Enjoy a day out to the bustling Lincolnshire seaside resort - Skegness. It is perhaps best known as the location of the first Butlins holiday resort, built in 1936, which remains within the area to this day.

Travelling around on the 'Skegness Seasiders' open top buses between the Bus Station, Ingoldmells & Chapel St. Leonards is an excellent way to get about the town and along the various tourist hotspots of Skegness.

8.30am Departure

£28 per person

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Clacton On Sea is one of one Essex’s premier seaside resorts. With plenty to do around the promenade, pier, and a beautiful beach – you can enjoy a great day by the sea.

9.00am Departure

£24 per person

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Thursday 27th May 2021

Departure Time: 8:30am

Welcome to Colchester Zoo! Home to 220 species set in 60 acres of parkland and lakes!

''As you navigate your way around Colchester Zoo you’ll visit many different habitats, from the humid home of our Komodo Dragons to our very own Africa plain, Kingdom of the Wild, home to white rhino, giraffes, ostrich, zebra and kudu.

We also have many fantastic undercover areas, so you can stay warm and dry on even the wettest of days with our ‘Bad Weather’ map. Stop by the Orangutan Forest and see if you can hang for as long as an orangutan, feed our rainbow lorikeets in their tropical walkthrough aviary, Australian Rainbows. PLUS you can also walkthrough areas such as Worlds Apart, the perfect place to warm up on a chilly day!

Colchester Zoo also offers a range of delicious food options so there’s no need to worry about a picnic! PLUS there are loads of gifts and treats in our shop, so you can find the perfect souvenir to remember your day! The Outpost is accessible without having to enter the zoo so you can even pop by for a spot of shopping or to find the perfect gift for a loved one.

Fun to fund conservation…

Colchester Zoo has always cared passionately about the world’s threatened species, and created its charity Action for the Wild to assist conservation projects worldwide. This includes our own project, the UmPhafa Private Nature Reserve in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

Since receiving charity status in 2004 Action for the Wild has donated over £1.2million to conservation programmes, as well as supporting conservation research. As a privately owned zoo, funding the zoo’s further development as well as assisting these projects in the wild is only possible with the support of the community, through all your visits and the funds Colchester Zoo receive from retail and catering sales. Thank you!''

IC Travel Price - Adult £45

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Wednesday 2nd June 2021 

Join us on this popular trip on the Suffolk & Essex border as we call in at Lavenham  for a short while before heading to Dedham, Constables birth place where you will have time for a spot of lunch.  After lunch we head to Flatford Mill, scene of some of Constables most famous paintings.  If you feel fit you may want to walk across the footpaths to the Mill!

A visit to Flatford Mill in Flatford, East Bergholt, makes for a relaxing day out. The scene has been immortalised by John Constable in his painting of The Haywain, and the Mill is still recognisable. Attached to the Mill, which is a Grade 1-listed watermill originally built in 1733, is a 17th-Century miller’s cottage which is also Grade I listed. The Watermill is located in the centre of Dedham Vale, a wonderfully English village close to the border with Essex. This is part of the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty so take your time to savour the area. The Mill was once owned by Constable’s father and Constable made both the Mill and the surrounding area the subjects of many of his works of art, which are now world famous.

8am Departure

£30 per person - (excludes meals.) includes admissions

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Join us as we head to Suffolk for a delightful summer's day out to Southwold, one of Suffolk's best known coastal villages.   Return departs 3.30pm

9.30am Departure

£22 per person

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Wednesday 9th June 2021

There is a vibrant and bustling market in Bury St Edmunds on Wednesdays and Saturdays that attracts thousands of people every week.

With more than 80 stalls on Saturdays and 60 on Wednesdays, Bury St Edmunds Market has an excellent food offer including fruit and vegetables, meat, and fish stalls with fresh locally sourced seasonal produce.

Not only is there a wonderful array of foods you can also find everything from authentic Italian shirts, Portuguese pottery, vintage clothes and colourful plants and flowers.

Foodies will also love the market with its wonderful selection of food and drink from around the world.

Depart 9am

PRICES

Coach travel  :  £20

Bookings may be made by calling IC Travel on Norwich (01603) 868680, or email info@ictravel.co.uk

Thursday 10th June 2021

Enjoy a mystery tour around the North & East Norfolk coast with stops en-route.  We then arrive at the beautiful East Ruston Old Vicarage Gardens & Tea Room for the afternoon jointly owned of course by Alan Gray of BBC Radio Norfolk's Garden Party programme.

