Christmas In Bournemouth
- Duration: 5 days
- Board Basis: Mixed Board
- Tour Ref: D2TJUS8786
Holiday Summary
- Travel Type: Coach
5 days
Festive 2023
PLEASE NOTE: Price is per person and based on two people sharing a twin/double room. Single room supplements and upgrades are not included.
Itinerary
Description
Celebrate Christmas in the traditional seaside resort of Bournemouth, where there’s plenty of time to relax and enjoy the festivities, including a lovely lunch with all the trimmings. We also explore some of the highlights of the area, with Christmas Eve spent amid the magical landscapes of the New Forest and a Boxing Day trip to pretty Salisbury included.
Itinerary
23rd December
After joining the coach, we make our way to our hotel and check in.
Christmas Eve – The New Forest (Lymington & Lyndhurst)
We explore the New Forest, England’s smallest National Park, famous for its tranquil ambience and free roaming ponies. We visit the Forest’s capital of Lyndhurst and the coastal town and former smuggler’s port, Lymington, with its cobbled streets and attractive quayside.
Christmas Day
Christmas Day is a day of relaxation and leisure in Bournemouth, where our hotel provides a hearty Christmas lunch with all the trimmings as well as a light buffet dinner.
Boxing Day – Salisbury
On Boxing Day we head to Salisbury, often referred to as ‘the city in the countryside.’As well as being a great place for shopping, the city is home to a fine medieval cathedral that boasts the tallest spire in Britain and an original copy of the Magna Carta.
27th December
After breakfast, we check out of our hotel and head for home.
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- Return coach travel
- 4 nights at a selected 3 or 4-star hotel in Bournemouth with dinner & breakfast. Christmas Day includes breakfast, a traditional Christmas lunch and a light evening buffet
- Welcome drink
- After-dinner tea & coffee
- Light entertainment every evening
- Excursions to the New Forest (Lymington & Lyndhurst) & Salisbury
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- 4 nights at a selected 3 or 4-star hotel in Bournemouth with dinner & breakfast. Christmas Day includes breakfast, a traditional Christmas lunch and a light evening buffet
- Welcome drink
- After-dinner tea & coffee
- Light entertainment every evening
- Excursions to the New Forest (Lymington & Lyndhurst) & Salisbury
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Itinerary
23rd December
We make our way to our hotel and check in.
Christmas Eve – Salisbury
On Christmas Eve we head to Salisbury, often referred to as ‘the city in the countryside.’ As well as being a great place for shopping, the city is home to a fine medieval cathedral that boasts the tallest spire in Britain and an original copy of the Magna Carta.
Christmas Day
Christmas Day is a day of relaxation and leisure in Bournemouth, where our hotel provides a hearty Christmas lunch with all the trimmings as well as a light buffet dinner.
Boxing Day – Optional excursion to Dorchester, Poole & Sandbanks (£11pp)
Our optional excursion takes us first to the charming county town of Dorchester. This historic market town lies on the banks of the River Frome and is best known as the birthplace of the author and poet Thomas Hardy. We continue on to Poole with its lovely quayside, stunning natural harbour, fine beaches and historic Old Town. Our last stop is Sandbanks, a small peninsula of half a square mile crossing the mouth of Poole harbour, which contains some of the most expensive houses in the country and is sometimes dubbed ‘Britain’s Palm Beach’.
27th December
After breakfast, we check out of our hotel and head for home.
Accommodation
Selected Hotel
We’ll stay at a selected hotel in Bournemouth. The comfortable rooms are en suite and other facilities include a bar and restaurant. Meals may be buffet style.
Upgrade to the Royal Bath Hotel (please call or go online for details)
Royal Bath Hotel, Bournemouth
The Royal Bath Hotel is nestled in secluded grounds on Bournemouth’s seafront. Opened on Queen Victoria’s Coronation Day in 1838, it was the first hotel in Bournemouth. Leisure facilities include an indoor pool, hot tub, sauna, steam room and gym (small charge applies). Meals are buffet style.
Hotel accessibility information
Your hotel will be confirmed approximately 3 weeks before departure, therefore we cannot guarantee that the hotel will have a lift and/or ground floor rooms and may be unsuitable for those with limited mobility.
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