Interest Breaks at Abbot Hall
Throughout the year you can join in a wide range of special activities and themed breaks which run at Abbot Hall
Leeds Coach Holiday
After our impromptu coach holiday last year we have organised another with pick-up points along the A65. Contact us for details.
Dates : 13 September 2010 - 17 September 2010
Break Type : Coach Holiday
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Fun & Fellowship for the Over 50s
A fun and friendly atmosphere, with a trip into the Lakes, Craft workshop and evening entertainment.
Dates : 19 September 2010 - 24 September 2010
Break Type : Fun and Fellowship
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Norfolk Coach Holiday
With Sheila & Derek Easter. Pick ups in Honingham and Norwich.
Dates : 26 September 2010 - 01 October 2010
Break Type : Coach Holiday
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Wesley Guild Autumn Break
Wesley Guild members from across the land join to celebrate the Guild movement with talks, walks, fun, games, and time to relax.
Dates : 03 October 2010 - 08 October 2010
Break Type : Spiritual
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Shareholders’ Break or Painting Break*
Join fellow shareholders for a traditional Guild holiday with barn dancing, walks and excursions. Or try your hand at Watercolour painting with Ron Bailey – all abilities welcome.
Course fee of £30.00 for the Painting Break.
Dates : 10 October 2010 - 15 October 2010
Break Type : Arts and Crafts
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Dancing Week*
Roy & Dorothy Smith teach some new country dances during this friendly, informal week.
Dates : 18 October 2010 - 22 October 2010
Break Type : Fun and Fellowship
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Half Term Family Fun
Fun for all the family in a week of outings, treasure hunt, inflatable fun in the pool, competitions and much more.
Dates : 24 October 2010 - 29 October 2010
Break Type : Family Fun
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Pudding Lovers & Christmas Shopping
Chocoholics and Shopaholics indulge yourself in this short break.
Dates : 14 November 2010 - 17 November 2010
Break Type : Fun and Fellowship
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Patchworking and Quilting 2*
Janette Fairer and Barbara Slee lead this quilting week with the project of Strips ‘n’ Curves. Course commences Monday afternoon.
There is a course fee of £35.00 for the patchwork and quilting.
Dates : 29 November 2010 - 03 December 2010
Break Type : Arts and Crafts
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Festive Fun, Fellowship & Craft Workshop*
Take some ‘time-out’ before the Christmas rush to recharge those batteries and relax and enjoy our festivities.
There is a £15.00 course fee charge for the craft workshop.
Dates : 05 December 2010 - 10 December 2010
Break Type : Fun and Fellowship
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Christmas
We welcome guest of all ages to join us for festive fun and a full programme of activities. Our warm, friendly environment is here awaiting you.
Dates : 22 December 2010 - 28 December 2010
Break Type : Fun and Fellowship
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
New Year
We welcome guest of all ages to join us for festive fun and a full programme of activities. Our warm, friendly environment is here awaiting you.
Dates : 28 December 2010 - 01 January 2011
Break Type : Fun and Fellowship
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Spa Special Break
Enjoy a relaxing week of treatments, pampering, Aquacise and gentle stolls. An ideal Christmas present for your loved ones after the hectic Christmas period - why not treat someone to a short break where everything is done for them.
Dates : 16 January 2011 - 21 January 2011
Break Type : Arts and Crafts
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Patchwork and Quilting
Too busy at home to concentrate on your quilting– then why not join Janette Fairer and Barbara Slee so that you can stitch to your heart’s content. This course is suitable for the beginner or the experienced alike. The course commences on Monday afternoon until Thursday evening when you can show off your work. The project will be ‘Simply Scrappy.’
Dates : 24 January 2011 - 28 January 2011
Break Type : Arts and Crafts
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Trace Your Family Tree
Are your family artists or aristocrats? Singers or dancers? This is your opportunity to research your family with the help of Lynne Prescott, our very own family tree expert. With plenty of time to relax and learn, this week is your escape to Lakes.
Dates : 13 February 2011 - 18 February 2011
Break Type : Heritage
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Half Term, Cross Stitch and Card Making
Come and have a fun time with the family, and enjoy a full programme of activites, games and inflatable fun. Join Margaret Hebden for cross stitch sessions to help you complete that unfinished assignment with your needles and thread, joining other needlepoint lovers for a few days of sheer enjoyment. You can also join Claire Brooman for card making, your chance to create a card for a loved one with a week of old friends and new.
Dates : 20 February 2011 - 25 February 2011
Break Type : Family Fun
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Dancing Week*
Pat, Barry and Gloria are here once again for this week of traditional English Country Dancing. What could be more pleasant than to dance your time away in our concert hall. You may also wish to enjoy a few short afternoon walks in the Lakes.
Dates : 26 February 2011 - 04 March 2011
Break Type : Music
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Craft* and Walking
Join Diane Palmer for her paper craft sessions. You will have the option to visit craft shops, Aladdin’s Caves of paper, equipment and stickers – a crafter’s dream. Learn how to make paper do the impossible during this week’s pleasure, excitement and fun.
