1. The Best of the British Seaside
2011

2. Location, Location, Location
Welcome to the world of Leisureplex Hotels. Situated in stunning locations
from St. Ives to Fort William, Leisureplex offers a range of quality hotels
where prime locations and premium service come at a very affordable price.
Bringing you the best Doing things differently
of the British seaside At Leisureplex we understand that Over the years we have played
When we say our hotels enjoy the “one size doesn’t fit all.” host to millions of satisfied guests.
best possible positions in their Many come back to visit a favourite
Our hotels are as characterful,
respective resorts, we really do unique and charming as the hotel year after year and enjoy
mean just that. In most cases, the guests that visit them. So once being greeted by our friendly staff.
beach or sea front is just across you’ve chosen the resort and hotel Others prefer to meet old friends
the road with spectacular views that most suits you, we do our and new in a variety of locations,
from many rooms. very best to provide you with a sampling new hotels and new
personal service that meets your horizons but with the assurance of
You’ll find attractions and places the consistent quality for which
individual needs.
of interest all within easy reach Leisureplex hotels are famous.
and when you tire of exploring, And don’t just take our word for it.
there are welcoming bars and Leisureplex Hotels come highly In this brochure we have tried to
comfortable lounges where you recommended. Our membership provide details not just of our
can relax and watch the world of the AA helps us to guarantee hotels but also of the resorts and
go by. consistent quality but it is the the rich choice of excursion
feedback from our guests which possibilities in the surrounding
really keeps us on track. Week in area. It is easy to forget that
Reservations week out, we compile detailed Great Britain is one of the best
08451 305666 reviews of all our hotels based developed tourism destinations
on the comments, opinions and in the world with an incredible
Groups: 08451 305888
suggestions put forward by variety of things to do and places
www.leisureplex.co.uk our guests. to see.
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3. Be our guest Accommodation
From a warm welcome on arrival Most of our hotels are listed
Booking
to the very last minute of your buildings of great character and For individual bookings,
please telephone your
stay, our helpful staff will be as a result public rooms and guest
chosen hotel or complete the
on hand to make your stay bedrooms vary considerably.
Booking Form on page 41
pleasurable. However, we pride ourselves on
and forward it to the hotel.
delivering the same standards
Our quality hotels are matched by For special package rates,
throughout our hotels: clean
professional, efficient staff who please contact our
rooms, good quality décor, bright associated ABTA tour
represent the very best of the UK
modern bathrooms and attention operator, Alfa Travel, on
hospitality industry.
to the small details that make all 08451 305666 or visit the
Friendly staff are a key part of a the difference to your stay. Alfa Travel web site:
stay within our hotels and we try www.alfatravel.co.uk.
All hotels have a ballroom or large
our very hardest to ensure your The Alfa web site also
area for dancing and most have
every need is met. contains a lot of additional
comfortable lounge areas, sun
From engaging front of house hotel information and details
lounges or games areas where
staff to experienced management of late offers.
you’re free to while away the
and back of house support teams, hours. Many guest rooms boast Group Bookings
we work hard to make your stay fabulous sea views, and all are To make a booking for a
memorable. immaculately presented and group of 20 people or more,
Your comfort is paramount and provided with a bath or shower please contact our Head
at Leisureplex we’re thrilled when & WC, central heating , hair dryer, Office Groups Department
you tell us how you’ve enjoyed tea/coffee making facilities and on 08451 305888 or visit
your well earned break. television with radio channels. our web site
www.leisureplex.co.uk
which also has details of
“Great location, tasty food and very special offers and late
availability for groups.
enjoyable entertainment.”
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4. Great Dining & Entertainment
Dining at Leisureplex Here are some typical menus:
Hotels
Good food is at the heart of a
Breakfast Menu Dinner Menu
Good Morning! To Start
Leisureplex break. Well appointed Chilled Orange Juice
Tea or Coffee
dining rooms are the perfect White or Wholemeal Toast Tuna, Sweetcorn & Bean Pasta
backdrop for pleasurable with Preserves Chicken Waldorf Salad
mealtimes. *** Minestrone Soup with grated
parmesan cheese
Starters
For a more relaxed dining ***
Chilled Orange Juice Main Course
experience, all guests are
Chilled Apple Juice Home Roasted Ham
allocated individual times and all
Grapefruit segments served with (or without)
meals are waiter service, leaving Weetabix, a creamy onion sauce
you to sit back and leisurely Prunes, Grilled Rainbow Trout with
choose your next course from Cornflakes, dill butter
Rice Krispies Freshly prepared Seasonal Salad
our extensive set menus.
or Fruit & Fibre Vegetarian Option
We serve a traditional British Scotch Porridge Oats Chef’s Special of the Day
breakfast each morning to set you Please note that we use ***
semi skimmed milk. Served with Chips
up for the day. Light snacks and
*** Broccoli Florets
bar meals are available at lunch
Main Courses Buttered Broad Beans
times (packed lunches are also ***
Traditional British breakfast
available on request). Puddings
with your choice of fried,
scrambled or poached eggs & Apple & Blackberry Crumble Tart
In the evening, relax with our Double Chocolate Gateau
grilled bacon, pork sausage,
substantial menus which offer baked beans & tomato British & Continental Cheeses
plenty of choice and a selection Scotch kipper fillet with accompaniments
of wines. Ice Cream selection
***
Fruit Salad
If you have a special dietary Cold ham and cheeses ***
request then we can cater for Fresh fruit Tea or Coffee
most needs.
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5. Here to entertain you Accessibility and No smoking policy
All hotels have entertainment at clients with special Smoking is no longer permitted
least four evenings and up to six anywhere inside any of our hotels
evenings per week. All our hotels
requirements (including all hotel bedrooms) and
are large enough to provide both Our buildings are full of character smokers are only able to smoke
cosy relaxing lounge areas where and it has not always been outside the buildings.
you can enjoy a tranquil glass of possible to eliminate every
wine and fabulous entertainment potential obstacle for mobility Child reductions
rooms where you can take a spin impaired clients. However, we
Although most of our clients are
around the dance floor or enjoy pride ourselves on our service for
aged over 40, we offer substantial
the cabaret. clients with special needs and we
reductions for children at all hotels
can usually find a suitable solution.
(please see page 40).
Extensive information is available
Several of our hotels are ideal for
on our website regarding the
a traditional family seaside holiday
accessibility of both hotels and
and grandparents holidaying with
resorts and we strongly advise
their grandchildren is also a
clients to consult that information.
popular holiday option.
The key to success is tailoring
our service to your exact needs.
So if members of your party “We were very, very
have a special requirement,
impressed by the
whether it is due to a mobility
impairment or some other need, high standards of
please contact our Customer Care both the staff, and
team before you make your
booking. You can telephone
the accommodation,
on 01257 248134 or email it made for a really
care@alfatravel.co.uk. welcoming holiday.”
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6. Anchor Head Hotel
Weston-Super-Mare | Avon
Anchor Head Hotel Reservations
Claremont Crescent 01934 620880
Weston-Super-Mare, Avon BS23 2ED
Groups: 08451 305888
Tel: 01934 620880
Email: anchor@alfatravel.co.uk www.leisureplex.co.uk
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7. Somerset’s best known holiday resort
Your Hotel
Splendidly situated
overlooking Weston Bay and
close to the boating slipway
and a small beach; the
promenade walk starts
right next to the hotel.
