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Constable Country

Destination: Essex	Operator: Crusader Holidays Terms
Departs: 30/09/2012	Type: Sight Seeing
Duration: 5 days	Quality: Good * * *
Departs Via: South East	Board: Half Board
Tour Code: S16371	Transport: Coach Pickup

Supplements

Single Room

£60.00 per person

Adults £275.00
Deposit Per Person Payment required in full
* Children: Not allowed
* Babies: Not allowed
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Description

For those who wish to sample one of the more genteel counties in rural England. Boasting miles of unspoilt coastline and enchanting towns, Constable Country and Suffolk make this tour an ideal choice.

HIGHLIGHTS
• Hotel for 4 nights with breakfast & dinner and tea/coffee served after dinner
• Included excursion to Bury St Edmunds & Lavenham
• Included excursion to Aldeburgh & Southwold
• Included excursion to East Bergholt, Flatford Mill & Dedham
• Included visit to Wilkin Jams of Tiptree & Maldon

Itinerary

DAY 1 Departure: A morning departure, stopping for sightseeing and lunch in Colchester, the oldest recorded town in Great Britain, en route to our chosen hotel, with complimentary tea & coffee on arrival.

DAYS 2-4 At leisure: At leisure in Colchester with three included excursions.

Bury St Edmunds & Lavenham: Today we tour Constable Country passing through Long Melford with its mile long high street before continuing on to the market town of Bury St. Edmunds where time will be allowed for lunch and to explore this lovely town with its Abbey and gardens. Finally we visit the village of Lavenham with its many fine timbered buildings.

Aldeburgh & Southwold: Firstly we visit the charming seaside town of Aldeburgh. This quiet seaside town with its fine historic buildings is famous for its music festival.We then continue to the seaside resort of Southwold where time will be allowed for lunch.We return via the lovely town of Woodbridge.

Constable Country: Our Constable country tour takes us to East Bergholt in the beautiful Stour Valley, the birthplace of the artist John Constable. The Church bells are housed in a unique cage in the churchyard.We head to Flatford Mill and Willy Lott’s Cottage, the scene of some of the artist’s most famous paintings. Finally we visit Dedham in the pretty Dedham Vale.

LAST DAY Travel home via Wilkin & Sons Jams of Tiptree & Maldon: After a leisurely breakfast we make our way to Wilkin & Sons Jams of Tiptree, famous for delicious natural preserves, jams, marmalades and curds, hand made from the finest ingredients.We have time here to explore the shop and tea room before continuing to Maldon for shopping & sightseeing. The town of Maldon is said to be among the oldest recorded towns in the county of Essex and records show that settlements in the area go back to Saxon times. Afterwards we head back home, arriving during the evening.

Venue Information

Holiday Inn, Colchester

Situated near the historic Roman town of Colchester, the hotel facilities include an indoor swimming pool, gym, spa, steam room, sauna and whirlpool (all free to use). All 109 bedrooms are en suite with TV, hairdryer and tea/coffee making facilities. Although the hotel does not have a lift, half of the bedrooms are on the ground floor. Porterage, welcome drink and tea/coffee after dinner are included at this hotel.

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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

.Beckenham Bus Stop Opposite Wimpy Map

.Beddington Broadway Bus Stop Opposit Plough Public House Map

.Bexhill Town Hall Map

.Bexleyheath Central Library Map

.Billericay Bus Stop Map

.Birchanger M11 Services Coach Park Map

.Bletchley Bus Station Map

.Blythburgh A12 White Hart Public House Map

.Brentwood Outside Holiday Inn Map

.Brighton St Peters Church Bus Stop Map

.Bromley Bromley North Railway Station Map

.Buckhurst Hill Outside Premier Inn 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

.Chalkwell Park Bus Stop Map

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

.Cheam Bus Stop A Map

.Chelmsford Coach Bay Map

.Cheshunt Turners Hill (B176) 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

.Crawley Stand E, Bus Station Map

.Crayford Opposite Town Hall Map

.Crowborough Jades Palace Restaurant Map

.Dagenham Outside Morrisons Map

.Dartford Civic Centre Bus Stops Map

.Dover Dover Passenger Terminal Map

.Dunstable Bus Stop Layby Map

.Eastbourne Outside Pier Entrance Map

.Eltham Rail Station Bus Terminus Map

.Enfield Town Southbury Road Bus Stop Map

.Ewell Bus Stop Opposite Bourne Hall Map

.Faversham Bus Stop Outside Sports Gnd Map

.Folkestone Bus Stop Outside BP Garage Map

.Frinton On Sea Bus Stop Adjacent To Railway Station Map

.Gants Hill Outside Network Q Map

.Gillingham Bus Stop Map

.Gorleston The Library Map

.Gravesend Layby Outside Sainsburys Map

.Grays The Oak Public House Map

.Great Yarmouth Vauxhall Railway Station Map

.Hadleigh Bus Stop Opposite Fire Station Map

.Harlow Bus Station, Near Taxi Rank Map

.Hastings Summerfield Sports Centre Map

.Hatfield Galleria Centre Main Entrance Bus Stop 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

.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

.Leigh On Sea Outside The Elms Public House Map

.Leighton Buzzard Bus Stop Outside Halifax Map

.Loughton Trapps Hill Bus Stop Map

.Lowestoft Bus Stop Outside Railway Station Map

.Luton Travel Lodge Map

.Maidstone Bus Stop Map

.Marks Tey Bus Stop Outside Fish & Chip Shop Map

.Mildenhall Barton Mills A11 Little Chef Travel Lodge Map

.New Eltham Bus Stop Opp Railway Station Map

.Newmarket Bus Stop Palmers Map

.Norwich Bus Layby John Lewis Map

.Pakefield Tramway Hotel Map

.Pease Pottage M23 Services Map

.Polegate Bus Stop Outside St George Church Map

.Ponders End Tescos Map

.Potters Bar Bus Stop Junction Of Southgate Road Map

.Rainham Outside Cricketers PH Map

.Rayleigh Outside Railway Station Map

.Redbridge Outside Tube Station Map

.Reigate Bus Stop Map

.Rochester Bus Lay By Near Dickens Centre Map

.Romford St Edwards Way Map

.Sevenoaks Bus Terminus, Entrance Off High Street Map

.Shoeburyness Bus Stop Inside Asda Map

.Sidcup Bus Stop Near Police Station Map

.Sittingbourne Railway Station Map

.South Benfleet New Bus Stop Map

.South Mimms M25/A1M Services Coach Park Map

.Southchurch Outside White Horse Map

.Southend Victoria Circus Bus Stop Map

.St Albans Bus Stop Outside DM Jewellers Map

.Strood Bus Stop Map

.Sutton Bus Stop L Opposite Police Station Map

.Thetford Minstergate Bus Station Map

.Thorpe Bay Railway Station Map

.Thurrock Moto Services Coach Park Map

.Tolworth Bus Stop F, Outside Marks & Map

.Tonbridge Bus Layby Map

.Tunbridge Wells Bus Stop B Near Railway Station Map

.Upminster Bus Stop A Opp. Railway Station Map

.Waltham Cross Hertford Road Bus Stop Map

.Walthamstow Bus Stop Opposite Hospital Map

.Watford Watford Railway Station Map

.Westcliff Palace Theatre Map

.Wickford Halls Corner Map

.Witham Lloyds The Chemist Map

.Woodford Green Bus Stop Opposite Castle Public House Map

.Worthing Outside Central Railway Station Map

.Wrentham A12 Village Bus Stop Map

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