Known as the 'English Riviera', Torbay is one of Britain’s most popular holiday areas, with exotic gardens, clear blue waters and golden beaches. It’s no wonder Agatha Christie treasured the area, with her novels strongly influenced by her love of Devon. Based in Torquay, we include a guided tour highlighting Agatha’s associations with the town, along with a vintage bus ride to Greenways, her holiday home, which overlooks the river Dart before a special 'Murder on the River Dart' mystery evening… !

Enjoy five days of great food, fun and friendship as we return to an old Grand UK favourite, the revitalised Mill Rythe Holiday Village on Hayling Island. Our ever popular Grand UK Reunions create the perfect opportunity to meet-up with old friends from previous holidays and you’ll also get the chance to meet a host of your favourite Tour Managers and Drivers, together with a number of Directors, Managers and staff from our Head Office. In addition you will experience a packed programme of activities by day or perhaps choose from a host of interesting excursions to explore the south coast. Then by night, sit back and relax as Mill Rythe’s new entertainment team dazzle you with show-stopping nightly performances from cabaret to floorshow, from song to laughter. We’ve got some great competitions lined up - with free holidays to be won - and a whole host of special holiday offers for our Reunion guests. As usual it’s going to be a lot of fun, and for just £179 for five fun-packed days away, it’s the perfect answer to shake off those winter  blues. We look forward to seeing you there!

Weston-super-Mare has been a holiday favourite for many generations, growing in the 19th century from a small village into a thriving Victorian resort and on to the modern day seaside destination it is today. It’s a wonderful touring base too, allowing us to combine scenic West Country countryside with visits to Roman Bath, and a great day out at Longleat House and Safari Park.

Renowned for beautiful parks, wide sandy beaches, floral displays and leafy chines that descend to extensive sandy beaches, our holiday base of Bournemouth is rightly known as the ‘Queen of the South Coast’. Sightseeing visits include Beaulieu, with its historic house, gardens, and famous motor museum, and a memorable full day tour of the lovely Isle of Wight.

For the sheer variety of scenery and tourist attractions, Yorkshire is hard to beat. From the cities and towns it is easy to reach the unspoilt Yorkshire Dales National Park, where beautiful river valleys meander between the rolling green hills. Our excursions will show you the favourite tourist centres, and also take you to the sedate spa of Harrogate, and the historic cathedral city of York.

Magnificent sandy beaches, three fine piers, a host of theatrical talent and of course the world famous Tower, the promenade trams and the Pleasure Beach combine to make Blackpool one of the most popular holiday destinations in Britain. The East Drive is noted for its carefully planted flower-beds, with many other parks and public gardens providing a peaceful change from the hustle and bustle of the famous ‘Golden Mile’.

For decades, the famous Blackpool Illuminations have been drawing crowds from all over the world, eager to see the greatest free show on earth! For two whole months Blackpool seafront and the splendid Tower are transformed into a magical, fairytale world of glorious light and colour interspersed with impressive story-telling tableaux. This magnificent display features over 1,000,000 bulbs, hundreds of illuminated figures and themes and fifty miles of festoon strip. All this, combined with a well situated, comfortable hotel, good food and hospitality - and the chance to visit the lovely Lake District - make our breaks to Blackpool Illuminations an unforgettable holiday experience.

For decades, the famous Blackpool Illuminations have been drawing crowds from all over the world, eager to see the greatest free show on earth! For two whole months Blackpool seafront and the splendid Tower are transformed into a magical, fairytale world of glorious light and colour interspersed with impressive story-telling tableaux. This magnificent display features over 1,000,000 bulbs, hundreds of illuminated figures and themes and fifty miles of festoon strip. All this, combined with a well situated, comfortable hotel, good food and hospitality - and the chance to visit the lovely Lake District - make our breaks to Blackpool Illuminations an unforgettable holiday experience.

Superdeals give you the opportunity to pick up a fantastic holiday bargain - so long as you’re happy to be flexible on your holiday destination, hotel and coach seats. Our Summer Superdeals in 2012 feature a number of popular resorts, and we will advise you of your destination about two weeks before departure. So, in return for letting us choose your holiday resort, hotel and coach seats, you enjoy amazing savings on normal prices.

