The whole trip was good despite one or two hiccups with the hotel in Thurso but fortunately did not affect me.

Nidd Hall is a lovely building with beautiful grounds.
I enjoyed the actual hotel facilities, the food was good with a good selection.
The only thing I struggled with was the tours which were tiring for elderly people. Perhaps I should not have gone on every tour. I would know the next time.
Door to door pick-up was great, worked perfectly.
Our driver, Mark was pleasant and helpful.
Would I go back? Not to Nidd hall but maybe another Palmers tour as home pick-up is the attraction for me.

Our driver Lee only found out he was doing the tour 4 hours before he picked us up in Wakefield at 7 am we had a couple of stops on our way to Kingussie arriving just after 6 pm the Duke of Gordon hotel is a little tired in places but staff all very good meals ok buffet breakfast with good selection evening meal choice of 3 starters 3 mains and 3 desserts there is a small well stocked bar and a ballroom that had entertainment every night. Our room was ground floor (3) room was ok but had loose wallpaper and chairs were a bit thread bear nice bathroom with a walk in shower . Trip on Caledonian canal was well organised and lasted about 2 hours and went as far as Urquhart castle we then had a couple of hours in Inverness . Trip on the Strathspey steam railway we travelled from Broom hill station to Aviemore a trip of about 35 minutes unfortunately the train was pulled by a diesel engine Lee told us later that the police had stopped them using the steam engine because of the risk of trackside fires Aviemore was full of motorbikes as it was Thunder in the Glens weekend. The trip to the Culloden Battlefield was ok but due to mobility problems I could not walk round the battlefields after lunch Lee gave us the option to go back to Inverness or go to Fort George we chose to go to the Fort but because of dropping people off in Inverness we only had a couple of hours at the Fort would have been nice to have longer there but as it was an extra can't complain. Our journey home started at 9 am and after a couple of stops we arrived back in Wakefield around 6-30 pm . Although I enjoyed the trip it's a long trek but thanks go to driver Lee worked hard to try and keep everyone happy.

RHS Bridgewater, Southport and Hebden Bridge
Superb coach with pleasant and helpful driver, Mark. Mercure Haydock hotel an excellent choice with very good service and meals.
More information on the venues would have been helpful, but the weekend was very enjoyable.

Good to have a home pick up and return, made travel easy.
Coach to RHS Bridgewater/Southport trip was very modern and comfortable. Driver (Mark) was very good and you should use this coach and driver again.
Enjoyed the trip.

Weekend Out and About at RHS Bridgewater We had an excellent driver and a super hotel.
More info about our itinerary would have been useful.
Altogether an excellent few days.

Mrs Anne Wigglesworth

Two night break but had three very full days! Really enjoyable holiday.

The Warner hotel was very good.
I booked for 3 people in 3 separate rooms and 2 of us were together in the house and the other in the east wing. This was very disappointing.
There were too many stops on route which made the journey there and back very long. Usually door to door means everyone gets on the coach at the same point. The excursions were very good and just enough time in each town.

Our first time with Palmers was a trip to Cambridge on 18th August. The content of the trip was good, driver Gary was very good and helpful but the accommodation in the Best Western in Bury St Edmond’s was very poor, the food was edible but not very enjoyable. The hotel grounds very poor. We would advise you seek out a better accommodation.

The driver was brilliant very attentive, the coach was very comfortable plenty of leg room, we enjoyed this trip.
Hotel was on the seafront and we had a beautiful big window we couldn't fault the holiday at all.

Great time but would have preferred less time in Oxford and more time in Greenwich
Mike Connolly

From Leeds to Isle of Man
We were picked up by taxi from Leeds to Wakefield

The positives:
The taxi pickup from home in Leeds to the bus station at Wakefield went well, save that the addition of another couple towards the end meant that we were less than comfortable in a small taxi.
The return taxi journey for two was fine.

The coach was comfortable and modern, the driver Grant was amiable and helpful at all times and was knowledgeable.
The coach and ferry trips both ways were smooth.
The excursions were well chosen and enjoyable.

The negatives:
The hotel, Chester house, was well located , on the front, opposite the beach in Douglas.
But it was grim, unloved, shabby, drab and a complete let down. The front steps were minus some warning strips and there was no ramp.

Our room , 212, was poky, and dark, the carpet was stained, and full of crumbs.
The lower pane of the sash window was covered over to conceal the dreadful view of the rear of thee hotel, thus blocking out a lot of daylight.
There were few power points.

The bathroom was also poky but at least the shower and sink were relatively modern.

Breakfasts were adequate, and the bacon was good. However, the evening meals were of very poor quality, overcooked vegetables, fishcakes, or fish which was solid and which i found inedible. There was minimal choice and turkey was the main option twice in 4 days. The mushroom stroganoff consisted of mushrooms in a thin watery liquid..
On a positive note, the staff ware mainly students who were very pleasant and helpful.

My wife and I would urge fellow travellers to give this place a miss. There is no shortage of good hotels nearby.

A great coach holiday using a relaxing well planned itinerary coupled with a good class of hotel.
Our coach driver, Brynn, was excellent, efficient, and friendly.
In summarising - an excellent holiday provided by Palmers. We await your 2026 brochure for more excellent holidays.

The door to door pick up was good. Coach driver very professional & patient. Our hotel was great, food & cleanliness spot on. The tours were magical. We went to Portsmouth Historical port museum, & could have spent a few days there, so much to see.

Everything was efficient and a very high standard of hotel with good food and comfortable rooms. The pick up worked well and the driver Gary was a careful and helpful. The days out were good and interesting and enjoyable.

We enjoyed Oxford
Windsor Castle was fabulous and to finish off the Thames
Also the company all very friendly Abit of a mix up inthe Hotel about the beds which they sorted.Staff brilliant but didn't rate the hotel

Couldn't fault the attention of the driver and all our excursions were great.
The hotel was very accomadation.

We were left by the coach at our collection point. He had to come back for us. I didn't think cream tea was luxury it was very average

My holiday was made extra special by the attentions of Judith and the driver Grant . They went above and beyond to ensue all had a good time . My one complaint is that the evening meal was buffet style . It is not good for mainly elderly guests with poor mobility to get up and down several times a meal .