Dining &
Entertainment
• Delightful Anchor Bar with
Your Resort Town Centre
dance floor Weston-super-Mare is situated The town centre has a
• Entertainment provided in a sheltered bay at the foot pedestrianised High Street and
most evenings of the Mendip Hills with views indoor Sovereign Shopping
• TV lounge across the Bristol Channel to Centre. Intriguing antiques,
• Superb views from all South Wales. There are many books and craftworks are
public rooms Victorian and Edwardian amongst Weston’s narrow
terraces interspersed with side streets. Bristol city centre
Bedrooms colourful parks and gardens. is just half an hour away.
• All 52 bedrooms have central Attractions include a Sea Life
heating and bath or shower & WC centre, dancing at the famous Beach & Gardens
• All rooms have tea/coffee making Winter Gardens and top class The resort’s beach and
facilities, hair dryer and TV with cabaret and big star names gardens provide an excellent
radio channels performing at the Playhouse environment for relaxation
theatre. Weston is close to with deckchairs, bowling
Additional Information the historic cities of Bath lawns and music from the
• AA 2 Star and Bristol and the resort’s bandstands. Weston’s clean,
• No smoking throughout the hotel position, nestling between the sandy beaches stretch over
• Lift to all floors (2 stairs between Mendip Hills and the Bristol a mile along the front. Its
lift and restaurant) Channel, means there is some gardens are beautifully kept
• Ground floor rooms available lovely scenery and many and are frequent contenders
• Limited free on street parking opportunities for rambling in the prestigious Britain in
and water sports. Bloom contest.
Out & About Events Nearby
• Playhouse Theatre Jun - Men’s Open Bowling Tournament • Bath
• Weston Heritage Centre Jul - Helicopter Show • Wells
• Court Farm Country Park Jul - Frome Festival • Cheddar Caves & Gorge
• Weston Helicopter Museum Aug - Women’s Open Bowling Tournament • Street
• Bishop’s Palace - Wells Nov - Weston Carnival • Taunton
• Bristol Historic Docks • Bristol
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8. Imperial Hotel
Ilfracombe | Devon
Imperial Hotel Reservations
Wilder Road 01271 862536
Ilfracombe, Devon EX34 9AL
Groups: 08451 305888
Tel: 01271 862536
Email: imperial@alfatravel.co.uk www.leisureplex.co.uk
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9. A coast of contrasts and beautiful moorland
Your Hotel
Situated in one of the best
positions in Ilfracombe,
opposite the splendid
Landmark Theatre and
Conference Centre, close to
the Tunnels Beaches and
shops and only a short
almost level walk from the
harbour.
Your Resort Town Centre
Dining & Ilfracombe is the premier The town centre provides
Entertainment resort in North Devon, situated excellent shopping
between the breathtaking opportunities with its blend
• Dance floor
scenery of Exmoor to the east of well-known high street
• Entertainment most evenings
and the spectacular beaches retailers and antique and
• Attractive cocktail bar
of Croyde and Woolacombe to gift shops.
• Television lounge and sun lounge
the west. The town nestles
Bedrooms amongst the hills of Capstone Beach & Gardens
and Hillsborough which Near to the hotel are the
• 104 rooms with central heating
overlook the picture perfect famous Tunnels Beaches and
and bath or shower & WC
harbour. There are plenty of the shingle and pebble beach
• All rooms have tea/coffee making
local shops and the regional at Wildersmouth. Further
facilities, intercom, hair dryer and
centre, Barnstaple, with its afield we find the breathtaking
TV with radio channels
remarkable Pannier Market, is beaches of Woolacombe and
Additional Information a short drive away. Boat trips Croyde. Ilfracombe has some
operate to magical Lundy delightful gardens, including
• AA 2 Star
Island and a trip to nearby Runnymede and Jubilee
• No smoking throughout the hotel
Lynton and Lynmouth - the Gardens, as well as fabulous
• Lift to all floors (stairs to some
‘Little Switzerland’ of England - walks along the coastal path.
rooms on split level floors)
with their unique connecting
• Limited on site car parking
water operated cliff railway is
• Coach parking is available a short
a “must” during your stay.
walk away (500 yards)
Out & About Events Nearby
• Landmark Theatre May - Ilfracombe Beer Festival • Lynton and Lynmouth
• Tunnels Beaches May - Walking Festival • Bideford
• Chambercombe Manor Jun - Victorian Week • Lundy Island
• Barnstaple Heritage Centre Aug - Bird Man Competition • Barnstaple
• Ilfracombe Aquarium Sep - Folk Festival • Exmoor Steam Railways
• Watermouth Castle Oct - Exmoor Food Festival • Exmoor Zoo
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10. Eliot Hotel
Newquay | Cornwall
Eliot Hotel Reservations
Edgcumbe Avenue 01637 878177
Newquay, Cornwall TR7 2NH
Groups: 08451 305888
Tel: 01637 878177
Email: eliot@alfatravel.co.uk www.leisureplex.co.uk
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11. The finest beaches in Europe
Your Hotel
Very well situated close to
Great Western and Tolcarne
beaches only a few yards
from the sea front and within
easy walking distance of the
shops and harbour.
Dining &
Entertainment
• Bar & ballroom with Your Resort Town Centre
entertainment provided Newquay is Cornwall’s Newquay has a good selection
most evenings premier holiday resort of both high street and
• Extensive lounge areas boasting some of the finest local stores. Bank Street,
• Games room coastline in Europe with no Newquay’s main high street,
• Outdoor swimming pool less than eleven beaches! The is mostly pedestrianised, with
(heated May – September) town is an ancient one - the interesting alleyways housing
‘new quay’ from which it takes little craft and antique shops.
Bedrooms its name dates back to the There is also a great variety
• 76 bedrooms with central heating fifteenth century, when it was of tea shops and cafés for
and bath or shower & WC known as ‘Towan Blystra’. a refreshing break.
• All rooms have tea/coffee making As well as being Britain’s
facilities, hair dryer and TV with surfing capital, it offers Beaches
radio channels wonderful cliff and beach Newquay beaches are
walks, a picturesque harbour numerous and varied. Tolcarne
Additional Information and a variety of activities and Great Western are the
• AA 2 Star including golf, squash, tennis, most popular, with safe
• No smoking throughout the hotel putting, bowls, surfing and bathing and golden sand.
• Lift serves most rooms although even shark fishing! There Fistral beach is a surfer’s
all floors (inc. ground floor) are split are also hidden coves and paradise and hosts many
level with some intermediate stairs atmospheric smugglers’ pubs national and international
• Large car park which are a living reminder of competitions each year.
• Coach parking available the more colourful side of
Cornwall’s history.
