The Historic Houses & Heritage of Northumbria

23-27 May 2021

This five-day tour is based in Whickham just outside Newcastle.  It includes visits to Harewood House, Bamburgh, Lindisfarne Castle, Alnwick Castle, Cragside House & Gardens, Durham town and Cathedral, The Bowes Museum and Auckland Castle.  We shall be accompanied by a Blue Badge guide on days 2,3 and 4.

Accommodation, on a half-board basis, is at the 3* Best Western Plus Gibside Hotel in Whickham

£689 per person  Single room supplement £119

The full itinerary can be viewed at www.tailored-travel.co.uk quoting gcrd211 where you can view the brochure and download a booking form.  If you are unable to do this. Angela Vince will be happy to send you one.  (Contact: Email -  tours.tasgx@gmail.com Tel - 

This tour has been cancelled due to ongoing uncertainties over Covid-19

Monday 12 - Saturday 17 October 2020   

 The tour is based in Split, the capital of Dalmatia.  It includes visits to the Palace of Diocletian, the Krka National Park, the Šibenik Cathedral, the archeological site of Salona and the city of Trogir.  The tour is managed and led by an experienced Arts Society lecturer.

 Accommodation, on a bed and breakfast basis, is at the centrally-located 4-star Hotel President in Split.

 £1170 per person, £115 single supplement.  Bookings after 30 January may incur higher cost due to oscillations in flight prices.

Price includes direct return flights, (from Gatwick/To Heathrow), 5 nights’ accommodation, welcome supper, lunch and farewell dinner, and programme as advertised.

 Selling in January 2020

Devon and the Tamar Valley

Sunday 26 April - Thursday 30 April 2020

This 5-day tour includes visits to Buckland Abbey, Saltram (pictured), Coleton Fishacre, the townof Dartmouth, Ugbrooke House (private visit) and Buckfast Abbey with en-route stops at Chavenage and Gloucester Cathedral.

Accommodation at the Moorland Garden Hotel near Yelverton.

£669 per person on a half-board basis

(£100 single supplement)

Booking September 2019

Please contact Angela Vince (01494 681642) for further details.

Cancelled due to COVID 19

Art and Architecture in Lisbon

Tuesday 1 - Saturday 5 October 2019

This 4 nights/5 days tour with a specialist guide includes visits to the ancient Alfama district and St George’s Castle, the UNESCO world heritage site of Sintra, the Belem District with the Monastery of San Jerónimus, the Gulbenkian Museum’s art collection and the stunning Tile Museum containing five centuries of decorative tiles.

Accommodation at the Hotel Mundial on a bed and breakfast basis.

£1,045 per person sharing excluding flights (Easyjet)
Price includes welcome and farewell dinners and a light lunch.

Selling in November 2018

Sunday 12 to Thursday 16 May 2019

This tour has been cancelled.

Sunday 30 September - Thursday 4 October 2018

This 4 nights/5days tour includes visits to Fountains Abbey, Markenfield Hall, the Brontë Parsonage Museum and Newby Hall, returning via Leicester Cathedral.

Accommodation at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Harrogate.

£587 per person sharing on a half-board basis
(£100 single supplement)

Booking in November
 

Based in The Hague

Tuesday 15 - Saturday 19 May 2018

This 4 nights/5 days tour with a specialist guide includes visits to the newly-restored Mauritshuis and the Escher Museum in The Hague, and full days in Haarlem and Delft.

Accommodation at the Parkhotel Den Haag on a bed and breakfast basis.

£800 sharing excluding flights.  Price includes a welcome dinner and farewell lunch.

Booking in September.

25th - 30th April 2017

This 5 nights/6days tour includes visits to Vicenza, Padua and Mantua, and a relaxing day at Lake Garda.

Accommodation at the Hotel Terma Roma on a half board basis

£1097 sharing.

Booking now open and deposit required by 30th October.

29th September - 3rd October 2016  

LIVERPOOL AND CHESTER

4 nights/5days

4* Half board Park Royal Hotel ideally situated close to Chester and Liverpool.

Full days in Liverpool & Chester accompanied by a Blue Badge Guide.

Visits to Port Sunlight, Skepe Hall, Compton Verney, and Arley Hall.

Liverpool boasts UNESCO World Heritage Status and historic Chester has an array of architectural gems.

Our 5 day tour incorporates the highlights of these two quite different but fascinating cities.

Bookings open 27th January.

Price:  £479 per person.  Single supplement  £75

Contact Sue Richardson on 01753 886942 for further details.

This six day tour is sub-titled Paintings and Palaces. Based in Madrid the tour will include an orientation drive round the city, visits to the Palacia Real, to the Goya frescoes and to the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum; a day in Toledo for the Cathedral, the Monastery of San Juan de los reyes and the Synagogue El Transito; a day in Segovia for its Roman, Arab and Christian buildings; a day at El Prado and the final day at El Escorial.  A local specialist guide will accompany all visits.

Discover the beauty and enthralling history of the Borders, its beautiful scenery, its stately homes. Followed by visits to venues in magnificent Edinburgh.

This five day four night tour based in Peebles, includes visits to Hopetoun House, Floors Castle, Jedburgh Abbey, Mellerstain House and garden, Manderston House, Abbotsford house and garden, Hollyroodhouse, former Royal Yacht Britannia, and the National Gallery of Scotland.

You can look at the brochure by clicking on the attached file.

Booking forms may be collected at the next lecture on 25 March or please contact us using infor@gxdfas.org.uk

Accommodation 4* Westin Bellevue Hotel, Dresden Itineraries available from the 10th September 2014 For Further information please contact Sue Richardson fully booked

This tour has been arranged by Heritage Group Travel from Wednesday 17th September - Sunday 21st September 2014. Besides visiting many notable castles and houses the tour will include a trip to Belfast, a visit to the Titanic Experience, Giant's Causeway, Bushmills Old Distillery, Ulster Museum, Hillsborough Castle. Four nights dinner, bed and breakfast will be at the 4 star La Mon Hotel, Castlereagh, 15 minutes outside Belfast. Full details of the itinerary are available from Sue Richardson.

Budapest is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe with quaint narrow streets and Baroque houses in Buda and Art Nouveau buildings in Pest. There is an excellent Museum of Fine Art, a National Gallery and a renowned Opera House. There will be walking tours of the twin cities, a coach trip to Eger, and a boat trip on the Danube.

Besides seeing Hereford Cathedral and the Mappa Mundi, the tour will see other places of interest on the English/Welsh Border including Ludlow, Stokesay Castle, the River Wye, Tintern Abbey, The Golden Valley and Kilpeck Church, and Hay-on-Wye. The tour will be based at the Three Counties Hotel, Hereford.

Hotel - Damson Dene Hotel, Kendal 5 day tour to include visits to Shugborough Hall, Levens Hall, Dove Cottage,and Brantwood, boat trips on Lake Windemere and Coniston Water, and the Lowry Gallery, etc.

2005 April 6 (2nights/3days) CARDIFF