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Constable Country & Suffolk Coastlines

Destination: Suffolk	Operator: Grand UK Holidays Terms
Departs: 03/06/2024	Type: Sight Seeing
Duration: 5 days	Quality: Good * * *
Departs Via: All Areas	Board: Half Board
Tour Code: J47979	Transport: Coach Pickup

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5 Day UK Holiday Insurance

£35.00 per person

Adults £539.00
Deposit Per Person £65.00
* Children: Not allowed
* Babies: Not allowed
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Description

Highlights: Southwold, Deben Estuary cruise with cream tea, East Bergholt, Lavenham, Aldeburgh, Flatford Mill, Sudbury

The idyllic pastoral landscapes of the Stour Valley, on the border of Suffolk and Essex, inspired great painters such as Constable and Gainsborough in the 18th century. Once a thriving centre in medieval times, today it is a rural backwater which attracts visitors with its picturesque towns and half-timbered villages, thatched cottages, magnificent churches, and quiet countryside. Venture a little further to the Suffolk Coast and we discover genteel coastal resorts and estuaries thriving with wildlife.

**Please note it is a condition of travel with Grand UK, for all passengers to hold valid travel insurance for the duration of their tour.**

Itinerary

Excursions
FULL DAY: Through the quilted landscapes of Constable Country we arrive in East Bergholt where the artist John Constable was born. This area was the focus of many of his famous paintings and we head downhill to Flatford Mill where his most famous painting - the Hay Wain - was produced. Here, Bridge Cottage is worth visiting with an exhibition of his life and work. We conclude our day in Sudbury, home of another of England's finest artists, Robert Gainsborough, where his home is a permanent museum to him in the centre of this charming market town.

FULL DAY: To pretty Lavenham this morning, a medieval wool town with a profusion of half-timbered buildings and galleries. It is one of the most photographed villages in England where the main street was used in the Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows film. From here we head to the River Deben for an afternoon cruise on the Deben Estuary, a protected area rich in wildlife. While on board we also enjoy a lovely cream tea as the on-board commentary tells the story of the wildlife and history of this captivating estuary.

FULL DAY: In the morning to Aldeburgh, a tiny, picturesque seaside resort with a shingle beach and famous for its literary connections and annual Music Festival, founded by composer Benjamin Britten, before moving on to Southwold. Set on a low cliff, with a sandy beach and pier, it was once a fishing town, but nowadays is better known for its brewery and colourful beach huts.

Escorted Travel
Every one of our coach holidays includes the services of a coach driver and is always fully escorted by a knowledgeable Tour Manager, they are on hand every day and night and stay in the same hotel to ensure your holiday is stress-free.

Our coach Tour Managers are there purely for your extra comfort and enjoyment, from organising activities to breaking the ice and helping you all make the most of your holiday.

We hand-pick these extra special people because of their passion for people and places; they are the heartbeat of our coach holidays, a smiling face, a helping hand and always a listening ear and have the ability to turn a great time into a truly magical and memorable holiday experience.

They are simply the best in the business.

Our coach Tour Managers are there purely for your extra comfort and enjoyment, from organising activities to breaking the ice and helping you all make the most of your holiday. They are simply the best in the business.

We hand-pick these extra special people because of their passion for people and places; they are the heartbeat of our coach holidays, a smiling face, a helping hand and always a listening ear and have the ability to turn a great time into a truly magical and memorable holiday experience.

Pick-Up Information
For 2024 we have introduced improvements to our network of local pick up points across the eastern, central and southern England, aimed at shortening your journey times and getting you away on holiday more easily and conveniently, meaning an altogether more relaxing start. We now have two pick up regions so your travel days will be more convenient, providing more efficient journeys, meeting your tour manager and fellow travellers earlier and in most cases arriving in resort earlier.
The Tour Ref on the holiday tab indicates whether the tour departs from Area A or Area B by having either an A or B at the end. For example, GUK5A would be a tour departing from Area A.

Traveling from Departure Area A: Be picked up from your free local departure point, and join your tour coach at our interchange area at Northampton Services on the M11, at junction 15A.

