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We have been arranging our own day excursion programme for over 25 years and have a choice of two pick up routes. Route 1 Derby City Centre, Chaddesden, Oakwood, Stanley and Stanley Common, West Hallam, Kirk Hallam and Ilkeston Click here for details Route 2 Shipley, Langley Mill, Heanor, Loscoe, Codnor and Ripley. See below for our present programme of tours listed in date order. The programmes are updated approximately every two months - so keep checking for new dates and tours, To reserve seats on one of our excursions please telephone us at our office 0115 932 5332 which is open Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm. Your seats are then allocated and held for 7 days. Payment may be made over the telephone by all major credit or debit cards, by sending a cheque by post, or call in at our office to pay . Felix Bus Services Limited, 157 Station Road, Stanley, Ilkeston, Derbyshire DE7 6FJ |
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Heanor - Ripley pick-up route July and August 2010 |
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Coach Hire, Excursions and Holiday Tours |
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Destination |
Adult Fare |
Departure Times |
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Ripley and Heanor excursions |
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Marlpool |
Heanor Market Place |
Codnor |
Ripley Market Place |
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Thu 1 Jul |
WISBECH ROSE FAIR - East Anglia’s premier FLOWER FESTIVAL Spend a day in the Fens and visit one of the finest Flower Festivals in England - breathtaking displays of traditional British flowers brought together with exotic blooms. PRICE INCLUDES STRAWBERRY TEA |
£15.75 |
8.30 |
8.50 |
9.00 |
9.15 |
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Sat 3 Jul |
LIVERPOOL - famous for its music scene and home of The Beatles, the city centre boasts some of the largest High Street stores and offers museums and art galleries. |
£12.00 |
8.30 |
8.50 |
9.00 |
9.15 |
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Sat 3 Jul |
Visit ANFIELD, home of LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB Tour the dressing rooms, sit in the dug out and visit the Kop. Adults £26.00 Senior Citizens £20.00 Children (5 - 5 years) £16.00 (3 & 4 years) £8.00 |
£26.00 |
8.30 |
8.50 |
9.00 |
9.15 |
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Tue 6 Jul |
YORKSHIRE TOUR - HAMBLETON and HOWARDIAN HILLS Enjoy views over the Vale of York towards the Yorkshire Dales as we travel up SUTTON BANK to the pretty town of HELMSLEY. In the afternoon continue to YORKSHIRE LAVENDER to walk around the lavender gardens, gift shop and award-winning café. Free admission to Yorkshire Lavender. |
£13.00 |
8.15 |
8.35 |
8.45 |
9.00 |
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Fri 9 Jul |
HIDCOTE MANOR (NT) one of England’s greatest gardens, filled with rare and unusual plants set in a series of unique ‘garden rooms’. After lunch visit CHIPPING CAMPDEN, one of the most charming and unspoilt of the Cotswold towns. Adults £19.50 Senior Citizens £19.50 Children (5 - 15 years) £12.50 (3 & 4 years - coach seat) £8.50 National Trust members must remember to take their NT membership cards - coach fare only £12.50 |
£19.50 |
8.15 |
8.35 |
8.45 |
9.00 |
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Sun 11 Jul |
Spend free time in Shakespeare’s birthplace STRATFORD UPON AVON, then travel on the SHAKESPEARE EXPRESS STEAM TRAIN from Stratford through lovely Warwickshire countryside, reaching top speeds of 60 mph, to Snow Hill Station, Birmingham. Return home from Birmingham by coach. |
£19.50 |
8.45 |
9.05 |
9.15 |
9.30 |
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Tue 13 Jul |
MELTON MOWBRAY MARKET & THE GATES GARDEN CENTRE |
£9.00 |
8.45 |
9.05 |
9.15 |
9.30 |
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Thu 22 Jul |
WORCESTER - historic Cathedral City and shopping centre |
£12.00 |
8.15 |
8.35 |
8.45 |
9.00 |
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Thu 22 Jul |
BROCKHAMPTON ESTATE (NT) near Bromyard. A medieval manor house with tranquil woods and lush parkland. Tearoom. Some free time in Worcester to buy lunch. Adults £17.00 Senior Citizens £17.00 Children (5-15) £11.00 (3 & 4 years - coach seat) £8.00 National Trust members must remember to take their NT membership cards - coach fare only £12.00 |
£17.00 |
8.15 |
8.35 |
8.45 |
9.00 |
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Fri 23 Jul |
