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3 to 15 day
holiday tours
 
3-DAY TOURS      
Lincolnshire Tulip Fields   No. 16
Blackpool Illuminations   No. 10
4-DAY TOURS      
Welsh Highlands   No. 1
Isle of Thanet and Canterbury   No. 9
Devon-Cornwall and Isles of Scilly   No. 20
5-DAY TOUR      
Norfolk Broads and East Coast   No. 6
6-DAY TOURS      
Welsh Highlands and The Lakes   No. 2
Devon and Cornwall   No. 3
English Lakes   No. 5
Harrogate and Yorkshire Dales   No. 11
7-DAY TOURS      
Wye Valley and North Wales   No. 4
Edinburgh and The Trossachs   No. 21
8-DAY TOURS      
Scotland - The Lakes   No. 14
Southern Ireland   No. 17
Scottish Highlands and John o'Groats   No. 18
Loch Maree and Western Highlands   No. 19
9-DAY TOUR      
Scotland and Western Highlands   No. 15
12-DAY TOUR      
Scotland and The Lakes   No. 7
15-DAY TOUR      
Scottish Highlands and John o'Groats   No. 8
 
INTRODUCTION

HANTS AND DORSET coach touring holidays give complete freedom from worry and planning.

The numerous alternative tours give the traveller an opportunity of enjoying the wide variety of places of interest and scenic beauty to be found in Great Britain and Eire.

For the 1964 season our Southern Ireland tour (No. 17) has been altered so that passengers will fly from Hurn Airport, in order to give the maximum time in the Emerald Isle.

For those who have not travelled before, the following special features of these fully inclusive tours are worth consideration:

The best possible hotels, restaurants and cafes are used, and these are regularly inspected.

The fares include reserved coach seats, hotel accommodation, with dinner, breakfast, early morning tea and newspaper, and all luncheons and teas throughout the holiday. Coffee after lunch and dinner is included, together with all gratuities for hotel, restaurant and cafe staff.

The coaches used are especially designed for long-distance observation touring, with adjustable armchairs seats, spaced so as to give ample leg room, and with adjustable back rests.

The Couriers are drivers of long experience, selected for their courtesy and skill.

Prompt reservation is recommended, as many of these tours become fully booked early in the season.

Pricing information
Old Money (£sd) to New Money (£p) Conversion
£ s d   £ p   2010
£12.1s.6d   £12.07½   £182
£12.12s.0d   £12.60   £190
£15.15s.0d   £15.75   £238
£16.5s.6d   £16.27½   £246
£16.16s.0d   £16.80   £254
£22.1s.0d   £22.05   £333
£24.3s.0d   £24.15   £365
£25.4s.0d   £25.20   £381
£27.6s.0d   £7.30   £412
£29.18s.6d   £29.92½   £452
£33.12s.0d   £33.60   £507
£34.13s.0d   £34.65   £523
£36.15s.0d   £36.75   £555
£46.4s.0d   £46.20   £698
£50.8s.0d   £50.40   £761
£63.0s.0d   £63.00   £952
2010 values are an approximate guide to the amount these prices would be today using the retail price index. In relation to average earnings, the 2010 price would be about double that shown.
The coach driver would have been earning about £12 per week. Hants & Dorset holidays were aimed at relatively well off people.
Source: measuringworth.com
Comment
The Holiday Brochures
The holiday descriptions in these brochures clearly show the age in which they were printed. The sentences would nowadays be regarded as much too long and the punctuation is dated.

There are no tours numbered 12 or 13 in the 1964 brochure.
 
TOUR No. 1 Welsh Highlands £15-15-0
4 DAYS

THIS is a tour of Central and North Wales, with the first day's journey through the Cotswolds and Shropshire Hills to Church Stretton. The next two nights are at Llanberis at the foot of Snowdon, with local excursions through Snowdonia and to Conway, Llandudno, Colwyn Bay and the famous Swallow Falls. Historic buildings viewed include Conway Castle.

