Two famous gardens are visited plus one of the country’s favourite drink producers and we are also treated to a famous Cream Tea! This is also a great time of year to visit Devon’s great seaside towns on the North and South Coast. This tour is always a huge success!
Sunday Great scenery as we travel cross-country to the West Country a drive down Cheddar Gorge where we make a lunch time stop. Then on to our hotel.
Tours at Resort
A | To RHS Rosemoor which is nestled in a Devon valley and blends formal and informal plantings to create a magical effect. Then we continue to Woolacombe and its famous three-mile-long beach for an late afternoon stop.
B | Over the Blackdown Hills to the Victorian resort of Sidmouth where we have free time to explore. Later we call visit Sheppy’s Cider for a tour of the orchards and press house, and of course a tasting!
C | We visit Hestercombe House and Gardens where we can explore three centuries of garden design. Then a scenic drive over the Quantock Hills to Minehead, where we make a stop before we return to the hotel with a scenic drive through the Exmoor National Park.
Thursday We return home with a stop in the delightful little city of Wells with its wonderful cathedral.