Super Soap Weekend

Itinerary:

Friday
Depart Leyland at 10.00hrs for our journey to West Yorkshire with a lunch stop in Otley en-route with time to explore and obtain lunch, if you're a heartbeat fan, although most of the locations used were in North Yorkshire, Otley Courthouse was the filming location for the fictional Ashfordly Police Station and the town was used when an old fashioned market town setting was required. Re-join the coach at 14.30hrs to continue our journey to the hotel.

Saturday
Following breakfast journey through beautiful Yorkshire countryside to step in the footsteps of your favourite Emmerdale characters with a guided tour around the Village where the cast film today. Saunter past the familiar haunts of Home Farm, Brenda's Café, The Woolpack, the village Church and rows of stone cottages, all known as home for over 43 years to your favourite Emmerdale characters. Guides will share secrets, stories and reveal fascinating facts behind the making of the multi award-winning ITV soap. Not only will you embark on a fully guided, 80-minute outdoor walking tour of the village we also visit Harewood House, which was built in the 18th century and has over 100 acres of exquisite gardens to explore.

Sunday
Following breakfast travel to Salford and step onto the famous cobbles as we embark on a Coronation Street Experience including Tour. Coronation Street the Tour will last approximately 1.5 hours and be full of filming stories and secrets and packed with picture opportunities. This is your chance to step on to the largest working television lot in the country and be immersed in the familiar surroundings of the Rovers Return, Roy's Rolls, Underworld and The Kabin. The new exhibition includes replica sets, costumes, props, café, retail and cinema and is in addition to the tour. Journey through over 60 years of television history as you see original iconic props and costumes, a collection of artwork and replica interior sets of The Dobbs, Roy's Rolls and The Rovers Return (approx. 45 minutes).

Monday
Check out of our hotel following breakfast for our return journey home with a lunch stop in Holmfirth en-route with time to explore and obtain lunch in the home of Last of the Summer Wine. Re-join the coach at 14.00hrs to continue our journey home.