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UK & european
Coach Holidays
DepartING
from the
South
November 2012 to December 2013
Including Easter, Christmas & New Year
Welcome to Alfa Travel...
Welcome to our 2013 holiday programme,
packed with inspiring holiday ideas,
all at great value for money prices.
If you are unsure where to go this year, take your time to browse through our exciting array of holiday
opportunities. We have re-designed our brochure for 2013 to group all summer holidays by area
rather than duration so that you can easily compare the different itineraries available in each resort.
We try very hard to give a comprehensive description of the holiday because our guests tell us that the
thrill of an Alfa holiday starts with selecting from the tantalising range of destinations and rich mixture
of different durations and excursions. Whether your Alfa holiday is your principal holiday or one of
many, rest assured that we put the same degree of care and attention into planning and operating all
our holidays.
If you have never experienced a coach holiday before, Coaches are not only the safest form of transport but they
you’re in for a treat. There is nothing quite like a coach are also one of the greenest - only walking and cycling
holiday for combining interest and relaxation, meeting new produce lower carbon emissions. In 2011 we standardized
friends or catching up with old ones. Sit back and enjoy on Mercedes Benz coaches because of their reliability, fuel
yourself in our outstanding coaches as our experienced efficiency, excellent seats and superb ride quality. For 2013
drivers ensure your safety and whisk you away to some we will be taking delivery of 10 more of these vehicles
of the best holidays you will ever experience. bringing our fleet to almost 50% Mercedes Benz, all of
which have air conditioning, on board servery and toilet.
The majority of our guests will visit one of our 20
Leisureplex hotels. These are situated in the prime holiday
resorts of Great Britain and provide a consistently high
standard which means you will not be disappointed. On behalf of the entire Alfa team I’d like to say a big thank
We continue to invest large sums in our hotels and 2012 you to our loyal guests who return to us year after year. And
saw the acquisition of the magnificent Queens Hotel if you’ve never travelled with Alfa before, we look forward
in Blackpool as well as a major extension at our George IV to welcoming you on what we know will be a memorable
Hotel in Criccieth. We also use a range of partner hotels holiday. Please be assured that once you have experienced
from value for money small hotels through to large hotels Alfa, you’ll never want to travel with any other coach
of international standard. We grade all the hotels so that holiday operator.
you can choose for yourself whether to go for a top class
hotel or a bargain hotel. Paul Sawbridge, Managing Director
Alfa Travel, Euxton Lane, Chorley, PR7 6AF (08451) 305666 (03451) 305666 sales@alfatravel.co.uk
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“I have travelled with Alfa many
times over the years both in the UK
and near Continent. All trips have
met my expectations and no aspects
have been found wanting. I am more
than satisfied that customers receive
a good deal for their money.”
RT, Flint
Exceeding your expectations with quality, value for money coach holidays!
Your Holiday Choice
South West England Pages 12-20 North West England Pages 35-39 Spring & Autumn Pages 50-53
Duration (Days) 8 6-7 5 Page Duration (Days) 8 6-7 5 Page Duration (Days) 7 5 4 Page
Weston-Super-Mare • • 12 Lake District • 35 Breakaways • 50
Ilfracombe • • 13 Blackpool • • 36 Easter Weekenders • 51
Newquay • • • 14 Lytham St. Annes • 37 Christmas, New Year & Festive • • 51
St. Ives • • • 16 Duration (Days) 8 5 4 Page
Southport • • 37
Falmouth • • 17 Hotel Breaks • • • 53
Chester & ‘Cranford’ • 38
Torquay • • • 18
Northern Heritage • 38
Exmouth • • 20
Derbyshire Dales • 39
South & South East England Pages 21-27
Duration (Days) 8 6-7 5 Page Wales Pages 39-43
Weymouth • 21 Duration (Days) 8 6-7 5 Page
Bournemouth • • 22 Heart of Wales • 39 00-00
Bognor Regis • • 23 Llandudno • • 40 44-46
Isle of Wight - Sandown • • • 24 Criccieth • • 41 Numbers in
the discs
Isle of Wight - Shanklin • 25 Porthcawl • • • 42 are page
Eastbourne • • 26 references
Pembrokeshire • • 43
Folkestone • 27
Scotland Pages 44-46
East Coast England Pages 28-31
Duration (Days) 8 6-7 5 Page
Duration (Days) 8 6-7 5 Page
Great Yarmouth • • 28 Dunoon • 44
Cromer • • 29 Fort William • 45 30-32
Skegness • 31 Arrochar - Loch Lomond • 46 35-39
North East England Pages 30-32 Europe Pages 46-49
Duration (Days) 8 6-7 5 Page Duration (Days) 10-12 8-9 7 Page
Scarborough • • 30 39-43
Costa Brava & Barcelona • 47 33-34
28-31
Northumbria & Beamish • 32
Dordogne • 47
Harrogate & Bronte Country • 32
Lake Annecy & French Alps • 48
Ostend, Bruges & Brussels • 48
Central England Pages 33-34 21-27
Austrian Tyrol • 49 12-20
Duration (Days) 8 6-7 5 Page
Wye Valley Forest of Dean • 33 Harz Mountains & Berlin • 49
Robin Hood Country • 33 Romantic Rhine & Moselle • 49 46-49
Bath & the Cotswolds • 34 Lake Garda & Venice • 49
Heart of England • 34 Treasures of Tuscany • 49
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Booking is easy with Alfa Travel
Three easy ways to book your Alfa holiday
When you are ready to book your holiday, you can do it in any one of three ways: on the telephone to our reservations centre, through your local travel
agent or via the internet. It is up to you how you make the booking and many people vary their method of booking from time to time. even if you choose
to book through your travel agent or on our Alfa website, please do not hesitate to phone our friendly reservations staff if you have any queries about your
proposed holiday. Many of our staff have stayed at several of our hotels and we can usually find someone with first hand knowledge to answer any queries.
Call our Approved
reservations Centre Travel Agents
If you are calling from a land line simply telephone 08451 Many of our the travel agents who book our holidays have
305666 (calls to this number from land lines are charged at sent large numbers of their clients with Alfa and can give
local rate no matter where you are in the UK; if calling from you the benefit of comments they have received.
a mobile phone it is a little cheaper to call 03451 305666). To book through an agent, please go to the agent who
Safe & Secure
One of our friendly, fully trained reservations staff will give supplied your brochure or telephone us to find the location
you details of all available holidays. of your nearest appointed travel agent.
