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Easter in Wells, Somerset

Join us this Easter to Wells, a city steeped in history, and surrounded by rolling hills and lush countryside. Its impressive 12th-century cathedral dominates the skyline. We visit Bishops Palace, Cheddar Gorge and enjoy a coach guided tour around Bath.

Day 1

Good Friday. We depart home area and after making a suitable refreshment stop, we head for Salisbury for lunch to be obtained before continuing to our hotel in Wells. We will meet up in the bar for a welcome glass of bucks fizz before our evening meal.

Day 2

Today is market day* in Wells. Spend the morning browsing the stalls selling local produced arts, crafts and produce. Late morning we have an included entry to Bishop's Palace & Gardens, which has been home to the Bishop's of Bath and Wells for over 800 years. It is particularly notable for its exterior of sculptures granite, limestone and sandstone and the elaborate carved woodwork on the interior. This afternoon we visit nearby Cheddar Gorge and Caves, not only is it one of Britain's most spectacular natural landmarks, but also an Area of Outstanding Beauty. The Gorge boasts awe-inspiring cliffs and extraordinary subterranean stalactite show caves. We enjoy an audio guide of Gough’s Cave followed by a hot drink and a piece of cake.

B, D

Day 3

Easter Sunday. Today we head to the vibrant city of Bath, known for its Roman baths, Georgian architecture and literary connections to Jane Austen. Our entertaining and eccentric guide Richard will be waiting for us to take us on a guided coach tour around Bath. Afterwards there will be free time to explore this fascinating city and visit the many shops and obtain refreshments.

B, D

Day 4

Easter Monday. We depart our hotel and travel homewards stopping at the lovely city of Winchester, known for its medieval Winchester Cathedral with its 17th century Morley Library where Jane Austen and many kings have been laid to rest. There are also numerous shops and places to eat to obtain lunch.

B=Breakfast Included, D=Dinner Included

THE SWAN HOTEL, WELLS ****

Located directly opposite Wells Cathedral, parts of this historic building date back to at least 1422. Today, the hotel offers guests modern amenities in a beautiful and relaxed setting. The hotel’s award-winning kitchen (2 AA Rosettes) uses only the finest seasonal ingredients, locally sourced wherever possible. Please note: This hotel does not have a lift.

PRICE INCLUDES

• 3 nights dinner, bed & breakfast

• Glass of Bucks Fizz before dinner 1st night

• Tea/coffee after dinner

• Entrance to Bishop’s Palace & Gardens

• Entrance to Cheddar Cave with audio guide, hot drink and cake

• Guided coach tour of Bath

• Coach excursions as described

*Self-guided visits to the Cathedral are only offered between 12:30pm - 2pm on Sundays (subject to change), however, services will be running in the morning should you wish to attend one.

GROUP BOOKINGS

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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 (but High Street on return)	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