Canterbury Historic Dockyard and Kent Castles

CANTERBURY, HISTORIC DOCKYARD & KENT CASTLES

 

9 - 13 September 2024

Monday – Friday

5 Days

From £599

 

The delightful county of Kent is blessed with charming English countryside and is well situated for our tour. We feature a visit to ‘The most beautiful castle in the world’ – as Leeds Castle is known, Hever Castle with its Tudor connections, and Historic Dockyard Chatham the filming location for Call the Midwife.

 

 

HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS

Leeds Castle   |   Historic Dockyard Chatham – Call the Midwife Tour   |   Hever Castle   |    Canterbury   |   Rochester   |   Royal Tunbridge Wells  

 

DAY ONE – Arrival

We depart from your home and travel to Kent arriving late afternoon you will have time to relax before dinner this evening.

 

DAY TWO – Royal Tunbridge Wells and Hever Castle

This morning we drive to Royal Tunbridge Wells. The historic spa town has welcomed visitors for over 400 years. Browse among the chic independent shops of the colonnaded Pantiles and the High Street, with buzzy cafes bars, music and one-of-a-kind shops. After lunch we journey to Hever Castle, former childhood home of Anne Boleyn. The story of the Tudors at Hever is depicted in the many portraits around the castle.

 

DAY THREE – Rochester, Chatham and Historic Dockyard

After a leisurely breakfast we visit the town of Rochester with its magnificent Cathedral and historic castle. Take a stroll along High Street and explore the old town and cobbled streets. Later we travel the short distance to Chatham and the famous Historic Naval Dockyard. This is the filming location for the popular series Call the Midwife. We will enjoy a guided call the midwife themed tour including access to the impressive new call the midwife exhibition. After our tour you're free to explore the abundance of historic buildings dating from 1704, three warships, dry docks, Royal Dockyard Museum and much more.

 

DAY FOUR – Canterbury and Leeds Castle

Today we visit to historic Canterbury, with its famous Cathedral. The town centre is very compact and is best explored on foot or by horse drawn carriage. We have chance to obtain lunch here and this afternoon we visit Leeds Castle, set on two islands on the River Len and home to generations of Lords and Ladies for over 1000 years. We are transported through around 900 years of the castle’s history – in a sumptuous mix of period architecture, impressive interiors and family treasures.

 

DAY FIVE – Departure

After breakfast this morning we leave our hotel and make our journey home with comfort stops en route.

 

YOUR HOLIDAY INCLUDES

• Luxury coach travel

• Home pick-up

• 4 nights accommodation, dinner & breakfast

• Tea / coffee on arrival

• Porterage on arrival and departure

• Admission to Hever Castle

• Admission to Leeds Castle

• Historic Dockyard Chatham – Including Call the Midwife Tour.

 

THE ORIDA HOTEL, MAIDSTONE

The Orida Hotel, Maidstone is located off the M20, 10 minutes from central Maidstone. Hotel facilities include an indoor pool, spa and gym. Bedrooms are all en suite, and have television, hairdryer, telephone and tea/coffee making facilities.

YOUR HOLIDAY INCLUDES

Luxury coach travel

Home pick-up

4 nights accommodation, dinner & breakfast

Tea / coffee on arrival

Porterage on arrival and departure

Admission to Hever Castle

Admission to Leeds Castle

Historic Dockyard Chatham – Including Call the Midwife Tour.

 

THE ORIDA HOTEL, MAIDSTONE

The Orida Hotel, Maidstone is located off the M20, 10 minutes from central Maidstone. Hotel facilities include an indoor pool, spa and gym. Bedrooms are all en suite, and have television, hairdryer, telephone and tea/coffee making facilities.

 

 HOTEL FACILITIES INCLUDE

General	Rooms	Accessibility
4-star	Tea/coffee making facilities	All rooms are located on the ground floor
Bar	Television
Restaurant	Hairdryer
Swimming pool	Wi-Fi
Gym

 

DAYS	TOUR DATE	DEPARTS	TERMS	SUPPLEMENT
5	9 – 13 SEPT 2024	MONDAY	£599	£100 SINGLE
JONES HOLIDAYS INSURANCE			£27.28

 

Rooms are allocated on a first come first served basis and are limited. If no single supplement applies this is limited to the tour single room allocation and therefore additional cost may apply.  Prices displayed are per person unless otherwise stated. If door-to-door pick-up is included there may be additional charges for out of area. Itineraries and hotel inclusions may be subject to change. Seat numbers on the coach may be subject to change. Issues whilst on tour must be raised in the first instance with the driver. Covid-19 restrictions may apply. When making bookings you accept on behalf of yourself and your party the terms in our Trading Charter which can be found in our brochure, on our website at http://www.jonesholidays.co.uk/Jones-holidays-trading-charter, or a copy can be requested from our Sales office.  If your holiday is more than 56 days from departure, we offer a 7-day cooling off period where a full refund will be offered from the date of the initial confirmation invoice (with the exception of flight holidays).

Orida Hotel, Maidstone Hever Castle Leeds Castle Historic Dockyard