Our offices are open:
Financial Security
Monday-Friday 9.00am-5.30pm Book Online at We are fully bonded tour operator members of the
Saturday 9.00am-5.00pm
Sundays & Bank Holidays 10.00am-4.00pm www.alfatravel.co.uk Association of British Travel Agents, so you can be
sure that all payments made to us in advance of your
If you wish to confirm the booking, we accept payment over If you have access to the Internet, the easiest way to book holiday are fully protected.
the telephone by credit or debit card and we don’t charge our holidays is via our web site.
any extra to use your card. Alternatively you can complete
Holiday Insurance
All of the information in this brochure - and a great deal It is vital that you are covered by adequate personal
the booking form and forward it to us with a cheque. more besides - is available there. You can also find late insurance when you travel. The insurance policy we
breaking offers, some of which are only available if you offer is very competitive and has no age restrictions.
book on the internet. Why not take a look? For full details see page 55.
Always at Even if you intend to book on the telephone or via an agent,
if you have internet access, it is worth taking a look at the
Your Service wealth of information we publish there.
Our web site is totally secure and fully bookable using
AlFA TrAvel,
Euxton Lane, Chorley,
your credit or debit card with instant print outs available
showing your full holiday details and email confirmation “It’s so easy to book
Lancashire PR7 6AF
available on request.
You can also use it to order a brochure or send us an by phone, staff are
Landline: 08451 305666
Mobile: 03451 305666
e-mail. The address is www.alfatravel.co.uk
For all three booking methods we issue a postal
always friendly and
Fax: 08451 303777
confirmation showing your seats, rooms, picking up point
and time within seven days of you making your booking.
helpful.”
Email: sales@alfatravel.co.uk Please check it carefully on receipt and do not hesitate to
call us if you have any queries. JMcD, Liverpool
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“Wer ecommend Alfa
to others as the best
value for money
coach holidays that
we have used.”
TM, Warrington
CHILD
SAVINGS UP TO
£210 PER CHILD
Service & Value with Alfa Travel
Excellent Service Flexible Travel Superb Value
Personal, Friendly Service Hotel Breaks More for your Money
If you have travelled with us before, you will already know Though there is nothing quite as relaxing as travelling by Because of our low advertising, administrative and sales
how good our service really is - we try that little bit harder coach, sometimes the dates do not fit your schedule or you costs, our holidays are generally significantly better value
and pride ourselves on the high standards provided by both just fancy taking the car for a change. Our Hotel Breaks than those of our competitors. They also usually include
our administrative staff and by the coach drivers who are programme provides packages of 3, 4 or 7 night holidays at a more extensive range of excursions as part of the
so important to your holiday enjoyment. From the moment our Leisureplex Hotels. Full details can be found on page 53. holiday price.
you make your first enquiry to the day you return we will Most 5 and 7 day holidays in the autumn and spring also
offer you the very best service.
Great Drivers Great Hotels in include lunches on free days in your resort – just think
what a saving this can represent!
We are proud of our coach drivers, most of whom have
worked with us for many years. They are all carefully
Great Locations Prices You Can Rely On
Our policy is one of “everyday low prices”. Occasionally
vetted both for their driving ability and their attention to our Leisureplex Hotels we may offer a discount on some departures, but we
customers’ needs. In addition they undergo regular in-service guarantee:
Most of our holidays are to our own group of 20 Leisureplex
training to keep them at the very top of their profession.
Hotels. All are character buildings with their own unique • Our pricing is simple and straightforward with no
Reliable Coaches appeal but you will know immediately you are in one of our hidden extras.
Most of our holidays are operated by our own fleet of hotels by the consistently high standards of bedrooms and • We will not levy any fuel or currency surcharges after
predominantly Mercedes and Volvo luxury coaches, over bathrooms, the excellent menus and above all the warmth you have booked your holiday.
80% of which have on board washroom and all of which are of welcome from our friendly professional staff.
• We will not charge you for using your debit or credit card
air conditioned. We supplement these with vehicles provided Plenty of Entertainment
by a select group of our most reliable industry partners, the • The best deals are always available online
All of our Leisureplex Hotels offer entertainment at least
majority of which are also air conditioned. We are members
four evenings each week (usually five evenings) at no New – Increased Child Reductions!
of the Confederation of Passenger Transport, the Coach
extra charge to our guests. Most other UK hotels offer Why not take your children or grandchildren with you? We
Tourism Council and Coach Marque - bodies established to
entertainment on several evenings (see hotel descriptions have recently doubled the discounts available at our own
encourage standards of excellence in our industry.
for details). Hotels on the Continent do not normally Leisureplex Hotels – please see the table below:
provide entertainment
Travel Options Partner Hotels Child Reductions
applicable to children sharing a room with at least one adult
We supplement our own Leisureplex Hotels with a
Local Pick Up Points selection of carefully chosen properties in other major No. of Days: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
The majority of our holidays use our famous “feeder” resorts. Whereas our Leisureplex Hotels are all of a very No. of Nights 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
system which provides a huge range of pick up points from consistent mid-market standard, Partner Hotels vary Leisureplex Hotels
towns throughout the South and South East, so there is considerably from value for money basic hotels to luxury
normally a joining point within a few miles of your home hotels of international standard. Please read the hotel Child aged 0-2 £30 £60 £90 £120 £150 £180 £210
(see page 7). description and the Hotel Grades note carefully when Child aged 3-11 £20 £40 £60 £80 £100 £120 £140
choosing a Partner Hotel.
Direct Join Holidays Partner Hotels
Our Direct Join option provides an even more convenient Child aged 0-2 £15 £30 £45 £60 £75 £90 £105
way to join some of our shortest holidays. This option is Child aged 3-11 £10 £20 £30 £40 £50 £60 £70
only available from selected towns and cities for our Party
(Child reductions also apply to Hotel Breaks but not European or Irish holidays.)
Night holidays. See page 55 for details.
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“In my experience
Alfa can be
justifiably proud
of the service
they provide.”
RR, Durham
The Right Holiday for You!