Out & About Events Nearby
• Newquay Zoo May - Padstow Spring Festival • Eden Project
• Lappa Valley Steam Railway May - Helston’s Flora Day • St. Ives
• Cornish Birds of Prey Centre May - Run to the Sun Festival • Penzance and Land’s End
• Trerice Jun - Royal Cornwall Show • Bodmin
• Trewithen House & Gardens Jul - Newquay Lions Carnival • Tintagel
Aug - Fowey Regatta • Lanhydrock House
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12. Cottage Hotel
St. Ives | Cornwall
Cottage Hotel Reservations
Boskerris Road 01736 795252
Carbis Bay, St. Ives, Cornwall TR26 2PE
Groups: 08451 305888
Tel: 01736 795252
Email: cottage@alfatravel.co.uk www.leisureplex.co.uk
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13. Quaint cobbled streets and breathtaking bays
Your Hotel
Situated in extensive grounds
overlooking Carbis Bay, 300
yards from the beach and
two minutes’ walk from
Carbis Bay railway station
which is a delightful 5 minute
journey from St. Ives.
Dining &
Entertainment Your Resort Town Centre
• Large ballroom with St. Ives is a strikingly The streets of St. Ives are
entertainment most evenings picturesque town with three steep, narrow and winding,
• Two bars, snooker table & glorious beaches close to with a wealth of quaint shops
TV lounge town plus the spectacular and cosy tea-rooms. St. Ives
• Outdoor swimming pool beach at Carbis Bay. Its rocky is a magnet for artists, who
(heated May - September) headlands, bustling harbour flock here to catch the town’s
• Restaurant and sun lounge have
and the remarkable quality of unique light and there are
lovely views of the bay
its light have made it a haven several galleries dotted
for artists and there are around town.
Bedrooms
numerous exhibitions and a
• 80 rooms with central heating
and bath or shower & WC
spectacular branch of the Tate Beach & Gardens
• All rooms have tea/coffee making Gallery overlooking Porthmeor The town’s beaches are
facilities, intercom, hair dryer and beach. With exclusive extensive and varied with
TV with radio channels boutiques and restaurants, Porthmeor beach providing
St. Ives is a very fashionable the surf and excitement whilst
Additional Information seaside resort, visited by the quieter beaches at the
• AA 2 Star royalty and celebrities. Despite Harbour, Porthminster and
• No smoking throughout the hotel its popularity it still retains Carbis Bay provide sheltered
• 2 lifts serve most bedrooms its old-world charm with bathing. Located just outside
(although entertainment room is innumerable antique and craft the heart of the town, Trewyn
only accessible via stairs)
shops. In short, St. Ives is the Gardens regularly win Britain
• Large car park
perfect mixture of culture and in Bloom awards for their
• Coach parking available
outstanding natural beauty. incredible floral displays.
Out & About Events Nearby
• St. Ives Leisure Centre May - Helston’s Flora Day • Land’s End
• Tate Gallery May - St. Ives Mayday Festival • Eden Project
• Flambards Village - Helston Aug - End of the Road Show • St Michael’s Mount
• Paradise Park Aug - Newlyn Fish Festival • Heligan Gardens
• Barbara Hepworth Museum Sep - St. Ives September Festival • Penzance
• Trengwainton Gardens Nov - Writing on the Wind • Scilly Isles
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14. Madeira Hotel
Falmouth | Cornwall
Madeira Hotel Reservations
Cliff Road, Falmouth, 01326 313531
Cornwall TR11 4NY
Groups: 08451 305888
Tel: 01326 313531
Email: madeira@alfatravel.co.uk www.leisureplex.co.uk
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15. Cornwall’s sailing capital, awash with Atlantic light
Your Hotel
Beautifully situated on the
sea front with attractive
gardens and splendid views
to Pendennis Castle and
across Falmouth Bay.
Dining &
Entertainment
• Restaurant with large dance floor
and entertainment most evenings Your Resort Town Centre
• Oak panelled cocktail bar Falmouth boasts one of the Falmouth is well-known for
• Sun lounges with large picture highest average sunshine its fascinating mixture of
windows overlooking the sea records in Britain and in winter buildings and shops which
has a climate comparable to vary from modern stores to
Bedrooms that of the Mediterranean. much older listed buildings,
• 50 rooms with individual heating Located at the southern end of often occupied by antique
and bath or shower & WC the Fal estuary, it has beautifully and craft shops, which lie in
• All rooms have tea/coffee making laid out exotic gardens, a large picturesque alleyways leading
facilities, hair dryer and TV with vibrant harbour and a Tudor down to the harbour.
radio channels castle overlooking the bay.
Other attractions include a Beach & Gardens
Additional Information growing arts centre and the Castle Beach lies directly
• AA 2 Star state-of-the-art National in front of the hotel and
• No smoking throughout the hotel Maritime Museum, which Gyllyngvase Beach is a five
• Lift to all floors documents Falmouth’s historic minute walk away. Falmouth’s
• Large car park Cornish past and plays host gardens, which are dotted
• Coach parking available to the town’s cultural events. around the town include a
Further up the Fal estuary, the sprinkling of sub-tropical
riverside is interspersed with plants and provide an
tiny villages and hamlets, excellent backdrop for
creeks and coves which may reflection and relaxation.
be seen by taking a cruise on
the River Fal.
Out & About Events Nearby
• Falmouth Art Gallery May - Fal River Festival • St Mawes
• Pendennis Castle May - Helston’s Flora Day • Fowey
• National Maritime Museum Aug - Falmouth week • Trevarno Estate Gardens
• Glendurgan Gardens Sep - Truro Carnival • Eden Project
• Trebah Gardens • Heligan Gardens
• National Seal Sanctuary • Roseland Peninsula
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16. Regina Hotel
Torquay | South Devon
Regina Hotel Reservations
Victoria Parade 01803 292904
Torquay, South Devon TQ1 2BE
Groups: 08451 305888
Tel: 01803 292904
Email: regina@alfatravel.co.uk www.leisureplex.co.uk
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17. Queen of the English Riviera
Your Hotel
Wonderfully situated on
the harbour-side, with the
principal shops and theatre
a gentle stroll away. Part of
the Regina is particularly
interesting as the home for
three years of the poet,
Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
Dining & Your Resort and beautiful footbridge
across the inner harbour.
Entertainment Torquay is one of Britain’s
most famous resorts, situated
• Bar lounge with dance floor and Town Centre
entertainment most evenings at the heart of 22 miles of
The heart of the town is the
• Newly refurbished lounge bar unspoilt coastline known as
harbour which has many
looking out on to the lively harbour the ‘English Riviera’ because
shops along its edges.
• Air conditioned restaurant of its mild climate, sparkling
The town is hilly but the
blue waters, blue-flag
location of the Regina Hotel
Bedrooms beaches, attractive gardens
is on the flat harbourside and
• 68 bedrooms with central heating and palm tree lined seafront.
the shops, promenade and
and bath or shower & WC Torquay has been fashionable
Pavilion Theatre are all a level
• All rooms have tea/coffee making since Victorian times and is
walk from here.
facilities, hair dryer and TV with the former home of Elizabeth
Barrett Browning as well as
radio channels Beaches &
crime author Agatha Christie.
Additional Information It offers variety, day and night,
Gardens
from its bustling harbour and Torbay has excellent bathing
• AA 2 Star
• No smoking throughout the hotel marina to its exclusive shops, beaches at Babbacombe,
• Lift serves most rooms (except sophisticated restaurants and Torre Abbey and Paignton.
