Blue Chip Holidays is offering savings of up to £194 on a week staying at the heart of the Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta, which this year celebrates its 170th anniversary.  A week at Merchants Rise, set out over the two upper floors of a grade I listed former 17th century merchant's house, can be booked for Regatta week from £1,179.  The apartment sleeps up to five.  For bookings call 0844 7044987 or visit www.bluechipholidays.co.uk     

Due to start on Saturday 23rd and running through to its culmination on Saturday 30th, this year's Regatta boasts a spectacular week of races, events and dramatic air displays.

In addition to dinghy racing, rowing competitions, Regatta sailing and steam boat rallies, the Regatta is due to put on a host of intriguing competitions including barrel rolling, pavement art, a trolley grand prix, and a waiters and waitresses race. 

As well as street markets, live music, fun fairs and classical concerts, visitors can look forward to two nights of amazing fireworks and a series of dramatic air displays starting on Wednesday 27th.  These include displays by the Royal Navy Helicopter Display team, an RAF Typhoon, the Red Arrows, a Royal Navy Sea King, the Royal Navy Raiders Parachute Team, a RAF Chinook, and a Battle of Britain Memorial Flight featuring a Lancaster, Hurricane and Spitfire. 

Blue Chip Holidays currently has three properties available to book over Regatta Week, each with great discounts:

Merchants Rest, which sleeps four, can be booked for Regatta week from £1,033, saving £169.  Blessed with original features including one of the finest examples of a Charles I plaster ceiling in the country - festooned with cherubs and intricate mouldings - this apartment offers contemporary living with historic style. It also has a designated parking space, which is a rarity in Dartmouth during the Regatta.

It has a large open plan living room and dining area with stunning original mullion windows that span the entire length of the room opening onto the chic, high gloss fitted kitchen.  The master bedroom has a large queen-size bed with bathroom next door, while the second bedroom comes with a 4ft double bed – ideal for one adult, with a child's single on top. 

Merchants Rise, its sister apartment, is set out over the two upper floors of the grade I listed former 17th century merchant's house.  Sleeping up to five, this beautiful apartment can be booked for Regatta week from £1,179, saving £193.

The apartment has a pretty living room with views out over one of the oldest streets in Dartmouth.  It features a historic fire place, plank and muntin screening, and mullion windows that still bear the charred scars from the flames that nearly destroyed the building before its £1million restoration. 

A splendid en suite master bedroom spans the entire top floor while its second en suite bedroom has impressive roof-top views.  It also comes with a beautifully finished kitchen with high gloss units and a dining area.  It too has its own parking space.

Dart View, a two bedroom, newly converted five-star apartment with views of Dartmouth, the River Dart and the Royal Naval College, can be booked over Regatta Week from £1,090, saving £179.

For bookings call 0844 7044987 or visit www.bluechipholidays.co.uk     

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Notes to Editor:

For further Blue Chip Holidays information, contact Ewan Davy on 01803 881025 or 07792 625645. Email: ewan.davy@bluechipholidays.co.uk

About Blue Chip Holidays

For bookings call 0844 7044987 or visit www.bluechipholidays.co.uk

Set up in 2000, Blue Chip Holidays has become a leading force in high quality self catering with over 1,000 four and five star properties across Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Yorkshire, The Isle of Wight, Somerset and Wales. 

Ranging from Devon cottages and Cornish retreats to luxury self catering coastal houses, apartments and barn conversions, Blue Chip Holidays aims to provide a wide selection of stunning self catering properties to suit all tastes.  The collection includes pet friendly accommodation, family friendly accommodation, child friendly accommodation, accessible accommodation and more unusual properties such as converted chapels, eco retreats, and even sumptuous reclaimed shipwrecks. 

Many properties have a range of onsite facilities such as pools, hot tubs, indoor games rooms, gyms, and children's play rooms.  Each is chosen for its stunning location, amazing coastal or rural views or hi-spec interior, and each is reviewed to ensure they meet the high standard set by Blue Chip Holidays.