''When we first came here there was no garden whatsoever, it was a blank canvas. This was no bad thing because it afforded us the opportunity to vent our creativity. Each separate garden was designed entirely by ourselves as were the various buildings. We have used no outside help.

One of our great joys is to see the pleasure that the garden can bring to many of the visitors and that everybody seems to find some part of it that is special to them. Throughout the garden you will see many rare and unusual plants growing. We endeavour to propagate from these in small numbers so that they may be purchased from the plant sales area. Many of these are difficult or slow to increase, hence their rarity, so if you see a plant growing in the garden that you would like do ask, we may have some tucked away for you to purchase as a souvenir of your time spent here.

Our garden lies 1½ miles from the North Sea in an exposed prairie landscape containing large arable fields. Many of the wildlife habitats for birds and mammals had long been swept away. We have endeavoured throughout the garden to replace some of these by the planting of mixed hedgerows, banks, wildflower areas and ponds.

The soil here is of excellent quality being a light sandy loam with a neutral pH. Due to the maritime influence the garden suffers less in the way of serious frost damage and we have planted large shelter belts of Pinus radiata, the Monterey Pine, Alnus cordata, the Italian Alder, Holm Oak and Eucalyptus. This enhances the garden’s unique microclimate which enables us to grow such a huge range of plants.''

Depart 9am

PRICES

Coach travel & admission  :  £35

Bookings may be made by calling IC Travel on Norwich (01603) 868680, or email info@ictravel.co.uk

Thursday 24th June 2021

The Beth Chatto Gardens began in 1960. From an overgrown wasteland of brambles, parched gravel and boggy ditches it has been transformed using plants adapted by nature to thrive in different conditions, and an inspirational, informal garden has developed. The accompanying plant nursery stocks over 2000 plants, all sold by growing conditions. While the light and airy tearoom allow visitors to relax and take in their surroundings over a homemade cake.

On the outward journey we will have some time in picturesque Lavenham before arriving at Beth Chatto around lunchtime.

8.30am Departure

Price £30

Vintage Essex

Our Vintage Essex day is for those who like to see a lot without walking too far!

We arrive in Thaxted, Queen of Essex at 10.30am for morning refreshments in an old coaching inn. Betjeman said Thaxted was about as good as it gets.

We'll visit the old wool church where English composer Gustav Holst played the organ and the vicar flew the Red Flag from the tower. Who's for a few verses of Holst's hymn Thaxted, better known as I Vow To Thee My Country? From the church we weave past black and white striped Tudor houses and jolly colour-washed homes from the mediaeval to the Georgian period to the beautifully wonky old Guildhall.

From high in the coach we'll take in the gently rolling landscapes of rural Essex and the chocolate box village of Finchingfield as we head south to the little known Essex Rodings. Eight villages full of old thatched cottages, timber-framed manor houses and farmhouses form the largest group in the country to share a common name. The Rodings name comes from the Anglo-Saxon Hrodingas who sailed up the River Thames 1500 years ago, turned right at Barking Creek and kept going until they found this remote and fertile landscape.

A ploughman's lunch is ready for us at the Lodge Garage in High Easter, served to you by ladies who dress up to get into the vintage spirit. We are surrounded by the vintage vehicle collection and old coaching ephemera collection of the Lodge Family have just marked their centenary in the coaching business.

It's a lovely afternoon with time to enjoy the collection of old coaching and bus ephemera and rides out in immaculately restored 1940s and 1950s coaches that have starred in Only Fools spin off Rock & Chips and blockbuster series The Crown. We finish the day with tea & cake, which is also included in the cost.

£65 including:

• Coach travel to Thaxted
• Morning Coffee with Biscuits
• Ploughman's Lunch with hot drink
• Afternoon tea with cake
• Blue Badge Tour Guide
• The JW Lodge & Sons Nostalgia Collection
• Two rides on vintage coaches

Departure 8.30am

£65 per person

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Capel Manor Gardens

You’ll find plenty of inspiration here, with more than 60 themed and historical gardens and landscapes. These include winning show gardens from previous RHS Chelsea Flower Shows, as well as model front and back gardens and a recycled garden. There is also a woodland walk and maze.

WELCOME TO CAPEL MANOR GARDENS

Capel Manor boasts a rich history that dates back to the 13th century, the estate is home to a beautiful Georgian manor house, 60 colourful gardens, a zoo, restaurant, and Capel Manor College’s Enfield Campus. Have fun exploring our Gardens and enchanted Fairy Forest, say hello to Capel’s Creatures and work your way through our holly maze! You can explore our Gardens throughout the year enjoying the beauty and colour that each season offers.

