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Kingdom of Northumbria
4* Holiday Inn Newcastle Gosforth Park: Rothbury, Cragside House & Gardens, Lindisfarne, Bamburgh, Morpeth, Ad Gefrin Anglo-Saxon Museum & Whisky Distillery, Alnwick Castle & Garden.
View Dates & BookKingdom of Northumbria
We stay at the 4* Holiday Inn Newcastle Gosforth Park. Visit the resort town of Rothbury & Cragside House & Gardens (NT). Cross the tidal causeway to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne and explore the coastal town of Bamburgh. Visit the market town of Morpeth and enjoy a tour and tasting at Ad-Gefrin Anglo-Saxon Museum & Whiskey Distillery. Finish up with a visit to both Alnwick Castle, famous for the filming of Harry Potter and Downton Abbey & Alnwick Gardens, with it's infamous poison garden.
HOLIDAY INN NEWCASTLE GOSFORTH PARK, NEWCASTLE ****
Sunday 26 September 2027
6 Days
£855 per person sharing a twin/double room
£185 single supplement (twin/double for sole occupancy)
Home pick up/set down from £45 per person
Front seat supplement £15 for the duration of the tour
Price includes:
All coach travel
Porterage
5 nights dinner, bed & breakfast
Admission to Cragside House
Admission to Ad Gefrin – Anglo Saxon Museum & Whisky Distillery
Admission to Alnwick Castle & Gardens
Day 1
Departing the local area we have a lunch stop on route arriving at our hotel, the 4* Holiday Inn Newcastle Gosforth Park with time to settle in before dinner.
DDay 2
We journey through beautiful countryside to the capital of Coquetdale, Rothbury. This was once a popular health resort where people came to take the air at its riverside setting of wide-open spaces and delightful scenery. From here we head to the magnificent Cragside House, the former home of Lord and Lady Armstrong, now in the care of the National Trust. Cragside was the first house to be lit by electricity - a wonder of the Victorian age. The house is fascinating and the gardens are spectacular with towering conifers, rocky crags, waterfalls and more.
D, BDay 3
Today's excursion takes us across the causeway to Holy Island and the mysterious Lindisfarne Castle. This afternoon, we visit Bamburgh for free time. Maybe visit the majestic castle on the beach or the Grace Darling Museum.
Day 4
This morning, we travel to Morpeth where you can visit its weekly Wednesday market and explore the historic market town. Later we travel to Wooler to visit Ad Gefrin, a new attraction that showcases life at an Anglo-Saxon Royal Court historically located in Wooler. The immersive museum features a great hall, and original artifacts telling the stories of the people who made up an Anglo-Saxon Royal Court. Following our visit to the museum we enjoy a guided tour and tasting in the distillery where they use barley strains dating back to the Anglo-Saxon times to recreate a heritage whisky of this area.
D, BDay 5
We make our way to Alnwick for the day. We include a visit to the delightful Alnwick Castle and Gardens, described by the Victorians as the 'Windsor of the North', Alnwick Castle is home to the Duke of Northumberland, and the Percy family have lived there since 1309. The castle has more recently been featured in the Harry Potter films. Alnwick garden was the inspiration of the Duchess of Northumberland and offers much to discover including water sculptures, the Grand Cascade, and the infamous Poison Garden.
D, BDay 6
After breakfast we commence our journey home with suitable stops on route, arriving back late afternoon.
BD=Dinner, B=Breakfast
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Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| Baldock Market Place S | BALDOCK Market Place Stop D |
| Bishops Std Rail Station | BISHOP'S STD STN STOP E Opp Taxi Rank |
| Buntingford The Crown PH | BUNTINGFORD The Crown PH Bus Stop |
| CAMBRIDGE SERVICES A14 | Cambridge Services A14 Coach Bays |
| Cambridge Trumpington P&R | TRUMPINGTON P&R Coach Bays 5-7 |
| Hitchin N St Marys Sq | HITCHIN St Mary's Square, Market Side |
| Letchworth Station Rd N | LETCHWORTH Bus Stop E, Stn Rd Opp Arcade |
| Newport Stn Rd Bus Stop N | NEWPORT ESSEX - High St Stop Opp Stn Rd |
| Royston Bus Station | ROYSTON Bus Station |
| Saffron Walden High St N | SAFFRON WDN High St Stop by Sfn Sports |
| Stansted Mountfit Har N | STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET Three Colts/Hargrave Cls opp Petrol Station |
| Stevenage Bus Station L | STEVENAGE Bus Stn Bus Stop L Lytton Way |
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