Barrett Browning’s former house) bars. Torquay’s new multi- Torre Abbey Gardens make a
• Limited car parking with public million pound waterfront pleasant walk along the sea
car park across the road provides a continental front from the hotel.
atmosphere with its attractive
cafes and shops, luxury yachts
Out & About Events Nearby
• Babbacombe Model Village May - Brixham Heritage Festival • Exeter
• Torquay Museum Jun - All Saints’ Festival of the Sea • Plymouth
• Bygones Victorian Museum Jul - Torbay Carnival • South Devon Railway
• Oldway Mansion & Gardens Aug - Torbay Week • Paignton
• Cockington Sep - Agatha Christie Festival • Teignmouth
• Living Coast • Dartmoor
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18. Cavendish Hotel
Exmouth | Devon
Cavendish Hotel Reservations
The Esplanade 01395 272528
Exmouth, Devon EX8 1BE
Groups: 08451 305888
Tel: 01395 272528
Email: cavendish@alfatravel.co.uk www.leisureplex.co.uk
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19. Two miles of golden sands and a World Heritage Coast
Your Hotel
This delightful hotel is
wonderfully situated on
the level seafront next to
Exmouth’s fine golden
sands, a few minutes’
walk from the shops.
Dining &
Entertainment
• Bar lounge with dance floor &
Your Resort Town Centre
entertainment most evenings Exmouth developed as a resort Exmouth has good shopping
• Large screen TV lounge & games in Georgian times and was with an indoor market and a
room with snooker & darts once probably the most select pedestrianised high street,
• Quiet lounge with sea views resort in Britain. Today it as well as Georgian pubs
offers golden sands, colourful and high quality restaurants
Bedrooms gardens and a bustling harbour serving a variety of local and
• 76 rooms with central heating side. Its two mile long international dishes. The newly
and bath or shower and WC promenade provides a range developed yacht harbour and
• All rooms have tea/coffee making of activities from boating, railway station are both within
facilities, hair dryer and TV with amusements and crazy golf to a few minutes’ walk of the
radio channels dancing and entertainment at Cavendish Hotel.
the Exmouth Pavilion. There
Additional Information are boat trips along the estuary Beach & Gardens
• AA 2 Star and riverside pubs, as well as a Exmouth’s sandy beach is
• No smoking throughout the hotel miniature railway and Country directly across the road from
• Lift serves most rooms (a few Life centre. The coast from the Cavendish Hotel. There are
stairs to some rooms on split Exmouth to Dorset has been well kept parks just a short
level floors. 4th floor not served) officially ranked alongside the walk away, including the
• Extensive car parking Grand Canyon and Great Strand Gardens and Manor
Barrier Reef as one of the Gardens, both well-known for
natural wonders of the world. their beautiful floral displays.
Out & About Events Nearby
• The World of Country Life May - Exmouth Festival • Sidmouth
• Exmouth Museum Jul - Exmouth Summer Funtime • Seaton
• Beer Quarry Caves Aug - Sidmouth Folk Week • Exeter
• Knightshayes Court Oct - Exmouth Winter Parade • Torquay
• Bicton Gardens Dec - New Year’s Eve Fancy • Lyme Regis
• Exmouth model railway Dress Parade • Teignmouth & Dawlish
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20. Devon Towers
Bournemouth | Dorset
Devon Towers Hotel Reservations
58-62 St.Michael’s Road 01202 553863
Bournemouth, Dorset BH2 5ED
Groups: 08451 305888
Tel: 01202 553863
Email: devontowers@alfatravel.co.uk www.leisureplex.co.uk
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21. England’s most international resort
Your Hotel
Ideally situated on the West
Cliff, a short walk from the
sea front, International
Centre, shops and pier.
Dining &
Entertainment
• Spacious entertainment room
with dance floor where
entertainment is provided most Your Resort Town Centre
evenings Bournemouth is superbly The Avenue shopping centre
• Attractive entrance lounge situated on the sunny south has a number of department
• Delightful bar lounge with TV coast on top of spectacular stores and High Street names,
chalk cliffs which overlook its whilst Westover Road,
Bedrooms golden sands. It is probably known as the ‘Bond Street of
• 60 bedrooms with individual Britain’s most international Bournemouth’, has a selection
heating and bath or shower & WC resort with a cosmopolitan of boutiques and smaller
• All rooms have tea/coffee making atmosphere, attractive retailers along a stylish tree-
facilities, hair dryer and TV with boulevards and lively street lined boulevard.
radio channels cafés. A recent addition is the
‘Bournemouth Eye’, a tethered Beach & Gardens
Additional Information balloon which rises to 160 Bournemouth offers seven
• AA 2 Star metres over the magnificent miles of clean, safe Blue
• No smoking throughout the hotel Gardens, giving a bird’s eye Flag bathing beaches.
• Lift to all floors view of the town. There are Bournemouth’s award-winning
• Limited car parking many outstanding attractions gardens include the Lower
• Coach parking available nearby including museums, an art Gardens, Boscombe’s
gallery, two piers and a wealth Italianate Gardens, with
of evening entertainment Roman-style colonnades,
ranging from world class and the Alum Chine gardens,
classical music to top name which occupy a superb cliff-
summer shows. top position.
Out & About Events Nearby
• Oceanarium Jun - Bournemouth Live • Weymouth
• Bournemouth Eye Jun - Wimborne Folk Festival • Poole
• Bournemouth International Centre Jul - Bournemouth Carnival • Salisbury
• Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Aug - Flowers by Candelight • Wimborne Minster
• Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum Sep - Great Dorset Steam Fair • New Forest & Beaulieu
• Compton Acres • Stonehenge
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22. Bayshore Hotel
Sandown | Isle of Wight
Bayshore Hotel Reservations
12-16 Pier Street 01983 403154
Sandown, Isle Of Wight PO36 8JX
Groups: 08451 305888
Tel: 01983 403154
Email: bayshore@alfatravel.co.uk www.leisureplex.co.uk
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23. Magnificent seaside and unspoilt countryside
Your Hotel
Situated in a magnificent
position on the seafront,
opposite the beach and pier
and close to the shopping
centre.
Dining &
Entertainment
• Large dance floor where
entertainment is provided most Your Resort Roman Villa complete with
mosaic floors.
evenings The Isle of Wight has superb
sandy beaches, stunning
• Cocktail bar and restaurant Town Centre
overlooking the sea countryside and exhilarating
Regular markets take place
• TV lounge and sun lounge coastal walks. Sandown
on Sunday and Monday in
overlooking the sea became fashionable in the
summer to supplement
• Games room including table Victorian period and today
Sandown’s shops, cafés
tennis and pool remains the island’s principal
and restaurants.
resort offering a wealth of
Bedrooms entertainment. It has an
Beach & Gardens
• 80 bedrooms with central heating excellent beach and is
Sandown boasts a clean,
and bath or shower & WC surrounded by a varied
safe and extensive beach
• All rooms have tea/coffee making landscape of gentle downs
with miles of golden sands.
facilities, hair dryer and TV with and majestic cliffs. Other
Its esplanades and seawall
radio channels attractions include the pier,
walks stretch from Yaverland
which is right in front of our
southwards through Lake to
Additional Information hotel, Brown’s Pleasure Park,
Shanklin Chine. Its gardens
• AA 2 Star the award-winning Big Cat
include Los Altos, Sandham
• No smoking throughout the hotel Sanctuary and the Museum of
Grounds and the delightful
• Lift serves most rooms although Geology. Dinosaur Isle offers
clifftop garden at Ferncliff.
