Ponte Degli Alpini Bassano del Grappa
Ponte Degli Alpini Bassano del Grappa

Europe

Visit Europe and lose yourself in its rich history, unrivalled archaeological sites and vibrant culture. A continent that boasts diverse landscapes, varied climates and time-honoured traditions unique to specific regions, this is a destination perfectly suited to the Brightwater traveller. From perfectly manicured English gardens and the rugged Scottish Highlands, to the gorgeous villas and gardens of the Italian Lakes, there is something here for everyone. Choose from a range of escorted tours to Europe and make lasting memories with us this year.

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Oberammergau and the Veneto - in partnership with The Times
Oberammergau Oberammergau and the Veneto - in partnership with The Times
Next date
13 July 2020
Price from
£2,295
Duration
7 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Gardens of North Wales
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Garden Tours Gardens of North Wales
17 July 2020
with Tony Russell
Next date
5 June 2020
with Tony Russell
Price from
£545
Duration
4 days
Activity Level
Easy-Going
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Oberammergau and the Austrian Tyrol 2020
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Oberammergau Oberammergau and the Austrian Tyrol 2020
10 August 2020 12 August 2020
Next date
13 May 2020
Price from
£1,945
Duration
6 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Villas and Gardens of the Italian Lakes
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Garden Tours Villas and Gardens of the Italian Lakes
26 June 2019
with Kate Williamson 11 May 2020
with Kate Williamson 24 June 2020 21 September 2020
with Kate Williamson
Next date
25 September 2019
with Kate Williamson
Price from
£1,895
Duration
8 days
Activity Level
Challenging
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The Genius of Monet
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Garden Tours The Genius of Monet
22 May 2020 24 July 2020
Next date
26 July 2019
with Michael Gill
Price from
£895
Duration
4 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Shetland and its Outer Isles
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Scenic Scottish Tours Shetland and its Outer Isles
10 July 2019 26 June 2020 1 August 2020
Next date
15 June 2020
Price from
£915
Duration
5 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Rome, Ninfa and Castel Gandolfo
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Garden Tours Rome, Ninfa and Castel Gandolfo
12 May 2020 9 June 2020 1 September 2020
Next date
3 September 2019
Price from
£1,295
Duration
4 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Romanian Archaeology
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Archaeological Tours Romanian Archaeology
28 April 2020 15 September 2020
Next date
17 September 2019
Price from
£1,995
Duration
9 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Pompeii
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Archaeological Tours Pompeii
12 March 2020 5 November 2020
Next date
31 October 2019
with Clive Warsop
Price from
£1,395
Duration
6 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Mull, Staffa & Iona
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Scenic Scottish Tours Mull, Staffa & Iona
13 September 2019 15 May 2020 12 June 2020 14 August 2020 11 September 2020
Next date
15 August 2019
Price from
£775
Duration
4 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Malta's Archaeological Heritage
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Archaeological Tours Malta's Archaeological Heritage
5 November 2019
with Michael Gill 12 May 2020 3 November 2020
Next date
10 March 2020
Price from
£1,245
Duration
7 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Irish Rover
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Garden Tours Irish Rover
15 August 2019
with Trevor Edwards 13 August 2020
with Trevor Edwards
Next date
14 May 2020
with Trevor Edwards
Price from
£1,445
Duration
8 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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In the Footsteps of the Picts
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Scenic Scottish Tours In the Footsteps of the Picts
30 August 2019
with Peter Yeoman 19 June 2020 7 August 2020 4 September 2020
Next date
2 August 2019
with Alison Reid
Price from
£545
Duration
4 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Highlights of Orkney and Shetland
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Scenic Scottish Tours Highlights of Orkney and Shetland
29 July 2019 19 August 2019 26 August 2019 4 May 2020 8 June 2020 27 July 2020 17 August 2020 14 September 2020
Next date
20 April 2020
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£995
Duration
6 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Grand Tour of the Inner Hebrides
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Scenic Scottish Tours Grand Tour of the Inner Hebrides
21 July 2019 18 August 2019 15 September 2019 20 June 2020 1 August 2020 5 September 2020
Next date
9 May 2020
Price from
£1,495
Duration
7 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Crete Archaeology
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Archaeological Tours Crete Archaeology
28 April 2020 6 October 2020
