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Highlights:
- November dates for your diary
- Pantos this season
- 20 Best free things to do in London
- Travel Tip: Our community shares...
- Travel News
- Our Recommendations: shows, blogs and more
- Destination of the Month: York
- Where will you go? Our October Holidays
- Altogether Travel News
- November Giveaway
- Accessibility Feature: Sensory rooms at UK airports
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November dates for your diary
Self Care Week: 14-20 Nov
Focusing on embedding support for self care across communities in the UK. This year’s theme is Exercise Self Care for Life click here for resources and to find out more.
Disability History Month: Sun 16
Nov – Wed 16 Dec
With the theme of Disability, Health and Well Being – to raise awareness and support people with disabilities click here for details.
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Pantos this season
We’ve supported many people for shows this year, even for the day or an overnight. For Top Panto News click here, or the Big Panto Guide 2022/23 click here to check out what’s on in theatres across the UK. Pantomime Awards 2021/22 season click here for ones you could check out this year – including Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and more.
20 Best free things to do in
London
Lonely Planet has released their top London freebies click here to read on, with attractions, market samples and of course the Changing of the Guard.
Do you fancy a trip to London, or seeing a panto? Click here to let us know.
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Travel Tip – Staying dry
You know that shoe waterproofer you spray or sponge on? Not
only handy for keeping your feet dry – you can spray bags or your suitcase with
this stuff to help protect from any rain or winter weather. There are also
wash-in products made for your jackets, but this can work for other material
too.
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Travel News
Disneyland Paris’ new Avengers Campus – Travel Weekly highlights a first look around the new campus to show what’s it like to be a real-life superhero.
With one of the largest publicly viewable collections of Marvel art in the world, 50 are exclusive here. The impressive Avengers HQ is a central focal point click here to read on.
Europe’s 20 cheapest city breaks revealed – for the first time in years Western European cities can offer better value than others to the East click here to find out more.
The top 5 include Athens, Lisbon, Krakow, Riga and Budapest.
Set sail and boost mental health – click here to read on. Participants spend 4 days sailing the beautiful Cornish coast or river estuaries.
Sea Sanctuary is a charity with other services from anxiety management and mindfulness classes to art workshops and support click here to find out more.
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Our Recommendations
Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard – comedian Rosie Jones takes celebrity friends on UK outings, learning local traditions and seeking excitement in unlikely places click here to catch up on Channel 4.
Series 2 begins with AJ Odudu climbing Carin Gorm, clay pigeon shooting and rowing across a loch.
Disability Horizons highlights 8 Netflix Original shows and films with disabled actors and characters click here to check out – including Atypical and Raising Dion.
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Destination of the month: York
With more attractions per square mile than any other UK city,
York is well worth visiting. You can explore at your own pace, plus hop on/off
bus tours and sightseeing cruises are handy for getting around while also
discovering York’s history.
Some favourites of the many attractions include – Shambles (one of the best-preserved medieval shopping streets in Europe and inspiring Diagon Alley from Harry Potter), National Railway Museum, York Castle Museum, JORVIK Viking Centre, York’s Chocolate Story, Castle Howard, Eden Camp, Puttstars York (mini golf course, accessible throughout, including ramps on to the courses), plus theatre and shows click here to check out what’s on in York.
For lots of York accessibility reviews on Euan’s Guide click here to check out, and to get your York trip sorted click here to get in touch with us.
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Where will you go?
In October we’ve explored up and down the UK, plus day trips
to Brussels and Paris by Eurostar. Our UK holidays have included Margate with
mysterious ‘Shell Grotto’ mosaic tunnel, and to enjoy the coast with car hire.
London for top attractions including Madame Tussauds, Manchester visiting
Coronation Street The Tour, Manchester City Stadium Tour and taking in the
Jersey Boys show at the Opera House. A relaxing break in Stirling with a
self-catering cottage, exploring highlights including the Kelpies and the
Falkirk Wheel, plus Edinburgh with attractions, local swimming pool and the
cinema.
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Altogether Travel News
We are delighted to welcome new Holiday Companions to our team – Fay, Gregory, Chloe and Abbi. They have years of experience supporting people and look forward to sharing lots of fun travel experiences and making memories with you 😊 Already supporting breaks soon due to demand, plus more holidays are being booked for 2023.
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November Giveaway
Up for a show this winter? This month we’ll be giving away 2 Panto tickets to one of our lucky Newsletter readers 😊
You can also nominate someone click here to show your interest and let us know which show you would like to see.
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- Facebook - @holidaycompanions
- Twitter - @altogethertrav
- Instagram - altogether_travel
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Accessibility Feature - Sensory
Rooms at UK Airports
Did you check out our recent Blog post? We decided to review 17 UK airports to find out which currently offer sensory rooms – so you don’t have to go looking for info.
To find out the results click here plus: What is a Sensory Room? Who can use a Sensory Room? With details if you are interested in a Sunflower Lanyard.
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Thank you for staying connected with us and we would love to hear from you! Any ideas, questions or travel tips then click here to get in touch.
Take care,
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