Next Trip Date(s)
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Available PackagesMonday14/06/2027Friday18/06/2027£815
Overview
Our 2027 trip to North Wales is based at the Dunoon Hotel, Llandudno, an award-winning, 4-star Victorian hotel located on Gloddaeth Street. Known for its oak panels and antique furnishings, it sits near the foot of the Great Orme, a short walk from the pier, local beaches, and Llandudno Railway Station.
We have a full excursions programme including :
- Visit to National Trust Bodnant Garden
- Visit to Bodnant Welsh Foods
- Visit to Portmerion
- Visit to Porthmadog and a trip on the Ffestiniog Railway
- Time at leisure in Llandudno
Trip Highlights
- Executive coach travel and the services of an IC Travel courier
- 4 nights Dinner, Bed and Breakfast accommodation at the 4* Dunoon Hotel, Llandudnow
- Full excursions package as above
Location
Price Includes
- Luxury coach travel with the services of an IC Travel host
- 4 nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast accommodation
- Entry to all excursions
Price Excludes
- Additional meals and refreshments that are not part of the hotel Dinner, Bed & Breakfast package
Itinerary
- 7.30am – Coach departs Taverham (estimated – may vary slightly and will be confirmed as below)
- Local pickups en route – as confirmed in your final confirmation details (issued 7 to 14 days before departure)
- Today we travel to the Dunoon Hotel, Llandudno. We cannot guarantee that the gourmet experience will extend to the menus provided for groups but nevertheless its’ a good base to start from.
- We’ll have at least two refreshment stops including a longer stop for lunch during the journey.
- This morning we visit the beautiful National Trust gardens at Bodnant which overlook the Conwy Valley and feature many Rhododendrons and Azaleas as well as a famous Laburnum archway. The usual National Trust offices are provided and there will be time for you to have lunch here.
- In the afternoon we make the short journey to Bodnant Welsh Foods – set up to highlight all that’s best from the Welsh kitchen. A tour of the facility is included and a demonstration of the making of Bara Brith followed by a light cream tea is included.
- “The North Wales Relaxer” – today is your chance to, well, relax. Spend the day in Llandudno – perhaps visit the pier, stroll along the prom, or take the electric tramway to the summit of Great Orm. If you feel more adventurous the train can take you to Conwy for architectural extremes from the extensive castle to what is claimed to be the smallest house in Britain. The choice is yours….
- Travelling through the spectacular Snowdonia National Park our first destination is the Italianate village of Portmeirion. The creation of architect William Clough-Ellis this picturesque village will whisk you away to the Italian riviera as you wander though it’s streets and gardens. Famous as the set for the filming of The Prisoner, you’ll soon see why Portmeirion is a perennial favourite.
- From Portmeirion we move on to Porthmadog, once an important port for the export of slate from the quarries at Blaenau Ffestiniog. Today it’s tourists which provide the town’s income. There’s plenty of shops and cafés.
- Then in the afternoon we assemble at Harbour Station – the home of the Ffestiniog Railway – one of, if not the, premier narrow gauge steam railway in the UK. With it’s unusual double Fairlie locomotives* – there’s a chimney at each end – one of which may take our train up the hillside to the slate mining capital of the UK at Blaenau Ffestiniog. Look out for the Hydro Electric Pumped Storage Scheme which meant a new tunnel had to bored in the 1980s, the spiral to allow the tarin to gain height and the enormous piles of slate waste surrounding the town and taken form the extensive quarries. (* other locomotives are used on the line and may pull your train).
- Sadly it’s time to head for home – check out and luggage loading details will be provided.
- We’ll journey straight home but there will be at least two refreshment stops.
- Updated return times will be available from the crew during the homeward journey. Anticipated return time to the Norwich area around 17:00-17:30.
Local Pickups
Please select as part of the booking process. Taverham pickup time as per itinerary tab. Others will be confirmed 7 to 14 days before departure date.
- Taverham (Village Hall)
- No parking available at Taverham Village Hall
- NB – We no longer have access to the security gate and cannot be held liable for any cars which may be locked in
- Drayton (The Cock PH Bus Stop – City Bound)
- Hellesdon (ASDA Bus Stop – City Bound)
- Norwich (Castle Meadow, Coach Stop)
- Thickthorn Services (Outside Park & Ride)
- Day Trips - a day parking permit on the Park & Ride site can be booked at a nominal charge - please select when booking online or request if booking by telephone or to add later
- Our coaches are not currently allowed to enter the Park & Ride site (we're working on it!) so all pickups will be at the bust stop immediately outside the Park & Ride site entrance for the time being
- Trips with overnight accommodation - overnight parking is not permitted at Thickthorn Park & Ride - we recommend that you are dropped off and picked up
- Day Trips - a day parking permit on the Park & Ride site can be booked at a nominal charge - please select when booking online or request if booking by telephone or to add later
- Wymondham (Bus stop, Avenue Road, The Chestnuts (old police station)
- Attleborough (Queens Square Bus Stop)
- Thetford (The Chase, Hungry Horse)
Frequently Asked Questions
General
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Travel insurance is generally not included in this trip but is recommended, even for UK trips.
It is each travellers own responsibility to have suitable cover in place.
IC Travel do not offer travel insurance.
If you have an annual travel policy you may well find that this includes UK trip cover – please check your policy.
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