England - Midlands

England is renowned for its patchwork countryside, enriched history and spectacular culture. There is something for everyone from expansive moorland and Lakeland mountains to the rich heritage of its many fortresses and castles.

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FESTIVE CHATSWORTH HOUSE & BAKEWELL WITH A TOUCH OF LUXURY

2026 Christmas Markets & Festive / England, Midlands / Makeney Hall Hotel

• Festive Chatsworth House 
• Bakewell 
 

BLISTS HILL VICTORIAN TOWN

2026 Christmas Markets & Festive / England, Midlands / The Mercure Telford Hotel

• Ironbridge Gorge & Village 
• Blists Hill Victorian Town
 

SHAKESPEARE’S GIN, COVENTRY, COTSWOLDS & OXFORD

2026 Summer / England, Midlands / Chesford Grange

• Shakespeare Distillery – Tour and Tasting

• Packwood Tudor House

• Cotswolds & Stow-on-the-Wold

• Coventry – City of Culture 2021

• Oxford – The City of dreaming spires

• Stratford-upon-Avon – birthplace of Shakespeare

STEAM TRAINS, GRAND UNION CANAL AND MIDLAND MEMORIES

2026 Summer / England, Midlands / Chesford Grange

• Severn Valley Railway

• Great Central Railway

• Foxton Locks canal cruise

• Black Country Living Museum

• Coventry Museum of Road Transport

• Baddesley Clinton

THE COUNTY OF SHROPSHIRE

2026 Summer / England, Midlands / The Mercure Telford Hotel

• Ludlow

• Shrewsbury & River Severn cruise

• Severn Valley Railway

• Beautiful Georgian Bewdley

• Blists Hill Victorian Town

• Stokesay Castle

SHREWSBURY, LUDLOW & BLISTS HILL VICTORIAN TOWN

2025 - 2026 Autumn/Winter/Spring / England, Midlands / The Mercure Telford Hotel

• Ironbridge Gorge

• Blists Hill Victorian Town

• Ludlow & Wenlock Edge

• Shrewsbury

• Oswestry

WEEKEND IN LINCOLNSHIRE

2026 Summer / England, Midlands / The Barn Hotel & Spa

• Lincoln Cathedral Guided Tour 

• Guided Tour of Lincoln

• Belvoir Castle

• Melton Mowbray 

SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY, SAFARI AND SHIRE COUNTIES OF THE WEST MIDLANDS

2026 Summer / England, Midlands / Mercure Birmingham West

• West Midlands Safari Park
• Black Country Living Museum      
• Cathedral City of Worcester 
• RAF Cosford Aerospace Museum
• Coalport China Museum
• Severn Valley Railway
 

CHATSWORTH HOUSE & BAKEWELL WEEKEND

2026 Summer / England, Midlands / Best Western Plus West Retford

• Chatsworth House 
• City of Lincoln
• Market Town of Bakewell
 

DERBYSHIRE STATELY HOMES & SHERWOOD FOREST

2026 Summer / England, Midlands / Best Western Plus West Retford

• Chatsworth House 
• Sherwood Forest
• Belvoir Castle & Gardens
 

GREAT HOUSES AND GARDENS OF CHESHIRE

2026 Summer / England, Midlands / Shrigley Hall Hotel & Spa

• Hotel in Spectacular Countryside Location 
• Historic Roman City of Chester
• Dunham Massey
• Tatton Park
• Arley Hall & Gardens
• Cholmondeley Castle Gardens
 

BEAUTIFUL PEAK DISTRICT

2026 Summer / England, Midlands / Shrigley Hall Hotel & Spa

• Stunning luxury hotel 
• Beautiful Peak District National Park 
• Bakewell – home of the tart
• World of Wedgewood – Afternoon tea
• Lyme Park – House & Gardens
• Buxton & Castleton    
 

Cotswold's Summer Gardens

2026 Summer / England, Midlands / Charlecote Pheasant Hotel

• Hidcote Manor Garden

• Sudeley Castle & Gardens

• Painswick Rococo Garden

• Historic Stratford-upon-Avon

• Gloucester & Cheltenham 
 

BELVOIR CASTLE, LINCOLN & RUTLAND WATER

2026 Summer / England, Midlands / The Barn Hotel & Spa

• Oakham 
• Rutland Water Cruise
• Belvoir Castle
• Melton Mowbray     
• Lincoln  
 

LEICESTERSHIRE, COVENTRY & CADBURY WORLD

2026 Summer / England, Midlands / Hilton Leicester

• Richard III Visitor Centre
• Cadbury World – Heritage tour & Afternoon Tea
• Coombe Abbey Park
• Free time in Leicester & Coventry
• Hoar Park Craft Village
 

SINGLES - BELVOIR CASTLE, LINCOLN & RUTLAND WATER

2026 Summer / England, Midlands / The Barn Hotel & Spa

• Oakham 
• Rutland Water Cruise
• Belvoir Castle
• Melton Mowbray 
• Lincoln  
 

HISTORIC HOUSES, GLORIOUS GARDENS & LIGHT RAILWAYS

2026 Summer / England, Midlands / Hilton Garden Inn Stoke-on-Trent
  • Rudyard Lake Railway
  • Little Moreton Hall
  • Foxfields Light Railway
  • Trentham Gardens
  • National Memorial Aboretum
  • City of Lichfield
     

Easter in The Potteries

2026 Easter / England, Midlands / Hilton Garden Inn Stoke-on-Trent
  • Trentham Gardens 
  • Gladstone Potteries 
  • National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas 
  • City of Lichfield 

Easter in Lincolnshire

2026 Easter / England, Midlands / The Barn Hotel & Spa
  • Guided Tour of Lincoln & Lincoln Cathedral 
  • Newark-On-Trent 
  • Stamford 

Festive Chatsworth House & Bakewell

2026 Christmas Markets & Festive / England, Midlands / Best Western Plus West Retford
  • Festive Chatsworth House 
  • Market Town of Bakewell