Castles, Cathedrals and Coastlines in Kent

Dover and Walmer castles, Whitstable and Herne Bay from Canterbury

5 days, 4 nights

from £619 per person

Next date Mon 3 May 2027 · 5 dates · 64 pick-ups

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Pick-up points differ between dates: check the stops for your date.

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About this holiday

5 days, 4 nightsBest Western Abbots Barton Hotel, Canterbury (3-star)64 pick-upsCanterbury

What is included

Return coach travel
Luggage carried for guests

Excursions

Dover Castle
Walmer Castle and Gardens
Whitstable
Herne Bay

Optional extras

Excursion to Margate

Optional extras may cost more. Ask Shearings about prices and booking.

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Where you stay

Best Western Abbots Barton Hotel

About Shearings

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Dates and prices

May 2027
Mon 3 May 2027 to Fri 7 May £619 per person
Pick-up times (7 stops)
- Firs Ave Bus Stop opposite Lidl, Mansfield Road, Alfreton, Derbyshire
- Bus Stop outside Chesterfield Railway Station, Crow Lane, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
- Bus Lay-by opposite St Bartholomews Church, High Street, Clay Cross, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
- Bus layby outside the Post Office/Halo Hairdressers, Chesterfield Road, Dronfield, Derbyshire
- Bus Stop opposite Petrol Station near ASDA, Stockwell Gate, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
- Bus Stop outside SpecSavers, Market Place, Retford, Nottinghamshire
- Outside Stagecoach Bus Garage, Hardy Street, Worksop, Nottinghamshire
September 2027
Mon 13 Sep 2027 to Fri 17 Sep £619 per person
Pick-up times (3 stops)
- Bus lay-by outside Hinde Street Car Park, Hinde Street, Hanley, Staffordshire
- Bus Stop outside Aldi Supermarket, Liverpool Road, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire
- Westbury Road Bus Shelter (Near roundabout), Newcastle under Lyme
May 2028
Mon 1 May 2028 to Fri 5 May £689 per person
Pick-up times (7 stops)
- Firs Ave Bus Stop opposite Lidl, Mansfield Road, Alfreton, Derbyshire
- Bus Stop outside Chesterfield Railway Station, Crow Lane, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
- Bus Lay-by opposite St Bartholomews Church, High Street, Clay Cross, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
- Bus layby outside the Post Office/Halo Hairdressers, Chesterfield Road, Dronfield, Derbyshire
- Bus Stop opposite Petrol Station near ASDA, Stockwell Gate, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
- Bus Stop outside SpecSavers, Market Place, Retford, Nottinghamshire
- Outside Stagecoach Bus Garage, Hardy Street, Worksop, Nottinghamshire
June 2028
Mon 12 Jun 2028 to Fri 16 Jun £689 per person
Pick-up times (54 stops)
- Bus Stop outside Birds Bakery, Market Street, Ashby-de-la-Zouch (Ashby De La Zouch)
- Coach Station, Station Street, Atherstone, Warwickshire
- Bus Stops at Adkins Lane Bus Terminus, Herbert Road off Adkins Lane,, Bearwood
- Bus Stop DS4 outside Birmingham Coach Station, Digbeth (B4100), Birmingham, West Midlands (Birmingham (Centre))
- Bus Stops outside the Main Entrance of Birmingham International Railway Station, Station Link Road, Solihull, West Midlands (Birmingham (NEC))
- Bromsgrove Bus Station, Crown Cl, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
- Bus lay-by outside B&M Bargains, Main Street, Bulwell, Nottinghamshire
- Bus Stop S1, opposite the Railway Station, Borough Road, Burton upon Trent
- Bus Station, outside Cannock Shopping Centre, Stafford Road, Cannock, Staffordshire
- Chester Road Bus Stop, opposite Tesco Express, Chester Road (B4114), Castle Bromwich
- The Bus Stops, Memorial Square, Coalville, Leicestershire
- Bus Stop C, Outside McDonalds, George Street, Corby, Northamptonshire
- Bus Layby outside Coop, Fairfax Street, Coventry, Warwickshire
- Bus Stop A7, opposite Cash Converters, Osmaston Road, Derby, Derbyshire
- Coach Park, Donington Park Services, The M1 junction 23a, Castle Donington, Derby, Derbyshire
