| North
Devon |
| Tour
No. 1 |
10½
gns. ($31½) |
3
Days |
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This tour is centred
on the beautiful North Devon
coast. On the second day you
visit Clovelly in the morning,
and are left with the afternoon
free to explore Ilfracombe.
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Wild Exmoor country,
the setting of Blackmore's Lorna
Doone, forms the background
for the return journey.
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| DEPARTURE
DATES |
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Saturdays, 17th June, 22nd
July and 9th September
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| South
Devon |
| Tour
No. 2 |
10½
gns. ($31½) |
3
Days |
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EXETER, the county town
of Devonshire is chosen as the centre
for this tour of South Devon. This
well-known cathedral town is sufficient
attraction in itself but the tour
is enhanced by a drive through Devonshire
to Polperro, an old fishing village
on the South Cornish coast, perhaps
the best loved by artists of all West-country
subjects.
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| DEPARTURE DATES |
| Saturdays, 3rd June,
8th and 29th July, 12th August, 2nd
September. |
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| Devon
and Cornwall |
| Tour
No. 3 |
21
gns. ($63) |
6
Days |
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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 Dilkhusa Grand
Hotel, Ilfracombe, and the Marine
Hotel, Penzance, are the centres from
which you tour the countryside. Famous
place names such as Land's End, Tintagel,
and Lynton are the best surety of
the value of this tour.
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| DEPARTURE DATES |
| Every Monday from 15th
May until 9th October |
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| Wye
Valley and North Wales |
| Tour
No. 4 |
23
gns. ($69) |
7
Days |
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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 Llanberis,
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 Llanberis is through country
so well described in George Borrow's
Wild Wales
to the famous view point 'Devil's
Bridge'; then on to spend the fifth
night at Hereford before returning
to Cheltenham for the last night of
the tour.
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| DEPARTURE DATES |
| Every Sunday 14th May
until 24th September |
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| Blackpool
and English Lakes |
| Tour
No. 5 |
21
gns. ($63) |
6
Days |
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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.
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In the Autumn this tour
is a most pleasant way of combining
a week's holiday with the viewing
of the Blackpool Illuminations.
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| DEPARTURE DATES |
| Every Monday from 5th
June until 9th October |
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| Norfolk
Broads and East Coast |
| Tour
No. 6 |
18
gns. ($54) |
5
Days |
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Two 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 King's Lynn
on the way to Woodhall Spa, where
two nights are spent before you return
home through Aylesbury and Reading.
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| DEPARTURE DATES |
| Mondays 12th and 26th
June, 10th and 24th July, 7th and 21st
August |
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| Scotland
and The Lakes |
| Tour
No. 7 |
42
gns. ($126) |
12
Days |
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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. Edinburgh,
the capital city of Scotland is chosen
for the first three night's stay.
Among other interesting places visited
are Gretna Green, Stirling, Aberdeen,
the Forth Bridge and Perth.
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| The return journey southwards takes
you through the Lake District. |
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| DEPARTURE DATES |
| Saturdays 10th June,
22nd July, 12th August and 9th September |
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| Scottish
Highlands and John o' Groats |
| Tour
No. 8 |
53
gns. ($159) |
15
Days |
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This tour has been designed
for those wishing to see the extreme
northern Highlands of Scotland, and
to do this in a leisurely fashion.
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Stirling, Oban, Pitlochry,
Fort Augustus, Fort William, Inverness
and John o' Groats are a few of the
places visited.
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Travelling south through
Glencoe, the return journey includes
Loch Lomond, Keswick, the Lake District,
Lancaster and the Shakespeare Country.
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| DEPARTURE DATE |
| Saturday 1st July |
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| The
Isle of Thanet and Canterbury |
| Tour
No. 9 |
13½
gns. ($40½) |
4
Days |
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This tour is designed
to explore the far south-eastern tip
of England, which has an unusual character
and historical association. Three
nights are spent at the Chaucer Hotel,
Canterbury. On the second day the
tourist is left with the whole day
free to explore the ancient cathedral
city, and on the third day there is
a grand coastal tour of Thanet and
the Cinque Ports, which takes in Margate,
Broadstairs, Ramsgate, Deal, Dover
and Hastings and gives a comprehensive
survey of this area.
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| DEPARTURE DATES |
| Mondays - 5th, 12th
and 26th June, 3rd and 24th July, 14th
and 28th August, 11th and 25th September. |
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| Blackpool
Illuminations |
| Tour
No. 10 |
10
gns. ($30) |
3
Days |
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The Autumn Illuminations
at Blackpool are such an outstanding
annual 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.
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| DEPARTURE DATES |
| Fridays: Ex. Bournemouth
15th September and 6th October. Ex.
Southampton 8th and 29th September. |
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For the convenience
of patrons who do not wish to take
lunch and tea at the hotel in Blackpool
on the Saturday a special fare of
9½ gns. will apply. Patrons
are requested to state their requirements
at the time of booking.
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| Harrogate
and Yorkshire Dales |
| Tour
No. 11 |
20½
gns. ($61½) |
6
Days |
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This tour reveals the
true character and beauty of England's
largest county - Villages and market
towns, famous Spas and resorts, trout-streams
and mighty falls, gentle valleys,
bare windswept moors and high passes
- all these suggest the variety of
scene the Yorkshire Dales offer. 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.
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The journeys up and
back are each completed in one day,
leaving four days for leisurely touring
of this beautiful district.
