Sunday 3^rd June

Your drive-through Safari Adventure takes you unbelievably close to creatures you’ve only dreamed about.  So, see the zebras crossing, give the rhinos’ right of way, watch out for the wolves and gaze in awe at the lions and tigers.  Visit the new Cheetah Kingdom, Jungle Kingdom, Gorilla Island, Deer Valley and in 2012 the Watering Hole will open where you can hand feed the giraffes! There is so much more to see at Longleat including the maze, jungle cruise, birds of prey display and the magnificent house with its treasures and heirlooms.

Please note: The coach will take you through the Safari Park on arrival (except the Monkey enclosure).

£56.00 per adult, £52.50 per senior, £50.00 per child (3-14 yrs). Includes admission (Day ticket for all attractions).

Tuesday 5^th June (Bank Holiday)

Enjoy the additional bank holiday with a tour to Legoland! The entertainment is certainly hands-on. Children aged 2-12 can take to the road, soar through the skies and sail the seas in complete safety.  Enjoy the new Atlantis Submarine Voyage, a magical underwater adventure. Viking Land, with two amazing rides and lots of interactive features is also one of many great experiences. In total over 50 interactive rides, live shows, building workshops, driving schools and attractions, all set in 150 acres of beautiful parkland.

£ 62.00 per adult, £55.00 per child (3-15 yrs.) Includes Admission

Thursday 7^th June

Arriving late morning you will receive tea, coffee and biscuits and meet your guide. For the first part of your tour you will visit the outside of the wartime buildings including the famous wooden codebreaking huts and discover what went on at each of the key locations. A sandwich buffet lunch will then be served before resuming your tour of B Block museum which tells the Bletchley Park story. It houses the Abwehr Enigma machine, Lorenz machine, Bombe rebuild, WW2 Aviation display, Home Front exhibition, toy collection and more. A chance will be given to visit the gift shop before afternoon tea, coffee, mini brownies or muffins are served.

£57.50 per person. Including admission and refreshments as described.

Tuesday 12^th June

The driver will drop in both towns to give you plenty of time in whichever one you prefer.

The choice is yours! Visit either Brighton, one of Britain’s favourite seaside towns, a mix of Regency heritage, specialist shopping and beachfront fun. Don’t miss the exotic Royal Pavilion. Or visit the more relaxed resort of Eastbourne with its seafront promenade, virtually leading on to the foot of the beautiful Eastbourne Downs. The town centre is just a few yards walk from the centrally located Victorian Pier.

£36.50 per person.

Thursday 14^th June

Arriving late morning in Henley-on-Thames, you will have time to explore this famous riverside town. In the early afternoon we head through scenic countryside and woodland to Maidenhead where we join our boat for a 2 hour cruise through Boulters Lock, Cliveden and Cookham,  passing houses of the ‘Rich and Famous’ while enjoying a delicious cream tea!

£51.00 per person. Includes Afternoon Tea Cruise.

Sunday 17^th June

With its Royal heritage, historic buildings and 300 acres of green space, Kew is much more than a garden.  For the first time we are including entry to Kew Palace, the smallest and most intimate of the royal palaces. This four-storey brick house was built c. 1631. The gabled main front gives the house a Dutch appearance. Kew Palace was first used by the Royal Family in 1728.  The gardens themselves have stunning vistas, an impressive arboretum, and ornate glasshouses, not to mention some of the rarest plants on the planet.  Whether you stroll through the formal gardens, wander through the woodland or even climb the treetops! Yes, The Rhizotron & Xstrata Treetop Walkway standing in the Arboretum, is 18-metres high, has a 200-metre walkway and guides visitors around the crowns of lime, sweet chestnut and oak trees. It provides opportunities for inspecting birds, insects, lichen and fungi at close quarters.

 £52.50 per adult, £50.00 per senior. Includes admission. 

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Tuesday 19^th June

A visit to the town of Cheltenham Spa with its regency town houses, characterised by intricate ironwork balconies and painted stucco facades, line the historic Promenade, squares and terraces. Visit its award-winning gardens or impressive range of stylish shops and restaurants. We then travel the short distance to Gloucester Docks where we join our cruise on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal during which a cream tea will be served. Once the broadest, deepest, canal in the world, the 16 mile canal is even today an impressive feat of waterway engineering. The canal has an identity all of its own, differing from most navigations by its sheer scale. Its immense swing-bridges and ornate bridge-keepers' houses are unique to the canal.

£47.50  per person.  Including canal cruise and cream tea.

Wednesday 20thJune

A visit to the Victorian resort of Swanage. Time will be spent here for lunch or a stroll along the seafront before travelling on the scenic Swanage Railway to the village of Corfe Castle. Dominated by the ruined castle, the village is constructed almost completely from the local grey Purbeck limestone and is a visitor’s delight. Around the square, are clustered the small collection of shops, the post office, church and pubs. We return on the train to Swanage where we join our cruise and sail along the Jurassic Coast viewing the famous ‘Old Harry Rocks’, arriving back in Poole where the coach will meet you for your journey home.

£51.50 per person. Inclusive of train ride and boat cruise. 

Wednesday 27^th June

A scenic tour, taking in some of the best views in the South of England. Travelling through Hampshire, and Wiltshire, we stop at the town of Sherborne, with its abundance of medieval buildings, picturesque Almshouse, superb abbey and two castles. Continuing through beautiful countryside we make a stop in the regency resort of Sidmouth in Devon, where you will have time for lunch or exploring this delightful seaside town. We return home through the pretty towns and villages of Dorset. A leisurely day for you to enjoy this beautiful area.

£38.50 per person.

Thursday 28^th June

We join our river cruise at historic Runnymede and enjoy a leisurely trip along the Thames, seeing Windsor Castle along the way, while enjoying a ploughman’s lunch and a slice of cake. In the afternoon we visit the beautiful Savill Garden, part of the Royal Landscape. One of Britain’s greatest ornamental gardens, it never fails to charm visitors who come to explore its 35 acres of contemporary and classically designed gardens and exotic woodland. It includes areas such as The Summer Wood, The Hidden Gardens, The Summer Gardens, The Glades, and The New Zealand Garden. Each ‘garden within a garden’ has its own attractions, and the gardens are ever-changing with every season bringing new colour and interest to delight the visitor. The striking new Rose Garden, designed by Andrew Wilson, is now open. 28 different cultivars have been brought together to provide a stunning display. After a stroll around the gardens you will be served a cream tea.

£62.50 per person. Including river cruise, admission to Savill Garden, lunch and tea as described.