Gardens of Delight in Essex

GARDENS OF DELIGHT IN ESSEX

 

14 – 18 August 2022

Sunday – Thursday

5 Days

From £469

 

A summer garden holiday that takes you to some of the best gardens in Essex - a complete wallop for your senses and a cherished compendium of contrasts.

 

 

HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS

RHS Garden Hyde Hall   |   Roman Colchester   |   Beth Chatto Gardens   |   Green Island Gardens

 

DAY ONE – Arrival

We depart from your home and travel to East Anglia arriving at our hotel with time to relax before dinner this evening.

 

DAY TWO – Green Island Gardens

After a leisurely morning we have a drive to the north of Colchester and visit Green Island Gardens. This is a superbly designed garden in a 20-acre site with borders, water gardens, seaside garden, Japanese garden, gravel and extensive woodland gardens and more, all featuring unusual plants and flowers. The tearoom is a lovely place to end your visit and enjoy a cup of tea before we head back to our hotel in time to relax before dinner this evening.

 

DAY THREE – RHS Hyde Hall

Today we have a drive to the village of Rettendon, near Chelmsford. Here we visit the Royal Horticultural Society Garden at Hyde Hall. This 360-acre estate blends into the surrounding farmlands and is a garden to be enjoyed by all.

 

DAY FOUR – Colchester & Beth Chatto Gardens

For our final outing we make our way to historic Colchester for some free time and chance to obtain lunch. The oldest town in England boasts a wide “boulevard” as a main street, with many interesting pedestrian shopping malls and lanes with specialist shops. At one end of the street is beautiful Castle Park, complete with the largest Norman Keep ever constructed, riverside walks and pleasant gardens.

This afternoon we head for the Beth Chatto Gardens. Begun in 1960 from an overgrown wasteland it is now an informal garden harmonising with the surroundings.

 

DAY FIVE – Departure

After breakfast this morning we leave our hotel and make our journey home with comfort stops en route.

 

YOUR HOLIDAY INCLUDES

• Luxury coach travel

• Home pick-up

• 4 nights accommodation, dinner & breakfast

• Tea/coffee on arrival

• Admission to Green Island Gardens

• Admission to Beth Chatto Gardens

• Admission to RHS Hyde Hall.

 

BEST WESTERN MARKS TEY HOTEL, COLCHESTER

The Marks Tey Hotel offers excellent standards of accommodation. The hotel facilities include Lifestyle Health and Leisure Club with heated indoor swimming pool, sauna, steam room and gym. All bedrooms are en suite and the hotel has a lift.

 

YOUR HOLIDAY INCLUDES

Luxury coach travel

Home pick-up

4 nights accommodation, dinner & breakfast

Tea/coffee on arrival

Admission to Green Island Gardens

Admission to Beth Chatto Gardens

Admission to RHS Hyde Hall.

 

BEST WESTERN MARKS TEY HOTEL, COLCHESTER

The Marks Tey Hotel offers excellent standards of accommodation. The hotel facilities include Lifestyle Health and Leisure Club with heated indoor swimming pool, sauna, steam room and gym. All bedrooms are en suite.

 

DAYS	TOUR DATE	DEPARTS	TERMS	SUPPLEMENT
5	14 – 18 AUG 2022	SUNDAY	£469	£100 SINGLE

 

 

Rooms are allocated on a first come first served basis and are limited. If no single supplement applies this is limited to the tour single room allocation and therefore additional cost may apply.  Prices displayed are per person unless otherwise stated. If door-to-door pick-up is included there may be additional charges for out of area. Itineraries and hotel inclusions may be subject to change. Covid-19 restrictions may apply.

Marks Tey Hotel Green Island Gardens Beth Chatto Gardens RHS Hyde Hall