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2008 Day Excursions
Call 01704 821245 to book your place on any one of our excursions
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A FULL DAY EXCURSION PROGRAMME WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM 1st OF APRIL
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NEW BOOKING AGENT - ORMSKIRK INFORMATION CENTRE - LOCATED IN THE BUS STATION
MAY Code Adult  Child 
Mon  5th May Bowness & Ambleside N2 £14.00 £10.50
Wed 7th  May York N1 £15.50 £11.60
Sat 24th May Derbyshire Well Dressing S2 £15.00 £11.25
Mon  26th May Skipton N2 £11.75 £8.80
Mon  26th May Lowry Centre & Salford Quays S2 £11.20 £8.40
Tues 27th May Scarborough N1 £18.50 £13.90
Wed  28th May Chester S2 £10.50 £7.90
Thurs 29th May Llandudno S2 £15.00 £11.25
Fri 30th May Fleetwood Market & Blackpool N2 £10.60 £7.95
Sat  31st May Holker Hall Garden Festival  (Coach Only) N2 £13.90 £10.50
JUNE
Sat  14th June Gardeners World Live   (Coach Only) S1 £15.50 £11.75
Sat  28th June Arley Hall Garden Festival (Entry Inc) S3 £18.50 £16.25
JULY
Mon 14th July Skipton Market N2 £12.00 £9.00
Tues 15th July York N1 £16.50 £12.00
Wed 16th July Bowness & Ambleside N2 £15.00 £11.00
Thurs  17th July Lowry Centre & Salford Quays S2 £11.50 £8.80
Fri 18th July Fleetwood Market & Blackpool N2 £11.00 £8.25
Mon  21st July Llandudno S2 £15.75 £12.00
Tues 22nd July Stratford Upon Avon S1 £17.00 £12.50
Wed 23rd July Burys World Famous Market S3 £11.50 £8.80
Thurs  24th July Lindesfarne & Holy Island ### £24.00 £20.00
Fri 25th July Portmerion S1 £15.75 £12.00
Fri  25th July Knowsley Safari Park (Entry Inc) S3 £19.75 £15.50
Sat  26th July RHS Tatton Park ( Entry Inc) S2 £33.00 £29.50
Mon  28th July Yorkshire Dales N1 £15.50 £11.75
Tues 29th July Chester City or Zoo S2 £10.75 £8.00
Wed  30th July Dewsbury Market N2 £12.75 £9.50
Thurs  31st July Keighley Market & The New Boundary Mill N1 £13.90 £10.50
AUGUST
Fri 1st Aug Buxton & Chatsworth House (Coach Only) S2 £15.95 £12.00
Mon  4th Aug Skipton on Market Day N2 £12.00 £9.00
Tues 5th Aug Trafford Centre S3 £11.00 £8.25
Wed 6th Aug Blackpool N2 £10.75 £8.00
Thurs  7th Aug York N1 £16.50 £12.00
Thurs  7th Aug Eden Camp (Coach Only) N1 £17.75 £12.50
Fri 8th Aug Camelot (Entry Inc) N3 £19.95 £17.50
Fri 8th Aug Bowness & Ambleside N2 £15.00 £11.00
Mon 11th Aug Bakewell on Market Day S2 £14.75 £11.50
Tues 12th Aug Scarborough S1 £18.50 £13.90
Wed 13th Aug Lowry Centre & Salford Quays S2 £11.50 £8.80
Thurs  14th Aug Settle to Carlisle Railway (Coach & Train) N1 £36.00 £27.00
Fri  15th Aug Muncaster Castle (Entry Inc) N3 £23.00 £17.00
Fri 15th Aug Richmond Market & Wensleydale Creamery N1 £15.00 £11.25
Sat  16th Aug Shrewsbury Flower Show (Coach Only) S1 £14.00 £10.50
Mon 18th Aug Eureka Museum, Halifax (Entry Inc) N2 £20.50 £15.50
Tues 19th Aug Leeds for Shopping or Museums N1 £14.75 £11.50
