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NEW
TOUR
England
5 DAYS £849
4 nights with dinner, bed & breakfast Haddon Hall
FREE Home Link Included
A Touch of Luxury Melbourne Hall Gardens
in Derbyshire
A NEW tour to Derbyshire visiting some of the region’s impressive
but lesser-known attractions and based at the luxurious, Makeney Hall Hotel.
YOUR ITINERARY of a fortified medieval manor house still in
Monday We depart and make our way to existence. Present-day Haddon Hall dates
from the 12th century and was brought
Derbyshire and arrive late afternoon at our back to its former glory in the 1920s when
hotel for the next 4 nights with dinner, bed the 9th Duke and Duchess of Rutland
& breakfast. restored the house and gardens. Renishaw Hall
Included during your holiday: • We journey towards She©eld and a visit to
• A short drive takes us along the Derwent the delightful Renishaw Hall and Gardens.
Gorge to the delightful little town of Home to the Sitwell family for over 400
Matlock. There’s an opportunity to explore years, there are eight acres of Italianate
before we leave for our afternoon visit to Gardens, statues, borders, ponds, and
Haddon Hall - probably the finest example woodlands to explore. The hall houses a
fascinating collection including work by
Cecil Beaton.
• We visit the De Bradelei Mill Shopping
Village in Belper – housed in one of the
many mills along the Derwent Valley
dating back to the time of the Industrial
Revolution. Here, you can browse for a
designer bargain before we leave for
our visit to Melbourne Hall Gardens. Gold Coach
Located south of Derby, the hall is the
private residence of Lord and Lady Kerr
Makeney Hall Hotel who initiated an imaginative planting
A magnificent Victorian country mansion. scheme in the gardens, including shrubs,
specimen trees, and a unique collection of
Features include an informal cocktail bar magnolias and roses. Today, it is a garden
and oak-panelled dining room with an of rare beauty.
impressive oak fireplace. All bedrooms Blue Coach
are en suite with free Wi-Fi, TV and tea/ Friday After breakfast we depart for home.
coee making facilities. The hotel lift
serves some of the rooms.
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