Eastbourne Victorian Elegance and 1066 Country

Monday April 13 2026 to Friday April 17 2026

£439

4 night stay at Cavendish Hotel DBB
Guided Tour of Herstmonceux Castle and Gardens
Visit to Arundel
Visit to Battle
Visit to Bridghton
Visit to Hastings

EXTRA'S
SINGLE SUPPLEMENT £40
OPTIONAL EXCURSION £20

This tour picks up additionally at Ringwood.

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Fully Escorted Day Excursions, Short Breaks & Holidays by Coach

All of our Day Excursions and Short Breaks and Holidays offer exceptional value for money and we take a pride in offering a professional and truly personal service. All the tours have a Tour Manager in addition to a friendly, professional driver to ensure you have an enjoyable day. Most of our tours & excursions also offer an onboard refreshment service with great value hot and cold drinks & snacks, onboard toilet and air conditioning for your added comfort. We only use modern, high quality coaches. All of our coaches are fitted with seatbelts and maintained to a very high standard. Please be aware that child tickets can be issued for anyone under the age of 16 for day excursions and under the age of 14 for holidays.

We Pick up in lots of Dorset villages and towns and are continually expanding our pick up points. Please see our current list below. Pick-up points will be arranged with you when you book. Other pick-up points may be available on request. We also offer HOME PICK UP on all our holidays from just £20 extra (per person)

YOUR HOLIDAY MONEY IS SAFE! We fully adhere to the Package Holiday Regulations 2018. All payments received from our customers are held in a separate trust account, administered independently, until the return of the holiday. This protects all of our passengers booked on tours over 24 hours against financial failure by us or our suppliers, including repatriation, if required. So you can rest assured you're in safe hands. Note:- This should not replace the need for holiday insurance. Terms and Conditions. We work with Towergate Travel Insurance to help you arrange fantastic value Travel Insurance for your chosen holiday, with no upper age limit and no medical declaration for pre-existing conditions for UK Travel. (For Full Details see the bottom of this page)

Craft 4 Carfters at Westpoint

Saturday March 28 2026

AD £37.95 CH £10

Discover an extensive selection of fabric traders, sewing and needlecraft supplies, alongside your favourite Hobby and Paper Craft exhibitors. Take part in engaging workshops designed for all skill levels. Additional pickups in Winterbourne Abbas and Bridport.

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Exeter Shopper

Saturday March 28 2026

AD £ 37.95 CH £10

Why not spend the day shopping or visit the historic Cathedral. You will have about 5 hours to spend as you please. Additional pickups in Winterbourne Abbas and Bridport.

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South Devon Railway and Buckfast Abbey

Saturday April 4 2026

AD £64.95 £49.95

We will first make our way to Buckfast Abbey. Enjoy the tranquil surroundings and why not treat yourself to lunch in their restaurant. In the afternoon we will enjoy a return steam train journey to Totnes on the South Devon…

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Huge range of Pickup Points, or choose HOME PICK UP from just £30 more

Portland, Southwell Eight Kings
Portland, Courtlands Bus Shelter
Portland, Easton Square
Fortuneswell, Brittannia Inn
Portland Victoria Square
Wyke Regis, Smugglers Inn
Buxton Road, St Nicholas Church
Top Of Rodwell Avenue
Weymouth, Law Courts, Westwey Road
Weymouth Railway Station Forecourt
Weymouth Park & Ride Car Park
Overcombe Corner (Preston)
Littlemoor Shopping Centre Bus Shelter

Dorchester – Weymouth Avenue Bus Stop
Dorchester South Railway Station
Puddletown Bus Shelter (junction with Coombe Rd)
Tolpuddle
Bere Regis, Drax Arms Bus Stop
Crossways Dick O th Banks Rd Bus Shelter
Broadmayne Crossroasds Bus Stop
Owermoigne *
Winfrith, Red Lion *
Wool Railway Station *
Wareham Outside Co-op *
Corfe Castle *

Swanage Bus Station *
Winterbourne Abbas *
Bridport Coach Station *
Spa Hotel, Weymouth *
Lodmoor Hill, Weymouth *
Axminster *
Maiden Newton *
Beaminster *
Chideock *
Blandford *
Winterborne Whitchurch *
Milborne St Andrew *
Wimborne Minster *
Poole Railway Station *
Yeovil Bus Station – Stop 9 *
Sherborne Culverhayes Car Park Coach Bay *
Ringwood, Meeting House Lane *

* = Pick up at these points are not available on all Day Excursions – please enquire.

