Thriplow Daffodil Festival & Cambridge

Day 1

A morning departure as we head to the world-famous university city of Cambridge with time to explore. You will be spoilt for choice of what to do and see in this compact city with the architectural splendour of its university colleges at the centre. Take a walking tour and see the instantly recognisable King's College Chapel or relax with a guided punt on the River Cam. Many precious antiquities are on show at Cambridge University's principal museum, the Fitzwilliam Museum or green-fingered visitors might like a trip to the Botanic Gardens. We leave late afternoon for the short journey to our hotel the Delta by Marriott Huntingdon. Dinner is served in the hotel.

Day 2

Following breakfast in the hotel we make our way to Thriplow, where the streets are awash with daffodils. This original village fete has become a major tourist attraction and during the annual charity Daffodil weekend, visitors step back in time, walking the beautiful traffic-free lanes and connecting footpaths, visiting residents 'Open Gardens', listening to music, watching Morris dancing. Add local craft stalls and displays of vintage vehicles, home produced food and you can see why this is such a popular event. Dinner in the hotel tonight.

Day 3

After a leisurely breakfast in the hotel we make a visit to Stamford. Proclaimed by Sir Walter Scott as "the finest stone town in England", Stamford was declared a conservation area in 1967. It has over 600 listed buildings of mellow limestone in the town centre including five medieval churches, all real gems. We leave for home after Lunch.

B=Breakfast, D=Dinner