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.
Broadstairs – incorporating the Broadstairs Food Festival
Saturday 19th April 2025
£37.50 Per Person
Join us for a celebration of Food & Drink in the charming seaside resort of Broadstairs – when we visit during their annual food festival. Offering an irresistible celebration of locally-produced, fine food and drink, take your time to browse around almost 100 stalls of food produce, home/lifestyle stalls, hot and cold food and refreshment bars.
In Broadstairs you’ll find fishermen’s cottages, clifftop walks and independent shops lining unspoilt streets. The town was Charles Dickens’ favourite holiday spot and his legacy includes the Dickens House Museum (small admission charge applies).
Retro ice-cream parlours meet chic shops. Relaxed and unspoilt, this is the perfect place for chilled day out.
Bletchley Park – Visit the Home of the Codebreakers
Friday 9th May 2025
£59.00 Per Person
Once the top-secret home of the World War Two Codebreakers, Bletchley Park is now a vibrant heritage attraction and museum where technological innovation and human endeavour came together to make ground breaking achievements that have helped shape the world we live in today. Immersive films, interactive displays, museum collections and faithfully recreated WW2 rooms will guide you on a journey to discover the past at Bletchley Park. Exhibitions, set within beautifully restored historic buildings, tell the story of this once top-secret operation. Find out more about the brilliant minds and complex machines that made this vital work possible, and discover the global impact Bletchley Park had on the outcome of WW2.
Battersea Power Station and Lift 109
Wednesday 28th May 2025
£49.50 Per Person
Join us in discovering 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. Use this occasion to purchase some unique Christmas presents for family and friends.
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Picturesque St Ives & River Cruise
Saturday 14th June 2025
£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.
The Ceramic Poppies at the Tower return to mark VE Day
Saturday 14th June 2025
£55.00 Per Person
This is the day that keeps giving !
Not only will you get to explore all the history that the medieval Tower of London has to offer – including the Poppy Display, but you will also experience the gun salute by the Tower to celebrate King Charles’ Official Birthday !
Join us on this trip to London to see a NEW special commemorative display of ceramic poppies installed at the heart of the Tower of London to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Poppies, made for the 2014 installation, Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red return to the Tower, marking the sacrifices made by so many during the Second World War. Using 30,00 of the poppies from 2014’s installation on loan from the Imperial War Museum’s collection, the new installation will form a different display, reflecting on the sacrifices made during the Second World War, and marking 80 years since victory was declared in Europe.
TUTANKHAMUN – The Immersive Exhibition & Royal Greenwich
Monday 16th June 2025
£65.00 Per Person
After captivating 1.8 million visitors worldwide, the award-winning Tutankhamun – The Immersive Exhibition is coming to London ! With 8m-high immersive projections, a 360º VR experience, a free-roaming Augmented Reality Metaverse room, replicas and artefacts directly from Cairo, and a Hologram Room showing the full mummification process of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, this groundbreaking exhibition invites visitors on an extraordinary journey to the heart of Ancient Egypt.
Royal Windsor
Friday 27th June 2025
£32.50 Per Person
Join us on our day trip to the beautiful town of Royal Windsor
Crowned by stunning Windsor Castle – and linked by the beautiful River Thames, Royal Windsor has a rich mix of history, culture, heritage and fun. Windsor is a town full of history and charm as you will discover when you visit. The town is dominated by Windsor Castle which is over 900 years old and the largest inhabited castle in the world !
A Summer’s Day in Rye – A Medieval Gem in East Sussex
Saturday 28th June 2025
£37.50 Per Person
Perched on a hill, the medieval town of Rye is the sort of place you thought existed only in your imagination. Almost suspended in time, Rye’s unhurried atmosphere and enchanting streets draw visitors with their warm welcome. It’s small enough to make you feel at home almost straight away but holds enough secret treasures to entice you to stay longer.