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| DEPARTURE DATES |
| Mondays 5th and 19th
June, 3rd, 17th and 31st July, 14th
and 28th August, 11th September. |
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| Exmoor |
| Tour
No. 12 |
6½
gns. ($19½) |
2
Days |
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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.
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| DEPARTURE
DATES |
| Saturdays
1st July and 26th August |
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| Wye
Valley and Stratford-on-Avon |
| Tour
No. 13 |
6½
gns. ($19½) |
2
Days |
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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?
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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 Cheddar Gorge.
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| DEPARTURE
DATES |
| Saturdays
24th June and 19th August |
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| Scotland
- The Lakes |
| Tour
No. 14 |
29
gns. ($87) |
8
Days |
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This tour has been introduced
for those wishing to see as much as
is comfortably possible of Scotland
and The Lakes in one week's holiday.
The tour is packed with interest and
planned to include many well-known
beauty spots and places of unusual
interest.
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After a night's stay
in Ilkley three nights are spent in
the Scottish Capital. Next you stay
in the Lake District at Keswick; then
at Grange-over-Sands. Travelling southwards
from Grange-over-Sands you continue
to Hereford for the last night of
the tour.
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| DEPARTURE
DATES |
| Saturdays
20th and 27th May, 3rd, 17th and 24th
June, 8th, 15th and 29th July, 5th,
19th and 26th August, 2nd, 16th and
23rd September. |
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| Western
Highlands and Isle of Skye |
| Tour
No. 15 |
32
gns. ($96) |
9
Days |
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This tour has as its
main objective the Western Highlands
and the Isle of Skye.
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Edinburgh is visited
on the second day, after which you
drive through the wild passes of the
Western Highlands, Glencoe and Fort
Augustus to Inverness. 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 Lossiemouth,
Pitlochry, Killin, Airdrie and the
Lake District.
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| DEPARTURE
DATES |
| Saturdays: |
| 27th
May, 3rd and 17th June, 1st, 15th and
29th July, 12th and 26th August, 9th
and 23rd September. |
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| Lincolnshire
Tulip Fields |
| Tour
No. 16 |
10½
gns. ($31½) |
3
Days |
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This tour, centred on
Woodhall Spa, takes in the Fen Country.
On the second day you visit the Tulip
Fields and enjoy the unsurpassed beauty
of the blooms at their best.
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| DEPARTURE
DATES |
| 24th,
26th, 28th April, 1st May |
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| Southern
Eire By
Air to Dublin |
| Tour
No. 17 |
36
gns. ($108) |
8
Days By
Air to Dublin |
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This tour is more than
a holiday - it is an adventure. The
route followed is ever changing, always
interesting. On the first day patrons
fly by special Aer Lingus charter
flight from Lulsgate Airport, arriving
for a first night's stay in Dublin's
fair city.
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On this circular tour
of Southern Ireland the coach leaves
Dublin by way of the Slieve Bloom
Mountains and the Shannon to Killarney.
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The fabulous 'Ring of
Kerry', Cork, Blarney Castle, Waterford,
Wexford and the Vale of Glendalough
are a few of the many delightful places
visited before the return journey
to England.
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| DEPARTURE
DATES |
| Every
Thursday from 25th May until 21st September |
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| Scottish
Highlands and John o' Groats |
| Tour
No. 18 |
30
gns. ($90) |
8
Days |
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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. Stirling, Fort
Augustus, Inverness, John o' Groats
and Glencoe Pass are but a few of
the places visited. The details of
the itinerary given below with its
romantic place names are sufficient
guarantee of eight days packed with
enthralling interest.
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| DEPARTURE
DATES |
| Saturdays
10th June, 8th July, 5th August, 2nd
September |
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| Loch
Maree and Western Highlands |
| Tour
No. 19 |
30
gns. ($90) |
8
Days |
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Many towns and cities
steeped in Scottish history are visited
on this tour, but perhaps the greatest
attraction is the natural beauty of
the countryside viewed.
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By way of the Yorkshire
Moors and Peebles, this tour proceeds
through Stirling and on by loch-side,
mountain pass and highways overlooked
by heather-covered slopes. The road
is through Fort Augustus at the western
end of the Caledonian Canal, Inverness,
Strathpeffer, Loch Maree, Gairloch
and Inverewe Gardens.
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Braemore Lodge, Lossiemouth
and Harrogate are visited on the return
journey South.
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| DEPARTURE
DATES |
| Saturdays
20th May, 24th June, 22nd July, 19th
August, 16th September |
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| Devon
- Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| Tour
No. 20 |
15
gns. ($45) |
4
Days |
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This new tour presents
a selection of the many charms of
Cornwall's rugged and picturesque
scenery and the tourist is offered
for the first time an opportunity
of visiting the Isles of Scilly. The
itinerary includes visits to Dawlish
and the popular seaside resorts of
Torquay and Penzance.
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On the third day there
is an optional boat cruise to St.
Mary's, the principal islet of the
Scillies - the 'Aegean' of the British
Isles.
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The return journey home
takes you through Redruth, Bodmin,
Liskeard and the Cathdral City of
Exeter.
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| DEPARTURE
DATES |
| Every
Saturday 20th May until 16th September |
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Patrons who do not wish
to take the boat trip to the Isles
of Scilly on the third day (Monday)
a fare of 14 guineas ($42) will apply.
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Patrons are requested
to state their requirements at the
time of booking.
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