- Stafford St / Steppingstone St Bus Stop, Stafford St, Dudley
- Bus Stop opposite Halesowen Leisure Centre, Queensway, Halesowen, West Midlands
- Hinckley Bus Station, The Crescent, Waterloo Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire
- The Coach Park, Hopwood Park Services, The M42 Junction 2 (Junction with the A441), Birmingham, West Midlands
- Bus Stop outside Argos (opposite Tesco Extra), Ashgate Road, Hucknall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
- Bus Stop A opposite the Holiday Inn Kenilworth (near the Clock Tower), Abbey End, Kenilworth, Warwickshire
- Bus Stop opposite St Mary's Hospital (outside Harry Potter House Sheltered Housing), London Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire
- Bus Stop outside the Swan Shopping Centre, on the corner of Blackwell Street and Coventry St, Kidderminster, Worcestershire
- Bus Stop outside Kingstanding Library, Kingstanding Road, Kingstanding, Birmingham, West Midlands
- M&S Bus Stop, Fosse Park Ave, Braunstone, Leicester (Leicester (Braunstone))
- Bus Stop CH outside Halford House, Charles Street, Leicester, Leicestershire (Leicester (Centre))
- Coach Bays at Lichfield Bus Station, Birmingham Road, Lichfield, Staffordshire
- Bus Stop outside Poundland, Nottingham Road, Long Eaton, Derbyshire
- Bus Stop RA outside The Amber Rooms pub, The Rushes, Loughborough, Leicestershire
- Coach Interchange, Victoria Street, Northampton, Northamptonshire
- Bus Stop outside Northfield Leisure Centre, Bristol Road South, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands
- The Coach Park, Norton Canes Services, The M6 Toll Road, Southbound between Junctions T7 and T6, Cannock, Staffordshire
- Bus lay-by at the side of Grosvenor Casino/NCP Carpark (opposite Laguna Restaurant), Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
- Nuneaton Bus Station, Harefield Road, Nuneaton, Warwickshire
- Bus Stop outside HSBC, Church Green West, Redditch, Worcestershire
- Bus Stop opposite Belvoir Estate Agents, Hamilton Terrace, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire (Royal Leamington Spa)
- Coach Park, Rugby Services, Junction 1, M6 Motorway, Leicester Road, Churchover, Rugby
- The Layby opposite the Renault Garage, Stratford Road, Shirley, Birmingham
- The Bus Stop outside the Abbey Church, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
- The Bus Stops outside Solihull Railway Station, Station Approach, Solihull, West Midlands
- The Bus Stop outside Stafford Railway Station, Railway Street, Stafford, Staffordshire
- Bus Stop near Crystal Leisure Centre, Bath Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands
- The Riverside Coach Park, Bridgeway, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire (Stratford Upon Avon)
- Bus Stop SA near McDonalds, Sutton Parade, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
- Bus Station next to Library, Civic Way, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
- Bus Stop Q, (Near Assembly Rooms) Corporatiuon Street, Tamworth, Staffordshire
- Bus Stops outside Telford Central Railway Station, Euston Way, Telford, Shropshire
- Set Down Area outside Holiday Inn Express, Tempus Drive, Walsall, West Midlands
- The Bus Layby Outside the Premier Inn, Wainwright Road, Warndon, Worcester
- The Bus Stops outside Warwick Parkway Railway Station, Old Budbrooke Road, Warwick, Warwickshire
- Wellington Bus Station, The Parade, Wellington, Shropshire
- Outside The Old Billiard Hall (Wetherspoons) across from West Bromich bus station, St Michael Street, West Bromwich, West Midlands
- Faulkland Street Coach Station, Faulkland Crescent, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
- Lay-by on Grand Stand Road (opposite Croft Road Lorry and Car Park), Worcester
September 2028
Mon 18 Sep 2028 to Fri 22 Sep £679 per person
Pick-up times (3 stops)
- Bus lay-by outside Hinde Street Car Park, Hinde Street, Hanley, Staffordshire
- Bus Stop outside Aldi Supermarket, Liverpool Road, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire
- Westbury Road Bus Shelter (Near roundabout), Newcastle under Lyme