Dates : 06 March 2011 - 11 March 2011
Break Type : Arts and Crafts
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Singing is Fun
Join your hosts Barbara and Geoffrey Todd. Immerse yourself in the delight that music can bring to the soul. Included in the programme is a variety of music and composers from Bach to Beethoven. Challenge your voice to this array of rhythm and sound.
Dates : 20 March 2011 - 25 March 2011
Break Type : Music
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Singles Week
Grab your walking boots, dress to impress and join us on this week of fellowship and fun with walks, trips and a gourmet dinner. A chance to let off some steam, and meet fellow single Christians in a warm and welcoming atmosphere.
Dates : 27 March 2011 - 01 April 2011
Break Type : Fun and Fellowship
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Fun and Fellowship for the over 50s
If you feel like a bit of frivolity with good food and fellowship thrown in, book yourself onto our fun and fellowship break. A craft workshop will be available to attend, Aquacise classes and evening entertainment arranged for you as well. Coach trips will be available during the week, giving you the opportunity to visit some of our quaint Lakeland villages.
Dates : 03 April 2011 - 08 April 2011
Break Type : Fun and Fellowship
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Walking and Chill Out Week
Join Graham and Margaret Bevan as they lead a series of A and B walks in the Lakes and Furness Peninsular or relax in the comforting atmosphere of Abbot Hall Hotel. Bring your boots and your walking poles and be prepared to breath in the exhilarating Lakeland air.
Dates : 10 April 2011 - 15 April 2011
Break Type : Walking
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Lace Making Break
Join Jane Webster as she teaches and enhances you in this delicate and fascinating skill. Beginners and intermediates are most welcome. After this week, we hope you will be inspired to carry on using your new and improved lace making skills as you realise ‘it’s easier than you think’.
Dates : 17 April 2011 - 21 April 2011
Break Type : Arts and Crafts
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Easter at Abbot Hall
Come and spend Easter with us. With crafting; evening socials; swimming and Aquacise in our heated pool; walks and egg hunts. Bring along the family for an extra treat this Easter. There will be so many activities for you all to enjoy.
The Easter Package is for the dates below:
21st-25th Complimentary Excursion
25th-29th Complimentary Activity
Two four night packages. Begin your holiday on the 21st or the 25th and stay for a minimum of four nights and you will receive the above.
Dates : 21 April 2011 - 29 April 2011
Break Type : Family Fun
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Tiny Tots
Hoorah – it’s Tiny Tots’ time again. Let your little ones enjoy lots of supervised play on our large grassed area in a safe and secure environment, and in the Hotel. You will even have one evening meal completely child free as we take care of your children. Mums and Dads, Grandmas and Grandpas can play too – their games being of a rather more relaxing nature.
Dates : 02 May 2011 - 06 May 2011
Break Type : Family Fun
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Painting Break
Award-winning artist Hedley Carrington will be available to guide and assist you during this 5-night break. Take your easel, paper and brushes out and about, weather permitting, to capture some of England’s most breathtaking scenery.
Dates : 15 May 2011 - 20 May 2011
Break Type : Arts and Crafts
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Christian Family Music Week
Roger Jones, creator of many Biblical musicals, will be here with his talented team to teach you one of his compositions entitled ‘Two Mary’s and a Funeral.’
All singers, musicians and audiences welcome. Why not join him and be part of this musical ensemble for a week?
Dates : 28 May 2011 - 05 June 2011
Break Type : Music
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
York and Easingwold Coach Holiday
Excursion week. This will be a break away for you and your friends from the area of York and Easingwold. It’s your chance to travel to the Lakes enjoy being waited on and driven to your excursions. Just bring yourselves, your luggage and enjoy this coach holiday excusion week.
Dates : 05 June 2011 - 11 June 2011
Break Type : Coach Holiday
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Burnley Coach
Return travel from Burnley, with excursions, evening socials, Aquacise and hopefully a chance for you to relax.
Dates : 11 June 2011 - 18 June 2011
Break Type : Coach Holiday
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Walking and Dancing Is Fun Week
Join Arnold Steeds as he leads us on this Walking and Dancing is fun week. Walks will take place during the day to work up those appetites for a wonderful evening meal which will be followed by an array of dancing in the evenings. This week will also include Aquacise classes, a chance for you to relax those muscles in the pool with gentle exercise.
Dates : 25 June 2011 - 02 July 2011
Break Type : Walking
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Watercolour Painting Break and Chill Out
Artist Ron Bailey will be leading this water-colour painting break with workshops mornings and evenings with the chance to travel further afield in the afternoons with your brushes and paints. Alternatively, just come along and let us thoroughly spoil you as you relax in our tranquil surroundings.
