Service Rating:Bath & Bristol Weekend
4* Hilton Garden Inn Bristol City Centre: Bristol, Bath & Swindon Designer Outlet
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Bath & Bristol Weekend
Stay at the 4* Hilton Garden Inn Bristol City Centre Hotel. Spend the weekend exploring Bristol & Bath. With a day at leisure in Bristol you can visit the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, the SS Great Britain, the M Shed, or the Bristol Cathedral. On the Sunday we visit the UNESCO World Heritage site of Bath, where you can visit the Roman Baths, the Royal Crescent, the majestic Circus, and some of the best independent shops and museums in the country. On our return we visit Swindon where you can either visit the Designer Outlet Centre or STEAM: the museum of the Great Western Railway. HILTON GARDEN INN, BRISTOL CITY CENTRE **** Friday 30 August 2024 4 Days £415 per person sharing a twin/double room £70 single supplement (double/twin for sole occupancy) Home pick up/set down from £40 per person Front seat supplement £10 for the duration of the tour Price includes: All coach travel 3 nights dinner, bed & breakfastITINERARY
Day 1
We travel to Bristol with a comfort stop on route, arriving for some free time to explore the city in the afternoon before checking into the 4* Hilton Garden Inn Bristol City Centre hotel, in time for dinner.
|Day 2
Bristol is a real melting pot of architecture through the ages, from the ruins of the Norman castle in Castle Park to the gothic masterpieces of Bristol Cathedral and St Mary Redcliffe. Scenes from the BBC drama Wolf Hall were filmed in the area. Bristol is a haven of Tudor history; Ashton Court Mansion and the Red Lodge Museum with its Elizabethan Knot Garden are fine examples of Tudor Bristol. If you're more interested in fossils, rocks, and other gems, however, head to the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery where some fascinating items found in nearby areas, such as Mangotsfield are on display. Bristol has an incredibly rich maritime history being one of the major ports for trade. A visit to the M Shed museum documents the history of Bristol, or go below deck on the SS Great Britain where you can tour the ship, climb the rigging, head deep into the Dry Dock and meet Victorian passengers, and explore two additional museums in the historic dockyard.
|Day 3
Spend the day at leisure in the UNESCO World Heritage site of Bath. Built for pleasure and relaxation, beautiful Bath has been a wellbeing destination since Roman times. The waters are still a big draw, both at the ancient Roman Baths and the thoroughly modern Thermae Bath Spa, which houses the only natural thermal hot springs in Britain that you can bathe in. Bath's compact, visitor-friendly centre is overflowing with places to eat and drink, plus some of the finest independent shops in Britain, making it the ideal city break. Immerse yourself in Bath's remarkable collection of museums and galleries, and enjoy year-round festivals, theatre, music and sports. Bath's stunning honey-coloured Georgian architecture is straight from a Jane Austen novel - highlights include the iconic Royal Crescent and the majestic Circus.
|Day 4
After a leisurely breakfast we depart the hotel and travel to Swindon. You can do some shopping at the Swindon Designer Outlet, with up to 60% off at over 90 designer stores. Or visit STEAM the Museum of the Great Western Railway (entrance at own cost), housed in a beautifully restored Grade II railway building in the heart of the former Swindon railway works. We arrive home late afternoon.
|PICK-UP POINTS
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour. Please note some pick up points may not be served on all departure dates.
| NAME | PICK-UP TIME | RETURN TIME |
|---|---|---|
| Baldock Market Place N/S | TBA | TBA |
| Bishops Std Rail Station | TBA | TBA |
| Buntingford The Crown PH | TBA | TBA |
| Cambridge Trumpington P&R | TBA | TBA |
| Harlow Bus Stn Stop 14 | TBA | TBA |
| Hitchin S St Marys Sq | TBA | TBA |
| Letchworth Station Rd S | TBA | TBA |
| Newport Stn Rd Bus Stop S | TBA | TBA |
| Royston Bus Station | TBA | TBA |
| Saffron Walden High St S | TBA | TBA |
| Sawbridgeworth White L. S | TBA | TBA |
| South Mimms | TBA | TBA |
| Stansted Mountfit Har S | TBA | TBA |
| Stevenage Bus Station L | TBA | TBA |
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