Lying at the southern tip of the beautiful Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated area of outstanding beauty, Horncastle is an attractive market town situated mid way between the cathedral city of Lincoln and the east coast. The town gets its name from the anglo-saxon word Hyrnecastre, meaning a fort in a corner. The Romans built a fort in the town and remains of the wall can be viewed around Horncastle today. Famed as one of the best towns in the UK for antiques, with around two dozen antique and collector dealers, young and old alike take pleasure in browsing the eclectic array of treasures from yesteryear.
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DAY 1 HORNCASTLE
We being with Titan’s VIP Home Departure Service™ to Horncastle and the Admiral Rodney Hotel, where afternoon tea will be served on arrival. Time to settle in before a welcome drink reception and dinner this evening.
DAY 2 HORNCASTLE - CHRISTMAS EVE
Following a traditional English breakfast you are free to perhaps begin to make your acquaintance with Horncastle. Maybe that elusive Christmas gift will present itself amongst the wealth of antique and curio shops. For the more adventurous, the cathedral city of Lincoln can be reached. This evening, a Candlelit dinner will be followed by musical entertainment.
DAY 3 HORNCASTLE - CHRISTMAS DAY
Merry Christmas! After breakfast today, you are free to enjoy a leisurely morning before an excellent traditional luncheon with all the trimmings is served. Board games and pastimes are available to wile away the afternoon. Alternatively perhaps a stroll in the village will prepare us for this evening’s fun quiz and buffet supper.
DAY 4 RUTLAND - BOXING DAY
Following another hearty breakfast, we depart on an included excursion to Barnsdale Gardens, set in the heart of the beautiful Rutland countryside. From 1983, Barnsdale evolved from just a ploughed field when Geoff Hamilton began presenting BBC’s Gardeners’ World to millions of TV viewers. Today, the garden is still run on Geoff’s organic principles by his family and on your journey round you may recognise old favourites from many of the programmes. A light lunch is included before making our way back to Horncastle. This evening, entertainment follows a buffet supper in the hotel.
DAY 5 HORNCASTLE
We enjoy a final breakfast at the hotel before bidding farewell and making the return journey home to your own front door, with convenient stops en route, if necessary.
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