JollyDays Supported Holidays - Blog

 Yorkshire Dales, TV Soap Country  We were excited to be in soap country and our first stop on our tour was in the fictional village of  Aidensfield best known for being the filming location for Heartbeat. We posed for group photos with the police car and visited Scripps Garage, now a souvenir shop filled with memorabilia.  A must was a visit to Esholt, once the filming location of Emmerdale. After lunch at a peaceful garden centre surrounded by colourful blooms, we made our way to The Woolpack, the iconic village pub from the show. Inside, we admired photographs of the cast over the years and enjoyed a relaxing drink.  A walk around the village took us past familiar buildings and the lovely old church, where many of Emmerdale’s famous weddings and dramatic funerals were filmed.  We boarded the minibus bound for Holmfirth, the picturesque town made famous by the long-running sitcom Last of the Summer Wine. As we approached the cobbled streets and stone cott...

  Attractions of Blackpool Oh we do like to besides the seaside- especially when the sun is shinning!  Our first stop had to be the iconic Blackpool tower. We headed all the way up to the top where the brave amongst us stepped onto the glass platform which gave you views all the way down to the pavement. Everything looked so small from up above!  It was time to get up close and personal with some of our most loved celebs at the infamous Madame Tussauds. We couldn't believe how life like they all looked. It was a '10 from Len' as we showed off our best Strictly Come Dancing moves. Bravely we entered the Jungle to be greeted by the comedy duo Ant & Dec alongside the legend that is Sir David Attenborough.   From sporting stars..... .....to superhero's.  There were characters from some of our favourite soaps and we loved being able to go behind the bar at the Rovers Return. Everyone practised their best royal wave and curtsey before meeting Her Majesty the ...