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Enchanting Devon & Consider Cornwall

Enchanting Devon & Consider Cornwall

Considered by many as the perfect holiday destination, enchanting Devon has lots to offer visitors all year round

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Considered by many as the perfect holiday destination, enchanting Devon has lots to offer visitors all year round. Explore national parks, enjoy sandy beaches and picturesque coastal scenery and sightsee some fascinating animals in their natural habitat on a spectacular wildlife cruise.

 

 

INCLUDES

Return coach travel

7 nights half board

Excursion to Ilfracombe, Bude & Clovelly

Scenic drive through Dartmoor National Park

Visits to Buckfast Abbey, Dartington Crystal & RHS Garden Rosemoor

2 hour Wildlife Sea Cruise

Free time in Bideford

 

 

This tour may be unsuitable for passengers with restricted mobility.

 

Day 1

Today we travel to our hotel in Bideford with leisurely stops on the way

Day 2

Today we visit Ilfracombe with free time followed in the afternoon by a trip on the Ilfracombe Princess Wildlife Cruise which takes us past Brandy Cove, Breakneck Point, Fresh Waterfall, Lee Village, Bull Point Lighthouse, Rockham Bay, Morte Stone and then passing into Woolacombe Bay with view of Baggy Point, Croyde Bay, Barnstaple Bay, Hartland Point & Lundy Island. On this cruise we will regularly see Seals, Dolphins, Sunfish & Porpoises.

Day 3

Day at leisure in Bideford

Day 4

Today we cross the border into Cornwall for a visit to Bude for free time

Day 5

Today we spend a full day exploring the dramatic scenery of Dartmoor including the villages of Bovey Tracey and Princetown where you will have the opportunity to visit the National Park Visitors Centre located in what was the old Duchy Hotel, where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stayed and started writing his famous Sherlock Holmes story The Hound of the Baskervilles. We also visit Buckfast Abbey where a community of Benedictine monks live self-sufficiently, welcoming visitors from all around the world.

Day 6

Morning visit to Dartington Crystal for a factory tour to learn about how Crystal items are made before returning via a visit to RHS Garden Rosemoor.

Day 7

Today we visit the village of Clovelly.

Day 8

We travel home today.

Durrant House Hotel ***, Bideford

 

Boasting one-hundred-and-twenty-five bedrooms, a fine dining restaurant and a luxury spa on site, this hotel is the perfect place to enjoy the best of northern Devon and Cornwall.

 

Hotel Facilities

· Bar

· Restaurant

· Lift

· Wi-Fi

 

 

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Name Address
Alfreton Bus Station, Hall Street,
Alfreton, DE55 7BT
Arnold High Street Bus Stop,
Outside Leisure Centre Car Park, Arnold, NG5 7EE
Beeston Beeston Lace Road, behind the Cricketers Pub
Beeston, NG9 2LA
Bulwell Aldi (Bus Stop SW12), Sellers Wood Drive,
Bulwell, NG6 8GE
Chesterfield Coach Station, Beckingham Way
Chesterfield, S40 1TH
Derby Bus Station, Bay 27 & 28,
Derby, DE1 2AY
Heanor Market Place, Wilmott Street
(Market Square side) Heanor, DE75 7EG
Ilkeston Wharncliffe Rd, Market Place,
Ilkeston, DE7 5GF
Leicester St Margarets Bus Station, Stand SA,
Gravel Street, Leicester, LE1 3AG
Long Eaton The Green, Outside Poundland
Long Eaton, Notts, NG10 1HQ
Loughborough Amber Rooms, The Rushes
Loughborough, LE11 5BE
Lutterworth George Street, Outside Wycliffe Rooms
Lutterworth, LE17 4EG
Mansfield Bus Stop, Walkden Street
Mansfield, NG18 1QN
Nottingham Mount Street, Alongside the Grosvenor Casino,
Nottingham, NG1 6HE
Ripley Market Place, Express Stand
Ripley, DE5 3FJ
Rotherham Interchange Bay C1/ C2, Frederick Street,
Rotherham , S60 1QB
Sheffield Pond Hill, Opposite Penny Black Public House
Sheffield, S1 2BG
Toton Tram Stop Park and Ride, Toton Lane
Notts, NG9 7JA

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