Traveling from Departure Area B: Be picked up from your free local departure point, and join your tour coach at our interchange area at Beaconsfield Services, M40, junction 2.

Your Pick Up Points
Joining Your Grand UK Coach Holiday
For 2024 we have introduced improvements to our network of local pick up points across the eastern, central and southern England, aimed at shortening your journey times and getting you away on holiday more easily and conveniently, meaning an altogether more relaxing start. We now have two pick up regions so your travel days will be more convenient, providing more efficient journeys, meeting your tour manager and fellow travellers earlier and in most cases arriving in resort earlier, please refer to our Pick-ups section below for more details.
The Tour Ref below indicates whether the tour departs from Area A or Area B by having either an A or B at the end. For example, GUK5A would be a tour departing from Area A.

Venue Information

Best Western Priory Hotel
Located one mile from the centre of Bury St Edmunds the Priory Hotel is a Grade II listed building with a good reputation and a perfect base for touring Suffolk.

Hotel Facilities
*** (AA)
- Restaurant, terrace bar
- En-suite bedrooms
- Free Wi-Fi
- No lift but rooms available on the ground floor

Pick-Up Points

.Abingdon Opposite The War Memorial Map

.Addlestone Bus Stop Outside Tesco Map

.Aldershot Bus Stop Outside Princes Hall Map

.Ashford Bus Stop A Map

.Aylesbury Bus Station Map

.Barnet Outside Everyman Cinema (previously ODEON Cinema) Map

.Basildon Coach Stop Outside Trafford House Map

.Beaconsfield Bus Layby Outside Waitrose Map

.Beckenham High Street/ Kelsey Square Bus Stop By HSBC Map

.Bexley Almshouses Map

.Billericay Bus Stop Opposite Burghstead Close Map

.Birchington Bus Stop Opposite Lloyds Bank Map

.Blackheath Bus Stop Map

.Borehamwood Outside The Fire Station Map

.Bracknell Bus Station Bay 3 Map

.Brentwood Bus Layby Warley Hill Map

.Brighton Bus Stop Z Map

.Broadstairs Piermont Hall Map

.Bromley Outside Bromley South Railway Station Map

.Burgess Hill Outside Sussex House Map

.Camberley Opposite Railway Station Map

.Canterbury Coach Stop Opposite Snooker Club Map

.Canvey Island Bus Stop Opposite Sainsbury Map

.Carshalton Bus Stop Map

.Caterham Outside Llyods Opposite Railway Station Map

.Chalfont St Peter Car Park Map

.Chatham Railway Station Map

.Chesham Bus Stop Opposite Nationwide Building Society Map

.Cheshunt Outside Papa Johns Map

.Chichester Outside Foundry Public House Map

.Chingford Outside Rail Station Map

.Cobham Cobham Services Map

.Collier Row Outside KFC Map

.Corringham Bus Stop By Station House Map

.Crawley Outside Crawley Railway Station Map

.Crowborough The Cross Bus Stop Map

.Croydon Bus Stop Outside Library Map

.Dagenham Outside Morrisons Map

.Dartford Bus Stop Adjacent Orchard Theatre Map

.Deal Bus Stop Map

.Didcot Bus Stop Outside Subway Map

.Dorking Outside White Horse Hotel Map

.Dover Bus Stop A Map

.Ealing Bus Stop N, Outside Xanadu Hotel Map

.East Grinstead Opposite Llyods TSB Bank Map

.Eastbourne Outside Pier Entrance Map

.Eastleigh Bus Station Map

.Edgware Layby Opposite The Halifax Map

.Eltham Outside Boots Map

.Enfield Bus Stop N, Outside Labrookes Map

.Epping Opposite Barclays Bank Map

.Epsom Bus Stop B, Opposite Clock Tower Map

.Ewell Entrance To Bourne Hall Library Car Park Map

