Harrogate, Skipton & the Yorkshire Dales
A 5-day tour exploring some of the best towns and cities Yorkshire has to offer
Book NowOur base for this tour is the pleasant spa town of Harrogate, well known for its tea shops, antique shops, and Turkish baths. We also see some stunning Dales scenery and visit a couple of Dale’s towns.
Holiday includes: 4 nights dinner, bed & breakfast, Christmas Itinerary provided by the hotel includes 1-night live entertainment, 2 nights in house entertainment, porterage, excursions as described, executive coach travel.
Hotel: 4* Crowne Plaza Harrogate
Picture credit: Harrogate Christmas,® Destination Harrogate 2022
Holiday Itinerary
Day 1 Following your local pick up, we make our way north and into Yorkshire with suitable stops on-route. Tea/coffee on arrival with time then to settle in and prepare for our three-course evening dinner.
Day 2 Christmas Eve We visit York, a famous city with roman roots and a Viking past. We return in time to explore Harrogate or relax around the hotel if you would prefer.
Day 3 Christmas Day - after breakfast maybe a little wander around Harrogate. Three-course served traditional Christmas lunch with Christmas pudding. Sherry and Christmas cake with the Kings speech (board games, chess and books available). Light evening buffet.
Day 4 Boxing Day A circular tour of the Dales with a short stop in Pateley Bridge and a longer lunch time stop in Skipton. Skipton has a 900-year-old castle as well as an impressive marketplace and a historic cobbled high street. It is rich in both history and natural beauty.
Day 5 We depart Yorkshire after breakfast and begin our journey home with a stop on-route arriving back in our local area late afternoon after a relaxing and enjoyable Christmas.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
| Name | Address | Times |
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| Angel | The Angel PH bus stop | View |
| Boarded Barns | Boarded Barns, United Reform Church | View |
| Bodmin Road | Lawn Lane, jct Bodmin Rd opp park | View |
| Brackenden Drive | Bus shelter top of Brackenden Drive | View |
| Castle Stores | Castle Stores, Sandford Road bus stop | View |
| Cherry Wood Grange | Cherry Wood Grange Bus Stop New London Rd | View |
| Chignal Road | Chignal Road Kennet Way Bus Stop | View |
| Crompton | Writtle Road jct Crompton Street | View |
| Days | Days Garage bus stop, Broomfield Road | View |
| Endeavour | Endeavour bus stop/All Saints Close | View |
| Galleywood Rd | Galleywood Road opp bus stop before Dorset Ave | View |
| Garage | Garage High Easter | View |
| Hedge | Writtle Road/Hole in the Hedge | View |
| Henniker Gate | Chelmer Village Way opposite Henniker Gate | View |
| Hungry Horse | Bus Stop Opp Hungry Horse PH North Melbourne | View |
| Ingatestone The Bell PH | The Bell PH Ingatestone | View |
| KEGS | Bus Stop outside Kegs, Broomfield Road | View |
| Lawn Lane | Lawn Lane bus stop opposite Waveney Drive | View |
| Linnet Drive | Galleywood Road bus stop jct Linnet Drive | View |
| Loftin Way | Loftin Way bus stop St Pauls Church | View |
| Longmead Avenue | Longmead Avenue jct of Tabors Avenue | View |
| Longstomps | Top of Longstomps Ave just before roundabout | View |
| Maldon Road | Maldon Road Opp Fire Station, Great Baddow | View |
| Mary Green Manor Hotel | Entrance to Mary Green Manor Hotel at Brook St | View |
| Meadgate Avenue | Meadgate Avenue, Whitehouse Crescent | View |
| Meadgate Shops | Meadgate Shops bus stop | View |
| Medical Centre | Lawn Lane Bus Stop Opp Medical Centre | View |
| Melbourne Ave Bus Stop | Melbourne Ave bus stop outside St Andrews Church | View |
| Melbourne Ave opp flats | Melbourne Ave opp flats | View |
| Miller & Carter | Miller & Carter Bus Stop Opp Goddard Way | View |
| Moulsham Lodge | Moulsham Lodge bus stop outside shops | View |
| Mount | Mountnessing Outside Prince of Wales PH | View |
| Patching Hall Lane | Patching Hall Lane roundabout adjacent park | View |
| Pertwee Drive | Galleywood Road, 100 yards past Pertwee Drive | View |
| Pollards Green | Bus stop opposite Pollards Green | View |
| Pump Lane | Pump Lane bus shelter, Mountbatten Way | View |
| Railway Station | Bus stop opp main entrance to Railway Station Chelmsford | View |
| Readers Corner | Dorset Ave opp Noakes Avenue bus shelter | View |
| Regency Close | Springfield Rd, Jct Regency Close | View |
| Sawkins Ave | Sawkins Ave Bus Shelter, Beehive Lane | View |
| Shenfield | Eagle & Child PH Shenfield | View |
| Skerry | Broomfield Road bus stop opposite Skerry Rise | View |
| Skinners Lane, Galleywood | Skinners Lane opposite bus shelter | View |
| Springfield Green | Springfield Green Bus Stop Nr Church | View |
| Star | Good Easter Cross Roads | View |
| The New London | London Rd bus stop opp New London PH (Queen St) | View |
| The Rose Shenfield | The Rose, Oliver Road, Shenfield | View |
| Toby Carvery Chelmer Vill | Toby Carvery Entrance to Dukes Park | View |
| Trent Road | Trent Rd Jct Thames Avenue | View |
| Vineyards | Bus Stop Opp The Vineyards, Great Baddow The Causeway | View |
| White Horse PH | Galleywood Rd Bus Stop Nr White Horse PH | View |
| Wilsons Corner | Wilsons Corner Bus Stop near Argos Brentwood | View |
| Woodhall | Patching Hall Lane opp Woodhall Road jct | View |
| Writtle | Writtle Village Hall Bus Stop | View |
| Writtle Road | Savernake Rd/Writtle Rd Layby | View |
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