Please read these Sea view rooms
Many of the hotels featured in this brochure now offer
decision whether to proceed with the holiday. For Data
Protection reasons and to ensure we have the latest and
notes carefully – they
most accurate assessment of your needs, this information
the opportunity to book a guaranteed sea view at a small
is only stored by us with the individual booking and so you
additional charge - see price panels for details.
will help you select
must follow this procedure each time you book. Because of
Quieter rooms the time needed to carry out the Special Needs procedure
we regret that we cannot accept Special Needs requests
the most suitable Alfa If you are someone who lives in a very quiet location or is
sensitive to environmental noise it is important that you less than 21 days prior to the start of the holiday.
holiday for you.
choose your resort with this in mind. Where a hotel or resort Although we cannot transport motorised wheelchairs or
is described as “lively”, it is probable that some rooms scooters, we can advise on hire facilities in resort. If you
will be affected by noise from local entertainment venues need a special diet, please ensure that you mark this fact
Hotel Grades IMPOrTANT or from the street. However, even in the liveliest locations on the Booking Form and also forward a diet sheet to
(such as Great Yarmouth and Torquay), there are usually the hotel at least one week prior to your arrival. We ask
Hotel grading is a subjective process and the low level of
some quiet rooms (albeit usually on the upper floors and hotels to ensure that special requests are granted so far as
participation in the official grading schemes mean it can
at the rear). If you live in a quiet location but wish to visit possible in accordance with the date of booking, with those
be difficult to compare one hotel with another. We have
a lively resort, please consider requesting a quiet room. booking early being given priority.
tried to overcome the problem by ensuring that our own
hotels are independently inspected by the AA and all of No Smoking Policy For help with Special Needs, please write or e-mail our
our Leisureplex Hotels have been awarded two stars by Customer Care Department care@alfatravel.co.uk for
Smoking is now prohibited by law on all coaches and in
the AA. We also show our own opinion of all the hotels assistance in ensuring your needs can be met. For the
the public areas of all hotels throughout Great Britain. Most
featured in our brochure using our symbol. The latest information regarding special needs, please see the
hotels, including all of our own Leisureplex Hotels, also
grade is designed to be more focussed on our customers’ “Frequently Asked Questions” section of our web site.
prohibit smoking in all their hotel bedrooms, although others
needs. In awarding an grade, we bear in mind the have a limited number of bedrooms allocated to smokers. Photo Acknowledgements
frequency of entertainment (which is not part of the AA Alfa Travel would like to thank the following suppliers for the use
scheme) and disregard such matters as the availability Special requests & Special Needs of photographs in this brochure: VisitBritain, Failte Ireland, Wales
of room service (which is not generally required by our We make an important distinction between a Special Tourist Board, VisitScotland/ScottishViewpoint, Local Tourist
clients). We also consider the comments we have received Boards, Roy Westlake Travel Photography.
Request and a Special Need. A Special Request is a
from clients during the past year. We recommend that you standard request which we agree to pass on to the
consider the hotel grade carefully before booking. If you hotel but we can never guarantee that it will be met.
are someone who is used to staying in 2 or 3 star hotels, A Special Need requires detailed intervention from our
you are unlikely to be comfortable in a hotel with a Customer Care staff. For example: if you have difficulty
grade but you should find a hotel with a grade climbing stairs, you would probably want to request a low
perfectly congenial. floor room. However, that is not enough to guarantee you
a low floor room, since it is very likely there will be many
room Types others also making a similar request. In addition, Special
All of the hotel rooms included in our programme have private Requests are only notified to the hotel 10 days prior to
bath or shower and WC. A limited number of single rooms is arrival, whereas our Special Needs procedure is activated
available at each hotel but there is always huge demand for at the time of booking. If you have a disability or medical
these and we advise early booking. In recognition of the fact need which must be satisfied to enable you to take the
that the number of single households is continuing to increase holiday, you should ask for a Special Needs form (which
very rapidly, we have some periods when there is no charge you can also download from our web site). This asks
for single rooms - see the Special Offer panels on pages 50- detailed information regarding your requirements which
52. A special feature for 2013 is that we are offering no single we discuss with the hotelier and then relay the hotelier’s
supplements on any of our holidays to Dunoon or Fort William response to you to enable you to make an informed
(except at Christmas and New Year).
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Stevenage
Cheshunt
Barnet
Harrow
Ealing Bexleyheath
Richmond
Sutton
Littlehampton
Bognor Regis
Joining Your Alfa Travel Holiday
Your Local Pick Up Points Local Pick-up Points for Reading Services
Clients from all joining points are conveyed by feeder coach
to a central interchange at Reading Services in Berkshire to Bedfordshire East Sussex Greater London Hertfordshire Kent
join the tour coach. Leighton Buzzard (continued) (continued) Cheshunt (continued)
Luton Peacehaven Gants Hill Hatfield Strood
Approximate interchange times at Reading Services are Seaford Harrow Hemel Hempstead Tonbridge
as follows: Berkshire Hounslow Hertford Tunbridge Wells
Outward: Arrive 11.30am Depart 12.15pm
Bracknell Essex London Victoria Hoddesdon
Maidenhead Basildon Orpington Potters Bar Oxfordshire
Return: Arrive 3.30pm Depart 4.15pm Newbury Brentwood Abingdon
Redbridge South Mimms
Reading Chelmsford Didcot
Choosing Your Joining Point Slough Colchester
Richmond
Romford
St. Albans
Stevenage Oxford
Please study the feeder route map carefully and consider Thatcham Harlow Ruislip Ware Wallingford
Wokingham Leigh-on-Sea Wantage
the relative locations of your starting point, the resort you Twickenham Watford
Southend Uxbridge Welwyn Garden City Witney
would like to visit and Reading Services. It is possible Buckinghamshire Tarpots
to go from any joining point to any destination but some Bletchley Witham Hampshire Kent Suffolk
combinations are not advisable. For example, we would Milton Keynes Ipswich
Andover Ashford
recommend that clients from Kent, Sussex, Suffolk and Greater London Basingstoke Canterbury Surrey
Dorset Barnet Fareham Chatham
Essex do not consider holidays in Eastbourne, Folkestone Bournemouth Beckenham
Addlestone
Havant Dartford Staines
or East Anglia since the feeder journey will take them West Poole Bexleyheath Portsmouth Dover
before returning East again. On the other hand, if clients East Sussex Bromley Southampton Gillingham West Sussex
from those areas are considering travelling West (for Bexhill Croydon Tadley Gravesend Bognor Regis
example to Devon or Cornwall), Reading is on direct line of Brighton Ealing Winchester Maidstone Crawley
Eastbourne Eltham Sevenoaks Horsham
route and makes a convenient coffee stop. Enfield
Hastings Sittingbourne Littlehampton
Note: Worthing
1. In the interest of clarity not all joining points are shown
on this map - see above for full list.