Treat yourself to a wonderfully indulgent few days at the luxurious Palace Hotel in Buxton, and take in some of England’s finest unspoilt scenery at the same time. The Barcelo Buxton Palace Hotel is situated in the heart of this historic spa town and is a famous landmark building in every respect and as a fitting compliment to our grand hotel base we’ve included a visit to one of Britain’s most stately estates - Chatsworth House and Gardens - plus some stately sightseeing featuring the most beautiful scenery of the breathtaking Derbyshire High Peaks. Go on, spoil yourself, you’re worth it…!

Treat yourself to a really fascinating short break with lots of interesting things to do and wonderful places to visit. Explore the historic cathedral city of Chester with its Roman origins and lovely half-timbered buildings, marvel at the unique Anderton Boat Lift and enjoy a relaxing cruise on the River Dee. You’ll also catch a wonderful glimpse of scenic Wales and the unspoilt Cheshire countryside - all beautifully squeezed into five memorable days!

The pastoral landscapes of the Stour Valley on the border of Suffolk and Essex, inspired great painters such as Constable and Gainsborough in the 19th century. Once a thriving centre in medieval times, today it is a rural backwater which attracts visitors with its picturesque towns and villages, magnificent churches, and genteel countryside.

Pride of the spectacular Atlantic Coast, Newquay has a string of golden beaches and a character and warm welcome that is very much part of the Cornish tradition. The picturesque Old Harbour is a delight to explore, the busy town centre vibrates with holiday fun and Trenance Gardens abounds with activity. All this, together with the breathtaking coastal scenery and unspoilt surrounding countryside, makes Newquay the most popular resort in the Duchy of Cornwall.

Discover this quintessential part of England - where the Home Counties meet the Cotswolds, and historic landmarks ease gently into tranquil meadows and picture-postcard sandstone villages. Our base is the heart of the Oxfordshire countryside from where the rolling hills, narrow byways and handsome market towns blend perfectly with the 'dreaming spires' of Oxford and the magnificence of Sir Winston Churchill’s Blenheim Palace.

Explore some of England’s most treasured landscapes, where mellow stone-built towns and villages are tucked away amidst rolling limestone hills. The Cotswolds became prosperous with the medieval wool trade, when fine churches and manor houses were built, unspoilt to this day. Our base is the Walton Hotel, a short drive from Shakespeare’s Stratford and ideal for touring the beautiful scenery and villages of the Cotswolds.

Croyde Bay Holiday Resort is sited over the dunes from the beautiful sandy beach of Croyde Bay - just a few miles from Woolacombe on Devon’s glorious north coast. Guests return here year after year, impressed with the great hospitality, friendly service and warm welcome.

With its lovely sweeping bay and miles of golden sandy beaches, it’s easy to see why Sandown is such a traditional holiday favourite. Retaining much of its Victorian atmosphere, the resort has a pier, seaside cafes, and lovely walks by the sea wall to neighbouring Shanklin and along the cliffs to Culver Down for panoramic views of the Channel. Inland the pace is relaxed and unhurried, but with many holiday attractions. Find peace and quiet, and peace of mind, on this unique holiday island.

Beautifully built amid the pinewoods, Bournemouth is so much more than just a seaside resort and an impressive array of attractions, it is one of the premier holiday centres in the country. There are two piers, two thousand acres of parks and gardens, seven miles of clean golden beaches, trafficfree shopping areas, regular military band concerts, star-studded evening entertainment and, of course, the beautiful Dorset coast and countryside is close by too.

Join us for an amazing East Anglian animal adventure! We feature visits to two of Britain’s most progressive and most important wildlife parks - Banham Zoo and Africa Alive! - and have arranged some special treats that are not available to other visitors. If you love animals, and are passionate about conservation and preservation, you’ll simply love this tour. Places are limited so early booking is recommended.

Superdeals give you the opportunity to pick up a fantastic holiday bargain - so long as you’re happy to be flexible on your holiday destination, hotel and coach seats. Our Summer Superdeals in 2012 feature a number of popular resorts, and we will advise you of your destination about two weeks before departure. So, in return for letting us choose your holiday resort, hotel and coach seats, you enjoy amazing savings on normal prices.