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          Blenheim Palace, Oxford and                        Heritage Railways of the
          Royal Windsor for Solo Travellers Cotswolds and Avon Valley


          Enjoy leisurely cruises along the Thames, plus visits to   Experience the very best of Britain’s West Country with
          Blenheim Palace, Windsor Castle and Oxford, on this   nostalgic rail journeys through the area’s most scenic
          delightful solo traveller tour.                    landscapes.
          5 Days from £1,025              Included meals     5 Days from £649                Included meals

          Here’s what you’ll               4xB; 3xL; 4xD     Here’s what you’ll                 4xB; 4xD
                                       Look out for 'B', 'L' or 'D' to
          get up to...               find out when breakfast, lunch   get up to...        Look out for 'B' or 'D' to find
          Day 1  Make your own way to    or dinner is included!  Day 1  Make your own way to   out when breakfast or dinner is
                                                                                                included!
          your hotel D                                       your hotel D
          Day 2  Windsor Lunch Cruise   Included excursions  Day 2  Brunel’s SS Great      Included excursions
          and Windsor Castle BLD       Windsor Lunch Cruise  Britain and Museum of the    Brunel’s SS Great Britain
          Day 3  Blenheim Palace BLD     Windsor Castle      Great Western Railway BD
                                                                                            Gloucestershire
          Day 4  Oxford Guided Tour      Blenheim Palace     Day 3  Gloucestershire       Warwickshire Railway
          and Thames Lunch Cruise                            Warwickshire Railway and
          BLD                          Oxford Guided Tour    Broadway BD                       Broadway  Plus more!
          Day 5  Return home B         Thames Lunch Cruise   Day 4  Bristol Packet Boat Trip
                                                             and Avon Valley Railway BD   Your Signature hotel
          The best bits...
          Blenheim Palace Day 3        Your Signature hotel  Day 5  Return home B         THE SIGNATURE COLLECTION
          The grand palace was given to   THE SIGNATURE COLLECTION  The best bits...    You will stay for four nights
          the 1st Duke of Marlborough                        Gloucestershire              at the Blunsdon House
          by Queen Anne and her      You will stay for four nights   Warwickshire Railway Day 3  Hotel.
          grateful nation as thanks for   at the Oxford Belfry Hotel   This heritage railway operates
          his stunning victory at the        & Spa.          steam and heritage diesel    Situated in 30 acres of
          Battle of Blenheim in 1704.   Set in 17 acres of beautiful   trains between Cheltenham   beautifully maintained
          Sir John Vanbrugh’s         countryside, the hotel is   Racecourse and Broadway   grounds with views to the
          magnificent English Baroque   a luxurious countryside   through some of the most   Cotswolds, Blunsdon House
          architecture reflects not          retreat.        spectacular scenery in the   Hotel boasts individually
          only the 1st Duke’s military                       Cotswolds.                  decorated bedrooms, two
          achievements, but also                                                         restaurants and fantastic
          Vanbrugh’s own feeling that                        Bristol Packet Boat Trip        leisure facilities.
          the Palace should, at the                          and Avon Valley Railway   Bitton track. We also include a
          same time, be a monument                           Day 4 Enjoy a ride on the   traditional English cream tea
          to Queen Anne’s glory. With                        Bristol Packet Boat for a ride   which is served at your seat.
          its sweeping lake and hanging   Oxford             through the Docks before
          beech wood, the parkland                           joining the Avon Valley Railway   Want to pay in parts?
          is man-made, constructed   Bag it with just a deposit!   for a memorable journey.    See page 3
          laboriously between 1764 and      See page 3       Sit back, relax on board        Code A5DUPRC
          1774 to the far-sighted plans   Code A5DUNBWS      the restored carriages and
          of the master landscaper,                          locomotives, and soak up   MAY 07 2026  £649 SEP 17 2026  £675
          Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown.  APR 26 2026  £1,025 SEP 06 2026  £1,049  the scenery along the re-laid   Single Supplement from £160



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