Great Little Spring Breaks: Heritage & Explorer

March 2, 2012 - PRLog -- Leading short break specialist, Great Little Breaks – offering UK-wide getaways complete with activities and treats for just one eye-catching little price – introduces two types of break which are ideal for springtime: Great Little Heritage Breaks, visiting some of the most celebrated heritage landmarks; and Great Little Explorer Breaks, discovering regions on foot, equipped with maps, directions and packed lunches.

With the weather warming up and the evenings eking out, it’s safe to come out of hibernation and start seeing and doing again. You need not go far - we have so much history and scenic splendour here on our little island; truly a legacy that’s not to be ignored. Out of season, in springtime, there are no crowds to interrupt this investment in ‘you’ time and, best of all, Great Little Breaks throws in all sorts of added extras – including dinners, bottles of wine, free tickets, maps and packed lunches – to top off your smugness factor.

“We all like to feel we’re getting the most out of a short break”, comments MD Vivienne Hudson-Findlay. “Staying somewhere special is one aspect of the treat, but actually unearthing something about your destination or involving yourself in it can be culturally enriching and wonderfully rewarding.”

Working in long-established partnerships with an impressive portfolio of hotels and attraction providers, consumers can book hundreds of short breaks through Great Little Breaks, benefiting from exclusive promotional offers.

Current offers on Great Little Heritage Breaks:

SNOWDONIA CASTLE ESCAPADE £55 pp - a two-night stay at the Legacy Royal Victoria Hotel, superbly located at the foot of Mount Snowdon, with free tickets to Caernarfon Castle. Costs £55 pp (two sharing – actually worth over £280) including dinner and a bottle of house wine on the first night, and continental breakfast on both mornings. Singles stay for £65 for the total stay. Family rooms and upgraded rooms for a supplement of £20 per room per night.

BOTANICAL, BUBBLY BIRMINGHAM £55 pp - overnight accommodation at the privately owned Plough and Harrow Hotel - originally built as a wayside inn in 1704 and surrounded by extensive lawns – with free entrance to The Botanical Gardens. Designed in 1829 by celebrated horticultural journalist, J. C. Loudon, the character of the 15-acre gardens is that of a Victorian public park with a bandstand and various glasshouses. Costs £55 pp (two sharing) including dinner, full English breakfast, and a free bottle of Prosecco on arrival.

CHATSWORTH HOUSE INVITATION £82.50 pp -  a two-night stay at the three-star Aston Hotel near to the Peak District with free one-day tickets to Chatsworth House, a sumptuous stately home - standing in expansive parkland on the bank of the River Derwent - that will take your breath away. Costs £82.50 pp (two sharing - actually worth £374) including full English breakfast both mornings, a three-course à la carte dinner on your first night, and 20% off a bottle of house wine on your second night.  Offer valid Thursday-Sunday, 17 March – 30 June.

Current offers on Great Little Explorer Breaks:

MOUNTAIN BIKING WITH A PRO IN PLYMOUTH £110 pp – a two-night break at the contemporary Legacy Plymouth Hotel with two days’ mountain bike coaching with top-ranked elite mountain biker, Maddie Horton – not only the English mountain bike champion, but also silver medallist in the 2011 British Mountain bike series. Coaching takes place at Newnham Park - one of the country's best race venues - and rides can also be taken into the wilds of Dartmoor and tailored to individual needs. Cost is £110 pp (two sharing) including breakfast.

PET-FRIENDLY CHILTERN HILLS £109 pp – a two-night stay at the four-star Lambert Arms that’s recently launched its ‘Pets Innvited’ programme allowing two pets per room (with a 75 lb weight limit for well-behaved dogs), and providing food and water bowls. Kept on leads, they can join you by the hotel’s open fires. And, being situated at the foot of the Chiltern Hills, just 14 miles from Oxford, walks will be loved by all. Costs £109 pp (two sharing) including full English breakfast ,  afternoon tea on arrival, dinner on your first night, and a walking map of the local area.

Other Great Little Breaks include: Great Little All-Inclusive Breaks, Great Little Pamper Breaks, Great Little Gourmet Breaks, Great Little Golf Breaks, Great Little Family Breaks and Great Little City Breaks.

For further information, visit http://www.greatlittlebreaks.com or call 08448 488 488.

ENDS / 2 MARCH 2012

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