Pre-Tour

Tuesday 13th to Thursday 15th April 2027
The Pre Tour will leave and return to The Holiday Inn on each day.  It is therefore suggested that participants have accommodation in the hotel.  All participants will need to be available to leave the hotel at 9.00am on Tuesday 13th.

Tuesday 13th
The tour will leave The Holiday Inn and visits will include Lancaster Castle, Morecambe RNLI Station Tour & Warton Brewery.

Lancaster Castle
Owned by the Duke of Lancaster (aka King Charles III), the castle is a historic jail and courtroom.

Morecambe RNLI Station
One of only 4 stations equipped with a rescue hovercraft

Old School Brewery, Warton
Artisan brewer of five delicious beers

Wednesday 14th
The tour will take you to The Lake District including the Haverthwaite Railway, Windermere Steamers, Grasmere Distillery and Grasmere village.

Lake Windermere

Lakeside and Haverthwaite Steam Railway and Lake Windermere boat trip

Grasmere Distillery

Producer of high-quality whisky, gin and vodka.

Grasmere

Beautiful Lake District village near Grasmere Lake. The home of Grasmere Gingerbread and the late poet William Wordsworth

Thursday 15th
The tour will be based in Blackpool and will include a visit to Blackpool Tower and rides on the Trams.

Blackpool Tower

Blackpool Trams

Tuesday and Wednesday may be alternated if needed when visits finalised.

The provisional cost is £200, this includes transport and entries to any attractions.

If you are interested or need more details please email
andy.ventress@me.com