Candy Tours provide single day trips as well as longer tours and holidays for all types of Groups. These can be trips to one destination or follow more extensive itineraries, whether in the UK or abroad.
We work with a wide range of Group Travel Organisers including WI, U3A and Probus groups, schools, colleges and universities, inbound groups from abroad, sports clubs, charities, special interest groups, families and friends, and many others.
We offer assistance with planning itineraries and timings and can provide free personalised promotional material.
Some of our popular trips are listed here. We would be pleased to discuss your plans for other places too!
Please do contact us on + 44 (0)1252 265263 or email us at enquiries@candytours.co.uk to see how we can help.
Experience this delightful area often known as ‘The English Riviera’ with its sandy beaches, scenic rivers and countryside and traditional coastal towns and harbours. You also see the contrasting Dartmoor with its heather moors and pretty villages. With a trip on the River Dart and entry to Agatha Christies house included it certainly is an ‘explorers’ holiday.
A charming Island with it’s sandy beaches, rolling Down land countryside, nautical history and relaxed atmosphere. Whether you visit for the day or stay longer you will certainly appreciate the Island experience.
The Cotswolds have enchanted people for centuries with its soft coloured stone buildings, rolling countryside and pretty villages. This tour visits some of the best gardens in the area and offers the opportunity to experience these delightful Cotswold towns and villages.
More than 8 million men and women left the UK for the battlefields of the First World War and around 700,000 never returned. This trip gives an insight to the conditions these people lived, fought and died under. We see some of the sites of battle, some of the remaining trenches, some museums telling their story and of course the Cemeteries where they now lay.
Bruges is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and it’s easy to see why with its grandiose buildings, scenic canals, and cobbled streets. In the late middle ages Bruges was once one of the wealthiest cities in the world as a result of trading. It is a fascinating place to wonder around with it’s various squares, canals at what seems like every street corner, boats motoring under the stone bridges, and people sitting outside cafes eating Moule Frites!
On our second day we travel to Ghent. Also dating from medieval times it has larger canals and squares than Bruges with many fine stone buildings lining the canal side - walk through the city taking in the atmosphere, visit the Botanical Gardens or Modern Art Museum, or explore the shopping area.
This delightful trip provides outings to some of the best known places in Normandy. Honfleur is a pretty town with its beautiful old buildings surrounding the picturesque port. Monet’s Garden is spectacular and is where he painted many of his most famous works. And then of course, Bayeux famous for it’s tapestry but also an interesting high street to browse round.
The South Downs: Villages and Countryside (1/2 day or full day)
Rolling countryside, unspoilt landscapes and far reaching views are hall marks of The South Downs. Nestled within this landscape are traditional villages and small market towns that are little changed at their core. The South Downs National Park stretches for 100 miles between Winchester and Eastbourne and this trip explores some of the lessor known and beautiful countryside in the Hampshire and West Sussex end of the Downs. This tour gives you an insight into the landscape and character of The South Downs and of the villages and towns within. This relatively unknown National Park has many beautiful vistas and unsurpassable countryside and gives an indication of life in a by-gone age. There are options to stop at various places depending on your interests.
All tour itineraries can be adjusted to suit your requirements.
A half day tour is available and covers part of the above itinerary either Winchester to Petersfield, returning via Chawton and Alresford, or Meon Valley and Petersfield to Goodwood, Petworth.
Depart from your pick up place 8:30/9am to arrive in Winchester around 10am. Return journey departs the area at 5pm (or to suit your own itinerary).
A fabulous tour showcasing local historical pubs in the beautiful South Downs National Park. Each of the venues is an unspoilt hostelry, with the buildings mostly unchanged for over one hundred years or more. Some are accessed via narrow lanes so travel is by 16 passenger seat mini-coach. Experience these delightful pubs off the beaten track and savour delightful local award-winning beers (or try some local wines)!
Our trip takes in the best sights in the New Forest National Park. This ancient woodland was used by Henry VIII for hunting. It was also the place where William Rufus (next in line for King of England in 1088) was murdered.
Our trip takes in the lovely town of Lyndhurst where we stop for a browse round. We then travel on seeing Beaulieu, the yachting town of Lymington, and various delightful New Forest villages. Look out for the wild ponies and donkeys that are all across the area. There are stops for photo opportunities!
Depart from your pick up point in time to arrive in the New Forest for 10am. Depart New Forest at 13:00.
The trip visits Steventon Church and village where Jane Austen was born, followed by Chawton where we see Jane Austen’s House and the church where her mother and sister are buried. We then travel to Winchester where we see the last house that Jane stayed in together with her final resting place in the famous cathedral. You also have the opportunity to explore the city before our return journey.
The Cotswolds have enchanted visitors for centuries. We see some of the many highlights starting with Arlington Row cottages, one of the most photographed Cotswold scenes. After coffee we travel to picturesque Bourton-on-the-Water to explore and have lunch (not included). Then on to beautiful Lower & Upper Slaughter, to Snowshill (a lovely hill top village) and Broadway ('Jewel of the Cotswolds') before stopping in Stow-on-the-Wold for tea (not included). We then head home via picturesque Burford.
Depart from your pick up point in time to arrive in Bibury for 10:15am Return at 16:15 via Burford to pick up point.
This tour takes in some of the best-known places in Southern England. Your trip starts with Stonehenge where you walk in the footsteps of our ancestors from 5,500 years ago and see and experience these mysterious stones. The best-known prehistoric monument in Europe.
After we travel to Bath - A beautiful city with its honey coloured buildings and lovely Georgian architecture. The Roman baths are a big draw as is the 15th century Bath Abbey and there are many amazing independent shops and quaint cafes.
This is followed by a visit to Lacock -a stunning village full of quaint traditional stone cottages and picturesque streets. We then travel to Avebury for a short visit to see largest megalithic stone circle in the world surrounding this pretty village.
At Candy™ Tours the emphasis is on fun! We want you to enjoy our excursions as much as we love running them.
Candy™ Tours operate Private Hire Minibuses with Driver from our operating bases in both North and South Hampshire. We cover all areas of Hampshire, Surrey, Berkshire, West Sussex and beyond.
For groups and private hiring there are no limits to where we will go - we also have an International licence so are able to offer trips to France and Belgium etc.
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Candy Tours, Bush House, High Street,
Selborne, ALTON, GU34 3JP
