Within six days it is almost impossible to see the whole of these two lovely counties, but this tour takes you through the length and breadth of Devon and Cornwall and shows you most of the best known places of interest. The Valley of Rocks Hotel, Lynton, and the King Arthur's Hotel, Tintagel, are the centres from which you tour the countryside. Famous place names such as Land's End, Tintagel, Clovelly and Lynton are the best surety of the value of this tour.

This tour ranges from the broad meadows of England to the misty mountains of Wales. The first two nights are spent at Cheltenham, an ideal centre for the Wye Valley which is reached on the second day. The next two nights are at Bettws-y-Coed, with a whole day tour of Snowdonia and Caernarvon, giving those who wish to an opportunity of ascending Snowdon by mountain railway. The return journey from Bettws-y-Coed is through country so well described in Geoerge Borrow's Wild Wales to the famous view point 'Devil's Bridge'; then on to spend the fifth night at Llandrindod Wells before returning to Cheltenham for the last night of the tour.

The attraction of this tour lies particularly in the contrast between the gaiety of Blackpool and the lonely grandeur of the Lake District. Grange-over-Sands is chosen as the centre for the Lake District and a whole day tour gives you an opportunity of seeing Keswick, Ambleside and Windermere, where, if you wish, you may take a steamer trip on the Lake.

A first night's stay at the Angel Hotel, Bury St. Edmunds, is a fitting introduction to this tour through the Eastern counties historic countryside. From Bury St. Edmunds the true East Anglian scene gradually unfolds and culminates in the wide waters of the Norfolk Broads. You then travel on up the East Coast, taking in Sandringham and Kings Lynn on the way to Woodhall Spa, where two nights are spent before you return home through Aylesbury and Reading.

Through England by way of the Yorkshire Moors, over the border, and into Scotland, this tour takes in the beauties of the Trossachs with the gateway to the Highlands through Pitlochry, and also gives an opportunity for you to see Scotland's two largest cities - Edinburgh and Glasgow. One of the finest Scottish Hydros has been chosen for the first three nights in Scotland. Among other interesting places visited are Gretna Green, Stirling, the Trossachs, the Forth Bridge and Perth.

This tour has been designed for those wishing to see the extreme northern Highlands of Scotland, and to do this in a leisurely fashion.

Stirling, Perth - ancient capital of Scotland - Pitlochry, Fort Augustus, Fort William, Inverness and John O'Groats are a few of the places visited.

Travelling south through Glencoe, the return journey includes Loch Lomond, Keswick, the Lake District, Lancaster and Cheltenham, the fashionable inland Spa.

This tour is designed to explore the far south-eastern tip of England, which has an unusual character and historical association. Two nights are spent at the Chaucer Hotel, Canterbury. The second morning is left free in the ancient cathedral city, and in the afternoon there is a sixty-mile coastal tour.

The return journey on the third day follows the contour of the beautiful South Downs.

The Autumn illuminations at Blackpool are such an outstanding attraction that many like to make a special visit for this alone. This weekend tour has been designed to take you there, and give you a complete day and two nights in which to view Blackpool and the illuminations.

For the convenience of patrons who do not wish to take lunch or tea at the hotel in Blackpool on the Saturday a special fare of 8½gns. will apply. Patrons are requested to state their requirements at the time of booking.

A tour of the Yorkshire Dales is unforgettable. What loveliness lies in this unspoilt northern half of England's largest county: the hazy distances of the moors, the Fells and Dales, home of the Bronte family. The fair town of Harrogate is the centre for this tour and excursions are made to York Minster, Fountains Abbey, Ripon Cathedral, Bolton Abbey and many other places.

The journeys up and back are each completed in one day, leaving four days for leisurely touring of this beautiful district.

This is a pleasant week-end tour to renowned beauty spots on the north coast of Devon. The places visited are beyond reach of the normal day tour and make a perfect background for a week-end holiday.

What could be better than a pleasant week-end tour to the beautiful Wye Valley for those wanting a short break from their usual surroundings ?

This tour takes in the Wye Valley and touches many places of outstanding interest and beauty such as Oxford, Stratford-on-Avon, Ross-on-Wye, Wells and the Cheddar Gorge.

This tour has been introduced for those wishing to see as much as is comfortably possible of Scotland and Wales in one week's holiday. The tour is packed with interest and planned to include many well-known beauty spots and places of interest.

After a night's stay in Ilkley three nights are spent in Peebles and on the third day you are left free to explore the Scottish Capital. Next you stay in the Lake District at Keswick; then at Grange-over-Sands. Travelling southwards from Grange-over-Sands you cross the Welsh border and continue to Llandrindod Wells for the last night of the tour.

This tour has as its main objective the Western Highlands and the Isle of Skye.

Edinburgh is visited on the second day, after which you drive through the wild passes of the Western Highlands and Glencoe to Fort Augustus. You reach Skye on the fourth day which is spent exploring this misty isle of romantic legend, with its wonderful mountain scenery, before returning to the mainland. Travelling south from Inverness, the return journey includes Loch Ness, Pitlochry, Perth, Bridge of Allan and the Lake District.

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This tour is more than a holiday - it is an adventure and there is magic in the air from the very start, when the coach sets out from Bournemouth. The first stage of the journey is via Salisbury and Cirencester to Cheltenham and then through the lovely Usk Valley and below the Brecon Beacons to the Irish Sea. At Fishguard Quay the boat for Rosslare is waiting and after dinner on board passengers can retire to their 1st class cabins with plenty of time to settle down for a good night's sleep. Next morning after breakfast on board the coach will be waiting to whisk you away down the road to enchantment.

Westwards goes the road through little villages with unpronounceable names and through towns as old as time; crossing quaint bridges over swift rivers; past ancient castles and towers; by the sea, over mountains and moorlands to Kerry - well named the "Eden of the West".

Full details of this tour, which is arranged in conjunction with South Midland Motor Services Limited, will be available later in the year, and a comprehensive illustrated brochure will, on request, gladly be supplied by the Tours Superintendent, The Square, Bournemouth (Tel. 2264). On this tour, early morning tea and newspapers are not included in the fare.

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This tour is intended for those with limited time who wish to see the full extent of the Scottish Highlands and visit the northernmost tip of our island. The brief details of the itinerary given below with its romantic place names are sufficient guarantee of eight days packed with enthralling interest.

The final details of lunch and tea halts have not yet been completed but will be available later in the year. Full information will be forwarded to all intending patrons as soon as possible.

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