SLEEPOVERS

THE LONDON SLEEPOVER SPECIAL OFFER

2 days

We have designed this super value package for groups who like the look of one of our London day trips but it’s just too far to come just for the day. Without breaking the bank here is a one night SleepOver at our home hotel - the family run Clarendon Hotel on Blackheath by Greenwich Park where the London Marathon starts.

THE GREAT STINK & LONDON’S LOST RIVERS

2 days

Two thousand years ago the Romans enjoyed indoor plumbing at their villas but until a couple of hundred years ago Londoners were still throwing the contents of their chamber pots out of the window. The streets of London were shaped by its many rivers but, where once they served the city, as the population grew so they became its deadliest problem.

SUPER SWISH LONDON THEATRE

2 days

How about a very swanky Five Star London Theatre Saturday Matinee & Sunday Markets SleepOver for 2017? The 5* Hyatt Andaz luxury boutique hotel has been created from the grand Victorian Great Eastern Hotel at Liverpool Street which was immortalised in Bram Stoker’s Dracula.

SAVER LONDON THEATRE SLEEPOVER

2 days

Come for a West End Matinee Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Saturday and stay that night at the 3* Clarendon Hotel in Blackheath Village, a five minute walk across the heath to Greenwich Park and enjoy free time the following day to enjoy the free Greenwich attractions including the National Maritime Museum and the Queens House.

HARRY POTTER & THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE CREAM TEA CRUISE

2 days

This overnight stay combines a visit to the Warner Brothers Studio tour to see the sets from the Harry Potter film series and a day with a top notch Blue Badge guide on our ever popular Olympic Park tour, visiting the London Aquatic Centre and the Velodrome and complete a super 2 day break with the Lee Valley Cream Tea Cruise.

THE BEDFORD SUNDAY NIGHT SLEEPOVER

2 days

Based at the 4* Georgian Swan Hotel in Bedford’s Cultural Quarter overlooking the Great Ouse, this two day break is a real treat for 2017.

If you don’t know Bedford it will come as a very pleasant surprise. With an afternoon tea cruise exclusively for your group, a 3-course, 3-choice Sunday evening dinner and a cooked breakfast we suggest that you come hungry! And not just for food but also for knowledge

BIG BAND SLEEPOVER 2017

2 days

Arrive Sunday afternoon and enjoy a three-course Gala Dinner followed by some high-class Big Band entertainment in the evening. The following day enjoy a visit on the way home. Includes a free organiser place, 10 single rooms without supplement and 100% Passenger Payment Protection as required to comply with the Package Travel Regulations.

BIG BAND SLEEPOVER 2018

2 days

Arrive Sunday afternoon and enjoy a three-course Gala Dinner followed by some high-class entertainment in the evening. On the Monday enjoy a visit on the way home. Don't ever book a Big Band entertainment without Payment Protection for your money as required by the Package Travel Regulations.

CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL SLEEPOVER

2 days

Stay at the Cathedral Lodge in the private precincts of the Cathedral with your own private pass to swan past the queue of tourists at the gatehouse and come and go from the Cathedral as often as you want Arrive Sunday morning to drop your bags at the Lodge and return to check in after exploring the city.

THE FRIARS PILGRIMAGE ADVENTURE

2 days

The theme of this two day break combining two popular day trips -

A Medway Mosaic and Faversham & Canterbury is the mediaeval industry of pilgrimage. To enter into the spirit we stay at Aylesford Priory Guesthouse in 13th century monks cells updated with all the mod cons of the 1950s.

SALISBURY & WINCHESTER CHRISTMAS MARKET

2 days

Enjoy a free day of shopping and sightseeing in Salisbury with a SleepOver at a handsome 4* Georgian hotel followed by a Blue Badge guided tour of winter landscapes in the beautiful Test Valley with lunch and a visit to the Norman Abbey in Romsey and an afternoon at the Winchester Christmas Market.

BIRMINGHAM CHRISTMAS MARKET

2 days

Enjoy one night at the brand new Birmingham Park Regis - a very swanky and centrally located 4* star hotel and some shopping & sightseeing in Britain’s Second City. On Sunday spend free time in the Birmingham Christmas Market and on the Monday enjoy a day with our expert Blue Badge Guide including the Staffordshire Hoard, the Library of Birmingham and the new and quirky Coffin Works.

