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2007 Holidays
Wildflowers, Walking &
Ancient Sites in Menorca |
12/19 October ‘07 |
With Richard Hobbs & Sally
Ward - From Stansted airport
If you feel you can’t cope with hilly walks any more but love the Mediterranean this may be what you are looking for. A short flight from the UK takes us to this beautiful and unspoilt island. It is a relaxing spot for walks by the sea and further inland looking for autumn bulbs and colourful autumn fruits amongst some of the prehistoric sites such as taulas and navetas that abound here. There are still pretty fishing villages, gently rolling hills and dales, fields and meadows and a spectacular coastline which is part of a Natural Park.
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£825 B & B. Single Supplement £100 |
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2008 Holidays
Wildflowers & Walking
in 'Greek' Cyprus |
New Programme
11th - 18th March
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With Richard Hobbs & Sally
Ward - From Stansted airport
We return to a favourite haunt but with a programme of new exciting walks. We discover secret beaches and dramatic gorges in the beautiful Akamas Peninsula. Flowers should be at their best and we should see cistus, many orchids and smooth strawberry tree. We visit some of the interesting villages in this area where local traditions are kept very much alive. Our hotel, which has spectacular views all around, is a member of Green Globe and has a strict environmental policy. Delicious local cuisine and taverna lunches. |
£949 Half Board £89 Single Supplement
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Wildflowers & Walking in Southern Spain
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New Programme
1st - 8th April |
With Richard Hobbs & Sally
Ward - From Stansted airport
We return to another favourite destination of ours and stay in one of the best rural hotels ever. This time we have a new programme of walks in the wonderful Grazelema National Park and nearby. We venture into the Province of Cadiz when we visit beautiful El Bosque. We include a short train ride and walk beside the river. The flowers should be a their most colourful and we look for paeonies, scillas, star of Bethlehem, orchids, toadflaxes and many more amongst the cork oak woods. Delicious food and some fine sherries to be sampled. This hotel has for many years taken its own measures to protect the environment e.g. recycling, use of solar panels, providing local food and Fair Trade products where possible. |
£949 Half Board £99 Single Supplement
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Wildflowers & Walking in the
Peljesac Peninsula of Croatia |
4th - 11th May |
With Richard Hobbs & Sally
Ward - From Norwich airport
In response to the recent popularity of our holidays to Croatia we have discovered a new destination in this beautiful country. This time we explore the Peljesac Peninsula where we find the same mix of exquisite coastal scenery, fishing villages and boat trips. This is a good place to eat some delicious sea food still at a reasonable price. We walk to old monasteries and pretty villages amongst the spectacular limestone countryside and look for butterflies and pretty wild flowers such as rock roses and irises. Our lovely, recently renovated hotel is well aware of the importance of eco-tourism. |
£875 Half Board £40 Single Supplement |
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Orkney |
1st Week of June |
With John & Jackie Day
This is a very beautiful and wild group of islands with ancient landscape and prehistoric settlements. We meet up Mainland and have based the trip around Kirkwall. We provide you with expert guidance as we explore the islands by minibus. We include boat trips to the island of Rousay and the Isle of Hoy with its tremendous sea stacks. We look for red grouse, gannets, guillemots, fulmars and puffins. We explore the Ring of Brodgar and Scara Brae and a local distillery where we can sample some fine whiskies. Pretty wildflowers such as the Scottish primrose are to be found and we supply a very interesting itinerary. We meet up every evening for drinks, chat and a good meal. |
£350 (Does not include transport to Orkney or accommodation) |
Wildflowers & Walking in Slovenia |
3rd - 10th June |
With Richard Hobbs & Sally Ward - From Stansted Airport
A lovely, largely rural and very unspoilt country with its dramatic mountains and serene lakes. We are based around the little village and lake of Bohini in the Triglav National Park which is less well known than Lake Bled. We have easy access to alpine flowers and there will still be some melting snow patches where we find gentians, the Julian poppy and the Zois bellflower together with hellebores, lilies and orchids. We have access to many walks straight from our hotel and we visit some traditional villages nearby with their stone bridges, churches and typical Alpine style houses. |
£889 Half Board £99 Single Supplement
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The Isle of Wight |
30th June - 5th July |
With Richard Hobbs & Sally Ward
We meet up on the island and stay in B & B accommodation of our choice. Each day we will travel together and explore the wonderful countryside and chalk downland of the island. We will eat together in the evenings and provide you with good food and good company! There are over 500 miles of well maintained footpaths winding through fields and forests as well as along the spectacular coastline. We look for blue butterflies, orchids and other wild flowers that seem to grow everywhere. The island has a mild climate and the people are involved in green tourism. |
£275 (Does not include transport or accommodation) |
Bronte Country
Wildflowers & Walking in the Southern Pennines |
2nd - 7th September |
With Richard Hobbs & Sally Ward
We visit the wild and remote sites associated with the Bronte’s and their books. We walk through moorland which will be purple all over with heather and where we can only hear the sounds of curlew, grouse and rushing water. There are streamside ferns, the pretty cotton grass and the colourful purple moor grass. We also follow the route of the ‘Railway Children’ and have a ride on a steam train. We meet up in Haworth where there is a wide range of B & B accommodation. We supply you with picnics and a chance to relax over supper together with some lovely walks. |
£265 (Does not include transport or accommodation) |
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Autumn in Brittany - The Emerald Coast |
22nd - 28th September |
With Richard Hobbs & Sally Ward - From Stansted Airport
It will be possible to travel by train or ferry so please ask us for the price at the time of booking.
It is the grassy clifftops and lush fields that give this beautiful stretch of coastline its poetic name and sometimes even the sea takes on a luminous greenish hue – more jade or turquoise than emerald. The coastline is undeniably picturesque with jagged edges cutting into the Channel in a series of rocky headlands deeply cut by sandy bays and estuaries. As well as walking along the coastal path we also explore further inland around some historic villages and we are based in medieval Dinan. Small boats, tidal mills, chateaux and churches together with some delicious Breton food make this a holiday with a difference. |
£899 B & B £100 Single supplement
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The Island of Lanzarote |
9th - 16th October |
With Richard Hobbs & Sally Ward - From Norwich Airport
This is one of the lesser well-known Canary Islands and it is quite extraordinary and visually very striking. The entire island has been declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO and is quite unlike anywhere else. Here, small is beautiful and tourism is on a small scale compared to its better known neighbours of Tenereife and Gran Canaria. The villages and countryside are a surprising mass of colour. We are based in Yaiza which is a pretty village in a stunning rural location with white painted houses and a profusion of flowers and the National Park of Timanfaya is nearby. We explore the dramatic coastline with its unpolluted azure seas; look over the many dormant volcanoes and ash fields and walk past fertile vineyards and vegetable plots. |
£949 approx B & B. £70 Single Supplement |
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