The Yorkshire Dales & the English Lake District
Departure Dates:
9 August & 6 September 2012
Due to the popularity of this tour, we are delighted to offer more departures for 2012. This short break enjoys the best of both Yorkshire Dales and the English Lake District. You will have free time in the lovely old spa town of Harrogate and visit York, a busy city steeped in history dating back to the medieval times! You will visit the English Lake District, where you can breathe in the clear air and marvel at the beauty of one of Britain’s most breathtaking places.
Price includes:
Luxury coach travel from Coleraine, Ballymoney, Cloughmills, Ballymena, Dunsilly, Belfast and Larne Harbour
Return ferry crossings with P&O Ferries – Larne/Cairnryan
2 nights accommodation at the 4* Holiday Inn, Harrogate
2 nights accommodation at the 3* Riverside Hotel, Kendal
English breakfast and evening meals
Free time in Harrogate & York
Tour through the Yorkshire Dales
Free time in Kendal
Visits to Bowness-on-Windermere and Keswick
Lake Windermere Cruise
Steam railway journey
Services of a tour manager
Single Supplement - £89.00 per person
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The Holiday Inn
The Holiday Inn Harrogate is ideally located in the town centre and is an ideal place to explore Yorkshire.
The hotel’s facilities include a bar, lounge, restaurant and a gym.
All rooms include tea an en suite, tea/coffee making facilities, direct dial telephone and a television.
The Riverside Hotel
The Riverside Hotel is situated on the banks of the River Kent in Kendal only a short walk from the famous market town centre.
Hotel facilities include bar, restaurant, health and leisure club.
All rooms include tea and coffee making facilities, freeview television, free wifi, direct dial telephone, hairdryer and ironing facilities.
Day 1:
You meet your coach and travel to Larne to join the early morning ferry crossing to Cairnryan. On arrival, you continue to your hotel in Harrogate, arriving late afternoon.
Day 2:
You have the morning free to explore Harrogate, before making the short journey to York, where you have the day free at your leisure.
Day 3:
Today you depart the hotel and travel to the Lake District, enjoying en route, the spectacular Yorkshire Dales. Arriving in the pretty market town of Keswick you have free time to explore the renowned Saturday market, before travelling to your hotel in Kendal.
Day 4:
This morning after breakfast, you travel to Haverthwaite to board the steam train for a delightful 20 minute journey to Lakeside. On arrival, you will then join the 90 minute Lake Windermere ferry cruise to Ambleside, allowing you to witness some of the Lake District’s most spectacular scenery. To end a wonderful day you will have free time in Bowness, the most popular holiday resort in the Lake District.
Day 5:
You depart your hotel and travel to Cairnryan to join the evening ferry crossing to Larne. On arrival, you return to your original joining point.