all rooms are split level with a life-like dinosaur models and
few stairs skeletons and is popular with
• Nearby pay & display car parking all ages. Nearby Brading has
Wax and Doll Museums and a
Out & About Events Nearby
• Amazon World Jun - Isle of Wight Festival • Ryde • Alum Bay
• Isle of Wight Natural History Centre Aug - Isle of Wight Walking Festival • Osbourne House
• Brading Roman Villa Aug - Skandia Cowes Week • Shanklin Chine
• Tiger & Big Cat Sanctuary Aug - Garlic Festival • Isle of Wight
• Dinosaur Isle Aug - Isle of Wight Scooter Rally Steam Railway
• Heights Leisure Centre • Carisbrooke Castle
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24. Royal Norfolk Hotel
Bognor Regis | West Sussex
Royal Norfolk Hotel Reservations
The Esplanade, Bognor Regis, 01243 826222
West Sussex PO21 2LH
Groups: 08451 305888
Tel: 01243 826222
Email: royalnorfolk@alfatravel.co.uk www.leisureplex.co.uk
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25. Quintessential English landscapes and brilliant seascapes
Your Hotel
This magnificent Georgian
hotel is situated on the sea
front, very close to the pier
and a short walk from the
shops.
Dining &
Entertainment
• Nelson’s Restaurant looks out
across the hotel’s gardens to the Your Resort Town Centre
sea Bognor Regis is one of The town centre shops are
• Cocktail bar England’s oldest resorts approximately 10 minutes’
• Goodwood Suite also has a bar having begun its walk from the hotel and the
where entertainment is provided transformation from fishing pier is just 250 metres away.
• Flexible function and meeting village to seaside resort in The famous Butlins Resort is
rooms the 1780s. Its long flat sea the largest holiday centre in
front is perfect for that the south of England and
Bedrooms most traditional of seaside welcomes day visitors.
• 43 bedrooms with central heating occupations – strolling along
& bath or shower & WC the prom! There are traditional Beach & Gardens
• All rooms have tea/coffee making rides and amusements and The hotel looks over its own
facilities, intercom, trouser press, some delightful parks and extensive gardens on to the
hair dryer & TV gardens. There are many lively beach which is predominantly
sea front cafes, bars and pubs pebbly with clean and inviting
Additional Information which give it a very relaxed waters. There is an attractive
• AA Grading Awaited atmosphere. The surrounding promenade separate from
• No Smoking throughout the hotel countryside is full of interest – the road which makes
• Lift serves most rooms (although just a few miles inland are walking along the prom a real
there are stairs between some some of England’s finest pleasure! Nearby Hotham Park
rooms and the lift) stately homes and of provides lots of amenities
• Extensive car and coach parking course the spectacular South and is a delightful spot to
Downs – England’s newest spend an afternoon.
National Park.
Out & About Events Nearby
• Bentley Motor Museum May - Aug Glyndebourne Festival • Worthing • Brighton
• Portsmouth Historic Dockyard May - Oct Chichester Festival • Portsmouth • Arundel
• Arundel Castle & Gardens July - Goodwood Festival of Speed • Chichester
• Amberley Heritage Museum July - Glorious Goodwood • Isle of Wight
• Chichester Cathedral Sep - Bognor Regis Seaside Festival • Hever Castle
• Goodwood House Sep -Goodwood Revival • Sheffield Park Gardens
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26. Queens Hotel
Eastbourne | East Sussex
Queens Hotel Reservations
Marine Parade 01323 722822
Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 3DY
Groups: 08451 305888
Tel: 01323 722822
Email: queens@alfatravel.co.uk www.leisureplex.co.uk
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27. Elegant gardens and a wealth of excursions
Your Hotel
This magnificent Victorian
hotel is situated in an
outstanding position
overlooking the pier.
Dining &
Entertainment
• Princes Suite with its own bar
where entertainment is provided
most evenings Your Resort Town Centre
• Cocktail bar, snooker room, sun Eastbourne is one of Britain’s Shoppers find high street
lounge and two restaurants more elegant resorts, enjoying names amongst the town’s
• Excellent function facilities a glorious sunny location on flower-lined pedestrianised
the south coast in the shelter streets and its main indoor
Bedrooms of Beachy Head. It has five centre, the Arndale Centre.
• 125 bedrooms with central miles of promenade and the Little Chelsea Quarter sells
heating and bath or shower & WC famous Carpet Gardens line antiques, hand-made furniture,
• All rooms have tea/coffee making the seafront. Activities include jewellery and ceramics.
facilities, intercom, hair dryer and bowls, museums, cinemas
TV with radio channels and dancing at the Winter Beach & Gardens
Gardens. Beachy Head has Eastbourne has clean, inviting
Additional Information panoramic views, from beaches, predominantly of
• AA 2 Star Brighton in the west to shingle leading to sand at low
• No smoking throughout the hotel Dungeness in Kent in the east. tide, which offer excellent
• Two lifts serve all floors (although This Area of Outstanding bathing. Its award-winning
the ground and lower ground Natural Beauty is close to the gardens range from the
floors are split level and some historical sites of Hastings and striking Carpet Gardens along
stairs are unavoidable) Battle and a short drive from the sea-front, to the rockery of
• Extensive car parking lively Brighton. There’s plenty Helen Gardens and the shingle
• Coach parking available to do with excellent shops, based Sovereign Park with its
museums, shows, concerts, 130 different species of wild
cinema and dancing as well as flowers.
outstanding sports facilities.
Out & About Events Nearby
• Allchorn Pleasure Boats Bandstand Events • Hever Castle • Brighton
• Sovereign Harbour Marina May - Magnificent Motors • Kent and East Sussex
• Eastbourne Miniature Steam Railway Aug - Eastbourne Air Show Railway
• ‘How We Lived Then’ Shop Museum Aug - Medieval Festival • Leeds Castle
• Observatory Science Centre Sep - Eastbourne Victorian Festival • Hastings & Battle
- Hailsham Oct - Eastbourne Beer Festival • Sheffield Park Gardens
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28. New Beach Hotel
Great Yarmouth | Norfolk
New Beach Hotel Reservations
67 Marine Parade 01493 332300
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR30 2EJ
Groups: 08451 305888
Tel: 01493 332300
Email: newbeach@alfatravel.co.uk www.leisureplex.co.uk
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29. East Anglia’s liveliest resort
Your Hotel
Situated in Great Yarmouth’s
most central and lively
location, on the sea front
opposite Britannia Pier and
adjacent to the shops and
resort amenities.
Dining &
Entertainment
• Entertainment most evenings
Your Resort Town Centre
• Spacious cocktail bar/lounge Described by Charles Dickens The main shopping streets,
• Magnificent restaurant with large as “...the finest place in found just off the ancient
dance floor the universe” today Great harbour, offer high street
Yarmouth is East Anglia’s top stores and traditional seaside
Bedrooms seaside venue. Set on 15 shops; there is excellent
• 75 bedrooms with central heating miles of wide, flat golden sand variety and quality to keep
and bath or shower & WC with sunny dry weather and a shoppers happy. There is a
• All rooms have tea/coffee making lively promenade, it offers a large open air market.
facilities, intercom, hair dryer and huge range of entertainment,
TV with radio channels sports and shopping. There Beach & Gardens
are two piers, a Model Village, Great Yarmouth boasts 15
Additional Information Butterfly Centre and a ’Sea miles of safe golden sands
• AA 2 Star Life Centre’. Stroll along the which have won several
• No smoking throughout the hotel prom or catch the unique awards for cleanliness. The
• Small lift serves most rooms horse-drawn landaus. At night attractive Anchor Garden, so
• On street car parking can be the resort is illuminated called because of its huge
arranged at no extra charge if and renowned for it’s live anchor shaped flowerbed, and
booked in advance entertainment with a wide St. Georges Park both provide
variety of shows and concerts. seating for a quiet moment of
rest and relaxation.
