Rails To Royalty-A Midland Journey
- Duration: 5 days
- Board Basis: Half Board
- Tour Ref: D2TBAK13525
Holiday Summary
- Travel Type: Coach
5 Days 4 nights with dinner, bed & breakfast Home Link included
HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
Great Central Railway (not in October)
Hardwick Hall
Matlock & Melton Mowbray
Nottingham
PLEASE NOTE: Price is per person and based on two people sharing a twin/double room. Single room supplements and upgrades are not included.
Monday
We depart and make our way to out hotel for the next 4 nights with dinner, bed and breakfast.
During your stay
• We journey to Matlock, in the Derwent Valley where you will have time to explore.• Hardwick Hall – one of the finest Elizabethan buildings in the country. • Melton Mowbray – The town has a royal heritage that goes back to Richard the Lionheart and is home to Stilton, Red Leicester Cheese, and of course the famous Melton Mowbray Pork Pie.Head inside Melton Carnegie Museum to see on original pie oven, grab a pie at Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe, or visit the Anne of Cleves pub.• Heading for the northern outskirts of Leicester where we join the Great Central Railway for a nostalgic steam train ride for 18 miles to Loughborough, crossing picturesque Swithland Reservoir on theway. (NOTE: 26 Oct will include Burghley House instead of the Great Central Railway) • We travel the short distance into Nottingham – home of the legendary Robin Hood. Enjoy the day at leisure in the city.
Friday
After breakfast we depart for home.
Other Information
Your Hotel
Nottingham Belfry Hotel & Spa is a contemporary, warm and stylish hotel located on the edge of the city which is ideal for our tour. Facilities include a full spa and indoor swimming pool and all bedrooms are en suite with TV, telephone, hairdryer and tea/coffee making facilities.
The hotel has a lift.
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