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Alongside plenty of festive fun and fancy, you'll enjoy visits exploring the best of Oxfordshire and Warwickshire with a stop at Blenheim Palace too!
This holiday operates under our Optimum Experience brand.
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We depart and visit Oxford, where we enjoy the opportunity to explore the much-loved city adorned in twinkling Christmas attire. We later continue to our hotel, where a welcome drink, mince pies and cake awaits us.
Today’s excursion takes us to historic Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill,which is transformed into an exquisite festive fairy tale themed magical wonderland throughout its grand rooms and featuring a gigantic Christmas tree in the great hall.<br />
Happy Christmas - after breakfast, spend the morning relaxing in the comfort of your hotel, exchanging gifts or enjoying a dip in the pool, before tucking into a traditional turkey lunch with all the trimmings.
We head to Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon, boasting eight hundred years of history. Back at our hotel, enjoy an after-dinner prom party entertainment this evening with the famous Mike James Sound Orchestra.
We visit historic Warwick before our homeward journey.
Mercure Daventry Court Hotel is nestled within picturesque grounds near the Saxon market town of Drayton Water. A warm welcome awaits you throughout the hotel, where you'll also find the Fuel Bar and Restaurant and our Leisure club with heated indoor pool, sauna & steam room.
Hotel Facilities
Bar
Restaurant
Lift
Leisure facilities
Gardens
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| Alfreton | Bus Station, Hall Street, Alfreton, DE55 7BT |
| Arnold | High Street Bus Stop, Outside Leisure Centre Car Park, Arnold, NG5 7EE |
| Beeston | Lace Road, behind the Cricketers Pub Beeston, NG9 2LA |
| Bulwell | Aldi (Bus Stop SW12), Sellers Wood Drive, Bulwell, NG6 8GE |
| Chesterfield | Coach Station, Beckingham Way Chesterfield, S40 1TH |
| Derby | Bus Station, Bay 27 & 28, Derby, DE1 2AY |
| Heanor | Market Place, Wilmott Street (Market Square side) Heanor, DE75 7EG |
| Ilkeston | Wharncliffe Rd, Market Place, Ilkeston, DE7 5GF |
| Leicester | St Margarets Bus Station, Stand SA, Gravel Street, Leicester, LE1 3AG |
| Leicester Fosse Park | Leicester Fosse Park, Bus Stop, Fosse Park Avenue Next to ASDA (opposite petrol station), LE3 2LL |
| Long Eaton | The Green, Outside Poundland Long Eaton, Notts, NG10 1HQ |
| Loughborough | Amber Rooms, The Rushes Loughborough, LE11 5BE |
| Lutterworth | George Street, Outside Wycliffe Rooms Lutterworth, LE17 4EG |
| Mansfield | Fire Station Bus Stop, Rosemary Street Mansfield, NG19 6AA |
| Nottingham | Mount Street, Alongside the Grosvenor Casino, Nottingham, NG1 6HE |
| Ripley | Market Place, Express Stand Ripley, DE5 3FJ |
| Rotherham | Interchange Bay C1/ C2, Frederick Street, Rotherham , S60 1QB |
| Sheffield | Pond Hill, Opposite Penny Black Public House Sheffield, S1 2BG |
| Toton | Tram Stop Park and Ride, Toton Lane Notts, NG9 7JA |
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