2. The map should be taken as a general guide only and
European Holidays
routes may be altered to suit operational circumstances.
3. Feeder routes are normally finalised 14 days prior to
• Free Car Parking • Join Direct at Dover
departure and clients booking after that time may be If it is more convenient to drive to Dover to join your holiday, you can park your car FREE OF CHARGE in Dover for the
offered a restricted choice of pick up points. duration of your holiday.
4. The feeder coach may not necessarily show the destination To reserve your free, secure car parking, select “Dover Relyon” as your joining point. That is all you need to do. We
to which you are travelling - please check with driver. make the parking reservation for you and supply you with detailed instructions on finding the car park which is situated
5. On some occasions taxis may be used to provide a at Poulton Close, approximately two miles from the Ferry Terminal. A free shuttle service operates between the car park
feeder service from some points. and the ferry terminal and there is a waiting lounge available in the terminal. Car parking is fully insured and security
6. Dover is available for Continental tours only - see notes patrolled and there is even a valeting service available (at extra charge) if you would like your car to look as good as
on page 40 regarding free parking facilities. new on your return. This service is available for all the European tours listed in this brochure.
“We particularly like the convenient local pick up points you operate.”
MP, Manchester
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The Very Best of the British Seaside...
It’s no accident that Leisureplex Hotels and Alfa Travel are the perfect
combination - we designed it that way!
We have been operating seaside hotels for a generation and have carefully chosen our hotels with our clients’ needs in mind. We now use many
other high quality hotels but our leisureplex Hotels set the standard by which our clients judge the rest. See why so many clients return again and
again to our leisureplex Hotels:
location entertainment
The map on the opposite page shows the resorts in which All our hotels offer entertainment on at least four evenings
our Leisureplex Hotels are situated. All hotels are located each week. At busier times this rises to five evenings.
in the best possible positions within their resorts. In For many clients this is an important part of their holiday.
most cases, the beach or sea is just across the road with Others prefer to relax quietly in the evenings. All hotels are
spectacular views from many rooms. You’ll find attractions big enough for you to choose the sort of evening which
and places of interest within easy reach and when you tire most suits you.
of exploring, there are welcoming bars and comfortable
lounges where you can relax and watch the world go by. Friendly, Professional Service
Many clients write to us to express their pleasure at the
Accommodation service provided by our hotel staff. We aim to provide both
Many of our hotels are listed buildings of great character. a professional service and a warm welcome. We start
That means that rooms vary considerably. Many have by getting the basics right: clean rooms, good food, good
fabulous sea views. Some are very spacious whilst others quality decor and bright modern bathrooms. We top that
are quite cosy. However, all have private bath or shower with a service which never forgets that everyone is an
and WC, central heating, hair dryers, tea/coffee making individual and that all service is that little bit better if topped
and television. Most also have radios or radio channels off with courtesy and a smile!
on the television.
Dining in leisureplex Hotels
Public rooms Good food is one of the most important considerations in
The public spaces in our hotels vary enormously from an hotel and a great deal of thought goes into the design of
the huge corridors and high ceilings of the Queens Hotel our menus. We provide a full British Breakfast. Light two
in Eastbourne to the more intimate atmosphere of the course lunches are included on some spring and autumn
George IV in Criccieth. However, all hotels offer at least holidays and sandwiches and packed lunches can also be
one bar, along with a large restaurant and comfortable provided at a modest additional cost.
lounges. Most have a ballroom or large area for dancing If you have a special dietary request then we can cater
and entertainment. Some have additional features such as for most needs.
a games room or swimming pool. All hotels also have free
wifi in the public areas.
“The standard of the hotels is excellent.”
JA, Warrington
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CHOOSe FrOM
20
OF OUr OWN
HOTelS
...with Leisureplex Hotels
Typical Leisureplex Breakfast Locating our Leisureplex Hotels
and Dinner Menus
Dinner Menu 20
~
Breakfast Menu
19
Starters
Chilled Orange Juice or Apple Juice
~ Prawn Cocktail
Breaded Mushrooms with Garlic Mayonnaise
Good Morning Chef’s Pâté
14
Tea or Coffee Leek ‘n’ Potato Soup 15
16
Chilled Orange or Apple Juice
White or Wholemeal Toast with Preserves
~ 17
13
Main Courses
~ Traditional Roast Topside of Beef with Yorkshire
12
Starters Pudding and Pan Gravy
2
18 1
Poached Salmon with Hollandaise Sauce
Grapefruit segments 3
Krispies Freshly Prepared Seasonal Salad with New Potatoes 4 7 8
Weetabix, Prunes, Muesli, Cornflakes, Rice
10 11
with or without Dressing and a Choice of Roast Ham, 5 6 9
or Fruit & Fibre
Roast Chicken Cheese or Tuna
Scotch Porridge Oats
milk Chef’s Special of the Day 1 Weston-Super-Mare 11 Eastbourne
Please note that we use semi skimmed
Vegetarian Option
~ All Served with:
2
3
Ilfracombe
Newquay
12
13
Great Yarmouth
Cromer
Main Courses Roast Potatoes, Seasonal Cabbage,
Carrot or Swede Mash
e of Fried, St. Ives Scarborough
Traditional British Breakfast with your Choic
4 14
Scrambled or Poached Eggs &
Grilled Bacon, Pork Sausage, Black Puddi
ng,
~ 5 Falmouth 15 Blackpool
Fried Bread, Baked Beans & Tomato
Puddings 6 Torquay 16 Llandudno
or Apple Pie with Custard, Ice Cream or Fresh Cream
Vegetarian Breakfast with fried, scrambled
o, 7 Exmouth 17 Criccieth
poached egg, vegetarian sausage, tomat Sherry Trifle
fried bread and baked beans British & Continental Cheeses with Accompaniments 8 Bournemouth 18 Porthcawl
a Poached Egg
Lightly Smoked Poached Haddock with Ice Cream selection
Scotch Kipper Fillet
9 Isle of Wight 19 Dunoon
Fruit Salad
two Fried Eggs
Cold Ham and Cheeses or Cold ham and
~ Bognor Regis Fort William
10 20
Freshly prepared Fruit Salad
Tea or Coffee
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Special Weekaways for Groups
Group Bookings
Many groups like to arrange a slightly longer holiday
than the 5 Day Breakaways we offer throughout most of
the spring and autumn period and these 7 day holidays
are the ideal solution for groups looking for such a break.