Other pick points may be available on certain Tours please enquire.

Please note – On occasions you may be picked up by feeder service and conveyed to the coach, this enables us to ensure we keep the pick up times to a minimum.

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Why Choose Crossways Travel ?

We over 4000 satisfied customers and an office full of letters and cards from our customers thanking us for their holiday we are confident that booking your next Coach Holiday with us will be a great choice.

As a small family run business we aim to offer a professional and friendly service for every single customer right from the initial enquiry through to the tour and beyond. All our staff, whether drivers, tour managers or office staff have been chosen for their skills in the job they do and their customer service skills and are ambassadors for Crossways Travel and we our very proud of them.

All the vehicles used are full executive Luxury Mercedes Coaches, with toilet, air con and at seat refreshments and all less than 5 years old. We are also the only company in the local area to offer a Tour Manager on ALL our tours including Day Excursions and offer a full refreshments service onboard, even on day excursions.

If you are looking to travel with a friendly, local company who really cares about their customers then look no further. We promise you will not be disappointed and will soon become one of our many regular travellers !!

How To Book Your Day Excursion

Once you have decided on an excursion you would like to go on, call us to check availability on 01305 851697. Payment can then be made over the phone by card or by post by way of a cheque or postal order. Please do not forget to enclose your name, address, phone number, tour details, pick-up point and how many tickets you require, if paying by post. You tickets will be posted to you 7 to 10 days before your tour.

Please be aware that on popular tours seats may be released if no payment is received within 2 weeks of booking.

How To Book Your Holiday – Just £75 pp Secures Your Place

Once you have decided on your holiday, call us to check availability. and we can make your booking quickly and securely over the telephone then pay your deposit by card over the phone, alternatively visit your local TIC. We will send a receipt with a booking confirmation and an invoice for the outstanding amount.

Alternatively send us a message via our website and one of our staff will give you a call to make your booking.

Specialists in Group Travel

If you run a local group or society and are looking for a day out for your whole group, why not book your whole group and get a discount. Alternatively we can help you organise your own day great value Day Excursion or Holiday Tour or help you sell the remaining seats to make your day out more affordable.

If you prefer you can choose one of our planned excursions and request a group rate for a set number of seats on our tour. We will sit you all together on the day and also are able to hold a set number of seats until you have your final numbers. For groups of more than 10 we can usually offer a 10% discount and often even a free place for the organiser.

All you need to do is give us a call us on 01305 851697 or drop us an email on info@crosswaystravel.co.uk

Your Money Is Safe With Us

Having been in business for many years we know how important it is to look after our customers money and ensure we provide what is promised to them. Rest assured all customers money is held in an independent trust account so that in the event of the company suffering financial failure you would always get either your holiday or your money back and if you were away on a tour with us and this happens you would complete your holiday and be returned safely back home. We comply fully with the Package Travel Regulations 2018.

What Happens If Crossways Travel Cancels The Tour

In the unlikely event that we have to cancel your tour we would always offer you either a full no quibble refund or the option to choose another similar holiday to the same or higher value at no extra cost. On occasions it may be appropriate to charge the date of the departure and if this happens it would be your choice to either a full refund or to travel on the new departure date.

What If Something Significant Changes On My Tour

Sadly sometimes thing have to be changed on our tours due to attractions closing, hotels closing etc when this happens if it is deemed as a significant part (as determined by the package travel regulations 2018) of the holiday we would contact you in writing to advise of the change and you would have the right to cancel the tour and receive a full refund if you believed that this change would effect your overall enjoyment of the holiday (unless the change was caused by something we had no control over). In any case we would always advise you if even a small element of the tour changed and we would always try and replace this element with something of equal or greater value at no cost to our customer.