UK & IRELAND SEASONS DESTINATIONS


LEFT: Buckingham Palace


FAR LEFT: Snowdonia


offers tours to both, with prices from £309 per person for its Snowdonia tour taking in the summits of Glyder Fach, the Nantlle Ridge and Snowdon, and staying at the National Trust’s


idyllic Craflwyn Hall country house (August 31 departure). Tour Buckingham Palace: The Queen’s home opens its doors to the public in summer when the family aren’t in residence,


and the gardens – home to more than 350 types of wild flowers, 200 trees and a three-acre lake – spring into bloom. Super Break offers a mini-break to see it all, packaging a ticket to the State


Rooms with a guided tour of the 39-acre garden plus a stay at the four-star Cavendish Hotel, from £135 per person on select dates in August and September. Edinburgh Tattoo: More than 13 million people have attended the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo since it began in 1950, and Newmarket Holidays says its tours centred around the festival are among its most popular UK summer breaks. Leger Holidays, Shearings and Super Break all offer it too, while Fred Olsen Cruise Lines pairs it with the Orkney Islands, Isle of Mull, Belfast and beyond on an eight-night cruise (from £1,329 per person via Saga Holidays, departing August 13, 2019). Expect military bands, singers, dancing troupes and the poignant refrain of the lone piper against a castle backdrop at one of Scotland’s top events, running from August 3-25 this year.


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