TERRACE RESTAURANT Serving a delicious range of seasonal homemade hot meals, including vegan and children’s meals, and a range of cold foods to eat on the go, there is something to suit everyone. You can also enjoy fresh bean to cup coffee, snacks, cakes and ice creams.

MANOR FLOWERS Visit our flower shop and choose from an ever-changing variety of fresh flowers. Our dedicated florists are on hand to help offer advice for orders of top quality flowers for any occasion.

GARDENS GIFT SHOP The perfect place to buy a gift or souvenir, choose from our extensive range of products, including children’s toys, personalised items, plants, gifts and homeware. We pride ourselves on growing beautiful plants on site for you to buy, along with the products you need to help care for them effectively.

• Coach travel & Entry to Capel Manor Gardens
• Tour of Garden

Departure 9.00am

£38 per person

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Monday 12th July 2021

Depart Taverham: 9.00am

Home to the world-famous university, Cambridge has something for everyone.  Go punting on the River Cam, enjoy a picnic in the park, join a walking tour of the city or perhaps explore the free-to-enter Fitzwilliam Museum.

Cambridge University Botanic Garden (CUBG) holds a collection of over 8,000 plant species from all over the world to facilitate teaching and research. The Garden provides resources including plant material, horticultural expertise and facilities to research workers and lecturers.

Since its foundation, however, the Garden has also provided a beautiful place for everybody to enjoy and benefit from – a series of wonderful landscapes through which to discover the drama of plant diversity.

PRICES

Coach travel: £25    Botanic Garden +£7

Tickets are non-refundable unless resold. This will incur a £5 administration charge.

Join us as we head to West Norfolk with a visit and time for morning coffee at the beautiful Norfolk Lavender at Heacham.  We then head to Hunstanton where you can get a spot of lunch and enjoy the afternoon at Norfolk's only west coast resort!

9.30am Departure

£23 per person

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The Essex Highlands - Morning Coffee & Lunch in an Old English Thatched Pub

(With a Guided Tour That Proves Essex is Far From Flat!)

With morning coffee and lunch included at a thatched pub in a picture postcard village, a coach tour of the little known Essex Highlands in the Hundred of Uttlesford and time for tea and a wander in beautiful Saffron Walden, this is an ideal day to come back out again and enjoy a day together.

We arrive in Arkesden at 10.30am to meet our entertaining and helpful Blue Badge Tour Guide for morning refreshments. Arkesden is hidden in rolling countryside off the M11 between Junctions 8 and 9. About 10 miles South of Duxford or North of Birchanger.

Our morning coach tour will forever dispel the notion of Essex as a flat county and show you just how beautiful this part of Essex is. In fact we slip in and out of three counties during our circular tour and from high in the coach you’ll get lovely views and there are plenty of interesting stories to create a thoroughly entertaining morning. Oh how we've missed these country drives!

Then it's back in Arkesden “the gem of the Essex Highlands” and our thatched pub for a tasty steak pie lunch. Pre-booked vegetarian and gluten free options are available. We leave it to individuals to decide if they'd like to treat themselves to a dessert on the day. The landlord is not daft - he sends his staff out with an old fashioned sweet trolley. groaning with tempting things. Just try and resist!

After lunch there's time to wander over to see the brightly painted effigies in the old church before we drive past stately Audley End on our way to Saffron Walden named for the saffron crocus once grown in the surrounding fields. You can join the Guide for a gentle town trail before finishing a spot to settle for tea. We'll be heading home at 4.30pm.

Including:

• Morning Coffee & Biscuits
• One course steak pie lunch or veg option
• Blue Badge Tour Guide throughout
• Entrance to Sussex Prairie Gardens

Departure 8.30am

£50 per person

How to Book

Friday 3rd September 2021

Join IC Travel as we spend the morning and lunchtime in the beautiful village of Woodbridge.  After lunch we travel to Waldringfield where we shall enjoy a 2hr Cruise on the calm waters of the River Deben with freshly baked fruit scones with jam and butter and tea or coffee.

Departure Time: 8.00am

IC Travel Price - £39

How to Book

Bookings may be made by calling IC Travel on Norwich (01603) 868680, or email info@ictravel.co.uk

Alternatively you can use our online booking system to reserve your place and then telephone IC Travel to make your payment and confirm your booking.  Payments can also be made by Paypal by sending to payments@ictravel.co.uk