Acklams 2025 UK D2D Brochure - Flipbook - Page 21
We head to Painswick Rococo Garden,
which was created in the 1740s as a
fancy leisure garden for the owner of
Painswick House and his visitors. Next
stop is Gloucester, for a canal trip with
captain commentary. A magnificent
journey via the Somerset Levels,
Mendip Hills, and Cheddar Gorge leads
to the charming medieval city of
Wells, Continuing on to Bristol, where
you may tour Brunel's SS Great Britain,
previously the world's largest
passenger ship. Finally, the Westonbirt
Arboretum is home to one of the
world's most outstanding tree
collections.
Mercure Gloucester Bowden Hall Hotel, Gloucestershire
Sunday 3 August 2025
5 days | 4 nights £719
Single room supplement (ltd) £Nil
INCLUSIONS
4 Door to door pick up service
4 Elite coach travel
4 4 nights9 dinner, bed and
EASTERN & CENTRAL
Avon’s Calling
breakfast
4 Entrance to Painswick Rococo
Garden
4 A canal cruise in Gloucester
4 Entrance to SS Great Britain
4 Entrance to Westonbirt
Arboretum
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This 4-star listed Georgian Hall exudes Regency
elegance. Surrounded by 12 acres of rolling
parklands and woods and with regal front lawns,
the hotel has an air of rural calm and yet it is only 5
miles away from Gloucester. As well as a restaurant, the hotel has a bar. All
bedrooms have TV, hairdryer, tea/coffee and ironing facilities, complimentary
toiletries and Wi-Fi. The hotel does not have a lift and there are no groundfloor rooms. Upgrades to a larger Privilege room or a spacious Superior room
with 4-poster beds are possible, subject to availability and a supplement.
© www.ssgreatbritain.org
Houses Fit for a King
© National Trust
Double tree by Hilton, Leicester
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The War of the Roses may have taken
Sunday 3 August 2025
place twelve miles west of Leicester,
but this tour holds strong ties to this
5 days | 4 nights £669
title – both historically and florally.
Single room supplement (ltd) £Nil
Richard III is one of the most
controversial historical figures, which
would probably explain why he was
INCLUSIONS
exhumed from a carpark, instead of
4 Door to door pick up service
the grounds of a stately home.
Discover for yourselves whether he
4 Elite coach travel
was deserving of a concrete tomb or a 4 4 nights9 dinner, bed and
ceremonial resting place.
breakfast
A combination of iconic architecture,
4 Entrance to Belton House
elegant gardens, and abundant
wildlife in the grounds await at Belton 4 Entrance to King Richard III
Visitor Centre & Guildhall
House, the fascia of which is, bizarrely,
4
Entrance to Barnsdale Gardens
the icon for all motorway signs
4 Rutland Water cream tea cruise
signalling stately homes. Wander the
thirty-eight gardens that comprise the
eight acres of Barnsdale Gardens, or 8a gardener9s theme park9, take a cruise
on Rutland Water, and discover another submerged story.
This modern hotel is
situated within easy reach
of Leicester city centre.
Enjoy our health club, indoor
pool, restaurant, café, and
bar. All the bedrooms have
coffee/tea facilities, TV and
a hairdryer.
visit our website at www.acklamsholidays.co.uk
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