Holidays 2026
Departs: Monday 12th October 2026 | 5 Days
Bournemouth, Highcliffe & Swanage
Tour Price: £579.00 per person
Your Holiday Centre
Bournemouth is among Britain's best-loved seaside towns. Its mild climate makes it a popular resort both in summer and in winter, and is well supplied with good shops, restaurants and sports and entertainment facilities. It is a town of parks and gardens and many trees. The star attraction is unquestionably its stretch of soft sandy beach. The iconic Bournemouth Pier offers all manner of seaside fun, with retro amusement arcades, colourful souvenir shops and tempting ice-cream stalls.
Tour Inclusions
- All coach travel
- 4 nights half board
- Included excursions & entrances
- Courier escorted
Special Notes
- Insurance.
- Please inform us of any special dietary needs e.g: diabetic, gluten-free, vegetarian, etc.
- Special requests are put forward to the hotel, and they will do their utmost to accommodate your needs.
- The itinerary could be subject to change.
Tour Price
- Price Per Person
- £579.00
Single Room Supplement: £Nil
Your Accommodation
Durley Dean Hotel
28 West Cliff Road, Bournemouth, Dorset BH2 5HE.
Tel: 01202 557711.
The Durley Dean Hotel is a historic Victorian townhouse hotel situated close to the beaches of Bournemouth. This 4 star hotel offers bright and modern rooms.
It has 112 bedrooms, each featuring air conditioning, a flat-screen TV, tea and coffee facilities and a work area. All rooms also have a private bathroom with a hairdryer.
There is full and complimentary access to their leisure centre facilities, including their swimming pool, sauna and fully equipped gym.
The No. 28 Restaurant at the Durley Dean Hotel is the perfect choice for your dining needs, and they provide a wide range of delicious locally sourced British Cuisine.
The Durley's lounge bar offers Dorset cream teas, beverages and snacks during the day.
The hotel is well-placed, just a short walk from the bars and shops in the town centre. A 10-minute walk brings guests to Bournemouth International Centre and the famous Bournemouth Pier.
Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Depart for Bournemouth
After all pickups are done, we make a short comfort stop if need be. We then continue our journey to Newbury for lunch. After lunch, we continue to our hotel in Bournemouth.
Day 2: Free Day
A day at leisure to do as you please.
Day 3: Swanage Railway
This morning, depart the hotel for Swanage and the Swanage Railway. This is a return journey on a 12-mile trip through beautiful Purbeck countryside and includes stunning views of the iconic remains of William the Conqueror's Corfe Castle. You have some free time in Swanage before heading off to Poole to meet the boat for your bay cruise.
Day 4: Highcliffe Castle
After Breakfast, depart the hotel and take a short drive to Highcliffe Castle. This magnificent building, once lavishly furnished in the 18th-century French style, remained a family home until the 1950s. Whilst two fires destroyed the rich interiors in the 1960s, the castle's renovated exterior is testimony to the remarkable skills of craftsmen and women who carried out a huge repair and conservation programme in the 1990s. The building's residents, among whom was Harry Gordon Selfridge, who founded the London-based department store Selfridges. Mr Selfridge lived in the castle between 1916 and 1922 and is buried with his wife at St Mark's churchyard just across the road from the castle.
This afternoon (time permitting), you head to Lymington, a coastal town which offers plenty for the visitor to the New Forest. This colourful and vibrant town is an ancient seaport with a rich maritime history, and with so much to see and do. Learn about the rich heritage of the town, enjoy some retail therapy, treat yourself to delicious food and drink and relax by the water.
Day 5: Return Home
Retracing your steps back to Kettering, making a stop at Winchester for a break. Then continue your way to Home. Should be back by late afternoon.