Archers Travel offers a regular programme of Mini-Breaks to popular locations throughout the UK and across Europe. Our destinations include seaside towns, tourist attractions, local festivals, markets and much more.
Saturday 5th October
Departing Brasted we make our way to Kingston Lacy an elegant county mansion and estate near Wimborne Minster. Home to one of the finest private collections of paintings in Britain with work by Rubens, Van Dyke, Tintoretto, Titan and Brueghel. Kingston Lacy was the home of one of the most powerful families of Dorset-the Banks family. Stroll around the Japanese Garden, complete with authentic tea house, take a sheltered walk through the woodland and visit the orchid house. Following our visit, we continue our journey to Sidmouth, where we shall have some time to relax before dinner.
Sunday 6th October
After a leisurely breakfast, we make our way to Bicton Park Botanical Gardens, home to many rare plants with origins from all parts of the world, including one of the finest collections of trees in Britain. Here we shall be at leisure to explore the 63acre park. Visit the glasshouses. The Italian Garden, the Shell house or take a trip down memory lane at the Countryside Museum and see many restored artefacts and machinery of rural life from days gone by. You may wish to take a 25 minute ride on the Bicton Woodland Railway through majestic trees in the pinetum to the Hermitage at the far end of the Gardens before returning alongside the Lake (cost not included) Early afternoon we continue on to Budleigh Salterton, where we shall have some time to explore before returning to Sidmouth.
Monday 7th October
This Morning we travel to Exmouth, one of Devons most beautiful, vibrant and oldest towns. Where we will board the River boat for a delightful cruise on the always calm and sheltered waters of the beautiful River Exe, As we cruise we shall enjoy a Devon cream tea accompanied by a full, entertaining commentary of the sights including Cockwood, Star cross and Powderham Castle, After the cruise you will have some time in Exmouth to explore before we rerun to our hotel in time for our evening meal.
Tuesday 8th October
A day at leisure to explore the delightful seaside town.
Wednesday 9th October
After breakfast we say goodbye to our hotel and make our way to Lyndhurst in the heart of the New Forest. Here we shall have some time to find lunch and browse the shops before continuing our homewards journey.Arriving back in Brasted in the late afternoon.
£648.00 per person - (no single room supplement)
What’s included:
· All bedrooms are en-suite with TV, Telephone and hospitality tray.
· 4 nights Dinner, Bed and Breakfast
· Time to explore Sidmouth, Exmouth, and Lyndhurst
· Entry to Kingston Lacy
· Boat trip and cream tea on the River Exe
· Entry to Bicton Park Botanical Gardens
The Royal York and Faulkner Hotel
This magnificent Regency building, dating from 1810 enjoys an unrivalled position at the centre of Sidmouth’s elegant Esplanade, adjacent to the picturesque town centre. Owned and personally run by the Hook Family, resident proprietors for three generations, the hotel has earned a long standing reputation for hospitality and service.
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