My Holidays

My current holiday plans and past holidays, since 2003

Key: SS = Single Supplement, SV = Sea View, LD = Loyalty Discount, NSV = No Sea View available, EMA = Evening meal allowance, LP = Leisureplex Hotel (Alfa Travel)

Future Plans & Past Holidays Photo Gallery (2007+) Save £15 on Alfa Travel Coach Holidays

My Holiday History

All Alfa Travel coach holidays unless stated otherwise - not all Leisureplex Hotels (LP)
26 Alfa trips as at end of 2024 + 5 booked in 2025
Key: (4-8) number of days
Holidays 2003-2012 (10 years)

2000-2002 no holidays
2003 - Carlisle (B&B) (5)
Jul-04 - Braemar, Scotland (7)
unknown - Folkstone & Calais (5)
unknown - Belgium (David Urquhart Travel) (5)
unknown - Ballater, Scotland (5)
13-Mar-06 - Dunoon, Scotland (5) (LP)
25-Oct-07 - Dunoon, Scotland (5) (LP)
05-Jun 08 - Fort William, Scotland (5) (LP)
19-Oct-08 - Bournemouth (7) (LP)
2009-2010 no holidays
12-Sep-11 - Morecambe (B&B) (5)
22-Apr-12 - Dunoon, Scotland (5) (LP)
18-Jun-12 - Llandudno, Wales (B&B) (5)

[8 Alfa Holidays - 3 B&Bs - 1 other coach company]

Holidays 2013-2020 (8 years)

22-Apr-13 - Towyn, Wales (Caravan) (7)
17-Apr-14 - Criccieth, Wales (LP)
17-Mar-15 - Rhyl, Wales (B&B) (5)
21-Sep-15 - Towyn, Wales (Caravan) (5)
2016 no holidays
12-Jun-17 - Blackpool (B&B) (5)
17-Sep-18 - Strathpeffer, Scotland (5)
06-May-19 - Dunoon, Scotland (5) (LP)
13-Oct-19 - Porthcawl, Wales (7) (LP)
Driver: Wayne
07-Sep-20 - Great Yarmouth (5) (LP)
Driver: Rob
12-Oct-20 - Dunoon, Scotland (5) (LP)
Driver: David (v.good - local)

[6 Alfa Holidays + 2 B&Bs + 2 caravans]

Holidays 2021 (£1,850)

26-Jun-21 - Exmouth, Devon (8) (LP)
Driver: Ian (v.good)
10-Oct-21 - Isle of Wight - Sandown (7) (LP)
Driver: Shaun Atkinson (resigned Aug23)

[2 Alfa Holidays]

Holidays 2022 (£1,650)

24-Apr-22 - Scarborough (7) (LP)
Driver: Shaun Raven
01-Jul-22 - Llangollen, Wales (B&B) (5)
03-Aug-22 - Edinburgh (Airbnb) (5)
04-Sep-22 - Tenby, Wales (7) (LP)
Driver: Harry
24-Oct-22 - Weston-super-Mare (5) (LP)
Driver: Tony Hislop (out of retirement)

[3 Alfa Holidays - 1 B&B - 1 Airbnb]

Holidays 2023 (£1,800)

13-May-23 - Llandrindod Wells, Wales (5)
Driver: Paul Eckersley (poor)
09-Jul-23 - Isle of Wight - Sandown (8) (LP)
Driver: Gary
03-Sep-23 - Eastbourne (8) (LP)
Driver: Stuart (average)
16-Oct-23 - Dunoon (5) (LP)
Driver: Craig (Grayways)

[4 Alfa Holidays]

Holidays 2024 (£2,100)

16-Jan-24 - Durham (B&B) (4)
19-Feb-24 - Blackpool (Airbnb) (5)
11-May-24 - Morecambe (B&B) (7)
14-Jul-24 - Bognor Regis (7) (LP)
Driver: Martin Blackburn
08-Sep-24 - Ilfracombe (8) (LP)
Driver: Nigel (v.good - local)
16-Oct-24 - Weymouth (5) (LP)
Driver: Chris (v.good)

[3 Alfa Holidays + 2 B&Bs + 1 Airbnb] 

Holidays 2025 (£2,100)

10-Mar-25 - Newquay & Eden Project (5) (LP)
Driver: Chris (v.good)
14-May-25 - Porthcawl (5) (LP)
Driver:
05-Jul-25 - Newquay (8) (LP)
Driver: Chris (v.good)
31-Aug-25 - Bridlington (7) (LP)
Driver:
15-Oct-25 - Melrose (5) (LP)
Driver:

[5 Alfa Holidays]

Holidays 2026 (~£2,500)

Mar-26 - Eastbourne (7) (LP)
Driver:

planned but not booked:
May 26 - Central England ?
Jul 26 - Ireland or NW England ?
Sep 26 - Isle of Wight (8) (LP)
Oct/Nov 26 - Central England ?

