Sussex Downs North East Coast Tour. Sun 28 July to Sunday 4 August 2019
Description of Tour:
7 x night Tour of North East England (including 2 x 1 night overnight stops Sunday 28th July & Sat 3rd August) at Premier Inn Milton Keynes South West (Furzton Lake) to break the journey to/from Northumberland. 5 x nights Premier Inn Ashington Northumberland (5 night stay). Queen Elizabeth Country Park, Woodhorn. Ashington. NE63 9AT Drives through Northumberland Coastline AONB; Beamish Open Air Museum; Lindisfarne/ Holy Island (via Causeway); Berwick on Tweed; National Trust House visits in Northumberland
Sun. 28 July Premier Inn Milton Keynes South West (Furzton Lake). Shirwell Crescent, Furzton Lake, MK4 1GA. Cost: £40 for 1 x night room only flexible booking (£33 saver pre-pay)
Mon. 29 July M1 Leicester Forest East Services (LE3 3GB) 1130hrs Meeting place for anyone not staying overnight at Milton Keynes
Premier Inn Ashington (5 night stay). Queen Elizabeth Country Park, Woodhorn. Ashington. NE63 9AT Depart Leicester Services & drive 200miles to Premier Inn Ashington (NE63 9AT) Further info & booking: www.premierinn.com. Cost: £351 for 5 night stay room only with Flexible booking (£303.00 saver/pre-pay/no cancellation)
Tue 30 July Beamish Open Air Museum. Drive 30 miles (1 hr) to Beamish. Co. Durham (DH9 0RG). Cost: £19 /£14 Further info: http://www.beamish.org.uk.
Wed 31 July Bamburgh Castle. Drive 35miles via Northumberland Coast AONB to Castle (NE69 7DF). Preserved and largest inhabited castle in England over 1,400 years old. Cost: £10.95 (2018 prices) Further info : www.bamburghcastle.com
Thur 1 Aug Lindisfarne/Holy Island. (TD15 2SD). 0730hrs. Early morning departure from Hotel for 50 mile drive to Holy Island. 0900hrs approx. Arrive at Holy Island Car Park (GPS N55.676000 W1.801463). NB: Tidal Causeway. Tide times indicate it will only be safe to cross during the morning of 1st August 2019 from 0715hrs to 1325hrs. Further info: www.lindisfarne.org.uk
Berwick on Tweed. Afternoon for visit to Berwick Caste/ Fortified Ramparts/ Historic town.
Fri 2 Aug 75 mile circular drive via Northumberland National Park to visit 2 x National Trust Properties. Cragside House, Rothbury, Morpeth, Northumberland, (NE65 7PX) (Home of Lord Armstrong Victorian inventor/Landscape genius/1st hydro-electric power) Further info: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cragside. Wallington House, Cambo, Nr Morpeth, Northumberland. (NE61 4AR). (Artwork/ Quirky collections/ gardens) Further info:
Sat 3 Aug Premier Inn Milton Keynes South West (Furzton Lake). Shirwell Crescent, Furzton Lake, MK4 1GA Drive 260 miles to Milton Keynes for Overnight stay to break the journey back to Sussex. Cost: £87 for 1 x night room only flexible booking (£76 saver pre-pay) Further info & booking: www.premierinn.com
Sun 4 Aug Depart Milton Keynes for your onward journey home.
Contact:
The Premier Inn hotels will need to be individually booked by you via the Premier Inn Website. Paul Cleaver has planned this trip & can answer any queries and will send you copies of his Premier Inn Booking confirmations, to make it easier to book the same Premier Inn Hotel. Email: paulclea@gmail.com.
Please also let me know if you are interested in coming on this tour via the Sussex Downs email address. Those confirmed as at 20th December 2018. Would like to limit to 12 cars for convey driving and parking at locations.
Chris and Heather
Paul Cleaver
Ron and Angela
Dave and Pat
Graham and Joan
Stephen and Joan
Paul and Jane
Pauline and Alan
Miles and June.
Richard Penfold
Nick and Davina