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Gold Hotel Collection

5 DAYS FROM £680 PERSON
PER
ONLY
4 nights with dinner, bed & breakfast Durham
FREE Home Link Included
Bishops Palace, Cathedral

and Chateau

The beauty of the Durham Dales offers a nice contrast with visits to stunning
Auckland Castle and historic Durham. We also include a visit to Bowes Museum,
home of the famous ‘Silver Swan’. Auckland Spanish Art Gallery

YOUR ITINERARY During your stay you will enjoy:
Monday We depart and make our way • The market town of Barnard Castle Auckland Castle
Northeast, arriving late afternoon at (known as ‘Barny’ to the locals) where we
Blackwell Grange Hotel. We enjoy 4 nights have time to explore the town.
with dinner, bed and breakfast and tea/ • Bowes Museum, one of County Durham’s
coffee and biscuits are served on arrival. biggest surprises. Housed in a majestic
French-style chateau, the museum opened
in 1892 and will amaze you with its superb
collection of art including the beautiful
Silver Swan automaton.
• Bishop Auckland and Auckland Castle. This
proud home of the Bishops of Durham HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
stands as one of the best-preserved • Auckland Project All Access Pass –
Bishop’s Palaces in Europe. Enjoy time Auckland Castle and Gardens, Faith
at leisure to explore the castle and Museum, Mining Art Gallery, Auckland
staterooms. Tower and Spanish Art Gallery
• An all-access ticket to the other • Bowes Museum
Blackwell Grange Hotel attractions in the town centre managed • Historic cathedral city Of Durham
by The Auckland Project, including a
The Blackwell Grange Hotel is a stunning Mining Art Gallery, Spanish Art Gallery, • Barnard Castle
17th Century mansion, which enjoys an Faith Museum and the Auckland Tower.
enviable setting in the beautiful County
Durham countryside. The hotel is nestled • The historic city of Durham, acclaimed as
in wooded parkland in Darlington, a World Heritage Site and dominated by Gold Coach
located between the North Yorkshire the magnificent Norman cathedral and
Moors and the Pennines. Facilities include castle sitting high above the River Wear. 1 Jun £740 14 Sep £750
leisure club with heated indoor swimming Friday After breakfast we depart for home. 20 Jul £740 19 Oct £680
pool, spa and sauna and all bedrooms
are en suite with TV, radio, telephone, 17 Aug £740
hairdryer and tea/coffee making facilities.
The hotel has a lift. Single room supplement £132

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