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If you'd prefer to make your own way to your chosen UK holiday destination, we offer a wide range of self-drive holidays, giving you the freedom and flexibility to travel to your hotel at your convenience. Whether you choose to travel by car, rail, or even fly, simply make your own way there at your own pace and leisure before checking in and getting your holiday underway. With both Self-Drive Hotel Breaks and Self-Drive & Tour holidays in our collection, there’s a remarkable staycation waiting for every interest and budget!  

Self-Drive Hotel Breaks
Self-Drive & Tour
Self-Drive Hotel Breaks
Self-Drive & Tour

Self-Drive Hotel Breaks

Featuring:

  • Flexible travel
  • Comfortable hotels with breakfast and evening meals

Make your own way to your chosen holiday destination with our NEW Self-Drive Hotel Breaks and discover the sights and attractions at your leisure. Featuring comfortable 3-star accommodation situated in some of the most popular destinations across the UK, each break includes breakfast and evening meals, offering a great-value staycation with the freedom to explore your way. From the breathtaking beauty of Scotland to the coastal charm of Cornwall, it’s time to soak up the best of the UK.

Featuring:

  • Flexible travel
  • Hand-picked accommodation
  • Fully escorted excursions with included coach travel

Designed to suit your travel preferences, our Self-Drive & Tour holidays feature flexible travel so you can make your own way to your chosen destination. Once there, enjoy a remarkable programme of fully escorted excursions with included travel by coach, along with hand-picked accommodation boasting excellent facilities and fantastic locations. Your friendly Tour Manager will be with you every step of the way, and in the company of your group, you can discover the UK's wonderful sights on a great British staycation.

Enjoy a tour of Sandringham House and admire the opulent interiors and remarkable collections, chug along the beautiful Torbay coastline on the Dartmouth Steam Railway, or discover Castle Howard - one of Britain's finest historic properties - with its stunning landscaped gardens and parkland. From the mountain highs of Snowdon to the majestic beauty of the Lake District, immerse yourself in the best of our nation.

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How do our Self-Drive Hotel Breaks work?

  • When it’s time for your holiday to begin, make your own way to your holiday accommodation at your pace and convenience.
  • Check in to your comfortable hotel then the rest of your holiday is at leisure for you to explore the sights and attractions at your own pace. Your holiday has breakfast and evening meals included.
  • When it’s time to depart, check out of your holiday accommodation and travel home at your pace and convenience.

How do our Self-Drive & Tour holidays work?

  • When it’s time for your holiday to begin, make your own way to your holiday accommodation at your pace and convenience.
  • Meet your fellow passengers and Tour Manager at your holiday accommodation and settle in.
  • Relax, unwind and enjoy your holiday in the company of your group – your driver or Tour Manager will always be on hand! From start to finish, everything is taken care of for you, with included coach travel for each excursion while you’re there.
  • When it’s time to depart, check out of your holiday accommodation and make your own way home at your pace and convenience.

Discover the Peak District and Derbyshire Dales with journeys on heritage railway lines and a visit to Chatsworth House and Gardens.

  • 4 nights hotel with English breakfast
  • 4 evening meals
  • Included coach travel on excursions
  • Services of an experienced Tour Manager

Availability:

  • 2025
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Discover the best of Yorkshire with three nostalgic rail journeys, an idyllic canal cruise, and visits to Ripley Castle, Ripon and Haworth.

  • 4 nights hotel with English breakfast
  • 4 evening meals
  • Included coach travel on excursions
  • Services of an experienced Tour Manager

Availability:

  • 2025
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Staying at the charming Llandudno Bay Hotel, explore the delights of Wales with journeys on four railways and a visit to Portmeirion.

  • 4 nights hotel with Welsh breakfast
  • 4 evening meals
  • Included coach travel on excursions
  • Services of an experienced Tour Manager

Availability:

  • 2025
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Experience the best of Britain’s West Country with nostalgic rail journeys through the area’s scenic landscapes and visits to unique attractions.

  • 4 nights hotel with English breakfast
  • 4 evening meals
  • Included coach travel on excursions
  • Services of an experienced Tour Manager

Availability:

  • 2025
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Travel onboard no less than five different railways on this tour along the beautiful Somerset and Devon coasts.

