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Join us on this holiday to Tiverton in South Devon. Tiverton is blessed with some unique attractions. It is home to the award-winning Grand Western Canal Country Park which was established in 1971. One of the last remaining horse drawn barges in the country. The town center is proud of its independent traders with four retail quarters full of interesting shops to discover.

Day 1

We depart from our home area and make our way to Marlborough, a delightful cosmopolitan town in Wiltshire. It is a great place for shopping and has a wide choice of tea rooms, restaurants, and pubs to obtain lunch before rejoining the coach to our hotel in Tiverton. Upon arrival enjoy a cup of tea whilst your luggage is taken to your bedroom. Time to relax before your evening meal.

Day 2

Today enjoy a morning free in Tiverton. The town center is a 20-minute walk from the hotel or join your coach at 10am when your coach driver will happily drive you into the town centre. In the afternoon join your Tour Manager for a gentle cruise along the 11.5 miles stretch of the Grand Western Canal by horse-drawn barge. It is approx. 10 minutes' walk from your hotel. During the horse-drawn barge journey you will hear some tales about the canal and often there is a minute's silence so you can experience the true peace and tranquility of travelling by horse-drawn barge. We return to our hotel for an included cream tea.

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Day 3

After breakfast we travel to Bishops Lydeard to join the West Somerset Railway, Britain's longest steam railway, at Bishops Lydeard for a scenic ride through the Quantock Hills to the seaside resort of Minehead. Time at leisure in Minehead, to explore the charming harbour, wonderful long flat sandy beach, bustling town centre with independent shops before rejoining your coach and returning to your hotel via Exmoor National Park. Look out for the Exmoor ponies.

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Day 4

After breakfast we travel to the beautiful coastal town of Sidmouth which has a regency feel, a lovely beach with glorious red sand, a great place to shop and eat. We then drive along the south coast to Exmouth, at the mouth of the beautiful Exe estuary, a bustling little town with a vibrant shopping centre, take a walk along the promenade and enjoy an ice cream.

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Day 5

Today we say farewell to South Devon and travel through the Mendip Hills and make our first refreshment stop at Cheddar Gorge before continuing our homeward journey making a suitable comfort stop for lunch enroute.

B=Breakfast Included, D=Dinner Included

TIVERTON HOTEL LOUNGE & VENUE, TIVERTON, DEVON ****

The Tiverton hotel is set in 2 acres of mature gardens and is approx. 20-minute walk to the town centre. The hotel has free Wi-Fi and bar/lounge area. The Gallery restaurant serves traditional cuisine using fresh local produce. Cream tea will be served in the cosy lounge bar.

PRICE INCLUDES

• 4 nights dinner, bed and breakfast

• Cream tea on one afternoon in hotel

• Horse drawn Barge trip on the Tiverton Canal

• Single rail journey on the West Somerset Railway from Bishops Lydeard to Minehead

• Coach excursions as described

• 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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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