Flybe / March 2019

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MARCH 2019 / Flight Time / 93
Destinations
F L I G H T D E TA I L S
Flybe has flights to Aberdeen from Belfast City, Birmingham, Jersey (from 4th May),
London Heathrow, Manchester, Newquay (from 25th May) and Southampton. Flybe also
has flights to Aberdeen from Paris CDG, operated by Air France. Flybe’s franchise partner
Eastern Airways has flights to Aberdeen from Durham Tees Valley, Humberside, London
City, Newcastle, Norwich and Wick.
ABERDEEN
Take a fascinating tour of the Balmoral Estate, in the company of a guide. The three-
hour Balmoral Luxury Land Rover Safari takes you through the manicured parkland and
gardens in front of Balmoral Castle. You then travel through the Estate farm to enter the
old Caledonian Pine Forest. This is one of the country’s most important habitats and home
to the elusive capercaillie, the largest member of the grouse family. After spending some
time exploring this pristine area, you head out of the woods onto the open hillside. The views
soon start to open up as you travel through the heather high up the flanks of Lochnagar,
one of Scotland’s most famous mountains. The safari then heads back to civilisation via the
monuments and historical buildings of Easter Balmoral. Discover the intriguing life stories of the
resident wildlife and learn about the conservation management that is currently underway
to help protect some of the UK’s rarest species. Although there are no guarantees, wildlife
species which are regularly encountered include birds of prey, red squirrels, red deer, red
grouse, black grouse, snow bunting and salmon.
ANGLESEY
Located in the heart of Menai Bridge
within a historical butcher’s shop (still
with an original slate wall), Stephen
and Bethan Stevans’ rustic restaurant
Sosban & the Old Butcher’s is a dining
experience with a difference. Open from
Thursday to Saturday evenings, they
create dishes using the best, locally-
sourced produce available on the day.
There’s no menu – the eight to 12 courses
are a ‘grouping of ingredients’ – and
while dishes sound simple, the result is pure
theatre, as befits the chef who worked for
maestro Marcus Wareing.
AL I CANTE
On the first Sunday of every month,
from 1pm-4pm, the Easy Horse Care
Rescue Centre just outside Rojales
invites you to come and meet their
rescued horses, ponies and donkeys.
Entry is free and children are welcome.
There’s a guided tour of the stables and
fields – Spanish tours start at 1pm and
English tours at 2pm. Join the tour to hear
the incredible survival stories of some
of their most famous horses. You’ll also
get to meet British couple Sue and Rod
Weeding, who founded the Easy Horse
Care Rescue Centre back in 2008.
ANTWERP
Once home to the world’s first
industrial printing works, and the
original residence and workshop
of the Plantin and Moretus publishing
dynasty, Museum Plantin-Moretus is set
in a beautiful medieval building with a
courtyard garden. The museum has the
world’s oldest printing press, priceless
manuscripts and original type sets along
with a library that dates back to 1640,
a bookshop dating to 1700 and rooms
lined with gilt leather. Young and old will
enjoy the guided tours, exhibitions and
workshops here.
AMSTERDAM
A tulip for every citizen of Amsterdam´
is the motto of Tulip Festival 2019,
which once again will be brightening
up the Amsterdam streets throughout
the whole month of April (or as long as
the tulips are in bloom). Tulips will be
on display across the city, from Noord
to Zuidoost and Oost to Nieuw-West.
Tulp Festival sends you on a journey of
discovery through all quarters of the city.
A stroll or bike ride past its 85 locations is a
fantastic way for both locals and visitors to
explore the capital in a new and surprising
way.
F L I G H T D E TA I L S
Flybe has flights to Alicante from
Doncaster Sheffield, Exeter, Norwich
and Southampton.
F L I G H T D E TA I L S
Flybe has flights to Amsterdam from
Birmingham, Doncaster Sheffield,
East Midlands, Exeter, London City,
Manchester and Southampton.
F L I G H T D E TA I L S
Flybe’s franchise partner Eastern
Airways has flights to Anglesey from
Cardiff.
F L I G H T D E TA I L S
Flybe’s franchise partner Stobart Air
has flights to Antwerp from London
Southend.