Solo travellers
Music in Norfolk
Enjoy the North Norfolk Music Festival on a five-night trip with Kirker Holidays, from £1,378, with no single supplement, including accommodation at three-star Briarfields Hotel in Titchwell, breakfast, dinner, tickets and Kirker tour leader. The festival, which runs from 15 to 27 August, includes concerts in the 13th-century church of St Mary in South Creake and Holkham Hall.
Performers include the Doric String Quartet, Voces Thules ensemble, Gould Piano Trio, Van Kuijk Quartet and pianist Melvyn Tan. Visits to Houghton Hall, Sandringham, Holkham Hall and Raynham Hall are also included.
020-7593 2284, www.kirkerholidays.com
Autumn Rhine
Saga is offering its first river cruise exclusively for solo travellers, from 14 October, aboard MS Arlene. Sevennight no-fly Autumn Colours of the Rhine, from £999, starts in Bonn, Germany, with coach travel from Folkestone. Sightseeing includes Beethoven’s former home, the wine-making town of Rüdesheim, Cologne, Nijmegen – the Netherlands’ oldest city – and Arnhem. The cruise includes all meals, plus wine, beer and soft drinks.
0800-300400, www.travel.saga.co.uk
Bali escape
Head for Bali, Indonesia, for a singles wellness retreat with Health and Fitness Travel, six nights from £1,735 including a single-occupancy room. The price also includes full board at Komune, a yoga and spa programme, return flights and transfers.
Start your day with a private yoga session before joining other solo travellers for activities such as a surfing session, volcano hike, cooking lesson, power spin class, spa treatment and a visit to a Balinese healer.
0203-397 8891, www.healthandfitnesstravel.com
Walking wonders
Wilderness Scotland’s small group wilderness walking break on the Knoydart peninsula has no single supplement and costs from £1,295 on selected departures between May and September. It includes seven nights’ full board in a lodge by the beach surrounded by magnificent coastal and mountain scenery, guided daily walks, boat trips to access remote walks and the Small Isles, and boat transfers to and from the peninsula.
01479-420020, www.wildernessscotland.com
City spectacular
One Traveller – specialising in singles holidays for the over-50s – offers a nine-night trip taking in Prague, Vienna and Budapest, departing in June, September and October; prices start from £1,440, including flights, some meals and coach travel.
Hofburg Palace in Vienna
Highlights include a cruise on the Vltava in Prague with live music, a guided tour of Schönbrunn Palace, a display of Hungarian equestrian skills and a Gypsy show in Budapest.
01760-722011, www.onetraveller.co.uk
Contact Wendy at wendy.gomersall@lady.co.uk
Prices are correct at time of going to press.
Enjoy the North Norfolk Music Festival on a five-night trip with Kirker Holidays, from £1,378, with no single supplement, including accommodation at three-star Briarfields Hotel in Titchwell, breakfast, dinner, tickets and Kirker tour leader. The festival, which runs from 15 to 27 August, includes concerts in the 13th-century church of St Mary in South Creake and Holkham Hall.
Performers include the Doric String Quartet, Voces Thules ensemble, Gould Piano Trio, Van Kuijk Quartet and pianist Melvyn Tan. Visits to Houghton Hall, Sandringham, Holkham Hall and Raynham Hall are also included.
020-7593 2284, www.kirkerholidays.com
Autumn Rhine
Saga is offering its first river cruise exclusively for solo travellers, from 14 October, aboard MS Arlene. Sevennight no-fly Autumn Colours of the Rhine, from £999, starts in Bonn, Germany, with coach travel from Folkestone. Sightseeing includes Beethoven’s former home, the wine-making town of Rüdesheim, Cologne, Nijmegen – the Netherlands’ oldest city – and Arnhem. The cruise includes all meals, plus wine, beer and soft drinks.
0800-300400, www.travel.saga.co.uk
Bali escape
Head for Bali, Indonesia, for a singles wellness retreat with Health and Fitness Travel, six nights from £1,735 including a single-occupancy room. The price also includes full board at Komune, a yoga and spa programme, return flights and transfers.
Start your day with a private yoga session before joining other solo travellers for activities such as a surfing session, volcano hike, cooking lesson, power spin class, spa treatment and a visit to a Balinese healer.
0203-397 8891, www.healthandfitnesstravel.com
Walking wonders
Wilderness Scotland’s small group wilderness walking break on the Knoydart peninsula has no single supplement and costs from £1,295 on selected departures between May and September. It includes seven nights’ full board in a lodge by the beach surrounded by magnificent coastal and mountain scenery, guided daily walks, boat trips to access remote walks and the Small Isles, and boat transfers to and from the peninsula.
01479-420020, www.wildernessscotland.com
City spectacular
One Traveller – specialising in singles holidays for the over-50s – offers a nine-night trip taking in Prague, Vienna and Budapest, departing in June, September and October; prices start from £1,440, including flights, some meals and coach travel.
Hofburg Palace in ViennaHighlights include a cruise on the Vltava in Prague with live music, a guided tour of Schönbrunn Palace, a display of Hungarian equestrian skills and a Gypsy show in Budapest.
01760-722011, www.onetraveller.co.uk
Contact Wendy at wendy.gomersall@lady.co.uk
Prices are correct at time of going to press.