Door-to-door luxury coach holidays from the North East: Seats still available for summer 2026

Planning your summer escape? Worried about airports queues and rising fuel costs hitting your holiday feels before you’ve even packed a suitcase?

Here’s how you can book a door-to-door staycation break with someone else taking care of all the planning and driving.

You just have to sit back, enjoy and plan an ice-cream by the beach, a coffee on the terrace with plenty of sightseeing and no hidden costs!

How does it work?

With Palmer Holidays they specialise in unforgettable holidays, made simple. Their luxury coaches depart throughout Yorkshire and the North East – and in most locations with pick up from your door – and discover some amazing UK staycation destinations.

Travel with family, travel with friends, or go solo and meet new people along the way. Nobody feels alone with their special Good Companion holidays, for solo travellers aimed at building friendships and fun as the holiday goes on.

Better still, all Palmer Holidays have sightseeing tours built in, making this a fun-filled holiday every single day, with no hidden surprises.

Looking for inspiration

There are dozens of holidays to choose from, but we’ve handpicked a few we think will hit the spot.

A Welsh wonder

Try the Cash, Coal and Cardiff option … five days of dinner bed and breakfast, luxury travel, and your chance to explore the heritage, culture and beauty of south Wales.

Or opt for the Welsh Highland Railway Adventure package, with a narrow gauge railway journey and a trip to Mount Snowdon included.

Scottish Highlands

Visit the Caledonian Canal, cruise on Loch Ness, enjoy a nostalgic trip on the Strathspey Steam Railway … this five day Highland adventure also includes visits to Culloden Battlefield and Visitor Centre.

Highgrove Gardens

If your garden is your happy place, then a Palmer Holiday luxury coach tour to HM’s Highgrove Gardens is a must for your 2026 calendar. Hotel, evening meals and admission fees are included in this three day August special.

Oh I do like to be beside the seaside

Whether you like donkey rides, building sandcastles or clifftop walks, there’s a Palmer holiday just for you. This year’s highlights include s Devon Delights Good Companions tour, Looe and the Eden Project in Cornwall and the jewel of the English Riviera … Torquay.

Landscapes and legends

Heritage lovers are spoiled for choice, from Constable country and Cambridge to Hampton Court Palace and Windsor, or the stunning Cotswolds.

Castles, cathedrals, canals and carnations, there’s a ticket with your name on it waiting to be found in summer 2026.

With over 40 years in delivering unforgettable holiday memories, the Palmer team know how to make holidays special.

Lisa Palmer said: “We include porterage at all our hotels, which means that your luggage will be taken from the coach on arrival and delivered safely to your bedroom, allowing you time to relax and settle in. The same service is provided on the final day of your holiday, when it will be returned to your coach, ready for departure.

“All of our holidays include sightseeing excursions, with admissions and entrances as standard, so there are no hidden extras during your break. We work tirelessly planning the best excursions possible to enhance the enjoyment of your time away.

“We believe the quality of your hotel is every bit as important as your tour coach and itinerary. We hand pick our hotels, carefully chosen for their hospitality, facilities and location. We only use hotels of a three of four star standard minimum to ensure you get the quality you deserve.”

Visit Palmer Holidays website to explore the full 2026 collection and start planning your next UK getaway.

Or call their friendly team on 01924 938 967.