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Designed with solo travellers in mind, enjoy excursions to the highlights of Yorkshire, including Scarborough, Harrogate and York.
This holiday operates under our Optimum Experience brand.
With elegant space-maximising interior design, our Optimum Experience vehicle offers incredible passenger comfort with a selection of fine tours and destinations to choose from. Our Optimum holiday packages include a wide range of excursions, events and admissions, accommodation in a minimum 3* hotel (unless otherwise stated) and, on all our European Holidays, a Skills Representative too! Why not also book our door-to-door service and make your next holiday stress-free?
We start our journey with a visit enroute to Harrogate, one of Yorkshire's most elegant destinations! Enjoy some free time in this characterful town full of exciting attractions, including magnificent garden walks and panoramic views. You may also enjoy exploring Harrogate's many boutique shops and quaint tearooms. This afternoon, we continue to Whitby to check into our cliff-top hotel, which features a theme of festive fun and fare running throughout our stay.
Today, we enjoy a scenic drive exploring the winter wonderland of the North York Moors, travelling through the villages of Danby and Rosedale Abbey to the bustling and vibrant market town of Pickering, where the tea rooms and shops offer a gloriously vintage experience.
After breakfast, we include a full-day excursion to York, home to the awe-inspiring York Minster, one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in the world! Winner of the most picturesque street in Britain, The Shambles is an ideal place to start the day and is ideally placed to lead you to the many boutiques, gift shops, and high-street favourites that lie in the streets beyond.
This morning, we visit Scarborough, Yorkshire's original seaside resort, home to stunning scenery, glorious beaches and lots to see and do. Why not immerse yourself in the town's history at Scarborough Castle or venture down to the seafront to enjoy the traditional amusements, cafés, and ice cream parlours? We return to Whitby for some free time to explore the ancient fishing port, with its pretty harbour, narrow cobbled streets, Abbey ruins and quaint little houses and shops.
We begin our homeward journey after breakfast via a stop in the county town of Beverley, with its cobbled streets and quaint boutiques all decked in Christmas goodies and decorations, renowned for its exquisite thirteenth-century Minster, before continuing to arrive back early in the evening.
From a stunning clifftop location, enjoy amazing views on all sides of the beaches, harbour, old town, abbey ruins, and headland. With Yorkshire-style hospitality, all rooms come with ensuite bathrooms.
Hotel Facilities
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Restaurant
Lift
WiFi
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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