New coach tour ideas for 2012
Relax, let someone else do the driving and leave the car at home for hassle-free trips, short breaks and holidays. Coach tour operators have a huge choice of new tours for 2012. The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations in London are sure to attract lots of coaches as will the Dutch Floriade festival, a summer long flower spectacular which is only held every 10 years. In Dublin, the colourful International Tall Ships Race will also attract the crowds.
New tours for 2012 being offered by operators who can be found on this website include holidays to as far away as Croatia and the Dalmatian coast, the Italian lakes, the mountains of Austria, Rhine river cruises and closer to home, the wild beauty of the Shetlands and Orkneys.
Here is just a taste of the new tours you could be travelling on:
St Patrick's Day Weekend with Greys Coach Travel (01730 267543). Departs Hampshire, Sussex & Surrey on 16 March for 4 days DBB £249
Rock 'n Roll Back the Decades with Grand UK Holidays (01603 619933) Departs South and East England on 26 March for 5 days DBB £229
Medway Festival of Steam, Boats and Trains with Hemmings Holidays (01237 451282). Departs West Country 7 April for 5 days DBB £270
Pennine Explorer with Chalkwell Tours (01795 423982). Departs Kent 26 April for 4days DBB £255
Grand Tartan Tour with David Palmer Travel (01924 895849). Departs West Yorkshire 29 April and 9 October for 9 days DBB £599
Robin Hood Country with Alfa Travel (08451 305666). Departs various points in England 16 May for 5 days DBB £209
Queen's Diamond Jubilee Weekend (Grosvenor Hotel) with Hemmings Holidays (01237 451282). Departs West Country 2 June for 3 days DBB £265.
Highlands from the Beach with Barnes Coaches (01793 821303). Departs Wiltshire, Berkshire, Gloucestershire & Hampshire 3 June for 7 days DBB £519.
A Shetland Experience with Ellen Smith Tours (01706 648126). Departs Lancashire 6 June for 6 days DBB £649.
Shetland and Orkneys Cruise with All Year Round Holidays (01226 765280.). Departs South Yorkshire on 23 June for 7 days DBB £699.
Althorp and West London Gardens with Laver Holidays (01509 236500). Departs Leicestershire, Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire 19 July for 5 days DBB £364.
British Golf Open 2012 at Royal Lytham and St Anne’s with David Urquhart Travel (08448 717717). Departs Essex 21 and 23 July for 3 days DBB £169.
London Bank Holiday Specials with Eddie Brown Tours (01423 321246). Departs Yorkshire 24 August for 3 days DBB £299.
Tall Ships Race 2012 to Dublin with Leger Holidays (0844 686 2960). Departs nationwide on 24 August for 4 days DBB £269.
Birmingham Tattoo & Christmas Market with Skinners of Oxted & Palmers Travel (01883 713633). Departs Surrey and Kent on 23 November for 3 days DBB £252.
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Spring Floriade 2012 with Simonds Coach & Travel (01379 647300). Departs Norfolk/Suffolk 4 May for 5 days DBB £389. Also with Grand UK Holidays (01603 619933). Departs south and east England 21 May for 5 days DBB £339 and from Scotland and UK with David Urquhart Travel (08448 717717) Departs 22 April and 15 July for 5 days DBB £299.
Vineyards, Vistas and Beaches of Northern Spain with Simonds Coach & Travel (01379 647300). Departs Norfolk/Suffolk on 22 May for 8 days DBB £675.
The Beauty of Lake Como and Lake Maggiore with Consort Travel (0844 844 0470). Departs nationwide April to October for 7 or 9 days DBB from £399. Also with Consort, Dubrovnik and the Dalmatian Coast. Departures nationwide from April to October for 14 days DBB from £909.
Provence and St Tropez with Motts Holidays (01296 336666). Departs Bucks/Essex May to September for 7 days DBB from £509.
Opatija & the Kvarner Riviera, Croatia, with Lodge Coaches (01245231262). Departs Essex on 16 June for 10 days DBB £879. A similar tour also available with Andrews (01298 871 222), celebrating its 80th year in 2012, which has a 12 day tour for £899 departing 2 September.
Shaws (01778 342224) in Cambridgeshire celebrates its 90th anniversary this year and among new tours is an 8 day Grand European Explorer featuring Switzerland’s famous ‘Glacier Express’, the Bernese Oberland Austria and Liechtenstein. Departs 21 July - £850.
Treasures of Tuscany, Rome & the Green Heart of Italy (for singles only) with Leger Holidays (0844 686 2960). Departures nationwide on 28 July and 13 October for 9 days DBB from £599.
Tall Ships Race 2012 to Dublin with Leger Holidays (0844 686 2960). Departs nationwide on 24 August for 4 days DBB £269.
The Romantic Road - Germany with Wilfreda Beehive (01302 330330). Departs Yorks, Lincs, Notts and Derbyshire 4 August for 9 days DBB £699.
Switzerland – Lucerne & the Bernese Oberland with Impression Holidays (01733 267025). Departs Cambs and South Lincs departing 25 August for 8 days DBB £709.
Croatia and the Istrian Riviera with Palmer Holidays (01924 895849). Departs West Yorkshire 6 September for 13 days DBB £799. Palmers also feature the Austrian Dumpling Festival departing 17 September for 10 days DBB £599.
Poland, including Krakow, Warsaw, Berlin and Dresden with Parrys International (01922 414576),.departing West Midlands on 2 May £1125 for 12 days. Or take a 16 day tour of Italy, including Sorrento, Rome, Venice ,Tuscany and the Italian Lakes for £1875, also with Parrys (departs 1 September)
Norway Telemark and the Fjords – an 11 day adventure departing 27 August from Dorset with Bluebird Coaches (£1199)
Four classical cities of Spain – Seville, Cordoba, Granada and Madrid, with Johnsons (01564 797000) departing 30 September from the West Midlands – 12 days for £1468
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