(Note that it can be quite lively in the street
outside the sea facing rooms.)
Out & About Events Nearby
• Thrigby Wildlife Gardens Jul - Lowestoft Sea Front Air Festival • Norwich
• Merrivale Model Village Jul - Royal Norfolk Show • Suffolk Villages
• Great Yarmouth Pottery Aug - Great Yarmouth Maritime Festival • Norfolk Broads
• Sea Life Centre Aug - Great Yarmouth Carnival Procession • Lowestoft
• Race Course Aug & Sep - Festival of Bowls
• Greyhound Stadium
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30. Hotel De Paris
Cromer | Norfolk
Hotel De Paris Reservations
High Street 01263 513141
Cromer, Norfolk NR27 9HG
Groups: 08451 305888
Tel: 01263 513141
Email: deparis@alfatravel.co.uk www.leisureplex.co.uk
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31. Victorian charm a mid flint cottages and unspoilt beaches
Your Hotel
A delightful and unusual hotel,
occupying the finest position
in Cromer, close to the shops
and historic parish church and
directly overlooking the pier
and beach.
Dining &
Entertainment
• Delightful restaurant with small
Your Resort Town Centre
dance floor Cromer was once a small The quaint narrow streets are
• Entertainment most evenings fishing village but in the home to some delightfully
• Attractive reception lounge and Victorian period it was atmospheric pubs and the
cocktail bar patronised by royalty and many shops sell all manner of
• Games room and TV room became a distinctly upper class goods, from household items
• Excellent views from most holiday resort. Today, it is full of to the delicious Cromer crabs
bedrooms character with narrow, twisting for which the town is well
streets and a lively promenade known.
Bedrooms overlooking its predominantly
• 61 bedrooms with central heating sandy beach. Colourful gardens Beach & Gardens
and bath or shower & WC offer quiet relaxation but if you Cromer’s sand and shingle
• All rooms have tea/coffee making are feeling energetic there are beach is popular with both
facilities, hair dryer and TV with leisure facilities including bathers and surfers and offers
radio channels bowling greens, tennis courts, clean waters and safe bathing.
squash and golf. The famous The pretty gardens along the
Additional Information Pier Pavilion puts on a unique cliff are well stocked and also
• AA 2 Star summer show. The Norfolk feature pitch and putt and the
• No smoking throughout the hotel countryside with its leafy lanes bowling green.
• Lift (few stairs to some rooms) and flint cottages is a delight
• Limited car parking and you are never far away
• Coach parking available from the remarkable
Norfolk Broads.
Out & About Events Nearby
• The Pavilion Theatre & Cromer Pier May - Folk on the Pier • Great Yarmouth
• Cromer Museum Jul - Royal Norfolk Show • Norwich
• Felbrigg Hall Jul - Sheringham Beer Festival • Bure Valley Railway
• Hillside Horse and Pony Sanctuary Aug - Cromer Carnival Week • Blickling Hall
• Lifeboat Museum Sep - Great Yarmouth • Thursford Collection
• Royal Cromer Golf Club Maritime Festival • Sheringham
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32. Cumberland Hotel
Scarborough | North Yorkshire
Cumberland Hotel Reservations
Belmont Road, Scarborough 01723 361826
North Yorkshire YO11 2NB
Groups: 08451 305888
Tel: 01723 361826
Email: cumberland@alfatravel.co.uk www.leisureplex.co.uk
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33. Britain’s oldest resort, the gem of the Yorkshire coast
Your Hotel
Very well situated on the
South Cliff a few minutes
walk from the Spa complex,
beach and town centre with
excellent views of the town
from the north facing rooms.
This excellent hotel has
recently been extensively
refurbished.
Your Resort Town Centre
Dining & Scarborough is arguably Scarborough offers a very
Entertainment Britain’s oldest seaside resort - wide range of shops of all
it was a resort more than shapes and sizes. The
• Bar lounge with dance floor
a century before Regency Brunswick Shopping Centre
where entertainment is provided
Brighton. It has two bays has a great selection of high
most evenings
divided by a rugged headland street names. Bar Street,
• Attractive restaurant
on which sit the remains of a charming cobbled area,
• Quiet lounge
a medieval castle. The busy is traffic-free and offers a
Bedrooms harbour is home to a welter of selection of smaller shops.
fishing boats and there are the
• 86 bedrooms with central heating
usual seaside pursuits a-plenty Beach & Gardens
and bath or shower & WC
on the South Bay promenade Scarborough offers two
• All rooms have tea/coffee making
which leads to the Spa sheltered bays of golden
facilities, hair dryer and TV
Complex, close to our hotel. sand which are ideal for safe
Additional Information The steep hillsides are bathing. This premier floral
beautifully landscaped and resort has a number of
• AA 2 Star
there are many attractive parks stunning gardens, in particular
• No smoking throughout the hotel
and gardens. There are lots of South Cliff and the remarkable
• Lift (few stairs to some rooms)
shops, restaurants and cafés Peasholm Park with its oriental
• On street car parking using
and of course the famous influences.
complimentary permit available
Stephen Joseph Theatre.
at reception
Out & About Events Nearby
• Eden Camp Apr - Scarborough Dance Festival • Whitby
• Sea Life Centre and Marine Sanctuary May - Continental Market • York
• Scarborough Bowls Centre Jul - Scarborough Fayre • Bridlington
• Stephen Joseph Theatre Aug - Whitby Regatta • Beverley
• Market Hall & Vaults Sep - Scarborough Jazz Festival • Castle Howard
• Scarborough Millenium • Hull & The Deep Aquarium
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34. Hydro Hotel
Llandudno | Gwynedd
Hydro Hotel Reservations
Neville Crescent 01492 870101
Llandudno, Gwynedd LL30 1AS
Groups: 08451 305888
Tel: 01492 870101
Email: hydro@alfatravel.co.uk www.leisureplex.co.uk
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35. Elegant boulevards between mountains and sea
Your Hotel
Ideally placed on the sea
front, close to the Aberconwy
Centre and a short walk
from Llandudno’s wonderful
shops, the Pier and Happy
Valley gardens.
