Transport week

7th -12th May 2012 Cost £475.00

This week we will explore and learn about the many different forms of transport we have around us.
We will step back in time as we travel aboard an old fashioned steam train, stopping off at market towns along the way for gift shopping and lunch.
We will visit the air and space museum to learn about flight from the past, present and the future, as well as a visit to the Tramway Museum at Matlock where we will get the opportunity to ride on trams from around the world, both historical and state of the art.
With the option of a visit to Liverpool to ferry across the Mersey and a close up look at a captured WW2 U Boat along with a visit to the Albert Dock maritime museum and Spaceport.
We will also have the choice of a tractor ride around the beautiful grounds of Chatsworth House or a horse drawn carriage ride through the Derbyshire Dales.
Highlights: Steam train trip, Air and Space Museum, riding trams at the Tramway Museum, Horse Drawn Carriage or tractor ride
Accommodation: Peak Country House.

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19th - 25th May 2012 Cost £585

After the success of or leisure in the lakes holiday in 2011 we have decided to run this holiday again for 2012. We will be staying in 3 luxury static homes around the Windermere area with easy access to all the Lakeland attractions. On this holiday we will ride a steamboat on Lake Windermere as well as taking a trip out Lake Coniston in a motorboat or perhaps you would prefer to relax while we take you on the lake in a rowing boat. We will learn all about the Campbell brothers attempts at setting and breaking the world water speed records and get the chance to see close up the Blue bird – the craft in which Donald Campbell used in his attempt at breaking the speed record. There will also be the chance to visit the Beatrix Potter exhibits around the Lakelands and a walk through the picturesque Grizedale Forest admiring the forest art as we go. We have a real treat for fans of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy, as we will be taking a visit to the Birthplace of Stan Laurel in Ulverstone and taking a tour of the Laurel and Hardy museum. We will have the options of taking a trip on the scenic Lakelands steam railway as well as a visit to the Lakelands motor museum.
Highlights: Boat trip on Windermere, Motor boat trip on Lake Coniston, Laurel and Hardy museum, Lakelands steam train ride.

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North Devon

1st - 7th July 2012 Cost £585.00

Join us as we travel down to the beautiful coast of North Devon, for a 1st for us at Papillon Holidays. After the success of a bespoke holiday we provided last summer in Devon we have decided to offer this holiday in our brochure for 2012.
We will be staying in 3 luxury static homes around the Biddeford area, giving us access to the attractions of north Devon.
Activities on offer for this holiday will include Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway, a unique Victorian water powered lift climbing the cliff between Lynton and Lynmouth, Babbacombe model village. An animated miniature world surrounded by beautiful gardens.
The Big Sheep, sheep themed attraction, with its sheep and duck racing, lamb petting and feeding, lakeside train ride and much more Powderham enchanted Castle and witchcraft Museum. Exmoor zoo, the gnome gardens and many other Attractions will be on offer for this holiday.
As with our other summer holidays we will have no set itinerary as you as a group will decide what attractions and days out you wish to visit on your summer holiday

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Summer holiday 2 North Wales

19th - 25th August 2012 Cost £595

Come and join our fun in the sun on our North Wales Summer Holiday.

There will be no set itinerary for this Summer holidays as you and the rest of the group can decide how you want to spend your time on your holiday and what activities you would like to participate in from the varied excursions, day trips and evenings out around North Wales!

You will be offered choices from local attractions around our accommodation such as visits to the Sea Life Centre, a day playing Sport and Games on the Beach or just sitting back on a deck chair relaxing with a barbecue lunch.

There will also be several other activities for us to choose from that are within easy driving distance from our accommodation, such as the scenic Welsh Mountain Steam Railway, the picturesque and historical castles of Beaumaris, Conway or Caernarfon, and the many different variety of animals at the Welsh Mountain Zoo, or perhaps the stately home and Gardens of Bodelwyddan is more to your choosing.

We will have a group meeting on our arrival and we will discuss what is on offer and what our options are, you simply choose your favourite activities with the group.

We will be staying in 3 luxurious and spacious 8-berth static homes, within easy walking distance of the beach.

The holiday park offers a variety of entertainment in the evenings including bingo and cabaret acts as well as shops and arcade games.

You will have the choice of spending your evenings at the Holiday Park's entertainment and cabaret shows, or maybe you would like to sit and relax watching the latest DVD! The choice really is all yours.

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Heroes and villains Royal Jubilee and bank holiday special

2nd - 8th June 2012 Cost £575

Come and Join us for this Royal Diamond Jubilee, and Bank holiday special. Following on from the success of last year’s heroes and Legends Royal Wedding special we have again decided to join the nation in celebration, so street parties and celebrations over this long Bank Holiday weekend can be expected once again.

