One of our more popular trips! This tour takes you to Bristol, a lively and dynamic city with an abundance of attractions and activities. This is followed by a visit to Bath, an exquisite Georgian city which boasts some of the finest architectural treasures in the world, such as the Roman Baths, Britain’s only hot spring. You will also enjoy a two day tour of the beautiful Cotswolds, one of the most beautiful areas in England and an area of outstanding natural beauty, with picture postcard villages and stunning English landscape.
Price includes:
• Luxury coach from Ballymena, Dunsilly, Belfast, Sprucefield, Newry, Dundalk, Drogheda and Dublin Port
• Return ferry crossing with Stena Line – Dublin Port/Holyhead
• 3 nights accommodation at the 4* Ramada Bristol City Hotel, Bristol
• 3 nights accommodation at the 4* St Johns Hotel, Solihull
• Breakfast and evening meals
• Use of the leisure facilities in both hotels
• Free day in Bristol
• Visit to City of Bath
• Visit to Roman Baths
• Visits to the typical Cotswold villages of Chipping Campden, Broadway, Bourton-on-the-Water and Stow-on-the-Wold
• Visit to Stratford-Upon-Avon
• Services of a tour manager
Pickup Points
Ballymena
Dunsilly
Belfast
Sprucefield
Newry
Dundalk
Drogheda
Dublin Port
Hotels
4* Ramada Bristol City Hotel
4* St Johns Hotel, Solihull
Itinerary
Day 1:
Early this morning you will meet your coach and travel to Dublin Port to join your early morning sailing to Holyhead. On arrival, you continue to your hotel in Bristol, arriving late afternoon for check in. Dinner has been arranged in the hotel and you can enjoy the evening free at your leisure. Why not take time out to relax and unwind in the hotel’s swimming pool, sauna or steam room? Or, if you are feeling more energetic, you could make use of their gym!
Day 2:
This morning after breakfast, you are free at your leisure to explore Bristol. You will have no problem filling your day with its many attractions and excursions or you can simply soak up the atmosphere in some of its many cafes, bars, and restaurants. Bristol is bursting with things to do and there is something for everyone! Later in the day you will return you to your hotel for dinner and the rest of the evening is free at your leisure.
Day 3:
This morning after breakfast, you will leave your hotel and travel to the beautiful and historic city of Bath. Here you will visit the Roman Baths, a magnificent temple and bathing complex that still flows with natural hot water. See the waters source and walk where Romans walked on the ancient stone pavements. Afterwards you will free time at leisure to explore Bath, before returning to your hotel for dinner. The rest of the evening is free at your leisure.
Day 4:
This morning after breakfast and checking out, you will depart your hotel and travel to your second hotel in Solihull. After check in procedures have been completed, you have the rest of the day free to explore, Why not relax in the hotel’s leisure club? Equipped with swimming pool, sauna, steam room and gym, or you can treat yourself to some beauty treatments. If you prefer a bit of shopping ~ the Touchwood shopping centre is within walking distance of the hotel. Dinner has been arranged in the hotel and you have the rest of the evening free at your leisure.
Day 5:
This morning after breakfast, you will leave your hotel and travel to the charming and unspoilt Cotswold town of Chipping Campden. Here you are free at your leisure to explore the many beautiful buildings or shop on its famous High Street. You will then travel to Stratford-Upon-Avon, to spend the rest of the afternoon in this thriving and busy town, where the streets hold a thousand delights including some of Shakespeare’s houses! Afterwards your coach will return you to your hotel in time for dinner and the rest of the evening is free at your leisure.
Day 6:
This morning after breakfast, you will leave your hotel to enjoy a tour through the enchanting Cotswolds, stopping off firstly in the beautiful village of Broadway, also known as the Jewel of the Cotswolds. Its wide High Street is steeped in history, lined with chestnut trees and filled with a superb range of unique shops and boutiques. You will then travel to the pretty village of Bourton-on-the-Water, often referred to as The Venice of the Cotswolds, because of the bridge-spanned River Windrush that flows through the centre of the village. Here you will have free time to explore its many shops, cafes and attractions, before rejoining your coach and travelling to the small, delightful market town of Stow-on-the-Wold. Again the afternoon has been left free for you to explore this quintessential English town. Later in the day your coach will return you to your hotel in time for dinner and the rest of the evening is free at your leisure.
Day 7:
This morning after breakfast and checking out, you will depart your hotel and travel to Holyhead to join the early afternoon sailing to Dublin Port. On arrival, you return to your original joining point.