[5 Alfa Holidays]

Beth on Holiday
Booked for 2025
March & July - Newquay
May - Porthcawl
September - Bridlington
October - Melrose
Beth on Holiday
Places Stayed
From 2003 to 2025 - my adventures being single, exploring Great Britain. Also 5 days in Belgium.

Includes: Alfa Travel & other coach holidays, caravans, B&Bs and Airbnb's.
Beth on Holiday
Places Visited
From 2003 - my adventures being single, exploring Great Britain. Also 5 days to Belgium and the Netherlands.

Day trips and longer holidays.

Alfa Travel Coach Holiday (7 days)
£365 (NSV) - £60.83/night
Balance of £315 is due on 01/02/2026 - PPC95

(217) Eastbourne, Rye & Battle

Queens Hotel
Mon 16th - Brighton
Previously visited Pavilion & Aquarium
Tue 17th - free day*
Wed 18th - free day*
Thu 19th - Rye & Hastings
Fri 20th - Battle & Carr Taylor Vineyard
*options inc: re-visit to Kiko's Cat Café, Rye
Other free day plans to be decided

Alfa Travel Coach Holiday (5 days)
£279 (£289-£10LD-NSV) - £69.75/night
Balance of £254 is due on 03/09/2025 - NMN06

(5443) Edinburgh & Border Country

Waverley Castle Hotel
Thu 16th - Edinburgh
Fri 17th - free day
Sat 18th - The Peebles

Alfa Travel Coach Holiday (7 days)
£544 (£509+£45SV-£10LD) - £90.67/night
Balance of £519 is due on 20/07/2025 - NMP91

(279) Bridlington & North York Moors Railway

Monarch Hotel
Mon 1st - Whitby & North York Moors Railway
Tue 2nd - York
Wed 3rd - free day*
Thu 4th - free day*
Fri 5th - Scarborough & Filey
*options inc: Hull

Alfa Travel Coach Holiday (8 days)
£575 (£585-£10LD-NSV) - £82.14/night
Balance of £525 is due on 24/05/2025 - MRN94

(130) Cream of Cornish Coast
Removed excursions: Port Isaac (coach ban) & Flambards (closed)

Eliot Hotel
Sun 6th - Truro & Falmouth
inc Truro Museum & Art Gallery
alt: Train Truro to Falmouth Docks
Mon 7th - Land's End & Penzance
Tue 8th - free day*
Wed 9th - free day*
Thu 10th - Boscastle & Tintagel
Fri 11th - free day*
*options inc: Padstow, Truro

Alfa Travel Coach Holiday (5 days)
£395 (£365+£40SV-£10LD) - £98.75/night

(5389) Royal Mint & Mines
Seabank Hotel
Thu 15th - Royal Mint & Welsh Coal Mining Experience
Fri 16th - free day - Swansea, Mumbles, Oystermouth Castle
Sat 17th - Cardiff including Guided City Tour

Alfa Travel Coach Holiday (5 days)
£285 (£295-£10LD-NSV) - £71.25/night
(5132) Cornish Towns & Eden
Eliot Hotel
Tue 11th - Eden Project & Mevagissey
Wed 12th - Newquay
Thu 13th - Truro & Falmouth

MapMyWalk 11.75m 7h03 4 walks
Longest single walk 4.55m
Daily average 3.92m

Revisit booked for July 2025

Alfa Travel Coach Holiday (5 days)
£309 (£319-£10LD-SV) - £77.25/night
(5161) Wonderful Weymouth
The Royal Hotel
Thu 17th - West Bay & Dorchester
Fri 18th - Weymouth
Sat 19th - Swanage & Poole

