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SUSSEX COASTAL CURIOS |
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This day is both entertaining and easy on the feet with the added attraction of sitting together for morning coffee and a chicken lunch included in the tour fee. We visit the soaring chapel of Lancing College & the extrodinary Sistine Chapel reproduction in a tucked away church at Goring- |
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THE SUFFOLK COASTAL TOUR |
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Explore the fragile fascinating Suffolk Coast with visits to Southwold and Aldeburgh and enjoy a fish & chip lunch at the famous flora Tea Rooms at Dunwich Beach |
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RYE OR HYTHE & THE ROMNEY MARSH |
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The Romney Marsh is a mysterious region of Kent, rich in history and legend. This fine day out, tried and tested over the past twenty years, is undemanding on the feet but satisfying on the senses. The day includes a fish & chip lunch at the famous Pilot Inn at Dungeness. In the afternoon choose between a visit to beautiful Rye or the historic Port of Hythe. |
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CREEKS, COCKLES & COCKNEYS |
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This day starts on a lonely hilltop looking out over Hadleigh Castle and the Thames Estuary, includes a coach tour of an unexplored area of Essex, a two- |
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THE OLD KENT COAST |
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Broadstairs and Deal are survivors of a bygone age imparting a sense of what the English Seaside at its best is all about. Join us on this entertaining day as we take a trip down memory lane to the grand age of the British seaside. We also pay a visit to the Secret Gardens of Sandwich, made famous by the posh couple from Channel 4’s Gogglebox and is one of Monty Don’s top ten gardens. |
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APPLES & OYSTERS |
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Faversham is the oldest market town in Kent: It oozes charm and character. Fruit from the Kent orchards and oysters from Whitstable made this the larder for London. This day includes visits to Whitstable and Faversham and morning coffee and lunch (or an early lunch with a coffee) in an historic Faversham Inn. Also available as a midday start. |
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BETH CHATTO & THE HA’PENNY PIER |
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Visit the beautiful Stour estuary where Essex meets Suffolk, from England’s smallest town to the sea by the Ha’Penny Pier in Old Harwich. In the afternoon we visit the Beth Chatto Gardens created by the pioneer of ecological gardening. Always a Blue Badge guide - |
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COTSWOLDS GOLD |
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Explore the beautiful countryside of the South Western Cotswolds and the Gloucestershire Golden Valleys with visits to Tetbury, Painswick and Abbey House Gardens in Malmesbury - |
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EPPING FOREST & CAPEL MANOR GARDENS |
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A day of forest glades & garden inspirations. Epping Forest is a place of sunlit glades, rough heaths and great hornbeam trees. This morning we explore the heart of the forest and see a Tudor hunting Lodge. After lunch in genteel Epping our afternoon is spent at Capel Manor Gardens which are delightful throughout the year. |
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BEDFORD & KATHY BROWN’S GARDEN |
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Judge’s wife Kathy Brown likes edible flowers and modern art and has created some unusual garden rooms at her idyllic manor house in Bedfordshire based on famous paintings by artists such as Rothko and Monet. In the morning we explore handsome Bedford on the Great Ouse and spend the afternoon at Kathy’s garden. |
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