.Fareham Outside British Heart Foundation Shop Map

.Folkestone Bus Stop, Bouverie Road West Map

.Gillingham Outside Bus Station Map

.Godalming Bus Layby Outside Sainsburys Garage Map

.Gravesend Bus Stop Y Map

.Grays The Oak Public House Map

.Guildford Guildford Railway Station, Bus Stop G Map

.Hailsham Bus Layby Outside Police Station Map

.Harold Wood Bus Stop C, Opposite Railway Station Map

.Harrow On The Hill Outside The Safari Cinema Map

.Hastings Bus Stop Near WC Map

.Havant Bus Stop Opposite Havant Tandoori Map

.Haywards Heath Opposite Claire Hall Map

.Hemel Hempstead Bus Stop M Map

.Herne Bay Bus Stop Outside Library Map

.High Wycombe Outside Rail Station Map

.Horley Outside Railway Station Map

.Hornchurch Bus Stop D, Opposite Sainsbury's Car Park Map

.Horsham Outside Railway Station Map

.Hounslow Hounslow West Tube Station Map

.Hythe Bus Layby Map

.Ilford Outside Ladbrookes Map

.Kings Langley Opposite Rose & Crown Public House Map

.Leatherhead Southside Bus Stop Map

.Loughton Bus Stop Outside Homebase Map

.Maidenhead Bus Stop Map

.Maidstone Bus Stop Outside West Rail Station Map

.Margate Bus Stop D Clock Tower Map

.New Malden Corner Of Malden Road Map

.Orpington Bus Stop Map

.Oxford Layby Outside Playhouse Theatre Beaumont Street Map

.Oxted Bus Layby Outside Council Offices Map

.Portsmouth Coach Bay, Opposite George Public House Map

.Rainham Outside Cricketers PH Map

.Ramsgate Harbour Parade Map

.Rayleigh Bus Lay By Crown Public House Map

.Reading Bus Layby Greyfriars Road Map

.Redbridge Outside Tube Station Map

.Redhill Outside Prezzos Restaurant, Opposite Sainsburys Map

.Romford Bus Stop M, Outside Premiere Cinema Map

.Ruislip Ruislip Underground Station Forecourt Map

.Rustington Outside Tesco Express Map

.Sandwich Guildhall Map

.Seaford Bus Layby Opposite Flowers Furniture Map

.Sevenoaks Bus Terminus, Entrance Off High Street Map

.Shepperton Bus Stop Opposite The Bakers Map

.Shoeburyness Bus Stop Inside Asda Map

.Sittingbourne Railway Station Map

.Slough Bus Stop B, Outside Bus Station Map

.South Benfleet Coach Stop, Saddlers Farm Roundabout Map

.South Mimms Coach Park Entrance Map

.Southampton National Express Coach Station Map

.Southend Victoria Circus Bus Stop Map

.St Albans Coach Bay D City Rail Station Map

.Staines Bus Stop Outside Staines Railway Station Map

.Stratford Bus Stop N, Outside Travelodge Map

.Streatham Outside United Reformed Church Map

.Strood Bus Stop By Prince Of Wales Map

.Surbiton Bus Stop By Rail Bridge Map

.Sutton Opposite Police Station Map

.Thame Bus Layby Outside Town Hall Map

.Tonbridge Bus Layby Next To Public WC Map

.Tunbridge Wells Opposite The Assembly Halls Map

.Twickenham Outside Alsford Timber Map

.Uckfield Bus Station Map

.Upminster Bus Stop Outside St Lawrence Church Map

.Uxbridge Bus Stop W Map

.Waltham Abbey Outside Pink Zebra Club Map

.Walthamstow Central Rail Station Bus Stop X Map

.Ware Bus Stop Opposite Greggs Bakers Map

.Waterlooville Bu Stop Opposite St Georges Church Map

.Watford Bus Stand One, Watford Junction Station Map

.Wickford Opposite Police Station Map

.Wimbledon Wimbledon Theatre Map

.Winchester King Alfred Statue Map

.Windsor Windsor Coach Park Map

.Woking Bay 1-3 The Broadway Map

.Wokingham Bus Layby Map

.Worthing Outside Central Railway Station Map

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