Cologne and the Rhine Valley Christmas Markets Cruise

Rhine cruise to Christmas markets in Rüdesheim, Koblenz and Cologne

5 days, 4 nights · full board

from £939 per person

Next date Mon 30 Nov · 6 dates · 105 pick-ups

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Top photo (Germany): Stahleck Castle at Bacharach - Rhine Valley, Germany by Sergey Ashmarin, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped

About this holiday

5 days, 4 nightsfull boardMS Serenade 1 or MS Swiss Crown105 pick-upsGermany

What is included

Return coach travel
Welcome drink and Captain's Gala Dinner
Cruise Director and Manager on board
Tea, coffee and Wi-Fi on board

Excursions

Rüdesheim
Koblenz
Cologne

Optional extras

Rüdesheim Delights excursion
Evening wine cellar excursion

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

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Where you stay

MS Serenade 1 or MS Swiss Crown

About Shearings

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Dates and prices

November 2026
Mon 30 Nov to Fri 4 Dec £939 per person
Pick-up times (102 stops)
- Bus Stop outside Aldridge Post Office, Northgate Road (B4152), Aldridge
- Firs Ave Bus Stop opposite Lidl, Mansfield Road, Alfreton, Derbyshire
- Bus Stop outside George / Asda, Front Street, Arnold, Nottinghamshire
- 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 Stops opposite Costa Coffee on the corner of Leicester Street/Mill Street, Bedworth, Warwickshire
- Coach Stand (in between The Cricketers Public House and Sainsbury’s Petrol Station), Lace Road, Beeston, Nottinghamshire
- Bus Stop, Chapel Street (A6), Belper, Derbyshire
- 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))
- Coach Park, Blyth Services, Junction 34, The A1(M), Blyth, Nottinghamshire
- 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
- Bus Stop outside Chesterfield Railway Station, Crow Lane, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
- Bus Lay-by opposite St Bartholomews Church, High Street, Clay Cross, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
- The Bus Stops, Memorial Square, Coalville, Leicestershire
- Bus Stop C, Outside McDonalds, George Street, Corby, Northamptonshire
- The Coach Park, Corley Services, The M6 Southbound between Junctions 3a & 3, Coventry, West Midlands
- Bus Layby outside Coop, Fairfax Street, Coventry, Warwickshire
- The Interchange, Forge Lane, Cradley Heath
- Coach Park, Donington Park Services, The M1 junction 23a, Castle Donington, Derby, Derbyshire
- Bus layby outside the Post Office/Halo Hairdressers, Chesterfield Road, Dronfield, Derbyshire
- Stafford St / Steppingstone St Bus Stop, Stafford St, Dudley
- The Coach Park, Frankley Services, The M5 Southbound between Junctions 3 & 4, Birmingham, West Midlands
- Bus Stop outside the Holy Name Parish Centre, Birmingham Road, Great Barr, Birmingham
- Bus Stop opposite Halesowen Leisure Centre, Queensway, Halesowen, West Midlands
- Bus lay-by outside Hinde Street Car Park, Hinde Street, Hanley, Staffordshire
- Bus Stop ouside the King of Prussia pub (near St. Lawrence's Church), Market Street, Heanor, Derbyshire
- Bus Stop outside the Merton Hotel, Commercial Road, Hereford, Herefordshire
- The Coach Park, Hilton Park Services, The M6 Southbound between Junctions 11 & 10a, Wolverhampton, 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 Aldi Supermarket, Liverpool Road, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire
- Bus Stop KG outside Bream Carpets & Flooring, Alcester Road South, King's Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands (Kings Heath)
- Bus Stop outside Kingstanding Library, Kingstanding Road, Kingstanding, Birmingham, West Midlands
- Leek Bus Station, Cromwell Terrace, Leek, Staffordshire
- M&S Bus Stop, Fosse Park Ave, Braunstone, Leicester (Leicester (Braunstone))
- Bus Stop CH outside Halford House, Charles Street, Leicester, Leicestershire (Leicester (Centre))
- Bus Stop outside Tesco Express, Sibson Road, Birstall, Leicester, Leicestershire
