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Cracking Christmas at Cragside & Bamburgh
It’s All A Glow in County Durham
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For bright lights, dancing fountains and a festive fayre, this tour ticks all the boxes as we include AGLOW at Auckland Palace and a lunch at the Bowes Museum, this will surely light up any winter day.
This banging new tour is a must as we combine stunning Bamburgh Castle and magical Cragside at Christmas, with free time in Newcastle and Gateshead’s famed Metrocentre: sights and shops galore!
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Cragside at Christmas
Auckland Palace Credit Duncan Lomax
Day 1 Arrival Day 2 Bamburgh Castle at Christmas This morning, we make our way to Bamburgh Castle where the staterooms are transformed into a winter wonderland adventure, with a different theme each year! We will have time here to enjoy a hearty soup or a delectable homemade cake at the Clock Tower Café. The remaining afternoon will be free time in Newcastle, before returning to the hotel. Day 3 Cragside at Christmas This morning, we make our way to Cragside* where the house is transformed into a magical Christmas adventure, with a different theme each year! We have the remaining afternoon will be free time at the Metrocentre in Gateshead before returning to our hotel. * Due to height and width restrictions, coaches larger than a 16-seater minibus cannot proceed beyond the coach park. There is a shuttle bus running a continuous circuit between the coach park and various locations around the property. Day 4 Departure After breakfast, we make our way home.
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This morning, we have some time at leisure in Durham before making our way to Auckland Palace to explore the Palace at Christmas, we enjoy a festive hot drink & mince pie in the Spanish Galleries before enjoying AGLOW . One of the biggest light trails in the North East including a tunnel of lights and 22 large scale light displays. Day 3 Barnard Castle & Bowes Museum This morning we have some free time in the market town of Barnard Castle. Before making our way to Bowes Museum . Upon arrival we enjoy a 2 course Festive Lunch before having free time to explore the museum & parkland. Day 4 Departure After breakfast, we make our way home.
AGLOW Credit Duncan Lomax
Bamburgh at Christmas
Credit Stuart Boulton
Redworth Hall Hotel Newton Aycliffe, County Durham
INCLUSIONS • Entrance to Bamburgh Castle at Christmas • Entrance to Cragside at Christmas
3 Nights Half Board NOV-DEC 2026 Double for Sole Use Supplement from £114
Copthorne Newcastle Hotel Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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• Entrance to Christmas at Auckland Palace including festive hot drink & mince pie • AGLOW at Auckland Palace • Entrance to the Bowes Museum • 2 course festive lunch HOW ABOUT STAYING FOR 4 NIGHTS? Don’t forget Co. Durham is home to Beamish, a great addition to any winter tour, see page 168 for further details!
3 Nights Half Board NOV-DEC 2026 Single Supplement from £143
STAYING FOR 4 NIGHTS? That’s fine, there is plenty to do in the area! See page 168 for details on Beamish at Christmas & Alnwick Garden Light Trail!
Lakes, Lights & Liquor
Flavours & Festivities of Yorkshire at Yuletide
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5 DAYS from £424 pp
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It’s like the best of the Lakes in 5 days, as we pack in some amazing sights from a lake cruise on Windermere, Sizergh Castle light trail and the Lakes Distillery for a varied tasting – brilliantly combined with free time in Bowness and Keswick.
Carols, crackers, festive food, Christmas shopping, pretty decorations and a special seasonal afternoon tea overlooking the stunning grounds of Harewood House... this one is sure to leave you firmly in the festive mood!
Harewood House at Christmas
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Hayes Garden World
Day 1 Arrival Day 2 Windermere Lake Cruise & Hayes Garden World This morning, we start our day with a leisurely Lake Cruise on Windermere from Lakeside to Ambleside, where we enjoy a hot drink whilst taking in the stunning views. Our coach will meet us in Ambleside to drop us into the centre. We have free time here before making our way to Hayes Garden World, the largest garden centre in the Lakes. Day 3 Bowness-on-Windermere & Sizergh Castle & Gardens This morning is at leisure in Bowness. Around lunchtime we make our way just up the road to Lakeland, the Flagship store! As well as the shop there’s a great café to enjoy a spot of lunch, before we make our way to Sizergh Castle & Gardens . Wander through nature-themed light & sound installations in the garden and enjoy Christmas decorations through the ages in the house, if you’re the creative type, there are festive crafts available. Day 4 The Lakes Distillery & Keswick This morning, we start the day at The Lakes Distillery , where we enjoy tea & coffee with cakes & pastries before
INCLUSIONS • Discount on selected drinks each evening • Mulled wine & mince pies on 1 afternoon • Single Lake Cruise from Lakeside to Ambleside & tea/coffee voucher • Entrance to Sizergh Castle & Gardens • Guided tour & tasting at The Lakes Distillery with tea, coffee, cakes & pastries well-earned lunch! Day 5 Departure After breakfast, we make our way home. enjoying a guided tour and tasting of a gin, whiskey and vodka . We also receive a discount voucher to spend at the onsite shop. In the early afternoon we make our way to Keswick to enjoy some
Day 1 Arrival Day 2 Festive Cruise & Skipton We start our day with a three-hour festive cruise including a three course Christmas feast on board! We tuck into soup, turkey with trimmings and Christmas pudding as we cruise along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. We spend the afternoon at leisure in Skipton. Harewood House , beautifully decorated for the season. We tuck into a festive afternoon tea served in the Billiard Room, which overlooks the stunning Capability Brown landscape, before finishing our day at the fabulously festive Leeds Christmas market. Day 4 Harrogate or York Day 3 Harewood House & Leeds This morning, we visit the imposing We spend today soaking in the festive atmosphere in either the lovely Victorian spa town of Harrogate or the ancient walled city of York – the choice is yours! Before returning to the hotel for a delicious afternoon tea. Day 5 Departure After breakfast, we make our way home.
The Shambles, York
INCLUSIONS • Three hour, three course Skipton cruise • Christmas afternoon tea at Harewood House • Yorkshire themed dinner on 1 night • Afternoon tea on 1 day Crown Plaza Hotel Harrogate Harrogate, North Yorkshire plus
Newby Bridge Hotel Ulverston, Cumbria plus
4 Nights Half Board NOV & DEC 2026 No Single Supplement (max 4 incl driver) Based on Monday arrivals
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