A 'plod-along' Weekend Break

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The Olde Barn Hotel

Won the Lincolnshire Hotel of the year award in 2008. Also in 2005-6 it won Runner Up in the HSBC Business of the Year awards. Its staff has acquired the art of working effectively together by never underestimating the importance of good communication skills and a genuine mutual respect for one another. Customers are definitely King in their eyes!
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Itinerary

Day 1: A later departure than usual today because we intend to arrive in the City of Cambridge around lunchtime so you have the main part of the afternoon to enjoy its delights. For example, you might opt for a plod-along the River Cam in a punt!

Day 2: After breakfast on Sunday we will plod-along by enjoying a steam train ride on the Nene Valley Railway. We will then visit Burghley House where the famous annual horse trials take place. It was also used in the filming of ‘The Da Vinci Code’ and ‘Pride & Prejudice’.

Day 3: After breakfast on Monday we have chartered the Rutland Belle to take us on a guided cruise of Rutland Water. We will then proceed to Stamford for a lengthy lunch stop.

Also included in the price: admission to Burghley House & Gardens. Steam Train Ride, Rutland Water Cruise and Monday morning coffee aboard the boat.