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Kingdom of Northumbria

4* Holiday Inn Newcastle Gosforth Park: Alnwick Castle & Gardens, Ford & Etal, Lady Waterford Hall, Heatherslaw Steam Light Railway, Heatherslaw Cornmill, Berwick-on-Tweed, Holy Island, Rothbury & Cragside House

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Kingdom of Northumbria

 

We stay at the 4* Holiday Inn Newcastle Gosforth Park. Enjoy a visit to Alnwick Castle & Gardens, famous for the filming of Harry Potter and Downton Abbey. Explore the Ford & Etal Estate including a visit to Lady Waterford Hall, the Heatherslaw Steam Railway & the Heatherslaw Cornmill. Visit the most northern town in England: Berwick-on-Tweed,

cross the tidal causeway to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne and explore the coastal town of Bamburgh. Visit the resort town of Rothbury & Cragside (NT).

 

HOLIDAY INN NEWCASTLE GOSFORTH PARK, NEWCASTLE ****

Sunday 21 September 2025

6 Days

£785 per person sharing a twin/double room

£140 single supplement (twin/double for sole occupancy)

£19 National Trust Member Discount

Home pick up/set down from £40 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 Lady Waterford Hall

Heatherslaw Light Railway Journey

Admission to Heatherslaw Cornmill

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.

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Day 2

Today we make our way to the medieval market town of Alnwick which still retains many of its cobbled streets, narrow alleys and fine stone buildings. Here we visit Alnwick Castle and Gardens. The castle is one of the finest medieval castles in England and famously known to many as "Hogwarts" in the Harry Potter movies as well as the location for the Downton Abbey 2014 Christmas special. The gardens are believed to be one of the oldest walled gardens in the world, surrounded by walls over 250 years old.

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Day 3

After a leisurely breakfast, our day begins with a visit to the villages of Ford and Etal. Whilst here we include a visit to Lady Waterford Hall, a ride on the Heatherslaw Steam Light Railway, and a visit to the Heatherslaw Cornmill, England's most northerly working water mill. From here we head for the Scottish Borders region at the most northern town in England, Berwick-upon-Tweed. With its castles and towers, the town is full of history and heritage



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Day 4

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.

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Day 5

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 for 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.

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Day 6

After breakfast we commence our journey home with suitable stops on route, arriving back late afternoon.

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D=Dinner, B=Breakfast

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CAMBRIDGE SERVICES A14 Cambridge Services A14
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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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