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Loch Lomond, Glasgow & Edinburgh
5 days from £589
Suggested Itinerary#
Every one of our tours is exclusively for your group and your group alone so each one can be tailor made to suit the interests and profile of your members until you have a tour with an itinerary and at a price which matches the interests and profile of your members.
Day 1 – Cumbernauld
Board our private executive coach at your preferred pick up points – with comfort stops en route to Scotland – continue to the 4* Doubletree by Hilton Westerwood Hotel in Cumbernauld near Glasgow.
Day 2 – Royal Yacht Britannia & Edinburgh
Serving the Royal Family for over forty years, the Royal Yacht played a leading role in some of the defining moments of recent history and the audio tour takes in the State Dining Room, the Bridge and the Queen’s Sitting Room – free time in central Edinburgh to visit Holyrood House, the world famous Princess Street, the Castle or the National Gallery of Scotland.
Day 3 – Loch Lomond, Tarbet & Hill House
This morning there is an optional short cruise on Loch Lomond – lunch in the picturesque village of Tarbet – Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Hill House in Helensburgh sits high above the Clyde and the feel is of restrained elegance combined with dazzling architecture.
Day 4 – Falkirk Wheel, Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum and Glasgow
The Falkirk Wheel is the world's first and only rotating boatlift – Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, Scotland’s most visited museum, is home to one of Europe’s greatest civic art collections – free time in Glasgow.
Day 5 – Home
Stop at a carefully selected National Trust property determined by your location – travel on to the original designated pick up points.
Features#
4* hotel
Half board accommodation
All excursions & guided tours included
Blue Badge guide Days 2 to 4
Executive coach throughout
One free place per 10 paying passengers
Tailor your Features#
Remember this itinerary is just our suggestion. Tailor make this tour exclusively for your group to suit your members’ budget or preferences. You could:
Travel to/from Scotland by train
Stay at a central Glasgow or Edinburgh 3* or 4* hotel on half board or bed & breakfast basis
For more (or fewer) days
Bring a specialist lecturer
Include all entrance fees & gratuities
Visit more (or fewer) sights*
* See Tailor your Sights for suggestions
Sights#
Glasgow
Royal Yacht Britannia
Edinburgh
Loch Lomond
Tarbet
Hill House
Falkirk Wheel
Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum
Tailor your Sights#
If you'd prefer to visit different places, or if you'd like to add extra attractions that match your group's specific interests, here are some more suggestions:
Stirling Castle - built between 1370 and 1750, the Castle has been besieged or attacked at least 16 times
Scone Palace - once the crowning place of the Kings of Scots, the home to the Earl of Mansfield is revered as the historic jewel in the crown of Scotland
Tour & tasting at Deanston Distillery - a cotton mill for 180 years, Deanston was transformed into a whisky distillery in the 1960’s and has been using traditional methods ever since
St Mungo’s Cathedral - on the site where St Mungo, the first bishop of Strathclyde, was buried in AD 612, the present cathedral dates from the 13th century and is the only one on the Scottish mainland to have survived complete the 1560 Reformation
Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh - the King’s official residence in Scotland and the King’s Gallery, built in the shell of the former Holyroodhouse Free Church and Duchess of Gordon’s School
Hopetoun House - set in 150 acres of rolling parkland and one of the most splendid examples of the work of Scottish architects Sir William Bruce, William Adam and his sons John and Robert
Accommodation#
Four nights on half board basis at the 4* Doubletree by Hilton Westerwood Hotel in Cumbernauld near Glasgow. Facilities at the hotel include a restaurant, bar and indoor swimming pool. All rooms are en suite.
Extras#
Single room supplement £119
Insurance
Entrance fees to places of interest (NT properties free to NT members)
Audio headphones
Optional cruise on Loch Lomond
Gratuities
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Loch Lomond, Glasgow & Edinburgh
5 days from £589 per person