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Leger Holidays
based: South Yorkshire, UK
website: Leger Holidays 
European weekends, short breaks and city breaks including city destinations such as Paris, Rome, Prague and Budapest and tours in the Rhine & Moselle Valleys, the bulbfields of the Netherlands, the Belgian Ardennes, Luxembourg, Monet's Garden, Versailles & the Splendours of Paris, a Dutch bulbfields cruise – and much more.
| weekends/short breaks | city breaks | bulb fields | garden tours | France | Spain | Italy | Austria | Germany | Europe |
Keukenhof, Holland
based: The Netherlands
website: www.keukenhof.nl
Bulbs and floral displays planted in endless variety, alternated with works of art.
| bulb
fields | Netherlands |
 Wise
Coaches Limited
based: East Sussex, UK
website: www.wisecoaches.co.uk
Based in East Sussex for over 50 years. Member of the Confederation
of Passenger Transport.
| bus/coach holidays | garden tours | bulb
fields | Christmas/New Year | weekends/short breaks | UK |
Western Europe |
gardening
and garden design
Facilitutors.com
based: France
website: www.facilitutors.com
Facilitutors offer all sorts of courses for all sorts of people. For you, your children and your staff. For life, for leisure and for business. Whether you want to make music in rural France, brush up your French, ski in the Alps, take a relaxing yoga holiday, study garden design or learn to fly.
| music playing courses | singing courses | French language | vegetarian | gardening | skiing (piste) | light aircraft | reiki | yoga | groups | tailor made | France |
Hidden Gardens Hidden France
based: Languedoc, France
website: www.hiddengardensfrance.com
Small group garden tours designed to enable you to discover the secret gardens and wild countryside of this magical corner of France, accompanied by a locally based horticulturist. Enjoy staying in a boutique hotel at a wine domaine, dipping into the history and culture of the Languedoc and tasting its award winning wines.
| garden tours | gardening | botanical | wine appreciation/tasting | history | France |
Madhyamaka Buddhist Centre
based: East Yorkshire, UK
website: www.workingholidaysintheuk.org.uk
Working holidays at Madhyamaka Buddhist Centre. Accommodation and meals provided in exchange for 35hrs work. Guests are welcome to enjoy any of the facilities which include 42 acres of parkland, a cafe, a gift shop and regular public meditation courses. Varied work with no skills required.
| working/volunteer holidays | gardening | meditation | retreats | England |
Warner Leisure Hotels  Featured Site
based: Hertfordshire, UK
website: World of Gardening & Nature
 Look at Warner 'World of Gardening & Nature' breaks and find hosted days out to top flower shows and gardens, get hands-on and allow professional gardeners teach you about gardening or learn how to create fabulous hanging baskets. Visit Chelsea, Kew, Hampton Court, Tatton Park and Harrogate.
| garden tours | gardening | England | Wales |
Art Workshops in Guatemala
based: Minnesota, USA
website: www.artguat.org
We offer workshops in the arts as part of a unique and well-planned
travel experience.
| weaving | painting/drawing
| photographic | writing | gardening | beadwork
| Guatemala |
Burton Manor
based: Cheshire, UK
website: www.burtonmanor.com
Offering short courses and summer schools covering a very diverse
range of interests.
| gardening | aromatherapy | genealogy/family
history | computer courses | music playing courses | UK |
English
Gardening School (The)
based: London, UK
website: www.englishgardeningschool.co.uk
Breaks and short courses covering garden design, gardening and botanical
painting; based at the historic Chelsea Physic Garden in London.
| gardening | garden tours | painting/drawing | UK |
Garden
Station (The)
based: Northumberland, UK
website: www.thegardenstation.co.uk
Wide range of short courses covering many garden and craft areas.
| country crafts | herbalism | origami | gardening
| UK |
Green and Local
based: Kent, UK
website: www.greenandlocal.co.uk
Gardening learning holidays, hands on teaching for vegetable, fruit, flowers and allotment gardening.
| gardening | England |
Rothay
Manor
based: Northumberland, UK
website: http://www.rothaymanor.co.uk
An elegant country house hotel offering a range of special breaks.
| antiques | gardening | painting/drawing | bridge/whist
| UK |
Vacances Vertes les Belles
based: Limousin, France
website: www.vacvertes.com
Residential environmental courses in Organic Gardening in Limousin, the rural heart of France.
| gardening | France |
garden
tours
 Active
Gourmet Holidays
based: Connecticut, USA
website: www.activegourmetholidays.com
Culinary vacations in Italy, France and Spain that include three
or four star accommodation, cooking lessons with local chefs, vineyard
visits with wine tastings and wine education, visits to markets
and local food producers, gourmet meals. Holidays can be paired
with walking, hiking, biking, yoga, painting, language lessons and
more.
| cookery | gastronomic
| wine appreciation/tasting | walking/trekking/hiking | cycle
touring | painting/drawing | yoga | garden tours | Italy | France
| Spain | Western Europe |
Camino Holidays
based: Oxfordshire, UK
website: caminoholidays.co.uk
Bespoke holidays in South West Andalucia (Costa de la Luz), Spain, with a wide range of activities. For groups from one person to twenty (and everything between) they create holidays tailored to the budget and dates you want. Their local representatives and tutors are highly experienced and well qualified.
