Heart of England and Malvern

HEART OF ENGLAND AND MALVERN

 

2 - 6 February 2026

Monday - Friday

5 Days

From £589

 

A sightseeing tour with many things of interest, based in Great Malvern surrounded by the beautiful Malvern Hills overlooking the town. We feature some of the delightful Black and White villages in Herefordshire, as well as Hereford itself, the pretty Cotswolds and Cheltenham.

 

HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS

Broadway   |   Stow-on-the-Wold   |   Malvern   |   Cathedral City of Worcester   |   ‘Black and White Villages’ Trail   |  

 

DAY ONE – Arrival

We depart from your home and travel to Great Malvern, time to relax before dinner this evening.

 

DAY TWO – Broadway and Stow-on-the-Wold

Our day begins with a drive to the delightful Cotswolds and lovely Broadway. We have a break here before continuing to Stow-on-the-Wold, home of the well-known Scott’s of Stow shops. Here we have time for lunch and to explore before we are on our way to Regency Cheltenham, with its beautiful architecture and elegant town centre & shops. Late afternoon we return to the hotel.

 

DAY THREE – Leominster Black and White’ Villages Trail and Hereford

Today we begin with a drive through Bromyard to Leominster for a short stop. From here we ride around some of the villages in Herefordshire’s beautiful ‘Black and White’ villages trail.

Our route takes in delightful cottages, inns, shops in timber framed hamlets including Eardisland, Pembridge, Eardisley and Weobley. This brings us to Hereford in time for lunch and an afternoon free to explore. Hereford Cathedral is home to the rare Mappa Mundi - an outstanding treasure of the medieval world recording how thirteenth century scholars interpreted the world in spiritual and geographical terms.

 

DAY FOUR – Worcester and Malvern

This morning we head for the city of Worcester where we have time to explore the city. Its imposing Cathedral is well worth a visit and there are lots of opportunities to obtain lunch. In the afternoon we return to Malvern for free time before dinner and our final night. Afterwards, we disembark and head south to the city of Worcester where we have time to explore the city, with its imposing cathedral well worth a visit.

 

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 & biscuits on arrival

• Guide for one day black and white village trail

• Porterage on arrival and departure.

 

ABBEY HOTEL, GREAT MALVERN

The setting for the Abbey Hotel in Great Malvern is ideal – at the foot of the Malvern Hills, adjoining the fine Benedictine Priory in the heart of the town. Guests are assured of a warm welcome and a relaxing atmosphere together with the highest levels of comfort. All the comfortable bedrooms are furnished to a high standard, and all are ensuite and have television, radio, hairdryer and hospitality tray

YOUR HOLIDAY INCLUDES

Luxury coach travel

Home pick-up

4 nights accommodation, dinner & breakfast

Tea/coffee & biscuits on arrival

Guide for one day black and white village trail

Porterage on arrival and departure.

 

ABBEY HOTEL, GREAT MALVERN

The setting for the Abbey Hotel in Great Malvern is ideal – at the foot of the Malvern Hills, adjoining the fine Benedictine Priory in the heart of the town. Guests are assured of a warm welcome and a relaxing atmosphere together with the highest levels of comfort. All the comfortable bedrooms are furnished to a high standard, and all are ensuite and have television, radio, hairdryer and hospitality tray

 

HOTEL FACILITIES INCLUDE

General	Rooms	Accessibility
4-star	Wi-Fi	Wheelchair accessible
Bar	Television
Restaurant	Tea/coffee making facilities
Swimming Pool
Gym

 

DAYS	TOUR DATE	DEPARTS	TERMS	SUPPLEMENT
5	2 – 6 FEB 2026	MONDAY	£589	£60 SINGLE
JONES HOLIDAYS INSURANCE			£36

 

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. 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).