Barge, Blooms & TV in the North West
Fully Escorted! New for 2024!
Book NowExperience a delightful holiday staying in Warrington, offering a rich mix of scenic beauty, cultural heritage, and unique attractions. This tour features a relaxing barge cruise, stunning gardens, a historic village, and a behind-the-scenes look at a beloved British television series, Coronation Street, providing a varied and engaging itinerary.
Day 1
Depart home area and stop in the beautiful city of Lichfield with its magnificent three-spired medieval cathedral. Walk along the historic streets lined with tempting shops and restaurants. We continue to our hotel with time to freshen up before our evening meal.
DDay 2
After breakfast, we travel to Wigan pier for a 2-hour barge cruise to see the beauty of the outlying Douglas Valley. Whilst onboard enjoy a cup of tea/coffee with biscuits. Afterwards we travel to the spectacular RHS Bridgewater Gardens. Opportunity to purchase lunch here with the rest of the afternoon at leisure to explore this 150-acre site. See the Weston Walled Gardens which contain multiple garden rooms, complementary sub-gardens each exploring different horticultural style and characterful listed buildings, the wider woodland, meadows and stunning lakes.
B, DDay 3
Today we head to Salford for a Coronation Street tour at MediaCity. Discover the stories behind the life on the nation’s favourite street as you go behind the scenes and walk the cobbles! This unique opportunity gives us access to all areas to the outdoor Coronation Street set, revealing off-air secrets and fascinating facts. Afterwards, to the Trafford Centre for a shopping experience with over 200 retailers, opportunity to purchase lunch in the New Orleans food court.
B, DDay 4
Today we travel to the picturesque city of Chester, where we meet our guide, Tom Jones, for a guided coach tour around Chester. The rest of the morning is ours to explore the pretty medieval streets and the famous Rows, time to obtain lunch before our afternoon visit to Port Sunlight Village. It is a beautiful model village originally designed to house ‘Sunlight Soap’ factory
workers, but today is home to a fascinating museum, beautiful architecture, a world-class art gallery, stunning parkland and a thriving community. It was used as the location for Aunt Polly’s Sutton Coldfield house in the very popular BBC gangster drama, Peaky Blinders. Time to purchase afternoon refreshments here before returning to our hotel.
Day 5
Today we return to home area stopping enroute at Melton Mowbray, famous for the Melton Pork Pie and as the centre of Stilton Cheese production making it the ‘Rural Capital of Food’.
BB=Breakfast Included, D=Dinner Included
CREWE HALL HOTEL & SPA, CHESHIRE ****
Step back in time at Crewe Hall, a grand Jacobean mansion surrounded by beautiful countryside in the heart of Cheshire. This stunning hotel perfectly blends historic charm with modern luxury. State-of-the-art facilities include a swimming pool, sauna, and treatment rooms (extra cost).
PRICE INCLUDES
• 4 nights dinner, bed & breakfast
• Tea/coffee after dinner
• Entry to and tour by coach of Port Sunlight Village, Wirral
• 2 hour barge cruise with tea and biscuits on board
• Coronation Street Experience
• Entry to RHS Garden Bridgewater
• Guided tour of Chester
• All coach excursions as described
• Fully Escorted throughout
Please note: Hotel was advertised as The Park Royal in our January 2025 brochure, this has changed to the Crewe Hall Hotel & Spa.
GROUP BOOKINGS
If you book 20 places all together on a day excursion, short break or holiday ONE GOES FREE
TRAVEL OPTIONS
Upgrade your room (subject to availability). Supplements apply, call 01268 777 777
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| Name | Address | Times |
|---|---|---|
| Barking | Station Parade, IG11 8TU | View |
| Barkingside | Fullwell Cross, Bus Stop A - IG6 2EA | View |
| Basildon | Cherrydown East Bus Stop, SS16 5GT, Basildon | View |
| Brentwood | Brentwood, Outside The Dairyman | View |
| Chalkwell Park | Chalkwell Park Bus Stop, London Road | View |
| Chelmsford Victoria Road | Victoria Road CM1 1JR | View |
| Collier Row | White Hart Lane - Bus Stop out Tythe Court RM7 8LZ | View |
| Corringham Town Centre | Gordon Road, Bus Stop near Grover Walk SS17 7EY | View |
| Cranham | Front Lane/Moor Lane Junction Bus Stop RM14 1XJ Outside Restaurant Opp. Car Park | View |
| Dagenham | Church Elm Lane, Bus Stop L - RM10 9QS | View |
| Depot | Depot, Princess Road, Rayleigh | View |
| Hadleigh Church | Hadleigh Church, Bus Layby | View |
| Harold Wood | Bus Stop A, Gubbins Lane, RM3 0DR | View |
| Hockley Spa | Hockley Spa, Bus Stop outside the Library | View |
| Hornchurch. | Hornchurch Town Centre, outside Sutton Arms | View |
| Hutton | Hutton, Bus Stop just past the Chequers Pub | View |
| Ilford | Ilford, Bus Stop outside 6 Clements Road, IG1 1BA | View |
| Kavanaghs Rd | Kavanaghs Road/London Road, Brentwood | View |
| Palace Theatre | Palace Theatre Bus Stop | View |
| Pitsea | Outside what was Gala Bingo Hall, Pitsea | View |
| Queensway | Queensway Bus Stop (Behind the Odeon Cinema) | View |
| Rayleigh Stn | Rayleigh Railway Station | View |
| Romford | St Edwards Way - Bus Stop H - RM1 3DQ Out: Romford Shopping Hall | View |
| Sadlers Farm | Bus Stop on A13, just before Sadlers Farm roundabout, nr Romsey Road | View |
| Shenfield Stn | Shenfield Station, outside what was Barclays Bank | View |
| Shepherd & Dog Crays Hill | Shepherd & Dog, Crays Hill | View |
| Shotgate | Shotgate Post Office | View |
| South Green | Grange Parade Bus Stop, South Green, Billericay | View |
| Stanford Rookery Corner | Rookery Corner Stanford | View |
| Sun Corner | Sun Corner London Road - Billericay | View |
| Thames Drive | Thames Drive Bus Stop | View |
| The Elms | Bus Stop outside Elms Public House, Leigh on Sea | View |
| The Oak Grays | The Oak Public House, Lodge Lane, Grays | View |
| Thorpe Bay Stn | Thorpe Bay Station, Acacia Drive (opp Station) | View |
| Thurrock Services, | Thurrock Services Coach Park, RM16 3BG | View |
| Upminster | Bus Stop M, St Mary's Lane- Upminster Outside St.Laurence Church RM14 2QJ | View |
| Vic Hse Cnr, Rayleigh Rd | Vic House Corner, (Rayleigh Road) | View |
| Websters Way | Websters Way, Rayleigh (but High Street on return) | View |
| White Horse | White Horse,Southchurch Road, Southend | View |
| Whittinghams Grg | Whittinghams Garage, opp Rochford Railway Station | View |
| Wickford | Halls Corner, opposite Police Station, Wickford | View |
| Woodford Green | Snakes Lane East, Bus Stop R - IG8 7HU | View |
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