Itinerary
Depart for England and the “World of Coronation Street”
Meet your fellow group members at Toronto Pearson International Airport and embark on your flight to Manchester.
Cocktail Reception and Dinner
Meet your guide and driver at Manchester airport and transfer to our city centre hotel-perfectly placed for exploring the city. There’s time to settle in-rest or unpack – before we meet in the hotel restaurant for an early reception and informal meal with your Kemptville team. (D)
Manchester City Sights
We’ll enjoy the day getting to know some of Manchester’s history and hearing the story of how Coronation Street made it on air back in 1960. There’s something for everyone here - Roman fortifications, stunning civic buildings harking back to the glory of the Victorian age, modern skyscrapers. Keep a look out for the bee-the symbol of this great city. This evening will be free for you to enjoy a pint in a traditional pub or dine in one of the many city restaurants. (B)
Studio Visit!!
Start the day by visiting the old docks area of the city – now developed into a modern mix of apartments, shopping and arts venues. You’ll get free time to take in the views before we journey to the other side of the Manchester Ship Canal and enjoy a unique tour of the Coronation Street Studios. In the evening enjoy a special pub dinner with a special guest who'll tell us more about the World’s longest running TV soap. (B,A,D)
Corrie Locations + Gala Dinner
Today explore Greater Manchester- calling in at some of the sights which make this a wonderful area of England and you’ll visit many famous filming locations. Your guide will share with you lots of tales about the area – after all Mark is a Deputy Lieutenant of Greater Manchester, making him the King’s representative. After a bit of free time to rest up and pack we dress up and head to a nearby grand hotel where we say farewell to Manchester with a gala dinner with surprise VIP guest-so cameras at the ready! (B, D)
Manchester - Cardiff
Corrie Fix in hand we leave Manchester and Weatherfield, behind us and travel to the principality of Wales enjoying some stunning scenery as we go. Check into hotel during the late afternoon so that you have a free evening to explore the Welsh capital’s restaurants, pubs and entertainment venues as your wish. (B)
Cardiff + Caerphilly
Enjoy a drive around the city centre passing some of Cardiff’s most famous landmarks before heading to the nearby town of Caerphilly. Here we’ll visit the historic 13th century castle and have some free time to take in the shops and tearooms. The evening is free for you to enjoy Cardiff’s lively nightlife – or dine in the hotel at your leisure. (B,A)
Cardiff - Portmerion
Leave the city for the coast today. We’ll travel north through the beautiful Welsh countryside - enjoying a couple of stops en route - for the make-believe town of Portmeirion. This Italianate coastal town was built by Sir Clough Williams -Ellis between the 1920s and 70s using reclaimed architectural features. It is utterly charming and this is where we will be staying for next 2 nights (D)
Snowdonia
Explore the surrounding Snowdonian countryside enjoying a train ride through the hills before returning to Portmeirion giving us time to take in this historic, and scenic, village. Here Sir Noel Coward wrote Blithe Spirit, George Bernard Shaw, Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck and HG Wells visited, George Harrison celebrated his 50th birthday – and it’s where the legendary TV series The Prisoner was shot. We will enjoy a group meal in the evening. (B,A,D)
Portmerion - Chester
Leave our hotel and travel east along the north Wales coast Visiting a local Welsh slate works and taking in the stunning towns of Caernarfon and Conwy famed for their castles. We’ll check into our final hotel in the beautiful city of Chester during the late afternoon giving you time to explore before our farewell dinner in the hotel. (B,A,D).
Return to Canada
All good things come to an end and It’s time to bid farewell to Great Britain as we head to Manchester Airport for the journey back to Canada. (B)
Tour easy payment plan available in 4 easy installments – Deposit + February 28 + April 30 + June 28, 2025 – ask for details.
Initials in brackets mean:
B. = Full English Breakfast T. = Tea D. = Dinner A. = Admissions
Note: This itinerary may be subject to substitutions or changes.