As well as our jubilee street party, we will meet and learn about some of our most famous heroes and villains from times gone by and learn of their legendary good deeds and fiendishly rotten plots. This week we will learn about Legends such as Robin Hood and Maid Marion, King Arthur, Merlin and the Knights of Camelot as well as villains such as Dick Turpin, the Sheriff of Nottingham and the evil Viking King Red Beard. We will visit the historic site of the Grand Oak in Sherwood Forest where it is said Robin and his merry men gathered to plot against the sheriff. We will take a trip to the Sherwood Forrest visitors centre with its new exhibits and attractions provided from the set from the Latest 2010 Blockbuster Movie Robin Hood starring Russell Crowe.

We will also visit Camelot theme park this week and experience the world of King Arthur and his knights of the round table.
We will get to see knights jousting in the medieval tournaments as well as Merlin’s magic show. Along with a trip to the historical city of York, where we will shop along the streets Dick Turpin once roamed and learn about more villains from the past in the York dungeons tour and castle museum and jail.

Our final night we will host a heroes and villains themed night where we will invite our guest to dress as their favourite hero and villain from times gone buy and attend our heroes and
villains banquet.

Highlights: Jousting at Camelot theme park, Sherwood Forest and Robin Hood experience, and York dungeons tour. Heroes and villains theme night and fancy dress Banquet.

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Sports and leisure

14th - 20th July 2012 Cost £565

This week we will be taking part in, learning about, and visiting many different types of popular sports, past times and sporting stadium.

We will be attending a pre season Football match featuring a premiership team if possible, depending on fixtures available at the time, as well as attending a Lancashire County Cricket match at Old Trafford Cricket Stadium, again depending on fixtures available at the time.

There will be the chance to visit Old Trafford Football stadium, the home of Manchester United, for the official Old Trafford Stadium and museum tour, where you will get to see behind the scenes at the theatre of dreams including dressing rooms, walking out of the tunnel at the Stretford end and sitting in the player's dugout.

As well as visiting sporting venues, this week we will also get the opportunity to participate in several sporting activities. We will split into teams and compete for several Papillon Holidays Sports week trophies: cricket, Ten Pin Bowling, French Boules, and crazy golf being amongst the sports we will participate in as well as an end of week question of sport quiz.

All our holiday makers will go home winners and will have a trophy presentation evening where each member of the teams will be presented with an engraved individual participation trophy. (The itinerary for this holiday may change to include a sporting event that is not currently scheduled, in the past this has included an athletics meeting, world championship qualifier.)

Highlights - Football pre season match, Old Trafford stadium tour, Lancashire County Cricket match. Ten Pin Bowling, Beach Cricket. Crazy golf.

Accommodation: Peak country house

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Summer 1 Lancashire coast

30th July - 5th August 2012 Cost £585

Join us for fun in the sun on our Lancashire coast Summer Holiday.

There will be no set itinerary for this Summer Holiday as you and the rest of the group can decide how you want to spend your time on this Holiday and what activities you would like to participate in from the varied excursions, day trips and evenings out on the Lancashire coastline!

We will be spending days in Blackpool, Morecambe, The trough of Bowland, and Windermere in the Lake District, all within easy reach of our holiday park accommodation.

You will be able to choose as a group from the many varied activities this area has to offer including Blackpool's Tower, Circus, Zoo, and Pleasure beach, the forest of Bowlands Wild life sanctuaries, and Windermere's Motor boat and Steamboat rides.

We will be staying in three luxury, well-equipped static homes around the Morecambe bay area.

You will have the choice of spending your evenings at the Holiday Park's entertainment and cabaret shows, or perhaps you would like to sit and relax watching the latest DVD The choice really is all yours.

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Blackpool illuminations Legends show and Pleasure beach 1

5th - 8th September 2012 Cost £375

Blackpool illuminations Legends show and Pleasure beach 2

19th– 22nd September 2012 Cost £375

Join us as we enjoy the lights and sounds of Blackpool.

Our stay begins on Wednesday where We will take the short trip to Blackpool in the evening and take a stroll through the illuminations, stopping to enjoy fish and chips along the way.

On Thursday we will spend the day at Blackpool Pleasure Beach with the opportunity to ride the roller coasters and drive the dodgems along with the many other sights and features the Pleasure Beach has to offer.

