Joyful Journeys in the Ribble Valley
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Relish in the rhapsodic Ribble Valley.
Book NowVisit Hoghton Tower with its panoramic views across Lancashire, here we traverse through centuries on a private tour. Join Mr Entwistle, our award-winning guide, and meander through the happy Ribble Valley. Step back to nostalgic times with a ride on a 19th-century heritage railway. Taste Lancashire heritage at the third-generation Dewlay Cheesemakers.
Holiday includes: 4 nights dinner, bed & breakfast, includes East Lanc’s Railway & Bury Transort Museum, Dewlay Cheesemakers, coach guided tour & private tour of Hoghton Tower, executive coach travel, excursions as described.
Hotel: Foxfields Country Hotel
Picture East Lancashire Railway Credit Brian Dobbs
Holiday Itinerary
Day 1 Morning departure from your local area, then travel to Lancashire, arriving late afternoon at the Foxfields Country hotel for our four night's stay.
Day2 -4 Experience: East Lancashire Railway & Bury Transport Museum
Steam back into nostalgic times with a ride on one of the UK's best-kept heritage railways. Hop on board lovingly restored vintage carriages, sit back and relax as you are taken through the beautiful Irwell Valley. Visit Bury Transport Museum and speed back through the North West's industrial history, brought to life by hands-on exhibits and full-size vehicles.
Experience: Dewlay Cheesemakers
Dewlay Cheesemakers has earned a reputation for producing the very best range of Lancashire cheese. Today, its third-generation owners continue to produce award-winning cheese using the same traditional methods used in the 1950s.
Experience: Ribble Valley Coach Guided Tour
Join the award-winning Simon Entwistle on a captivating coach tour through the enchanting Ribble Valley. Meander through quaint villages, rolling hills and the historic Stoneyhurst College, a majestic 1595 masterpiece turned private school.
Experience: Hoghton Tower Private Tour
Spy spectacular views reaching all the way from Lancashire to the Lake District and North Wales from the heights of Hoghton Tower, situated 650ft above sea level. A private tour with friendly expert guides will bring the ancestral home to life.
Day 5 Our homeward journey takes us south with suitable stops before arriving back in Chelmsford about 7.00pm.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
