NORTH WEST – 5 days

Durham City is the jewel in the crown of an extraordinary county with its iconic Cathedral and Castle World Heritage Site. Dotted with market towns and picturesque villages, the Durham Dales and North Pennines is an area of outstanding  natural beauty and home to moorland and forest whilst the stunning Durham Coast begs to be explored.

Honest Lawyer Hotel – Tel: 0191 3783780

Situated 3 miles from the Durham City Centre, the hotel is close to the colleges of Durham University and a short drive  from Durham Cathedral and Castle. High street shops, bars and restaurants are also within easy reach when discovering  this historic city. What’s included:

• FREE Insurance
• All rooms have private facilities, telephone, television, hairdryer, trouser press and complimentary tea/coffee
• Waiter service traditional English breakfast
• Lunch snacks available daily
• Waiter service evening meal with choice of menu
• No lift but most rooms are allocated on ground floor
• Porterage

Itinerary

Day 1: Leisurely outward journey to Durham spending four nights at the Honest Lawyer Hotel arriving mid afternoon.
Day 2: Full day Hexham & Hadrians Wall. Travel first to historic Hexham, where market day is on Tuesday. We continue to view sites on Hadrian’s Wall, built by the emperor to protect the Roman Empire from the savage Scots! We’ll follow the  course from Greenhead to Low Brunton with photo stops.
Day 3: Day of leisure in Durham
Day 4: Full day Beamish. A visit is included to Beamish, one of England’s best living history museums, bringing our past to life with reconstructed shops & houses, costumed staff and historic vehicles. If time allows after the visit we’ll stop at the  Metro Centre, Britain’s largest indoor shopping centre.
Day 5: Depart after breakfast for the homeward journey arriving late afternoon.