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Christmas at Beamish & Alnwick Garden Light Trail

Fully Escorted

Join us on this pre-Christmas break for a truly memorable time. We visit Christmas at Beamish and enjoy the wonder of Christmas through time! Visit Newcastle Christmas Market and enjoy the award-winning Christmas light trail around Alnwick Garden.

Day 1

Depart home area and make our way to Newcastle Upon Tyne making suitable refreshments enroute. We arrive late in the afternoon at our hotel and enjoy a cup of tea/coffee whilst our luggage is taken to our rooms. Time to relax before our evening meal.

Day 2

After breakfast to Newcastle city centre for shopping and sightseeing, soak up the festive atmosphere whilst browsing stalls at the Christmas market. Everything from gloves to Christmas cakes, locally brewed beers, beautiful pottery, and gorgeous handmade jewellery. Visit the many shops and eateries to obtain lunch before we depart for magnificent Alnwick Garden. Admire the beautiful award-winning Winter Light Trail, watch as Alnwick Garden comes to life like you have never seen it before, after dark a fantastic sound and light spectacular. It takes approximately 1 hour to walk the trail. Opportunity to purchase refreshments before we return to our hotel for our evening meal.

B, D

Day 3

Today we delve into Christmas past with a truly traditional Christmas at Beamish Museum. From Georgian and Edwardian festivities through to 1940s and 1950’s celebrations. Immerse yourself in the delightful decorations and delicious food to traditional music and Christmas crafts. Catch a glimpse of Father Christmas or Mrs Claus travelling around the museum. There are several eateries to obtain refreshments. Afterwards we return to our hotel.

B, D

Day 4

We depart for our home area stopping at Boundary Mills, Sheffield for lunch to be obtained, Boundary Mills have everything under one roof! From Eateries to women’s and men’s wear. From
footwear to fragrances, cookshop and numerous Christmas gifts and decorations.

B=Breakfast Included, D=Dinner Included

PRICE INCLUDES

• 3 nights dinner, bed & breakfast

• Tea/coffee upon arrival

• Tea/coffee after dinner

• Entry to Alnwick Garden Winter Light Trail

• Entry to Beamish Museum

• Coach excursions as described

• Fully escorted throughout

COPTHORNE HOTEL NEWCASTLE ****

This 4-star hotel always offers a warm welcome. It is located in Newcastle Quayside, right in the heart of the city and an approx. 20-minute walk to the city centre. The Quay restaurant is synonymous with freshly cooked and delicious local, international, and classic British cuisine and boasts an outstanding waterfront view. All bedrooms boast wonderful river views from the large bay windows and are comfortable and well decorated. There is a bar/lounge area in which to relax and enjoy a pre-dinner drink.

Please note this hotel does not have rooms with walk-in showers.

Please find below our pick up points (not all pick up points will be available on all departure dates). View the pick-up point you require, then you’ll see a list of dates which are/aren’t available from your pick up point.

Name	Address	Times
Barking	Station Parade, IG11 8TU	Failed View
Barkingside	Fullwell Cross, Bus Stop A - IG6 2EA	Failed View
Basildon	Cherrydown East Bus Stop, SS16 5GT, Basildon	Failed View
Brentwood	Brentwood, Outside The Dairyman	Failed View
Chalkwell Park	Chalkwell Park Bus Stop, London Road	Failed View
Chelmsford Victoria Road	Victoria Road CM1 1JR	Failed View
Collier Row	White Hart Lane - Bus Stop out Tythe Court RM7 8LZ	Failed View
Corringham Town Centre	Gordon Road, Bus Stop near Grover Walk SS17 7EY	Failed View
Cranham	Front Lane/Moor Lane Junction Bus Stop RM14 1XJ Outside Restaurant Opp. Car Park	Failed View
Dagenham	Church Elm Lane, Bus Stop L - RM10 9QS	Failed View
Depot	Depot, Princess Road, Rayleigh	Failed View
Hadleigh Church	Hadleigh Church, Bus Layby	Failed View
Harold Wood	Bus Stop A, Gubbins Lane, RM3 0DR	Failed View
Hockley Spa	Hockley Spa, Bus Stop outside the Library	Failed View
Holiday Inn, Brentwood	Holiday Inn Brentwood	Failed View
Hornchurch.	Hornchurch Town Centre, outside Sutton Arms	Failed View
Hutton	Hutton, Bus Stop just past the Chequers Pub	Failed View
Ilford	Ilford, Bus Stop outside 6 Clements Road, IG1 1BA	Failed View
Kavanaghs Rd	Kavanaghs Road/London Road, Brentwood	Failed View
Palace Theatre	Palace Theatre Bus Stop	Failed View
Pitsea	Outside what was Gala Bingo Hall, Pitsea	Failed View
Queensway	Queensway Bus Stop (Behind the Odeon Cinema)	Failed View
Rayleigh Stn	Rayleigh Railway Station	Failed View
Romford	St Edwards Way - Bus Stop H - RM1 3DQ Out: Romford Shopping Hall	Failed View
Sadlers Farm	Bus Stop on A13, just before Sadlers Farm roundabout, nr Romsey Road	Failed View
Shenfield Stn	Shenfield Station, outside what was Barclays Bank	Failed View
Shepherd & Dog Crays Hill	Shepherd & Dog, Crays Hill	Failed View
Shotgate	Shotgate Post Office	Failed View
South Green	Grange Parade Bus Stop, South Green, Billericay	Failed View
Stanford Rookery Corner	Rookery Corner Stanford	Failed View
Sun Corner	Sun Corner London Road - Billericay	Failed View
Thames Drive	Thames Drive Bus Stop	Failed View
The Elms	Bus Stop outside Elms Public House, Leigh on Sea	Failed View
The Oak Grays	The Oak Public House, Lodge Lane, Grays	Failed View
Thorpe Bay Stn	Thorpe Bay Station, Acacia Drive (opp Station)	Failed View
Thurrock Services,	Thurrock Services Coach Park, RM16 3BG	Failed View
Upminster	Bus Stop M, St Mary's Lane- Upminster Outside St.Laurence Church RM14 2QJ	Failed View
Vic Hse Cnr, Rayleigh Rd	Vic House Corner, (Rayleigh Road)	Failed View
Websters Way	Websters Way, Rayleigh	Failed View
White Horse	White Horse,Southchurch Road, Southend	Failed View
Whittinghams Grg	Whittinghams Garage, opp Rochford Railway Station	Failed View
Wickford	Halls Corner, opposite Police Station, Wickford	Failed View
Woodford Green	Snakes Lane East, Bus Stop R - IG8 7HU	Failed View