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KINGDOM OF SPRINGTIME IN

NORTHUMBRIA NORTHUMBRIA UK MINI BREAKS

• 4 nights with dinner, bed & breakfast • 4 nights with dinner, bed & breakfast
• Tour Link Included • Tour Link Included

5 DAYS From £489 5 DAYS From £499

Alnwick Castle & Gardens Marsden Bay, near South Shields

This popular tour covers a variety of splendid scenery, A fabulous tour exploring the best of the Northeast including
contrasting countryside, rugged coastlines, rolling hills and Newcastle, Alnwick, Durham and Catherine Cookson Country.
quaint northern villages.
Your Itinerary Your Itinerary
Monday We depart and make our way to Newcastle arriving at our hotel
Monday We depart and make our way to Northumbria and our hotel for
the next 4 nights with dinner, bed and breakfast. for the next 4 nights with dinner, bed and breakfast.
During your stay you will enjoy: During your stay you will enjoy:
• Visit to the delightful Alnwick Gardens. • We head for the coast and South Shields, home of the late Catherine
Cookson.
• We visit the city of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and a visit to the Great
North Museum, with its wide range of cultural and historical displays. • Marsden Bay, Whitburn and Seaburn before turning inland across to
• Free time to explore Newcastle. the ancient and historic city of Durham dominated by the magnificent
Norman cathedral and castle, high above the River Wear.
• We cross the causeway to Holy Island and the mysterious • Visit to historic Alnwick with time to look around the town, with its
Lindisfarne Castle. mighty castle.
• We visit Bamburgh for free time, maybe to visit the majestic castle • Morpeth for a short break.
on the beach, or the Grace Darling Museum. • A free day for you to explore and enjoy Newcastle. Just a short walk
NOTE: The crossing of the causeway to Holy Island is governed by tide along the quayside from your hotel is the Millennium ‘Winking Eye’
times. It may be necessary to amend this excursion. Bridge and Newcastle’s famous quayside.
Friday After breakfast we depart for home. • Cream tea at the hotel on one afternoon.
• Glass of wine with dinner on first and last evening.
Friday After breakfast we depart for home.
Prices & Dates
3rd Feb SS Nil £489 Prices & Dates
24th Mar SS Nil £519 17th Feb £499
21st Apr SS £157 £649 7th Apr £549
Single room supplements as above Single room supplement £176
SS
Your Hotel Your Hotel

Set in the heart of the historic market The Millennium Copthorne Hotel
town of Alnwick, the White Swan is stands in one of the finest locations in
a charming, 300-year-old coaching Newcastle, on the banks of the river
inn that blends its unique heritage Tyne, just a short stroll from the city
with superb accommodation and centre. All bedrooms face the river
all bedrooms are en-suite with TV, and are en suite with TV and tea/
hairdryer and tea/coffee making coffee making facilities.
facilities. The hotel does not The hotel has a lift.
have a lift.

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