MapMyWalk 14.84m 9h05 6 walks
Longest single walk 4.60m
Daily average 4.88m

Alfa Travel Coach Holiday (8 days)
£515(NSV) (£525-£10LD) - £73.57/night
(110) Devon's Hidden Gems
Imperial Hotel
Mon 9th - Woolacombe & Arlington Court
Tue 10th - Minehead & Lynmouth* (*heavy rain)
Wed 11th - Ilfracombe, inc Tunnels Beach
Thu 12th - Bude (Gee Vee Travel)
Fri 13th - Quince Honey Farm & Barnstaple
Sat 14th - Ilfracombe

MapMyWalk 26.75m 15h57 11 walks (0.3 miles not recorded due to technical glitch)
Longest single walk 4.85m
Daily average 4.56m

Alfa Travel Coach Holiday (7 days)
£550 (£515+£45SV-£10LD) - £91.67/night
Tour: Splendid Sussex & D-Day Story
Royal Norfolk Hotel
Mon 15th (rain) - Brighton Aquarium & Worthing
Tue 16th - Arundel (half day)
Wed 17th - Weald & Downland Living Museum
Thu 18th - Bognor Regis
Fri 19th - Portsmouth & D-Day Story

MapMyWalk 22.03m 12hr05 14 walks
Longest single walk 3.88m
Daily average 3.67m

B&B Broadwater Guest House (near Town Hall) (wk20)
£330(SV) - £55.00/night
Sun 12th - Canal Walk & Morecambe Winter Gardens Tour (5.73m)
Mon 13th - Lancaster & Heysham (St Patrick's Chapel Remains) (3.44m)
Tue 14th - Bare (2.16m)
Wed 15th - Lancaster Butterfly House & Mini Zoo (2.76m)
Thu 16th - Kendal & Happy Mount Park Morecambe (3.93m)

MapMyWalk 21.15m 11hr53 14 walks
Longest single walk 4.04m
Daily average 3.53m

Self Catering Apartment (wk8)
£212.22 - (£182.42+£16.80train+£13taxis) £53.06/night
Tue 20th - Fleetwood Market & Cleveleys via Tram (4.45m 4hr15)
Wed 21st - Central Blackpool (3.25m 1hr23)
Thu 22nd - Sea Life Centre & South Blackpool via Tram (2.74m 1hr47)

MapMyWalk 10.43m 5hr28 10 walks
Longest single walk 3.25m
Daily average 3.48m

B&B Gilesgate, Durham (wk4)
£252 - (£150B&B+£102train) £84/night
Wed 17th - Durham, inc Cathedral (5.08m 2:48hr)
Thu 18th - Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens (0.95m 0:54hr)

MapMyWalk 6.04m 3:42hr 2 walks
Longest single walk 5.08m
Daily average 3.02m

 Alfa Travel Coach Holiday (wk42)
£249 (£239+£20SV-£10LD) - £62.25/night
Selbourne Hotel
Thu 19th - Luss (1.08m 0:37hr) Loch Lomond (1.56m 1:41hr)
Fri 20th - Dunoon (2.30m 1:06hr)
Sat 21st - Inveraray (3.26m 1:59hr) Dunoon (1.47m 0:36hr)
Sun 22nd - Moffat (1.09m 0:47hr)

MapMyWalk - 10.76m 6:46hr 6 walks - slightly limited due to knee injury & poor weather
Longest single walk 3.26m
Daily average 2.69m (short)


Previous visits:
October 2020
May 2019
April 2012
October 2007
March 2006

Alfa Travel Coach Holiday (wk36)
£609 (£539+£40SS+£40SV-£10LD)
Queens Hotel
Mon 4th - Battle & Carr Taylor Vineyard (4.45m)
Tue 5th - free day - Newhaven & Lewes (5.79m)
Wed 6th - free day - Eastbourne Theatre Tour & Pevensey (4.55m)
Thu 7th - Rye, inc Cat Café & Hasting (3.74m)
Fri 8th - Brighton (3.85m)
Sat 9th - Rye, inc Cat Café (3.79m)

MapMyWalk - 26.18m 15:55hr 18 walks - slightly limited due to knee injury
Longest single walk 3.85m
Daily average 4.36m