Prices are per person.

Pick-up points change with the date

3 May 2027; 1 May 2028 (7)

Firs Ave Bus Stop opposite Lidl, Mansfield Road, Alfreton, Derbyshire
Bus Stop outside Chesterfield Railway Station, Crow Lane, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Bus Lay-by opposite St Bartholomews Church, High Street, Clay Cross, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Bus layby outside the Post Office/Halo Hairdressers, Chesterfield Road, Dronfield, Derbyshire
Bus Stop opposite Petrol Station near ASDA, Stockwell Gate, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Bus Stop outside SpecSavers, Market Place, Retford, Nottinghamshire
Outside Stagecoach Bus Garage, Hardy Street, Worksop, Nottinghamshire

13 Sep 2027; 18 Sep 2028 (3)

Bus lay-by outside Hinde Street Car Park, Hinde Street, Hanley, Staffordshire
Bus Stop outside Aldi Supermarket, Liverpool Road, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire
Westbury Road Bus Shelter (Near roundabout), Newcastle under Lyme

12 Jun 2028 (54)

Bus Stop outside Birds Bakery, Market Street, Ashby-de-la-Zouch Ashby De La Zouch
Coach Station, Station Street, Atherstone, Warwickshire
Bus Stops at Adkins Lane Bus Terminus, Herbert Road off Adkins Lane,, Bearwood
Bus Stop DS4 outside Birmingham Coach Station, Digbeth (B4100), Birmingham, West Midlands Birmingham (Centre)
Bus Stops outside the Main Entrance of Birmingham International Railway Station, Station Link Road, Solihull, West Midlands Birmingham (NEC)
Bromsgrove Bus Station, Crown Cl, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Bus lay-by outside B&M Bargains, Main Street, Bulwell, Nottinghamshire
Bus Stop S1, opposite the Railway Station, Borough Road, Burton upon Trent
Bus Station, outside Cannock Shopping Centre, Stafford Road, Cannock, Staffordshire
Chester Road Bus Stop, opposite Tesco Express, Chester Road (B4114), Castle Bromwich
The Bus Stops, Memorial Square, Coalville, Leicestershire
Bus Stop C, Outside McDonalds, George Street, Corby, Northamptonshire
Bus Layby outside Coop, Fairfax Street, Coventry, Warwickshire
Bus Stop A7, opposite Cash Converters, Osmaston Road, Derby, Derbyshire
Coach Park, Donington Park Services, The M1 junction 23a, Castle Donington, Derby, Derbyshire Motorway services
Stafford St / Steppingstone St Bus Stop, Stafford St, Dudley
Bus Stop opposite Halesowen Leisure Centre, Queensway, Halesowen, West Midlands
Hinckley Bus Station, The Crescent, Waterloo Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire
The Coach Park, Hopwood Park Services, The M42 Junction 2 (Junction with the A441), Birmingham, West Midlands Motorway services
Bus Stop outside Argos (opposite Tesco Extra), Ashgate Road, Hucknall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Bus Stop A opposite the Holiday Inn Kenilworth (near the Clock Tower), Abbey End, Kenilworth, Warwickshire
Bus Stop opposite St Mary's Hospital (outside Harry Potter House Sheltered Housing), London Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire
Bus Stop outside the Swan Shopping Centre, on the corner of Blackwell Street and Coventry St, Kidderminster, Worcestershire
Bus Stop outside Kingstanding Library, Kingstanding Road, Kingstanding, Birmingham, West Midlands
M&S Bus Stop, Fosse Park Ave, Braunstone, Leicester Leicester (Braunstone)
Bus Stop CH outside Halford House, Charles Street, Leicester, Leicestershire Leicester (Centre)
Coach Bays at Lichfield Bus Station, Birmingham Road, Lichfield, Staffordshire
Bus Stop outside Poundland, Nottingham Road, Long Eaton, Derbyshire
Bus Stop RA outside The Amber Rooms pub, The Rushes, Loughborough, Leicestershire
Coach Interchange, Victoria Street, Northampton, Northamptonshire
Bus Stop outside Northfield Leisure Centre, Bristol Road South, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands
The Coach Park, Norton Canes Services, The M6 Toll Road, Southbound between Junctions T7 and T6, Cannock, Staffordshire Motorway services
Bus lay-by at the side of Grosvenor Casino/NCP Carpark (opposite Laguna Restaurant), Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Nuneaton Bus Station, Harefield Road, Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Bus Stop outside HSBC, Church Green West, Redditch, Worcestershire
Bus Stop opposite Belvoir Estate Agents, Hamilton Terrace, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire Royal Leamington Spa
Coach Park, Rugby Services, Junction 1, M6 Motorway, Leicester Road, Churchover, Rugby Motorway services
The Layby opposite the Renault Garage, Stratford Road, Shirley, Birmingham
The Bus Stop outside the Abbey Church, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
The Bus Stops outside Solihull Railway Station, Station Approach, Solihull, West Midlands
The Bus Stop outside Stafford Railway Station, Railway Street, Stafford, Staffordshire
Bus Stop near Crystal Leisure Centre, Bath Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands
The Riverside Coach Park, Bridgeway, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire Stratford Upon Avon
Bus Stop SA near McDonalds, Sutton Parade, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
Bus Station next to Library, Civic Way, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
Bus Stop Q, (Near Assembly Rooms) Corporatiuon Street, Tamworth, Staffordshire
Bus Stops outside Telford Central Railway Station, Euston Way, Telford, Shropshire
Set Down Area outside Holiday Inn Express, Tempus Drive, Walsall, West Midlands
The Bus Layby Outside the Premier Inn, Wainwright Road, Warndon, Worcester
The Bus Stops outside Warwick Parkway Railway Station, Old Budbrooke Road, Warwick, Warwickshire
Wellington Bus Station, The Parade, Wellington, Shropshire
Outside The Old Billiard Hall (Wetherspoons) across from West Bromich bus station, St Michael Street, West Bromwich, West Midlands
Faulkland Street Coach Station, Faulkland Crescent, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Lay-by on Grand Stand Road (opposite Croft Road Lorry and Car Park), Worcester

The company hasn't published exact pick-up times yet: they confirm them when you book.

Some of these pick-ups are at motorway services: check parking and the meeting spot with the coach company.

Castles, Cathedrals and Coastlines in Kent

About this holiday

What is included

Excursions

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Where you stay

About Shearings

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