• 3 star hotel
• Dinner, bed & breakfast
• Return ferry crossing
• Through coaching
• Visits to Albert Dock; Lytham St Annes; Downham; Oswaldtwistle Mills Shopping Centre
PRICE EXCLUDES
• Single room supplement £40
• Obligatory holiday insurance
Southport
Southport’s elegant buildings and beautiful gardens distinguish it from its better known neighbours along the Lancashire coast. Lord Street, the tree lined boulevard flanked by shops on one side and gardens and fountains on the other, forms the heart of this unspoiled, traditional seaside resort. There are optional excursions to Lytham St. Anne’s, Liverpool and the North of England’s best known shopping village at Oswaldtwistle Mills (no extra charge).
Day
1 - Sunday
We leave Belfast on the early morning HSS and travel directly to Southport.
Hotel:
Royal Clifton Hotel, Southport *** (4 nights)
Day 2 - Monday
A morning at leisure with time to explore the resort. We leave Southport around noon and travel the short distance into Liverpool in time to have lunch and spend the rest of the day in the rejeuvenated Albert Dock area.
Day 3 - Tuesday
After a free morning to relax in Southport, we travel a short distance along the coast to Lytham St. Annes, on the north shore of the Ribble estuary.
Day 4 - Wednesday
Today we travel into the heart of Lancashire where a local guide joins us, with tales of the county’s past. We visit Downham, the setting for “Whistle Down the Wind” and “Born and Bred”, and spend a few hours at Oswaldtwistle Mills Shopping Village. A shopping experience with a difference, it combines retail areas, attractions and craft workshops.
Day 5 - Thursday
We leave Southport after breakfast in order to catch the mid-afternoon HSS from Stranraer back to Belfast, arriving at the Europa Buscentre around 5.00pm.
