Lancashire's National Landscape eight attractions included
Monday 04 August 2025 to Friday 08 August 2025
£770pp Single supplement £168
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Why visit Lancashire? Think Lancashire, think hotpot and cheese! Whilst this friendly county is famous for traditional tasty temptations, it’s also renowned for some of the prettiest scenery in England – including the Ribble Valley inside the beautiful Forest of Bowland. The Forest of Bowland is a designated National Landscape – a place where people live, work and come to breathe. There’re many ways to enjoy this incredible landscape during this tour – by canal, by road, and by rail. Get to know the area’s industrial history with a tour of Leighton Hall (home of the famous furniture makers) and experience a glass blowing demonstration at The World of Glass.
Why visit with us? In 2024 99% of our holiday customers said they would book again and 99% also said they would recommend us to a friend. Shaws Coaches has a strong reputation for a dependable service, with a proven track record for punctuality and professionalism. Our friendly booking team and highly-rated tour drivers are ready to welcome you.
What do our customers say? “Driver was very informative and caring” • “Excellent driver ability, knowledge and service” • “Itinerary well thought out, thank you”
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Tour code: B3483
Monday
After being collected from home, get comfy in your reserved, executive class seat as you make your way to the Delta by Marriott Preston, perhaps make use of the hotel leisure facilities before dinner.
Tuesday
Follow the winding drive to Leighton Hall, the much-loved home of the Gillow furniture making family with an 800-year history. Each room, from the modest chapel to the imposing dining room is still in use and with no roped-off areas there’s so much to see! Outside, expect fine country views, colourful borders and a 19th century Walled Garden. This afternoon take a country cruise along the Lancaster Canal enjoying views of the Bowland Hills and keeping an eye (and ear) out for the resident herons, swallows, kingfishers and cormorants.
Tuesday
Ride from the market town of Bury, following the pretty River Irwell through lush green countryside, to the village of Rawtenstall on the East Lancashire Railway. From here, continue north to Oswaldtwistle Mills where over 100 retailers are uniquely housed inside a former Weaving Mill - they’ve recently enhanced the shopping experience with a huge store refit! Sit back and watch the scenery roll by on a guided coach tour through the beautiful Ribble Valley. Hear stories from one of Roman Britain’s largest ports, one of Queen Elizabeth II’s homes and even Sherlock Holmes!
Wednesday
Be blown away at The World of Glass inside the Victorian town of St Helens. Watch a glass blowing demonstration, see glass that has survived 3000 years and cross a glass bridge towards The Tank House to discover how it all began! Then, to Bolton, for a traditional fish and chip lunch before a scenic drive through the fells and moors back to the hotel, past Winter Hill and the Belmont Reservoir.
Thursday
After breakfast we’ll head home but not before pausing at RHS Bridgewater to see the most recent addition to the RHS collection in the height of summer. At the horticultural heart is an 11-acre Victorian Walled Garden – one of the largest in the UK, and look for the new Music Pavilion in the Chinese Streamside Garden.
- 4 night stay with breakfast
- 3 course dinner with tea/coffee every evening (min 3 choices plus vegetarian)
- Leighton Hall Guided Tour
- Canal Cruise
- World of Glass Entry + Glass Blowing Demo
- Fish & Chip Lunch
- Oswaldtwistle Mills Shopping Stop
- Ribble Valley Guided Coach Tour
- Journey on the East Lancashire Railway
- Entry to RHS Bridgewater
- Porterage
- All travel including home collection*
- International Passenger Protection
- Reserved coach seat
- 18kg suitcase pp
- Executive touring coach featuring a refreshment station, reclining seats, reading lights, curtains, foot and arm rests, toilet, safety belts, air suspension and individual air-flow controls
- An experienced, friendly, highly-rated and professional tour driver
- Friendly booking team on hand to answer any questions you might have in the run up to your holiday
- HALF PRICE DEPOSIT OFFER! Book before 31 July 2025 and pay just £25pp with the balance due 8 weeks prior to departure (deposit rises to £50pp thereafter)
- LOYALTY DISCOUNT! Book 3 holidays (in any calendar year) and save £15pp, book 4+ and save £20pp, just let us know in special requests that you'd like to redeem your discount
- SAVE £10PP by meeting the coach at Maxey, Stamford Bus Station or Peterborough Extra Services
- £5PP DISCOUNT for RHS Members
- *Providing you live in Bourne, Stamford, Peterborough, Uppingham, The Deepings, Spalding, Whittlesey, Oakham and most of the villages between them and Maxey (we're happy to collect from outside of our free pick-up area with a small additional charge)
Delta Hotels by Marriott Preston 
- Formerly a Victorian manor house, situated within 11 acres of manicured gardens
- Hotel refurbished in 2023
- Ensuite bedrooms with TV (and radio), hairdryer, phone, desk, ironing facilities, complimentary tea/coffee tray, bottled water and toiletries, and free WiFi
- Includes access to the Leisure Club with indoor pool, whirlpool, sauna, steam room and gym
ACCESS Lift, lots of ground floor bedrooms, rooms are shower over bath (limited rooms with easy access bathrooms) the hotel is split across multiple buildings but they are all connected internally, steps with ramps in public areas
Please ask us about upgrades which may be available at a supplement