Day 1 Travel to your hotel in Lancashire.
Day 2 A full day guided tour today of the gem that is the Ribble Valley and its award-winning villages, such as Whalley. A short tour on foot here takes in the history of the settlement dating back 2000 years. Visit Downham, popular with Queen Victoria, location of classic film 'Whistle Down the Wind' and BBC series 'Born and Bred', with views of Pendle Hill. Included lunch at the Calf's Head at Worston before venturing to the Duchy of Lancaster estate, owned by the King, meandering through the picturesque Hodder Valley.
Day 3 Travel north for a guided tour of Leighton Hall, the ancestral home of the world-renowned Gillow furniture family. Then to Lancaster, for an included one and three quarter hour Lune Aqueduct cruise. See the Victorian city centre before heading out into the countryside to the aqueduct. On a clear day, the view from this 100-foot monument will leave you astounded. Depending upon the operator's schedule (particularly weekends from May to Sept) the cruise may be a 50 minute horse-drawn barge cruise from Barton Grange Garden Centre. Travel back across country, through Abbeysteads and the dramatic Forest of Bowland into Clitheroe before heading back to the hotel.
Day 4 A leisurely start to the day for a stop at Oswaldtwistle Mills Shopping Village. Take the opportunity to browse before departing for Bolton and the family run Olympus Fish and Chip Restaurant for a bite of traditional lunch and an afternoon of musicality.
Day 5 Homeward journey.
All tours are tailored to your requirements and can be adapted for travel by coach and/or air as you prefer. Occasionally itineraries change. Please see our current brochure or contact us for the latest version.