Neil Mewes

07/02/2025

Thought about a visit to Vietnam? Check out Avocet Holidays page.

19/12/2024

India’s sacred rivers and lush forests are unforgettable. Proud to share these experiences with Avocet Travel Management.

07/09/2023

Great day out at Spa Valley Railway - Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent with a group of clients. Thanks to all the staff and volunteers who made this a great event for our clients.

30/09/2022

28/09/2022

Bus or train ?

16/09/2022

Your heating bills will be high this year, why not warm up with a break to Tenerife?

03/09/2022

Kite flying ....

Pigs will fly, well they will in the Lancashire seaside town of St
Anne’s on the 3rd and 4th September for this is the world-famous kite festival. Kites of all shapes and sizes are flown on the beach. 2019 (the last festival) saw pigs, an inflatable octopus and cows being flown - anything goes.

St Anne’s is close to Blackpool and is linked by a regular bus service or the (not so) regular train from Blackpool South and Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

Why not have some fun in Blackpool, pay a visit to St Anne’s and maybe even take the tram up to Fleetwood spending some time in the designer centre.

31/08/2022

Baaa ...

Sussex (both East and West) are steeped in history. From neolithic man to the Shepherds of the Downs - the counties are full of history for everyone to see. But, did you know that there are a few churches dotted about the Downs that have no road access?

There is a good reason for this. Shepherds roamed the Downs tending their flocks and it was a seven day a week job. However, it was frowned upon not to go to church on a Sunday but equally how could you leave your sheep? So, a number of “shepherd churches” sprang up and most have survived with some even holding the occasional service today.

The village of Findon holds the annual sheep fair which this year is on the 10th September and what’s more it free entry. Car Parking is £5.00 (cash only). A sheep fair has been held in Findon since 1261 so become part of history and visit Findon, discover the shepherds’ churches and enjoy village life.

23/08/2022

Places around the world are named after food. Dishes around the world are named after places. We are an odd lot!. Take a look at our instagram account and discover more.

We are a funny lot! We name cites after food, and food after cities have a look at the Avocet Instagram account to see our tour of cities named after food (and vice versa)
www.instagram.com/avocettravel.

17/08/2022

Look at what we have been up to on the meeting and events front ...

There has been a noticeable increase in meeting and events keeping our corporate travel & events team busy.

There has been an increasing trend for domestic meetings and events rather than overseas with 90% of booking taking place in the UK.

Recently our clients have held meetings in London, Birmingham, Leicester, Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh. We have arranged events including a treasure hunt in Cambridge, dinner at the Concorde Centre, Manchester, and a ghost walk in Stratford Upon Avon.

Coaches have been hired to take fans to rugby and football matches and we are in the process of organising a rocket launch for an engineering company.

Give us a call to discuss transportation to events, meeting and event venue finding and ideas to enhance your events.

16/08/2022