They include 6 nights dinner, room and breakfast plus
coach travel from your chosen local joining point, three
excursions and entertainment on at least four evenings.
Great Times… Great Value! Because we feature only our own Leisureplex Hotels,
you can be sure of the warm welcome, quality and
reliability for which our hotels are famous.
At Alfa, we have a dedicated Groups Team which specialises in planning and providing great value
Prices in £s Falmouth Weston Ilfracombe
group holidays. every year hundreds of groups entrust their holiday to us because we understand per person Exmouth Newquay Gt Yarmouth
that organising a group getaway can be time consuming unless you can count on the support of Bognor Regis St. Ives Dunoon
Eastbourne Torquay Fort William
your very own experienced and knowledgeable Group Booking Advisor. Scarborough Bournemouth
Llandudno Isle of Wight
Criccieth Cromer
“Off the Peg” Group Holidays These Boots Were Made for Walking… Porthcawl Blackpool
Most group organisers opt to choose from one of the great Many of the hotels we use are ideally placed as a base for Spring 2013
value breaks advertised in our holiday brochures. All of walking holidays. Whether your party would like to walk Mar 10 219 209 204
Mar 17 219 209 204
the holidays in this brochure are available for booking by the coastal paths of Devon and Cornwall, enjoy the delights Mar 24 224 214 209
groups and your group will always get the best value by of the Lake District, the Dales or North York Moors or Mar 31 234 224 219
booking one of our advertised tours because we bulk-buy undertake something a little more strenuous in Snowdonia, Apr 7 234 229 224
the space and pass the savings on to you. We can tailor the Cairngorms or West of Scotland, our Groups Department Apr 14 239 234 229
most itineraries to your requirements, for example by will be delighted to assist. Here are just a few hotel Apr 21 249 239 229
adding extra excursions or omitting entrance fees. Our suggestions for you to consider: Snowdonia from Llandudno Apr 28 279 269 259
Autumn 2013
generous discounts provide the 21st, 31st, 41st and or Criccieth, Glamorgan from Porthcawl, Dales and
Sept 22 284 274 264
48th passenger travelling absolutely free of charge on all North York Moors from Scarborough, Exmoor and Devon Sept 29 274 264 254
advertised holidays. Coastal Path from Ilfracombe, Cornish Coastal Path: North Oct 6 264 254 244
We also offer special joining arrangements for groups and from Newquay, South West from St. Ives or South from Oct 13 264 254 244
can pick groups of 10 or more people up at a place of their Falmouth, Lake District from Blackpool, Argyll from Dunoon Oct 20 264 254 244
and Nevis Range from Fort William. As a Group Organiser Oct 27 269 259 249
choice (within our catchment area and subject to access Supplements (per person)
being possible for coaches). Providing there is a minimum you have the benefit of having your own coach and driver
Sea/Castle View 28 28 28
of 40 persons in the party, groups are automatically given on hand for most of your stay which means you have the
Single Room 32 32 32
sole use of the coach. If your group is not large enough to maximum flexibility in planning your walking itinerary.
take a whole coach, we can reserve part of the coach for
you and can normally arrange for the tour coach to pick up Christmas “Festive Sparkle” Weekends Celebrate in Style on an
your party and avoid the need to change coaches at the for Groups… Alfa Party Night…
interchange. We can sometimes make arrangements with Special weekends with a Festive Flavour are available to Our Alfa Party Nights are part of our Direct Join programme
local travel agencies to “top up” your group with individual Group Organisers and travel agents throughout November (see page 55) and are ideal for groups of any size. They
bookings from your local area to avoid the need to travel and December. operate at Bournemouth and Eastbourne and are ideal for a
via an interchange. Our Direct Join holidays are especially get together in the run up to Christmas. We include coach
Our “Festive Sparkle” weekends depart on a Friday and
suitable for part groups and the joining points can normally travel, a welcome drink before dinner, traditional Christmas
return on Monday and include 3 nights’ dinner, room
be adjusted to your requirements. dinner with all the trimmings, dancing and entertainment,
and full British breakfast with festive Christmas menus,
entertainment on two evenings plus a full day shopping overnight accommodation for one night and late breakfast
“Made to Measure” Group Holidays excursion on Saturday and Sunday lunch. All this for just brunch before returning home.
We have a wealth of experience in organising special £134 (2012) or £139 (2013)!
interest tours and tailoring itineraries to meet your At just £52 (2012) or £54 (2013) per person (£10 single
particular requirements and make suggestions for you Festive Sparkle weekends operate at a selection of our suppl.), our Party Nights are incredible value and are hugely
to consider. Please contact our Groups Department on hotels including Weston-Super-Mare, Torquay, Exmouth, popular with group organisers, so it’s advisable to book early.
08451 304666 (calls are charged at local rate only); Bournemouth, Eastbourne, Cromer, Blackpool, Llandudno,
Criccieth, Dunoon and Fort William.
If you are thinking of organising a group and have got a
you will be surprised how flexible we can be! query, just give Gayle or Razina a ring on 08451 304666
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Bath
Weston-Super-Mare
Ilfracombe Harbour
Bath Abbey
Weston-Super-Mare
visit your local travel agent
Weston-Super-Mare is Somerset’s best known holiday resort. It is situated in a sheltered bay
at the foot of the Mendip Hills with views across the Bristol Channel to South Wales. There are Weston-Super-Mare 7
many charming Victorian and Edwardian terraces interspersed with colourful parks and gardens Excursions Included: DayS
providing fascinating walks from the delightful rocky point at Anchor Head to the sandy beaches Full Day to Dunster and Minehead. Travelling along
at the southern end of the resort. Weston offers a great many attractions including the completely the shores of the Bristol Channel to the picturesque
redeveloped Grand Pier which re-opened in 2011 – described as “the ultimate 21st Century indoor village of Dunster, overshadowed by its historic castle.
theme park”! It also boasts the Sea Life centre, a delightful miniature railway and a helicopter Continuing to Minehead, now a popular holiday centre
museum. The sheltered bay is ideal for water sports and there is a choice of several boat trips. but once an important port and retaining many historic
features from that era.