Revisit booked for Mar 2026

Alfa Travel Coach Holiday (wk28)
£609 (£539+£40SS+£40SV-£10LD) (island visited Oct 2021, inc. Alum Bay & Yarmouth)
Bayshore Hotel
Mon 10th - free day - Shanklin Old Village (2.46m)
Tue 11th - Osborne House & Whippingham Church (3.33m)
Wed 12th - free day - Ryde, Newport & Arreton Barns (4.47m)
Thu 13th - free day - Red Squirrel Trail & Newport (3.95m)
Fri 14th - Carisbrooke Castle (2.69m)
Sat 15th - free day - Shanklin (1.45m)

MapMyWalk 18.35m 11:15hr 13
Walks - limited due to December knee injury
Longest single walk 3.95m
Daily average 3.06m

Alfa Travel Coach Holiday (wk20)
£348 (£289+£69SS-£10LD)
Commodore Hotel, Llandrindod Wells (0.81m)
Tue 16th - Aberystwyth & Devil's Bridge (4.13m)
Wed 17th - Half day to Elan Valley, free time to explore Llandrindod Wells (1.23m)
Thu 18th - Berrington Hall & Ludlow (4.06m)
Fri 19th - Llangollen (1.72m)

MapMyWalk 11.95m 7:39hr 10 walks - limited due to December knee injury
Longest single walk 2.62m
Daily average 2.79m (short) 

Alfa Travel Coach Holiday - 5 days - £234 (£224+£20SV-£10LD) (£58.50/night)
Anchor Head Hotel,
15-20 min walk to town and main buses. Hourly buses from hotel.
30min walk to train station. Fairly regular buses and trains.
Tue 25th - Cheddar Gorge & Wells (4.93m)
Wed 26th - free day - Bristol (7.92m)
Thur 27th - Bath (3.26m)

MapMyWalk 16.12m 8:45hr 8 walks
Longest Single Walk 4.89m
Daily average 5.37 (long)

Alfa Travel Coach Holiday - 7 days - £539 (£469+&80SS-£10LD) (£89.83/night)
Cliffe Norton Hotel
5 min walk to town. 10 min walk to buses. 15 min walk to train station.
Buses mainly just hourly services. Trains hourly at best.
Mon 5th - Broad Haven & St David's (2.29m)
Tue 6th - Tenby (1.95m)
Wed 7th - Tenby (2.81m)
Thur 8th - Narberth - trip to Saundersfoot cancelled due to bad weather
Fri 9th - Pembroke Castle (1.24m)

MapMyWalk 8.29m 9:50hr 5 walks
Longest single walk 2.81m
Daily average 2.07m (short)

AUGUST 2022
Airbnb £194.13 + £92.40 train
Piershill Square West
Thur 4th - 5 mile walk around Portobello and Leith (5.25m)
Fri 5th - Bus Tour and 2m walk around the city (2.06m)
Sat 6th - a couple of Fringe events (0.47m)

MapMyWalk 7.79m 3:05hr 4 walks
Longest single walk 5.25m
Daily average 2.60m (short)

June 2022
Wed 8th - DAY TRIP
£55.30 train (£19.70 ROB-LAN + £35.60 LAN-EDB)
Walk around the city and 1 hour Cobbles bus tour £10

MapMyWalk 4.93m 2:10hr 1 walk 

B&B - 5 days - £220 (£55.00/night)
£220.00 + £19.70 trains + £22.00 buses = £261.70
Cambrian House
Fri 1st - Dep approx 11:00 - arr 14:00 (My Birthday) (1.33m)
Sat 2nd - Bala Lake Railway (bus T3) (3.83m)
Sun 3rd - Llangollen Railway & Classic Transport £27.56 (?m)
Mon 4th - Llangollen (3.03m)

MapMyWalk 8.08m 4:50hr 6 walks
Longest single walk 1.37m
Daily average 2.69m (short) 

Alfa Travel Coach Holiday - 7 days - £329 (£299+£30SV) (£54.83/night)
Additional: tours £40, travel £15, eating out £50

Cumberland Hotel (very limited sea view)
10-15 min walk to town & train station. 5 min walk to buses.
Regular buses. Trains hourly.
Mon 25th - Filey & Bridlington (6.27m)
Tue 26th - Scarborough Castle £9.00, Peasholm Park & Train ride £4.50 (7.07m)
Wed 27th - Scarborough Sea Life £15.20 (1.29m)
Thur 28th - York (3.26m)
Fri 29th - Pickering, Goathland (Aidensfield) & Whitby & boat ride £5.00 (3.20m)
Sat 30th - Beverley (1.61m)

MapMyWalk 23.23m 12:15hr 19 walks
Longest single walk 4.39m
Daily average 3.87m 

Unlikely to visit again, due to hotel location.