You’ll find quality independent retailers not seen in large shopping conplexes. Luxury products, antiques, books, records and artisan goods are Rye’s speciality. Art and photography galleries are evidence of a flourishing creative community.
Cobbled streets and narrow passages reveal architectural treasures among beautifully preserved Medieval, Tudor and Georgian buildings
Bentley Priory Museum
Tuesday 15th July 2025
£49.00 Per Person
The Battle of Britain was a decisive battle during World War II, and was fought in the skies above Britain between 10 July and 31 October 1940. Had the Battle been lost, Britain would have almost certainly been invaded by Nazi Germany.
Best known for its role as Headquarters Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain in 1940, Bentley Priory has a fascinating history. Once home to a cell of Augustinian Friars, it is believed to have been founded in 1170 by Ranulf de Glanville, who became Chief Justiciary of England.
The RAF were Bentley Priory’s longest-serving residents, occupying the Mansion House and grounds until they left in 2008. The museum then opened in 2013 with an extensive collection – predominantly of objects from Bentley during its time as an RAF base.
Learn how Fighter Command operated and see the replicas of a Spitfire and Hurricane in the grounds. Visitors can also learn about the important work carried out in the underground bunker from World War Two through to the Cold War. In 2020 the museum received a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant to record and share the memories of RAF and WAAF personnel who worked at the top secret bunker at RAF Bentley Priory.
The Great Stink – Royal Greenwich & Crossness Pumping Station
Friday 18th July 2025
£59.00 Per Person
Before our visit to Crossness Pumping Station, there will be free time in Royal Greenwich, famous for the National Maritime Museum, The Cutty Sark, (entrance fees apply), Greenwich’s World Famous craft market & quirky independent shops. There will be time to purchase lunch at one of the many cafes and restaurants in Greenwich before we make our way by coach to Crossness Pumping station.
Summer Jazz Cruise along the Norfolk Broads
Sunday 20th July 2025
£69.00 Per Person
Leaving the Essex area early afternoon, we shall head to the delightful village of Horning on the Norfolk Broads. There will be time to explore the village and enjoy an early dinner before we board the Mississippi Paddle Steamer at 5.45 pm.Enjoy a summer evening of relaxing live jazz music, played by the 3-piece jazz band The Broads Chords whilst you cruise along the River Bure. The cruise departs from the village of Horning, passing St. Benet’s Abbey onto South Walsham Broad and finishing back in Horning.
A Summer’s Day in Thorpeness & Aldeburgh
Saturday 2nd August 2025
£37.50 Per Person
Join us on this delightful day out to the Suffolk Coast !
The small village of Thorpeness is dominated by the Meare, which is open all year round and bears witness to the village’s fantastical past. Thorpeness was the dream of wealthy Scottish barrister Glencairn Stuart Ogilvie. Originally a fishing hamlet called Thorpe in what would later be designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, it was seen by Ogilvie as the perfect place to create an adult playground for his family and friends. Once complete, he renamed it Thorpeness to distinguish it from all the other Thorpes in East Anglia, and one of the most unique villages in the country was born.
A Tour of BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Neasden Temple
Friday 5th September 2025
£35.00 Per Person
We are very excited to be able to offer you a tour of the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir – a masterpiece of exquisite Indian design and workmanship in the heart of London. Marvel at the intricate marble and wooden carvings, experience a traditional Hindu prayer ceremony, or learn about the world’s oldest living faith from the ‘Understanding Hinduism’ exhibition. We have chosen a morning slot because the midday arti (ritual service) takes place at 11.45am. Often called the ‘ceremony of light’, the arti involves waving lighted wicks before the sacred images to infuse the flames with the Deities’ love, energy and blessings. It is performed by sadhus (Hindu monks) and pujaris (attendants to the Deities) with a deep sense of reverence and adoration to a prayer joyously sung to the accompaniment of musical instruments, including drums, bells, gongs and a conch-shell.