DEPARTURE DATES
Fridays 29th May, 24th July, 14th August and 11th September.
TOUR No. 2 Welsh Highlands
and Lake District
£24-3-0
6 DAYS

THE first two night's stay are at Llanberis, the centre for local excursions through the magnificent coastal and mountain scenery of North Wales. The next two nights are at Grange-over-Sands from which there is a whole day tour of the Lake District. The return journey from Grange-over-Sands is through Lancaster and Shrewsbury to spend the last night of the tour at the inland resort of Church Stretton, beautifully situated among the Stretton Hills at the foot of the Long Mynd.

DEPARTURE DATES
Saturdays 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th June, 4th, 11th, and 18th July, 1st, 8th, 22nd and 29th August, 5th September.
TOUR No. 3 Devon and Cornwall £24-3-0
6 DAYS

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. Ilfracombe, and Penzance, are the centres from which you tour the countryside, with visits to such well known places as Land's End, Tintagel and Lynmouth.

DEPARTURE DATES
Every Monday from 18th May until 28th September.
TOUR No. 4 Wye Valley and North Wales £27-6-0
7 DAYS

THE first two nights of this tour are spent at Cheltenham, an ideal centre for the second day's tour of the Wye Valley. 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 when this is running. 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.

DEPARTURE DATES
Every Sunday 10th May until 20th September
TOUR No. 5 Blackpool and
English Lakes
£25-4-0
6 DAYS

IN this tour there is a contrast between the gaiety of Blackpool and the 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. In the Autumn this tour is a most pleasant way of combining a week's holiday with the viewing of the Blackpool Illuminations.

DEPARTURE DATES
Every Monday from 1st June until 5th October.
TOUR No. 6 Norfolk Broads
and East Coast
£22-1-0
5 DAYS

THE Duke's Head Hotel, King's Lynn, is a fitting introduction to this tour through the East Anglian countryside culminating in the wide waters of the Norfolk Broads. You then travel on up the East Coast, taking in Sandringham on the way to Woodhall Spa. Two nights at Woodhall Spa with a whole day excursion to Lincoln and Skegness bring you to the fifth day with the homeward journey through Aylesbury and Reading.

DEPARTURE DATES
Mondays 8th June, 27th July, 109th August, 7th September.
TOUR No. 7 Scotland and The Lakes £50-8-0
12 DAYS

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 stay three nights in Scotland's capital city - Edinburgh. Northwards through the Cairngorm mountains, the Spey-side resorts of Newtonmore, Kingussie and Carrbridge are visited on your journey to Stirling and Inverness. On the return journey homeward one whole day is set aside for a local excursion through the Lake District.

DEPARTURE DATES
Saturdays 23rd May, 18th July, 80th August and 5th September.
TOUR No. 8 Scottish Highlands
and John o' Groats
£63-0-0
15 DAYS

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, Oban, Pitlochry, 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 the Shakespeare Country.

DEPARTURE DATE
Saturday 6th June
TOUR No. 9 Isle of Thanet £16-5-6
4 DAYS

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 to explore rhe ancient cathedral city, and on the third day there is a grand coastal tour of Thanet and the Cinque Ports, giving a comprehensive survey of this area.

DEPARTURE DATES
Mondays - 22nd June, 13th July, 24th August, 21st September.
TOUR No. 10 Blackpool Illuminations £12-1-6
3 DAYS

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.

DEPARTURE DATES
Fridays
Ex Bournemouth 11th September and 9th October.
Ex Southampton 4th and 25th September and 23rd October.
TOUR No. 11 Harrogate and
Yorkshire Dales
£24-3-0
6 DAYS

THIS tour shows you some of the character and beauty of England's largest county - villages and market towns, famous spas and resorts, trout-streams and water falls, gentle valleys, bare wind-swept moors and high passes - all these suggest the variety of scene the Yorkshire Dales offer. 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.

