Sussex Spring Gardens evening entertainment
Monday 03 June 2024 to Friday 07 June 2024
£699pp
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Be quick - this tour is departing soon so we've had to release our discounted rooms back to the hotel, we'd be delighted to negotiate more - send your booking request and we'll be in touch.
Take time for a relaxing holiday at this classic Sussex resort, where listening to the band is a favourite pastime on a fine, sunny day. We’ll stay at the privately owned Best Western Lansdowne Hotel, which has been in the same family ownership since 1912. Its seafront position, overlooking the Western Lawns and Wish Tower with splendid views of the sea and Beachy Head is complimented by the personal touch that four generations of the same family ensures (much like Shaws)! The town centre and pier are both less than five minutes’ walk from the hotel. There's an open top sightseeing bus tour operating out of Eastbourne with 16 stops that you can hop on and off at. Highlights include The Pier, Lifeboat Museum, Italian Gardens, Lighthouse and Birling Gap. Click for route information and details of their 24 hour tickets. Eastbourne Bandstand have just released over 140 shows for the 2024 seasons including the return of Wednesday's traditional proms' night which culminates triumphantly in Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture accompanied by fireworks! Tickets prices from just £9 on Wed 5 June (book direct).
Southern Sussex gardens look beautiful at this time of year, and that's why we've included entry to no less than three beautiful spots. Great Dixter Gardens are a firm favourite with our customers and a place of pilgrimage for horticulturalists across the world. The wild botanic garden at Wakehurst is part of the Royal Botanic Gardens and cared for by the National Trust, click to find out about all the attractions at this special site. The family home at Penshurst Place has no less than 1 mile of yew hedging separating their beautiful 'Garden Rooms', view their interactive map to find out what you can expect and look out for the new Victorian Kitchen which opened last spring - this previously hidden area has been carefully restored to its original design.
This is always a popular location, ready our 2023 reviews: "Lovely meal and gardens at Penshurst" and "Special displays with an imaginative layout at Great Dixter".
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Tour code: A3436
Monday
Check in with tea/coffee.
Tuesday
Spend the morning on the ancient medieval streets of Rye with its cobbled alleys and relaxed atmosphere. This afternoon, visit a world-renowned place of pilgrimage for horticulturalists – Great Dixter Gardens. Enjoy the scents and scenes of The Sunk Garden, The Exotic Garden, The Peacock Garden and Topiary Lawn, to name but a few. Each garden offers a pretty view of the preserved medieval house that they surround.
Wednesday
Enjoy a day at leisure in the classic seaside resort of Eastbourne, maybe enjoy a walk into town, a stroll along the pier or an open-top sightseeing tour?
Thursday
This morning we’ll drive out via Beachy Head, to spend time in the pretty village of Alfriston where you’ll find lots of delightful shops and tea rooms along with a Grade I listed church known as ‘The Cathedral of the Downs’. Visit the wild botanic garden at Wakehurst – wander in the Himalayan inspired Westwood Valley and discover plants from all over the world in The Mansion Gardens.
Friday
The family home at Penshurst is surrounded by 50 acres of immaculate ‘Garden Rooms’, lakes and an impressive Arboretum. In early June you may be lucky enough to see the famous 100m long Peony Border erupt with colour, alongside vivid Lupins and Irises on Jubilee Walk. Finish your holiday with a two-course lunch in this stunning setting.
- 4 night stay with breakfast
- 3 course dinner with tea/coffee (min 3 choices)
- Entry to Great Dixter Gardens
- Entry to Wakehurst Place (NT)
- Entry to Penshurst Place and Gardens with lunch
- Free time in Eastbourne, Rye and Alfriston
- Two nights of live hotel entertainment
- Porterage
- Door2Door Travel (save £10pp by meeting the coach at a central departure point)
- BCH-ABTOT Financial Protection
- Pre allocated coach seat
- 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
- £5 discount for National Trust Members
- Book with just a £50pp deposit (balance due 8 weeks prior to departure)
- 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
The Lansdowne Hotel, Eastbourne 
- Seafront position, overlooking the Western Lawns and Wish Tower with views of Beachy Head
- Privately owned and looked after by the same family since 1912
- Winners of a 2023 Travellers' Choice Award from Tripadvisor (ranked within the top 10% of properties on Tripadvisor!)
- Rated 4.5/5 by Shaws customers in 2023
- Ensuite rooms with TV, radio, phone, hairdryer, WiFi and complimentary tea/coffee tray
- Restaurant, bar and lounge areas, many with sea views
- Games room
- Lift
ACCESS: Steps to the main door (wheelchair lift available), some steps to some rooms, limited walk-in showers on request, no ground floor rooms
Please ask us about sea view rooms which may be available at a supplement
