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About EastCoast Tours
EastCoast Tours provide an exciting range of private, guided breathtaking journeys throughout Northumbria, and The Lake District, all proving to be extremely popular with locals and visitors from the UK and overseas.

Offering excellent value for money, the Tours may be customised to suit your own choice of route or number of passengers. For further information on our Tours, call 07800 851374 or 0191 251 7738 (during office hours), or e-mail info@eastcoasttours.co.uk

Closed Mondays and some Bank Holidays.

*Prices include admission to the Grounds and drive around the Estate only. Min. charge £75.

Cragside Estate &
Rothbury

Cragside, home of Lord Armstrong and the first in the world to be lit by hydro-electric power, has magnificent gardens with a breathtaking 7-mile drive around the vast estate.

Take a 4 hour trip through the beautiful Northumbrian countryside to Rothbury and the Cragside Estate.

PRICES* (Sharing)

Up to 4 persons £100
For 5 persons £115
For 6-7 persons £130


Durham City & Cathedral


A 4 hour visit to the historic city of Durham and its Cathedral, the final resting place of St. Cuthbert.

See the awe inspiring majesty of this greatest of Norman cathedrals. Resting place of saints and bishops, with memorials to warriors and mining communities of this seat of learning and industry over centuries.

PRICES (Sharing)

Up to 4 persons £85
For 5 persons £95
For 6-7 persons £100


Available 11 February to
11 November.

*Not including admission to Housesteads Fort.

Edge of Empire


Scenic drive along Hadrian's Wall to Roman Army Museum at Walltown Crags with stunning 3-D film telling the history of this World Heritage Site. To Vindolanda to see the extensive excavations and artefacts including famous 'writing tablets' from 300 years of Roman occupation. Tour includes optional guided tour by an on-site expert.

PRICES* (Sharing)

Up to 4 persons £110
For 5 persons £120
For 6-7 persons £135


Available April to
31 October.

*Not including admission to the Castle or Gardens.

Alnwick Castle
& Gardens


A 5 hour tour to this 13th Century castle, still home to the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland.

The setting for the Harry Potter movies, with beautiful formal gardens and fountains. Includes photo opportunity at Warkworth and scenic drive through the Northumberland coastal plain and countryside.

PRICES* (Sharing)

Up to 4 persons £100
For 5 persons £120
For 6-7 persons £130


*TVLB Museum subject to opening times.

Tour of The Coast
& Riverside


A 3 hour excursion around the historic coastal area north of the Tyne.

Castle, coast, communities. 1000 years of history with a visit to the museum of the Tynemouth Life Brigade* and Cullercoats, fishing community and home to a 19th century artist colony founded by famous watercolourist Winslow Homer.

PRICES* (Sharing)

Up to 4 persons £60
For 5 persons £65
For 6-7 persons £70


*Minimum price £175 for 3 persons or less.

Grand Tour of
Northumberland


See this wild, dramatic countryside, taking in 2000 years of conflict and innovation.

This full-day trip shows the history of the North East of England from Roman times, the coming of Christianity and the Border wars, through to the pioneering innovations of the 19th Century: coal, steam power, railways and much more.

PRICES* (Sharing)

For 4-5 persons £200


 

Newcastle in
a Nutshell


Our 21⁄2 hour tour of NewcastleGateshead City and Quaysides shows the main sites in a city with over 2000 years of history.

Includes Stephenson's engine works, home of the world's first steam locos, and Georgian quarter with many listed buildings and places key to the history of the industrial revolution.

PRICES (Sharing)

Up to 4 persons £60
For 5 persons £65
For 6-7 persons £70


*Not including admission
to Castle & Priory.

Tour of
Coastal Sites


St. Mary's Lighthouse; Cullercoats village; Tynemouth Castle & Priory; Life Brigade House Museum; Collingwood’s Monument; North Shields Fish Quay; take a stroll along the riverfront, visit one of the Quay's many bars and cafés.

We return to starting point after approx. 6 hours.

PRICES* (Sharing)

Up to 4 persons £110
For 5 persons £120
For 6-7 persons £130


*Not including admission to Housesteads Fort.

Roman Wall & Great
North Museum


A 6 hour tour along Tyne Valley to Housesteads on rugged Whin Sill; a most impressive location on Hadrian's Wall.

Back to Newcastle to the remaining evidence of Roman occupation, and the Great North Museum with its outstanding collection of artefacts from all eras.

PRICES* (Sharing)

Up to 4 persons £120
For 5 persons £130
For 6-7 persons £140


Available 11 February to
4 November.

*Not including admission to Bamburgh Castle (at EC Tours special discount rates).

The 3 Castles


6 Hour tour up the scenic Northumberland coast, past the imposing Warkworth Castle, and on to Bamburgh. Then time for a traditional Fish 'n' Chips lunch and a look around the picturesque fishing village of Seahouses.

Coming back via Alnwick we pass the castle made famous in the Harry Potter movies — don't forget your cameras!

PRICES* (Sharing)

Up to 4 persons £120
For 5 persons £130
For 6-7 persons £140

If you're struggling for gift ideas for a friend or family member, then why not give them an EastCoast Tours Gift Voucher, and let them pick the date of the tour on which they wish to travel......it's as simple as that! The Vouchers also allow the recipient to invite up to three friends along for the ride!

To purchase our Gift Vouchers please call 0191 251 7738, from Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4.30pm. For further details email info@eastcoasttours.co.uk