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A SCOTTISH VICTORIAN STEAM JOURNEY
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The mighty, majestic Cairngorms National Park is a vast natural playground with mountains, rivers, lochs, distilleries and more. Explore this spectacular region based at the handsome stone built Grant Arms Hotel in the fine country town of Grantown on Spey
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DAY 1 North to your overnight stop in Newcastle DBB
DAY 2 Over the border to Grantown for your 4-night stay DBB DAY 3 – 5 At leisure with three included excursions
INCLUDED EXCURSIONS
A Regal Day Out – Braemar Highland Games Centre & Balmoral A piper welcomes you to the Highland Games Centre in delightful Braemar to celebrate all things Scottish from
tartan to caber tossing. Then to Balmoral for a guided visit of the famous baronial style royal retreat (subject to Royal Family not in residence)
Steam & Mountain Railways Travel over moorland and forest on the heritage Strathspey Steam Railway to the holiday resort of Aviemore. Take Scotland’s only funicular railway to over 3,500 feet above sea level with a cream tea a the top
Whisky Galore – Distillery & Cooperage Discover the warm- hearted spirit of Cardhu Distillery, the Speyside home of Johnnie Walker, with a tour and tasting. Leisure time in Dufftown before a visit to the Speyside Cooperage, the only working cooperage in the UK
A wonderful mix of rail and loch, this great Scottish holiday takes you on a nostalgic steam journey. Based at the popular Winnock Hotel in Drymen, you will enjoy a steamship cruise on Loch Katrine, a trip on the Falkirk Wheel and a journey on the Bo’ness & Kinneil steam railway
ITINERARY
DAY 1 Drive north to Drymen for your 4-night stay DBB
DAY 2 – 4 At leisure in Drymen with three included excursions.
INCLUDED EXCURSIONS
Loch Katrine Steam Cruise A relaxing 2-hour cruise on lovely Loch Katrine aboard the steamship SS Sir Walter Scott and an afternoon in colourful Callander on the River Teith
Falkirk Wheel & Bo’Ness & Kinneil Steam Railway Take a trip on the iconic Falkirk Wheel, the world’s only rotating boatlift and the showpiece of the Millenium Link project to re-establish coast-to-coast canal navigation. Onto the heritage Bo’Ness & Kinneil steam railway with afternoon tea served on board
Loch Lomond Discovery Take a circular cruise from Balloch around Loch Lomond’s South basin before heading to Luss, the pretty conservation village on the western shore
DAY 5 Return home, arriving back mid-evening.
PRICES INCLUDES
Hotel for 4 nights with breakfast & dinner Porterage
Boat Trip on Falkirk Wheel
Return trip with afternoon
DAY 6 Drive south via Edinburgh to overnight in Newcastle area DBB DAY 7 Head home today
PRICES INCLUDES
Hotel for 4 nights with breakfast & dinner
Overnight hotels for 2 nights with breakfast & dinner Porterage throughout
Visit Braemar Highland Games Centre with tour, piper welcome & games demo
Visit to Balmoral Estate with guided tour of castle
Single journey on Strathspey Railway
Ride on Cairngorms Mountain Railway with cream tea at top Tour & Tasting at Cardhu Distillery
Visit to Speyside Cooperage
tea on the Bo’Ness & Kinneil Steam Railway
2-hour cruise on Loch Katrine on SS Sir Walter Scott
One hour Loch Lomond Experience Cruise Visits to Callander, Balloch & Luss
Evening entertainment on 2 nights
DATES & PRICES SUPPLEMENTS
DATES & PRICES SUPPLEMENTS
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5 DAYS
FROM £789
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7 DAYS
FROM £1159
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GRANT ARMS HOTEL, GRANTOWN ON SPEY HHHH
Handsome, characterful hotel in town centre Comfortable guestrooms with TV & hairdryer Traditional restaurant plus cosy bar & lounge areas
Lift to all floors (some steps to some rooms)
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WINNOCK HOTEL, DRYMEN HHH
Popular hotel on the pretty village green Traditional bar area and restaurant
Comfortable guestrooms with TV & hairdryer There is no lift but some ground floor rooms
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9 JUN 2025
£789
13 JULY 2025
£1159
Single
£95
Insurance
£36
Single
£200
Insurance
£42
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