- The Coach Park, Leicester Forest East Services, The M1 Southbound between Junctions 22 & 21, Leicester, Leicestershire
- Leominster Bus Station, Dishley Street, Leominster, Herefordshire
- 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
- Bus Stop outside Ludlow Railway Station, Station Drive, Ludlow, Shropshire
- Lutterworth Travelodge Car Park, Rugby Road, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
- Bus Stop E outside Rose Bank Gardens (near Mount Pleasant Hotel), Wells Road, Malvern, Worcestershire
- Bus Stop opposite Petrol Station near ASDA, Stockwell Gate, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
- Bus Stop outside the Market Hall, Northampton Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire
- The Wilton Road Bus Station, Opposite the Kettle Cross Public House, Wilton Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
- The Coach Park, Newark Services, A1(M), Balderton, Newark
- Westbury Road Bus Shelter (Near roundabout), Newcastle under Lyme
- Coach Interchange, Victoria Street, Northampton, Northamptonshire
- Coach Park, Northampton Services (Southbound), M1 Motorway Junction 15a, Northampton, Northamptonshire (Northampton Services)
- Bus Stop outside Northfield Leisure Centre, Bristol Road South, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands
- 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 Barclays Bank, High Street, Oakham, Leicestershire
- Bus Stop outside Oswestry School (near the Park Gates), Church Street, Oswestry, Shropshire
- Bus Stop outside HSBC, Church Green West, Redditch, Worcestershire
- Bus Stop outside SpecSavers, Market Place, Retford, Nottinghamshire
- Bus Stand 3 opposite the Library, Cantilupe Road, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire (Ross on Wye)
- Bus Stop opposite Belvoir Estate Agents, Hamilton Terrace, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire (Royal Leamington Spa)
- Bus Stop O outside Co-op, Clifton Road, Rugby, Warwickshire
- Coach Park, Rugby Services, Junction 1, M6 Motorway, Leicester Road, Churchover, Rugby
- Rugeley Bus Station, Elmore Lane, Rugeley, Staffordshire
- Bus Stop 1 near Orbit Tyres, Skinners Hill, Rushden, Northamptonshire
- Bus Stop between Morrisons and M&S Food, Coventry Road, Sheldon, Birmingham, West Midlands
- 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 outside Crown Street Car Park (near the rear of the The Crown Hotel), Crown Street, Stone, Staffordshire
- Bus Stop near Crystal Leisure Centre, Bath Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands
- The Bus Stop outside the Old Library, Vale Road, Stourport
- The Riverside Coach Park, Bridgeway, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire (Stratford Upon Avon)
- Bus Stop SA near McDonalds, Sutton Parade, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
- Bus Stand A, Sutton in Ashfield Bus Station (Outside Library), Forest Street, Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
- 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
- Bus Lay By opposite the Brave Old Oak, Watling Street West, Towcester, Northamptonshire
- Outside Uttoxeter Bus Station, Bradley Street (A522), Uttoxeter, Staffordshire
- 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
- The Coach Park, Warwick Services, The M40 Southbound between Junctions 13 and 12, Banbury Road, Ashorne, Warwick
- The Coach Park, Watford Gap Services, The M1 Southbound between Junctions 17 and 16, Watford, Northampton, Northamptonshire
- Bus Stop G, Castle Way, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
- 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
- Outside Stagecoach Bus Garage, Hardy Street, Worksop, Nottinghamshire
December 2026
Mon 7 Dec to Fri 11 Dec £959 per person
November 2027
Mon 29 Nov 2027 to Fri 3 Dec £949 per person
December 2027
Mon 6 Dec 2027 to Fri 10 Dec £969 per person
November 2028
Mon 27 Nov 2028 to Fri 1 Dec £1,029 per person
December 2028
Mon 4 Dec 2028 to Fri 8 Dec £1,049 per person

