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Snowdrops Short Break

Fully Escorted by Karen Kirby!

Flowering between January and March, snowdrops are one of the first signs of life in gardens after the long winter months. These delicate little blooms can brighten up even the gloomiest of days, so why not join us on this short break where you will be spoilt with an elegant hotel and some beautiful scenery. Painswick Rococo Gardens and Colesbourne Park will be your holiday highlights.

Day 1

Depart home area and travel to Gloucester stopping in Witney, a lovely market town in the Cotswolds. Time here to purchase lunch before continuing to our hotel where we have a cup of tea/coffee upon arrival. Time to freshen up for our evening meal.

Day 2

After breakfast, this morning we enjoy a visit to Painswick Rococo Gardens, set in a hidden valley in the Cotswolds. The Rococo Garden has one of the largest naturalistic plantings of snowdrops in the country. Afterwards we visit the charming village of Stow-on-the-Wold, a pretty Cotswold town just waiting to be discovered. Time here to purchase lunch with free time before returning to our hotel.

B, D

Day 3

We depart for home area stopping enroute at Colesbourne Park, the premier place to see snowdrops in bloom. The collection is probably the most varied of any garden on display, with over 300 varieties of this spectacular harbinger of spring on show. Over 10 acres of private gardens and woodland walks with a mix of snowdrops, hellebores, cyclamen and a wide variety of early flowering shrubs await you. Afterwards we visit Cirencester, known as the ‘Capital of the Cotswolds’. Cirencester is renowned for its very special shops, individual boutiques, fascinating antique emporiums, and craft shops as well as national chain stores. Time to purchase lunch and look around the shops before returning to home area.

B=Breakfast Included, D=Dinner Included

MARRIOTT CHELTENHAM CHASE HOTEL ****

This 4 star hotel sits on the edge of the Cotswolds National Park. The staff are extremely friendly and attentive. Hardy’s restaurant offers a contemporary take on classic British favorite, in a stylish but relaxed setting, with stunning Cotswolds views. Relax in Hunters Bar and Lounge where you can enjoy a pre-dinner drink.

PRICE INCLUDES

• 2 nights dinner, bed & breakfast

• Tea/coffee on arrival

• Tea/coffee after dinner

• Entrance to Painswick Rococo Gardens

• Entrance to Colesbourne Park

• Fully escorted throughout

TRAVEL OPTIONS

Upgrade your room (subject to availability). Supplements apply, call 01268 777 777, option 1

GROUP BOOKINGS

If you book 20 places all together on a day excursion, short break or holiday ONE GOES FREE

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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