DAVID AUSTEN ROSES, near Albrighton - winner of 14 gold medals at Chelsea. Enjoy a talk about the roses and then have free time to wander around their lovely rose-filled grounds and plant centre. Includes tea/coffee and scone at David Austen and a short stop in IRONBRIDGE to buy an early lunch. |
£16.00 |
7.45 |
8.05 |
8.15 |
8.30 |
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Fri 23 Jul |
RAF COSFORD - see the displays of military aircraft through the years including fighters, bombers, training and transport aircraft, plus an extensive exhibition of missiles and rockets. FREE ADMISSION TO THE MUSEUM |
£10.00 |
7.45 |
8.05 |
8.15 |
8.30 |
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Sun 25 Jul |
THE ‘STREAM IN THE SKY’ - enjoy the beautiful scenery of the VALE OF LLANGOLLEN on a two hour boat trip including a crossing of the world famous PONTYCYSLLTE AQUEDUCT which towers 126 feet above the River Dee. Includes free time in Llangollen and cruise. Adults £23.00 Senior Citizens £22.00 Children (5 - 15 years) £17.00 (3 & 4 years) £9.50 |
£23.00 |
7.30 |
7.50 |
8.00 |
8.15 |
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Tue 27 Jul |
SCARBOROUGH SPA EXPRESS Travel by coach to York then join a vintage steam hauled train and journey through North Yorkshire’s beautiful countryside to Scarborough. Free time in Scarborough before returning by train & coach. |
£45.00 |
8.15 |
8.35 |
8.45 |
9.00 |
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Wed 28 Jul |
We visit BOSTON, famous for its church - the Boston Stump - with time to browse in the open air market or visit the High Street Shops. Then on to SKEGNESS for some bracing sea air ! |
£15.50 |
7.30 |
7.50 |
8.00 |
8.15 |
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Thu 29 Jul |
BLACK COUNTRY LIVING MUSEUM, Dudley - historic buildings from all around the Black Country have been moved and authentically rebuilt - electric tramcars and trolleybuses transport visitors back in time to a canal side village where costumed craftsmen bring the buildings back to life. Adults £20.00 Senior Citizens £18.00 Children (5 - 16 years) £13.00 (3 & 4 years) £6.00 |
£20.00 |
8.30 |
8.50 |
9.00 |
9.15 |
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Sat 31 Jul |
MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL CRUISE. Travel by coach to Seacombe and then join the 6 hour, 35 mile cruise along the Manchester Ship Canal to Salford Quays. A lively commentary reveals the facts, history and dramas of this major British waterway. Return home by coach from Salford. Drinks and hot and cold snacks are sold on the ferry but you are also allowed to take your own picnic. Adults £45.00 Senior Citizens £43.00 Children (3 - 16 years) £40.00 |
£45.00 |
7.00 |
7.20 |
7.30 |
7.45 |
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Tue 3 Aug |
HARROGATE, FOUNTAINS ABBEY and STUDLEY ROYAL (NT) Harrogate, renowned for its floral beauty and elegant spa buildings also offers shops and cafes. Fountains Abbey is a huge estate of beauty and contrast, including the largest abbey ruins in the country and spectacular Georgian water gardens. Shop and restaurant. Courtesy minibus between sites. Adults £17.00 Senior Citizens £17.00 Children (5 - 15 years) £11.00 (3 & 4 years - coach seat) £8.00 National Trust members must remember to take their NT membership cards - coach fare only £13.00 |
£20.50 |
7.45 |
8.05 |
8.15 |
8.30 |
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Wed 4 Aug |
BUCKINGHAM PALACE - THE STATE ROOMS lavishly furnished with some of the greatest treasures from the Royal Collections. This year’s special exhibition will include displays of ceremonial robes, gifts, uniforms, dresses and jewellery. Adults £38.00 Seniors £36.50 Child (3 - 16) £25.00 |
£38.00 |
7.30 |
7.50 |
8.00 |
8.15 |
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Sun 8 Aug |
TALL SHIPS AT HARTLEPOOL take in the sights and sounds of 100 magnificent Tall Ships - international street theatre, music, exhibitions and food from around the world. |
£18.00 |
7.30 |
7.50 |
8.00 |
8.15 |
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Tue 10 Aug |
THE BEAUTIFUL NORTH YORK MOORS calling at GOATHLAND and THORNTON LE DALE. Goathland is the fictional village of Aidensfield, in the TV series Heartbeat. Thornton le Dale, a pretty village on the edge of the moors has a stream running past picturesque cottages. |
£16.00 |
7.30 |
7.50 |
8.00 |
8.15 |
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Wed 11 Aug |
Visit the historic city of ELY, full of charm and beauty and home to a magnificent Cathedral known as the ‘Ship of the Fens’ |
£12.00 |
8.10 |
8.30 |
