Heritage Touring Special Interest Breaks

Macdonald Hotels & Resorts in association with Heritage Touring are delighted to offer you a variety of short breaks based on a diverse range of themes. Heritage Touring specialise in Garden tours and also include many National Events in their programme. Most of the breaks include two or three nights dinner bed and breakfast.

You can choose from a wide range of events across the country and are sure to find something that you will enjoy regardless of the time of year.

During the past fifteen years Heritage Touring have been invited to supply our short breaks to a number of National Organisations and Associations including - the Royal Horticultural Society, English Heritage and the National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts.

Heritage Tourings team of highly skilled professional tourist guides, are also associated with a number of lecturers, all well known in their field, and some of international repute. View a full list of current tours below.

19th June 2007	Historic Private Cotswold Gardens - This two night tour based at the Macdonald Alveston Manor in Stratford will give you the opportunity to see some of the greatest gardens in the Cotswolds set in historic landscapes with its honey coloured stones villages and rolling hills there really can be no better way of appreciating what England does best! Macdonald Alveston Manor Hotel, Stratford-on-Avon
13th July 2007	Brinkburn Music Festival - Join us for a long weekend in Northumberland where we are to combine a visit to Alnwich Gardens with a day spent at the 13th Brinkburn Music Summer Festival, an outstanding classical music event set in a beautiful 12th century priory in the heart of Northumberland. Macdonald Linden Hall, Morpoet
8th August 2007	Three Choirs Festival - Join us at the Internationally renowned Three Choirs Festival, this year to be based in Gloucester and celebrating the 150th birthday of Sir Edward Elgar. Macdonald Hatherley Manor Hotel, Gloucester
20th August 2007	England VS India One Day Cricket - A wonderful opportunity to view one of the biggest games in world cricket staged at the Rose Bowl, Southampton, when it hosts England Vs India in a floodlit NatWest Series One-Day International. Macdonald Botley Park Hotel, Southampton
24th August 2007	Last night of the Edinburgh Tattoo - Enjoy the massed Pipes and Drums of the Scottish regiments at the last night of the Edinburgh Tattoo as they recreate something of the pageantry and ceremonial associated with Scottish history. Macdonald Cardrona Hotel, Peebles
26th August 2007	Frogmore- A rare opportunity to visit the rarely opened Frogmore House, Gardens and Mausoleum while based at the Savill Court hotel. Also visit the glorious Savill Gardens, and enjoy the antiquity of Dorney Court. Savill Court
28th August 2007	Final Performance of the Edinburgh Tattoo - Tickets for the FINAL PERFORMANCE of the FINAL NIGHT of the Edinburgh Tattoo are like gold dust, but we have secured an allocation for you to enjoy the massed Pipes and Drums of the Scottish regiments. Roxburghe Hotel, Edinburgh
28th August 2007	A five-night Scottish Adventure - Beginning with tea at the famous Gleneagles Hotel and travelling across Scotland via the Loch Fyne Oyster Bar and some wonderful scenery to the Braemar Gathering and Glamis Castle. From three Four-Star Macdonald Hotels
2nd October 2007	Digital Photography - Join us for two-night 'Digital Photography' break at the Macdonald Botley Park Hotel where we will provide professional tuition and hands-on experience. There will be several photographic lectures and you will be taken on two photo-shoots with one-to-one tuition in the field. Our lecturers will help you to explore your photography, examine how to improve your photographic techniques and answer any of your questions.