Sun (?): sand: shopping and scenery
Book NowMonday 16th June 2025 - 5 days £501.00
Single supplement NIL
WHATS INCLUDED
4 nights dinner, bed & breakfast
Glorious beaches
Blackpools attractions
Elegant Southport
Ribble Valley scenery
The Witches of Pendle guided tour
Oswaldtwistle Mills
Day 1 Monday
We leave for 4 nights dinner, bed & breakfast at the Inn on the Prom, Lytham St Annes. There is entertainment in the hotel most evenings
DDay 2 Tuesday
There’s a lot to see round the town this morning, then there will be a local tour. Blackpool is 3 miles away and we drive the entire length of the promenade and up the Fylde coast to Fleetwood. Back into Blackpool for some sightseeing time before returning to the hotel.
B, DDay 3 Wednesday
We go in search of witches and bargains today. Head over to Oswaldtwistle Mills, with over 80,000sq.ft. of retail shopping, cafes, restaurants, a sweetfactory, craft workshops, garden centre, and a great deal more. This is where we meet our guide for a tour along the Ribble Valley, and near Clitheroe are the areas associated with the so called ‘Witches of Pendle’ – tried and found guilty in the 17th
century.
Day 4 Thursday
Morning departure as we head to Southport, a ‘floral’ resort on the other side of the Ribble estuary. It retains an air of Victorian elegance and has particular regard for maintaining
its parks and gardens in top condition. Lord Street too, where the shops are considered the best in the north of England. Time to browse and lunch before heading back to te hotel in the afternoon.
Day 5 Friday
Home via the Peak District where we have a lunch stop
BB=Breakfast, D=Dinner
With a long promenade, many acres of well-tended gardens, a championship golf course, good shops, boutiques and restaurants in an immaculate town centre, Lytham St Annes is delightful. Blackpools bright lights are only 3 miles away and we visit it on a Fylde Coast tour. There are also drives to the Ribble Valley for Lancashires Witch Country and to Southport.
INN ON THE PROM ***
A high class hotel in a prime position on Lythams seafront. Over 100 rooms, fully-equipped and enjoying distinctive, modern décor, furnishings and fittings.
The hotel has WiFi En suite rooms Tea/coffee TV Telephone Restaurant Bar Lift Entertainment
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Name | Address |
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Ashingdon Golden Cross | Golden Cross, By Fox (Welcome Homes) |
Barking, North St | North Street, Barking,outside St Margaret's Church |
Barkingside | Barkingside, Fulwell Cross, by Swimming Baths |
Basildon | Southernhay, long layby opposite Bus Station |
Billericay Sun Corner | Sun Corner, Laindon Road, Billericay |
Brentwood | Brentwood High St, by Dairyman (Argos) |
Canvey Island - Canute | King Canute PH, Canvey Island |
Canvey Island - Haystack | Long Road, Canvey Island, Haystack |
Chalkwell Park | Chalkwell Park Bus Stop |
Chandos Garage Hockley | Chandos Garage Hockley |
Cricketers Westcliff | Cricketers Bus Stop, Southend on Sea |
Dagenham Wood Lane | Wood Lane, Dagenham, Opp Morrisons |
Eastwood - Kent Elms | Kent Elms Corner, Eastwood, Rayleigh Road |
Eastwood - Rochford Cnr | Rayleigh Road, Eastwood, Rochford Corner |
Eastwood Jones Corner | Eastwood, Rayleigh Road, Jones Corner Bus Stop by Brookside Tavern |
Folkestone services XX | Eurotunnel- Stop 24 Junction 11 on M20 |
Grays Oak PH | Oak PH, Socketts Heath, Grays |
Hadleigh - Vic House Cnr | Vic House Corner, Kiln Road, Hadleigh |
Hadleigh Church | Hadleigh Church, Bus Layby |
Harold Wood | Bus Stop Station Road Harold Wood by Coop |
High Rd, S Benfleet | High Rd S.Benfleet by Benfleet Travel opp Shell Ga |
Hockley Spa | SPA ROAD Bus Stop, Hockley |
Hornchurch | North Street, Hornchurch, Fire Station |
Ilford | Clements Road, Ilford, by Travelodge IG1 !BA |
Kents Hill Lights | Kents Hill Lights Bus Stop, London Road, Benfleet |
Kiln Road (Kenneth Road) | Kiln Road (Kenneth Road) - Thundersley |
Leigh on Sea - Elms | Elms PH, London Road, Leigh on Sea |
Leigh on Sea - Thames Dr | Thames Drive, Leigh on Sea |
M25 Thurrock Services | M25 Thurrock Services Coach Park |
North Shoebury Road | Bus Stop , North Shoebury Road, (St Marys Church near Asda) |
Pitsea | Old Gala Bingo, Pitsea SS13 3AH |
Rayleigh Websters Way | Websters Way, Rayleigh, opp Rayleigh Lanes |
Rochford Station Bus Stop | Rochford Station Bus Stop, Bradley Way |
Romford | St Edwards Way, Romford, Bus Stop 'H' |
Shenfield | Shenfield Station |
Shoeburyness - Kathryn Ct | The Cambridge.(Kathryn Ct.), Shoeburyness |
South Benfleet Clare Rd | Tarpots Coach Stop (opp Clare Road), Sth Benfleet |
South Benfleet St Marys | St Mary's Church, Layby, South Benfleet |
Southchurch Tyrrel Drive | Southchurch Road - Tyrrel Drive (Swintons) |
Southchurch White Horse | White Horse Bus Stop, Southchurch |
Southend Airport | Bus Stop, Southend Airport, Eastwoodbury Crescent |
Southend Queensway | Bus Layby, Rear of Sainsburys, Southend |
Stanford le Hope Rookery | Rookery Corner, SLH (St Cleres Hall Golf Club) |
TBA | TBA |
Thorpe Bay Station | Bus Stop, Acacia Drive, Thorpe Bay |
Upminster | Station Approach, Upminster |
Vange Barge | Vange Barge Bus Stop, High Road, Pitsea |
Wakering Crouchmans | Wakering High St/ Crouchmans Avenue |
West Leigh Schools | West Leigh Schools, London Rd, Leigh on Sea |
Westcliff on Sea Bell PH | Bell PH, Rochford Road Bus Stop |
Westcliff on Sea Palace | Palace Theatre, Westcliff on Sea |
Wickford Halls Corner | Halls Corner, opp Police Station, Wickford |
x Benfleet Hopes see hope | xxxxxHopes Green, High Road,xxxxxxxsee new p/up |