DEPARTURE DATES
Mondays 1st, 15th and 29th June, 13th and 27th July, 10th and 24th August, 7th and 21st September.
TOUR No. 14 Scotland - The Lakes £33-12-0
8 DAYS

THIS tour is for those wishing to see as much as is comfortably possible of Scotland and The Lakes in one week's holiday. The tour is planned to include many, well-known beauty spots and places of unusual interest. After a night's stay in Ilkley three nights are spent in the Scottish Capital with local excursions before returning through the Lake District where one whole day is set aside for a tour of the best known beauty spots.

DEPARTURE DATES
Saturdays 16th and 30th May, 13th, 20th and 27th June, 4th, 11th and 25th July, 1st, 15th, 22nd and 29th August, 12th and 19th September.
TOUR No. 15 Scotland and
Western Highlands
£36-15-0
9 DAYS

THIS tour has as its main objective the Western Highlands and Scotland's West Coast. Ediburgh 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 visit Scotland's West Coast, with its many glens, fast salmon rivers, lochs, and wonderful mountain scenery. Travelling south from Inverness, the return journey includes Lossiemouth, Pitlochry, Killin, Airdrie and the Lake District.

DEPARTURE DATES
Saturdays 16th and 30th May, 13th and 27th June, 11th and 25th July, 80th and 22nd August, 5th and 19th September.
TOUR No. 16 Lincolnshire Tulip Fields £12-12-0
3 DAYS

THIS tour, centred on Woodhall Spa, takes in the Fen Country. On the second day you visit the Tulip Fields and enjoy the vivid beauty of the blooms at their best.

DEPARTURE DATES
Monday 27 April and Wednesday 29th April.
TOUR No. 17 Southern Ireland £46-4-0
8 DAYS

THIS tour is more than a holiday - it is an adventure. The route followed is ever changing, always interesting. On the first day you fly by British United (C.I.) Airways flight from Hurn Airport arriving for a first night's stay in Dublin's fair city. On the circular tour of Southern Ireland the coach leaves Dublin by way of the Slieve Bloom Mountains and the Shannon to Killarney. The enchanting '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.

DEPARTURE DATES
Every Wednesday from 3rd June until 9th September.
TOUR No. 18 Scottish Highlands
and John o' Groats
£34-13-0
8 DAYS

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 Crathie 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 interest.

DEPARTURE DATES
Saturdays 6th June, 4th July, 1st and 29th August, 12th September.
TOUR No. 19 Loch Maree and Western Highlands £34-13-0
8 DAYS

MANY towns and cities steeped in Scottish history are visited on this tour, but for many the greatest attraction will be the natural beauty of the countryside. By way of the Yorkshire Moors and Peebles, this tour passes through Stirling and on by loch-side and mountain pass through Fort Augustus at the western end of the Caledonian Canal, Inverness, Strathpeffer, Loch Maree, Gairloch and Inverewe Gardens. Braemore Lodge, Lossiemouth and Harrogate are visited on the return journey homeward.

DEPARTURE DATES
Saturdays 23rd May, 20th June, 18th July, 15th August.
TOUR No. 20 Devon - Cornwall
and Isles of Scilly
£16-16-0
4 DAYS

THIS tour gives you the many charms of Cornwall's rugged and picturesque scenery and an opportunity of visiting the Isles of Scilly. It includes visits to Dawlish, Lands End, St. Michael's Mount and Penzance. On the third day there is an optional boat cruise to St. Mary's, the principal islet of the Scilly Islands. The return journey home takes you through Redruth, Bodmin, Liskeard and the Cathedral City of Exeter.

DEPARTURE DATES
Every Saturday 6th June until 12th September.
TOUR No. 21 Edinburgh and the Trossachs £29-18-6
7 DAYS

IN one week's holiday this new tour gives the maximum time in Edinburgh, with a restful and interesting journey each way. Local excursions cover the Trossachs and Southern Highlands, and on the fourth day there is a conducted morning tour of the city with the afternoon left free for shopping. In Edinburgh the hotel used is well situated in the world famous Princes Street.

DEPARTURE DATES
Every Friday from 29th May until 18th September
   
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