Festive
Bag yourself a bargain with a chance to start (or finish) your Christmas shopping and a weekend away, all wrapped up in our 4* stay in Liverpool!
Duration: 2 Days09/12/2022
Have yourself a merry little Christmas on our Turkey and Tinsel break in stunning Drymen.
Duration: 4 Days
Step back in time and experience a truly traditional Christmas at Beamish, the Living Museum of the North. From Georgian times right the way through to the 1950s, this open-air museum is one of the best in the world and on our special break you can immerse yourself in an enchanting festive season at Beamish.
Duration: 3 Days
Lights, camera, action! Join Skills for another festive extravaganza at the largest Christmas show in the country! The Thursford Christmas Spectacular promises an experience of mesmerising sparkle and festive delight on this unique performance that delivers non-stop singing, dancing, comedy and music.
Duration: 3 Days
Don your Santa hat and soak up the wonderful festive atmosphere with this weekend getaway to the fabulous Chester and Liverpool during the build up to the festive season.
Duration: 2 Days
"Step into Christmas" with a visit to Valkenburg’s unique Christmas market, which takes place in beautifully lit caves that run underneath the town.
Duration: 4 Days
Lights, camera, action! Join Skills for another festive extravaganza at the largest Christmas show in the country! The Thursford Christmas Spectacular promises an experience of mesmerising sparkle and festive delight on this unique performance that delivers non-stop singing, dancing, comedy and music.
Duration: 3 Days
This winter we return to the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew for this incredible, after-dark experience. Prepare to be bewitched by winding, sparkling paths illuminated by over one million lights.
Duration: 2 Days
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas on this festive trip with visits to Winchester and Salisbury Christmas Markets, as well as Oxford and Chichester.
Duration: 3 Days
Lights, camera, action! Join Skills for another festive extravaganza at the largest Christmas show in the country! The Thursford Christmas Spectacular promises an experience of mesmerising sparkle and festive delight on this unique performance that delivers non-stop singing, dancing, comedy and music.
Duration: 3 Days
Christmas comes early this year on our fabulous Turkey and Tinsel break!
Duration: 5 Days
Watch York come alive at York’s St Nicholas Fayre with Victorian costumed traders, carol singers and the delicious smells of roasted chestnuts and hot chocolate laced with brandy.
Duration: 3 Days
What better way to get ready for Christmas than to soak up the magical atmosphere at Portsmouth’s Festival of Christmas! On our short break we also visit the twinkling towns of Chichester and Oxford.
Duration: 3 Days
Kick start your festive season by joining us as we visit Worcester Christmas Fayre, hailed as the Midland’s Victorian seasonal event. Prepare for a truly enchanting journey through the historic streets as they are filled with over 200 stalls selling an array of local produce, including local arts and crafts.
Duration: 3 Days Lights, camera, action! Join Skills for another festive extravaganza at the largest Christmas show in the country! The Thursford Christmas Spectacular promises an experience of mesmerising sparkle and festive delight on this unique performance that delivers non-stop singing, dancing, comedy and music.
Duration: 3 Days
This winter we return to the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew for this incredible, after-dark experience. Prepare to be bewitched by winding, sparkling paths illuminated by over one million lights.
Duration: 2 Days
Step back in time and experience a truly traditional Christmas at Beamish, the Living Museum of the North. From Georgian times right the way through to the 1950s, this open-air museum is one of the best in the world and on our special break you can immerse yourself in an enchanting festive season at Beamish.
Duration: 3 Days
Explore Haarlem’s inner city and "Step into Christmas" as it is transformed into one of the largest Christmas markets in the Netherlands! Home to cobbled streets and winding waterways - the medieval city of Haarlem is one of the prettiest destinations in the Netherlands.
Duration: 3 Days
Travel back in time this Christmas as we visit the annual Grassington Dickensian Festival, where visitors are treated to a glorious array of sights, tastes and smells from the bygone era. The village is adorned in Christmas lights and the streets come alive with traditional markets, shopkeepers and villagers dressed in traditional Victorian costumes.