Next date
5 October 2019
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£1,595
Duration
8 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Gardens and Architecture of Andalucia
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Garden Tours Gardens and Architecture of Andalucia
17 September 2019
with Michael Gill 11 May 2020 14 September 2020
Next date
30 March 2020
Price from
£1,395
Duration
8 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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An Archaeologist’s View of Orkney and Shetland
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Archaeological Tours An Archaeologist’s View of Orkney and Shetland
16 September 2019 6 July 2020 31 August 2020
Next date
27 April 2020
Price from
£1,095
Duration
6 days
Activity Level
Challenging
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Coll and Tiree
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Scenic Scottish Tours Coll and Tiree
25 June 2019 9 July 2019 27 August 2019 10 September 2019 7 July 2020 25 August 2020
Next date
23 June 2020
Price from
£1,195
Duration
5 days
Activity Level
Easy-Going
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The Gardens of Kent & Sussex with Sarah Raven (The Telegraph)
Garden Tours The Gardens of Kent & Sussex with Sarah Raven (The Telegraph)
Next date
25 June 2019
Price from
£1,095
Duration
4 days
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Autumn Tints of Arran
Scenic Scottish Tours Autumn Tints of Arran
21 October 2019 19 October 2020
Next date
28 October 2019
Price from
£475
Duration
4 days
Activity Level
Easy-Going
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Private Gardens of Guernsey and Sark
Garden Tours Private Gardens of Guernsey and Sark
Next date
19 September 2019
with Malcolm Cleal
Price from
£1,195
Duration
5 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Lord of the Glens - Highlands and Islands
Scenic Scottish Tours Lord of the Glens - Highlands and Islands
9 October 2019 14 October 2019 17 April 2020 22 April 2020 28 September 2020 3 October 2020 8 October 2020 13 October 2020
Next date
4 October 2019
Price from
£1,185
Duration
6 days
Activity Level
Easy-Going
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Gardens of Cheshire and RHS Flower Show Tatton Park
Garden Tours Gardens of Cheshire and RHS Flower Show Tatton Park
Next date
17 July 2019
Price from
£595
Duration
4 days
Activity Level
Easy-Going
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Lord of the Glens - Heart of the Highlands
Scenic Scottish Tours Lord of the Glens - Heart of the Highlands
27 April 2020 4 May 2020 18 May 2020 14 September 2020
Next date
15 September 2019
Price from
£2,095
Duration
8 days
Activity Level
Easy-Going
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Arts & Gardens in Cornwall
Garden Tours Arts & Gardens in Cornwall
Next date
4 September 2019
Price from
£895
Duration
5 days
Activity Level
Easy-Going
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Gardens of Madeira
Garden Tours Gardens of Madeira
Next date
7 October 2019
with Joao Camacho
Price from
£1,395
Duration
8 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Up Helly Aa
Scenic Scottish Tours Up Helly Aa
26 January 2020
Next date
25 January 2020
Price from
£995
Duration
7 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Scotland's Northern Edge
Scenic Scottish Tours Scotland's Northern Edge
13 August 2019 2 September 2019 4 June 2020 27 August 2020
Next date
13 September 2019
Price from
£695
Duration
5 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Palladian Villas of Veneto
Garden Tours Palladian Villas of Veneto
Next date
10 September 2019
Price from
£1,395
Duration
5 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Gardens of Mallorca
Garden Tours Gardens of Mallorca
Next date
22 March 2020
Price from
£1,395
Duration
6 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Knitting in Shetland
Scenic Scottish Tours Knitting in Shetland
Next date
22 September 2019
with Hazel Tindall
Price from
£1,345
Duration
6 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Gardens and Villas of Sicily
Garden Tours Gardens and Villas of Sicily
21 April 2020
with Trevor Edwards
Next date
24 March 2020
with Trevor Edwards
Price from
£1,795
Duration
8 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Historic Houses of Scottish Borders
Scenic Scottish Tours Historic Houses of Scottish Borders
Next date
26 September 2019
Price from
£595
Duration
4 days
Activity Level
Easy-Going
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The Faroe Islands
Garden Tours The Faroe Islands
4 July 2019 11 July 2019
with Michael Gill 26 September 2019 9 July 2020 10 September 2020
Next date
2 July 2020
Price from
£2,195
Duration
5 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Hebridean Princess
Scenic Scottish Tours Hebridean Princess
Next date
17 September 2019
Price from
£4,310
Duration
8 days
Activity Level
Easy-Going
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Grand Tour of the Outer Hebrides (6 Days)
Scenic Scottish Tours Grand Tour of the Outer Hebrides (6 Days)
18 June 2019 23 July 2019 11 August 2019 20 August 2019 8 September 2019 24 September 2019 14 July 2020 25 August 2020 15 September 2020
Next date
23 June 2020
Price from
£995
Duration
6 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Alpine Flowers of Wengen