Dates : 02 July 2011 - 09 July 2011
Break Type : Arts and Crafts
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Fun and Fellowship for the over 50s
A fun and friendly atmosphere awaits you here at Abbot Hall, with trips into the Lakes, Aquacise-gentle exercise in the pool, craft workshop and evening entertainment for you to enjoy. This week of fun and fellowship will be both fun and spiritual.
Dates : 09 July 2011 - 16 July 2011
Break Type : Fun and Fellowship
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Lakes Tours
Whether you have or haven’t visited the Lakes before, this is the holiday for you!
A chance to be car free and care free. For you to sit back and relax whilst our staff and coach company take care of you. Take in the views of the breath taking Lake District, or stroll around the local villages and feel the country air.
Dates : 16 July 2011 - 23 July 2011
Break Type : Fun and Fellowship
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Kidz Zone
A new vamped family break with exciting activities taken from the best of our summers, inflatable fun, predator experience and lots of fun activities. Why not bring the whole family for this week’s break in the beautiful Lake District.
Dates : 23 July 2011 - 30 July 2011
Break Type : Family Fun
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Teen Week
This extremely popular week is action packed with surf the turf, predator experience, gorge scrambling and other water based activities. Join us on this fabulous week with old friends and new. Book now to avoid disappointment.
Dates : 30 July 2011 - 06 August 2011
Break Type : Family Fun
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Olympic Games Galore
A fun packed week geared to your tweenagers! For all sports fanatics, competitive spirit, and fun loving youngsters. Your chance to unwind whilst they have fun.
Dates : 06 August 2011 - 17 August 2011
Break Type : Family Fun
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Kidz Zone
Join us on this 8 day break, with all the fun packed activities of our kidz zone break 23rd-30th July.
Dates : 25 August 2011 - 02 September 2011
Break Type : Family Fun
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Late Summer Walks
Join this Friday to Friday break with a series of A and B walks around the Lakes. A chance to see the breathtaking views with your leaders Martin Wrench and Paul Heels.
Dates : 02 September 2011 - 09 September 2011
Break Type : Walking
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Autumn Colours Excursion Week
Explore the beauty of the Lake District and unwind at this stunning time of year. A chance to visit historical places especially lovely at this time and take Autumn strolls around the local area.
Dates : 10 September 2011 - 16 September 2011
Break Type : Fun and Fellowship
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Fun and Fellowship for the over 50s
50 plus? Fancy a holiday? Then why not join us on our fun and fellowship for the 50 plus week. This holiday will include evening entertainment, a trip to the lakes, Aquacise and much much more. Take this chance to have a lovely holiday!
Dates : 25 September 2011 - 30 September 2011
Break Type : Fun and Fellowship
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Lakeland Strolls and Bird Watching
Join Tim Preston for a series of short walks and strolls in the local area. Or join Richard Preston to spot those wonderful feathered friends around the Lakes-you may even see a rare one!
Dates : 09 October 2011 - 14 October 2011
Break Type : Walking
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Half Term Family Fun
This week will include the best of the summer. Your last chance to have a break before the winter sets in. There will be fun and Games for all ages including inflatable fun in the pool, competitions and other fantastic activities.
Dates : 23 October 2011 - 28 October 2011
Break Type : Family Fun
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
English Country Dancing Week
Why not come to the English countryside and enjoy traditional English Country Dancing. Join Roy McCullough in a week of fun and frolics with other dancers from around the country.
Dates : 30 October 2011 - 04 November 2011
Break Type : Music
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Watercolour Painting Break and Chill Out
Artist Ron Bailey will be leading this water-colour painting break with workshops most morning and evenings with the chance to travel further afield in the afternoons with your brushes and paints. Alternatively, just come along relax in our tranquil surroundings.
Dates : 13 November 2011 - 18 November 2011
Break Type : Arts and Crafts
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Patchwork and Quilting
Too busy at home to concentrate on your quilting at home– then why not join Janette Fairer and Barbara Slee so that you can stitch away to your heart’s content. This course is suitable for the beginner or the experienced alike. The course commences on Monday afternoon until Thursday evening when you can show off your work. The project will be ‘Little Quilts for Kids of All Ages.’
Dates : 21 November 2011 - 25 November 2011
Break Type : Arts and Crafts
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Festive Fun, Fellowship and Crafting
Why not take this break with craft sessions to help you create those last minute Christmas cards and gifts. In this winter period you can enjoy evening socials, trips out and take time to relax and re-charge you batteries before the hectic days of Christmas draw in.
Dates : 06 December 2011 - 11 December 2011
Break Type : Arts and Crafts
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
Christmas and New Year
At this festive time why not meet old friends and new and enjoy the beautiful surroundings of Abbot Hall for fun and a full programme of activities. Our friendly staff, delectable food and warm environment are here for you to enjoy.
Dates : 22 December 2011 - 03 January 2012
Break Type : Fun and Fellowship
Hotel : Abbot Hall Hotel
Booking Enquiry
