Gold - Beautiful Bournemouth And The Best Of Dorset | 2026

Itinerary

Excursions

Your Itinerary:

FULL DAY: The New Forest & Salisbury
This marvellous full day excursion heads off via the back roads and lanes of the New Forest, with its famous ponies and elusive deer, to Salisbury, famous for its magnificent Gothic cathedral and tallest spire in England, the grid-like streets, with their black and white half-timbered houses, are a joy to explore.

HALF DAY: Poole Harbour Cruise
Today we start at Poole where we include a harbour cruise before enjoying free time in the resort itself. This lovely town combines as a ferry port and departure point for the National Trust’s Brownsea Island, with its role as an affluent residential town and holiday centre.

FULL DAY: Weymouth & Dorchester
We soon reach the handsome county town of Dorchester. This delightful town is famous as the home of Thomas Hardy and depicted in his novels as ‘Casterbridge’. This afternoon we make our way to the coast and the seaside resort of Weymouth, with its lovely sandy beach, miles of level promenade and colourful working harbour.

Whats Included

What's Included: 

• Door to Door Service to your transfer coach*
• Coach travel with reserved seating
• Tour Manager escorted
• Half board accommodation
• Visit to Salisbury & the New Forest
• Time in Poole including a harbour cruise
• Excursion to Weymouth & Dorchester

*From selected postcodes.

Highlights

GRAND UK Gold benefits, Door to Door Service* Bournemouth, New Forest, Salisbury, Poole Harbour cruise, Poole, Weymouth, Lyndhurst

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Escorted Travel

Our Drivers and Tour Managers

They are simply the best in the business

Every one of our coach holidays includes the services of a coach driver and is always fully escorted by a knowledgeable Tour Manager, they are on hand every day and night and stay in the same hotel to ensure your holiday is stress-free.

Our Tour Managers are there purely for your extra comfort and enjoyment, from organising activities to breaking the ice and helping you all make the most of your holiday.

We hand-pick these extra special people because of their passion for people and places; they are the heartbeat of our coach holidays, a smiling face, a helping hand and always a listening ear and have the ability to turn a great time into a truly magical and memorable holiday experience.

Gold Tour Benefits

Upgrade to Gold!

Now with Door to Door Service included, enjoy the comfort of extra legroom, upgraded hotels and those extra little touches to make your holiday even more special with Grand UK Gold.

Grand UK Gold is an exciting concept in luxury coach holidays and already a proven success amongst our travellers. Our state-of-the-art coaches, in their stunning black and gold livery, have ushered in a new era in luxury coach travel, re-writing the rules and raising the standard of quality coach travel.

But it is not just arriving in style that has defined Grand UK Gold - you will find other exclusive benefits too, including being escorted by our best Tour Managers, specially selected hotels of a three and four star standard, thoughtful little extras including a welcome drink on arrival and a commemorative photograph to mark the occasion.

Everything Included - Gold

• Door to Door Service*
• All coach travel
• Reserved seats on tour coach
• Tour Manager escorted 
• Hotel accommodation and board as stated
• Welcome reception & drink
• No single room supplement (subject to availability)
• Excursions/itinerary as stated
• Admission fees & entertainment if stated
• ABTA bonded
• Collect Coach Miles™

*Click Here for full Door to Door Service details and availability

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Accommodation

Riviera Hotel, Bournemouth

RIVIERA HOTEL, BOURNEMOUTH

The Riviera in Bournemouth is located in the Alum Chine area and offers fabulous views across Poole Bay.

Facilities

•  Sea View Restaurant
•  Lounge bar / Dance floor / Games room
•   3 nights Entertainment
•   Swimming Pool & Spa Bath
•   Leisure Garden
•   En-suite Bedrooms
•   Lift
•   Free Wifi available

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