Severn Valley Safari & Shire Counties

SEVERN VALLEY SAFARI & SHIRE COUNTIES

 

8 – 12 August 2021

Sunday – Thursday

5 Days

From £479

 

We are delighted to offer this tour for 2021 with a combination of some old favourites and some new attractions.

 

HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS

 

Ludlow   |   Coalport China Museum   |   Aerospace Museum RAF Cosford   |   Worcester   |   West Midlands Safari Park   |   Stolesay Castle   |   Aton Scot

 

DAY ONE

We depart from your home with our exclusive door to door pick-up service and travel to Ludlow, often called ‘The Perfect Historic Town’ as there are nearly 500 listed buildings, time for lunch and browsing before continuing to our hotel in Stourport late afternoon.  Tea/coffee & biscuits will be served on arrival whilst your luggage is taken to your room, time to relax before dinner.

 

DAY TWO

Today we head north to visit the Coalport china Museum, housing the exquisite collections of Coalport and Caughley China. The museum is in the magnificent listed buildings that were home to the factory until 1926.  From here we make our way to visit the Aerospace Museum at RAF Cosford.  This excellent exhibition has 70 aircraft dating back to wartime, memorabilia over the years, and the national Cold War exhibition gives an insight into life behind the Iron Curtain.

 

DAY THREE

A Morning visit for you to discover the delights of Worcester, with its impressive Cathedral and the scenic River Severn flowing through the city, time to obtain lunch.  This afternoon we have a drive along the delightful Severn Valley.  In Bewdley we visit the West Midlands Safari Park and enjoy tea/coffee & cakes before a Safari drive with knowledgeable park guide.

 

DAY FOUR

Our excursion takes us north to Stokesay Castle which is a survivor of 700 years of border and civil wars, its buildings are complete and breath-taking and Stokesay is the best fortified manor house in the UK.  From here we make our way to the little village of Acton Scot, here we visit the historic working farm, conceived to keep alive 19th century farming practices.  The farm offers a great insight into life on a Victorian country estate and it was featured on TV’s ‘Victorian Farm’.  Leaving here we have a pleasant drive along Wenlock Edge to take a break in Much Wenlock before returning to our hotel.

 

DAY FIVE

This morning we enjoy a leisurely breakfast before we leave our hotel for the return journey home with a lunchtime visit to Shrewsbury with its Black & White timber houses.

 

YOUR HOLIDAY INCLUDES

·          Luxury coach travel

·          Home pick up

·          4 nights accommodation, dinner & breakfast

·          Tea/coffee & biscuits on arrival at hotel

·          Admission Stokesay Castle

·          Acton Scott Working Victorian Farm

·          West Midlands Safari Park with tea & cakes

·          RAF Cosford aerospace Museum

·          Coalport China Museum.

 

HALLMARK STOURPORT MANOR HOTEL, Stourport

A delightful country house hotel set in 23 acres of grounds overlooking the historic Georgian riverside town of Stourport-Upon-Severn in Worcestershire, the hotel was formerly the home of Prime Minister Sir Stanley Baldwin.  Hotel facilities include leisure centre with indoor pool, sauna, steam room and spa.  All bedrooms are tastefully decorated and complete with TV, telephone, tea/coffee making facilities, hairdryer, iron & ironing board.  The hotel does not have a lift, but they have many ground floor rooms available.

 

Rooms are allocated on a first come first served basis and are limited. If no single supplement applies this is limited to the tour single room allocation and therefore additional cost may apply.  Prices displayed are per person unless otherwise stated. If door to door pick up is included there may be additional charges for out of area. Itineraries and hotel inclusions may be subject to change.

Hallmark Hotel Stourport Manor, Stourport