| tailor made | flamenco | wine tours | gardens tours | weekend spa breaks | yoga | photographic | metal crafts | Spanish language | riding | surfing | Spain |
Hidden Gardens Hidden France
based: Languedoc, France
website: www.hiddengardensfrance.com
Small group garden tours designed to enable you to discover the secret gardens and wild countryside of this magical corner of France, accompanied by a locally based horticulturist. Enjoy staying in a boutique hotel at a wine domaine, dipping into the history and culture of the Languedoc and tasting its award winning wines.
| garden tours | gardening | botanical | wine appreciation/tasting | history | France |
Swinton
Park
based: North Yorkshire, UK
website: www.swintonpark.com
A luxury castle hotel in North Yorkshire set in 200 acres of parkland with a
wide range of country pursuits including golf, fishing, walking and riding.
Join Rosemary Shrager, the celebrity chef, at her highly acclaimed cookery school.
Residential and day courses, also available for private parties and team building
and ideal for up-market stag or hen weekends.
| cookery | gastronomic | stag/hen
| team building/management courses | garden tours | golf | riding | freshwater
fishing/angling | horse racing | falconry | UK | England |
Leger Holidays Featured
Site
based: South Yorkshire, UK
website: Leger Holidays
 European weekends, short breaks and city breaks including city destinations such as Paris, Rome, Prague and Budapest and tours in the Rhine & Moselle Valleys, the bulbfields of the Netherlands, the Belgian Ardennes, Luxembourg, Monet's Garden, Versailles & the Splendours of Paris, a Dutch bulbfields cruise – and much more.
| weekends/short breaks | city breaks | bulb fields | garden tours | France | Spain | Italy | Austria | Germany | Europe |
Warner Leisure Hotels Featured Site
based: Hertfordshire, UK
website: World of Gardening & Nature
Look at Warner 'World of Gardening & Nature' breaks and find hosted days out to top flower shows and gardens, get hands-on and allow professional gardeners teach you about gardening or learn how to create fabulous hanging baskets. Visit Chelsea, Kew, Hampton Court, Tatton Park and Harrogate.
| garden tours | gardening | England | Wales |
Wessex Discovery Tours
based: Dorset, UK
website: www.wessexdiscoverytours.co.uk
Exclusive, tailor-made tours for small groups in the beautiful West Country of England. Explore, with your personal guide, magnificent country houses, elegant gardens, soaring cathedrals, Regency Bath or ancient Stonehenge. Follow in the footsteps of Thomas Hardy or Jane Austen. Wessex Discovery Tours will cater for your personal tastes and interests.
| small group motor tours | tailor made | sightseeing | historical tours | literary tours | garden tours | sacred sites | England |
English
Gardening School (The)
based: London, UK
website: www.englishgardeningschool.co.uk
Breaks and short courses covering garden design, gardening and botanical
painting; based at the historic Chelsea Physic Garden in London.
| gardening | garden tours | painting/drawing | UK |
Forestdale
Hotels
based: UK
website: www.forestdale.com
A group of 19 hotels in England offering Special Interest breaks
including whist and bridge sessions, horse racing, garden visits
and tours, music weekends etc.
| bridge/whist | horse racing | garden tours
| music appreciation |
England |
Fynbos Horse Trails
based: Western Cape, South Africa
website: fynbostrails.com
Specialize in a range of horse trails exploring the splendor of
the Western Cape near Cape Town, South Africa.
| horse trail riding | riding | horse/pony
trekking | horse back safaris | walking/trekking/hiking | wine
tours | garden tours | South Africa |
Hello Ireland Tours
based: Co. Dublin, Ireland
website: www.helloireland.com
One of Ireland's leading incoming tour operators.
| garden tours | historical tours | golf |
beer/pub tours | Ireland |
Lynchpin
based: Ireland
website: www.lynchpintours.com
Agency offering a personal service to clients who want to find the
real Ireland and its people.
| golf | genealogy/family history | garden
tours | beer/pub tours | literary tours | horse racing | weddings/honeymoons | Ireland |
Mohonk Mountain House
based: New York, USA
website: www.mohonk.com
Theme programs include skating, garden, chocolate, mystery and word puzzle breaks.
| puzzles/games | chocolate | ice skating | garden tours | murder mystery | USA |
Nare Hotel (The)
based: Cornwall, UK
website: www.narehotel.co.uk
Garden holidays; spring garden breaks; four nights, visiting three gardens of your choice.
| garden tours | England |
Secret Gardens Italy
based: Umbria, Italy
website: www.secretgardensitaly.com
Holidays touring historical gardens in and around Rome, with expert guides.
| garden tours | Italy |
Wise
Coaches Limited
based: East Sussex, UK
website: www.wisecoaches.co.uk
Based in East Sussex for over 50 years. Member of the Confederation
of Passenger Transport.
| bus/coach holidays | garden tours | bulb
fields | Christmas/New Year | weekends/short breaks | UK |
Western Europe |
Woods
Coaches
based: Leicestershire, UK
website: www.woods-coaches.co.uk
Coach holidays and bus tours throughout the UK and France.
| bus/coach holidays | shopping | Christmas
shopping | garden tours | UK | Scotland | France | Ireland | |
