2025 - Antique Treasure Trail & Tatton Park

Itinerary

Holiday Highlights

• Hotel for 3 nights with breakfast & dinner
• Porterage
• Visit to Nantwich 
• Time at Dagfields Crafts & Antiques Centre
• Entrance to Tatton Park (mansion, gardens & farm)
• An evening with David Harper, antiques expert 
• Cash amount to spend at Dagfields
• £50 Holiday voucher prize for winner of best bargain

Treasure or Trash!

Day 1 - After joining your holiday coach, relax and enjoy the scenery on the way to your hotel near Crewe with a courtesy stop en-route for refreshments. Check in for your 3-night stay at 4* Crewe Hall with time to freshen up and join the group for your evening meal. DBB

Days 2 - 3 - At leisure in Cheshire with two included excursions

Ground rules for the treasure hunt challenge will be set out and each person will receive their cash 'spending money' (amount to be revealed on the night).

Nantwich & Dagfields Crafts & Antiques Centre
Enjoy a morning in nearby Nantwich, a medieval market town with a modern edge. Situated on the banks of the River Weaver, Nantwich is famous for its medieval timbered buildings dotted around the town. Stroll through the atmospheric streets and visit the bijoux boutiques, antiques dealers and contemporary craft shops. Then re-join the coach for the short journey to Dagfields to bag your bargain piece of treasure. Each guest will be given a fixed sum of money for their 'antique' purchase, which will be judged on Sunday night. Dagfields is the largest Crafts & Antiques Centre in the North West with 7 giant vintage emporiums and 50,000 sq ft of antiques and collectables with over 300 dealers on site. You'll be spoilt for choice with the unique and eclectic mix of antiques, retro finds, homeware, vintage memorabilia and ornaments. The shopping village consists of 25 unique, independent shops and the tea room and restaurant serve delicious home made food. Return to the hotel late afternoon.

Tatton Park
Travel to magnificent Tatton Park, one of the UK's most complete historic estates. It is home to a medieval Old Hall, a neo-classical mansion, 50 acres of landscaped gardens, 1000 acres of deer park and a rare breed farm. Your included entrance tickets allows entry to the opulently decorated mansion, from the richness and grandeur of the State Apartments to the extensive Servants' Quarters and cellars for an intriguing glimpse of the domestic life of staff 'below stairs. You can also visit the farm and the gardens with historic glasshouses, formal gardens, walled kitchen garden and a 100-year old Japanese Garden

Back at the hotel this evening after dinner meet David Harper who will assess the items bought at Dagfields and will declare whether it's treasure or trash! A £50 Crusader Holidays voucher will be presented to the winner!

Day 4 - Enjoy a hearty breakfast this morning before boarding the coach to head back to your local area via interchange.

Please note: Crusader Holidays accepts no responsibility for 'antique items' during this tour that are lost, stolen or damaged. Back to top

Accommodation

Crewe Hall Hotel & Spa

The historic 4* Crewe Hall Hotel & Spa is set in extensive, strollable grounds in the Cheshire countryside and was originally built in the 17th century.  This Grade I stately mansion is a true Jacobean gem with opulent interiors, marble fireplaces and lavish stained-glass windows.

It has been extended with a contemporary West Wing which is home to classic guestrooms, the extensive Health Club & Spa as well as the stylish Brasserie Bar & Restaurant and Terrace Bar.

The leisure facilities include a large indoor heated pool with loungers, sauna & steam, spa bath & gym as well as treatment rooms.

Modern guestrooms offer free WiFi, flat-screen TV, hairdryer and tea and coffee-making facilities. There is a lift. Back to top