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County Durham Weekend Beamish & Bowes Museum

Fri 2 April - Mon 5 April 2027: A 4 Day Escorted Coach Holiday County Durham Weekend and Beamish & Bowes Museum with Jones Holidays staying at The Marriott Durham.

    COUNTY DURHAM WEEKEND - BEAMISH AND BOWES MUSEUM

    2 – 5 April 2027

    Friday - Monday

    4 Days

    From £585

    The beauty of the Durham Dales offers a nice contrast with the historic city of Durham on this tour. The region has lots to offer no matter what time of year you visit with its stunning scenery, castles and cathedrals, museums and more. We also include a visit to the amazing Beamish Open-Air Museum.

    HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS

    Beamish Open Air Museum | Barnard Castle | Durham | Bowes Museum

    DAY ONE – Arrival

    We depart from your home and travel to Durham arriving late afternoon you will have time to relax before dinner this evening.

    DAY TWO – Beamish North of England Open Air Museum

    Today we visit the famous Beamish North of England Open Air Museum, capturing the spirit of the North East in the 1800s and 1900s. Attractions include a restored tram and replica bus rides, an authentic town street, a colliery village, a trip down the mine, an old-fashioned sweet shop, a working farm, steam locomotives, and much more. From here we make our way back to the hotel.

    DAY THREE – Barnard Castle and Bowes Museum

    Leaving after breakfast, we begin our day with a drive to the market town of Barnard Castle. You can see where Dickens immortalised ‘Dothboys Hall’, take a look at Cromwell’s refuge, browse around the antique shops, or visit the castle itself, high above the Tees.

    We then head to Bowes Museum, located just outside the town. Set in a majestic French-style chateau, the museum opened in 1892 and will amaze you with its superb collection of art including the beautiful Silver Swan automaton.

    DAY FOUR – Departure

    After breakfast we leave our hotel and make our journey home with comfort stops en route.

    YOUR HOLIDAY INCLUDES

    Luxury coach travel

    Home pick-up

    3 nights accommodation, dinner & breakfast

    Porterage on arrival and departure

    Beamish Living Museum

    Bowes Museum.

    MARRIOTT DURHAM HOTEL. DURHAM

    The Marriott Durham is conveniently situated for our break and is just a short walk from Durham. All bedrooms are ensuite and have television, telephone, hairdryer and tea & coffee making facilities. Hotel has a lift.

    County Durham Weekend Beamish & Bowes Museum

    YOUR HOLIDAY INCLUDES

    Luxury coach travel

    Home pick-up

    3 nights accommodation, dinner & breakfast

    Porterage on arrival and departure

    Beamish Living Museum

    Bowes Museum.

    MARRIOTT DURHAM HOTEL. DURHAM

    The Marriott Durham is conveniently situated for our break and is just a short walk from Durham. All bedrooms are ensuite and have television, telephone, hairdryer and tea & coffee making facilities. Hotel has a lift.

    HOTEL FACILITIES INCLUDE

    General

    Rooms

    Accessibility

    4 star

    Tea/coffee making facilities

    Lift

    Bar

    Television

    Wheelchair accessible

    Restaurant

    Hairdryer

    Lounge

    Wi-Fi



    DAYS

    TOUR DATE

    DEPARTS

    TERMS

    SUPPLEMENT

    4

    2 - 5 APR 2027

    FRIDAY

    £585

    £100 SINGLE

    JONES HOLIDAYS INSURANCE

    £38



    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. Seat numbers on the coach may be subject to change. Issues whilst on tour must be raised in the first instance with the driver. Covid-19 restrictions may apply. When making bookings you accept on behalf of yourself and your party the terms in our Trading Charter which can be found in our brochure, on our website at http://www.jonesholidays.co.uk/Jones-holidays-trading-charter, or a copy can be requested from our Sales office. If your holiday is more than 56 days from departure, we offer a 7-day cooling off period where a full refund will be offered from the date of the initial confirmation invoice (with the exception of flight holidays).

    B=Breakfast Included, D=Dinner Included

    DAY ONE

    D

    We depart from your home and travel to Durham arriving late afternoon you will have time to relax before dinner this evening.

    DAY TWO

    B, D

    Today we visit the famous Beamish North of England Open Air Museum, capturing the spirit of the North East in the 1800s and 1900s. Attractions include a restored tram and replica bus rides, an authentic town street, a colliery village, a trip down the mine, an old-fashioned sweet shop, a working farm, steam locomotives, and much more. From here we make our way back to the hotel.

    DAY THREE

    B, D

    Leaving after breakfast, we begin our day with a drive to the market town of Barnard Castle. You can see where Dickens immortalised 'Dothboys Hall', take a look at Cromwell's refuge, browse around the antique shops, or visit the castle itself, high above the Tees.
    We then head to Bowes Museum, located just outside the town. Set in a majestic French-style chateau, the museum opened in 1892 and will amaze you with its superb collection of art including the beautiful Silver Swan automaton.

    DAY FOUR

    B

    After breakfast we leave our hotel and make our journey home with comfort stops en route.

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    Pick-up points

    Find the closest pick up point to you for this trip

    Name Address
    Bodelwyddan Bodelwyddan, Marble Church
    Chester Services M56 Chester Services on M56
    Colwyn Bay Colwyn Bay, Railway Station
    Garden City Garden City , Amontola Restaurant
    Holywell Holywell, Bus Station
    Llandudno Junction Llandudno Junction, Train Station Car Park

    Home pick-ups

    Use the map and postcode lookup to check if home pick-up is available and what it costs.

    Home pick-up: £85.00
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    Home pick-up: £15.00
    Home pick-up: Free
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