Yorkshire Food and Craft 2025

YORKSHIRE FOOD AND CRAFT

 

11 – 15 May 2025

Sunday - Thursday

5 Days

From £669

 

This special Yorkshire tour takes in the varied foods and crafts of the county, as well as the varied scenery and lifestyles of the Dales. You will be enchanted by the picturesque countryside and amazed at the rugged landscapes which hone the character of Yorkshire towns and villages.

 

 

HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS

Harrogate   |   Wensleydale Creamery   |   Masham Brewery Tour   |   World of James Herriot   |   Hemsley Walled Gardens   |   Ripon   |    Leyburn

 

DAY ONE – Arrival

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

 

DAY TWO – Ceramic Inspirations, Wensleydale Creamery and Hawes

This morning we make our way to Leyburn and visit Ceramic Inspirations, where a huge variety of items in all shapes and guises are produced. Next door is the Chocolate Shop where you can treat yourself to something sweet! Afterwards, we journey to Hawes where we visit the ‘Cheese Experience’ at the Wensleydale Creamery, home of Yorkshire’s famous cheese. After our visit, we enjoy time to explore Hawes, home to a variety of antique and boutique shops, before we journey back to the hotel.

 

DAY THREE – Harrogate, Ripon and Masham

Today We can explore Harrogate this morning. With elegant buildings, antique shops and shopping malls, broad tree-lined boulevards, huge open spaces and abundant greenery, flowers and plants, it is little wonder that the town is a frequent winner of Britain in Bloom awards. Harrogate also boasts the world-famous Betty’s tearooms!

Later, we drive to Ripon, with its magnificent cathedral. Here we have time for lunch and a look around before we continue to delightful Masham where we feature a tour and tasting of the award-winning Black Sheep Brewery.

 

DAY FOUR – Helmsley Walled Garden, Thirsk and The World of James Herriot

This morning we journey to Helmsley where we visit the historic walled gardens. The gardens date back to 1758 and host a variety of plant species with the stunning Helmsley Castle providing a backdrop.  After exploring the gardens, perhaps visit Ryeburn of Helmsley, purveyors of award-winning ice creams.

Leaving Helmsley, we make for Thirsk and visit ‘The World of James Herriot. This fascinating tour includes many of the props and three studio sets featured in the long running TV series based on the life and times of local vet, Alf Wright.

 

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

• Porterage on arrival and departure

• Tea/coffee and biscuits on arrival

• Wensleydale Creamery Experience

• Brewery tour in Masham

• Admission to the World of James Herriot

• Admission to Hemsley Walled Gardens.

 

THE CAIRN HOTEL, HARROGATE

The Cairn Hotel dates back the 18th century. It is a charming Victorian-era hotel that has maintained many of its original features. Located just a short walk from the town centre and Valley Gardens, the hotel is ideal for this holiday. All bedrooms are ensuite with television, hairdryer and tea & coffee making facilities. The hotel has a lift.

YOUR HOLIDAY INCLUDES

Luxury coach travel

Home pick-up

4 nights accommodation, dinner & breakfast

Porterage on arrival and departure

Tea/coffee and biscuits on arrival

Wensleydale Creamery Experience

Brewery tour in Masham

Admission to the World of James Herriot

Admission to Hemsley Walled Gardens.

 

THE CAIRN HOTEL, HARROGATE

The Cairn Hotel dates back the 18th century. It is a charming Victorian-era hotel that has maintained many of its original features. Located just a short walk from the town centre and Valley Gardens, the hotel is ideal for this holiday. All bedrooms are ensuite with television, hairdryer and tea & coffee making facilities. The hotel has a lift.

 

 HOTEL FACILITIES INCLUDE

General	Rooms	Accessibility
3 star	Tea/coffee making facilities	Lift
Bar	Television
Restaurant	Wi-Fi
Lounge
Swimming Pool
Gym

 

Tour Symbols

D2D

 

DAYS	TOUR DATE	DEPARTS	TERMS	SUPPLEMENT
5	11 - 15 MAY 2025	SUNDAY	£669	£50 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).

 

The Cairn Hotel, Harrogate