  • 4 nights hotel with English breakfast
  • 4 evening meals
  • Included coach travel on excursions
  • Services of an experienced Tour Manager

Availability:

  • 2025
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With a fantastic combination of memorable rail journeys and scenic countryside walks, this tour showcases the beauty of the Yorkshire Dales.

  • 4 nights hotel with English breakfast
  • 4 evening meals and 3 packed lunches
  • Services of two experienced local walking guides and a Tour Manager
  • Included coach travel on excursions

Availability:

  • 2025
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Blenheim Palace, Oxford & Royal Windsor for Solo Travellers

Enjoy a solo travellers tour full of delightful experiences, including Thames cruises and visits to Blenheim Palace, Windsor Castle and Oxford.

  • 4 nights hotel with English breakfast
  • 4 evening meals with an included drink
  • Tea and coffee after dinner each night
  • 3 lunches
  • Sole use of your own room
  • Entrance fees and coach travel for excursions
  • Services of an experienced Tour Manager

Availability:

  • 2025
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Recognised as one of the UK’s most stunning areas of natural beauty, the Peak District offers the perfect setting for beautiful, scenic walks.

  • 4 nights hotel with English breakfast
  • 4 evening meals and 3 packed lunches
  • Included coach travel on excursions
  • Services of two qualified walking guides and an experienced Tour Manager

Availability:

  • 2025
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Enjoy a journey through time as we combine visits to some of Yorkshire’s great historic homes with a spectacular steam train journey.

  • 4 nights hotel with English breakfast
  • 4 evening meals
  • Included coach travel on excursions
  • Services of an experienced Tour Manager

Availability:

  • 2025
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Experience the Spectacle of Light at Sudeley Castle, explore Stratford-upon-Avon and spend a day at Cheltenham Races on this New Year break.

  • 4 nights hotel with English breakfast
  • 4 evening meals including a New Year's Eve Gala Dinner
  • Coach travel for excursions
  • Services of an experienced Tour Manager

Availability:

  • 2024
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From our base in Oxfordshire, this relaxing break includes no less than three cruises, as well as visits to Windsor Castle and Stonor Park!

  • 4 nights hotel with English breakfast
  • 2 lunches, 1 afternoon tea and 4 evening meals
  • Coach travel on excursions
  • Services of an experienced Tour Manager

Availability:

  • 2025
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  • 2026
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New
Luxury Steam on the Shakespeare Express

On this wonderful break, we take a journey on the Shakespeare Express from Derby to Stratford-upon-Avon and visit Bakewell and Chatsworth House.

  • 3 nights hotel with English breakfast
  • 2 evening meals and 1 light supper with tea and coffee
  • Return journey from Derby to Stratford-upon-Avon in Pullman Class seating
  • Late-morning light brunch and afternoon tea on board the train
  • Entrance fees and coach transfers for all excursions
  • Services of an experienced Tour Manager

Availability:

  • 2025
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Christmas in Stratford & the Countess of Evesham

Staying in the delightful town of Stratford-upon-Avon, enjoy journeys along the Countess of Evesham and the Severn Valley Railway.

  • 4 nights half-board accommodation
  • Traditional Christmas lunch on board the Countess of Evesham
  • Coach transfers for excursions
  • Services of an experienced Tour Manager

Availability:

  • 2025
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Enjoy journeys on the Kent & East Sussex and Bluebell railways, and discover the historic homes of Kent, including Chartwell and Hever Castle.

  • 4 nights hotel with English breakfast
  • 4 evening meals
  • Included coach travel on excursions
  • Services of an experienced Tour Manager

Availability:

  • 2025
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Unwind in lovely Norfolk with three railway journeys, a cruise on the Norfolk Broads, and visits to Oxburgh Hall and Sandringham Estate.

  • 4 nights hotel with English breakfast
  • 4 evening meals
  • Included coach travel on excursions
  • Services of an experienced Tour Manager

Availability:

  • 2025
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Self-Drive Holidays Highlights

Allowing you to plan your own itinerary, explore the local sights and attractions your own way with our self-drive hotel breaks, featuring comfortable accommodation in excellent locations with breakfast and evening meals included. If you’d prefer to leave the planning and organising to us, our self-drive experiences feature a full programme of excursions for the duration of your holiday whilst you’re there. Whether you choose to discover the rolling landscapes of the Scottish Highlands or soak up the best of the Cotswolds, look forward to a fantastic self-drive staycation.

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