York Chocolate Festival

Indulge in the sweet delights of the York Chocolate Festival, held on Parliament Street and featuring a market, a taste trail, a café bar, and various chocolate-themed activities for the entire family! York is known for its chocolate heritage, as the home of Terry’s and Rowntrees. Today, learn more about the city’s rich chocolate history at York’s Chocolate Story and York Cocoa Works (entry fees payable locally). And there is so much else to see and do in the compact city. See the impressive 2,000-year-old Gothic Cathedral, shop the pretty 13th-century timbered streets of The Shambles, or enjoy a bite to eat in one of York’s olde worlde pubs.

Return time to Wesham: 19:00

Coaches & seating

Due to operational circumstances, on rare occasions we may be forced to amend seating allocation, however, this will be notified to you in a timely manner. Once you have set off from Wesham, if there are any spare seats on the coach and you wish to move, please feel free to do so. When the vehicle is in motion, the wearing of seatbelts is a mandatory requirement, as is our Non-Smoking policy (including electronic e-cigarettes). We kindly ask that mobile phones are used in emergencies only whilst the vehicle is in motion. For the comfort of our passengers, for longer journeys we will include a comfort break on the outbound and return journeys. All of our coaches have a toilet on board.

Collection points & times

Please ensure you are ready to depart promptly at the departure time stated. Upon arrival at your destination, please listen to your coach driver for the return time and collection point, and make a note of this. If you become lost, we advise that you contact our office on 01253 725999 so that we can inform your driver and help you relocate the coach. If you do not return to the collection point on time, our drivers are instructed to wait 15 minutes after the stated departure time before setting off, as we need to consider the other passengers that are on board. We request that you provide us with a mobile phone number in advance of travel and keep your mobile phone switched on for the duration of the excursion so that we can contact you in this event. Please note that all return times are approximate and can sometimes be affected by circumstances outside of our control such as traffic and weather.

Cancellation terms

Our cancellation terms are available to view on our website under ‘booking conditions.’ All our excursions operate subject to a minimum number of passengers being achieved. If these are not met, the excursion may be cancelled by us, and a full refund will be issued. However, if you wish to cancel a day excursion, a cancellation charge will be incurred.

Gratuities

Gratuities are not included as part of your excursion cost and are also not compulsory. However, much in the same way as good service in a local restaurant may be rewarded, if you feel you have received a service worthy of reward from your coach driver, we would encourage you to show your appreciation personally.