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Boon’s Calibre Travel 2022 Glorious North Wales & Charming Cheshire Thursday 19th May 2022 for 5 days, half-board
This feature-packed five day tour explores glorious North Wales and charming Cheshire. We tour through stunning North Wales, visit the tranquil National Memorial Arboretum, beautiful Ness Botanic Gardens, the Victorian resort of Llandudno, magical Betws-y-Coed and the historic cities of Chester and Shrewsbury. In addition, we have a included a guided tour of the fascinating Port Sunlight Village and we spend time in pretty Llangollen.
A warm welcome awaits at the 4* Park Royal, a fantastic hotel which blends a beautiful mix of modern facilities with elegant grandeur; part of the hotel having been built in 1831 as a vicarage to the nearby St Matthew's Church. All beautifully designed bedrooms are contemporary, well furnished and attractively co-ordinated. There are some bedrooms on the ground floor and the remainder are accessed via a lift. Meals are taken in the stylish restaurant, Topiary in the Park, and there is a leisure centre with indoor swimming pool. Park Royal Hotel, Stretton, Warrington, WA4 3NS. Tel: 01925-730 706 www.theparkroyal.co.uk
Day 1: On leaving our local boarding points, we make our way north, stopping en-route at the National Memorial Arboretum, an evolving, maturing woodland landscape featuring 30,000 trees and a vast collection of memorials. A place of tranquillity and reflection, the 150-acre site is a living, growing tribute to those who have served and continue to serve our country. There is a restaurant & shop in the visitor centre and, for those less able; a land train is available to explore the site. After lunch, we continue on to our hotel, arriving in good time for dinner.
Day 2: Today we visit the fascinating village of Port Sunlight, which was created by ‘Soap King’ William Hesketh Lever, founder of Lever Brothers, which eventually became the global giant, Unilever. Built in 1888 to house Lever’s ‘Sunlight Soap’ factory workers, the village has a thriving community and is home to more than 900 Grade II listed buildings set in 130 acres of stunning parkland and gardens. We enjoy guided coach tour and have free time to explore the museum and the Lady Lever Art Gallery at leisure. This afternoon, we visit the award-winning Ness Botanic Gardens, a superb 64 acre site, with over 15,000 plants, overlooking the Dee Estuary.
Day 3: This morning, we head for ancient Chester, a city of timeless beauty, famous for its almost complete Roman walls, black & white Tudor buildings, a magnificent cathedral and the unique “Rows”, galleries which run above the shops. After lunch, we cross the border back into North Wales, where we visit the attractive town of Llangollen, situated in the beautiful valley of the River Dee, with its many attractions.
Day 4: Todays circular tour takes us across the border into glorious North Wales, where we travel via the historic market town of Ruthin, set in one of the most beautiful landscapes in Britain, and on through Denbigh, which overlooks the breath-taking Vale of Clwyd, with its historic skyline dominated by the dramatic remains of its 13th century castle. Continuing on, we reach the Snowdonia National Park, where we visit the popular tourist village of Betws-y-Coed in its magical setting with a distinctly Alpine feel. Time to visit the shops and cafes before we travel along the Vale of Conwy to the Victorian resort of Llandudno, a beautiful seaside town with a promenade, pier, superb beaches, elegant hotels, interesting shops, and panoramic views from the Great Orme, at the summit of its striking headland. On leaving Llandudno we return to our hotel for dinner.
Day 5: After breakfast, we bid farewell to the Park Royal Hotel and make our way home. We stop en-route in the historic, castle town of Shrewsbury, with its wealth of timber-framed black & white buildings, nestling in a great loop of the River Severn, and arrive back in Essex early evening.
Includes: 4 nights in en-suite bedrooms with dinner & breakfast, 3 excursions, visits on outward & return journeys, porterage, lift, ground floor rooms, leisure centre with indoor pool. Entrance to Ness Botanic Garden. Guided coach tour of Port Sunlight.
Price per person: £509 Supplement for a twin/double room for single occupancy: £66 (first 8 only)
Terms: £50 per person on booking, balance 6 weeks prior to departure |