ROYAL GREENWICH & WEST END THEATRE

3 days

A value for money three day SleepOver based at The Clarendon Hotel on Blackheath with a Blue Badge Guide each day. Enjoy the Strand Palace two-course carvery with coffee, a Thames Cruise a visit to the Cutty Sark, a night at the theatre (top price West End Theatre ticket dress circle or stalls), a ride on the Thames Cable Car and a visit to Eltham Palace.

SUFFOLK COAST & COUNTRYSIDE

3 days

This three day break will show you some of the very best of Suffolk with the option to leave your golfers behind to play the championship 18 hole course at the hotel while you enjoy a day out exploring the Suffolk Coast with the Blue Badge guide.

As with all the SleepOvers book at this price for 2017 or 2018. If you pay the 100% refundable £100 group deposit by the end of July 2017 we'll freeze the price for you for any date in 2018

WINCHESTER & PORTSMOUTH

3 days

Three Days: Visit Winchester where Jane Austen was buried 200 years ago this year, stay two nights with dinner, bed and breakfast slap bang in the heart of Portsmouth at the Royal Maritime Hotel, enjoy two days with the Blue Badge Guide exploring Portsmouth including Fort Nelson, the Hot Walls, the Royal Dockyard and the Mary Rose Museum.

THE ESSEX CURIOS SLEEPOVER

3 days

Beloved of generations, Southend is a great base for this three day break. The 4* Park Inn by Radisson Palace at Southend looks out over the water on the Western Esplanade within a few minutes’ walk of the beach, gardens and shops. Nearby the popular Cliffs Pavilion offers a wide programme from touring musicals to comedy and film.

THE COTSWOLDS EXPLORER

3 days

This three-day tour at a 4* hotel brings together three popular City & Village Tours itineraries: The Downton Abbey Matinee Explorer, Cotswolds Gold and The Cotswolds River Thames Explorer.

Includes 10 single rooms free of supplement, all entrance fees, free group organiser place and free driver room with bed & board.

THE SUPER SWISH SUSSEX SLEEPOVER

3 days

A three day break staying in the heart of Sussex at Buxted Park - a truly magnificent country house hotel set in 300 acres of Ashdown Forest parkland. This tour combines three of our most popular Sussex day trips- The Ashdown Forest Explorer, The Sussex Prairie Garden & The Mad Jack Fuller Trail.

This is a SleepOver with knobs on!

SUSSEX COASTAL CURIOS & THE SOUTH DOWNS

5 days

This five day break is based at a 4* seafront hotel in Eastbourne. With three theatres, sandy beaches, the Towner Art Gallery and the famous Carpet Gardens Eastbourne is a great base for a week away. We’ve designed a 5 day itinerary that mixes guided tours with special visits and free time to do your own thing.

SISSINGHURST & THE CINQUE PORTS

5 days

This carefully crafted five-day break explores the Kent coast and countryside with visits to Walmer Castle and the White Cliffs, the Battle of Britain Memorial, Deal, the Romney Marsh with a ride on the famous miniature railway to Dungeness for fish & chips at the legendary Pilot Inn plus two of the outstanding treasures of the Kent countryside – Sissinghurst Castle and the Port Lympne Reserve.

VICTORIA’S DIAMOND ISLE

5 days

We’ve been taking groups to the Isle of Wight on day trips for more than a decade - now we relish the opportunity to bring you a whole week of wonders on Victoria’s Diamond Isle. We stay at a great hotel facing onto the golden sands at Sandown. Includes two days with a Blue Badge guide plus visits on the way to and from the hotel to make the most of your stay. Entertainment in the hotel most nights.

YORKSHIRE & HULL

5 days

Enjoy a week away in Yorkshire, staying in either Scarborough or Leeds and experience the very best Yorkshire has to offer. With visits to York and Hull - The City of Culture for 2017 - and the James Herriot Museum in Thirsk and free time to explore Robin Hood Bay and Whitby.

THE VILLAGES OF LONDON

5 days

An erudite and entertaining five day London break based at the 3* Clarendon Hotel in Blackheath Village. We explore the concept of the capital as a tapestry of villages. We visit Hampstead & Kenwood House, East London including the William Morris Gallery and the Olympic Park, Holland Park, the Design Museum and Kensington Palace and Royal Greenwich and Eltham Palace.

THE BIG SMOKE (AT A LITTLE PRICE)

5 days

This is a super value five-day London break based at the lovely

3* Clarendon Hotel on Blackheath next to Royal Greenwich and just

8 miles from Trafalgar Square. Enjoy the best of the capital with an entertaining series of themed days - Pomp & Ceremony (with a visit to Westminster Abbey), The City of Culture and Law & Disorder.