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The world is full of beautiful gardens, but there are few better than those in Great Britain and Ireland. From the Northern Isles of Orkney to the High Peaks of Derbyshire — we've got the lot. Biased? Us? Never...

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We have collaborated closely with our friends at the RHS to create a wonderful range of garden holidays at home and abroad. With added value, special openings, hosting by RHS staff, and a brand new members-only offer for 2018, these are truly something special. view tours

Binoculars, opera glasses, a pair of walking boots, a pair of knitting needles, a book of poetry, a nosing glass – what do all these things have in common? If you said ‘nothing’ you’d be right! But, as in the case in many a world-class collection, the charm in our Special Interest tours lies not in what they have in common, but in what makes them unique!

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They may be the newest additions to the Brightwater Holidays line-up, but Arblaster & Clarke wine tours are of a very fine vintage indeed. Having ably provided luxury wine holidays for over 30 years, our friends at Arblaster & Clarke have built up an address book full to bursting with wineries and restaurants from the Sussex Downs to South Africa, which we find pairs beautifully with decades of insider knowledge and experience.

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