Elite Tickets offers a wide selection of day trips both within the UK and on the continent.
Unless otherwise stated, coach transport for each trip is from Braintree, Witham, Chelmsford or Ingatestone.
Land Of Lights – A Christmas Treat for the whole family
Tuesday 23rd December 2025
£49.50 Per Adult – £42.50 Per Child
Land of Lights will return to Milton Keynes for the 2025 winter season with the “Mystica” theme. The lantern festival takes place at Gulliver’s Land and features a trail of giant lanterns, light displays, and special effects.
The lantern trail is a 1-mile walk and typically takes about 90 minutes to complete at a leisurely pace. Wander through portals into dreamworlds, explore larger than life lanterns and treat yourself to some food and refreshments along the trail.
Battersea Power Station & The Chimney Lift
Thursday 22nd January 2026
£29.50 Per Person – £49.50 Per Person With Chimney Lift
Join us in discovering one of London’s most exciting new shopping and leisure destination at the iconic Grade II* listed, Battersea Power Station. This legendary London landmark and surrounding area has been brought back to life as one of the most exciting and innovative mixed use neighbourhoods in the world – a place for locals, tourists and residents to enjoy a unique blend of over 140 shops, bars, restaurants, leisure and entertainment venues, parks and historical spaces. There are over 50 world-class cafes, bars and signature restaurants to choose from inside the Power Station, on the riverside and along Electric Boulevard.
There will also be the opportunity to see London from an elevated perspective from The Chimney Lift (must be purchased at the time of booking this trip). Step inside the iconic Battersea Power Station and make a thrilling ascent 109 metres to the top of the north-west chimney where you will take in stunning 360 degree views of London’s skyline.
The Ragged School Museum & Borough Market
Friday 27th March 2026
£45.00 Per Person
**NEW DATE!!**
The Ragged School Museum is housed in a group of three canalside buildings which once formed the largest “ragged” or free school in London.
When Thomas Barnardo came to London from his home city of Dublin in 1866, intending to train as a doctor and then become a missionary in China, he was confronted by a city where disease was rife, poverty and overcrowding endemic and educational opportunities for the poor were non-existent.
He watched helplessly as a cholera epidemic swept through the East End, leaving over 3,000 Londoners dead and many destitute.
He gave up his medical training to pursue his local missionary works and in 1867 opened his first “ragged school” where children could gain a free basic education.
Ten years later, Barnardo’s Copperfield Road Free School opened its doors to children and for the next thirty-one years educated tens of thousands of children. It closed in 1908 by which time enough government schools had opened in the area to serve the needs of local families.
Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life In Style
Friday 17th April 2026
£55.00 Per Person
We are very excited to be able to offer you the chance to visit this new exhibition coming to London in April 2026.
Our first stop will be St Katharine Docks where there will be the opportunity to have a leisurely lunch before we make our way to Buckingham Palace.
In 2026, to mark the centenary of Queen Elizabeth II’s birth, The King’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace will play host to the largest and most comprehensive exhibition of the late Queen’s fashion ever mounted. Through approximately 200 items, around half on display for the first time, Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style will chart the remarkable story of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch through clothing worn in all ten decades of her life: from birth to adulthood, from princess to queen, and from off-duty style to diplomatic dressing for the global stage.
Royal Leamington Spa & a guided tour of The Guide Dogs National Centre
Tuesday 21st April 2026
£65.00 Per Person
Join us on this exciting day out to Royal Leamington Spa and the Guide Dogs National Centre in the nearby village of Bishops Tachbrook.
After a morning departure from Essex, we shall head to Royal Leamington Spa where there will be time for lunch and some shopping. Wide boulevards, Georgian and Edwardian architecture and expansive, award-winning parks provide a sophisticated backdrop to this Regency shopping paradise. Leamington town centre combines a treasure-trove of independent, specialist boutiques with all the national chains you would expect to find in a large city and a fine choice of restaurants
Picturesque St Ives & River Cruise
Friday 19th June 2026
£45.00 Per Person
Nestled in the heart of Cambridgeshire sits the bustling market town of St Ives. Sitting just 15 miles from the centre of Cambridge, this picturesque town can be found on the River Great Ouse, which helped establish it as a prosperous market town in the 11th Century, allowing traders and travellers to transport their goods with ease.
Today, residents and locals avoid having to cross the river by boat, thanks to the 15th century bridge which remains in place. Every day, hundreds of people pass over St Ives Bridge, often with little recollection of its history. But, with an existence that spans over six centuries, St Ives Bridge has its roots firmly planted as one of the most prominent features of the market town.
Bridge aside, St Ives is a thriving local market town, filled with plenty of shops, eateries and other amusements to keep you entertained. There’s even the Norris Museum, conveniently located close to the Bridge, where you can learn even more about the history of St Ives Bridge and the local area as a whole.
Highclere Castle & Gardens
Sunday 23rd August 2026
£65.00 Per Person
Join us on this fascinating day out to Highclere Castle in Berkshire to visit the Castle and Gardens. Fans of period dramas will love this excursion to Downton Abbey’s Highclere Castle. This incredible Grade I listed building is waiting to share hundreds of years of history with you. The first written records of the estate date back to 749 when an Anglo-Saxon King granted the estate to the Bishops of Winchester. Bishop William of Wykeham built a beautiful medieval palace and gardens in the park. Later on, in 1679, the palace was rebuilt as Highclere Place House when it was purchased by Sir Robert Sawyer, the direct ancestor of the current Earl of Carnarvon.