Garden Tours Alpine Flowers of Wengen
Next date
25 June 2019
with Julia Corden
Price from
£2,295
Duration
8 days
Activity Level
Challenging
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Gardens of the Far North
Scenic Scottish Tours Gardens of the Far North
14 July 2019 10 July 2020
Next date
28 June 2020
Price from
£975
Duration
5 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Denmark and Sweden
Archaeological Tours Denmark and Sweden
6 July 2020
with Clive Warsop 2 September 2020
with Clive Warsop
Next date
1 September 2019
with Clive Warsop
Price from
£1,895
Duration
8 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Gardens and Architecture of the Firth of Clyde
Scenic Scottish Tours Gardens and Architecture of the Firth of Clyde
Next date
16 September 2019
Price from
£595
Duration
4 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Discover Corfu with Lee Durrell
Limited availability
Garden Tours Discover Corfu with Lee Durrell
Next date
8 October 2019
Price from
£1,395
Duration
5 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Arran, Scotland in Miniature
Scenic Scottish Tours Arran, Scotland in Miniature
26 August 2019 13 July 2020 24 August 2020 21 September 2020
Next date
25 May 2020
Price from
£675
Duration
5 days
Activity Level
Easy-Going
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Islay and Jura
Scenic Scottish Tours Islay and Jura
15 July 2019 9 September 2019
Next date
23 September 2019
Price from
£995
Duration
5 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Bulgarian Archaeology
Archaeological Tours Bulgarian Archaeology
1 October 2019
with Clive Warsop 6 October 2020
Next date
12 May 2020
Price from
£1,595
Duration
9 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Albanian Archaeology
Archaeological Tours Albanian Archaeology
15 October 2019
with Peter Yeoman 13 October 2020
Next date
5 May 2020
Price from
£1,395
Duration
8 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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V&A
Scenic Scottish Tours V&A
Next date
6 October 2019
Price from
£499
Duration
4 days
Activity Level
Easy-Going
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Highgrove and the Cotswolds
2020 EARLY BIRD OFFER
Garden Tours Highgrove and the Cotswolds
21 June 2019 28 June 2019 6 September 2019 17 April 2020 14 May 2020 12 June 2020 7 August 2020 4 September 2020 25 September 2020
Next date
9 August 2019
Price from
£595
Duration
4 days
Activity Level
Easy-Going
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Christmas in the Scottish Borders
Scenic Scottish Tours Christmas in the Scottish Borders
Next date
24 December 2019
Price from
£495
Duration
4 days
Activity Level
Easy-Going
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The RHS Chelsea Flower Show and Classic English Gardens
Garden Tours The RHS Chelsea Flower Show and Classic English Gardens
Next date
21 May 2020
Price from
£1,295
Duration
7 days
Activity Level
Easy-Going
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Downton Abbey and the Stately Homes of England
Garden Tours Downton Abbey and the Stately Homes of England
16 August 2020 5 September 2020
Next date
12 July 2020
Price from
£695
Duration
4 days
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Aberdeenshire: Scotland’s Larder
Scenic Scottish Tours Aberdeenshire: Scotland’s Larder
18 September 2020
Next date
10 June 2020
Price from
£575
Duration
4 days
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A Taste of Argyll
Scenic Scottish Tours A Taste of Argyll
3 October 2020
Next date
8 May 2020
Price from
£975
Duration
-330 days
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A Grand Tour of Scotland
Scenic Scottish Tours A Grand Tour of Scotland
22 August 2020
Next date
17 May 2020
Price from
£2,295
Duration
11 days
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Iceland Northern Lights
Garden Tours Iceland Northern Lights
15 November 2020
Next date
17 November 2019
Price from
£1,995
Duration
5 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Gardens of Dumfries and Galloway
2020 EARLY BIRD OFFER
Scenic Scottish Tours Gardens of Dumfries and Galloway
18 August 2019
with Colin Crosbie 11 September 2019
with Colin Crosbie 16 August 2020 4 September 2020
Next date
12 June 2020
Price from
£545
Duration
4 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Grand Tour of the Outer Hebrides (5 Days)
Scenic Scottish Tours Grand Tour of the Outer Hebrides (5 Days)
27 September 2019 13 October 2019
Next date
21 August 2019
Price from
£845
Duration
5 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Gardens of Cornwall & Tresco
NEW FOR 2020 2020 EARLY BIRD OFFER
Garden Tours Gardens of Cornwall & Tresco
12 June 2020
Next date
10 April 2020
Price from
£845
Duration
5 days
Activity Level
Easy-Going
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Dutch Bulbfields by Eurostar
Garden Tours Dutch Bulbfields by Eurostar
Next date
21 April 2020
Price from
£1,195
Duration
5 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Dutch Bulbfields by Air
Garden Tours Dutch Bulbfields by Air
Next date
21 April 2020
Price from
£1,195
Duration
5 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Queen Victoria and the Isle of Wight
Garden Tours Queen Victoria and the Isle of Wight
17 August 2020
Next date
4 August 2019
