Group Travel Tour Operator and DMC for Yorkshire
Harrogate, York and Skipton at 4* Spa Hotel
-
Thorpe Park Hotel & Spa, Leeds (Thwaites Hotels) - Exterior
-
Narrow boat Skipton Leeds and Liverpool canal
-
York Minster ©visityork.org-Kippa Matthews
-
Bettys, Harrogate ©Harrogate International Centre
In this tour we combine visits to three of North Yorkshire’s most popular destinations, York, Harrogate and Skipton, known as ‘the Gateway to the Dales’. Here we take to the water for a relaxing river cruise and take a steam train journey on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. In Harrogate we visit RHS Harlow Carr, one of Yorkshire’s most relaxing and innovative gardens, and spend some relaxing free time in York. We stay in the 4 star Thorpe Park Hotel and Spa in Leeds.
Dates
31st July, 14th August, 25th August - all 2025
Suggested itinerary by coach
Day 1
Travel to Yorkshire
Day 2
Harrogate and RHS Harlow Carr
This morning we stay close to home with time to explore Harrogate. Take a stroll through Valley Gardens or indulge in some retail therapy and discover the many independent shops and boutiques. Rest your legs with a cup of tea and a slice of cake at the famous Betty’s Café Tea Rooms. In the afternoon visit the magnificent Royal Horticultural Society gardens at Harlow Carr. This 58-acre garden site features much to delight any gardener, including streamside planting, a Kitchen Garden, Scented Garden and much more. And if you weren’t able to take tea at Betty’s in Harrogate, there’s another one here.
Day 3
Skipton River Cruise and Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
Today we head for Skipton, the ‘Gateway to the Dales’ for a relaxing cruise on the Leeds Liverpool Canal. Afterwards we take a steam train ride on the picturesque Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, the setting for the 1970 film ‘The Railway Children’.
Day 4
Free day in York
Today we travel to York, an historic city surrounded by 13th-century walls. Make your way through the medieval web of narrow streets to the immense, awe-inspiring York Minster, surely one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in the world. Visit Clifford’s Tower, originally built by William the Conqueror, or York Castle Museum with an authentically recreated Victorian Street. Don’t miss the remarkable Shambles, York’s most famous street, with overhanging timber-framed buildings, some dating back to the fourteenth century, and the ‘snickelways’ that lead off it.
York visitor attraction admissions can be included at a supplement.
Day 5
Return home
Depending on your route home why not explore the nearby stately homes, Harewood House or Castle Howard.
Featured Hotel
Thorpe Park Hotel and Spa ****
Found on the edge of Leeds, Thorpe Park Hotel & Spa is ideal as a base for touring the area. Guests will be accommodated within one of the hotels signature double or twin rooms and will be able to make use of the Spa fitness facilities at no extra cost during their stay. Spa facilities include a proper size pool, sauna, steam room, and spa pool. Coach parking is free and is onsite. Drop off can be made outside the main door of the hotel. All bedrooms have a separate bath and walk-in shower. Porterage of 1 bag per person, in and out, is included. And non-alcoholic drink welcome drink is also included. A pre-order is required for evening meals (morning of arrival and then evening before).
-
- Thorpe Park Hotel & Spa, Leeds (Thwaites Hotels) – Exterior
-
- Thorpe Park Hotel & Spa, Leeds (Thwaites Hotels) – Al Fresco
-
- Thorpe Park Hotel & Spa, Leeds (Thwaites Hotels) – Double Bedroom
-
- Thorpe Park Hotel & Spa, Leeds (Thwaites Hotels) – Twin Bedroom
-
- Thorpe Park Hotel & Spa, Leeds (Thwaites Hotels) – Pool
-
- Thorpe Park Hotel & Spa, Leeds (Thwaites Hotels) – Restaurant
Thorpe Park Hotel and Spa ****
| Dates | 5 days / 4 nights |
| 31st July 2025 | From £449.00 per person |
| 14th August 2025 | From £449.00 per person |
| 25th August 2025 | From £449.00 per person |
Single room supplement from £130.00 per person.
