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Gold - County Durham & Beamish Museum

Destination: Durham	Operator: Crusader Holidays Terms
Departs: 18/10/2010	Type: Sight Seeing
Duration: 5 days	Quality: Good * * *
Departs Via: Midlands	Board: Half Board
Tour Code: D6344	Transport: Coach Pickup

Supplements

Single Room

£80.00 per person

Adults £515.00
Deposit Per Person Payment required in full
* Children: Not allowed
* Babies: Not allowed
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Description

This Crusader Gold Holiday combines historic Durham, Barnard Castle, the North Yorkshire Moors National Park and the historic port of Whitby.

Itinerary

Day 1 Departure
A morning departure stopping for lunch and refreshments en-route to our luxury hotel.

Days 2-4 At leisure
At leisure with three included excursions.

Included Excursion
Full Day Beamish Museum An included excursion to the award winning Beamish Museum. Visit Beamish and experience the past through its people. Enjoy all of the unique attractions at Beamish in The Town, Colliery Village and Home Farm, all set in 1913. Step further back in time to the Georgian north to explore Pockerley Manor and take a ride on the 1825 Railway.

Included Excursion
Full Day Durham & Barnard Castle An included excursion firstly visiting Durham, on the River Wear and famous for its cathedral, for sightseeing and lunch. After lunch we take the scenic route via Weardale and Teesdale to Barnard Castle, a lively and bustling market town. Regular markets, speciality shops, restaurants, bars and tea rooms make it a perfect place to spend quality time browsing for gift ideas and for all manner of refreshments light and gourmet. The town has been recognised nationally as one of the 50 most historically and architecturally important towns in Britain. The remains of the Castle, built in 1150 and once a Norman stronghold, has Royal associations and features a 14th Century round tower. The centre boasts all the qualities of a market town with a cobbled market place. Here there are sightseeing opportunities before we return to the hotel.

Included Excursion
Full Day North York Moors National Park Moors National Park An included excursion into the North York Moors National Park with our first stop in the ancient market town of Helmsley. Afterwards we move onto Pickering, regarded as the centre of the National Park. A choice of mode of transport for you, either by coach or by the North Yorkshire Moors Railway from Pickering to Grosmont, with trains sometimes hauled by steam engines. Should you wish to travel by train, the fare is included in the price. We then travel on to the ancient seaport of Whitby for further sightseeing, before returning back to the hotel.

Last Day Travel home
We depart for home, arriving during the evening.

Venue Information

Barcelo Redworth Hall Hotel, Newton Aycliffe
We stay for 4 nights at the Redworth Hall Hotel which is set in 150 acres of beautiful countryside in County Durham. Hotel facilities include a bar, restaurant, leisure club with indoor heated swimming pool, sauna, steam room, spa, fitness suite and lift in the main building. All bedrooms are en-suite with hairdryer, TV, telephone and tea & coffee making facilities.

