The Leger Shearings Group is the UK's largest escorted coach tour operator, offering fully escorted coach holidays, self-drive breaks, and special-interest tours including battlefields, crafts, bridge, and educational experiences, with destinations across the UK, Europe and worldwide.

Our Brands.

Leger Holidays
Shearings
First For Bridge
Stitchtopia
Battlefields
Holts Tours

Leger Holidays is the leading provider of escorted holidays across the UK, Europe and the world, travelling by luxury coach, air, and rail.

With over 40 years' experience in planning escorted tours, Leger offers expertly planned, fully escorted tours to the world's most sought-after destinations. From short breaks and grand adventures to river cruises, festive breaks and holidays designed exclusively for solo travellers, the collection features 1000s of experiences in 30+ destinations.

Each coach tour includes exciting excursions, hand-picked accommodation, and comfortable travel, with everything taken care of.

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Create friendships

Make memories

Portofino harbour - Italy Hallstatt village - Austria

Offering hundreds of hassle-free holidays throughout the UK and Europe, Shearings is all about bloomin’ great breaks without the “how are we going to bloomin’ pull this plan off?” With a hand-on-heart, hassle-free promise that takes the stresses away from holiday planning, everything is sorted in one handy package.

The collection features wallet-friendly trips and thoughtfully made itineraries, with something for everyone to enjoy, including fully escorted coach holidays, no-fly adults-only river cruises that skip the stress of airports, and go-at-your-own-speed self-drive breaks.

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Beach Holiday

Battlefield Tours by Leger Holidays offers inspirational journeys of remembrance and discovery.

As the leading provider of fully escorted Battlefield Tours in the UK, Leger's collection includes over 50 expertly planned itineraries covering WW1, WW2 and a range of other military campaigns, such as the American Civil War and the Battle of Waterloo.

Devoted to delivering a unique and personal experience, each Battlefield Tour is accompanied by a Specialist Guide whose knowledge and passion ensures every experience is informative, memorable and rewarding – they really do bring history to life.

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World War 2 Lancaster, Spitfire and Hurricane planes flying over a field with the sun low in the sky

Stitchtopia is the UK’s number one tour operator for craft holidays, offering fascinating workshops and memorable moments across the UK, Europe and worldwide.

Designed and led by renowned experts and accompanied by experienced Tour Managers, Stitchtopia holidays offer crafters the chance to join a small group of like-minded others, take part in fantastic projects and workshops, share new experiences, and learn techniques from the very best.

With creative journeys for all interests, the holiday collection covers knitting, crochet, patchwork and quilting, embroidery, and textiles.

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Fabric crafting tools and materials on a desk
Fabric crafting tools and materials on a desk
Marakech Guatemala

Featuring Premier and Relaxed Bridge holidays, as well as Play & Explore and a collection of EBU Congresses, First for Bridge holidays are expertly created for bridge players who love to travel.

The collection features holidays for all skill levels, with destinations across the UK, Europe and worldwide to choose from. Each holiday is fully escorted, with hand-picked accommodation and bridge sessions included.

Dedicated to providing an engaging and supportive bridge-playing environment, a bridge director or host accompanies every break, with a selection of holidays offering a combination of the team.

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Discover the world one game at a time
Discover the world one game at a time
Discover the world one game at a time

With over 40 years’ experience in operating battlefield and history tours and more than 25 years organising school travel, Holts Tours is the specialist in educational travel and the leading history and battlefield touring company.

Holts offers tailor-made educational experiences to take learning outside of the classroom, with carefully designed itineraries to meet the aims of the National Curriculum.

Each tour is accompanied by a Specialist Battlefield Guide who is there to bring history to life and help students understand the past.

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School childeren with teachers and guide visiting war graves
School childeren with teachers and guide visiting war graves
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Our Coaches.

Luxuria

Exclusive to Leger Holidays and the equivalent of business class, state-of-the-art Luxuria coaches are sleek and elegant on the outside, and spacious and comfortable on the inside.

The journey is just as important as the destination which is why Luxuria is designed with customer-relaxation in mind, featuring deluxe, armchair-style seats with extra legroom; personal touch-screen TVs at each seat offering a wide choice of entertainment; a range of seating options including face-to-face seats and single seats; and plug sockets and USB points at each seat to keep devices charged.

Leger Luxuria Coach Interior
Interactive
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Silver Service

Silver Service offers comfort and style whilst travelling throughout the UK and Europe. More than simply a method of transport, these coaches have an excellent range of features and facilities to make the journey as relaxing as possible.

Guests can sink into the deluxe, reclining seats with leather headrests and footrests, enjoy more legroom than standard coaches, and get to know fellow passengers in the spacious rear lounge – it’s the social way to travel!

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The social
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Travel
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