Best Of Yorkshire – Boat, Train, Castle & Abbey

Day 1 Morning departure for the journey to Yorkshire to arrive at the hotel in Skipton for a four night stay.

Days 2 to 4 We have include the following excursions:

• A morning visit to Knaresborough, with its ancient walkways, cobbled alleys, magnificent viaduct and breathtaking countryside views. Time to explore before travelling to Allerton Castle, a hidden gem set amongst 200 acres of beautiful grounds with a towering 70-foot high facade. Here enjoy a guided tour of this magnificent gothic revival stately home. Steeped in English history and owned in the eighteenth century by Prince Frederick (the Grand Old Duke of York), brother to King George IV.

• Today enjoy exploring the popular market town of Skipton, known as the ‘Gateway to the Dales’. Browse the many shops along the High Street or around the market (held on Mondays Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays), one of the oldest continuous markets in the country or visit the castle with over 900 years of history. After time for lunch enjoy a one hour boat cruise where you will hear fascinating stories of how the Leeds & Liverpool Canal delivered the lifeblood of the industrial- revolution through Yorkshire.

• After breakfast join the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway. Sit back in one of the Victorian carriages and watch the world go by as you steam through the Yorkshire Dales from Embsay to Bolton Abbey. Here visit the ruined Abbey & Priory set in a beautiful, tranquil location along the River Wharfe and part of the Duke of Devonshire’s estate before continuing through the Yorkshire Dales scenery to the village of Grassington with its cobbled streets and quaint alleyways lined with shops and eateries.

Day 5 After breakfast, depart the hotel and commence the journey home

• Coach travel
• 4 nights dinner, bed & breakfast
• Guided tour of Allerton Castle
• Skipton boat cruise
• Single train journey

This waterfront Hotel is located on the banks of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Skipton, the ‘Gateway to the beautiful Yorkshire Dales. En-suite bedrooms are equipped with TV, WiFi, hairdryer and tea / Coffee making facilities. Restaurant, bar, lift and fitness centre.