Dining &
Entertainment
• Large entertainment suite with Your Resort Town Centre
dance floor and entertainment Lying on a peninsula between The town centre consists
most evenings the Great Orme and Little of carefully preserved
• Superb “Looking Glass” bar with Orme Heads, Llandudno has architecture within a superb
views over the bay two great beaches. The natural setting. The Victorian
• Sun lounges and games room shingly North Shore (outside Shopping Centre is one of
with snooker our hotel) is the busier of the the largest indoor shopping
two with its Victorian Pier, boat centres in Wales, offers
Bedrooms trips, donkey rides and much quality, value and award-
• 120 bedrooms with central more. The sandy west shore winning restaurants.
heating and bath or shower & WC is quieter with spectacular
• All rooms have tea/coffee making views of nearby Snowdonia. Beach & Gardens
facilities, hair dryer and TV with A Victorian tramway and cable The resort has two superb
radio channels car offer routes to the summit bathing beaches and
of Great Orme with its spectacular gardens. The lively
Additional Information fabulous views and fascinating north shore has a shingle
• AA 2 Star wildlife. Llandudno is Wales’ beach and Victorian pier whilst
• No smoking throughout the hotel largest and most elegant the west shore boasts golden
• Lift serves most floors (split level resort offering tree lined sands and panoramic views.
floors mean some stairs to most streets and elegant shops.
rooms) There are two golf courses,
• Some ground floor rooms available bowling greens, art galleries,
• Car parking exhibitions and theatre
• Coach parking available
at Venue Cymru.
Out & About Events Nearby
• Great Orme Bronze Age May - Llandudno Transport Festival • Llangollen
Copper Mines May - Llandudno Victorian Extravaganza • Caernarfon
• Alice in Wonderland Centre Jul - Llangollen International Eisteddfod • Betws-y-Coed
• Welsh Mountain Zoo Jul - Llangollen Fringe Festival • Conwy Castle
• Great Orme Tramway Jul - Victorian Week • Anglesey
• Bodnant Gardens Aug - Conwy River Festival • Bangor
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36. George IV Hotel
Criccieth | Gwynedd
George IV Hotel Reservations
21-25 High Street 01766 522168
Criccieth, Gwynedd LL52 0BS
Groups: 08451 305888
Tel: 01766 522168
Email: georgeiv@alfatravel.co.uk www.leisureplex.co.uk
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37. The Pearl of Wales on the shores of Snowdonia
Your Hotel
This atmospheric hotel is
situated on the High Street
in the centre of Criccieth
with magnificent views
towards the sea and castle
from many bedrooms.
Dining &
Entertainment
• Attractive restaurant
Your Resort Town Centre
• Delightful cocktail bar Criccieth lies on the south Criccieth has a selection of
• Entertainment room with coast of the Llyn Peninsula, family run shops and some
additional bar and a cosy lounge where the edge of Snowdonia good pubs and restaurants.
National Park meets the sea, There is plenty of parking
Bedrooms with spectacular views over and some pleasant walks
• 47 bedrooms with central heating Cardigan Bay. The medieval around town.
and bath or shower & WC (most castle, originally Welsh but
have bath & shower) later taken and reinforced by Beach & Gardens
• All rooms have tea/coffee making the Normans, dominates the Criccieth boasts two Blue Flag
facilities, intercom, hair dryer and town. The castle headland beaches which are clean and
TV with radio channels divides the seafront into two safe for families. There is a
with a pebbly bay to the west range of watersports such
Additional Information and a sheltered mainly sandy as sailing and fishing and the
• AA 2 Star bay to the east. This area of area is also renowned for its
• No smoking throughout the hotel Wales is ideal for walking, spectacular sunsets. Due to
• Lift serves first and second floors from the gentle rolling hills of its temperate climate, the
(not third floor) the Llyn Peninsula in the west town is awash with floral
• Ample car parking to the soaring majesty of colour almost all year round.
• Coach parking available Snowdonia in the east with
delightful gardens and castles
at every turn.
Out & About Events Nearby
• Criccieth Castle Apr - Academi ty Newydd Festival • Snowdonia National Park
• The Lloyd George Museum May & Jun - Criccieth Fair Days • Portmeirion Village
• Brynkir Woollen Mill Jun - Criccieth Festival • Porthmadog
• Porthmadog Maritime Museum Sep - Barmouth Walking Festival • Llechwedd Slate Caverns
• Welsh Highland Railway • Harleach
• Dolgellau
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38. Seabank Hotel
Porthcawl | Glamorgan
Seabank Hotel Reservations
Esplanade, Porthcawl 01656 782261
Mid Glamorgan CF36 3LU
Groups: 08451 305888
Tel: 01656 782261
Email: seabank@alfatravel.co.uk www.leisureplex.co.uk
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39. The heart of the South Wales Heritage Coast
Your Hotel
This landmark building
commands coastal views to
the east, south and west, yet
is only a short walk from the
centre of Porthcawl.
Dining and
Entertainment
• Attractive restaurant
• Spacious split level cocktail bar Your Resort Atlantic swell ensures there is
often excellent surfing.
lounge Porthcawl lies on a beautiful
stretch of coast with sandy
• Large entertainment room with Town Centre
additional bar beaches and rocky cliffs, yet
The town centre is just a short
• Two small lounges with sea is only a short drive from the
walk from the hotel and has
views fascinating cities of Cardiff and
a variety of attractive shops.
• Two conference rooms Swansea. It is famous for its
Nearby Bridgend offers a
many golf courses including
wide selection of shops and a
Bedrooms the world famous Royal
designer outlet shopping mall.
• 67 bedrooms with central heating Porthcawl. A rocky promontory
The striking Grand Pavilion
& bath or shower & WC (4 have with spectacular sea views
was originally designed as a
shower & WC but no bath) separates the golf course
Palm Court but today offers a
• All rooms have tea/coffee making from the main part of the town
wide variety of top class
facilities, intercom, trouser press, including the harbour and
entertainment including
hair dryer & TV the expansive sandy beach
theatre, comedy, variety
to the east behind which lies
and musicals.
Additional Information a fairground with a variety of
rides and amusements. There
• AA 2 Star Beach & Gardens
• No Smoking throughout the hotel is an attractive high street
Porthcawl has several beaches
• Lift serves most rooms (few with numerous shops and
and some lovely countryside
stairs to some front rooms) the fascinating Grand Pavilion
walks. The town is well kept
• Ample car and coach parking offers theatre and a pleasant
and there is a small harbour.
bar. There is good bathing
from several beaches and the
Out & About Events Nearby
• Swansea National Waterfront Museum Apr - Porthcawl Jazz Festival • Tenby • Swansea • Cardiff
• Kenfig National Nature Reserve Jul - Porthcawl Carnival • Barry Island • Laugharne
• Numerous golf courses Jul – Bridgend County Show • St. Fagan’s National History
• Kidwelly Industrial Museum Aug - Porthcawl Sea Festival Museum
• National Botanic Gardens Sep - Porthcawl Elvis Festival • Brecon Beacons
• Gower Peninsula • Blaenavon World Heritage Site
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40. Selborne Hotel
Dunoon | Argyll
Selborne Hotel Reservations
Clyde Street 01369 702761
Dunoon, Argyll PA23 7HT
Groups: 08451 305888
Tel: 01369 702761
Email: selborne@alfatravel.co.uk www.leisureplex.co.uk
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41. A window on the outstanding scenery of the Highlands
Your Hotel
Superbly situated looking
south across the Clyde with
pleasant lawns reaching
down to the promenade and
water’s edge. All the public
rooms and many of the
bedrooms offer uninterrupted
views of the river which is a
constant source of interest.
