A CITY & VILLAGE TOURS SLEEPOVER PACKAGE

The Essex Curios SleepOver

3 days

Beloved of generations, Southend is a great base for this three day break. The 4* Park Inn by Radisson Palace at Southend looks out over the water on the Western Esplanade within a few minutes’ walk of the beach, gardens and shops. Nearby the popular Cliffs Pavilion offers a wide programme from touring musicals to comedy and film.

Day One: Midday - meet the Blue Badge Guide at Stow Maries Aerodrome near Maldon in Essex for a two course lunch with coffee in the jolly bunting hung Mess Hall before stepping back 100 years to hear the story of the men tasked with bringing down the Zeppelins. Next a coach tour of lonely creeks and wide horizons with a dash of witchcraft before arriving in Southend to check in at the hotel by 4.30pm. A three-course three-choice dinner is served in the sea-view hotel restaurant this evening. Enjoy a walk along the front after dinner or try your luck at the in-house casino.

Day Two: Blue Badge guided tour with a 2-course lunch with coffee.

Tour choices are:

Essex Gardens: RHS Hyde Hall, Beth Chatto Garden, Abberton Reservoir. Lunch in Colchester.

The Forgotten Essex Explorer: The Romney Marsh of Essex, St Peters-on-the Wall, Burnham on Crouch, Chelmer & Blackwater cruise. Lunch at Danbury.

Silk & Spies: Warner Silk Archive and a quirky and fascinating private with the real James Bond’s gadgets. Carvery lunch in picture postcard Finchingfield.

Man Made Wonders of Essex: Abberton Reservoir, The Colne Valley, beautiful Cressing Temple and a carvery lunch in Finchingfield.

Day Three: After breakfast the day is yours. You might want to sit on the beach, explore the Kursaal or take a short coach transfer to enjoy some cockles at the quaint smuggling haunt of Old Leigh. Hotel check out is 11.00am but you can make the most of the day and head home at a time to suit your group.

• 2 nights DBB Park Inn by Radisson Hotel

• 3 course, 3 choice dinner

• Cooked and continental breakfast

• 10 Single rooms free of supplement

• All entrances Days 1 & 2

• Two course lunch with coffee day 1 & 2

• Blue Badge guide for two days

• Free place for the Group Organiser

• Free driver half board & 24 hr parking

• 100% Passenger Payment Protection

• Free GTO Liability Insurance

Available Mon- Fri until January 2018

THE HOTEL

This stylish 4* Park Inn by Radisson Palace at Southend Hotel has 137 bedrooms and is on the Western Esplanade looking out over the River Thames aka the seaside! There is a bar, lounge, casino and fitness centre. Breakfast and dinner are served in the bright and modern seaview restaurant.

£229pp