Price from
£695
Duration
4 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Skye and the Summer Isles
Scenic Scottish Tours Skye and the Summer Isles
Next date
2 September 2019
Price from
£1,295
Duration
7 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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A Classic Scottish Steam Break with The Times
Scenic Scottish Tours A Classic Scottish Steam Break with The Times
27 August 2019
Next date
22 August 2019
Price from
£1,025
Duration
4 days
Activity Level
Easy-Going
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A Classic Scottish Steam Break (Country Living/Good Housekeeping)
Scenic Scottish Tours A Classic Scottish Steam Break (Country Living/Good Housekeeping)
26 September 2019
Next date
16 August 2019
Price from
£1,125
Duration
4 days
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A Classic Scottish Steam Break
Scenic Scottish Tours A Classic Scottish Steam Break
29 August 2019
with David MacLennan 26 June 2020 9 July 2020 13 August 2020
Next date
19 October 2019
Price from
£595
Duration
4 days
Activity Level
Easy-Going
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Gardens of the French Riviera
2020 EARLY BIRD OFFER
Garden Tours Gardens of the French Riviera
7 May 2020
Next date
20 February 2020
Price from
£1,295
Duration
6 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Undiscovered Orkney
Scenic Scottish Tours Undiscovered Orkney
Next date
29 June 2019
Price from
£1,095
Duration
5 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Christmas in Derbyshire the Peak District
Garden Tours Christmas in Derbyshire the Peak District
Next date
24 December 2019
Price from
£595
Duration
4 days
Activity Level
Easy-Going
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Christmas in Cornwall
Garden Tours Christmas in Cornwall
Next date
23 December 2019
Price from
£995
Duration
7 days
Activity Level
Easy-Going
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The RHS Chatsworth Flower Show and Gardens of Derbyshire
Garden Tours The RHS Chatsworth Flower Show and Gardens of Derbyshire
Next date
11 June 2020
Price from
£695
Duration
4 days
Activity Level
Easy-Going
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The Gardens of Kent & Sussex with Sarah Raven (Country Living)
Limited availability
Garden Tours The Gardens of Kent & Sussex with Sarah Raven (Country Living)
Next date
16 July 2019
Price from
£1,195
Duration
4 days
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Whisky Tasting in the North of Scotland
Scenic Scottish Tours Whisky Tasting in the North of Scotland
Next date
9 October 2019
Price from
£1,195
Duration
6 days
Activity Level
Easy-Going
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Gardens of Devon and Cornwall
Garden Tours Gardens of Devon and Cornwall
Next date
3 July 2019
Price from
£1,025
Duration
6 days
Activity Level
Easy-Going
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Historic Houses of Northern Ireland
Garden Tours Historic Houses of Northern Ireland
Next date
10 October 2019
with Trevor Edwards
Price from
£795
Duration
4 days
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The Faroes (The Times)
Garden Tours The Faroes (The Times)
Next date
9 September 2019
Price from
£1,895
Duration
4 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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Gardens of Northumberland
Garden Tours Gardens of Northumberland
August 1 2019 July 26 2020
Next date
June 14 2020
Price from
£795
Duration
4 days
Activity Level
Easy-Going
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RHS Garden Bridgewater and Gardens of the North West
NEW FOR 2020
Garden Tours RHS Garden Bridgewater and Gardens of the North West
11 September 2020 18 September 2020
Next date
4 September 2020
Price from
£595
Duration
4 days
Activity Level
Easy-Going
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Private Gardens of Herefordshire
Garden Tours Private Gardens of Herefordshire
Next date
19 August 2019
Price from
£695
Duration
4 days
Activity Level
Easy-Going
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Private Gardens of East Anglia
Garden Tours Private Gardens of East Anglia
Next date
20 August 2019
Price from
£595
Duration
4 days
Activity Level
Easy-Going
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Cornwall Gardens
Garden Tours Cornwall Gardens
Next date
1 October 2019
Price from
£655
Duration
4 days
Activity Level
Easy-Going
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Battlefields of the First World War
Garden Tours Battlefields of the First World War
18 October 2019
with David MacLennan
Next date
11 October 2019
with David MacLennan
Price from
£495
Duration
4 days
Activity Level
Easy-Going
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Gardens of Kent and Sussex
Garden Tours Gardens of Kent and Sussex
24 June 2019 18 August 2019 25 June 2020 20 August 2020
Next date
28 May 2020
Price from
£795
Duration
4 days
Activity Level
Easy-Going
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Tresco's Abbey Gardens
Garden Tours Tresco's Abbey Gardens
16 September 2019 30 September 2019 4 October 2019 27 March 2020 17 April 2020 18 May 2020 14 September 2020 5 October 2020
Next date
20 September 2019
Price from
£1,095
Duration
4 days
Activity Level
Moderate
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