Torquay ~ the heart of the English Riviera
Departure Dates:
25 July & 5 September 2012
Torquay is the perfect base to explore the English Riviera. A sophisticated resort with elegant Victorian terraces, white villas, the famous seven hills, waterfront marina, wine bars and restaurants. This delightful tour takes you on the Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway to Dartmouth, the beautiful monastery of Buckfast Abbey, and the cathedral city of Exeter and maritime Plymouth.
Price includes:
Return flights from Belfast City Airport to Exeter with Flybe
Airport taxes and security charges
One piece of checked in baggage 20kgs
Coach travel throughout
4 nights accommodation at the 3* Best Western Hotel Gleneagles, Torquay
English breakfast and evening meals
Visits to Brixham, Plymouth & Exeter
Steam Railway Journey including a short boat trip
Free time in Dartmouth
Visit to Buckfast Abbey
Services of a tour manager
Single Supplement - £99.00 per person
Note: Valid photographic ID is required for this tour
The Best Western Hotel, Gleneagles
The Best Western Hotel Gleneagles is positioned in the chic Torbay neighbourhood of Wellswood, overlooking Lyme Bay.
The hotel’s facilities include a bar, lounge, restaurant and an outdoor swimming pool.
All rooms include tea/coffee making facilities, a private balcony, hairdryer, direct dial telephone and a satellite television.
Day 1:
Check in at Belfast City Airport for your flight to Exeter. On arrival, you will enjoy a tour of Exeter with free time to explore, before travelling to your hotel in Torquay.
Day 2:
Today you leave your hotel and travel to the fishing port of Brixham, where you can spend time exploring this popular resort. Afterwards you will travel to Plymouth, where you can experience a rich combination of heritage and beauty, centred on a thriving maritime city.
Day 3:
This morning after breakfast, you travel to Paignton, to join the steam train taking you along the Torbay Coast, and onto the superb scenery of the wooden slopes, bordering the Dart estuary to Kingswear. On arrival, you join the raft and travel across the river, to the Olde world town of Dartmouth.
Day 4:
After breakfast, you travel to Buckfast Abbey, home to Benedictine Monks, with free time to explore the beautiful abbey and surroundings. Afterwards you will enjoy a tour of Dartmoor National Park, the largest and wildest area of open country in Southern England.
Day 5:
Today after checking out of the hotel, you have the day free in Torquay, before travelling to Exeter Airport to join the return flight to Belfast City Airport.