Pick-Up Points

.Ashford The Prince Albert Roundabout Map

.Attleborough Outside HSBC Bank Map

.Barking Longbridge Road Bus Stop Map

.Basildon Coach Stop Outside Trafford House Map

.Basingstoke Bus Stop B Outsidethe Malls Shopping Centre Map

.Beckenham Bus Stop Opposite Wimpy Map

.Beddington Broadway Bus Stop Opposit Plough Public House Map

.Bexhill On Sea Town Hall Square Bus Layby Map

.Bexleyheath Central Library Map

.Billericay Bus Stop Map

.Birchanger M11 Services Coach Park Map

.Bishops Stortford Station Approach Map

.Bitterne Bullar Gyratory Bus Stop Map

.Blythburgh A12 White Hart Public House Map

.Bournemouth Yellow Buses Bus Stand 6 Map

.Braintee Bus Stop Outside Tesco Map

.Brentwood Bus Stop Near KFC Map

.Brighton St Peters Church Bus Stop Map

.Bromley Bromley North Railway Station Map

.Buckhurst Hill Bus Stop Outside Bald Faced Stag Public House Map

.Bury St Edmunds Bus Stop Outside Tesco Map

.Cambridge Bus Stop Outside Railway Station Map

.Canterbury Outside Canterbury East Railway Station Map

.Carshalton Bus Stop Near Post Office Map

.Chatham Go Outdoors Bus Stop, Adjacent To Gala Bingo Map

.Cheam Bus Stop A Map

.Chelmsford Army & Navy Layby Map

.Chelmsford Coach Bay Map

.Christchurch Bus Stop Opposite Sommerfields Map

.Clacton On Sea Crusader Business Park Map

.Clacton-on-Sea Outside Railway Station Map

.Colchester Outside Gala Bingo Map

.Crawley Bus Station, Stand E Map

.Crayford Opposite Town Hall Map

.Crays Hill Shepard & Dog Public House Map

.Crowborough Jades Palace Restaurant Map

.Croyden Nestle Tower Bus Stop KC Park Park Lane Map

.Dagenham Outside Morrisons Map

.Dartford Civic Centre Bus Stops Map

.Dickleburgh Chenery Garage Map

.Diss Bus Station Map

.Dover Dover Passenger Terminal Map

.Dovercourt Bus Stop Map

.Dovercourt Railway Station Map

.Dovercourt The Devon Public House Map

.Duxford Bus Stop Imperial War Museum Map

.Eastbourne Outside Pier Entrance Map

.Eltham Rail Station Bus Terminus Map

.Enfield Town Southbury Road Bus Stop Map

.Enfield Outside U G C Cinema Map

.Ewell Bus Stop Opposite Bourne Hall Map

.Fareham Bus Station Map

.Faversham Bus Stop Outside Sports Gnd Map

.Felixstowe Hamilton Road Bus Stop Map

.Ferndown Lay By Ringwood Road A348 Bus Stop Map

.Folkestone Bus Stop Outside BP Garage Map

.Fourwent Ways Burger King Map

.Frinton On Sea Bus Stop Adjacent To Railway Station Map

.Gants Hill The Valentine Public House Map

.Gillingham Bus Stop Map

.Gorleston The Library Map

.Gravesend Layby Outside Sainsburys Map

.Grays The Oak Public House Map

.Great Clacton Bus Stop Opposite Sommerfields Map

.Great Yarmouth Vauxhall Railway Station Map

.Hadleigh Hadleigh Church Bus Stop Map

.Halisham Bus Layby Map

.Halstead Bus Stop Stead & Simpsons Map

.Harlow Bus Station, Near Taxi Rank Map

.Hastings Bus Layby Map

.Hatfield Galleria Centre Main Entrance Bus Stop Map

.Havant The Bus Station Map

.Hemel Hempstead Outside Bus Station Map

.Holland On Sea The Roaring Donkey Map

.Hornchurch North Street Queens Theatre Bus Stop Map

.Hove Bus Stop Outside Town Hall Map

.Huntingdon Opposite BMW Garage Map

.Ilford Bus Stop Outside Stagecoach Office Map

.Ipswich Railway Station Map

.Kelvedon Railway Tavern Bus Stop Map

.Kessingland Post Office Map

.Kings Langley Outside GPO Sorting Office Map

.Kingston Bus Stop B4 Map

.Kirby Cross Bus Stop Opposite Railway Station Map

.Larkfield Bus Stop Outside The Wealden Hall Restaurant Map

.Lawford & Manningtree Bus Shelter In Long Road Map

.Leigh On Sea Outside The Elms Public House Map

.Leigh Bus Stop Map

.Leytonstone Green Man Bus Stop Map

.Long Melford Bus Stop Opposite Cock & Bell Public House Map

.Long Stratton Budgens, By Head Stone Garage Map

.Loughton Trapps Hill Bus Stop Map

.Lowestoft Bus Stop Outside Railway Station Map

.M3 Fleet Coach Park Map

.Margate Bus Stop Map

.Marks Tey Bus Stop Opposite The Food Factory Map

.Mildenhall Barton Mills A11 Little Chef Travel Lodge Map

.New Eltham Bus Stop Opp Railway Station Map

.Newmarket Bus Stop Palmers Map

.Newton Flotman Bus Shelters Map

.Norwich Bus Layby John Lewis Map

.Norwich Holiday Inn Map

.Old Bexley Outside Almshouses Map

.Pakefield Tramway Hotel Map

.Pease Pottage M23 Services Map

.Peterborough Serpentine Green Map

.Pevensey Bay HSBC Bank Map

.Pitsea Gala Bingo Club Map

.Polegate Bus Stop Outside St George Church Map

.Ponders End Tescos Map

.Poole Railway Station Coach Bays Map

.Portchester A27 West Street Map

.Portsmouth The Hard Bus Station Map

.Potters Bar Bus Stop Junction Of Southgate Road Map

.Rainham Outside Cricketers PH Map

.Ramsgate Railway Station Map

.Rayleigh Outside Railway Station Map

.Redbridge Outside Tube Station Map

.Redhill Bus Station Map

.Reigate Bus Stop Map

.Ringwood Meeting House Lane Map

.Rochester Bus Lay By Near Dickens Centre Map

.Romford Bus Stop H Map

.Sawbridgeworth White Lion Public House Map

.Sevenoaks Bus Terminus, Entrance Off High Street Map

.Shoeburyness Bus Stop Inside Asda Map

.Shoreham Going Places Map

.Sidcup Police Station Bus Stop Map

.Sittingbourne Railway Station Map

.South Benfleet New Bus Stop Map

.South Green Burstead Plough Map

.South Mimms M25/A1M Services Coach Park Map

.Southampton Rownhams Services M27 Map

.Southchurch Outside White Horse Map

.Southend Victoria Circus Bus Stop Map

.St Albans Bus Stop Outside DM Jewellers Map

.Strood Bus Stop Map

.Sudbury Bus Station Map

.Sutton Bus Stop L Opposite Police Station Map

.Thetford Minstergate Bus Station Map

.Thorpe Bay Railway Station Map

.Thundersley Victoria House Corner Map

.Thurrock Moto Services Coach Park Map

.Tolworth Bus Stop F, Outside Marks & Map

.Tonbridge Bus Layby Map

.Trumpington Anstey Way Bus Stop Map

.Tunbridge Wells Bus Stop B Near Railway Station Map

.Uckfield Bus Station Map

.Upminster Bus Stop A Opp. Railway Station Map

.Waltham Cross Hertford Road Bus Stop Map

.Walthamstow Bus Stop Opposite Hospital Map

.Watford Outside Nat West Bank Map

.Westcliff Palace Theatre Map

.Whitstable Oxford Bingo Club Map

.Wickford Halls Corner Map

.Winchester Bull Drove Bar End Road Map

.Witham Lloyds The Chemist Map

.Woodbridge/Martlesham Bus Stop Outside Tesco Map

.Woodford Green Bus Stop Opposite Castle Public House Map

.Woodford Waterworks Corner Bus Stop Map

.Worthing Outside Central Railway Station Map

.Wrentham A12 Village Bus Stop Map

.Wymondham Bus Stop Map

.Yoxford National Express Stop Map

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