Durham Historic Weekend
4* Radison Blu Hotel, Durham. Beningbrough Hall, Open Air Beamish Museum, Durham Dales, Bowes Museum and Harrogate
Durham Historic Weekend
We stay at the 4* Radisson Blu Hotel, Durham. Visit Beningbrough Hall and Gardens and the open air Beamish Museum, which tells the story of life in the North East during the 1820s, 1900s and 1940s. We enjoy a journey through the Durham dales with stops at the pretty village of Blanchard and the town of Barnard Castle before visiting the Bowes Museum a spectacular French-style Chateau with ornate garden.
RADISSON BLU HOTEL, DURHAM ****
Friday 23 July 2021
4 Days
£395 per person sharing a twin/double room
£70 single supplement
NT Member Discount £10
Home pick up/set down from £25 per person
Front seat supplement £10 for the duration of the tour
Price includes:
All coach travel
Porterage
4 nights dinner, bed & breakfast
Admission to Beningbrough Hall and Gardens
Admission to Beamish Museum
Admission to Bowes Museum
Friday 23 July
Departing the local area we make our way to Beningbrough Hall and Gardens(NT). Surrounded by parkland, with riverside and woodland walks on all sides, the view of the hall as you turn on to the long drive evokes images of an intriguing past. From the wealthy teenager who inherited it, to the hall’s use as an RAF billet, Beningbrough has been shaped for more than 300 years by the people who lived there. We arrive at the 4* Radisson Blu Hotel Durham with of time to settle in before dinner.
DSaturday 24 July
Today we visit the open air Beamish Museum, which tells the story of life in the North East during the 1820s, 1900s and 1940s, all set within 300 acres of beautiful countryside. Experience life in the 1820s at Pockerley, explore a 1900s town and see how families lived and worked in the years leading up to the First World War. Visit the Colliery & Pit village and discover how life was on the home front during the Second World War on the Farm with Land Girls and the Home Guard.
D, BSunday 25 July
After a leisurely breakfast we enjoy a trip through the stunning Durham Dales, designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, passing through the pretty village of Blanchland, and across the Pennines to the town of Barnard Castle. After lunch we visit the renowned Bowes Museum, a spectacular French-style Chateau with ornate gardens housing internationally significant collections of fine and decorative arts.
D, BMonday 26 July
Departing after a leisurely breakfast we travel home with a stop on route at the lovely Yorkshire town of Harrogate. We arrive back early evening.
BD=Dinner, B=Breakfast
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Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour. Please note some pick up points may not be served on all departure dates.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour. Please note some pick up points may not be served on all departure dates.
| Name | Address | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
| Baldock Market Place N/S | BALDOCK Bus Shelter, Bus Stop next to Comm Centre | |
| Bishops Sford Interchange | BISHOPS STORTFORD Interchange Station Road Bus Stops | |
| Buntingford The Crown PH | BUNTINGFORD The Crown PH Bus Stop | |
| CAMBRIDGE SERVICES A14 | Cambridge Services A14 Coach Bays | |
| Cambridge Trumpington P&R | TRUMPINGTON Park and Ride Centre Lane Coach Bays 5-7 | |
| Great Shelford N | GT SHELFORD Ldn Rd/Station Rd Bus Stop Northbound | |
| Harlow Bus Stn Stop 14 | HARLOW Bus Station Stop 14 | |
| HERTFORD - Tesco Stop 12 | HERTFORD - Mill Road Tesco Bus Stop 12 | |
| Hitchin N | HITCHIN St Mary's Square. By Car Park Market Side | |
| HODDESDON - Clock Tower | HODDESDON - Clock Tower - Amwell St Bus Stop B | |
| Letchworth Station Rd N | LETCHWORTH Bus Stop, Station Road Opp Arcade | |
| Newport Stn Rd Bus Stop N | NEWPORT ESSEX - High St Bus Stop Opp Station Rd | |
| Royston Bus Station | ROYSTON Bus Station | |
| Saffron Walden High St N | SAFFRON WALDEN High St Bus Stop by Saffron Sports | |
| Sawbridgeworth White L. N | SAWBRIDGEWORTH White Lion Bus Stop Bus Layby Opposite White Lion | |
| Sawston War Memorial N | SAWSTON War Opp Memorial Bus Stop | |
| Stansted Mountfit Har N | STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET Three Colts/Hargrave Cls Bus Stop (opp BP Petrol Station Side) | |
| Stevenage Danestrete K | STEVENAGE Matalan Excursions Bus Stop K | |
| WARE - Station Rd | WARE - Station Road Bus Stop F |
