of the Yorkshire Dales, and a visit to Wensleydale Creamery. After check in, you are free to explore the market town of Kendal, located only a short walk from the hotel. Day 5: Today you travel to Glenridding to join a ferry cruise on Ullswater Lake, quoted as being ‘England's most beautiful lake'. Afterwards you will travel to the popular town of Keswick to enjoy the renowned Saturday Market, before travelling to the charming village of Grasmere. Day 6: This morning after breakfast, you travel to Haverthwaite to board the steam train for a delightful 20 minute journey to Lakeside. On arrival, you will then join the 90 minute Lake Windermere ferry cruise to Ambleside, allowing you to witness some of the Lake District's most spectacular scenery. To end a wonderful day you will have free time in Bowness, the most popular holiday resort in the Lake District. Day 7: Today after a leisurely breakfast you depart your hotel and travel to Cairnryan, stopping off in Carlisle en route. On arrival in Larne, you return to your original joining point. Price From £499 per person Tel Terra Travel 028 38327222 |