Wed 20th Aug Alnwick Gardens (Entry Inc) ### £33.50 £27.00
Thurs  21st Aug Chester City or Zoo S2 £10.75 £8.00
Fri  22nd Aug Alton Towers (Entry Inc) S1 £37.50 £27.00
Mon  25th Aug Llandudno S2 £15.75 £12.00
Mon 25th Aug Skipton on Market Day N2 £12.00 £9.00
Tues 26th Aug Albert Dock & Liverpool S3 £9.50 £7.00
Wed 27th Aug Cadburys World (Entry Inc) S1 £28.50 £21.00
Thurs  28th Aug Whitby over the North Yorkshire Moors N1 £20.50 £16.00
Fri 29th Aug Knowsley Safari Park (Entry Inc) S3 £19.75 £15.50
SEPTEMBER
Mon 1st Sept Chester City S2 £10.75 £8.00
Wed 3rd Sept Northwich Market & Stapely Water Gardens (Coach Only) S3 £11.00 £8.25
Thurs 4th Sept Boundary Mill & Oswaldtwistle Mill N2 £11.00 £8.25
Sat  6th Sept Kirkby Lonsdale Victoria Market N2 £15.00 £11.25
Tues 9th Sept Yorkshire Dales N1 £15.50 £11.75
Thurs 11th Sept Fleetwood & Blackpool N2 £11.00 £8.25
Tues 16th Sept York  N1 £16.50 £12.00
Thurs 18th Sept Llandudno S2 £15.75 £12.00
Sat 20th Sept Harrogate Autumn Flower Show (Coach Only) N1 £15.50 £11.75
Mon 22nd Sept Skipton on Market Day N2 £12.00 £9.00
Wed 24th Sept Bury Market S3 £11.50 £8.80
Tues  30th Sept Lowry Centre & Salford Quays S2 £11.50 £8.80
OCTOBER
Tues 7th Oct Bourton on the Water S1 £17.50 £13.25
Thurs 9th Oct Blackpool Lights N3 £10.75 £8.00
Tues 14th Oct Trafford Centre S3 £11.00 £8.25
Thurs 16th Oct Autumn in the Lakes N2 £15.25 £11.50
Sat 18th Oct Disney on Ice - FINDING NEMO ### TBA TBA
Mon  20th Oct Skipton on Market Day N2 £12.00 £9.00
Tues 21st Oct Chester City or Zoo S3 £10.75 £8.00
Wed 22nd Oct Alton Towers (Entry Inc) S1 £37.50 £27.00
Thurs 23rd Oct Stratford Upon Avon S1 £17.00 £12.50
Fri 24th Oct Cadburys World (Entry Inc) S1 £28.50 £21.00
Sat  25th Oct Blackpool Lights N3 £10.75 £8.00
NOVEMBER
Mon 3rd Nov Leeds for Harvey Nichols & White Rose Shopping Centre N1 £13.50 £10.50
Tues 4th Nov Clitheroe Market & Boundary Mill N3 £12.00 £9.00
Thurs 6th Nov Llandudno S2 £15.75 £12.00
Sat 15th Nov Crafts for Christmas at NEC Birmingham (Entry Inc) S1 TBA TBA
Tues 11th Nov Meadowhall Shopping at Sheffield S1 £14.90 £11.25
Thurs 13th Nov Lowry Centre & Salford Quays S2 £11.50 £8.80
Tues 18th Nov Manchester Continental Market S2 £10.50 £8.00
Thurs 20th Nov Trafford Centre S3 £11.00 £8.25
Sat 22nd Nov Knitting & Stitching at Harrogate (Coach Only) N1 £15.00 £11.25
Wed 26th Nov Chester City and Cheshire Oaks S3 £11.00 £8.25
Sat  29th Nov York Christmas Market N1 £16.50 £12.00
Sun 30th Nov BBC Good Food Show at NEC, Birmingham S1 TBA TBA
DECEMBER
Mon 1st Dec Holmeswood Brochure Launch 2009 N3 FOC FOC
Tues 2nd Dec Holmeswood Brochure Launch 2009 N3 FOC FOC
Sat  6th Dec Chatsworth House & Farm Shop (coach Only) S1 £15.00 £11.50
Sat 6th Dec Trafford Centre S3 £11.00 £8.25
Sat 13th Dec Grassington Dickensian Festival & Skipton N2 £15.00 £11.50
Sun 14th Dec Skipton Medieval Market N2 £12.00 £9.00
 
