Yorkshire TV Tales

£299, first 4 singles free of supplement

Tour Breakdown

Monday - Leaving in the morning we set off northwards passing through the Midlands and into Yorkshire to our hotel in good time to settle in before dinner.

Tuesday - Our first stop is in the village of Holmfirth, setting of the ‘Last of the Summer Wine’. We then follow the Keighley & Worth Railway where in 1972 the ‘Railway Children’ was filmed. We arrive in Haworth, home of the Bronte sisters, with a visit to the Parsonage which was their home and is now a museum dedicated to them.

Wednesday - Today we go further to enjoy a trip on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (included). We disembark at Goathland, better known as Aidensfield in the series ‘Heartbeat’. The station also featured as ‘Hogsmeade’ in the first Harry Potter film. In the afternoon we drive through the Dales made famous by James Herriott, the TV vet in ‘All Creatures Great and Small’. We have a stop in Thirsk, the market town where he had his home and surgery and is now a visitor centre.

Thursday - A half day to visit the market town of Skipton. Then it’s on into the Dales to explore the villages of Grassington and Kettlewell where Calender Girls was filmed.

Friday - Sadly we start our return journey stopping en route, back to the West Country, we shall arrive late afternoon.
 

Our Hotel

The Ramada Jarvis Bradford/Leeds is set in a Gothic style mansion house surrounded by 8 acres of landscaped gardens. All the modern bedrooms have en suite facilities, TV, internet access and hospitality tray.

Included with tour

• Luxury coach travel with reclining seats
• Services of our experienced driver/courier
• 4 nights dinner bed and breakfast
• All bedrooms are en suite
• Excursions as described
• Entrance to the Parsonage & North Yorks Railway single fare
• Local joining points