UK Holidays

BOURNEMOUTH & THE JURASSIC COAST 

Your Package Includes

• Luxury coach travel from local area.
• Visit to Royal Leamington Spa.
• Four nights stay at The Durley Dean Hotel, Bournemouth.
• Full English Breakfast and Three Course Evening Meal.
• Coastal Cruise.
• Entrance to Hardys Cottage.
• Entrance to Kingston Lacy.
• Services of qualified coach driver throughout.

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About Your Hotel

The Durley Dean Hotel, Bournemouth. 

The Durley Dean Hotel is situated close to many beaches and only a short walk to the town centre and The Bournemouth Centre BIC. The refurbished Durley Dean Hotel is ideally situated to make the most of your stay in Bournemouth-whether for business or on a short break. The onsite leisure club includes a swimming pool-sauna and mini gym giving you plenty of opportunity to relax and unwind. Attractions of the town including the Bournemouth International Centre and Oceanarium Bournemouth with the county of Dorset also offering plenty of opportunity to enjoy the outdoors. The hotel is located in a leafy residential area close to the town centre.

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Your Five Day Tour Itinerary 

Day 1: Morning departure from local area. We journey south to Bournemouth with regular comfort stops en-route. We will be making a short visit to Royal Leamington Spa where you may purchase refreshments or take in the sights before continuing onto Bournemouth. After checking into the hotel the rest of the evening is yours free at leisure.

Day 2: Free time at leisure to explore the beautiful seaside resort of Bournemouth. Bournemouth – a world class resort that has everything you need for a perfect holiday. There’s a host of sights and activities within easy reach. Relax on the award-winning beaches, with seven miles of golden sand fringing the clear blue sea. Wander through the exquisite parks and gardens, or explore the vast range o the restaurants, bars and bistros, offering everything from traditional English fare to the finest exotic cuisines. Alternatively, you can savour the beauty of the rolling countryside where Thomas Hardy lived. At the end of the day, slip back to the comfort of your accommodation, go to sleep, and dream of what we have in store tomorrow! 

Day 3: No need to rush today, so enjoy your breakfast then at 11am we are taking a two hour Coastal Cruise from Bournemouth along Dorset's Jurassic Coastline. As we leave Bournemouth Pier, the land starts to take on a different formation and you'll see the towns, beaches and coastlines of Bournemouth and Poole from an entirely new angle. The World Heritage Jurassic Coast offers breathtaking cliff formations and rugged scenery. This is a great introduction to the local area, and you'll spot lots of places you'll want to return to and explore at your leisure. After your scenic cruise the rest of the day is yours free at leisure.

Day 4: After breakfast we depart the hotel and journey to Kingston Lacy. Home of the Bankes family for more than 300 years, this striking 17th-century house was radically altered in the 19th century by Sir Charles Barry. The house is noted for its lavish interiors, including William Bankes's dramatic Spanish Room, with its gilded leather walls.Take a stroll across the beautiful formal lawns towards the restored Japanese tea garden. There are several waymarked walks through the surrounding parkland. We depart Kingston Lacy and journey onto Hardy's Cottage. Thomas Hardy was born in this small thatched cottage in 1840. The secluded cottage was built by Hardy's great-grandfather in 1800 and has been little altered externally. The old-fashioned garden is crowded with lavender, lupins, lilies, marigolds and other traditional plants, just as Hardy knew it. 

Day 5: Sadly, we depart our hotel after breakfast and begin our journey home.  Regular comfort stops en-route, arriving back to local area in the evening. 

HARDY'S COTTAGE-Thomas Hardy was born in 1840 in this small cob and thatch cottage, and from here he would walk to school every day in Dorchester, three miles away. It was built by his great-grandfather and is little altered since the family left. The interior has been furnished by the NT (see also Max Gate). His early novels Under the Greenwood Tree and Far from the Madding Crowd were written here. It has a charming cottage garden. 

KINGSTON LACY-Home of the Bankes family for more than 300 years, this striking 17th-century house was radically altered in the 19th century by Sir Charles Barry. The house is noted for its lavish interiors, including William Bankes's dramatic Spanish Room, with its gilded leather walls. The family's collection of art is outstanding, with paintings by Rubens, Van Dyck, Titian and Brueghel as well as the largest private collection of Egyptian artefacts in the UK. This wonderfully eclectic experience continues outside. Take a stroll across the beautiful formal lawns towards the restored Japanese tea garden. There are several waymarked walks through the surrounding parkland, with its fine herd of North Devon cattle, and the 3,440-hectare (8,500-acre) estate – dominated by the botanically rich Iron Age hill fort of Badbury Rings, home to fourteen varieties of orchid.

 

*Please note itinerary subject to change.

For bookings and further information telephone 01228 511127.

 

 

 

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