DAY EXCURSION BOOKING AGENTS
T Ascroft & Sons, The Gravel, Mere Brow 01772 812256
Hesketh Bank Post Office, Shore Road, Hesketh Bank 01772 812261
County Information Centre, The Library, Southway, Skelmersdale 01695 720312
Mawdesley Post Office, New Street, Mawdesley 01704 822617
Banks Post Office, Church Road, Banks 01704 225259
Mrs B Halton,. 1 Beechfield, Hilldale 01257 463015
Burscough Bridge Post Office, Liverpool Road, Burscough 01704 892132
Burscough Town Post Office, Square Lane, Burscough 01704 892320
Parbold Post Office, The Common, Parbold 01257 462013
Tarleton D I Y Centre, Church Road, Tarleton 01772 813162
Tourist Information Centre, Eastbank Square, Southport 01704 533333
Top Shop Newsagents, Station Road, Hesketh Bank 01772 815655
Many Happy Returns Travel, Liverpool Road, Ainsdale, Southport 01704 577776
Ormskirk Information Cenrte, Bus Station, Moor Street, Ormskirk 01695 579062

PICKING UP SCHEDULE
Pick-Up Point

Northbound

Southbound
N1 N2 N3 S1 S2 S3
Holmeswood P.O. 7.30 8.30 10.00 7.00 8.00 9.30
Mere Brow 7.35 8.35 10.05 7.05 8.05 9.35
Riverside 7.40 8.40 10.10 7.10 8.10 9.40
Banks Road, Crossens 7.45 8.45 10.15 7.15 8.15 9.45
Banks Church 7.50 8.50 10.20 7.20 8.20 9.50
Hundred End (Shore Rd) 7.55 8.55 10.25 7.25 8.25 9.55
Hesketh Bank P.O. 8.00 9.00 10.30 7.30 8.30 10.00
Hesketh Bank Church            
and Moss Lane

8.05

 9.05 10.35 7.35 8.35 10.05
Shell Garage, Hesketh Ln 8.10 9.10 10.40 7.40 8.40 10.10
The Cock & Bottle, Tarleton 8.15 9.15 10.45 7.45 8.45 10.15
Bretherton P.O. 8.05 9.05 10.35 7.05 8.05 9.35
The Wheatsheaf, Croston 8.00 9.00 10.30 7.10 8.10 9.40
Mawdesley Eating House 7.50 8.50 10.20 7.20 8.20 9.50
Four Lane Ends, Mawdesley 7.45 8.45 10.15 7.25 8.25 9.55
Eagle & Child, Bispham 7.40 8.40 10.10 7.30 8.30 10.00
Hilldale Mission 7.35 8.35 10.05 7.35 8.35 10.05
Parbold W.I. 7.30 8.30 10.00 7.40 8.40 10.10
Newburgh P.O. 7.25 8.25 9.55 7.45 8.45 10.15
Ringwood 7.20 8.20 9.50 7.50 8.50 10.20
Eskdale, Skelmersdale 7.30 8.30 10.00 8.30 9.30 11.00
War Memorial, Skelmersdale 7.35 8.35 10.05 8.25 9.25 10.55
Ormskirk Bus Station 7.45 8.45 10.15 8.15 9.15 10.45
Square Lane End 7.55 8.55 10.25 8.05 9.05 10.35
Lord St, Burscough 8.00 9.00 10.30 8.00 9.00 10.30
Moss Lane, Lathom 8.05 9.05 10.35 7.55 8.55 10.25
Hesketh Arms, Rufford 8.10 9.10 10.40 7.50 8.50 10.20
Tourist Information Centre            
Eastbank St Southport 7.35 8.35 10.05 7.45 8.45 10.15
 

PLEASE NOTE THAT SMOKING IS NOT PERMITTED ON ANY HOLMESWOOD
COACHES EXCURSION OR HOLIDAY.  NO RESPONSIBILITY WILL BE ACCEPTED
FOR PASSENGERS WHO FAIL TO ARRIVE AT THEIR PICKING UP POINT AT THE
CORRECT TIME FOR EITHER THE OUTWARD OR RETURN JOURNEY, NOR WILL 
FARES BE REFUNDED SHOULD THIS OCCUR.
TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT PLEASE BOOK EARLY

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