Prices are per person.

Pick-up points change with the date

All dates (102)

Bus Stop outside Aldridge Post Office, Northgate Road (B4152), Aldridge
Firs Ave Bus Stop opposite Lidl, Mansfield Road, Alfreton, Derbyshire
Bus Stop outside George / Asda, Front Street, Arnold, Nottinghamshire
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 Stops opposite Costa Coffee on the corner of Leicester Street/Mill Street, Bedworth, Warwickshire
Coach Stand (in between The Cricketers Public House and Sainsbury’s Petrol Station), Lace Road, Beeston, Nottinghamshire
Bus Stop, Chapel Street (A6), Belper, Derbyshire
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)
Coach Park, Blyth Services, Junction 34, The A1(M), Blyth, Nottinghamshire Motorway services
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
Bus Stop outside Chesterfield Railway Station, Crow Lane, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Bus Lay-by opposite St Bartholomews Church, High Street, Clay Cross, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
The Bus Stops, Memorial Square, Coalville, Leicestershire
Bus Stop C, Outside McDonalds, George Street, Corby, Northamptonshire
The Coach Park, Corley Services, The M6 Southbound between Junctions 3a & 3, Coventry, West Midlands Motorway services
Bus Layby outside Coop, Fairfax Street, Coventry, Warwickshire
The Interchange, Forge Lane, Cradley Heath
Coach Park, Donington Park Services, The M1 junction 23a, Castle Donington, Derby, Derbyshire Motorway services
Bus layby outside the Post Office/Halo Hairdressers, Chesterfield Road, Dronfield, Derbyshire
Stafford St / Steppingstone St Bus Stop, Stafford St, Dudley
The Coach Park, Frankley Services, The M5 Southbound between Junctions 3 & 4, Birmingham, West Midlands Motorway services
Bus Stop outside the Holy Name Parish Centre, Birmingham Road, Great Barr, Birmingham
Bus Stop opposite Halesowen Leisure Centre, Queensway, Halesowen, West Midlands
Bus lay-by outside Hinde Street Car Park, Hinde Street, Hanley, Staffordshire
Bus Stop ouside the King of Prussia pub (near St. Lawrence's Church), Market Street, Heanor, Derbyshire
Bus Stop outside the Merton Hotel, Commercial Road, Hereford, Herefordshire
The Coach Park, Hilton Park Services, The M6 Southbound between Junctions 11 & 10a, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Motorway services
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 Aldi Supermarket, Liverpool Road, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire
Bus Stop KG outside Bream Carpets & Flooring, Alcester Road South, King's Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands Kings Heath
Bus Stop outside Kingstanding Library, Kingstanding Road, Kingstanding, Birmingham, West Midlands
Leek Bus Station, Cromwell Terrace, Leek, Staffordshire
Bus Stop outside Tesco Express, Sibson Road, Birstall, Leicester, Leicestershire
M&S Bus Stop, Fosse Park Ave, Braunstone, Leicester Leicester (Braunstone)
Bus Stop CH outside Halford House, Charles Street, Leicester, Leicestershire Leicester (Centre)
The Coach Park, Leicester Forest East Services, The M1 Southbound between Junctions 22 & 21, Leicester, Leicestershire Motorway services
Leominster Bus Station, Dishley Street, Leominster, Herefordshire
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
Bus Stop outside Ludlow Railway Station, Station Drive, Ludlow, Shropshire
Lutterworth Travelodge Car Park, Rugby Road, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
Bus Stop E outside Rose Bank Gardens (near Mount Pleasant Hotel), Wells Road, Malvern, Worcestershire
Bus Stop opposite Petrol Station near ASDA, Stockwell Gate, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Bus Stop outside the Market Hall, Northampton Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire
The Wilton Road Bus Station, Opposite the Kettle Cross Public House, Wilton Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
The Coach Park, Newark Services, A1(M), Balderton, Newark Motorway services
Westbury Road Bus Shelter (Near roundabout), Newcastle under Lyme
Coach Interchange, Victoria Street, Northampton, Northamptonshire
Coach Park, Northampton Services (Southbound), M1 Motorway Junction 15a, Northampton, Northamptonshire Northampton Services Motorway services
Bus Stop outside Northfield Leisure Centre, Bristol Road South, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands
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 Barclays Bank, High Street, Oakham, Leicestershire
Bus Stop outside Oswestry School (near the Park Gates), Church Street, Oswestry, Shropshire
Bus Stop outside HSBC, Church Green West, Redditch, Worcestershire
Bus Stop outside SpecSavers, Market Place, Retford, Nottinghamshire
Bus Stand 3 opposite the Library, Cantilupe Road, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire Ross on Wye
Bus Stop opposite Belvoir Estate Agents, Hamilton Terrace, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire Royal Leamington Spa
Bus Stop O outside Co-op, Clifton Road, Rugby, Warwickshire
Coach Park, Rugby Services, Junction 1, M6 Motorway, Leicester Road, Churchover, Rugby Motorway services
Rugeley Bus Station, Elmore Lane, Rugeley, Staffordshire
Bus Stop 1 near Orbit Tyres, Skinners Hill, Rushden, Northamptonshire
Bus Stop between Morrisons and M&S Food, Coventry Road, Sheldon, Birmingham, West Midlands
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 outside Crown Street Car Park (near the rear of the The Crown Hotel), Crown Street, Stone, Staffordshire
Bus Stop near Crystal Leisure Centre, Bath Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands
The Bus Stop outside the Old Library, Vale Road, Stourport
The Riverside Coach Park, Bridgeway, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire Stratford Upon Avon
Bus Stop SA near McDonalds, Sutton Parade, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
Bus Stand A, Sutton in Ashfield Bus Station (Outside Library), Forest Street, Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
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
Bus Lay By opposite the Brave Old Oak, Watling Street West, Towcester, Northamptonshire
Outside Uttoxeter Bus Station, Bradley Street (A522), Uttoxeter, Staffordshire
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
The Coach Park, Warwick Services, The M40 Southbound between Junctions 13 and 12, Banbury Road, Ashorne, Warwick Motorway services
The Coach Park, Watford Gap Services, The M1 Southbound between Junctions 17 and 16, Watford, Northampton, Northamptonshire Motorway services
Bus Stop G, Castle Way, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
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
Outside Stagecoach Bus Garage, Hardy Street, Worksop, Nottinghamshire

All dates except 30 Nov 2026 (3)

Bus Stop A7, opposite Cash Converters, Osmaston Road, Derby, Derbyshire
Bus Stop 3 outside Ilkeston Registration Office, Wharncliffe Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire
Bus Stop on High Street (opposite the Three Horseshoes pub), Ripley, Derbyshire

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

Cologne and the Rhine Valley Christmas Markets Cruise

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