Here’s a travel club that offers one-day...

Here’s a travel club that offers one-day trips. Everything from a cruise to Catalina to a day picking cherries in Antelope Valley. The same club does motor-coach tours to the Canadian Rockies, New England, Florida. Closer to home--Las Vegas, Death Valley, Yosemite, Hearst Castle, Lake Tahoe. Even a river-boat cruise to Sacramento. Bulletins available to members. Contact Loretta DuBois c/o California Discovery Tours, 16200 Ventura Blvd., Suite 101, Encino 91436.

Rentals/Britain

A Fountain Valley company lists more than 1,000 homes, farmhouses, country estates and castles in Britain. Rates start at about $335 per person for two weeks. Price includes a rental car. A minimum booking of one week is required. Other trips are arranged to the Continent. Details from Cameo Tours & Travel, 9550 Warner Ave., Suite 250, Fountain Valley, Calif. 92708.

Overseas Phone Calls

Telephoning home from overseas can be frightfully expensive. Calls charged to your home are often a shocking experience. Best to get advice before leaving home. For information on overseas telephone calls, contact AT&T; International Calling Information Center, 500 Amsterdam Ave. N.E., Atlanta, Ga. 30306, or telephone toll-free (800) 874-4000.

Free Swiss Accommodations

SwissAir tells about a free night in Switzerland (Geneva or Zurich) that’s available to travelers signing up for the SwissAir/Kemwel dollar-a-week car rental program. The car deal--$1 per person for a week--is in connection with travel by SwissAir. Contact the SwissAir Tour Desk at (800) 221-6644.

B&B; Reservations

Alice Arnold of Glendale asks for names of local bed-and-breakfast reservations offices. Here are a couple: El Camino Bed & Breakfast, P.O. Box 2906, Northridge, Calif. 91323-2906, telephone (818) 363-6753), and California Houseguests International, P.O. Box 190, Tarzana 91356, telephone (818) 344-7878). The latter represents more than 1,000 homes, condos, apartments, inns, yachts, houseboats, mountain cabins up and down the coast. Others in Canada, Britain, France, and Australia, New Zealand.

Spanish Host Families

Student ages 14-17 are invited to practice their Spanish on host families in Spain this summer. Information comes from Gene Murphy, 484 Mobil Ave., Suite 5, Camarillo, Calif. 93010--telephone (805) 987-6088 after 4 p.m. Murphy, a schoolteacher, is also recording names of California families wishing to host Spanish students in the United States.

Reader Recommendations

England--Vicki Stowell, Ventura: “A new, modern English home, Beechwood House, 12 Chiselbury Grove, Harnham, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Price: 7.50 (about $8.50) per night including a wonderful full English breakfast.”

Scotland--Darlene Edelman: “A seaside resort with lovely shops . . . in Scotland. Recommend Soroba House Hotel, Soroba Road. Telephone Oban 62628. Full suite or cottage, furnished, about $24 a night.”

Switzerland--Steve Jones, Upland: “Find of my trip was the Hotel Scaletta Garni, Ch7260 Davos Dorf, Promenade No. 129, Switzerland. Telephone 0-83-53-283. Centrally located. About $10, including breakfast.”

Australia--Christine Bellue, Los Angeles: Recommends Barrier Reef Adventures, Whitsunday Rent-A-Yacht, Shute Harbor, Queensland, Australia 4741.

Holland--Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Holben, Los Osos, Calif.: “An excellent and very attractive small restaurant in Holland, the Sub Pub Cafe, Emmastraat 29, Amsterdam, Holland. A family operation (mother, father, son), all of whom make you feel very welcome and provide moderately priced food. Our dinner for two came to $21.02.”

France--J. Don Nicoloff, Los Angeles: “Two popular French language schools in the charming Antibes area of the Riviera have joined forces and are now known as Club Riviera Langues International. The school arranges lodging and this year has as one possibility a former home of Guy de Maupassant. Address inquiries to Chateau Laval, 14 Route de la Badine, 06600 Antibes, France. (Make inquiry to the attention of Jacques Fulton).”

England--Dr. and Mrs. J.M. Siegel, Newport Beach: “Had the greatest theater tour to London led by Richard Barran of the London Arts Discovery Tours, 72 Westbourne Terrace, London W2 6QA, England. Everything from Spanish pantomime to opera. . . . Met actors, designers, choreographers. A must for theater lovers!”

England--Virginia E. Smith, Palm Springs: “A beautiful B&B; in the ancient town of Lavenham in England--about 1 1/2 hours northeast of London. It’s called the Fir Tree House, 81 Church St., Lavenham, Suffolk, England. Owned by artists. An art gallery in the house. For about $12.50 per person per night we had a huge canopy bed, Laura Ashley wallpaper, art on the walls and a private bath. Breakfast is included. If you wish the evening meal (served in the art gallery with a roaring fire), it is about $6 per person. The town itself is fascinating. No one will be disappointed!”

England--Brenda Ledall, Pacific Palisades: “In England a single-bedroom house with a large living/dining room, kitchen, even a small study. Cost is $600 per month. There is a private garden, good central heating. Close to everything--train to Waterloo, buses, shops, lots of antiques, pubs, restaurants. Contact Margaret Scott, 48A Palace Road, East Molesey, Surrey, England. Telephone 011-441-979-8978.”

England--Pat Elliott, Orange: “A lovely small hotel right in Sloan Square area of London--the Royal court Hotel, Sloan Square, SW1 W8EG. Approximately $75 for a double, VAT included. Within a block of the lovely Chelsea shopping area. Pub next door is great for lunch.”