Alfa Travel Coach Holiday - 7 days - £328 (£54.66/night)
Bayshore Hotel
Hotel 5 min walk from nearest bus stops. Regular buses. Some trains.
Mon 11th - Ryde (Half Day) (2.80m)
Tue 12th - Newport & Cowes (4.68m)
Wed 13th - Adgestone Vineyard & Brading Roman Villa (4.65m)
Thur 14th - Godshill Model Village (2.10m)
Fri 15th - Alum Bay & Yarmouth (3.54m)

MapMyWalk 17.77m 10:15hr 11 walks - limited due to ankle injury
Longest single walk 2.80m
Daily average 3.55m

Revisited again in July 2023

Alfa Travel Coach Holiday - 8 days - £514.00 (£73.43/night)
Cavendish Hotel
5 min walk to town. 10-15 min walk to buses and trains
June
Sun 27th - Exmouth (3.09m)
Mon 28th - Sidmouth & Seaton (6.27m)
Tue 29th - rest day (1.60m)
Wed 30th - River Cruise & Exeter (4.68m)
July
MY 50TH BIRTHDAY: Thur 1st
Thur 1st - Buckfast Abbey, Dartmoor & Torquay (1.60m)
Fri 2nd - Teignmouth & Dawlish (4.86m)

MapMyWalk 22.1m 10:30hr 11 walks - limited due to injury
Longest single walk 4.68m
Daily average 3.36m

Alfa Travel Coach Holiday - 5 days
New Beach Hotel
Tue 8th - Sheringham & Cromer
Wed 9th - Great Yarmouth, St Olaves, Caister-on-Sea & California
Thu 10th - Norwich

Alfa Travel Coach Holiday - 7 days
Seabank Hotel
Tue 15th - Cardiff inc Tour
Wed 16th - Cardiff
Thu 17th - Swansea - did not visit due to heavy rain and strong winds

Revisited again in May 2025

Alfa Travel Coach Holiday - 5 days
Mackay's Spa Lodge Hotel
Tue 18th - Highland Folk Museum & Cairngorms
Wed 19th - Elgin & Nairn
Thu 20th - Urquhart Castle & Inverness

B&B - 5 days
The Tulip Hotel
Blackpool & Blackpool Zoo

Caravan - 5 days
Happy Days Caravan Park
Towyn & Rhos-on-Sea

B&B - 5 days
Imperial Hotel
Rhyl & Holywell

Alfa Travel Coach Holiday - 5 days
George IV Hotel
Tue 18th - Caernarfon & Llanberis
Wed 19th - Criccieth
Thu 20th - Blaenau Ffestiniog & Porthmadog
Fri 21st - Chester

Caravan - 5 days
Happy Days Caravan Park
Rhyl, Denbigh, Rhuddlan & St Asaph, Rhos-on-Sea, Caernarfon & Conwy, Llanberis

B&B - 5 days
Llandudno, Conwy, Betws-y-Coed & Rhos-on-Sea

B&B - 5 days
Morecambe, Heysham, Overton & Carnforth canal

Alfa Travel Coach Holiday - 7 days
Devon Towers Hotel
Mon 20th - Salisbury
Tue 21st - Poole
Wed 22nd - Bournemouth
Thu 23rd - Weymouth
Fri 24th - Christchurch

Alfa Travel Coach Holiday - 5 days
Croit Anna Hotel
Portree, Isle of Skye

Alfa Travel Coach Holiday - 5 days
Hotel & Excursions unknown

Urquhart Travel Coach Holiday - 5 days
Unable to remember the hotel.
Somewhere just over the border in The Netherlands, Unable to remember where.

Alfa Travel Coach Holiday - 5 days
Grand Burstin Hotel, Folkestone
Calais and other places that I can't remember

Alfa Travel Coach Holiday - 7 days
The Fife Hotel, Braemar
Ballater, Aberdeen and several other places that I can't remember

B&B - 5 days
Carlisle, Brampton & Hadrian's Wall

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version: 2025.03.30
updated: 15-Apr-2025