1970’s pop group 10cc once wrote a song called Une Nuit à Paris indicating it was like a year anywhere else, but we’ll be living life a little slower with this fabulous long weekend trip to review the highlights of this beautiful city.
1970’s pop group 10cc once wrote a song called Une Nuit à Paris indicating it was like a year anywhere else, but we’ll be living life a little slower with this fabulous long weekend trip to review the highlights of this beautiful city.
We generally try to depart between 8am and 9am, and exact times will be confirmed in the final timings itinerary which arrives about a week before travel.
We send this close to travel so we can plan for any major traffic issues which sometimes arise due to road works etc.
Friday 2nd October 2026
Our aim at Pennywood Tours is to give you a relaxing and carefree time where we do all the work so you can sit back and enjoy the trip.
To this end, all tours are escorted by a group leader who will check you on board and make sure you can find your allocated seat. We’ll seat you with the person/people you are booked with but if you know of anyone else on the trip who has booked separately please let us know in advance and we’ll try to seat you all together. The coach will be a super deluxe vehicle with a toilet and is incredibly comfortable.
Our Group Leader will advise you of all the details of travel times, stops, when to return to the coach etc. so you will be in no doubt about what and when. He or she will be available for any additional questions you may have.
We will do our best to stick to our itinerary but you will understand that when there are traffic jams or adverse weather conditions, we may struggle to do everything as planned but we will let you know what information we have in these situations when we have it.
We look forward to seeing you and welcome any questions you may have by contacting us at info@pennywoodtours.com or on 01622 434 981.
Our only activity today is to travel to our hotel, so we can depart at a social hour and cross the channel by ferry or Eurotunnel and then travel to our hotel, the 4* Hotel Roi Soleil Prestige Plaisir (try saying that quickly!) which will be our base for the stay.
We’re booked on a bed and breakfast basis to avoid a fixed dining time and static 3-course menu. Instead you can book your own dining time and choose what you like from the menu and eat with whoever you like.
There’s so much to see in this lovely city, so we’ve booked an initial sightseeing tour by coach with a specialist Blue Badge Guide who will tell us about all the major sites.
Then we’ll visit Notre Dame followed by the Eiffel Tower, climbing to the 2nd Floor with ‘Access Reserved’ especially for us. We finish the day with a Seine River Cruise by Bateaux Mouches. What better way to see the sights.
Today we allow some time for culture with visits to the Musée d’Orsay and the Louvre Museum. It will be an unrushed experience, so you’ll have time to take in the contents of these these world-renowned establishments.
After a leisurely breakfast, we’ll depart the hotel and take our time to wind our way back to the channel and cross to home.
A lovely tour, enough to see and not too rushed!
Please note, all venues will require walking, possibly with steps and steep slopes, which may be slippery and uneven. You should be prepared to dress appropriately for the weather.