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History & Houses of Yorkshire
5 days from £649
Suggested Itinerary#
Every one of our tours is exclusively for your group and your group alone so each one can be tailor made to suit the interests and profile of your members until you have a tour with an itinerary and at a price which matches the interests and profile of your members.
Day 1 – Harewood House
Board our private executive coach at your preferred pick up points – visit Harewood House, the home of Queen Elizabeth II’s cousin, the Earl of Harewood, renowned for its stunning architecture, fine art collection, exquisite Adam interiors and Chippendale furniture and a 1,000 acre ‘Capability’ Brown landscaped garden – continue to the 3* Cairn Hotel in Harrogate.
Day 2 – York guided tour, Merchant Adventurers’ Hall & Fairfax House
Walking tour of York with our Blue Badge guide taking in the City Walls, the Shambles and the Minster, the largest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe – visit the Merchant Adventurers’ Hall, built between 1357 and 1361 and one of the best preserved medieval guild halls in the world – Fairfax House is a stunning Georgian townhouse brimming with decorative flourishes and artistic treasures and displaying some of the finest 18th century period furniture in England.
Day 3 – Castle Howard & Harrogate guided tour
Magnificent 18th century Castle Howard is set in a beautiful 1,000 acre park adorned with rose gardens, lakes and fountains, while the house is home to the Howard family and has been richly furnished throughout – guided tour of Harrogate this afternoon takes in sights such as the Royal Hall and Montpellier Gardens – afternoon at leisure with time to take tea at Betty’s Café Tea Rooms.
Day 4 – Whitby & North Yorkshire Moors Railway trip
Scenic drive and then time to explore Whitby, a resort dominated by the cliff top ruins of a beautiful 13th century abbey and with old cobbled streets, picturesque houses and a sandy beach – preserved in 1967 and featured in ‘Harry Potter’, a nostalgic steam train journey on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway takes us from Whitby to Pickering through the picturesque Moors.
Day 5 – The Hepworth Wakefield
The Hepworth Wakefield features the Hepworth Family Gift consisting of 44 full size working models Barbara Hepworth executed from the mid- 1950s to the end of her career as well as a collection of her drawings, lithographs and screen prints – return to our original departure points with comfort stops en route.
Features#
Harrogate hotel
Half board accommodation
All excursions & guided tours included
Blue Badge guide Days 2 to 4
Executive coach throughout
One free place per 10 paying passengers
Tailor your Features#
Remember this itinerary is just our suggestion. Tailor make this tour exclusively for your group to suit your members’ budget or preferences. You could:
Stay at a 4* hotel
For more (or fewer) days
Bring a specialist lecturer
Include all entrance fees & gratuities
Visit more (or fewer) sights*
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Sights#
Harewood House
Walking tour of York
Medieval Merchant Adventurers’ Hall
Fairfax House
18th century Castle Howard
Guided tour of Harrogate
North Yorkshire Moors Railway trip
Whitby
The Hepworth Wakefield
Tailor your Sights#
If you'd prefer to visit different places, or if you'd like to add extra attractions that match your group's specific interests, here are some more suggestions:
Brontë Parsonage Museum, Haworth - the former home of the world’s most famous literary family
Burton Agnes Hall, Driffield - an Elizabethan stately home built between 1598 and 1610 by Sir Henry Griffith and famous for its 17th century carvings, fifteen generations have filled the Hall with French impressionist paintings, contemporary furniture, tapestries, bronzes, porcelain and other modern artwork
Newby Hall, Ripon - built under the guidance of Sir Christopher Wren, this is one of England’s finest Adam houses
Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden - together the Cistercian abbey, Georgian water garden, medieval deer park, Elizabethan hall and Victorian church offer an unparalleled range of England’s heritage
Sledmere House, Driffield - built in 1751 and set in the Yorkshire Wolds, the house exudes 18th century elegance with each room containing fine plasterwork by Joseph Rose Junior
Eden Camp - a former prisoner of war camp which uses audio visual technology to depict the history of World War II
Fairfax House - Georgian townhouse brimming with decorative flourishes and artistic treasures and displaying some of the finest 18th century period furniture in England
Constable Burton Hall & Gardens - a private guided tour of the romantic garden by the head gardener is followed by time to admire the Hall’s fine collection of furniture and old master paintings
Markenfield Hall - completely surrounded by a moat and built mainly in 1310, this is the most complete surviving medium sized 14th century country house left in England
York Art Gallery - home of the Lycett Green collection of Italian Old Masters from the 14th to the 18th century, as well as works by renowned 20th century artists such as LS Lowry, Sarah Lucas and William Etty, York’s most famous artist
Accommodation#
Four nights on half board basis at the 3* Cairn Hotel, located under a ten minute walk from the centre of the spa town of Harrogate. Facilities include a restaurant and a bar and all rooms are en suite.
Extras#
Single room supplement £119
Insurance
Entrance fees to places of interest (NT properties free to NT members)
Audio headphones
Gratuities
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History & Houses of Yorkshire
5 days from £649 per person