Excellent dry sports facilities include ten pin bowling, golf and bowls. At night there are numerous
Full Day to Bath. Already a spa resort in Roman times,
attractions including top class cabaret at the Playhouse and dancing at the famous Winter Gardens.
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Bath became the height of fashion during the eighteenth
After a day taking in the glorious Regency architecture of Bath or the scenic splendour of the century and has many fine Georgian buildings. The
Mendips, there is nothing better than to relax with a drink at the Anchor Head and watch the sun Pump Room is well worth a visit and there are several
go down over Weston bay! museums, including the world’s largest costume
museum. There is also a fine medieval abbey.
Full Day to Cheddar Gorge and Wells. Through
Weston-Super-Mare 5 spectacular Cheddar Gorge, which has the highest
inland cliffs in the country, to England’s smallest city,
Excursions Included: DayS
Wells, to see its glorious cathedral.
Full Day to Bath. Already a spa resort in Roman times,
Bath became the height of fashion during the eighteenth
century and has many fine Georgian buildings. The
Pump Room is well worth a visit and there are several
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museums, including the world’s largest costume
museum. There is also a fine medieval abbey.
Full Day to Cheddar Gorge and Wells. Through
Vicarage Road, Minehead
spectacular Cheddar Gorge, which has the highest
inland cliffs in the country, to England’s smallest city,
Wells, to see its glorious cathedral.
anchor Head Hotel
Holiday 5100EC - 5 Days FROM
£164
Weston-Super-Mare
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Splendidly situated between Weston’s two piers WHAT ALFA INCLUDES
Holiday 102EC - 7 Days FROM
£274
and close to the boating slipway and a small beach; • 4 nights dinner, room & breakfast PER PERSON
the promenade walk begins right next to the hotel. • 2 full day excursions WHAT ALFA INCLUDES
52 bedrooms with central heating and private bath/ Departs Saturday - Returns Wednesday • 6 nights dinner, room & breakfast PER PERSON
shower and WC. All rooms have tea/coffee making Mar 23 £164 July 13 £229 • 3 full day excursions
facilities, hair dryer and TV with radio channels. Apr 6, 13 £169 Aug 10 £229 Departs Sunday - Returns Saturday
Attractive TV lounge and delightful bar with dance floor
where entertainment is provided most evenings. There Apr 20 £169 Sept 7 £224 May 12 £274 July 7, 21 £329
are magnificent views of the bay from the TV lounge, May 18 £214 Sept 28 £179 May 26 £319 Aug 4 £329
restaurants and many of the bedrooms. Small lift serves June 15 £229 Oct 12, 26 £174 June 23 £329 Aug 25 £329
all floors (few stairs from lift to restaurant). Supplements per person Supplements per person
Tel: 01934 620880
12 Sea View £20 Single Room £25 Sea View £28 Single Room £32SOUTH WEST ENGLaND
Hartland Abbey
Bath
Ilfracombe Harbour
Bath Abbey
Lynmouth
Ilfracombe
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Ilfracombe nestles around a harbour as old and as beautiful as any in Britain with the breath
taking scenery of North Devon as a backdrop. For the energetic there are splendid walks along Ilfracombe 7
the Coastal Path, the famous Torrs walks or swimming from the Tunnel beaches and coves. For Excursions Included: DayS
those who like to take things a bit easier, one can simply potter through the delightful gardens Full Day to Exmoor
or while away an hour or two watching the ever-changing harbour scene. A boat trip is a and Dunster. We travel
“must” during your stay to see the spectacular cliffs of North Devon or visit the legendary Isle through the Exmoor
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of Lundy. There is also plenty to do in the evenings with theatre, concerts, and cinema, as well National Park along the
north coast of Devon,
as the entertainment provided at our hotel. which has the highest
sea cliffs in Britain, to
picturesque Dunster, a
Ilfracombe & Clovelly 5 fascinating historic village
DayS with a Norman castle
Excursions Included: steeped in history.
Wildersmouth
Full Day to Exmoor and Dunster. We travel through Full Day to Bideford and
the Exmoor National Park along the north coast of Hartland Abbey. A visit
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Devon, which has the highest sea cliffs in Britain, to to the ancient port of
picturesque Dunster, a fascinating historic village with Bideford and then on to
a Norman castle steeped in history. Hartland Abbey with its beautiful gardens and grounds
Full Day to Bideford and Clovelly. A visit to which lead to the rocky cove. (Entrance to gardens
the ancient port of Bideford and then on to the included in tour cost.)
delightfully preserved private village of Clovelly, with Full Day to Barnstaple, Lynton and Lynmouth.
Imperial Hotel its single cobbled street tumbling down to the sea.
Ilfracombe Barnstaple is an ancient market town lying on the River
(Entrance to Clovelly included in tour cost). Taw. It has many shops and a number of interesting
Situated in one of the best positions in Ilfracombe,
overlooking Wildersmouth beach, and the splendid buildings including the parish church, St. Anne’s Chapel
Landmark Theatre and Conference Centre, close to the Museum and the Three Tuns Tavern. We then travel to
the twin towns of Lynton and Lynmouth, spectacularly
Vicarage Road, Minehead
High Street and only a short almost level walk from
the harbour. 104 rooms with central heating and bath situated on the northern edge of the Exmoor national
or shower and WC. All rooms have tea/coffee making park. A trip on the water operated cliff railway is not to
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facilities, internal phone, hair dryer and TV. There is a be missed.
Clovelly
large restaurant, bar, comfortable lounge and dance floor
where entertainment is provided most evenings. Lift to
all floors (stairs to some rooms on split level floors).
