We leave from our local departure points and travel south to Yorkshire and our comfortable hotel for the night in Peckfield. Best Western Plus Milford Hotel.

We travel to the sweeping South Downs countryside of East Sussex and Eastbourne, our base for five nights. Langham Hotel.

East and West Sussex are rich in history and culture and our tour features a visit to historic Battle Abbey, where we enjoy an audio guided tour of the Abbey ruin, which stands on the very spot where the armies of King Harold and William the Conqueror clashed at the Battle of Hastings. We travel to the sumptuous, award winning Pashley Manor Gardens where we see romantic English landscaping at its best; delight in the sweeping herbaceous borders, elegant rose and historic walled gardens, kitchen garden, woodland paths and tranquil vistas. A visit will be made to Hastings, a town rich in history and the port town of Rye. We enjoy a private guided tour and tasting at the Carr Taylor Vineyard, set in the beautiful East Sussex countryside. Our programme takes us to Brighton, where there are plenty of attractions to see, including the stunning Victorian Brighton Pier, the historic Brighton Bandstand, the exotic Royal Pavilion and of course, Brighton beach! We enjoy a leisurely day in Eastbourne. With its Victorian hotels, 19th century pier and wide promenade fronting a stretch of quintessentially British shingle beach, Eastbourne is one of England’s most elegant seaside resorts.

We travel north to Breadsall, close to the Peak District National Park and our comfortable hotel for the night. Marriott Breadsall Priory.

We return to Scotland after a memorable holiday.