Duration: 2 Days
Prepare to fall in love with all things festive as we visit the enchanting Cologne and Düsseldorf Christmas Markets! With thousands of bargains to browse and the lovingly familiar aromas of cinnamon and mulled wine, our great value break is the perfect start to the festive season!
Duration: 4 Days
"It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" so wrap up warm, stock up on twinkly trinkets and slurp some steaming glühwein as we visit the popular Christmas markets in Luxembourg, Trier and Metz!
Duration: 4 Days Lights, camera, action! Join Skills for another festive extravaganza at the largest Christmas show in the country! The Thursford Christmas Spectacular promises an experience of mesmerising sparkle and festive delight!
Duration: 3 Days This winter we return to the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew for this incredible, after-dark experience. Prepare to be bewitched by winding, sparkling paths illuminated by over one million lights.
Duration: 2 Days
‘Step into Christmas’ on our short break to Oxford and Stratford-upon-Avon Christmas markets. Adorned in twinkling Christmas attire and with the smells of pine trees and cinnamon in the air, there’s no better place to be at this wonderful time of year!
Duration: 2 Days Lights, camera, action! Join Skills for another festive extravaganza at the largest Christmas show in the country! The Thursford Christmas Spectacular promises an experience of mesmerising sparkle and festive delight on this unique performance that delivers non-stop singing, dancing, comedy and music.
Duration: 3 Days Lights, camera, action! Join Skills for another festive extravaganza at the largest Christmas show in the country! The Thursford Christmas Spectacular promises an experience of mesmerising sparkle and festive delight on this unique performance that delivers non-stop singing, dancing, comedy and music.
Duration: 3 Days
Spend this festive season on Spain’s beautiful Costa Brava, enjoying Christmas and New Year with all the trimmings!
Duration: 13 Days
Experience the magic of Christmas on our enchanting getaway to Vienna.
Duration: 8 Days
Enjoy a festive holiday with new found friends, leave the cooking (and washing up) behind and simply sit back and relax with us, as we celebrate Christmas in South Wales and the enchanting Wye Valley!
Duration: 5 Days
‘Step into Christmas’ on our break to the Lake District. Adorned in twinkling Christmas attire and with the smells of cinnamon floating in the air, there’s no better place to be!
Duration: 5 Days
This year you can enjoy a great Christmas getaway for even LESS! If you don't mind where you spend the holiday, this mystery break is the perfect way to escape and recharge your batteries in time for the New Year.
Duration: 5 Days
Dig out your favourite hat and woolly jumper as we 'Step into Christmas' on this enchanting visit to Yuletide Yorkshire!
Duration: 5 Days
Bag yourself a bargain on our seasonal short break to Liverpool and Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet.
Duration: 2 Days
Ring out the old and welcome in the New Year on our getaway to Eastbourne!
Duration: 4 Days
Ring out the old and welcome in the New Year in Wales. After the busy Christmas period, it’s the perfect getaway if you want to spend some time relaxing and enjoying the end of year celebrations with friends, old and new - with no washing up!
Duration: 4 Days
Celebrate New Year’s Eve on our great-value break to Liverpool. Staying in the heart of the city, you will have plenty of time to make friends with your fellow travellers and get into the festive spirit before enjoying free time.
Duration: 3 Days
Create memories that will last a lifetime and enjoy the end of year celebrations in London with Skills Holidays! Along with half board accommodation, you can welcome 2023 in style, with friends and loved ones. Then become a bargain hunter at Camden Lock Market, and enjoy visits to Oxford and Stratford-upon-Avon.
Duration: 3 Days
Enjoy a thought-provoking weekend of history and secrets from the code breaking at Bletchley Park, which helped shorten World War II, to an intriguing insight into World War I & World War II at the Imperial War Museum in London.
Duration: 2 Days04/03/2023
Lights, camera, action! Join Skills for another festive extravaganza at the largest Christmas show in Europe!
Duration: 3 Days Lights, camera, action! Join Skills for another festive extravaganza at the largest Christmas show in Europe!
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