Holiday 113EC - 7 Days FROM
£234
Tel: 01271 862536
Holiday 5111EC - 5 Days FROM
£189
M WHAT ALFA INCLUDES
74 WHAT ALFA INCLUDES • 6 nights dinner, room & breakfast PER PERSON
• 4 nights dinner, room & breakfast • 3 full day excursions
PER PERSON
SON • 2 full day excursions • Entrance to Hartland Abbey Gardens
• Entrance to Clovelly Departs Sunday - Returns Saturday
Departs Saturday - Returns Wednesday Apr 21 £234 June 16, 30 £324
May 11 £189 Aug 3 £219 May 5 £259 July 14, 28 £324
June 8 £219 Aug 31 £219 May 19 £284 Aug 11, 25 £314
Imperial Hotel
July 6 £219 Sept 14 £204 June 2 £314 Sept 8 £314
Supplements per person Supplements per person
Sea View £20 Single Room £25 Sea View £28 Single Room £32
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Newquay
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Newquay
Newquay is Cornwall’s premier holiday resort boasting some of the finest coastline and
beaches in Europe. Although well known as Britain’s surfing capital, there are many other Newquay & Eden Project 8
activities and the surrounding countryside has an endless wealth of fascinating places to visit. Excursions Included: DayS
The town is an ancient one - the “new quay” from which it takes its name dates from the early Full Day to St. Ives.
fifteenth century! The heart of the town is the old harbour but it spreads along the cliff tops Today we travel south
which stand behind the eleven magnificent sandy beaches. Newquay offers wonderful cliff and along Cornwall’s northern
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beach walks, a picturesque harbour to explore and the variety of activities one associates with coast through St. Agnes,
Portreath and Gwithian to
such a major resort, including swimming pools, golf, putting, squash, tennis, bowls, boating, St. Ives, one of Britain’s
shark fishing and horse riding. There are also the atmospheric smugglers’ pubs which are a most picturesque towns.
living reminder of the more colourful side of Cornwall’s history! The narrow winding
streets mean the coach
is unable to take us into
the heart of this delightful
town, but a regular and
Padstow
inexpensive shuttle
service runs the short
distance from the coach park into the town centre.
Full Day to Eden Project. Today’s excursion takes us
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to the south coast of Cornwall and one of the wonders
of the modern world - the magnificent Eden Project.
With its fantastic architecture and amazing collection of
plants from around the world, it is an experience never
to be forgotten (entrance included in the tour cost).
Half Day to Padstow. Padstow is a charming fishing
village on the Camel Estuary noted as a sailing dinghy
centre and Cornwall’s capital of seafood cuisine, made
famous by the celebrity chef Rick Stein.
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Holiday 131EC - 8 Days FROM
Eliot Hotel
Newquay
WHAT ALFA INCLUDES
• 7 nights dinner, room & breakfast
£344
PER PERSON
• 2 full & 1 half day excursion
Very well situated close to Great Western and Tolcarne and dance floor where entertainment is provided most • Entrance to Eden Project
beaches, only a few yards from the sea front and within evenings. There is also a games room and outdoor
easy walking distance of the shops and harbour. 76 swimming pool (heated May - September). The lift serves Departs Saturday - Returns Saturday
bedrooms with central heating and bath or shower most rooms although all floors are split level with some June 8 £344 July 6 £349
and WC. All rooms have tea/coffee making facilities, intermediate stairs. Large car park. June 22 £349 Aug 17, 31 £349
hair dryer and TV with radio channels. There are three Tel: 01637 878177. Supplements per person
lovely airy lounges in which to relax, plus a cocktail bar
14 Single Room £36Main Image: Padstow Harbour ©Paul Watts, Visit Cornwall
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Eden Project
Fistral, Newquay ©Paul Watts, Visit Cornwall
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Newquay & Eden Project 7 Cornish Gardens 5
Excursions Included: DayS Excursions Included: DayS
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Full Day to St. Ives. Full Day to Eden Project. Today’s excursion takes us
Today we travel south to the south coast of Cornwall and one of the wonders
along Cornwall’s northern of the modern world - the magnificent Eden Project.
coast through St. Agnes, With its fantastic architecture and amazing collection of
Portreath and Gwithian to plants from around the world, it is an experience never
St. Ives, one of Britain’s to be forgotten (entrance included in the tour cost).
most picturesque towns. Full Day to Mevagissey and Heligan. Mevagissey
The narrow winding is still a working fishing port with a lively harbour and
streets mean the coach
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many interesting pubs. A short journey takes us on
is unable to take us into to the Lost Gardens of Heligan. Extending to some 80
the heart of this delightful
Eden Project
acres, this is the site of the largest garden restoration
town, but a regular and
Padstow
in Europe (entrance included in the tour cost).
inexpensive shuttle
service runs the short
distance from the coach park into the town centre.
Heligan
Full Day to Eden Project. Today’s excursion takes us
to the south coast of Cornwall and one of the wonders
of the modern world - the magnificent Eden Project.
With its fantastic architecture and amazing collection of
plants from around the world, it is an experience never
to be forgotten (entrance included in the tour cost).
Half Day to Padstow. Padstow is a charming fishing
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Heligan
village on the Camel Estuary noted as a sailing dinghy
centre and Cornwall’s capital of seafood cuisine, made
famous by the celebrity chef Rick Stein.
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WHAT ALFA INCLUDES £249
FROM
WHAT ALFA INCLUDES
• 4 nights dinner, room & breakfast
£219
PER PERSON
• 6 nights dinner, room & breakfast • 2 full day excursions
SON PER PERSON
• 2 full & 1 half day excursion • Entrance to Eden & Lost Gardens of Heligan
• Entrance to Eden Project Departs Saturday - Returns Wednesday
Departs Sunday - Returns Saturday Apr 27 £219 July 13 £249
Apr 28 £249 May 26 £319 May 18 £224 Aug 3, 31 £249
May 12 £274 Sept 8 £329 June 15 £249 Sept 14 £244
Supplements per person Supplements per person
St. Ives
Single Room £32 Single Room £25
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St. Michael’s Mount
St. Ives, Porthminister Beach © Paul Watts, Visit Cornwall
Carbis Bay ©Trevor Burrows, Visit Cornwall
Falmouth Harbour
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St. Ives
St. Ives is one of Britain’s most enigmatic resorts: at once a haven for artists who come to enjoy
its magnificent light and seek inspiration in its distance from the hustle and bustle of modern St. Ives 7 8
life and at the same time a magnet for large numbers of summer visitors. Despite its popularity, Excursions Included: DayS DayS
it somehow manages to retain its old-world charm with an enchanting maze of narrow streets Full Day to Penzance and
and lanes hemmed in by picturesque granite buildings. There are innumerable small craft and Land’s End. A fascinating
antique shops, art galleries, pubs and cafés. Porthmeor Beach provides surf and excitement excursion takes us south
whilst the quieter beaches at Porthminster and Carbis Bay provide more sheltered bathing. In across Cornwall to Marazion
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for views of St. Michael’s
between are rocky headlands and the delightful harbour, said to have been the place where
Helston
Mount before continuing to
St. Ia (after whom the resort is named) arrived from Ireland in a coracle. Our hotel is situated Penzance, with its busy port,
in Carbis Bay, with its lovely wooded coves and sandy beach, about two miles from the heart and on to Land’s End before returning to Carbis Bay.
of St. Ives, which is easily accessible by train. Full Day to the Lizard. We journey south once again
- this time to England’s most southerly point at the
Lizard, passing through the ancient town of Helston,
St. Ives 5 home to the famous Cornish Floral Dance.
