We are delighted to offer Coach Companies and Organisers a unique opportunity. Combine a visit to Boundary Mill Stores at Shiremoor with a guided tour of some of the outstanding local attractions. Four are local 'Historian Tours' of the local cities, seaside and countryside and we also offer the opportunity to visit the impressive Alnwick Gardens. The times shown below are a rough guideline and may vary depending on your chosen tour.

Historian Tours
1030 Arrive at Store - Time for shopping
1300 Pre-booked Lunch at BB’s Coffee Shop
1400 Board the coach to depart for your Tour
1530 Afternoon Tea at BBs Coffee Shop
1730 Time for home

Alnwick Gardens (Prices vary seasonally
1000 Arrival and time for shopping
1300 Board the coach with a packed lunch and depart for your Tour
1400 Arrival at Alnwick Gardens – your afternoon at leisure.
17.30 Board the coach for your journey home

All inclusive of beverages, tours and refreshments. Minimum number to qualify = 20 people.

Please note that Boundary Mill Stores do not provide transport for tours and your own coach will be used for these.

Quayside and Seaside
Following the North Tyneside coastline, this tour includes St Mary's Island (which just like Holy Island, is cut off by daily tides), Whitley Bay Promenade, the fishing village of Cullercoats, and the beautiful beaches of King Edward's Bay and Longsands, famed worldwide for its surfing activities. The tour takes in the ancient Priory and Tynemouth (the burial place of three Kings), and you will hear tales of the maritime history of the area, and see the working port of North Shields Fish Quay dating back to the 13th Century and still a bustling port today.
Highlights

• Seaton Delaval Hall
• Seaton Sluice Village
• St Mary's Island (nature reserve) and lighthouse
• Coastal Views
• Tynemouth Castle and Priory (photo stop)
• North Shields Fish Quay

Newcastle Gateshead Panorama
This route encompasses the best of what Newcastle and Gateshead have to offer. You will the place which gave the city its name - the New Castle upon the Tyne, established by the son of William the Conqueror, the 13th Century Cathedral and Grey Street (voted best street in Britain), before coming bang up to date with the modern architecture on the Newcastle Gateshead Quayside, taking in views of the Baltic and the Sage Gateshead with a short visit to the award winning Millennium Bridge.
Highlights

• Newcastle Castle Keep
• Cathedral
• Grey Street and Theatre Royal
• St James's Park
• Chinese Arch
• Quayside Panorama
• Seven Bridges
• Sage Gateshead and Baltic Centre

Catherine Cooksoon Country
This tour travels south of the River Tyne to the area made famous in the stories of Catherine Cookson, one of the North East's best known authors. Catherine Cookson was born in South Shields and set many of her novels here. We will see some of the places associated with Catherine Cookson's early life and some of the settings used in film and TV adaptations of her work including 'The Fifteen Streets' and 'Colour Blind'.
Highlights

• Tyne Tunnel
• Jarrow Hall
• St Paul's Monastery, Jarrow
• Harton Hospital
• Westoe Village
• Mill Dam Area
• Coast and River Views

Roman Route
We will start our journey via Segedunum, the most completely excavated fort in Britain, lying at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall which was once the most northerly frontier of the Roman Empire. We will then travel west of the city of Newcastle, following the line of Hadrian's wall and hear tales of the hardships faced by the soldiers who came from all corners of the Roman world to build the wall and maintain a military presence here. A short stop at Heddon on the Wall will allow a photo opportunity at once of the most accessible parts of the wall still in existence.
Highlights

• Segedunum Roman Fort
• Reconstructed part of wall at Wallsend
• Newcastle City Centre (Castle and Cathedral)
• West Gate Road - along the line of Hadrian's Wall
• Heddon on the Wall - photo stop

Alnwick Gardens
The Alnwick Garden is one of the most exciting contemporary gardens on earth. A garden for gardeners, with a design that looks to the future. It's a stunning attraction and a floral wonderland.

Just ten years ago the garden site was empty and derelict, it took the bold vision of the Duchess of Northumberland to transform it into the world-class attraction you can enjoy today. You can see acres of fascinating plants, water sculptures and the infamous Poison Garden. The landscape is eclectic, from the gentle waves of colour and scent in the Rose Garden to the riotous water displays of the Grand Cascade.There's also one of the world's largest wooden tree houses to explore as well as regular creative performances and tours, hands-on workshops, fabulous local food and inspirational gifts from Northumberland.Open 364 days a year, The Alnwick Garden is a garden for all seasons, from the bulbs and blossoms of spring to summer's roses and delphiniums, autumn's fruits and rusty colours and winter's evergreen bamboo and topiary.

It's a wonderful garden, and an even better day out.Be inspired by the most exciting contemporary garden developed in the last century, The Alnwick Garden. The inspiration of the Duchess of Northumberland, this fascinating garden features the Grand Cascade as its centrepiece to create spellbinding water displays. The pergola-covered paths of the rose garden combine shrub and climbing roses with clematis and honeysuckle, and the Ornamental Garden features the best of European garden design and planting.

In the Serpent Garden, eight water sculptures nestle in the coils of a topiary serpent, while the Poison Garden holds dangerous plants and their stories. The garden is also home to the Bamboo Labyrinth and one of the world's largest tree houses, with rope bridges, walkways in the sky and a fantastic place to eat. The new pavilion and visitor centre house has places to eat, shop, learn and relax.

NEW Blyth Battery and fish & chips @ the Water Ford Arms
£12 per head.

NEW Tarnfield Steam Railway
£10 per head.

NEW Tyne River Cruise
£15.50 per head.

NEW Crookhall & Gardens
£14.50 per head.

Please contact Sharon Willis for details on 0191 297 2420