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BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL TATTOO
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WESTON-SUPER-MARE & WINTER CARNIVAL
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FROM £339
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FROM £429
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Britain’s biggest indoor international tattoo sees over 1,000 performers, bringing together marching bands, pipers & drummers, exciting displays of field gun and dog racing. World class performers will join local groups to create a three-hour spectacle, culminating in the amazing Grand Finale, a spectacle of pomp and pageantry
ITINERARY
DAY 1 Off to the Midlands with a stop in the vibrant county town of Warwick, a treasure trove of medieval architecture and home to the epic Warwick Castle (entrance not included). Continue to your hotel for 2-night stay. DBB
DAY 2 Stratford-Upon-Avon is the beloved home town of William Shakespeare, full of unmistakably Tudor buildings
and cosy tearooms. After an early dinner at the hotel, it’s off to bp pulse LIVE at the NEC to experience the pomp and pageantry of the Birmingham International Tattoo from rousing massed bands to the parade of standards and the spectacular Grand Finale. Return to the hotel late
DAY 3 After a relaxed breakfast, head to sophisticated Royal Leamington Spa for time at leisure before journeying on to interchange and onto your home towns
PRICE INCLUDES
Hotel for 2 nights with breakfast & dinner Porterage
En-route visits to Warwick
and Royal Leamington Spa
Visit to Stratford-Upon- Avon
Tickets for the Birmingham International Tattoo (Gold level tickets) NB 29 steps to arena seating
Shake off the winter blues with this special Turkey & Tinsel break to the annual Winter Carnival in Weston-super-Mare. Stunning illuminated floats with up to 25,000 light bulbs brighten a wintery Friday night. For Winter Warmer see pg 15 and summer dates see pg 40 (itineraries vary)
ITINERARY
DAY 1 Travel to Weston-super-Mare for your 3-night stay with tea & coffee on arrival. More than 140 illuminated floats, marching bands, fancy dress walkers and entertainers parade through the town DBB
DAY 2 – 3 At leisure in Weston-super-Mare with two included excursions
INCLUDED EXCURSIONS
Wells & Sheppy’s House of Cider Head to the tiny city of
Wells with its magnificent cathedral, cobbled streets and olde worlde architecture. An afternoon visit to Sheppy’s family-run farm for a tutored tasting of award-winning ciders and a West Country cream tea
Scenic Somerset Drive Head to mystical Glastonbury on the edge of the Somerset Levels and also charming Street, birthplace of Clarks shoes
DAY 4 Head homeward with a comfort stop en-route to arrive early / mid-evening
PRICE INCLUDES
Hotel for 3 nights with breakfast & dinner Porterage & welcome drink Some hotel entertainment Carnival parade on Friday evening
Christmas themed dinner on Saturday night
Visit to Wells
Cider tasting & cream tea at Sheppy’s House of Cider Scenic Somerset Drive
– Glastonbury & Street
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STRATFORD MANOR HOTEL HHHH
Low-rise, upscale hotel located in beautiful Warwickshire countryside Elegant guestrooms with contemporary furnishings Single rooms are double/ twin for sole use Restaurant & terrace bar Health Club with indoor pool
Lift to some (but not all) floors
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DATES & PRICES
13 FEB 2026
£339
SUPPLEMENTS
Single
£75
Insurance
£36
SMITHS HOTEL, WESTON- SUPER-MARE HHH
Prime sea-front location with magnificent views across Weston Bay Comfortable refurbished bedrooms
Residents’ lounge, restaurant, bar & outdoor terrace
Some evening entertainment
Small lift & compact single rooms
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DATES & PRICES
13 NOV 2026
£429
SUPPLEMENTS
Single (limited)
£Nil
Insurance
£37
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