Excursions Included: DayS Full Day to Heartlands and Truro. Today’s journey
takes us to the inspiring botanical gardens and
Full Day to Penzance and Land’s End. A fascinating
interactive exhibitions of Heartlands, a celebration of
excursion takes us south across Cornwall to Marazion
Cornish arts, heritage and culture. We then turn south
for views of St. Michael’s Mount before continuing
to Truro with its spectacular cathedral.
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to Penzance, with its busy port, and on to Land’s End
before returning to Carbis Bay.
Full Day Excursion to Trebah Gardens and the Lizard Holiday 137EC/136EC FROM
Peninsula. Today’s journey takes us south via Helston
to the Lizard Peninsula and on to discover the magic of WHAT ALFA INCLUDES
• 7 days - 6 nights dinner, room
£254
PER PERSON
Trebah, a beautiful Cornish valley garden with a secluded & breakfast
beach. We then take a trip to Truro which is an historic • 8 days - 7 nights dinner, room & breakfast
Cottage Hotel market town famous for its magnificent cathedral. • 3 full day excursions
St. Ives
(Garden entrance included in tour cost.) 137EC (7 days) Departs Sunday - Returns Saturday
Delightfully situate ed in extensive grounds overlooking
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Carbis Bay, 300 yards from the beach and two minutes’ Apr 28 £254 June 30 £349
walk from the railway station linking Carbis Bay to Holiday 5136EC - 5 Days FROM May 5 £264 July 28 £349
St. Ives (5 minute journey). The restaurant and sun
lounge have lovely views of the bay and there is a large
ballroom with entertainment most evenings. There are
WHAT ALFA INCLUDES
• 4 nights dinner, room & breakfast
£239
PER PERSON
May 19
June 2
£299 Aug 25
£344
£339
• 2 full day excursions Supplements per person
two bars, snooker table and TV lounge. 80 rooms with • Entrance to Trebah Gardens Sea View £28 Single Room £32
central heating and bath or shower and WC. All rooms
have tea/coffee making facilities, hair dryer, intercom Departs Saturday - Returns Wednesday 136EC (8 days) Departs Saturday - Returns Saturday
and TV with radio channels. The outdoor swimming May 25 £239 July 20 £244 June 15 £384 Aug 10 £384
pool is heated May-September. Two lifts serve most June 22 £244 Aug 17 £244 July 13 £384 Sept 7 £374
bedrooms (although entertainment room is only Supplements per person Supplements per person
accessible via stairs) Tel: 01736 795252
16 Sea View £20 Single Room £25 Sea View £32 Single Room £36SOUTH WEST ENGLaND
St. Michael’s Mount
Gyllyngvase Beach
Carbis Bay ©Trevor Burrows, Visit Cornwall
Falmouth Harbour
Pendennis Castle
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Falmouth
Falmouth, the main resort of the South Cornish Riviera, has won popularity with its visitors that
extends throughout the year. It boasts one of the highest average sunshine records in Britain Falmouth 7 8
and the gardens have a profusion of sub-tropical plants. Falmouth has a marvellous harbour Excursions Included: DayS DayS
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for a range of boats from yachts to large ocean going ships, overlooked by Pendennis Castle, Full Day to St. Ives. famous as an artist’s paradise with
one of Henry VIII’s forts. Falmouth’s historic past is commemorated in its National Maritime its picturesque harbour and beach. The narrow winding
Museum, a world class attraction offering unique interactive displays. There are several streets mean the coach is unable to take us into the
sandy beaches which are excellent for bathing, the largest is Gyllyngvase which has gorgeous heart of the town, but a regular and inexpensive shuttle
service runs the short distance from the coach park into
golden sands. Along the main high street there are quaint old shops standing beside famous
Helston
the centre of this delightful town.
stores, and as you walk along you will catch glimpses of the colourful harbour through the
Full Day to the Lizard and Penzance visiting Gweek,
picturesque alleyways. Mullion and Penzance, which overlooks St. Michael’s
Mount and is the base for the ferry to the Scilly Isles.
Full Day to Padstow. We travel north to Padstow, a
charming fishing village on the Camel Estuary noted as www.alfatravel.co.uk
a sailing dinghy centre and Cornwall’s capital of seafood
cuisine, made famous by the celebrity chef Rick Stein.
Half Day to Truro, the administrative town of the area.
A chance to visit the shops or perhaps to have a look
around the neo-Gothic cathedral.
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WHAT ALFA INCLUDES
FROM
£294
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• 7 days - 6 nights dinner, room PER PERSON
& breakfast
• 8 days - 7 nights dinner, room & breakfast
• 3 full & 1 half day excursion
143EC (7 days) Departs Sunday - Returns Saturday
Apr 28 £294
Supplements per person
Sea View £28 Single Room £32
Madeira Hotel
Falmouth 140EC (8 days) Departs Saturday - Returns Saturday
May 11 £344 July 6, 20 £404
Beautifully situated on the seafront with attractive cocktail bar and pleasant sun lounges with large picture
gardens, the Madeira commands splendid views to windows facing the sea - delightful places to while away May 25 £394 Aug 3 £404
Pendennis Castle and across Falmouth Bay. 50 bedrooms an afternoon. Restaurant with large dance floor and June 8 £394 Aug 17, 31 £399
with individual heating and private shower and WC entertainment most evenings. Lift to all floors. June 22 £399 Sept 14 £379
(a few also have bath). All rooms have tea/coffee making Tel: 01326 313531 Supplements per person
facilities, hair dryer, TV with radio channels. Oak panelled Sea View £32 Single Room £36
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