Yorkshire at Christmas

Make your way to Harrogate, where our Tour Manager will be waiting to greet us at the hotel. You are then free to get acquainted with the spa town of Harrogate, renowned for its independent boutiques and glorious gardens, before dinner together this evening.

• Dinner

Leaving Harrogate behind, we head to Settle to join the famous Settle & Carlisle line. The 72-mile route is regularly voted one of the world's top railway journeys. We arrive in Carlisle where we have free time before our return journey. We travel to York on Day 3, where we take a fascinating walking tour, seeing some of the city's ancient sights, including York Minister and the medieval Shambles. This afternoon, you are at leisure.

• Day 2 - Breakfast, Dinner
• Day 3 - Breakfast, Dinner

Today is Christmas Eve, and we join the Wensleydale Railway, enjoying a mince pie and mulled wine before we travel through the lovely Yorkshire countryside. After our journey, we visit Bettys Tea Rooms back in Harrogate for a luxury cream tea.

Day 5 is Christmas Day, and the emphasis is on good food and relaxation. We enjoy a traditional Christmas lunch with all the trimmings before an afternoon spent at leisure. This evening, we sit down to a festive buffet dinner together in the hotel.

• Day 4 - Breakfast, Dinner
• Day 5 - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today we take a coach excursion to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Fountains Abbey. Set within a beautiful estate, these are the largest abbey ruins in the country. The abbey hosts an annual candlelit carol service within the Cellarium, which we attend. You are free to explore the grounds independently before we return to the hotel. Our holiday ends on Day 7, and you are free to depart Harrogate at leisure.

• Day 6 - Breakfast, Dinner
• Day 7 - Breakfast