Your Resort to Dunoon. Nearby sports
facilities include an indoor
Dining & Set in Scotland’s first National
swimming pool, bowling
Entertainment Park, Dunoon is two great
greens, tennis courts and golf
resorts in one: a traditional
• Bar lounge with dance floor courses. There is a cinema
loch-side resort with
where entertainment is provided and in the season, a range of
marvellous waterside views.
most evenings entertainment at the Queens
• Ground floor areas have recently and plenty of amenities and a
Hall. The resort stages
been extensively refurbished and base from which to explore
international jazz and dance
include a TV lounge, bar lounge, the rugged mountains of
festivals and hosts the
quiet lounge and games room Argyll - some of the most
Cowal Highland Gathering,
spectacular scenery in
the biggest highland
Bedrooms Scotland. It has lovely
games festival.
• 98 bedrooms with central heating gardens, the remains of a
castle, a four mile promenade
and bath or shower & WC Town Centre
• All rooms have tea/coffee making and a 19th Century pier with
Dunoon has one of the
facilities hair dryer and TV with panoramic views across the
largest town centres in the
radio channels Clyde. Pleasure cruises run
area. Its main street is filled
• Some ground floor rooms throughout the summer
with shops selling an array
months sailing to destinations
Additional Information of goods, from fresh bakery
ranging from Loch Goil to
items to outdoor clothing.
• AA 2 Star Arran. You may even catch the
• No smoking throughout the hotel last sea-going paddle steamer
• Lift serves almost all rooms in the world, the Waverley,
• Car and coach parking available which is still a regular visitor
Out & About Events Nearby
• Benmore Botanic Gardens Apr - May Bute Jazz Festival • Inveraray Castle & Jail
• Queen’s Halls Jun - Arts Feast Cowal • Helensburgh
• The Castle House Museum July - Tarbert Seafood Festival • Oban
• Cowal Golf Club Aug - Cowal Highland Gathering • Bute
• Ardkinglas Woodland Garden Sep - Dunoon Highland Dancing Festival • Loch Lomond
• Bishop’s Seat and Fairy Glen Nov - Country & Western Extravaganza • Trossachs
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42. Croit Anna Hotel
Fort William | Inverness-shire
Croit Anna Hotel Reservations
Achintore Road 01397 702268
Fort William, Inverness-shire PH33 6RR
Groups: 08451 305888
Tel: 01397 702268
Email: croitanna@alfatravel.co.uk www.leisureplex.co.uk
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43. Outdoor Capital of the UK
Your Hotel
Situated in an isolated
position on the shores of Loch
Linnhe with spectacular views
across the loch from all of the
public rooms and most of the
bedrooms, the Croit Anna
offers a comfortable and
friendly base in which to relax.
Dining & Your Resort make superb full day
excursions and there are lots
Entertainment Fort William, the “Outdoor
of places within half an hour’s
Capital of the UK” is the
• Entertainment most evenings drive including Glenfinnan and,
largest town in the western
• Panoramic lounge and two bars of course, breathtaking
Highlands. It is situated at the
• Lovely loch views from the Glencoe.
southern end of the Great
restaurant and lounge
Glen, on the shores of crystal
Town Centre
Bedrooms clear Loch Linnhe beneath
Fort William is a busy market
towering Ben Nevis, Britain’s
• 92 bedrooms with central heating town. It boasts a fine array
highest mountain. Nearby
and bath or shower & WC of shops and an interesting
Aonach Mor ski-resort offers
• All rooms have tea/coffee making selection of bars and
Britain’s only alpine cable car,
facilities, hair dryer and TV with restaurants catering for most
rising over 2000 feet with
radio channels tastes. At its centre, Fort
superb views of the Great
William Cameron Square is
Additional Information Glen. The surrounding
the focus of entertainment
countryside has some of
• AA 2 Star and is the venue for many
Britain’s most spectacular and
• No smoking throughout the hotel live concerts.
romantic scenery and its torrid
• No lift but many ground floor The Nevis Centre hosts
history has produced more
rooms are available shows and also has a ten pin
than 30 battlefields in the
• Extensive car parking bowling alley.
Lochaber area alone. As a
• Coach parking available
touring centre, it is simply
unparalleled: Inverness, Oban,
Skye, Iona and Speyside all
Out & About Events Nearby
• West Highland Museum Mar - Fort William Mountain Festival • The Clan Cameron Museum
• Lochaber Leisure Centre May - Loch Lomond Food & Drink Festival • Loch Ness
• Fort William Cruises Jun - Road to the Isles Agricultural Show • Mallaig
• Ben Nevis Cable Car Jul - Lochaber Highland Games • Oban
• The Jacobite Steam Train Sep - Ben Nevis Race • Isle of Skye
• Iona
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44. Tariffs 2011
Daily terms for room and full British breakfast per person
Departures on/or between Jan 1 - Good Fri - May 28 - Sept 3 - Oct 1 -
Good Fri May 27 Sept 2 Sept 30 Dec 31
Wales
Llandudno Hydro £29 £32 £38 £36 £31
Criccieth George IV £30 £33 £39 £37 £32
Porthcawl Seabank £30 £33 £39 £37 £32
England - South West
Weston-super-Mare Anchor Head £28 £30 £36 £34 £29
Ilfracombe Imperial £28 £30 £36 £34 £29
Newquay Eliot £28 £30 £36 £34 £29
St.Ives Cottage £29 £32 £38 £36 £31
Falmouth Madeira £31 £34 £41 £37 £32
Torquay Regina £28 £30 £36 £34 £29
England - South Coast
Exmouth Cavendish £30 £33 £39 £37 £32
Bournemouth Devon Towers £29 £32 £38 £36 £31
Sandown Bayshore £28 £30 £36 £34 £29
Bognor Regis Royal Norfolk £31 £34 £41 £38 £32
Eastbourne Queens £31 £34 £41 £38 £32
England - East Coast
Great Yarmouth New Beach £28 £30 £36 £33 £29
Cromer De Paris £31 £34 £41 £38 £32
Scarborough Cumberland £30 £33 £38 £36 £32
Scotland
Dunoon Selborne £28 £30 £35 £34 £29
Fort William Croit Anna £30 £33 £40 £37 £32
Table d’hote Dinner: £14 (reduced to £10 per night Child Discounts
if booked prior to arrival)
(sharing room with one or more adults)
Single Supplement: £7 per night
Single Supplements are doubled where a Double/Twin room Age 0 - 2 years: Deduct £15 per night
is used as a Single Age 3 - 11 years: Deduct £10 per night
Sea View Supplement: £4 per person per night
(All hotels have sea view rooms except Newquay, Bournemouth, Scarborough and Criccieth)
These tariffs are valid for stays of any duration (except Christmas and New Year). Special rates apply
during Goodwood Festivals at Bognor Regis. Bookings should be made directly with your chosen hotel.
TARIFFS ARE INCLUSIVE OF VAT AT 20%
Groups Package Rates - 3, 4 & 7 Nights
Tariffs for groups of 20 or more people Discounted dinner, room and breakfast package tariffs for 3 night
are available on request. Please contact weekend, 4 night Monday-Friday and 7 night Saturday-Saturday
our Groups Department at the Head and Sunday-Sunday stays are available through our associated
Office address opposite or telephone ABTA bonded tour operator, Alfa Travel. Please visit the Alfa
08451 305888 (local call rate). Travel web site at www.alfatravel.co.uk or call 08451 305666
(local call rate) and ask for the Alfa Travel brochure.
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