Friday we will visit Blackpool’s Sea life Centre, then take a walk along the pier with time for that all essential gift shopping, before we close our holiday on a high as we spend the evening at Central Pier’s Legends show. We will watch and listen to legendary performances from - Elvis, Freddy Mercury, John Lennon and Buddy Holly, amongst others “a truly rocking way to end our trip”

We will be staying in 3 luxury well-equipped static homes on the edge of Blackpool, with cabaret and entertainment of an evening for those who want to visit the onsite entertainment club.

Highlights: Day at the Pleasure Beach. Legends show featuring Elvis, Tram Ride, sea life centre

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Blackpool illuminations and Tower 1

1st - 4th September 2012 Cost £355

Blackpool illuminations and Tower 2

15th - 18th September 2012 Cost £355

Join us as we enjoy the lights and sounds of Blackpool.

Our stay begins on Saturday where We will take the short trip to Blackpool in the evening and take a stroll through the illuminations, stopping to enjoy fish and chips along the way.

On Sunday, we will spend the day at Blackpool Tower; our day will begin with lunch in the tower ballroom before visiting the world famous tower circus. Then you will have the opportunity to enjoy a meal out at a country pub or local restaurant.

On Monday, we will visit Tussauds wax works then take a walk along the pier with time for that all essential gift shopping. We will return to Blackpool in the evening to take a trip through the illuminations on an open top tram weather permitting.
We will be staying in 3 luxury well-equipped static homes on the edge of Blackpool about 10 min drive to the attractions, with cabaret and entertainment of an evening for those who want to visit the on-site entertainment club.

Highlights: Day at Blackpool Tower, Ballroom and Circus Show, a visit to Tussauds wax works, tram ride through the illuminations

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Halloween and Guy Fawkes

29th October – 4th November 2012 – Cost - £495.00

Come and enjoy a traditional Halloween and bonfire night with us at Papillon.
This week we will learn about the origins of Halloween and why this pagan harvest festival has become the scariest night of the year.
Our holiday starts with a session based on the legends surrounding Halloween, and a pumpkin carving.
We will have a fancy dress party on Halloween night giving you the chance to dress as your favourite spooky character.

We will go on the trail of the Pendle witches with a visit Pendle hill and other places associated with the greatest and last ever witch trial in England, with a visit to Pendle hill witchcraft museum where we will learn about the fate of the Pendle witches.
We will then switch our attention to Guy Fawkes and learn about his treasonous plot to blow up Parliament.
We will take a trip to York the birth place of Guy Fawkes, for a shopping trip down the Shambles, and a visit to York Dungeons
Saturday evening will be spent at a local firework display.. We will make bonfire toffee as well as Guy effigies to burn at our very own fireworks display..

Evenings may be spent watching films such as ‘Carry on Screaming’ and the gunpowder plot. Our Halloween activities are done light heartedly so our staff and holidaymakers who may scare easily have nothing to worry about.

Highlights: Halloween fancy DRESS ball. Day on the trail of the Pendle witches. Bonfire and fireworks display. Craft sessions and cooking, Day at York

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Christmas winter wonderland 1

10th - 15th December 2012 Cost £495

Christmas winter wonderland 2

16th - 21st December 2012 Cost £495

This week we bring Christmas to you early. Join our festive fun as we start the week by participating in a craft session at our accommodation to create the decorations needed for our tree and home.

The evening will be spent dressing our tree and putting up the decorations we have made around our accommodation, as well as listening to festive music and making traditional eggnog.

Day 2 - We will be visiting a panto today, (oh no we won’t, oh yes we will) or a Christmas themed show at the Lowry theatre and in the evening we will create our own personalised Christmas cards on computer to send to friends and family back home.

Day 3 - is our Christmas Eve. And today is our Christmas shopping day.

We will set you the task of becoming a secret Santa and will give you a set amount of monies from us at Papillon to purchase a gift for your chosen holiday maker; you can also buy any gifts you may want to buy for your friends and family at home. On returning to our accommodation, we will spend the late afternoon wrapping our presents, and there will be the opportunity to participate in the baking of mince pies and cookies.

This evening we will have the pleasure of a visit from members of the local church choir, who will spend some time with us singing our favourite carols.

Day 4 - is our Christmas Day, we will start the day by opening the gifts left for us by our secret Santa and the gifts we, here at Papillon Holidays, have for you. We will then visit the stately home of Chatsworth House, we will get the opportunity to see how the Royal and Stately celebrate Christmas as we walk around the wonderfully decorated house of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, with Christmas trees and differently themed decorations in every room of the grand House. On returning to our accommodation, we will have a full Christmas dinner before settling down to a Bond movie, or snowman making depending on the weather.

Highlights: Christmas panto, Chatsworth House, Carols by candlelight,
Christmas market.

Accommodation: Lees hall

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