Day 1 - Arrival at York Beechwood Grange Club Campsite
Arrive at the site, pitch up and then meet your tour hosts and fellow members.
Day 2 - North York Moors Railway and Castle Howard
The tour gets underway with a visit to the North York Moors Railway. The route of the railway runs through the North York Moors National Park, affording picturesque views of the moors as you travel between the stations. After an enjoyable train ride, your next destination is Castle Howard with an included lunch. Construction of the building took over 100 years and as a result the 2 wings have different influences, which you’ll discover as you tour the house and its grounds.
Day 3 - York
We take you into the city of York today, for a guided tour of the city, led by a knowledgeable Blue Badge guide providing an insight into the city and its long history. The tour ends at spectacular York Minster cathedral with its ornate stonework and stained glass windows. You then have some free time in the city to explore at your own pace. The history of York stretches back over more than a thousand years and includes being a key city for the Vikings. In your free time you might like to visit the city’s Jorvik Centre. Named after the city's historical Viking name, the centre will immerse you in the rich history of the Vikings in York.
Day 4 - Free day to enjoy at your leisure
Day 5 - Travel to Barnard Castle
After an enjoyable few days in York, make your way across North Yorkshire to County Durham and the Teesdale Barnard Castle campsite.
Day 6 - Wensleydale & the Bowes Museum
Travel by coach to the valley of Wensleydale, famous picturesque scenery, historic villages and synonymous with cheese. Enjoy a visit to Wensleydale Creamery, home of the famous creamy, crumbly Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese to find out how its made and perhaps taste a sample or two. Lunch is included at the Creamery, giving you a chance to fully enjoy the cheese if you wish.
Afterwards it's back towards Barnard Castle for a visit to the Bowes Museum. As you arrive the impressive house and its grounds will be the first thing to catch your attention. The building was built specifically to house the museum and features an impressive collection of art and fashion collected by Josephine Bowes and her husband John. Possibly the highlight of the museum is the Silver Swan. Currently undergoing a conservation project to clean and repair it, the work is anticipated to be completed before the tour starts, hopefully giving you the opportunity to marvel at the intricacy and beauty of the life-sized swan, which dates back to the 18th-century.
Day 7 - Free day to enjoy at your leisure
You might like to explore the town of Barnard Castle and the castle itself. The Castle ruins sit perched on the rocks above the river Tees.
Day 8 - Kynren show
You have the day at your leisure, perhaps taking in more of the picturesque dales or enjoying a stroll around the town of Barnard Castle. Then in the early evening travel by coach to Bishop Auckland for the spectacular Kynren show, an outdoor theatre spectacle set in the beautifully landscaped grounds of Kynren. Enjoy a pre-show dinner with the group before the main attraction gets underway. The show takes you on an amazing journey through two thousand years of English history, myth and legend from Boudicca’s battles with the Romans to two world wars, via Vikings, Tudors and more.
Day 9 - Depart the campsite
After a spectacular final evening, it’s time to depart, but with some wonderful memories to take with you.
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