8.40 |
8.55 |
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Sun 15 Aug |
NORFOLK EXPLORER visiting WELLS-NEXT-THE-SEA one of the most attractive towns on the North Norfolk Coast, with long sweeping beaches, small harbour and Georgian houses |
£17.00 |
7.30 |
7.50 |
8.00 |
8.15 |
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Sun 15 Aug |
WALSINGHAM, NORFOLK, once an important place of pilgrimage, is full of quaint medieval buildings. We shall make a short visit to the Shrine before continuing to WELLS-NEXT-THE-SEA. |
£17.00 |
7.30 |
7.50 |
8.00 |
8.15 |
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Tue 17 Aug |
HISTORIC ESSEX TOUR - rolling countryside and river valleys provide a backcloth to some of England’s prettiest towns and villages - medieval timber-framed buildings, colour-washed cottages, ancient churches and 17th Century pubs - calling at the town of SAFFRON WALDEN on Market Day |
£17.00 |
7.30 |
7.50 |
8.00 |
8.15 |
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Wed 18 Aug |
CAMBRIDGE |
£12.00 |
7.45 |
8.05 |
8.15 |
8.30 |
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Fri 20 Aug |
SOUTHPORT FLOWER SHOW (ADMISSION INCLUDED) A horticultural hotbed of spectacular and inspirational events with over one million blooms, celebrity gardeners plus the regions finest food and cookery demonstrations. |
£28.00 |
7.45 |
8.05 |
8.15 |
8.30 |
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Fri 20 Aug |
Free time in SOUTHPORT for your own exploring and shopping |
£12.00 |
7.45 |
8.05 |
8.15 |
8.30 |
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Sat 21 Aug |
Ride high above the sights on the LONDON EYE BIG WHEEL Adult £38.50 Child (5 - 16) £24.50 (3 & 4 years) £16.00 |
£38.50 |
7.30 |
7.50 |
8.00 |
8.15 |
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Sat 21 Aug |
LONDON for your own shopping and sight-seeing |
£22.50 |
7.30 |
7.50 |
8.00 |
8.15 |
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Sun 22 Aug |
Travel across the beautiful NORTH YORSHIRE MOORS to the picturesque seaside town of WHITBY which is dominated by the cliff top ruins of the 13th Century Abbey. Whitby offers cobbled streets, picturesque houses, local craft shops and of course award winning fish & chips. |
£18.00 |
7.30 |
7.50 |
8.00 |
8.15 |
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Tue 24 Aug |
Spend free time at STRATFORD ON AVON and then visit CHARLECOTE PARK (NT) The home of the Lucy family for more than 700 years, the mellow brickwork and great chimneys of Charlecote sum up the very essence of Tudor England Adult £18.75 Senior Citizens £18.75 Child (5 - 16) £11.50 ADMISSION INCLUDED National Trust members must remember to take their NT membership cards - coach fare only £11.00 |
£18.75 |
8.30 |
8.50 |
9.00 |
9.15 |
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Thu 26 Aug |
YORK for sight seeing and shopping |
£13.00 |
8.15 |
8.35 |
8.45 |
9.00 |
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Thu 26 Aug |
EDEN CAMP WORLD WAR II MUSEUM housed within the original huts and grounds of a World War II prisoner of war camp, the museum encompasses the sights and sounds of life on the Home Front and at the frontline of different periods of the Second World War. Adult £17.50 Senior £17.50 Child (5 - 15) £12.50 (3 & 4 years - coach seat) £9.00 |
£17.50 |
8.15 |
8.35 |
8.45 |
9.00 |
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Sat 28 Aug |
GLOUCESTERSHIRE WARWICKSHIRE RAILWAY plus free time in CHELTENHAM. Spend the morning in elegant Cheltenham then travel through the beautiful Cotswold countryside to Toddington for an hour long ride on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway. Adult £21.00 Senior Citizens £20.00 Child £16.00 |
£21.00 |
8.00 |
8.20 |
8.30 |
8.45 |
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Sat 28 Aug |
Spend the morning in elegant CHELTENHAM then travel through the beautiful Cotswold countryside to the pretty village of BROADWAY |
£13.00 |
8.00 |
8.20 |
8.30 |
8.45 |
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Sun 29 Aug |
LLANDUDNO has kept its Victorian elegance and has two wonderful beaches and a good promenade. |
£16.50 |
7.25 |
7.45 |
7.55 |
8.10 |
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Mon 30 Aug |
MABLETHORPE for a day at the sea. |
£15.50 |
7.30 |
7.50 |
8.00 |
8.15 |
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To contact us: FELIX COACHES, 157 STATION ROAD, STANLEY, ILKESTON, DERBYSHIRE DE7 6FJ Phone: 0115 932 5332 Fax: 0115 932 6096 e-mail: office@felixbusandcoach.co.uk |
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